WARNING: JOEY X SETO LEMON IN THIS CHAPPIE! YAOI! MALE X MALE LOVEMAKING!

Kschur32: Miranda has no mercy, but it’s all in good fun.

Lady Elfskye: Daniel ends up really liking Aten.

Shadow of Light: Yup. she still has the scorpion. Thanks!

bakachibi voidfox: I’m up to writing chappie 13 and I haven’t fit in a marik x malik, but I do plan it.

Dragon Tears: *hands hammer* Use this on Steven. Enjoy.

Jade: Daniel approves of their eventual relationship. He is kinda surprised by the turn of events, but approves.

Jupitor Knight: Sorry, I forgot to email you. All of my stories have anzu bashing.

Marik Ishtar77: Glad it was worth it! Seto torture is always worth it.

Terra: He’ll have to invest in M&M stocks and stomach medicine.

Dragondreamer: *waves disk in the air* You can have the disk, but it’s gonna cost you!

Camille: Daniel ends up liking Marik. He gets a kick out of the flirting. He’s one of a kind.

Broken Time: I love that movie! Jack is so cool!

superJM: *hands Ryou plushie* hope you feel better.

Growing Up

The blond kissed Seto’s neck, running his hands over the CEO’s chest and moving down to caress Seto’s stomach. Seto lifted Joey’s shirt and captured Joey’s right nipple between his lips at first and then teased it with his tongue. Joey’s arms wrapped around his lover’s neck with a moan. The brunet’s hands ran up the blond’s back, letting his fingers brush over his lover’s spine.

Joey gripped Seto’s shoulders tightly, enjoying the feeling of his lover against him. A soft moan came from him as Seto began to knead the bulge pressed against him.

“My puppy loves to be pet, doesn’t he?”

“Yes,” Joey whimpered as Seto rubbed him through the material of his jeans.

Joey’s hands slid down Seto’s body, feeling his lover’s skin heat up under his touch. His hands slid between Seto’s legs and massaged him.

Seto lifted his head and captured Joey’s lips in a deep kiss, their tongues rubbing against each other as their bodies did the same.

The CEO moaned into the kiss as Joey’s hand snaked under Seto’s pants and cupped him.

“My Seto….my master.”

Seto grinned. “My puppy….my lover.”

Seto leaned over to kiss Joey’s neck as his hands went to his own pants, opening them up to allow Joey’s easy access. Seto opened the front of Joey’s pants to allow him to slide his own hand beneath Joey’s boxers.

The two boys let out moans as they touched each other. Their hands gripping the other and caressing each other’s most intimate parts.

In the front seat, Donny heard the moaning coming from the backseat and shook his head. He came to the conclusion that when he was done work, he was going to go home and need a hug from his wife. This wasn’t the first time Seto and Joey had made love in the limousine. Every time they did, Donny always went home clutching onto his wife. It did not bother him that Joey and Seto did that in his presence. He respected their preference, he just needed a hug. Tonight, he had a suspicion he was going to go home and hug his wife like she had never been hugged before.

“Lift yourself up, puppy,” Seto whispered.

Joey lifted himself up and Seto pulled down his lover’s clothing. Joey moved beside Seto so he could remove the clothing.

Joey sat in Seto’s lap, leaning back on his lover and grinding back into Seto’s body. Seto reached into the compartment and pulled out a bottle of lubricant.

“It’s a good thing we have this in here, pups. I don’t think I could wait until we get home.”

Joey leaned over and took Seto’s manhood between his lips. Seto gasped as Joey’s moist warmth surrounded him and suckled off of him. Seto’s long fingers slipped through the soft, golden hair. The blond licked up the length making love to every inch of his lover with his tongue.

Seto coated two fingers and slipped them into Joey’s body. Joey’s back arched and he let out an elongated moan.

Seto kissed the back of Joey’s neck and licked at the sensitive skin there. Seto’s other hand moved to Joey’s front, rubbing the lower area of Joey’s belly, feeling the muscles tense and relax from the preparation.

The blond could feel his lover’s arousal pressing against his back.

Joey smiled and whispered to Seto. “I need to feel you inside me, Seto.”

