Yugioh: Through the Eyes of a Pet

by DUke Aster Williams

WARNING: Will contain malexfemale, malexmale, and femalexfemale pairings.

Chapter Four: Eventually Puppy and Puzzle Shipping

Joey Wheeler flopped down on his bed as his door closed, it had been a few days since he had seen Demetrius and he already missed him. They planned on meeting each other under their secret spot under a street lamp at around ten o'clock that night. Ten o'clock was a few hours away and the canine hybrid was getting anxious, not only was he going to see Demetrius but in a few weeks he would be turning eighteen. With a grin on his face, he couldn't help but the idea of living with Demetrius, in his apartment. It was a known fact that once a pet reaches the age of eighteen they were of legal age to be adopted by a human to become their pet, it was what they were breed for and their life goal. It wasn't the best hope that Joey wanted in his life, he honestly wanted to become a professor but he wasn't academically skilled so the best he could do was become a faithful pet. It was rare for a pet to choose his master and Joey was thankful that Demetrius was willing to buy him, not only would he be going to live with a person he cared for but he could also help his father financially.

Flipping open his phone, he saw that he had received no new messages. By this point, everyone has gone home or out with their human if they were domestic pets. Only the exotic pets were allowed to roam free since they were not domestic hybrids and most of his friends were domestic hybrids, excluding Ryou who was a phantom feline hybrid. Looking at his screensaver he blushed and smiled, it was a picture of him eating a giant bowl of pasta at Kaibaland Café; Demetrius took the picture when Joey had his mouth wide open about to chew on a large piece with a blush on his face as he looked at the camera. It was something that Joey loved about his boyfriend; he liked him for who he was and not what he was. Being a mutt hybrid was frowned upon since most people want pureblooded hybrids to know exactly what personality they are getting, more or less depending on how they are raised. Mutts on the other hand have a wide range of personalities and traits that they often change their moods rather quickly making them a bit unstable.

"Joey!" a voice yelled from outside the room.

"What dad?" Joey yelled back as he flipped his phone shut and sat up on his bed.

"I'm leaving for work!" his father said as the sound of the door opened.

"Remember you have to pay by the end of the month!" the landlord shouted from outside.

"We know!" Joey's father shouted as the door slammed shut.

Joey growled as he walked over to stick his head out of his window to show his middle finger to the landlord, but he decided against it and just stuck his head out. He watched as his father walked away with a familiar collar around his neck. With a sigh, the canine hybrid shook his head and cursed at the landlord under his breath. He couldn't wait until he could move in with Demetrius and get his father the money that he needed, then his father could buy a house for himself if enough money was given. Sighing, Joey set his alarm for ten o'clock before flopping down on his bed and taking a small nap.

The CEO of Kaiba Corp slammed the phone off as he pounded his fist against the desk, he just found out that one of his best employees had been profiting money using Kaiba Corp products behind the CEO's back. Growling, he stood up and paced the room to calm down his anger. Seto frowned as he finally calmed down and looked at the stack of application papers on his desk; he needed to find a replacement for the spots he had to fill but he wasn't just going to give this high paying job to a rookie, no. He decided to promote people up the ladder, of course with people he trusted, and would fill in lower ranking spots with rookies who would learn the ropes as they work. His door opened and he knew that it was only Mokuba, he was the only one allowed to waltz in without knocking.

"What is it Mokuba?" the CEO asked as he turned to face his brother, but was met with a hug instead.

"I brought you something to drink big brother!" the younger hybrid smiled as he ran over to the table to pick up the discarded cup of coffee, "I figured that you were getting tired so I brought you some coffee."

"Thanks," the CEO muttered as he took the mug and took a sip of it before setting it down on his table.

"…What's wrong?"

"Nothing."

"Don't lie to me big brother."

"It's none of your concern."

"But big bro-"

"No."

"Bu-"

"I said no."

"SETO!"

The CEO blinked in shock at his younger brother for a few moments, it was times like this that he remembered that his brother was maturing and dragons were hard to handle without proper patience. Looking into his brother's eyes he noticed that those once pure dark brown eyes had developed a few strands of blue mixed within the brown. It was one of the signs that he was maturing and those stages were some of the most crucial times to be patient and strong.

"Stop treating me like a child. If you haven't noticed, I'm about to enter my high school year which was the age that you took on Kaiba Corp!" Mokuba shouted as his eyes narrowed and his lips curled up a bit in irritation.

"Right," Seto breathed as he sat on the edge of his desk and covered an eye with his hand.

