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A/N: Yes, I haven't in a LONG time. I'm aware. Please don't leave reviews like "OMG! YOU FINALLY GOT THE CHAPTER UP!" 'cause I've been trying really hard to think of ideas for this chapter. I even asked for outside assistance, but nothing seemed good enough to fit this chapter...
Title: Just A Night
Chapter 10: Climbing the Walls
Monday, May 9th, 2005
Third period. Five more periods to go...
Staring aimlessly at the many "educational" posters on the walls of his English class, Joey felt the urge to bang his head against the desk, repeatedly. His brown eyes averted to a particular poster on the wall that said: "All you have to do is try!" He groaned inwardly, putting a hand to his forehead.
"Try? Psh, all I have to do is fart..." He whispered, although his words dispersed in-and-out the ears of many classmates. Tristan, one of the victims of Joey's vulgar words, nudged his buddy with his elbow.
"Let it rip, who knows? It might lead to a fire drill..."
Joey shot Tristan a smug look, then replied comically with: "You know the only ass that is on fire is Bakura's!"
Throwing his hands to his mouth, Tristan tried his best not to burst out laughing, but his hands couldn't force back laughter for a comment as funny as that. Joey joined in the laughter, that is, until the teacher walked down their aisle to see what the commotion was about.
"Is Hamlet funny to you?" She asked, crossing her arms.
Joey and Tristan turned to each other, shrugging their shoulders. "It's not Hamlet, ma'am. I was just trying to console Joey about a problem he is facing."
"Why can't you discuss this after class?"
Tristan coughed, "well, ma'am, I'm afraid his problem will slip out before he gets out of the chair."
The teacher unfolded her arms. "What are you talking about? Are you doing something illegal?"
"His ass is..." Tristan whispered, inaudible for the teacher to hear.
Joey got up really quick. "No, no! I just have...bad gas..." His cheeks flushed with embarrasment.
The whole classroom erupted with laughter. The teacher even couldn't hold back a chuckle at Joey's words. She quickly retained her composure to say: "Why don't you step outside the classroom and have a talk with the vice principal about appropriate behavior--gas or not." The laughter grew louder with the teacher's last sentence. "Mr. Taylor, why don't you accompany your friend." She turned to the rest of the class. "Does anyone else want to join them?" The class immediately grew silent. "Be on your way," she said, eyeing the two troublemakers.
Walking out the classroom, Tristan started chuckling. "That's one way to get out of English."
"Yeah, but we have to see the vice principal now...I heard it's this old dude who smells like lemons." Joey said, putting his hands into his pockets. Tristan yawned, not in the least bit scared of what the vice principal had to offer them.
"Here's his office." Joey said, pointing to a door with a gold frame in the middle with bold words inscribed in it. "Let's see...his name is Mr. Dolimus." He said, cocking his eyebrow up. "Dolimus? What kind of name is that?"
"It sounds like something you would yell while on the toliet. I can hear myself now 'Dollllllli...MUS!'..." Tristan said, groaning the "mus" part. Joey, although slightly taken back, started laughing uncontrollably.
It was then the two were startled by the class bell. "Well, I guess we don't have to go to his office anymore...you know...wouldn't want to miss fourth period!" Joey said, casually walking away from the office. Tristan followed, but was stopped by Kaname.
"Hey babe, my name isn't Elmo...but you can tickle me anytime you want to.."
Joey stopped, then turned around. "Dude...that's--" Before he could finish, a familar voice interrupted him.
"Hey guys!" Tea, accompanied by Yami, said. "How is your day?"
Joey stepped away from Tea. "Why are you so...perky today?"
Tea made a "hmph" noise, signifying that she wasn't being perky.
Joey laughed, "either you joined the cheerleading squad or you got a piece of Bakura's ass last night!" Tristan and Joey howled with glee at the remark, but Tea took it to heart and smacked Joey over the head.
