Author's Note: This chapter has been edited to fit the guidelines of the fanfiction site. The adult version of this story can be found over on adultfanfiction under the same username. There is a link to it on my author's page.

Also, I can't even begin to explain the setting of this story, soooo... I'm sorry. OTL

Dare

"Sex with Draconians is like having sex with a robot."

"Yeah?"

"Yeah."

Joey took a sip of his drink, frowning, as his brows furrowed together. "They're one of the most sexual aliens in the galaxy."

Tristan shrugged. "Well, the one I had sex with didn't make any emotional connection. He looked me in the eye, but it was more 'I'm doing you a favor' eye contact than 'we are two people sharing each other's bodies and it means at least something to me.'"

"So it was just one. Maybe ya just slept with an asshole." The blond held his hand out to examine his claws. "Ya got any more of that claw protector stuff? My nails are crackin'."

"Uuuuh, let me check." The other Phinoex rummaged around in his bag, frowning a little. "…Hmm. No, I don't have any on me. But it's okay. My sister's been getting a lot of demand for them, so she's been churning them out, and she knows I have friends that can't—" He cut himself off. He knew that Joey didn't like having his money problems out in the open. "…Anyway. After we finish these drinks, let's go pick some up for you."

"Okay." Joey held up his glass, frowning. "There is not enough tequirila in here."

Tristan hissed and rolled his eyes. "Yeah, it's like the drinks just got shittier since Ryou quit. He makes a killer frajihito."

"With the right amount of booze." The blond ran his fingers through his hair and sighed. "I'm more partial t' redgeritas."

"Yeah, and with the way Ryou made them, I'm surprised you're not dead," the brunet replied, dropping some money on the table. "Come on, let's get out of here. It's just a teenyboppers bar now. We need to find a new place."

Joey ran his claws through his hair. "Could call Bakura and ask where Ryou went. Redgeritas made by Ryou would be really nice."

"Yeah, they would. Come on. Let's get some fortifier on those claws; they're awful."

.-.-.-.-.-.

"I had sex with a Phinoex the other night."

"Really?"

"Quite."

Seto leaned his chin on his hand and leaned over the table a little. "Was it any good?"

"It was okay. She was kind of a greedy lover." Atem shrugged. "Got the job done."

"Phinoex are some of the most sexual aliens in the galaxy," the brunet mused.

"Yeah. She kept trying to get me to say 'I love you,' saying it was just a fantasy, but quite frankly, it turned me off. I wigged out, if you will."

Seto twisted his tail around to begin buffing some of his scales. "I've heard they get emotionally attached very quickly. Also, very vanilla. They like missionary style."

"I heard they'll do doggy if you bribe them," Atem added. He smiled a little. "Pretty to look at, but they're not the best lovers unless you're looking for something easy."

"Slutty little things. It never ceases to amaze me how often they come up to me at bars and try to seduce me." Seto frowned a little. "I go to enjoy a good redgerita, not the company of others."

"They've tried, but have you ever said yes?" the other boy asked, raising an eyebrow. When the brunet rolled his eyes in disgust, he continued, "You should shape your own opinion of them. And while you're at it, see if you can convince her to try something new."

"That sounds like too much effort." The white-scaled Draconian sighed and scratched one of his horns. "What's the point if it's not going to be great sex?"

Atem smirked. "You're just afraid you won't be able to convince them to do more."

Seto sat up straight, eyes nearly glowing at the challenge he knew he was being tricked into; he wanted to ignore it, but his cousin was one of the best at figuring out how he ticked, second only to his little brother. "…What are your terms, then?"

The other Draconian leaned forward, holding his fingers out to count as his pale gold scales shimmered in the changing light. "One, you need her to ride you. Two, you need her to masturbate while you watch. And three, you need to get her to squeal. Not screaming, not moaning, but squealing. Like a Suine."

The older boy blinked. "Do they not squeal normally?"

