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Flower power

and scary shadows

Seto was driving away from the orphanage after being talked into picking flowers and giving them to Joey by Joe-Joe. And considering the glare Seth had given him, he´d better do it or Seth might talk about Kaiba Corp.'s secret project. He could play innocent as much was he wanted. Seto was sure that it was the 5 year old that had hacked the computer system.

Beaten by a five year old. At least the little device he had built into the laptop on his way to the orphanage should prevent it from happening again. It woulf set off an alarm on Seto's phone immediately when the boy would start to hack again. It was the only reason Seto had bothered to set the laptop up, with everything ready. Seth could have done it for sure but that way he would think that Seto had taken the laptop out of his box to set it up instead, of putting a surprise inside.

The way he had looked through the systems he might still suspect something but not what and won't find it easily.

Seto told the driver to stop at the next flower shop before sending Joey a message to let him know that Joe-Joe had a present for the blond and that Seto was supposed to hand it to him.

"Why stop at a flower shop?" Mokuba asked, "Aren't you supposed to hand pick the flowers?"

Seto looked at his grinning brother. The young boy definitely enjoyed this more than Seto himself. "I highly doubt that Joey even would know the difference between a rose and a daisy, so who cares." Seto just stated.

A moment later he got an answer from Joey. 'I'm at the game shop, just drop it off there.' Great, this was just great. If Joey was at the game shop then at least some of the annoying geek squat were too. And that meant that they all would see him hand Joey a bunch of flowers. How had he gotten into this situation? Oh yes right, first a five year old managed to beat him and Mokuba at hacking and then a four year old with the most dangerous eyes made him promise to give Joey flowers and now he would have to really do it or the five year old might give his companys´ secrets to god knows who.

They stopped in a flower shop and Seto walked in. Before the florist could even open her mouth, Seto already said "I need a bunch of flowers but make them look hand picked or the little girl is giving me a hard time. And don't ask questions and do not dare to tell anyone. If possible white and maybe a little blue."

She did as asked and picked some, before handing them to him. Seto had no idea what kind of flowers he had as he paid. Only that they were rather expensive. At least it would get him out of picking some himself. He went back to the limo and he and Mokuba drove to Yugi's game shop.

Once there Mokuba and Seto went right in and Seto wanted to run right back out. The whole gang was there. Not only Yugi and Yami, also Tristan, Duke, Téa, Ryou and Bakura. All of them were present. Seto had hoped that at least Téa wouldn't be there and rather off on some dancing related trip. Mokuba already had to stifle a laughing fit. Seto took a deep breath and then he handed Joey the flowers, without saying a word. Joey stared at them and both started to blush. "They´re from Joe-Joe." Seto said.

"Sure, she could never afford them." Joey stated simply but took the flowers and looked at them.

"She made me pick them for her in my garden so they didn't cost anything." Seto simply informed the blond, hoping that it would work.

"Right. Let me guess, she talked you into it but you were too lazy and bought some instead, right." Joey rather stated than asked. He already knew the answer.

"What makes you think that?" Seto asked him.

"Just as a little tip, next time you buy flowers, tell the shopkeeper what you need them for." Joey said, his face still a dark red, considering the meaning of the flowers he held in his hands.

"What do you mean?" Seto asked again, now a little confused.

"Did you know that I worked in a flower shop for about 3 weeks and learned a lot about flowers and their meaning there?" Joey asked Seto.

Great. Seto thought. So much for making him believe theiy´re self picked, he probably noticed something.

"What is their meaning? And how did you know that Kaiba didn't have them in his garden? I mean he could still have them, couldn't he?" Yugi asked confused.

"The white lily's maybe. Which by the way, moneybags, mean innocence so they might fit to Joe-Joe with that and I just pretend there is no meaning of love, since it isn't used as often as a meaning for death." Joey started and then blushed even more as he continued "But the blue rose that's in the middle is doubtfully in ya garden because it doesn't exist like this in nature. They are naturally white and have been dyed. Well some can now be genetically changed but they are still only grown in some genetic testing places. And by the way, a single rose is a symbol of completion, of consummate, achievement and perfection. So I grant you that it is fitting for a big ass CEO with an oversized ego. But you know, in literature blue roses are usually portrayed as a symbol for true love and prosperity. And to convey inner feelings, like love at first sight. Well some cultures would rather say they mean the achievement of the impossible. But one thing is for sure, these flowers were probably made to look like a present for a girl ya might have feelings for. And that's why I said ya should tell them what it is for." With that Joey threw the flowers to Yami and added: "But since the colour blue is for royalty. I'm just gonna pass them on to our little Pharaoh there, then it fits."

