No one really reads my pointless author's notes, do they? Well, okay, I hear you. Just read the chapter, have fun.

My reviews should be matching my reviews... There's such a LARGE difference... Well, if you reviewed last chapter, I love you. -hands out Kaiba plushie- If you didn't, -glare- You suck.

If you didn't read last chapter's author's note- WARNING: It gets a little, how should I say, weird, from this point on. You'll see what I mean. I apologize ahead of time for it: -gets on hands and knees- I'm so sorry!

WARNING: (A real one) The beginning of this chapter has some, shall we say, crude content. Some might be offended, others might find it funny like they're supposed to. -smile- Just warning you so no one complains that I didn't.

Teian no Kokoro- Chapter Ten: Proposal

"Louder, Yugi," Kaiba whispered, "I don't think they can hear you. And go a little more higher."

A few feet away, Yugi nodded. "Okay..." He cleared his throat. "Ohh! Oh yeah, deeper!" he screamed, sounding exactly like a girl.

Yugi was still behind the boxes, but this time he was alone. Around the corner of the building they were beside was Kaiba and Tristan. Tristan was having a hard time keeping his laughter silent. Kaiba was biting his lip and watching the guards on the yacht, but he also felt that he could laugh about it if he wanted.

"Oh my GOD!" Yugi screamed.

Tears were coming from Tristan's eyes. "Kaiba..." he managed to say, "I didn't know you could come up with something like this..."

Kaiba smirked as Yugi gave a loud moan. "He sounds like he's really enjoying himself over there... Do you think he's jackin' off?" This made Tristan cover his mouth tighter so his laughing could stay silent.

"Shut up over there!" yelled a guard on the boat.

Kaiba's smirk widened. "Heh, I think they're getting annoyed..." He kicked Tristan, who was on the ground holding his side. "Get up, it's working."

"Oh baby, don't STOP!" Yugi yelled, following it with heavy panting.

Tristan got up, wiping his mouth. "It just sounds too real..." Kaiba nodded in agreement.

Another guard, this one a Rare Hunter, picked up a rock and threw it in the direction of the boxes. It ricocheted off a box a few feet away from Yugi. "Take it somewhere else!"

"Come on..." Kaiba mumbled, watching the guards on the deck very closely, "Get off the boat and boot the lovers away yourself... More panting, Yugi!"

Yugi moaned. "Ohhh... Go lower... Oh yeah... Oh.. Oh. Oh!" The boy started panting, putting a little voice into each one.

"They look really ticked off..." Tristan whispered as they watched the third guard- another Rare Hunter- come from the other side of the yacht.

"Hm. Here they come."

A man in a tuxedo walked onto the pier, followed by two who were dressed in long grey cloaks and had their hoods up to shadow their faces. "That's it!" yelled the one in the lead, "They've been goin' at it long enough!"

"Ready?" Kaiba questioned. Tristan nodded.

Three shadows overlapped the boxes as they came closer. As they got to just inches away from Yugi's hiding spot, he popped up into view.

"What the...?

Yugi grinned and waved at them enthusiastically. "Hey there, guys! How's your day going?"

Kaiba and Tristan turned from the corner silently, and tapped each guard's shoulder. They turned around to see both teens standing behind them with large smirks on their faces. In an instant, Kaiba had kicked one Rare Hunter into some boxes that were just inches away from where Yugi was standing, and Tristan managed to smash the other two heads together and knock them out.

Tristan dusted his hands off and looked at Yugi, who had a vibrant red on his cheeks. "Nice acting, Yugi, sounded real. Were you actually jacking off?"

"No way!" he answered, "I just can't believe I really did that!"

Kaiba turned toward the yacht, his emotionless facade back in place once more. "Alright, it worked. We can get in. Let's go save Joey."

ixi ( Earlier...)

