A/N: Okay here we go with the seventh chapter! I do own Damon, Zeke, Akim, Isa and Kasakabi but no one else! Enjoy =) I think this might be the last chapter, we shall see.
The Way We Used To Be
For some reason the ride back seemed longer than the ride over, even though they were driving faster. Joey had eventually fallen asleep in Seto's lap and was snuggled into his chest.
"How much longer Zeke?"
"Were almost there, there's some food in the pack near your feet if you're hungry." Seto thanked him and carefully picked up the pack. As soon as the noise of crinkling paper reached Joey's ears he quickly sat up, ears twitching back and forth and eyes wide open. He nearly cried in joy as a huge sandwich was shoved into his face.
"Here." Joey didn't even reply as he inhaled the food. Zeke whooped as the old tunnel came into view. He contacted a guard in the lab and they opened a door for all the vehicles. As Zeke sped through the downhills and turns of the tunnels Joey and Seto went sliding back and forth violently in the backseat.
"Slow down a little Zeke you're going to crash!" He laughed.
"Me? Crash? Never my friend, I have been through here so many times." Seto winced as the tires screeched. Finally the last vault opened and everyone was back in the building. Zeke didn't even turn the jeep off and jumped out and ran to the lab. Seto helped Joey out of the car and turned it off and grabbed the keys.
"I guess we go back to the cell now, I want to take a shower." Joey linked arms with Seto and grinned.
"We should take one together." Seto smirked.
"Yes we should." He squeezed Joey's buttock and the blonde yelped before slapping his hand away.
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"What? And you're sure?" Zeke nodded with a grim look on his face.
"Yes doctor, the guards spoke with a villager and confirmed it."
"I suppose it was only a matter of time, but it's still sudden." Kasakabi paced back and forth.
"I want some guards on patrol. I know I'm probably going to regret this but I want Damon out." Zeke smiled faintly.
"He'll just be more hyper if you keep him locked up, he could help me in the kitchen maybe?" Kasakabi scratched his chin.
"I'll consider it. Go fetch Damon will you?"
"Of course doctor." He quickly returned with Damon grinning and latched onto his arm.
"Well you've got your wish Damon, you are going out on patrol with the guards. Agents were spotted and are making their way over here, we don't know when though. I know how talented you are in the stealth department, I would like you and a couple of guards to keep watch outside."
"Yes mein fuehrer." He mock saluted him with a serious look on his face before breaking out in a grin.
"When do I start?"
"Immediately. You and the guards will all have radios to communicate with the lab and each other. Inform the guards of anyone you see, if there are too many of them or are getting dangerously close contact me and I will have Seto and Joey sent out."
"Why don't you just have them stay out with us?"
"I don't quite trust them yet."
"Yet you trust me?" Kasakabi took a deep breath.
"I'll admit I am a little hesitant, but this is a dire situation that cannot be ignored."
"That bad huh? Well I won't disappoint you then."
"Very good, Zeke would you collect a handful of guards please?"
"Of course." Zeke left a little hesitantly as he saw Kasakabi and Damon staring at each other, but left nonetheless. When he did Kasakabi sighed and opened his mouth to speak, but before he could Damon held a hand up.
"I know what you're going to say, if I mess this up you will kill me right?" Kasakabi smiled.
"I've made an adjustment to that threat actually, so you're partially right." Damon blinked.
"Adjustment?"
"That's right, that certain threat has not worked since you arrived here. I do know how close you are to Zeke however." Damon's eyes widened before they narrowed and glared at the doctor.
"Don't you dare threaten him." His tail swished behind him and he clenched his fists.
"Now that is the reaction I was hoping for, as long as you do your job he will remain safe." Damon growled.
"To be perfectly honest I never thought I would have to make such a threat against you son. You're disobedience has furthered my suspicions that your loyalty does not lie with me." Damon looked to the side.
"First off, I'm not your real son."
"I took you in didn't I? Found you on the streets starving to death. Gave you food and shelter, I expect a little more respect from you."
"I'm not blood related, I'm not your son and you're not my father. Secondly, if I wasn't locked up the entire god damn time I would be more tolerable. Hell, even Seto and Joey get to walk around and they haven't even been here for two months."
"I assure you I do not trust them, at least not yet. They are getting no special treatment."
"Bullshit! They get to stay together yet I can't even see Zeke once a day? I call that special treatment doctor." Kasakabi glared and opened his mouth but instead shut it, closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
"I am sorry you feel that way. I have already told Zeke that I will talk to Akim about letting Zeke in. As for you roaming around I am afraid I will have to refuse that request." Damon glared and crossed his arms. Zeke walked into the room with four guards and frowned. The tension was so thick it could be cut with a knife. Kasakabi turned to Zeke and grinned.
