Joey, reluctantly stepped into the restroom, giving Kaiba no vocal response to his command. Joey had too much on his mind to be defiant for now. "I sure hope the old man isn't at home runnin' amuck. Sh*t." Upon looking up, he stopped in his tracks, astonished to find that even the bathrooms in the mansion smelled of money. Even the bottle of shampoo and conditioner seemed to be lined with diamond and laced with gold.
Hell, wish I could afford this stuff, though it's kinda for girls anyway. He honed in closer to the shampoo and conditioner.
He usually washed his hair with soap, leaving it rough and frazzled. "Just like Kaiba to be prissy about grooming in his castle." He placed a hand on his chin in deep thought. "I should feel his hair sometime, or maybe just steal a couple of razors to piss him off." He unconsciously spoke his plans out loud.
Joey finally made his way into the tub. He tried taking as much time as possible in the bathroom to annoy Kaiba, but it gave him too much time to think. Every time he managed to ignore a worry, he'd be met with another. Thus, once again, Joey was lost in thought. This time it was about Yugi. "How could I not notice? Did the usual Yugi even notice the millennium puzzle's spirit's thoughts? Forget about Kaiba and his tantrums, what about me and Yug's relationship?" The thought of losing a friend who had shared and taught him so much was like the fear of his family breaking apart all over again, but this time it would truly be his fault. "I don't want to go back to the person I was. What if I become like my dad?" Suddenly flashes of the past made him uncomfortable.
His relationship with Kaiba is just as important as his relationship with Yugi. He could be in deep sh*t with either of them no matter what he did. "Hell, this isn't about choosing." He washed the conditioner from his hair. "Jeez, I can already feel the difference. Maybe I should invest in this stuff." he said jokingly as he read the contents of the container dripping with water.
Joey grew tired of worrying, out of fear he would wear out the few brain cells he had left. "Now I'm overthinking like that sourpuss." At last, he left the humid bathroom wearing nothing but a towel.
Kaiba was not surprised to see the door whip open as he sat on the bed with his legs crossed reading through some documents on his phone. He seemed to already be dressed for bed. His moist hair indicated he must've taken his shower elsewhere. He calmly shifted his head to hint at the stack of pajamas left by his butler. "I knew you would not have the tact to dry yourself, so I had the butler layout the mat under your feet. Don't leave it until you're done getting dressed." Kaiba didn't even bother to look up.
Joey replied with a nervous laugh, "Sorry man." But the moment he turned his back to retrieve the clothes he mouthed Kaiba's words mockingly. He could only be bothered to wear the pajama top and the underwear. He sometimes sleeps in his underwear, but he didn't want this prick giving him crap about it.
"Yo Kaiba, why couldn't you predict that I wear boxers!? You can literally see the shape of my a** in this thing!" Joey threw his hands on his hips dramatically as he turned around and lifted his shirt.
Finally, without putting down his phone, Kaiba stared up at Joey. "Your fooling around in the bathroom gave me ample time to fool around as well." He flashed Joey his trademark smirk that left as quickly as it came.
"Don't tell me these old man pajamas were just a way to get under my skin!?" Joey turned back around and yanked his shirt down and pointed at it as if the shirt itself was a massive stain. All the while his wet hair dripped onto the marble, proving the mat useless.
Kaiba scoffed, turning back to his phone. "What do you think?"
Joey's face turned a bright shade of red as he saw the clear difference in wardrobes. Kaiba had nice dark grey sweats and a skintight black t-shirt, whereas Joey held pale blue striped button-up pajamas. No longer willing to take humiliation lying down, he darted frantically to pounce Kaiba on the bed. "I may be simple, but I'm no wuss!"
Joey released a battle cry directly after, but to no avail. Joey knew their difference in strength was too great, but he had to try.
Kaiba swiftly dodged Joey whilst he was in midair and pinned him down to the bed, pinning his hand behind his back.
