Enslave me

Joey took a good look around Kaiba's room. He thought it would be showy and impersonal, just like the rest of the mansion, he was wrong, though. For once, there weren't any priceless items – as far as Joey could tell - and it wasn't gigantic.

There was one huge item, however, covering most of the space; an enormous, soft looking double bed.

The blonde started to become really nervous.

"So you just wanna fuck? A quick roll in the hay, is that it?"

"We can't have that, can we?"

Joey drew back slightly as Kaiba reached for his face, but the CEO only examined his earlobes that were his missing tiny holes that had been pierced for the earrings.

"Since your body isn't quite the same as when we were there, it's the third time you will actually lose your virginity."

Joey gave him an evil look; not that he expected it to have any effect on the other though.

"Do you want me to prepare myself for you, Master?"

His mocking only seemed to amuse Kaiba.

"I'm going to explore you thoroughly, no worries."

Kaiba promised him, while stroking over Joey's cheek with the back of his hand.

That's what I'm most afraid of.

Joey decided the best strategy was to let Kaiba do whatever he wanted. It's not that he was given a choice. Maybe if he responded in an unstimulating way, Kaiba would get tired of this game, sooner rather than later.

"How do you feel?"

Kaiba's hand followed the line of the bandage over Joey's shoulder.

The blonde averted his eyes and fought the lump in his throat.

"Betrayed."

The hand stopped, and Joey felt himself being pulled into Kaiba's embrace.

"Let me kiss it better."

…………………………………….

Their noses bumped together, their teeth grazing; Joey thought Kaiba wanted to devour him in one piece. Despite of the other's eagerness the blonde felt soft eyelashes skimming his heated cheeks.

Joey was pressed into the wall a hard body covering his own. When his lips were finally released from the forceful kiss he was breathing hard, his voice rasp.

"I thought this kind of relationship is about give and take."

"It is give and take, Mutt. I am going to make you give in. Take you…"

Then the Kaiba's lips were on his again.

Although it pained Joey to admit it, the CEO was a good kisser. His mouth was already tingling from the rapid assault. He shoved Kaiba away.

"There's no need for foreplay. Let's get to business already."

Determined, but with trembling fingers Joey started to unbutton his school uniform. Kaiba smiled at his discomfort and stopped his hands when Joey reached for the buttons on his shirt.

"Maybe I want to do that myself."

Joey cast him a belittling look.

"I didn't know you have a schoolboy fetish, Kaiba. Should I leave my uniform on?"

An amused wink appeared in Kaiba's eyes.

"You shouldn't underestimate my taste. I rather liked your skirt, too."

Joey blushed embarrassed.

Kaiba took his time unbuttoning Joey's shirt, even longer to push it off the blonde's shoulders; his mouth and tongue joining in on the slow exploration. He sucked on a nipple until the little nub was peaking between his lips. Satisfied he slid lower on Joey's chest.

"Ungh..."

Joey let out a groan, his abdominal muscles clenching under the assault of Kaiba's mouth. Teasing fingers moved over Joey's fly and he panted from the gentle caress.

"Let's get over it quickly, ok?"

Kaiba smiled into Joey's skin and finally stood.

"I heard you say that once, but now it's different. At that time I was your protector. But who's going to save you from me? Since you came here of your own free will."

Joey couldn't say anything to that. His shoulders sank and he stared at the ground before his feet.

Kaiba took his chin in one hand and forced him to meet his eyes. He loved to look Joey in the eyes when the other showed so much suppressed frustration and helplessness only because he couldn't do anything against Kaiba.

Kaiba turned him over and steadied him, hands on Joey's lean hips, thumbs tracing ethereal circles on soft skin. He whispered into his right ear.

"Brace yourself on the wall."

Joey put his palms on the wall before him.

"Look, just... do it already."

Kaiba groped his ass gently but firmly.

"There is no fun in that, mutt."