"Thank you Zeke, you may return to your room." Damon grabbed Zeke's sleeve and turned to Kasakabi.
"I want to go with him." Kasakabi's lips pursed and he frowned.
"You said yourself I could see him more often, I just want to hang out with him before I go." Kasakabi looked at his watch.
"You have twenty minutes." Damon grinned and pulled Zeke along.
"Damon?"
"Just keep walking, we need to talk." Noting the seriousness in his voice he nodded and wrapped an arm around Damon's shoulder.
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His eyes narrowed as he watched them walk away.
"Doctor?" His eyes snapped over to the guards and he smiled.
"Has Zeke informed you of the situation?" They shook their heads.
"The government agents we have been waiting for are making their way over here, and we have no idea when. You are to take the old van and park somewhere away from the entrance. Damon will be patrolling the area and informing you of any agents whereabouts via the radio."
"How long do you want us to stay out there?"
"Two days at the most, if none of them appear you will return here and we will continue to monitor the area consistently."
"And if they do show?" Kasakabi grinned.
"You will contact me, I will send Seto and Joey up and they will dispose of them."
"Yes doctor, would you like us to head up now?"
"No, you must wait for Damon, keep a close eye on him and inform me of any trouble he may cause." They nodded and went to collect their packs and to get ready for the next couple of days.
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"What's wrong Damon?" Zeke asked in an alarmed tone as Damon brought his arms around his waist and leaned into his chest.
"Kasakabi…he…..he threatened to hurt you if I didn't behave." Zeke frowned and put a hand on Damon's head.
"I'm sure he was just saying that to keep you in line, don't worry." Damon hugged him tighter but shook his head.
"No, he means it. I've been here long enough to know what kind of a person he is. He will hurt you to get a point across. I'm going to be gone for a couple of days. Please, please promise me you'll be careful around him?" Zeke chuckled.
"I think I'm supposed to be telling you to be careful." Damon smacked his chest half-heartedly and tears welled up in his eyes.
"Please Zeke, promise me. So I can at least be at ease even if it's just a little bit before I leave."
"I promise Damon." He brought his arms around Damon's waist and hugged him tightly, and Damon returned it.
"Thank you." He whispered.
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When the time came for Damon to leave Zeke walked him and the guards to the surface, trying to ease the blonde's anxiety. When Zeke returned to the lab he made his way towards Joey and Seto's room. Remembering what he heard the last time he just walked up he blushed, and slowed his pace. Listening for any sounds. He sighed when he heard none and when he reached the top was relieved to see them sleeping on the bed.
'I don't want to wake them, but they should be informed of what they might have to do ahead of time.' He carefully opened the door and cringed as it squeaked a little. Seto's ears twitched and he opened his eyes and slowly sat up as Zeke approached them.
"I thought I might inform you of the situation." Joey yawned and sleepily rubbed his eyes and sat up.
"What situation?"
"The government situation. He sent Damon to the surface to scout the surrounding area with guards nearby. If agents are spotted Kasakabi is going to want you to go up and get rid of them." Joey frowned and Seto nodded grimly.
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Damon grinned and sighed as the warmth of the sun hit him, he breathed in the fresh air. Feeling a rush of energy from being outside he did a cartwheel and laughed.
"It has been way too long."
"Be careful Damon! What if they're around here? You'll attract unwanted attention to our location!" Damon sniffed the air and looked into the distance.
"Relax, I can't smell anything. Only thing I can see is a lizard on that rock over there. I guess you should park the van somewhere and I should start looking around though."
"Very well, keep your radio with you."
"Yes father." The guard rolled his eyes and Damon snickered before running off. He ran for five minutes before he spotted a tree. He ran up to it, and with the skill of an expert acrobat scaled the tree to the top.
"Still can't see anything, wonder where the next tree is?" He squinted his eyes and looked around.
"Aha! That'll do nicely." In the distance he had spotted a very small watering hole with a tree on the side that provided some decent shade. It only took a couple of minutes to run to, but before he climbed the tree he jumped into the water to cool himself off and have a drink. He then jumped into the tree and relaxed on one of the branches.
"I'll just stay here a while, if these agents are on foot the shade and water should attract them." He closed his eyes and sighed.
"Damon? Come in Damon." He growled in annoyance and took the radio out of his pocket.
"What?"
"Have you spotted anything yet?"
