Disclaimer: All Yu-Gi-Oh! characters and references belong to Kazuki Takahashi. The movies An Affair to Remember, Sleepless in Seattle, Never Been Kissed, Disney's Cinderella, Ever After, A Cinderella Story, Roger's and Hammerstein's Cinderella belong to their respective studios and were used in this story with the best of intentions. Brandy, Whitney Houston, and Hilary Duff are real people and any mention of them is done with respect to them. Story elements © Hideki LaShae. No money was gained in the writing of this story.
Prelude to Discovery
By
Hideki LaShae
Two pairs of blue eyes lock gazes over the table.
"Seto Kaiba, huh?"
"Yes."
"And you're dating Joey Wheeler?"
"Yes…"
"But you haven't asked him to marry you?"
"No. Not yet. He knows that I love him. For now that is enough."
The girl lifts her cup of coffee to her lips and takes a sip. She looks at the notes she's written in her notebook. She sets the cup down and lifts her pen again. "How did you two meet?"
Seto sighs. "Well, that's a long story…"
"Oh, don't worry. I have time," says the girl with a smirk.
"You see, it all started back when we were in high school together…"
~ FLASHBACK ~
Kaiba listened to the excited mutterings of Yugi as he told Joey and his friends about a rare card of his grandfather's.
He went by the shop later and saw the fourth Blue-Eyes White Dragon. He tried to buy it, but the old man refused. So he later dueled the man for the card and won it.
Kaiba tore the card up in front of Yugi and Joey.
~ END FLASHBACK ~
"That's how I met Joey," says Seto.
"You were such a jerk!" exclaims the girl.
"Believe me, I'm well aware of that. Joey still reminds me of that incident when I'm acting like a jerk," says Seto.
***
"So you and Seto didn't start out as friends?" The boy looks at Joey with brown eyes.
"Oh, heck no!" exclaims Joey, "We started out practically as enemies! We hated each other. We fought all the time. He kept calling me names so of course I called him names in return."
"But you two love each other now?" The boy dips his spoon into his double chocolate brownie, banana split with cherries jubilee ice cream, and he lifts a bite to his mouth.
"Very much. We love each other so much now," says Joey taking a bite of his own ice cream… the exact same order as the boy in front of him. "First impressions aren't always accurate. You got to get to know the person first."
"So how did you two get to know each other?"
"We still are. We learned a lot about each other during the Duel Monster tournaments we attended," says Joey as he breaks off another chunk of brownie, "I learned that he can be gentle and kind yet still fiercely protective of the people he loves."
"What did he learn about you?" asks the boy with a wide grin. He takes a quick break from his ice cream treat to take some notes in his book.
"He learned that I am loyal to a fault, a little naïve, more than a little dense, but strong enough to be helpful," says Joey grinning back at the boy.
"So how did you two get together?"
"Not the way I think we should have…"
~ FLASHBACK ~
Joey and Kaiba sat beside each other in the dark.
Up at the front of the classroom, the TV shows a Discovery Channel special on the big cats of the Serengeti.
Joey crossed his arms on his section of the tabletop and rested his head on them.
"Pay attention, mutt. There'll be a quiz on this material tomorrow," whispered Kaiba.
"Fuck off, Kaiba. Ms. Martin doesn't do quizzes." Joey closed his eyes.
Kaiba's hand gripped Joey's knee beneath their shared table.
Joey lifted his head and look at Kaiba. "What are you…?"
"Shush, puppy," says Kaiba moving his hand up to caress Joey's crotch through the fabric of his pants, "You don't want us to be caught. You might lose something you value." He squeezed Joey's forming erection harshly. "Watch the TV."
Joey turned his eyes to the screen and blushed what would have been a brilliant shade of red if anyone could have seen it in the dark.
Kaiba lowered the zipper to Joey's pants.
Joey glanced around to see if anyone had heard the sound. It seemed so loud to his ears, but no one looked away from the TV. He hissed when Kaiba's cold fingers slid around his hot flesh.
"Quiet," whispered Kaiba, "One more infraction and you get expelled, remember?"
"What are you doing?" asks Joey in a hushed whisper.
"Do you really not know?" whispered Kaiba, "You must be dumber than I thought." He started a fast rhythm of pumping Joey's aroused member.
Joey bit his lips to keep from moaning out loud.