Joey jumped a little followed by Kaiba's chuckle.

His pants were pulled from his hips along with his underwear and he began to feel very naked.

Teeth pinched little bites of flesh on his back moving south as Kaiba freed him from his last pieces of clothing.

"I will make you like it."

"You are such an egoistical bastard."

"But still I have always made you enjoy it, haven't I?"

Kaiba took a little bottle from his pocket, pouring a generous amount of its contents into his palm.

"Yes, Master. Of course, Master. How could I ever have questioned you, Master?"

Now you did it, mutt.

Kaiba's eyes turned dark.

His slick finger pressed deep to nail Joey's gland.

"So you have missed me? Your Master?"

Joey hissed, but stopped talking, for which Kaiba was grateful. The blonde shuddered when a hand reached around and started jerking him off.

The blonde was tight and he didn't seem to make an attempt to make it any easier for Kaiba.

"Try to relax, mutt."

"I am relaxed!"

Joey spat angrily in his distress.

Leaning forward, Kaiba planted a hand on the wall beside Joey's and moulded himself on Joey's back. His lips attacked the blonde's nape which he remembered to be extremely sensitive.

Joey bucked a little, making a small sound in the back of his throat. The combination of that mouth and that hand on his already half-erected part was an exquisite torture.

And Kaiba turned out to be a skilled torturer. And he was patient. And careful.

He took his time to complete his knowledge about the blonde's preferences, giving special attention to learn about his weak points and particularly sensitive areas.

Finally Joey managed to make himself relax into the gentler pace Kaiba had set.

Even to save my life, he couldn't bite back the little moan of gladness when he felt his climax nearing.

"I'm... coming."

Joey shuddered, his fingers digging into the wall.

Kaiba squeezed hard at the base of Joey's prick to stop him from reaching his climax. The blonde groaned, almost curling into himself.

"What the hell are you doing?!"

Joey's voice was beyond desperation.

"It seems to me you are in a hurry."

"What?!"

For a moment Joey was just staring at him with glazed eyes. Kaiba was obviously messing with him.

"You...you...you..."

"Mutt, do you know that you stutter when you are excited?"

"Fuck you!"

Kaiba slid a hand over Joey's chest to feel the blonde's heart thudding against his palm. Joey felt his own heartbeat fluttering in rapid rhythm as Kaiba positioned something slick and hot to invade the place where his finger had been.

Joey's body tensed as Kaiba continued to push forward slowly. The lubricant helped Kaiba to ease his way and the muscles stretched as he rocked forward.

Joey breathed, but it seemed like his lungs couldn't get enough air. It was painful and he briefly considered murdering Kaiba for doing this to him again. And in a standing position no less. This was really about punishment he figured.

Soft lips pressed against the shell of his ear.

"I can't see your face down there. This is your Master's wish. I want you to come with me in your ass, and I want to watch your face when it happens."

Joey shuddered, but pressed his right cheek to the wall and let Kaiba take in his expression, even if only half of his face was visible.

"Very good."

The pouring honey in Kaiba's voice was even more embarrassing than Kaiba wanting to watch his face while taking him. What was worse, Joey didn't go soft under his psychical torment at all. Not that he enjoyed it, but even despite the pain and discomfort, his body responded to the other's wantonly.

Soon enough Kaiba was slamming into Joey with quick short jabs, which made Joey cry out more often than not.

His head twisted to the side, mouth open and eyes screwed shut, Joey looked decadent and beautiful.

When Kaiba started to take him deeper, Joey turned to pin him with a pleading look panting. The blonde wasn't even sure what he was asking for, but the CEO seemed to be, as he bent his legs a bit and found the very right angle to drive Joey crazy.

Kaiba went on hitting that sweet spot relentlessly. The knowledge that he was the one giving the blonde such pleasure was indeed a powerful and addictive feeling.