Atem frowned. "Mostly screams or moans. I miss a good squeal every once and a while."

"…I see." Actually, he didn't see, but Seto knew it would be better to just nod when his cousin was talking about the sexual nuances he preferred.

.-.-.-.-.-.

"I missed ya, Ryou. The service at the other bar really went downhill after ya left," Joey stated, smiling, and leaned his elbows on the bar. He began to unconsciously swing his legs back and forth as he sat more comfortably on the stool. "Standards went t' shit after ya left."

"Quite frankly, the standards there were going to shit before I left, which was why I quit. Since I was the only hard worker there, it allowed the patrons to see what shit it truly was," the white-haired Zirsky replied, feline ears twitching as DJ changed songs. "One redgerita, just the way you like it, Joey."

"You're wonderful," the blond moaned, taking the straw between his lips to draw the blended drink into his mouth.

Ryou laughed and rubbed the back of his head, honestly bashful because of the Phinoex's sincere praise. "That's quite the compliment coming from you, Joey." Seeing someone else approaching, he blinked before smiling cheerfully. "Good evening, sir! What can I get for you this evening?"

Joey blinked and turned in surprise, blushing brightly when he found himself staring at the chest of the Draconian standing behind him. He bit his bottom lip. Even if Draconians were robots during sex, it didn't stop them from being incredibly attractive.

The Draconian glanced down at him and smirked, then turned his gaze back on the bartender. "I'll have what he's having."

Ryou glanced back and forth between them, then giggled quietly and began to make another redgerita. "Alright."

Joey's blush darkened as the brunet slid onto the stool beside him, unable to help thinking that the Draconian looked even more attractive when he placed his elbow on the bar and leaned his head in his hand, smirking at him again. "Um. Can I… help ya…?"

"What's your favorite color?"

The Phinoex blinked. "Uh… Oh, um, red, I guess?"

"What a coincidence. I just happen to have a red condom in my wallet."

Joey squeaked in surprise, eyes widening as his cheeks flushed further. This wasn't supposed to happen. Draconians didn't flirt with Phinoex. Phinoex chased them around until they finally just said yes to get it over with, which was partly the cause of the robotic sex. But this man was looking at him with lust-filled eyes and he was licking his lips and showing off his sharp eyeteeth and when he thought about those teeth making hickies on his body he couldn't help but be aroused.

"…What if I hadn't said red?" he asked after a moment, brows furrowing together in confusion.

The brunet leaned toward him and whispered, "I have blue and green in my wallet, too." He smiled when the Phinoex covered his mouth and giggled, cheeks still flushed. "I find those are the three colors that most people say."

"What if they say yellow or orange?"

"Why would I sleep with someone who likes shitty colors like yellow or orange?" the taller man deadpanned.

Joey began giggling all over again. "I see." He peered up at the Draconian from beneath his lashes. "What's your name?"

The brunet leaned toward him, smirking. "It's Seto. What's yours?"

"I'm—um—Joey."

"You had to think?"

At that, the Phinoex ducked his head, frowning in embarrassment; he wrapped his feathery wings around himself as if to hug himself. "…Draconians don't usually talk t' me."

At that, Seto frowned. "But you're so pretty, and I've never seen a blond Phinoex with black feathers."

Joey blushed again and let out a long, nervous squeak as he lifted his wings to hide most of his face, gazing up at the brunet with wide eyes. "We're not entirely uncommon, ya know!"

The brunet tilted his head and smirked. "Well, you're the first one I've seen. Probably a good thing, too; I find I'm incredibly attracted to you, so much so that I just want to scoop you up and carry you away."

The feathered alien squeaked again. He hid his head under his wings, confused. He didn't want to have sex with a robot, but the Draconian was looking at him with so much want that he was starting to feel attracted to him too.

Seto curled his finger over the blond's wings and pulled them down so he could meet his eyes again, smiling. "Might I convince you to join me on a walk?"

