Disclaimer: nope, still don't own it.

thank you: Joey's girl, and Pwee? yami hobo.

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i apsentmindedly watched the blurrs i asumed were trees pass us by as we drove down the long winding

road in my dad's ordinary looking station wagon. we had been driving for hours and we just reached the louisianna border.

i hated it all ready. i watched as the "welcome to louisianna" sign came into veiw, and i let out a deppressed sigh.

i expected us to cross another state, but much to my surprise, my dad slammed on the breaks,

and we skidded to a stop right at the border. "Joseph, there's something i have to tell you."

i turned my head in my dad's direction, and gave a small nodd.

"i'm not staying with you. the family has aloud me to place you in there possession untill the end of your training."

"WHAT?! BUT I THOUGHT YOU WERE STAYING WITH ME! DAD! HOW COULD YOU?!"

i could'nt believe what i was hearing.my dad was just giving me up, just like my mom did. all he cared about was him self and his stupid preist hood!

"Joseph, this's all part of the training. i can'nt be with you durring this process. my father did the same for me,

and his father did-" " I DON'T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT THE FUCKING PREIST HOOD! MAYBE I DON'T WANNA BE A DAMN PREIST!"

i watched in fear as my father's face grew red. i knew i should'nt have said that. i hould'nt have denied his family's traditions.

i especially regretted that decision when my father reached over and slapped me across the face. hard. so hard i heard my neck pop.

but much to my surprise, the tears never came. i only slumped back in my chair, and sighed as we continued driving. it was now 9:00 pm,

we should be there any minute.

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Yugi peired out of the window, excitedly awaiting his new play mate. he could'nt believe it! just a week ago yami decided

they'd hire a preist, have him go through training, make him a vampire, and bingo! he'd have a new best friend forever!

it had been so long since he'd had a friend, some one to play with, or just talk to on a rainy day. of course, he was older than his new friend, much older. but oh well! he'd still have fun, and he'd make an easy snack before he became a nother vampire.

this was going to be great! Yugi looked out the window again, and nearly fell over with joy as he saw the car pull up in the

long drive way. Yugi dashed out the door, down the hall and dashed throught the large oak double doors that belonged to

his lover and himself. "they're here! they're here!" Yugi screamed, as he jumped up and down on the large king sized bed.

"what? who's here?" Yami asked, in his half asleep state. "the new preist! the new preist!" Yami took a moment to rub

the sleep from his eyes before contemplating what Yugi was saying. // the new.............preist.....oh!// after realizing

what Yugi was saying, Yami hopped out of bed, quickly changed his closed and went down stairs to meet the dou at the

door. Yami reached the door just in time to hear the loud gong of the door bell. "ah, hello! you must be mr. wheeler" he said,

while shaking the large man's hand. "and you, my dear boy, must be Joseph." he said whilst once again taking the smaller

hand in his own. "Joey. it's Joey." the moody blonde replied."feeling a bit moody, are we?" asked Yami. "you could say that."

said Joey, refering to his father from hell. "oh my, i'm sorry! where have my manners gone? come in! get out of the cold."

said Yami, ushering the dou inside. "we were just about to have dinner, if you'd like to stay, mr. wheeler." "um, no. wish i

could, but i must be going. but if you don't mind, i'd like a moment with my son." Yami, still being some what under standing

on the inside, nodded his agreement. "oh, of course! we don't expect you to just hand him over!" "thank you." with that,

Yami left the large room, leaving the pair alone to talk. "i know, you're mad. but believe me, i'm doing this for you."

he said, placing a comforting hand on his son's back. but Joey just ignored him, soon finding his shoes very interesting.

"Joseph, look at me." still he did'nt respond. his father, being alittle impatient, yanked him by the chin so that he was looking

into a matching pair of honey colored eyes. " look at me when i'm speaking to you! no matter what you think, i'm still

your father and you will respect me!" thankfully, there little "session" was interupted by a knock on the door.

after being released, Joey looked up to see what had to be the sweetest little boy he'd seen in his life. large shinning violet

eyes, tall odd looking spikey hair, and an adorable pair of slightely flushed cheeks, he wondered if this boy could be more

than 10 years old. of course he did'nt suspect he was actually infact over 700 years old. he just did'nt look it in the least.

"um, Yami wanted me to tell you dinner's ready." each of them nodded there thanks, and MR. Wheeler took a small step

back from the startled blonde. "thank you. i guess i'll be going then. good bye, Joseph." Joey only huffed, and averted his

eyes from the taller man. "alright then." with that, his father left the Kaiba estate, ignoring the fact he had slammed the

door on the way out. Joey felt tears of both guilt and shame threaten to spill from his eyes, as he watched the brown station

wagon pull out of drive way, and just as he let one slide down his cheek, he felt it gently wiped away, along with a

comforting hand on his shoulder. "come now, we can't have that, now can we?" he looked up to see the what he thought

were cruel crimson eyes of Yami. he had just met him, but for some reason, he felt as though he were safe with him.

so he gave a slight nod, and wiped the remainding tears from his eyes. "better?" Joey gave another nod, along with a weak

smile. "good. now come, we'll give you the tour, and once you're settled in you can have dinner. does that sound ok?"

once again, Joey only nodded. "good. now come along." with that, Yami took him by the hand and led him down the hall

way.

