So this is the final chapter. Again I like to thank everyone who wrote comments and supported me. Don't be afraid to write even critical statements. As long as you stay friendly it is just a help for the writer.

puffin: I am sorry I lost you. I thought it would work out to give Kaiba and Joey this outburst because they were not able to deal with each other anymore. Maybe next time…

Seto'swhiterose88: Okay for you?

My last comment on my story is that I am not very satisfied with it. I think I made some stupid digressions and in the end everything became to fast and superficial.

Though I am proud of myself. I finished it!!!!!!!!! Enjoy it.

Now fully dressed Kaiba opened the kitchen door. Wearing his own clothes he felt more confident about himself again. Slowly the door swung open and a breeze of cold air let him assume that Joey was sitting outside on the ladder. Kaiba entered the kitchen and walked to the window. It was a starry night and the moon was shining on Joey who was sitting on the steps.

"I come to apologize."

He turned his head, looked off the across the streets. "What for?" he asked curtly.

"For being unfriendly, for being unthankful, for destroying the bedroom but most of all for hurting you."

Joey nodded. Kaiba climbed out of the window and joined him on the steps.

"I acted very contrary to my usual behaviour. You must hate me for all the things I have done. Normally I don't care too much for other's opinion about me but this time is different." It was harder than he thought saying such things and he wished Joey would say something. But he remained silent and so Kaiba continued. "We have this pact and you told me about your life. I guess we got very intimate which made me happy to some point. But like you said it also has created new problems. Especially for me." Kaiba pulled nervously at his hair. "I am not used to such honesty and I was confronted with some irritating moments. Hurting you was my way to handle it. That was wrong and I apologize."

Joey glanced down at the streets. "You are sorry for everything? And that's it. You apologized and your conscience is clean. It works that way for you?"

Kaiba was irritated. He had been afraid Joey wouldn't listen but he was not prepared for an answer like this. "I know I must have offended you."

"How do you know?"

"What?" Kaiba was clearly confused.

"I mean, how can you know you have been offending me? Did you ever ask?" Joey's voice was a strange mixture of anger, sadness and maliciousness.

'Can't I do anything right?' Kaiba reflected. The last days have clearly shown his inability to cope with others. In his mind apologizing was the first step to making things right but it didn't seem to be effective. "Did I offend you?" he finally asked.

Joey gave a short laugh. "Of course you did. But not all the time. I understand some of your points and I thought you could see it."

"I only thought I would be disgusting you."

"Just because you were. I never despised you for your actions here. You annoyed me from time to time. Okay, most of the time. " He gave Kaiba a bitter smile and turned again away. "But I never was disgusted." In the pale moonlight Joey's face looked unearthly beautiful. Kaiba was fascinated by the blonde boy beside him.

"Are you sure you're not a saint?" Kaiba said. "I treated you like shit all the time and you are still mercy personified."

"Oh, I cursed about you a lot. But not everything you did was terrible." It was the first spontaneous smile Kaiba had seen on Joey's face during this conversation. He was so relieved because he felt so helpless before.

"What was not terrible?" he asked lightly.

Joey, who was still looking down at the streets, spoke without hesitation. "The kiss."

"What?" said Kaiba in disbelief. Immediately his heartbeat was speeding up and his hands were getting wet. Joey shot a side glance to him. He chuckled. "You are not a bad kisser. Different from what I expected you to be but nevertheless a good one."

Kaiba's eyes widened and he swallowed the wrong way. "Not used to compliments?" Joey asked in played innocence. Kaiba closed his palm over his mouth to stop coughing. Was this a joke? He was not sure. Joey was someone who liked to tease and he was still not looking at him. But in the moment Joey turned his head towards him he knew Joey wasn't kidding. Instead he found a affectionate smile on his face.

"I expected you to hate me for that," Kaiba whispered. "I don't know why I did it."

"Say it. You kissed me."

"Yeah, I kissed you."

"Did you like it?"

Kaiba flushed "Yes."

"I liked it too. So it's okay."

"What does it mean? For us? For you? For me?", Kaiba bubbled senselessly. He felt like his brain was nearly out of order.

"Listen to me. I don't know what this kiss means for us in the future." Joey seemed to be much calmer. "It was right what you said in the kitchen - the thing about staying in old schemes. Maybe you just have a temporarily crush on me and it will fade away tomorrow."

Joey grinned and his face came very close to Kaiba's "But I don't care."

Kaiba frowned "Liar, you always care."

But Joey just kissed him and Kaiba decided to quit thinking about consequences. A lot of questions would stay open after this night.

Things can change.