Hey Guys!

Im back!

*Dodges all the tomatoes that the fans start throwing at me*

Hey...uh...Hi! I know it has been well over a year but life has been busy - and had been losing a lot of inspiration for the genre - have been reading and watching Torchwood which is pretty amazing (John Barrowman, seriously look him up!)

With luck the next update should be out soon, I am so seriously putting my foot down and getting this written and completed.

As for Diamond, once I finish the current chapter I am writing I am thinking I am going to turn it into random thoughts. That way I don't have to think of a huge plot and if any of you have been reading Love Sex and Blonds, you may have clued into that story taking place about 6 months later.

One thing though, once those guys are done, I don't think I will be writing from here anymore. While I love the genre, I am outgrowing it. But not to worry, my OC's will always be in my stories and I will always include them.

So with further ado - Chapter 15

Chapter 15

Jou did take that shower as he contemplated what Seto had told him. He knew that what he felt for Seto was something, but what he didn't know. Was it love? Was it a remnant of what he had before or was it something that could develop on his own. These were the kind of questions that plagued his mind as he ate the rest of the sushi that had been prepared. As he finished, he thought long and hard about these kind of questions and with that took the remaining tea that was there. It was cold now, but he never minded Roobios tea cold. Taking a healthy glass of it, he went into Seto's half kitchen and grabbed some ice from the freezer. Checking if there was any lemons or limes and not finding any, he returned and contemplated the last few hours of his life.

As the clock struck two, and let out the chimes of the indicator of time, Jou grabbed his remaining sushi in a cloth napkin that was on the side of the spread and headed out of the apartment, taking the elevator that Seto had used before. He didn't realize it was a private elevator, but when he emerged, there were security guards waiting at a special entrance.

"Jounouchi-sama, Kaiba-sama has requested a car and identification card for you. He has also issued you a special cell phone. With this, you can reach us anytime to bring a car around for you. I understand you have classes today. Shall I call for your driver?" the guard asked, his hand already on the phone and a questioning look in his eyes.

"Uh, oo...kay?" Jou said confused as the guard began calling for someone. As he hung up, he walked over with some papers and cards in hand.

"Okay sir, Yutsuke will be over soon he was just filling up the Bentley. Kaiba-sama doesn't use the services very often, usually preferring to drive himself. Last night was an exception. Oh, here are your papers. You will need them for anything you need. The Identity card will get you into this special section. Only Kaiba-sama and his family are allowed in this entrance and you may be stopped. Don't worry though. I will let the night shift know." the man said as he happily handed Jou a card with his name on it and something that appeared to be a gold card. Pulling the card out of its protective package he looked at the guard and asked what it was.

"It's like a credit card - except better. Most of the business's in the city recognize it and it is unlimited. For that reason only a few people like Kaiba-san and Kaiba-sama and his secretaries have this card. You can buy anything you want with it, and the charge goes straight to finance." he said as Jou looked in shock.

"So I could like buy an island and no one would say anything?" Jou said suddenly very curious.

"I wouldn't recommend it, unless Kaiba-sama said something, but yes. A few people tried to abuse it, by buying exotic vacations and trying to charge them to the company but Kaiba-sama had them fired." he said as the sounds of a car came around. Which made Jou gasp as he had never seen such an elegant car.

"Is that really for me?" he said as the driver came around and opened the door for him.

"Yes though the Lady Kaiba is usually the one that uses the car. She doesn't drive." the driver said and then introduced himself to Jou as Yutsuke.

"I see. Well...I guess we should go?" Jou said not understanding who the guy was talking about. And with that, he was beginning to experience pains in his chest. It was like heartburn, but he was suspecting it was more heart break. Which didn't make any sense to him. Why was he feeling this way? Why did he feel like his soul was breaking?

This was his thought process as he felt the car begin to move and he was nearly blinded by the sudden light.

"Sir where are we going?" Yutsuke said of which Jou answered to his university. With that, Jou sat back and attempted to relax with the pains in his chest as he could see some of the familiar foliage of the trees and gardens that were his constant companions as he moved closer to his campus.

