Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Sadame ❯ Sonata ( Chapter 1 )

A/N: ^_^ Hello all! *wave* Well this is my very first shonen-ai/yaoi fanfic ever! So please be kind!! I got the idea for this story while playing the piano one day. I knew for a while I wanted to write a yaoi but I didn't know what anime or what couple. Then while playing Sadame one day I thought wouldn't it be cool to have story that involved this song in a way? So yeah… that's where this came into light! So anyway enough hearing me ramble about things you really don't care about. On to the disclaimer and all that good stuff!

 

Disclaimer: ^_^ I do not own Yu-gi-oh in anyway, but if I did would be very very very rich and would force Seto and Jounichi to do very naughty things. So with out any further to-do! I proudly present! “Sadame.. it means Destiny!” Enjoy!

 

 

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Summary: (Jou/Seto) People say music is a powerful thing. What if it were so powerful it could bring two people together? What if it could rip two people apart? what if if could cause love? What if it could cause hate? Enough with the 'What if's' Jou is about to find out for himself.

 

 

 

 

Sadame

 

 

Ch 1 “Sonata”

 

 

He was beautiful. He is Beautiful. The way his brown hair fell across his face as if the strands were gently kissing every place they touched. The way those glorious ice blue eyes glazed over with boredom as the teacher spoke about things he was sure to have already known. How his normally thin lips slowly parted as he lost his cold icy exterior and became relaxed. He is simply beautiful, everything he is and does.

 

Katsuya Jounouchi sat ignoring everything around him just admiring the figure before him. A light blush slowly crept on his cheeks as he watched Seto Kaiba run a hand through his brunette colored hair only for it to fall back in the way of those icy eyes. How Jou longed to run his fingers through that same hair. Yes, Jou had a crush. A big one too. He had this crush sense that one day…

 

-flashback-

 

“Hey Jou!” the small, purple eyed boy spoke with excitement in his voice, “Are you going to come by the game shop? Grandpa just got some new duel monster cards in!”

 

Jou smiled at the young multi-colored haired boy. He knew Yugi was trying to cheer him up from the events from earlier that day. He was told he needed an art credit or he couldn't pass high school. Something about being balanced. Well, it was no big deal until he found out none of his friends were taking music as their art credit. They were all taking drawing, painting, and even Aznu was taking photography. Yes, Jou was that desperate. He got over his acute depression until, that is, he made it to the music class.

 

It turned out he did know one person in that class. Seto Kaiba. Jou even ended up getting seated next to the money bags, thanks for the fact everyone else already paired off with their friends. Kaiba didn't even acknowledge the fact Jou sat next down next to him let alone the fact Jou was in the same room with him.

 

After a while Jou began to grow angry at Kaiba. It seemed like Kaiba didn't even care about music. It was like he was taking this class just for the credit. Sure, Jou was taking it for the credit too, but at least choose music because it was a passion of his. He loved duel monsters but he loved music even more. To make a long story short Jou hating having this class with Kaiba.

 

“Yeah Yug, I'll come. I could use something to take my mind off of that class.” Jou said with a smile. He started heading out and walking next to Yugi.

 

“Sorry man, I didn't know what class you were going to sign up for so I went ahead and signed up for drawing.”

 

“Don't worry about it. What's done is done and there isn't much I can do about it. Plus it's only one class at least I still have math and everything else with you guys.”

 

“Yeah I guess you right… Oh! You do remember we have a math test on Monday, right?”

 

“You bet! I brought my math book home and everythin-“ Jou stopped as he noticed he wasn't carrying any books at all.

“Oops… I guess I left my books at school.”

 

“Huh? Oh, we can turn back and go get them if you want.”

 

Jou let out a small sigh, “You go on ahead, I'll run and grab them and I'll meet you at the game shop.” Yugi and Jou parted ways as Jou rushed back to the school. Now he only had one problem, where on earth were those books?!

 

He checked his locker, his other classes, the lunch room, everywhere he could thing of until there was only one place left to look. The music room. (A/N: o.o; wouldn't normal people look in the last class they had first? ^^; Jou's not very smart is he? )

Jou headed down the long hall way toward the music room. The closer he got he started to hear beautiful music. He had never heard such music in his whole life, He found himself frozen in place, unable to move in fear he would miss a note. The music seemed to just flow through him. It grabbed his soul and held onto it. There were just not enough words to describe how beautiful this music sounded.