"So tell me what's the matter," Mokuba said with a hint of anger within him, he was calming down never the less.

"Remember Mr. Kikuchi?"

"The man with the really big mustache?"

"Yes him."

"What about him?"

"He was selling Kaiba Corp products for personal gain."

"What?"

"I just fired him and need to find a replacement."

"Hmm…why not hire Joey?"

"That mutt?"

"Big brother, don't call him that."

"It's the proper term for what he is."

"Still, he doesn't like being called that."

"Tch. Anyway, it isn't safe for us to hire a pet in this business, especially a domestic one."

"Well you hired Kisara, who you are so fond of!" Mokuba snapped.

"What do you mean Mokuba?"

"Don't act like I don't know, I noticed the way you look at her and she's a domestic pet!"

"She's different."

"How?"

"Becau-that's classified information," the CEO caught himself.

"Tch, yeah…if that's what you want to call sucking you-MOKUBA!" Mokuba mumbled and crossed his arms before he was interrupted by Seto.

"Don't assume something that you don't know anything about," Seto growled as he walked back to his chair in front of his computer.

"Tch, I know enough," Mokuba grumbled before leaving the office and slamming the door shut.

"Damn it," Seto growled as he hit his fist against his desk again, making his cup of coffee shake.

Seto picked up the papers of applications before finding the one that he was looking for. Looking at the picture was nothing special, it looked like a mug shot but that was standard for hybrid applications. The hybrid had blond hair and dark brown eyes, it was exotic but it was natural since he was born and raised in America, a large quantity of hybrids came from America. Frowning he looked at the hybrid's resume; he had worked at many places and seemed to show stability in each of his previous jobs. Though, so were many other applicants who were human and possess so much more than just good job stability. The mutt was better off working somewhere in Kaibaland where his subordinates were in charge of finding friendly and appealing employees to draw attraction. Sighing, he shoved the application back into the pile of papers in alphabetical order so it was easy to find everyone in the future.

Joey rushed outside with his collar on and almost got hit by a few cars when he wasn't paying attention to the roads. His tail was wagging happily and he was bouncing on the pad of his feet as he waited patiently at the lamp post, it was their spot when they began their relationship. Checking his watch, the hybrid sighed remembering that it was broken and needed new batteries. The sound of a motorcycle made his ears perk towards the direction it was coming from. Almost in a fluid motion, the motorcycle stopped for enough time for Joey to grab the helmet, put it on, and swing his leg onto the back seat before it started up again. Digging his claws into his boyfriend's shirt, Joey stuck his tongue out pretending he was the king of the world even though he had his helmet on and he couldn't catch the wind. Joey loved it when Demetrius would take his father's car, the blond could stick his head out the window for his own amusement. Within minutes, they were at Demetrius's apartment and they quickly dropped the safety gear onto the floor. The hybrid was the first one to move, he jumped into his boyfriend's arms and wrapped his legs around the other's waist. Kissing him passionately, Joey knew that this would be the best day of his life; he received a text earlier that all the legal documents have been signed and as soon as he turned eighteen Joey would be legally owned by Demetrius.

"Who's an eager pup?" Demetrius purred as he pulled away to nip at the hybrid's dark brown ears.

"I am," Joey blushed as he kissed the human's neck.

"Good…I love it when you smile," Demetrius cooed as he gripped the hybrid's waist to support him as he carried the other to the couch.

Joey wagged his tail as he straddled his boyfriend, nothing could make him any happier. Dried lips rubbed against his neck as the hybrid allowed himself to be controlled, becoming nothing but obedient. Joey wished time would speed up so he would be eighteen, his heart was racing and the air was getting thicker. Running his paws through the man's hair, Joey played with the dark locks as he kissed them man's neck. Demetrius smirked against the other's skin as he pulled away and kissed the hybrid's forehead. Joey blushed and his ears flattened in happiness when he felt thick fingers gliding through his hair. He enjoyed these moments, the tender touching and the loving he received was what made Joey happy. It was the little things; the canine could care less about how much money someone had or how beautiful they looked. Taking his boyfriend for example, he was certainly muscular and could make any woman stop to take a second glimpse of him but looking at him more, he wasn't the most attractive man. His eyebrows were thick and occupied most of his face, also his eyes were somewhat hidden behind his bangs leaving attention to be drawn to his lips, which always held a frown on them. Joey leaned up and pecked his boyfriend's dry lips and licked them to add some moisture to them.

"You need a shower," Joey complained as he ran his paws through the larger one's hair.