Joey lifted himself as Seto removed himself from Joey’s body. A contented smile crossed both of their faces as Joey’s body slid down on Seto’s length, their bodies relishing the feel of each other.

Joey remained still as he pressed back into Seto. Seto kissed Joey on the lips as the blond turned his head to face his lover.

The CEO stroked his lover’s cheek as he kissed him. Joey moaned as he felt his lover’s erection inside of him, throbbing and already aching with need.

Joey pressed back against Seto and started moving back onto Seto’s length.

“Gods, baby, you feel so good!” Seto moaned into Joey’s ear. Seto’s hands rubbed Joey’s chest and his abdomen. Seto wrapped one arm around Joey’s abdomen and one arm wrapped around Joey’s chest. He held Joey close to his body as Joey rode him, moaning and whimpering with each penetration. The hand that was across Joey’s chest felt his lover’s heartbeat quicken and his body start to quiver with his impending orgasm.

“Seto….touch me, please,” Joey begged as Seto struck his prostate with one swift thrust.

Seto’s hand slipped down to Joey’s arousal and started stroking it desperately.

“Seto…oh, baby…yes,” Joey whimpered as his body felt it was caught in a sea of ecstasy.

Seto nuzzled his face into the side of his lover’s neck. “Joey, baby, please….I need you…come for me, baby.”

Joey gasped and his body quaked with the plea. “I want to come for you, Seto….I need you. I love you.”

Joey’s head fell back on Seto’s shoulder as he thrust into the grip surrounding his manhood.

Seto could feel his lover’s muscles tense and a tightness surround him. “I can feel you, angel.” Seto slid down a little in the seat, Joey’s body still gripping him inside.

Seto was almost completely reclined in the seat as he penetrated deeper into his lover. Joey turned and wrapped his arm around Seto’s head. He brought his lips close to Seto’s as his body climaxed, sending his passion over Seto’s hand. Joey went limp as he laid on top of his lover. Seto cupped Joey in his hand and kissed Joey’s ear. The hand that held Joey close to him, clutched onto him.

“For you, my angel,” Seto whispered as his moan signaled his climax.

Joey closed his eyes and moaned as he felt Seto’s warmth flooding into him.

Both boys panted as their bodies calmed from their lovemaking. Seto remained inside his lover, holding him close. Seto’s hand caressed Joey’s chest and licked his fingers free of Joey’s salty essence. Joey eagerly kissed Seto and felt some of the creamy substance slip between his lips.

Joey pulled back and sighed with content. “Feel better, Seto?”

Seto kissed and cuddled Joey. “You always make me feel better, puppy.”

Donny knocked on the tinted window of the limo. “Umm…Mr. Kaiba, sir, we are at KaibaCorp.”

Seto groaned. “Okay, Donny. Well, pups, I guess we have to get dressed.”

Joey pouted. “Do I have to get up?”

“Unfortunately, yes. I would like to…continue this later tonight after we put Hayden to bed, though.”

“Sounds good.”

Seto and Joey dressed and stepped out of the limo. Joey raised an eyebrow looking at Donny. The driver’s face was blushing and red.

“What’s the matter, Donny?”

“Nothing, Joey. I’m…umm…It’s nothing.”

Seto took Joey’s hand. “Go home to your wife, Donny. Your kids probably miss you.”

Donny nodded. “Thank you, sir.”

Seto and Joey went into KaibaCorp and up to the top floor. They found Hayden in the study sitting on the couch watching television with a bag of Barbeque chips.

“What are you watching?” Seto asked.

“The Indianapolis 500 is on! Do you want to watch racing with me, daddy?”

Joey and Seto exchanged glances as they heard Hayden’s voice crack. Hayden shoved a handful of chips into his mouth and gulped his soda.

Joey sat beside him. “Yeah, I can do that.”

“Great!” Hayden exclaimed, his voice cracking again.

“Hayden, is your throat okay?” Seto asked.

Joey bit his lip….he had to keep an eye on Hayden’s voice.

Hayden nodded. “Yeah, Mr. Kaiba, why wouldn’t it be?” The cracking voice asked.

“Do you have a cold? Are you feeling okay?”

“Yeah, daddy! I don’t want to miss the race!” Hayden’s voice cracked again.

