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Chapter 24: Let's Settle This!!
"Joey if you think I'm going to wait all night for you to move your ass, think again," Kaiba barked, while turning swiftly around. His chest collided with Joey's nose which was tilted up in heated anger.
"Watch where you're stepping, big foot," Joey called out, "I'm right behind you, but I guess you got problems seeing with those girly bangs on your forehead."
Kaiba attempted to pull Joey closer ignoring his cutting remarks, he'd miss getting under the blond's skin.
"Don't even think of touching me," Joey hissed. "You're crowding my space, jerk face."
"Move it yourself!" Kaiba responded.
While Joey stepped back, Kaiba smoothly swiped the blond's right foot from underneath the ground. Joey had become airborne and landed not on solid ground, but across Seto's shoulder.
"Ass wipe put me down," with his slender fingers he curled them into fist and beat against the solid wall of Kaiba's back.
Kaiba in answer to Joey's pleas wrapped one arm around the legs of his feisty captive.
'Mmm, his ass feels so nice against my cheek,' Kaiba smirked, 'my puppy's legs feel so firm and supple even through these tight jeans. This is going to be fun.' Kaiba tighten his grip; he didn't want to drop his precious cargo.
"If you keep on struggling think of the attention you'll draw." Kaiba's voice vibrated with amusement. "People are already starting to stare."
"Damn you Kaiba." Joey settled down and allowed himself to be carried into the hotel. With his free hand Kaiba opened the door; next he kicked it close with his foot. Once inside Joey's ass hit the soft cushions of a small love seat. He started to mumble incoherent words, 'arrogant son of a bitch.'
"Talking to yourself, thought you ended that in high school."
"Me . . . what the hell . . . high school . . . you're the one acting like a jerk," Joey's face turned bright red. Even though he was pissed at being so close to Kaiba it gave him goose bumps, it was like waiting to blow out the candles on your first birthday cake or opening presents on Christmas day. Joey the painter was happy just to be close to the man he'd loved with all his heart.
Kaiba laughs, not knowing what else to do, "Still my little mutt."
"Screw you Kaiba," Joey rose and threw his right arm into a wide arch and slapped Kaiba with a forward swing across his cheek. Too stung to react Kaiba just locked glares with Joey. Pain etched in a mirror of browns and blues orbs flashed in both their eyes. Kaiba raised his hand and the irate blond blocked what he thought would be a punch in response, but Kaiba only touched his heated cheek.
"Damn it, Joey."
'When did things get so out of control,' Joey though, his breathing was erratic and he regretted the violence. 'Damn that Kaiba, he always gets under my skin, yet today he's punching holes through my heart.'
"Joey I've never stuck you, and I won't start now," Kaiba continued to rub his cheek. "This isn't what I want."
"And I should care. Well I don't care anymore. You've trampled over everything I hold dear, Kaiba." Joey started to pace the room. He knew it would be futile to attempt to leave until Kaiba finished this little game he'd planned. 'Damn it why did I agree to come with him. Oh yeah I was drugged by that bastard.'
"You're going to wear a hole in the carpet, baby."
"What," there was that word again; which caused Joey to freeze. Just the sound of his dream lover's voice quieted the troubled thoughts, rambling around in his mind. "You've got no right to call me that."
Kaiba touched the bewildered blond's shoulders' and pulled him into a hesitant embrace. He wiped a clear tear from his eyelashes. Curiously the CEO traced Joey's lips with his thumb. Joey closed his eyes and leaned against the soft cotton shirt on Kaiba's chest. It felt right. He could feel Kaiba's heart beat, just a little faster than his own. Slowly Kaiba slid his hand underneath Joey's nape; he interlaced his fingers through the artist's soft curls. 'I got to get this right,' Kaiba thought.
"I . . . I'm not your baby."
Kaiba ignored Joey's wining, he needed to collect his thoughts and say exactly what was on his mind. His determination was absolute. 'I could lose him forever this time.' Kaiba walked away and took a seat in a chair near a small window. The rain had stopped and he watched as a rainbow formed. Next he took a deep breath and Kaiba started to speak.
"I was on my way to a meeting when the earthquake hit, too busy to spend time with my brother. Mokuba had been rescued but you were missing in a building that was declared a dangerous zone. Mokuba cried and accused me of being a selfish uncaring son of a bitch; of course he agonized over his sharp tongue later."
"Kaiba," Joey whispered.
"No listen to me. . . I should have been with Mokuba not you."Kaiba ruffled his bangs. 'This wasn't going to be easy; I've never admitted guilt to anyone,' he thought.
Kaiba's heart quickens, "I broke the rules and used my money to gain controlling interest in the area. Nothing would keep me out of that building. Without a second thought I entered the building, but not because you saved Mokuba; I needed to see you, hold you, touch you, and make love to you in this life time. I couldn't let a building and piles of rubble threaten to destroy my reason for living."
