Hi everyone! Thanks to all of you that reviewed, I really appreciate it. Also, I owe you an apology, one of you pointed out to me that I missed a few spelling errors, I'm really sorry! (bows apologetically)
Kisa: Hey, its not your fault your laptop's a piece of-
Me: Anyway, sometimes my laptop likes to disregard some of the corrections I make. Like in chapter one, I noticed a mistake that I know for sure I fixed and saved on my laptop. So I'll do my best to catch them all, but there might be some I miss.
Kisa: she also has an issue with the word 'from' it always ends up as 'form' so if we miss a couple of those, we apologize for that too. Just a victim of habit unfortunately.
Me: If any of you future Bill Gates's out there wanna make a spell-check that checks mistakes for context, that would probably solve the problem too! ^^
Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh, but I do own a cute chibi picture of Kaiba (drools)
Joey gave an exasperated groan, and let himself fall back onto the fluffy pillows underneath him. It was currently 9 o'clock at night, and truthfully the young blonde should have been home hours ago. And if it had been left up to him, he would have been.
But damn Kaiba was determined to make his life even more difficult than it already was.
Earlier at dinner
Kaiba tried not to smile. His old clothes drowned Joey, making him look even cuter than he usually did. Especially when he entered the dining room, blinking in curiosity with his big honey colored eyes of his. The outfit suited him, and would have looked very dashing if it didn't look like it was going to droop off of him. (not that Kaiba would necessarily have a problem if all the clothes dropped off of the blonde.)
Kaiba felt his stomach give another back flip when Joey turned to face him, but he made sure evidence of this could not be seen on the outside,
"You're late Wheeler."
Joey scratched the back of his neck, "Yeah well, Marie took a while picking out something."
Kaiba smirked, it was almost like Joey was admitting he needed help finding dressy clothes for dinner. Joey shook his head when he too realized this,
"Anyway, I shouldn't have changed clothes at all! Why do I gotta eat with ya?"
Kaiba glared, and kicked a chair so it jutted out invitingly for the blonde.
"You could try saying thank you Mutt," Kaiba started, folding his hands in front of his chin, "I doubt you have had food like this in your entire lifetime, nor the offer I'm thinking about making."
Joey blinked as he reluctantly took a seat to the side of Kaiba. What did the CEO mean by that, what offer. Whatever it was, it couldn't mean anything good.
The younger boy glared down at the polished wood of the table, kicking his legs restlessly. Being this close to Kaiba for an extended amount of time made him uncomfortable. He felt like he needed to be on guard 24/7. Considering Kaiba's eventual intentions with the blonde, it was probably best that he was. But I digress.
Both teens turned when they heard the creak of a door,
"Hey Seto! What's fo-" Mokuba froze upon entry when he saw Joey, a well dressed Joey no less, sitting next to his brother.
"Uh."
Joey suddenly saw a light at the end of the tunnel,
"Mo, thank god you're here!" Joey leaped out of his seat and grabbed Mokuba by the shoulders, shaking the young boy back and forth,
"You gotta get me outta here Bud, your brothers gone nuts! He kidnapped me and is making me eat food, which he probably poisoned! Ya gotta save me Mo!" Joey cried out in desperation, when he felt a steady hand land on his shoulder, and he felt a cold chill run down his back.
"Kindly release my brother, Wheeler, your embarrassing yourself." Seto said impatiently, prying Joeys hands away from Mokuba so the black haired boy could dizzily make his way to his seat.
Joey flinched away from his touch and ran around the table to get away from the elder Kaiba, taking his seat once again so Kaiba wouldn't pursue.
Seeing that His brother was no longer in danger of getting brain damage with all the shaking, Kaiba took his seat again too.
Mokuba, having recovered finally shook the final few stars form his vision and looked at his brother curiously,
"Is what Joey said true Seto? Did you really kidnap him?"
Kaiba folded his arms crossly, and gave a warning look to Joey before the blonde could say anymore,
"The Mutt was running around in the hurricane an hour ago, I found him on my way home and decided, out of the goodness of my heart, to pick him up. He was half drowned in rain when I did."
"I was no-! Joey started but Kaiba once again cut him off,
"I know how fond you seem to be of Yugi's little group Mokuba, so I knew if the Mutt caught pneumonia I would be hearing about it form you. Really, I was saving everybody a lot of time."
