An hour had passed.

For a quite a while Joey had been driving on a highway out in the middle of the plains. He knew where he was though. The place Mai and her friends he had taken him and Tea was about forty minutes from Battle City.

His mind was racing though. The whole past few days he had been through a lot. Just he and his love Tea were at the peak of their relationship, this had happened. Joey was sure for a moment back there he might not see Tea again. He had no idea what Mai was thinking. Sure it was only right for her to be upset that he cheated on her, but she brought that upon herself, Joey thought. But Joey was just too confused and mind-raced to wanna think clearly about Mai. His mind was set on one thing: finding and saving Tea!

Finally after forty-five minutes of driving, Joey finally made it back to the city. He immediately pulled Sam's car in the driveway of his and Mai's apartment. (at this point he could care less if he stole their car to escape). He looked with a look of anger. There was Mai's car parked in the driveway.

It was 3:00 PM.

Immediately he barged the door open and went inside.

"Tea?" he called out.

No response.

That was weird.

There's no one here, Joey realized.

He looked all around. He looked in all the rooms for Mai and/or Tea. Maybe they where hiding somewhere. But Joey was by himself.

Frustrated Joey sat on the couch with his head in his hands. He was certain if anything Mai would've left the old s&m dugeon like with Tea prisoner to her back here. He knew he had to find them. But what else could've possibly happened Joey thought. He knew Mai better than anyone. He knew that what Mai did to Joey she would've wanted the same fate to come upon Tea for sleeping with him

And then it hit him:

FLASHBACK (Mai torturing Joey in the dungeon)

"But then again" Mai suddenly grinned and had a devilish look on her face. "I can see why we would like a girl like Tea."

END FLASHBACK

Just what in the world did she mean by that Joey thought. Now he was real confused. He was missing something here.

Joey decided he was gonna go look one other possible place: Tea's house. He went back outside and headed off.

Just minutes later he was there. Joey walked the whole way there. Not far of a walk, and because he didn't want to have to get back in Sam's car. And then he saw the break he needed. There on the side of the road was Mai's car (along with Joey's since he parked it there the night he and Tea were attacked).

Joey couldn't see through any of Tea's curtains. But he also couldn't here anything inside (given he thought it would be Tea screaming). He wasn't sure what he was gonna do when he went inside. He thought maybe he should sneak in. He walked up to the door…..

…but suddenly, he looked and saw the doorknob begin to turn.

Frantically Joey jumped away, hiding on the side of the doorsteps.

And then he heard Tea's voice……..laughing!

Suddenly he looked up to see Mai and Tea walk out of the house onto the sidewalk. Tea walked out with her arm around Mai and leaning on her.

"Where are we going?" Tea asked.

"If you and I are gonna be together and start loving each other we're gonna have to go shopping" Mai said and smiled "for some new clothes and some other things!"

Tea took out her car keys.

"We'll go to my store. We've got plenty of stuff there we'll both love!" Mai said.

'I can't wait to see what else you have" Tea said and smiled.

Then she looked at Joey's car.

"Hmmm" Tea said "we can't leave Joey's car here forever Mai."

"Don't worry honey. I know" Mai said.

"But then what do we do with it?" Tea asked "I mean, sooner or later Joey would have to come back here and get it right? I mean we don't to leave Joey back there forever do we?".

"Joey will be fine" Mai said with a grin. "Surely sooner or later Sam, Amber and Lynn will get bored with Joey at the old underground club. They'll probably just bring Joey back here in a few days with him knocked out and he'll wake up finding himself in his car wondering what happened. From there Joey will find his way somewhere on his own, I promise!" Mai put her hand around Tea. "And you and I will be having the time of our lives with no worries!"

And finally Tea smiled again. "Yeah, you're right." She said putting her arm around Mai's waist. "I know Joey. He'll get over everything somehow."

"Is that so!" he said.

That very same moment Mai and Tea jumped and turned around. There he was standing right behind them.

"Is that true Tea? You really feel that way?" Joey said with a look of shock and disappointment.

Mai and Tea were both equally shocked. "But….. but…. How…. How did you get out?" Mai cried out.

And Tea looked to him. 'Joey?" she said utterly shocked and startled. "Wha……what are you doing here?"

But he didn't say anything. They already knew why he was there and Joey knew it.

"Well Tea?" Joey said again.

At this point Tea was more lost in her mind than ever. She didn't wanna have to say it to Joey. But it was the truth…. Or at least it was supposed to be the truth she thought.

"I….. I….. I didn't ….I didn't expect you to come back this soon Joey." That was the only thing Tea could say.

"Well!" Mai suddenly said. "I have to say Joey I'm quiet surprised! You showing up like this, you somehow breaking free from my clients, and finding us here! I'm impressed." She said with a grin.

"What's going on here?" Joey said.

"Joey" Tea was about to talk.

"It's over Joey!" Mai said with an evil grin. "Tea doesn't love you anymore."

"What did you do to her?" Joey said angrily.

"Joey" Tea said again almost wanting to cry.

