Original Ending (angst)

Author's Note: Yay! I'm slowly getting back into the groove! Fanfics, here I come!

More angst! More angst! More angst! Seto and Joey run screaming, for the hills

Uhhh, don't ask. I'm on a caffeine high! Who needs illegal drugs, when you've got caffeine and sugar in the kitchen!

Get ready for another long chapter! I'm pretty sure that angst lovers, will like this one.

Oh, and thanks for the lovely reveiws, guys! It's nice to know, that people are still reading this :-)

Disclaimer: I DO NOT own the YU-GI-OH! charecters. Nor the song "Join Me In Death" by H.I.M.

This is a Seto and Joey fic, so it will contain yaoi.

Chapter 8: Heavenly Lovers.

Normal P.O.V

The echo of the shot, reverberated off the walls, sounding twice as loud. God, the blood. There was so much of it. Blood everywhere. All over his body...his wounded body. It had struck him in the chest. Just below his heart. If it had been a few inches higher, then he would have died instantly. He wouldn't be on the floor, like he was now, coughing and spluttering and trembling in agony.

Gozuburo lowered the gun, and stared at the bloodied body on the floor, not quite believeing what he'd just done. Mr. Wheeler, stood, shocked and still, rooted to the exact spot, where he had been standing before the gun had been fired. He had never expected Gozuburo to have done that. He had honestly thought, that the head of Kaiba Corp, had been bluffing, trying to scare the two lovers, into doing what he wanted.

But no, Gozuburo had fired. He had loaded the gun himself, earlier that day. However, he had no intentions of using it. He had only been trying to scare Seto, into making him see sense. Seto was his investment and he didn't want to lose his investment so easily...especially to some mutt. Gozuburo was a lot of things.

A murderer, he wasn't.

His anger had taken over again. His actions had been controlled by his emotions. Gozuburo had prided himself, at being cold as stone. But he hadn't been able to control himself in those last crucial moments, something inside of him had snapped. He had lost control.

Joey had been by his side, as soon as he had fallen to the ground. Trying desperately to stop the blood, that was oozing out of the wound, quite rapidly. Taking off his jacket, and pushing it gently under Seto's head. Calling out his Love's name, and whispering words of comfort, when the brunette, had whimpered in response.

Joey stared at Seto, in fact he couldn't look away. He gazed into the blue, pain filled eyes. Guilt slowly creeping through him, until it penetrated right through his heart. The bullet hadn't been meant for Seto. It had been meant for Joey. Gozuburo had gotten infuriated with the blonde's defiance, and at the last possible moment, he had swung the barrel of the gun, in Joey's direction.

Seto, having the reflexes of a cat, had instinctively thrown himself, in front of Joey, hiding him completely from the offending weapon, with his tall body, and therefore catching the bullet himself, and saving his Love from near death.

Holding a hankercheif down tightly, across Seto's wound, Joey managed to tear his eyes away from the brunette, to look up at the two men, who were still standing and staring at the sight before them, comepletely dumbfounded.

"Please, he needs help". Joey begged, looking desperately at his Father and Gozuburo, and forgetting the fact that he despised these two men, for all they had done. "Please, call the ambulance...he could die..."

Gozuburo stared blankly at the crying blonde in front of him. He stared at Seto, lying on the floor, wounded and helpless. He didn't feel angry anymore. He didn't feel happy or sad. He didn't feel anything really. No regret, no guilt. Nothing. He was numb.

Mr Wheeler, however, wasn't reacting in the same way. He had been involved in a crime. He was panicked. With his criminal history, the police wouldn't think twice about locking him up. Mabe for years, or even life. He wasn't like Gozuburo Kaiba. He didn't have the money to get out of trouble.

"Look 'ere". He began. "I don't wanna be invloved in this, no more". He shot a glance at Gozuburo, who was still staring at Seto, silently.

"I'm going..." He turned his attention back to Joey. "And you, don't ya even think 'bout comin' home ta me...as of now, we're finished. I don't wanna see ya again".

Mr. Wheeler, cast one last look at Gozuburo, and when the other man, didn't say anything or move, Joey's father turned and fled. Running down the creaky stairway, and out of the warehouse, as fast as he could.

With tears, cascading down his face, the blonde reluctently left Seto's side, and inched closer to Gozuburo. "Please, help me...help us".

When Gozuburo didn't answer, Joey cautiously reached for the elder man's sleeve. "He could die...please, please don't let him die".

The head of Kaiba Corp, shook himself out of the blonde's weak grasp, and took a step back. "I...can't". He spoke quietly, after a few moments. "I...I'm sorry".

