White Wolf Fan Fiction Presents:

~Excuses~

A Yu-Gi-Oh! Story

Title: Excuses

Words: 344

Warnings: Yaoi (Boy Love), hurt/comfort, minor angst, minor fluff, mentioned violence

Pairings: Seto/Joey

Disclaimer: Don't own anything of Yu-Gi-Oh!.

Summary: Seto just wants his Puppy to stop hurting… is that so much to ask for?

A/N: Part of an old thing on Tumblr called the Drabble Kingdom. Trying to get that back up, admittedly, but it's… a slow going process. *sighs* Apologies for any who's actually heard of this blog.

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Excuses; that was all Joey made. Every time Seto tried to ask him what had happened, or when he saw Joey's bruises, it would always be another pathetic excuse.

"Joey, what happened to you?" Seto asked his boyfriend when the other came home from school.

"I tripped and fell…"

Another time he tried to ask, Joey gave him another excuse. "Joey, where were you?"

"I lost track of time."

"Puppy, who did this to you?" Seto would ask him, trying to get an answer out of Joey, something other than an excuse.

"…no one, Dragon." Joey would answer, getting out of Seto's hold and going to bed.

Seto had tried and tried before he finally got fed up. When Joey came home from a trip to the mall with his friends, Seto found him covered in more bruises and he trapped him in their room. "Joey," he growled out, "what the hell happened?!" he questioned and Joey just brushed him off, going to change, but Seto wasn't going to let him, not this time. "Damn it, Joey! Don't ignore me!" Seto grabbed the other, trying not to let go when Joey winced. "Who did this to you?!"

Joey looked away and Seto frowned, desperate now for an answer.

"Please… Puppy, I don't want to keep worrying about you." he sighed, pulling Joey into a hug and his boyfriend tensed before relaxing into his hold and he hugged back, just as tight, if not tighter, than Seto was.

"…I'm sorry." Joey said softly and Seto shook his head, pressed his face against the crook of Joey's neck, breathing in his scent for a few moments before he spoke up.

"No more excuses, please… just tell me what's going on." Seto tried again and Joey paused before finally nodding with the silent promise.

"Okay… no more excuses…" he agreed, kissing Seto with a small sad, tired smile on his lips.

"Thank you…" Seto murmured, whispering the words against his Puppy's lips, who he would ensure would stay safe and sound in his arms from now on.