"No nothing, I'm taking cover in a tree for a while about ten minutes away. Don't contact me again unless you've spotted them, if they had been here you would have just given away my location."
"Copy that."
"Idiots." He muttered.
"I finally leave that damn place and still can't manage to get any peace and quiet." He closed his eyes once again and allowed his tail to hang down. An hour later he opened his eyes as his ears picked up a light rumbling noise that was slowly getting closer. He quickly sat up and curled his tail around his waist. He stayed low and against the trunk behind the leaves and ducked as the vehicle stopped right under the tree.
'There you are.' The black truck turned off and the four doors opened simultaneously. He snickered as seven agents in traditional black suits stepped out. They immediately went for the water and nearly jumped into it. He waited patiently. It wasn't like he had anywhere to be right? They sat in the shade and ate food quickly.
"So, how close are we to this place? This heat is fucking killing me."
"We don't know the exact location, but we think it's close."
"You think? How about we actually know where it is before we go out into the middle of nowhere in this damn heat!"
"We got a lead and were going to take it, we've been looking for this guy for years you know that."
"So for all we know we could be going in the opposite direction this place is?" The other agent sighed.
"No, we got a visual on some vehicles this morning. Villagers claimed they were just collecting samples to make sure there isn't any inbreeding going on with the animals. The villagers said they came from Namibia though, said they've seen some strange things around this area. Even gave us a damn map and pointed out some places."
"So were going by that?"
"Yes."
"…"
"It's the only lead we have." He tossed a radio to the man that was arguing with him.
"Call the other cars and tell them to head to our location, we need to fan out." Damon sighed softly and looked around.
'I didn't exactly pick the best place. I guess I'm stuck here until they leave.' It didn't take long for three more SUV's to join them. They all gathered under the tree together and circled the areas on their maps they were to check.
"So is everyone clear on their assigned area? Keep the radios on and keep your eyes open. Check everywhere and be careful." Damon tapped his fingers against the tree as he patiently waited for them to leave. He waited another five minutes just to make sure they were out of eyeshot. One of those cars had gone in the direction of the lab. He took the radio out and turned it on.
"Ok guys they showed at my location, there's four SUV's in the area. One of them is headed towards the lab and the rest spread out. I'm going to come back now, you guys tell Kasakabi to keep Joey and Seto at the ready."
"Copy that Damon, be safe." He rolled his eyes.
"Please, I'll be fine" He pocketed the radio and took a deep breath. There was no other shelter for another five minutes. No large rocks and no more trees.
'I'll be very vulnerable if they spot me. Wish I could remember this area a little better, I could at least lead them away from the lab if they see me.' He jumped down and looked around warily.
"Oh well." He ran for a couple of minutes and already the next tree was in sight, he sighed. His sigh was turned into a yelp as a bullet whizzed by his head.
"Shit." He grabbed the radio.
"I'm being shot at about five minutes away, tell Kasakabi to let Joey and Seto out now!"
"Seto and Joey have been released and are on their-" The radio exploded into tiny pieces as a bullet struck it.
"Damn! I'll just be a bigger target if I change." He rolled to the left as the SUV tried to run into him from the side. He nearly cried in relief as the figures of two giant wolves made their way towards him. He shouted in surprise as the car pulled up right next to him, the agent sticking out of the open door had a smirk on his face as he brought the gun to eye level. Joey raced ahead of Seto past the cars and turned around, he whined at Damon, who gave him a confused look before smiling. He ran up to Joey, grabbed a handful of his fur and swung his right leg over his back.
"Thanks for the lift." Joey grabbed the gun out of the agent's hands and crunched it in his mighty jaws before running ahead and to the side, getting himself and Damon out of harms way. Seto growled and ran full speed at the oncoming SUV. Just as he was about to make contact he turned his shoulder inward towards the car, totaling it and sending it rolling several times before it stopped on it's top. He panted and slowly walked up to the vehicle and peeked inside. All but one of the agents was dead. He was bleeding heavily though and would die soon. He snorted and trotted to where Joey was with Damon still on his back. Joey sniffed Seto seemingly checking for any injuries. Damon slid off of Joey's back.
"These guys have maps of the other areas where there are more agents, let's grab it and get it back to Kasakabi." Once the map was obtained the three of them made their way back to the lab, with Damon on Joey's back again. Damon handed the map to Kasakabi.
"The circled areas are where more agents are searching for the lab, one car each with about five people in them. I don't know if the other cars were contacted by the people that died so they may be on their way back here."
