Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ In the Service of Seto Kaiba ❯ Kaiba plays detective ( Chapter 3 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
Author: Ser-Chan and Yami Ser aka Yaoi Princess Serena
Title: In the Service of Seto Kaiba
Rating: R
Pairing: Seto/Jou
Disclaimers: We own nothing! We don't own Yu-Gi-Oh nor do we claim to! ^_^

Ser-chan: All right, it’s finally time for chapter three ^_^

Yami Ser: Damn! Took you long enough to finally get back to this v_v

Ser-chan: You know what Yami... shut up! ¬_¬

Yami Ser: O_O’ You never tell me to shut up!

Seto: Sounds like she just did ¬_¬

Yami Ser: I think she’s been hanging out with you to much! I hope she doesn’t think she owns anything now, because she owns a whole lot of nothing.

Ser-chan: *cries*

Jou: Damn it now you upset her!

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In the Service of Seto Kaiba - Chapter 3 - Kaiba plays detective


Jou hurried into the Kaiba Corp building once again as he had been doing for the past week and a half, except today he was late. He got up to Seto’s office as fast as he could and as he arrived Mitsuki smirked at him before she clicked her tongue like a parent would at a naughty child. Jou gave her a scowl as she pressed the button on her intercom. *She’s lucky she’s not a guy or I’d beat da shit outta her skank ass* he thought with a frown. Jou knew the woman was trying to get him in trouble and as he got closer to her desk he could finally hear her speaking with Seto.

‘Your assistant is finally here Kaiba-san.’ she said with a smirk even as Jou muttered 'Bitch' Under his breath. Instead of an answer from the intercom, Seto’s office door flew open once again and he grabbed hold of the startled young man.

‘Jou get your ass in here!’ he said quickly before slamming the door shut behind them. Mitsuki scowled at the whole thing.

The woman didn’t like Jou plain and simple. She had been working hard the past year to get her employer to warm up to her, but everything she had tried had failed big time. Then Jou came along and things looked hopeless for the woman. *Last week Seto called him by his first name, and now today he calls him some sort of pet name. I'll be damned if I let this guy get in my way!* she thought firmly before she returned to filing her nails.

Inside the office Seto was pacing back and forth in front of Jou. Said teen gave an audible swallow and watched his new boss carefully. Seto finally stopped pacing and looked Jou over carefully before catching the blond’s eyes with his own.

‘Where the fuck have you been all day?’ Seto asked slowly. Jou looked down at his hands quickly before he locked eyes with Seto again surprised by the language that Seto was using.

‘I’m sorry I fell asleep! I didn’ mean ta be late, honest.’ Jou said with a frown. He really hadn’t meant to be late but he had finally gotten to sleep and he had forgotten to set his alarm clock.

‘I didn’t mean why weren’t you here when you were suppose to be! Hell, I could care less if you’re late getting here. Why the hell weren’t you in school?’ Seto asked eyeing him carefully.

‘Dat…well..’ Jou simply trailed off and looked around the office as if it had just become the most interesting thing in the world to the blond.

‘That’s not an answer puppy, and you know it.’ Jou frowned at Seto’s statement but nodded. The taller boy had a point. ‘What the hell is going on Jou? This has happened before. Don’t think I didn’t notice the fact that you weren’t at school last Thursday, but still managed to show up here.’ Seto said sharply.

‘I’m sorry Kaiba, it couldn’ be helped.’ Was all that Jou said before he started looking at the floor.

‘Shit pup! I should fire you for this! In fact it’s grounds for you to be dismissed.’ Seto pointed out. At his words Jou paled and looked as though he was going to break down.

‘You can’t fire me! Please Kaiba!’ Jou knew he was begging but he really didn’t care at this point. The reaction startled Seto and looked at Jou confused, it was totally unlike the blond to beg for anything let alone something from him of all people.

‘I can’t help you Jou unless you tell me what the hell is going on. If the school found out you weren’t there but showed up here, it wouldn’t only be your ass in hot water!’ the brunet pointed out. Jou nodded at his statement.

‘I promise I will tell ya as soon as I can. I can’t even bring myself ta tell Yugi what's goin on! Ya have no idea how hard shit is right now.’ Jou said sadly before finally meeting Seto’s gaze.

Seto thought about making one of his usual nasty comments to Jou but for some reason he couldn’t bring himself to do, he didn’t know why either. In the end he chalked it up to the distressed face that Jou now sported. He couldn’t bare to see his puppy so torn about things as he obviously was at the moment. He let out a sight and pointed towards the desk that had been set up for Jou.

