Side Story:

….In this city there are no people. The lights are on in all the houses, but, there is nobody on the streets. Are there people inside? I peek in a window to find out. There are people. But they are with

…."them"

I look in other houses. These people are with "them" too. This city is just like all the rest.

Being with "them" is fun.

More Fun than being with people.

Nobody comes outside anymore.

There are no people in this city….

I hope that I will meet someone. Someone for me. But if I fall in love with that special someone. I will have to leave them…

But despite that I want to meet that someone, that is what I think as I fall into a slumber…

"Dear Yami Moto, I remember speaking to you about the legend of Chobit's, and I have an interesting discovery that you might find intriguing…Can you spare a moment to meet in-person? We don't have class scheduled today"

~Professor Hawking's

"Hello, sorry for the late response. Is it possible to bring three other people? Possibly Marik, Bakura and Kaiba….They also attend your lecture."

"I see no problem in bringing more students, especially those three…haha. It's only a myth anyways…let's meet in 2-hours…..in this little café called, Café Rev, do you know it's location, if not I could give you the address?"

"I know the location. I'll meet you there in two hours, bye"

…30 minutes before the time established…..

"Hey, Yugi. I'm going out for a little while."

…"Yugi?"

Yugi walks up to Yami, hading him his leather jacket…."TV says it's going to be cold, Yami should wear a jacket when it's cold"

Yami looks a Yugi…something about this moment….warmed his heart, but before he left he kindly smiled at Yugi, a smile especially meant for him, "Thanks" he cooed and ran out the door. If only he had turned around, because, maybe he would of noticed the cute embarrassed expression crossing his persocom's face.

….

Marik was dressing, and Malik walks in…."Here's your jacket. It seems to be chilly outside"

Marik smirks…but before grabbing the jacket…he wraps his arm around his(Malik's) tiny waste, he inhales his lavender aroma…."thanks" he whispers and proceeds to bite the younger boys earlobe…..Malik in response bites him hard on the shoulder, a form of….defense mechanism, against Marik's weird advancements….

"Don't touch me pervert" he cutely protests

Marik seems taken aback by this….

"You know you're totally not cute….when you speak like that….where did you learn those words.."

Malik's head tilted to the side…."You"

Marik, stayed there…."Dammit, well don't listen to me, you know what will sound cute….Please master don't leave me, now that's cute"

Malik answered "No"

Marik grumbled "totally not cute"

Marik smirks, "Bye sweetheart" and blows a kiss to his younger self

…..

Bakura was about to run out the door, but before he made it out, Ryou timidly stood there and extended his hand slowly, handing him his jacket.

"Serenity said it might be cold"

Bakura smiled,

"Aww, thanks, Ryou" and proceeded to ruffle his hair

"Be good for Serenity, okay? I'll be back soon. Oh and tell her to make you something provocative to wear" (insert evil laugh)

Ryou tilted his head to the side, and nodded his head….and watched Bakura mutter under his breath (something about being late) while sprinting out the door, but then suddenly came back

"Oh and Ryou, tomorrow is my day off, we can go anywhere you want to go, so think hard" and once again ran towards his destination….

Ryou stood there…and smiled,

Anywhere I want to go…he thought.

…

"See you later big brother!" squealed a young Mokuba

Kaiba smiled at his younger brother….and was about to walk out the door, until he heard a certain blond giggling and tackling Mokuba to the floor

"Mokuba…..!"

Mokuba giggled…"Whaaaaattttt?"

"I'm bored" the blond pouted

"Isn't the mutt going to bid his master goodbye, I'm almost hurt"

Joey looked at Kaiba

"See you later Money-bags"

Kaiba's left eye twitched

Mokuba panicked, okay maybe…just maybe the blonds new attitude might have been his fault…and maybe, Joey had snuck out the house the other day and that place he happens to sneak off too, had influenced his personality. Making Joey slowly becoming more "thug" like. Okay…he knew exactly where Joey was going…it was that bakery shop(mentioned in a previous chapter) and the owners husband was the bad influence. But he was really cool…..

"Look mutt, it seems like I have to teach you, your place, don't I"

Joey looked at Kaiba, low key glared.

"Don't you have somewhere to be, asshole"

…If you tuned and looked at Mokuba, he was slowly suffocating from the foam that had accumulated in his mouth. Kaiba would kill Joey for sure….unless.. he prevented the massacre…..but how…he loved Seto and he loved Joey…he had decided

He would just let them kill each other…..that way he wouldn't help on or the other….

"It's going to be fun taming you….like the pathetic dog that you are"

Kaiba walked out that door, smirking…he would monopolize him, infect him with his poison and make him cry and plead. But before that he had to find a way to separate his little brother from the blond…they had been getting kinda close

…no he wasn't jealous….

There was no room in his heart for such emotions…but instead he wanted to control the blond, in a way that no one thought possible. He would never be able to love him, but he would never have a problem placating lies to make him stay, he had no problems telling him that he needed him….if lies was all it took to make him stay then he would….