"I give! I give!" Joey slapped the bed with his free hand, almost crying tears of pain and shame until Kaiba released him. "D**n Kaiba! Can't you loosen up!? I'm not one of those goons trying to steal yer brother and company or somethin'!" He shouted through his moaning and groaning. As soon as he was let loose, he examined his arm and shoulder for any injury through the stinging pain.
"Must you always be so loud-mouthed and predictable?" Kaiba started to pick up his phone again.
"See! That's another thing, you always answer questions with another question or silence. Man, just loosen up." Joey no longer seemed to care about what transpired only a moment ago. He stood up and threw the ruffled pants back on the dresser and partially buttoned up his shirt before shouting "so annoyin'!"
After giving up on his shirt halfway, he leaped back onto the bed and leaned onto Kaiba's shoulder. "Didn't you ever hear you aren't supposed to read in the dark? All you've got is this puny lil' lamp. And what's more, the body of a god stood before you, straight out of the bath, and you didn't even bother to look up!?" Joey sounded exasperated. At this point, the only way he could think to ruffle Kaiba's feathers was through excessive nagging.
Kaiba scoffed. "You think I'd be amazed by those kiddy muscles of yours?" Kaiba looked Joey up and down, his eyelashes softy brushing against his bangs.
"What!?" Joey flung himself off Kaiba and lifted his shirt. He snatched Kaiba's free hand and pressed it against his stomach. "You feel that!? That's the feel of a MAN!"
Kaiba flinched slightly, completely thrown off guard.
Joey held his head high, in complete confidence. "If I flex, I have a four-pack, see!" Joey's voiced almost cracked under all the excitement.
Kaiba managed to keep cool. Knowing full well that the fool was not seducing him intentionally since he came out of the bath.
Kaiba scoffed. "As I said, kiddy muscles." Although it slightly pained him to do so, he forcefully snatched his hand from Joey's stomach.
Joey's pride was hurt, he definitely had to be more of a man than prissy Kaiba in at least this regard. He always seemed so slender, walking around in that ridiculous leather get-up and his fancy coat.
Joey looked Kaiba up and down in deep thought, "Now that I look at him closely, he does seem kinda…?" He thought out loud, "but then, Tristian is pretty bulky, so if I compare?"
Joey is an open book; it was obvious to Kaiba exactly what was going through his mind whether he voiced it or not. His one-tracked mind is truly amazing, but for Kaiba's sake, he hoped it brought no more surprises.
"-!" Kaiba gasped. "The hell!?" The idiot finally got him to raise his voice. "Release me!"
Joey had leaned in and pulled up Kaiba's shirt. "I don't care what you say, there's no way you could.. holy –?" Joey could not believe his eyes, he then reached out to touch Kaiba's stomach despite the light nudging.
Before Kaiba could scold him, whilst feeling slightly mortified for being pulled into his pace, Joey spoke up once again.
"No way! Where the hell did all this muscle come from!? You must be sucking this in somehow. How come I could never tell!?" Joey's eyes lit up in admiration. "You're literally two reps away from an 8 pack. I barely even see you eat! Wait 'till I tell Tristian, he'll have a laugh." He brushed over Kaiba's muscles a bit more, checking his arms as well to confirm time and time again they were real.
Kaiba sighed, Joey was just too unguarded. He could not resist and deflated upon seeing a bright rare smile that he usually only shows to his friends (namely Yugi).
Finally, Joey pulled his hands away. "Jeez, while you were playin' Cinderella with those muscles of yours, I've been tryin' to turn these boney arms with "kiddy muscle" into solid gold." He lifted his arm, pulled his sleeve, and looked up at Kaiba sorrowfully. "You're lucky you're not only tall but butch." He tapped his arm pathetically for emphasis.
Kaiba held back a cackle. "Are you mad, happy, or sad? Just pick one, you're annoying."
"Ya know, it's gross when you show a genuine smile like that." Joey looked clearly disgusted while making a gag motion.
Kaiba did not mean to get caught, but that didn't mean Joey could get a rise out of him with childishness. "If it agitates you that much, I should do it more often." In the past, Kaiba could only feel this content with his little brother by his side. He had to work like a dog to impress his stepfather and ensure he and Mokuba could stay together.
