Oh boy oh boy! It's the chase scene! ^^

Kisa: in case you didn't notice, Meghan digs the chase scenes

Meghan: there's just something so much fun about them, thrilling in a way, hee!

Kisa: (stares)

Meghan(coughs) anyways, please enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh

Joey wasn't normally a man with a plan. He was usually a man who got his ass moving first and asked questions later, provided he was either caught AGAIN or if he had escaped. However, that was way back when he was in a gang, where he knew the turf he was on. The correct turns to take.

However, this was the Kaiba mansion. And sometimes, if tired enough, he would STILL get lost on the way to the kitchen.

No, he had to think about how he would make his escape carefully, because if he was caught, he had no doubt in his mind Kaiba would not take his eyes off him for even a second until the month was over. And with how confused Joey was when it came to Kaiba, he really didn't want that to happen.

That, and Kaiba would be pissed, REAL pissed.

'Yeah, well, since when was pissing off that bastard a bad thing? The more it bothered him the more likely he'll leave me alone right?' Joey thought to himself defiantly as he lay awake in bed.

His plan in a nut shell was to leave in the night. Climbing out his window would not only be dangerous, but also a good way to get caught. (After all, it's pretty obvious you're running away if you're climbing down with linked bed sheets.) No, he wanted to make his escape as inconspicuous as possible up until the last second. In case Kaiba had given the security guards orders to not let Joey out without his permission, Joey would walk through the first level of the house and find a window far enough away form not only the security post, but Kaiba's room. From there he'd run. He probably couldn't go back to his house at this point, pops would kill him. And going to Yugi or Tristan's was out of the question as that would be the first place Kaiba would look.

He'd have to get to the train station, wait for the earliest one, and ride that the farthest it would go with what he had for money. He'd hide out for a while, camp mostly until things died down, then try to contact Yugi in a few weeks.

It would be rough, but right now Joey wasn't going to think about that. All he cared about was getting away someplace Kaiba couldn't find him, couldn't make him feel all this...whatever it was.

This was the hardest part of the plan, waiting for everyone to be asleep (or at least concentrating on work cough cough Kaiba cough cough). The sheets weren't as comforting as they had been before. Instead they felt constricting, wrapping around his legs and body as if Kaiba could posses even them and keep him from leaving. His muscles were jittery, they way they always got when he knew he would need to run fast very soon. The adrenaline was working its way into his system, which was good. And the adrenaline rush was just what he needed to get out of Kaiba's clutches for good.

To keep suspicion low, he decided the best way to get out was to travel light. That meant it was just him, the clothes on his back, and a few essential things kept in his pockets. Such as a pocket knife Tristan had given him for his fifteenth birthday, a picture of Serenity in his wallet, with a few twenties left over from his many part time jobs. Finally, his deck was tucked safely away in a special holder Yugi had gotten him. It clipped right onto his belt. Subconsciously, he placed his hand over it, hoping that the heart of the cards would give him the last bit of courage he needed to run.

He kicked off the blankets resolutely, and though they still clung to him in a last ditch attempt to coax him into staying, he eventually got them off and swung his feet off the bed. He pulled on his jacket, pulling up the collar to shield him from the chilly night air once he got out. His heart was beating hard against his rib cage, and his stomach was in knots. Unlike when Kaiba had kissed him, these knots weren't pleasant at all.

Joey shook his head and slapped his cheek gently to wake himself up, 'Stop that Wheeler!'

Ignoring the nerves, Joey took a deep breath, and let it out slowly. Fists clenched determinedly, he walked out of the bedroom door, hoping, yet also in a strange way sad, that this would be the last time he would see it.

/

Despite everyone supposedly being asleep, the halls were dimly lit, another hindrance. This made Joey's job of sneaking out unnoticed even harder, and he tried hard to stay close to the wall, approaching corners cautiously and listening for footsteps.

Finally, Joey made it to the stairs, not the ones by the front entrance obviously, but the ones the servants usually used. He took them two at a time until finally hopping down the last three in an effort to save time and crept further down the hallway. He craned his neck around a corner to check and see if the security guard at the front was paying attention.

The guard was awake, barely, and gazing at the security footage. However, with how glazed over his eyes looked, Joey doubted he was actually seeing anything on it.

