Aoi: Okay, not much to say...but yes, this story has indeed not died. YAY!
Disclaimer: I do NOT own "Yu-Gi-Oh!". I do NOT own "Like Toy Soldiers" by Eminem. I do NOT own the phrase "Dead men tell no tales". I DO OWN THIS STORY, "THE HORRORS OF THE SKI RESORT." AND WITH ALL OF THIS SAID. Thank you.
The horrors of the Ski Resort
Chapter Four: Like Toy Soldiers; part II
When Seto dropped his flashlight, Joey didn't pick it up, since his only concern was getting away from there. In other situations he would've stayed to try to figure out who exactly was doing this, but things were drastically different now. One thing was that there was a killer on the lose with a deadly weapon, the second thing was that it was night...and last but not least it was freakishly cold, this effecting him greatly since he didn't have a coat.
Finally they were back inside of the ski resort, both out of breath from the run. Joey's back had been up against the door, as he stared at the ground. Seto on the other hand simply crossed his arms, while he silently tried to catch his breath. It wasn't supposed to be this way...they were supposed to be rumors, and now someone else witnessed it...the mutt to be exact. He knew that the blonde was going to tell, it was completely obvious...and if he told anyone then the CEO was going to wind up losing a lot of money.
Before he could utter a syllable, Bakura suddenly walked past the two males. He giving a light tug to his own shirt, which was indeed different from the one before. Joey and Seto had both noticed it, but it was the blonde who had asked, "Eh heh, ya goin' ta bed or somethin'...I mean, what's up wit da sudden outfit change?"
"I have the right to change my appearance if I see fit," the tomb raider snorted, before looking away from them...he looking highly annoyed.
"And why would you see the need to change your clothes? Hm, Bakura?" Seto questioned him, his brows narrowed.
"If you honestly wish to know, I had splattered blood on my old shirt, there for I wanted to change before I accidently did something to my Hikari that I would soon regret later," Bakura simply replied, annoyance still present in his voice, "Anymore questions!"
After waiting a few moments, the ivory haired yami, growled, "I figured." With that said, he calmly left...leaving the two males speechless. As he walked away he couldn't help but hum, "Like Toy Soldiers" to himself.
"Ya know what Kaiba, you can keep ya ski resort, but I'm gettin' everyone outta here," Joey finally blurted out as he started running towards the kitchen, only to get yanked back by the shirt collar. A short gag sounded from him as he glared up at Seto who had a tight grip on his shirt.
"I can't let you do that, Wheeler," Seto sternly stated, as he coldly glared at the blonde.
"Eh, I don' have ta listen ta you," the other growled as he pulled himself away from the brunette.
"Joey, for once could you think before you acted!"
"Wait...did joo just call me by my name?" Joey quickly asked in confusion.
"I'm not losing this ski resort," he continued as he slammed the blonde into the wall, he glaring down at him, "And if I have to...I'll kill you myself to make sure that no one finds out about what we just saw."
"Kaiba, ya know...I was just kiddin' 'bout da whole tellin' er'body 'bout da whole findin' a body in a parked car dat had been hacked at," the blonde swore however his voice didn't sound all that serious...there was even a slight hint of sarcasm present.
This little comment only caused the CEO to grip the younger male's throat, his grip tightening slightly...a gasp sounding from the other as he tried to breathe.
"You ain't right," Joey managed to say as his hands tightened on the ones of Seto Kaiba's. "You ain't...right...at all."
"Seto...what are you doing?" Mokuba suddenly asked, "You know what...I don't want to know." With that the raven haired teen slowly stepped out of the lobby, he having the eyes of deer caught in the headlights.
"Ya hear dat Kaiba...they'll start ta worry 'bout cha," Joey struggled to say. Tears streaming down his cheeks from his brown as eyes as it was beginning to really feel pain, the lack of air and all, "Can't...breathe..."
Seto released his grip from the blonde, causing the other to drop to his knees coughing for air. The male's hands were on his own throat as if he could still feel the grip of the CEO's hands choking off his life. The brunette just stared down at the blonde, his fist clinched slightly.
"Next time...I'll carry out my threat," he coldly stated.
"Eh, just 'cause you let me go an' all...doesn't mean...dat I'm still not gon' tell on you," Joey glared as he was still trying his hardest to catch his breath...short gasps still sounded from him.
"If you hadn't realized it yet, mutt, you're in no position to actually to do that," Seto reminded as he grabbed Joey by the shirt collar and pulled him to his feet, "Now...if you don't want me to kill-"
"Not like you could kill me right here anyways," Joey snapped, "People'll walk in an' see you for da cold hearted killer you are, Kaiba."
"We'll see about that," the brunette replied as he dragged the blonde off up the stairs even...to a one of the guest bedrooms. In a quick motion he shoved Joey to the floor, before locking the door.
