Okay, so I lied about updating my other stories. I tried updating I was only doing it for you but I've only gotten one paragraph. I was going to update the last updated story which is I was only doing it for you. Unfortunately, I have run out of ideas. I've been thinking a lot about this story so I finally decided to post another chapter. Anyway, on with the story. And one other thing... I totally forgot about Duke! I don't know if any of you noticed or not. I could either say he's in America or Yugi and the gang never met him! Your choice, guys! Enjoy!
"Bored already, puppy?" Seto's soft voice shocked Tristan for a moment before he remembered why he was calling.
"Not exactly, Kaiba."
"Tristan?" The CEO's voice immediately returned to his normal, rough and rude sounding tone. "Why are you calling me on Joey's phone? Is he alright?"
Tristan could tell Kaiba was only acting; his voice had a slightly worried intonation to it. "He'll be fine... physically but he's upset right now. Joey's not happy that you're blaming yourself. It was his fault when he decided to move his left arm, not yours - and don't say it's not his fault either. He did something stupid and knew it was his own doing. So either get back here and talk about it or deal with me kicking your ass!"
Seto wasn't sure how he would speak to his puppy and he knew he couldn't be beaten by a weakling like Tristan. He sighed, thinking how he would apologize but blaming himself hadn't been the only reason he was upset with himself. So many sexual thoughts had filled his head when Joey kissed him and he felt ashamed for thinking like that. It wasn't right. His lover was in the hospital and he imagined fucking him into the mattress while he was injured. "I guess I have no choice... I'll be back there in fifteen minutes."
The spike haired teen gave a relieved smile before quickly hanging up. "Glad that's over... I don't think I would've been able to take anymore of Kaiba's self-blame." 'Better give this back to Joey. He'd probably freak out if he realized it's missing.' He opened the door only to see his best friend standing in front of the window, holding on to the IV stand tightly and the air bag a few feet away from him no longer leading to him. Looking over to his other friend, Yugi, he noticed the tri-colored haired teen looked scared as he watched the blonde. "Joey?" The blonde just sighed, watching the rain continue to pour down. "What's wrong, man?"
"Oh, nothing besides the fact that I'll have to face my father soon. I bet they already called him and probably my mother too. I hate them so much, my mom because she left me and that bastard for everything he did to me! It's obvious they don't love me but I don't really care." Joey smirked as tears fell from his cheeks. "And... he might kill me some day even if I'm far away from him."
It was Yugi who spoke up next, his usually timid voice was strong and powerful. "You have us and Kaiba! You know we'll always be there for you no matter what! It - ." He was unfortunately cut off when Joey began singing.
"A never ending melody, a song, that just begun
Flowing down are the tears to the one I cry for, like rolling waves that can't ever reach or meet shore
Tell me why, every time I look for you I cry?
Is it too late to reach out? Wandering, I'm constantly asking, how unfair can the world be to me?
I'll never have to worry anymore, it'll always be you and me.
Hand in hand you guided me, my savior light. On the verge of my last breath, you saved my life.
For you, I'd naturally put my heart out on the line.
Eyes lighting up, let's write another story.
Just the two of us, we'll live in harmony. We will spread our wings and fly." He finished, breathing lightly while still staring out the window until he jumped when familiar arms wrapped around his waist. "Seto?"
"I'm sorry... for upsetting you." He whispered gently. "Thinking I hurt you wasn't the only reason I left."
"What's the other reason? You can tell me later if you want. You don't have to force yourself."
Seto sighed and rested his chin on his boyfriend's good shoulder. "I - I had thought of fucking you and I knew it was wrong to think that way when you're here." He waited for Joey to say something, anything, that would help him feel better. But it seemed like his lover hadn't heard him and he opened his mouth until the blonde asked "Just because I'm injured, you think it's wrong to fantasize about that? I was remembering our first time." Joey nearly giggled in happiness.
"Do you two want us to leave?" Yugi laughed, feeling a tad awkward from watching Joey and Seto talk about their problem.
'I totally forgot Yugi and Tristan were still in here!' "Whoops! Sorry guys." Joey laughed embarrassingly as Seto turned him around so they were now facing the two other boys. "I was caught up in our conversation that I - !"
The door slammed open, revealing an over-excited looking man and a woman who just watched on, looking a bit angry for some unknown reason. "Joey!" The man shouted in a happy voice.
But Joey and Tristan both knew better. It wasn't just some random couple that knew him; it was his parents and the only thing Joey could think of was to quickly hide behind his boyfriend and cling to his trench coat. "Seto," he whispered, his voice filled with fear. "Stay here with me, okay? I don't want them here. I knew I'd have to face them but I didn't think it'd be so soon!"
Seto had known since that morning what Joey's mother had looked like but never his father. He looked to be in his late fourties and his blonde hair was a complete mess and those light amber eyes that had looked at Joey a few seconds ago meant pain and a possible beating. The mother, on the other hand, with her amber eyes and short brown hair as she continued on with that angry look just meant Joey would get yelled at. Being protective and with his anger starting to fill his mind, he told the two teens to go home until tomorrow.
It was quiet a few minutes after the boys had finally, yet reluctantly left, putting Joey's phone on the stand beside the bed. Clearing her throat, Mrs. Wheeler said "Aren't you going home, Mr. Kaiba? I'm sure your company needs you."
"They'll be fine without me for another day or so." Seto stated, knowing he'd have tons of work to do. Grinning a bit sadistically, he said "I didn't really expect you to come see your son. I mean, this morning, you looked like you were really enjoying yourself. I figured you would've gone home with him to finish what you two started." He felt Joey's grip loosen and he knew he was going to be questioned.