Seto ruffled the red hair on the chibi and left. Seto went to his office and sat down to do the weekly budget for the company.

A knock sounded on the door and a tall Mokuba walked into the office. “Umm…Seto? Can I see you for a second?”

Seto waved him into the office. Mokuba sat down on a chair in front of Seto’s desk. Mokuba had doubled his height during his adolescent years. Mokuba had become as tall as Seto, his long raven-hair was tied behind his back. Mokuba had grown into a handsome young man, the fantasy of all the girls in his college.

“Seto, have you noticed anything odd about Hayden lately?”

“His throat sounded a little scratchy this morning.”

Mokuba crossed his legs and folded his arms. “I suggest you keep an eye on Hayden.”

“Why? What did he do while I was gone?”

Mokuba shifted in his chair. “This is confidential, right?”

Seto raised an eyebrow. “Mokuba, your secrets with me have not left this office. I won’t say anything unless it affects Joey.”

“It kinda does. I think Hayden’s starting to…umm…become a man.”

Seto leaned back, reflecting his brother’s pose. “How so?”

“I went to go borrow something from Hayden’s room and I heard him moaning in the shower.”

Seto groaned. “Uh-oh.”

“It was almost as if he were…you know.”

“Double Uh-oh.” Seto groaned and then his eyes widened in horror. “Oh shit! Mokuba, are you serious?”

Mokuba shook his head. “I’m serious! Now Hayden’s voice is cracking! You know that bag of chips? That’s his second bag of junk food today! He ate the entire bag of Oreo cookies just before the bag of chips!”

Seto leaned over, banging his head on the desk repeatedly. “Not puberty….ANYTHING but puberty!”

“It’s a good thing Hayden’s not a girl! We’d have to worry about her first period!”

Seto covered his ears. “I’M NOT LISTENING! LA! LA! LA! LA!!!!

“Seriously, though, Seto, I’m just letting you know that Hayden’s going through puberty. You should really talk to him.”

Seto groaned. “Just how the hell do I do that?”

“Come on, Seto! You can run a multi-million dollar corporation, but you can’t explain puberty to a ten year old?”

“You were fourteen when you started, Mokuba!”

“Every kid is different, Seto! You can do it!”

Seto shook his head and groaned. This wasn’t going to be easy.

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At dinner, Seto watched Hayden eat. Hayden had eaten all of his dinner and finished whatever food everyone else couldn’t finish. He waited until he and Joey were alone before he told Joey about Hayden.

Joey snickered. “My voice cracked horribly! You remember how bad my voice was when I first got into high school.”

Seto crossed his arms. “But this is Hayden! Our son!”

“He’s a boy, Seto. He’s going to grow up on us. You have to expect that.”

Seto looked up at Joey with teary eyes. “But, I don’t want to see our son grow up.”

Joey stood up and wrapped his arms around Seto. “I know you don’t want Hayden to grow up, Seto, but he has to. I don’t want to see Aten grow up. He’ll always be the little kid to me. Chibi Aten. But, he has to grow up.”

Seto nodded. “I guess.”

Joey leaned against the table. “But, Seto, puberty is going to be hard on Hayden and Aten. Their bodies are going to develop and begin doing things that they don’t understand. It was hard for me when I started puberty. My body was acting in ways I couldn’t understand. For kids who have been abused sexually, puberty is very hard. We have to explain to Hayden that his body is changing and it’s nothing to be afraid of.”

Seto shrugged. “I don’t remember much of my puberty. I was busy running a company. My body’s needs and development were secondary to everything else.”

“Well, this is going to be a rough time for him. Let’s be there for him.”

Seto wrapped his arms around Joey’s waist. “Our little boy is growing up. I want my little boy back.”

Joey caressed Seto’s hair. “So do I.”

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Joey and Seto waited for Hayden to brush his teeth and brush his red hair.

Hayden wanted to sleep in the bed that night and he slipped under the covers. Seto pulled the covers over Hayden.

“Hayden, how is your throat?”

“Fine,” Hayden said, the crack still prominent.

Seto raised an eyebrow and grinned at Joey. “I talked to Mokuba, Joey. You can talk to Hayden.”

Joey sighed. “Okay. Hayden, there comes a time where everybody changes physically.”

“Yeah, I’m getting older. So?”

