Disclaimer: I do not own YGO, I do not own the characters except those that I might create for the purpose of this story, I'm not making money out of this fanfiction, blah blah blah.

Rating: M

Pairing: Puppyshippiiiing (Seto/Joey), 'cause I reaaaaaally enjoyed it with Talk to you never ^^

Warning: I'm writing in English but I'm a froooogg! XD I'm coming from Québec so I just hope I don't make mistakes that make a sentence hard or impossible to understand. If you see a very awkward one, please PM me or review me!

So proud that I must tell (just kiddin'): There's actually a concept for that fic's title and the chapters' title, the fanfic's title is "I am", therefore each chapter's title will be complete only when you read it preceded by "I am". I thought it'd be fun ^^

I am

Chapter 1: Looking at you

You seem so tired... not that I should care, of course. I'm Seto Kaiba, for heaven's sake. All I care about is myself, my little brother Mokuba, and my company. But still...

Still, I wonder what's happening to you. Every day, you seem even more tired than the previous day. And even when I'm mocking you, you don't even fight back anymore. Actually, you barely pay attention. Why? I liked it when you fought back. That glimpse of anger in your hazel eyes, that fist in the air, and the way you yelled at me, calling me "rich boy" or "money bag"...

I can't believe I actually miss it.

What happened to my puppy?

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Joey Wheeler leaned his head on the table, paying very little attention to the geography teacher. As a matter of fact, he was mostly focussing on staying awake. He barely reacted when Kaiba hit his chair with his foot.

"Don't fall asleep, mutt", the CEO whispered. "You snore."
"Shut up, Kaiba", the blonde sighed before leaning his head on his table again.
"You won't even call me rich boy now?"

Joey didn't reply - the rich CEO, however, was quite sure he heard him mumbling "Fuck off".

"Ow, such bad language. That hurts my ears."
"Then just leave me the fuck alone, I'm tired."
"Mr. Kaiba, Mr. Wheeler!"

The teacher's voice snapped in the air like a whip.

"Am I asking too much of you when I say I want you to pay attention to my class?"

Kaiba didn't react, but Joey rolled his eyes and put his chin in his hand.

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Yes, I call you my puppy. And yes, I'm mentally speaking to myself as if I was actually speaking to you. No, that doesn't make me mentally insane. Absolutely not.

I like it when you pay attention to me. I know, I sound like a child saying this. But that's true. Even if you're damn upset and yelling at me, it's better than if you just ignore me. That... that is unbearable. I know I'll never get the special attention I'd want. You'll never see me with those eyes.

So I guess annoying the hell out of you is the best option.

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Seto Kaiba leaned over his own desk and touched Joey's shoulder.

"Yeah, pay attention mutt", he whispered to his ear. "You don't want to fail this class too."

Joey's only response was to push the handsome CEO away, causing him to fall on the floor.

"ENOUGH!" the teacher yelled. "Detention tonight for both of you!"
"But I gotta work-" both of them started.
"That is your problem! Maybe next time you'll think twice before doing anything stupid here!"

They sighed heavily and Kaiba sat on his chair. Wheeler shot him a deadly glare.

"Thanks, rich boy. Thanks a lot"

Seto simply smirked. Somehow, it felt like he a just won something against the cute blonde.

You called me rich boy again...

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When Joey dropped on a chair in the detention room, Kaiba was already there, calmly reading a book.

"I hope you're proud, money bag."

Kaiba didn't reply. Actually, he didn't even move.

"I'm supposed to be working right now."

Still no reaction.

"Unlike you, I need it."

No answer.

"'Cause money isn't exactly growing up on trees, you know that?!"

The CEO's blue eyes moved towards Joey and he simply said:

"Actually, it is. Money is made with paper. And paper is made with trees."

He stared back at his book as Joey blinked.

"Don't play dumb with me! You know what I meant!!! I meant that normal people have to work to get money!"

Kaiba shrugged.

"I thought you got the prize money from Pegasus' tournament", he replied with a calm voice. "You shouldn't be worrying about money right now. Besides, I've worked a lot to reach my position and I'm working even more to keep it, so watch your words, mutt."
"Well I am worrying about money right now, 'cause that son of a bitch just disappeared and I was unable to get the money!"

Joey paused, and then he shook his head.

"Why am I telling you this anyway? You don't care!"

He crossed his arms and stared at the window. He didn't see Kaiba's smirk.

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I've got your attention again, pup... you may think that your words made me angry, but in fact, they made me happy. I bet that if you knew it, you wouldn't pay attention to me ever again...

I'm looking at you again. Apparently, whatever I do, I just can't get my eyes off you. I'm staring at you so often that actually, it appears that I observe more things about you that your friends do. For example, it seems to me that none of them noticed that you were always tired.

No, that's not right. You're not tired. Someone that is simply tired doesn't fall asleep every day in class. You're exhausted. None of them noticed it. Or none of them truly care. I wish I knew why you changed so much since you came back from that tournament...

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"Seto!"

Mokuba ran towards his big brother and gave him a hug. The CEO smiled.

"You're late, big brother."
"I know. I got detention."
"You? In detention? What for?"

Annoying my little puppy. Kaiba smirked for himself.

"Oh, nothing important."

Mokuba simply nodded, and then grinned.

"Hey, you know what big brother? I've got my result for this math exam you helped me with! I've a perfect mark!"

Kaiba smiled and messed with his little brother's black hair.

"Good job, Mokie."

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You must have some problem in your life. Could it be only the fact that you need money? I don't know. Does being in need of money make people look so exhausted and unable to react to any tease? I really don't know. I don't remember how it feels to be poor. Or... I don't want to remember. I'm not sure.

Anyway.

I'd like to know why you're like that now. Maybe I could help you, especially if it's just money. And then you'd give me some attention...

Wait, why the hell do I care? Why the hell am I thinking about you like that, calling you my puppy? I am Seto Kaiba. I live for myself, Mokuba and the Kaiba Corporation. I'm not supposed to care about you. I'm not supposed to call you my puppy.

But still... I can't help but try to figure you out...

My puppy.

End of the chapter: Hehe, I hope you like this start ^^ please review :D:D:D (might be short I know but it was just the introduction!