Yes, I know the storyline is terrible. But somehow I had to make Kaiba stay at Joey's place.

At ten o'clock Mokuba knocked on the door of the apartment. Joey opened the door and brought him to his brother. Kaiba was still sleeping. "He doesn't look very well", Mokuba said. "Don't worry", Joey smiled, "It is just a flu. I had one two months ago. He will be fine in a week or two. We should wake him up, so you can bring him home. That is what he needs."

"So he is really ill? That is no good." Mokuba watched the breathing of his brother.

"Hey, it is nothing serious. He maybe even doesn't need a doctor. Just some rest. Let him stay in bed and soon he will be okay" Joey replied in a soft voice.

"I know. Kaiba is strong. He will survive everything but there are some company deals going on where it is important that he shows no weakness."

"Mokuba, shut up!" Kaiba suddenly croaked "We can go."

"But where to? Your business partners are staying in our house. It was so difficult to get them all there. When they see you in this condition they will leave."

"I 'm going to a hotel and you are saying I had to follow an urgent call from a factory. In a few days I am going back to the mansion and continue the dealings."

"You don't go to a hotel where no one cares about you. I am getting you a nurse. Maybe even better I put you in a hospital."

"No way. No one should know about my illness. My rivals will steal the deal away if they know."

There was a short silence when Mokuba turned to Joey. "Can he stay a few more days here? You told me you had a flu some time ago. So the risk of an infection for you is a minimum. And it occurs to me you know what to do. It is really important. I will return to the mansion and tell the men like Kaiba told me." Mokuba then turned back to his brother "But I will cancel the meeting in a few days. Even when you feel better you are not 100 per cent healthy and the deal needs you in top form. I will use the time to charm your partners with the extras in our house. I think they enjoy our tennis court very much. So they will be easier to handle next time."

"No!" Kaiba tried to jump out of the bed but he was just not able to "I' m not allowing you to..."

"There is no alternative. Trust me. I am not a child any more. Don't you think I can handle this?" Mokuba looked straight in his brother's face. Again there was a silence. Finally Kaiba nodded without a word.

Now Joey interrupted the scene "He can't stay here. I am not a nurse. I am sure there is no big security lack in a hospital or a first class hotel. I need to got to school. So there is no one here to look after him."

"Joey, there are spring holidays. You don't need to go to school. Please. I am paying for everything" Mokuba looked with his big eyes to Joey. Joey thought about it and finally said: "Alright, he can stay."

Joey looked down to Kaiba and both of them were staring at each other.

"Hope you get well soon", said Joey.

After Mokuba left there was an awkward silence in the flat. Kaiba tried to sleep again but he couldn't. Joey left to the kitchen where he decided to cook some tea. He put off the radio and the stillness covered everything. Outside the window he could see the rain clouds still hanging in the sky. After a while he heard a clapping door. He went to the floor and found Kaiba in the frame of one door. "What are you doing?", Joey barked at Kaiba.

"I was searching for the bathroom. What do you think? That I am robbing your flat? Well, I think there is nothing for me to steal" Kaiba argued flatly back.

Joey glared at him. "This is my father's room. The bathroom is the other door."

"Where is your father?"

"Working. So get to the bathroom and then back to bed. You need sleep. I bring you some water and tea."

"When will your father return?", inside Kaiba cursed. He and Mokuba didn't think about Joey sharing the flat with a relative.

"Don't get nervous. He will be no danger. He is going to a business trip this night."

When Kaiba returned to Joey's room he could hear Joey in the kitchen. The door to his fathers room was closed again. The image of this room was different from the rest of the flat. The bed was untidy, clothes laid on the floor and a full ashtray was on the bedside table. So maybe it was just Joey who cleaned up the flat? There was no sense that his father took everything in order except his room. But why did Joey not clean up his father's room? But he felt to tired to think about this and he started to sleep again.

Kaiba awoke from an uneasy sleep when something cold was pressed on his forehead. He opened his eyes and could see Joey with a wet towel in his hands. "Your fever is high. This will help you" and again he touched Kaiba' s face with the wet towel. "And like I said, you have to drink" Joey brought a glass of water to Kaiba' s lips. First Kaiba refused to drink. He wanted to sleep again but Joey showed no mercy and nearly rammed the glass into his mouth. "Don't make it more difficult" Joey said and Kaiba at least drank two glasses of water. "Good boy" Joey smiled in an ironic way. Kaiba wanted to shout at him but he felt too weak. He couldn't' t remember the last time he felt so exhausted and sick. His throat was aching like hell and his whole body was heavy. He wanted to be home. He threw his head furiously to the other side. He didn't want to see this weirdo anymore. Maybe some sleep again and then he would be able to leave this damned prison. Again he felt the wet towel but now on his neck. Somehow he liked how the cold cloth eased the heat of his skin. He relaxed a bit and dozed off.

Kaiba slept the whole afternoon. Joey still couldn't believe what he was doing. Kaiba, the biggest asshole in the world was laying in his bed and Joey was his nurse. Why was he doing this, he asked himself and Yugi on the phone. Joey felt a bit guilty by involving Yugi since no one should know about Kaiba. But this was all too absurd. He had to speak to someone and the most trustworthy person in his life was Yugi. When he asked again how he could get into such a situation Yugi laughed a bit and said "Well, because you are a nice person. It is not your style to let people outside in the pouring rain. And it is not your style to refuse giving help. Even when Kaiba is asking for support."

"It was Mokuba who asked. Kaiba is really ill but still a psycho. I will be feeling more comfortable when he is back in his playgrounds."

"Come on. If he is that sick he is no danger for you. I can come over and protect you."

"Haha, funny joke. I can manage it myself. No, it is true. Kaiba infected the whole flat with his disease. If you come to my place you could get ill as well. You have a big duel the day after tomorrow."

"You are right. But please call me again and tell me how it is going."

"I do. And maybe somehow I enjoy watching a weak Kaiba", Joey said with a slight vicious tone in his voice.