Kaiba screamed again as his points dropped to zero. Dammit, he's lost. Again. The girl, he couldn't remember her name, jumped up and down excitedly. Yugi grinned at them as Wheeler clapped him on the back. Wheeler's friend – couldn't remember his name, either – cheered, gushing over the nth victory for the young boy with creepy hair.

"Let's go out to eat." The girl – he should really learn her name – said, "My treat as victory for my friends."

"Sure, Tea," Yugi said in a childish voice. The four headed off as Seto pulled himself up and gathered his cards.

Wheeler paused, calling to his friend, "Hey, Tristan, I gotta take care of something. Tell Yug for me, will ya?" He waved, tugging his backpack over his shoulder. He waited until they'd all left and turned to Seto.

"Um…" His face reddened as he pulled a jacket out of his bag. "'Figured I'd better return this. Thanks." He mumbled.

"You're welcome." Seto half-growled, grabbing the coat.

"I thought…well, I should probably pay you back." Joey said slowly.

"I don't need money from a low-class moron like you." Kaiba spat.

"I wasn't offering money." He said flatly.

"What?"

Joey swallowed and hesitated for a brief second before surging forward and kissing Seto hard. Kaiba grunted in surprise, opening his mouth in a gasp. Joey took the entrance, probing inside the warm cavern with his tongue. Finally, he drew back for air, head tilted to hide his blush. Kaiba gaped at him.

After a few moments, he regained enough composure to speak. "So your payback is…what? Friends with benefits, minus the friends part?" Kaiba's dark eyes analyzed him.

"I will be your…'pet'….for as much time as you see fit." Joey recited, voice monotonous. What the hell had he been thinking when he came up with this? There's no way in hell Kaiba would accept such a ridiculous offer. Hell, he'd probably made the guy hate him even more.

"Okay." Kaiba's reply was just barely audible.

Of course, there's no way he'd – wait, what?

"'Okay'? Seriously?" Joey stared.

Seto raised an eyebrow, face neutral. "I don't repeat myself, peasant." He barked.

"Um, right. Then…" Joey gulped. "I'll drop in later."

Kaiba nodded sharply as one of his subordinates approached them. "Your friends are waiting for you."

"Right," Joey flashed a grin and ran to catch up with the trio.

"What was that all about?" Yugi asked.

"Ah, nothin' Yug. Just had to ask him something." Joey waved off the questioning all the way to their restaurant of choice.

Sorry for the shortness. I hope it didn't seem too OOC. There wasn't any lemon in this chapter, but there will be in later ones.