YD: Hi… this is apology for the lack of updates…

HS: Finals are killing me…

Rating: T

Twisted Emotions

Jounouchi Katsuya walked down the street, hands in his pockets. His father was drunk again and Jou did not want to go back there. He shivered, having only a thin coat to cover him. He kept walking, trying to keep himself warm. Normally, Jou would stay the night at one of his friends' houses. But Honda was out and Jou didn't have his key. Yuugi had his own problems without the added burden of Jou. Even though Yuugi hid it, Jou could see right through his façade.

The duelist shivered violently as the wind picked up. He hurried over the park where he would stay when he had nowhere else to go. Reaching his spot, Jou sat down and curled up, trying to conserve his body heat. He could see his breath coming out in small mists. A tear fell from his eyes. Surprisingly warm, it fell onto his hand.

A second later, another hand enveloped his. Gasping, Jou looked up. Their eyes met. He jerked his hand away and stood, refusing to be down when his tormentor was there.

"Come to kick me while I'm vulnerable?" Jou asked icily. Kaiba said nothing. Jou shivered violently and coughed.

"You've been crying." Jou opened his mouth to retort. He never got a word out. He felt lips attack his and Kaiba's tongue slide into his mouth. Jou's back was pressed against the tree. Kaiba's hands roamed Jou's body shamelessly.

Kaiba left his mouth and assaulted Jou's neck. A thought reached Jou's fogged mind.

"S-stop!" Kaiba paused for a second and resumed his ministrations. Jou shuddered but broke free from Kaiba's hold. Tears clouded his eyes. "You… you bastard!" Kaiba reached out for him, eyes trying to explain. Jou backed away, tears falling. "No! Don't touch me!"

"Jounouchi…"

Shivering forgotten, Jou ran from his rival. His tears stung his eyes as he ran from the other. Dimly, he could hear Kaiba yelling for him. Only one thought ran through his head.

Kaiba stole his first kiss.

Sure, Jou had dated before. But he never kissed any of the girls. It just didn't feel right. When his friends had asked him how it went, Jou simply lied. No one suspected a thing.

Finally, he stopped. The adrenaline he was running on dispersed, leaving him cold and exhausted.

"What his then?" Jou jumped to his feet, thinking it was Kaiba. It wasn't. Bakura stood in the shadows with Ryou over his shoulder. "You'd better go. That High Priest will tear you the city looking for his dog."

"I'm not an animal!" Jou snarled.

"Whatever you say, baka inu," With a smirk, Bakura let the shadows surround him.

"Jounouchi!" Jou turned at the sound of his name. Kaiba was barely standing, hand against the wall, bracing himself. Jou's traitorous body yearned for the other's heat. Jou shivered and backed up until he hit the opposite wall.

Trapped…

Minutes passed in silence. Kaiba stood straight again, eyes emotionless. Jou coughed weakly and leaned against the wall, exposing his throat. Kaiba's resolve wavered.

"Would… would you like a place to stay for tonight?"

Jou hesitated. Even his enemy's house was better sleeping on the cold ground in the park. Against his better judgment, Jou agreed.

In the limo, Jou was curled up, still coughing and shivering. But his skin was burning with fever. His head hurt and he was all around miserable. Kaiba was opposite him, gripping the seat and looking anywhere but at the blond duelist.

"Seto… help me…" Jou cried weakly. Kaiba turned his eyes on him. The last thing Jou saw was the surprise in his eyes.

When Jounouchi came to, the first thing he felt was the pain. Gritting his teeth, he looked around. He saw two Advil pills next to a glass of water. Gratefully, he swallowed the pills. After a while, the pain receded. His sight cleared and Jou noticed someone was watching him.

As soon as the eyes noticed that Jounouchi was staring, the eyes ran off. The door slammed shut behind the mysterious person. Jounouchi ignored this and stretched. The action caused his shirt to ride up, exposing his stomach.

"You do that again and I will not be held responsible for my reaction." Immediately, Jou recoiled.

"You!" Panicked, Jou searched for an exit. Kaiba shut the door.

"I wish you would show a little more gratitude for the person who saved your sorry ass from freezing last night."

"Saved me? You practically stalked and assaulted me!" Jou backed up again, thinking this was way too familiar to last night. His back hit the wall. Kaiba's eyes glinted with dangerous edge.

"Are you accusing me of molesting you?" Kaiba stepped forward slowly, making Jounouchi's eyes dart nervously toward the door.

"Ye—" As Jou opened his mouth to respond, Kaiba attached himself to his lips. Way too familiar. But Jounouchi regained his senses faster than last night.

He pushed the other away harshly and tried to run for the door. Kaiba growled and grasped Jou's wrist. He winced as his arm was pulled backward. Similar to last night, Jou was pressed against the wall with Kaiba hovering above him.

