The Boyfriend Test

Joey likes Seto. Seto wants to date Serenity. But Joey wont let him until he passes a few tests to see if he is a good boyfriend.


The Test

Joey walked down the streets of domino towards that burger joint where Tea used to work. He wasn't exactly his happy go lucky self at the moment. He was meeting his sister at the restaurant. He hadn't seen her in a few months and apparently she met a guy recently and wanted Joey to meet her new boyfriend. Joey had never done this before since Serenity had no boyfriends prior to this new guy. He made sure not to tell Tristin about this since he adored Serenity so much. But the weirdest part was how she acted on the phone when she told him about this. She seemed really nervous and even said that she was worried about how Joey would react. He snorted. Joey thought he was a great big brother, since when did she not trust him? Of course he was going to do what was best for her and what made her happy. That just made him think that she was dating some punk. She was 18 now and he was 21.

He hadn't even had a steady boyfriend before. Yeah, yeah, Joey Wheeler was gay. Everyone always thought he was pretty macho so it came to a surprise to everyone but he was easily accepted by his friends and sister. Its not like he was going to be all girly now or anything like that. He was still the same guy he just happened to be attracted to men. He thought girls were to gentle and needy. He wanted a challenge and passion in a relationship. He wanted to have to fight for dominance constantly. That's why he was so attracted to power and authority. He wanted to challenge it. That's why he had finally discovered how he felt about a certain blue-eyed CEO. Seto Kaiba was a constant challenge and thrill for Joey all through high school. At first he thought it was just hatred but then he realized how much he missed his little disputes with Kaiba when he was absent from school. Kaiba was strong, powerful and just about the exact opposite of Joey. Joey never felt anything like how he would feel when fighting with Kaiba, especially when it got physical and they ended up pinning each other against the wall or floor. Joey clearly remembered feeling Kaiba's hot breath on his face as he yelled at him and pressed him against the wall with his own body, or the feeling of straddling the brunette's waist as he pinned Kaiba to the floor. But it wouldn't last long. Kaiba would thrash and escape his grasp and the fight would continue, neither side giving up. But… all of a sudden it stopped. About halfway through their senior year of high school Kaiba started to completely ignore him. Even when Joey provoked him and taunted him, Kaiba simply turned away or acted as if he couldn't hear him. Joey got so desperate for Kaiba's attention but nothing he did could get the CEO to even acknowledge his existence.

Joey sighed. He hadn't seen Kaiba since graduation. Well besides on TV, posters, radio and about any other thing that had to do with Duel Monsters or Kaiba Corp. Everything was just a continuous reminder of Kaiba. Joey still couldn't figure out why Kaiba started ignoring him. Had Joey gone too far with their fights? It didn't matter anyway. Kaiba was a complete jerk so Joey had no chance of having anything more with the cold-hearted bastard anyway. Not to mention that he couldn't have any other relationships either. He had gone out on a few dates with some really decent guys but as soon as he saw a commercial or something else that reminded him of Kaiba his mood was killed and he was completely distracted from his date.

Joey kicked a stone on the sidewalk before entering the restaurant. He looked around and spotted his sister sitting alone at a booth. She looked up and saw her big brother and instantly smiled, waving him over.

"Joey! I'm so glad you came!" She said as if she thought Joey was going to blow her off or something. Joey smiled back at her as he walked over to the table and sat down across from her.

"Of course." He looked around. "So um… where's ya knew friend?" He asked, a bit on edge. He was very protective of his little sister.

"Oh, he called and said he was getting out of work late. He'll be here soon." She said.

"So Joey, how's your job hunt going?" She asked curiously with a smile on her face as always. Joey grinned.

"Great, I actually got a pretty well paying job down at the gym. I'm a personal trainer." He said proudly.

"You should see my new place. I got all new furniture and clothes and everything." He said. He really felt proud of himself. He joined a few dueling tournaments to get some extra cash and then got a decent job.

"I'm so proud of you Joey! It sounds like your doing great!" Serenity said. She looked up and her eyes lit up for a moment. Joey raised an eyebrow and looked behind him to see who was walking through the door. He expected to see some punk kid with tattoos and earrings but instead he saw the one and only Seto Kaiba walking in their direction. Kaiba was dressed nicely in a gray striped suit with a royal blue tie.