Tea, now blushing furiously, tightened her grip on her American History book. She was restraining from hitting Joey into the locker. Joey had no shame, but that wasn't always a good thing. As she glanced over her shoulder, she could see that Yami was equally embarrassed and surprised. "Anyway...Kaiba has allowed me access to his yacht so I can see how many tables, chairs, and decorations we need for prom."
"What! Ooooh! I want to go!"
Tea eyed Joey. "Did you hear me? I'm going on Kaiba's yacht."
"Yeah, but where there's a yacht--"
"--there's food!" Tristan finished, slapping Joey some skin.
Tea shook her head. "Sorry guys, I already asked Yami to help me."
Seeing Tea glance at Yami, Tristan grinned and said: "Oh, I see what's going on..."
"What do you mean?"
Tristan looked over at Joey, who winked back. "Don't you think Masa will be jealous?"
"What...?"
Ring
"Well, that's the late bell...see you after school!" Joey said, dragging Tristan by the bookbag toward class.
Tea registered what he said. "Hey--I never said you could come!"
Joey turned around. "What did you say?" He cupped his ear.
"Fine...you can come...but only you..." She was about to turn around when she saw Tristan's sad face. "And you can bring Tristan, too," she added, letting out a sigh. "But, on one condition!"
"Oh Tea," Joey flicked his wrist, "we won't tell Masa you're going on a date with Yummy."
"What?"
Joey laughed. "Don't worry, I'll just tell Masa that you're staying after school to join the cheerleading squad." After he finished his statement, he threw his hands into the air and did a little cheer: "Yami! Yami! He's my man!"
Tea stood there, shocked, but then regained her composure to drop her books and run after Joey...
Standing in the parking lot, Tea looked around for her friends. "Where are they?" She looked at her watch. She had to be in front of Kaiba's yacht in about 10 minutes. Folding her arms, she suddenly felt something warm touch her shoulder. "Yami?" she asked, upon spinning around.
"Hey Tea, are you ready to go?"
She brushed a hand through her hair. "Well, I'm waiting for Joey and Tristan..."
"Oh, you didn't hear?" Yami asked, getting a confused look from Tea, "they got in trouble with the English teacher for not seeing the vice principal or something..." Yami shrugged his shoulders.
"Oh...well...I guess we should go then...no use waiting..."
Yami nodded, then proceeded to find his car.
"Where is Gardner?" asked Kaiba, pacing back and forth. He didn't like to wait.
"Oh Seto," a warm voice called out, "I'm sure she'll be here soon."
He turned to his girlfriend; a young girl with long, beautiful orange locks of hair. A smile then crept on his face. He could never hold a smile when looking into something so angelic. "Seren, you're beautiful... "
Serenity blushed, now looking down at the floor for comfort. "Seto..." She whispered, as Kaiba tilted her chin so he could look into her emerald eyes again. Her cheeks reddened with his eyes now searching her soul. "...I'm really glad to be with you."
He smiled, "I'm really glad to be with you, too." As he stared into her eyes, he felt a sudden vibration on his belt--his cell phone. Pulling away from her eyes, he went down to answer it. "What? What do you mean Kaiba Corps lost a share of Oxford stock?"
Serenity sighed as she watched the love of her life turn around and start walking to the other end of the yacht. She hated when he put business before her, but she couldn't be selfish. He did have a huge company to run...and she understood that. "But sometimes...I wish it was just the two of us..." Placing her elbows on the railing, she looked below to see her reflection in the water. As she looked to her right, there stood no one. To her left, no one. She gave another big sigh.
It was then a shout awakened her thoughts: "Serenity!" She looked toward the stairs that led up the yacht.
"Tea! Yami!" Serenity exclaimed, trying to sound as cheerful as possible. "Are you guys here to check out the dance room?" Tea nodded, while Yami looked into the water below him. "Well, I guess I'll show you...Se--Kaiba is quite busy now."
"Sure!"