“No, son. Umm…there come a time when every boy goes through what is called ‘puberty.’ You may notice a lot of changes.”

Hayden cocked his head to the side. “Changes?”
”Yes. You’re voice is changing. That’s one of the signs that you are becoming a man.”

Hayden cleared his throat. “Really?” The voice became high-pitched and cracked.

“I noticed it starting a few days ago. I was afraid to say anything because it keeps cracking.”

Joey took Hayden’s hand gently. “My voice cracked, too, when I was growing up. You may notice other changes, too.”

Hayden’s eyes opened wide and he sunk his head lower into the pillows. “What kind of other changes?”

“You’re going to get tall very quickly. You may notice that your…” Joey blushed red, making Seto snicker. “Your penis is going to get larger.”

Hayden’s eyes opened wide and his jaw dropped. “It is? How? Why?”

Joey looked up at Seto, his lover’s face biting his lip with a huge smile on his face.

“Well, Hayden, umm…your going to start to notice girls or boys whom you find attractive. When you do, your body will react. You’ll notice that you’ll get….stiff.”

Hayden shivered. “Oh….that. I know what that is, daddy.”

Joey pat Hayden’s hand. “I know, son. But, it’s normal for your body to react that way when you are aroused. It’s nothing to be ashamed about. It’s normal for your body to react that way when you are attracted to someone.”

Hayden shifted uncomfortably. “Umm…daddy? While we were at the aquarium, I…I felt stiff. It made me feel….dirty and bad.”

“It’s okay, Hayden. Sometimes it happens for no reason. When your body gets more developed, it will become more controlled.”

Hayden bit his lip. “Well, I was looking at Robbie’s mommy when it happened.”

Seto groaned and thought, ‘Dear gods…I just got her out of my head.’

Hayden turned away from Joey and Seto. “I felt bad when it happened. It made me remember….my uncle…..and…..all the men that used me.”

Joey caressed Hayden’s hair. “I know it did, son. You couldn’t help it. Your body is going to react no matter what happens. Hayden, what you did with your uncle and those men was not your fault. You are not to blame for what happened.”

Hayden sniffled. “But those men……they were all stiff.”
”We know, Hayden---.”

“And they hurt me! They hurt me! I HATE THEM ALL!”

Seto took Hayden’s hand gently. “I know you do, Hayden. But, you know, it doesn’t always happen that way. When you feel pleasure that can also happen.”

Hayden turned to Seto. “Really? It can…feel good, too?”

“Yes, son.”

“Does it happen to you, Mr. Kaiba?”

Joey almost died laughing as Seto’s face turned beet red. He knew he wasn’t going to escape answering at least one difficult question.

“Yes, Hayden, it does.”

Joey snickered. “Yeah, about….nine hours ago it did.”

“Joey!” Seto groaned, elbowing Joey.

“Hayden, we know you’re angry about what happened.”

“Damn right I’m angry! I have every right to be angry!” Hayden started to sob. “I ask for what happened to me! I didn’t ask to be taken! I don’t want to get older and be like those men! I don’t want to! I was taught how to make men stiff since I was three years old! I wanted to be like other boys! I wasn’t allowed to play! I pleasured men all day every day for two years!” Hayden sobbed louder. “I don’t want to get stiff like them! That makes ME like THEM! I HATE THEM!”

Seto took Hayden and gathered the chibi into his arms. The chibi sobbed into Seto’s bathrobe.

“Please, Mr. Kaiba….I don’t want to be like them!”

Seto kissed the red hair. “You will not be like them, Hayden. In my arms, I have a beautiful little boy who is loved by his dad and daddy. He means the world to us. And you know, Hayden, we love you. We know you won’t turn out like those creeps who hurt you. You are better than they will ever be.”

Hayden nuzzled his face into Seto’s bathrobe deeper.

“Hayden,” Seto said, fighting back tears. “You are so precious to us. We wouldn’t have wanted anyone else. We know you won’t be like your uncle, son.”

A loud wail came from Hayden which was muffled by Seto’s bathrobe.

Joey rubbed Hayden’s back. “We should pick this up later.”

Seto nodded, cradling Hayden against him. He rocked the boy back and forth. He caressed the red hair gently.

