Hannah: "Well, sorry I haven't updated in so long. I was grounded from the computer. Anyways… Here's the next chapter. I don't own Yu-gi-oh. As you know… For if I did, I doubt I would be writing on this lame computer." smacks computer 'Stupid thing…' Anyways, enjoy."
Chapter Fourteen:
-Seto huffed as he rapidly typed on his laptop. That stupid mutt would not get out of his head. No matter how fast he typed or how hard he concentrated or how much coffee he drank, he couldn't get that puppy out of his stupid thoughts. Why in God's name had he had to go and do something so stupid as to get blown? As much as Seto tried to refuse, he liked that kiss. And he knew, even if he wasn't ready to admit it, that he didn't just kiss that mutt to shut him up. He had seen those pouty, lush lips and he was attracted to them like a magnet. Like a moth to the flame.
"Oh for Christ's sake! This is getting ridiculous! I don't like him!"
But every time he repeated that to himself, the image of those pink lips popped up into his head. That beautiful, if beaten, body; the golden eyes, and the rebellious attitude. Yup. Seto Kaiba continuously thought of these things as the keys on his keyboard went "taptaptaptap", until:
"I love him. I love him… For god's sake, I love that stupid mutt!"
The keyboard stopped tapping, and Seto Kaiba just sat there in his plush, twirly office chair with an astounded look on his face. He loved Joey Wheeler. It was an incredible concept for his mind to grasp. Almost impossible.
Seto made up his mind. He was going to tell the mutt he loved him and help him set his footing right. Seto walked upstairs to Joey's room. Seto gently opened the door and saw Joey curled up by the sink with his head in his arms. Seto gently walked over and kneeled by the quivering form and wrapped his arms around it. Joey's head came up.
"Seto… What are you-"
"Hush Joey… I'm here. It's ok to cry. You don't have to be brave for the world. You don't have to put up a strong front. It's ok. I will take care of you."
Then, Joey broke down. To know that someone cared. To know that someone thought it was ok for him to cry. It was too much and Joey just broke down and cried so many tears, Seto swore that he had run out. But they just kept on coming. Joey cried late into the night, until he fell asleep. Seto gently picked him up and laid him down on the silk sheets, the he lay down next to him.
"Puppy… No one will ever hurt you again. I will protect you till I die. From this day forward, you are mine."
And with that final thought, Seto Kaiba fell asleep next to his beautiful, if sometime annoyingly stupid puppy.
-Mokuba came upstairs and saw his brother and Joey-kun fast asleep on the bed. He smiled to himself and pulled the covers over the sleeping forms. He knew his brother would come around. Joey would be good for him. And he would be good for Joey-kun as well. Mokuba smiled and shut the door on the two men, now in the land of dreams.
Hannah: "Again, I am sorry that it was so short, but since I got my internet back, I will be writing a lot sooner. So I finally made Kaiba realize his feelings for Joey. Thank-god! I was anxious for this, but I was unsure how to approach it. Ah, the twist of angst and romance is simply magical isn't it?"
Yami: "Like I said before… Simply sick.."