An Innocent Joke? Chapter #3: Going To Work
By:Freewater
Disclaimers: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! Please don't sue me, you will
only receive two cats that are VERY annoying and pee everywhere!
Warnings: Male/Male relationship. Swearing.
Pairings: Jou/Seto
Rating: R for swearing and later chapters
Archive: Sure. If you want it just ask me first. ^_^
Feedback: Definitely! Please, yes!! I want to know if I did a good
job or not writing this!
Notes: A bunch of these little stars **** Means a change in time or
scenery. `'These things here indicate thoughts.
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Three days after Katsuya woke up from his slumber, all was explained to him.
Well, almost all anyway.
From what Seto had told him he was a live in servant of the Kaiba family, and had been since his mother left with his sister at the age of twelve, five years ago. He did all sorts of things around the mansion like cooking (He was a surprisingly good cook), cleaning, babysitting Mokuba, answering the phone and attending to Kaiba-sama's needs.
That's what Seto had Katsuya call him when ever he was working. Kaiba-sama. And Kami he thought it was hilarious!
Unfortunately for the CEO, Mokuba would normally rain on his little parade by telling the mutt certain things before he had the chance to.
For example. Seto would've made it so that he would be working for him at least six days a week, but Mokuba beat him to it by mentioning that Friday, Saturday, and Sunday were his days off. And he would have also liked to put him in a uniform while he worked, but Mokuba just *had* to say that because they were such great friends, he never had to. Thankfully He managed to get it in that he *did* have to wear a uniform when he was hosting a party, but that was only to keep up appearances.
Actually, once Seto had thought about it he was glad that Mokuba had said that, because he didn't have a uniform for Kastuya to wear and that would have been tough to explain.
Quite obviously, Mokuba didn't really like what his older brother was doing, and while he did promise to not say anything when pressed about it, he also made a silent vow to himself to try and make things a little difficult for his brother with the mean stunt he was pulling.
"It's just a joke, Mokuba. Nothing more and nothing less. So you can stop worrying about it." Seto explained to his brother calmly as he typed up some files from his laptop. Katsuya was currently sweeping and mopping anywhere in the house that didn't have a carpet.
`He's actually quite good at his job.' He thought with a smirk. The puppy must've done household chores at his own home in order to even know how to use the vacuum cleaner.
"But Seto, I don't see how you can do this. When he gets his memories back he'll be really mad because of this." The young black haired boy insisted, trying to say anything he could that could get his oniichan to change his mind about what he was doing.
Seto leaned back in his chair with a sigh before rubbing at the bridge of his nose. He was tired of trying to explain himself to his brother like this. Why couldn't he just see that it was just for some fun? *And* they were finally getting some housework done without having to waste so much time.
"Mokuba, when he does remember he'll simply be embarrassed and angered. We'll fight over it, and then things will go back to the way they were. It's that simple." He explained for the thousandth time that day.
"But what you're doing is mean! And it's unfair too! He'll never like you if you keep on pulling cruel stunts like this on him,
oniichan." He reminded him determinedly.
Seto scowled when he heard that, but he made sure to keep it a small one considering that this was his little brother he was talking to. Of course he had a thing for the mutt, and *of course* his brother just *had* to know about it! Not only that but he would constantly tell him that unless he started being more civil to him, the blonde would never return those feelings.
Not like he wanted him to anyway. It was mainly a physical attraction that he held for him, and even then a relationship would only get in the way of things that really mattered. Like his company for starters. And even then that hardly left any time for Mokuba at all, so it was simply out of the question.
"Hn. Like I care." He replied heartlessly while returning his gaze to the computer screen.
Just as he was about to say something to that, there was a soft knock at the door.
"Come in." Seto called out without taking his eyes off of his work.
Slowly the door opened and Katsuya stepped in with a broom in hand. "I'm finished." He said with a tired grin. "Anything else?" He asked, hoping that there wasn't. He honestly didn't know how he cleaned this place everyday before the accident. It was just so big!! But Seto had told him that if he did his daily routine around the mansion, then perhaps his memory would come back faster. So he happily got to work. But after his first day he was just soooo tired! He really hoped that he could have the rest of the day off. It was too nice a day to be inside.
