What the... oh my god its the last chapter! This was the hardest to write, but despite that I hope it turned out well and that everyone enjoys the read. I already have another idea for a fic, involving not just one couple, so an update will be very soon. Big thanks to everyone who reviewed, you guys rule! Now go write more fics of your own so I can read 'em – especially you, Misura!

After Kaiba had affectionately but firmly sent Mokuba to bed (who had complied, after winking conspiratorially at Joey and causing the blood to once again rush up into his cheeks), Kaiba and Joey stayed up by a low fire, talking.

Not surprisingly, it was Joey who asked the first question.

"So how long was it, Seto? I mean, after you figured out..."

"That I was attracted to you?" With a growing smirk, he said, "I'll tell you after you tell me."

"Uh... t-that would be... well, I kinda had a little bit of a crush on you for ages... ever since after Duelist Kingdom... and then, when you, er... kissed me in the classroom that day..."

"You fell head over heels in love with me", said Kaiba, nodding sagely.

"Well... I wouldn't have put it quite like that... ha! I've answered – now its your turn! When did you figure out that you liked me?"

"That would have been at Battle City, on the blimp."

"That long! Why didn't ya say anything? It would have made things a lot easier, ya know!"

"Alright, pup, no need to get your hackles raised. You forget, it was then I only thought that I may have been attracted to you... that day when I kissed you? I was acting on a whim – something I rarely do. But, as it turned out, that whim was quite obviously for the best. It was only after then that I became certain there was something... well, there, so to speak."

"Do you love me?"

"What?"

Joey's question had caught Kaiba off guard – and, by the looks of his somewhat maniacal grin, he enjoyed watching Kaiba squirm almost as much as the CEO enjoyed watching Joey squirm.

"I said, do you love me."

"Hm." Kaiba sat well back on the couch – a relaxed pose... a deceptive pose. "I might."

"Really. A certain younger brother of yours is under the impression that you do."

"Oh he is, is he? Well... my much beloved younger brother might just be mistaken..."

Joey pouted, rather cutely, thought Kaiba. Too cutely.

"... or then again, he might not be... don't pout like that Joey, it makes me want to ravage you somewhat."

"Okay... WHAT?"

Kaiba threw his head back and laughed, possibly for the first time in years, before getting up and leading his puppy upstairs. A warm bed awaited.

It was barely a week later that a number of familiar people made their way back to the city of Domino. Although Tea was still in England (and doing well at her new school, so she reported excitedly over the phone), and Tristan, Duke and Serenity still in Amercia for another two months, Joey did manage to drag a reluctant Kaiba (well, one reluctant Kaiba, one more not so reluctant) to the airport, where they were to meet their friends back from Egypt.

Yugi, Yami, Ryou and Bakura were all shivering somewhat as they made their way off the plane – the hot sun had apparently agreed with all four of them, even with both Yugi's and Ryou's pale skin tones. All were happy to greet Joey, Mokuba and Kaiba from the plane, and had different reactions to finding out about the new relationship.

Both Ryou and Yugi looked remarkably unsurprised about it. Ryou professed his happiness at seeing them both finally together (finally? wondered Joey suspiciously), and Yugi wished them both well, while he absently cuddled up against his yami.

Yami was shocked at first, demanding to know just how such a thing could occur, but smiled and chuckled appreciatively at the story Joey told of a kiss exchanged one Friday after class. It was unsure to anyone what Bakura thought of the whole situation... but then again, thought Kaiba, spotting the ever-present sly gleam in his eyes, perhaps it would be better not to know what he was thinking.

Yugi's Grandpa, all a-bustle while managing the luggage, also caught snatches of the conversation.

"Ah, young love", he murmured to himself. "I hope Kaiba knows what he's getting himself into, though", he said out loud, an much to Joey's consternation. "Joey eats like no other, and is twice as much trouble... take care of each other, boys. I'm sure you will make each other very happy."

And, as far as his words were concerned, so they were. Kaiba's predictions of the press having a field day once they got wind of the relationship were proved true enough. Yet, after a short week or two (or perhaps three), the so-called 'scandal' died down, and KaibaCorp business continued to boom when Kaiba's latest Duel Monsters products were released to the public.

Of course, Joey and Kaiba were hardly a perfect couple; more than one heated discussion took place in the mansion. But despite their differences, so apparent to other people, they were as happy as any young couple in love can hope to be. Many arguments were also happily ended; often with Kaiba stopping an angry flood of words with a well-timed kiss, or, equally as often, with Joey able to coax a grudging smile out of the CEO with his never-ending supply of jokes and a certain natural clumsiness.

Mokuba never failed to help the two solve their differences either – his rather ingenious methods of getting the two to solve an argument constantly resulted in hilarious situations, in which both Kaiba and Joey learned valuable lessons of their own.

It was, in fact, as Joey proclaimed triumphantly one night, a very satisfactory relationship on both sides.

Joey was stretched out lazily on the carpet, while one of Kaiba's hands carelessly rested in his hair.

"So... do you love me?"

Kaiba groaned.

"Not this again, Joey? I thought we had settled this little argument."

"Not an argument", the blonde protested. "A question."

"Which I answered long ago. I might."

"That's not an answer! Not a good one anyway..."

"Of course it is. As good an answer as any I could choose to give. Must I proceed to ravage you, yet again, to prove my feelings?"

Joey smirked, an eerie imitation of Kaiba's long-favoured expression.

"Yeah, I think you must."

They were without coherent words after this comment for some time, until, a little breathless, and considerably more ruffled, both lay on the carpet.

"So do you?"

Sentences flew around in Kaiba's mind; Maybe... perhaps... possibly... only puppy love...

"Yes", he said.

Needless to say, Joey was satisfied with that.

End.