"Tea's with me now Joey. I didn't do anything to her." Mai said. "Tea finally realized herself just what she really wanted for so long. And that was me!"

"What?" Joey said startled.

"She doesn't want you. She never wanted you Joey!" Mai said. "Well, at least at one point in time she thought she wanted you. That she wanted to settle down with you, and not Yugi. Just like I thought I wanted to settle down with you Joey!"

"Mai!" Joey growled. "Don't tempt me!"

"It's true Joey" Mai said. "But now both Tea and I have found what we really wanted. And that's each other!" Mai secured Tea and wrapped her arm around her tight.

"You're lying Mai!" Joey yelled trying to hold back the thought that she might be right. "I know it! You're playing games with us again! You're lying!"

"Joey" Tea finally said. "I…. I don't know how to say it….. I…. but…."

And that's when he realized it.

"It is true, isn't it?" Joey said.

"Joey…. I just need to do this….. I have to leave you" Tea said with a tear in her eye. "Mai's opened the door for me to what I really want……. I….. I mean….."

"But Tea" Joey said.

"That's enough." Mai finally said. "You're trying to make Tea feel bad! But it's the truth! It's over Joey. Deal with it!"

And with that Mai and Tea got into Tea's car. Mai decided she would drive.

Joey was about to go back up to Tea, but he stopped. It was know use know. Mai drove off. Joey looked in just complete shock as the disappeared down the road. He was still shocked by what just happened; by what Tea said herself to him!

Mai put her arm again around Tea. "It's okay Tea. Everything will be alright." Tea began to calm down some.

Later that night……

It was about 9:30 PM. The blackness of the night sky had fallen. The street lamps were on, but not very promising. Joey was walking down the dark roads of Domino City trying to piece together what all had happened. He knew what he witnessed with Mai and Tea couldn't be real. There's just no way, Joey thought. But why? Why would Tea ever wanna give up Joey for a sexual control freak like Mai?

Meanwhile, Mai and Tea remained at Tea's house. Mai was lying down on her chest on the couch in Tea's living room. Tea knelt down on top of her to give her a back massage.

"How am I doing?" Tea asked.

"Mmmmm, that's it right there" Mai said. "You're a natural at this. Keep going."

"Hehe, thanks" Tea said. "I don't this very often. I didn't know how good I was."

"You're great at it." Mai responded. "Now hush so we can make more relaxing."

Tea did so.

Back out in the streets Joey had walked out into the middle of an intersection. Of course no one was gonna come driving through it. The thoughts still confused Joey.

"I just don't get it Tea" he began to say to himself. "What happened to you?" Joey knew both Mai and Tea to well. There was no way Tea would simply fall for Mai like that, especially with Mai being the woman Joey was cheating on.

Joey wasn't gonna let the whole thing bring him down, but he knew Mai must've done something to here back at the dungeon. Mai obviously wanted to make Tea fall for her just for the sole purpose to get back at him and hurt him emotionally by stealing his new girl…….. right? He knew Mai would be willing to try anything in life, and try to do everything to get what she wanted, and obviously all she wanted was to make him suffer, and since torturing him wouldn't work, she took Tea away. Or could it have been because Mai really did have the hots for Tea? Otherwise she would've just beaten her done like anyone else.

"No, that couldn't be right……. Could it?" he continued to talk to himself. "All Mai really wanted was her revenge. Or maybe she just wanted both: both revenge and Tea. No that's stupid. But I can't get Tea to come back now!"

"WHEE-LER!" a dark loud voice yelled out.

"Huh?" Joey startled looked around. He finally saw a tall dark figure walk out of the blackness in front him.

It was Kaiba!

"Kaiba?" Joey said in surprise. "What are you doing here?"

"I should be asking you that same question Wheeler?" Kaiba said. "What are you doing out here during my night-time dueling tournament without your dueldisk?"

"What?" Joey yelled. "What are you talking about? I got it with me right here under my coat!" Joey pulled it out, with his deck inside to show him.

"Hmmph!" Kaiba muttered. "What are you up to? My computers have been telling me you're one of the top four duelists right now qualified to compete in the final rounds for my big mystery prize!"

Then Joey realized he had actually forgotten all about the "mystery prize of the tournament.

"And I know" Kaiba went on "that a third rate duelist like you could never make that far in one of my tournaments unless you had a little help!"

"What the heck are you talking about?" Joey said. His frustration was building up. He had too much on his mind.

Meanwhile……

It was play time for Mai. Tea was know handcuffed to the railing on her bed in her lavender bra and panties while Mai sat up behind her.

smack

"Ah" Tea yelled out.

Tea was forced on her knees on the mattress. Mai was behind her spanking her with a hairbrush.

"I thought I told you to do a good job giving me a massage!" Mai taunted.

smack

"Ah" she yelled again. Tea giggled a little bit.

"Why are you laughing?" Mai said orderly. But she smiled to.