Seto looked up at him and thought about that for a moment. Was there anything else he could get the puppy to do for him before he gave him the rest of the day off? "Did you do the dishes?"
"Yup!" He chirped.
He thought about it again. "Did you.....clean all of the windows?" He asked.
Katsuya simply nodded his head. There were a LOT of windows in the mansion, and most of them were taller than he was, but he proud to admit that he got them all.
"Both sides?" Seto asked with a grin while his blue eyes sparkled at the idea.
Katsuya's face dropped instantly when he heard that. "A-are you serious?" He asked in a complete state of shock. Seto really didn't expect him to clean *both* sides of *all* the windows! Did he?
Unfortunately for him, just as he was about to reply and tell him to go and do it, Mokuba just *had* to interfere with his fun again.
The boy let out a laugh as if he'd just heard something funny. "Oniichan's just joking, Katsuya! It's quarter to five, so your done for the day and he knows it." He said as if it were just some little joke that he was playing.
He'd told Katsuya the first day he started that his shift would always end at five o'clock, whereas Seto would have preferred him to work until at least seven. He decided to have a talk with him about it later. He was just spoiling too much of his fun! Oh well, at least he had him doing these things for him.
He couldn't help but notice how desirable the blonde was when he was tired and sweating from a hard days work, and he wanted to keep him like that.
Katsuya breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that. "Thank Kami!" He said with a grin. He then turned back to Seto, who currently had his arms crossed with a scowl on his face that wasn't really directed at anyone for having his fun spoiled so soon in the day.
"I've still got fifteen minutes before I'm done. Was there anything else you wanted Kaiba-sama?" He asked politely.
Seto's scowl immediately dropped to a smirk when he heard that. `Ah, total submission from the puppy. What could be better?' He thought, his bad mood diminishing a great deal at the sound of his mutt asking if he needed anything.
There was just one little problem. What could he get him to do in only fifteen minutes? He sighed. "Just get me a cup of coffee with three cream and sugar in it and then you can go." He said once he couldn't think of anything else to get him to do.
"Sure thing." He said before turning around and starting to leave for the kitchen.
"We're gonna go swimming in the pool later if you wanna come." Mokuba called out before he went through the door.
He immediately stopped in his tracks once he heard that he could go swimming with them on such a hot day, and turned to face the boy. "Really?" He asked with a happy grin.
Seto scowled again. He'd forgotten that it was a Friday today. Friday was the day that he and Mokuba would go swimming. Just so they could spend some time together since he rarely could, and now he was going to have to do it with the mutt! And while watching the puppy swim around in nothing but a pair of swim trunks did seem
appealing, he just wasn't sure if he could control himself.
`The first chance I get I'm going to strangle that kid!' He thought to himself with a twitch of his eye.
"Of course you can. I'll get you a bathing suit to wear and we can all go out when Seto's finished his drink." He said.
Katsuya's grin just got bigger when he heard that. "Great!"
The young CEO simply sighed in tired annoyance before getting up from where he sat. "Just forget about it Mutt. I'll get you a bathing suit to wear and you can meet us at the pool." He said dryly as he walked passed them, brushing against the puppy's shoulder as he went out the door and headed to his room to get the suits.
Katsuya frowned slightly when he was gone, and Mokuba couldn't help but wonder what was wrong. "What's the matter, Katsu-kun?" He asked curiously. The only reason why he even used his first name was because Seto had told him not to call him Jou. Evidently he was afraid that if his puppy became surrounded by things that he was
most familiar with then he would get his memories back sooner, and he didn't want that.
Katsuya looked down at the cute little kid, his frown still in place before replying. "I just wish that he wouldn't call me all those mean names." He explained. "Did he do that before?" He asked.
Mokuba gave him a nervous grin when he heard that. "Well yeah, actually. But it's only because he likes you and doesn't know how to express it." He explained, hoping that it would clear a few things up for him.
The blonde simply blinked. "Wow, he likes me?" He asked in slight amazement.
