Work Text:
“Yugi, Atem, are you two ready to…erm, do your… transformation. “ Seto still did not like these weird abilities that these two had, and yet he likes them. Unbelievable. Younger him would probably be looking at him like he’s a crazy bitch. Which he is, but yes.
“Woof, woof, “ Atem replies as a joke with a lazy grin, getting up from the couch and stretching his arms, “Just say shapeshift, Seto. It’s already been a year and a half since we’ve explained this ability. “
“Whatever. Yugi, wear a dog collar not a human collar. Where did you throw it? “
“Atem ate it. “
“...what? “
Seto looks at the two spiky haired men in great confusion, before grunting and fixing his coat, “Ugh, you two are so weird. “
“And you like weird things~! “ Yugi responds and hugs Seto by his side before running off and instantly transforming into his dog form. Atem sniffles and sighs, “I really wish we can be with you in our normal forms, being in our animal form for a whole day is so tiring! “
“Stop complaining, I’ve already told you so many times, I am not about to have the whole company and world see two men following me like dogs. Which is, y’know, more understandable when you are actual dogs. “ Seto then snaps a collar at Atem’s neck, “I already let you two follow me all the time because you two just can’t get enough of me, now be a good boy and transform . “
Atem gives a small chuckle before shrugging, following Seto’s command and transforming as well. The CEO feels his phone buzz and picks it up once he sees it was his assistant, so might as well, might be important. He could hear the woman clearing her throat and flipping pieces of paper as she thinks about what to say,
“Good morning, sir, uhm, there’s a meeting in the company building that replaces the 11 am lunch meeting, but the schedule I’ve given is the same.. “
“Alright. “ He instantly hangs up and starts walking out to go into the car where Isono was patiently waiting as their driver. Isono is aware of the shapeshifting nonsense of the two, but Seto still insists they transform early because their first half hour is usually them being irritated and adjusting to their other form.
—
Yugi tilts his head at Seto’s irritated mood, questioning what Seto just saw or experienced that would have thrown him off.
“The damn meeting room got ruined and now me and the whole group of investors have to take the meeting up to the last floor and the empty room we’re turning into another… meeting room. I said the words meeting and room too many times. “
Atem lets out a snort right beside him, giving a bark of amusement of the CEO’s suffering.
Seto does not approve of it.
The time then ticks to 11 am, reminding Seto to get up and go up to the last floor to do a final task before lunch in which he has to feed the two and himself at the correct time or else they start going crazy. Seto swears to god its just them trying to fuck with him to make him eat, because they have never acted like they were dying whenever they skip a meal or even a bit hungry. Trailing behind him as he walks and enters the elevator, they talk to each other in small yips and barks which becomes whitenoise for Seto.
The elevator opens its doors with a ding and Seto exits to see a young woman leaning on the walls, eyes staring off somewhere as if waiting for someone. The CEO sighs, walking through the halls and giving a half-assed greeting,
“Hello. “
“Oh! Mr. Kaiba, you’re here! I was just out here waiting for you! “ The woman’s words were enthusiastic, but Seto’s gut feeling was telling him that there is something about her tone that is fabricated. Without commenting on it, he just nods, “You could have just waited inside the room. “
“Oh, no, no, I wanted to see you coming up, that’s all - please, come in! “
Seto stops a huff and gets in, observing all the people that sat who all turned their heads at the brunette with their own greetings. The woman follows right behind him, “accidently” closing the doors into the dogs’ faces. She was able to convince her whole team to not let the dogs be dragged into this, saying they only wanted Seto. The woman loved animals and she couldn’t bear thinking about seeing them hurt when accidentally being hit by a bullet or hit. Yugi blinks. Then whines.
Atem barks,
‘Must be super important’
‘Atem he’s brought us to a meeting with multiple CEOs. What is more important than them? ‘
Atem this time whines, contemplating whether he should scratch at the door or not but decides against it because he is not that barbaric. It seems Yugi has made the same decision, and that is impressive because Yugi is the most attached between them and does not like walls or doors between him and Seto. Atem can relate, but damn, that boy is in a whole other plane of attachment.
So they simply resort to staring at the door.
Seto sits down and just now realizes Yugi and Atem were not right by his side, which is a bit odd, but maybe they just weren't feeling like being in a room of strangers today. Understandable, and so he ignores their absence and listens to the chatter of the people.
It isn't the most interesting hotpot of ideas and offers, and Seto swears to god a few of them weren't even trying; deadpan face, deadpan voice, deadpan… Er, presentation. This was getting a bit weird and frustrating for the young CEO and so he interrupts the man who was currently talking, snapping at them,
"Are you even taking this seriously or what? " he snarled.
"Oh but sir, we are… " One young looking man, who honestly looks like the overall trope of a nerdy boy in high school fiction speaks.
But then Seto suddenly hears a click, quickly looking at the door as an instinct and grips the edge of the table when he realizes the emergency lock was activated. The CEO soon realizes what is happening, but before he could take out his own gun to protect himself a bullet already silently made its way to his chest. Seto was fucking sure that nobody probably even heard it. He coughs, grabbing his wound and sputtering blood, collapsing off his chair.
Atems ear flickers, something metallic smelling creeping up his sensitive nose. Yugi yawns, but gets interrupted in slight surprise from the sudden onslaught of metal smell invading his own nasals. The two dogs silently stare at each other in hesitance.
After a few seconds of waiting, the copper smell became stronger and so Atem started barking frantically at the door.
"Oooh, they smelled the blood, this is making my chest hurt. " The woman cried, thinking about how they could smell their owner dying at their own hands.
