Timeless Serenity

By: Saikyou Kirei262

Category: Angst/Romance(mayhap some in this chapter)

Plotline: Unknown..for now O.o;;

Desired Coupling: SetoxJoey(Jou/Jounouchi*) and mayhap a TristanxJoey moment..who knows..my mind is twisted but this'll be SetoxJoey for ever! Actually, if you want a TristanxJoey moment tell me in your review!! ;;

Summary for this chapter: Seto intends on taking care of Joey..well not HIM but his servants. Anyway, Joey knows of the consequences if he's not home after school, so how will he coop with staying with Kaiba?

Temporary Interruption:

Mayou: NANI!? ;.; You really think it's good? Wahh thank you so muchies! This is my first attempt at a Yaoi story and I've never gotten a review that fast for any of my stories thankies muchies!

Candi: AHH! I know! Setox Joey is like my fav besides SephixCloudy boy! ^^ and dun worry I intend on having this a sweet SetoxJoey story. Yes and poor Joey..I've heard that in the anime they show Joey's dad and he's a drinker and abuses Joey and I get all huffy. May hap I should make something bad happen to his dad...

Theory Mistress: NAHEN!!!!!!! *glomps* 'ello Sister! Anyways thankies for reviewing Nahen, I really appreciate it! ^^

GulimonTamer: Fluff!!! *squeals with ubber delight* I love it..heh heh and thank you..my style just recently became much better..^^ I was quite proud of this story when I first wrote it..out of boredom..

CrystalPhoenix3: I know poor Joey..and actually I wrote this while I had the flu last week and just started typing and editing and etc on Thursday of last week..and finished it of course last night..^^; Oh and here ya go..*lends Seto to ya* Hope you get better soon, Crystal-chan..Oh and I kept Seto IC? How is that possible? I coulda sworn he was going towards OOC..

Chip: Neh thankies vebby muchies!!! ^^

Meh: Shank you all for your reviews I lovies you and always will!! ^^ Your reviews made meh vebby happeh thank you!! *note: is happy for she has never gotten this many reviews for anything before.*

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Chapter 2:

A Few Meager Problems

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Seto finished his school work, and closed the small English Literature book aswell as his notebook. Tristan kept looking at Joey's empty seat then back. An amused look crossed over Seto's face as he watched Joey's companion continue this little routine with befuddlement. He stood up, hearing the loud screech of the bell, signaling school was over.

Tea, on the other hand, had not taken notice of the absence of Joey. She was already to busy chatting with her girlfriends to even take notice. Chira, the only blonde in the class, giggled, grabbed Tea's hands and kissed her on the cheek before leaving. Tea smiled and waved to Chira as she left then hugged the other bunch of her friends and ran off with her books and stuff. Seto was glad school was finally over now he could go home and rela-



'The mutt....'Seto immediately remembered and groaned. He thought that he had dreamed that all. That he had willingly volunteered to watch over the sick mutt until he got better. Well, he knew Joey had been sick, but thought that that was just a dream, that he never agreed to such terms, but he did. How was he going to get Joey out of the nurses office though without anyone suspecting anything? That'd make a big arse dent in his pride if someone saw that.

Seto grabbed his books and placed them in the dark black bookbag with S.K. knitted into the back. He swung the straps of his book bag over his shoulders and immediately walked off, tolerating all the staring as walked down the hall towards the gym. When he got to the gym room he could always cut through the middle and go to the second door on his left, leading him close to the nurses office. Yeah, that sounded good to him.

Seto pushed the doors, entering the large gym. Someone else was here though, someone he hadn't expected, Tristan. He was throwing some basketballs into the net, minding his own business, his back turned towards Seto. Slowly Seto walked off towards the doors, not wanting to grab the attention of that annoying rat.He was cut short as a basketball slammed into the wall beside him. Tristan turned to get the ball, only stopping when he saw Seto with his head against the wall, mouthing something which Tristan couldn't catch. He shot a cold glare at Seto before deciding to speak up.

"Mind handing me the ball?"Tristan asked coldly, the basketball was currently resting next to Seto's feet. Seto turned, casted Tristan a cold glare, then knelt down to pick up the ball. He thrusted it forwards at Tristan who caught the ball, still glaring coldly at Seto.