"Damn, that vice principal does smell like lemons," Tristan commented, frowning at the thought.
Joey nodded. "Yeah, but at least the smell covered up the couple of farts I cut in there..."
"I know! Man, what did you eat? Everytime you laid one, I had the urge to put on my pirate hat and patch and yell 'thar he blows!'...haha, that would have been funny." This statement caused Joey to chuckle.
"Bro, the way I was going...I think I re-enacted Vietnam," he rubbed his bottom, "I just hope I have enough gas for my car." As they proceeded to go down the stairs, Tristan stopped in his tracks and looked at his friend.
"Wait, for your car? Please don't tell me you stick your ass in--"
"Hey boys," a feminine voice called out from the parking lot. Joey eagerly turned around to see the face of the girl he had been swooning over for years. He returned her greeting with a "hey" of his own. She smiled, "have you seen Tea?"
"She went on Kaiba's yacht; that's where we're headed...do you want to join us?"
Mai laughed, then looked into the rear view mirror to check her hair. "I already see that man at work...what makes you think I would want to see him again?" Joey nodded, obviously understanding her reason for bailing out. "Well," she added, "I guess I'll see y'all around!"
"Wait, Mai!" Joey exclaimed, now running toward her driver's door.
She looked up at him. "What's wrong? Did you see a sandwich?"
"Yeah...do you come with an order of fries?" Joey asked, giving a goofy grin.
Mai shook her head, "Joey...I could smack you right now--"
"Ooooh...where?"
Mai frowned. "I'll see you later..."
"Mai, I'm kidding! Really...you know how I get..." He laughed nervously, while Mai looked at her nails. "Actually...umm...I wanted to ask you something..." She looked into his brown eyes, and found sincerity within them.
"Okay then, shoot..."
Joey cleared his throat. "You see..."
"Wow...this is...big..." Her expectations for a yacht dance floor were meager, but when she saw the room, they were sent overboard. The dance floor was unbelieveable. Solid marble covered the floor, while marble/gold pillars lifted from the floor to the ceiling, and finished in a Doric style. The thing that amazed Tea the most was the view. Instead of a wall for the right side of the room, a big sheet of glass made the wall.
Yami, who was looking at the room from afar, glanced over at Tea...and her mystified expression. He couldn't help but smile, and almost be entranced by the way she stared at the room. She just looked so beautiful.
"About time you showed up, Gardner," a deep voice said from behind them. "And look, Serenity, I didn't know it was 'bring a bum' day on the yacht!" He glared at Yami, who glared back. Seeing no competition, he laughed and looked away from Yami's eyes. Serenity turned to Kaiba, giving him a "give him a chance" look, but he ignored her pleas.
"Kaiba, Yami's here to help me with prom preparation. He's not in any way a bum," Tea defended, trying not to sound too mean in the process. Kaiba was doing them a big-ass favor by letting them use the yacht AND giving the money he earned for prom tickets to the Game Shop.
He opened his mouth to say something, until however, he was tugged by Serenity out of the room. "What is your problem!" Kaiba exclaimed, looking into Serenity's green eyes. His thoughts finally registered that he shouldn't have said that.
"Seto, please, Yami and Tea are my friends. Could you just be a little nicer?"
Kaiba put a hand to his forehead, "listen, Seren...I'm sorry. I got carried away." He was about to wrap his arms around her when she walked back into the room, not giving him a second glance. He knew he screwed up.
"...I...uhh..."
Mai cocked an eyebrow up, "yes?"
"...uhh..."
"Joey, come on, just spill it out..."
"...I..want...uhh.."
"HE WANTS YOU TO GO ON A DATE WITH HIM!" Tristan shouted, giving his friend a pat on the back. Joey didn't move, he only stared at Mai as if he was caught in a trance.
"A date? Is this true, Joseph?"
"...uhh.."
"Yes," Tristan responded, "he wants to take you out...maybe this weekend?"