"Good boy, Joey. Be quiet while your master pleasures you…"
Joey barely suppressed his voice as he sprayed his release all over the under side of the table.
Kaiba tucked Joey's genitals back into his pants and carefully zipped them closed again. "Good boy."
~ END FLASHBACK ~
"So you started with sex and worked your way into love!" exclaims the boy.
"Yeah. We were hormonal teens. That drove us together, but it's not why we stayed together. We have a solid base that our love grew up out of," says Joey.
***
"You jumped him in school? Were you trying to get caught?" asks the girl tucking the only loose strand of her blond hair back up into her ponytail holder.
"I wanted him trapped. I didn't want him to get away," says Seto, "I suspected that he'd accept it once given, but that he'd initially reject it."
"Did you think he loved you?"
"Oh, no. I was sure he didn't. I thought he tolerated me. I thought he might like me. I knew he lusted after me."
"More coffee?" asks a waitress stepping up with a pot of coffee in hand.
"Yes. Thanks," says the girl.
Seto nods.
The waitress fills both cups before walking away.
The girl sips her coffee for a moment. "So how did he react? I don't think he'd just let that go. What did he do after you jumped him?"
"He came after me looking for a fight or an explanation or both." Seto takes a drink of his own cup of coffee.
~ FLASHBACK ~
"Kaiba!" Joey chased Kaiba down the sidewalk after school.
Kaiba stopped beside his limo and turned to look at Joey.
Joey blushed bright red. "I need to talk to you!"
"Get in the car." Kaiba slid into the back seat.
Joey climbed into the back and sat facing Kaiba.
The driver closed the door before going to the driver's seat and moving away from the curb.
"What would you like to talk about, Joey Wheeler?" asked Kaiba pushing a button to raise the security screen.
"You know damn well what I want to talk about, Kaiba!"
Kaiba smirked. "Yes, I believe you wanted to tell your master how good it felt to have him rubbing you. Roll over and spread your legs, and I'll rub your tummy!"
Joey turned a deep red color. "What the hell? Are you on drugs, Kaiba?"
"Oh? Did you not enjoy it?"
"Yes, I enjoyed it, but why did you do it?"
"I wanted to."
"You wanted to?"
"Yes."
"You wanted to sexually molest your fellow classmate, who you hate by the way, in a crowded classroom?" asked Joey.
"It sounds so kinky when you say it that way," said Kaiba.
"Okay, seriously. Are you on drugs?" asked Joey.
"No. I'm not. Are you?"
"Hell no! I wouldn't touch that shit!"
"Good," said Kaiba, "Now do you really want to talk or would you rather have sex?"
"I want to know why you want to have sex with me!"
"Simple. Neither one of us is seeing anyone. We haven't killed each other yet so we could obviously stand to be in each other's presence for prolonged periods of time…"
"So you don't like me? You're not looking for a real relationship?" asked Joey, "You just want someone to have sex with?"
"Yes. Right now. I wouldn't be averse to some sort of relationship evolving from this," said Kaiba, "but for the moment I just want sex with you. Not anyone else. Just you. We could end this arrangement any time you like. Is this acceptable to you?"
Joey blushed. "It did feel nice, although I was so scared we'd get caught. I won't just spread my legs for you, you know!"
"So you…"
"I could go for a good lay. I think you'll at least be decent, but you have to work for it," said Joey, "I'm not a wanton bitch!"
Kaiba crossed to the other seat to straddle Joey while he kissed him senseless. "You will be wanton."
Joey smiled. "You're a good kisser."
Kaiba's cheeks tinted a pale pink, and he kissed Joey again. His hands roamed down Joey's body until they unzipped his pants and pulled them down to his knees.
Joey gasped at the feeling of the other's hand wrapping around his shaft and stroking him into the perfect hardness.
"Last time, you had to keep quiet. This time, I want you to scream," said Kaiba kneeling on the floorboard in front of Joey. He quickly took the entire erection into his mouth and started to suck on it greedily.
Joey screamed and tried to buck up against Kaiba, but Kaiba held him firmly down against the seat. He slid his hands up his shirt and pulled it off so the blue eyes watching him could see as he started to fondle his own nipples.
Kaiba swallowed around the head of Joey's erection.
Joey's head fell back as he let loose a loud scream, "Kaiba!" His sexual juices poured forth from his member down Kaiba's throat.