Tristan turned and dribbled the ball for a little before shooting a hoop. Nice and cleanly the ball went through, the net only swaying slightly. A echo rang through the gym as the ball bounced on the ground then stopped when the ball ceased all movement. Tristan huffed, shrugged once or twice and went back to throwing the basketball, ignoring Seto's presence.

Seto made a disapproving noise, most likely a growl of disgust, and then went on his way into the second door to his left. He pushed the swinging doors open and walked up the flight of stairs. The stairs seemed to be neverending, and only to one floor higher it seemed way to long. Maybe it was because he was lost in all thought, who knows. One question that stuck to him was; How exactly was he going to face Joey after this? He didn't exactly like the fact Joey Wheeler, the stubborn and abnoxious punk was going to be under his care.

"Always could put posion in his food.."Seto said sarcastically.

After the one flight of stairs he pushed open the door. He didn't know exactly what had happends, one second he was standing the next he was on the floor. TWO TIMES IN A DAMN DAY! Seto looked up noticing it was Tea's blonde haired friend, Chira. 'Stupid blonde..' He got to his feet, dusting off his pants. Chira squeaked and immediately bowed, she blushed furiously from embaressment and took off immediately with her things she had gathered up off the floor.

Seto shook his head slowly and then turned to face the door, pulling it open once more, bracing himself for any more physical contacts, but none. Odd, he had stepped into the bare hallway, no one at all, except for the noise the nurse was making. She was already fussing over her patient that had been knocked out since his arrival, Joey Wheeler. Seto rolled his eyes and walked towards the nurses office and pulled the door open. Oddly enough, the mutt was still sleeping, this just made it easier for him.

"MR.KAIBA!! Where have you been!? I need to leave now so take Mr. Wheeler, I will be sure to call you just to check up on Mr. Wheeler m kay? Good now I must be going. Take care!"The nurse said quickly. Seto rolled his eyes, why the hell and how the hell did she even get a degree in medics? He huffed and walked forwards, looking down at Joey, his face was still quite pale and now that he noticed it, Joey himself looked quite frail. Even though he always had been, but he actually looked more like he had been declined much food. Seto growled, if anything, Joey would be much better off with no father at all.

He knelt down and picked up Joey gently, not wanting to wake up the sleeping teen, yet he didn't quite understand why. Quickly he looked from left to right and walked quickly down the halls keeping a quick pace as well as a soundless one. He saw the large doors leading out the left side of the school, usually this was the exit he took anyway.



As soon as he walked out, the air and sun seemed like it was a bit to intense. His eyesight was much more keen dim lit areas, like his room, seeing as how he worked long and hard on new inventions. Also the day wasn't something he exactly considered great, during the day people were WAY to cheerful sometimes for their own good...like little Yugi.

Seto shook his head and stepped towards the medium sized limo that was before the entrance. The door was already open, that was a big help, somewhat.He starred at his door which was now currently open. Once again snapping into reality, he got in the limo. It seemed somewhat, larger than usual. Joey began to stir in Seto's arms.