"What the hell is Kaiba doin' in a place like this?" He said out loud. He then blinked, becoming increasingly bemused. Kaiba came over to their table quickly after spotting them. He leaned down, giving Serenity a kiss on the cheek before sitting down beside her.

"Sorry I'm late." He said casually before draping his arm behind her on the booth. He looked over at Joey and smirked. "Its been a while mutt." He said with a chuckle, causing Serenity to elbow him a little in the side. Kaiba just raised an eyebrow at her and then looked back at Joey.

Joey just sat there bewildered for a minute before practically jumping out of his chair.

"What the hell is going on here?!" He exclaimed furiously. Kaiba rolled his eyes.

"Isn't it obvious? Now stop causing a scene. You're embarrassing Serenity." He said as if he was the one protecting her. Joey was beyond furious at this point. He gritted his teeth and glared at Kaiba, feeling a extreme combination of mixed emotions.

"Joey…" Serenity said in a pleading voice. Joey huffed and sat back down. Serenity took a deep breath. Kaiba rubbed her shoulder slightly to encourage her to speak up. Kaiba seemed to only be giving her little affections to piss Joey off. And it was working. It amused Kaiba to say the least.

"Get your hands off of her!" Joey yelled at Kaiba.

"Stop barking orders you mongrel." Kaiba said, resulting in another elbow to his ribs. Kaiba just growled a little and let Serenity talk. Serenity looked at her brother pleadingly.

"Joey, I knew this was going to be hard for you to come to terms with but… I just want you to know that I really like Seto. He's my boyfriend and I want to be with him. But you mean the world to me big brother and I don't want you to fight with him anymore and I didn't want to keep this from you. I don't expect you to like him but… I need your support and love…" She finished.

This just about broke Joey's heart. Had she picked anyone else in the entire world he would have given in. But he just couldn't. He felt so angry and miserable. This was the worst thing that could have probably happened to him. He loved his sister more then anything and he had always stood by her and protected her. But he wasn't ready to give her up yet to another guy. And he felt that he wasn't able to give Kaiba up either. Guilt flooded over him. This was his sister's boyfriend. He had to put her before his own selfish desires no matter how hard it was. He sighed and crossed his arms. He looked at Kaiba, seeing a challenging glint in his eyes that made a chill of excitement run down his spine.

"I don't trust you. You're a selfish bastard and I don't think your right for my sister. She deserves much better then you." Joey said.

"And how would you know that Wheeler? You don't know how well I treat her." Kaiba responded. "I could do a lot more for her then you ever could." He challenged. Joey growled.

"Take that back!" He yelled as he flung himself across the table at Kaiba, knocking the other boy to the ground. As the wrestled on the floor to get the other pinned Joey could feel that same rush and glorious feeling he had back in high school. They traded insults back and forth and Serenity begged for them to stop it. Eventually security came and kicked them out. So they went to Joey's new apartment so the boys could clean up a bit.

Serenity was in tears. Kaiba attempted to wrap his arms around her but she pushed him away. Joey was currently holding an icepack on his head while Kaiba was whipping the blood off of his split lip.

"Why cant you two get along?!" She scolded them as she cried into her hands. Kaiba glared at Joey.

"This is all your fault!" He declared. Joey wasn't even listening. He was lost in though. Kaiba and Serenity both looked and the blonde curiously. Joey looked up.

"Hey Kaiba, I have a deal for you." He said with a small smirk of his own. He walked closer to the two. Kaiba narrowed his eyes suspiciously.

"What kind of deal?" He asked in a serious tone.

"Its simple. I don't want you to be with Serenity because I don't think you're good enough to be her boyfriend. So I'll just give you a few tests. If you pass, I'll let the two of you date without getting in your way. But, if you fail, you have to stay away from my sister!" Joey said. Kaiba looked at Serenity. She smiled, whipping away her tears.

"That sounds like a great idea, I know you'll pass Seto!" She said positively. Seto smirked a little and nodded, looking back at Joey.

"Fine, I accept your challenge." He said.


Ok there's chapter one I hope you like it. I'll try to update soon!