'Poor guy,' Joey thought guiltily. After all, Kaiba would probably blame his escape on whoever was watching the footage.

He didn't have time to feel for the guard much more, though, he needed to get out of here before someone, if anyone noticed he was out of bed.

It was too bad someone already had.

You see, Kaiba could in some ways be called paranoid (Kisa: noo, he's the most trusting person I know (-.-),) so not only was the security guard watching the footage, but so was he. He had been diligently working on a few files for Kaiba Corp., when a telltale flash of gold on the screen caught his eye. Sure enough, there was his puppy. Walking cautiously through the halls. Immediately Kaiba's curiosity was peaked.

'What is he doing?' Kaiba thought to himself. The blond boy was tense, he could see it in the way he walked and the way his shoulders were held stiff. He couldn't be using the bathroom, because there was one attached to his room

'He'd better not be midnight snacking...' he thought grumpily, leaning on his hand to watch his puppy skirt down the servants' stairs, taking a final leap down them that made Kaiba grit his teeth in frustration, 'he could have HURT himself, the dumbass!'

His eyes narrowed however, as Joey got closer and closer towards the front door. No... no he couldn't have been trying to leave, there were no giveaways that he was, at least not yet. No back pack, no provisions. He felt a small glimmer of relief when Joey crept past the front door and into the living room, where the lights were off. Kaiba had to rely on the lamp light from outside to even see the pup anymore.

The small amount of relief was put out immediacy, when he saw Joey feel around the window frame for a moment, trying to work at the lock,.

He WAS trying to run!

Kaiba's hand plunged under his desk to press the panic button that had been installed there, and instantly the entire mansion was filled with pandemonium. Kaiba didn't bother to watch his pup's reaction, which was jump in surprise before pulling at the window more desperately, Kaiba had already run out of his office and was sprinting towards the stairs to catch him.

Joey had just managed to get the window open when he heard thumping in the distance.

'Quickly, QUICKLY' his subconscious had just enough time to think before he pried the window open and threw himself through it onto the grass.

He barely heard Kaiba call 'Joey!' angrily before he had scrambled to his feet and took off at a run.

He was in the middle of hopping the fence at the end of the long driveway when the security dogs started barking, and security began swarming the grounds, guns up and looking for the intruder. Joey had been too quick for them to see; he was already down the street when Kaiba had wormed his way through the crowd of security men. He saw just one more brief flash of blond hair before the pup disappeared around a street corner.

"Find him! NOW!" Kaiba commanded, and every employee hastened to obey. The brunet looked beyond furious, and they wanted to stay on his good side as much as possible.

Some of the security hopped on their motorcycles, others searched the grounds for clues as to where Joey could have gone, and finally, one with sense, brought Kaiba his Mercedes so he could look for his pup himself.

The guard was rewarded with a nod and a cold stare instead of the glare everyone else had gotten, before the young CEO swung himself into the driver's seat, and tore out into the night.

/

"Not good," Joey grunted, pushing his legs to run faster as he heard the motorcycle engines blare in the streets. He had no doubts they were looking for him. He managed to duck and roll out of the way when one had slowed down enough to swipe a hand out to grab him before swinging himself into an alley. The guard let him go, opting instead to pull out a cell phone no doubt to update Kaiba on his whereabouts. Joey turned down as many alleyways as he could, knocking trashcans behind him to create obstacles so no one with wheels could follow.

All those years of running from enemy gangs were coming in handy, he knew all the tricks, knew all the places to hide.

He hadn't been counting on the guard placing a chip on him in his attempt to catch him.

Kaiba had soon caught up with the guard, and followed the trail of tipped trash cans the mutt had left for him in this labyrinth. He ran until he heard the clattering of a chain link fence. Kaiba checked the radar he had on Joey. He smirked, the pup was heading straight for a dead end without even knowing it

'Checkmate.'

Joey felt his heart leap into his throat when he heard footsteps running after him just a short distance away.

'No way, there's no way he could have found me already!' Joey thought desperately, turning corner after corner, oblivious that Kaiba had been herding him right into a trap. Lungs burning with exhaustion, Joey swung himself on the corner to turn one last corner, only to feel the heart in his throat drop right down into his stomach.

A dead end. He was screwed.