"I haven't finished my drink…" Joey began, looking down at his glass, only to blink when he found it empty. "Oh. Well, I guess I have." He looked up at the brunet and smiled bashfully, nibbling his bottom lip. "Well. Maybe. If you're not busy."

The Draconian stood, nodding to the Zirsky bartender and leaving some money on the bar to pay for both of their drinks. He turned back to the blond and smiled again, taking his hand in his own as he began to lead him out of the bar. "Come on."

Joey smiled back at him and tucked his wings back behind him. "Careful, Seto. If you get any nicer, I might just jump ya!"

"Not if I jump you first," the brunet purred.

.-.-.-.-.-.

Seto looked down at the blond nestled up against his chest, unable to help but squeeze him tighter with the arm wrapped around his shoulders. He hadn't meant for it to happen like this; he'd just planned on sleeping with him and being done with him, but the way he'd looked up at him and smiled so sincerely… He'd felt his heart thudding painfully in his chest and had realized that Joey wasn't the sort of person that would just jump in the sack with the first person that offered.

He wanted to genuinely like the other person before he did anything sexual, which was turning his perception of Phinoex on its head. They weren't needy or clingy; they were just respectful, both to their partners and themselves. Even if it was a quickie, they wanted it to be good for everyone involved.

…He didn't just want sex anymore. He wanted to get to know the blond and find out what made him so… good, just as he was.

Seto stroked his fingers through the blond's hair lightly. "Can I see you again?"

Joey looked up at him in surprise. "Oh, but I thought…" The 'that we were going to have sex' went unspoken, but he let it linger in the air.

The brunet smiled at him. "I did too. But I liked holding your hand and walking with you, too. That's something I would like to pursue."

The Phinoex smiled back bashfully. "Yeah, that sounds good. Um. I'm free on Friday?"

"I'm free on Friday as well. Shall we meet back at the bar again for redgeritas?"

"Yeah, okay." Joey stood, feathers fluffing happily. "Well, I work early tomorrow, so I better go. –Thanks, Seto."

Seto's eyes widened as the blond bent down to kiss his cheek before standing straight again with a giggle. Before he could respond, though, the Phinoex began walking away swiftly.

After a moment, he lifted a hand to his cheek, blushing a little, and couldn't help a smile. He couldn't remember the last time he'd blushed.

…He sort of liked it.

.-.-.-.-.-.

"…What are you doing?"

Seto jumped. "Agh!"

Atem raised his eyebrows. "Are you dating someone?"

"Um. Well, it's not like I—" The brunet remembered the way the Phinoex had looked up at him after they'd shared dinner and sighed. "…Yeah."

"That's not like you. You said you were waiting to start a real relationship because you weren't interested in being tied down." The smaller man chuckled as the brunet grunted and turned back to the bouquets in front of him. "Well, when am I going to meet her, then?"

Seto scowled. "When I'm damn good and ready for you to meet him, that's when."

Atem blinked. "…Oh. He?"

"Yes. Him. He. Male." 'I like him.' "And I don't want you scaring him off." 'Because I want to keep him around for a while.'

Seto paused as he finally found a simple bouquet of daisies and baby's breath. It would do for Joey. They weren't very far in their relationship, but they were… comfortable. He didn't want to force him into anything too serious, but he wanted to get him something nice. "Yes. These will do." Grabbing the bouquet, he turned to approach the counter.

The other Draconian followed him, smirking. "This must be serious if you're actually getting him flowers."

"Shut up." He thrust the bouquet at the person behind the counter. "This please." Noticing a small box of chocolates—nothing too fancy or lovey-dovey—he thrust it at the other man as well. "This too."

"You don't have to be so friendly," Atem replied sarcastically.

The person checking him out chuckled quietly but quickly covered it with a cough when he saw the brunet's disgruntled expression. "That'll be twenty pags."

Seto muttered about exorbitant fees but passed over the twenty pags.

"Would you like a bag?"