"Kaiba, you don't have to do this."
"Yes I do!"
Joey sighs . . . .
"No let me finish," At least he had his attention. Joey quietly walked over to the love seat. Surprisingly nervous Kaiba resumed the pacing he'd forced Joey to stop.
"I prayed for the first time in my life. Every step brought me closer to death, but you needed me so I never looked back. The first floors were under water. It was then I realized I couldn't ask anyone else to risk their lives on my insane quest. So I left the rescue team that Max had organized behind."
'Max,' Joey's thoughts wondered, 'it would make sense his boyfriend would help? I know this is a trick. God help me live through this nightmare. I know he's seeing that jerk.' Joey clinched his teeth. He was starting to mistrust and doubt the meaning behind Seto's words.
Kaiba's gentle words lured the blond back into his web.
"This was between you and me. We would either live together or die in that building. Looking back I realized all rational thought had left my mind; only emotions guided my actions. I was a man possessed with the boy he taunted, the boy with the blue trunks . . . . ."
Now Kaiba sighs . . . .
"The deeper I travel into the building my fears grew. Hell tormented every step, but faith guided me to you. Deep in that pit of hell I saw a light shinning so bright. It was your hair, your beautiful sun drenched hair. At that moment it occurred to me that Mokuba wasn't the only person I'd risk my life and limb for. The ice around my heart started to melt and you walked in."
Kaiba stopped pacing and leaned forward, Joey had fallen into his arms. He titled Joey's head back and his smoothly manicured bangs fell forward and brushed Joey's cheek; the blond gasp at the softness of Kaiba's cool chestnut hair.
Kaiba fingered two strains of honey silken hair and brought the strains to his lips. The kiss tickled his lips and gave him courage to continue. "I've always wanted to taste your hair."
Joey turned away, he didn't want to be swayed by this dream, or believe in Kaiba's twisted words, but he remained in Kaiba's lap.
"My puppy had fallen and there you lay broken and bleeding. I could have lay down beside you and never moved. I wanted to take all your pain so you wouldn't suffer. You had stopped breathing; it was unacceptable."
"You . . . so it was you. Joey jumped up and stumbled to the door. "All this time you let me believe it was a stranger or in my mind. All of the reports were sealed, were you ashamed?" He turned the knob to go.
"No please let me finish."
"Why . . . you're such a liar, big shot. The great Kaiba saves local boy." Joey smarted off the cutting words. His hands trembled on the door knob. "Is that why you and your boyfriend sent me away?"
"That's bullshit and you know it. I don't have a lover; you know that video was a fake. Look at me!" Kaiba was losing his temper.
"So am I to be grateful, you should have left me to die." Joey knuckles had gone white; his face was pale as well.
"Don't ever say that!" Furious Kaiba's words echoed around the room.
Seconds turned into minutes before either boy could speak. Joey was trapped in a prison of pain and Kaiba felt powerless to free him, so he continued to express his feelings
"For the first time in my life I felt a pain so intense in my heart it immobilized my body. Something wet started to fall down my cheeks and I realized I was crying. The great Seto Kaiba's heart was breaking, my soul screamed, but in that dark hour a connection was born. You'd changed my heart and soul. The dragon roared deep inside my soul and I knew at that moment what I had to do; so I went to work. Piece by piece I trusted my hands to save your life, your life which had become mine as well."
Joey dared a peak at Kaiba; speechless he leans back against a wall. 'I'll kill him if he's jerking me around, but not tonight.'
"All the times I taunted you with words your eyes would blaze with fire and I'd feel alive, burnt by the heat. I'd pushed your button time after time just to feel alive. To lose you now would be unthinkable. You'd become precious."
Joey blushed; he couldn't speak. 'In his dreams he'd scream Kaiba name, as his body felt desire beyond believe. Now here in this room dare I trust him. Dare I tell him I feel the same way?'
"Joey you're my world, it became clear when our breaths joined together as one. At the hospital I left your side again. I didn't have a choice but to trust the idiots."
Joey wiped the tears from his eyes. Kaiba sighs as he watches Joey move from the door.
"Finally when you woke and joined the living it was Mokuba's you needed and called for. Thinking of me only brought suffering and more pain. If it meant giving you up for life then. . . . ."
"WHAT, KAIBA?!"
"How dare you make that decision, stupid ass, rich jerk. Of course I called for Mokuba. I didn't know if he was alive or dead. Mokuba he's my friend. I love him." Joey clinched his hands into fist and leaned against the wall. He wanted to punch Kaiba for his stupidly.
"Yeah I love him too. . ." Kaiba flinched and buried his head deep between his legs. "So if you want him."