And with that, Gozuburo slipped the gun inside his pocket, and turned away, striding towards the staircase. He was leaving. Just like that. He had shot his own stepson, and now he was leaving. He was going to leave Seto. He was going to let him bleed to death.

"Please, don't leave us!" Joey shouted weakly, his voice hoarse from crying. "Don't leave us. At least call an ambulance".

Gozuburo didn't answer, he just kept on walking. He could feel the weight of the cell phone in his pocket, but he didn't offer it to the blonde. He just didn't care. He had done the damage and now he was leaving. He wasn't too worried about the police. The police force in Domino, were all a bunch of incompetent fools...and they were terrified of the wealthy businessman, and everything that he could do to them, with just the mere snap of his fingers.

Suddenly he heard a scream of fury, it's impact hitting him straight in the back.

"Come back here! DAMN YOU!"

No answer.

Gozuburo desended calmly down the stairs, without looking back.

"Please, don't leave us. Don't leave us".

This time, it was spoken quietly, almost in a child like way.

"Please...come back".

No answer.

All alone, and crying hopelessly, Joey crawled over to his Love. Taking Seto's body into his arms, Joey leaned his back, against one of the sofas, embracing his Love, so that the back of Seto's head, was resting on the blonde's chest. He tried desperately to stop the blood coming out, but it was all in vain. Even though he didn't want to believe it, even though he refused to believe it, deep in his heart, he knew the truth. He knew that Seto was slowly dying. He was dying a slow and agonizing death.

"Joey? Puppy?" Seto's voice was weak. So weak.

"I'm here. It's okay." Joey tried to comfort the trembling brunette, by running his fingers through his damp hair and whispering softly. "It's okay, Seto. It's okay".

Joey prayed for someone to come. For someone to find them. To rescue them. He prayed for a miracle. For something, anything, to save them. But he knew that, no such help would come. Nobody knew where they were. They were all alone. There was no hope...no hope...

"I'm scared". Seto struggled to look at Joey. "It hurts..."

Joey turned his Love, around gently in his arms, so that they were facing each other.

"Seto, you shouldn't have". The blonde began. "The bullet was meant for me. For me. Why did you get in the way?"

"Because I..."

Try as he might, Joey couldn't help but feel angry. Angry at everything. Angry at Gozuburo for shooting Seto. Angry at his Father for leaving him. For wanting nothing to do with him...his very own son. And Angry at Seto.

Angry at his Lover's stupidity. "Because you what? Because you what, Seto!"

"Because, I love you..." Came the soft reply.

As impossible as it may have seemed, even more tears escaped, Joey's dark eyes.

"I would die for you, Joey". Seto was struggling to talk now. "You are my...everything..."

Tears trickled down Seto's face, as he coughed, fighting for air. "I'm sorry...I can't be with you...I promised I would...but I can't...I cant..."

Cupping the brunette's face, with gentle hands, Joey smiled sadly, placing a soft kiss upon Seto's forehead. "Remember what I said?" He whispered. "I told you that I'll be with you...for always. Do you remeber?"

Seto nodded, and whimpered as the pain increased. It had started out where the wound was, but now it was spreading, all throughout his body, like wild fire. The pain was feirce and untamable.

"I meant it, Seto". Joey gently wiped the brunette's tears away. "I meant every single word".

Seto's eyes widened in horror, when he realised, what his Puppy had meant. That he was willing to die. To die with his Love, here and now. He was willing to give up everything.

"Joey, you...you can't..."

"I want to be with you, Seto".

"Promise me, you won't".

"But, Seto I..."

"Promise me you won't!" Even though Seto's voice was weak, he spoke furiously. "Joey, damnit, I want you to live...I want you to be happy, you deserve that at least".

Joey could see the pained look on Seto's face, so rather then arguing with him, he kissed the brunette instead, softly and sweetly.

"Puppy...I..." Seto coughed again, this time with blood spilling out of his mouth. "Joey..."

Carefully, the blonde wiped the blood away, from Seto's lips, with his fingers.

"Try not to talk, Seto". Joey whispered. "You'll only make it harder on yourself".

"No...". There was even more blood. "I have to...have to say this..."

"Seto please..." The blonde shook his head, helplessly.

"I'll always be with you...no matter what anyone says..."

More coughing.

"No matter where...you go". Seto's whole body was shaking. "...Or what you do".

Blood spilling everywhere.

"...Or how much time passes..."

Escaping from his wound, his mouth, his heart.

"I love you, Joey...my Puppy". Reaching up his hand weakly, he held it up against the blonde's tear stained face. "My Puppy...my light...we'll meet again...I promise..."

