Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Sadame ❯ Overture ( Chapter 2 )

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*oujou - translates into princess

 

 

 

 

Sadame

 

Ch. 2 “Overture”

 

 

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…

 

 

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Seto watched as Jou ran off in complete shock. Did he hear that right? Jounouchi Katsuya was falling for him? It didn't make any sense at all. Jounouchi was always happy, always smiling, always looking like the weight of the real world had yet to come upon his shoulders.

 

That was one reason he was also so cold toward him. It didn't seem fair that he had more to carry than anyone else. It even seemed as Jou didn't have any worries or cares at all. As an end result Seto would pick on him, make him mad, call him names, and anything else he could do to make the blonde haired beauty feel even the smallest bit of his pain.

 

Wait a moment… Did he just call Jounouchi beautiful? Yes, it was true he was attractive. Any moron could see that much. Those golden locks that seemed to fall every which way, the big brown eyes that constantly reminded him of a small puppy dog just begging for attention from his master. But, did Seto want to step up and become that master? To protect the pup from harm and make sure that bright smile always shined upon that sweet face?

 

No. No he did not. He already had too many people look at him for advice, help, to guide them. He did not want yet another pair of eyes boring down on him begging for reassurance. How could he give out any more when he barely had any left for himself? No, he could not allow Jou's infatuation to continue much longer. He would not allow Jou to begin to look at him with a caring look in his eyes. He would not allow those eyes to have a wishing and longing in them. He would not have them be saddened when he could not return those feelings.

 

He would simply be colder toward the pup. He had slowly started to be kinder to him, for a reason even he didn't know. With all this decided he knew this beginning friendship with Jou would also have to come to a halt.

 

Suddenly Seto felt a small twinge that went from his stomach all the way to his chest. It was a strange feeling, one he had never felt before. Maybe it was pity for having to push the pup away when he looked at him with such caring in his eyes. Well, pity or no pity Seto had to push Jou away. Not just for himself, but for Jou as well. Seto would only cause pain in the end.

 

The loud screeching of the school bell ripped Seto away from his internal debate. Music was his last class of the day so that meant school was letting out. Seto let out a small sigh of relief. Now he could go collect his things and head home, hopefully to stay there for a while. Seto turned and headed back to the music room.

 

He peeked in and was happy when he saw the room was empty. He was in no mood to sit around and listen to pointless rambling. He made his way to the table he shared with Jou. He was actually kind of happy Jou sat down next to him. Not for any real reason, just simply that he couldn't stand anyone else in that class. When he yelled at any of them they would turn and run like a coward. His pup, on the other hand, stood and took the challenge head on.

 

Seto shook the though away when he noticed the smirk growing on his lips. He must have been growing ill. He had to get home and rest, maybe that would help a bit. Seto bent down to gather up his things but stopped when he noticed Jou's things still there. The pup must have run off without thinking about it. Kaiba let out a frustrated sigh. He was in no mood to do a good deed. He should just leave the books and things there. Not that he truly cared mind you. He just knew how mad he would be if someone took his things.

 

With that in mind Seto let out another tired sigh and collected Jou's things along with his own. `Should I return them to him tonight or should I just wait until the morning?' he thought to himself.

 

“Tomorrow,” Seto told himself aloud. He needed to get home and had no time to stop by Jounouchi's house. `On the other hand.. .' Kaiba thought to himself, `what if there is something the pup needs in here? Maybe I should return it to him…'

 

“Ugh! Why must something of such simplicity be so hard?!”

 

`Why? Because, you know the truth. It was fine when you secretly looked on at the pup; but now that he looks back you don't know what to do.'

 

“… I'm talking to myself…. I have now reached a new all time low in my life.”

 

Seto sighed and left the class room not bothering to shut the door or turn of the lights behind him. He made his way outside the school with only a few eyes of curiosity looking on at him. It must have looked strange that Seto Kaiba was carrying someone else's books. Whose they did not know, nor would they ever. Seto knew though that if a few of those gold digging women found out it was Jou's belongings; Seto may never see the pup ever again. Kaiba walked towards the black limo and stepped in after the driver opened the door for him.

 

“Where too, Master Kaiba?”

 

“The hou-… uh….”

 

Where too indeed? Should he head home or head toward the pup's house? Seto looked down at the books in his hand. Should he wait? Would going to him this early put idea in Jou's head? Seto shook his head trying to rid the thoughts from his mind. He didn't care what happened to the mutt. Why should he? But, deep inside he knew why he should care.

