Jemu: I think that Joey would be on bottom and all my friends agree . . . Seto is way dominant . . . how could he not be on top!

Sup! I totally LOVE this story! It is the bomb! Well . . . here you go! It's going to get a little more conflict . . . hopefully it will be the best of my stories yet! BTW have you noticed that I'm a moron and instead of putting BTW I put BTY! I just noticed! Anywho . . . I like these little dot thingies . . . oh . . . right . . . shutting up!

The Muses of Love

By Freak09

Saturday

'Mmm . . . what is so warm?' Seto Kaiba thought as he felt the warm thing next to him.

'Wait . . . warm human not thing . . . pineapples . . . why does this smell like pineapples? I like pineapples . . . hold on, I can't get sidetracked. What or who is lying on my chest? WHEELER!' Seto jumped up immediately regretting his action as the cold hit him.

"Kaiba . . ." Joey mumbled as he started shivering.

"It's absolutely freezing here. I'm going to find another blanket." Kaiba said as he stalked out of the room kinda embarrassed. He had not exactly minded that Joey was curled up on his chest, and that scared him.

'It's so freaking cold! Where did Kaiba go . . . wait . . . did I just want Kaiba to be near me?' Joey thought as he opened his eyes to see that Kaiba was nowhere in sight.

Joey got up slowly, hoping that somehow he would magically become warm. It didn't happen. The scratching started again. Was it just convenient for the scratching to start when Kaiba wasn't with him? Now Kaiba was gonna think he was crazier than before.

"Hey mutt I see you're awake." Kaiba said as he walked in the room.

"Shh . . . listen." Joey commanded as the scratching commenced.

"What is that?" Kaiba asked looking intently at the wall where the noise was coming from.

"If I knew I wouldn't be so scared, duh!" Joey said shivering of cold and fear.

"Well . . . let's go find out what it is." Kaiba said as he went right up next to the wall.

Suddenly the scratching stopped. Nothing was heard.

"Stupid mutt, your crazy is contagious." Seto said as he walked out of the room just to get away from the mutt.

"Tristan . . . do you think Joey is okay?" Yugi asked worriedly. "That is the fourth time I've called his house and no one answered."

"I'm sure he's just fine." Téa answered, kicking Tristan butt at duel monsters.

"Ugh . . . how did you beat me?" Tristan whined falling back on the floor defeated.

"Yeah . . . I guess you're right, he's fine." Yugi agreed still suspicious.

"NEVER TALK BACK TO ME!" A voice roared while a small body shivered, cowering in fear.

"I'm s-s-sorry." The boy sobbed stuttering horribly.

"Don't stutter! It makes you sound stupid!" Bakura yelled the white haired Yami was shaking in fury. His dark brown eyes were full of anger.

"I won't d-do it again." Ryou said meekly trying not to stutter.

"You better not." Bakura answered as he walked to his room and slammed the door.

Ryou's body was covered in bruises. He sat in the corner for another five minutes before stumbling numbly into the bathroom to clean up. His white hair was tinted pink with the little blood from the cut on his forehead. For once the caring brown eyes didn't show kindness. They showed hate, utter loathing, and it was all directed at the being that was upstairs. Bakura beat Ryou almost everyday. The littlest thing could set him off. Even when Ryou was being his nicest, if Bakura took it the wrong way, he took it the wrong way and there was no righting your wrong.

"What did I ever do to him?" Ryou asked aloud looking at his reflection. He got no answer. The worst part was that no one was there to comfort him, nothing to take away the pain and loneliness. "I don't need anyone. Contrary to what Bakura says I'm not weak, if I've put up with this how could I be weak?"

"Look at all those poor boys. They really do need our help sisters." Muse Divinity said looking through the portals onto various scenes.

"Oh yes, it's a miracle they have made it this long without our help." Muse Trivinity agreed watching Yugi and his friends.

"Sister's what are we going to do?" Muse Sivinity asked helplessly, she was always the pessimistic one.

"We're going to go right down there and make them fall in love, durf!" Muse Nadasy answered with her normal over enthusiastic jump right in attitude.

"Now Nadasy, we have to plan what we are going to do and what would be best for the boys." Muse Rivinity stated in her calming tone. "We mustn't be noticed or else we'll have specific missions, not just working of our own choosing . . . so . . . Nadasy you must be on your bet behavior. Don't interfere too much."

"Yes sister, but what if I see a lonely girl who needs someone?" Nadasy asked looking upon the young girl working at Kaiba Corp.

"All I'm saying is don't be noticed! Now we must formulate a plan! Ladies . . . love is in the air!" Muse Rivinity called out while the Muse sister's cheered. Match making was their favorite type of work after helping scared mother's have babies.

'Stupid mutt. Making me here noises. His crazy is becoming contagious. I can't stay here much longer.' Kaiba thought as he wondered the empty halls of his school. He was walking aimlessly through the halls when he heard giggling.

"Hello?" Kaiba called out as he turned the corner. Hope had suddenly jumped up in him. Maybe if someone else was here he could get out. However no one was around the corner. "Damn it all! The mutt is making me go crazy even when I'm not in the same room as him." Slightly freaked out Kaiba made his way back to the library, for he had seen The Grudge.