Mr. Wheeler just laughed. "Yeah, she hasn't changed one bit since I last saw her." He never cared if she had cheated. To be honest, he had never really loved her to begin with. He had only married her because his parents forced him to after Joey was born.
Ignoring what her ex had just said, Mrs. Wheeler ground out "You shouldn't have even been there in the first place! I was completely embarrassed and - you know what? Forget all that! Just go home so we can deal with our son!"
Joey's breath quickened and his heart felt like it was beating a thousand times a minute. He knew what his mother had meant. After all, she had been the one who had allowed his father to beat him even before they had divorced. Serenity had been kept away until it was over and Joey had lied saying he fell down the stairs or some other excuse to keep her from knowing the truth. 'I can't breathe again, why? I'm not mad. I'm terrified. I want them to go away!' His vision was blurry as black spots began to appear. His legs felt weak and he couldn't keep a tight grip on Seto. It seemed his boyfriend sensed what was wrong and turned around as soon as he let go, catching him in the process. Feeling something covering his mouth, he took a deep breath, thinking it was the breathing mask. But he was wrong. It was actually Seto's warm mouth on his, trying to reassure and calm him down.
The heart monitor had alerted Seto that something was wrong. He hadn't been able to reach the mask and neither of Joey's parents would get it for him. So he just did what he hoped would work and listened to the monitor. He breathed into the blonde's mouth, trying to get him to relax. The beeping was finally slowing down and he could feel the boy breathing again. The CEO went to remove his mouth when a hand gripping his hair, stopped him. He would've let Joey continue kissing him if he hadn't needed to breathe himself. He pulled away and stared at Joey with relief. "Feeling better?"
"Yeah," responded a happy looking Joey. "I just feel tired now. Thanks for that." He smiled.
"I'll get the doctor after this, okay?" The blonde just nodded and fell asleep in the brunette's lap.
"Is he going to be alright?" A female voice broke the comfortable silence and Seto's mood.
He just looked up at them, wanting to kill them both. It would free his puppy but Serenity wouldn't have anyone to care for her. Sighing, he said "He will be once you two are gone. I don't need either of you ruining him anymore than you already have."
"What do you know? Sure, you're the great Seto Kaiba, CEO of Kaiba Corporations, but what do you know about him? Aren't you a ruthless and cruel man who doesn't have the time for anyone?" Mr. Wheeler smirked dangerously.
"Are you trying to piss me off? I don't take too kindly to people who physically abuse others." He looked back down at Joey's sleeping form. "I'm taking Joey away and making sure neither of you can touch him... Ever again." His glare was mostly directed towards the blonde's bastard father but his mother seemed to understand what he was saying. It seemed like she opened her mouth to say something but Seto's glare hardened. "Save it! You have no right to speak after letting your ex husband abuse him for years! You didn't even love your son yet he had loved you until you abandoned him. The only reason he took all those beatings was to protect his sister..." 'Sort of reminds me of when Gozaburo wanted to leave Mokuba at the orphanage until I told him I wouldn't go unless he adopted both of us. After that, we were separated from each other for a few years until Mokie stood up against our stepfather and helped me take over the company...' He gently picked up Joey bridal style, his head resting against his chest as he softly placed the blonde on the hospital cot, making sure the IV was back in place and the breathing mask was on his face again. The swelling in his boyfriend's left shoulder seemed to have gone done some but it would probably take a few more days. "Starting now, I'm having someone staying here to watch over him to make sure you two can't see him. And if you do, I'll file a restraining order against you." He smirked, pulling out his cell to call Roland while watching the two adults in front of him. "I need you to do something for me."
'Of course, sir.'
"I need you to come in and get Joey's insurance and emergency contact information from the front desk. Just lie and say you heard it had to be updated or something like that. Then bring it to my puppy's room."
It was silent a moment before the CEO got a response. 'Yes, sir.'
Kaiba hung up, turning back to Joey and running his fingers through his messy hair, listening for retreating footsteps. Whispering soothingly in his lover's ear he expressed tenderness. "Don't worry, Joey. I swear on my life I won't ever let anyone scare you or anger you again. I'll do my best. I promise."
"I was actually kind of scared when Joey's parents showed up." Yugi held his umbrella above his head. "But when Kaiba told us to leave, I knew Joey would be safe."
Tristan looked down over at his shorter friend. "Same but even though his parents couldn't touch him, that doesn't mean Joey wouldn't be terrified. Didn't you see the look on his face? It looked like he was about to pass out or something."
"Maybe we should check on him tomorrow?" The tri -colored haired teen asked.
"Of course we're going to see him tomorrow! Someone's gotta keep him company and Kaiba has to go back to work sometime."
Joey's song is a mix of TYER's English covers Owaranai Melody, Angelus, Every Heart, Fukai Mori, Brave Shine, Yoru no Kuni, Akatsuki no Yuna, A/Z, Don't Let Me Down, and Akatsuki no Hana. I couldn't get my sister to read this story because she doesn't like puppyshipping or any other yaoi stories yet she will ship other Yu Gi Oh characters but not read.
In the eight line of Joey's song, it was supposed to be AZ lighting up but Eyes lighting up sounded better. Plus, I was wondering if I could have some help fixing the song? I know the lyrics need rearranged and doesn't make much sense but I'm having trouble with it.
Are there any plot holes you want me to explain in the next chapter? I got one review and it turns out they said the same thing for like three other of my stories...
One more thing, I looked up on how to take care of dislocated shoulder and well if you don't take care of it quickly, you're SOL. So in Joey's case he should be but I'm not going to go back and change it because I'm being lazy and I don't want him living with his shoulder like that.