Mai put a finger to her chin. "I dunno..." She didn't really want to get any closer to Joey; she was already having a hard time determining how she felt about him. 'Wait...maybe this date will show me if I have feelings for him...' She smiled. "Well, I guess Saturday after work would be okay. What do you think, Joey?"
"Yes, he'll pick you up after work." Tristan explained.
Mai nodded. "Alright, see you then..."
As she drove off, Tristan shook his head playfully at his friend. "You really know how to bag the ladies." Giving a playful nudge drove Joey away from his trance.
"...what happened?"
Tristan stared at him. "Dude, you just got a date with Mai Valentine."
"WHAT! REALLY!"
"Yup, thank you're good friend over here." Tristan pointed to himself, proudly.
"OH MAN! I COULD KISS YOU!" Joey leaned forward excitedly, while Tristan moved back.
"Whoa..." Tristan said, while backing away, "no thanks, man!"
Joey smiled, hands stretched out. "Come here!"
"Dude," Tristan walked down the steps, hands up defensively, "I don't want anything you're selling!"
"But...it's free!"
"Then I'll pay you not to touch me!" Tristan declared, walking at a fast-pace now.
"Just one kiss!"
"HERE!" Tristan shouted, handing Joey a ten dollar bill. "GO PAY SOMEONE ELSE TO KISS YOU!" He then ran away, not taking a second glance back. Joey only chuckled, looking at the money he earned.
"Thanks pal!" He then put it in his pocket, laughing."Lunchtime..."
Meanwhile, the only thing on Tristan's mind was: "I have to go find Kaname..."
"Yami, I'm sorry about that," Serenity apologized, her head lowered, "Seto is just--"
Yami shook his head. "Don't apologize on his behalf. I've known Kaiba long enough to know that this is the only way we can talk to one another." He let out a chuckle, but this didn't satisfy Serenity. She was angry at Seto.
"Yami?"
Yami turned toward Tea. "What's up?"
"How many tables do you think we should have on this side?" She asked as he came over.
This left Serenity alone. Until Kaiba came back in, that is. "Seren...I'll try to be nicer..."
"Just like you tried to spend time with me this evening?" She asked, not looking at him. Her eyes then widened, now looking at him. "I'm sorry, don't answer that. I know you have so many things to do...I'm sorry..." She scurried out, not waiting for a response from Kaiba.
"SERENITY!" Only a few steps behind her, Kaiba left the room to Yami and Tea.
"What was that about?"
Yami shrugged his shoulders. "Not something we should--" Suddenly, the whole yacht jolted.
This caused Tea to trip over and fall into something. "Oomf!" she recovered, trying to push herself off of whatever she was on. She then blushed. Her hands were on...Yami's chest. She had fallen on Yami! Her blush reddened. "I...umm..." Looking up to apologize, she got lost in his violet eyes. Her favorite trait about Yami was his eyes. Everytime she looked at them she found a new mystery to solve. She loved it. She loved...him.
He stared back into her ocean-like eyes. Just the thought of being so close to Tea made his whole body grow numb. No other girl had ever done this to him. Maybe it was because after all these years, he never saw the spark of hope go out in her features. He loved it. He loved...her.
"I'm sorry..." Tea whispered, as she tried to find a way to stand on her own. This only made their lips closer. 'His lips are so inviting,' she thought to herself as her eyes kept taking quick glances at his lips. Their lips drew closer...
'I'm about to kiss Yami...I'm about to kiss Yami...I'm about to kiss Yami...I'm about to---"
"Sorry Mr. Kaiba, we were testing the engines for any problems that may have arised from our last sail. We hope we haven't caused any inconvenience to you or any one else."
Standing up, Tea threw daggers at the intercom above them.
"Are you alright, Tea?"
Tea turned to Yami, remembering the moment they had just shared. "Yeah...thanks..."
