Author's Note: YAY! Another chapter down! I am on a roll! My goal is to try and finish this story by the end of the week, but we'll see I just might get close! Anyway, I hope you all enjoy this new chapter! Thanks for reading!
Disclaimer: A Thousand Words is a song from the Square Enix game Final Fantasy X-2. Simple And Clean is from the Disney and Square Enix game Kingdom Hearts.
To All My Readers: Here is the second chapter for today, I will try to get at least one more up tonight, chances are there will be a new one up tomorrow! Thank you all for reading and I hope you enjoy this new chapter!
Seto: Who's ready to git 'r' done?
Joey: No more Blue Collar Comedy Tour for you for a while.
Seto: Hmph
Run Away PuppyChapter Sixteen: A Thousand Words
Oh a thousand words,
One thousand embraces,
Will cradle you,
Making all of your weary days seem far away.
They'll hold you forever
The screaming of sirens and the flash of bright lights before his eyes brought Seto out of his unconscious state. He looked around like a dazed deer that had made a jump to safety, then he realized it all wasn't a bad dream. He tried to sit up but a sharp, burning pain in his left shoulder brought him back down with a pained cry. That's when he saw two figures run up to him.
"Kaiba! Kaiba are you alright?" Came a shaky pained voice. The brunette reopened his eyes to see Yami and Yugi hovering above him. "Big brother!" Came his little brother's terror stricken yell. The boy ran to his brother and took him up into warm and sad embrace. Seto accepted by wrapping his shaking arms around his sibling's fragile frame. "Oh Seto, I…thought…I had lost you." Mokuba cried into his brother's chest. "Shh…shh, everything's going to be okay Mokie, I promise." Seto said in a hoarse voice. Mokuba wept harder into his brother's shirt. "Mokuba…look at me." The brunette ordered softly. Mokuba pulled away and wiped his eyes before looking his brother in the eyes. "Everything is going to be okay, I promise." Kaiba gave the boy a weak smile then looked up, his eyes searching…
"If you're looking for Joey…he's not here anymore." Yugi said in a tender voice. Seto felt his heartbreak in disbelief. 'No, not after all we've been through! He's stronger than that right? Joey would never die for just anybody! But then…he was trying to save Mokuba and I.' Seto looked at Yugi again and saw tears roll down the duelist's face…he was sure of it now, Joey was gone, they would never have that family they wanted so badly, they would never see their one year anniversary together, and worst of all, Seto would never be able to get down on one knee and ask for his puppy's hand in marriage. "No…he can't be…he is too strong to let go!" The brunette yelled while falling limp into his younger brother's arms.
'Cause a thousand words call out through the ages,
They'll fly to you,
Even though I can't see,
I know they're reaching for you,
Suspended on silver wings
"Big brother." Mokuba cautiously said. The brunette looked down and into Mokuba's teary eyes, for some reason they looked like they held a bit of hope. "Yes Mokie?" The boy inhaled and spoke, "Seto, Joey isn't dead, he's just not here in the park anymore, he was in really bad condition so the ambulance took him to the hospital." Seto felt his heart skip a few beats and a smile creep across his trembling lips. Mokuba smiled and hugged his brother tight. The boy felt equal amount of pressure from Seto and thought he felt tear drops fall into his hair. "Seto…everything is going to be okay." Mokuba said softly. All the boy heard was a soft sob and felt his brother's hug tighten.
"Mr. Kaiba?" A voice above him came. He looked up to see a paramedic softly smiling down upon him and his brother. Mokuba pulled away from his brother and watched as the medic checked him over. "Okay, one gun shot wound, the bullet passed through so all we have to do is get you to the hospital to get you proper treatment." Seto nodded at the paramedic. The brunette hopped into the ambulance and motioned for Yami, Yugi, and Mokuba to do the same.
"There, good as new." Doctor Anessa said smiling up at Seto. He smiled weakly back and thanked her, though he let his mind wander to his puppy and his health. "Is there anything else I can do for you Mr. Kaiba?" The doctor asked. Seto looked up and nodded, "Can you tell me where I can find a Joey Wheeler?" She thought for a moment, "Well you either have to be related or a…"
"I am his lover." Seto confessed. The doctor smiled, "Well then, come this way." She said softly leading Seto to Joey's room. What he saw broke his heart.
I know that you're hiding things,
Using gentle words to shelter me
Your words were like a dream
But dreams could never fool me,
Not that easily
All Seto wanted to do was open his eyes from the terrible nightmare; he could hardly believe that Joey lying unconscious in a hospital bed was his reality. Seto placed his had against the glass window and felt tears escape his blurry eyes. "Puppy." He whispered lovingly. The doctor placed a hand on his shoulder but he couldn't tear his gaze away. "He is going to be okay, he is going to live but…his body is so weak from everything that has been happening that…it has just shut down for a while. He needs to rest but he will be back to full health in due time." The doctor explained. Seto glanced at her and she seemed to understand, she nodded and watched as the young CEO slipped into the room. He pulled a chair up to the bed and sat beside his sleeping puppy.
"Please fight this pup, I need you, if you leave me, I…I don't know what I would do. You are my whole world, you and Mokuba. Please pup, when you walk away you can't hear me say 'don't go'." Seto said sadly. Though his head told him one thing, Seto was oblivious to fact that Joey could hear him and was trying to communicate, his body was still weak and refused to move in anyway shape or form.