"I… I didn't mean to…."

whack

Tea yelled again with laughter. "If you're not gonna try to please me giving a simple massage" (obviously just an excuse for Mai to punish her) "then you get to sit her and pay for it." Mai taunted.

whack

"One whack for every minute you gave me the horrible massage!" Mai grinned.

whack

Mai continued to spank Tea. Just like two sorority girls in their bra and panties Tea took the punishment as Mai made her obey. The spanks burnt Tea like they would normally do, but she enjoyed it. She tried not to laugh as she was having fun.

Back on the street……

"You're out here" Kaiba went on "walking around in my city like a numb-minded fool who doesn't even know what he's doing. You're one of the "top 4" and not even looking for a dueling opponent! And I know from experience you would never have the skills to make it up that far!"

"Look Kaiba" Joey yelled. "I've already been through a lot these past few days, and I don't need you trying to make things better for me" he said sarcastically. "And I'm not doing anything to try and cheat, if that's what you're accusing me of. What happened is probably only because Yugi decided not to compete in the tournament this time! I'm a better duelist than what you realize Kaiba, and the last thing I need is for you to criticize it!"

"Hmmph" Kaiba said. "If you're so talented and skilled, how come you don't already know what my mystery prize is?"

"Gee I don't know, could be because it's a mystery like you said?" Joey said.

"Ha" Kaiba said. "Actually you may not have noticed, but several people in my tournament have already figured it out!"

"What?" Joey said surprised.

"There's a secret webpage on the Kaibacorp website that will tell you what it is Wheeler!" Kaiba said. "It'd give you the web address, but I don't think you deserve it!"

"Oh!" Joey said. "Let me guess: because you still think I'm a 'third rate duelist' right?"

Then Kaiba laughed. "You're determination to prove me wrong is really quiet intriguing." He said. "Tell you what. I'll go ahead and give you the web address just for the heck of it so you can find out yourself. But I wouldn't get to excited if I were you. Even if you do win my tournament some how, you wouldn't enjoy it."

"What's that supposed to mean?" Joey said.

"Let's just say one of your girlfriends might like it better!" Kaiba said.

"What?" Joey yelled out angry he would tried to get involved in his current situation.

Finally Kaiba tossed Joey a card. "Here." He yelled. "Just see for yourself. It'll take your off of things, and make you focus more on the tournament!"

And with that Kaiba walked away. Maybe he actually got the message Joey was trying to get through his head for once. But Joey was to angered to want to think about him right now.

But then Joey stopped himself. He realized the only reason he was getting mad was cause of the situation with Mai and Tea, not because of Kaiba. He always had that way certain style of getting a point across to someone and pushing their buttons just for fun, even if he didn't mean it. But maybe he was right. This mystery prize would take his mindoff things.

Then back at Tea's house……

Mai and Tea were in the shower with each other, almost ready to want to go to bed. Mai stood up and Tea caressed the body wash sponge across her body and bathed her. Tea held Mai up close to her. They were both enjoying it. It was just so romantic, there was no need for words at the time. Mai had remembered for a second how she always had Joey do this to her in the shower. She thought of how romantic it was when he did it, but right now, she was just lost in Tea's arms.

"I don't want to get out yet" Mai said with a deep look in her eye.

Tea looked in Mai's eyes. She could feel the same way. "Me neither" Tea said.

Then with the shower water still pouring down on them Mai and Tea slowly came down to lay down in the tub holding each other with the water massaging their backs. Finally they decided to make out. They made out slowly. Not to hard. Not to fast. Just slowly and passionately for the right moment. Mai grinned inside knowing that she had Tea all to herself. Tea for a second recalled the time her and Joey laid in the bubble bath tub with each other doing the same thing. But she tried hard not to think about him at the moment. Mai was with her and she felt right in her place.

Joey made it back to his apartment. He got on the computer and typed in the web address Kaiba had given him.

"Well" he said to himself. "let's see how good you are Kaiba"

Joey hit "Go" and the computer began loading. Soon a window showed up on the screen for Joey.

It was a short movie! Kaiba appeared on the screen.

"Well, well" his voice began to taunt. "If your watching this tape, then congratulations! You've done found my secret file with the mystery prize for my tournament!" It went on.

At that point suddenly another image showed up: a picture of an exotic remote island. "I've decided that the winner of my night-time dueling tournament will win an all expense paid seven-day vacation here, to "Blue Eyes Remote Island": an exotic remote island bought by Kaibacorp, available to anyone with enough money to go out there. A hot sunny paradise that could only be taken by top high-ranked duelists who's skills are worthy of suck a prize! And the tournament winner will have the option of taking one, or two other guests along with them for the trip. So if you feel that worthy of taking such a vacation, then I'd get out there and start dueling to your fullest cause only one of you is gonna have the privilege of winning this. Good Luck" The clip ended.

Joey was quiet amazed.

He had a grin on his face now. He knew he could win the tournament if he decided to stay a part of it, and had all the intentions of doing so.

He remembered when he saw Tea behind Mai's back how she would tell him how much she loved her and just wanted to get away with him forever and ever to a paradise where could both enjoy and love ach other all they wanted.

This was just what Joey needed.

TO BE CONTINUED

Disclaimer: I am not associated with YuGiOh at all in anyway.