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Chapter 14

As Joey woke up, he looked at his watch to see that it was already past 6 in the evening. He stood up and started to get dressed, without even saying something, causing Seto to ask: "What do you think you're doing?"

"I'm getting dressed." Joey informed a now grumpy CEO.

"I can see that, the question is why are you getting dressed?"

Joey gave a sigh and said: "Because I need to go home, it's late and my dad will be worried if I don't show up soon. He might already be worried, he's the only one that knows about my job."

A big frown spread over Seto's face, he didn't like the idea of letting his new boyfriend run free again, not even for a second, but he would have to. "Fine, I'll drive you."

"No, you're not." Joey just said.

"Why ever not?" Seto asked, sounding annoyed again.

"Because then people might see us together and that wouldn't be a good idea. Which is why this is the condition for the whole dating thing, no one must find out about it, so no dates where we could be caught by anyone." Joey just stated.

"Why would that be? I wouldn't mind if people knew about us." Seto said, hoping he wanted to keep it secret for his sake.

"Maybe you wouldn't but I would. First, if my boss finds out I'm in trouble, because I'm not allowed to date or even flirt with a charge, because he or she could become a detraction to me and that's a risk and second, this is only a one month thing and you promised to back off after that and so it's no point in me telling my friends and make them worry about me going crazy for dating you!" Joey pointed out. And Seto could understand the first reason to an extend but severally disliked the second one. He wanted Joey to tell his friends, so he would get more attached and less likely to dump him after the first month. He only had one month to charm the stubborn blond and now he wouldn't even be able to flirt or kiss him in school nor see him when he was with that stupid geek squat, that he was a part of. Still due to the first reason there wasn't much he could do about it anyway right now. Not until the bloody killer had talked. And the police would take ages to find anything if he didn't. He would need to work on that himself. Maybe he could talk Joey into an open relationship once he wasn't his bodyguard anymore.

"And when will get to see you then? It isn't dating if you're with your friends all the time instead of with me." Seto asked, he wanted to make sure he would get as much time as possible to get him used to his presence. He wanted Joey to get used to be around the mansion and most of all around him. Otherwise he would never stay.

"Don't know yet. Maybe I'll be back tomorrow after noon or later at night. If not the day after." Joey just said nonchalantly, not knowing that the later at night part had given Seto an idea.

"Tomorrow. You could stay the night maybe. Your father knows about the job and all you could at least tell him that you´re with me, even if you say it's for work. Or just at least tell him the truth. And that way no one else needs to know. You could come back tonight as well." Seto said. If he could at least get him to spend the night and evenings with him, he could do a few things in the evening in the house and hold him in his arms at night. He would get used to life with him, like if they would move together. How could it get any better than that? It would be even more efficient than just seeing him a few hours in the afternoon, together with his friends.

"Fine, I'll come back tomorrow night. But I don't know how late yet, give me your phone number and I'll send you a massage, once I know what time I might come and you'll let me know if you'll have time then or still got some stuff in your office." Joey stated.

"Okay. And don't worry, I'll make the time to be home as soon as I can be with you." Seto promised to prove that he was more important. He would have to work around Joey at least until he had him for sure. Then he might be able to every now and then blow him off for work, not too often of course, he could risk him running wild again but work needed to be done to and he was sure that Joey would understand.

"Don't, if you got work, you got work and I can always come a bit later. I don't need you to supervise me or anything. And I don't want to be the reason that you get into trouble with your company. I can deal with it if you have to work late sometimes and I can deal with that, so chill out about it. And Mokuba knows about us, so I could even come here and play a few games with the kid. Just make sure he doesn't spill anything to anyone." Joey pointed out. He didn't want that Seto could one day blame him, if he hadn't had enough time for his company. He knew how much it meant to the brunet and wanted him to have enough time for it, most of all if they would be dating for more then the month they were starting with. And even so Joey didn't want to admit it yet, he knew there was a possibility it might happen. In less than 24 hours they had have sex with each other twice and even so both times had started of with a wrestling match, Joey had enjoyed his time with Seto more than he would let him know; at least if he didn't count the awkward staring of Seto, during the movie they had watched.

After both teens were dressed, Seto went to the door with Joey and asked if he wanted him to order a taxi for him or drive him at least part of the way? But Joey just declined, saying: "I don't need you to babysit me, Kaiba."

"You know you could call me Seto now," the brunet said with a frown. If he couldn't get him to give him a nicer nickname, he should at least use his given name.

"Why should I?" Joey asked, adding: "This is jut temporary for now. I can dump you as soon as the month is over."

Seto disliked this immensely. He knew Joey had feelings for him. He had to, the way he reacted. He must have some feelings for him. But how could he get him to admit to them? He would go for the nickname plan again. He had tired to call him Puppy earlier that day and failed with that one but maybe another one. Having a special name for one another would attach Joey to him more than he was now. Like a child with a pet, the naming was part of the binding between them. So he had to get Joey to give him a nickname or at least use one he might suggest. But he won't give him a nice name, unless he found one Joey liked for him. He had thought about a few and would try again now.

"I know, but still, we are dating now, so I think we should not call each other mutt and Kaiba or moneybags or perv or something. At least not when we're alone. And I promise to find a nickname for you that you'll like." Seto tried to pursue the blond.

