A/N: I'm not dead!! Lol well not completely dead :P sorry about the lateness of this chapter- hopefully I'll be able to get more writing done after the exams are finished (gulp.. exams.. . ) sorry I can't reply to your reviews right now but I'll try my best in the next half of the chapter- cuz I only had time to put up one half.. SORRY!!!

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Chapter 5

The ballroom had an almost eerie quality in the moonlight. Joey felt as if he was stepping onto sacred ground as he moved across the moonlight drenched wood.

Loud music shattered the peaceful scene, and Joey whirled around, to find Seto standing next to the CD player. He smirked at Joey, who stood silently, letting the music wash over him.

Seto watched in wonder as the blond started to move along to the beat, his body containing a boneless like grace that Seto had never realised Joey possessed.

Although the way Joey moved could only be described as provocative, it had Seto mesmerised.

Joey grinned at Seto's wide eyed stare. He had never seen the brunette like this before- and he liked it.

"Come on Seto. Dance with me." he purred, loud enough for the CEO to hear.

Seto regained some of his senses at that and managed a smirk. "In your dreams, mutt." his voice sounded weak to his own ears, and he winced inwardly.

To lose his cool all over a mutt, it seemed so stupid. But Seto couldn't help it. He wanted Joey all for himself.

"Please?" he blinked adorable honey brown eyes at Seto.

The brunette flinched, and took an uncertain step forward.

Why am I letting him talk me into this? Seto wondered silently, cursing himself. This is so stupid, so pointless. I should never have gone to his house in the first place, let alone invite him to my house.

Joey grinned and grabbed Seto's hands in his, and pulled him towards the centre of the ballroom.

He pressed his body against Seto's, his grin widening when he felt the brunette shiver at their close contact. Joey grinded his hips against Seto's, letting the beat of the music dictate the swinging of his lithe body.

Seto couldn't help but give a sharp gasp. "Mutt! What the hell do you think-" whatever he was about to say was lost when Joey silenced him by placing his lips on Seto's.

Seto kissed back hard, exploring his puppy's mouth with his inquisitive tongue, smirking as Joey groaned. Seto pulled back and attacked Joey's neck, nipping playfully at the flawless skin, licking and tasting the blond whenever he could.

Joey whimpered with pleasure, and realised with a jolt of surprise that somehow they had made their way from the centre of the ballroom to the side, and he was pressed against the wall, and by some mysterious power, his shirt was lying on the floor, alongside Seto's.

How-? the thought flashed through Joey's mind briefly, but he pushed it aside as he felt Seto tug at the rim of his pants.

"No." Joey pulled away.

Seto glared at him. "What do you mean no? For God's sake you can't-"

"I mean, not here." Joey quickly corrected.

Seto smirked. "That's better."

He led his puppy to his bedroom, and quickly locked the door behind him- it wouldn't do for Mokuba to suddenly stumble upon them.

Seto's smirk grew wider as he pushed the blond onto his bed, before closing the gap between their bodies.

I will make him scream my name before this night is over. (a/n: couldn't resist! sorry!! ;;)

Joey woke the next morning feeling incredibly happy. He racked his brain for the reason, and found it as he heard Seto mumble something next to him.

I can't believe that this is happening! Joey practically beamed at that thought.

"What are you on, drugs?" Seto grumbled as he sat up and checked his alarm clock. "No one can be that happy at this time of the morning."

He pulled the blond close to him and lay back down, idly tracing imaginary patterns on his puppy's sweat soaked skin.

Content silence filled the room until Joey broke it with a question that had been bothering him for a while.

"What do we tell the others?"

Seto tensed immediately- the hand drawing patterns froze. "Why do we need to tell the others?" he demanded. "They don't need to know- if they're stupid enough not to figure it out, then they don't deserve to know."

"Seto!" Joey protested. "They're my friends! They have the right to know!"

"You never told them about working at Fire and Ice." Seto replied smoothly.

Joey was silent for a few minutes as he thought everything over.

"Are you ashamed of me? Of us?" he asked quietly.

"What?" Seto sat up, and glared down at the blond.

"Well it's just... you don't seem to want anybody to know about us... and it just seems..." Joey trailed off miserably.

He is ashamed of us. That's why he doesn't want to tell the others- because he doesn't want them to know. He's just using me, like all the other men at Fire and Ice. They're all using me.

"Don't you ever think that again." Seto's hand shot out and grabbed Joey's chin. His ice blue eyes were burning fiercely. "I'm just a private person, that's all. It wouldn't do for the press to find out that I'm having a relationship with someone of my own sex."

He lay back down, cradling the blond almost possessively within the circle of his arms.

Joey nodded- he could see the sense in Seto's words. "But I'm sure Yugi and the others won't tell- they're not like that, Seto. Can't we just let it out, so they know?"