Marik smirked. In front of him was Joey, chained to a chair. His eyes were red from lack of sleep, and his lips were dry. Marik knelt down so he could look at Joey's face. "Kaiba's here to save you. He's just outside, contemplating a plan to save you," he said softly. "Do you think he'll accept my proposal?" He got only silence. "Are you thirsty?" Again, silence. He got up and picked up a cup full of water. Joey looked up with bloodshot eyes and glared. "I swear to you, I've done nothing to it. You can see for yourself if you like."

Joey watched Marik come over and hold the cup under his face. It was dim inside the room, so he could barely see that it was water inside the cup. The cup was moved a little, and the light reflected off each tiny wave. Marik put the water closer to his dehydrated lips, tempting him. After a moment, he dipped his head down and put the cup to his mouth. He felt Marik slowly tilt the cup upward, letting the ice cold water slide down his throat. He finished it in one gulp.

Marik knelt down again after Joey's head was once again down and against his chest. After setting the now drained cup on the floor, he looked up into dull chocolate eyes. "Will you talk to me yet?" he asked kindly.

After a short moment, Joey finally spoke. "What's with the kindness? It doesn't suit you."

A smirk, though soft, went on Marik's face. "You are my guest, yet you are the bait. Hosts threat their guests with kindness, but I cannot let the bait escape."

Joey glared at him. "To answer your first question, host, he'll never take it. He might've if you kidnapped Mokuba-" he smirked- "wrong bait."

Marik stood, laughing his evil laugh. "Oh, I have the correct bait, Joey. Why do you think he came as soon as I told him where you were? If he didn't care about you, he wouldn't have come at all. Oh, and why do you think he wanted to meet with you so secretly the other night, hm?" He smirked widely, talking quieter. "It was because he wanted to confess his true feelings to you." He turned around and headed for the door. "Think about that while you're being taken to your new location."

ixi

Kaiba was the first to get below deck. They had searched everywhere on deck, but found no clues to where Joey was being held. It seemed as if the boat was now abandoned because the guards weren't there.

Three teenage boys walked into a dusky room. It was dimly lit with a overhead lamp, and a light layer of dust covered each box that was pushed against the walls. Yugi and Tristan looked around as Kaiba went into another room. This one was cleaner, but with an identical light source. In the middle of the room was a simple wooden chair, and chains were around it. A cup sat little ways from the chair.

"He was here," he said grimly.

Both Tristan and Yugi came up and stood beside him in the doorway. "Where do you think they took him?" asked Yugi.

Tristan looked to Kaiba. "You said he'd be here."

Kaiba stared blankly at the empty chair. "Marik himself said he'd be here."

Yugi proceeded inside and looked down at the chains. "Why would they move him? How did they move him? Wouldn't we have seen him?"

"He was moved to a warehouse while you were getting past the guards."

The three of them whipped around, to see a Rare Hunter standing on the last step. "Where is he!" Kaiba outburst.

The Rare Hunter smirked. "I just told you, and I won't repeat myself." He eyed each teen's menacing glares. "Do not fear. He is unharmed and is being treated well."

"He better be..." Kaiba growled.

"Which warehouse is he in?" Tristan asked calmly.

The Rare Hunter held up three fingers before disappearing up the stair case.

"Three," Kaiba said softly. He started to follow the Rare Hunter that had just left. "Let's go. I know where it is.

iii

"MARIK!" Kaiba yelled once opening the door that went into warehouse three- it had been unlocked. The entire place was pitch black.

"Maybe that Rare Hunter lied..." said Yugi.

Kaiba ignored him. "I know you're here! Come out now!"

"Seto!"

Kaiba felt his heart skip a beat when he heard his voice. His eyes widened as he gaped at the darkness. Unable to speak, he started inside.

"Joey!" Tristan yelled as he went to stop Kaiba. He grabbed the collar of Kaiba's shirt. "I don't think so. Not without light, coz it might be a trap."

Kaiba allowed himself to be pulled back. "You're right... I wasn't thinking..."