Seto looked wide eyed, praying that Joey wouldn't knock himself away from him again. 'Wait..DAMMIT! Why the hell am I thinking of such a folly!? Dammit, not even I can answer that, oh well, Mokuba'll be atleast happy to have someone other than me around. He never did like the servants much, seeing as how they never responded to him.' The limo's engine roared into life as the driver put the key in the ignition and drove off towards the Kaiba Mansion.

~~~~A Few Hours Later(Skipping the arriving at the mansion and laying him on bed stuff..O.o;; it's not really..INTERESTING..to me atleast..)~~~~



Seto walked into the now occupied guests room once again. Joey still hadn't come around and it was tempting to not splash freezing cold water on the mutt. He sighed heavily, and walked over to the bed, removing the wet cloth from Joey's head. Seto smiled only slightly, admiring the innocence that the mutt had when sleeping. The smile broke as Seto found himself falling off the edge of the bed. He cussed multiple times, standing up and glaring hatefully down at Joey only to realize that he had turned on his side and was still 100% asleep. 'Heh, well it wasn't his fault then I assume-dammit what is wrong with me today!?'

"Hmm....your in my dream?" The soft voice of the mutt said, breaking the eerie silence. Seto looked down at Joey who had his eyes half open, and wasn't panting as heavily as before. Then it came to him as he repeated Joey's words in his head. Dream? So, the mutt thought he was still sleeping. Seto sighed, shook his head once and left the room, intending on going downstairs to tell one of the cooks to prepare a meal and send it up to the now occupied guests room.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Switchies to JOEY!! ^^ WEHH!!~~~~~ *enjoying this*





It stung, every last bit of it, like trying to tear his body apart bit by bit. The hands that him pinned down to the floor squeezed tightly, leaving bruise marks on his arms. Resisting would only cause more pain, more suffering, more torment and it defiently wasn't something he basked in. It was a displeasurable thing, scars, cuts, bruises, nothing was good about them, nothing at all. He felt the hands release him, then the pounding of someones feet leaving.



Joey whimpered, tears stinging his eyes as he awoke, the horrible dream, it reminded him of everything he hated. It reminded him of how horrible it was to make his very father angry with him, even if he did submit to all his commands he was always abused. Atleast he only got bruises, he heard from others that some kids were killed or raped by their abusive parents. It was just horrible, so horrible and he didn't understand why this had to happen to him, every since Serenity and his mother had left, his father had become a drunken and abused him constantly.

He starred up at the ceiling then slowly closed his eyes, entering his train of thoughts. 'Am I better already? I feel better, much-' he grimaced, a sudden tightness taking over his chest. 'Maybe not..but I have got to leave..I need to..' He whimpered at the sudden painful greeting of pain that over took his body. Then a sudden thought struck him, hi-his father would be pissed if he wasn't home. His eyes went wide with fear. 'Oh God, I just need some comfort..Serenity...Yugi...where are you guys when I need you most?"

Flashback~

"Joey..where are we going again?"Serenity asked innocently as they walked on the side of the rode. Serenity's big blue eyes looked up at her older brother, the one person she admired most. Joey nodded once and squeezed Serenity's hand slightly.

"You'll see....10 more minutes or so...just be patient Serenity!"Joey teased as he brought his 5 year old sister into a tight hug. She giggled and hugged her elder brother back.

"Fine, I can wait forever if your by my side Joey..Please..don't leave my side?"She asked quietly, her voice dipping into a sad tone. Joey pulled away from his younger sister and looked down at her. Confused by the sudden sad tone that his sister carried.

"Serenity, you can be sure of that, I'll always be there to protect you..."Joey grinned widely. Serenity sniffled, looked up at her big brother grinning so widely she couldn't help but break into a fit of giggles. She hugged him once and broke off into a slow run. Joey laughed and dashed after his younger sister, laughing happily as they raced. It wasn't long before Joey was at Serenity's side, running right next to her, then he slowed down. Serenity blinked then stopped, turning on her heels to face her brother. She took in a deep breath and puffed her cheeks, looking somewhat annoyed.

Joey laughed quietly and gestured to his left, a small trail was there. It was a nice pleasant path in a small part of the wood. He walked up to Serenity and bowed, taking her hand and kissing the top. Serenity blushed slightly then curtsied and walked forwards as Joey led her onto the small trail. It was only a short time before Joey stopped both of them and stood before a large pack of leaves and tree branches. Slowly he pushed aside the branches and bushes, allowing Serenity a wonderful view of the sun high in the air and something she had never gone to before until now, a beach. She laughed and raced forwards, her arms outstretched in the air as she ran, slowly she stopped. Joey looked at his still sister, very much concerned if she was ok.

"Sereni-"

