More "ICOE" 17
Yugioh "ICOE" chp. 17, second scene
Honda/Arisa, Jounouchi/Mai
-Remainder of First Scene:
Mai leaned over and whispered, "Just like you would have preferred Otogi had she chosen Honda."
"Oh come on," Jounouchi said, "is no one going to back me up?"
Nobody bothered answering him.
They talked for about five minutes more, and then Yugi and Rebecca arrived.
"Hello everyone," Yugi said kindly. He smiled as Shizuka. "It's good to see you again. How've you been?"
"Oh, very good," she said. "And... You remember Otogi?"
"Of course." Yugi shook his hand. "How are you?"
"Pretty good, Yugi - doing pretty good."
"Well that's nice to hear."
"All right!" Jounouchi said happily. "Everyone's here! Can I eat? Please?"
Mai grinned. "I would've let you once Honda and Arisa got here." She pointed towards the counter, where an assortment of snacks and party foods had been laid out. "Gorge yourself well, kid."
So everyone got plates loaded up with food, cold drinks, and - with the help of a few folding chairs - a seat to set themselves down in. Everyone was glad to see Shizuka again, and she was bombarded with questions about how she had been doing, how she and Otogi got together, and how long she planned on staying.
“Oh, I don’t know,” she answered evasively. “I… Well, I guess as long as my brother will have me.”
“Which is forever,” Jounouchi responded promptly. “And dice-boy over here can find himself a nice hotel room.”
“Actually,” Otogi said with a smirk, “I have a small apartment here. It seemed like a good investment for Battle City, and I’ve just… kept it these past few years. I was actually thinking Shizuka and I could stay there.” Before Jounouchi could respond, he raised one eyebrow wryly and said, “Since, after all, I have two bedrooms.”
“Bah,” Jounouchi muttered, folding his arms across and looking away. Mai rolled her eyes and glanced over at Arisa, eyes clearly saying “Why do we love them? Why?”
Arisa smiled and glanced over at Honda, who was surreptitiously trying to clean up the cheese dip he had spilled on the counter with his tongue. “I have no idea.”
(I might add more later, but for now I’m happy with this.)
-Second Scene:
“I’m tired,” Arisa said, stifling a yawn as she unlocked the door to their apartment. “I had a wonderful time, but it really wore me out.” She hung her coat and purse up by the door. “I have a big day tomorrow, so - “
“A big day? Why?”
She rolled her eyes. “My dress fitting! Have I not reminded you of this for the past week and a half? You don’t have to do anything or be anywhere; this is just for me.”
He looked at her incredulously. “What? I thought you already found a dress.”
“I…” She sighed. “Why don’t you let me handle everything, honey? All you need to do is be where I tell you when I tell you.”
“Babe, you have control issues.”
“And you’re irresponsible. I’d say we’re even.” She walked off into their bedroom and emerged about five minutes later wearing a nightgown and holding a book. Honda had turned on the television set and was sitting happily on the couch in front of it. Arisa sighed.
“I thought you were going to bed.”
She rolled her eyes. “I am. But I was going to read a little first.” She sat down beside him and folded her legs under her body. He put an arm around her and she leaned into his side. “So turn that down a little.”
He obeyed.
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Gah... Heh. I really want to get to the Seto/Anzu stuff, but that's at the very, very end of the chapter. Heh. Starting next chapter, though, it'll really shift focus back to them. (Yah.) So... heh. Yeah. This is what I have so far. Hopefully I can get some more done soon.
-ILB
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Honda/Arisa, Jounouchi/Mai
-Remainder of First Scene:
Mai leaned over and whispered, "Just like you would have preferred Otogi had she chosen Honda."
"Oh come on," Jounouchi said, "is no one going to back me up?"
Nobody bothered answering him.
They talked for about five minutes more, and then Yugi and Rebecca arrived.
"Hello everyone," Yugi said kindly. He smiled as Shizuka. "It's good to see you again. How've you been?"
"Oh, very good," she said. "And... You remember Otogi?"
"Of course." Yugi shook his hand. "How are you?"
"Pretty good, Yugi - doing pretty good."
"Well that's nice to hear."
"All right!" Jounouchi said happily. "Everyone's here! Can I eat? Please?"
Mai grinned. "I would've let you once Honda and Arisa got here." She pointed towards the counter, where an assortment of snacks and party foods had been laid out. "Gorge yourself well, kid."
So everyone got plates loaded up with food, cold drinks, and - with the help of a few folding chairs - a seat to set themselves down in. Everyone was glad to see Shizuka again, and she was bombarded with questions about how she had been doing, how she and Otogi got together, and how long she planned on staying.
“Oh, I don’t know,” she answered evasively. “I… Well, I guess as long as my brother will have me.”
“Which is forever,” Jounouchi responded promptly. “And dice-boy over here can find himself a nice hotel room.”
“Actually,” Otogi said with a smirk, “I have a small apartment here. It seemed like a good investment for Battle City, and I’ve just… kept it these past few years. I was actually thinking Shizuka and I could stay there.” Before Jounouchi could respond, he raised one eyebrow wryly and said, “Since, after all, I have two bedrooms.”
“Bah,” Jounouchi muttered, folding his arms across and looking away. Mai rolled her eyes and glanced over at Arisa, eyes clearly saying “Why do we love them? Why?”
Arisa smiled and glanced over at Honda, who was surreptitiously trying to clean up the cheese dip he had spilled on the counter with his tongue. “I have no idea.”
(I might add more later, but for now I’m happy with this.)
-Second Scene:
“I’m tired,” Arisa said, stifling a yawn as she unlocked the door to their apartment. “I had a wonderful time, but it really wore me out.” She hung her coat and purse up by the door. “I have a big day tomorrow, so - “
“A big day? Why?”
She rolled her eyes. “My dress fitting! Have I not reminded you of this for the past week and a half? You don’t have to do anything or be anywhere; this is just for me.”
He looked at her incredulously. “What? I thought you already found a dress.”
“I…” She sighed. “Why don’t you let me handle everything, honey? All you need to do is be where I tell you when I tell you.”
“Babe, you have control issues.”
“And you’re irresponsible. I’d say we’re even.” She walked off into their bedroom and emerged about five minutes later wearing a nightgown and holding a book. Honda had turned on the television set and was sitting happily on the couch in front of it. Arisa sighed.
“I thought you were going to bed.”
She rolled her eyes. “I am. But I was going to read a little first.” She sat down beside him and folded her legs under her body. He put an arm around her and she leaned into his side. “So turn that down a little.”
He obeyed.
***
Gah... Heh. I really want to get to the Seto/Anzu stuff, but that's at the very, very end of the chapter. Heh. Starting next chapter, though, it'll really shift focus back to them. (Yah.) So... heh. Yeah. This is what I have so far. Hopefully I can get some more done soon.
-ILB
***