All I want for X'mas is my Puppy
Part 3—Good puppy can't Lie
by YYY

"Are you tired already? I thought you would outrun me." Joey asks Seto as they run toward Kaiba Crops in the underground sewage system.

"No human can outrun a hyperactive mutt." Seto says. (He can't really say that he is falling behind because he is checking Joey's hips, right? )

Joey ignores Seto and keeps running. The blonde stops at the bottom of a flight of stairs and beams, "Kaiba Crops is right above these stairs. We made it in 15 minutes. I told you I would get you to Kaiba Crops on time, right? I always keep my promises."

"Sorry I got you in so much trouble. I didn't know it's gonna be this dangerous." Seto says as the two of them walks up the stairs.

"Don't worry about it. I knew what I was getting myself into when you got on my cab at the airport." Joey says.

"You do?" asks Seto.

"You only travel on your Private Jet and Limo; there is no way you would ride commercial JAL plane and public taxi unless you are travelling in secret." Joey says, "you think I would drive you if you weren't in trouble? I would have kicked you off my taxi and made you walk! I let you get on my cab because I knew you were in trouble. I saw the Yakuza following you at the airport."

"It's so funny. All my friends and business associates ran away when they heard I'm in trouble with Ginoh. Even the police refused to talk to me. The only one who came help me is the person who hates me more than anything on earth." Seto smiles. This is the first time Joey sees Seto smiles and Joey is surprised by how handsome Seto looks.

Joey suddenly realizes he is staring at the CEO. He looks away and blushes, "I don't hate you, Seto."

"You don't hate me? Does that mean you like me then? I always know you have feelings for me." Seto teases.

"I take back what I said. I hate you! You make fun of me every time I try to be nice!" Joey yells. Seto wants to say something to calm Joey down, but Joey's cellphone starts ringing. The blonde picks up his phone and answers, "hello?"

"Hi! Merry X'mas!" It's his sister.

"Serenity! Merry X'mas!"

"I have been calling you the whole night. Where were you?"

"Sorry, my cell phone isn't working very well lately."

"What are you doing? Sound like you're heaving." Serenity asks. Joey is still trying to catch his breath from running all the way to Kaiba Crops.

"I'm…I'm having X'mas dinner with my friend!" Joey lies. He doesn't want his sister to worry about him.

"You're lying to me. You always stumble when you lie. Did you get yourself in trouble again?"

"I…I wasn't lying. I…I'm…I'm eating turkey." Joey is really stumbling now.

"Who are you with? Is it Yugi? Tristan?"

"No, I…I…I am with someone you…you…you don't know."

"Who?" Serenity says, "you're lying, I can tell! You're doing something dangerous, are you! Did you get yourself in trouble again?"

"No! I…I…I was just…" Joey is panicking now.

Seto chuckles. Joey looks so cute when he panics. The CEO snatches the phone from Joey's hand and says to Serenity, "hello, little sister. Your brother is with me now."

"Who are you?" Serenity asks.

"Seto." Seto answers.

"Seto? Seto Kaiba? What are you doing with my brother?" Serenity can't believe what she is hearing.

"Now, now. I can't tell a young lady what I'm doing to your brother right now. Let's just say I was at the back seat of your brother's car and I'm the one who makes your brother heave for the past half hour." Seto says.

"Seto!" Joey shouts.

"Was that my brother screaming? Why is he screaming your name?"

"Because I'm making him scream my name. I have to go, little sister. There are still things I want to do to Joey."

"WHAT things?" Serenity asks.

"Merry X'mas." Seto says as he hands up.

"Seto, you made it sounds like we are…we are having…." Joey can't finish the sentence.

"The word is sex, mutt. You can say it. Come on, repeat after me, s-e-x. I made it sounded like we're having sex in the backseat of your car." Seto gives the phone back to Joey.

"I can't believe you make Serenity thinks we're doing something so…kinky…" Joey blushes.

"I can tell that you don't want to tell your sister what's going on, so I have to do something. You're about to confess to her that the Yukaza is chasing you and you got shot." Seto says, "besides, I wasn't saying anything untrue, she can thinks what she wants."

"You're too good at lying."

"And you're too bad at lying, mutt. Don't ever play poker. You can't say a lie to save your life." Seto smiles, "still, that's what I liked so much about you. Your honesty is one of your most charming character."

"Why, Kaiba. I don't know you like me so much." Joey teases, mimicking the way Kaiba talks to him.

"Don't flirt unless you can put out, mutt. You're too cute, if you flirt with me like that maybe I really would take you on and have sex with you at the back of your car. I doubt you can take me." Seto says.

"Stay away from me, you pervert!" Joey shouts.

The two of them reach the top of the stairs. Seto sees that they're in the basement of Kaiba Crops. "There is an elevator over there that take us to Kaiba Crops main computer on the top floor." Seto says.

Joey follows Seto into the elevator and get to the top floor. The two of them head to the computer room and see a whole bunch of Yakuza guarding Kaiba Crops main computer.

"How did they know I will be here? I thought they think that I died during the car accident." Seto grunts.

"Even if you are dead, Ginoh will send people here to stand guard just in case. Everyone knows never to underestimate the great Seto Kaiba." Joey says.

TBC…