Author's Note: An extra chapter just because I can!
Run Away Puppy 2: Mollano's RevengeChapter Three: The Boss Is Back In Business
"You remember our deal right?" A dark and sinister voice said to the officer next to him. The man was quiet but nodded his head. The owner of the voice handed the officer a large brown envelope then jumped out of the vehicle. He was back in his hometown of Tampa Bay. He turned and waved for the officer to leave. Without missing a beat the police vehicle was gone, never to see James Mollano again. The former mob boss threw the straps of his backpack onto his shoulders, placed a ball cap on his head, and slipped a pair of sunglasses over his eyes. His first order of business was to get in touch with a friend of his named Birdo Burns. He didn't live to far from where the officer had dropped him; so Mollano began his walk.
James looked down at his wristwatch before he rang the doorbell. He waited for less than 40 seconds before the door swung open and was greeted happily. "Hey, Jamie! Nice to see you buddy, come on in and make yourself at home." The owner of the home said while opening the front screen door to let Mollano in. "It's been a while Jamie, where you been?"
"All over Birdo."
"Well come here and give me a hug, you're like my brother no?" Birdo said while he and Mollano embraced in a friendly hug. They pulled away and shook each other's hands. "You are my brother Birdo, don't you worry."
"So tell me, wha' you been up to?" (Birdo has the same accent as Scareface; hopefully some of you know what I'm talking about)
"Well…you'll never believe this man, I got into some trouble caused by some mere teenage boys. They got my men and I thrown in jail for life. But…it seems like I was the only one with connections, the rest of the idiots are being transferred to the Richmond Prison in Virginia."
"Ahh, and you got transferred to my doorstep no? I always knew you were the brains of the job. So I take it you want some pretty tough revenge yes?" Mollano nodded and smirked at his friend. "Well, you come to the right place. We get you all fixed up and send you to where you need to be no?"
"Actually Birdo, I was wonderin' if you wouldn't mind joinin' me on this little trip I have planned." Mollano said with poison in his sinister voice. Birdo smiled, "Work with you again? Oh brother that would be my honor. You always impress me when on the job."
"I don't only want just to relive old times but I need your expertise, they may be mere teens but they sure do have some smarts and need to be out smarted especially the CEO." Mollano explained to his Italian friend. Birdo nodded at him.
"So while we're on the subject of teens, where is your boy…uhhh…Nick yes?" Birdo asked. Mollano shook his head silently and gave Birdo a look of grievance. "Ahh, so the reason comes forth, these teens killed your son yes?" The former mob boss nodded. "And wha' of Vanessa?"
"They turned her against me. She was protecting the kid I was trying to kill." Birdo shook his head in disgust, "I tol' you that she was no good."
"So, Jamie, who are these kids anyway?"
"Do you remember a guy named Jack Wheeler?" Birdo nodded, "Yeah, young guy, blonde he seemed like he had a promising career yes?"
"Yes but…he took all of my money and escaped New York, hell he escaped the country. Finally 16 years later, a member of mine posted in Japan tells me he knows where Jack Wheeler has been hiding out. I send some of my boys over to Japan to retrieve my money and kill the dirty bastard when he blames his whole scheme on his pathetic son, Joseph Wheeler. So, the guys try to whack him but it's not that easy. Joseph is gay and has a very powerful boyfriend."
"You know his name yes?"
"Seto Kaiba of The Kaiba Corporations. CEO of the corporation at that."
"The Seto Kaiba hu? Joey got lucky no."
"The little shit sure did."
"Well, the answer to this riddle is simple, you kill them."
"Yes Birdo I know that, but how, they always seem to know when to run."
"Tsk…tsk, Jamie you thinkin' to hard. You know where they live yes," Mollano nodded, "You break in at night and shoot them in their sleep. Simple, done, you leave, no trouble." Birdo explained. The former mob boss smiled deviously, "Why didn't I just hire you to do the job in the first place?"
"Everybody makes mistakes Jamie, everybody makes mistakes."
TWO WEEKS LATER…
"You are way too paranoid pup, you need to chill out. Sit boy, sit." Seto said to his nervously hyper lover. "This isn't funny Seto, what if something is wrong, what if I miscarry?" The brunette sighed then turned to face to his pup. "Joey please calm down, you're making me nervous." Seto pleaded. "Wha…what do you mean?"
"You're scaring me Joey, I don't want to think about the baby being sick or anything along those lines. I just want to hear the doctor tell us that we're expecting a healthy baby, but you're making that very difficult for me right now." Seto explained while tears began forming on the bridge of his eyes. The blonde calmed himself then took Seto into his arms; the brunette hugged his puppy back. "I'm sorry Seto, I didn't know I was doing that to you." Joey said through a weak sob and a sniffle. "Oh pup, don't cry. You didn't know, I should have told you."