"Tristan, you there!" sounded the unmistakable voice of Joey.

Yugi stepped inside the doorway. "We're here to get you out of here, Joey! But where's Marik!"

"Right here."

The lights overhead blinked on, shedding light onto the entire room. Ahead of them, near, near the farthest wall, was a figure sitting in a throne-like chair. Little ways from the figure was Joey, chained to a wooden chair identical to the one on the yacht. Boxes were everywhere, pushed and stacked against walls and such.

Kaiba was the first to compose himself and start walking inside. He felt Yugi and Tristan silently following, and two other sets of eyes were watching him come closer. He walked up and stopped directly in front of Marik and Joey. From the corner of his eye, he inspected Joey. His blonde hair was in complete diarray. Under his left eye was a black bruise, and his lower lip was bleeding. He glared at the smirking Marik. "Your Rare Hunter lied to me."

"Not completely," said Marik, "He wouldn't talk to me, and he still won't." He smirked even wider. "But I notice how he'll talk to you..."

"Stop rubbing it in," Kaiba snapped. "What do you want from me?"

Marik's pale eyes landed on Yugi and Tristan. "It doesn't concern them."

"It does if our friends are involved!" yelled Yugi.

Marik's eyes went back to Kaiba. "Do they know?" He watched Kaiba give one single nod. "Hm. That must've taken some courage..."

"What do you want from me?" Kaiba repeated slowly.

Marik leaned forward in his throne. "Tell him, Joey. Tell him my proposal."

Kaiba looked over at Joey. His head was resting against his chest, unable to see Kaiba. He went over and knelt beside Joey. "Joey?" he questioned. He was tempted to rest his left hand on the blonde's thigh, but decided against it. "Talk to me. Tell me why this is happening. What has he done to you?"

Joey turned his head and looked at him. A little warmth came back to his eyes when they saw the CEO. He slightly smiled. "I'm all right, Set. Just a little hungry, that's all," he said quietly.

Kaiba almost laughed. 'Always hungry... He's okay.' He smiled. "I'm glad you're okay. Now," he said, frown replacing the smile, "what's he talking about? What's this proposal?"

Joey looked at Kaiba sadly. "Promise me that you won't take it, then I'll tell you."

"Joey..." he said barely above a whisper, "Please, since he won't tell me, you have to."

"Well...?" Marik questioned impatiently, "Has he told you?"

Kaiba shot him a glare before looking at Joey again. "Please. I wanna get you out of here."

Joey stared into Kaiba's eyes. "He wants that Egyptian God card you have. You can give it to him, but he won't let me go until..."

"Until what, Joey?" Kaiba asked desperately, but still keeping his voice down so Marik couldn't hear.

Joey spoke in a quiet whisper, his gaze on the ground instead of Kaiba. "Until you let him rape me. And if you don't, then he'll kill you and Mokuba and take Kaiba Corp."

END CHAPTER TEN

A/N: It is weird because Kaiba has Obelisk, and Marik has Ra, but they're not in that long-ass tournament... And people are getting VERY OOC. Sorry about that... But on a lighter note, after reading this chapter, JT said that I'm as evil as a poisonous snake. To think, just three years ago, I was only as evil as a house fly. -sob- I'm so proud.

And now... the Quote of Chapter Ten: "That's a stupid question, Havoc. I say it because it's true. And whan I'm fuhrer, there'll be changes... That day, all female officers will be required to wear TINY MINISKIRTS! -strikes pose-" -Colonel Sarcasm- I mean... Colonel Roy Mustang. "-nosebleeds while rubbing head on Roy's leg- You're amazing, Mustang! I'll follow you the rest of my life!" -Havoc. XD I love that episode- 'Flame vs. Fullmetal'... Yeah, I'm quoting Fullmetal Alchemist. ... I love EDDIE! -prances about-

-cough- PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE REVIEW! That is all.