…

All of them had arrived on time, well except Bakura…..

"Ahh….Yami, Kaiba,….I am surprised to see you here. I presume these were the friends you were talking about earlier right Yami?"

"Yes but it seems like were missing one idiot…no wait there he is"

"Ahhhh Bakura nice of you to finally join us." cheered the Professor

Bakura just snarled, "It's late, why are we here exactly?"

"Perhaps it's nothing, but I thought it best to discuss this person to person. Recently I decided to learn more about where this legend arose, so I went to the Custom Persocom BBC. And included the topic, on the series of Chobits"

Bakura and Marik both inturupt at the same time

"HOLD IT. Computer boy. What is BBC?"

He smiled at them, "A Bulletin Board System. It's an online message board where users can log in and post text's messages on specific forums. Before the antiquated WORLD WIDE WEB, you could access a BBC directly through dial-up connections. The boards evolved into new groups and-"

Kaiba growled "Yeah, yeah I'm pretty sure the idiots understand. But the question now is….did you find anything?"

Hawkings thought about a response to the question. It was an interesting finding, and how to explain it to a bunch of teenagers and a genius…in simple enough words that they could all understand. Kaiba and Yami would understand but, the others lets face it…they had the mind set of a goldfish…

"The thread I received was quite long. And for the most part it was unfruitful. A lot of users expressed in interest in purchasing a chobit, others to analyze…but one user forwarded me a JPEG that I printed out for your view. I don't know if this is helpful or not, but since Yami asked me about it…I thought that sharing it with you guys might benefit me in someway, or at-least clear this theory of chobits.."

Kaiba was the one to react to the photo the most….

In that photo was Joey….sleeping

Yami asked, "What are those things coming out his back? I've never seen connection terminals like those before. They're certainly not USB."

Kaiba looked at the photo once again, all those connections….his number…and the Chobits tattooed across his thigh….surrounded by many wires

"The ones that intrigued me the most were the ones sent right after…..02-04...those were the next in the series to be created, but it seems like in these pictures sent, something differed from the first 01, to the next….each was made differently ,yes, but it seems like the first one is the most complicated in technology wise….but still this might shock you….02 resembles you Yami, 03 resembles you Marik, and the last one 04 resembles you Bakura…here they are, I just didn't know that all of you kept in contact. "

The pictured were passed along to each counterpart….yes the picture's were different, unlike Joey's complicated terminals, they were in chambers full of water….almost like humans created in tanks…..

So many questions had arisen, yes they now held the strongest computers in their hands but the question was why where they here….yes their was a connection between all of them…something like the heart of the cards, but something was changing between each of them, something was growing and the danger was looming, something each of them felt, ever since Ryou had gone missing….something kept nagging at them…a danger they all knew to well.

"I'm taking this picture and having my team analyze it….I'm going home, I have to work tomorrow and then go to class. See you later"

The drive home for Kaiba was a quite one. His thought's plagued him, he had hardly slept…..and he was working himself to exhaustion.

Something kept pestering him…..Maybe it's because he hadn't gotten laid in a while….maybe that was it….but something prevented him, and it had to do with Joey…every time he saw the blond he wanted to tie him up, train him, arouse his body like no other man before had done…..ever since Joey joined the picture, he had dreams about fucking him, it haunted him so much…even when he fucked other people, he would close his eyes and picture Joey lying beneath him…..

"Master Kaiba we are home"

But before he made it through that door a certain blond talked him to the floor,

"Welcome home, Kaiba"

"Hey mutt, tell me is this you?"

Joey looked at the photo

"Nope, not me"

Kaiba wanted to think about it but decided to go and sleep, he was exhausted from work. He walked into his room and proceeded to remove his clothes. Joey sat at his bed waiting patiently for Seto to get ready. He glanced at the brunette and noticed that other mans body. It made his heart leap. Almost as if a memory was ready to surface, but it wasn't because he had chosen not to remember. What would happen if he did. Would he still feel this way about the man in front of him. Would his heart leap and beat as fast as it was now. Joey looked out the window. So many emotions ran through his head he was different, some many things he was learning but most of them were without him….would Kaiba ever look at him and make him feel like he made his other partners feel. The ones that left all hours of the morning…the ones who left with red pigmentation that adorned their faces…would he ever feel like they did.

The bigger question was… he willing to give up the most important thing in order to obtain a love that probably doesn't of didn't exist. Would his heart break with being rejected? He would move on, without this person, as-long as… he was happy he would be happy…maybe…

…Would I find someone like you, would you forget me….

…Sometimes it last's in love, but sometimes it hurts instead…

Seto noticed the pensive look on Joey's face. He walked towards him and lifted the other's face with his finger. And noticed the tears that nearly escaped his beautiful hazel eyes….

I think I've loved you, even before I met you.

