All I want for X'mas is my Puppy
Part 5-Captain Wheeler, Pirate of Tokyo Bay
by YYY

Joey gets to a store at the harbour and unlocks the door. Seto asks, "how did you get the key?"

"The owner gave me a key so I can come in and get things when he is not here. I used to catch fishes for sushi restaurants and I came here to buy things all the time." Joey answers.

One of the things Seto loves most about Joey is Joey's honesty. The pure-heart blonde is so trustworthy people will give him keys to their places without second thought.

Everyday at work, Seto are surrounded by deceitful businessmen and corrupted government officials who try to loot money from Kaiba Crops. He is very tired of all those conniving people. There are a lot of nights, when Seto finishes work and goes home, he dreams the pure-hearted Joey is there waiting for him. It feels nice to imagine spending his life with someone he cares and trusts.

"Kaiba, you okay? What's the matter?" Joey asks when he sees Seto spacing out.

"Nothing." Seto answers. He wonders how red Joey will brush if he tells Joey he is imagining spending his life with Joey.

Joey takes two fishermen outfits off the shelf and gives one to Seto. "Here, put this on. We'll wait here until the fishermen get up and then we'll get out to the sea with them. They should be up in about half an hour." Joey says.

"Can I get some bread and milk?" Seto asks.

"Sure, go ahead. Sorry, I should have asked if you want something to eat. You must be hungry." Joey says. Seto takes some bread and milk off the shelves.

Joey is about to put down some more money on the counter for the food but Seto stops him, "I'll get it. You eat these."

"The food is for me?" Joey asks.

"I don't need any food, I ate on the plane. But you didn't eat anything the whole night." Seto says while putting some money on the desk.

Joey stands there surprised. He doesn't expect Seto to get him food. Seto hits Joey's forehead head with a roll of bandage and says, "Here, mutt. Take this and wrap the wound on your leg. I'm going to get change. You are welcome to peek at me if you want."

Joey grunts, "why would I peek at you!"

"Come on, you don't have to hide. I know you're crazy about me." Seto smiles and walks away. When he gets to a corner to change his clothes, he sees a teenage girl with long brown hair hiding there.

"Hey, what are you doing here?" Seto asks the girl.

The girl runs; Seto grabs her and says, "don't run, I'm not going to hurt you."

Joey walks up and asks, "what's the matter?"

"I found her hiding in the corner." Seto says. The brown hair girl is soaking wet and shivering. She stares at Joey's bread and milk hungrily.

"You want these?" Joey asks kindly as he offers the girl his food. The girl takes the food and starts eating.

"Where did you come from? What happened to you?" Joey asks as he takes a towel and dries the girl's hair.

"Those people out there kidnapped me and my friends. I'm the only one who escaped." The girl says as she starts crying.

"Now I know why those Yakuza are here at the harbour." Joey mutters angrily.

"Why?" Seto asks.

"The Yakuza are doing human smuggling here." Joey says, "A lot of the girls are missing on the streets and no one knows what happened to them. This is what happened. Ginoh's Yakuza kidnapped those girls and shipped those girls out of the country!"

The girl cries, "Those men starved us and drugged us so we will be too weak to escape. I got away because they dropped me down to the sea by accident; they didn't want to bother saving me so they leave me in the water; they figure that I'm too weak to swim and I would drown. The water was so cold, I thought I was going to drown and Freeze. I kept struggling to get back to shore because I was too scared to die."

"It's alright. You're safe with us now. There is nothing to be afraid of anymore." Joey hugs the girl and comforts her gently. The girl slowly falls asleep.

"I wrote a note to the store owner and asked him to take this girl home when the Yakuza are gone. She is going to be okay." Joey says to Seto, "come on, the fishermen are getting ready to go. Let's follow them and get you on a fish boat."

Seto grabs Joey's arm and asks, "are you irritated by what happened to the girl?"

"I'm fine." Joey says.

"She reminds you of your sister, does she? You sound like a big brother when you talk to her and comfort her." Seto says, "I know what you're thinking. You're thinking how awful it'll be for you if your sister is the one that got kidnapped; and it's driving you crazy. You want to go and save those girls."

