Las Vegas had been Joey's idea. He'd said that it was about time they took a vacation together, and he'd wanted them to go somewhere fun, somewhere they could be themselves and not have to clean up their act because Mokuba was around. As much as they loved Mokuba, they needed time alone together. Kaiba enjoyed the fact that in such a flashy city as Vegas that was constantly filled with rich and famous people, he could somewhat blend in. He wouldn't stand out, and he wouldn't be so much of a paparazzi target.

Sometimes it seemed like he got as much attention as Justin Bieber, the Jonas Brothers, or One Direction. Most other corporate execs didn't get that, but he did because he was a young, attractive genius who'd been in the public eye since he was a high schooler. His fanmail, while annoying, could sometimes be amusing, though.

"Are you going to help pack or not?" Joey asked in annoyance as he stopped in the middle of the process to quirk an eyebrow at Kaiba, who sat in an armchair in the corner with a small stack of fanmail on the side table to his left.

"Just a minute, this is the last one," Kaiba muttered absently, pulling a sheet of paper from the large envelope. His eyes fell on its contents and widened in shock. All he could do was stare. "Sweet mother of dragons."

"Never heard that one before. What is it?"

Seto glanced up at Joey, and the brunette's flushed face made the blond curious. "I'm not sure you want to know."

"Now I have to see it." Joey walked over to him and peeked over his shoulder at the printed illustration. "Holy shit." Joey's eyes became wide and his face turned red, just like Seto's. "I thought you had someone screening this stuff?"

"I do." Kaiba huffed in irritation, partly to hide the way the pornographic drawing of him and Joey was turning him on. He sheathed it in its envelope and set it on the side table, both of them still a bit shocked.

"How do you think you can get in that position?" Joey asked with unabashed curiosity.

Kaiba snorted and replied, "If you really want to know, figure it out for yourself."

"Okay." Joey smirked and eased himself onto Kaiba's lap, placing his hands on those lovely broad shoulders.

"You're such a tease." Kaiba lifted a hand and combed his fingers through shaggy blond hair, then cupped the back of Joey's head and brought it down until their lips brushed in the faintest ghost of a kiss.

"Who's the tease now?" he murmured against the other's lips. Joey smirked as Seto's tongue flicked across his smile.

"You know, Seto." Joey pulled back a little and pressed their foreheads together as their eyes met instead of their lips. "I don't think I've told you lately how proud I am of you."

"What do you mean? I'm the one who should be proud of you. You have a scholarship that lets you play D-I sports at University, and you graduated with high marks. You've worked hard."

"So have you. You've worked hard to restore your public image, and I know it hasn't been easy for you." It was Joey's turn to affectionately brush his lover's bangs off his forehead. "Going on that game show especially helped."

"Well, I was competing for charity. Nobody's going to slander someone who donated over a million dollars to a charity that provides medical help to children in third world countries."

"And ever since then, you've been getting fan-mail like this, as if you were part of a boy band."

"I totally deserve it, though." Kaiba smirked as he brushed his hands along Joey's sides and let them settle at his waist, his thumbs rubbing along Joey's stomach. "I could be in a boy band if I wanted to be."

"Oh really? Now that's something I would like to see."

Kaiba snorted. "In your dreams."

"Aw, c'mon, please?" Joey attempted sad puppy eyes.

"Fine, I'll help you pack." Kaiba started to stand, putting his arms around Jou so that he didn't tumble out of his lap when he stood. Joey's legs tightly circled Seto's waist as he pouted.

"Oh, alright, you're off the hook for now, but I'm not going to forget about this."

Kaiba set Joey down on his own feet, then went into the closet to start grabbing clothes. "We could have let the staff do this, you know."

Joey wrinkled his nose. "Yeah, but I don't like the idea of someone else going through my clothes."

"They already do that when they service your laundry," Kaiba pointed out with a slight smirk.

"But that's different."

"No it's not."

"Yes it is."

"How?"

"It just is!"

Their light-hearted bickering continued intermittently as they spent the next hour packing the suitcase they would share on their trip. Finally, it was zipped tightly shut and they'd flopped onto the bed side by side.

"So our flight's tomorrow evening?"

"Yes. I rescheduled it with the pilots, so you can still see your dad tomorrow morning."

"Thanks." Joey reached over and laced his fingers with Seto's, nuzzling his head closer to the other's. "I'd hate to cancel on him, and he's been doing so well lately, I just want him to know how much that means to me."

"I'm sure he does know. You tell him all the time."

The intimate silence lasted for several long seconds, but was interrupted by a bouncing brother who chose to enter at that moment. It was alright, though. Mokuba knew the rule: he was only allowed to enter Seto's room without knocking if the door was conspicuously open. A door that was cracked open just a tiny bit might as well be closed, but the door had been open more than that.

"Hey guys!"

"Hey Mokuba! How was the movie?"

"It was okay. I'd give it a seven out of ten." Mokuba flopped down onto the bed what little space there was between the two older boys. They had to lift their joined hands to let Mokuba lay there, and they dropped their hands onto his stomach once he was settled comfortably on his back. Mokuba began merrily chatting away, explaining the plot and describing the characters.

"You didn't make any trouble for them, did you?" Seto asked, referring to Yugi and his friends who'd gone to the movies with his brother.

"No trouble at all!"

"Good, and you'll be good for them while we're gone too, or you'll be in real trouble." Seto thought for a moment, then continued, "And don't forget to walk the dogs and feed the cat and—"

"I know," Mokuba sighed, rolling his eyes.

"Don't get sassy with me."

"I'm not—" Mokuba's protest turned to laughter once Seto removed his hand from Joey's and started tickling him. "Hey! Seto, stop!" In his desperate thrashing, Mokuba bonked his head against Joey's.

"Ow! Knock it off, you two!" Joey sat up and rubbed his head as he grinned down at them. Watching them laugh together made him miss his own sister. Maybe when he got home from their vacation, he could convince their mom to let Serenity become reacquainted with their father. It was a long shot, but he had hope.

Mokuba crouched on the bedspread behind Seto, smirking down at his brother.

"It's time for bed, kiddo. I'll see you again tomorrow before we go."

"Goodnight, Seto." The youth pecked his brother's cheek.

"Goodnight, Mokuba. Now scram." Seto was smiling as he spoke and Mokuba simply grinned back before saying goodnight to Joey, kissing his cheek too, hopping off the bed to leave, and leaving for his own bedroom. Joey got up and closed the door behind him.

"They can be your friends too, you know."

"We can talk about this another time," Seto sighed. "I'm not in the mood for a friendship speech."

"What are you in the mood for?" Joey asked in a sultry purr as he dimmed the lights. Kaiba propped himself up on his elbows and smirked. His answer was only a single word and the slight spread of his long legs.

"You."

That night was good, which wasn't the least bit surprising. Sex was always good between them. Joey's favorite moment of the night was the first time he hit his sweet spot, and Seto threw his head back, eyes closed as he cried out in ecstasy. As those neatly trimmed fingernails dug into his shoulder blades, Joey hummed with pleasure, warm coffee eyes trained on his lover. He didn't want to miss a single moment of this.


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