Seto Kaiba stared right into Marik's eyes, challenging him. Marik didn't know what to do at the current situation. His whole plan could get blown off. He considered trying to use the millennium rod on Seto but his connection to his past life as the priest in Egypt will most likely protect him from the effects of the millennium item. He was caught off guard right now that he can't come up with an immediate plan.

"Have you been controlling Wheeler all this time?" Seto finally broke the silence. "Who are you really? It doesn't seem like you're a normal duelist in battle city anymore."

Marik continued to be silent. He gave Seto a poker face smirk as he continued to contemplate his option.

"Answer me!" Seto raised his voice in frustration. He was so angry at the person in front of him. "Why would you do something like this to Joey?"

The way the CEO used the blonde's name gave Marik an idea. Suddenly it didn't feel like he was in a bad situation after all. He smirked genuinely as he set his plan in motion.

"You're right, Mr. Kaiba." Marik began, regaining his composure. "I am not a regular duelist, I am Marik, the real leader of the rare hunters."

The brunette continued to glare at the Egyptian, holding as much composure as the guy in front of him. He continued to listen as the freak before him began to talk.

"As you know, my goal is to obtain the entire Egyptian God card and take Yugi's millennium puzzle in a quest for world dominance." Marik motioned his hand towards Joey. "And I'm using that pathetic friend of Yugi's as a pawn to set out all of my plans."

"Oh really?" Seto replied, matching the Egyptian's cockiness. "And what makes you think I'll let you move around so loosely and do as you please? There is no way I'm letting thugs like you to wreak havoc in this city and do whatever you want. I am putting a stop to you."

"Well...you can do that," Marik said slyly. "Or you can keep it a secret and work with me..."

"And what makes you think I'd want to work with you?"

"Well for one thing I can tell how you really like Joey Wheeler over here." Marik motioned to have Joey standing up. The blonde obeyed and got up to his feet. Marik asked him to remove the trench coat that he was wearing and as he let the fabric slide of his body, Seto could see all of Joey's assets as clearly as he had a couple of hours ago.

The image of Joey's well defined muscles is a sight that never gets old. The arms are just so gorgeous, the curves were so perfect and so right, and the pecs, yeah they were bulging so madly as Joey huffs air in and out of his lungs. And the abs...those cobblestones that forms a very nice six-pack finishes the whole package. His thighs and legs were also so magnificent, so firm with a hint of hair that was not too hairy. Joey was just beautiful.

Marik sneered at Seto's obvious infatuation over the blonde. The brunette was truly stupid to think that he was fooling anyone with his feelings for the man.

"If you work with me," Marik interrupted Seto's fantasies. "I'll let you have Joey. I'll let you do with him as you please."

The offer was very tempting but seeing the blonde bound to Marik's bidding made him felt so sorry for the boy. Joey was this very outspoken, obnoxious and rude person who lacks any social etiquette and that was the thing that he liked about that guy because in some ways he was kind of like him. But now, that character was missing because the psychopath that was before him has taken the blonde's free will away from him and that made him very mad at the Egyptian.

"You can have Joey forever with you." Marik continued. "I'll make sure he does whatever you want him to do and you can have him as long as you keep your mouth shut and not tell anybody."

"Do you think that I'm that desperate?" Seto replied coldly to the Egyptian's offers. "Don't think so lowly on me!"

Of course Marik didn't expect things to go as smoothly as he thought with Seto. He knows the brunette had pride to protect so he wouldn't admit defeat so easily. Luckily for him, he knows how to handle the CEO in front of him.

"Well then," Marik raised his head up high in the air full of arrogance. If Seto thinks he can intimidate him, then he has another thing coming. Two people can play this game! "If you're dead set on bringing me down, I'll just let you know when your front desk guy sent Joey up earlier he placed a hidden camera up your office..."

Chills began to crawl down Seto's spine as he realized where this was getting at.

"...and I have recorded the naughty things that you and Joey did in your office." Marik let another smirk as he saw the anger in Seto's face as he said those words. He knows he had him. "And it'd be a shame for the media to see what you've been doing now, wouldn't it?"