Mokuba nodded his head. "You don't mind that do you?" He asked, a little worried that he'd be mad at the idea.
Katsuya grinned at him. "Not at all! Actually, I thought he was kinda cute when I saw him at first." He said lightheartedly while folding his hands behind his head.
"Wow! Really!?!" He shouted in a mixture of disbelief and happiness. If this was true then all he had to do was get his brother and Katsuya together and maybe he would finally start acting happy for a change. "So you like him too?" He asked with a big hopeful grin.
"Well I'm not sure really. I said he was cute, but he's not all that nice to me, and even then I work for him so it would be kind of awkward. I mean I wouldn't want him to think that I was hitting on him for his money or anything." He replied while scratching his head.
Mokuba's face dropped. "Oh. Okay." He said in disappointment while dropping the subject and walking passed him, all hopes of making his brother happy temporarily crushed. `At least he said that he thought he was cute. Maybe I can still get them together.' He thought with his spirits lifting at the idea.
Katsuya wordlessly followed him, not saying another word in case he should upset his boss's brother any further.
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A half hour or so later, Seto walked out of his changing room in a pair of blue swimming trunks with a white stripe down the leg, to see that Mokuba and his puppy were already laughing and splashing around in the rather large outdoor pool. And he couldn't help but stare at Katsuya's body when he saw it. They were in the shallow end, so he got a good look at his well built chest.
`Sports do the mutt well.' He thought to himself with a smirk.
He then walked over to the pool and sat on the edge, only sticking his legs into the cool crystal water as he watched the two play around. He didn't swim too much, he was only there for Mokuba's sake and to just relax a bit, so he decided not to go into the water today. They looked like they were having enough fun without him anyway.
He cursed under his breath at the thought. He should've brought his laptop out here with him if he wasn't even going to do anything!
Seto quickly looked around, trying to find something to occupy his mind since he wasn't planning on swimming in the water, and was thankful to see a couple of his books on a small backyard table next to the towels.
Once again he smirked. `My dog is a fast learner.' He thought while getting up to get one. While Katsuya's basic duties ended early in the day, like the cleaning and cooking, he made sure that he still did smaller jobs when required to. Like answering the phone, the door, and getting him certain things that he would need throughout the whole day.
Looking at what was there, he was pleased to see that his favourite book was on the table: The Sum Of All Fears. He'd only read it about twenty-seven times, but he still enjoyed it. In his opinion the movie couldn't hold a candle to it in comparison.
`I wonder how the dog knew to put this here.' He thought while picking it up and going back to his spot by the pool to read it. Perhaps the blonde had noticed how many times he'd brought it to school and had recognised it?
He glanced up for a moment in time to see his new pet pick up his brother in the water and throw him into the deep end with a splash, both of them still laughing while he did this. He then frowned. `Like that damn dog would ever pay attention to what I would do.' He thought with a snort. `Hn. Not that I'd want him to.' He thought, almost angrily as he returned his attention to his book.
He didn't know how long he was sitting there for, but he'd read about thirty pages before finally being disturbed by an annoyed Mokuba and a playful Katsuya.
Seto was so fixed on what he was reading, that he didn't see the ebony haired child get out of the pool and sneak up on him, while Katsuya stayed low in the water as he swam up to his front in the shallow end of the pool.
Mokuba knew he was going to have to run on the slippery floor once he did this, so he wisely put on a pair of sandals before creeping up on his unsuspecting brother.
As fast as he could, the boy snatched to book out of the CEO's startled hands before running off with it, grinning like an idiot.
"Mokuba! What the hell are y--"
"GOTCHA!!" Katsuya cried out as he practically jumped out of the pool, wrapped his arms around Seto's back and pulled him back into the water with him with a loud yelp of surprise and a splash.
Seto's eyes widened under the water with the feeling of the puppy's arms around him, and he would've blushed at the contact of their naked chests but thankfully the cool water kept it at bay. His shock was soon replaced was anger and *pure* annoyance, however as he shoved the other boy off of him for the both of them to come up for some air.