Kaiba couldn't handle it anymore and proceeded to tackle Joey onto the floor…Joey tried to struggle, but Kaiba managed to get one of his ties, and gripped both of Joey's wrists with his one hand and tied Joey to the bed post, with his back facing his,

"Aren't you ever lonely?" Whimpered Joey

Kaiba stopped,

"Me get lonely, is that a joke, mutt" Kaiba responded while gently raising the others shirt

Joey's response was harsh, "You're going to catch a cold…..with the ice inside your soul!"

Kaiba approached Joey, hovering over him, inhaling his scent…..Joey shut his eyes tight, he wasn't ready for this yet…..

"Really, hmmm what would a machine like you understand about a soul" whispered Kaiba

Joey opened his eyes, and with a panic looked at Kaiba

"The soul is something that a human has, you are not a human, you're my property, any regret, anything done against you could easily be replaced, you could be replaced"

Joey struggled to get free, he didn't need this, the hurt that came from his words.

He was strong, learned to live without this man, and yet he kept falling into his arms. Like a month drawn to a flame. This man confused him, one minute he was kind and then he would turn around and hurt him….

He had zoned out, for some reason he remembered something that he had locked away, a long time ago….

But what he had realized it came to late….he wasn't tied to the bed anymore, but now he was somewhere else.

A lab.

"I've been meaning to find out what you are"

Joey struggled, and panic engulfed his every fiber…..a lab…..the thing he hated the most…..

"Please let me go" he whimpered but his pleas went onto deaf ears.

Kaiba grabbed him….and Joey opened his eyes, he was being hugged by this man, Joey felt his heart warm at his actions, but realized something cold was touching his back….

Joey struggled harder…."Please no…I don't want to go back…..into that darkness"

Kaiba didn't listen, "Let's see where does this terminal go…maybe your back…..or somewhere more…personal"

Joey was now panicking and tried to struggle as hard as he possibly could…"Please stop…I beg you" as tears escaped his eyes…..his body shook because he knew that kaiba wouldn't stop, but if this was what his "Master" wanted he couldn't do anything but plead….he hated this place….he was on the verge of remembering everything, he had locked away, but he pushed it down, because memories…were something he didn't want to remember…(you get what you deserve) were that voices that plagued him…

I remember it clearly…and then something snapped

You've changed the colors around haven't you father?

Kaiba stared at the blond, "What's with your rambling mutt"

I remember the floor used to be the color black, and I remember it, because I bled onto that floor.

I remember how yellow the walls were because that's when you hit me, and my face slammed so hard onto the wall that I left a mark on it….

And that room that you kept me locked in, it was so cold….so cold….

Kaiba stared at the blond….and for once he felt sorry for the blond. That cold lifeless stare.

What had happened to him….

Joey awoke, only to realize that once again they were moving…and noticed that his hands were red from the struggle, how little moons appeared on them from digging his nails onto them, how puffy his eyes were from all the crying, and how his voice was coarse from all that pleading…..and yet this moment made his heart flutter.

"Stay here" Kaiba demanded

And Joey looked at Kaiba…..Hazel met Blue…..until Joey couldn't take Kaiba's heated gaze…..Joey instead looked out the window, and for the first time noticed the cherry blossom tree outside his window.

He had been engulfed with everyone's problems that he had forgotten everything else.

Kaiba looked to where the blond was looking towards too….

And tears fell down the blonds eyes

"What's wrong?" asked Kaiba

Joey looked up, "do you really care?"

Kaiba thought for a minute and proceeded to nod his head

"I think this is the first time, I have truly understood the term, beautiful….Mokuba used it all the time, but I think that this moment with you, had made me realize what beautiful means…."

Kaiba looked down at the Chobit, he noticed that the blond had been feeling down lately, and today had been the first time that he (Kaiba) had seen a smile that genuine appear from his face…..
All this time, I've never realized how blind I have been. I suddenly I see, standing here with you, and my tongue still dances for you, Seto. I see it, it's bright, I feel human next to you, you probably only wanted to tease me, but from that….I am here staring at these beautiful flowers that dance around me, at last I see the light, and it's like my world is new…

How blind I have been….

…..His happy face, his scared face, he wanted to expose all of them himself, he wanted to be the one to unleash them, he wanted to see more…even if it meant that some of the expression were ones that he(Kaiba) had to force out.

"Let's go to be mutt, it's past your bed time"

Joey turned, and gave Kaiba the kindest smile possible, everything had changed…..

Because that's what beautiful means.

Things like this.

But when Seto looks at me….I think those are the most beautiful moments for me…

Kaiba grabbed the smaller teens hands. He felt sorry for the blond, love, was something he had lost long ago, it wasn't something in his heart to give…but he could tell the blond that he needed him…if it made Joey smile like this he would indeed tell him a thousand times.

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Atlast another side story. It has nothing to do with the plot, it's more background information for the reader. I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I will try to release the next chapter soon…..Once again thanks for the reviews, and the hits, it means I'm doing something right. If you have any suggestions I am open to them, and please if you have time, review….it makes my day… sorry for the mistakes