"I will get those girls back." Joey says with determination, "you can laugh at me and call me an 8th grade high school girl who believe in Fairy Tale; but I will get all those girls back home for X'mas."

"You're crazy. Do you know how dangerous it is?"

"Don't worry. I'll make sure you get on a boat that will take you to safety before I go after the girls."

"You stupid mutt! How dare you think that I'm worrying about my own safety? I'm worrying about you! There is no way you can save all those girls!"

"I have to save those girls! No one else will do it! Everyone is afraid of Ginoh. Even if I call the police they will not come!"

"Fine then. I'll go with you. You can't face the Yakuza by yourself. You're a mutt, not a cat. You don't have nine lives. Sooner or later your luck will run out."

"You can't stay. It's too dangerous! Just leave and let me take care of this. I don't want you to get hurt."

"Are you worry about me? Do you really love me that much?" Seto teases.

"I'm serious! Don't make fun of me!" Joey says.

"I'm not going anywhere, so stop wasting time and tell me what we are going to do. The Yakuza's ship is leaving."

"We are not going to do anything right now. We'll sneak on the ship and hide until the ship gets to the open sea. Then we'll save those girls."

"Why hide until we're out at the sea?"

"There are over 60 Yakuza here right now; no way we can fight all of them. We will wait until the ship leaves the harbour. There will be fewer Yakuza then." Joey says, "Most of the Yakuza are here to make sure the cargoes are loaded. Only some of the Yakuza will leave with the ship. They don't need that many people on the ship when it's sailing. Too many people will attract unnecessary attentions."

"But we're in the middle of the sea! Even if we get those girls out we can't take those girl anywhere."

"I'm not going to get the girls out. The girls are too weak to run. I'm going to take over the ship and take those girls to the International Water Police. No matter how powerful Ginoh is, he can't control the world."

"You want to hijack the whole ship? That's insane! No way your crazy plan will work. If you actually make it happen I'll give you half of Kaiba Crops."

"I have to make it happen! Those girls' families are waiting for them!"

Seto knows that nothing can change Joey's mind, so he just follows Joey. The two of them get to the back of the ship and climb onto the deck when no Yakuza is watching.

Just as Joey expected, A lot of the Yakuza go home after the cargoes are loaded. Only half of the Yakura stay on the ship as the ship set sail. After the ship parts the harbour, Joey and Seto sneak around the ship to check out the surroundings.

"There are about 30 Yakuza on the ship. I should be able to take them all. Let's wait until we're farther out in the sea before we take over the ship. The Yakuza will not expect anything to happen at the sea and they will loosen up, we'll take them out one by one then." Joey says, "Let's go find the girls and check on them first."

It takes Joey a while but he manages to find the girls in one of the cargo hold. The girls are crying in fear and desperation. Joey smiles kindly to them, "Hey, pretty girls shouldn't cry. Don't worry, I will get you out of here. Trust me, okay?"

Seto sees a group of Yakuza coming. "We have to go or we'll get caught." Seto says to Joey.

"I'll be back for you all. Stay strong and cheer up. Leave everything to me." Joey says to the girls.

Seto and Joey try to get away before the Yakuza arrive, but there is nowhere to run. Joey pushes Seto into an utility closet and says, "we'll hide in here."

Joey gets into the closet and closes the door. He then realizes the closet is really small, and his chest is pressing against Seto's body when the door is closed.

"Can't wait to throw yourself at me, huh? I know you want me." Seto teases. Joey makes a face at Seto and says, "I rather throw myself in front of a moving truck first."

The two of them quiet down as all the Yakuza walk by the utility room. Joey feels awkward since he never presses him chest against anyone so tight before; but at the same time, its feels wonderful to be so close to Seto.

Joey is cold from being out on the streets in a cold winter night; Seto's warm body makes Joey feels a lot better. Joey is also wary from running around the whole night, and Seto's rhythmic heartbeat is very calming to Joey's stressful mind. The blonde closes his eyes and rests his head on Seto's shoulder, enjoying the soothing feelings that Seto gives him.

TBC…