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Chapter 20

Seto was in total bliss at the first morning he had his Puppy home. Even so his plan for the evening before hadn't really worked out. The plates from the dinner that was planned for in the garden were still next to the bed and his Puppy and he were lying naked in his bed. Seto watched his sleeping Puppy next to him, admiring how sexy he looked in his sleep, with his ruffled hair and half parted lips.

Now Seto knew why everyone said that he needed to get laid. The rumours where right. He was in the best mood ever, even better than after he had gotten together with Joey. Work would be fun today, considering how terrified everyone had been the last time he had been in high spirits and right now he topped the first and last time by far. It was past eleven and Seto was wondering if he should wake his Puppy, since he would already be late for work or if he should just phone Yugi, that he isn't feeling up to it today and will be in tomorrow and he himself could take a day off and they could stay in bed all day. Seto liked that thought very much but was afraid his Puppy might get mad so, he gently started kissing the blonds neck and whispered "Good morning, Puppy you're going to be late, unless of course you let me phone Yugi and tell him that you're not well and you stay here in bed and allow me to spoil you rotten today." Seto could hear Joey giggle, before he said: "Tempting, but I really want to still work and I'm afraid that if I give permission once, you keep trying till I'm in retirement."

"Too bad, you looked right through me." Seto said, even so it was a lie. He wanted his Puppy to work at least the same hours he did but only with Yami and Yugi, so he would be minded during the day. He couldn't let his Puppy stay at home all alone, not yet anyway. He needed to be sure that he could handle everything well enough.

"How late is it?" His Puppy asked, his eyes still closed. "Twenty past eleven."

"WHAT? WHY DIDN'T YOU WAKE ME EARLIER?" Joey screamed and could probably be heard in the whole city, if not in the whole world. "I just woke up myself, Pup. Relax, I just phone Yugi and tell him that your sick and we..." "Don't even finish that thought. I WILL go to work today and that's final!" Joey said and Seto gave a sigh. At least as long as his Puppy thought he wanted to talk him out of working, he wouldn't think he was trying to keep him there to have him monitored, that would be rather troublesome to explain. "Fine" Seto said and added: "I'll just call him to let him know we slept in a little and will run a bit late, so he won't worry. All right?"

"Do that but tell him I'm still coming."

"Hopefully not for him." Seto said with a chuckle and ducked a cushion on his way to the bathroom. He had a quick shower and got dressed before phoning Yugi. And telling him that Joey would be a bit late but in a good mood since he was still coming. After all Joey had wanted him to say that. After that he returned to the bedroom. Joey was still getting his pants on and struggled a bit. It's not as easy to get them up when you can't move and also must have been hard to get the leg into it when you cant bend it and have to reach all the way down. Luckily Joey was flexible as Seto had found out during the last night. He smiled again lovingly at the thought and said: "Yugi said to take your time and not rush, there isn't much in the shop today anyway."

"Thanks." Joey said and got into the wheelchair a little faster than the day before. But it still took him some time.

"Let's go." He said right after and Seto said: "Okay. Right after breakfast. Bad enough that we're having it for lunch. But you need to eat something and Yugi said to take your time, so lets eat, please?" Seto tries to copy Mokuba's Puppy dog eyes and Joey started giggling and said: "Don't try that again, it's not working for you. But you win anyway, you know me and food!"

Seto has to smile and walks next to him to the dining room to have breakfast, before driving with him to the game shop. He gets out of the car with him and gives him one last kiss but didn't dare to go in. Instead he waited in front of the car and watched him go in, he waited for a moment and then saw him turn and heard, even from his position, Joey's "SETO you pervert, wait till I get you." Seto went back into the car chuckling and let his driver bring him to Kaiba corp. He would have to think of something to calm his furious Puppy, just in case he was still mad about the little coming stunt he had pulled. The problem was he didn't have much time to think about it. He had spent so much time with his Puppy and with preparing the mansion, he was behind with his work which rarely ever happened.

He was in luck, so Joey sent him a text message later, saying "I'm going out with Yami and Yug, don't wait up unless you want your butt kicked!" Okay, he was still furious. But it gave him extra time at work to catch up and think about something to make it up to his Puppy. Seto did feel sorry for teasing him like that and embarrassing him a bit in front of his friends but he hadn't been able to help himself. His Puppy was just too cute when he got all feisty and he had been told to treat him normally and this was normal for him, maybe not so much for others but Seto Kaiba's brain was high wired like his Puppy had said and now he would use that excuse whenever he was in trouble.

