Jaazi: Well, this fic is probably going to come to an end soon…yeah, I know, it's kind of sad.

DJ: Yeah, real sad, right (sarcastic) I can't believe you made me Kaiba's cook!

Jaazi: Get over it.

KK: Thanks to all of our reviewers: Green Phantom Queen, Mechante Fille, Puffin, Hikari's-Dark-Side, EgyptianPrincess1691, Freak09, Kuroi-Sakurapetals, Sami Ryou's Hikari, Katherine, DW, Anaraz, ILikeYaoi, Keoi

Jaazi: I don't own Yugioh, otherwise, Tea wouldn't exist, and all the yamis and hikaris would be paired together, and Seto and Jou would be inseparable.

Previously

His mouth dropped open as he remembered what happened, what he had done over the last two days. He had made a fool of himself. He yelled the first words that came to mind.

"OH SHIT!"

Chapter Five: The Return of Kaiba

Seto Kaiba did not like surprises. At all. They were unpredictable and were likely to throw off his entire routine. He didn't not like being thrown off schedule. The biggest surprise that could ever happen to him, happened. Jounouchi Katsuya, his little puppy, in his bed, in his silk pajamas, in his room, in his mansion (A/N: I think you get the idea). Of course, the CEO had a reputation to uphold. He immediately shoved the pup-no the Mutt, off his bed.

"MUTT! WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY ROOM?" he bellowed. Jou was still half asleep, he looked up from the ground at Seto.

"Seto? Wh-what's wrong?" Jou blinked groggily at Kaiba. Kaiba regained some of his cold composure.

"Who ever gave you permission to use my first name?" he said icily. Because of his previous yelling, all the yamis and hikaris plus Mokuba, came running into Kaiba's room.

"What's going on here?" Yami said, taking charge.

"Yami? What the hell are you all doing in my mansion?" Kaiba said coldly.

"Big brother, don't you remember? We invited them for a sleep over!" Mokuba said timidly.

"I did no such thing." Kaiba said, feigning forgetfulness.

Kaiba actually remembered all that had happened. How he acted like a child because some demented cat thing showered him with fairy dust. How he refused to have Jou out of his sight for even a second. He also remember confessing that he loved Jou several times. He had totally and utterly humiliated himself. The only way to regain whatever dignity he had left was to fake forgetfulness. The fairy dust made him forget who he was when he was before, so when its effects wore off, it would only be logical that he would forget what had happened all over again, right?

"I want all of you idiots out of my mansion this instant, leave now of your own free will, before I call security to drag you out," Kaiba stated calmly.

"Seto, don't you remember anything?" Jou said meekly, as he gently tugged on Kaiba's arm. Kaiba smacked Jou across the face. Jou landed in a jumbled heap on the ground. Kaiba towered over him.

"Don't ever touch me and do not ever call me Seto. A worthless stray mutt like yourself isn't worth my time," Kaiba said to Jou.

He stared down at the Mutt. The WORTHLESS mutt. The no-good mutt that did not deserve even a moment of his attention. A Kaiba needed no one but himself, much less a loud-mouthed, unsophisticated mutt such as Jou. Kaiba kept repeating this mantra, as Jou's eyes became teary. Jou clenched his jaw. He should've known it was too good to be true.

"Fine, you filthy rich bastard. Who needs you, anyway? You cold, heartless, Moneybags!" Jou shouted.

"Kaiba! You have no right to hit Jou!" Yami said angrily.

"Save it, Yami. I was getting tired of having to put up with him anyway." Jou muttered.

Jou picked up his jacket from the floor and left. By the time the others caught up with him, he was already three blocks away from the mansion. Jou had tears streaming down his face. He quickly wiped them away when he saw Yugi and the others jogging towards him.

"Jou! Are you okay? He didn't hurt you, did he?" Yugi asked frantically.

"Nah, I'm okay, Yuge. After all, I'm the great Jounouchi, I can take a single punch from that arrogant bastard. He didn't even hit that hard." Jou said with a weak laugh.

"I got to give you credit, Pharaoh. You sure know how to pick your priests. Never met anyone as stubborn as Kaiba. Of course, that could also be considered as stupidity," Bakura smirked. Yami glared at him.

Everyone parted ways to get home. The silence from Jou was very out of character. No one had known Jou to get sad enough to just take it and not fight back. As soon as Jou entered his apartment, he collapsed onto the couch. He finally let himself cry.