"Why would I need a bag? Do I look helpless?" the brunet asked sharply, glaring at him. When the other man shrunk back, he hissed and took both the bouquet and chocolates and stormed out.

Atem cringed and dropped a two pag tip. "Sometimes I think he might be embarrassed when he does that, but I've recently come to realize he's just an asshole."

The other man shrugged. "That's okay. It was daisies. If they were roses and he was acting like that, then he'd be in trouble."

.-.-.-.-.-.

Joey smiled as he heard a knock on the door and hurried over to it. "I got us some wine t' go with dinner t'night, so—Oh!" He blushed as the brunet thrust a bouquet of daisies at him, then blushed, smiling up at him shyly. "Aw, Seto, ya didn't hafta do this."

Seto shrugged awkwardly. "…I wanted to."

"That's so nice!" The blond beamed up at him. "Come inside! I made us some spaghetti and meatballs. I put more meatballs on your plate. I'm gonna put these in some water!"

The brunet watched him bustle away and couldn't help a low whine. The Phinoex was really pretty when he smiled like that. And he hadn't even given him the chocolates yet.

Seto walked over to the table and sat down at the plate with more meatballs, because while Phinoex enjoyed meat, they were still an avian alien and they enjoyed grains and seeds more. He was relieved to see that his plate had been made with regular spaghetti instead of the seed-based noodles the blond had made himself.

Joey returned with a very pretty green vase and set the flowers inside it, filling it up halfway with water. He turned his attention back to the Draconian and grinned. "Thanks so much! No one ever gets me flowers!"

The brunet silently vowed to himself that he would bring the other boy flowers every week. "Dinner looks good."

"Thanks!" The Phinoex's feathers fluffed proudly. "I even went out and bought special noodles for ya!"

Seto thought about telling him that the seeded noodles were actually the special ones reserved specifically for Phinoex, but decided not to burst his bubble, because he looked so happy. He didn't want to ruin it. So, he smiled, took a bite of a meatball…

And promptly spat it back out.

"…This one has birdseed in it."

Joey blushed brightly, frowning in concern. "I musta given ya one o' mine! Sorry!"

Seto rolled his eyes and sighed, unable to help thinking it was somewhat funny. He began cutting his meatballs in half to examine them and simply pushed them onto Joey's plate. "It's fine. It's actually sort of… cute."

The blond jerked his gaze down to his plate bashfully, the corners of his lips twitching up into a smile. "Oh. Okay. Um-! I forgot the wine!"

The Draconian watched him get up and scamper to the fridge to grab the bottle. When he saw the blond struggling with the corkscrew to get the cork out, though, he stood and walked up behind him. "Here. Hold the neck here—" He placed his hand over the blond's and curled his fingers around the bottle. "And twist the screw in like this—" He positioned the blond's hand over the corkscrew and began carefully turning it so the metal screw was imbedded firmly in the cork. "Okay, now that's in there good and tight, you grab these levers—"

"The little man's arms?"

Seto snorted in amusement. "N—Well, yes, I suppose the corkscrew does look like a person. Yes, pull down on his arms. No, keep your hand on the bottle so you don't knock it over. That's why my hand is on yours. Now take your other hand and pull down on its arms."

Joey's tongue began to stick out in concentration as he pulled down on the corkscrew's levers, smiling proudly when the cork began to move upward. Once it reached the top, though, he was unprepared for it to just pop out. "Agh!"

Seto gripped his hand and the bottle beneath it tightly with his own. "That's why we hold the bottle. It would be a shame to knock the bottle over and waste that wine after all our hard work."

"I guess when I asked for help pickin' out this wine, I shoulda asked how t' open it, too," the Phinoex muttered in embarrassment, turning to look up at him.

The brunet smiled. "No, I liked teaching you. I liked helping you, too—" He froze when he looked down at the blond, blushing a little when he saw the honestly affectionate gaze burning into him. "…Joey."