 

It was then he noticed he was now at the door of the music room. How he got there was beyond him. Maybe he, himself, walked there or maybe the music carried him there. All he knew at that moment was the only thing between him and that music was the door in front of him.

He knelt down almost as if that would help him not be seen. He reached out and, with a trembling hand, he slid the door open just enough for him to peek in. He let out a small breath he didn't even realize he was holding in. He was thankful the music kept playing on.

 

Jou then leaned for ward slightly, using his hand for support, and peeked into the room. The sight was breath taking. Seto Kaiba was the one making this music come to life. He was sitting on the piano stool while those magical fingers seemed to barely grace each key with their presence before moving to the next.

 

Jou looked on at Kaiba's fingers in complete awe before looking at Seto himself. A light blush made its way onto Jou's face when he saw the state Seto was in. He had taken of his jacket off showing off his arms. They were lean, not an each of fat. He was no stick either. Just enough muscle seemed to hug onto his arms creating the beautiful mounds that Jou saw now.

 

His hair, which was normally styled to give Seto that powerful CEO look, was now quite disheveled. As if the music itself came and blew it out of place. Those ice blue eyes stared down at the keys in a harsh yet loving way. It was as if he was enjoying what he was doing but fearful he was going to let too much of his ice cold wall down.

 

Jou sat there watching this scene unfold before him. He barely dared to breathe in fear that he would be the cause for the music to stop. Sadly, the music slowly did come to a halt and Seto let his hand relax. Jou continued to sit paralyzed until he noticed Seto was putting on his jacket back on. He was about to leave!

 

Jou jumped up so quickly it gave him a head rush which, as a result, made him fall back down to the ground. He had no idea why he was panicking; he just didn't want Seto to know he was watching him. Jou crawled into the room across the hall and shut the door just as Seto was opening the door from the music room. Jou held his breath and waited before daring to peek outside. He let out a sigh of relief when he saw Seto was gone. He stood up and hurried home forgetting about his books and Yugi's house. He didn't even sleep that night thanks to that music rushing through his head.

 

-end flashback-

 

That pretty much explains where Jou was now. After that day Jou became fascinated with Kaiba. He started to notice how smart he was, how he answered questions with such confidence as if it were simply common sense. How he always seemed to be calm like he was always in control over everything that happened around him. But, there was one thing Jou wanted to see so badly. A smile…

 

He wanted to see Seto drop that cold, icy exterior and to direct a warm loving smile at him. Of course he knew that would never happen. Why would the great Seto Kaiba ever turn to another male for companionship? Even if he did why would he choose him, Katsuya Jounouchi, who was nothing compared to the CEOs greatness. Jou sighed in frustration. Life just wasn't fair.

 

“Mr. Jounouchi…”

 

Why did life always give him the shorter end of the stick every time?

 

“Mr. Jounouchi…”

 

Then Seto looked over at him. Why was he looking at him? Could he feel Jou's eyes on him? What was he going to do?

 

“Mr. Jounouchi!!”

 

Seto was sure to have seen him looking at him. Maybe he could play it off as if he was really just looking through him. Yeah, that would work.

 

“MR. JOUNOUCHI!!!!”

 

Jou was snapped out of his inner debate and brought back to a less appealing sight. His evil Algebra teacher. The man was short and really skinny. He had gray hair that only grew on the sides of his head apparently, which left a large bald spot on the top of his head. His tired gray eyes were magnified by the bottle cap glasses that sat on his thin pointed nose. There were wrinkles around his mouth from frowning so much. Jou could have sworn that man was born frowning.

 

Yes, this man was pure evil. He could scare children faster than Michael Jackson. He made the devil himself look as nothing more than a care bare. The name this evil went by you ask? The evil called himself, Tanaka. Mr. Tanaka, a walking, talking, living, hell.

 

“Nice enough for you to join us. It's amazing, you wonder about your grades and yet you fail to pay attention!”

 

Jou forgot all about Kaiba looking at him and focused on Mr. Tanaka.

 

“I have no idea what you mean sir. I was listening to every word you said.” Jou said with a cocky smirk.

 

“Oh, really? And exactly what was it that I was saying?”

 

“Mr. Tanaka!” Jou stated in a fake shocked voice, “You weren't listening to yourself? Now what kind of role model is that?!”

 

Mr. Tanaka began to turn red with anger as the rest of the class began to snicker.

 

“Fine! If you are so sure of yourself Mr. Jounouchi, you can go solve the problem on the board!”