Kaiba licked Joey clean before claiming his lips once more. "The next time I touch you, I'll have my dick impaled so far up your ass that you won't know where you end and I begin."
"Promises, promises," whispered Joey pulling Kaiba up into his arms for a warm embrace and a kiss that he dominated.
~ END FLASHBACK ~
"So what you're saying is he's a slut?" asks the girl.
"Not really. It took almost four months for us to further our relationship enough that we did actually have sex," says Kaiba.
***
"So were you two dating during those four months?" asks the boy.
"Well… not really, but we sort of were," says Joey.
"What do you mean?"
"We didn't do the formal dating, but we were hanging out more and sitting together at lunch. He would drive me home after school. We didn't go out to movies or dinner, but we would spend an evening together in one of our houses having dinner and watching a movie," says Joey, "So we were dating."
The boy runs his hand through his messy brown hair. "So you were just enjoying spending time together?"
"For the first time in our lives, yes…"
~ FLASHBACK ~
"I hope you don't mind pizza. It's all I have at the moment. I don't go shopping until tomorrow," said Joey.
"Pizza's fine," said Kaiba looking through the collection of movies beneath the cheap DVD player, "I can't believe you even have some of these movies!"
Joey blushed as he started the frozen pizza cooking in the pizza oven. "Which ones?"
"An Affair to Remember?"
"Serenity's. She left it here."
"So I'm assuming Sleepless in Seattle and Never Been Kissed are hers as well?" asked Kaiba.
"Yep!" exclaimed Joey moving to Kaiba's side.
"What about all these Cinderella movies? Disney's Cinderella, Ever After, A Cinderella Story…"
"Okay, okay! I love the story of Cinderella! Those movies are mine. I'm a total sucker for a good, romantic Cinderella story," said Joey blushing.
"So which one's your favorite?" Kaiba smirked at Joey.
"A favorite among favorites? How do I pick?" asked Joey looking at the movies.
"This is going to be a long night," said Kaiba grabbing the first movie and putting it in the DVD player, "We'll keep watching them until you can tell me which one's your favorite… or until you get bored."
"Really?" asked Joey. He kissed Kaiba quickly.
"I will be expecting popcorn and cuddling after dinner."
"Yeah. I can make popcorn!" exclaimed Joey, "And I won't even yell at you for falling asleep if you get bored with our marathon!"
~ END FLASHBACK ~
"We spent all night on the couch together watching my Cinderella movies, and all the next day. We ordered take-out. Then we went shopping after the marathon was over. He helped me shop!" Joey smiles.
"So which movie is your favorite?" asks the boy.
"We did figure that out. I prefer the dress Hilary Duff wore, but I just love the music in Roger's and Hammerstein's Cinderella starring Brandy and Whitney Houston. So that one is my favorite… so far."
"You really don't seem to be the type to like those movies though," says the boy finishing his brownie sundae, "I would think you'd be more into action than drama."
"And I am! I enjoy action, and sci-fi, and beat 'em up movies, but I just love Cinderella!" exclaims Joey.
***
"So how did you know when you fell in love with Joey?" asks the girl.
"The same way you know when you love anyone," says Seto, "You feel… different. It's hard to explain how you know when you're in love. I knew Joey loved me when he screamed it out at the top of his lungs one night. I knew I loved him when I woke up alone one morning and couldn't wait to see him…"
"What does your family think of you two being together? I know your little brother, Mokuba, used to be your entire world. Is he ever jealous because Joey entered your lives?"
"Mokuba doesn't get jealous over Joey. Those two were friends before Joey and I ever meant anything to each other. Mokuba's very happy for me that I've found someone to love. He likes Joey," says Seto, "Joey's family isn't so supportive."
~ FLASHBACK ~
"I'm a little nervous, but I really want you to meet my family," said Joey smoothing the back of Kaiba's shirt.
"Don't worry so much. You love me so I'm sure they will too," said Kaiba, "Now will you quit playing with my clothes? I look fine!"
"Okay. We need to leave now or else we'll be late."
"Where are we going? A restaurant or your…"
"Mother's house. Dad's meeting us there. Believe me, I'd prefer a public location, but Mom doesn't want to be seen anywhere near my father," said Joey pulling Kaiba out to the car, "Can I drive?"
"You can drive there, but I'm driving on the way back." Kaiba pulled the keys from his pocket and passed them to Joey.
