As promised... the third chapter of Hotel Horror. Yes... it's a day late, I'm sorry, but I had to work. It took me ages to do because I got really stuck on Kaiba. I'm trying to make sure there's no major OOCness. Kaiba is sexy with his bastard attitude, I'd hate to ruin it too much. But anyway, it mainly took me so long because I wrote three versions of this chapter, before molding them into one. Btw... can't remember who right now... The idea of Kaiba being snuggly is a good one, but I'd already thought of it :-P
Enough of my blathering!!
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..::HOTEL HORROR::..
Chapter 3- Teddy Bear
Seto Kaiba slowly opened his eyes, sleep still having a firm hold on him. Staring at the ceiling above him, he frowned. Strange... his ceiling was pale blue, not white, and his bed was much more comfortable. Kaiba's mind cleared slightly, and jerking upright, he noticed he was shivering and had nothing covering him save his clothes. Looking left and right for his covers, he noticed a sleeping figure next to him wrapped in the blankets. Suddenly what had happened the previous night flooded back to him, and he flopped back down sighing.
Raising his arm to his face, he pushed a button on his watch so the face lit up, allowing him to see the time in the dark room. 5:32 am. He groaned and rolled onto his stomach, smothering himself in the pillow. Not even after being exhausted the night before could he manage to sleep in. Rolling onto his side so he could breathe again, he stared at the dark shape next to him.
Joey.
He remember last night, and the argument they'd had. the scathing comments he'd made, and he couldn't help but feel a little guilty.
How ironic... the guy I like the most and I'm a right jerk to him.
But that's right, I'm the cold-hearted bastard that cares for no-one save his brother.
Seto snorted, and shoved all thoughts of feeling out of my head. It was way too early to be pondering that sort of thing, and all he wanted to be feeling right now was warm.
Seto, now determined to get warm and sleep a while longer, grabbed a free corner of the doona and tugged. Joey slowly rolled towards him, allowing the doona to unravel.
"Unh…that's mine."
Thinking Joey had woken up, he stopped pulling, and put his face closer to the blondes trying to see him. Eyes closed, lightly snoring, Joey lay there, and Kaiba decided he was most definitely asleep. Kaiba lay his head on Joey's pillow, his face just inches away from other boys. Now that his eyes had adjusted to the darkness, Kaiba could make out Joey's face. The long light lashes brushing his cheek, the full lips twitching from smile to frown and back as he dreamed. At such a close proximity, Kaiba could feel Joey's warm breathe blowing onto his face, lightly tickling his nose. Kaiba watched as in his sleep, Joey puckered his lips, before lightly moaning. Forcing thoughts this sound brought up out of his mind, Kaiba rolled over, taking more of the doona with him. He curled up underneath it happily as it was already warm from Joey. The doona smelt of the boy too. Strangely enough it reminded Kaiba of vanilla and apples. Not really what he though Joey would smell like. Kaiba pulled the doona up higher, lightly covering half his face and breathed in Joey's scent.
I'm pathetic. Really pathetic. How the hell can I like someone like him?
He sighed again, before turning to look at Joey once more. He'd never admit in public, hell, it'd taken him months to admit it in private!, but he adored to puppy. Everything about him in fact. The mop of blonde hair, falling over honey brown eyes. The dopey way he looked sometimes, how cute he was when he was angry… He was well and truly smitten, and he knew it. Didn't mean he had to like it.
"Baka Yugi and his darned Millennium Puzzle." He muttered to himself. Kaiba didn't believe in all that mumbo-jumbo about magic, but he couldn't deny his darker side being sent away by Yugi. Whether it was by magic, or some other force he wasn't quite sure, but since that day he'd never been the same.
Slowly, Kaiba reached out a hand and lightly brushed Joey's hair. The silken strands slid through his fingers easily. At the disturbance to Joey's hair, the smell of apple grew stronger. Joey stirred slightly, and Kaiba jerked his hand away, as though burned.
Kaiba cursed himself mentally for doing something as stupid as caressing Joey. What if he'd woken up? He could just imagine Joey's reaction... shock, horror, and allot of swearing.
He'd only been around Joey for a little while, and already he was turning soft. Smelling him? Watching him sleep? Playing with his hair?!
"Shit."