Suddenly, Kaiba's smile disappeared. The moment he relaxes is the moment that he loses everything, happy times have always been so fleeting. He looked up at Joey's face, remembering the Pharaoh's assertive confession. Spending time with Joey is not as distasteful as he once thought, but there's no way he would let himself fall weak or become foolish enough to let someone take what is his. His blood boiling just thinking about it. He had purposely made it harder for Joey and Yugi to meet up coincidently.
"Ugh! Anything but that." Joey got the shivers just thinking about it. All the while, he had no idea what was going on in Kaiba's head. "Your smile was so weak, it was practically your usual face, just loosened up." Joey tried imitating Kaiba's smile but could not keep a straight face.
"Joey."
"What is it?" Joey was still feeling petty about getting bested when comparing physiques, so he didn't bother to look at Kaiba.
Kaiba stared fixedly, contemplating whether to plant a kiss on him. But he knew he was too pissed right now to not take it too far for this late bloomer.
"I'm going to sleep." He spoke a command and the lights automatically shut off.
"Hey!" Joey jerked up but calmed down almost immediately out of fear of losing his balance in the dark and embarrassing himself yet again.
Joey felt a shifting in the bed and could tell that Kaiba had already submerged himself under the covers. Joey was not quite ready to sleep yet, and the silence made him fear that he may start thinking about certain complications as his eyes adjusted to the dark.
Several minutes later, Joey still sat above the covers for what felt to be hours. He could not even feel Kaiba shift once.
"Hey, yo Kaiba." Joey's eyes had completely adjusted to the dark. He loomed over Kaiba. "Are you asleep yet?"
Joey heard no response.
"Are you really asleep?... Yo Kaiba?"
"Shut up. I have a meeting tomorrow morning!" Kaiba was clearly agitated and awake. "Only children fall asleep that fast."
Joey then shifted to lay on top of Kaiba who still lay under the covers.
"You don't think my dad is getting into trouble do you?" Joey sounded meek.
"How should I know?" Kaiba could care less what Joey's father was doing. He only wondered why this idiot was testing his patience. Although irritated, he pulled his covers down just enough to see Joey's face.
"I know you probably paid some goons a while back to do a background check on me, so you know how useless my dad is." Joey paused, only for a moment. "He blows all his money on beer to try to soothe his depression and broken pride after losing my sister to my mother, he even goes around making all these empty promises to me. He even has the nerve to say "it's the last time," every time he asks to borrow money for bills, or food, or even his child support. He's spineless and aimless yet still has the balls to gamble with his coworkers and whatever other sorts." Joey felt a little shaken. "I was fine leaving him at home when going on all those adventures 'cause I was too busy to think 'bout him, but now…"
"Do you hate him?" Kaiba said, lying trapped underneath the covers.
"No, he's my father. He's just….. having a tough time is all." Joey lowered his face into Kaiba's chest and lightly clenched the sheets. He never would have been able to look his father in the eye and even pity him if it weren't for Yugi.
"Then why complain if you're going to give him all he asks for?"
"Sorry Kaiba, didn't mean to whine to ya, and I don't expect ya to comfort me either." Joey lifts his head slightly, not loosening his hold on the sheets. "I just can't stop thinking about what kind of slimy activities that coward is up to, ya know?" Joey tries to laugh but gives up halfway.
Kaiba sighs. "Hey, do you think you could get up for a second? I need to release my hands."
Joey sat up, and practically saddled Kaiba as he removed his upper half from under the covers. Joey scratched his head, "Maybe I really should go back." He started to motion himself from Kaiba only to get jerked back.
Kaiba had grabbed Joey's arm. "You trap me and force me to listen to your pathetic whining about an incompetent father, then get up and leave?"
Joey stared at Kaiba dumbfoundedly, then squinted to make out an expression in the dark.
