Closer Than You Think
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Yu-Gi-Oh › Yaoi - Male/Male
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Yu-Gi-Oh › Yaoi - Male/Male
Rating:
Adult +
Chapters:
7
Views:
3,447
Reviews:
14
Recommended:
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Currently Reading:
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I do not own YuGiOh!, nor any of the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.
Chapter Five
Closer Than You Think – Chapter Five
The next morning Seto awoke to find that Joey had disappeared and in his place Merry was asleep on the pillow next to him. The small puppy whimpered in his sleep and rolled over onto his back, his pink tongue hanging out as he dozed on. The sight made Seto’s heart melt as he was reminded of the encounter last night. It was true that he didn’t believe this adorable puppy was Joey, but there was still something about it that reminded him of his beloved.
“Wake up Merry.” He commanded, eager to put the issue of Joey and the dog to rest, “You’ve got something you need to prove apparently.”
The puppy opened one eye blearily and whined as Seto picked him up and placed him on the floor. Not listening to the orders he curled up on the floor and went back to sleep.
“Come on now puppy, wake up so we can get this over with.”
Joey was completely exhausted but nevertheless he shakily stood up and glared at his ‘master’.
‘It’s too early in da mornin’ ta be awake.’ He thought bitterly as he led Seto out of the room and downstairs to the lounge room.
“Well, I’m waiting Merry.” Seto said impatiently.
‘Yeah yeah moneybags, keeps ya shirt on.’ Joey thought.
Seto’s eyes widened in disbelief as the small, sand coloured puppy walked over to a large pot plant in the corner of the room and dug through the dirt. Before he could scold the puppy for his misbehaviour it pulled back, dragging with it a pair of blue, dirt covered boxers.
“I don’t believe it!” He exclaimed, “Joey?…”
‘Well duh!’ Joey thought, jumping onto the couch and closing his eyes.
“Oh no you don’t puppy, wake up.” Seto said, shaking the small dog, “Bark if you’re Joey.”
‘Fuuuuuuuuuuuuck, I did what ya asked blue eyes. Can’t ya let me sleep?’ Joey thought, barking once.
“This is some kind of trick isn’t it?”
‘You can be really thick-headed sometimes Seto-love.’
“Bark twice if you’re Joey.”
Not bothering to open his eyes Joey gave two short, irritated barks, however it was still not enough to satisfy Seto.
“Bark five times if you’re Joey.”
‘Okay, that does it.’ Joey thought angrily, barking five times as he stalked out of the room and headed back upstairs.
“This has got to be a dream.”
---
“Hey Seto, I had a really weird dream last night.” Mokuba said as he ate his breakfast, “It was about Joey.”
“Really?” Seto said nonchalantly, “What happened?”
Mokuba blushed, “I, ah, don’t think I should tell you.”
“Okay.” He carefully folded up the newspaper he was reading and drained the last of his coffee, “Hurry up or you’ll be late for school.”
“What about you? Are you going to school today?” Mokuba asked accusingly.
“No, I have some things I need to take care of.”
“Okay, see you this afternoon then.” The raven-haired kid said cheerfully as he ran out the door.
“Okay, now that he’s gone maybe I can finally get some answers.” Seto said to himself, grabbing his cell phone and dialling Yugi’s number.
“I need to speak to Yami.” He snapped before whoever answered the phone could speak.
“Kaiba?” Yugi sounded confused.
“Yes, now put Yami on.”
“Um, okay then. Hang on a sec.”
Seto heard Yugi put the phone down and call for Yami, and a few seconds later to phone was picked back up.
“What is it Kaiba?” Yami asked.
“I need you to come over here today. There’s something you need to see.”
“And what might that be?”
“You’ll find out when you get here.” Seto hesitated, “It’s about Joey.”
Yami was silent for a few minutes, “Okay Kaiba. What time should I come around?”
“As soon as possible.”
“I’ll be there in ten minutes then.” He replied before hanging up.
---Ten Minutes Later---
“What’s this all about Kaiba?”
Seto motioned for Yami to follow him upstairs and he led the ancient spirit into his bedroom, showing his the sleeping puppy.
“You got a dog? What does that have to do with Joey?”
“That dog ‘is’ Joey.”
Yami narrowed his eyes and stared at Seto angrily, “Will you ever stop degrading and disrespecting him Kaiba, even now that he’s… gone?”
“Of course I didn’t expect you to believe me straight away.” Seto rolled his eyes and shook the dog awake, “Bark five times if you’re Joey.”
Joey growled, glaring at Seto before he noticed Yami and bounded over to him, wagging his tail.
“He isn’t barking Kaiba.” Yami stated.
Joey sat down and looked up at Yami cutely before barking five times, ‘grinning’ proudly.
“That doesn’t prove anything. You could’ve trained him to do that.”
Seto looked irritated, suddenly understanding how Joey must’ve felt when he didn’t believe him.
“Ask him yourself then, any number.”
“Fine, bark twenty-six times if you’re Joey.” Yami smirked, sure that this test would prove Seto was lying.
‘I don’t know if becoming human again is worth this.’ Joey mentally groaned, starting the long series of barks Yami had asked for.
Once he was done Yami looked over at Seto and then back down at the puppy, “Well, I guess I believe you.” He knelt down and examined ‘Joey’.
“He turns back into himself at night.” Seto informed him.
“I honestly have no idea what to think about all this. It isn’t Shadow Magic as far as I can tell.”
“So you can’t get him back to normal?”
Joey looked miserable at that and stared at Yami with big, puppy dog eyes.
