Author's Note: I apologize for the lateness of this chapter one hundred times over, like I whine in other chapters, school is just murder! My English teacher hits us with new books left and right; I have read more books this past school year than…EVER. Yeah, there was the occasional X-Files book, but I'm not a big reader, except for stories on I could be on this site reading all day. Though, I do have to admit that The Odyssey and The Stranger were pretty good and worth reading again.
Disclaimer: I do not own the Odyssey Homer does.
Flame Swordswoman: I hear ya, that letter was just so heartfelt! It just makes you so sad that they can't reproduce with each other! Yeah, I would totally melt too. I hope you like what happens in this chapter but if it an all out war you want you'll have to wait next chapter. I would say that things get kinda interesting toward the end. Well, thanks for reading and I hope to see you next chapter!
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Run Away PuppyChapter Fourteen: The New Student Asks Too Many Questions
2:42 pm
The phone on the nightstand to the right of the bed rang a couple times before a hand reached for it and hit the talk button. "Hello?" Joey yawned. "Geez, are you two still sleeping?" Yugi's voice asked. Joey blushed a cute pink, he and Seto hadn't quite been sleeping the whole time, but Yugi didn't need to know that. "Yeah, but I think we'll get up now and come see everyone." Yugi cheered on the other end, "That's great and maybe afterward we can go for Dinner." Joey smiled, "Your Grandpa must be feeling better."
"Yeah, much. He's been up since Yami and I got here this morning." Yugi's voice was cheerful once again. "That is fantastic, give Seto and I an hour and we'll be down there."
"Okay, we'll be here."
"Alright, bye Yug." With that, Joey hung up the phone and landed exhausted on Seto's chest. He didn't want to get up, really he didn't, but he needed to go see his hospitalized friends, they would do the same for him. But…how was he going to wake Seto? He was a challenge to get up after sex. Joey took a few moments to think before he got an awful idea. The blonde began to kiss the brunette's neck and heard him make an interesting noise. "Seto…Seto…Master get up, open your eyes and see what your innocent little puppy is up to." Joey whispered huskily into Seto's ear. The brunette awoke to see what his pup was doing and was greeted with a seductive smile.
"Bad puppy, don't ever play with your Master when he is a sleep." Seto said while taking a fist full of the blonde's hair on the back of his head and pulled Joey into a heated kiss. They pulled away and smiled. Joey hopped out of bed and stretched then teased Seto to get out of bed and come take a shower with him. The CEO obliged and locked the door behind him.
"Hey Yugi." Joey said while he Seto and Mokuba walked into Solomon's room. "It's about time you two showed up." Yugi smiled brightly. "Sorry we're late but we stopped to get your Grandpa, Tea, and Tristan some get well gifts." Mokuba said. "Gifts? You boys didn't need to do that." Solomon said sincerely. "We insist." Seto said while handing the man a nicely wrapped gift and a card. All the occupants in the room looked on as Solomon read his card.
Solomon,
We are truly sorry for what has happened to you, a person so great as you doesn't deserve what you received. We wish you great health and a perfect life after this incident. Maybe this gift with everyone's support will bring you back to full life.
Get well soon,
Seto, Joey, and Mokuba Kaiba
Solomon looked up at the boys and thanked them and they urged him on to open the gift in his lap. The old man carefully opened the box to reveal a miniature statue of a Blue-Eyes White Dragon. "Thank you boys, this truly was thoughtful of you to go through all that just to get me this." Seto smiled, "Really, it wasn't any trouble at all. We were more then willing to get you a get well gift." Solomon opened his mouth to retort but Yugi beat him, "Grandpa, just thank them already, they didn't mind getting that for you." The boy's Grandfather smiled and thanked the Kaiba boys (hopefully by now you know that Joey is basically a Kaiba).
As soon as the group dropped off the other gifts to their injured friends, they made plans to grab a bite to eat. Yugi had been whining to Yami about being hungry anyway and the former pharaoh had had enough of his koi's complaining. The group went to a place not far from the hospital; Yugi still wasn't too willing to leave his Grandpa's side for too long.
After finishing their meals the group decided to part and go home to get some rest before school started again (just pretend they were on break, sorry I didn't think specifically about that little detail) tomorrow.
"So, do you have everything you need ready for your adventure?" Mollano asked his son. The blonde boy nodded and smiled brightly at his father. It was eerie, after 16 years of living with this boy, Mollano just realized how much his son resembled Joey and a younger Jack. He shook off the feeling and went over tomorrow's plans with his son one more time.
"Come on Mokuba, you have to go to bed now." Seto said to the boy on his bedroom floor with the controller to his Gamecube in his hand. "Just one more race Seto." The boy whined. "No, you said that a half hour ago and if you don't get to bed now I will ground you from everything electronic."
