"I wonder what he got himself into this time…" Joey said, as he trailed off into his own thoughts. "Sorry bout that. I did kind of ruin his life, and I feel a little responsible for the kid." Seto shook his head. "That was years ago, Joe. I'm sure he's over it by now." "Well, Rex has always struggled to make it by, I just hope he's okay. Hey, do you think I'd be able to come with you on your next appointment to see if he shows up?" Seto thought for a moment. "Well, I'm not sure if I can let you in without an appointment, but I can ask if you can tag along with me."
"Thanks, man." Joey smiled. "So, we're going to the doctors for your appointment today, right?" The brunette asked. Joey looked sheepish. "Eh, yeah. I have to get it over with sometimes." "And I'm sure you've been keeping up with your treatments and using the wheelchair I bought you." Kaiba added with a smirk. "Watch it…" The other warned. The two boys had a very strange relationship. They did not fight like they used to, but they did enjoy poking fun at each other. "But first, let's go back to your place first and change out of these wet clothes."
Seto did not have many casual clothes, but Joey was able to find himself a pair of sweatpants and a sweatshirt before the two of them headed off to the hospital. "Wow, and here I didn't think that you wore anything but suits! Actually, I wouldn't mind seeing you in a pair of ass hugging sweatpants." Joey winked. Kaiba's face immediately went red. "Well, I – might be able to, one day." The blonde rested his head on Seto's shoulder. "I love it when you blush. It's sweet. Anyways, we should take you clothes shopping this weekend!"
"The Doctor is ready for a Joseph Wheeler." The office secretary announced. "Thank you, miss." Joey replied as the door had been opened for them to enter. "Ah, hello Joey." The Doctor greeted, rather casually. "How have your ribs been holding up? Let's take an x-ray. If you take good care of them and get plenty of rest, they should heal by themselves." He had Joey stand in front of a machine, and a moment later, a picture of his ribs was presented on an overhead. "Well, look at that. Almost as good as new. Have you been using your wheelchair?"
"Uh, yeah. Totally, Doc!" Seto rolled his eyes and shook his head, but did not say anything. "Actually, I haven't been so sore after the first couple of weeks, and I've just been walking around as though it were nothing. I sit a lot in class during the school day, so I've had a lot of time to relax and rest my ribs." "Who's your friend here?" Asked the Doctor with a smile. 'This is good, he doesn't know who I am nor does he know that I was the one who broke Joey's ribs.' Seto thought to himself.
"Oh, my name's Jim!" Replied Kaiba. A loud snicker could be heard from the other side of the room, but it was immediately silenced by Seto's cold, hard death glare. "Well, thank you for coming, Jim. I'm sure your support means a lot to Joey, here." "Yeah, yeah." The brunette blushed, avoiding the Doctor's idiot smile. "So, have you thought about taking action against the person who broke your ribs?" The medical professional inquired. Joey shook his head after he took notice of Seto's downcast, clear blue eyes. "Nah. I think he's learned his lesson."
"You didn't have to say that." Seto said to Joey as they exited the hospital building. Joey looked confused, as per usual when it came to Kaiba. "What you said back there." Joey knew full well where Kaiba was getting at, but he enjoyed playing his daily game called Messing with Seto. "I said something?" Seto huffed. "You know what I'm talking about." "Nah, elaborate for me. You're the genius and I'm the dummy, after all." "Anyways, it would mean a lot to Mokuba knowing that you didn't take any legal action."
Joey frowned. "Ah, what would be the fun in that? Besides, if you're ever a bad boy I could just punish ya." He finished with a wink. "Joseph Wheeler, I am not your child." Kaiba warned as he clenched his hands into fists. "Maybe not, but you're still my sexy little maid!" With that, Seto gave Joey a look that made him run to the limo faster than the speed of sound. "By the way, I'm staying over tonight!" The blonde announced as the two made their way to Seto's doorstep. "That's fine with me. My bed is big enough for both of us." When Seto opened the door, his favorite Geek Patrol jumped up to yell "Surprise!"
The color from Seto's face drained as Yugi and Yami, Téa, Duke, and even Mokuba ran to the doorway to engulf the CEO into a huge, group hug. "Can we stay, please?" Yugi begged. "It appears I don't really have a choice." "Hey, he's not killing us!" Duke exclaimed. "That must mean yes!" The group quickly ran to the kitchen. "Oh and, thanks for not killing them." Joey said with a smile. "Well, you are a package. If I want to put up with you, I also have to put up with your idiot friends. By the way, where is the brunette with the stupid haircut?" Seto asked.
Joey almost looked crossed an folded his arms. "Yes, he is an idiot and he does have a stupid haircut. Which was why I didn't invite him." Kaiba smirked. "So, you finally decided to start hanging out with people with normal haircuts. "It ain't his hair! He's not spending the night with the rest of us because he's been acting like a total douche bag." Seto was confused but decided to stay out of it. "Well, I guess I'm making dinner for seven tonight." He sighed.