Title: You Can Cope
Author: Blemery
Rating: PG-13?
Pairing(s): S/J
Beta: anubiset
Spoilers: none

Summary: Dray gets frightened after an former-employee threatens him but Seto is there to kiss it and make it all better. Mokuba is scheming again and it has everything to do with Joey! Will his plan work and what exactly has he been doing with the Ishtars.

The lobby was starting to fill as the beginning of the work day began. Dray leaned over the front desk and nodded to all the employees. "Dray!"

"Akira-san hi!" Dray waved.

"Are you trying to steal my job?" Akira asked.

Dray snickered and shook his head. "Dad says he could never fire you. You're too pretty and since you're the first and last thing people see when they enter he has to keep you. Plus there's more then air in your head."

"Awe Dray, did he really say that?" She smiled going behind the desk and sitting down in the extra chair. "So then why are you down here?"

"Dad's firing someone, again." Dray told her. "He doesn't think its appropriate for me to watch. They cry and beg and sometimes they yell and scream."

"Awe poor Kaiba-san, I never realized how hard it could be to be him. I'd never want to fire anyone." She replied not many people at Kaiba Corp liked Seto but many people liked Dray and why ruin his world by insulting his father.

"Yeah." Dray sighed. "He'll be upset all day."

"Kaiba! You can't do this to me!" A man yelled he was being dragged away by security. "You ASSHOLE, I'LL BURN YOU ALIVE AND PISS ALL OVER THE ASHES! You'll pay for what you did."

Dray squeaked his eyes widened as the man spotted him. "AND YOU I'LL MAKE SURE YOU WISHED YOU WERE NEVER BORN AND KAIBA CAN SIT AND WATCH!" The young man tried to break free of the security guards.

"Woah!" A blonde dodged out of the way before the group could crash into her. Brushing off imaginary dirt as the screaming man was tossed out of the building she waltzed over to the front desk. Akira quickly coaxed Dray to go see his father; the boy sniffled as he dashed to the elevator.

"Can I help you?" Akira asked putting her headset on…

"And then he said he'd make sure that I'd wish I was never born." Dray sniffled tears streaming down his cheeks.

Seto pet Dray's hair. "Shh Dray, it's alright." He kissed the tope of his son's head. "I'm here for you. No one's going to hurt either of us. I promise you that."

The young boy clung to his Dad. "But I'm so scared."

"Don't be little dragon." Seto reassured. "How about you and I go get something for lunch?"

Dray gazed up to him with his watery blue orbs. "But your working."

"Yes and I'm also the boss, I think an hour lunch will be fine." Seto reassured.

"But it's nine-thirty." Dray reminded him.

"Well I have a meeting at noon and we can make it brunch, alright kiddo?"

"Alright." Dray sniffled as Seto pulled out his cell to call for the limo. "Go tell my assistant to hold my calls baby."

"I'm not a baby." Dray replied as he skipped out of the room.

"YAMI!" Yugi rushed over to his lover and the albino spirit. "What about this?"

Yami glanced at the shirt Yugi held up. "Yug' I think that's too small, even for you."

"Plus, where is all the leather?" Bakura smirked.

"Yami, this is for the baby. I saw it on the rack isn't it adorable?" Yugi chirped.

"Yugi we just sent the paper work in." Yami reminded him. "You said it could take months."

"So if I was pregnant it would take just as long, just look at it." Yugi begged.

Bakura snatched at the shirt. "I think it's more of a shirt for a Bakura."

Ryou skipped up glancing at the shirt. "'Kura I'm dressing our children, you don't even dress your self."

"Yugi picked it out!" Bakura defended.

"And their child will be scarred for life." Ryou replied. "Anyway I got our baby some clothes." He held up a shirt with a change of hearts on it.

"And our child's the one that's going to be scarred." Yugi giggled.

Yami folded his arms. "I think we should wait until they call us back at least, hikari. There is no point of getting overly excited too soon."

"There is when it's a baby!" Bakura replied.

"Oh don't be mad, Yami." Ryou cooed. "It's like you don't even want a baby."

"Hmmph." Yami folded his arms scowling. "Well it's wasn't my idea."

"Yami!" Yugi gasped tears forming in his eyes. "You don't want one?"

"No, no, hikari don't cry please it doesn't matter what I want." Yami tried to sooth his little lover.