"You were so stupid to have thought he actually cared. Kaiba's right, I am a worthless mutt," Jou muttered to himself.

Back at the Kaiba Mansion

He didn't like what had happened. And what does Kaiba do when things did not go his way? He either pays someone to fix it or he dives head first into his work and ignore it. And although he hated to admit it, he had not been capable to use his extensive technological intellect to manipulate time, so that left him one option. Work like his life depended on it. He stormed downstairs, going through the kitchen to make sure Mokuba got something to eat.

Zhira had the table set with several plates of pancakes and waffles. She looked up to see a royally pissed off Kaiba. Kira was nowhere to be seen. Zhira, herself, also looked a bit miffed. Mokuba was sitting in front of a plate stacked with waffles, looking forlorn.

"The Great Kaiba's back, then? Next time you decide to spontaneously kick out all of your guests, let me know before hand. SO I DON'T HAVE TO WAST MY TIME SLAVING OVER A HOT STOVE, FOR NOTHING!" she shrieked the last part.

"I have no time for your petty tantrums this morning Zhira. I am off to work, I expect you to look after Mokuba, and do NOT try to teach him how to juggle knives again," he stated.

"Of course, MASTER Kaiba," she said mockingly bowing. She cast him a worried glance.

"Er, have you seen Kira? 'Cause, I can't find her. Last night she refused to let go of me and this morning she was just…gone," Zhira asked nervously. Kaiba lifted an eyebrow, he had never seen Zhira act so worried or nervous before.

"No I haven't seen that demented cat thing," he replied. Mokuba looked up at him, eyes wide. Zhira smirked, but quickly scowled when she realized what he had said.

"Hey! She is NOT a demented cat thing! She's a sweet, kind, caring soul who tried to hook you up with your mutt! And, why the hell am I defending her?"

"You DO remember! Why did you say you didn't? You hurt Jou, and…and…I'm confused." Mokuba said.

"I-I…Mokuba, I have to go to work now. I'll call you later," Kaiba all but fled the mansion. He quickly went towards his sleek black limo.

Jerry stood by the limo. He opened the door for Kaiba to enter.

"Good morning, Seto!" Jerry said cheerfully. Kaiba threw him an icy glare. Jerry flinched and corrected himself, "My apologies Master Kaiba. KaibaCorp as usual?"

"Yes, and make it quick."

As soon as they reached KaibaCorp, Kaiba went to his office, which was on the top floor. He opened his laptop and started to work. He had told his secretary that he was not to be bothered under any circumstances. He typed furiously on his laptop computer, losing all track of time. Trying to numb the pain in his heart. Why? Because he was the cold-hearted CEO of KaibaCorp. Because he forged his path through life alone. Because he worked and became a successful businessman alone. Because he didn't need love and didn't want the love of his puppy.

Jou sat in class, bored as usual. The teacher droned on and on about a bunch of old, dead guys and what they did who knows how long ago. He glanced at the empty desk in the center of the room. Kaiba hadn't come to school for the past few days. Jou was getting worried. Kaiba wasn't usually absent this often from school. Jou shook his head. Why was he even worried about that self-centered, arrogant, rich kid anyway? Kaiba had hurt him, so he shouldn't worry about him at all.

Finally the bell rang. Jou was the first one out of the classroom. He wanted nothing more than to go home and collapse into bed. He stopped by his locker to dump his books and then ran all the way home. Mostly to avoid Yugi and the others. He was getting tired of them fussing over him, asking over and over if he was alright, if he was feeling well. He entered his apartment, out of breath. He threw off his jacket and went to the kitchen to get a quick snack. Just as he was about to sit down and eat, the phone rang. He heaved an exasperated sigh and picked up the phone.

"Hey, Jou speaking."

"Jou! Thank goodness! You have to come and see big brother now!" Mokuba's voice laden with panic.

"Imp? What's the matter?"

"Seto, he…he won't come out of his office! He locked himself up there the day he kicked you out and he hasn't come home since! I'm so worried, I don't think he's eaten or slept the entire time he's been there!" Mokuba sounded as if he were in tears, "I tried to get him to come home but he won't listen, please, you have to come and talk him into coming home."

"Mokie, calm down. I'm coming. He's at KaibaCorp? I'll meet you there."

"Hurry, Jou."

Kira had been summoned back to the Fairys' Realm. The Head Fairy, Kilam, was not happy. He was pacing back and forth in his office, glancing at Kira every now and then. Kira stood there nervously.