 

Kaiba opened Jou's school planner and looked to see what his address was and then told his driver where to go. The limo pulled out of the school parking lot and headed toward the more `rough' side of town. Kaiba stared out the tinted window in deep thought. He knew what he had to do. He would give Jounouchi his books and not even bring up what was said in the school yard. If Jou did say something about it he would simply say he does not return those feelings. Easy, he had done it to many girls at his school who confessed feelings for him. Most were gold diggers anyway so he ended up enjoying turning them down.

Before Kaiba even noticed the limo had come to a stop. The driver stepped out and walked around and opened the door waiting for the elder Kaiba brother to step out.

 

“We have arrived Master Kaiba.”

 

Seto stepped out of the limo with what seemed a practiced grace. Cold azure eyes started up at the tattered looking building. How could anyone stand to live there was beyond him. Then again, Jounouchi may not have much of a choice in the matter. Seto shook his head to rid the thought. It didn't matter to him if Jou had a choice or not. Now to give back these books so he could head home. With a new determination, Seto Kaiba headed toward the building, books in hand.

 

 

~*JOU'S POV*~

 

Jou stumbled into the apartment building which he referred to as home. How could have he been so stupid?! He let the words just slip out of his mouth because he got flustered by Kaiba's questions. `I'm falling in love with you!' The words still echoed in his mind over and over again. How was he ever going to face Kaiba at school tomorrow? How was he going to face him ever again for that matter?

 

Katsuya let out a groan as he began to climb the stairs to his floor. It was days like this he really wished the elevator was working. Jou almost laughed to himself. When the land lord ever got around to fixing the elevator he would be named prince of the monkeys. Sense that wasn't happening anytime soon Jou knew neither was a working elevator.

 

Jou looked at the floors as he passed them. The wallpaper was peeling and most of the floor smelt as if they hadn't been cleaned sense the building was built. Which that wouldn't have surprise him one bit. The whole place was practically screaming “condemn me!” The atmosphere just added on to Jou's great mood. He was going to slip into depression soon, he just knew it.

 

Jou let out a sigh of relief when he made it to his floor. Now he could go hide in his room for the rest of his life or until Kaiba moved to a new city. Which ever came first. Jou walked slowly to the door to his apartment. The door read 309, yet the 9 was now hanging at an angle. He would have to fix that sometime. Not now though, he barley had the energy to walk right now.

 

The blonde pulled out his keys and unlocked the door and was about to walk inside when he heard a soft crying behind him. He knew right away what it was before even turning to look. “Kimi-chan…” Jou spoke softly.

 

He turned and sure enough a few doors away from him he saw a small girl about the age of five. She wore faded overalls that had a hole in the knee. Her shirt was also real faded from all the washes it has been through. The tennis shoes she wore, once a pink color, now were faded and covered with dirt. Her brown hair was pulled into two pig tails that fell into soft waves. One of her small hand clung protectively to the ear of a large stuffed bunny that was filthy and seemed that it would fall apart any time now. The girls other small hand was rubbing her eye as she sobbed quietly, almost in fear that someone would hear her and she would be punished for it.

 

Jou let out a sigh. He was so caught up in his own depression that he almost didn't see the poor girl. He would just have to push the embarrassment and the will to crawl into a dark hole for the rest of his life to the side for now. Right now the cute little girl he had grown fond of needed his company; and there was no way he was going to refuse her of it.

 

Jounouchi walked over and picked the crying girl into his arms as if she were his own to take care of. In a sense she was, all the younger kids in this building were. Most of their parents would leave and they would be locked out days at a time. This little one in his arms seemed to have it the hardest and such a young age.

 

“Hello Kimi-chan. Did papa lock the door again?” he asked her with a loving yet worried tone.

 

Kimi nodded and hugged him around the neck still clinging onto the bunny's ear. She sniffed and settled her head into the crock of his neck. Jou couldn't help but smile. Kimi was so adorable, how could anyone neglect her?

 

“Do you want to stay with me until your papa gets home?”

 

Kimi looked up at him. Her emerald colored eyes sparkled with happiness. She was so easily pleased. How he missed such innocence; to be happy over the smallest things in life. It saddened him to know that soon this sweet child would soon lose that innocence and see the world for what it truly was.

 

“Can we play a game, Kat-chan?”