Both Mokuba and Katsuya were laughing like mad at their little prank, but Seto wasn't too impressed at all. This mutt worked for him! What on earth made him think that he could pull a stunt like that when he was in the middle of doing something, that for all he knew, could have been important?! `Stupid blonde!'
He could really think of nothing to say to the mutt as he simply glared daggers at him from where he stood, and at the hateful look, both Katsuya's and Mokuba's laughter quickly died down as they looked at him with a nervous tension.
Seto then started to walk towards the blonde in a threatening manner, causing him to gulp as he backed up, the water slowly going up to his neck as he did. The CEO was quite thankful that he had the height advantage of the two as he did this.
He then turned his angle and backed him up into the wall of the pool, putting a hand on either side of his head for more intimidation. `That's right mutt, cower like the little dog you are!' He thought angrily.
"What did you think you were doing, mutt?" He asked in a dead sounding voice that succeeded in making him sound all the more threatening as he continued to glare at him. He had to learn that he worked for him and that he wouldn't accept any stupid actions like this! Christ he almost blushed!
"Wait Seto, it was all my idea!" Mokuba quickly called out, hoping to spare his friend from being frightened any further. The CEO simply ignored him as he waited for a response.
Katsuya gulped nervously. "I-I just thought that you should have some fun was all." He said, still cowering into the wall of the pool, trying to avoid the cold gaze of his boss's blue eyes.
Seto leaned in a little closer to his face, making it so their noses almost touched and causing the blonde's breath to hitch slightly. The CEO smirked, liking how that sounded very much, but still deciding that the puppy needed to learn he continued to intimidate him. "I was enjoying myself just fine from where I was, dog. Don't pull a stunt like that on me again." He whispered threateningly before backing away. Leaving the wide-eyed blonde still looking at him nervously.
"Now get out of here and grab me a towel." He commanded while still narrowing his eyes.
Katsuya cringed at his harsh tone, before spinning around and pulling himself out of the water, quickly running over to the table and grabbing a towel for his pissed off employer who was also pulling himself out.
He then handed Seto the towel, who then quickly snatched it from his hands before drying his face.
"Seto I'm sorry. I didn't think I'd be bothering you--"
"Whatever mutt. Just get out of my sight." He commanded.
Katsuya slowly nodded his head before turning around and getting a towel for himself before getting ready to leave. But before he could, Seto stopped him.
"Don't forget I'm hosting a business party tomorrow night, so this place had better be spotless for when my associates arrive." He warned without even looking at him.
The blonde simply nodded his head again before quickly making tracks and running out of there, not wanting to be fired.
When he was gone, Seto smirked at how easily he could order around the dog now that he was tamed and wasn't so easily angered with his insults or sneers.
He couldn't help but frown slightly at the thought. Oh sure it was great finally having his pet actually *acting* like his pet. But in some strange way, he missed the look of rage that would fill his amber eyes at the sight of him. The cocky attitude he had and the challenge for a fight that was always there but due to his memory loss was now, at least temporarily, gone.
Strangely enough, this wasn't as fun as he thought it would be.
"Oh well." He said out loud with a simple shrug of his shoulders, picking up his book and putting his towel around his shoulders before walking away and heading for his room to get some more work done before that stupid waste-of-time party tomorrow.
Mokuba followed closely behind, determined to get in his say before his brother locked himself away in his room again. "That was really mean, onichan. I told you that it was my idea." He said as he half ran just to keep up with him.
"Hn. Like I care. He works for me now so he needs to learn." He replied coldly.
Mokuba stopped dead in his tracks, just letting Seto walk on ahead of him in his shock over how easily he could dismiss something like this. He felt too guilty over what just happened with Katsuya, so he felt obligated to fix it. "You're gonna drive him away again, onisan!" He called out.
Seto immediately stopped when he heard that before turning to face his kid brother. `What does he mean drive him away *again*?' He thought to himself in confusion. But before he could even open his mouth to ask about it, Mokuba turned around and darted off to find Katsuya and explain his big brother's strange behaviour, leaving him still standing there without a clue as to what he was talking about.
To Be Continued.....................