He knew at the back of his mind that it was useless, but he still clawed at the wall, searching for a purchase with which he could climb it. Nothing, just regular brick. The footsteps behind him had slowed condescendingly, knowing he was trapped like a rat in a maze. They were teasing him. His hands shook slightly as the silhouette of the one that caught him finally turned the corner.

He repressed the urge to scream when he saw Kaiba standing there. His blue eyes were glinting dangerously in the night, but he had a terrible smirk on his face.

"And just where do you think you're running to, mutt?" he asked darkly, approaching the trapped Joey slowly, trying to make himself as intimidating and predatory as possible.

Joey was breathing hard from all the previous running, and his eyes were wide with panic.

"G-get away from me!" he shouted when Kaiba moved to grab him, attempting to duck under the arm like he had the security guard and run out into the alley again. Kaiba however caught his wrist with ease and pulled him right back, twisting his arm back painfully to keep him in place.

"I'd advise you to cooperate, Wheeler," Kaiba growled, "you're in enough trouble as it is."

Joey growled, struggling franticly against Kaiba's grip, trying to kick at the other boy's shins, before Kaiba hooked an arm around his waist and hoisted him over his shoulder like it was nothing.

"Put me down! Put me down right now you goddamn bastard!" Joey screamed pounding as hard as he could on Kaiba's back, trying to kick him in the ribs; he even tried to roll off of his shoulder. Kaiba reached up to press his arm almost painfully hard down on Wheeler's back, so he could no longer gain enough leverage to do any damage. He yelled profanities and threats, all of which Kaiba ignored as he worked his way out of the labyrinth and back to the opening, where the Mercedes was waiting along with four security guards, to make sure there was no possible way for a second escape.

Someone opened one of the back doors for Kaiba, and the CEO shoved the blond in roughly, to which the blond yelped. He handed the keys wordlessly to one of the security guards to drive as he had his hands full keep the blond still in the back seat as he tried to rip the door handle off.

"You can't do this to me! You can't make me stay with you!" Joey shouted trying and failing time and again to punch the brunet.

Furiously, Kaiba grabbed the blond by the hair, "I can, and I will. Now sit and shut up," he hissed as Joey continued to struggle in his arms.

This continued all the way back to the mansion and into the doorway. Kaiba had Joey draped once again over his shoulder, cold eyes determined as he made a beeline for the stair case.

Mokuba and Marie stood by the stairwell. Marie seemed solemn for once, as if she had been expecting this. Mokuba however, was glancing between her and his brother anxiously, nearly in tears as he heard Joey begging for Kaiba to let him go. He was torn between worrying for his friend and worrying for his brother, and what exactly his actions would be now.

"Marie I don't understand, is Joey okay? What happened?"

Marie glanced at him, the poor kid had been fast asleep when this had all happened, and his eyes were still red with fatigue. She pulled him into a hug and she could feel him shuddering as he cried.

"It's alright," she whispered, rubbing soothing circles into his back, "This has been coming for a while, it's the turning point in the game, that's all." She shushed him as he sniffled, "come on now, and let's have a sleepover in the videogame room okay? Let's let your brother handle this one."

Mokuba nodded, and walked off to get the necessary blankets for said sleep over. Marie cast a look up the stairs where Kaiba had long disappeared with Joey in tow.

"This is a crucial part of the game master Kaiba," she murmured quietly, "don't hesitate, or you'll lose him."

/

Kaiba was growing weary of Joey's pathetic attempts to escape his hold; he finally spotted his goal just ahead and turned the knob to the room Joey hadn't been allowed in previously.

Kaiba's bedroom.

Joey twisted as much as he could in his position. His insides were raw with fear. As it was, seeing the approaching bed only made it worse.

Kaiba was alarmed when he heard a dry sob escape the blond on his shoulder, and he was that close to putting him down and hugging him, apologizing for scaring him so much. But he was too furious to listen to this urge even if it would be the right thing to do. He was going to teach his puppy a lesson. He was going to show him he loved him and the best place to be was with him. If he had to cause a little discomfort to do that, well, so be it.

He flung the blond onto the bed and immediately straddled him. Joey squirmed and flailed, frightened noises escaping his mouth, but there were still no tears. Though that could be because his eyes were squeezed shut.

