Chapter 24 - First Little Bit
Yugioh "ICOE" chp. 24 progress
Mokuba; Kaiba and Jounouchi
Riku crossed her arms over her chest and surveyed Mokuba with a mixture of irritation and regret. “This… isn’t going anywhere, is it?” She sighed. “I like you, Mokuba, but I’m not going to be put on the back burner.”
He scratched the back of his head. “And I don’t blame you for that attitude, I really don’t.” Then he sighed. “Riku… How about another chance. Please? I know I’ve been distracted lately, but that’s all behind us.” He pouted adorably. “Come on… I know you can’t resist me.”
She sighed, but slid her arms around his neck. “Why don’t I think you’re really sorry?”
He kissed her quickly and said, “I have no idea. I’m as sincere as can be.”
Riku laughed. “Really?”
He nodded emphatically. “Yes. A hundred percent.” Her eyes were focused on his mouth, and all thoughts raced out of his head. “If you don’t believe me, I could…” He swallowed, and her eyes darted to the bob of his adam’s apple. “I could show you how sincere I am.”
“Mmm.” She stepped closer. “I think I’d like that, Mokuba. I think I want to see just how… sincere you are.”
‘Screw Rebecca,’ he thought, happily focused on the lovely girl in his arms. ‘I never needed her anyway.’
(Line)
“What the hell do you want?” Jounouchi yelled, yanking the door to his apartment open. “It’s… Oh.” He blinked. “Kaiba.” He sighed. “Why are you here, asshole?”
Seto pushed him aside and stepped through the door. “I need to talk to you.”
“What? You have to be kidding me.” He yawned and scratched his stomach. “Get out. I don’t want to talk to you.”
“I’m not giving you an option.” He sat down on the couch, careful to let as little of his body touch it as possible. “Sit down.”
Jounouchi, too tired to really think straight, found it was easier just to do what he was told. So he took a seat in the old recliner and turned a somewhat bleary gaze towards his unwelcome visitor. “Well?”
“I don’t want to be here anymore than you want me here,” he said bluntly, prefacing the difficult talk with something he thought might put the other man at ease.
“Then Anzu made you, huh?” He yawned again. “What the hell about?”
Seto glared. “Anzu did not make me. While it was originally her suggestion, I do not let her whim control my actions.”
“Whatever.” Jounouchi laughed. “You’re in a relationship - her whims are controlling you whether you want them to or not. I know Mai’ll say no sex if I don’t do what she wants.”
“Don’t compare me to you,” Seto said, fighting back the urge to shudder. “I make my own decisions, free of Anzu’s influence.”
Jounouchi gave him an incredulous look.
To make the conversation go smoothly, Seto decided to concede. “Mostly free of Anzu’s influence.”
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So I just sat down and wrote this! Yup - go me. Heh. It hasn't been edited or anything, but I think it's a good start. This chapter is going to take a little more work than I anticipated; the Jounouchi/Otogi talk in the middle of the chapter really has to be handled carefully, so I'm probably going to want to just get a version written and then revise it. I'm trying my best to get this crazy thing done, though! Heh.
OH! Other important note. I finished writing Green: Sloth for "Sevenfold". I know - you think I'd do it in order. Heh. But Green: Gluttony is slightly more involved, so I wanted to give it a little thought before I started writing. I think I'll post it here soon."
-ILB
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Mokuba; Kaiba and Jounouchi
Riku crossed her arms over her chest and surveyed Mokuba with a mixture of irritation and regret. “This… isn’t going anywhere, is it?” She sighed. “I like you, Mokuba, but I’m not going to be put on the back burner.”
He scratched the back of his head. “And I don’t blame you for that attitude, I really don’t.” Then he sighed. “Riku… How about another chance. Please? I know I’ve been distracted lately, but that’s all behind us.” He pouted adorably. “Come on… I know you can’t resist me.”
She sighed, but slid her arms around his neck. “Why don’t I think you’re really sorry?”
He kissed her quickly and said, “I have no idea. I’m as sincere as can be.”
Riku laughed. “Really?”
He nodded emphatically. “Yes. A hundred percent.” Her eyes were focused on his mouth, and all thoughts raced out of his head. “If you don’t believe me, I could…” He swallowed, and her eyes darted to the bob of his adam’s apple. “I could show you how sincere I am.”
“Mmm.” She stepped closer. “I think I’d like that, Mokuba. I think I want to see just how… sincere you are.”
‘Screw Rebecca,’ he thought, happily focused on the lovely girl in his arms. ‘I never needed her anyway.’
(Line)
“What the hell do you want?” Jounouchi yelled, yanking the door to his apartment open. “It’s… Oh.” He blinked. “Kaiba.” He sighed. “Why are you here, asshole?”
Seto pushed him aside and stepped through the door. “I need to talk to you.”
“What? You have to be kidding me.” He yawned and scratched his stomach. “Get out. I don’t want to talk to you.”
“I’m not giving you an option.” He sat down on the couch, careful to let as little of his body touch it as possible. “Sit down.”
Jounouchi, too tired to really think straight, found it was easier just to do what he was told. So he took a seat in the old recliner and turned a somewhat bleary gaze towards his unwelcome visitor. “Well?”
“I don’t want to be here anymore than you want me here,” he said bluntly, prefacing the difficult talk with something he thought might put the other man at ease.
“Then Anzu made you, huh?” He yawned again. “What the hell about?”
Seto glared. “Anzu did not make me. While it was originally her suggestion, I do not let her whim control my actions.”
“Whatever.” Jounouchi laughed. “You’re in a relationship - her whims are controlling you whether you want them to or not. I know Mai’ll say no sex if I don’t do what she wants.”
“Don’t compare me to you,” Seto said, fighting back the urge to shudder. “I make my own decisions, free of Anzu’s influence.”
Jounouchi gave him an incredulous look.
To make the conversation go smoothly, Seto decided to concede. “Mostly free of Anzu’s influence.”
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So I just sat down and wrote this! Yup - go me. Heh. It hasn't been edited or anything, but I think it's a good start. This chapter is going to take a little more work than I anticipated; the Jounouchi/Otogi talk in the middle of the chapter really has to be handled carefully, so I'm probably going to want to just get a version written and then revise it. I'm trying my best to get this crazy thing done, though! Heh.
OH! Other important note. I finished writing Green: Sloth for "Sevenfold". I know - you think I'd do it in order. Heh. But Green: Gluttony is slightly more involved, so I wanted to give it a little thought before I started writing. I think I'll post it here soon."
-ILB
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