When he thought he would burst with tension if he kept that up, he slid a fist around Joey's heavy erection. The blonde arched gasping and was coming in creamy surges, reducing Kaiba to the same boneless satisfaction of climax.

Kaiba kissed the blonde's nape tiredly.

It smelled like sweat and sex and entirely like Joey.

…………………………….

Joey woke up to the quiet of an unfamiliar room. There was no sound of the usual traffic and the people quarrelling by his old apartment building. There was no sign of the breeze stealing itself through the window he would often leave open for the night.

Soft breathing reminded him that he wasn't by himself.

Why am I here? What am I doing here in his bed?

What face should I make when he wakes up?!

He took in the pillow-ruffled softness of Kaiba's hair, but quickly closed his eyes again as he felt the other stir.

Kaiba stretched lazily, his heavy limbs tangling deliciously into the warm sheets. With a low chuckle he drew the blanket slowly from the blonde.

Joey's eyes shot open. Kaiba grabbed him at the waist with an arm and pulled him closer.

"Good morning."

Joey flushed.

"Good morning."

Kaiba thumbed a bruise on Joey's hip lightly, remembering to be less aggressive next time.

It will be hard.

He smiled to himself as his hand slid over the blonde's warm body.

Joey started shivering from head to toe — and the weirdest part was, he wasn't even sure why. He felt his heart racing in his chest. Maybe Kaiba felt it banging, too, because his grip changed. He pulled the blanket back over them both.

Joey resisted the urge to relax. He couldn't trust Kaiba anymore. He turned his back to the other arrogantly.

He remembered the first time – their first time waking up like this – and he felt an ache inside. He had somehow trusted Kaiba then.

But now…

The CEO betrayed that trust. Playing him dirty like this.

What did Kaiba want from him? Why hadn't he just sent him home the day before, after he had got what he wanted? Because waking up like this was Joey's final humiliation.

How long did he plan doing this to him? And after that? Would his father be thrown back to the street again?

His mind was racing with every new thought being more unpleasant and frightening than the last.

Warm lips on his back brought him back to reality and he felt a stiffness press into his backside.

"It's still early, but if you don't want to rest I'm sure I can think of something to spend the time with."

There's no way! After… yesterday.

"No, no… I want to sleep some more!"

Kaiba chuckled right into his ear.

"Then relax. It's not like I'm going to eat you up. We have all the time of the world."

That was exactly what Joey was afraid of.

……………………………………..

From then on they were sometimes together, but often not. Joey tried not to make a big deal out of the whole situation. As Kaiba wanted him to be able to perform better in his bed, he had to attend a meeting with a private doctor three times a week and Kaiba was very furious when the blonde missed even a single appointment.

Although Joey would never have admitted it to Kaiba, it was a great help and a weight was lifted from his shoulders – and his father's shoulders – with not needing to pay for those particular medical services.

If Kaiba wanted it, Joey went with him without a word; he had the only condition that the school was off limits.

So once or twice a week after school Kaiba would get him into his limo to bring him home. He would take what he wanted mercilessly and Joey would have no choice, but to spend the night, being too exhausted to actually bother with getting home.

Usually Kaiba went on him with flattering eagerness. Sometimes Joey woke up to him running the backs of his fingers down Joey's cheek. He took an abnormal amount of pleasure in confusing Joey.

Those times only increased – or that was what Joey was thinking when he woke up yet again to the feeling of Kaiba's body rolling over to him.

It was their first time together after his last bandage was removed and the doctor officially acknowledged him as healthy.

Morning erection...

It surely wasn't his own. It was also poking him, he realized, as Kaiba was nibbling him fully awake. Joey only managed to mutter during the invasion.

"We just did it last night dunno how many times and how long."

Kaiba kissed his neck and ran his hands over Joey's sides and hips.

"So?"

"I'm sore, you pervert."

"Really?"

He went on kissing the blonde's shoulder.

"Really."

Joey's voice already had the clang of defeat as he gave up on persuading Kaiba to stop.

