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Chapter 22
Joey stared into his dragon's blue eyes. Did he just call me an idiot while telling me that he loves me? He thought. Well this was Kaiba, and even so Joey was certain that if his dragon wanted to he could tell him something sappy and romantic and even pull a poem out of thin air, with his genius brain it would be nothing, but it wouldn't truly be him then, and after all, Joey wasn't the sappy kind of guy either. But he still didn't like to be called an idiot.
"Honestly, did you have to insult me in your love confession?" Joey asked.
"You always insult me calling me a jerk or bastard or something like that too. So I'll stop being a jerk and insult you the same day you stop being stubborn and knowing you that will never happen." Seto stated.
"You really are a jerk." Joey said with a little smile as well as a little kiss. He did feel sort of happy that Seto had wanted it for them even if it was stupid and dangerous and had scared the hell out of him. And he also was proud that Seto had so much trust in him.
Seto was glad that he managed to get a smile from his wolf again and pulled him closer with his arms around the smaller one's waist once more as he said, "I know that you have feelings for me anyway my stubborn wolf. Now tell me, will you be with me again tonight, and tell your friends about us?"
"I won't tell them yet. I told you that I wouldn't do it until I decided if I wanted to stay with you at the end of one month and so far it has been just over three weeks. And you really need to be more patient." Joey informed him adding, "And I don't know if I can spend the night with you since I told my dad what had happened at your place, with the killer I mean. I will have to think of another reason to stay over at your place, but if I can, I'll be there. And in case I can't I'll send you a message tomorrow and see when we can meet up in the afternoon or evening without interfering with your work or my pack-life all right?"
Seto sighed and said, "Fine. Maybe you could just tell your dad the truth? About us I mean. What would be so bad about it?"
"I'm still not sure if I'll stay with you. And I don't want to have to explain everything once I break up." Joey said.
"Oh come on! You love me we both know it why would you break up with me? You enjoyed the last few weeks and I'm sure that you missed me a little last night too!" Seto complained with an angry and slightly annoyed voice.
Joey just smiled, "Don't get whiny, but just because you're sure that I love you, doesn't mean it's true, remember your ego might cause you to think that you're the greatest thing since mankind started but you aren't."
"I'm not whiny, I'm pissed that you have to be so stubborn." Seto corrected.
"All right if you say so. But about the stubborn part, I know that you love me even more because of that. After all you love a challenge don't you?" Joey said with a wide grin before adding, "But I got to run, I'm going to be late for school since I don't have a ride."
"You can come with me." Seto offered.
"And how will I explain that to my pack that I got a ride with the intruding dragon?" Joey asked with a grin.
At least he still calls me dragon. Seto thought as he said, "I could let you out a few blocks ahead, just to make sure that you won't be late because I doubt that you can still make it, you were running a slight bit late as you came out already and after our chat you won't be able to be in class on time."
"Since when do you care if I get in trouble?" Joey asked but walked towards the door of the limousine.
"Easy, since I want you at my 'lair' as early as possible and you getting into detention before being able to run wild with your pack might cause some delay." Seto explained with a little smug smile.
"Why am I not surprised to hear that it is for your own selfish desires?" Joey asked.
Seto just grinned a bit more while both sat down and answered, "Because you're getting to know me."
Neither of the boys noticed that a window of Joey's apartment had been open the entire time or that Joey's father had noticed some voices that were sounding angry at parts and had tried to listen to them towards the end of their conversation. But he hadn't heard everything that was spoken down there since he could not understand the more quiet parts. But he knew now that the sleepovers had not been for Mokuba's benefit.
Seto used the ride to school to make up a bit of the lost time from the night before and kept kissing his wolf until they were just around the corner. Since Joey's place was a good bit away they had made up so much time that they were early enough now that hardly anyone was in sight.
"See ya later." Joey said as he wanted to get out.
"Can't you stay a moment longer? We're early enough now." Seto tried to pursue his blond lover with a seductive voice.
"No I can't, I have to get out while there's no risk to be seen, when it gets closer to when school starts there will be too many people around." Joey explained but added, "See ya later dragon, maybe even tonight all right."
"Fine, see ya then wolfy." Seto said. Hoping that he really would come that night. He didn't have much time left and Joey was as stubborn as ever. But he was more certain that if Plan A wouldn't work, then Plan B would. It would not take long to get him hot enough for him to come running back to his dragon. He was certain of that.
Joey watched as the limousine disappeared in the distance and wondered if he should even try to go to his place or rather try to stay away to see how much he would miss him the second night around. Maybe it would be easier now.
"What the hell were you doing in Kaiba's limo?" Joey heard a familiar voice and turned to see Tristan in front of him.
Shit he caught me. Joey thought but tried to talk himself out of it by saying, "I was running late and ran, he saw me and offered to give me a ride, and now I'm early. What about you, why are you here so early and where is your little dice boy?" Joey hoped the distraction would work.
"He is either still home or on his way to school I guess. And now honestly what were you doing in Kaiba's limo, because I'm sure as hell not buying that HE would give YOU a ride just because you were late." Tristan said.
"He asked about Katsuya so I guess he had some selfish motives. How come Duke isn't with you and why are you early?" Joey tried again acting cool as best as he could.
Tristan still looked skeptically towards his friend as he said, "I'm early because I wanted to make sure to be here before you so I could talk to you in private a little. And Duke isn't with me for the same reason and anyway, it's not like we're living together, we're in high school after all and have a different way to school."
"I see." Was all Joey said worried about what he might want to talk to him about and hoping the topic wouldn't go back to his dragon.