Thank you to everyone who reviewed me on this sorry that this is taking so long, but something is wrong with most of the chapters, and they won't post right until i fix them thats why its taking so long to repost them, but for those of you who are interested, i just posted ch22 on nfiction.com today if anyone wants to start reading it now, ^^ thanks a lot, bye bye
By:Freewater
Disclaimers: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! Please don't sue me, you will
only receive two cats that are VERY annoying and pee everywhere!
Warnings: Male/Male relationship. Swearing.
Pairings: Jou/Seto
Rating: R for swearing and later chapters
Archive: Sure. If you want it just ask me first. ^_^
Feedback: Definitely! Please, yes!! I want to know if I did a good
job or not writing this!
Notes: A bunch of these little stars **** Means a change in time or
scenery. `'These things here indicate thoughts.
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Three days after Katsuya woke up from his slumber, all was explained to him.
Well, almost all anyway.
From what Seto had told him he was a live in servant of the Kaiba family, and had been since his mother left with his sister at the age of twelve, five years ago. He did all sorts of things around the mansion like cooking (He was a surprisingly good cook), cleaning, babysitting Mokuba, answering the phone and attending to Kaiba-sama's needs.
That's what Seto had Katsuya call him when ever he was working. Kaiba-sama. And Kami he thought it was hilarious!
Unfortunately for the CEO, Mokuba would normally rain on his little parade by telling the mutt certain things before he had the chance to.
For example. Seto would've made it so that he would be working for him at least six days a week, but Mokuba beat him to it by mentioning that Friday, Saturday, and Sunday were his days off. And he would have also liked to put him in a uniform while he worked, but Mokuba just *had* to say that because they were such great friends, he never had to. Thankfully He managed to get it in that he *did* have to wear a uniform when he was hosting a party, but that was only to keep up appearances.
Actually, once Seto had thought about it he was glad that Mokuba had said that, because he didn't have a uniform for Kastuya to wear and that would have been tough to explain.
Quite obviously, Mokuba didn't really like what his older brother was doing, and while he did promise to not say anything when pressed about it, he also made a silent vow to himself to try and make things a little difficult for his brother with the mean stunt he was pulling.
"It's just a joke, Mokuba. Nothing more and nothing less. So you can stop worrying about it." Seto explained to his brother calmly as he typed up some files from his laptop. Katsuya was currently sweeping and mopping anywhere in the house that didn't have a carpet.
`He's actually quite good at his job.' He thought with a smirk. The puppy must've done household chores at his own home in order to even know how to use the vacuum cleaner.
"But Seto, I don't see how you can do this. When he gets his memories back he'll be really mad because of this." The young black haired boy insisted, trying to say anything he could that could get his oniichan to change his mind about what he was doing.
Seto leaned back in his chair with a sigh before rubbing at the bridge of his nose. He was tired of trying to explain himself to his brother like this. Why couldn't he just see that it was just for some fun? *And* they were finally getting some housework done without having to waste so much time.
"Mokuba, when he does remember he'll simply be embarrassed and angered. We'll fight over it, and then things will go back to the way they were. It's that simple." He explained for the thousandth time that day.
"But what you're doing is mean! And it's unfair too! He'll never like you if you keep on pulling cruel stunts like this on him,
oniichan." He reminded him determinedly.
Seto scowled when he heard that, but he made sure to keep it a small one considering that this was his little brother he was talking to. Of course he had a thing for the mutt, and *of course* his brother just *had* to know about it! Not only that but he would constantly tell him that unless he started being more civil to him, the blonde would never return those feelings.
Not like he wanted him to anyway. It was mainly a physical attraction that he held for him, and even then a relationship would only get in the way of things that really mattered. Like his company for starters. And even then that hardly left any time for Mokuba at all, so it was simply out of the question.
"Hn. Like I care." He replied heartlessly while returning his gaze to the computer screen.
Just as he was about to say something to that, there was a soft knock at the door.
"Come in." Seto called out without taking his eyes off of his work.
Slowly the door opened and Katsuya stepped in with a broom in hand. "I'm finished." He said with a tired grin. "Anything else?" He asked, hoping that there wasn't. He honestly didn't know how he cleaned this place everyday before the accident. It was just so big!! But Seto had told him that if he did his daily routine around the mansion, then perhaps his memory would come back faster. So he happily got to work. But after his first day he was just soooo tired! He really hoped that he could have the rest of the day off. It was too nice a day to be inside.