Seto and Joey exchanged concerned glances. It wasn’t easy raising Hayden. For them, they had to encounter trust obstacles, flashbacks, nightmares, fears that they were going to abuse him like his Uncle Charlie. It took Hayden five years to understand that Seto and Joey were not going to harm him like his uncle.

It took Hayden five years to feel comfortable with Seto hugging him.

Joey saw Hayden’s arm slowly slide down Seto’s bathrobe. The crying had stopped. The screaming had stopped.

Seto put Hayden on the bed again. The chibi had cried himself to sleep. Joey put Hayden’s favorite teddy bear in the bed and kissed the chibi’s cheek.

“Goodnight, Hayden,” Joey said tucking the bear under the sheets with the boy.

Hayden took the teddy bear and snuggled up to it in his sleep. Seto smiled and kissed the boy’s forehead.

“Goodnight, little rascal.”

Joey took Seto’s hand and they turned off the light.

Seto shut the door and saw Joey walk to their bedroom. The CEO followed his lover who sat at the edge of the bed and started sobbing.

Seto sat beside Joey. “Love? What’s wrong?”

Joey sniffled. “That’s how I felt when it hit me. I felt dirty…I felt like it was wrong. My father’s exploitation of me worsened when he discovered I could….climax.”

Seto put a hand on Joey’s lap. “After I killed my step-father, I was going through that as well. I hated Gozuboro with every fiber of my being. I didn’t have a father to explain to me what was happening to my body. After Gozuboro was killed, our security guard, Alex, found me in my office crying. I think it was the only time someone other than you caught me crying. Alex told me what was happening and what to expect. He never breathed a word about it to anyone.”

Joey turned and hugged Seto. He brought Seto against him. “Hold me, Seto. Please.”

Seto wrapped his arms around Joey and held him until it was time for bed. They crawled into bed together and continued to hold onto each other until they fell asleep.

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The next morning, Ryou woke up early and woke up Aten, Robbie, and Aria for school. Robbie had been at Aten’s all weekend. Robbie stayed Saturday and Sunday night, much to Robbie’s joy.

Ryou gave Aten his morning checklist for school.

Aten’s dyslexia made him have difficulty remembering what he had to do in the mornings. He couldn’t remember what he had to do in the mornings, so Ryou made him a list:

1. Get out of bed.

2. Breakfast

3. Brush teeth.

4. Get dressed…Shirt, Pants, Socks, Shoes.

5. Comb hair.

6. Make bed.

7. Pack ‘Homework Folder.’

8. Kiss Mommy, Daddy, Daddy Bakura, and Malik goodbye.

Aten and Robbie were having their cereal when a knock sounded on the door. “Someone’s at the door!”

Marik opened the door and saw Miranda leaning against the doorpost. Marik grinned when he saw how she was standing.

“So? Details, woman! You look like you took a major ‘slip on the ice’!”

Miranda pointed to the dark circles under her eyes. “This is all the proof you need. I came to get my son, please.”

Marik grinned. “So? Is Danny-Boy satisfied? Come on, Miranda! Details!”

Miranda shook her head. “No details!”

Robbie ran to her and hugged her waist. Ryou came out.

“Hello, Miranda. How are you?”

“Ow, honey! Mommy’s a little sensitive.”

Marik snickered. “I bet. Mommy hurt herself playing ‘Hide the torpedo.’”

Ryou elbowed Marik. “Yami Marik!”

Robbie looked up. “Really? Can I play ‘Hide the torpedo? I’m a little soldier! I can play it!”

Ryou pushed Marik back into the house. “You’re too young to play, Robbie.”

Robbie pouted. “But, I can play it! I’m a big kid now! I’m already eight!”

Miranda took Robbie’s hand. “Sorry to come so early, Ryou. Daniel wants to see Robbie before he goes to school and…Daniel…can’t get out of bed right now.”

Malik snickered as he listened behind Ryou’s back. “And I bet the reason he can’t get out of bed has nothing to do with his injuries, does it, Miranda?”

Ryou turned to Malik. “Malik, that’s not nice!”

Miranda sighed. “I’m not giving you any details either, Malik.”

Malik pouted.

“Malik, I’m a mother. The pout doesn’t work on me.”