Now Mokuba really laughed and thought wow that was fitting. Because getting those two to fall in love with each other and admit it, is an impossible mission.

Most of the others where stifling a laugh but Seto still stood there and was just about to leave, as Mokuba asked him: "Didn't you want to ask Joey something else?"

The death glare Mokuba received was probably the worst one he had ever gotten from his brother but Seto still gave a sigh and turned around before asking: "Do you have time on Saturday?"

Now it was silence. Everyone was thinking the same. Was Seto asking Joey on a DATE? Joey's face turned an even darker red as he asked suspiciously, "Why?"

"Because Seth and Joe-Joe will be at my place this weekend and Joe-Joe would like to see you again. And I thought that Saturday might be best, since I'm working and won't have to see you all day." Seto said and the rest of the gang was disappointed.

"I see, ya want me to babysit the rascals." Joey stated.

"What, can you do that?" Seto asked sounding a doubtfully.

"I guess so, I have time." Joey answered.

"I don't mean if you have time, but rather if you believe yourself capable of minding a child, not to mention two? Because I actually asked Seth to babysit the two of you, assuming that Joe-Joe and you are more likely to need it than Seth." Seto explained, earning him a fiery glare from Joey.

"Who are Joe-Joe and Seth?" Tristan asked. It was the first time he had heard those names.

"Seth is the smartest kid that ever lived and Joe-Joe is the most dangerous one." Seto stated.

"Why is she dangerous?" Bakura asked.

"Easy," Seto said. "Some people complained that my glares are murderous, but trust me her puppy eyes are more dangerous, because she can make you willingly jump of a cliff and you'll be happy to have gotten off that easy."

"How´s that?" Bakura asked again.

"Bakura, she made ME buy flowers for HIM." Seto said pointing at Joey. "Trust me, I'd rather taken the cliff. Her puppy eyes are the worst I've ever seen."

"Ah, puppy eyes don't work on me." Bakura said.

"Unless I use them on him they really don't. I saw others try and totally fail, he is heartless." Ryou confirmed.

"I bet Joe-Joe's would work on him. Trust me hers are dangerous." Joey confirmed Seto's statement from before.

"Either way, I have to go and see if I can find a cliff. In case she tries to pull something like that again." Seto said and walked out of the game shop. Mokuba still laughed a little but said his good - bye´s as well.

On the next Friday, Seto went to the orphanage after work to pick up the siblings. Seth seemed to be exhausted and Joe-Joe even more hyper than usual.

"What's wrong with her?" Seto asked the boy quietly as Mokuba helped the girl to get into the car and on one of the two car seat shells for kids that Seto had gotten from the orphanage for the weekend he had the kids.

"She is excited." Seth just said, sounding even more exhausted as he looked.

"Was she like this all day?" Seto asked.

"No, she started after you left the last time and calmed down a little since then." Seth said dryly.

Seto stared at the boy and got his phone out to order the maids to hide all the sweets before he got home. That girl definitely didn't need a sugar rush on top of it.

"Is she always like that when she gets excited?" Seto asked curious by now.

"No. Sometimes she is worse, sometimes calmer. But you should have seen her before her birthday." Seth said with a little loving smile. No matter how exhausting the girl could be, he still loved her.

"I have to say it is somewhat cute that she can look forward to something with so much enthusiasm." Seto said with a smile towards the little boy, who just nodded. After that Seth got into the car without the need of any help and they all were off to the mansion.

Joe-Joe's eyes widened as she saw the building and said, "Yay I'm a princess now."

Seth smiled a tiny bit at her and said, "This is a mansion not a castle, sister. And even if it would be a castle, you could still only live like a princess. But I agree that the mansion is stunning."

Seto smiled a little as he heard the exchange. But since Seth looked exhausted and it already was rather late, he couldn't do much with the two that evening. He would have to wait till Sunday and hope that Joey wasn't wearing them out on Saturday. But then again, Seto doubted that anyone could wear out Joe-Joe.

And the evenings events proved him right. During dinner most of the food ended up on her clothes, Seto's clothes or the floor, some even on the ceiling.

After that she had a bath and Seth had a shower himself. Seth had folded his clothes after putting some PJ's over the radiator for both of the siblings. Joe-Joe was in the bath tube and Seto helped getting all the food out of her hair. After the bath Seto needed to get changed. He wasn't sure how the girl had managed it, but his bathroom was flooded, he was soaked and the tube was nearly empty.