"Dat's it," Joey growled as he ran at the brunette, swinging punches towards the other...however Seto simply grabbed his fists, eyes locked on the other. The CEO never looked more serious as he looked down at the other, Joey couldn't help but peer up at him...still trying to pull his fists from the hands of the other. In a swift motion, the blonde's leg slammed into the legs of the other...causing Seto to fall to the ground. This was the chance that Joey needed to get out of this room. He just had to tell someone about the car incident. So he started running towards the door, his hands managing to grasp the knob before he was dragged down to the ground by the twenty two year old.
"Kaiba, you getch your hands offa me," the blonde growled as he kicked at the other only to have both of his legs now grabbed.
Outside the door, about everyone, except for the Ishtars, Bakuras, Taylor and Noa, was trying to listen on to what was going on inside the room. Serenity stepped back, she looked seriously confused.
"What's...going on in there Tea?" she sheepishly asked.
The brunette female glanced towards the younger sister of Joey, to only reply, "I...don't know. But one thing's for sure Serenity...I think you should...erm...go do something."
"Something? Like what," she blinked.
"I don't know...go keep-"
"Me company," Duke quickly spoke up, knowing that obviously Tristan would say something.
"And me too," Tristan suddenly added, he shooting a glare at the raven haired male.
"Okay," Serenity giggled as she and the two male's walked away from that area.
Mokuba then shushed Tea as he placed his ear back on the door, he thought this was very interesting. Plus it took his mind off of Taylor and Noa doing who knows what at the moment.
'Who does Joey think he is! Seto is MINE, and MINE alone,' Tea hissed to herself, 'MINE, MINE, MINE, MINE! I should be in there with him all over me! Not him!'
Joey continued to try to kick his legs, however Seto wouldn't let go, both males were getting very annoyed with each other.
"If you don't getch your hands offa my pants, I swear-"
"You'll do what?" Seto interrupted, he trying his best not to lose his patience with the other, "All I want to do is negotiate with you."
"Negotiate! You getch your hands off me, an' we'll talk."
So that's what Seto did, he let go of Joey...however the moment that his hands released from the other male he went straight for the door once more. The brunette just couldn't have this so he grabbed hold of the blonde once more flinging him onto the bed, quickly moving to pin him down. But other male wasn't going down that easily, which explained why he rolled off of the bed the moment Seto had pounced on it.
"Sorry, Kaiba...but there's no way dat I'm lettin' ya get on me," Joey simply explained, "I mean...you don't think all dat highly of me, do you?"
"To tell you the truth, I don't think of you at all," Seto chuckled as he sat up on the bed, his eyes locked on the blonde.
"Uh...Kaiba...you feelin' alright?" the blonde nervously asked, a quick glance around the room was then made.
'Ah...damn it, why did we have ta be a bedroom! Gah, why didn't I get dis earlier...nice goin', Joey,' he sighed to himself as he crossed his arms.
The next thing he knew he was sitting on the bed beside Seto, his arms still crossed, he not looking at the other. He was still mad at himself for not realizing what situation he was getting himself into. It was never a good idea for him and the CEO to be left alone together for any period of time. In his opinion that was.
"You're pathetic," Seto finally said as he lied back, his hands resting on his stomach. "Joey...you don't realize how easy it was to beat you."
"Beat me!" Joey snapped, "Eh heh, last time I checked...I'm not dead, so if I'm understandin' dis right, I'm still in da game."
"When I was choking you...did you think you were going to die then? Did you think you lost?"
"I don' wanna talk 'bout it."
"You know you were crying," Seto reminded as he sat up, he eyes shifting towards the clock. It was simply minutes until the clock chimed 11:00pm.
"No I wasn't," Joey quickly snapped, only to have the brunette gently stroke one of the tear stains that had remained on his cheek. This act caused him to blink in confusion, then arch an eyebrow at Seto Kaiba.
Slowly the brunette gently kissed the blonde, he moving a hand behind the head of the other to pull him closer to him. Of course Joey had returned it, he couldn't understand why, but he did. However once he realized what he was doing, Seto pulled away. The CEO was simply smirking to himself, before glancing back at the clock.
"What...was dat 'bout?" the twenty year old suddenly asked the older male, his brows now furrowed.
"It was a test to myself," Seto simply replied, "I wanted to see if I liked you...good news Wheeler, I don't."
"You wha?"
"I don't like you...which means I won't stop myself from killing you."
"Wait...I'm not sure I'm followin'."
"Now what I don't understand is why you...kissed back."
"I wanted to see if I liked ya, like you were doin' ta me," Joey tried to quickly explained, him blushing from embarrassment. His eyes wouldn't dare look at the CEO...he now quickly crossing his arms once more.
"You're disappointed...aren't you," Seto chuckled as he glanced over at the other.
"Nah buster, I think it's you who's disappointed!"
"Why would I be disappointed that I'm not gay?"
"I dunno...'cause you're weird like dat!"
