"I should have known that you would have found a way out. You're not as
hopeless as I am." Joey finished.
"Thank God for that," Kaiba said. "Though you are really cute when you try to act hopeless and desperate," Kaiba finished. "How was your sandwich and lemonade?" Kaiba asked.
"How did you know that. Never mind.I'm forgetting that nothing gets by you."
"That's right Wheeler," Kaiba said. "Nothing ever has, is going to, or will ever get by me. Like I've told you before, I have my ways."
Joey stared at the brunette whose eyes were the color of ice. He remembered when he had Joey in the handcuffs his eyes were warm and welcoming. Now they were the color of clear, blue ice.
Joey scanned Kaiba's body, remembering that it wasn't too long ago that he was trapped by that same beautiful body that stood before him.
Kaiba's wrists hung loose, and they were red, and Joey noticed that Kaiba hasn't been using his hands to talk like he normally does. It was easier to see because Kaiba wasn't wearing his trench coat. "I never noticed how much that damn trench coat conceals, whether he wants it to or not," Joey mused.
The color of Kaiba's eyes softened, and he reached out towards Joey with his arm outstretched, his palm facing the ceiling.
Joey took the hand that was offered to him, and noticed that there was a thin red line across Kaiba's wrist.
"What is this Seto?" Joey asked quite concerned. He had never thought that Kaiba had tendencies like this. He always thought that Seto Kaiba was perfect, he had the perfect life, a perfect mansion, perfect hair, a perfect body; and with the exception of the much-too-clingy Mokuba everything in Seto's life was perfect, or so it seemed. "Every family has one like that though; I have two in mine." Joey thought to himself.
Kaiba just stood there, remembering that Joey wasn't as dumb as he seemed most of the time. He should have realized that Joey would have found out sooner or later.
"Well?! Are you just going to stand there, and not answer me? Or are you going to make me come over there and kick your ass so I can get my answer? Don't think I won't do it." Joey said in a deadly serious tone.
Joey grabbed Kaiba's wrist, and examined it. His wrist was swollen, and the thin line, though barely noticeable was bright red, with crimson drops of blood surrounding the wound.
Kaiba pulled his hand back and shuddered. "It's nothing Wheeler, really I'm fine."
"You call this fine? Well then I would hate to see you when you're having an extremely good day," Joey said sarcastic yet serious at the same time.
"Just leave me alone Wheeler," Kaiba said. Joey just stared at the brunette who stood with his head down. "No. You brought me all this way; I'm not leaving you, not without a fight at least."
"Fine, if you want a fight, I'll give you a fight," Kaiba said trying to sound determined. Kaiba walked towards Joey and threw a punch, and then winced in pain.
"God-Dammit!" Kaiba cursed, not meaning to. Kaiba's punch was weak, even Joey thought Kaiba had more to him than that; even if he was in pain.
"Forget about me Wheeler. Just go home. Go see your sister. I'll be fine." Kaiba said trying to sound brave. He really didn't want Joey to leave. But then again, he never really knew what he wanted. His life was so messed up, or that's how it seemed to him. Everyone thought he had the perfect life, he knew that Joey thought the same. Now maybe someone would listen to him. He just needed someone there. Maybe then someone would notice that his life wasn't perfect; in fact, it was far from it.
Kaiba thought his body could hold up his weight, but apparently he was wrong. His eyes went dark, and his body couldn't take the pressure. He collapsed at Joey's feet.
"Oh My God," Joey cried, he didn't want to make a big fuss about it. "Everything is going to be alright," Joey thought to himself to calm him down. He took Seto's limp body and placed it in the bed, and under the covers. Joey brushed Kaiba's hair out of his face, and it wasn't until this moment that Joey realized how beautiful Kaiba really was.
"I'll be right back," Joey said in a whisper, not sure if Kaiba could hear him or not. Joey tip-toed out of the room and back to the kitchen where he would get Kaiba a glass of water.
Deep in his unconscious thoughts Kaiba was very much alive. "I don't want to die.Please." Kaiba thought to himself. "Now that something has gone right in my life, I don't want to screw this up. Please, Lord, give me another chance. Please. All I want is to see Joey again. I know I haven't treated him the way I should have, and I wasn't as nice to him as I could have been, but please, don't take him away from me." Kaiba was desperate now.
Kaiba wanted his body to wake up. He wanted to see Joey again. He forced his mind to make the connection between his unconscious body and his mind. Nothing happened.
"Please, Lord, I don't want to die. Give me one more chance. I'll try and make things right, to the best of my ability. I won't take anything for granted, and I promise to treat Joey like he should be treated. With kindness, respect, and love. Not with cruelty, hate, and malice." Kaiba bowed his head, realizing that this could be the end. He lifted his head up and saw a bright light. "Oh no. this is it. Joey's going to come back and find my lifeless body in the bed, and I'll never get a chance to tell him how I really feel," Kaiba thought to himself.