"JOEY!!!!"Serenity cried, turning around and hugging her brother quickly, knocking him down onto the sand. Tears pricked at her eyes as she continued to hug her brother. Joey gasped and immediately hugged his sister, hating the fact she was crying.

"Please don't cry Serenity.."

"Bu-but Joey...your so nice..If I had the chance to have another brother over you I would never accept..your the best older brother anyone can ever have."

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"Serenity..little sister,"Joey grimaced, it hadn't been long after that that their parents had divorced and they were both taken away from eachother. He mouthed her name, it was basically a holy name to him.

What Joey had not realized was the fact that the door was slightly cracked. On the other side was Seto, leaning against the wall, listening intently. Serenity, wasn't that his sister who needed that operation on her eyes and had been taken away from Joey so young. Seto sighed, he wouldn't know what to do if Mokuba was taken away from him, now that he thought about it, Joey and him had more in common than he thought. A loud thud brought him back to reality, he peered in and saw Joey had fallen out of the bed. He smiled weakily, hearing the mutt cuss at the carpet then the bed. A snap quickly got him a little nervous suddenly as he saw some leaves blow into the room. Seto stood up immediately and pushed open the door, seeing Joey right next the window as if getting ready to jump out.

"WHAT'RE YOU DOING MUTT?!" Seto snapped and raced over to the window, grabbing Joey and closing the window. He shoved Joey onto the bed, and stared down coldly, wondering how the mutt could be so stupid. His expression softened as he saw the terrified look on Joey's face. He was breathing heavily again and his eyes were wide with shock almost as if he had experienced another horrible battle with his father, yet it was worst. He was in the hands of his worst enemy, Seto.



Joey grimaced, he hated Seto so much, he hated the fact he would be in his debt after this. If anything this was more tormenting than a beating with his father. His pride was crushed, he was so weak infront of HIS own enemy. He couldn't do much before his father, and it wasn't like anyone was watching yet he had broken his pride there as well.



"Seto-kun...watashi...eehhh.."It was one of the servants, she was holding a plate of some food. A blank expression was on her face as she looked in, seeing Joey who was now curled up on the bed and a sympathetic looking Seto. She bowed slightly and walked in, placing the plate next on the desk and took off quickly. Seto sighed and walked over to the bed..'BE NICE!! BE NICE!! B-E N-I-C-E!!!! Be nice!'

Seto reluctantly sat down on the bed, looking at Joey with the same eyes he'd always looked at him with, cold ice blue eyes that were devoid of much emotions. Joey heaved, trying to pull himself together as he registered what was exactly going on. 'I've got to get home..I have too..'Joey repeated in his head, he grimaced, feeling a familair tightening in his stomach, like he had this morning when he awoke. He whimpered and closed his eyes, the tightening caused the area right below his ribs to sting with pain.



Joey looked up at Seto, smiled weakily then fell back into the embrace of sleep that overtook his weary body. His breathing calmed, only slightly, as Seto had observed. Seto pondered for a second before brushing back the blonde locks to feel the blonde's forehead. He sighed, still a high fever, he looked down at Joey, of all the people this happened to. Sympathy for the mutt once again took over. He found himself leaning over Joey, trying to get a better look. Joey defiently was much cuter when sleeping, that innocent look on his face, the easy breathing, he was just like Yugi, a complete kid inside with a heart of gold. It was sad to see the youthful and child soul be tampered with and abused, it made Seto feel even more sorry.



"Sleep tight mutt.."Seto whispered quietly and stood up, walking away from the bed. He hesitated, wondering why he felt disconnected once again from something special as he walked away from Joey. He shook his head, whatever Joey has must be interferring with his thinking. 'Gawd, why am I thinking like this! Must stop this at once! This is not me...' Seto growled and closed the door and walked off to his room, a little bit frustrated with himself.

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C'mon....*pulls out fishing rod; fishes* ;.; Review, onegai? PWEASE!!!!!!! *cries; begs*



Seto: Must..stop...thinking...about...the....MUTT! AHHH!! *screams*

Joey: Aww...Seto..I knew you loved me but..I didn't know you loved me that much...*cackles*



Kirei: *pushes Joey into Seto and holds a mistle toe over the two* Now KISS! ;; We need something here to keep the reviewers so kiss already!

Seto: WH-*gets cut off by Joey kissing him; pulls away; hacks and runs off*



Joey: ......................................I FEEL SO UNLOVED!!! *cries*

Mokuba: There there..Tristan's always there for you..

Joey: Ehhh....true..



Also, remember, if you want to see a minor TristanxJoey moment put that in your review. It'll help me greatly...their shath be SetoxJoey of course..*rolls eyes* Like..why would I not put SetoxJoey, that's like..the best coupling ever! Like Totally..ehh..*hyper* O.o;

Also, I did have this chapter up before but when I re-read it, it sounded well OOC-ish...so I removed it and did some editing and TA-DA!! Pretty chappie!! ^^ As well as I had the Spanish version up but took it down..heh heh..