"Hmmm…why don't you just lick me clean?" Demetrius asked as he hummed a little tune against the hybrid's neck.

"Aye, I ain't a cat!" Joey argued as his ears flattened and his tail thumped against the side of the couch.

"Right right, maybe I should get a feline hybrid instead," Demetrius smirked as he enjoyed his pup's frustration.

"No backstabber! Ya already bought me!" Joey whined as he softly punched the chest in front of him.

"Alright, I know. You know I love you," Demetrius hummed as he pecked the hybrid's lips before starting to get up and taking off his shirt, "Alright, I'll take a shower."

"Good! I'll be here!" Joey smiled as he watched his boyfriend leave the room. Seeing the discarded shirt on the floor, Joey crawled off couch and picked up the shirt before nuzzling it.

Holding it in his teeth, he crawled over onto the couch and curled up on the cushions, cradling it in his arms. The shirt smelt of sweat and cologne, Joey always loved how his boyfriend smelt. Nuzzling his nose against the cotton fabric, a smile appeared on the blond hybrid's face. It didn't take Demetrius long to take a shower, pulling his underwear and pants on Demetrius soon made his way to his canine hybrid. Hearing the loud footsteps, Joey's ears perked forward before he lifted his head towards the door. In the door frame stood Demetrius, leaning against his shoulder and smiling down at him. Joey smirked as the man walked over to ruffle his hair and kiss his forehead. It had been a while since he had any time with Demetrius and Joey was happy to be in the arms of his lover.

Yugi Muto tapped his finger against the wooden counter he was leaning on. It was only a few minutes until the Kame Game shop closed and his grandpa was sleeping in bed. Being old, Yugi's grandpa went to bed early leaving Yugi to watch the shop on his own. It wasn't anything new to the feline hybrid but Yugi didn't enjoy staying up this late. It was getting towards half past ten and the feline hybrid didn't like waiting for absolutely nothing. With a sigh, the feline hybrid stretched his arms and back, he had been standing there for more than a few hours and his legs were starting to get tired. Grabbing a small stool, he sat down and flexed his feet to stretch his back legs. The sound of the door opening made the feline's ears twitch. Looking over, Yugi's lips curled up into a smile as he scrambled over the counter to pounce onto the intruder. Purring loudly, the feline latched onto the intruder's arm without any second thoughts.

"My my, how is my kitten doing?" the intruder chuckled as he petted the feline behind his ears.

"Being bored," Yugi pouted as he pulled himself off of his boyfriend and walked back behind the counter.

"I can see that, when does the shop close?" Atem asked as he leaned against the counter and reached to take a lock of the feline's hair.

"In a few minutes."

"Why can't you close it up early?"

"Grandpa would be mad if he found out."

"Okay, I see. I guess we can stay here a few more minutes," Atem said as he stroked his feline's cheek, receiving a moan and a purr.

"Atem," Yugi complained as he closed his eyes and nuzzled against the other's palm.

"Shhh, I know you enjoy it."

"S-Stop!"

"Alright, I'll stop," Atem chuckled as he retracted his hand and kissed the feline's nose, "You know you're adorable."

"Mhmm."

Yugi blushed as he received complements and flirtatious words from his boyfriend, he was happy for such an attentive person. The feline couldn't help but smile sheepishly as he felt his cheeks burning from embarrassment. Looking at the time, he noticed that it was a few minutes past closing hours. Quickly walking over to the door to turn the sign, the two walked out of the Kame Game shop and headed down the street. The tricolored couple walked underneath the moonlight and enjoyed their evening together. The night was when less people were out, which meant less judgment and more secrecy for ones who lurk in the night. Yugi knew that he was tired, being rather ill and tired most of the time, but he stayed up with his lover who could stay up the whole night if he wanted too. Also, the two worked during the day so they couldn't see each other often despite how they visit each other every so often. Leaning against the taller man, Yugi closed his eyes as he walked as he tried to stay awake. His eyes were getting heavy and his job was rather slow that day. Atem looked down at the slightly shorter of the two and smiled at himself, his tri-colored hybrid brought him back so many memories. Stopping to sweep the tired soul, Atem let his feline curl up in his arms to go to sleep. The older knew how much Yugi pushed himself to stay up just for him, he even felt a bit selfish for tempting the feline to push his limits. To be honest, Atem was a selfish person and he knew he wasn't right for this innocent feline. Kissing the hybrid's forehead, Atem pushed back those thoughts and closed his eyes as he sat on the bench. If the feline only knew, Atem was sure that the hybrid would be disgusted with him.

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