Seto gritted his teeth. He can't believe he's being blackmailed. This is the reason why he's always had to keep his guard up. He can't let psychos like Marik to take advantage of him like this. As he learned his true position in this situation, he bowed his head down in defeat. He was really angry on himself.

"Okay fine, you win..." Seto said through gritted teeth. "I won't tell anyone about your plans or put any stop to it." Marik smiled so annoyingly in his delight. He wanted to punch the guy's face so badly. "What do you want me to do then?"

"Very nice to know that you catch on very quickly," The Egyptian gloated. "I want you to shut down battle city. I don't want any distractions as I work on my new slave."

"Okay, I'll have done."

"And I'll also want you to make up an excuse to your company..." Seto raised an eyebrow, showing that he does not comprehend what the psychopath's saying. "...since you'll be absent from Kaiba corp for a few weeks."

"What?"

"I want you to stay at my hideout so I can keep an eye on you."

Seto got angry at Marik's words. He is basically being held captive by the Egyptian and he hated it because he has no choice but to comply. "Fine, you got it, creep."

"Oh, and one last thing..." Marik ignored Seto's last comment. He was enjoying this far too much. "I will require you to hand me your Egyptian God Card."

"What! NO WAY!"

"Your choice, Seto."

Seto thought about it. What was more important to him, his reputation or his Egyptian God Card? As he pondered about it he decided that he doesn't need an Egyptian God Card to win a duel. But he is not going to hand it down to this freak that easily.

"How long do you plan to keep me in your hideout?"

"Until I get Slifer and Yugi's puzzle"

"Well then I'll hand you my God Card when you get Yugi's puzzle and God Card."

Marik doesn't care if he gets Seto's God Card right now or later. All he wanted to do was to get Seto away from Yugi as possible so that he doesn't tell him what really happened to Joey. So his little negotiations does not bother him one bit.

"Fine, but I want to make sure that you have the card when you enter my hideout."

"That's cool"

"Okay then," Marik began to walk out the alley with Joey following him close by. "I want you to make your excuse now and meet me in this alley in one hour. My men will come pick you up."

And with that, Marik left with Joey. A car stopped in front of them and they both entered inside. Seto was very mad at the situation that he was in right now.

"So yeah, I have to go to a seminar for the next month so I can't be in Domino City," Seto was saying on his phone as he was talking to Mokuba.

Mokuba was asking an awful lot of questions and he didn't really want to be in an argument at the moment.

"Mokuba listen to me. This is a really important seminar which is why I couldn't miss it. And that's why the tournament also has to be cancelled for now, okay?" Seto sighed as Mokuba continued to ask more questions. "Mokuba, I'm sorry but I don't have much time. I need to leave as soon as possible to I need to go, okay? I'll email you later then. Bye!"

Seto hanged up his phone. He then resumed thinking about his current situation. As he thought about it he was glad that Marik was bringing him to his hideout. He wanted to come so that he'd be able to destroy the evidence that will cause so much controversy over his reputation. But more importantly, he wants to save Joey from the state that he was in right now. As much as he wants Joey to be his, he can't bear the fact to have him doing things against his will. He had to save him and this is the only way he could. Hopefully all will go well.

Seto went on with his journey back to the dark alley that he had just been in an hour ago. As he reached his destination he saw that Marik was already in the alleyway.

"I'm glad that you can make it." Marik greeted. "Show me the card"

Kaiba took the Egyptian God Card out of his trench coat pocket and raised it up to show it to Marik. After the Egyptian examined it and was convinced it was the real deal he gave it back to Seto.

"Like we agreed, I get it when I acquire Slifer and the puzzle?"

Seto nodded. Marik smirked and opened the car door for him. Seto went inside the car and seated himself in. He can't help but feel a little uneasy as to what he has got himself into.

TO BE CONTINUED

Author's Note: So here is chapter 7 to stir the plot up. I hope you enjoy it and again I'm open to suggestions if you'd be so kind to give some to me. Next chapter will be major and it will have your favourite yaoi lemony scenes so stay tuned!