"Yeah?" Joey asked quietly, smiling at him.

Seto opened his mouth, but nothing came out. But Joey didn't look upset. He just kept smiling, looking a little more amused, but no less warm. "…Dinner is going to get cold," he finally muttered.

The blond smiled sweetly. "'kay. Sit down and I'll pour this."

"…Okay." The Draconian released his hands, but he lingered a few moments longer to continue touching him before he moved back to his seat.

Joey poured the white wine and smiled at him as he sat down as well. "You'll hafta tell me if it's good. I wanted t' get a wine that you'd like, but they kept showin' me expensive stuff and got kinda pissy when I said I wanted somethin' that wouldn't break my bank."

Seto frowned. "…Joey?"

"Yeah?" Joey looked up at him, mouth full of seedy meatball.

The brunet couldn't help but smile. "…I'll get the wine from now on. I'll teach you about it myself, so we can actually take time, and I won't get pissy if you prefer the ones that you can afford over the expensive ones."

The Phinoex blushed a little, smiling back at him sweetly. "That sounds nice."

.-.-.-.-.-.

Seto watched the fire crackle and sighed, giving the blond's shoulders a squeeze. "How do you like it?"

"It's nice and fruity. I like it better than last week's," Joey replied, taking a sip of his red wine.

The brunet chuckled quietly. "You mean the one that you said felt like you were being punched in the mouth?"

"I didn't know what it meant when ya said it was really dry!" the younger man exclaimed, frowning.

The Draconian chuckled again and leaned over to kiss the top of his head. "You're right; I should have explained that better. But I thought you'd know better than to just take a huge mouthful of a drink you'd never had before. Remember, if it's new, you sip it."

Joey rolled his eyes but couldn't help laughing a little as well. He turned his head to look up at the brunet, smiling. "Yeah, I guess you're right."

Seto snorted and took a sip of his own wine. "Of course I am."

The blond stared up at him for a few minutes, still smiling, before it slowly began to fade. He felt a knot of nervousness forming in his stomach, but he didn't know why; they'd been going out for a few months now. "…Seto?"

"Hmm?" The older man looked down at him and smiled. "Yes?"

"…What's your favorite color?"

Seto raised an eyebrow as he watched the blond's cheeks beginning to turn pink. "…Blue, I suppose."

Joey bit his bottom lip, then smiled again, purring, "What a coincidence. I just happen t' have a bottle of blue-colored lube in my bedroom."

The brunet froze, stunned. He'd been so busy getting to know the Phinoex that he'd forgotten all about bedding him. "…Oh."

The younger boy frowned in concern. That wasn't the immediate 'yes show me I want to do it' he'd been expecting. "…So… no, then?"

"…Quite frankly, I'd forgotten all about sex," the Draconian deadpanned. "I like cuddling with you."

"…So… ya don't wanna?" Joey asked quietly, feeling somewhat disappointed.

Seto grabbed the stemless glass from the blond's hand and slammed it onto the table beside his own, then scooped the younger alien into his arms and stood. "Now that you've said it, I've never been hornier in my entire life."

The blond blushed, then giggled and threw his arms around the Draconian's neck. "Yay!"

Seto carried the blond into his bedroom and plopped him down on the bed, then turned to kick the door shut. When the Phinoex muttered to himself about respecting his house, he turned back to him and leapt on top of him. "Mine!"

.-.-.-.-.-.

Joey panted weakly and lifted one of his hands to dig into the brunet's hair. "Oh my… Jeez, Seto… Damn, you were so good…!"

The older boy purred quietly, smirking. "Well, it wasn't squealing, but those screams will do."

The blond blinked up at him in confusion. "What?"

"…Uh." He immediately wanted to take it back. He didn't want to hurt Joey. But when the younger boy looked up at him, he couldn't lie, and he knew he deserved whatever he got. "…My cousin… dared me that I couldn't get a Phinoex to ride me, or masturbate in front of me, or squeal."