Kaiba mentally berated himself for showing a shred of emotion. The fact that he was alone and no one could see him being... sweet didn't seem to register. How on earth was he going to survive spending time in such close proximity to the blonde haired puppy? The temptation to touch him was strong already, and he'd only just woken up.
Slowly Kaiba reached out his hand, and once again stroked Joey's hair. Joey sighed, and a smile pulled at the corner of his lips. Seeing this, Kaiba himself smiled a little. Joey was awfully cute while sleeping.
Seto lay there in the darkness, allowing himself to toy with Joey's blonde hair as he drifted off to sleep. His last thought before the darkness claimed him was Me? Showing emotion? Hell must be freezing over.
Joey awoke to the dim sunlight filtering into his face. He groaned a little, as he had been happily dreaming of apple crumble[1], and he'd just had to wakeup (AN:...sarcasm). In fact, he wasn't really sure what had woken him up. He was tired, and when he was tired he was quite able to sleep past lunch time. Blinking his eyes, Joey pondered whether it was worth getting up or not. It was just then that something tickled his nose. Still busy pondering the advantages and disadvantages of getting up or staying in bed, he didn't really pay much attention, and simple wriggled his nose a little. Unfortunately, the ticklish feeling didn't go away. This time, he reached up to rub his nose. Instead of his hand coming into contact with his nose as he thought it would, it came in contact with something soft and silky. Blinking, this time from confusion rather than lack of sleep, Joey looked slightly down at what he was holding away from his nose. It was hair… brown hair… Nice smelling brown hair. Which most certainly was not his. Brushing more hair aside, he revealed a pale sleeping face. Slowly it clicked... brown hair, pale face, sleeping beside him... Kaiba! Joey jumped, and leant as far backwards as possible without falling off the bed in order to get a better look at the face. Yes, it was definitely Kaiba. A Kaiba whom was pressed against him, with his arm wrapped lightly around his back, and had previously had his face buried in Joey's chest.
Using his great intelligence and powers of deduction, Joey concluded Kaiba must have moved from his side of the bed during the night. Slightly scared, he shuddered. Joey stayed leaning away from the other boy, for a second, staring at him, before he was jerked forward again. Stunned, he found himself once again being smothered by sweet scented hair, while something toyed with his own.
Joey blinked stunned. Kaiba had an arm wrapped around him with the hand tangled in his hair. It was bad enough Kaiba was this close to him, but pulling him back, and playing with his hair?
"What the hell does he think I am? A teddy bear?!"
Muttering something about Kaiba and his plushies, Joey pulled away again, gently untangling Kaiba's fingers from his hair. Once free, he quickly climbed out of the bed before Kaiba could re-attach himself.
"And I thought you were scary when you were awake!" he said to the sleeping boy, who had now attached himself to the pillow Joey had been using. Shaking his head slightly, Joey collected his clothes and toiletries which would be needed for a shower. Glancing once more at Kaiba, Joey headed off to the bathroom to shower, thinking of the dirt Joey had on Kaiba now.
Joey returned from his shower, dressed in jeans and a long-sleeved shirt, still steaming hair dripping water down his back, to find Kaiba still asleep in the bed.
"So much for being a hard working CEO." he said to the sleeping boy. It was 11am and Kaiba still wasn't up. Joey was amazed, Kaiba always called him lazy, and here he was, on a Wednesday, still asleep. Joey shook his head, and dropped his pajamas unceremoniously on the end of the bed. Joey looked once more at the peacefully sleeping brunette.
Hmm... Peacefully sleeping...
Joey grinned evilly as a plan came to mind. Kaiba wouldn't be peacefully sleeping for much longer! Reaching out tentatively, Joey poked Kaiba. He didn't stir. Joey grinned, and poked him a little harder, then harder again, but Kaiba still didn't move. Quite happy the boy was a fairly deep sleeper, Joey decided to carry out his plan, and went back into the bathroom. After filling his rinsing glass[2] with water, he returned to bedside, grinning evilly down on the oblivious boy. Just to make sure, Joey poked him one last time. Still no movement.