"Ugh, whatever, just ignore them. Who wants to stab him first before we shoot him again? "
"Me! Oh my god you have no idea how long I've been waiting for this! "
"I'll be next to ya"
"I'll be the third then! "
"You're all… Terrible- fuck-" Seto coughs in pain, hearing the barking of Atem and Yugi, almost drowning out the enthusiastic dialogues of the people about torturing him and mutilating his body. Christ, this is the worst day ever.
Yugi paused at the words that those people just said, growling loudly and transforming into a form that's enhanced. It's just his human form with dog ears and tail, but that body focuses on enhanced strength, a pair of sharp fangs and sharp nails (How? You're reading a fic about these boys being shapeshifters who cares). Yugi then throws himself at the metal door (Why a metal door? The company likes to experiment) to force it open. Atem quickly follows the lead of his buddy and starts wrecking the door with him after taking on his half and half form.
"What the fuck is knocking the door open?! Isn't it just dogs there?! " One man screamed, groaning and aiming at Seto, "Fuck it, let's just kill him, atleast before we get caught! "
The people cheered, but the metal door broke down, Atem instantly speeding rabidly at the person he saw pointing a gun at Seto. Rage engulfed him and he immediately tackled the one about to shoot, biting the arm that held the weapon and ripping cloth along with skin. The man screamed in pain, bits of flesh disconnecting from his body. Yugi takes the gun and starts shooting everyone by the hands and a knee as quickly as he can, attacking the one who takes out a gun that he isn't able to shoot from having no more bullets. Seto watches with half-lidded eyes, blood slowly spreading all around and the two staining their teeth with so many people's blood again and again.
Scream after shout, people probably - no, they must have already heard and have been alarmed to call the police and maybe the ambulance. If they were smart, no one would come here. Which is the right choice with how enraged and rabid the two became, they might as well attack anything that moves thinking it might harm the CEO.
"Who the hell are you two?! " The woman screamed, the very same woman that closed the door to the two men. Dogs.
“They’re my backup. “ Seto snorts, “Alright. Stop. That’s too much, I’d rather they be alive for jail. “ Seto commands in a wispy voice, but they still heard him. They always hear him and his commands. Yugi whines, letting go of the leg he’s bitten and pulls away, tasting the warm copper liquid spread all over his mouth and teeth. Atem huffs, shooting the woman by the ankle, earning a scream of pain from her throat.
The shorter of the two then runs to Seto, raising his shirt and seeing the wound that’s all bloody. Yugi then starts licking around the area, giving a slight sting to the CEO,
“Fuck- Yugi what are you doing? And that’s not sanitary at all-”
“Our saliva can have a… little bit of healing properties to make it less painful. “
“Oh so now you two are suddenly magical healing mages, who the fuck would have known? “
Yugi stops licking for a while just to growl at the brunette, “Seto, shut up. Just zip your mouth, talking might make it worse. “
Seto’s eyes slightly widen from the sudden assertive tone of the usually soft and cheery man, but I guess having your loved one shot might change someone a bit, idk. Atem sighs and walks towards the two, sitting down and hugging Seto’s neck, giving a few kisses on his cheek,
“You’re okay. “
“Of course, I am and always will be okay with you two around. “ Seto mutters, releasing all his tense muscles and slumping towards Atem’s body.
“Mmm…”
The elevator right by the hall then dings which are probably police and paramedics, but Seto does not tell the two to transform back into dogs.
“Wait, get rid of your ears and tails.. “
And they did. They did, for Seto. Yugi stops licking and places the shirt down carefully, bloody drool trailing to his chin,
“Freeze! “
“Oh..Oh my god. “ A paramedic whispered, eyes wide from the horrifying sight that no one would have ever expected. Blood and pieces of flesh shredded around the room, people weeping and groaning in pain, slumped against a wall or the floor, drowning in their puddles of blood. They only expected bullet wounds because that’s what they were told by whoever called them! Not… Not this…!
“Hurry, hurry, we need to get them to a hospital - quick ! “
“Oh my god, I’m gonna throw up.. “
One of them then approaches Seto, concerned for the man that is bleeding and the other two that are by him with suspicion when they looked perfectly fine and had bloody mouths and teeth. There was a stretcher with the paramedic, held by her partner, and so Yugi and Atem picked up Seto then placed him on the stretcher with ease.
“A-Are you two okay..? “
“Would you believe us if we said we're the ones who did this to them? " Atem asks with a cold voice.
"...please don't joke like that. "
"Mm. "
“Please take care of him, it looks like the officers are eyeing us” Yugi offers a smile and walks out with Atem, giving a small wave to Seto, sad that he couldn’t give him a kiss on the cheek because there’s so many people. Seto offers a small nod to the two and closes his eyes, listening to the background noise of police questioning his loyal guards and the people being placed in their own stretches.
“We need to call some backup… “ Was the last thing he heard before slipping into unconsciousness.
—
He expects a very bright and white room, but all he could see is blond bangs and eyes that bore into his soul. Seto admits that he might have gotten scared by that.
“Go away. “
“Good evening Seto~” Atem greets with a closed smile.
He places a soft and gentle kiss on Seto’s lips with a sigh, “Yugi fell asleep on the couch to our right. “
“Mokuba? “
“...He fell asleep in Yugi’s arms”
Seto gives a small chuckle and breathes out, “So, I’m alive. “
“Yep, you’re stuck with us”
“Oh how hellish. “
“Can I tell you something? “
The weight of a body leaves Seto as Atem backs away a bit, eyebrow raised up, “What is it? “
“It was… Kind of scary. “
He admits that. Atem is a good keeper of secrets and words that Seto spills to him, never revealing unless Seto lets him. So he trusts him. The corners of the tanned mans lips create a small frown, before the man kisses the brunette again,
“It’s all okay now. Nothing scary will happen here. “
“Of course…”
Atem offers a smile,
“We’ll rip the flesh of anyone who’ll hurt you, no matter what. “