"Whatever," he smirked once more as his gaze shifted back towards the clock. In a quick motion he suddenly shoved Joey with one hand, tipping him over completely...making him fall off the bed even. This act had caught the blonde completely off guard, which explained why he had done nothing to stop himself from falling off of the bed. His dark colored eyes glared at the male when he growled, "What was dat for!"
"I felt like it," Seto simply replied, "It's not my fault that you're light."
"Shadup," the blonde muttered to himself as he climbed back on the bed, he now putting distance between him and Seto.
"You know what's...funny?" the brunette suddenly asked.
"Hm?"
"That there's a killer probably running lose and all you can think about right now is that stupid kiss," Seto laughed.
"Dat's not- "
"And at this very moment you're probably wishing that it had progressed or something. Probably hoping that I liked you like you like me," Seto continued, "I'm right aren't I?"
Joey was quiet, he didn't look at Seto, he simply stood up. Giving his blonde hair a quick shake before looking over at the twenty two year old brunette. The look that he gave the him was a mixture of disappointment and embarrassment.
"So for once, you don't have anything to say...do you? And it better stay that way...or who knows, maybe you're secret will come out of the closet."
"Fine, I won't...I won't tell anyone," he hesitantly answered, "You don't...have ta worry. But I swear...if somethin' happens ta Serenity, I'll kill ya . I'll freakin' murder your ass."
"I'll hold you to your threat," Seto simply answered as he stood to his feet. Joey had already unlocked the door, he now opening it...only to see eyes staring at him.
"I know what you were doing in there, Joesph Wheeler," Tea hissed.
Slam.
Joey backed away from the door after he relocked it, his eyes quickly glancing towards Seto. He didn't understand why the brunette didn't look all that concerned. This puzzled him, greatly.
"Guess you're not gettin' out of here, are you, Wheeler?" the brunette muttered as he walked over to the window, he glancing out at the falling snow.
"Ya know Kaiba, you could always go out da window," Joey growled.
"Sorry, last time I checked this was my ski resort, so I won't be going out of any windows," Seto snapped, "Hmph, I'm going to bed...you can sleep on the floor if you wish, just shut up and go to sleep."
"Easy for you ta say, hey...you act like you don't even care 'bout dat killer."
"Because I don't. For all I know that body could've been planted there to try to scare me. How do we even know if that body is even real," Seto brought up, "Did you ever analyze it to make sure it wasn't just a hologram or anything? No...you didn't."
"Don't pin this all on me. An' why do I have to sleep on the floor!"
"Because, dogs don't belong on the beds," he smirked as he pulled off his trench coat, walked over to the closet so that he could hang it up.
"I'm not a dog."
"Right, Wheeler...keep telling yourself that," Seto yawned as he climbed into the bed, he tossing a pillow onto the floor before pulling the covers over his head. "Turn off the light while you're at it."
"I'm gettin' really sick of you," Joey growled as he turned off the light, then shuffled over towards the pillow that was on the floor. He lying down on the cold hard wood, his brows narrowing. Right then and there he decided that he wasn't going to take Seto's crap, so he stood up. Glaring at the lump of covers that was the CEO. An evil grin appeared on his face. He could kill him now and be rid of him for years to come. Silently he counted to himself before he launched himself up into the air so that he try to bring his elbow down on the throat on the other. But what he didn't count on was Seto quickly sitting up and wrapping Joey in the covers, pinning the blonde to the bed.
"An' what do you call yourself doin' now!"
"Self-defense," the brunette explained, "Besides...now I'll be able to justify my reasons for killing you." The CEO then reached for a pillow and shoved on top the face of the other male. He attempting to smother him. However as Joey thrashed about trying to get from underneath the him, Seto couldn't help but begin to doubt himself. Which isn't good when you're trying to murder someone, especially to keep a secret hidden.
"Dead men tell no tales," he quietly figured to himself as he felt the blonde's hand grasp his wrist. This tiny act caused him to pull away the pillow, he staring down at Joey as he coughed and gasped for breath once more. This was twice now that he tried to kill him.
"Why'd ja stop dis time," Joey coughed as he looked up at the brunette who had him pinned down.
"Because you're so weak," Seto snorted, "Anyone could kill you couldn't they?"
"Uh...Kaiba?" the blonde suddenly asked, his face had an awkward expression on it.
"What is it now, Wheeler!"
"Could you please not sit on me," Joey gasped, as he lightly bit his bottom lip.
Seto stared at him for a moment, a slight look of disbelief and disgust was present. But he ended up getting off of the blonde...it wasn't like he needed to sit on the other. Joey quickly rolled off of the bed, he staring at the CEO angrily, he blushing from embarrassment once more.
"You thought dat was funny, didn'tchu!"
Aoi: Sorry to end this chapter...but I really thought that this was a good stopping place for now. I hope you all enjoyed it...I seriously do. And don't worry, about the horror...we're getting to that. I seriously didn't feel like killing off everyone in the beginning, I seriously wanted a story. So...review and tell me what you thought. .