 

“Of Course we can! But, I'm sure you need a snack and a nap first.”

 

Her small tummy growled in answer to his suggestion to food. Just as he though, she was probably starving. She may have not even eaten since the last time he fed her a banana and that was two days ago. The blonde carried the young girl into his apartment and sat her down on the battered looking couch and smiled at her. He didn't have to worry about his dad coming home for quite a while so he could feed her all he wanted. His dad would always get so mad when he gave food to the kids in the building. It was true it was hard enough to get what the two of them needed let alone other people's children but Jou didn't have the heart to turn Kimi away empty handed.

 

“Sit there and I'll go get your snack.”

 

“Okay Kat-chan!” She replied back with a big grin on her face; her eyes sparkling enthusiastically.

 

Jou chuckled and walked into the kitchen and dug around in the cabinets looking for something decent for the child to eat. He smiled triumphantly as he pulled out a box of gram crackers. Katsuya pulled one out of the box and took a bite from one of the corners; he smiled when he tasted them. They weren't stale; Kimi would get her snack after all.

 

He set some on a plate and took them out to Kimi who was still sitting in the spot Jou put her in. She smiled up at him and her eyes grew brighter at the sight of the food. Jou set them down in front of her and she gobbled them up rather quickly before cuddling up next to Jou on the sofa.

 

“Alright little oujou* it's time for a nap.”

 

“I don't wanna…”

 

“Too bad…” Jou stated lovingly, “You wanna grow up and be a beautiful princess don't you? Then you need to take naps and get beauty sleep and you will be the most beautiful girl ever.”

 

“Really?”

 

Jou smiled. “Really…”

 

Kimi's smile grew in an understanding way before she opened her mouth to speak. “Does that mean Kat-chan sleeps a lot?”

 

Jou chuckled at the comment and pulled a blanket off the couch to cover her up with. He tucked her in and kissed her forehead.

 

“Kat-chan?”

 

“What is it, princess?”

 

“Will you tell me a story?”

 

Jou chewed on his bottom lip a bit, “I don't really know any.”

 

“Can Kat-chan sing then? Mama used to do that before she went to be an angel.”

 

Jou looked at her sadly. How could he tell her no after that? He racked his brain trying to think of a lullaby to sing to her. Then Jou thought of a lullaby his mother sang to him and his sister before his parents split up. He just hoped her could remember all of the words.

 

“Okay, I know one lullaby…” Jou smiled at her and began to hum softly to the beat of the song before letting the words flow out of his mouth.

 

“Smile sweet child,

Letthe world see you glow.

Please don't frown,

Leteveryone know.

 

That the tears of angels fall for you.

Taking all of the pain

that the world brings to you.

 

Let the tears of angels

fall down your face.

Let them wrap around you;

like silken lace.

 

For the angels cry

when they see you frown.

So Laugh, sweet child,

don't let them down.

 

Be strong, sweet child,

for it will soon go away.

Soon it was all go,

just not today.

 

Pleas smile, sweet child

and stay true.

For the tears of the angels,

fall down for you.”

 

Jou slowly came to an end and smiled down at the sleeping child. She truly was adorable. He leaned down and placed another small kiss on her forehead before standing up. Jou jumped at the sound of something falling outside the door. He moved quietly to the door trying not wake Kimi and slowly opened the door.

 

 

~*SETO POV*~

 

 

Seto walked inside the horrid looking building in front of him. He took a breath as he looked back down at the planner to see which number he needed to go too. He was just going to hand the books over and tell Jou he didn't return the feelings. Seto would make sure he was extra cold while doing it too.

 

The elder Kaiba brother walked toward the elevator just to be met with an `Out of Order' sign. He let out a frustrated sigh and changed his destination to the stair well instead. He took in a breath and almost coughed. There was a horrible smell coming from most of the floors. But, he could see why.

 

The peeling wallpaper was yellow at the top from all the cigarette smoke that passed down the halls. The smell of alcohol was strong against his nose. He could hear children crying and some one yelling behind the closed doors. How could the pup stand to be in a place like this? Yes, he may not have had much of a choice but Seto would have gone to a homeless shelter before staying in a place like this.

 

Seto finally made it to the hall with the 300's on the door. He was supposed to find room 309. He walked down the hall that seemed to be a little less dirty and more quite than all the other halls. Not by much mind you, but a bit.

