In honor of PeachWookie, for winning the little contest back in the Bashing Hour, I have written a Joey x Mai Oneshot. I hope people like it. Also, I am glad my Seto x OC fanfiction has turned out not to be a disaster after all… I thought since she was an OC paired with Seto I get Mary-sued.

That's pretty much it for now. Enjoy!

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Mai Valentine collapsed on her bed in her hotel room, exhausted from a long day of traveling, dueling, and the usual mass of things that cluttered her daily life. It had been a while since she had visited Domino City, but, a strange feeling inside her seemed to make her glad to be back.

She glanced out the window, seeing the rain trickling down the panes. Sitting up, she flipped open her cell phone to check her messages. Only one message. It was quite strange for someone like her.

The name read, "Wheeler". Was it Joey that left her a message? She had forgotten the last time the two of them had talked. Then again, she hadn't seen any familiar faces for awhile, except occasionally seeing Yugi in an interview. She even recalled seeing a news article that announced Seto Kaiba's recent engagement (Hey, who knew?)

In truth, she missed Joey a lot, but she tried to use her busy schedule as a reason to not think about it. She clicked the name to listen to the message anyway.

"Hey, Mai, it's me, Joey! So, I heard you were in town. It's been a long time… I was wondering… maybe we could get together sometime…I know you're busy though…

I really miss you and I hope you can call me back…"

Mai found herself clicking on the call back icon. Sadly, she wound up with the answering machine. She left a message, hoping Joey would call back soon. Mai fell back on the bed, and felt herself drifting away like a cloud into sleep.

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Wheeler Residence

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Joey snuck past his father's room on tiptoe, trying to avoid an onslaught on beer bottles. He was still living with him at this point, although his father did not do much. Joey once encouraged him to quit his drinking, but being the child, his father asserted his parental authority to make his own choices.

He crept quietly into his room, carefully closing the door behind him. It would be like he had never left the house, he thought.

He checked the hone for messages, and was surprised to her Mai Valentine's voice.

"Joey, I got your message. So, you really miss me that much, eh? Maybe I can slip you in Friday afternoon for a movie or something… If you're interested…

It means a lot that you called. You mean a lot to me, Joey. Call Me!"

Joey was about ready to yelp with excitement, but he remembered his father. Instead a huge grin appeared on his face. He looked out his window, seeing the rain had stopped and the sun with beginning to shine through the grey despair of the clouds.

I wish I could say it right to your face… I love you, Mai. Period, exclamation point, sharp sign! It can't get simpler than that!

He quickly called Mai back, and was happy to find she was there this time.

"Hello?"

"Mai, it's me."

"JOEY!"

"Hey, I got your message, and I thought about your offer… ehhhh…What would be a good time for the movie?"

Joy filled his heart that after all this time; he would see Mai again. He hope she felt the same way.

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Ok… maybe that was a little bit short for ONESHOT, but, I don't write them as often as I used to. I still hope PeachWookie and everyone else who reads it enjoys it.

I don't own anything. If I did, I would be simply euphoric! I promise my other fanfictions will be updated whenever the chance arises.

Have a good day ( I mean it)!

-The Avatar of Bahamut