The next day, Joey and Seto headed off to the best burger joint in Domino City. "Are you sure about this?" Asked the CEO. His boyfriend rolled his eyes. "Yes. We're not talking about having children, here. You're just eating a burger for the first time. I promise you are not going to choke, and you are not going to die." "What kind are you getting?" Joey glanced over the menu with curiosity. "I think I might try their newest creation. It's a burger on a bagel bun, with fried egg, bacon and hash brown." Seto's eyes widened. "That's a lot for one little burger. What happened to your standard cheese and meat patty?"
Joey chuckled. "They have those, too. On the boring side of the menu." He added with a wink. Now Seto was the one who rolled his eyes. "Please. I'm not boring, I'm anything but." "is that a challenge?" Joey asked with a smirk. "fine, then. If you're so daring and adventurous, I dare you to get what I'm getting. I think I might get the added extra cheese and bacon option, too." Seto Kaiba appeared as though he was going to be sick, but, he nevertheless gave in to his boyfriend's childish dare. "Fine. I'll do it." He accepted with arms folded.
"It's…quite messy, isn't it?" Seto asked as he witnessed Joey devour his burger as if his life depended on it. "it's supposed to be! Just have one bite." Seto Kaiba eyed the burger, and scrutinized every last detail. "If you insist." The brunette bravely took his first bite. Unbeknownst to him, the burger left a smear of mayonnaise and mustard on the side of his left lip. Which is why he had no clue why his boyfriend laughed at him. "Man, you should see your face!"
"Why, what's wrong with my face?" "It's adorable." Joey replied, and wiped a stray tear from the corner of his eye. "I'll help you with that, though." He moved over to sit next to Kaiba, and reached over with his tongue to lick the stain off of his partner's face. Seto jolted at the sensation and pressed his body against the wall as Joey backed him into the corner of the booth. "I want a taste of that, too." He said seductively and stole a kiss from the unsuspecting teen. Even though they were in public, Seto did not protest this time.
"Getting more confident, I see." Joey commented with a smile. "You having fun?" "Well, I can't say that I'm having a terrible time." Seto admitted. "Which means you are having fun." The other laughed. "Seto rolled his eyes. "If that helps you sleep at night." He returned the favor and gave Joey a kiss as well, then the two continued to eat their lunch before heading out for the day. "So, what exactly are we doing for your birthday?" The blonde teen asked as he and Seto exited the restaurant with leftover French fry bags in their hands.
"Well, this was actually Mokuba's idea, but we could give you and your friends an exclusive first look at Kaiba Land's new roller coaster. It's not yet open to the public, and you will be the first people to ever ride it." "That's amazing!" Joey replied. "I'll let them know as soon as I get back home." "Actually, I've been thinking about… your living situation." Kaiba admitted. Joey now looked uncomfortable and a little put on the spot. "Yes, what about it?" His boyfriend sighed uneasily before he continued. "I was thinking about how much I don't like you living there. And, maybe you would like to live with myself and Mokuba instead?"
"I would really love that." Joey Wheeler replied and accepted Kaiba's offer with a kind smile. "just give me the week to pack some important items, and to easily move out of the house when my dad is not around. It shouldn't be a problem, though. He usually isn't home all that much to begin with." Seto chuckled. "there's something else that you and I have in common." His partner looked perplexed. "Yeah, what's that." "We both had terrible, emotionally distant and borderline abusive fathers." Instead of feeling sorry for each other, the two teens broke out into laughter.
"I'll give you this pager. If anything happens, you press this button and it notifies my employees. I have hundreds rotating shifts and working on the clock 24/7, so there will always be a group to take your call and alert either myself or Mokuba. I – had this made over a week ago, I was contemplating on letting you live with me for a while now." Joey held the device carefully in his hand. "Wow. I… really don't know what to say." He said as he looked at Seto with grateful eyes.
"Please, just say thank you." Seto Kaiba said with a roll of his eyes. "Yeah, thanks, pal. I love you." "As do I." Replied his boyfriend. The two shared a soft smile, held hands and continued their walk. "Just to see if it works, how about I try pressing this button now?!" Joey joked as he mischievously threatened to push the red button. "Don't you dare, Wheeler! I will take it back and that is a threat I will not back down from!" "Geeze. All right, all right, just pullin' your chain." He chuckled and clasped Seto's hand back into his own.
The CEO sighed. "I should have invented a shock collar instead." "Yeah, yeah. Love ya too." The teens approached the Kaiba mansion. "Well, this is your stop, eh?" "Yeah, I guess so." Blushed Seto. "Remember, no matter what time it is, I'll help you whenever you are ready to move and I'll be there personally if something goes wrong." Joey nodded. "Will do." He promised, gave Seto a high five and prepared to make his leave. "Don't forget, tomorrow is your birthday and you are not skipping out!" Seto's blue eyes sparkled. "Yeah, I won't miss it. I'll meet you all bright and early at eight."