The Boyfriend Test
Joey likes Seto. Seto wants to date Serenity. But Joey wont let him until he passes a few tests to see if he is a good boyfriend.
Rated M for a lemon in later chapters
This isn't Right
The next day Seto spent most of the morning working but set aside the evening to spend with Serenity. Unlike Joey he didn't feel guilty at all about kissing her brother. It was just part of the test. He leaned back in his chair in his office at Kaiba Corp and thought about kissing Joey. He enjoyed it, he would admit that, but that's it, there was no emotions attached. He looked at the clock and got up, changing out of his suit into his normal clothes. He drove over to Joey's place to pick up Serenity. She spent the morning with her brother and now it was his turn. She ran out of the house, grinning. He smiled a little and got out of the car. She embraced him quickly.
"I missed you Seto!" She said with a happy laugh. Kaiba looked over her shoulder at Joey in the doorway.
Joey stood with his hands in his pockets, leaning against the doorframe. He had to admit, Kaiba made her happy. Joey always thought he was a great big brother but now he felt horrible. Really, what kind of brother kisses their sister's boyfriend? He just couldn't stop himself. He was still craving more. He made eye contact with the CEO and had to look away.
Kaiba looked back down at Serenity once Joey looked away. "So, ready?" He asked and let go of her as he walked back over to the driver's side and got in the car. Serenity nodded and waved to Joey before getting in the car.
Joey put on a fake smile and waved back before walking back in and closing the door, sliding down the door to sit on the floor. This was a mess. He was stupid to think this would end well. He sighed. Well he just had to make sure Serenity was happy in the end. The doorbell rang and he stood up, opening it quickly. Why he was expecting Kaiba he couldn't explain. Maybe just hopeful thinking? Well unfortunately it was just Yami.
"Hm you don't seem to happy to see me…" Yami said with a warm smile and a chuckle. Joey smiled sheepishly at his friend.
"Sorry about dat Yami…" He said, scratching the back of his head. He stepped aside to let him come in. Yami shook his head no thanks.
"I just came to deliver an old friend…" He said with a smile. Mai Valentine walked up behind him.
"Long time no see Joey." She said, smiling. Joey's eyes widened.
"Mai!" Joey said, a grin spreading on his face. She looked just as beautiful as ever. She was about 27 now if he remembered correctly. She was the one woman that made him think he was bi instead of gay. Sure he was attracted to most men but he had always been attracted to her. And he really did love her. But she wasn't one to stay in one place for too long or settle down. He hugged her quickly, pushing Yami out of the way. Mai laughed a little.
"Settle down boy." She said and they ended their embrace. Yami was leaving.
"See you around guys." Yami called over his shoulder before leaving. They took Mai's purple convertible over but he could handle walking home if it helped Joey get over Kaiba. Yami was sure Mai could help with that.
"Are you going to invite me in or what?" Mai said and Joey stepped aside. He shut the door behind her as she inspected the house. "Not bad not bad…" She complimented, turning around, smiling at him.
"Its great to see you again Mai…" They sat down on the couch and caught up talked about old times.
Serenity immediately asked about how Kaiba and Joey were getting along. Kaiba hesitated, thinking about the kissing and holding hands and fighting.
"Fine… I'm definitely winning." He said and smirked. Serenity smiled.
"Good…I really miss you Seto…" She said and leaned over, kissing him on the cheek. Kaiba didn't respond. They arrived at their destination, the beach. Serenity gasped.
"You said you wanted to come to the beach right?" He said, remembering her talking of it one day on the phone while he was working. She grinned and got out of the car, running out onto the sand and down to the ocean. Kaiba got out and locked the car, walking after her. He walked behind her and wrapped his arms around her. She turned her head to look at him. She had the same eyes as her brother. He leaned down and kissed her. She kissed back shyly, which did nothing for him so he ended the kiss and looked out at the ocean.
"Lets get out of here…" Mai said standing up.
"Alright… I know just the place…" Joey said, grabbing his jacket. They hopped in Mai's car and drove out of town.
"So where are we going?" Mai asked as she speeded in the direction Joey told her. His arm was draped on the back of her hair. They looked pretty good together.
"A place me and Serenity used to go when we were younger…" He said. He needed to relax and think.
They arrived at the beach Joey took Serenity too. As they pulled up Joey ran out, not even recognizing Kaiba's car parked next to them. Mai followed slowly. Joey closed his eyes, enjoying the feeling of the wind and the sounds of the waves. There weren't too many people there, a few kids, some couples walking along the beach.
Kaiba and Serenity had taken a walk and were just returning, hand in hand, when they spotted Joey and Mai.
"Big brother!" Serenity yelled, running over to them. "Mai! You're here too?
"Hey doll. Yeah me and your brother were just catching up." She said, wrapping her arm around Joey's neck to kind of put him in a headlock playfully. Joey was more focused on Kaiba.
"Yeah… hey…" He said to them. Joey had been trying to escape him.
"Spying on us Wheeler?" Kaiba said irritated. Joey glared, escaping Mai's grasp.
"No! I didn't know you guys were coming here." He spat back. Mai blinked confused.
"What's going on here?" she asked. Serenity giggled.
"Seto's my boyfriend now…" She said cheerfully. Kaiba nodded, observing Mai and Joey. He remembered her from his tournament. She fell ill and Joey was determined to save her. Hmph. It made him sick. He glared at them and pulled on Serenity's hand.