Joey watched him for a while, before asking "And what did you have in mind for me?"

"Well," Seto said careful at how to word it. The next one might be to his liking, that is if he doesn't mind the slightly suggestive reasoning. "You called yourself my knight in shining armour right, and even so I'm so not a damsel in distress, you definetly like to ride, at least me." Seto grinned at the blond, who looked at him for a moment before saying: "Dare to call me that with such a thought behind it and I swear I call you damsel in distress in school."

"Got it, no suggestiveness. Then how about a special dogs bread? Like, don't know goldy from golden retriever or chihuahua." Seto tried again with dog names but something a bit more friendly.

"Goldy sounds more like in Goldilocks, due to my hair no thanks and Chihuahua, try that and I swear you will one day wake up a as a girl. And for the last time I AM NO DOG!" Joey said, sounding now thoroughly pissed.

"You really aren't easy to please with names." Seto stated, not daring to suggest Husky since the I AM NO DOG outburst scared him off that one. But maybe a sort of different animal. One that fitted him even better than any of the other nicknames, even if less suggestive and more powerful and cool than Seto would have liked. If he ever wanted a chance in getting him to become a bit more submissive, but getting him to admit to his feelings and stay by his side and maybe even openly admit to them, at least once the killer story was out of the way, was more important. So he continued: "Then how about something that's not really a dog, something strong and wild and powerful, something that is in my opinion rather cool, and a lot of people would agree for sure, an animal that is close to family and friends like you are, and has a leader that fights for his position as such and that protects the territory from invaders as a group. How about if I call you 'Wolf'?" He hoped his reasoning first had pleased him. He was wild and sort of like an animal but strong enough to fight and protect himself and others. Wolf was the perfect name for this wild untamed blond male.

Joey looked him in the eyes for a while, unwilling to like a pet name Seto had chosen for him but unable to decline this one too. He sort of liked it. He loved wolfs, they were his favourite animals. "You mentioned family and friends, are you suggesting that I'm in a pack with Yugi and Tristan and so on?"

Seto thought a moment on how to answer, without angering the complicated and stubborn blond. "Considering that you befriended two and each of them brought one more in, sure they could be considered your pack, couldn´t they? You befriended Tristan and later Yugi and each of them added a boyfriend, and even so Yami was a bit more in the middle of it all before with the duel-monster stuff going on, you were in it just as much and at his side and now you are the one keeping it all together. You are what keeps Tristan and Duke to still spend time with Yugi and Yami because both are your friends. So it would not just be a pack, it would be YOUR pack!"

Joey pondered that for a moment. It had always been about someone else. Yami and Yugi had been in the center of attention and were still the best duellists in duel-monsters. It had never been about him. But Seto was right, Tristan and Yugi were more his friends than each others. Of cause they liked each other too and probably would stay friends but might spend more time with their lover and less with each other if it wouldn't be for him. And Yami and Duke would be just too happy with it and both are his friends and each others and all but Duke was in the group at the start, because for a while he had a thing for Serenity and then off course because he had wanted to make up for the dog-suite stunt. And now, he was usually there, because Tristan was. And Yami was there because he was were Yugi was, he had been as they had shared a body and still was. He truly was his shadow, not only as spirit with shadow power, no he was glued to the little one like his shadow and always would follow right after the shorter one.

Seto could see that Joey liked the idea of it being his pack. So he dared to add: "And Yami and Tristan would be your flank mans in a fight, and Duke probably more in the background and protecting the little puppy wolf, Yugi he just is too small and weak to be a grown wolf."

"Don't make fun of him. He might be smallish but mentally he is much stronger than he looks like." Joey scolded him.

"I know, but wolfs are more physical," Seto said, "even so I know that you are both." He added, because Joey could read a suggestive undertone that definetly was meant in the physical part.

Joey looked like he had caught it but wasn't sure if it was meant that way and Seto prayed he would decide against it. It felt like a long time to Seto, while he waited for Joey to say something about the name again and still he had another question instead of telling him yes or no about it. At least he didn't say no right of the bat that was an improvement. "And what would you be then? Just another pack member or an intruder I have to fight off?"

Seto had to think about this one for a moment, before he said "I hope that I would eventually have to end up in the pack as your 'mate' but since I'm not a big fan of the rest of the pack I wouldn't mind standing a bit outside of your pack. But if I'm an intruder, I hope to get accepted into your territory at least to some degree."

Once again Joey mustered him but then looked a bit to the side with a slight blush on his face. "I guess I would have to admit that having a friendly dragon, that's on our side close by, might be beneficial to a pack, wouldn't it?"

Finally Seto thought, phase one is completed. I'm named with a positive pet name, now he just has to get more used to it. But he had time for that, and he couldn't risk him feeling too much pressure or even caged, he had to give him a bit of space, so he asked one more time, to make sure. "So I'll see you tomorrow evening?" And after a nod as response he let the blond go for now. Still with a blush and hardly able to look into his eyes after calling him a friendly dragon. Most people might disagree on the friendly part and Joey at least used to be one of them but Seto was glad he had put that in front of the dragon for now. It proved that the way the blond saw him was changing.

He would get him to admit his feelings. And after all, he still had one month to bond enough with him to make him stay and if that failed, there was always a plan B. After all, he was Seto Kaiba. And Seto Kaiba always still had a triumph card up his sleeve.

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