Seto reached for Joey's hand, bringing it to his bloodstained lips, and kissing the slender fingers, softly.

"Seto, please..."

The brunette's broken body, trembled. He raised his head slightly, while Joey lowered his, and they met in one final kiss. The sweetest, most softest kiss.

The kiss of death, Joey couldn't help but think.

Pulling his face away, Seto smiled one last time at his Love, before his beautiful blue orbs closed, forever.

The sun was slowly starting to desend into the horizon, it's golden rays filtered in through the broken windows, making everything sparkle. The breeze blew in gently, through the gaps, in the window, caressing the blonde's soft hair. It was so peaceful...so peaceful.

Joey, however, wasn't aware of the serene tranquility. He was gazing down at this Love, lying dead in his arms. His beautiful Lover. He was gone. All that was left was, a body. A broken body, covered in blood.

There was so much blood...so much...

It almost didn't seem real.

Placing Seto, gently on the floor, Joey got up, and walked towards one of the windows. The tears had stopped now, and he felt strangely calm. He gazed out of the window, and marvelled at how beautiful everything looked in the sunlight.

His clothes were dirty, half drenched in Seto's blood. His hands were stained, with the red substance too, but he hardly seemed to notice. He sat there, humming to himself softly. He was in shock. Everything that he loved, his whole world, had been ripped away from him. In the space of just one day, he had lost everything.

Shivering, in spite of the warm air, he turned away from the window, and looked at Seto's body. Joey had to keep reminding himself, that his Love wasn't in there anymore. He was gone. It was just a soulless body. He wasn't sleeping. He wouldn't wake up, when Joey shook him awake, or kissed him. He was gone. He was dead.

Slowly, walking over to where Seto's body lay, Joey dropped to his knees, hugging himself tightly.

"Seto". It was a soft whisper.

Even Joey had to admit, that Seto looked peaceful, lying there, despite his body covered in blood, and the fact that there was a gaping wound in his chest. Seto looked peaceful. He looked like he was finally at rest.

Joey shook his Love slightly. "Seto, wake up. Please, wake up".

He knew it was no use. Seto was dead. Dead. Dead. Dead. But he couldn't help it. He flung all logic and reason out of the window. He wanted his Love back.

"Please, I need you". He whispered again, his voice breaking.

The tears had started up again, trickling down his face, silently.

"You promised...Seto, you promised, you'd never to leave me..."

Fianlly realizing that Seto, was never going to wake up again, Joey let out an anguished cry, beating his fists down upon the brunette's chest.

"Damn you, Seto! Why?" He screamed. "Why did you leave? Couldn't you see that I needed you?"

He sobbed. Dropping his fists, and resting his head upon his Love's chest, he sobbed his heart out. He could barely breath, he was crying so much, crying so hard.

"I'm nothing...without you". He whispered, brokenly. "Nothing".

The blonde laid there, with his Lover, lost in his grief and heartache. When he finally realised where he was, he had no idea, how long he had stayed like that for. It must have been a couple of hours, because when he looked out of the window, it was dusk. The last few rays of the sun, were slowly disappearing, and the purplish sky was already dotted with several stars.

He knew that Seto hadn't wanted him to give up his own life. He had wanted Joey, to live. To be happy. But the blonde couldn't ever imagine, being happy, without Seto. The brunette had tried to get his Puppy to promise him, that he wouldn't give up his own life. Joey hadn't agreed. Instead he had kissed Seto. Joey had told Seto that he loved him, and had given him one last, sweet kiss. Joey had never promised Seto, that he wouldn't follow him.

The blonde knew what he had to do.

A little while later, the whole room of the old warehouse had transformed. It was quite dark now, and there was no electricity, so Joey had lit a dozen candles, that he had found. They were scattered randomly around the room. The flames created a warm, cosy glow, making everything look softer, almost dreamlike. The two sofas had been pushed against the wall, to create more space, and Seto's body, still lay on the floor.

Gripping a sharp piece of glass, Joey walked over to Seto's body, and sat down next to it. Bending his head down, he placed a warm, chaste kiss, upon Seto's cold lips. The many flames of the candles, casted dancing shadows, across Seto's face. He still looked beautiful. Joey couldn't help but think about how beautiful, his Love looked, even in death.

Placing the piece of glass, just above his wrist, he smiled. He was soon going to join his Love. Without another thought, the blonde dragged the glass across his wrist, tearing through the skin, the glass puncturing the vein inside.

Gods, it hurt. It hurt so much. But he didn't care. He would soon be with Seto. He repeated the action again, this time on his other wrist. The blood seeped out of the cuts, deadly and red, as the blonde, lay down, next to his Love, resting his head upon the brunette's chest.