Mokuba blinked and stared at his older brother questioningly, while Seto gazed back. True, he had never told Mokuba of his feelings for the blonde, but the boy was sharp for his age. He had probably already figured it out, what with the countless times Kaiba went out of his way to insult/gain attention from Joey. Mokuba gave a slight incline of the head to show he had indeed understood what all of this meant.
Seto was finally on the move.
Mokuba coughed a little, to hide his happy little smile, then wiped it clean from his face and looked back at the disgruntled blonde,
"Joey, what were you thinking, running around in a storm? You could have been killed, much less gotten sick!"
Joey scowled at the nearest wall, seeing that his plan of pitting the Kaiba brothers against each other didn't work, Dammit, he had been so close to escape!
"Just went for a walk is all." He grumbled.
Both brothers gave him an exasperated look, and Joey could think of nothing else to do but stick his tongue out at them,
They however, didn't have the chance to comment on it, because dinner was then served.
He would never admit it out loud, but Kaiba was right. Joey had never seen food like this before, let alone tasted it. However, his comment on poison before made him look at Kaiba suspiciously and he poked at his steak experimentally.
"Eat Mutt," Kaiba said threateningly, "Before I decide to make you eat on the floor, like a real dog."
Joey pounded a fist on the table angrily and opened his mouth to retort, when he felt something block of his nose, and he gasped for air. A second later, something was shoved into his mouth.
Joey glared at Kaiba, who was currently force feeding him a glazed carrot. He considered for a moment spitting it back out at him half chewed, when he felt his taste buds give a joyful little jolt.
It was the best damn carrot he'd ever had.
The need for air overpowered his desire to savor the carrot, and he swallowed with difficulty. Kaiba let go of his nose and leaned back in his chair, smirking while Joey gasped for air.
"You trying to kill me?" Joey screeched, making Mokuba snort over his mashed potatoes.
"Well, you know it isn't poisoned now, don't you." Kaiba said simply, going back to his own meal.
Joey glared at him, but grudgingly started in on his own meal. He raved about it in his head, but tried to keep a sullen expression on his face.
Kaiba, however, could see the honey colored orbs brighten with each bite, and he felt happy that his puppy could enjoy something. There was no doubt in his mind that Joey wasn't used to such decadent food.
They ate while Mokuba chattered on about his day at school, until an hour later, when Marie came in bearing a package under her arm, and a large chocolate cake on a platter in her hands.
"I brought Desert, oh, and here's your clothes Joey!" She handed Joey the paper bag she was carrying under her arm. He could feel the warmth from the dryer seep through the bag.
"I also took the liberty of mending you back pocket, there was a huge hole in it, "she added smiling, and Joey gave her one of his own,
"Thanks, I appreciate it I guess."
Marie gave a secret wink to Kaiba, and he nodded at her.
Marie traveled across the table and cut a large slab off the cake, giving it to Mokuba.
"Hey Master Mokuba, why don't you go eat your desert in your room," she suggested with a sly grin.
Mokuba gave her a confused look, "Huh? But you never let me-"
Suddenly Marie's face took a much darker look, and she appeared almost like a monster,
"Go eat in your roooom." She hissed threateningly, and Mokuba leaped up from the table,
"Hey! I think I'll go eat in my room!" He laughed nervously, and scurried out the door and as far away from his maid as he could.
Marie cut another piece of cake cheerfully, unaware of the terrified look Joey gave her, and gave another gleeful giggle as she backed out of the door,
"Take your time now you two." She said suggestively, before closing the door.
Joey turned to raise an eyebrow at Kaiba, "Marie. What's her-?"
"She's an otaku." Kaiba said as if this explained everything.
"Ah." And apparently it did.
Toying with his chocolate Cake, Joey finally organized his thoughts enough to glare at Kaiba calmly,
"Alright, Moneybags. I've gone along with this until now,"
"Barely." Kaiba added
"And I wanna know now just what your deal is!" Joey demanded, taking a large bite out of his cake.
Kaiba gave him a calculating look, before finally he leaned back in his chair with his arms crossed,
"I suppose I should tell you, first of all, that my security has informed me that due to the hurricane, the roads have been closed, as well as school tomorrow."
"Eh?" Joey gasped. No school was great, but no roads meant he couldn't get a ride home.