Seto looked up at him and thought about that for a moment. Was there anything else he could get the puppy to do for him before he gave him the rest of the day off? "Did you do the dishes?"
"Yup!" He chirped.
He thought about it again. "Did you.....clean all of the windows?" He asked.
Katsuya simply nodded his head. There were a LOT of windows in the mansion, and most of them were taller than he was, but he proud to admit that he got them all.
"Both sides?" Seto asked with a grin while his blue eyes sparkled at the idea.
Katsuya's face dropped instantly when he heard that. "A-are you serious?" He asked in a complete state of shock. Seto really didn't expect him to clean *both* sides of *all* the windows! Did he?
Unfortunately for him, just as he was about to reply and tell him to go and do it, Mokuba just *had* to interfere with his fun again.
The boy let out a laugh as if he'd just heard something funny. "Oniichan's just joking, Katsuya! It's quarter to five, so your done for the day and he knows it." He said as if it were just some little joke that he was playing.
He'd told Katsuya the first day he started that his shift would always end at five o'clock, whereas Seto would have preferred him to work until at least seven. He decided to have a talk with him about it later. He was just spoiling too much of his fun! Oh well, at least he had him doing these things for him.
He couldn't help but notice how desirable the blonde was when he was tired and sweating from a hard days work, and he wanted to keep him like that.
Katsuya breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that. "Thank Kami!" He said with a grin. He then turned back to Seto, who currently had his arms crossed with a scowl on his face that wasn't really directed at anyone for having his fun spoiled so soon in the day.
"I've still got fifteen minutes before I'm done. Was there anything else you wanted Kaiba-sama?" He asked politely.
Seto's scowl immediately dropped to a smirk when he heard that. `Ah, total submission from the puppy. What could be better?' He thought, his bad mood diminishing a great deal at the sound of his mutt asking if he needed anything.
There was just one little problem. What could he get him to do in only fifteen minutes? He sighed. "Just get me a cup of coffee with three cream and sugar in it and then you can go." He said once he couldn't think of anything else to get him to do.
"Sure thing." He said before turning around and starting to leave for the kitchen.
"We're gonna go swimming in the pool later if you wanna come." Mokuba called out before he went through the door.
He immediately stopped in his tracks once he heard that he could go swimming with them on such a hot day, and turned to face the boy. "Really?" He asked with a happy grin.
Seto scowled again. He'd forgotten that it was a Friday today. Friday was the day that he and Mokuba would go swimming. Just so they could spend some time together since he rarely could, and now he was going to have to do it with the mutt! And while watching the puppy swim around in nothing but a pair of swim trunks did seem
appealing, he just wasn't sure if he could control himself.
`The first chance I get I'm going to strangle that kid!' He thought to himself with a twitch of his eye.
"Of course you can. I'll get you a bathing suit to wear and we can all go out when Seto's finished his drink." He said.
Katsuya's grin just got bigger when he heard that. "Great!"
The young CEO simply sighed in tired annoyance before getting up from where he sat. "Just forget about it Mutt. I'll get you a bathing suit to wear and you can meet us at the pool." He said dryly as he walked passed them, brushing against the puppy's shoulder as he went out the door and headed to his room to get the suits.
Katsuya frowned slightly when he was gone, and Mokuba couldn't help but wonder what was wrong. "What's the matter, Katsu-kun?" He asked curiously. The only reason why he even used his first name was because Seto had told him not to call him Jou. Evidently he was afraid that if his puppy became surrounded by things that he was
most familiar with then he would get his memories back sooner, and he didn't want that.
Katsuya looked down at the cute little kid, his frown still in place before replying. "I just wish that he wouldn't call me all those mean names." He explained. "Did he do that before?" He asked.
Mokuba gave him a nervous grin when he heard that. "Well yeah, actually. But it's only because he likes you and doesn't know how to express it." He explained, hoping that it would clear a few things up for him.