"You weren't as inconspicuous as you thought you would be I'm guessing?" Damon snorted.
"Yea well it's pretty barren out there, not many things to hide behind."
"True, where are the guards?"
"No idea, they shot my radio."
"I see, you may return to your room Damon." He turned to Joey and Seto.
"You two stay here, I want to contact the guards before I send you out again." He grabbed the radio and tried to contact the guards, but all that came back was static. He growled and slammed the radio onto the counter. He went into the infirmary and grabbed an injection.
"Joseph!" Joey hesitated for a second before walking up to Kasakabi, he yelped as the needle was pushed into the scruff of his neck roughly.
"Find them! Don't leave a single man standing!" They ran out the tunnels with unnatural speed, their paws kicking up sand as they went. Their eyes scanned the area for any sign of movement, their noses twitched, and they strained their ears for any sound they could pick up. Seto's ears twitched and he turned to the right, he growled, the metal of the SUV shone is the sun. The vehicle was quickly approaching them with another trailing right behind. The sound of the windows going down alerted them and they picked up speed. Inside the car the driver was sweating and staring at the huge beasts with wide eyes.
"What the hell are those?"
"Stop the car your going to crash into them!" He slammed on the brakes, causing the vehicle behind them to smash into the back. He closed his eyes at the impact, but when he opened them again the wolves were gone.
"Did you see where they went?" A crunching noise came from the drivers side and suddenly the door was gone, as well as the driver.
"What the fuck?" The crunching of bones and gurgling tore through the air.
"Grab the fucking guns!" The sight that greeted them when they exited the SUV was sickening. All the doors on the SUV that hit them had been torn off, blood coated the interior and pooled around the bodies of their fellow agents. They stood their, shocked and too scared to move. Seto turned around and growled at them, his muzzle and chest dripping with blood. In the background Joey flung a body into the air and shook it, as if it were a toy. One of the men brought a hand up to his mouth and leaned over and got violently ill.
"Watch out!" Too late, the last thing he saw were the open jaws quickly approaching before it was all over. In a heartbeat all but one of the men had been slaughtered. The last remaining man sat on the ground. Tears of fear trailed down his face, he started wide-eyed as Joey crouched down low with his fangs bared. Blood and saliva dripped off his chin as he growled and stalked. Before Joey could attack, however, the man brought his gun to his head and pulled the trigger. Joey growled in frustration and walked away with a snort. Seto frowned internally, he knew the injection was supposed to make Joey more aggressive but what he had done was sadistic. He stared at the bodies surrounding him and a shiver went down his spine. He did not like doing this. He needed to remind himself though that they had to do whatever it took to gain Kasakabi's trust. They had made that decision together and they would follow it through together. The sound of another vehicle approaching caused Joey to look up and growl. Still high on adrenaline, he didn't even see that it was the labs guards. He ran at the car, fully intending to kill them.
'Shit!' Seto ran after him, but just couldn't catch up. He watched in horror as the Jeep screeched as the braked were slammed on, Joey grabbed a front tire and tossed the Jeep up into the air. Before Joey could touch the Jeep when it came back down Seto slammed into him, sending him to the ground. He growled and bared his fangs at Seto as he stood over Joey and snapped at him. Fur flew and teeth gnashed but in the end Seto had grabbed hold of Joey's neck. He slowly let go and stepped away but kept himself between the jeep and Joey. Seto looked to the driver, who had a large cut on his forehead. He hesitantly changed back to human and walked to the driver, while keeping a close eye on Joey.
"Does the radio still work?" The driver nodded and handed Seto the radio.
"Kasakabi, this is Seto." For a couple of minutes all they could hear was static.
"Ah Kaiba, did something go wrong?" He laughed bitterly.
"We got rid of the pest problem, unfortunately Joey did not recognize the guards and damaged the Jeep."
"Someone's dead back here!" The driver sighed and looked into the back, he winced. The dead guards neck was hanging to the side at a funny angle with a bone jutting out of the skin.
"One guard is dead as well."
"Shit, guess the side effects aren't completely gone." Seto snorted and glanced at Joey. He had calmed down considerably.
"I'm sending a van out immediately." Seto handed the radio to the driver. A soft sigh made him look at Joey just in time to see him falling forward. He rushed forward and caught him right before he hit the ground. He held Joey in his arms and sighed. The blonde was sweating and breathing heavily with his eyes closed. Five minutes later a large van pulled up next to them, the driver brought out a large white sheet to wrap the body in. The ride back was quiet and tense, the guards looking at Joey with nervous glances. Kasakabi was waiting in the garage when they pulled in, an annoyed look on his face. He looked down at Joey and his eyes narrowed.