"No problem, I'll just…uh.." Kaiba's look warned Joey that if he was about o say 'walk' he'd beat the living ever loving crap out of him. So there went that plan.
"Don't tell me I'm stuck here!" Joey screamed, and Kaiba once again made a gesture like he was going deaf.
"Fine then I wont, but that's the reality of the situation wheeler."
Joey slumped back in his seat, feeling defeated. He couldn't get out of here, he was trapped overnight with his worst enemy. This day, official, sucked.
Joey shook himself out of his depression, however, and stared at Kaiba, "But you hate me! Why would you offer me a place to stay? Why are you bein….nice?" Joey struggled to find the right words.
Kaiba stared at him so intensely it made Joey fidget in his seat. It felt like those blue eyes were looking straight through to his soul. Finally the brunette looked away haughtily,
"That's for me to know, and for you to figure out ,Pup." He said, and Joey growled in frustration.
Kaiba smirked, looking at Joey again, "Easy, Mutt. I didn't say I wouldn't give you help."
Joey blinked again, anger deflating like it had in the car that afternoon, "Wha?"
Kaiba leaned forward in his seat and rested his hands in a very business like manner on the table.
"Like I said before dinner, my offer. I'm willing to offer you lodging in my home for one month. You will have that entire time to figure out just why I have done what I have concerning you Wheeler."
Joey gaped at him. This could NOT be happening. Kaiba was gonna let him live in the mansion? But that involved seeing him almost every day!
Kaiba smirked at his puppy's bewildered stare, "To make things more interesting, I will also be using that time to figure out just what gave you that black eye."
Joey's adorable curiosity snapped away in an instant, and he looked defensive, almost fearful.
"You stay out of my business.." he warned and Kaiba dismissed it with the wave of a hand.
"I'm making it my business my pup. Deal with it. You don't have to tell me, like I said, I'll figure it out for myself. In the meantime you will have a warm bed, hot water, good food, clean clothes….more than I can say you have at your own hovel."
Joey grit his teeth at the jibe, and felt his fists clench under the table. But again, he found Kaiba was right. That all sounded really good. He would have taken the offer if it were anyone BUT Kaiba.
"No thanks." He said glaring at the rich boy.
Kaiba expected to have to fight him on this, that's what made it fun.
"Then how about this. If you DON'T take my offer, I'll have a team of private investigators look into the little matter of that black eye. Admit it Wheeler, if that were to happen, I'd have my answers by morning."
Joey stood up, "You can't do that!"
Kaiba glared back, "Oh, I think I can. The police would surely like to know just how that happened, whether it be a gang, or something else."
Again, Kaiba felt a stab of guilt for blackmailing his puppy. But it was the only way for his plan to work.
Both boys had a stand off, and Kaiba narrowed his eyes, "Take my bet Wheeler, it's for the best."
Joey snarled briefly, then, looking absolutely furious, sat down. It would have had a bigger impact if he didn't look absolutely gorgeous when angry.
"Fine, " he said, voice dripping with venom," then describe this bet again, in full detail."
Kaiba smirked, and sat again himself,
"You stay in my home for a month, and try to figure out why I've been acting the way I have. In that time I'll try to figure out your own secrets."
"and the catch?" Joey asked suspiciously.
Kaiba smiled deviously, "If I win, which is likely, I can call you Pup, mutt, or fleabag as much as I want. Also you do exactly as I say, when I say."
Joey growled, "and if I win?"
Kaiba sighed, "If that were to ever happen, I suppose I can stop calling you pup, and if you still feel the way you do about me, I'll never speak to you again. I'll leave you alone."
It was a big leap of faith, but one Kaiba was confident in.
Both teens stared, sizing each other up, before Joey snorted and offered a hand,
"As if I'd ever change my mind about ya Kaiba. It's a bet."
Kaiba grinned maliciously, which made Joey twitch in surprise, staggering back a little. Kaiba had grabbed his hand before he could get far though, and instead of shaking it, he gave it almost a loving squeeze,
"Let the games begin then Pup." He pulled Joey forward and the blonde gasped when Kaiba whispered in his ear,
"I have ways of finding out the information I want wheeler. I look forward to it."
Back to the present
"What the fuck was I thinking?" Joey screamed tousling his hair again in frustration.