By now Seto wasn't as worried about hurting his Puppy that much anymore. He had teased him a bit during the last weeks and had been teased in return and Joey seemed to enjoy it almost as much as the CEO himself. It was like their thing to Seto by now, a bit like a game and even so Seto was sometimes worried about going too far he believed, his Puppy would tell him that then and give him a chance, after all, he had said his brain was high wired and Mokuba said, that he was socially handicapped, so he had some 'spacial needs' in the social area. Seto had to chuckle himself at that train of thought.

He also had been right about work being extra fun, nobody dared to talk to him unless asked something, and whenever he chuckled everyone held their breath, waiting for him to show what mean, nasty thought that had caused HIM to chuckle. And by the end of the day it had become a game to him, scaring employees at the most inconvenient time was just fun. He knew it wasn't like him to do such a thing since it did interfere with their work but he was in too high spirits to care.

By the end of the day he had a plan how to make it up to his Puppy and everything organised.

Seto arrived at the mansion rather late and hoped his Puppy wasn't already home before him. He was lucky, he was still out. So Seto did as asked and got ready for bed but listened for his boyfriend to arrive home, while reading a book. He couldn't sleep before he knew that his Puppy had forgiven him his little coming stunt. It was past midnight as he heard the car arrive and even stood up again but waited in the doorway to his room, listening in case he needed something. He did have keys and could always ring a bell to get the butler to open the door if he had forgotten it. Seto could hear the door open and waited for his Pup to 'come' to him, chuckling again at the double meaning he by now even had in his thoughts.

As soon as Seto saw him, he smiled at him and said: "Can you forgive me the tease this morning or are you still mad?"

"Why are you even still up? I said you wouldn't need to stay up." He looked upset and Seto worried.

"I couldn't sleep, thinking that you might still be mad at me."

"What if I am?"

"Then I will have to find a way to make it up to you, so you forgive me or I'm afraid, I will think about ways to do so for the rest of the night."

"Well good luck with that." Joey said with a big grin on his face, he looked more teasing than mad and went towards the bed. Seto stayed in the doorway, wondering if he should try some other make up plan first and use the other as a surprise. Maybe he could even risk a bit since his beloved blond was grinning teasingly.

Seto waited until his Pup was in bed and went to get into it with him and leaned in close, just inches away from his Puppy's full lips and said "Since your mad about me talking about you coming, might it help if I can make you do just that?" It brought out an adorable blush on his Puppy's face and he could see that he was tempted but instead he said: "Like hell, no one is 'coming' tonight, unless you expect visitors at this hour or do it yourself." Seto had to smile and said "Would you watch me?" and Joey just said "Can I have my own room?" That had Seto nearly trembling in fear since he really didn't want his pup to go, not even into another room. So he decided to go back to plan A, as he said: "I'm good, please stay and I do have something for you to prove that I'm sorry and I swear no more jokes like that, to any of your friends. I promise. And I thought to make it up I take you on a holiday to America. To be more precise to visit our siblings at college. If you want, that is? Just the weekend, unless you take some time off work? I could."

Joey looked at him and Seto could see that this was even more tempting than the first offer to his boyfriend, but all he said was: "What if I don't forgive you with your bribe, will you just leave me then or cancel the trip all together?"

"Bribe?" Seto asked, shocked he didn't mean it to sound like THAT. "I didn't plan it as a bribe and it's not conditional, it's planned anyway. In case you want to go whether you forgive me or not, I just thought that by doing something thoughtful I could make it up to you. it's not a bribe I swear I wouldn't bribe you to forgive me!"

Joey suddenly giggled and said "I never was that mad. A simple "I promisee, it won't happen again" would have been enough and I'm happy for the trip and would love to visit Serenity but... can I.. I mean with the wheelchair?"

"I phoned the airport, they will help you into the private plane and even with the leg you have space there. They cold even put you in a normal plan into the first row in the middle but my one is more comfy, and I phoned a five star hotel and booked a wheelchair accessible room and they said it's no problem. You see, you can go on a trip with me without a problem."

"Really? I will get to visit Serenity? Your the best, dragon." And with that Seto gets a little kiss from his Puppy but can't help to say then: "So about the coming part."

"Good night." Was all he got as an answer and Seto chuckled again and pulled his Puppy into his arms, to at least cuddle a bit. But before either one could fall asleep, he said "Shit."

"What?" Joey muttered.

"I still haven't given you the grand tour of this place, I mean you live here and don't even know the place yet."

Joey chuckled this time and said "I know bed, bath and most importantly the dining room, I'll survive another night. Don't worry."

Please review and we're almost at the end but don't worry Joey is still going to get mostly fixed up with his leg.