"Get one of the flatbeds and retrieve the Jeep." He shouted at the guards. He eyed Seto and held his arms out.
"Give him to me." Seto hesitated for a brief second before handing Joey over to Kasakabi. He would have made it worse for the blonde if he hadn't.
"Go back to the room Seto, rest up." He looked at Joey one more time before he turned around and left. Kasakabi walked to the infirmary.
"Isa!" Isa came running around the corner and looked at him in surprise.
"What happened to him?" He snorted.
"He's fine, just tired. You said you got rid of all the side effects of the injection did you not?" She nodded.
"We even tested it out doctor, three times in fact. Why what happened? " Kasakabi dropped Joey onto the bed harshly.
"Apparently he couldn't tell the difference between our guards and the enemy. He killed one of ours, injured the rest and totaled a jeep." His voice rose at the end and he glared down at Joey.
"We cannot afford these mistakes Isa!" She bowed.
"The injection causes his adrenaline levels to rise doctor, it is very possible that that took control of him and he got…caught up in the moment." A loud groan came from Joey and he slowly sat up holding his head. Kasakabi growled and grabbed Joey by the front of his shirt and threw him to the ground. Joey yelped as his head hit the wall and backed himself as far as he could into the wall as Kasakabi approached him.
"Do you have any memory of what you did Joseph?" Joey's ears went back and he shook his head. He yelled out as Kasakabi punched him in the stomach, making him double over.
"You killed a guard! Destroyed one of the jeeps!" Joey's eyes widened.
"You remember absolutely nothing?" He shook his head again. Kasakabi snorted and looked at Isa.
"Fix it!"
"It's not something I can just fix doctor. Sometimes people can't control themselves when their adrenaline level is too high." He yelled in frustration and glared at Joey who ducked his head and looked to the side.
"Very well then, go back to your room Joseph." He didn't need to be told twice. He quickly stood up and ran out of the room. In the cell Seto waited patiently on the bed for him to return. He stared at Joey with a look of worry as he saw the blonde's state. He slowly walked in with downcast eyes and a haunted look on his face. He slowly walked to the bed and sat in a crumpled heap on the floor next to Seto's legs. He sighed and laid his head against Seto's thigh.
"What's wrong?" Joey brought his hands up and stared at the little bit of blood on them before bringing a hand under his shirt and to his chest, tears forming in his eyes as he felt the dried blood all over him.
"He said I killed a guard." Seto frowned.
"We killed the agents we were supposed to kill, you got a little too excited and didn't recognize the jeep as our own when it approached."
"I could've killed all of them."
"You didn't." He tugged on Joey's shirt and the blonde lazily got onto his lap, his arms went around Joey's waist and he kissed his cheek.
"I'm gonna take a shower Seto."
"We both need one, come on."
Down in the main lab, Kasakabi, Akim, Zeke, and Isa sat around a table.
"I think the best course of action is clear. We need to activate the bombs as soon as possible. The government knows were here now and we need to do it before it's too late."
"But Doctor, the machine isn't fully prepared yet. Plus, they haven't discovered our exact location and even if they did it would be impossible for them to get in" Isa spoke softly and carefully. Zeke nodded.
"I agree, why risk a lethal backfire if we still have time?" Kasakabi slammed his hands on the table and stood up.
"We don't know what they have on them! They may be able to penetrate our security! I want this done and I want it done quickly!"
"Don't you still need subjects for your experiments though?"
"I don't have time for that! I will be able to gather more after the bombs. Inform the scientists of our plans." He left quickly and Zeke sighed.
"I'm going to visit Damon for a little bit."
"Alright."
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Seto and Joey emerged from the bathroom fully dressed and free of bloodstains. Joey still had a haunted look in his eyes and he seemed to move mechanically towards the bed, he lay down with a sigh and Seto sat next to him.
"When are we gonna leave Seto?"
"Oooh you guys are going to leave? Count us in." Joey sat up and smiled as Damon and Zeke walked in, Damon's tiger tail wrapped around Zeke's arm. Seto scowled.
"Don't speak so loudly! What if he were downstairs and heard you?" Damon rolled his eyes and sat on the desk.
"Calm down, we just walked by he's not around here." Zeke stepped closer to them.
"Did you guys hear anything about what's going on?"
"Zeke, they took a shower. I don't think they know anything." Zeke observer their wet hair and the steam still coming from the bathroom. He blushed and turned around. Damon giggled.