"No, you're right Seto, I should be a little more optimistic about this baby." Joey said while wiping his eyes of any stray tears. Seto kissed his forehead then pulled his puppy into the Doctor's Office they were recommended to. Once inside, the couple walked over to the sign-in counter.
"Hello Gentlemen. How can I help you?" An older woman asked from behind the counter. "Yes, we're here to see Dr. White." Seto said professionally. The woman checked Dr. White's schedule then smiled at them, "Alright, the doctor shouldn't be too long she just has to finish up with another patient."
"Thank you." Joey said while flashing the woman a warm smile. The brunette sat down in one of the waiting chairs and watched as Joey did the same. They gazed at each other for a second then smiled. The brunette then averted his eyes to the table next to his chair. He sorted through a million different parenting magazines. He picked up one and merely flipped through the reading material not really paying any attention to what it said. Finally, as Seto had busied himself a baby's cry brought him out of his thoughts. Joey lifted his head and set his eyes in the direction of the screaming child.
"Pup, don't stare." Seto whispered softly never looking up from his reading material. "What happened?" Joey asked his lover. The brunette simply shrugged his shoulders, "Couldn't tell you, my baby hasn't been born yet." After a couple minutes of wondering, Joey finally saw a woman come out from the hallway by the sign-in counter with her whimpering baby. The blonde couldn't help but feel sorry for the infant.
"Joseph Wheeler." A voice said to him. He looked up and found a nurse waiting for him at the entrance of the hallway. He and Seto lifted out of their chairs and were taken back into one of the empty rooms. Joey made himself comfortable on the examining bed and Seto sat in a chair up against the wall. "The doctor should be in with you shortly." The nurse said happily. "Thank you." Joey said.
"I wonder what all of this stuff is for?" The blonde said while eyeing all the different machines and medical utensils. "Those machines, pup, are programmed and built for seeing the inside your body." Joey began touching the machine standing next him. "That particular machine is for ultra sounds." Seto explained while his puppy played and explored. Like Seto had expected the puppy found a button and flipped it on. "And I'm sure they're not to be played with." Joey quickly switched the machine off. Just in time too, the door opened and stepped in, none other than, Dr. Anessa White.
"Hello boys." She greeted happily while closing the door behind her. Seto and Joey greeted her back. They watched as she took her seat on a stool at the counter of the room, she placed a clipboard and folder down on the surface then turned to the blonde. "It' been 12 weeks since we last saw each other, how are you Joey?" She asked the blonde.
"Okay I guess. I've been really tired, moody at times, and my chest muscles are REALLY sensitive." Joey explained while touching his chest. The doctor nodded and smiled, "That is to be expected the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. Your body is changing massively, it is making room for the baby and trying it's hardest to adapt to its new form, especially since you're a male." It was at that moment she turned to Seto, "So have you been Mr. Kaiba?" The brunette nodded, "Pretty good actually."
"How does this affect you?"
"I'm more than excited. This really is going to be a drastic change in life style."
"Yes it will be. Well, it's good to know that you guys are handling this pregnancy really well, everything should go smoothly if you just keep the stress levels down and if you spend some time learning about your baby." Dr. Anessa smiled then took up the folder and took a look inside it. "Okay I see that today Joey gets to have blood drawn, a urine sample taken, then we'll take a look at your baby and examine your womb." Joey smiled weakly. "We got a fun filled day for ya."
Joey flinched some when the doctor got up but then felt silly because all she was going to do was take his blood pressure. He passed; his blood pressure was normal. After that she wrote some things down on her chart in the folder. "Okay, I'm gonna let you decided what you wanna do next. You can either give us a urine sample or I can have your blood taken."
"I'll go with urine sample first." The blonde said quickly. The doctor smiled. Joey grabbed his little cup and left the room for a minute or so. Seto chuckled to himself lightly. "So are you all ready to have this baby Daddy?" The doctor asked the young CEO. He smiled, "Yeah, it'll be good to have a family to come home to after a day of work."
"Children certainly are amazing, I should know, I have three girls of my own." Seto smiled then watched as the door opened to see Joey come back from his little trip. The doctor took his sample and smiled, "Please have a seat back on the examining table." The blonde nodded and obeyed. The doctor wrote a few other things down then got ready to leave the room, "I'm gonna take your sample down to the lab and start with another patient. So next I'm gonna have my assistant come in and take your blood." Joey nodded weakly and watched as his doctor left.
"You'll be fine pup, you've been shot before. This'll be nothing." Seto said while trying to lighten the mood. Joey flashed his lover a short-lived smile then the door opened again and in came the needle. The blonde shuddered. "Are you okay Mr. Wheeler?" The assistant asked.