'I wont cry,' Joey thought furiously, 'he'll never make me cry no matter what he does!'

Ignoring the blond's fear with difficulty, Kaiba placed all his weight of the blond's hips to keep him in place and pinned his wrists to either side of his head.

"Look at me," he commanded, voice still hardened with anger.

"Go fuck yourself," Joey hissed vehemently, head turned to one side in pure defiance.

Transferring both wrists to just one hand and holding them above the blond's head, Kaiba used his other hand to turn Joey's head towards him harshly, "I said look at me, mutt!"

Kaiba got his wish. Joey opened his eyes and glared at him, honey colored eyes burning with hate. A bitter grin worked its way onto the blond duelist's face.

"You're going to rape me now aren't ya?" Joey whispered in a black rage. "I broke the deal."

Kaiba felt another spike of rage shoot through him. After everything that happened, Joey still thought he would rape him at the drop of a hat?

"Yes. You did." Kaiba ground out, "and I'm sure a weaker man would give into his urges like you obviously expect me to."

Joey could feel the angry ice blue eyes piercing through him, stabbing at his heart in their fury. It was hard not to shrink back and turn away, but Joey Wheeler was no coward.

Kaiba kept a firm grip on Joey's head so he was looking straight at him, when he leaned down, so close that their noses almost touching.

"Why can't you understand how much I love you?" Kaiba scowled as he said this, and the blond's eyes remained unbelieving. Joey hated this? What could he do to make Joey listen?

Unable to think of anything else to do, Kaiba crushed his lips to Joey's in their second kiss.

He could feel Joey trying to throw him off underneath him, but he was bigger and stronger than Joey (not by much) and he kept him in place as he moved his lips against his in the most passionate kiss he could, the anger he felt seemed to fuel it like kindling to a fire.

Joey felt his fears double; it was like all the feelings Kaiba felt for him were melting into one explosion of passion. He felt the confusion he had when they shared the first kiss, his head spinning. It was like he was thinking a million things at once, yet somehow they were in someone else's head, and he was just a spectator. He actually jumped when he felt Kaiba's tongue run across his bottom lip, asking politely just once for entrance. Joey, of course, just pressed his lips together and refused.

Kaiba growled, and squeezed the blond's wrists until it was almost painful. Joey's mouth opened of its own accord to utter a gasp, before Kaiba plunged his tongue in.

Joey squirmed when he felt the warm muscle explore his mouth. His mind seemed to go into overload, until shutting down almost completely. The fight left his body, and he could only lay there, unable to cope with this feeling of pleasure. He had never felt anything like this. It was like his mind and his body were two completely separate entities, the body grounded in one place while the mind seemed to fly around the room, unsure where to go or what to do. The only thing he could do now was let Kaiba completely overwhelm him.

Kaiba could feel Joey go limp, and he resisted the urge to smirk. Even though the blond hadn't said anything, it was flattering to know that his kiss could leave the blond completely helpless.

Slowly, Kaiba ended the kiss, pulling his lips off the blonds in a sensual way, letting go of the blond's wrists with care. Joey gasped for breath, brown eyes glazed but still angry. So not all of the fight had left him. Still, he couldn't quite find the strength to move his arms even if they were free now.

Kaiba sat up to look down at him in triumph. The blond duelist honestly had no idea how sexy he looked like that. Cheeks flushed and eyes still angry yet unmistakably glazed over.

"You don't know what you do to me, Wheeler," Kaiba whispered, "Shall I tell you?"

"Don't," Joey said hoarsely.

"Too bad," Kaiba answered, glaring down at him, "Because I'm going to. It's the only way I can get your thick skull to understand."

Joey growled and felt his insides jolt when Kaiba kissed him once again to quiet him. Take enough of the fight away so that once again all he could do was lay there trapped and listen.

"I've tried to be polite, based on who was around and where we were, I wanted to tell you exactly what I would do for you, and to you when we were at the restaurant. But I kept quiet because I knew it would embarrass you,"

He leaned down to whisper in Joey's ear, "But look where we are now. I've got you all to myself in a bedroom. The perfect place wouldn't you agree?"

Joey gave a brief shake of his head in defiance, and Kaiba chuckled.