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"this is the main corridor. here is where all the main events take place, such as business on the plantation,

visitors, and what not." said Yami, as they passed by the large room. "here is one of the most important place for you,

this is the oratory. used for blessings, baptisms, training and other things. also out back is our hot spring. only 100%

of the holyist waters flows in it, and it is aloud access to only those who live in this house. it's usually used for cleansing."

trying his best to pay attention, Joey nodded along as Yami explained these things to him. "you must be tired. ah, and is'nt

it convienient, we're at your room. this's where you'll be staying untill your training's over, and many happy years after that."

Joey looked on in aw. it was huge! just as big as his whole house, maybe even bigger. beautiful deep blood red paint

on the walls, along with matching carpet, a large king sized bed in the middle, covered in crimson and purple pillows,

with four large pillers all around it. what intrigued him most was the head board. on it were two dragons. both intertwined with

each other, much as though they were lovers. one had deep blue sapphires ingraved where the eyes should be, and the other

were had rubies, also replacing the eyes. "ah, i see you noticed the head board. it just so happens, your room mate loves

dragons." Joey's eyes nearly popped out of his head by those 2 words. " what do you mean 'my room mate'?"

"oh! i'm sorry. i should have told you. you see, your personal trainer must be with you at all times. except for bathroom

needs. you mus'nt worry about him, i'm sure you two will get along famously." ( yeah right. ) Joey realized there was no point

in arguing, and let the matter drop."now, i'll have the maid put your stuff away, and you can come down for dinner and meet

every one!" Joey nodded and set the large duffle bag at the end of the bed, and followed Yami down stairs.

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once there, he discovered that they were quite late, and the food had been set for awhile. infact, it was practically frozen

they were so late, but no one had taken a bite. Yugi was sitting at the end waiting impatiently, while a few unfamiliar faces

grumbled about it as well. but the one that intrigued him the most was a young man sitting in the very back.

short neat and tidy chesnut brown hair, so unlike his own unruly blonde locks, thin pale pink lips, and of course, his eyes.

a pair of beautiful cerulean blue eyes, that reminded him so much of the dragon on his bed. he barely noticed the world

around him, as Yugi continuesly poked his shoulder with his short chubby index finger. "JoeJoe? JoeJoe?"

"huh? what?" Yugi let out a short cute giggle. " i said sit down JoeJoe! you can sit down to me!" "oh, ok.......what did you just

call me?" " i called you JoeJoe! is'nt it cute?!" Joey could only quirk an eye brow at the strange pet name, but ignored it and

sat down. once he was comfortable, Yami introduced every one to him, and after finally meeting all the maids, workers and

business man, he finally came to the brown haired teen. "and finally, this is Seto. your room mate." Joey nearly fell out

of his chair. this beautiful creature was his room mate?! things could'nt get any better! and judging by the look on Seto's

face, he thought so too. na, he was just imagining things. settling on that thought, Joey dropped the subject and looked

down at the plate in front of him. every thing was so perfect, so mouth watering, and looked so good, but he just could'nt find

the stomach to eat it. so for the rest of dinner, he just poked at it, occasionally taking small nibbles. finally, dinner was over,

after every one had eaten and talked about this and that, so once he comfirmed he was done, every one left the dinning hall.

"are you ok JoeJoe? you barely touched your food!" said Yugi, as he bounced about at Joey's feet. "huh? oh, yeah. i'm fine."

Yugi pondered for a moment, but soon a smile crossed his face. "okie dokie!" with that, Yugi continued running about the

estate, leaving Joey, a.k.a, JoeJoe by himself. but not for long, he soon felt a tap on his shoulder, making him jump.

"HOLY-DON'T DO THAT!" joey said, as he turned around, coming face to face with a smirking Seto Kaiba.

"sorry. did'nt mean to. i just thought maybe we could get to know each other alittle better." Seto said, as he tugged Joey

by the elbow. Joey gulped, but followed.

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after working there way through the crowed, Seto and Joey found them selves back in there bed room. Joey looked a bit

confused, but tried his best not to show it. why on earth would he want to talk to him? he did'nt have much time to

contemplate the thought, as he felt himself being shoved up against a wall. but he could'nt move. no matter how much

he fought, he could'nt move a muscle. Seto smirked, and leaned in so his face was a mere inch away from Joey's neck.

but he was'nt after blood. or atleast not yet. he took a moment to look into those beautiful fear stricken honey eyes. he was

attractive, he had to admit that. and he did feel some sort of attraction. he wante Joey plain and simple. and Seto Kaiba

always gets what he wanted. so he leaned in once again and quietly whispered in his ear. "there's something you need to

know. i'm a vampire. and if you value your life, you won't whisper a word of it to any one out side of this house. you got me?"

Joey gulped, then nodded. "good. now, we must sleep. it's almost dawn." Seto picked Joey up, and carried him over to the

bed, bridal style. after tucki8ng him in, and getting comfortable him self, he flipped out the light and made sure the curtains

we're closed. " sleep well my pretty." with that, Seto kissed him on the cheek, and let himself slip into blissfull darkness.

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Sun: well, that's chapter 3! we tried to make it a bit longer, since the last one was so short.

Earth: we hope you liked it!

Water: R&R

Fire: no flames please, or i'll gut you like a fish!

Baby: bye bye!