Marie had shown him a room directly on the other side of Kaiba's. If Kaiba really wanted to, he could come in at night and smother him with a pillow! Could the crazy maid not see he was in danger here?
After rolling about in a tizzy for a while, Joey finally stared exhaustedly up at the ceiling. The lights were off, and he was sleeping in an oversized t-shirt and sweatpants, which he had a sinking feeling also belonged to Kaiba. He had briefly contemplated refusing, but there was no way he was gonna sleep nude while he was here either.
(a/n kisa: teehee )
(a/n Me: shh!)
The blankets were so fluffy and comfortable, that Joey, despite his attempts not to, felt his eyes droop, until finally he crawled underneath the covers and let them close.
Joey's dream
The air smelt sweet, and for the first time in a really long time, Joey felt snug and secure. He knew that his father was probably waiting to wail on him just outside of this incredibly comfy place, but he couldn't bring himself to care at the moment. He just snuggled into incredibly comfy body pillow in front of him, curling his arms up to conserve the warmth that emanated between him and it.
….Wait a minute…
He didn't own a body pillow.
Joey's eyes popped open, and he found himself staring at the white cotton shirt clad chest of someone. He automatically pushed himself away and held his arms away in case the person became alarmed of why the blonde was hugging them.
"Sorry 'bout that! I was just…" Joey trailed off when he heard a low rumbling sound. It sounded like…purring…
"Gah! What the hell?"Joey screamed, It was Kaiba! Only he had a white tail and cat ears! Joey scrambled back as far as he could in an almost crab like way, when he felt a harsh tug come from his neck, and he gagged.
The cat Kaiba smirked deviously, and propped himself up on his elbow,
"Well ,well ,well, it seems my little puppy is awake." The bastard twirled a piece of what looked like red string round his pointer finger, blue eyes glinting in a way that for-told of evil.
Joey did not like that look at all, he wanted to put if far behind him. Maybe he'd go hide at the Mutou's for a while, IT wasn't as if Kaiba would ever follow him there!
Joey sprang to his feet and lurched to sprint as fast as he could, but two things stopped him. The cloud like substance that he had been sleeping on just moments before jiggled and made his feet sink in, making it very difficult to move forward, while an even harsher tug came form around his neck, and he gasped for air when he collapsed to his knees, back to Kaiba cat.
Joey brought a hand to his neck, trying to catch his breath after having the wind knocked out of him. For a second, he was too panicked from the lack of air to feel anything unusual. Then, his fingers began to recognize a foreign object. A leather choker of sorts circled around his neck, little metal studs sticking out of it, and a small piece of metal made a pleasant noise when he brushed it with his hand.
A dog collar.
If that weren't enough, he was disturbed to find that a red lead, matching the string in Kaiba cat's hand, was attached to it.
The blonde boy squeaked when he felt long cold fingers snake up his shirt, and hot breath in his ear.
"Tsk tsk, My puppy should know better than to run away. The fun hasn't even started yet." The fingers crept along Joey's ribcage, until they were dangerously close to touching his nipples. Joey's eye bugged out and he immediately tried to shake the hands away.
"Ge the Fuck off me Kaiba! Don't touch me!"
The poor confused blonde tried to lunge away again, but the cloud continued to bound underneath, so he fell once again into the arms of the smirking cat, and they wrapped around him tightly.
"Now now," Kaiba whispered again, blowing softly into Joey's ear before giving the lobe a small nip, making the younger boy blush despite himself "Settle down Pup. You'll get a treat if you do."
Kaiba slid the lead down to his wrist, before grabbing both of Joey's with one hand, holding them above his head in an inescapable grip. His other hand continued to explore Joey's upper body, counting each and every one of his ribs. Then finally brushed past Joeys' right nipple, and sensitive nerves gave off electric shocks through joey's system.
"Mngh!" Joey gave a strangled noise and bit his lip to force back a moan. He was NOT enjoying this! He was just reacting like any other teenage boy would in his position. And the warmth pooling in between his legs had nothing to do with the thing poking into his hip, which he was fairly sure belonged to Kaiba.
The purring sound returned, and while Joey continued to squirm around, Kaiba cat buried his face into his shoulder, nuzzling it and placing a gentle kiss on the blonde's collar bone.