 

Just then the bell saying class was over rang and Jou smile at Mr. Tanaka, grabbed his notebook, and left for his next class. `How lucky was that?!' Jou thought happily to himself. He got out of trouble and trying to do something he couldn't in front of the class. Then Jou's happiness grew when he noticed that music was his next class. Two of his favorite things in once place, music and Seto Kaiba! Oh how could his day get any better?!

 

Jou made his way into the music room. The room had tall white walls with black music notes painted on them. Once you walked in you were welcomed by a black grand piano that stood proudly only a few feet away from the door. The very same piano that Seto sat at that day. To the right of the door was a long black board that was covered with notes explaining musical theory and other things. To the left of the door were five tables in two rows with two chairs at each one. Three tables in the front row and two in the back row.

 

Jou turned and walked to the table he shared with Seto. Of course Seto was already sitting there, paper work covering most of the table. One clear spot was left in front of Jou's seat. Jou couldn't help but smile to himself. Even though Kaiba acted really mean, Jou truly believed that Seto was a loving and caring person on the inside. He just didn't trust many people to see that side of him. He would never tell Seto this in a million years though.

 

Jou took in a small breath and went and sat next to Seto. Today was the day. Jounouchi planned on acting nicer toward Seto and try to get on speaking terms with him. Even though he had a crush on Seto he was always scared how Kaiba would react to it so he kept on being mean to him, that way Kaiba would never get a clue.

 

“Hello, Kaiba.” Jou smiled at him in a friendly way. Seto didn't even look up from his paper work let alone say hello back. Jou sighed and laid his head down waiting for the rest of the class and the teacher to show up.

 

Jou sat up in respect as soon as the music teacher, Miss. Susan, walked in. She was a chubby English woman, not really fat just plump. She has short blonde hair that was pulled back into a tight bun today. Her rosy cheeks and bring green eyes were a clear reminder that this woman seemed to always be happy and cheerful.

 

“Good day class!” Her voice fit her perfectly; it was very clear and full of happiness. Her Japanese was wrapped around her unique English accent. It seemed to be full of history and wisdom and at the same time it seemed to yell `I am English and I am proud!' She was Jou's favorite teacher by far.

 

“I have a surprise for you all!” She said in a sing-song voice. She smiled as she walked over to a closet and began to pull out instruments.

 

“Today we are all going to play! I'm going to pick you all out one at a time and you will come up here, pick out an instrument and play a song for the class!”

 

A few people looked a little nervous but still excited. Jou for once couldn't wait until his name was called.

 

“I guess we will go in order by tables…” Miss. Susan said, “Starting with table one, Miss. Ayumi.”

 

The girl named Ayumi stood wand walked to the front and Jou sighed. He was sitting at table four so that meant he would be on of the last to play! Jou sat back in his chair and listened to everyone else play until; finally, it was his turn.

 

“Next up, ah.. the wonderful Mr. Katsuya!”

 

Jou couldn't help but smiled at the use of his first name.

 

“Please, Miss. Susan, only my dad calls me that. Even my close friends still call me Jounouchi.” Jou said in a joking manner as he stood from his seat.

 

“But Katsuya is such a fine name and it's about time you bloody used it!”

 

Jou chuckled as he walked to the front and looked over the instruments. He spotted a guitar and smile to himself. No one had played it yet, so he may as well, right? Jou picked up the guitar and sat down on the piano stool. He couldn't help but get a light blush along his cheeks when he remembered that way Seto played the piano.

 

“The guitar, huh? It fits you Katsuya.”

 

Jou smiled at her and then looked at the guitar in his hands. He brought the pick to the strings and then it was like he was Katsuya Jounouchi no more. It was simply amazing. His fingers caressed the strings and moved up and down the neck with such grace it seemed almost inhuman. The music seemed to wrap around Jou as if saying `This is my master and no one shall touch him but I.' The only words to really describe it is `breath taking.'

 

After a while Jou' s hands slowed to a stop and he awakened from his trance. Jou let out a breath and looked at the class and saw everyone was looking back at him with shocked expressions. Even Seto was looking right at him with an amazed look on his face. Jou gulped a bit, he didn't think it sounded that bad.

 

“Ummm… was it that bad?”

 

Miss. Susan was the first person to snap out of it. “Katsuya! That was wonderful!”

 

After that was said it was like the spell was broken and everyone began to clap. Jou's cheeks turned pink as he put the guitar down and walked back to his seat next to Seto.