"Yes, it does Yami. It's not like we're deciding what to get for dinner. This is about a baby, a human life, our human life you have to want it!"

"Heh let's back away slowly." Ryou said pulling Bakura away.

"Yugi?" Yami took a step forward.

"No Yami, you weren't honest with me!" Yugi stepped back. "How could you do this to me, Yami?"

"Yugi…"

"No, stay back and don't come home either!" Yugi rushed out of the store and out of the mall.

Bakura smiled smugly. "Need a place to stay Pharaoh?"

Slumping his shoulders Yami nodded in defeat. Ryou smiled sympathetically. "Don't worry Yami; Yugi will get over it soon. I'm sure."

Yugi went straight home bypassing the game shop and going threw the entrance into the house. He rushed up to his and Yami's room shutting the door roughly behind him, he shuffled to their bed pushing the picture on the bedside table onto its face as he always did when he was mad at Yami.

"Stupid Yami." Yugi shed his socks and jeans, sliding into bed. "All his talk about honesty and trust in a silly game, he can't even manage to apply it to this relationship. I'm not some innocent kid." Yugi pouted pulling the covers over his head. "And I don't need one either." Yugi clenched his sheets in his fist and his breath hitched. "Oh RA! I want one so much." He bit his lower lip softly.

"Yugi!" Yami shot to his feet banging his head on the ceiling of the car. "Ouch. I think he might be in trouble."

"Like he wants your help?" Bakura scoffed as they continued the drive to Marik's from Ryou and his home.

Yami's shoulders slumped. "I'm a baka. What did I do?"

The hikari of the group covered Bakura's mouth with his hand and smiled threw the rear viewer mirror at Yami. "Don't worry Yami, I told Bakura he wouldn't be a good father and he still forgave me."

"Hikari, both hands on the wheel! Eyes on the road eek!" Bakura covered his eyes. "I'm going to die."

"You're already dead." Yami responded.

"Well I can't die again! I might never become a father!" Bakura howled.

"Jou's a father and…"

"Shut up Pharaoh!" Bakura snarled.

"Am I going to have to turn this car around?" Ryou warned.

"No sir." The yamis responded.

Ryou smiled happily. "Works every time."

About two seconds later. "Are we there yet?"

"No, heh, actually yeah. Malik just lives around the corner I've been driving up and down the street waiting for you to say that!" Ryou smiled happily and parked in the driveway…er the Ishtar's lawn.

Yami and Bakura sweat dropped as Ryou raced to the front door. "Come on slow pokes."

The yamis shrugged and followed Ryou to the door where it was promptly tossed open.

"RYOU!" Marik sung rushing over to hug him. "Finally decided that affair wasn't a bad idea?"

"Uh-no Marik-san." Ryou blushed. "I couldn't do that, what would Malik say?"

"He'd ask to join. He was alright with it when I wanted Mokie in bed with us." Marik chirped.

"And look what happened with that." Malik appeared with said boy wrapped around him. "We'll marry rich in no time."

"Malik." Mokuba pouted.

Yaim sighed. "I use to respect you Mokuba. Malik, now what is it that you wanted?"

"Uh your millennium items." Mokuba brushed a strand of his hair back.

"Oh no! They've caught you under their mind trap you work for them now! I told you Ryou! I said we just need another accomplish to our world domination…"

"And I told you I don't like to share." Ryou smirked. "I want the world to myself… I mean I want you to myself."

Malik giggled. "Don't be silly we're just going to resurrect Jou's spirit."

"Didn't you try to kill him?" Yami pointed out.

"Whatever, Mokie wants him back, isn't that right snuggle bunny." Marik purred.

Yami frowned. "Yugi has my puzzle."

"Well, go get it, but don't say what it's for. No need to work the munchkin up for nothing." Malik replied.

"He's mad at-ack…" Yami was tugged away by Bakura. "What?"

"We can't bring back souls Yami!" Bakura scolded. "Usually I like to cause mischief and stuff but if we bring that mutt back he'll be cursed like us. Spirits bound to objects. I'm not putting anyone threw that. Marik doesn't understand what it's like he was created by Malik and beside he's sort of crazy."

"Hmmm…for once I agree with you. Yugi would be so happy to see Jou again but I wouldn't do it, not for that price."

"Marik!" Ryou smacked Marik's hands away from the zipper of his jeans.