"What! That's like…EVERYTHING!" Mokuba cried in complete horror. Seto smirked, "Then I guess that means you are getting to bed." The raven-haired boy jumped from the floor and began to quickly change clothes then hopped into bed and underneath his blankets. Seto smiled then walked over to his brother to tuck him in. Seto lifted the comforter beneath Mokuba's chin and smiled at him. "Good night Mokie." The boy smiled, "Hey Seto?"
"Yeah Mokuba?"
"You and Joey need to have a baby, I am way too old for this kind of stuff." The boy said smiling brightly. What his brother had said hit close to home and made him a bit sad. "Yeah, well…I wish Joey was capable of that kind thing. Good night Mokie."
"Night Seto."
The brunette closed his brother's door then made his way back downstairs to get his puppy. Seto kneeled in front of the slumbering blonde on the couch and tried to wake him, being together almost eight months, Seto should have known better. He smiled then took Joey into his arms and walked back upstairs and to their room. The brunette laid the blonde on the bed then got changed into some night clothes, thank Ra Joey was already in his, Seto had changed the blonde before and that ended up getting the couple less sleep than they liked. Damn their teenage hormones. The brunette set his alarm clock then fell into the bed beside his golden lover.
Mollano pulled his car up to the sidewalk before the Kaiba Mansion. "This is where our boys live, Seto and Joey." The Mob Boss said. "Wow, who's loaded?" Nick asked while drooling over the Mansion's vast size. "Seto Kaiba, he's the CEO of Kaiba Corp."
"Whoa Dad, you want to whack the CEO of Kaiba Corp?"
"And his lover." Mollano added. "There is a girl involved too?" The Mob Boss shook his head, "No son, Seto Kaiba is gay and Joey Wheeler just so happens to be his lover." Nick had gone silent, "Uh…Dad, I don't know if I feel comfortable making friends with gay guys." Mollano sighed, "I guess that means that just shows how weak your character is and I can't have a weak link in my chain. Understand son?" Nick nodded quickly, he wanted to make his Dad proud and gain some well earned respect, even if that meant getting close to homosexuals.
Monday Morning 6:00 am
BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEPSeto groaned as he was awoken by that damned alarm clock, he threw his fist down and hit the off button. The body next to him stirred and snuggled with the silk blue comforter, mumbling something about being 'Seto's puppy'. The brunette smiled and began his trials at waking a hibernating bear.
On the other side of Domino Nick was also waking for his full day of school. He got up, got cleaned up, packed, ate some breakfast, and he and his father were out the door.
It wasn't until about a little after seven when Joey and Seto finally showed up. "Hey guys!" Yugi yelled from the front doors. There with Yugi stood Yami, Ryou, Duke, Marik, Bakura, and Malik. "Hey Yug, I didn't expect you to be here today." Yugi smiled, "We'll Grandpa urged me to come today but I'm going back to that hospital tonight."
"Do you know when they all are going to be released?" Seto asked. "Uh…my grandpa should be out by the end of the week and Tea and Tristan could be out as early as Thursday." Joey smiled at the good news his friend had just given him, "It's gonna be a good day tater (1)." Half of the group seemed to look at Joey with a blank expression on their faces. Seto was the only one who had known where his puppy had got that ridiculously funny joke.
Finally the bell signaling for the students to get to class sounded and the group began to head inside. Looking lost in the crowd and not too far behind Joey and Seto, Nick followed his Father's prey. His dad had made sure that he had just about every class with either or both boys. Nick followed the boys to English class and got seated accordingly to their assigned desks, besides Nick, who still had to be introduced by the teacher.
"Good morning class." A young, shorthaired, brunette woman said as she entered the room. "Good Morning Ms. Coleman." The students said in unison. The teacher looked over at Nick and smiled. "Class we have a new student today, he transferred from America to our school, please give Nickolas Smith (obviously his father gave him a fake last name so their plan wouldn't be blown)." The class applauded showing some recognition but not really caring. "Please, take a seat behind Mr. Kaiba." Ms. Coleman offered. The boy nodded and silently took his seat behind the CEO.
"Alright class, today we are going to continue our group work on the Odyssey. So get into your groups and begin working where you left off, if you are in need of assistance I would be more than happy to help. Oh, Joey, may Nick join your group for the time being?" Joey was silent for a moment, "Uh…sure." The teacher smiled and went to work on grading papers. Joey, Kaiba, Yugi, and Ryou, followed by Nick put their desks together and began to work where they had left off.