"I'll tell them." They looked at Damon curiously.
"Tell us what?"
"Kasakabi plans to set the bombs off earlier than he expected."
"Way earlier." Zeke added as he turned around, the blush gone from his face replaced by a worried look.
"The machine isn't even done yet, but he's too worried about the government finding us. So he wants to set them off either tomorrow or the next day." Damon jumped off the desk and perched on the bed.
"The scientists aren't too happy about that, it could backfire." Joey looked at Seto with worry, it didn't help that Seto had the same concerned look. Seto sighed.
"This changes things then. We'll probably be leaving earlier than we planned." Joey snorted.
"Planned my ass, we didn't even know when we were gonna leave in the first place." Seto smirked.
"True." Damon jumped in between them and wrapped an arm around each of their shoulders with a grin.
"Well when you do decide to break out, tell us okay? We want out to." Joey smiled and nodded and Seto was tempted to shrug out of Damon's arm, but he was making Joey happy. He could deal with it if meant taking Joey's mind off of things. Zeke checked his watch.
"Well, it's time for dinner. I'm going to go fix it up you guys just hang out okay?" Damon jumped off the bed and over to Zeke and looped his arms around his waist.
"I want to help you cook Zekie." Zeke blushed and coughed into his hand.
"Ah sure, let's go." Damon giggled and turned to wink at Seto and Joey. Seto rolled his eyes and Joey laughed lightly.
"It's kinda weird to see Zeke blush, ya know?"
"You mean because he looks big and tough?"
"Exactly." Seto wrapped his arms around Joey's waist and pulled him onto his lap. Joey sighed and leaned into his embrace.
"Take a nap pup, you're tired."
"I don't think I can sleep right now." Seto pushed Joey's head into his chest and put his chin on top of the blonde's head.
"Then rest your eyes at least." Joey nodded and closed his eyes, sighing deeply. A couple of minutes later Kasakabi walked up the stairs and frowned at them. Seto could smell the anger rolling off the man and he tightened his hold on Joey and fought to not glare at him. Joey's eyes blinked open and when he saw Kasakabi he shrank into Seto's lap, his ears going flat against his head.
"I trust Zeke has informed you of our plan?" Seto nodded.
"Very good, we will most likely be setting the bombs off tomorrow. I will have Zeke tell you ahead of time when it is decided." Seto said nothing and Joey avoided eye contact altogether. After Kasakabi left Joey relaxed and Seto kissed the back of his neck.
"We'll be gone soon, don't worry."
"Heh yeah, if the bomb doesn't backfire and kill us first. I'm scared Seto." Seto turned Joey's face towards his with his hand and leaned his forehead against his.
"We will be fine, I promise."
"Don't make promises you can't keep."
"I promise, Joey." He stared into Seto's eyes and tears gathered in his, Seto brought a hand up and wiped them away and Joey smiled. Seto gently pulled him down with him to lie on the bed.
"We'll take a nap together okay?" Joey nodded and cuddled closer into Seto's chest. It didn't take too long for the blonde to fall asleep and Seto closed his eyes, never really falling asleep but guarding Joey. It was a short nap though as about half an hour later Zeke and Damon brought four trays to their cell, they ate dinner together and joked around for a while. When they were done everyone was hesitant to say goodnight, they were nervous and unsure about what tomorrow would bring. Joey found it very difficult to fall asleep and spent two hours in Seto's arms just lying there. He had come close to falling asleep two times, but he kept waking up from small noises he heard in the lab. He sighed and sat up.
"I'm too nervous to sleep." Seto sat up and held his face in his hands, he was exhausted but he was not only nervous as well, but felt like he had to stay awake and look after the distressed blonde.
"We could ask Isa if she has some sleeping pills."
"I don't wanna take any pills."
"Try sleeping again, I won't let anything happen remember?"
"Yea." He slowly lay back down and Seto wrapped his arms around him. It took a little while, but Joey was finally able to fall asleep. Even Seto managed to get a few hours of shuteye. Early in the morning around seven Zeke showed up with breakfast. Joey groaned and rolled over as Seto tried to shake him awake.
"Rough night?"
"He couldn't sleep very well."
"I see. I'm here earlier than normal because Kasakabi has decided to set off the bombs in a few hours, thought you would like to know ahead of time."
"Yes, thank you." Zeke nodded.
"Damon wants to stop by later if that's alright with you."
"That's fine, get up pup there's food." He frowned, as even the mention of food didn't get Joey to open his eyes.