"What!! Oh you'll just give me up? What am I food to pass around for the Kaiba's? He's like a kid brother; my best friend. I've explained that, he's in my heart always. But there's this rich jerk I've loved forever. He's always buried in a laptop or creating new ways to kick my ass. Hell, I've studied hard in school just to stay in the honors program. Hoping he'd notice someday."
"I know everything about you. You're tops in English, Science, and Arts." Kaiba whispered.
"What gives, you have me followed?" Joey mumbles.
"I meant those words earlier Joey, I'd never hurt you. Come away with me right now. I'll leave the laptop and we can ride this bus till the rubber wears off the tires. I'll show you exactly how I feel."
Joey walked towards the bed and settled down. He propped his legs up and wrapped his arms around his knees, at least they weren't fighting. "Kaiba you sound strange. Are you taking some of my med's?"
"Why the hell not," Kaiba spun around and faced Joey, desperation in his voice. Gently he kneels down in front of Joey and took both of his hand. He started to draw lazy circles with his thumb along the boy's knuckles.
"Where do you want to go?"
"Seto this is too fast . . . too much . . . just let me breath," even the room closed in on Joey.
"No baby I can't wait. I've lost you twice I want an answer. What do you want, right now?"
"To keep on dreaming," the words brought moisture to Joey's dry tongue and a little color to his cheeks.
"What?"
Joey pulled away, but Seto held him tightly. 'I want you, to love me, all of me,' he thought.
"As a kid I wanted to paint. To always be surrounded by my colors. But mostly I wish to hide from my father. I wanted the ground to swallow me up." Joey chuckled thinking of the past events. "When I thought I was dying I only had one regret; my desire to be kissed, to make love, and to be your man."
"That's three," Kaiba spoke.
"Damn you Kaiba," tears of frustration gathered in Joey's eyes. "Don't screw with me, just leave. I'll be fine."
"Yeah I know, but I won't survive. I need you." Kaiba whispered. A fire burned out of control between the two young men. It was just a matter of time before their bodies joined.
"Trust in us, trust in me Joey. We've waited a long time let me love you. Let me be your kiss."
"Kaiba"
Without asking Kaiba pushed Joey back on the bed, next he reached for Joey's waist line and unzipped his pants, swiftly he eased the jeans down Joey's thighs. He paused at his ankles but continued to lift them over the fine bone.
Between kisses Joey nodded towards the wall. "Ah . . . Kaiba the light," he mumbled inside Kaiba's mouth. If Kaiba looked into Joey's eyes he would have seen a look of horror. 'Gods he'll reject me for sure. I can't stand that, please god my scares.'
Seto thinking of his own interest reached behind the bed and turned the desk light on which lit up the bed and surrounding area. Joey screamed and tears flooded his eyes. He was humiliated beyond belief. He struggled to find a blanket, anything to cover up disfigured body.
Kaiba in shock leaned backwards and searched Joey's face for answers. He wanted to know the source of his pain.
"Please Kaiba you don't understand."
"Then explain it to me,"
"I can't do this," Joey started to sniff.
"It's ok if you're afraid. I'll be gentle," Kaiba's husky voice penetrated the boy's thoughts.
'He's not going to let me go,' Joey sighs.
"What wrong? You haven't had sex?" Kaiba smiled. "I'll guide you . . . Tell me you can't feel this heat between us." Kaiba whispered. Joey bits his lip.
"I'm not the same." Joey clutched the blanket tightly.
"Close your eyes, I've waited too long for this moment." Kaiba kissed his soon to be lover's eyelids.
Next he pulled the blanket away and greedily gazed at the blond's long slender legs. He understood Joey's concern as his eyes rested on the scar. It ended just underneath his right knee with little cross stitches. With gentle fingers he touched the scar and moved his fingers along the fine line upward near his thigh. He felt Joey quivering at his touch. The light moisture and warmth along Joey's inter thigh tickled Kaiba's finger tips. The scar wrapped around his leg like a snake and the wrinkled skin stood out in colors of dark browns, purples, and blues. Seto was in puppy heaven. 'I'm the cause of his pain, every day he's reminded of the disaster.' The journey continued and stopped just below the little dimple near his butt bone. 'Damn he's so soft.'
With both hands he eased Joey's shirt over his head and on the down stroke he ran his hands along his sides. "Joey can you feel the blood boiling underneath my skin; just the sight of your body drives me crazy." He placed Joey's palm flat against his chest and moved his fingers as if he was playing a melody on a piano.
"Kaiba I can't . . . . You know. . ." the boy blushed.
Kaiba moaned and buried his head between Joey's legs and with a skillful tongue he continued to explore the sensitive scar. He sucked the wrinkled skin and next took Joey's length inside his mouth. Joey's body exploded with need; he could feel the blood racing throughout his groin. He didn't realize the desire he'd dreamed about could feel so good. But the snake gripped his heart and he panicked.
'Ah you don't think he loves you, it's just pity, for the cripple he made . . . haha.'