Seto set Jou to work typing some files up after making sure that the blond finished all the school work that he had missed from classes he wasn’t at earlier in the day. The two worked in an enjoyable silence but the silence was finally broken several hours later when Jou let out a rather large yawn. Seto watched as the blonde rubbed his eyes and blinked a few times obviously trying to wake himself up. The taller teen smirked at the sight and stood before walking over and placing a hand on Jou’s shoulder.

‘Come on puppy, I’ll give you a ride home.’ Seto said. Jou looked up at him in shock but nodded and stood up.

‘Thanks Kaiba, an I’m not a dog.’ he said glumly. Seto simply smirked at him as he led the way out of the office before flipping the lights off.

As the two passed Mitsuki’s desk Jou grinned towards Seto for a minute and Seto realized that Jou was going to do something to ruffle the annoying woman’s feathers. Jou fell into step with Seto and started talking in a voice loud enough for Mitsuki to hear as she started to gather her things to leave as well.

‘I really must thank ya again for da ride home.’ Jou said flashing Seto a wide smile. Seto chuckled for a minute before answering.

‘Not a problem.’ Seto said simply. The two were both aware of Mitsuki’s eyes bugging out of her head once again and walked quickly to the elevator before stepping on.

As soon as the doors of the elevator closed Jou fell into a vicious fit of laughter while Seto even let out a chuckle of his own. Jou continued to laugh and was soon leaning up against Seto to keep himself standing, which he didn’t notice until he stopped laughing. As Jou went to stand back up right the two found themselves in an awkward position. Their faces where only inches apart and both took on a pink tint before stepping away from each other.

‘Did ya see her face?’ Jou said trying to break the strange silence that had settled. Seto smirked at this and nodded.

Before Seto could actually say anything though the elevator let out a ding letting them know that they were at their stop. The two stepped out and headed towards the car that was waiting for them. Jou then quickly told the limo driver where to go and the two climbed into the back unaware that they were being watched from the top floor.

Mitsuki watched the two of them getting into the car and she was livid. She wanted to know exactly who the hell Jou was and what hell kind of dirt he had to have on Seto to be getting this kind of treatment. The sooner she found out everything that she could about the blonde the easier it would be to get rid of him. She started to think wicked thoughts with a grin as she headed for the elevator herself.

The ride passed in silence, but it wasn’t a strange one like they had before they had left the building this one was comfortable and Jou was almost disappointed when the limo came to a stop and Seto stepped out of the car so that Jou could climb out and he looked around in shock at the run down neighborhood that his puppy lived in. He looked at Jou with a questioning glace and Jou turned his attention towards the house that the car was parked in front of.

‘You live here Pup?’ Seto asked, his voice holding something akin to disbelief.

‘Hai, we can’t all have nice houses can we?’ Jou asked sharply with a scowl on his face.

‘I suppose not. I will see you tomorrow, don’t forget, no school. Just get to work as soon as you get up.’ Seto said quickly before climbing back into the car and shutting the door.

Jou nodded though Seto didn’t see it and headed into his house quickly. Instead of leaving, however, Seto had his driver park the car around the corner and he slipped out quickly before heading back to the run down house that Jou called home. He headed to the only window that he now saw light coming from and he glanced in and saw what was obviously the reason Jou had missed school.

A man who looked like a much older version of Jou was laying on a bed. The man’s blond hair was obviously soaked with seat as Jou wiped at his forehead with a cloth. Blankets were drawn up the man’s chin and he tossed his head from side to side as though in the grips of a nightmare.

‘Don’ worry Pop. As soon as I get paid, we’ll finally have da money ta get ya some help.’ Jou said to the unconscious man.

*He’s trying to help his father. That’s why he took the job, and that’s why he’s been missing school. Well no more. I’m going to help my puppy in everyway I can. Whether he likes it or not.* Seto thought to himself before turning and heading back to the waiting car. Seto climbed into the car and motioned for the driver to take him home before pulling out his cell phone.

‘Domino General? This is Kaiba Seto.’ he said into his phone quickly.

Back at the house Jou’s head snapped up and for a minute and he looked towards the window of his father’s bedroom. He could have sworn that someone had been out there. He sighed and shrugged it off as his imagination and went back to taking care of his father. As he mopped the older man’s brow he wondered if his pay check from Kaiba Corp would be enough to take care of the bills and everything that his father needed. He could go without food, he’d done it before but he knew that his father wouldn’t last much longer without actual medical help. Then for the first time in years Jou hung his head and cried.

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Ser: I hope this was a bit better

Yami Ser: I think it was a little longer that the others.

Jou: Whoa! You’re not making my father an abusive drunk?! That’s new for you.

Ser: I know, thought I’d give it a try. ^_^

Yami Ser: R+R Ra damn it! We have to go work on chapter 4!