A/N: Sorry it's been awhile. I've been off and on this fic for a while now, but I am planning on finishing it no doubt!

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Chapter 12: Get Rich or Try Dying- Seto's Decision for Love or Money!

Over the last of the week, Seto had gotten to know Kisara and he found her very fascinating. She was beautiful, smart, and held her own compassion wonderfully. He saw a golden opportunity to make her vice president of his company, for she had exceptional professionalism in the gaming business.

Anyone would have assumed that it was a match made in Heaven, but Seto was already in love with someone else.

An adorable little golden puppy with big brown eyes named Jou.

He didn't have the chance to finish what they had started after the ball, in fact, he hasn't seen Jou in a while mostly because Seto had a company to run and since it's autumn, it's the time of the year when gaming companies get hectic over new games being brought out in the winter.

Kisara had retired to bed, apparently she was supposed to call her mother and issue a plane back home, believing that she had failed keeping Seto's heart. As much as he hated letting such a business proposition go, he knew it would settle off his and Jou's shaky relationship and maybe start a more comfortable routine to their lives.

Seto heard his study door open and moved his eyes to the figure standing near the frame, never once halting his typing over the laptop.

"Mr. Kaiba. It's me, Rolanda." the stocky woman from the party spoke as she elegantly,(Seto wondered if an elephant can do anything elegantly), sauntered into the room and seated her self in the leather chair in front of her.

The CEO stopped his typing and closed the laptop out of respect for the woman CEO and folded his hands. "Ms. Hitonako, to what do I owe the pleasure? I thought you and Kisara were planning on taking a flight back to Italy?"

"I came here to talk about your betrothed duties to my daughter." She answered back, her back straightened and she looked direct. Seto knew those were signs of a CEO looking over business propositions instead of a mother's gaze.

Seto gradually stood up. "I have already told both you and your daughter that I haven't changed my mind throughout the course of the time spent as it should on the contract."

Rolanda Hitonako whispered dangerously. "And what is wrong with her, Mr. Kaiba? Whatever she did that revolted you, I can make her change. It's hard to keep such a stubborn girl in line. But I know ways that can break her in half. So, what will it be...?" She looked at Seto's indifferent expression, but she saw the surprised look in his eyes. "Do you want her more subservient, more lady-like? Do you want her absolutely obedient? I can do things to make her everything you want her to be, just say the word! The girl is already head over heels in love with you, so it's no problem to get her to do as we say!"

Seto looked at her with surprise and revolt. "Just like that? You'd just mold your own daughter to fit whatever suits you fancy, and you want me to join in the fun?"

Her eyes narrowed. "Your company and ours will become immense and powerful if you marry my daughter. And with her to bear you children, you won't have to worry about handing the company to some incompetent fools when you have heirs to take it for you. I have the resources and you have the products, isn't that what you always wanted?"

"But not like that." Seto narrowed his eyes as well. "What you are proposing is inhumane, I refuse to end up like that washed up old geezer Gozaburo. And as I have said before, I'm not interested in your daughter or your company, so leave before I call security."

"You're making a big mistake," Rolanda replied back with a smirk. "You have no choice."

"Are you threatening me, Ms. Hitonako?" Seto inquired softly his sapphire eyes ablaze with fire.

"Do you know of the Kireki Reports, Mr. Kaiba?" Rolanda said as if she didn't hear Seto. When she saw the blank look in Seto's eyes, she continued with a glint of triumph in her eyes as she pulled out a black folder and dropped it on Seto's desk. Seto reluctantly opened it.

"It seems as if your stepfather was three steps ahead of you when he found out of your...temptation..." she added with malice. "To the same sex. If you look at page 4, subsection 6, paragraph 12, line 1, it says and I quote 'If the current CEO of Kaiba Corp has any indiscretion, affair, and relationship with the same sex they are expelled from their position and given to the next heir to the Company, but if they withdraw from the above and marry for a joint company clause, all charges are dropped.' So you see, in order to keep your position to Kaiba Corp, you must marry my daughter..."

Seto felt as if a stone dropped in his stomach and he fell back into his seat. He had never seen this document before! Apparently, Gozaburo Kaiba had given it to other companies, hoping that one of them will grow a backbone and try it on him. And it was legitimate. It had the Kaiba symbol and everything. And even if he refused to marry, Mokuba wouldn't be given the company because he had no knowledge of running it! The closest to get the company would be Schoeder Corp, and he'd be damned if the bastard took it from under his feet!

