Take Me Away to Paradise.

Authors Note: Wow. My first piece of fanfiction. Please be kind! Also, this fic contains yaoi (male/male relationships), so if you don't like it, don't read it! This is the first in a series I'm currently writing called "Koinu Ai", or "Puppy Love". Why? Because it's cute. :)

Pairings: Jou/Seto, Yugi/Yami, Honda/Anzu, and Ryou/Bakura!

Yay! Here's the first chapter! Woo!

Chapter One.

Katsuya Jounouchi ran through the pouring rain, cursing his bad luck. He was late leaving for school, he hadn't completed his homework, and, worst of all, he had no money left for lunch. He sighed, remembering that he had skipped breakfast that morning. Hunger pains were already growing in his stomach. Yes, this truly was an awful start to the day, even by Jounouchi's standards.

The icy rain continued to fall, running into the blonde's honey coloured eyes. Unable to see where he was running, he collided with a lampost.

"Aaah!"

He cried out, and fell to the pavement. Stunned, he sat still for a few minutes, as the pain in his head made itself known. Gingerly, he brought his hand to his face, and gently touched his throbbing nose. He looked at his fingers, and saw them smeared with blood.

"Aw, man…can this day get ANY worse!"

Apparently, it could. Jounouchi dimly heard a car pull up beside him. He didn't think much of it, until he heard a cold voice fill the air.

"Well, well, if it isn't the mutt. What happened, puppy? Been chasing parked cars again?"

Jounouchi groaned in annoyance. That voice belonged to none other than Seto Kaiba, ruthless CEO of Kaiba Corp. The one person (apart from his father) who made Jounouchi's life a living hell on a daily basis.

He looked up through dripping blonde hair, his eyes meeting Kaiba's cold gaze evenly.

"What do you want, Kaiba?" he growled.

"Oh looks like the puppy is testy today. Maybe we should get him neutered?"

Jounouchi rolled his eyes. "Look, Kaiba, I'm gonna be late anyway, could you just gimme a break for once?" He brushed his golden hair away from his eyes in an impatient way, and shakily stood. He turned his back on Kaiba, and his cosy dry limo, and continued through the freezing rain to Domino High. To pass the time, he sang softly to himself.

Sit around and watch the tube,

But nothin's on.

Change the channels for an hour or two.

Twiddle my thumbs just for a bit,

Sick of all the same old shit.

Find a house with unlocked doors,

And I'm fuckin' lazy!

Bite my lip and close my eyes,

Take me away to paradise!

I'm so damn bored I'm goin' blind,

And I smell like shit!

Peel me off this Velcro seat,

And get me movin'.

I sure as hell can't do it by myself.

I'm feelin' like a dog in heat,

Barred indoors from the summer heat,

I locked the door to my own cell,

And I lost the key!

Bite my lip and close my eyes,

Take me away to paradise!

I'm so damn bored I'm goin' blind,

And I smell like shit!

Sit around and watch the phone,

But no-ones's callin'.

Call me pathetic, call me what you will.

My mother says to get a job,

But she don't like the one she's got.

When masturbation's lost it's fun,

You're fuckin' breakin'!

Bite my lip and close my eyes,

Take me away to paradise!

I'm so damn bored I'm goin' blind,

And loneliness has to suffice.

Bite my lip and close my eyes,

Slipping away to paradise!

Some say quit, or I'll go blind,

But it's just a myth!

Jounouchi grinned humourlessly as he finished the song. It reminded him of himself in so many ways. Oh well, at least singing had taken his mind off of the chilling rain and the pain in his face. He looked up, and discovered Domino High looming in front of him. His wry grin turned into a beam of pleasure. He had made it in time! He had five minutes before he had to be in class!

He ran inside, almost running over a small person sitting on the floor.

"Ouch!"

"Ow!"

The boy looked up through bright amethyst eyes. "Jounouchi-kun?"

Jounouchi helped his small friend off of the floor. Because of his size, Yugi Motou was often picked on, but his best friend Jounouchi would always defend him fiercely. He also had the added protection of the spirit of a 5000-year-old Pharaoh named Yami to look out for him.

The sixteen-year-old King of Games looked up at his taller friend's face and gasped.

"Jounouchi-kun! What happened to your face!" he cried in horror.

Jounouchi absently wiped some blood from his nose. "Oh, nothin' Yug'."

"Are you sure? It looks very painful."

Jounouchi sighed. He wanted to prove he was fine so they could go to class. His teacher said that if he was late one more time, they would call his father, and he knew how that would turn out.

"Look, Yug', it's fine, see?" He grabbed hold of his nose and shook it.

Big mistake. Pain exploded in his head, and stars flashed before his eyes. Crimson blood poured over his hands, and he yelped in agony. He fell to his knees and clutched his face desperately.

A shadow fell over him. Jounouchi looked up, expecting to see the concerned amethyst eyes of best friend. Instead, he saw equally concerned crimson.

"Are you alright, Jounouchi?" The deep voice of Yami rang out through the corridor. He and Yugi had changed places. Jounouchi didn't know why, he just wanted to get to class.

"Yami….I…..have to get to…..class…." he gasped.

Yami shook his head. "No, Jounouchi. We're going to get you cleaned up first. Come on."

He held out his hand to give Jounouchi assistance. Jounouchi gripped it gratefully, and allowed Yami to help him to the bathroom. He proceeded to stop the flow of blood from his nose, having done it many times before. When it had stopped bleeding, he sat down on the cool bathroom tiles. He was tired, and his head hurt. Also, he was starting to feel ill. Not that ill, but just enough to know that he would be uncomfortable for a while. He just prayed that he wouldn't be caught in the rain again.

A cool hand underneath his chin interrupted his thoughts. He felt his aching head being lifted by Yami, and a cold cloth gently wiping the blood from his face.

"What happened, Jou?" he asked softly, pushing back the matted hair from his best friend's forehead.

Jounouchi shivered at the small gesture. He'd always had feelings for the strong presence inside his best friend, but he could never do anything about it. Yami and Yugi were deeply in love, and he didn't want anything to come between them. Especially himself. Anyway, he had stronger feelings for another person he saw everyday. A certain brunette CEO……

Tearing himself away from his thoughts, he answered Yami's question.

"I ran into a lamppost…" he said, highly embarrassed.

Yami's deep laugh filled the air. "Only you, Jou, only you…."

Once Jounouchi's face was all clean, he and Yami walked to class. Yami paused outside the door, and went back into his soul room. Yugi was once again in the possession of his body. Jou shook his head fondly. Due to the powers of the Millennium Puzzle, Yugi and Yami had discovered that they could separate, and Yami could live in his own body, but when Yugi was at school, they preferred to share.

"Jou? Why aren't you going inside?"

Jounouchi sighed, and went into the classroom. He was going to get it now. And, sure enough….

"KATSUYA JOUNOUCHI!"

Yes, this was indeed a really, really bad day.