Kaiba on instinct decided to run away from the light. He didn't want to go. No matter how hard he ran against the blinding light, the closer it came to him. He realized he couldn't out run it, and though he still tried, the light consumed him.
Joey came back into the room with the glass of water, and placed it on the night stand. Joey sat down on the bed next to Kaiba and whispered "I'll never leave you." Joey kissed Kaiba's forehead, and kept brushing his hair back.
A sharp breath escaped from Kaiba's mouth. A sharp pain ran down the length of his body. His head was throbbing, his body was aching, but he was alive. He was so thankful. Kaiba turned his head and looked at Joey. He looked like an angel to Seto. Joey's hair was in his eyes, and his cheeks were rosy.
"Ah, my sleeping beauty is finally awake!" Joey said with a smile. "Shut up Wheeler," Kaiba tried to say. His voice was small and weak. "Shhhh.It's alright. Don't talk, you need to save your energy."
Kaiba smiled, he knew that Joey was right; for once. "One question Wheeler," Kaiba managed to whisper. "What's that Seto?" Joey smiled. He knew it must have taken a lot of effort just to get those words out.
"Why didn't you call 9-1-1 when I collapsed?" Kaiba asked, his voice still a whisper.
"I don't know. I just had this feeling that everything was going to be okay, and that you would come out of it," Joey answered.
"You had a feeling that I would come out of it, and everything would be alright? What if I didn't wake up? What if I died? What would you have done then?" Kaiba strained his voice, which was gathering some momentum as he bombarded Joey with questions.
"Well, I hadn't thought of that. I guess that the only thing that crossed my mind was just to take care of you."
Kaiba smiled. "You know, for someone as cute as you are, you can be a real blonde sometimes.Not thinking of calling 9-1-1," Kaiba tried to laugh, but he found out that it hurt just to try. So he stopped. Kaiba turned and smiled at Joey and whispered "You're my angel."
"Awww, don't make me blush!" Joey said his cheeks going unbelievably red. "I mean it though Joey." Kaiba said, his body in pain and all he wanted to do is fall asleep. "Thanks Seto." Joey said smiling. "Now get some rest, you deserve it. And don't think about pulling any more of these dumb stunts again, okay? Or I really will kick your ass!" Joey said as he kissed Kaiba once more on the forehead.
"Okay, no more dumb stunts. And Joey.?"
"What?" Joey said as he got off the bed to leave Kaiba to get some rest.
"Thanks for being there for me when I needed you most." Kaiba said.
Joey was at the door, his hand on the knob "No prob," Joey said as he smiled and walked out the door.
"Thank God for that," Kaiba said. "Though you are really cute when you try to act hopeless and desperate," Kaiba finished. "How was your sandwich and lemonade?" Kaiba asked.
"How did you know that. Never mind.I'm forgetting that nothing gets by you."
"That's right Wheeler," Kaiba said. "Nothing ever has, is going to, or will ever get by me. Like I've told you before, I have my ways."
Joey stared at the brunette whose eyes were the color of ice. He remembered when he had Joey in the handcuffs his eyes were warm and welcoming. Now they were the color of clear, blue ice.
Joey scanned Kaiba's body, remembering that it wasn't too long ago that he was trapped by that same beautiful body that stood before him.
Kaiba's wrists hung loose, and they were red, and Joey noticed that Kaiba hasn't been using his hands to talk like he normally does. It was easier to see because Kaiba wasn't wearing his trench coat. "I never noticed how much that damn trench coat conceals, whether he wants it to or not," Joey mused.
The color of Kaiba's eyes softened, and he reached out towards Joey with his arm outstretched, his palm facing the ceiling.
Joey took the hand that was offered to him, and noticed that there was a thin red line across Kaiba's wrist.
"What is this Seto?" Joey asked quite concerned. He had never thought that Kaiba had tendencies like this. He always thought that Seto Kaiba was perfect, he had the perfect life, a perfect mansion, perfect hair, a perfect body; and with the exception of the much-too-clingy Mokuba everything in Seto's life was perfect, or so it seemed. "Every family has one like that though; I have two in mine." Joey thought to himself.
Kaiba just stood there, remembering that Joey wasn't as dumb as he seemed most of the time. He should have realized that Joey would have found out sooner or later.
"Well?! Are you just going to stand there, and not answer me? Or are you going to make me come over there and kick your ass so I can get my answer? Don't think I won't do it." Joey said in a deadly serious tone.
Joey grabbed Kaiba's wrist, and examined it. His wrist was swollen, and the thin line, though barely noticeable was bright red, with crimson drops of blood surrounding the wound.
Kaiba pulled his hand back and shuddered. "It's nothing Wheeler, really I'm fine."
"You call this fine? Well then I would hate to see you when you're having an extremely good day," Joey said sarcastic yet serious at the same time.
"Just leave me alone Wheeler," Kaiba said. Joey just stared at the brunette who stood with his head down. "No. You brought me all this way; I'm not leaving you, not without a fight at least."