Seto! Jou almost forgot about him! He was going to play next. Jou was finally going to see Seto play again! Jou glanced over only to see a very sick looking Seto. Kaiba had a hand on his head as if he was in great pain. His cheeks were flushed with a punk tint as if he has a fever.

 

“Kaiba? Are you okay?”

 

Kaiba's eyes just closed tighter and he shook his head no.

 

“Alright! Next up is our own Mr. Seto Kaiba!” Miss. Susan's cheerful voice rang out. Making Seto's head pound harder.

 

“Miss. Susan, I think Kaiba is sick.” Jou said with a hint of worry in his voice.

 

“Sick?” Miss. Susan's normal smiled faded into a look of worry. “Oh dear, Katsuya be a dear and take him to the nurse.”

 

“Yes, ma'am”

 

Jou shook off an on coming blush as he helped Seto stand and head toward the door. To Jou's surprise Seto didn't push him away instead he held on to Jou's shoulder for support. `He really must be sick' Jou though to him self as they walked out of the door and into the hallway. As soon as the got a little further down the hallway Seto pushed Katsuya away from him harshly.

 

“Don't touch me mutt.”

 

Jou was taken aback now. Was he not just holding on to him? Now he was pushing him away calling him mutt? Jou felt his temper begin to flare but he held it back. He still hadn't gotten on speaking terms with Kaiba like he wanted yet.

 

“I was trying to help. You're sick…”

 

“I am not sick! I'm just stressed…” Seto leaned against a wall and rubbed his temples.

 

At that moment Jou noticed this was a chance to get closer to Seto. The only question was would Seto think he was a freak for trying or would he be okay with it? Well there was only one real way to find out. Jou just prayed he didn't come off as a weirdo.

 

“Well…umm…When I'm stressed I take a walk or talk to someone about it. So… if you want… we could… I mean I could go walk outside with you.”

 

There he said it. That wasn't so bad, but then again why did he now wish he could take it back? Jou looked up at Seto he hadn't even opened his eyes yet. Jou was about to say sorry and take back what he said when Seto finally spoke.

 

“Alright.”

 

“Well I just felt I should offer and- wait… what?”

 

Seto sighed and rubbed his temples again trying to make his head stop pounding.

 

“I said alright.”

 

`He said yes? I get to hang out with him?! Oh this could even be like a date! No not a date, people don't go on walks for dates do they? Oh this is so great! Someone up there loves me today!'

 

Jou felt he could jump up and dance, but he snapped out of it when Seto began to head toward the exit. Well, more like he was trying to get there but not doing a very good job at it.

 

“Here let me at least help.”

 

“I don't need your help.”

 

“I know you don't just humor me okay?”

 

Jou opened the door that led to the outside grounds for Seto and followed him out the door staying close behind him. They both walked side by side in a very uncomfortable silence that seemed to last for hours. Then Seto spoke.

 

“Why are you walking with me mutt?”

 

Jou looked up at the dark haired CEO, his puppy dog eyes shinning with confusion.

 

“You told that I could.”

 

“That's not what I mean! Why would you want to?”

 

“Well I thought about it some and it seemed kind of pointless for us to keep fighting over meaningless things. So I just though we could become friends or maybe at least get on speaking terms. Don't you think so?”

 

Jou tried to hide the hopefulness in his voice but he knew he was doing a very poor job. How Seto managed to hide all his emotions was beyond him. Katsuya always wore his emotions right on his sleeves. He could never keep them in for too long; he just hoped his feelings for Seto would stay deep inside him forever. He could never tell Seto how he truly felt. Seto would laugh at him and reject him in the coldest way ever. That would simply crush him. It was a risk Jou was not willing to take.

 

“I guess….” Seto said looking at Jou for a second before looking forward once again.

The uncomfortable silence came back and this time no one spoke right away. After what seemed hours but was really about twenty minutes Jou broke the silence.

 

“So do you want to talk about why you're so stressed?”

 

“Not really.” Seto responded coldly.

 

“Well, if you're not going to talk what was the point of letting me come with you?”

 

“To make you shut up.”

 

“I don't believe that.”

 

“You should.”

 

“But I don't”

 

Just then Seto stopped and swung around so abruptly that Jou almost fell over but luckily he kept his balance. Seto was looking dead into Jou's eyes as if he was trying to see right through him.

 

“Why would it matter to you?”

 

Katsuya suddenly found himself flustered. All Kaiba was doing was looking at him yet it was as if he couldn't breathe.