"No . . . no," Joey screamed.
Quickly Kaiba reacted to Joey's distress and gathered him into his arms. "Joey, hush . . . hush. Did I hurt you? Talk to me."
"I've wanted to be your puppy and prayed to survive the quake." Joey blushed, but Kaiba held him tightly. "I'm damaged, my nerves are dead. You've always wanted the best, not a mutt. All I have is my art, my pride, and that's enough. I don't want your pity."
"You expect me to believe that shit."
"What!!"
"In every part of you, your body, I see beauty. The ugliness dwells in your mind, nowhere else. It's me who saw your flesh laid open. I forced your limbs together with these hands. I thought you were lost, gone forever, sucked up in a vacuum, and forever lost before I got a chance to taste you. Joey my need for you has never been greater; what in the hell do you think I'm sucking, air. There is nothing deformed, it's your mind that has gone soft."
"Shut up, jerk face," the words felt good, but they were spoken between sobs on Kaiba's chest.
"I want to believe you. It's been so long I've twisted my mind to dream only of this . . . of you. But you never called or visited. Maybe this is a nightmare and when I wake you'll be laughing at me."
"Shit," Kaiba thought, he could see the fear building up again.
"Joey, puppy, mutt . . . take every name, every stupid argument we've ever had, every fight and remember this." He stroked Joey's back. I've never hit you and I'll never stop picking on you. Never!!"
"I'll tell you this once, so listen I've been a jerk for a lot longer then you've had those scares. You in my life is never going to change and I'm not waiting any longer for you to gain some sense. You can find that later. Most likely you lost it somewhere."
"What, did you just call me stupid, jerk face?" Joey jumped up and somehow tangled the blanket around his legs and landed in a heap on the floor with Kaiba dragged down on top of him.
"Joey you little shit can't you be still, we're suppose to be making love."
He tried to unscramble his legs but he only succeeded in wrapping them around Kaiba's body.
"Geez he's so soft," Kaiba thought.
"Ah . . . he's so strong," Joey thought.
At the same time they both smirked and their eyes met in silent understanding. This wasn't the time for fighting. Joey liked the tingling in his legs against Seto silk pants. He thought about turning away, but Kaiba placed a strong hand around his neck and held him closely. He ran his fingers though Joey's hair. "I've always wanted to do that," Kaiba whispered gentle words against the blond's ear lobe. At the same time he lifted Joey up and placed him back on the bed without any covers.
Between kisses Kaiba started stroking Joey's penis and with his middle finger he teased his tender opening. Joey didn't have time to think, every nerve in his body tingled. He was being pleasured from both ends.
He could hear Kaiba's zipper as he wrenched it down. The soft silk pants gathered below his hips. At the sight of Kaiba's erection Joey's eyes widen in shock. Well it was as if he'd never seen a fully erect penis, just not one directed at him.
"Ah . . . Kaiba,"
Kaiba eyes narrowed into little slits filled with lust. "Don't look, I don't want to scare you, I'll be gentle."
"____"
Skillfully Kaiba moved between the blond's legs and positioned his body for penetration; he resumed pleasuring Joey with two well moist fingers.
'Damn this feels so good,' Joey's mind went blank as his hips moved of their own accord.
"I won't let you go until I've taken your body . . . . All of it, you'll feel every inch I have buried inside, deeply. Don't plan on walking to far."
"Kaiba"
"Call me Seto." Lust in his voice continued to conquer Joey's fears.
"I swear if you say one more word or do anything else without asking. I'll kick your ass for real." Kaiba cut off the light and next Joey felt pressure and warm fluids around his entrance. He knew it was Kaiba's fingers probing deeper. Kaiba hit a bundle of nerves which caused Joey to leak from his swollen tip, and moan sweetly.
'Shit he's going to do it, he going to screw me good.'
Kaiba kissed Joey deeply and began sucking on a harden nipple while easing the head of his penis inside the deep tunnel of Joey's eager body.
"Oh shit! Seto . . . . Mmmm . . . I can't breathe, it hurts."
"I'll be your breath, I love you baby," He pushed deeper and Joey stated to pant.
" ----"
Joey who thought he couldn't feel anything muffled his cries. He held on tightly to the bed sheets and spread his legs wider; Seto was buried to the max in puppy heaven. The pain combined with pleasure only heightens his desires and he gave his body over completely to Seto's care. Together they traveled to a place only lovers could go and their breathing became one long breathe of pleasure.
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Wow, review, but mostly enjoy . . . thanks so much.
Wow as we come to a close. There are only a few questions I'd like to ask. Remember you write the story. Final pairs: Mokuba/ Ryou, Mokuba/Max and why. Should Mokuba tell Seto the complete truth? Will he gracefully let Joey go or cause problems? Ok reviewers I'll await you ending and together we will decide.