"I really do love you, my little mutt." Joey felt the vibrations of the words Kaiba spoke on his skin, and finally, amidst his helpless panting, found the strength to break away,
"Daaaaaaahhhh!"
Joey flailed, against his constraints, which in reality were just the bed covers. Hw twisted and writhed to escape the dream Kaiba until his body traveled the length of the bed and he fell off.
Upon the sudden ache in his back and ass, Joey hesitantly opened his eyes, afraid to see the Kaiba cat again. He let out a sigh of relief to see the ceiling of his borrowed room in Kaiba's mansion,
Oh god, Kaiba's Mansion
Joey clutched his head in a panic and wormed his way underneath the bed, glancing around him in a paranoia,
'Is that what he meant last night?' Joey thought to himself 'Kaiba can Invade my mind! Good god what the hell?'
He felt his breath catch when he heard numerous footsteps pound down the hallway outside. Kaiba, and Mokuba barged into his room without knocking,
"Joey what's wrong?" Mokuba shouted, searching for the blonde in concern.
"This better be good Mutt, you woke up the entire house!" Kaiba shouted angrily, also searching for his puppy, until he saw the blonde poke his head out from under the bed,
Both of them stared at each other accusingly for a moment before Joey finally pointed a shaking finger at Kaiba,
"Y-y-you!" Joey gasped, looking thoroughly scandalized and he inched backward a bit as if to protect himself further from the brunette,
"Me." Kaiba indulged, crossing his arms and glaring at Joey, commanding him to start explaining himself.
Joey scrambled out from under the bed and grabbed a pillow off of it, clapping it around Mokuba's ears so everything he said would be muffled.
"What are you?-"Mokuba tried prying the pillow off of his head, but Joey had a lot more strength in his desperation. He glared at Kaiba,
"You! You'd better stay the fuck out of my mind, you hear me! I don't care how much you want to win this bet! You can't just waltz into other peoples dreams and..and you know!" Joey was so frazzled his voice cracked a little. It was adorable.
Kaiba blinked, "Am I to understand that you were dreaming of me wheeler?"
Joey gaped at him, a tinge of pink staining his cheeks before he shook his head vigorously, "No! It was you, I know it! You found someway to get into peoples heads Kaiba when their sleeping! And then you do weird things to them! Well you ain't pulling that shit with me again!"
Joey growled when he saw Kaiba's lips twitch into a smirk,
"I suppose I should think it a compliment that you think I'm capable of such a thing, but it sounds an awful lot like you were having a dream about me, Mutt."
Joey was clearly about to yell something obscene, and Kaiba found himself thankful that Joey had thought to cover Mokuba's ears, when there was more pounding of feet outside.
"Joey! I'm here to help!" Marie came bursting into the room, wielding a frying pan as her weapon of choice. She was wearing ducky pajama pants and a shirt that had two chibi boys kissing on it. She was breathing in and out rapidly, like a rabid animal and she seemed keen on fighting anything that moved.
Kaiba cautiously held his arms up in mock surrender, "Marie, calm down okay, wheeler's fine."
Marie blinked as she took in the sight around her, Joey was holding Mokuba in front of him almost like a shield if you disregarded the pillow muffling the boy's hearing, Kaiba was angled in a way that suggested that he was going to approach the boy, Joey's bed sheets littered the floor.
Marie squealed and promptly tossed her frying pan to the side,
"Don't tell me you two had a midnight tryst last night! You're both so bold, it's only the first night of the bet!" She gave a thumbs up to Seto, which he grudgingly returned behind his back, where Joey couldn't see it.
Joey's jaw dropped even further, and he seemed incapable of coherent thought, let alone speech,
"Mid-Try-Wha..?" He wheezed
Mokuba meanwhile had crossed his arms and pouted, "What's all the yelling about Seto, I can't hear anything!"
And it was made official, that morning, that this would be the most intense battle of wits and cunning each of the boys had ever been through.
Me: O/./O…I-I CAN'T BELIEVE I WROTE THAT! (dashes and hides under a bed)
Kisa: Oh come on, don't get so embarrassed, that was hardly anything! Just a little foreplay, you realize it's gonna get much juicier than that later on right?
Me: ( whimpers)
Joey: (crawls in after me and hides)
Kaiba: Have you seen the pup, we need to get ready for the next chapter.
Joey: (clutches onto me for dear life) help me!