I am yours. You are mine. (puppyshipping)

Chapter 7. Deafeat.

After Joey said his thank you to Seto, he bowed, and once he raised his head up again to look at Seto's reaction, he spot a big and bright blush across Seto's cheeks. They were redder than red and Seto was so embarrassed about it that he tried to cover it up by hiding his mouth and cheeks with his large hand.

"I... uh..."

Seto tried to say something. Anything... but he was so ready for Joey to react the opposite that he was cut off guard with Joey's genauen thank you speech. He was also very embarrassed from the way he'd been treating Joey. All this time he thought Joey didn't care, which upset Seto a lot, but it turns out he did care all along, so now he felt this guilt in his heart from all those times he'd been treating Joey badly, but he didn't know what to do about it. He just stood there, embarrassed with a light blush across his cheeks. Joey, who was now also blushing from how cute Seto was acting, didn't know what to do either. He scratched the back of his head while looking away from Seto.

"...I-I... um.. I think I should go now... you should go and talk to Mokuba... he's probably still locked inside the bathroom."

Seto still refused to talk, which made the whole situation even worse. He didn't know why Seto was acting so weird right now, so it felt like he was waiting for Joey to leave, but the reality of it was that Joey didn't want to leave. He wanted to stay with them for some reason, but he couldn't find a reason to do so since he came here for Mokuba's sake and the sake of saying thank you to Seto, and since he did all that already he thought that he should go. He turned around to walk towards the door.

"Wheeler. Wait."

Seto finally spoke out while he grabbed ahold of Joey's hand and pulled him in a bit closer to himself. The tension was so awkward, but Seto couldn't let go of him just yet. Seto had things to say to Joey. Things he'd been holding in for a while, and just like Joey, he didn't have a clue of when to say it, so he didn't want to loose this opportunity to clarify some things from the past he'd been wanting to tell Joey. It's very rare for the both of them to be alone like this, so he had to say it now.

"I also have something to say to you. So please listen."

Seto gathered himself and looked at Joey who had now turned his gaze back at Seto. Joey give Seto a nod and listened to what he wanted to say.

"I'm Sorry. About the time I made you feel like a burden to me in the hospital. The truth is. I didn't mean any of it. I wanted to tell you this back then, but when Mokuba came inside the room, it didn't feel like I could apologize to you anymore, like I missed my chance, so I don't want to make the same mistake again by letting you go before you know this since I know it'll only become worse if I do. So Wheeler, want to apologize for everything. I hope you can except it, but I understand if you don't want too. I'm very aware of the things I've done to you in the past too. I know I've hurt you a lot, but Wheeler, I truly regret doing it. I don't want to upset you, seeing you smile, laugh... I don't know what it is about you but when I see you happy, it makes me happy too, so I want to bring you happiness, but like I said. You don't have to feel like you have to accept my apology. I'll be fine either way... I just wanted you to know this so that-"

Seto babbled on and on, and left Joey in shock. He'd never expect in a thousand years that the all and mighty Seto Kaiba would feel so bad for a nobody like Joey, but here he was, telling Joey how much he actually cared about him, how much he actually regretted doing all of those things that made Joey sad. It was incredible, and then... right there at that moment as he felt happiness rush through his body from Seto's words, It all suddenly started to make sense to him. The feeling of anger, the feeling of sorrow, the happiness... all of those mixed emotions he always felt whenever he was around Seto. It was truly about love all along. He couldn't explain it, but he just knew it was true. His heart was starting to beat faster and faster from the thought of love as he was starting to realize his own feelings towards Seto. His body suddenly started to move itself closer to Seto. All those feelings Joey had for him came rushing in all at once while Seto continued to babble on. It was too much for him to resist any longer, so he grabbed ahold of Seto's neck collar and pulled him in for a gentle kiss. It was just a quick peck on the lips, but it was enough to shut Joey's heart and mind up for a moment. It was all quiet now as Seto had stopped talking.