Joey's P.O.V

(We are so young, our lives have just begun)

It wasn't fair, Seto, it wasn't. We are so young. So young and in Love. Our lives had just begun. We had the whole world at our feet, and it all got taken away from us. You got taken away from me. We had so much to live for. We had just much love, to give to each other. But they took it all away. Damn them, they took it all away.

(But already we are considering, escape from this world)

I remember, telling you so many times, that no matter what happened, I'd always be with you. I'd always follow you, no matter where you went. Even if you died. I'd still follow you. I don't know. Maybe it's better this way? Maybe, in death, we can finally be free? Maybe, this is some sort of a blessing in disguise?

(And we've waited for so long, for this moment to come)

Gods, we've kept our love, a secret for so long. We always knew, that people would act this way. The same way, that my father and Gozuburo did. At least my friends were happy for us. I'm never going to see them again. Poor Yugi, I wish that I could tell him, how much I valued his friendship. I wish that I could just see them all, just one last time. And Serenity, Gods, I'm never going to see her again. I want to tell her, how much I love her. How much she means to me.

(We're so anxious to be together, together in death)

But, I want to be with Seto. Even it death. It's okay. I can still watch over my friends. Maybe, one day, far off into the future, we can all meet again. Maybe, I will get to talk to my friends and my sister, and maybe Mokuba will get to talk to Seto. Poor kid, what will he think, when he finds out? What will Yugi think? And Tristan and Ryou? What will my sister think? She'll be heartbroken. We've always shared a deep bond.

(Would you die tonight for love?)

I'm sorry Serenity, Im so weak. I can't live without him. I need him, just as I need air to live. I would die for him, over and over and over. I wonder if, Seto knew exactely how much I loved him? It doesn't matter anyway, because soon, I will be with him.

(Would you die?)

Yes, I would die. I'm lying next to him, and I've lifted his lifeless arms up, and I'm holding them around me, and it feels like he's holding me, in his gentle embrace, just as he did, on all those nights, that we shared. Ra, I feel so weak. My blood, is mixing with his, and I can't help but think, that this is such a beautiful way to die. I'm dying in his arms, just as he did in mine.

(This world is a cruel place, and we're here only to lose)

We had everything against us. We foolishly thought that are love could triumph, over this harsh, cruel world. But we were wrong. We were so naive. And, so very wrong. And we are paying the price for it now. But, it's okay. It's okay. I'd much rather die, than stay here, without my Love. At least now, we can be in peace.

(So before life tears us apart, let death bless me with you)

Death...it's such a sweet salvation. Life has tried so hard to tear us apart. It's dealt us, one harsh blow after another. And I'm so tired of it. Death is an escape. Nothing will ever bother us again. We will finally be happy. Our love will be so great, so strong, that the stars in all of Heavan, will glitter and sparkle, from all the affection and devotion, that we will show each other.

(Would you die tonight for love?)

My head's pounding now, and the room starts to blur a little, as my life slowly ebbs away. I don't need Life. What good is living, if you don't have love? Everybody needs to love someone, and everybody needs to be loved in return, otherwise, they will become hollow and cold. I loved someone, and now he is dead. And I must join him, before I become hollow. I need his love. Because, without it, I'm nothing.

(Join me in death)

I haven't got long, now. I move my face, towards Seto's. I had to taste him one last time. I covered his lips, with mine, in a soft kiss. Pushing my tongue, into his mouth, I gasp. He was cold, so cold. And he didn't taste like, Seto. He tasted of death. He didn't taste, like my Seto! Gods, I want to kiss my real Seto, so much. I want to see him soon.

(This life, it ain't worth living)

"Don't worry". I whisper, in his ear. "I'm coming, love. I'm coming". I kiss him, on his forehead, and lay my head, back onto his chest. My blood is everywhere, it seems like my heart is crying. It's crying blood, just as my eyes are crying tears. The thick, red substance, covers us. It's warm against our freezing bodies, and the feel of it, is strangely comforting. I sneak a peak at his handsome face, one last time, before I close my eyes, and lose myself in the never ending darkness, forever.

End of Chapter Eight.

Author's Note: Eeek! Don't hate me! I told you, that this would be a really angsty ending! Poor Seto! Poor Joey! Oh My God, but guess what happens to Mokuba! Stick around for the epilouge. It's going to be a bitter suprise. If you are kinda depressed, after having read this fic, then you could also read the 'happy' ending. But only if you want to, if 'mushy' isn't your thing, then I'd advise you to avoid it! It's going to be a fluffy mush fest!

Thanks for reading! And look out for the epilouge. It should be posted up very soon!