“I don’t know Kaiba. I will try and figure something out.” He shook his head, “In the meantime I think it would be best if you didn’t tell anyone else about this.”
“Agreed, now get out of my house.”
The next morning Seto awoke to find that Joey had disappeared and in his place Merry was asleep on the pillow next to him. The small puppy whimpered in his sleep and rolled over onto his back, his pink tongue hanging out as he dozed on. The sight made Seto’s heart melt as he was reminded of the encounter last night. It was true that he didn’t believe this adorable puppy was Joey, but there was still something about it that reminded him of his beloved.
“Wake up Merry.” He commanded, eager to put the issue of Joey and the dog to rest, “You’ve got something you need to prove apparently.”
The puppy opened one eye blearily and whined as Seto picked him up and placed him on the floor. Not listening to the orders he curled up on the floor and went back to sleep.
“Come on now puppy, wake up so we can get this over with.”
Joey was completely exhausted but nevertheless he shakily stood up and glared at his ‘master’.
‘It’s too early in da mornin’ ta be awake.’ He thought bitterly as he led Seto out of the room and downstairs to the lounge room.
“Well, I’m waiting Merry.” Seto said impatiently.
‘Yeah yeah moneybags, keeps ya shirt on.’ Joey thought.
Seto’s eyes widened in disbelief as the small, sand coloured puppy walked over to a large pot plant in the corner of the room and dug through the dirt. Before he could scold the puppy for his misbehaviour it pulled back, dragging with it a pair of blue, dirt covered boxers.
“I don’t believe it!” He exclaimed, “Joey?…”
‘Well duh!’ Joey thought, jumping onto the couch and closing his eyes.
“Oh no you don’t puppy, wake up.” Seto said, shaking the small dog, “Bark if you’re Joey.”
‘Fuuuuuuuuuuuuck, I did what ya asked blue eyes. Can’t ya let me sleep?’ Joey thought, barking once.
“This is some kind of trick isn’t it?”
‘You can be really thick-headed sometimes Seto-love.’
“Bark twice if you’re Joey.”
Not bothering to open his eyes Joey gave two short, irritated barks, however it was still not enough to satisfy Seto.
“Bark five times if you’re Joey.”
‘Okay, that does it.’ Joey thought angrily, barking five times as he stalked out of the room and headed back upstairs.
“This has got to be a dream.”
---
“Hey Seto, I had a really weird dream last night.” Mokuba said as he ate his breakfast, “It was about Joey.”
“Really?” Seto said nonchalantly, “What happened?”
Mokuba blushed, “I, ah, don’t think I should tell you.”
“Okay.” He carefully folded up the newspaper he was reading and drained the last of his coffee, “Hurry up or you’ll be late for school.”
“What about you? Are you going to school today?” Mokuba asked accusingly.
“No, I have some things I need to take care of.”
“Okay, see you this afternoon then.” The raven-haired kid said cheerfully as he ran out the door.
“Okay, now that he’s gone maybe I can finally get some answers.” Seto said to himself, grabbing his cell phone and dialling Yugi’s number.
“I need to speak to Yami.” He snapped before whoever answered the phone could speak.
“Kaiba?” Yugi sounded confused.
“Yes, now put Yami on.”
“Um, okay then. Hang on a sec.”
Seto heard Yugi put the phone down and call for Yami, and a few seconds later to phone was picked back up.
“What is it Kaiba?” Yami asked.
“I need you to come over here today. There’s something you need to see.”
“And what might that be?”
“You’ll find out when you get here.” Seto hesitated, “It’s about Joey.”
Yami was silent for a few minutes, “Okay Kaiba. What time should I come around?”
“As soon as possible.”
“I’ll be there in ten minutes then.” He replied before hanging up.
---Ten Minutes Later---
“What’s this all about Kaiba?”
Seto motioned for Yami to follow him upstairs and he led the ancient spirit into his bedroom, showing his the sleeping puppy.
“You got a dog? What does that have to do with Joey?”
“That dog ‘is’ Joey.”
Yami narrowed his eyes and stared at Seto angrily, “Will you ever stop degrading and disrespecting him Kaiba, even now that he’s… gone?”
“Of course I didn’t expect you to believe me straight away.” Seto rolled his eyes and shook the dog awake, “Bark five times if you’re Joey.”
Joey growled, glaring at Seto before he noticed Yami and bounded over to him, wagging his tail.
“He isn’t barking Kaiba.” Yami stated.
Joey sat down and looked up at Yami cutely before barking five times, ‘grinning’ proudly.
“That doesn’t prove anything. You could’ve trained him to do that.”
Seto looked irritated, suddenly understanding how Joey must’ve felt when he didn’t believe him.
“Ask him yourself then, any number.”
“Fine, bark twenty-six times if you’re Joey.” Yami smirked, sure that this test would prove Seto was lying.
‘I don’t know if becoming human again is worth this.’ Joey mentally groaned, starting the long series of barks Yami had asked for.
Once he was done Yami looked over at Seto and then back down at the puppy, “Well, I guess I believe you.” He knelt down and examined ‘Joey’.
“He turns back into himself at night.” Seto informed him.
“I honestly have no idea what to think about all this. It isn’t Shadow Magic as far as I can tell.”
“So you can’t get him back to normal?”
Joey looked miserable at that and stared at Yami with big, puppy dog eyes.
“I don’t know Kaiba. I will try and figure something out.” He shook his head, “In the meantime I think it would be best if you didn’t tell anyone else about this.”
“Agreed, now get out of my house.”