"Open your legs."

He did as he was told with another sigh of defeat and instead of the throbbing in his backside he was concentrating on the feel of the hot breath and wet lips following an invisible pattern on his chest.

Thanks to Kaiba's skills his body started to awaken and he let out a small gasping sound as his stomach and belly were explored.

He felt those parts tighten in anticipation.

Is he really going to do that?

Joey never thought Kaiba would actually degrade himself to such a shameful act. Just the thought of the CEO sucking on him helped Joey's body to a full erection.

Kaiba was good at sex. How good could he be at what he was about to do?

The blonde couldn't help his trembling when Kaiba planted a little kiss on his balls and wedged the tip of his tongue to the root of Joey's length. Then he felt the flat of that tongue travel towards the tip.

Joey took a shaking breath. His erection was pressed into his belly teasingly for a few moments. Kaiba kissed the tip.

"Feels good, doesn't it?"

When Joey didn't answer he just took him fully into his mouth, swallowing him deep. Now the blonde cried out and bucked his hips.

Kaiba decided he would have to do this practice more often if Joey was thinking of rebelling by silence again.

It was too good. This sensation right after waking up. Joey didn't care about the embarrassing sounds he was making.

It was good.

It was very good.

One of Kaiba's fingers slid teasingly to Joey's entrance. Joey clenched his teeth, being ready to accept the painful invasion at that still tender place.

The finger drew a circle and pressed down. Then it drew back. Joey remembered to breathe.

Huhh?

While never stopping his mouth Kaiba slowly did that pressing and withdrawing move again. Joey broke out in cold sweat by the third time. He clenched the sheets and sucked in his bottom lip then bit down on it.

He didn't like to have anything pressed into his body, but he was feeling strange. There was some unknown tension in his body; that weird, clawing ache, starting in his belly and spreading like fire in him.

His thighs slid further apart.

God, he had been glad... he should have been glad that Kaiba decided to give him a break, but he realized he wanted that feeling. The sweetness of the invading finger, how it stretched the clenching ring of muscles – what it did to him.

Joey felt terror creeping up his back, squeezing his throat.

Kaiba fucking made me gay...

Tears filed his eyes at the realization, but his body was still responding to the torture. He was panting and squirming, his hips changing rhythm. Instead of meeting the slow bobbing, he bucked his hips every time that finger pressed down.

Joey couldn't handle this anymore. His nerves were giving up on him. Through clenched teeth he managed to utter the word he knew the CEO wanted to hear.

"Please!"

He felt Kaiba froze for a tiny moment then he groaned deep at the delicate pressure.

He felt himself pulsing around the entering finger with the same rhythm he was shooting down Kaiba's throat.

After that he was just laying there boneless and trembling.

"Fuck."

Joey stated that, knowing damn well that his cheeks were getting hotter

"I thought you didn't want that. Or wasn't that in the imperative?"

The blonde would have been embarrassed in less naked circumstances, but now he was just angry.

"Fuck you!"

Kaiba licked his lips clean like a big cat.

"You shouldn't be so embarrassed. I'm kind of surprised you lasted this long actually. With a lewd body like that."

There were those nights when no matter how hard Joey tried he couldn't get rid of the sick feeling in his stomach.

Usually after his nightmares – about a faraway world he never ever wanted to encounter again – he couldn't stop himself from digging at old wounds.

And the present ones.

At times like this he found himself lying plastered to Kaiba's side. Joey just closed his eyes but the CEO never said anything. One of Kaiba's arms just fastened around Joey and the blonde's sweaty head was resting in the curve of Kaiba's shoulder.

Kaiba did something dangerous to him, Joey had felt it. He was aware, he just didn't know what to do with it, how to make it stop, or even if he wanted it to stop.

"You aren't going anywhere."

That was what Kaiba had whispered to him once when the blonde had a particularly nasty dream and wanted to go home.