"Joey, I love you. I don't care what I have to do to make you see that, but you WILL see it. I'm going to make you love me too... do you know how I'm going to do that?"

Kaiba continued before Joey could answer, "By making you feel pleasure. By kissing you, touching you," he let his knuckles brush against the blond's cheek, "You've never felt the pleasure of someone touching you, have you, pup? Not really, and no, the occasional hug between you and the geek squad doesn't count."

Joey started trembling in what Kaiba knew was fear, but he continued, knowing if he didn't he'd never get the message across to Joey, "But I'm going to change that. I'm going to teach you what it means to feel pleasure. Through speech-" Kaiba started to kiss him passionately, "Through taste," and again, "through sight," and again, "And most importantly, through touch."

Joey mewled, to his embarrassment, when Kaiba's tongue dragged lazily up his neck. He was shaking so bad he was afraid he'd never stop. Kaiba was right, he had never been treated like this before, but that had been fine with him. He had been raised to respond bravely to pain, to hurtful words. Those couldn't bother him now. But feeling the other man's passion, his lust for him, he didn't know what to do. It scared him; he didn't know how to escape, to get back on his feet. It was the same feeling that made him leave in the first place.

Because no one had been there to teach him how to respond.

Joey squeezed his eyes shut to keep the tears from falling, 'I won't cry' he chanted to himself, even if he was so scared in that moment all he wanted to do was curl up and cry.

'My god,' Kaiba thought to himself, 'this honestly terrifies him...'

Kaiba could see it written in his face. This was the breaking point, where he needed to show the blond that even if he was afraid, that he would help him through it. That was what it felt like to fall in love, it was scary.

The point that made it wonderful is that they got to go through it together.

"Shh," Kaiba gently ran his thumbs over the blond's cheek bones, trying to take the tension that marred that beautiful face away, "It's alright Joey, I promise you everything will be alright."

'I... I don't want this..." Joey finally said shakily, "You're changing everything, what am I supposed to do if you change everything?"

Kaiba smiled tenderly at him, which shocked Joey enough for him not to move when Kaiba kissed him once more, a lot gentler than he had been.

"What you do is trust me. You let me teach you, love you, take care of you. That's all I've ever wanted, Joey. Except, maybe... I want you to love me too."

Joey looked at him, still dazed from all those kisses, but his eyes didn't look as hard as before. They weren't shutting him out anymore; he was finally listening to him. He definitely looked uncomfortable and flustered, though, but the fear had definitely died down to a tolerable level.

Kaiba leant down to nuzzle the blond's neck affectionately, "Can you do that pup? Not for me, but for yourself?"

Joey looked undecided, and hesitant, but after a few moments, Kaiba felt a hand shakily reach to push Kaiba's face to where he could see it.

Kaiba let him, waiting patiently for the blond's next move.

Joey, using what little strength he could muster after such an onslaught of emotion, pushed himself forward, and touched his lips gently to Kaiba's.

It was an experimental kiss, hesitant, but full of potential. Joey didn't love him yet, but he was finally willing to try.

Kaiba responded immediately, but he held back as much as he could so he wouldn't frighten the blond away again. They simply moved their lips against each other's for a few minutes, before Joey laid back and covered his face with his hands and groaned.

"I must be out of my mind..." Joey's voice said tiredly, somewhat muffled.

Kaiba chuckled, pulling the hands away to gaze at the boy he loved.

"No more hiding, puppy," he said quietly, and though he was scowling, Joey finally nodded.

"No more hiding."

Kaiba finally rolled off of the blond's hips to lay beside him on the bed, but when Joey tried to get up to return to his own room, hooked and arm around his waist and pulled him against his chest.

"I want you to sleep with me from now on pup. I can't have you running off again now can I?"

Joey glared at the wall, since he was unable to glare at Kaiba the way he was laying. But he nonetheless relaxed in the others possessive hold.

"Fine."

Not sure if he could ever feel happier than he did in that moment, Kaiba hugged Joey closer, burying his face in the blond locks and enjoying the feel of the younger boy's body melding perfectly to his.

This game of tug of war was finally turning in his favor.

Kisa: WHOO! First make out fest AND spooning!

Me: you have no idea how exhausting that was. but I still think this is my favorite chapter so far.

Kaiba: mine too

Joey: (blush) shut it.