Kaiba leans in close, gripping Joey tighter and pulling him closer. He stared at Joey; whose honest eyes seemed to glimmer even in the dark. "Since you hate abrupt kisses," Kaiba said as the bed creaked while he leaned painfully close, "can I kiss you?" He could no longer stand the thought of being provoked and letting the idiot stay oblivious out of consideration. His self-restraint was so far gone that Joey's confused expression was more aggravating than usual.
Joey was overwhelmed with embarrassment. It was as if Kaiba had to court him like a delicate lady. His feelings were not so delicate, and if he backed out now it definitely makes him seem like a "maiden." But it was true, he himself never initiated one, and if Kaiba did he would never let it last long. "Uh, sure, whatever," was the best he could say. But it is safe to say he is out of his element as far as kisses and what comes after.
Kaiba wasted no time, he leaned in for a deep kiss. He grabbed Joey's waist from behind as he playfully nipped at Joey's lips. He managed to slide Joey close enough to become chest to chest. The impatient rise and fall of each other's chest appeared at war until they slowly seemed to beat separately for the same tune.
Joey found it harder to resist the flow as he fell into a trance as his body performed Kaiba's tune.
Kaiba noticed that Joey's hands were at a loss and that he still hadn't caught on that when experiencing a deep kiss, it may do well to breathe through one's nose. Kaiba was so taken with Joey's transparency and clumsiness that he had to kiss Joey even harder to muffle his laughter.
He slid the other hand up Joey's shirt and pressed it against his bare chest. "Your heart is beating like crazy; I could have felt it even through your shirt." He stared into Joey's eyes as he felt the rise and fall of his chest.
Joey trembled lightly at Kaiba's cold touch as he caught his breath. The resounding sounds of the bed creaking and the kisses were deafening.
"Of course it is! Unlike you, my body reacts like a normal human being!" Joey felt like sulking, it was as if his manhood had been questioned ever since he had gotten out of the shower. What's worse, he tried to withhold his moans during the kiss, but his voice cracked from shouting before completely catching his breath.
"Guess I'll take that as a compliment." Watching Joey catch his breath after every kiss was just too funny, there was no way he was going to tell Joey the secret. His reactions are so endearing, both Kaiba's mind and body were aroused.
The moment he caught his breath, Joey pushed Kaiba back onto the bed to make up for lost pride. "I'll kiss ya this time ya jerk." He tried to adopt as much composure as possible, but the line itself was just so lame and awkward. There is no way after everything that occurred Kaiba could be insulted by such a pathetic jab. But still, Kaiba was making him out to be a wuss, it was time he took charge in something between them. He quickly pecked Kaibas mouth, hurting himself in the process as he bumped his teeth on Kaiba's cheek and missed Kaiba's mouth. "Ouch!" Why is nothin' goin' right today!?
Kaiba was amused, it was obvious to Kaiba that Joey had no idea what he was doing. Fortunately, he took little to no damage from Joey's mistake. Kaiba just laid there, peering up at Joey. He patiently waited for his next pathetic move. He purposely let Joey stay on top to avoid moving too quickly and chasing him away. They both needed to be complicit.
Joey regained his composure and started again automatically deleting his mistake from his memory. He tried to position himself on top of Kaiba but could not avoid their crotches touching as he planted a kiss on Kaiba's lips. "Well at least he's hard," he thought to himself. He then glanced down at Kaiba's chest, thinking very carefully about his next move. He genuinely wanted to back out despite his own arousal from seeing Kaiba's.
"How long are you going to fiddle your thumbs?" teasing Joey was all too gratifying after holding back for so long. The more absurdly endearing Joey was, the more focused he became on Joey's expressions. Now was not the time, but slowly he would come to possess Joey.
"I know, I know. Just sit tight." Joey just went for it. He slid his hands up Kaiba's shirt and admired the feel of his muscle.
He had felt a piercing stare from Kaiba for quite some time, and this small bit of skin-to-skin contact did not seem to unsettle him a single bit. Noticing this, he still awkwardly slid his hands up from Kaiba's abdomen, to his chest.