Joey hated him for it. For pulling his shivering body to his warm and solid one. For making him feel relieved, for making him think he mattered to the CEO, even if only to confirm his ownership over the blonde.

And especially for rewriting the act of the blonde's first sexual nightmare experience into something… desirable.

Joey sat on his bed with a thud. It was quite late and he was dead tired, though happy nevertheless. The evening with his dad had gone well. They had celebrated the payment his old man had received after 2 months of hard work.

And the praise. It seemed it paid off to work enthusiastically for Kaiba Corp.

Joey got out his cell phone and flipped it open to check it just in case before going to sleep.

His blood froze cold.

It was off. The cell Kaiba had ordered him to carry with himself to be available at any time. He not only had forgotten to tell the CEO he had made plans with his dad that evening, he had even forgotten to switch the cell on after classes.

5 unreceived calls.

One new message.

Joey's hand trembled as he opened it.

Kaiba was restlessly pacing in his room. He did not understand how this could be possible. Did something happen to the mutt? Or was he with somebody else? Did he want to terminate their contract or what?!

Well, I won't let him!

He took out his mobile for the umpteenth time to check if there was any sign from the blonde he had missed.

As if that would be possible!

He squeezed his cell and earnestly considered throwing it into the wall when it suddenly started to vibrate in his hand, startling him into almost dropping it. He let out a shaking, frustrated breath before lifting it to his ear.

"Mutt."

The one word sent waves of dread through Joey. He cleared his throat.

"I forgot to turn on the cell after classes. I didn't realize it until I got home. I'm sorr..."

"The limo is there in five."

Joey heard the line go still before he could answer. He buried his face in one hand.

He managed to get himself into deep shit again.

He wished Kaiba hadn't been that much of a prick in general. If so, sometimes it would even be nice with him.

Ok, I didn't think that just now.

I definitely didn't.

Joey was staring sightless at the ceiling with Kaiba's fingers in his ass, reaching for his orgasm. Everything was tight and bright and ready to explode.

"Fuck!"

Joey cried out frustrated.

"Something wrong?"

Kaiba didn't seem to understand Joey's reason for frustration.

"Will you stop doing that?"

It was the third time Kaiba had stopped and Joey had just about enough of that particular game.

"Sorry."

The CEO didn't even bother to sound sincere.

"I am just making sure you don't fall asleep."

Joey licked at his lips, tasting salt from sweating so much.

"If you do that again I swear to fucking god I will roll over and sleep."

Kaiba placed tiny kisses on the inside of his thighs.

"No you won't."

Joey grabbed the sheets irritated.

"Why are you doing this?"

"Just reminding you to be careful about ever again forgetting to contact me if anything comes up."

And with this he shoved the two slick fingers into Joey's ass again. Joey breathed.

"I said I was sorry."

"You better be."

Obviously Kaiba thought he wasn't sufficiently sorry, but Joey had already enough of the CEO's cruel whim.

"Fuck, Kaiba. Someday I'm really going to make you pay for this!"

When the answer came by the twisting of those teasing fingers deep inside him, Joey cried out and – despite his earlier confidence – his hips were trying to fuck him on Kaiba's hand.

You already had me paying, mutt. The whole evening I was paying restlessly. Now is your turn!

"Why don't you sit on my lap for a change?

Joey thought anything would be better than Kaiba's fingers sending sparkles over his sweet spot and never letting him come. He was furious but he wasn't dumb. He recognized Kaiba's bad moods when he saw one.

"Your sexual wish is my command, Master."

Climbing over the CEO he straddled him. Kaiba positioned his moist member and Joey slid home easily, the slight burning welcomed as his insides were stretched deliciously.

He began to move his hips slowly, trying to find the right angle. When he thought he got it right, he observed the view that was presented to him from above.

Kaiba's eyes were closed, his face twisted in concentration. He had obviously problems with controlling his body while Joey was moving on him tight and oh-so-eagerly.

