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Chapter 3

Joey limped, not walked, limped up the steps into his classroom, his father had been harsh about his punishment for running away, being gay all that but he had taken it like he used to. But this limp was almost 2 months going and he was starting to get a bit worried about it. No one noticed, or so he thought.

Kaiba noticed when he was in, which in the last month was enough to hand in work. He hadn't been in preferring to hide in his study or room. But he did see that no matter how much Joey tried to hide his injuries it just made it shout louder to the CEO. Yugi and Yami, had noticed they didn't say anything because the last time they'd seen this happening Joey had just disappeared, no matter how hard they'd tried to find him Joey just hadn't been able to be found.

Joey skipped Japanese and meandered down the corridor towards the door, his limp at its full capacity because no one was around. He didn't really care anymore, his resolve for wanting to live was no at an all-time low. He hadn't seen Seto for he didn't know how long but it felt like years. And right now he didn't care less.

Of course the time of not seeing Seto seemed of come to an end, the said brunet leaned against his black Dodge Viper. Joey just hung his head and tried to steady his walking until he was out of reach from the CEO. No such luck.

"Don't try to hide it pup, I can see you limping, also I can see the bruises under your collar." Joey sighed and fell or rather collapsed of the bottom steps to the main door of the school. Seto sighed too, he hated to see Joey like this, if this hadn't been for him Joey would be happy and would have hopefully have been his completely but he wasn't with now and it was all Kaiba's fault, "this is my entire fault."

"not your fault mine, I could have gone anywhere but back with him, you don't want to know what my punishment for running away from him and being gay was. I don't even wanna think about it." Kaiba almost cried, almost, but he didn't and Joey stood, and walked on down the street ha had reached a conclusion he couldn't stay here and talk to Seto, no matter how much it would help him because in the long run it wouldn't.

"Joey, please I want you to come back with me, if only to get away from you fucking father, this is my fault in the fist place and I want to sort it out but I can't do that if you don't want too." Seto walked after the blonde absently locking his car as he followed at the blondes pace, "please Joe, I love you."

"that used to mean something to me Kaiba, but I'm not so sure anymore, my dad says he loves me yet he rapes me and beats me like a dog that's done something wrong, you said you loved me yet you doubted that love and went and kissed some bitch just to prove it to yourself. Serenity says she loves me but how can she when she can't see me anymore because my mum found out what my dad was doing to me." Joey ranted if only for something to say against that welcoming phrase that reassured the blonde pup that the CEO of Kaiba Corporation still held something for him. Kaiba gasped as Joey spoke so freely of what was happening that if he wasn't so good at handling his emotions he'd be a wreck by now and was wondering how Joey was really coping under that well learnt front that was more unbreakable then his ever was.

"please Joey, I'll beg if I have to but please we can even forget all your clothes, I'll buy you a whole new set and ill never ever doubt what I feel for you is real. I know you wouldn't believe me but really I do truly love you." Joey stopped limping down the road as he listened to the blonde. He wanted so bad to believe the brunet that he came up with a plan.

"ok, here's the deal, if you can find me some proof that she was only there to help you and not appease what you weren't getting from me then I'll come back no questions asked. But I am not leaving anything behind."

"deal, oh so gracious deal" he was happy he would finally have his puppy back!

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