My body started shaking in terror.

The scientist. The one who has caused my life to become a living Hell. No, that's Kaiba. Wait.

Kaiba was eerily silent.

"Why do you want me to kill Kaiba?" Joey shouted.

A grin slowly spread upon the wrinkled face of the scientist, "You really don't get it, do you?" Putting his hands in his pockets, he stepped further into the room and started a circular path around me.

I growled, he still thinks I'm just a stupid commoner.

"What am I supposed to get, asshole?"

He clucked his tongue, "Come now, Mr. Wheeler, you wouldn't want this plan to fall through."

Now he's just fucking with me. I'm a rat in his maze. I'm not going to fuck around with that.

I'm not going to be belittled again. Never. Again.

So I pointed the gun right at him.

"Fuck you."

My drastic action didn't seem to phase him at all. In fact, he seemed delighted.

"You don't. You see, Mr. Wheeler, you have been part of a revolutionary "fight-or-flight" educational experience." The scientist went to the bed and sat down. "I decided that instead of making a "smart serum" like Kaiba instructed me to, I wanted to try to force you to learn through hallucinations."

He smiled wickedly, "At the same time, we could turn you against Kaiba, so you could kill him for us."

I felt my knees slightly buckle. "You did what?"

He held up his hand to me, "Now Joey, I know are probably thinking why did I tell you my master plan? Why would I risk telling you and turning you against me? Well, I wanted to see the look on your face when you found out about it. Plus, I knew you wouldn't go against me once you realize whats in it for you. If you kill him, we will make sure you seem like you tried everything you could do to help. We already have someone we are framing. You could be as rich as Kaiba. Never have to work a day in your life ever again. We all know how much you hate him.

"No." I whispered, as I dropped my head in defeat, and lowered the gun to my side.

The scientist raised a quizzical brow, "What are you talking about, Joey?"

I blushed and glanced back at Kaiba for a moment, who was still staring menacingly at the situation in front of him, "I can't… I can't kill him if he has done nothing wrong. He is a pain in the neck, and he's always belittling me… but," I turned to him, "When I really needed it, he's been there for me. I can't kill someone who isn't pure evil."

The scientist growled and pulled out a remote, "If you don't kill him, I'll press this button, and you will return to your hallucinated state. I'll break it afterward, you will never come out of it. You will be wandering; alone in your own mind. Forever."

Stopping dead in my tracks, I looked to Kaiba, and he seemed just as stoic and calm as ever. Not even my sappy romantic monologuing could phase this guy.

Kaiba smiled, "Mokuba."

A man in a suit opened a panel from the other side of the bedroom and grabbed the scientist from behind.

As he struggled, Kaiba approached him and picked up the remote, "You honestly think I would have showed you every access point into this bedroom? All of my secret tunnels? How stupid do you have to be? You don't," Kaiba grabbed the man's collar, "and I mean, don't, threaten my mutt."

The redness flooded my cheeks as the scientist was hauled away thrashing and threatening Kaiba.

Mokuba bounced in and saluted his brother, "We got it all taken care of big bro! Anything else you need?"

Kaiba smiled softly, "Thank you, Mokuba, you can go downstairs and tell the police I'll be right down for questioning."

Mokuba smiled deviously and bounced out the room and yelled, "Okay!"

We were left alone.

I rubbed my arm, nervously. "So, um. Thanks, f-" I was interrupted by Kaiba's soft lips on my cheek.

If I thought I was blushing before, I couldn't imagine what I looked like now. I looked at Kaiba trying to find the stain of my cheeks on his lips. He smirked.

"You're a cute puppy aren't you?"

That's it, "I ain't no puppy Kaiba!" Growling, he simply patted my head and turned to head downstairs.

"The experiment and the program are over, Mutt. You can leave, but this mansion is big. I wouldn't be surprised if I missed the fact you were still here." He turned his head and smirked once more.

"Think about it, Mutt."

~A few months later~

In prison, the former scientist of Seto Kaiba is in line for yearly vaccinations.

A doctor comes up to him, and pulls him aside,

"You have been requested for a private room. Follow me."

He disgrunteldy follows into a small white room.

The nurse injects him with three needles.

Strange, he thinks. I only thought we were getting two.

When he reaches his cell, a letter is waiting for him on his bed.

It is from Seto Kaiba himself.

"It better be money" he growls.

The letter reads:

Dear Mr. Dean,

We are sorry to inform you that you have been fired from Kaiba Corporation. In thanks for your service, we have injected you with the serum you provided our subject during the experiment procedure. Thank you for your hard work and dedication.

Mr. Dean's heart beats faster and reads the last line: The remote has been smashed against the wall. Sincerely, Kaiba Seto.

The room begins to line with red dots.

~Well, that's it! Please give feedback about anything and everything. Pacing, validity, grammar, anything. I appreciate you and hope to be making more stories soon!