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100 Puppies and Dragons	By : ReizOokami Category: Yu-Gi-Oh > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 8453 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Author's Note: Follow-up to Out of Time.

At Peace

"I should probably get married. It's what everyone is expecting, and I do need an heir to the company," Seto commented, playing with strands of the blond's hair.

"Oh." Joey blinked slowly. "…What does that mean for us, then?"

"Well, I can't really risk looking like a player and date two people at once. And this was all just sex, wasn't it? So we'll just go our separate ways."

Joey sighed again. "Oh. I see. Yeah, alright." He looked up at the brunet and smiled awkwardly. "One more time for the road then?"

Seto raised an eyebrow. "…I suppose that wouldn't hurt."

Joey stared up at the ceiling and sighed. He'd known this was going to happen. In fact, he was surprised that it lasted as long as it had—seven years. They had been very happy years, and tomorrow would make it ten years longer than he would have spent if he hadn't mated.

He was just… dying now.

Seto was engaged. He was glad that his mate had found someone to be with. Someone politically correct. Someone that wasn't male.

He would have gladly born Seto a child, but Seto didn't know what he was, and he really didn't want to explain that he'd done something so serious as mate with him for life without him knowing it. He was sure Seto would have kicked him to the curb even faster for trapping him in something so permanent without his knowledge.

He glanced at the phone as it began to ring, wondering if he should answer it, but he just felt way too tired. He'd save his strength for something more important.

.-.-.-.-.-.

Seto frowned as the blond's phone went to voicemail, placing his phone back in its cradle. Mokuba had told him that Joey's health had been declining. However, when he looked up the blond's medical records, wondering if it had been because he couldn't afford some surgery, he'd found no records at all. But if he was so sick, why hadn't he seen a doctor?

He had ended their relationship, but he still felt some sort of attachment to him. After all, they'd been lovers for years. Just because they didn't sleep together anymore didn't mean he didn't care about him.

He sighed quietly and stood, frowning. "Mokuba, I'm going out."

.-.-.-.-.-.

Joey stared at the food he'd left on his bedside table with what felt like the intensity of a thousand suns. He wanted it so bad. So, using the last of his strength, he rolled onto his side and reached out, swinging his hand at the bag of chips.

Just to watch the bag of chips fall to the ground.

He scowled and cursed quietly. It figured that he'd use the last of his strength to knock his sustenance to the ground. 'What fucking bullshit.' He glared at the table and his hand before sighing quietly. 'So. This is how it ends.' He sighed and let his eyes drift closed. 'Kinda sad. But at least I got t' spend some more time with my friends.'

He heard a knock. "Joey?"

'What are the fucking odds?' He shouldn't have felt so annoyed, but having Seto nearby would prolong his misery. That was why he'd been so okay with it being cut off completely. At least his death wouldn't be strung out and miserable.

Seto frowned as he came into the room and found him, looking so pale and frail on the bed. He was almost afraid to touch him, scared that he would break as soon as he made contact, but he ignored that feeling; he was certain that Joey wouldn't appreciate being treated like some sort of delicate flower. Instead, he slid his hand into the blond's and gripped it gently. "Mokie said you were sick."

"…Meh." Joey turned his gaze away. "I'm not as sick as I look."

The brunet frowned and peeked under the covers. "You look like you're starving."

"Still, not as sick as I look." Joey frowned and sighed.

"You haven't seen a doctor about this, have you? Why don't you go see one now? I'll even drive you there." Seto reached out to cup his cheek. "Do you need me to carry you to the car?"

The blond huffed. "I'm not goin' anywhere. I'm sick, Seto, and there's nothin' you can do about it. I'm at peace and I'm ready t' go." He let his eyes close and sighed. "Just lemme go."

Seto scowled, then reached down to hook his arms behind his back and under his knees. "The hell with this. I'm taking you whether you like it or not."

"NO!" Joey jerked away, letting out a yelp as he fell back onto his hard mattress. "Ouch! Damn it, Seto just leave me alone! Go back t' your fiancée!"

The brunet stood up straight in annoyance. "Is that what this is about? You said it was okay!"

"It is okay!" the younger boy ground out. "Go fuck yourself, Kaiba! I didn't even wanna see ya, ya selfish prick, so just go home t' your girlfriend and leave me alone!"

"Why are you doing this to yourself? To your friends? To me?" Seto glared at him. "You're sick. Maybe the doctors could help you. But you just want to lie down and die."

Joey jerked his head away. "Just leave me alone. How I die is my decision, not yours, so just go away!"

The brunet huffed. "Because despite how much of a stubborn jackass you are, I still care about you. Please, just let me take you to the hospital."

"No. Just lemme go, Kaiba, and make it easier on both of us."

Seto scowled. "Why are you so adamant about this? I care about you and as farfetched as this may sound I don't want you to die!"

"I'M GONNA DIE WHETHER OR NOT I GO T' THE FUCKIN' HOSPITAL, OKAY!" Joey finally roared, then turned and hid his face in his pillow, muffling his sobs in the fabric. He shouldn't have had enough strength to cry like this. It was all because Seto had come to see him. He'd gotten a little of the attention, the affection he'd needed to continue living a little longer.

And he was living long enough to cry himself out.

He flinched as he felt the brunet's hands on his shoulders, shuddering, then turned his head away. "Just leave me alone, Kaiba. Please. I just wanna be alone when I die."

Seto pulled the blond into his arms and frowned. "Is it cancer or something like that?"

"No, it's just—I was gonna—You're ruinin' everything!" the younger boy sobbed, hiding his face in the brunet's shoulder. "Why are ya doin' this t' me? We were over. We weren't s'posed t' be friends. You were s'posed t' just leave me be and never talk t' me again."

"But… Joey, you… I've ruined everything by being your friend? Isn't that all you and Yugi ever wanted from me?"

"I'm only alive now 'cause you're near me just please lemme go I'm ready t' die I was at peace until your stupid face showed up!"

Seto leaned his head against the blond's and began stroking his hair gently. "I don't know what you're talking about, Joey. Maybe once you've calmed down, you can explain it to me."

Joey sobbed. He knew the outcome would be no different. Seto would leave him again if he explained, mostly out of disgust, anyway.

It really was a shame. He'd been so okay with dying a few minutes ago.
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