"Do you feel nothing for me?"

"I…"

"You called me Seto last night. You begged for my help. I gave you that help and now here you are, afraid of me. I have a policy, Jounouchi." He raised his hand, as if to slap the other. Jounouchi flinched involuntarily, flashing back to his days with a drunken father. Flinching meant less glass in his skin. Instead, Jounouchi felt that hand stroking his neck. Jounouchi looked up in confusion.

"Kaiba?"

"I never touch someone that's afraid of me." Kaiba's eyes saddened as he said this. Then he let go of the duelist and backed off. "When you're recovered, you may leave. I will not keep you here." He said coldly. "Goodbye."

The door slammed shut. Oddly, this did not comfort the teen. Jounouchi slid to the floor and sat there stunned for the longest time.

After that, the two avoid each other the plague. Whenever they happened to see each other in the halls they did not trade insults. Jounouchi's friends immediately noticed something. But this was something they could not help with. Jounouchi needed to do this alone.

Days passed. The inevitable happened. Jounouchi's father got drunk again.

Jounouchi was once again wandering the streets of Domino City. He found himself wishing Kaiba would find him. But why would he care?

Somebody grasped his wrist and another hand covered his mouth. Instinctively, Jounouchi twisted and tried to break his captor's wrist. But his captor apparently knew how to defend against such an attack and Jounouchi found himself pinned against the wall.

"Get off of me!" Jounouchi yelled. Panic welled up inside him. He was helpless.

"I'm sorry." Jounouchi froze at the voice. Then he resumed his struggling tenfold.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?" Kaiba groaned as Jounouchi kept squirming beneath him.

"I'm trying to talk to you, damn it! So stop moving and let me explain!" His voice sounded strained as he checked his self-control. Jounouchi stilled. He knew that tone and that blazing look in Kaiba's eyes. Involuntarily, he tried to push against the other to get him off.

It had the opposite effect. Kaiba moaned and pressed back. Fear welled up inside the blond duelist. There was no one around to help if Kaiba had his way. Driven by the lust clouding his mind, Kaiba started kissing the other's neck.

"Get off of me!" Fear laced his words. Kaiba immediately stopped. I never touch someone that's afraid of me.

Kaiba backed away, repulsion clearly etched on his face. Jounouchi sank to the ground and curled up, shivering.

"I'm so sorry, Jounouchi. I…"

"Just leave me alone. Just leave me alone." Try as he might, he could not hold back his tears. Everything in his life was falling apart. His family was broken, his friends were distant, and now his lovelife was shot to hell.

When Kaiba touched him, Jou lashed out. His eyes were welled with tears and rage burned his heart. If he could not control his life, fine. But there was no way in hell he would allow someone to toy with him.

"Just keep away from me, damn it! Why are you doing this to me? Do you enjoy my torment?" Their positions were now switched. Kaiba winced as Jounouchi kept a firm grip on his wrist. All of Jounouchi's fear had been conveyed into white hot rage… directed towards Kaiba.

"You don't understand! I just…" he trailed off, leaving his thoughts unspoken.

"You what? Want to fuck me? It can't be anymore than that, can it? I'm just a pretty little toy to break and throw away, aren't I?" Jounouchi asked sarcastically. Tears dripped from his distraught brown eyes. His grip tightened on Kaiba's wrist.

"No!" Kaiba protested vehemently. "It's not that! I would never do that to you! I'd rather die!" Kaiba fell silent. Jounouchi frowned. His grip lessened somewhat.

"What do you mean by that? Don't lie to me. I'll know if ya do."

"I…" Kaiba hesitated. "Iloveyou."

"What?" Confused, Jounouchi slackened his grip, allowing Kaiba to jerk his wrist away and make a break for it. Stunned, he let the other go.

Jounouchi didn't know that Kaiba hadn't gone very far at all. Kaiba had only gone a few steps before he realized Joey wasn't chasing him a fit of rage. Joey was sitting there, completely stunned.

Hours later, Joey fell asleep, leaning against the cold brick and hugging himself to save the meager warmth left in his body. Kaiba watched him and slowly came forth. He wrapped his jacket around the sleeping teen and picked him up.

Jounouchi was way too light. Instinctively, Joey curled up against Kaiba's warmth, sighing softly. Kaiba grit his teeth and headed toward the limo he'd ordered to stay. Once he got back home, he laid Joey in his bed. All night, he watched Joey sleep. Several times, Kaiba reached out to touch him, only to stop and retreat.

He fell asleep on the bed next to Joey. Needless to say, Joey wasn't too ecstatic to wake up to Kaiba's arm encircling his waist and their lips inches from each other. But Joey couldn't move.