He dipped his head in shame, hiding his face in the blankets because he really liked the blond but he knew he was going to be kicked out for making it a bet instead of the loving action it should have been.

Seto blinked when the Phinoex giggled. He sat up straight to look down at him. "What-?"

Joey giggled again. "That's okay. I bet my friend I couldn't make a Draconian blush or let me ride 'em. He always said Draconians are bossy and too mean t' let anyone on top, and they're so robotic they don't know how t' blush!"

"…I am not bossy!" the brunet exclaimed, glaring at him.

The younger boy sighed and glanced away.

"I am not!"

"…Right."

"I AM NOT BOSSY AND I AM CERTAINLY NOT MEAN SO YOU TAKE THAT BACK THIS INSTANT YOU PAIN IN THE HORNS!"

"I'm sorry, what were ya sayin' about not bein' bossy?"

Seto rolled his eyes and growled in the back of his throat, then flopped forward again, burying his face in the blankets. "Oh, shut up."

Joey slid his arms around his shoulders and began kissing his neck. "Hey. Hey, Seto."

"…What?"

"…I think you're really handsome when ya blush."

The brunet chuckled and turned to kiss him gently. "Thank you, Joey."

.-.-.-.-.-.

Tristan leaned his chin on his hands and leaned forward, grinning. "I know what that smile means! How'd it go? Was he good?"

Joey giggled and tilted his head. "Wouldn't you like t' know?"

The brunet frowned. "What!? Come on, Joey! –I'll buy your drinks for the entire night!" When the other boy turned his gaze away, still smiling a coy sort of smile, he added, "I'll throw in five bottles of claw fortifier for free!"

"Hmmm, welllll…" The blond nibbled his bottom lip, then shrugged, still smiling. "It was great."

"You can't just say it was great and not give me details!" Tristan exclaimed, glaring at him.

"Actually, yeah, I can." Joey smiled brightly. "Suck on that!"

The other Phinoex was about to throw a fit until he saw another person sliding into the side beside his friend. As he watched the Draconian set a redgerita in front of the blond and slid his arm over his shoulders to hug him close, then gasped, jerking back in his seat. "Whoa! No way!"

Joey laid his head on the brunet's shoulder and smiled.

Seto raised an eyebrow. "No way what?" He looked down at the younger boy and frowned when he merely giggled in response. "No way, what?"

"He thinks it's impossible that I'm goin' with a Draconian because you're all robots," the blond replied, smiling.

The older boy stared at him for a few moments, blinking slowly, before asking, "Going where?" He scowled as the other brunet began laughing and turned to glare at him.

Joey cupped his cheeks, smiling, and drew him down for a kiss. "You're adorable, Seto."

"Why?! What have I done?!"

The blond kissed him again. "You've been yourself."

Seto rolled his eyes and growled in frustration. Sometimes he just didn't understand Phinoex—Joey especially—at all. He was appeased, though, when the younger boy began to kiss and nibble his neck. "…Alright then."

Joey turned to grin at his friend. "By the way, you owe me ten pags."

"Ah?!" Tristan immediately stopped laughing, looking at him with wide eyes. "You mean he let you ride him?!"

"Yes. It was glorious," Seto stated, and couldn't help a smirk as the two Phinoex began blushing. "I thought Phinoex were supposed to be some of the most sexual aliens in the galaxy?"

"Funny, that's what we say about you," Joey retorted, scowling a little. "'m not nearly as sexual as you, asshole, so why wouldja—"

"You are just as sexual as I am, you little minx, and I'll have you know that sex in the shower was your idea."

Joey's cheeks flushed darker as Tristan began to laugh again, turning to take a long, hard sip of his redgerita.

But it was okay, because then Seto's hand slid down and began rubbing up and down his side to take some of the sting of embarrassment from the comment. He was okay with that, especially because they'd be leaving for a walk after their drinks and Seto had hinted at going out to dinner, too.