 

Kaiba made it to Jou's door and raised his hand to knock but stopped by the sound from inside. It sounded like humming. These walls must be paper thin but Seto wasn't thinking that at the moment. All he could think of was what that noise was.

 

The humming soon was followed by soft singing. The brunette looked down at the door and noticed it was cracked a bit. He quietly pushed it open a little more till the crack was big enough for him to peek through. The site he saw was so adorable he held his breath as if breathing would make it disappear.

 

Jou was sitting on a coffee table with his eyes closed singing softly. Seto's eyes moved from the pup to a small form on the couch. A young girl was slowly fighting the urge to close her eyes and drift into sleep. Her eyes would slowly drift close and open once again as she cuddled close to a stuffed rabbit in her arms. The child finally gave up and let her eyes close and her breathing evened out signaling that she had fallen into dream land.

 

Jou sang the last few verses of the sweet lullaby that told the child that angels cried for her pain. It was a sweet song and Seto wondered where the pup had learned it. Maybe from his own parents, Kaiba wasn't sure. He just knew he was already fond of the song. The pup opened his eyes and looked down at the sleeping form of the child. He smiled lovingly and leaned down to place a soft kiss on her forehead. The child moved a bit but did not wake.

 

The pup stood up and stretched but was careful to make no noise in fear he may wake the sleeping girl next to him. Kaiba moved to shut the door quietly so he could act as if he just arrived. He pulled the door closed and smiled when no noise was made, sadly though someone wanted to punish Kaiba for his sin of spying. The books under his arm slipped out and fell to the floor with a loud bang. Kaiba cringed at the noise and bent down and hurriedly picked them up. Maybe, Jou didn't hear the noise and he was still safe but the sound of a door opening behind him proved him to be wrong.

 

Kaiba turned around to see the pup staring at him. How he wanted to hit himself out of stupidity, how could he get caught like this? Wait, why did it matter if the pup saw him out here or not? He was just about to knock on the door anyway, so Jou would have seen him here anyway.

 

“K-Kaiba…” Jou face turned a lovely shade of rouge when he saw Kaiba in front of his door.

 

Seto stood and fixed his jacket some before nodding a hello to Jou. “Jou..”

Kaiba could have kicked himself just then. He said Jou instead of mutt. He was sure he was putting the wrong ideas into the pups head right now. Yes he was going to turn him down but Seto never lead anyone on. It just seemed like a shallow thing to do. The two stood in an awkward silence for a few minutes before Jou spoke up.

 

“What are you doing here?” he spoke softly almost as if he was horribly embarrassed to be standing in front of the brunette.

 

Seto held out Jou's book to him and the pup just stared at them dumbly before looking back at Kaiba. “You left them at school. I was just going to leave them there but then I though how irritated I would have been if someone stole my things, so I brought them to you.”

 

The blonde stared at the book and took them from Seto and smiled at him. “Um… thank you.” He said quietly a light blush creeping its way onto Jou's cheeks. They stood in silence again this time not sure who should speak up first.

 

`Turn him down!' Seto though angrily at himself to no avail. `It's simple, just talk to him like you did all those girls at school.'

 

Seto opened his mouth to speak but Jou beat him to it. “I'm sorry…” His comment was so soft Seto wasn't sure he heard correctly.

 

“About what?”

 

“For what I said earlier. I didn't mean too… it just kind of came out… well I mean… I didn't mean it…. Well I did I just… uhh… I really am sorry.” Jou rambled on the whole time praying Kaiba would stop him.

 

“Jou…” Seto said with a sigh, he had to turn him down. “Look I don-…”

 

“Kat-chan?”

The two boys froze at the sound of a small voice. Seto looked over to see the young girl Jou was singing too was awake. She yawned cutely and rubbed her right eye sleepily with one hand while the other clung to her bunny's ear.

 

“Kimi-chan… I'm sorry did we wake you up?”

 

The girl nodded a bit and walked over and looked up at Seto. Her emerald eyes starred at him for a while before she smiled brightly at him. Seto couldn't help but grin back. She reminded him of Mokuba when he was younger. Always smiling up at everyone; even strangers.

 

“Who are you? Are you Kat-chan's friend?”

 

“I'm Seto Kaiba, and who are you?” Kaiba asked softly while bending down to her level. Jou looked at Seto in shock; he had never seen him act to kindly to anyone but his brother. Then again, the girl was only five so maybe Seto was just being nice because she was so young.