The blond light giggled and continued to grope Ryou's chest with his darker half continuing efforts at his pants. "He's feisty isn't he Malik?"

"I bet he's big too Brits are big," Malik replied.

Mokuba rolled his eyes and folded his arms, his lovers loved to watch Ryou squirm neither thought Ryou would be up to anything so it was all fun and games. That is until Bakura became involved. The spirit growled and rushed to intercept, "Ryou," Bakura wrapped his arms around Malik, "If you really want to have an affair with Ishtar I wouldn't mind as long as I got a taste," His teeth sunk into Malik's throat.

Ryou gasped and made a sort of odd mewling happy noise, "Are you serious?" Bakura nodded into the bite and began to lap up the blood. Ryou pressed the blond hikari in to a seizing kiss on the lips as and began humping his hip.

Marik gasped as he watched his little one get such treatment. Bakura gazed up at him and promptly pounced, "Ungh!"

Yami sighed and leaned up against the door frame hoping that at least he might get a nice show. "Hey!" Mokuba cried out.

The four light haired-men glanced up at him Bakura sent Ryou a lovers gaze and the young light skipped up to him pulling Mokuba into a kiss.

"No way!" Marik snapped pulling Ryou away from Mokuba, "Mokie's ours!"

"Mmm peppermint," Mokuba mused. Malik rushed over petting his raven-haired lover.

"Shh, baby it's alright Marik and I will take care of you, shh," Malik cooed.

Ryou burst into giggles. "Gee that was fun lets go now Ryou," Bakura tugged Ryou towards the car.

"Wait what about the items?" Mokuba asked sweetly.

"There is no way I want that mutt back," Bakura replied with a characteristic hint of malicious in his voice.

"Wh-what?" Mokuba frowned, "Bakura, you can't say that. Joey was your friend too!"

Ryou gazed at Bakura questionably, "I don't care. I'm not giving my items to those insane Egyptians."

"Not even if they can bring Joey back!" Mokuba shook angrily, "How can you be so cruel Bakura! It wasn't fair that he died and there's no one who'd ever-not­ want him h-here…"

"Mokuba," Yami took a step forward, "It's not wise to mess with life and death, with spirits."

"What are you talking about? You have bodies now, you're married to living beings, and you mess around with the shadow realm. How is this any different?" Mokuba fumed his bright blue eyes filling with tears.

Marik glared, "Give them to us you rotten jerks!"

Yami sighed and stood his ground, "Mokuba it's different. Bakura and I agreed that this idea wouldn't work. These items trapped us here we're not letting the same thing happen to Joey."

"But, I-I want Joey back he's the only thing that ever, that EVER made Seto happy. Really, really happy. He's never gotten over it. I'm not going to let you take my only chance to…my only chance to…bring him back!" Mokuba snapped although it was hard for him to look threatening with tears trekking down his cheeks. He turned and buried his face in the crook of his blond hikari.

Marik glared and pulled out his Millennium Rod, "you'll obey me my slaves," Mokuba glanced up as the spirits handed over their various items.

"Oh thank you. Thank you!" Mokuba bounce happily, "Thank you Marik-kio."

A/n: Hey guys' thanks for all the reviews it's really motivating me to write more I swear it is. I'm just dug myself in a hole I think because I know what I want to happen its just getting to that part. So anyway do you think Joey should come back now or is it too soon? Do you think he should come back at all? Should Joey be cursed like the yami's? Will he act like the yami's? Mokuba's relationship with the blond's was just supposed to be a fling but do you think he should stay with them or not? I want your guys' opinions after all you're the ones that have to get stuck reading it. Like I said I know where I want this to go just this middle thing is driving me crazy! And almost making me want to throw in the towel for good, right next part will me centered on the Kaiba's I bet you're sick of reading about everyone else by now.

Another note but doesn't have anything to do with this fic. I've started a new fic in my efforts to finish this one the plot bunny gnaw actually quite a few did which included Ryou being a sex-European god who pretty much sleeps with everyone, and Seto throwing a partner swapping party but because I didn't think I could actually write fics I fed the semi nice bunny the one about Ryou thinking he's a girl and A prince who gang bangs with his friends/advisors, but is force to search the country for a girl to marry if he doesn't find one in the whole kingdom he'll be crowned without having to get married which is what the gay prince is aiming for. Until Ryou comes along! So I don't know why I told you about that but I did cause well I like to hear myself talk uh…runs for the exit