'Please Seto don't cry, it breaks my heart to see your face defiled by such unhappiness. I am here with you. I want to tell you but my body is defying me, it doesn't want to move. I guess it hasn't had the right motivation yet. I don't know how long I'll be like this but however long, I want you to know I love you and please don't forget about me. I'll fight Seto, make no mistake, I'll fight for you and the future you want, maybe there is away for us to have children of our own. You know what? I want to carry them…I want to be pregnant with your children! Please Seto, don't ever leave me!' Joey's silenced voice cried out to Seto.
I acted so distant then,
Didn't say goodbye before you left
But I was listening,
You'll fight your battles far from me,
Far too easily
"Please Joey." Seto said before lying his head down next to the blonde's limp body. Without looking up Seto took Joey's right hand into his own and began stroking it lovingly with his thumb, then something happened that made the brunette's heart stop. He felt his loyal puppy squeeze his hand and silently telling him not to leave. Seto looked up to see if Joey had opened his eyes but…amber was still hidden behind pale lids.
Seto stood up from his chair and looked upon his golden puppy's face. "I know you're there, I know you can hear me, I know you're fighting. I know you're tired of fighting but fight just one more time, for me, for us. When your beautiful eyes open I want you to know I'll fight the rest of the wars that come our way. You have been so loyal to me, you are more than my puppy, you are my lover, my soul mate. I know you can pull through this; you've fought your way through tougher situations. Please Joey, don't make a liar out of me." Seto said while touching the blonde's face, lovingly caress the softness of his skin and innocent features. Joey looked like such a helpless child lying like he was. Seto couldn't help but let a small smile creep onto his face. "I want a little boy Joey, and I want him to look just like you; innocent and sweet, oblivious to the real world around him. I want to protect him like I do with you and Mokuba. Please come back to me puppy, come back to your worried master." The young CEO whispered into his lover's ear.
"Save your tears 'cause I'll come back"
I could hear that you whispered as you walked through that door,
But still I swore
To hide the pain,
While I turned back the pages
Shouting might have been the answer,
What if I cried my eyes out and begged you not to depart?
But now I'm not afraid to say what's in my heart.
With those last words lingering in Joey's ears, Seto leaned down to his puppy's face and bestowed upon them a soft and loving, chaste kiss. Joey felt the warmth of his lover's lips on his own and his body began to respond. It wanted to move and lock the young CEO in that position for hours. The brunette felt the lips beneath his own move to put more pressure into the kiss. Seto pulled away and saw the blonde smile softly then open his eyes. "Hi." Joey whispered. Seto leant down again and swooped those lips into another loving kiss. They pulled away once more and Joey lifted his hands to touch Seto's face. "Hey." Seto said back to his lover. Joey played with strands of Seto's hair while they gazed at each other. "I love you Seto." Joey spoke softly for his voice couldn't get any louder. Seto nuzzled his nose to his pup's nose, "I love you too."
'Cause a thousand words call out through the ages,
They'll fly to you,
Even though I can't see,
I know they're reaching for you,
Suspended on silver wings
Oh a thousand words,
One thousand embraces,
Will cradle you,
Making all of your weary days seem far away
They'll hold you forever
Finally, Kaiba heard the door behind him squeak open, he turned to look and see who had come in. "JOEY!" Mokuba cried running into the room with Yami, Yugi, Tea, Tristan, Duke, Marik, Ryou, Malik, Bakura, and Solomon behind them. The boy jumped onto the blonde's bed and hugged him. Joey hissed slightly and Seto gently pulled Mokuba off. The blonde pulled down his hospital gown just enough for those around him to see his gun shot wound in his chest. Seto placed a hand over it gently then kissed his forehead, "It'll never happen again, I promise."
"No, it won't." Came a voice at the doorway. It was Vanessa. Seto smiled at her softly. "Mollano and his goons were caught trying to make their get away. They were arrested and are being shipped back to New York and will be tried. You all might have to come out and testify." She explained. She came to Joey's bed and stood next to Kaiba.
"How are you feeling honey?" She asked while touching Joey's forehead. "Better." He spoke softly. "What happened to Nick?" Yugi asked softly. Vanessa felt her eyes sting with tears, "He was my son…he may have tried to kill you all…but a mother's love is unconditional…I still love him and I will miss him. He was killed by a speeding car." Joey felt horrible he had killed this woman's only son. "I am sorry for what I did." The blonde said looking up at Nick's mother. "Shh…honey, it wasn't like you did it out of hate, you did it out of self defense, to protect yourself and Seto, it's only human nature. I just wish he could have grown up with his half brother and his real father." Joey sat up in his bed, "Mollano wasn't his real father? Then who was?" The blonde asked. Vanessa touched Joey's face, "He was your half brother, he was your father's son." Joey stared at this woman like she was crazy but he accepted it. "I think he was better of with Mollano, my father became a drunken loony and beat me, a lot." Joey confessed. "Well, now look what all that got you Joseph." Vanessa said while holding her hand out to Seto. Joey smiled and nodded. With that Seto, unable to contain himself, leant down once more and claimed the blonde's lips.
Oh a thousand words (a thousand words),
Have never been spoken (ohhh yeah),
They'll fly to you,
They'll carry you home (carry you home),
And back into my arms,
Suspended on silver wings (On silver wings),
And a thousand words (ohh),
Call out through the ages (call through the ages),
They'll cradle you (oh yeah)
Turning all of the lonely years to only days (only days),
They'll hold you forever...
Author's Note: So, how was that? Everything has come to a steady pace and things are seemingly getting back to normal. Stick around to see what else is going to happen, I didn't say anything about an ending yet…Thanks for reading and don't forget to review!