The blonde simply blinked. "Wow, he likes me?" He asked in slight amazement.
Mokuba nodded his head. "You don't mind that do you?" He asked, a little worried that he'd be mad at the idea.
Katsuya grinned at him. "Not at all! Actually, I thought he was kinda cute when I saw him at first." He said lightheartedly while folding his hands behind his head.
"Wow! Really!?!" He shouted in a mixture of disbelief and happiness. If this was true then all he had to do was get his brother and Katsuya together and maybe he would finally start acting happy for a change. "So you like him too?" He asked with a big hopeful grin.
"Well I'm not sure really. I said he was cute, but he's not all that nice to me, and even then I work for him so it would be kind of awkward. I mean I wouldn't want him to think that I was hitting on him for his money or anything." He replied while scratching his head.
Mokuba's face dropped. "Oh. Okay." He said in disappointment while dropping the subject and walking passed him, all hopes of making his brother happy temporarily crushed. `At least he said that he thought he was cute. Maybe I can still get them together.' He thought with his spirits lifting at the idea.
Katsuya wordlessly followed him, not saying another word in case he should upset his boss's brother any further.
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A half hour or so later, Seto walked out of his changing room in a pair of blue swimming trunks with a white stripe down the leg, to see that Mokuba and his puppy were already laughing and splashing around in the rather large outdoor pool. And he couldn't help but stare at Katsuya's body when he saw it. They were in the shallow end, so he got a good look at his well built chest.
`Sports do the mutt well.' He thought to himself with a smirk.
He then walked over to the pool and sat on the edge, only sticking his legs into the cool crystal water as he watched the two play around. He didn't swim too much, he was only there for Mokuba's sake and to just relax a bit, so he decided not to go into the water today. They looked like they were having enough fun without him anyway.
He cursed under his breath at the thought. He should've brought his laptop out here with him if he wasn't even going to do anything!
Seto quickly looked around, trying to find something to occupy his mind since he wasn't planning on swimming in the water, and was thankful to see a couple of his books on a small backyard table next to the towels.
Once again he smirked. `My dog is a fast learner.' He thought while getting up to get one. While Katsuya's basic duties ended early in the day, like the cleaning and cooking, he made sure that he still did smaller jobs when required to. Like answering the phone, the door, and getting him certain things that he would need throughout the whole day.
Looking at what was there, he was pleased to see that his favourite book was on the table: The Sum Of All Fears. He'd only read it about twenty-seven times, but he still enjoyed it. In his opinion the movie couldn't hold a candle to it in comparison.
`I wonder how the dog knew to put this here.' He thought while picking it up and going back to his spot by the pool to read it. Perhaps the blonde had noticed how many times he'd brought it to school and had recognised it?
He glanced up for a moment in time to see his new pet pick up his brother in the water and throw him into the deep end with a splash, both of them still laughing while he did this. He then frowned. `Like that damn dog would ever pay attention to what I would do.' He thought with a snort. `Hn. Not that I'd want him to.' He thought, almost angrily as he returned his attention to his book.
He didn't know how long he was sitting there for, but he'd read about thirty pages before finally being disturbed by an annoyed Mokuba and a playful Katsuya.
Seto was so fixed on what he was reading, that he didn't see the ebony haired child get out of the pool and sneak up on him, while Katsuya stayed low in the water as he swam up to his front in the shallow end of the pool.
Mokuba knew he was going to have to run on the slippery floor once he did this, so he wisely put on a pair of sandals before creeping up on his unsuspecting brother.
As fast as he could, the boy snatched to book out of the CEO's startled hands before running off with it, grinning like an idiot.
"Mokuba! What the hell are y--"
"GOTCHA!!" Katsuya cried out as he practically jumped out of the pool, wrapped his arms around Seto's back and pulled him back into the water with him with a loud yelp of surprise and a splash.
Seto's eyes widened under the water with the feeling of the puppy's arms around him, and he would've blushed at the contact of their naked chests but thankfully the cool water kept it at bay. His shock was soon replaced was anger and *pure* annoyance, however as he shoved the other boy off of him for the both of them to come up for some air.