As it pulled up, many of the students were surprised at such an elegant car arriving. Most of the students were middle class, so seeing $200,000 luxury car arriving with what appeared to be a single gentleman shocked many of them. But none more then Kanaye Ito who was still desiring to see the blond in a more intimate manner.

The car stopped just outside of the fountain and Yutsuke got out to escort Jou out of the car, as Jou attempted to not startle at the amount of people the expensive and driven car had generated. Others were slightly intimidated at the arrival of such a marvel but Ito was not one of them. He strode over to Jou as he had reached back in for his bag, and attempted to yank him out of the car. Yutsuke, also Jou's bodyguard that he wasn't entirely aware of yet grabbed the man for laying a hand on Jou and threw him away from the blond. Jou then whipped back - the bag almost making contact with the car - and turned to see what had been in his peripheral vision.

"Ito? What the hell?" Jou said, turning towards the man that was still in Yutsuke's hands.

"Jou, you don't need to whore yourself out my dirty boy. I can take care of you!" he said, watching the horror shape onto Jou's face.

"Ito! First of all, I am NOT your Dirty Boy! Second, it's none of your god damned business. And thirdly, get OUT of my LIFE!" Jou screamed as he ran from both Yutsuke and Ito. Leaving Yutsuke shaking his head at the events and the reactions of the blond. He didn't understand the blond's association either, but that he was now the boy's driver and watchdog.

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Jou didn't understand why the driver was still outside when he left his classes later that day. He was fortunate that his professors understood that he had been ill, which is what he told them. He had said he was still feeling under the weather, but was functional enough to attend the afternoon classes. As Jou had a reputation for being on time and this was the one of the first times that this had happened, he hadn't gotten into too much trouble, especially as he agreed to an extra project to make up for missing his classes that morning. He was still very confused about all that he had been exposed to since this morning. Kaiba's revelations that not only did he know his dreaded past but that he knew that they were still married to the soul, and that he accepted it and embraced it as well. Which was not in keeping with what he knew about the CEO. Then there was Ito. He was still harassing him and that hadn't really stopped before or after class. He at least was glad it wasn't during his literature class, his teacher had a penchant for throwing chalk and frowning and would have most likely killed both of them. The Devil had nothing on Kaiba, and he dreaded them EVER meeting. But this still hadn't stopped Ito from harassing him and it was getting more alarming. Now that Ito had gotten into his head that Jou was INTERESTED, he wasn't letting go.

It was later in the day and he had promised his boss an extra shift to make up for the last week's leave of absence, so it was with a startle to find Yutsuke outside, reading a paper, ankles crossed and leaning against the car that they had arrived in.

"Are you ready to go?" Yutsuke asked, setting aside his paper and coming over to the door to open it for the perplexed blond.

"Go...go where?" Jou asked, stopping just short of the psudo chauffeur.

"I assumed work. gave instructions that I am to be at your disposal, and gave me a tentative idea of what your schedule was." Yutsuke said, the said door now open and awaiting the blond's entrance.

"Uh, yeah...I got work. You don't have to take me there though." Jou said unsure and all of a sudden slightly embarrassed about where he worked. The Rave wasn't a strip club, but still working at a gay club, when he wasn't still made him slightly uncomfortable.

"Yes but sir, this is my job. Please don't make me repeat myself." Yutsuke said, his eyes never taking themselves off the road. "Now then when will you be done tonight?" he asked, as they pulled up to a red light.

"I have no idea. I don't really get a set time of when the shift ends. Usually it is about 1am but I have to work late so it might, I dunno...3:00am?" Jou said as the car lurched forward again and began to move.

"Sounds good to me. I shall be here about 2am just in case you get off work early. Oh and before I forget, here is a card for you to contact me directly. The number on it is to the car, so if the plan changes and you don't need me you can call me and let me know sir." Yutsuke said

"Thank you. I don't feel that I actually deserve this, but I thank you anyways." Jou said, humbled and still quite baffled by the attention.