"He'll be fine, just a little nervous is all." Seto said while standing next to his pup and taking Joey's free hand. The blonde silently thanked his lover and watched as the assistant prepped him for blood drawing. The woman got the needle ready and brought it to Joey's left arm. He flinched a bit and squeezed Seto's hand. "Okay Joey, I need you to relax for a moment and if you do that this will be less painful." She let the blonde steady himself and watched as Seto gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. "Okay, are you ready?" A strangled 'yeah' escaped Joey's lips. Wanting to take it back it was too late, he felt the needle enter his vein. He whimpered and squeezed Seto's hand. As quickly as the needle came it left. His grip on the brunette's hand loosened and the assistant bandaged his arm. "Your arm may become sore and it'll bruise, so be careful when doing errands or whatever." Joey nodded and rested his head against Seto's chest. The CEO chuckled then kissed his puppy's head, "Ahh, my sensitive little puppy."
"You better believe it."
"Now we get to see what's been growing in your tummy for the last three months." Seto said as Joey pulled away from his lover's form. A soft look graced the blonde's face and made Seto's heart warm. The moment was broken when the door to the room opened once more.
"Oh good you didn't pass out." Dr. White joked as she walked over to the blonde. "Nope, he was sort of a big boy, but he still needed someone to hold his hand." Seto joked. "It'll be good practice for you Seto, you'll have to master the hand holding for the day your baby is born." The doctor said as she turned on the machine next to Joey. "Okay, the easiest part of this visit. Go ahead and lay down and lift up your shirt."
"That shouldn't be too hard for you pup." Seto snickered playfully. Joey found his face turning a cute shade of pink. Seto even made the doctor giggle. The blonde tried to ignore Seto as he watched as his doctor squeezed a cold gel on his stomach. "Okay lights." The brunette switched off the lights then stood by Joey wanting to see the very first image of their baby. His puppy took his hand then turned his head to the ultra sound screen as the doctor put the mouse of the machine on the brown-eyed teen's stomach. Seto did the same.
The first thing that hit the young brunette was the strong beating of the baby's heartbeat. He couldn't believe it; this truly was really real. He had told himself before that this was real but he never really knew until he heard that heartbeat. 'That sound is as real as the clothes on my back. I really do have a baby on the way. This is amazing. My puppy and I have created a life.' Seto thought to himself. The brunette found his eyesight becoming blurry from the tears forming in his eyes.
"Ahha, here it is, this is your baby." The doctor said to Joey and Seto as she pointed out the head and the rest of its body. She watched as the blonde looked up to the young blue-eyed teen and smiled. "Do you want to know the sex?" The doctor asked. The couple brought their attention back to the screen. "No, I don't wanna know until the baby is born." Joey said strongly.
"Okay, well everything seems to be under control. Your baby is nice and healthy, the heartbeat is nice and strong, and is growing at the normal rate. In six months you should give birth to a healthy baby girl or boy." Joey looked up at Seto only to see his lips descend on his forehead. "You two are now free to go and congratulations on your healthy baby." Dr. White turned off the ultra sound machine and gave Joey a cloth to clean his stomach of any remaining gel. Before she left the room completely she turned back to Seto and Joey, "Take care of that baby and I'll see you in three months."
11:13pm
Seto POV
Everything I could have ever wanted in life was simplified down to a healthy baby boy or girl. Today was just amazing, hearing our baby's heartbeat and seeing it for the first time really opened my eyes. This is real; we're going to be parents. That thought alone blows my mind. I'll be a Daddy before I graduate High School, some students would be ashamed of that…but not me. Being a parent is something I'll be proud of.
The bed shifts slightly and I look up from the ultra sound picture we we're given at the end of Joey's appointment. The puppy is just so beautiful, life is radiating from his body and it gives him an unearthly glow. He rests peacefully knowing the baby is healthy and will come to term on time. Maybe after this visit to Doctor White the pup will be willing enough to tell the public about our little predicament. I can hardly contain my excitement anymore, I just want to let it all out and boast and brag. We both deserve this child and the family we will build together. Just as I drift back into my own world again a sweet and soft sound brings me to the real world.
End Seto POV"Seto…why are you still awake?" The tired blonde asks his lover. "Just…" Before he had the time to answer, Joey took the ultra sound photo from Seto's hand and placed it on the nightstand next to the bed. The brunette lay down and pulled his golden lover close after the light had gone out.
Author's Note: It's gonna be a while before I update again so I thought I would throw in an extra chapter for you all. I hope you enjoyed this chapter and I'm sorry for how slow it's going but the pace will pick up once Joey and Seto get back to school then all hell will break loose. Thanks for reading and don't forget to review!