The only good news were that Seto didn't need to worry about Joe-Joe breaking anything the next day under Joey's care. Because considering the shattered remains that filled his bins, there was nothing breakable left.

Seto was unbelievably happy as the girl was finally in the guestroom that was waiting for her and between Seto's room and the guest room, that Seth would be using that night. Seto watched as Seth silently switched the stuffed dragons with the girl, leaving her with the black dragon that looked like Seth from the colours. Seto assumed that she probably wanted to feel closer to Seth, especially in a strange place like this.

Seth wanted to go to bed himself. Seto wondered if he was used to do so or just wanted to show Seto how mature he was. Either way, Seto wished him a good night and said that he could come to him if he needed anything during the night. If Seth wanted to be seen as mature it would be far from Seto to not fullfil that wish. He deserved it. And as soon as both kids were in bed Seto went into his own. He left both doors open a little, so he would hear her if she would wake up and needed something.

Seto had never been that happy to be in bed. The little girl really was a energetic. But it had been fun to have her around. Seto was asleep within moments after putting his head onto his pillow.

But he wasn't asleep for long.

At around midnight a high pitched and loud scream woke him up. Joe-Joe was screaming like mad. The way she screamed it was a miracle that she wasn't suffocating herself. Seto turned on the light, or rather tried to. The power was out for some reasons. He saw a short flash of light during which the scream quieted for a split second. Great, a thunderstorm. The lightning must have hit something and Joe-Joe was most likely afraid of it too.

Seto couldn't hear the thunder, Joe-Joe was louder.

He stood up and slowly made his way to the girl´s room in the dark. He saw a maid, probably wanting to look what the girl needed and he asked her to find some candles for the time being.

As Seto walked into the room, he heard Seth's voice already, "Shhhhh Joe-Joe, don't cry. Pappy might not let us back if we wake him up."

Pappy? Seto thought. But just gave a sigh. It wasn't such a surprise after the little dragon story the kids had told them.

The girl didn't calm down at all. Her little body was trembling with fear and shaking with sobs as she cried so hard that it seemed impossible for her to answer her brother. Seto went closer and asked the boy: "What's wrong with Joe-Joe?"

The boy looked up a little shocked and just hoped that Seto hadn't heard him. "She is afraid of the dark. Extremely afraid. With her imagination she truly believes there to be monsters in the dark. She even doesn't like shadows unless there is still enough light around." Seth blushed at the naive thoughts of his sister. But at least a lot of kids her age were afraid of the dark, and Joe's imagination just didn't help it.

Seto smiled at the boy and picked Joe-Joe up, before he said to the boy: "Follow me. You might need to know this at some point."

They walked out of the room were the maid just came with a lit candle. Seto asked Seth to carry it since he had Joe-Joe and Seth was probably mature enough to handle a candle. Joe calmed down a little but still cried too hard to say anything and her body was still shaking and shivering on Seto's arm but her face was turned to the candle. Her blue eyes stared at the small light like it was a lifeline she needed to reach but couldn't. Like the little candle was better than nothing, but not enough to protect her from the monsters that lived in the dark.

Seto walked with Seth, to a room behind the kitchens where a power generator stood. He only had taken Joe, so she wouldn't be without her brother. A maid probably wasn't enough for the frightened little girl.

Seto made sure that Seth saw what switch he used to turn the machine on. And as soon as he had done that the light was back on. Joe-Joe calmed down fast and looked around in astonishment.

"Pappy, you made the dark go away!" The girl said sounding completely astonished.

Seto just blushed. Now she had even called him pappy to his face. Seth looked shocked and worried how Seto might react now.


Please Review

And I know I promised a tragon tale, but I got a tiny bit overboard with the flower stuff that some of you wanted. Sorry! I will probably get around to it in the next chapter, unless a little chat between Mokuba and a half asleep Seto will get too long, too. *LOL*

But I can promise that Bakura will meet Joe-Joe and Seth in the next chapter. And you'll see if Joe-Joe's puppy eyes, that can make people happily jump of a cliff, work on Bakura?

And to Death-Dimension, I'm afraid you need to get in line 1. JoeyXSeto 2. YamiXYugi 3. Still a secret but trust me, you do not want to fight one of them for this spot, and 4. was HorsesRain but she opted with being a god parent.

And HorsesRain, of which child would you like to be a god parent? I bet there will be more for that, so I better start a list of all their god parents and adopted aunties and unka's. :P

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What would you like me to do after 'No one touches MY dog'?

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Focus is mainly on 'Dream Team' and getting it finished (If it is not finished by then) - this one is second at the moment, just to let you know.

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