Yugi went over to one corner of the room and brought back a half finished miniature set of the Underworld. "Alright guys, what do we do next?" Yugi asked. Joey looked at his paper, "Uh…we need to make a Cerberus guarding the gateway that leads inside the Underworld at Tartarus." The blonde said while pointing at a plastic golden gate. Yugi nodded and began to work on making the three-headed monster of a dog. Joey was working on the three judges that souls had to face in order to find the souls eternal resting place, Judge Aeacus, Judge Rhaaamanthus, and Judge Minos. Seto had pulled out his laptop and was working on the report that was due with the miniature set. Nick watched helplessly as the others worked. The teacher noticed this and intervened, "Come on guys, you need to include Nick." Seto's head shot up from the screen of his laptop, "And how exactly are we supposed to do that when we have everything under control and taken care of? Nick probably doesn't even know what the Odyssey is even about."
"Mr. Kaiba, we finally get you and Mr. Wheeler to be decent to each other and now you need to take out your hatred on another student." Ms. Coleman raged. All Kaiba did was shoot her the iciest death glare she would ever see in her life, he then went back to typing away at his laptop. "I'm sorry Nick, but you came too late in this game to do anything really." Joey sighed and looked up, "Ya know, I don't really think Nick deserves the apology, you are the one who practically blamed Seto for Nick's lack of work. In short, Seto deserves the sorry." The blonde's voice was stern and strong. The teacher glared at him, "Come with me Nick, we'll find something for you to do." The group watched as the new student followed the teacher.
Seto sighed and shook his head like he was relieved of something. "Seto, you alright?" Joey asked. The brunette nodded, "I am now, but that kid made me feel weird, like he was intensely watching me, I'm glad he's gone for the moment." Joey smiled at his lover and reassured him with a glint of a promise left for later. "Okay you two quit making googily eyes at each other and try and get some stuff done." Yugi said with sarcasm in his voice. He truly was happy that Joey and Kaiba were together, he felt like he didn't have to worry about Joey, as much anymore, he knew Seto would be there to take care of his best friend.
"So why did you and your family move here to Japan?" Ms. Coleman asked her new student. "You know, the typical reason, my father was transferred by his job." The teacher smiled, "Well, how has your new life been so far?" Nick smiled, "Good I guess, I just wish I could make a couple friends." The teacher shook her head, "I'm sorry about what Joey and Kaiba said back there, it's just ever since Seto and Joey began getting along they have been defending each other left and right."
"Do you know why they're so protective of each other?" Nick asked, Ms. Coleman shook her head. "Joey and Seto are gay, they're a couple. That's why they get along so well." Nick explained. "Well, your first day at Domino High and you seem to know the students so well, must be an observer." Nick nodded.
The bell for lunch finally sounded and the student body poured into the cafeteria to get their share of a good lunch, expect for Joey and Seto, who slipped out to the courtyard to have a private lunch together. They made themselves comfy in their normal spot beneath the rather large, old oak tree that stood high in the middle of the lush, green grass. Seto sat with his back pressed to the tree and Joey simply sat himself in between Seto's legs and rested his back against his lover's chest. The couple usually ate with Yugi and the gang but today they didn't really feel up to it. They wanted to get away from the craziness of the students on a Monday afternoon.
Joey rested his back against Seto's right shoulder and sighed. "What's up pup?" Seto asked. "Nothin', just thinkin' is all." Seto smirked and gave a smart ass remark, "Well, don't try too hard you might hurt yourself." Joey smiled but pushed it into a glare and turned to face Seto, "Alright smart guy, that's it!" Joey cried before tackling Seto and wrestling with him. Finally, though Joey had put up a good fight, Seto rolled the blonde onto his back and pinned him by straddling his hips and pinning the pup's delicate wrists above his head, like he had done many a time before, just in a more private quarters. Seto could careless about who saw anymore though, why be ashamed of something so natural? There really was no point.
"You are one naughty puppy." Seto whispered huskily while leaning into Joey's left ear.
"Ahem." A voice above the couple came. They looked up, surprised to see Nick standing before them. Seto sat straight up but refused to leave his sitting ground. "What do you want?" The brunette said in a rather cold voice. "I was just wondering if I could hang out with you guys after school, I didn't mean to eavesdrop but I heard you guys were gonna go to an arcade and love games." Seto looked down at Joey and they seemed to have a conversation with their eyes. Joey was the first to speak; "If Yugi and Ryou don't mind you coming around I guess that's fine with us." Nick's eyes seemed to light up, "Thanks guys, you don't know how much this means to me, you both are officially my first friends here at Domino." Seto rolled his eyes then turned his attention back to his puppy, taking the blonde's lips in a passionate kiss. Nick went to thank them again and he got was a stomachache. "Ewe, gross, get a fuckin' room you two." Just to torment Nick, Seto made Joey moan then pulled away from their intense kiss. "Well, no one asked you to stick around, that was completely your own decision and we do have a 'Fucking room', it's at my house and we modern people like to call it a bedroom." Seto ended his statement with a glare that simply said: 'Go the fuck away, I'm busy.' Nick backed off and went inside to find Yugi and the rest of the gang.