Joey grinned. "Thanks!"
Kaiba got in the passenger seat and waited for Joey to get in and start the car. "They are expecting you to show up with a man, right?"
"Well…"
"Please tell me that we're not stopping to buy me a dress on the way," said Kaiba.
"You want to? I thought you'd kill me for suggesting it," said Joey.
"You know I wouldn't kill you, Joey. I'm not into necrophilia. Now seriously, they know I'm male…"
"No. I told them I wanted them to meet my fiancé, not fiancée but they can never tell the difference between masculine and feminine with my accent," said Joey driving them towards their destination.
"They don't know I'm male, and they think we're engaged?" asked Kaiba rubbing his temple, "You do realize that no one's actually proposed to the other, right?"
"You asked me to move in with you. That's as close to married as we need to be, right? I love you. You care for me. We don't need anything else." Joey stopped the car outside a tall apartment building. "I don't want them to think this is just some fling. It's real for me!"
"It's real for me too!" Kaiba leaned over and kissed Joey. "Next time you ask me to marry you, it had better be a lot nicer than this time. As far as proposals go, this one sucks!"
"Maybe you should propose next time… Show me how to do it right!"
"Maybe. Get out of the car."
Joey smiled as they got out of the parked car and headed inside, past the doorman, and into the elevator. He pressed the button for the eleventh floor. "They're bound to like you, right?"
"Don't worry." Kaiba smiled. He pulled Joey to him to kiss until the elevator doors opened.
A woman gasped.
Joey pulled out of Kaiba's embrace and looked into the hall. "Ren!"
Serenity stepped into the elevator box and slapped her hand on the panel of floor buttons to depress several of them at once.
The door closed, and the elevator started moving again.
"Hi, Ren. That was the floor we wanted," said Joey sheepishly.
"No. It wasn't," said Serenity, "You were lucky it was me who saw you and not one of our parents! Dad is in the apartment right now screaming about how some gay guy at work got the promotion he wanted! And mom is ranting right along with him!"
"And what do you think?" asked Kaiba as Joey shrunk back into his arms.
"I couldn't care less who you date, Joey. As long as you're happy!" exclaimed Serenity smiling, "You are happy, right?"
"I've never been happier." Joey blushed.
"Don't tell them you're dating. It'll only leave you hurt and depressed. I'm sorry, Joey, but they won't share your happiness."
Joey sighed. "Maybe we should just go home, Seto."
"No. It's only one meal. We can tell them your lover couldn't attend," said Kaiba, "You wanted me to meet them. I'll meet them as your friend instead of your lover."
"Okay."
~ END FLASHBACK ~
"So you didn't tell them?" asks the girl.
"No. We couldn't. They spent the entire night asking where was the girl who finally tamed their son and bitching about gay couples," says Seto, "I don't think they ever found out."
***
"So if you ever get kids, they won't know their grandparents?" asks the boy.
"What grandparents? Seto's parents died when he was young," says Joey, "Serenity's an adult now. She can see whomever she wants to see without her parents banning her. I told my parents. They've disowned me. I don't have parents anymore."
"So you're an orphan too?" The boy grins just like Joey. "You and Seto are both orphans!"
Joey grins. "I guess we are!"
"At least you have each other!" exclaims the boy, "So did you ever ask him to marry you again?"
"Not in so many words. I asked him to start a family with me," says Joey.
~ FLASHBACK ~
"Master Kaiba, we are approaching the drop zone," said the pilot.
"Thank you," said Seto. "Are you ready, Joey?"
"Have you jumped out of planes before?"
"Not by choice, but yes," said Seto, "I know what I'm doing."
Joey nodded. "Okay… Blue-Eyes White Dragon… time to fuck your Red-Eyes Black Dragon."
Seto smiled. "I love it when you're willing to experiment."
Joey blushed.
"Mr. Kaiba. We have just entered the drop zone," said the co-pilot stepping into the back of the plane, "Are you ready to go?"
"Yes. We're ready," said Seto.
The co-pilot opened the cargo doors for them to jump out of.
"Jump up and wrap your legs around me," said Seto putting his hands on Joey's butt cheeks.
Joey blushed and did as commanded so that Seto could carry him to the edge and jump for them both. He clung tightly to Seto for the first few minutes of freefall before his lover's kisses on his neck distracted him. "Seto!"