 

“I'm Kimi Endoh. Kat-chan is playing with me until papa gets home.”

 

“He is? Are you having fun?”

 

Kimi nodded happily and smiled, “I always have fun with Kat-chan! Are you here to play with Kat-chan too?”

 

Seto smiled and shook his head, “I came to give him some book he left at school. I have to go home and see my little brother. He may be worried because I didn't come right home like I said I would.”

 

“Will Set-chan come again to play?”

 

“We'll see…”

 

“Yay!” Kimi smiled up at Jou, “Kat-chan! I made a new friend!”

 

The pup smiled back at her, “I see that… why don't you go sit while I show Kaiba out and tell him goodbye?”

 

Kimi nodded and waved at Seto, “Bye-bye Set-chan!” Then she turned and skipped back into the apartment. Jou walked out enough to shut the door behind him. Then looked up at Seto not sure what to say again.

 

“I didn't know you babysat mutt…”

 

“I don't, her dad just kind of forgets about her sometimes, so I let her stay with me until her dad comes back.”

“Forgets? You mean neglect…”

 

“Don't worry about it, it happens a lot here. I'm kind of use to it now.” Jou's cheeks turned pink from more embarrassment. If Seto didn't know any better he would say the pup was about ready to simply die from all the embarrassment. “So, what were you saying before Kimi came out?”

 

“Uh… It was nothing. Just try not to forget your books anymore mutt. I'm not going to be this nice every time you forget something.”

 

With that Kaiba turned and headed out of the building. He walked over to his limo and climbed in telling the driver to head home. The driver nodded and pulled away from the building, driving toward the Kaiba mansion. Why didn't he turn the pup down when he had the chance? He didn't confirm or deny any feelings. How stupid of himself. It must had been because he was talking to the girl. She was so much like how Mokuba was at that age that he couldn't help and get caught up talking to her.

 

Seto sighed and ran a hand through his hair. He would just have to tell Jou tomorrow at school. There was no way a Kaiba was going to act shallow and lead him on. No matter if it was the mutt or not. Kaiba nodded silently to himself. Yes, that's what he would do; just tell Jou that he didn't return the feelings tomorrow.

 

 

Sadly things weren't going the way Kaiba planned though. The next day at school Jou wasn't in the music class. Kaiba knew he was at school though, he had seen him earlier with his little group of friends. Miss. Susan walked in and welcomed everyone in her normal cheerful voice. She started calling roll but stopped at Jou's name and looked up at the empty sadly.

 

“So it's true… Mr. Katsuya is thinking of leaving this class. Pity, he was such a good musician.”

 

“Leaving?” Seto said with out noticing it was aloud instead of inside his head.

 

“Yes, Mr. Katsuya said he wasn't sure this class was for him and is thinking about changing classes. I just thought he would at least come a few more times before leaving us.” She sighed and went on through the roll.

 

“Is he leaving because of me?!' Seto thought to himself almost in a saddened tone. Then that same feeling Seto had the other day came back to him. It started in the pit of his stomach and moved up to his chest. Seto hated this feeling and wanted to make it stop, but he didn't know how.

 

Was the pup the one causing this feeling? If so why was he having this effect on Seto? What if it wasn't even the pup but the absence of the pup? Seto shook the though away, there was no way he returned those feelings. Even if he did, which he did not, he couldn't tell Jou how he felt. There was no way Seto could stand having to hurt the pup in the end.

 

Kaiba didn't know what he wanted to do now. How could he when he didn't even know what he was feeling? Nothing made any sense right now. He thought that all he had to do was push the pup away but now he wasn't to sure if he would be able too. Not after seeing how kind Jou was. No! He wouldn't get any feelings for the mutt. He refused to let himself.

 

Seto pulled out his laptop when he noticed Miss Susan was just going over some musical theory. He had to get his mind off all this. The CEO didn't know what he was going to do but one thing was for sure, he would have to make up his mind soon. Seto knew this too as he started at the blank word document that wasn't going to get any text on it. He silently made up his mind by the end of the class that he would go talk to Jou. The only question now was: What was he going to say?

 

 

~Ch. 2 End~

 

 

A/N: Well that's the end of Chapter 2!!! Sorry it took so long! I had a huge writers block but no worries I'm back! ^_^ thank you to everyone who reviewed for Chapter one! Please keep the reviews coming! I love to hear what you think of my story!

 

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