"It's fine sir. It's my job." Yutsuke said as Jou entered back into the car and Yutsuke closed the door and re-entered onto the driver side, which was in keeping with the European model and the driver side was on the left, instead of the right which was common in most Japanese cars.

"You may not think that when you get there." Jou said as the car started and began to pull away.

"Sir if you are referring to the Rave, its a nice club. I have gone there a few times with my friends and while I found the entire place amusing, I never saw anything wrong with it." Yutsuke said as he began the chore of weaving through the afternoon traffic.

"If you say so." Jou said, still feeling embarrassed about his profession. He knew it was only for another year but the lasting humiliation would always be there.

"I do say so, and you shouldn't feel bad about it. Sir, no one is condemning you about it. So how about it - shall we go?" he said as he turned into the Red Light district and began the ride towards the Rave.

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Seto in the meantime was preparing for what he hoped would be a night to remember. The minor inconvenience that the shipping company was giving him and Mokuba was resolved very quickly and the shipping was on its way, which left him some time to plan the night. The first thing he had done was taken care of Jou's needs in the way of Yutsuke and the credit card. He knew that Jou's pride would not allow him to use it, but he wanted to give him that option. The ride he knew from talking with Otogi and Tristan he would not turn down the ride as Jou's penchant for literally running down the stairs was apparently legendary.

So with that taken care of he began the plotting of his newest plan:

The Get with Jou plan.

Not his most creative of names but it will work - and with that created a new folder and began writing his notes of what he had discovered over the last two weeks and went from there.

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Ito watched as the car drove away from his own motorbike that had been parked not too far from the Bentley, so was able to start it up and began to follow the car. Ito knew that Jou worked nights, had heard him mention it to the professors but had never been able to find out where. He remembered that they had mentioned late nights as there had been many occations where Jou was practically asleep at the desk and if it wasn't for the recorder in plain sight most days, Jou would have been suspended. So with that, he followed them through the winding ancient roads of Domino as they came into the sectioned off area of the Red Light district. Ito stopped just at the entrance, having watched the driver pay the fee to enter, which almost sounded strange but it was something they had set up, almost like a very sick version of an amusement park which if one thought about it, it was.

He waited a few minutes to make sure that the driver could not see him any longer and paid his own fee of the 2000 yen it cost to enter. He felt lucky that he had that on him, as one would not normally have that kind of cash on them but he had gotten paid just the night before and hadn't done his shopping yet. Though it looked like considering where he was, he was going to get a different kind of shopping done.

And he couldn't be happier.

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Night couldn't come fast enough for Jou as he began the setup of the night. Though he was grateful that he hadn't been put in another stupid costume, he did have leather chaps on and a cowboy hat. He was still pissed at his boss Yukio but couldn't fault him. It wasn't as bad as that halter top getup he had stuck him in the few weeks past but he still didn't appreciate it. They were having some sort of Rave night, in honour of some nonsense that the owners had invented, which precipitated the cowboy theme for tonight.

Plates of Nachos and other fanfare had been prepared along with healthy contents of tequila, which personally disgusted Jou, but who was he to argue. The one he wanted to argue with wasn't present but there wasn't much he could do with that.

His friend Daisuke however - well that he could argue with; though he was loathe to as he was nice enough to switch costumes as his boss had once again decided to stick him in those gawd-awful costumes that he was fond of. So instead of himself being dressed in some Calgary or Texan cheerleader outfit, complete with the frills and the boyshorts, he was dressed as some cowboy stripper, with the chaps and vest. Yukio had pouted, which was just WRONG on so many levels but hadn't complained - much.

Which brought his musings back to where they should be on, the opening of the club and setting up the food for the Dj. He could hear the patrons all coming in, which still made him slightly antsy but there was no hope for how he was looking. Most of the time he didn't feel like his looks mattered, but Seto was bringing something out - something he hadn't felt in a long time. And even now he still didn't know how to take things.

If however he had looked behind him he would have been either beet red from either fury or shame, as Ito came into the Rave, after seeing where they had come in and smiled.

"There is my dirty boy...don't you look delicious" he whispered.

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So...do you love me now?