Snickering, he held the glass over Kaiba's face, and slowly tipped it. A drop fell, landing on Kaiba's cheek. The boy didn't move. Tilt, and another drop fell, this time landing on the side of Kaiba's nose. Kaiba twitched, but didn't wake. Now laughing evilly, Joey tipped the glass much further, pouring a steady stream of water over Kaiba's face. He should have been prepared, he knew that much water would wake Kaiba up, but of course, being the blonde he is, he didn't think ahead and consider the brunettes reaction.
Kaiba jumped up in the bed, water streaming down his nose, and screamed with anger. Dashing it from his eyes with the back of a hand, he looked around for the fool who had done such a thing, and his eyes alighted on the only person in the room, one Joey 'The Mutt' Wheeler.
Joey was standing beside the bed, a hand clutching a half full glass of water. Joey just stood there, staring at Kaiba, the evil smirk still pulling at his lips. Seto simply stared at the glass, still in shock. Joey, feeling proud of himself for pulling a trick on the brunette, smirked some more, before he noticed Kaiba's gaze. Joey followed Kaiba's gaze, until he too was staring at the half-empty glass of water. Seeing the evidence still clutched in his hand, a look of horror passed over Joey's face, and he quickly hid the glass behind his back.
"Uh… G'mornin Kaiba." Joey plastered a look of innocent stupidity on his face, which Kaiba didn't believe for one second.
Slowly, Kaiba got up off the bed.
Seeing the look on Kaiba's face, Joey slowly took a step backwards. Eyes narrowing further, Kaiba took a step forward, resulting in Joey retreating more, and continuing to retreat. Slowly, menacingly, Kaiba walked towards Joey, a faint growl coming from his throat. Joey continued to back away from the angry looking boy, a look of fear on his face. That was until his back hit a wall, a which time a look of terror replaced the one of fear. Kaiba continued to hunt Joey, and stopped just a few inches from him.
Now standing in front of his, Kaiba simply stared at Joey, allowing the boy to squirm.
He looks cute when he's terrified... No no! Bad thoughts!
Kaiba blinked at the slight conversation he was having with himself, causing Joey to blink with confusion.
After he'd regained control of himself, Kaiba grabbed Joey's collar, using it to lift him off the ground, and pressed his body against the blonde in order to hold him up without having to use much strength. Joey stared at Kaiba with wide-eyed terror, more worried about the imminent beating than the fact that they were closer than they had been earlier.
Joey closed his eyes, prepared to take the beating like a man, and not whimper or try to run.
Kaiba looked the blonde in front of him over. It was true, he was cute when he was scared. And having his body pressed up against him wasn't doing much for his self control. Forcing the need of his body down, he gritted his teeth and growled.
"Mutt, what made you wake me up in that way?"
Joey's eyes flew wide open with shock when the punch didn't come.
"You wouldn't wake up, it's not my fault you're so damned lazy."
Kaiba glared at Joey, the glare cold enough to make the snow outside seem warm. After standing there like that for a few moments longer, Kaiba let go of Joey. Joey, free of the restraint, dropped to ground, and glared up at Kaiba.
"Next time, just leave me the hell alone."
Joey, stunned, but not willing to show any form of weakness to the blue eyed CEO, simply glared as his back as Kaiba collected his gear and entered the bathroom, closing and locking the door behind him. Joey leaned back against the wall, watching the door Kaiba had disappeared into. After a few moments, the sounds of water started up, and Joey sighed as relief washed through him. Though he would never admit it, the evil glint Kaiba had in his eye had terrified him. He'd never seen anything like it in all his time of bullying Kaiba. And that was a pretty long time. Shrugging it off, Joey decided he had better things to do with his time than ponder Kaiba's eyes. Joey's stomach agreed whole heartedly with him as it let off an enormous growl. All thoughts of the previous events now gone from his mind, Joey looked around the room.
"I wonder if there's any food..."
[1] I was eating apple crumble while editing this :-)
[2] Rinsing glass... just incase people don't know... glass used for rinsing the mouth out after brushing teeth!! My friend asked me :-/
There you have it. Was it as good as the previous chapters? Anything I need to improve on? Ahhh I love Joey's evil side, MWUAHAHAHAHA omg... that gave me an idea for a story!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No... not about Joey's evil side, though I could do that too. This is more original... I'll think about it! It'd be different!!! But anyways, I'm getting distracted!
A little teaser for the next chapter... Kaiba having a shower can be very... interesting sometimes. ;-)
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