"You failed. You failed to complete the boy's wish. You got distracted by some girl and failed your mission. Not only that, but you revealed yourself to mortals." Kilam glared at Kira.

"Yessir, I know. I'm very sorry. I beg you to give me another chance. I shouldn't have gotten distracted, I had a mission to complete, and I will, just give me permission to try again." she begged.

"Permission denied. As punishment, you are hereby banished from the Fairy Realm, and you are not allowed to carry Fairy dust with you either. No more granting wishes for you." Kilam said.

"But-But…yes sir," she said tearfully. She handed over her little pouch of dust, "But before I leave, I have to say one thing to you. This is the only mission I've ever failed. I was the best Fairy you ever had. There have been other fairies who have done worse than I and you never banished them. The only reason you are doing this to me, is because I'm not a 'normal' fairy. You, sir, are a prejudiced jerk!"

And with that, she left.

Jou and Mokuba were in front of the doors leading to Kaiba's office.

"I've been watching Seto from the security cameras. He won't eat or sleep. He's been typing on his computer the entire time! He's killing himself!" Mokuba cried.

"Shh, c'mon Imp. We're not going to solve anything if we panic. Why did you think I could help?"

"Because he cares for you…because…well, he listened to you when he was being all childish, I thought maybe he would listen to you now." Mokuba muttered.

"Okay, I'm going to go in there and see what I can do. You just stay calm, and not worry yourself to death. Got that, Imp?" Jou said and cheerfully mussed up Mokuba's hair. Mokuba gave him a weak smile and nodded.

Jou quietly entered the office. It was dark, all the blinds were closed and the only source of light was that of the computer screen. Kaiba didn't even glance up from the screen. He kept typing and muttering things under his breath. Jou noticed that Kaiba looked much paler than usual and had dark bags under his eyes. As Jou stepped closer, he could hear some of what Kaiba was saying.

"Puppy…lost, gone…scared my Jou away…Kaibas' don't need…don't need anyone…don't need puppies…don't need…no one, no Jou," Kaiba mumbled, his eyes unblinking as he stared at the screen.

"K-Kaiba?" Jou spoke hesitantly. Kaiba flinched, but still didn't look away from the computer's screen. Jou didn't think Kaiba even recognized

"Seto…c'mon, you need to get home." Jou said anxiously

"No…no home…I don't wanna…have to work… too much work," Kaiba muttered.

"Why not Seto? Why don't you want to go home?" Jou asked, curiosity getting the better of him.

"If I go home…I'll see that my Jou-pup's gone…home's too big, no Jou-pup…Mokie'll be mad…I scared away my Jou." Seto had tears streaming down his face.

Jou felt so bad. The Imp was right, Seto was killing himself in here. He looked at the computer screen to read what Seto was typing. It was a bunch of badly made sentences: "Kaibas' need no one. Kaibas' are cold-hearted. Need no one. Missing Puppy, please return. My Jou. Scared away my Jou. Hurt Jou. Kaibas' need no one. Seto wants Puppy back. Seto needs puppy. Kaiba needs no one. Seto needs Jou…who am I? Kaiba…or Seto?" The same was typed over and over and over again. He had many, many pages of this typed. Like, over one hundred. What could you expect? He had been locked up here for at least five days.

Jou gently laid a palm on Seto's forehead. Seto was burning up. Lack of nutrition and sleep deprivation seemed to have taken a bad effect on him. Jou leaned over and closed the laptop. Seto turned his dulled, lifeless gaze to Jou.

"J-Jou? N-no, Jou's gone…hates me," he said. Jou's eyes tear-ed up.

"Seto please. It's me, Jou. Please Seto, you're scaring me and Mokuba. Seto, I love you! Don't do this to yourself," Jou begged. Seto looked down at Jou, who was sobbing into Seto's shoulder.

"Home? Will you come home…with me?"

"Yes! Just please, come home and eat and sleep. Otherwise, you'll drop dead, and then who would run KaibaCorp? 'Cuz the Imp's still a bit young, don't you think?" Jou joked quietly. Seto nodded slowly, and with the help of Jou, Mokie, and Jerry, managed to get home safely.

END OF CHAPTER

TBC

Jaazi: Well, I updated…finally. Don't kill me! I am very sorry I didn't update sooner, I was stuck and feeling a bit sick, but I'm better now if you care.

DJ: Which they don't. Good gods, I can't wait till this fic is over and done with. Honestly, me a COOK!

KK: Oh, DJ. Calm down already! Anywho, REVIEW PLEASE!