Outside - ch.07

# Rollercoaster #

Chapter 7

Jounouchi frowned.

“Uh, Kaiba? I know I’m the one that’s hit his head, but isn’t the exit kinda…that way?” he asked, looking around towards the clearly marked gates to be sure.

“Yup.” Kaiba replied, not even pausing his stride. Jou caught up with him, still confused.

“Then…why are we heading in this direction?” they passed a sign reading ‘Car Park’.

“Because, Pup, I don’t wanna have to carry my bag round all day.” Kaiba answered taking a set of keys from his pocket and clicking a button to make a dark blue Jaguar flash in reply. Ignoring Jou’s stunned expression he proceeded to deposit his suitcase inside the vehicle and flicking the little button to lock it again.

“Shall we go?”

The blonde’s dumbstruck expression went from the car to Kaiba’s face.

“…?”

“You have a Jag?”

“…I’m sorry, have I not introduced you two?” he asked sarcastically.

“You…but, you…don’t you gotta be 18 to drive?”

“…your point…?”

“You aren’t-“

“Birthday was last month. Shall we?” Kaiba now strode from the school, Jounouchi as always having to catch up.

“But, I only turned 17 this year!” when he was ignored, Jou carried on. “When’s your birthday?”

Now there was a question Seto Kaiba didn’t hear very often. Well, not outside those annoying little form things, anyway.

“Well?”

“Um, 25th. October.”

Jou sidled a look at his companion, noticing a slight frown on his features, eyes cast down towards the pavement. Jou had the sudden impulsion to ‘aww!’ at him, but quickly suppressed the urge, skilfully muffling it by a soft chuckle as he stretched out his arms.

“What’s the matter? Surprised I wasn’t spawned?”

Jounouchi turned at that remark, this time meeting cold blue eyes with a familiar angry glint in them. Taken aback he stopped for a second, then frowned angrily himself and grabbed the brunette’s sleeve, dragging him into a walled park to their right instead. Several paces into the grass Kaiba turned to face the blonde, expressionless. Jou shoved him, trying to elicit some kind of response.

“What the hell is your problem! One minute you almost seem like a decent guy, the next you’re back to being a cold-hearted bastard!” This was just like before, the same anger from every fight they’d ever had; why the hell did this guy piss him off so much! “Dammit, answer me!”

Before Jounouchi could raise a hand to push him again Kaiba had both of them held securely by the wrists. A swift second of suspense washed over the blonde’s face as his breath choked in his throat. Kaiba leant forward, almost touching the boy’s face with his own. Jou remained transfixed as the ice blue eyes flicked down to his quivering lips, then back up to gaze honestly into his wide frightened orbs. Even through their small contact, Kaiba could feel the blonde’s body tense up, see his narrow shoulders shrug apprehensively; but tense as he was then, the feeling expanded sevenfold when Kaiba closed the gap.