Kaiba's steady breathing and warmth soon lulled Jounouchi back to sleep. It was like this that Kaiba's little brother found them. At first, Mokuba was surprised. He had known that his older brother was in love – he just didn't know who. This was certainly an eye-opener. Mokuba decided to let the two sort it out for themselves once they awoke. He left the room as quietly as he came.

Kaiba awoke very refreshed and warm. He noticed how entangled the two had become over the course of the night. Kaiba glanced at the clock and winced. It was past noon already. He groaned and moved to get up.

Joey shivered immediately after Kaiba's heat was removed. Gently, Kaiba nudged the other to awake. When he did, Joey sat up in surprise, causing their bodies to meet. Kaiba gasped and gripped the bed sheets. He was half over Jounouchi.

"K-Kaiba?"

"Shut up." Kaiba leaned over Joey and kissed him hard. By then, his body was over Jou's. Joey tried to push the other away but Kaiba's pinned his arms to his sides.

"You brought this upon yourself." Kaiba whispered hoarsely into his ear. He pressed his lips against the blond hungrily. Joey kept trying to push the teen away but it only had the opposite effect. Kaiba pushed back and moaned slightly.

Kaiba left Jounouchi's lips and moved towards his neck. He laid his claim on the teen with a few love bites. Jounouchi whimpered pathetically, trying to break free. But he couldn't deny that he was enjoying the older teen's ministrations.

"Stop! Please, stop!"

"No. I've waited too damn long for this." He kissed the blond possessively. "You are mine and mine alone."

A knock sounded at the door, interrupting Kaiba's tirade. He growled but did nothing to get up and answer the door.

"Big brother?" The door opened and Mokuba gasped at what he saw. Kaiba turned lust-filled eyes towards his brother and uttered two words.

"Get out."

Kaiba had never been so harsh to his brother since the day Yuugi's Darker side Mind-Crushed him. Needless to say, Mokuba was concerned. He saw Jounouchi's helpless expression, pleading for help.

"Big brother, stop. Can't you see you're scaring Joey? Is this the way you want to gain his love? You never will if you forcibly take him!" Kaiba turned back to the scared teen beneath him and slackened his grip.

He saw Jounouchi's kiss-bruised lips and his fearful expression. And slowly, he let go of the other. As soon as Kaiba got off of the bed, Jounouchi curled up and hugged himself.

"I… I thought you… would really…try to…" He couldn't finish his sentence. He choked back a sob and shivered. Mokuba dragged his brother away, pushing him into the bathroom.

"Take a cold shower and don't come out until I'm done here." Jou heard Mokuba tell his brother quietly. He felt Mokuba touch his shoulder but he couldn't help flinching.

"Jounouchi… I'm truly, truly sorry for what my brother did to you. If I had known you have that much of an effect on him, I would've checked up on you guys sooner."

"S'not your fault," Jounouchi muttered.

"Jounouchi," Mokuba hesitated for a second. "Please give my brother a chance. He's not used to opening up to love."

"Mokuba… I don't know." He sighed. "I'm so confused. I want to hate him like always but my heart won't let me. Then he goes and tries to rape me. I don't know what to think anymore."

"Seto has never experienced love before. He wouldn't know how to act."

"You sound like you actually experienced it before."

"I haven't. But I have seen your friends." Jounouchi blushed at that.

"I didn't think it would be so obvious."

"It is, believe me." A knock on the bathroom door was heard, signaling Kaiba was through with his shower. Mokuba turned back to Jounouchi. "Give him a chance…"

Mokuba talked softly with his brother for a few seconds and pushed him towards Jounouchi, who was sitting on the bed, staring out the window.

Kaiba stood on the opposite side of the bed, not wanting to touch the other for fear the blond would reject him forever. Jounouchi knew who was behind him and gripped the edge of the bed so hard his knuckles turned white. The presence of Mokuba soothed him a little. His brother couldn't do anything as long as Mokuba was there.

"What do you think of me, Kaiba?" Jounouchi asked, barely audible.

"I think you're the most wonderful person I've ever met." Kaiba replied quietly.

Jounouchi swirled around and demanded, "What?" Kaiba winced. Mokuba hung his head in the background. If Jounouchi broke Seto's heart now, he knew his brother would never love again.

"Are you serious?"

"Do you hate me, Jounouchi?"

"No… I don't… Seto,"

"Do you love me?" Kaiba's eyes showed all the desperation he felt. Jounouchi felt strangely sad that he was so depressed. He glanced at Mokuba and smiled slightly.

"I'm getting there."

Kaiba smiled gratefully.

"I can live with that."

Owari

YD: I'm really sorry for not updating anything else. I am trying.