"I'm worried. You're strange. Yugi and Yami said that they know a part of it but not enough to really explain it all and that they were still worried too. And so am I. What's wrong with you man?" Tristan asked leaning against a wall. They had plenty of time to talk since Joey had been so early.
"What could be wrong? I'm fine really." Joey said.
"Ya right, you are in a dream world more often than not. And even so I didn't say anything at the time I did notice that you actually got us all to keep an eye on Kaiba. Joey I'm not as stupid as you might think. Now be honest, back in the summer where we both did that training camp in the hope to become bodyguards, did you really fail?" Tristan asked and Joey was surprised, he knew that Tristan had the information to maybe figure it out but he still hadn't expected him to actually do so.
Joey looked to the floor a bit ashamed. He had felt bad for lying to his friend at the time and still didn't like doing it. "What do you want me to say now? You know that, even if you were right, I can't say a thing and I can hardly prove you wrong."
Tristan looked at his friend for a while longer and then said, "Joey? Is Katsuya your alias when you pretend to be a girl on the job?"
Joey blushed and said, "What makes you think that?"
"It would make sense. You have been strange ever since that started with Katsuya and after someone shot at Kaiba in school it got worse. And may I point out that if I can believe Yugi who was in the same class, you were the one that just happened to cause him to fall in that exact moment, saving his life in the process. It all fits together." Tristan said.
Joey sighed. Tristan had noticed way more than he had given him credit for. "Okay you win but don't tell anyone I beg of you, you know that no one is supposed to know."
"So you really are Katsuya and Kaiba's bodyguard?" Tristan asked just to make sure that this was really true.
"Yes I am." Joey just said hoping that Tristan would not get the rest and not talk to Yugi or Yami about it. If one of his friends would talk to the other about what they knew it wouldn't take them long to add one and one up to reach two.
"What a relief." Tristan said and after a questioning look from Joey he added, "I mean the way that he had started to behave in school it nearly looked like he wanted to get someone hot and after the way you wanted us to keep an eye out for him, and don't get mad now that I even thought it, but I feared that you might be banging the guy or at least that he is trying to do so with you."
Joey blushed and said, "I just asked because he was in real danger and it was my job to keep him safe."
"Sure, I mean anything else would just be sick. To let the guy get to you after everything he has done would be more than sick. He is just such a jerk." Tristan said.
"I know." Was all Joey could force out while the blush on his face turned into an even darker red.
Tristan watched his friend's face still wondering why his face had turned into such a dark red. The brunet decided to be quiet for a while to see how Joey would react now and they started to walk towards the school building.
Seto was relieved as he saw his blond lover walk around the corner. He had been worried about what was taking him so long. He left his limousine and watched over to the blond that was already flanked by Tristan. He smiled at Joey a little and was glad as the blush that had for some reason been there from the start now only deepened.
"Joey? You didn't start liking the jerk did you?" Tristan asked after seeing the increase in his friend's blush after this little encounter.
"What? What makes you think that?" Joey asked.
"That's not a no. Joey please tell me that you aren't falling for such an ass. He always insults you!" Tristan said.
And again all Joey could get out was, "I know."
"Joey," Tristan looked worried, "Just please tell me what is going on between you two!"
"Nothing is going on. He seems to be curious about the changes, you know with the accent and all, it seems like he isn't happy with not knowing something. And well I'm exhausted, you would understand if you had to work your but off to keep him safe. He isn't making it easy I already had to save his sorry ass twice! And the second time he provoked the man into shooting him I swear I should have let the guy get himself killed he deserved it." Joey said trying to get angry again at the way Seto had risked his life to make it more believable.
"I see, just tell me if he makes you work too much, I'll kick his butt for you then, after all I'm not his bodyguard and I doubt he'll pay you to save him from a simple school fight, that should be embarrassing but then again maybe you should that would piss him off big time." Tristan mused relieved that it was nothing going on between Joey and jerk face Kaiba.
Please Review.
And how will Joey's friends find out about Seto and Joey? Will Joey's dad say something or will Tristan, Yami and Yugi talk to each other and tell the others the missing pieces of the puzzle?
Also now I have a #1 Fan named BrowneyedShamer, I LOVE YOU! And BrowneyedShamer wants a sequel. I do have some funny, some fluffy and some action filled ideas but no plot line yet. But I might make a drabble collection about Joey just being either Seto's personal bodyguard or Joey being Kaiba's head of security, including that he is his personal bodyguard and also being able to boss around all the others working for the security. (I guess Joey would LOVE that second one) But who knows, maybe I do still get an idea for a plot line. Let me know if you're with BrowneyedShamer on this!
Also, since most had his reaction very physical and I agree that would be his character, I had said at the start that he had learned a lot and worked a lot to get to where he is now and Seto had admired the fact that he could talk to Katsuya without deepfrying her brain when 'she' tries to actually understand him. That for I wanted them to have a more verbale conversation, due to the change in Joey's life. Hope it isn't too OOC for you guys. I did put in a bit of kissing just for you and making out in the limo.
And as a last point, I'm a bit early today because I'll be busy later and I don't have the next chapter back from firstForward yet and don't know if I have time to make the suggested changes when I do get it back, I try to update it as soon as I can but can't promise to get it done by tomorrow the usual time. But you know me, I won't keep you waiting for too long and get it here as soon as possible. And the end has been written now, there will be two more chapters and the start for the next story is written and for the fans of my other story "Dream team", the next chapter is written too (is with mandapandabug for spell / grammar check), I've had a very productive weekend.