Both Mokuba and Katsuya were laughing like mad at their little prank, but Seto wasn't too impressed at all. This mutt worked for him! What on earth made him think that he could pull a stunt like that when he was in the middle of doing something, that for all he knew, could have been important?! `Stupid blonde!'
He could really think of nothing to say to the mutt as he simply glared daggers at him from where he stood, and at the hateful look, both Katsuya's and Mokuba's laughter quickly died down as they looked at him with a nervous tension.
Seto then started to walk towards the blonde in a threatening manner, causing him to gulp as he backed up, the water slowly going up to his neck as he did. The CEO was quite thankful that he had the height advantage of the two as he did this.
He then turned his angle and backed him up into the wall of the pool, putting a hand on either side of his head for more intimidation. `That's right mutt, cower like the little dog you are!' He thought angrily.
"What did you think you were doing, mutt?" He asked in a dead sounding voice that succeeded in making him sound all the more threatening as he continued to glare at him. He had to learn that he worked for him and that he wouldn't accept any stupid actions like this! Christ he almost blushed!
"Wait Seto, it was all my idea!" Mokuba quickly called out, hoping to spare his friend from being frightened any further. The CEO simply ignored him as he waited for a response.
Katsuya gulped nervously. "I-I just thought that you should have some fun was all." He said, still cowering into the wall of the pool, trying to avoid the cold gaze of his boss's blue eyes.
Seto leaned in a little closer to his face, making it so their noses almost touched and causing the blonde's breath to hitch slightly. The CEO smirked, liking how that sounded very much, but still deciding that the puppy needed to learn he continued to intimidate him. "I was enjoying myself just fine from where I was, dog. Don't pull a stunt like that on me again." He whispered threateningly before backing away. Leaving the wide-eyed blonde still looking at him nervously.
"Now get out of here and grab me a towel." He commanded while still narrowing his eyes.
Katsuya cringed at his harsh tone, before spinning around and pulling himself out of the water, quickly running over to the table and grabbing a towel for his pissed off employer who was also pulling himself out.
He then handed Seto the towel, who then quickly snatched it from his hands before drying his face.
"Seto I'm sorry. I didn't think I'd be bothering you--"
"Whatever mutt. Just get out of my sight." He commanded.
Katsuya slowly nodded his head before turning around and getting a towel for himself before getting ready to leave. But before he could, Seto stopped him.
"Don't forget I'm hosting a business party tomorrow night, so this place had better be spotless for when my associates arrive." He warned without even looking at him.
The blonde simply nodded his head again before quickly making tracks and running out of there, not wanting to be fired.
When he was gone, Seto smirked at how easily he could order around the dog now that he was tamed and wasn't so easily angered with his insults or sneers.
He couldn't help but frown slightly at the thought. Oh sure it was great finally having his pet actually *acting* like his pet. But in some strange way, he missed the look of rage that would fill his amber eyes at the sight of him. The cocky attitude he had and the challenge for a fight that was always there but due to his memory loss was now, at least temporarily, gone.
Strangely enough, this wasn't as fun as he thought it would be.
"Oh well." He said out loud with a simple shrug of his shoulders, picking up his book and putting his towel around his shoulders before walking away and heading for his room to get some more work done before that stupid waste-of-time party tomorrow.
Mokuba followed closely behind, determined to get in his say before his brother locked himself away in his room again. "That was really mean, onichan. I told you that it was my idea." He said as he half ran just to keep up with him.
"Hn. Like I care. He works for me now so he needs to learn." He replied coldly.
Mokuba stopped dead in his tracks, just letting Seto walk on ahead of him in his shock over how easily he could dismiss something like this. He felt too guilty over what just happened with Katsuya, so he felt obligated to fix it. "You're gonna drive him away again, onisan!" He called out.
Seto immediately stopped when he heard that before turning to face his kid brother. `What does he mean drive him away *again*?' He thought to himself in confusion. But before he could even open his mouth to ask about it, Mokuba turned around and darted off to find Katsuya and explain his big brother's strange behaviour, leaving him still standing there without a clue as to what he was talking about.
To Be Continued.....................
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