Title : Rumors
Written by : Misori Chan
Genre : Romance/General
Rated : PG-13, just because
Warnings : Shonen ai
Spoilers : None
Pairings : SetoxJou
Disclaimer : I don't own Yugioh. I don't own the song "Duvet", by BoA.
Song lyrics
Duvet is a wonderful song and I really recommend you all to listen to it.
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It started with a simple, meaningless insult that eventually led to more insults. And that, of course, led to even more insults that unfortunately, led to some bad results. Jounouchi Katsuya, the 'hero' of this story, is an average teenager with their raging hormones. Too bad for him, it nearly led him to his end many times. His story is one you've heard many times before in your lifetime, probably.
Life for Jounouchi was hard from the start, and still is. Through the tough times, he somehow made it into high school where he met his first real best friend, Honda Hiroto. Together, they became school bullies. It was wrong of them, they knew, but they had their own problems and didn't want to spend time worrying about others. To them, the world was just… the world, nothing more.
The first time Jou changed his mind was when he met his second best friend, a short teen named Yuugi Mutou. Of course, the boy didn't really affect him much until they became closer through the year. High school went by and Jou met another person that changed his mind, one known only as Seto Kaiba. Everyone in Japan knew of Seto Kaiba, the genius who took over Kaiba Corp and became its CEO.
Jou never liked rich people, he felt like they were mocking him, secretly laughing at him behind his back because of his own background. He didn't blame them, he despised them. And so, the day Kaiba came to his school, Jou felt himself slowly fall into the rich boy's web, not knowing what he'd do to himself. Not knowing that he'd sort of, kind of, but not really, regret it later.
The two became rivals because of their shaky start and would always try to bite each other's heads off. Kaiba fought back with his insults and Jou would try to win the fight by coming up with a smart comeback, something that rarely happened. And today is no different.
"Out of the way, Kaiba!" hollered the blond, his eyes gleaming with malice. Deep down inside he knows he likes Kaiba. He would just never admit it out loud, especially not to the rich boy.
"Hello, Puppy," the tall teen sneered.
"Look, Kaiba! I'm not in the mood today so… just leave me alone!" Blue eyes widened as they watched the retreating form of the blond, slowly disappearing down the hallway.
And you don't seem to understand
A shame you seemed an honest man
The CEO shrugged and returned to his place in line. He really did hate the lunch time. He couldn't comprehend why he was there in the first place. Glaring at the head in front of him, he returned to his original mental state, a bland one. While Kaiba stood in the lunch line, Jou was where he'd usually be during lunch, the classroom.
"Stupid Kaiba, why was he there anyway," muttered the teen. He plopped onto his seat and glared at some corner in the room. 'Stupid Kaiba… but… it was nice to see him… sort of.'
"Did you hear? They say Kaiba has a girlfriend!" came a voice from behind the blond. Jou chose to ignore it completely, oblivious to the fact he was subconsciously listening.
"No way!" another voice shouted out.
"Yes way!" retorted the first voice. Jounouchi stood up, slamming his hands on his table in the process and exited the room. He bolted out the classroom door into the direction of the boy's restroom, his vision starting to go slightly blurry. Once there, he locked himself in a stall and put the seat down, enabling him to sit down on the toilet without falling in.
"Okay, so I like Kaiba. That doesn't matter. He's an ass anyway. Stupid Kaiba. It's not an excuse to why I locked myself in a restroom stall!" He banged his head to the side wall and sulked, trying to come up with as many possibilities as to why he even likes Kaiba to begin with. "It's… just a stupid rumor. Kaiba would never like anyone… would he? And what girl is that lucky?"
Sighing dejectedly, he stood up from the toilet and left the stall, his head lowered. Slowly, he made his way back to the classroom only to find Seto Kaiba the only one there. Luckily, lunch hadn't ended yet and it was a chance for him to have a normal conversation with the CEO, without any insults. Gathering some of the courage he felt at the moment, he inhaled deeply and made his way over to Kaiba.
And all the fears you hold so dear
Will turn to whisper in your ear
"Er… greetings, Kaiba," said Jou.
"Oh? Being formal now, Pup?" His smile faulted and the blond's facial expressions turned into a fierce glare.
"Look, Kaiba, my name is Jounouchi Katsuya, not Pup or Puppy! Not Chihuahua or any other dog name you've got inside that demented mind of yours!" With one last huff, the blond stalked out of the room, forgetting that it was lunchtime.
The rest of the school day went on quite dully. Jou watched everything that went on with a bored expression, his mind never leaving the subject of Kaiba's rumored 'girlfriend'. From afar, Kaiba was watching the blond, curious as to what was bothering him. It was obvious since Jou was usually loud and obnoxious but that day, he was acting awfully quiet.
"Yeah… I feel sorry for whoever's Kaiba's girlfriend," a voice whispered next to the CEO. Snapping of his daze, he focused his attention on the voices next to him.
"He still cute, though!" exclaimed another.
"Shut up! He a cruel, heartless bastard," said the third voice.
"But he's cute!" countered the second voice.
And you know what they say might hurt you
And you know that it means so much
'I don't have a girlfriend', thought Kaiba. Turning away from the gossipers, he went back to staring at the back of Jou's head. Feeling a burning sensation on the back of his head, Jounouchi turned around to meet cerulean eyes staring right at him. He blinked feeling a bit awkward and turned away almost instantly. There was something strange about the way Kaiba looked at him…
Resuming his previous activities, Jou flipped open the textbook and scanned down the page, his thoughts trying their best to concentrate on the book and not Kaiba's weird stare.
I am falling
I am fading
During the last period, Yuugi noticed how distant his best friend was acting and wanted to do something about it. Getting up from his seat, he sat down to the one next to the blond. "Jou, what's wrong?" he inquired innocently.
"Huh? Oh… nothing's wrong, Yug." The short boy frowned in response.
"Is it about Kaiba's girlfriend?"
"W-what!? No!" Jou blanched. He didn't know if Yuugi discovered his secret infatuation for the brunet. Calming himself down, he put on his trademark grin ruffled the boy's tri colored hair. "Look, Yug. Don't worry about me! Besides, why would I care about Kaiba's personal life?"
"I don't know, Jou… you seem--" Laughing out loud, the blond shook his head.
"No. Really, I'm fine! Don't worry about it…" he reassured. Yuugi sighed.
"If you say so…" Getting up, he went back to his own seat, where his dark side was waiting for him impatiently. Tiredly, Jou returned his attention to the board, oblivious to the stare Seto Kaiba was giving him.
I have lost it all
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A/N : Well, that's the revised version of the first part. What do ya think? Is it good?