Joey slid a hand over Kaiba's chest, the muscles jumping under his touch. He was making sure Kaiba had his eyes open when he took both of the CEO's wrists and placed them next to his head on the sheets. He lowered himself seductively.

His lips almost touched the CEO's as he began circling his hips while still moving up and down.

"Feeling good?"

"Hmm..."

Kaiba purred, watching Joey feverish from under his unbelievably long lashes. He moved to take his hands and guide Joey's hips.

Joey smirked at that, he had the CEO where he wanted him. He started to move harder and faster, slamming himself down. Tightening his grip on Kaiba's wrists he was pinning them down. He bet Kaiba didn't like to be surprised like that.

"Who's fucking whom now?"

Joey felt Kaiba was close. If he could make him come soon, it would be his victory, if only a small one. The only problem was that he himself was at the edge .With all that stretching and probing his body had become extremely sensitive and greedy.

His concentration shattered into million pieces when Kaiba suddenly drew his arms sideways, away from his body, pulling the blonde's own ones with his. In the same time he was bending his knees, finding footing on the bed, lunging his hips up and north, making Joey fall forward plastered on his chest.

Losing his sense of balance completely, Joey let go of Kaiba's wrists to get up, but Kaiba was faster. Now it was him who captured the other's wrists in an iron grip, quickly twisting them behind Joey's back.

Kaiba smirked at Joey's stunned expression that was right in front of his face. He pushed up his hips deep into him, making the blonde gasp, but unable to meet the assault, just laying there trapped.

"You still have to learn a lot about sex, mutt. Besides, I like challenges; you should have learnt it already."

Joey was listening to Mokuba intently. Although he had trouble with understanding him more often than not, he had decided he wouldn't give up.

"So, like I said before: if you multiply, or divide both sides of an equation by the same number..."

"I think I got it. So x is 2?"

Joey hoped he had got it at least. But then Mokuba's eyes lit up and he shouted triumphant.

"Yes!!! I knew you would get it, Joey!"

The blonde was patting his own shoulder mentally.

That's it, Joey, you can do it.

Mokuba was on him in a second, hugging him enthusiastically.

"That's so cool! I love explaining things. I think I want to become a teacher!"

"Last time you wanted to become a cook. And before that a football player."

Joey turned in Mokuba's tight embrace and found Kaiba leaning to the doorframe of the living room, watching them amused.

"Yes, but now I think I have really found my true profession."

"Have you now?"

The corner of Kaiba's mouth lifted so minimally that Joey almost didn't notice it. It wasn't the self-sufficient, lopsided smirk he usually got from the CEO. No, this was the amused, teasing smile of a brother.

A brother, who was capable of actual feelings.

Joey shook off those thoughts. If he ever started to sympathize with Kaiba it wouldn't be then.

"I should think about my future. I'm fourteen already."

Kaiba snorted, but couldn't hide his smile.

"That you will be in four days. You are still thirteen right now."

Joey couldn't help himself, but smile, too, at Mokuba's deeply offended expression.

"Joey, Big Brother, it's not fair that you both make fun of me at the same time."

The blonde let out a laugh. He loved Mokuba, but sometimes he let himself be teased too much, it was real fun.

Kaiba – on the other hand – wore his usual unfathomable mask as he entered the room to join them. He patted Mokuba's head. It was obviously a sign of peace between them, because Mokuba stopped sulking immediately and turned to Joey with shining eyes instead.

"That's right! I'm going to have a birthday party!"

"Yeah, that's a great idea. Invite all your friends from school and make it rock"

Joey smiled warmly at Mokuba's enthusiasm. It was cute.

"Actually I guess Mokuba was thinking of something else."

The blonde looked at Kaiba questioningly. But before Kaiba could explain, Mokuba did it for him.

"We always celebrate birthdays together. Just the two of us. But it would be so awesome if you joined us this year."