"I can always reheat his food later if he doesn't eat it." Seto grunted and lifted the covers off and sat on the edge of the bed. Joey whined at the loss of heat and tugged on the back of Seto's pants. Seto sighed with a hint of irritation and pointed to a sweatshirt on the dresser.
"Could you hand me that sweatshirt?" Zeke grabbed it and tossed it to Seto, who shoved it in Joey's face.
"Put it on, you need to eat." Joey rolled over with his back facing Seto and shook his head.
"Nuh-uh." Seto's eye twitched. He reached down and lightly tugged on Joey's ear. When he got no response he tugged much harder, earning a yelp from Joey who brought a hand up to his ear and sat up.
"Okay okay I'm up." He yawned and quickly put the sweatshirt on. Seto shook his head and put his tray on his lap, Zeke chuckled and walked out and down the stairs. Seto hand Joey his food.
"Eat."
"I'm not that hungry."
"I don't care, you need to eat something." Joey sighed and grumbled, slowly pushing his food around and taking small bites.
"Did you hear what Zeke said?" He nodded.
"He also said Damon is going to come by later." He nodded again and Seto sighed.
"Joey."
"I'm fine. I'm just…really tired."
"You're worried."
"Yea, aren't you?" Seto smirked and shook his head.
"No, I'm very confident that we'll be fine. We will leave this place, and we will take Zeke and Damon with us." Joey put his fork down.
"What about Isa?"
"I don't know if she wants to leave."
"We should ask. I mean the only reason she's staying is because he's threatened her family. After this though, they might not even be alive. So she wouldn't have any reason to stay."
"Yes, but there might be another reason." Joey looked at the floor.
"Will you at least ask?"
"When I can, yes. Now eat." Joey hesitated but picked up his fork again and ate slowly. Seto frowned as Joey pushed the tray away with half the food still on it. He didn't bring it up though as Damon waltzed in with a bright smile on his face.
"What are you so happy about?" Joey gazed at him suspiciously. Damon giggled.
"I let Zeke be on top last night." Joey's face turned red and Seto shook his head.
"Probably the best decision I've ever made." Joey buried his hands in his face.
"No details please." Damon, ignoring Joey's embarrassment, walked up to him and sat on his lap. Although he knew Damon was just teasing Joey, Seto couldn't help the low growl that came from his throat.
"So, does Seto ever let you be on top?" Poor Joey looked like he was about to die of embarrassment. Blushing from head to foot and eyes as large as dinner plates. Seto glared at Damon.
"That's hardly any of your business."
"You know I never thought to let him try because Zeke is so damn shy, but it turns out the shy ones are great on top because they have this pent up sexual beast or something." If it was even possible, Joey's blush got brighter and he ducked his head. Damon blinked but smirked.
"No need to be so shy. I mean you guys have had sex I assume?" Joey nodded mutely.
"Well then there you go! Besides, I need someone to share stories with." Joey's head snapped up.
"I don't think-"
"Boy I'm bushed, think I'm going to go see Zeke now. See you later." He leapt off of Joey's lap and jogged down the stairs, leaving Joey with his mouth open. Seto was annoyed that Damon had teased him like that, but he had to admit his pup was damn cute when he blushed.
"That wasn't awkward at all." Joey's sarcasm made him snicker.
"What are you laughing at?"
"You."
Why!"
"Because you're cute when you blush." That of course just made Joey's blush deepen. He grumbled and lay back down on the bed with his back to Seto. The brunette smirked and walked towards the bed, encasing Joey in his arms. Joey stiffened and turned his head to glare at him but yelped as Seto kissed him deeply. He moaned as Seto turned him onto his back and straddled him.
"You know I'm kind of glad Damon told us that." Joey looked at him in surprise.
"Why?" Seto leaned down and lightly nipped Joey's ear, causing said blonde to shiver.
"Because now I'm curious. I think we should give it a try, don't you?" Joey was too embarrassed for words. He blushed and turned his head to the side. Seto latched onto his neck, grazing his teeth on Joey's neck and giving him love bites.
"I'll get us started, then you can take over." Seto whispered and took off both his and Joey's shirts. He softly kissed Joey on the forehead, his nose, then his lips. He slowly kissed down Joey's well-developed chest and ran his hand over his hardening nipple. Joey purred and let out a small gasp as Seto pinched and gave him a few playful twists. Seto turned his attention to the other nipple, which got the same treatment. Joey was well aware of the tightening around his pants and shifted his hips.
"Seto." He moaned. Seto entwined his legs with Joey's and put his hands on the blonde's back, surprising him when he flipped them over so Joey was on top. He leaned up and kissed Joey's stomach.