Joey stifled back his moans as every movement he made caused him to rub his crotch against Kaiba's. They had barely touched each other, yet Joey was already weak in the groin.
In hopes of remedying the situation, he landed another kiss onto Kaiba, but this time he tried to feel a little more adult and give a little bit of a lick and nibble before he pulled back from a kiss as Kaiba had done before. He knew he was clumsy, but if ignored the embarrassing sounds of the kiss, his own hesitancy, and the bed in the silence he could accomplish more.
"How long am I supposed to sit tight? I feel like I've been bitten by a kitten rather than a mutt." Kaiba scoffed. Little did Joey know, Kaiba had already waited more than long enough. He cannot get embarrassed and overwhelmed the way normal people do, instead, the more intrigued he became, the more focused he became. Joey should have let sleeping lions lie.
"Fine!" Joey had had enough of Kaiba's taunting. He decided it was go big or go home. He threw caution to the wind and shoved his hand into Kaiba's pants. There was no way that Kaiba would not react to even this. Unfortunately, what Joey felt was not bare skin. He missed his mark, and instead of touching Kaiba's junk directly, it was cloaked in Kaiba's underwear. "Bet ya didn't think I had it in me!" He tried to play it off, but Kaiba's face still seemed unabashed.
Kaiba had drawn the last straw. He yanked Joey's head down and kissed him passionately. He caressed Joey furiously, before sliding his left hand into Joey's pants, taking a hold of Joey's junk. Joey's pants for air were soon drowned out by moans. He whispered into Joey's ear, "This is how you bite someone." Without a second thought, he nibbled and bit and Joey's ears, before tracing his lips down Joey's neck. He traced his hand up to fondle Joey's stomach.
Joey was completely overwhelmed. He was frustrated by the vast difference intact, and the fact that he couldn't help but react to every little thing Kaiba did. He almost collapsed onto Kaiba several times. He had no time to remember his initial reserve.
From time to time, Kaiba would take a second to observe Joey's face melted like putty in his hands. "Hey, keep hoisting yourself up, or I won't be able to touch you."
Joey once again fought his humiliation by struggling to turn the tables, but it his earlier attempt already took so much courage. With Kaiba's skillful caresses, he was almost burned out. All he could think to do was try to reach for some skin one last time. His hand had completely slid out of Kaiba's pants when he was overtaken by him earlier, so again he slid his hand into Kaiba's pants, finally taking hold of Kaiba's junk bare.
Kaiba finally released a small sound, but Joey's courage only incited him more as he fondled Joey relentlessly. "Hey, don't cum yet," Kaiba whispered into Joey's ear as he fondled him.
"How!" His shout was weaker than usual. Joey was going mad. He almost shouted at such an impossible request.
Kaiba purposely provoked Joey into following his request. "You've barely even serviced me yet, but you want to cum all by yourself? Pathetic." He scoffed at Joey who struggled to hold himself up over him.
"You! What did you say?!" He focused on Kaiba's lower half with newfound determination, but it was obvious his body was at its limit. His eyes were unfocused, and his body was flushed, not to mention his struggle to breathe after every heart-pounding kiss.
After a great struggle on Joey's part, they finally managed to release together.
Unable to hold himself up any longer, Joey collapsed onto Kaiba, who then nibbled on his ear one last time to get a rise out of the now overly sensitive Joey.
Satisfied with a soft moan, he lightly fondled Joey's messy hair.
"Say, Kaiba, do you hate your stepfather?" Joey spoke amidst rugged breaths.
Despite his initial shock that Joey could even talk in this condition, Kaiba answered this abrupt question seriously. "No, why would I? In the end, he was just a stepping stone to get me to where I am today."
Joey laughed, then sighed. "Figures." Within seconds of muttering those words, he dozed off, into a deep sleep.
"After all that whining, you're the one who fell asleep first. Just like a child." Kaiba was not nearly satisfied. Despite the fact, Kaiba carefully propped up Joey's body and cleaned up the mess. After tucking Joey in, he too fell asleep.