Rolanda smiled and walked over to him. "Now there, there Kaiba. I know it sounds terrible, but I'm not really a bad person. In fact, I'm just like you. We need to be cold to do our jobs, it's how we survive in the business world. I won't even press charges against Mr. Jounouchi for inappropriate behavior towards you under the strict society of Japan. Just to be fair. And it's practically simple! All you have to do..."

What was he going to do? He couldn't give up his company! He worked so hard for it, and he needed it for Mokuba. He didn't want Mokuba to work a day in his life, but he didn't want to lose Jou as well. Not when he had worked so hard to get him, but what choice did he have! He knew what he had to do, his chest was tightening with every breath.

Seto shivered as she took the folder from his tense grip and leaned in with a malicious grin on her face. "Break up with Mr. Katsuya Jounouchi."

"Seto!" Jou yelled as he bounded up to his and Seto's bedroom and opened the door. Seeing his objective, he launched himself onto Seto's torso squeezing the life out of him, but it didn't seem to faze the stoic CEO. "She's going to be gone tomorrow, Seto! It's just you and me and no interruptions!" He proceeded to kiss Seto but was stopped by the said person's fingers on his lips.

"...Seto?" Jou whispered, as he saw the cold gaze of a CEO. "Did something happen? Is it Mokuba!"

Seto shook his head. "Mutt."

Jou blinked at the hate name and felt a bit hurt. Seto continued, his face stony and his eyes with a solid glare. It was the look Seto used to give him when they fought in high school, but it was different. It was as if he loathed Jou to the core. "Go home, Mutt."

"What?" Jou asked brokenly. "I am home."

Seto wanted to just hold Jou close, but knew better. But he hated the look in his pup's eyes, like he had been kicked by his gentle master. "This is not your home, Mutt. It never was. I'm through playing with you and your damn chastity belt–"

"If it's sex you want," Jou bellowed desperately. "I'll give it to you, just don't kick me out! I'll do whatever you want! If I let you, can I stay?"

Seto hated with what he saw. His beautiful, strong puppy willing to go on his knees for him. His chest tightened even more, almost to explosion. He knew all along that Jou loved him with all his heart...

...and he did too.

"It's not just the sex. You're annoying, disobedient, look at you. You look like a pathetic dog begging for his master to take him back. You disgust me and I hate you. And I want you gone by morning." Seto couldn't believe what he just said. It made him sick. Sick enough to vomit right then and there.

"But I have no where else to go!" Jou retorted back, his eyes glossy but refused to shed tears. "What did I do that was so wrong!"

"It's you," Seto replied back, wishing badly that this was a terrible nightmare. "It's wrong that you were alive in the first place. It's because you're living that I hate you!"

They both stood there for a moment or two. Jou was slumped halfway between the wall, his sobs starting to rack him out of proportion. But he didn't want to cry, it wasn't manly of him to do so and he'd be damned if he broke out in front of the man he loved.

"I want you gone by morning." Seto repeated back, though there was a sort of wince at the end and Jou saw past his facade and saw that Seto was trying his best not to break down either.

"That's okay, cause' I'm leavin' tonight." Jou replied maneuvering past Seto to pull out his backpack and stuff some clothes in there and other vital things. Seto just watched, this feeling inside of him was ripping him apart and he wanted nothing more than to stop Jou and tell him he truly loved him. This was the true meaning of heartbreak and he hated it with every fiber of his being. If only Jou could see that he's doing this for the both of them.

He heard Jou give a little sniff and his heart went out for him further. After Jou got everything settled he begin to walk to the door. "Seto..." he turned around and gave Seto a good punch in the jaw. "I beat you...at least at this." Jou gave him a sad grin and shook out his fist to relieve the pain.

And he walked out the door.

As Seto clutched his jaw, he slid down on the door and gave out a short cry, then let the tears fall because no matter what...

...Jou had beaten him, and now that he did, he's not going to come back because he beat him. Out of this house, out of his life...

...and took what's left of Seto's heart with him.

TBC...

A/N: Is it sad enough? Will they get back together? Will Seto go through with the wedding! Only you will find out if you review, review, review!