"Your turn pup."
Joey looked at him with a mix of nervousness and embarrassment. He took a shaky deep breath and slowly leaned down and captured Seto's lips with his. They deeply kissed and moaned as they tasted each other. Joey hesitantly pulled away and brought his lips to Seto's chest. He licked a nipple before closing his mouth around it and sucking lightly. Seto sighed in content and buried his hands in the sea of blonde hair. He bucked his hips and moaned when Joey trailed his tongue down the brunette's chest, stopping at the waist of his jeans. Both reached to undo each other's belts, throwing them in the corner. They slid their pants off and threw them away as well. Joey blushed and stared down at Seto's boxers, the bulge in them begging to be rid of its confinement. He grazed his hands over the bulge and smiled as Seto shivered.
Joey brought his hands to the edges of Seto's boxers and slowly slid them down. He looked at Seto and the brunette gave him an encouraging smile. Joey slowly brought a hand down to Seto's arousal and shyly wrapped his hand around it. Seto groaned and grasped the sheets.
"Puppy." Joey blushed at the response, he was definitely used to being on the receiving end. While he was very shy he was also curious. He slowly pumped his hand up and down Seto's length, causing Seto to tighten his grasp on the sheets. He could feel his release coming in the pit of his stomach. Joey took his hand away though and Seto pouted, but then he gasped and bucked his hips as Joey took his length into his mouth.
"Oh god puppy!" Joey was pleased to see the dazed look on his lover's features, his head thrown back and eyes closed as he released short gasps and moans. Joey moaned and the vibrations sent along Seto's arousal drove the teen crazy, pressing him even closer to his release. Joey bobbed his head up an down at a leisurely pace, Seto twisted the cover in his hands and his hips arched up and he grunted as he released. Joey knew what to do next, but there was a little problem.
'I need lube.' He remembered the white substance in his mouth and got an idea. He slid his boxers off with a slight blush, spit out the substance onto his hand and rubbed it on himself, making a lubricant. He smiled down at Seto shyly and the brunette smirked.
"I think you need to be in control more often pup." He spoke between pants, causing the blonde's face to flush even brighter. Seto's hand rested on his hip.
"Go slowly at first ok?" Joey nodded and laughed nervously.
"Right." Seto smiled and stroked his hip comfortingly.
"You'll do fine." Joey slowly brought the tip of his length to Seto's entrance and looked at him one more time before slowly pushing in all the way. Seto winced and Joey moaned loudly, the heat that surrounded him was almost unbelievable and he had to try and hold back from releasing right then. It just felt so damn good. He looked down at Seto.
"You ok?" Seto nodded.
"Yea, just give me a second." Seto bucked his hips and they both gasped as the pleasure. Taking it as a sign that he could move, Joey slowly pulled out then back in.
"Oh god." Joey whimpered as he sped up a bit, Seto moaned again and wrapped his legs around Joey's waist. Joey leaned down and laid his head on Seto's shoulder, pumping in and out faster and faster. Seto groaned and buried his hands in Joey's hair as Joey brought a hand down and grabbed Seto's length, rubbing up and down rapidly. The knot in Joey's stomach came back and he bit his lip.
"S..Seto! Ah! I..can't…keep it in..much longer Ah!" Seto grunted as he released onto their abdomens and Joey screamed Seto's name as he exploded inside the brunette. Joey fell against Seto's chest and they both lay there panting. Seto laughed lightly and patted Joey's back.
"Well done pup, let's go take a shower." Joey wasn't moving, however. Seto frowned and shook Joey's shoulder.
"Joey?"
"Hmm?" He chuckled.
"Don't go to sleep, we need to get cleaned up." Joey whined but gradually pulled out of Seto and sat on the bed looking quite dazed. Seto stood up and gently pulled Joey up by the arm, having to nearly drag him to the shower.
Meanwhile downstairs in Zeke's room, Damon was grinning like an idiot and snickering. Zeke came out from the bathroom with a curious look on his face.
"What's so funny?" Damon giggled and looked at the ceiling.
"Oh, nothing." Zeke raised an eyebrow but shrugged, it was none of his business.
Ok so this isn't the last chapter, I felt like that was an okay place to stop at. The next chapter will be the last, I just need to gather my thoughts. I hope the action scenes and the lemon were alright. I'm not very good at lemons so yea. I must say I am becoming very fond of Damon =) Am working on profile pics for my OC's that will go on Deviant art. Hopefully the next chapter will be out soon, please review! No Flames Please!