"Molly!" Mokuba yelled as he cannon balled his brother's only friend and most trusted employee.

"It's good to see you too Mokuba." Molly replied giggling at the younger Kaiba's antics.

"Have you seen my Big Brother?" Mokuba asked he had looked all over, now he came to Seto's office.

"No, he didn't come in today." Molly pulled a brunette curl into her face from her bun. She hated having her hair up, but it was Kaiba Corp. policy. Just because Seto was her friend didn't mean she could ignore company rules.

"That's funny, cause he didn't come home last night either." Traces of worry were evident in the small boy's voice. He really loved his brother.

"Oh I'm sure he's alright, he can take care of himself." Molly said reassuringly. "Listen I get off in a half and hour, if you want I can take you out to eat some where. We could hang out."

"Okay!" Mokuba said happily he knew his Big Brother could take care of himself.

"Hey Yami, what time is it?" Yugi asked looking at Yami.

"It's six o'clock. Why do you ask Yugi?"

"No reason, I'm just worried about Joey that's all."

"Oh yes, he hasn't been home in a long time."

"Do you think he's alright?"

"Yes Yugi, I believe he is in very good hands."

'I'm so glad Bakura hasn't come out of his room.' Ryou thought with relief as he got his coat on. 'Going out for dinner will be a good change, maybe I'll ask Malik to go with me?'

"RYOU!" A yell erupted from upstairs.

Slowly he trudged up the stairs. So close to going out, having some fun, doing what he wants for once.

"What . . ." Ryou asked hoping that Bakura was just going to leave him alone. Unfortunately he had left his coat on.

"We're you thinking about leaving?" Bakura asked suspiciously.

"Yeah . . . I was gonna go out to dinner. Do you want to come?"

'I suppose since we're in public he could be good company.' Ryou thought as he watched Bakura.

"Fine, but no French food."

For some odd reason, Ryou found this statement funny. Last time they had eaten out Ryou had picked the restaurant. Bakura, they found out was allergic to almost all French food. Ryou dare not laugh though for fear he might offend Bakura. He hated living like this. Not being to laugh when he thought something funny. In fact he hadn't laughed in forever.

"What are you doing mutt?" Kaiba asked as he walked in the library seeing Joey.

"Wha . . . oh . . . reading," Joey said going back to his book.

"How are you reading? It's really dark in here."

"I just am, why? Do you need glasses?"

"No, but you'll need them soon, because reading in the dark ruins your eyes." Kaiba said matter-of-factly.

Scratching, the noise startled both boys. It was quite dark in the library. Neither boy noticed the other jumped because they could barely see each other.

"K-K-Kaiba . . ."

"What mutt?" Though his words were harsh they lacked the certain gusto that was trademark of their owner. As good as he was at not showing emotion in face or voice he couldn't keep the fear from seeping into his own voice. If Joey could see him it would be a once in a life time chance. Kaiba's face was chalk white, blue eyes alert, unblinking, and fearful.

In the dark both boys found their way to the spot in which they had slept. Neither one spoke for the scratching continued. Somehow, unbeknownst to both Joey and Kaiba, they clung to each other in fear.

A squeaking was heard, as through the dim light they could make out the form of a small mouse.

"It's just a mouse!" Kaiba and Joey yelled in unison. A stupid little mouse had scared Seto Kaiba CEO of Kaiba Corp. how pathetic.

"I hope Joey is alright." Yugi said as he drifted off to sleep. It was 10 o'clock.

"I know he is." Yami replied through their mind link. He slept in the room across the hall from Yugi's.

"YOU EMBARASSED ME IN PUBLIC!" Bakura yelled as he threw Ryou against the wall.

Bakura left the room. Ryou was barely aware of the fact. The room swam in front of his eyes. Darkness loomed. It took hold of him, and his last thoughts were 'another night on the floor, I might as well put a bed down here.'

"Whom should we assign to whom?" Muse Divinity asked.

"I think we should all work together on all of the boys." Muse Trivinity interjected knowing they did better together, and the way things were going now they would need all the help they could get.

"Another all nighter I suppose. I'm going to get more coffee." Nadasy said unnoticed as she went into the small space they called a kitchen.

"Molly do you think Seto is alright?" Mokuba asked for the billionth time that night.

"Yes I think he is just fine." Molly answered while whipping his butt at Mario Kart for Nintendo 64. It was old, but still one of their favorite games.

"Yeah I think he's fine too." Mokuba said as he slipped on a banana. "Grrrr."

"WOOT WHOOO! I beat a Kaiba!"

Seto once again was the first asleep, and next to him laid Joey Wheeler. This time though they had agreed, and instead of Joey sneaking next to Kaiba in the middle of the night that was how they started out, but only because it was cold.

'No one in their right mind besides Mokuba would cuddle up with Seto Kaiba unless they were freezing.' Joey thought as he drifted into a world with giant donuts and Seto Kaiba dressed like a bunny.