“I’m sorry about the Ishtars, Miranda.” Ryou grabbed Robbie’s school bag and gave it to Miranda. “They can be a handful sometimes.”

Miranda shifted again. “I better get Robbie home to Daniel. We have to leave soon for school.”

Ryou smiled. “Okay. I’ll have Aten there as soon as he gets ready.”

Ryou watched Miranda limp as she walked down the street holding her son’s hand. Behind him, he heard identical snickers.

“Go, Miranda,” Malik grinned. “She’ll be feeling that for the next week. I know that limp all too well.”

“Daniel’s been a lucky boy. Go, Daniel!” Marik snickered.

Ryou heard a moan of pain from the kitchen. Aria gasped.

“Daddy!”

Ryou turned and ran into the kitchen. He saw Bakura gripping his throat. Marik and Malik ran into the kitchen.

“Love? Bakura? Oh gods, Bakura! Talk to me!”

Bakura was sitting on a chair, leaning over, gagging and wheezing.

“What’s wrong with Daddy Bakura?” Aten asked, his eyes wide with fear.

Bakura gripped onto Ryou desperately. Ryou kneeled in front of Bakura and looked at his yami’s throat.

“Yami, let me see.”

Bakura removed his shaking hands from his throat. The skin on his throat was red and purple. It looked like someone had grabbed his throat and squeezed it tightly.

“Bakura? Did you do this?”

Bakura shook his head and continued to wheeze.

“Daddy! Oh no!” Aria jumped off her chair and ran to Bakura. “Daddy! Breathe!”

Aten ran to Bakura. “Daddy Bakura? Are you otay? Beave!”

Bakura let out a whimper as he buried his head in Ryou’s shoulder.
”P…..Pa…..”

Ryou stroked his lover’s spiky white hair. “What is it, love?”

“Pain.”

Ryou looked up at the clock. “Marik, Malik, can you get the kids ready for school? I can handle Bakura.”

Marik took Aten’s hand. Malik took Aria’s hand and lead her out.

“Pain…gods,” Bakura whimpered.

Ryou held Bakura. “Don’t try to talk, yami.”

Bakura tried to take a deep breath and shuddered against Ryou.

Ryou kissed Bakura’s forehead as his yami gave another moan of pain. “Let’s try to get you on the couch, Bakura. Come on, baby.”

Ryou’s heart sank as he saw Bakura wince with every movement. Every move of muscle sent Bakura biting his lip against the pain.

Ryou helped Bakura lay down on the couch. Marik and Malik returned downstairs. Marik kneeled before Bakura.

“Bakura? Itemri? Itemri, how are you?”

Bakura panted heavily as he gripped the side of the couch tightly. “What….do…you….think?”

Marik rolled his eyes. “I’m just trying to be compassionate, you jerk!”

Malik brushed his fingers through Bakura’s hair. “Do you want anything?”

Bakura closed his eyes. “Cold…water.”

The phone rang and Malik picked it up. “Ishtar and Itemri Residence.”

//Malik?//

“Yugi?”

//Malik, umm…I have an odd request.//

“What is it?”

A sob came from the other end of the line. //Malik, can you or someone else watch the shop for me? I could sure use grandpa right now to help me.//

Yugi’s grandfather had passed away the year before. He was robbed on the street and the thief had murdered him. They never caught the thief who had stabbed Yugi’s grandfather in the chest. Yugi was still having a difficult time recovering from his loss.

“What’s the matter, Yugi? Are you crying?”

//Yes, Malik.// Another series of sobs came from Yugi. //Yami is sick and I have no one to watch the shop.//

“You live above the shop.”

//I can’t leave Yami’s side, Malik! I have to stay with him. Please? I’ll pay you if you come over.//

“Okay, Yugi. I’ll come over after we drop the rugrats off at school.”

//Thank you, Malik! I owe you!//

“No, you don’t owe me. Don’t worry about it. I’ll be over soon.”

Malik hung up the phone. He poured Bakura a glass of cold water.

“What did the pharaoh’s lapdog want this time?” Marik asked.

“Yami is sick, too.”
Marik went white as a sheet as he looked at his lover on the couch barely able to breathe. “Sweet Isis…I’m next.”

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