"Fine, if you want a fight, I'll give you a fight," Kaiba said trying to sound determined. Kaiba walked towards Joey and threw a punch, and then winced in pain.
"God-Dammit!" Kaiba cursed, not meaning to. Kaiba's punch was weak, even Joey thought Kaiba had more to him than that; even if he was in pain.
"Forget about me Wheeler. Just go home. Go see your sister. I'll be fine." Kaiba said trying to sound brave. He really didn't want Joey to leave. But then again, he never really knew what he wanted. His life was so messed up, or that's how it seemed to him. Everyone thought he had the perfect life, he knew that Joey thought the same. Now maybe someone would listen to him. He just needed someone there. Maybe then someone would notice that his life wasn't perfect; in fact, it was far from it.
Kaiba thought his body could hold up his weight, but apparently he was wrong. His eyes went dark, and his body couldn't take the pressure. He collapsed at Joey's feet.
"Oh My God," Joey cried, he didn't want to make a big fuss about it. "Everything is going to be alright," Joey thought to himself to calm him down. He took Seto's limp body and placed it in the bed, and under the covers. Joey brushed Kaiba's hair out of his face, and it wasn't until this moment that Joey realized how beautiful Kaiba really was.
"I'll be right back," Joey said in a whisper, not sure if Kaiba could hear him or not. Joey tip-toed out of the room and back to the kitchen where he would get Kaiba a glass of water.
Deep in his unconscious thoughts Kaiba was very much alive. "I don't want to die.Please." Kaiba thought to himself. "Now that something has gone right in my life, I don't want to screw this up. Please, Lord, give me another chance. Please. All I want is to see Joey again. I know I haven't treated him the way I should have, and I wasn't as nice to him as I could have been, but please, don't take him away from me." Kaiba was desperate now.
Kaiba wanted his body to wake up. He wanted to see Joey again. He forced his mind to make the connection between his unconscious body and his mind. Nothing happened.
"Please, Lord, I don't want to die. Give me one more chance. I'll try and make things right, to the best of my ability. I won't take anything for granted, and I promise to treat Joey like he should be treated. With kindness, respect, and love. Not with cruelty, hate, and malice." Kaiba bowed his head, realizing that this could be the end. He lifted his head up and saw a bright light. "Oh no. this is it. Joey's going to come back and find my lifeless body in the bed, and I'll never get a chance to tell him how I really feel," Kaiba thought to himself.
Kaiba on instinct decided to run away from the light. He didn't want to go. No matter how hard he ran against the blinding light, the closer it came to him. He realized he couldn't out run it, and though he still tried, the light consumed him.
Joey came back into the room with the glass of water, and placed it on the night stand. Joey sat down on the bed next to Kaiba and whispered "I'll never leave you." Joey kissed Kaiba's forehead, and kept brushing his hair back.
A sharp breath escaped from Kaiba's mouth. A sharp pain ran down the length of his body. His head was throbbing, his body was aching, but he was alive. He was so thankful. Kaiba turned his head and looked at Joey. He looked like an angel to Seto. Joey's hair was in his eyes, and his cheeks were rosy.
"Ah, my sleeping beauty is finally awake!" Joey said with a smile. "Shut up Wheeler," Kaiba tried to say. His voice was small and weak. "Shhhh.It's alright. Don't talk, you need to save your energy."
Kaiba smiled, he knew that Joey was right; for once. "One question Wheeler," Kaiba managed to whisper. "What's that Seto?" Joey smiled. He knew it must have taken a lot of effort just to get those words out.
"Why didn't you call 9-1-1 when I collapsed?" Kaiba asked, his voice still a whisper.
"I don't know. I just had this feeling that everything was going to be okay, and that you would come out of it," Joey answered.
"You had a feeling that I would come out of it, and everything would be alright? What if I didn't wake up? What if I died? What would you have done then?" Kaiba strained his voice, which was gathering some momentum as he bombarded Joey with questions.
"Well, I hadn't thought of that. I guess that the only thing that crossed my mind was just to take care of you."
Kaiba smiled. "You know, for someone as cute as you are, you can be a real blonde sometimes.Not thinking of calling 9-1-1," Kaiba tried to laugh, but he found out that it hurt just to try. So he stopped. Kaiba turned and smiled at Joey and whispered "You're my angel."
"Awww, don't make me blush!" Joey said his cheeks going unbelievably red. "I mean it though Joey." Kaiba said, his body in pain and all he wanted to do is fall asleep. "Thanks Seto." Joey said smiling. "Now get some rest, you deserve it. And don't think about pulling any more of these dumb stunts again, okay? Or I really will kick your ass!" Joey said as he kissed Kaiba once more on the forehead.
"Okay, no more dumb stunts. And Joey.?"
"What?" Joey said as he got off the bed to leave Kaiba to get some rest.
"Thanks for being there for me when I needed you most." Kaiba said.
Joey was at the door, his hand on the knob "No prob," Joey said as he smiled and walked out the door.