"Hey Nick!" Yugi called. The boy made his way over to the tri-hair colored teen and smiled while taking a seat. "How had your first day gone so far?" Yugi asked. The blonde smiled, "Okay I guess. Say, what's up with Kaiba and Joey?" Nick asked. Yugi tilted his head in confusion then looked out the window over Nick's shoulder to look. "Uh…wha d'ya mean? They're just as normal as ever." Nick cocked and eyebrow. "You mean they're always on top of each other like that?" Yugi nodded and smiled.
"Why do you ask, are you jealous Nick?" Duke asked playfully. The boy nearly gagged, "Uh…no." He said bluntly. "Sorry I'm late Yugi." Yami said pulling up a chair next to his light then kissing his cheek. Nick wanted to barf. He didn't know how he was going to pull spending time with these people off.
Finally at 2:32 the bell to dismiss the students for the day sounded and Yugi and his gang quickly exited the building, followed by Nick. Yugi and Yami began to walk past Seto's limo when Joey stopped them. "Hey guys, where are you going?"
"To the arcade, why?" Seto pushed Joey into the limo playfully, "Why walk when you can ride?" The brunette said while slipping into the car. Everybody got in except Nick. Everyone looked at him. "Well? Are you just gonna stand there or are you coming?" Seto asked annoyed. Nick didn't answer. Seto grabbed the handle of the door, "Fine you can stand there till kingdom come and see how much I care." Seto said getting ready to close the door. Nick nodded then got in silently.
The gang had spent almost two hours at the arcade before Nick said anything to anybody. He noticed Joey sitting alone at one of the tables and decided to join him. "May I sit or will Seto glare me to death?" Joey smiled and gestured for Nick to sit across from him. "So how are you liking everyone?" Joey asked. Nick smiled, "Everybody is pretty cool, but Seto is the only one I feel uncomfortable around."
"I know how you feel Nick." Joey confessed. "You do, how? You and Seto seem so…close for lack there of a better word." Joey smiled and sighed, "Well, yeah, we are but it never used to be that way. We always used to fight. I would accidentally run into Seto then he would go and call me a mutt then I would try and hook him with my right fist. It was only after one night when Seto saw what my father did to me; he came in and saved me from another horrible episode. I was already beaten senseless and didn't know what was going on around me. Seto fought with my dad and knocked him out like a broken light bulb, if it weren't for him I would have probably died that night…That was the same night Seto confessed himself to me, I wont get into details because I know he hates it when I tell strangers just how compassionate he is." Joey smiled weakly up at Nick and watched as the boy examined him.
"So…. do you really love Seto, Joey?" Nick asked quietly. Joey looked up, "Yeah, of course I do, why would you ask me such a thing?" The puppy felt a little offended. Nick began to draw shapes with his index finger on the table top, "Well…I…uh…I…" Nick was lost for words and looked into Joey's wondering amber eyes. "What?" The puppy asked. Without a thought of what he was doing, Nick leant forward and caught Joey's lips in a kiss. Joey quickly pulled himself away from Nick, consequently throwing himself to the ground and yelping. The pup stood up, "I don't what the hell you think you were doing but I never want to see you again! You know how I feel about Seto!" The brunette took his gaze away from his game to see what Joey was going on about, only to see his puppy run out the front door. "Joey!" Seto cried while running after him, the CEO stopped abruptly and turned to Nick, "You will pay for whatever it is you did to him, so I would start thinking up a reason I should give you mercy." With that, Kaiba was out the door to chase down his pup.
Nick sat at the table feeling accomplished and smiled to himself. "What did you do Nick?" Yugi demanded. Nick rolled his eyes, "I plead the fifth." Yami came up behind his light and spoke, "This isn't American, what did you do to Joey?" Nick sighed, "I kissed him is all." He said innocently. Yugi was outraged, "How could you? Do you know how hard it was for Joey to earn Kaiba's love?" Nick shrugged his shoulders. "Of course you wouldn't. Come on guys lets go help Seto find Joey!" Yugi called to the rest of the gang. As they left each and every one of them shook their heads in disgust at him.
1) It's gonna be a good day Tater is from the Blue Collar Comedy Tour: Rides Again. Ron White is known also as Ron 'Tater Salad' White. If you haven't seen this movie or the first I would totally recommend them, they are funny than shit. You might pee yourself laughing.
Author's Note: So how was that? Was it good was it bad? You tell me. Hopefully you all liked it. Well, I'm not gonna spend too much time talking, gonna get started on the next chapter! Hope to see you all there! Thanks for reading and remember to review!