"Come on… I wanted to spend time with you alone…" He muttered.
"Aw come on Seto. It'll be fun to hang out with Joey and Mai! Mai's the coolest!" serenity said cheerfully. Mai chuckled.
"Whatever…" Kaiba said and walked a bit away, dropping her hand. He sat down in the sand and looked out at the water. Serenity frowned and ran over quickly. She hated when anyone was mad at her. She sat next to him. The sun was staring to set.
"Don't be mad Seto… I-I just thought we could…" Serenity said nervously. Kaiba looked over at the others and then back at her.
"I just said whatever. I don't care. I'm not mad." He said emotionlessly. He saw that she looked upset so he lifted a hand up to her face and kissed her. It was short and sweet, no passion, no craving. Joey's eyes widened.
"Kaiba!" He growled, clenching his fists. Mai grabbed his wrist to stop him from going over there.
"I know you're protective of her but calm down Joey." She said sternly. "C'mon…" She said, pulling his wrist. "We're going to go for a little walk guys!" She called over to them.
"Why are we going for a walk?" Joey asked angrily.
"Duh, to give them some privacy." Mai said, pulling him along. Joey grumbled.
"Listen, I know you and Kaiba don't get along but you ought to give the guy a chance. I mean, he's filthy rich and successful. Serenity can have a good life with him. I mean if you think about it they go pretty well together, she can handle his arrogance and ruthlessness. And he seems to get a bit gentler around her. She'll be ok…" Mai said.
"No! He's not right for her at all!" Joey said, pulling his arm away roughly, causing his the picture to fall out of his pocket from yesterday. Mai picked it out of the sand. She saw the picture of Kaiba and Joey, kissing passionately on the roller coaster. She didn't know about the deal or anything and was very surprised. She glared at Joey.
"Why? Cause he's right for you?" She said accusingly. Joey glared back.
"You don't know-" he started but was cut off when she smacked him. He hissed and rubbed his cheek, taking a step back from her.
"How could you do that Joey?! Serenity's your sister!" She yelled at him. Joey growled and began explaining about the whole deal. "So what Joey? You don't seem to be faking it in this picture!" She yelled back at him. Joey looked down.
"Cause I'm not… what do I do Mai? I think I lo… I don't know…" He said defeated. Mai sighed. She leaned forward and kissed Joey, pulling her to him and kissing him hot on the lips. It was nice, really nice, but it just wasn't what he wanted. She pulled away and looked at him. "Nothing…" He said apologetically. He couldn't help it, he just didn't feel anything. Mai frowned.
"No matter what, you can't hurt Serenity…" she said. She looked back at the picture and then ripped it in half before throwing it into the wind, which blew it into the ocean. Joey's eyes widened.
They left the beach, giving a short goodbye to Serenity and Kaiba who were sitting in the sand side by side with Serenity's head leaning on Kaiba's shoulder and his arm around her. He looked at Joey intently as they walked by and said goodbye.
"See ya at home sis…" Joey said quickly. "Bye Kaiba…" Mai put on a cheerful smile so not to worry them.
"Bye you two lovebirds!" The ride home was silent. When they got to Joey's they both stood leaning against the car.
"You want to stay here? How long you in town?" Joey asked, finally breaking the silence. Mai looked up at the sky, the stars were out now.
"No… I think its finally time for me to settle down. I've been talking with Valon a lot lately. He wants me to move in with him. I just came back her to see if I was going to be missing something. I guess I made the right choice…"
"I'm sorry Mai…" Joey said, looking at her. They shared one last kiss before she left and he went inside.
While Kaiba and Serenity sat on the beach he couldn't stop thinking about Joey. Which didn't make any sense. He mentally listed everything he hated about Joey. He was an idiot, useless, obnoxious, embarrassing, stubborn, cheerful, annoying. And yet he could only chuckle when thinking about it all. He was certainly amusing… and a good kisser. He sighed and leaned his head on Serenity's. Once the sun finished setting they got into the car. Serenity tried to start a make-out session by leaning over and wrapping her arms around him. She kissed his jaw as he started the car. He turned his head towards her and accepted a kiss from her. He soon broke it to put the car into drive. "It's getting late. I should get you home…" He said.
She started to notice that he was acting strange. He wouldn't look her in the eye. He was even more silent then usual. He didn't want to kiss or anything. Did she do something wrong? She frowned and looked out the window. It took a while before they got to Joey's place. Kaiba walked her to the door as he always did and kissed her forehead before leaving.
Serenity walked inside and sighed. She saw Joey lying on the couch, watching TV.
"Oh good your home." Joey said with a small, guilty smile. "The spare rooms all set for ya…" He said, getting up, ready to go to sleep himself. He frowned when she just gave a small nod and was frowning. "You ok sis?" Serenity hugged her brother.
"Seto's acting weird. I feel like I did something to upset him…" She said. Joey felt a huge pain of guilt strike his heart. He embraced her, running a hand through her hair.
"Don't worry Serenity… I'm sure its nothing… us guys just act weird sometimes… heheh…" He said, trying to cheer her up. Serenity wiped her eyes and smiled up at him.
"Thanks Joey. You're the best…" She said happily and went to bed. Joey groaned and went to his room, flopping down on the bed.
Whooo I got that done in one day! yay! I probably wont get another one out for a few weeks but I'll try to get one out as soon as I can! Review!