written by Shayne Thames and Kathryn Shiver
Yu-Gi-Oh and related characters and indica © 1996 - 2006 Kazuki Takahashi (Happy 10th, Seto and Joey!)
Author's Note: A short oneshot. Puppyshipping if you squint. Oh yea, Yami-Yugi(dot)com hosts YamixYugi AND SetoxJoey fics. Read and post YOUR (related) pairing fics there!
It was a bad night for Joey, as he sat on the steps outside of his apartment complex. He wiped at the blood from his nose and rubbed at the bruises on his arm, failing to see the black limo that had pulled up near the curb. The back door opened after a moment as a tall brunette stepped out of the limo to advance towards the blonde.
Joey gasped as he looked up, getting to his feet, lurching a bit. "Not now..."
"What are you doing out here in the rain for?"
Joey snorted. "My drunk-off-his-ass-father threw me out. For being late and wet."
"Well I can't leave you in the rain then, the mutt might get sick."
Joey growled. "Don'T CALL me that. I get enough of it from my dad as is."
"Then stop acting like one."
"I don't ask for this you know!" Joey tensed up, getting defensive before he paled, lurching forward.
Quickly, Seto grabbed the blonde, a bit of concern on his face. Joey looked at him with clouded eyes, and more bruises were forming on his face, his nose bleeding again.
"Damnit mutt" Shaking his head again, Seto picked him up and returned to the limo.
"Stop...calling..." Joey closed his eyes, unable to fight with him. "...human...feelings..."
"Driver, home and step on it."
Joey layed his head down, and it fell into Seto's lap. "Not a mutt...no one likes mutts..."
Seto merely chuckled. "I happen to like mutts, not as stuck up as purebreds."
Joey opened his eyes a bit, looking up. "Wha-?"
"Go to sleep."
"One thing..."
"Yes?"
"...do you hate me...?"
"...no."
Joey smiled ever so slightly before he closed his eyes again, quieting down. Sighing faintly, Seto ran his fingers though the blonde hair before picking up his cell to make a call, making sure the pup's father was dealt with...
End