 

“I… t-told you already.” Jou forced out while trying to remember to breathe at the same time. Seto looked at him a while longer and then turned away as if to take this answer for now. They walked in silence for a few minutes, the whole time Jou was kicking himself until Seto finally spoke up.

 

“I'm stressed about a lot of things really. It's not just one thing.”

 

Jou couldn't help but let a small grin form on his lips. Seto was opening up to him! Not some other rich kid, not a teacher, not even some quack he paid to just sit there and ask `how does that make you feel' the whole time. He was opening to him, Katsuya Jounouchi!

 

“What kind of things?”

 

Seto sighed a bit as if he had answered that same question over fifty times.

 

“Work, school, taking care of my brother, people, pretty much just life all together.”

 

“Well if you treat everything else like you do school then it doesn't surprise me that you're so stressed.”

 

“What is that supposed to mean, mutt?” Seto snapped with a type of warning in his voice. Jou blinked a few times and thought of how to put it with out Kaiba hurting him.

 

“You just take everything in a serious way. You need to just relax once and a while. You're still a teenager. You could joke around at school some and when you hang out with your brother you could play with him. I understand there is no way you can play around at your job; after all you're an important guy there. But at home I am sure your just Seto Kaiba the big brother. Not the CEO.”

 

Jou looked up at Kaiba and smiled. He was just so happy! He and Kaiba were talking, not yelling, not fighting, not calling each other; they were simply talking.

 

“How can you be so sure?” Seto asked, his voice almost losing its cold spite but somehow managed to keep it.

 

“Well, I know Mokuba sees you only as his big brother from the way you two act. I'm not sure how everyone at school thinks of you though.”

 

“Well... What do you think of me?”

 

At that question Jou stopped in his tracks. How was he going to answer something like that?! He had to think of something fast though; Seto was looking right at him waiting for an answer.

 

“What I think of you?” Jou stammered out with quite a bit of force. Kaiba nodded at him and kept waiting for his answer. Jou would just have to talk around how he really felt. Just say some of the things, not all.

 

“I think you could be really nice. I see the way you act around your brother. That cold mask you wear seems to melt and you become a kind and caring person. For some reason though you don't let anyone else see that person. It's not because you think you `too good' for everyone else. It seems like you just don't want to let anyone else in.”

 

Everything in Jou told him to shut up now. That was a good enough answer for Seto, yet Jou could not stop himself.

 

“I don't think it's fair though…” `Shut up!'

 

“What isn't fair?”

 

“You keep that smile hidden away from everyone else. It isn't fair to keep something like that to yourself. So I have made a choice.” `Shut up now or else he will know!'

 

“I will be the first person for you to trust with that smile.” `MORON!!'

 

Seto looked shocked but shook it off quickly and then spoke. “Why though? Why go through so much trouble for a smile?”

 

“Be-Because…” `Ugh! How hard is it?! Shut your face hole!'

 

“Because why?”

 

Jou mumbled something that he could hardly hear himself let alone Seto. `Ugh! Why do I even try?! Teens today, all into that rap crap and comic books!' (A/N: XD I like Jou's voices!)

 

“What?”

 

“Because! I think…that I….that I…”

 

“You what?”

 

“That I'm falling in love with you!”

 

Jou's eyes grew as wide as Seto's did and he clamped his hands over his mouth. How could he say that?! No! Now Kaiba was going to hate him for sure! This couldn't be happening! It just had to be a bad dream.

 

“I…I…” Jou's face felt hot and his stomach began to turn widely. He was going to be sick! He couldn't let Seto see him like this. Not after what he just said.

 

“I… I'm sorry!” With that Jou turned and rushed away from a very shocked and confused Seto. `How could I?! How can I ever face him again?!'

 

Jou stopped about a block away from school and turned beside a building before getting sick. He was so embarrassed and heart broken. He knew Seto would never feel the same about him. He wished he could crawl under a rock and die. Maybe just fall asleep and never wake up. To sum it all up Jou hated himself right now, and he didn't think he could ever forgive himself for what he done. And if he couldn't forgive himself then how could Seto ever even look at him again? Oh, how he wished he could wake from this nightmare but yet this was no nightmare. It was real…

 

~Ch. 1 End.~

 

A/N: Well that's Chapter one! ^_^ How did everyone like it? Good? Bad? Please review! I love to hear your thoughts!

Trailer for Ch. 2: Jou has just slipped his feelings out to Seto! How can he ever look Seto in the eyes again?! Will Seto hate him or will he embrace him? And what is this about Jou leaving the music class he loves so?! Next chapter… “Overture”