Chapter 4: Well, it might be getting better

Jou ran as fast as he could through the forest, before stopping suddenly at a sullen clearing. "Hi mom." He whispered to the air. "Just wanted to say hi, and also to tell you that I just got my first kiss, from a guy, and also, from a Krishen!" He hopped up into a tree limb and stared down at an unmarked grave. He smiled a grave smile.

"Ever since father sold us, I haven't seen Shizu at all." Jou said sadly. having a flashback of nine years prior to that day.

"Daddy?" A young brown haired girl looked up at her father. "What are we doing at the market so early in the morning?"

"You are hear to earn me money, that's what." The black wolf sneered down at his daughter and son.

"Dad, before mommy died, she said we were not allowed to steal ever again." Jou said, looking around. "And there is to many people to even try."

"I am not having you steal anything for me." He sneered again. Walking towards a dirty old man and some cages. "These are the two I am puting up for sale." He said, thrusting the two forward. "How much do you want for them?"

The dirty man stared at the two before smiling. "I will pay any price. These half-breeds should fetch a hefty price when comes time to sale."

"Good work on seeing there filthy blood line old man. The bitch I slept with was a damn dog, a mutt, and gave birth to thses damn pups, I have no use for them, just like I didn't for their mother. I will take twenty-five gold peices and thirteen silver for the girl, who's shapeshifting comes in handy." He looked down at his blonde son. "But for the boy? Fifty gold and twenty silver for him."

"Done deal." The dirty man passed over the counted out money and took the children away and put them in seperate cages. "Hope to do business with you again someday sir."

"Damnit mom!" He said, slamming a fist down onto the branch he was sitting on. "If I had any idea what so ever that he had killed you because you were a dog, I would have killed him myself!" He stopped his ranting when he heard a rustle near by.

"Hey mutt, where'd you go?" He heard the one voice call out to him, the owner he wished to not see at all. So he sat still. "Damnit! Answer me mutt!"

He got fed up, he knew he was yes, a mutt, but a Krishen did not need to call him so. "I am no fucking mutt you stupid dragon!"

"Finally! I finally found you!" Seto said, running into the clearing and looking up at the tree Jou was sitting in. "Come down from there!" Seto growled out. "I hate playing messenger boy, but since it was 'my fault' you ran off, I was sent to find you and tell you that there is work to be done. What work?"

"Never you mind." Jou jumped down and started to walk away. "Nothing that concerns the likes of you." He was yanked back by his arm and pulled into a strong chest. "What are you doing?"

"Why are you crying?"

Jou could almost throw up right there. "I am not crying."

"Yes you are."

"Am not!"

"Are to you damn puppy!"

"Shut up!" Jou said, trying to turn away again, only to be pulled back once more. "What!?"

"Tell me what's wrong."

"Why'd you kiss me, tell me that!"

Seto looked a bit taken back before smiling. "You looked cute all pissed and shit. And since you had no way to prove to me that you didn't like waking up next to me, it was the best thing I could do, sort of an impulse."

"Impulse eh? Like this?" Jou said, before capturing the others lips with a smirk, tears in his eyes finally starting to dry.

TBC