Disclaimer: I don't own yu-gi-oh… but if I did, I'd probably mess it up, anyway.

A/N: this is totally random… don't ask…

Ages:

Joey- 23

Seto- 23

Yugi- 23

Korokimai-26

Dog-Boy

Chapter 1

Pet-Sitting Duties

It was almost time for Koro's date. I sat on the floor, wondering who would watch me this time. Koro, or Korokimai, was my 'master', and he often brought in people to 'pet-sit' me. Koro hated my guts, but he loved what he could do to me.

"Joey!" Koro called me.

"Yes, master?" I said, trembling, afraid he'd found Abiak, my stuffed dog.

"Seto here will be watching you tonight. Be good, and you can keep this," he said, throwing Abiak at me. "By the way, what's its name?"

"Abiak," I mumbled.

"What was that? I couldn't hear you," he said, tilting my chin up.

"A-Abiak," I said a little louder.

"Good mutt. I'll see you in the morning," Koro said, walking out of the room.

"Abiak, huh?" Seto said. I nodded. "Isn't that 'Kaiba' backwards?"

"um, I named him after… the person who gave him to me, I always do that," I said, thinking back to the carnival when Seto won him and ended up giving him to me.

"really? No big deal, then? I was thinking you had a secret crush on me, or maybe even Mokuba," Seto said.

Oh, god, he knows! How to get outta this one… I thought.

"you have to think about that? I figured you'd deny it in an instant," Seto said.

"I… was wondering where you'd get such a crazy idea. I-I mean, why would I like you, you were always mean to me. It doesn't make sense," I said.

"You're shaking. Are you nervous?" he said, almost… caringly, but still a little teasingly.

"no… just got a chill," I said, just as I would've years ago, when I was with Yugi and the others.

"uh-huh. In mid-summer?" he asked.

"ok, so what if I am nervous?" I snapped.

"tsk tsk. Watch that mouth, or I'll tell Koro that you were a bad doggie… and you know what happens then," he said.

I hugged Abiak closer, afraid.

"Now, what's so special about that stuffed dog?" he said.

"He's all I have left…" I sniffled. It was true, I didn't have anything left anymore but Abiak.

"oh, that's it, come here," he said from the bed where he was sitting.

"I'm not supposed to…" I said.

"Don't worry, I won't tell. Besides, he said I could do things my way while he was gone, meaning, until I leave, those rules are out the window. Okay?" he said. I nodded. "Then come here," he said again.

I came over to the bed, and he motioned for me to sit. I sat on the bed beside him, and he scooted closer.

"what are you doing?" I asked quietly.

He put his arm around me, and pulled me close to him, and stroked my hair with his free hand.

"You may not like me, but I definitely like you, especially now. You look cuter with the collar on," he said.

"th-thank you, Seto," I said.

"hey, do you want me, even if you don't like me?" he said.

"I do like you," I replied. "and I want you, too."

"good, that'll make this so much easier. Let's play…" he said, taking his shirt off.

"okay, Seto," I said.

A/N: okay, next chapter will be out when I have enough reviews. 5 at least.