Kaiba saw the conflict in Joey's eyes and read his awkward body language.

"Uh, it'd be great Mokuba, but I have already plans for that day and also I don't want to disturb you two and uh…I'm sorry."

And Joey was sorry when he saw the happiness fade from Mokuba's face.

"Don't think something like that, Joey. I wouldn't invite you if I thought you'd bother us."

Kaiba snorted, but it didn't have the kind, playful quality when talking to Mokuba.

"That's right. Don't be so childish. Mokuba invited you so you have to be here."

Joey didn't escape the meaning behind Kaiba's words. He started to chew on his lips.

This definitely wasn't in our deal.

"I'm sorry. It's something fixed."

"I see."

Mokuba knew how to make one feel guilty. Joey took in the sighing boy and wished he would have accepted the invitation.

Then he glanced into Kaiba's direction and felt lucky he didn't. The CEO looked mad.

Why is he so angry? He knows it just as well as I do that there's no place for me there.

"Let him rethink it, Mokuba. Joey, could you come up to my room for a bit? I need to discuss something with you."

The blonde felt a shiver, but followed Kaiba anyway.

They reached Kaiba's private territory too soon for his liking. The CEO got to the business right away.

"Why don't you want to come to Mokuba's party? Didn't you see how unhappy your refusal made him?"

Joey hated it when he crossed his arms in front of his chest instinctively – a defensive pose. He felt himself become angry, although he knew it was so he could hide his uncertainty.

"Such a thing was never part of our deal. And by the way I don't understand why you're making such a fuss. You don't really want me to be there anyway."

It was Kaiba's turn to become irritated.

"You will come, because Mokuba wants you to."

Why is he doing this? He has no reason at all to be so out of it. And over a trivial matter like this.

"You are very much mistaken there."

Kaiba was waiting patiently for Joey to come around. He was certain that Joey would call him soon. He didn't even go to school for two days so that he wouldn't meet the blonde. It was just for the satisfaction of making Joey look for him for a change.

He knew he was being childish, but he still felt he didn't get enough effort or attention from the blonde.

In the meantime Joey was fighting with himself desperately. His dad was quite upset, even scared. It seemed Kaiba Corp had decided earlier if his job would be only temporary, or if they hired him as a permanent worker.

Joey could hear his father's desperate fuming.

'What if they send me away, Joey?'

Joey's heart was breaking. He had thought of going to Kaiba and asking him about his dad's job, but the CEO hadn't come to school.

Now, that it was a day before Mokuba's birthday - and Kaiba still hadn't shown up at school – he couldn't bring himself to wait any longer. During lunch break he took out Kaiba's cell.

Kaiba picked up right after the first ring.

"Mutt. What do you want? I'm busy."

He wouldn't make it any easier for the blonde.

"You haven't been to school for three days."

"Like I said I was busy."

Joey took a deep breath to calm his nerves.

"What's this shit around my dad's job? I thought we had a deal."

"I thought we had."

"I have been your fucking whore all this time and you really want to fire him over this?!"

Joey was really getting upset over Kaiba's games.

"What will I get in return if I don't?"

"Sex is a powerful motivator."

Nice try.

Although Kaiba had to admit these last three days he was tempted to seek out the mutt more then once, throw him on a flat surface and…do whatever came to his creative mind.

"But not as powerful as pleasing somebody important to you. Mokuba invited you because he would like you to come."

"Yeah, but I bet you don't really want me to. It'd just be awfully awkward."

Kaiba raised an eyebrow at that.

"You bet? So why would I persuade you with so much effort?"

Of course there's no other reason. It's only for Mokuba

"Because you are an arrogant self-sufficient, power-lusty prick who always has to have his way."

"Does that string of insults mean I managed to make you change your mind?"

Kaiba was listening into the stretching silence amused. It had a certain defeated quality in it.

"I will come to party."

Joey answered at last.

"Of course you will."

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...TBC...