Two bodies fell from the sky, caressing each other, kissing each other in all the places they could reach.
A loud beeping distracted them from their lust.
Seto grabbed a chord and yanked it to release the parachute from the backpack on his side of the dual harness, a parachute that started to slow their descent to the earthly body beneath them. Once he's sure the parachute deployed properly, he resumed his task of kissing the breath away from his love.
As luck would have it, their parachute snagged on the only tree in sight and brought them to a sudden halt no more than five feet above the ground.
"Now what?" asked Joey.
"Well, getting stuck in a tree was not in my actual plan for the day, but I think I want to take advantage of it!" exclaimed Seto smirking.
"Seto?" Joey squeaked as Seto undid his pants and pushed them down as far as he could.
"Just because it's too dangerous to fuck during freefall doesn't mean we can't fuck suspended in the air," said Seto lowering his own pants.
"Gods, I'm so horny!" Joey kissed Seto and started to run his hands over every part of him that he could.
Seto lifted one of Joey's legs and finished removing the pants leg from it before winding it around his waist.
Joey got the idea and moved his other leg around Seto's waist, leaving the material dangling from it.
"And Blue-Eyes fucks Red-Eyes," said Seto sliding into Joey's anus without preparation. At this point neither would be able to wait for preparation anyway.
Joey started nipping his dragon's neck as the fast, needy thrusts began.
The two boys swung in the tree as they impulsively mated each other.
It's not until Seto's limo driver came searching for them two hours later that they found themselves lying on the ground, Seto on his back with Joey furiously pounding into him with his over stimulated cock.
Joey collapsed on top of Seto after releasing his seed with a triumphant roar. "I think it's time we started thinking about a little Red-Eyes White Dragon."
"You'd better not be telling me you're pregnant," whispered Seto.
"I want to adopt, Seto," whispered Joey.
"Only if you'll agree to partake in a commitment ceremony with me," whispered Seto in return.
Joey smiled happily. "I love you, Seto Kaiba, my Blue-Eyes White Dragon."
Seto smiled warmly. "I love you, Joey Wheeler, my Red-Eyes Black Dragon. Will you take my name as your own?"
"Any day of the week!"
"Uh… sirs… we really should return to the mansion," said the limo driver not looking at them.
Joey climbed off Seto and found his pants, which had since been removed. He pulled them on while Seto redressed himself.
~ END FLASHBACK ~
"Don't you want to get married before having kids?"
"I thought so, but then he asked me if I'd rather wait to have our child in the ceremony… To have, not a traditional wedding, but a family marriage."
"That sounds pretty nice actually!"
"I think so too!"
***
The brown-haired boy plops down on the couch beside the blond-haired girl and pulls up his notebook. "So… how'd you do with Seto?"
"I did good. He seemed truthful, even when he was reluctant or embarrassed," says the girl bringing out her notebook. "How'd you do with Joey?"
"About the same. He got embarrassed a lot, but I saw no signs of him lying."
"Let's see if they have their stories straight." The girl opens her notebook. "First meeting?"
"Let's see…" The boy flips to that page in his notebook. "Seto taunted Joey and tore up the card belonging to Yugi's grandfather."
The girl nods.
"How did they start dating?" asks the boy blushing.
The girl blushes as well. "He tried not to go into detail. He said it was inappropriate material, but they got together through sex. Seto jumped Joey in school and gave him a hand."
"Yeah, and after that, Joey followed him to the limo to fight with him, but he ended up on the receiving end of a blow job," says the boy, "and hip deep in a relationship with Seto."
"And then they had four months of informal dating before they had intercourse. During which Seto found out about Joey's Cinderella fetish!" The girl giggles. "Joey would look so cute in a Cinderella dress!"
"We should suggest that for their wedding! Seto would probably love it," says the boy.
"So what do you think?"
"He seems nice, and we like a lot of the same things. I can certainly relate to Joey…"
"I can relate to Seto, but I think more research is needed."
"Okay. Let's do it then. Let's research it some more!" The boy smiles.
"Okay." The girl smiles back. "You take Seto and I'll take Joey. We'll see if we can make them crack."
"Since we're so like them you think they might have related to us too easily, but by switching, we'll see how they relate to each other!" The boy's brown eyes look into the girl's blue. "You are wicked!"
The girl's smirk closely resembles the famous Kaiba facial expression. "I'm not wicked. I'm insightful and devious!"