Seto was silent for a long time. Just as Joey begun to think that he had fallen asleep again, the brunette spoke.

"I suppose." he muttered reluctantly. "But just your close friends. Not Mai. I'm not too sure about Anzu either."

"Anzu won't tell." Joey said firmly.

"She's the queen gossip of the school, mutt. How can you be sure that she won't tell?" Seto demanded.

Joey shrugged. "She's been a good friend for years. It's not like her to tell. Surely you can't have forgotten the friendship speeches?"

Seto shuddered. How could anyone forget those torturous friendship speeches? (a/n: sorry to all anzu fans... ;; again, couldn't resist!!)

"Fine. You can tell them if you want." Seto snapped.

Joey grinned happily. "Thank you Seto."

"Hn." the brunette climbed out of the bed and pulled on some clothes.

Joey watched him, his eyes raking over Seto's lean form, his cheeks reddening as he remembered how that body had felt against his own. He quickly looked away as Seto turned around to face him. He could almost feel Seto smirk when the brunette realised that the blond had been staring at him.

"You shouldn't stare so much, pup." Seto pulled on his trenchcoat and walked back over to the bed to grab his folder.

Joey frowned. "You're leaving now?"

"Some of us actually work, Wheeler." Seto retorted, before realising his mistake.

Joey shrugged. "Just because my work is different to yours doesn't mean that you can insult it."

"Hn." Seto gritted his teeth as he imagined other people, other men, taking advantage of his puppy. "I don't want you working there anymore."

"What?" Joey stared at him.

"I don't want you working as a prostitute anymore." Seto said bluntly. "I don't want to go around every day knowing that you're entertaining some stranger out there."

Joey lowered his eyes. There was no way he could argue against that. "But there's no other way I can get enough money to pay my bills."

"I'll pay." Seto replied immediately, his tone brooking no argument.

"No! I can take care of myself!" Joey snapped. "I'm not a helpless idiot, Kaiba."

"I never said you are one." Seto snapped back. "All I'm saying is that I don't want you fucking anyone other than me!"

Seto winced inwardly as soon as the words came out of his mouth. Now the pup will know that I really do care about him.

But all Joey did was laugh. "Possessive much?" he grinned.

Seto scowled at him. "If we're really going to have a proper relationship, then you're going to have to quit your job."

Joey bit his lip, thinking it over. He didn't want to be a prostitute, but it provided him with money, which was what he desperately needed. If Kaiba did pay his bills, that would be excellent, but what if they broke up? Then what would he do? There was no guaranteeing that he would be able to get his old job back.

Seto seemed to read his mind. "I'll pay for you as long as we're together pup. After that I'll find you a job, or if you aren't accepted anywhere, I'll still pay for you."

Joey smiled gratefully at him. "Thank you Kaiba."

"Hn." Seto walked over to the door. "Well I have work now. I'll see you tonight Wheeler."

"Of course." Joey gave a sigh of disappointment as soon as Seto had left the room.

I guess I wasn't expecting anything much from Kaiba, but I kind of wish that he would show some kind of intimacy. A goodbye kiss would be nice. But then again, this is Kaiba I'm talking about.

He lazed around in bed -Seto's bed, he thought happily- for a while longer, before finally forcing himself to get out of the warm bed, and into the shower. After a few moments of wondering how the hell the shower worked, Joey got it working and revelled in the hot water that turned his skin a lobster pink.

Joey pulled on his clothes, and sat down at the kitchen bench, chewing on a loaf of bread. He couldn't be bothered making anything to eat, and there wasn't a lot in the cupboard.

What does Seto eat? Air? Joey grumbled silently.

He picked up the phone and dialled Yugi's number.

((Moshi moshi)) Yugi's cheerful voice sounded at the other end of the line.

"Yugi! It's me, Joey."

((Hey Joey!!)) Yugi greeted him enthusiastically. ((what's up?))

"Umm... I have something to tell you guys..." Joey said not sure how Yugi would take it.

((What?! Are you okay?)) Yugi asked, concerned obvious in his usually cheerful voice.

"I'm fine, don't worry. So if you can call the others and ask them to meet me at the park at noon that would be great. Is that ok with you?"

((Sure Joey! See you then I guess!)) Yugi sung out cheerfully.

"Yep. See you then!" Joey hung up.

He let out a breath he didn't realise he had been holding, and fidgeted nervously. This was it- he was about to tell his friends about him and Kaiba.

How are they going to react? Joey wondered anxiously. What if they don't accept our relationship? What if they-

Joey shook his head, clearing his mind of the thoughts that dampened his spirits.

Well there's only one way to find out. And that way is to tell them.

there ye go. Be back in the next chappie!!! XD