"Please stop, Serenity!" She ceased her walking, but didn't look at him. "Look at me." She didn't look at him. "Serenity, look at me." She turned around to show little droplets hanging from her eyelids. "Serenity...don't cry..." He wiped the tears from her eyes.
"Kaiba, I was being selfish. I know you have a company to run--"
"Kaiba? Are we back to formalities already?" He said with a laugh. She didn't laugh. "Listen Serenity, I'm glad you told me that I wasn't spending enough time with you. The company is not my life...you are."
"Seto.." She said, wiping more tears.
"Here, come with me..." He took her hand in his and walked her off the yacht and on to the dock. "Now, I'm going to have to cover your eyes for awhile, okay?" She nodded, and he covered her eyes with his hands while guiding her down the dock.
"Do I get any hints?"
"Nope. Don't worry, we're almost there."
His steps now shortly slowing, Serenity felt that they were where he wanted to take her. "I wasn't supposed to show you this until prom night, but I think today is as good a day as any..." Pulling his hands away, Serenity stared at big gold letters on the side of the yacht. They spelled...S-E-R-E-N-I-T-Y...
"Seto..."
"I named the yacht after you. Just like being on water makes me feel alive...you make me feel alive as well. You are my Serenity." He said, his voice soft and contemporary. He could melt any heart with that voice.
"Can I cover your eyes now? I have something I was saving for prom night, too..."
His eyes were a bit skeptical, but he nodded. Covering his eyes with both hands, she took a quick step forward and covered his lips with hers. She then pulled her hands away once she received a positive response from him. He put his hands around her waist, while she put her hands on his sides. Their kiss was warm and pure, that is, it was only lips to lips. That didn't stop them from enjoying it, though. The sensation of warmth between their lips was enough to make the kiss magical.
"Thank you, Seto," she whispered, once they pulled away.
"Serenity...I...never kissed anyone before," he admitted, looking at her. "Thank you."
She smiled as they went in for another kiss under the clear, blue sky...
"Go Joey! Go Joey! I'm bad! I'm bad!" yelled Joey, as he walked down the street with pep in his step. "ALRIGHT! GO Joey! Uh! Uh! Who's bad!" He finished, one hand on his hip, while the other one was on the back of his head.
"Hey! Blondy!"
Looking toward the direction of the voice, Joey spotted Masa, sitting on top of his car. "The name's Joey, punk."
"Alright, alright. I'm not here to fight." He rose off the hood of his car. "You're one of Tea's friends, right?"
Joey folded his arms. "Ask her. Aren't you supposed to be the moron she's taking to prom?"
"You remembered. How sweet," Masa said with a laugh, "listen, do you know where she is?"
Joey wasn't going to tell him, but then again, it might make him back off of Tea. "She's with Yami."
"With Yemi? Pretty boy?" Masa's eyebrows narrowed. Then, "alright...thanks..." He then walked up to Joey and stuck out a dollar bill. "By the way, thanks for the dance earlier, I enjoyed it."
Growling, Joey got into his car. With one twist of his wrist, he started the car and backed up, but not before he grabbed the dollar out of Masa's hand and pulled all the way out of his parking space and drove off.
Masa smiled after him. Then, searching through his pocket, he found his cell phone. Flipping it open, he held down a key and put the receiver to his ear. It rang twice and then a man picked up. "Hey listen, I need you and I to take care of a little business."
"Who do we need to take care of this time?" The voice answered.
"They call him Yami Moto. Tall, slender, tri-colored hair. Think you can handle him?"
The voice laughed. "Masazaku, what kind of person would I be if I couldn't? When do you want this done?"
"Once I get my hands on some cash. Listen, I'll give you the details later." Hanging up the phone, he stuffed it in his pocket and smiled. "She's mine, Yami, and there's nothing...nothing...you can do about it."
To be continued...
Oh, no! Looks like Yami might be in some trouble! Expect an update soon! Yami/Tea and Joey/Mai in the next chapter! WOO!
BIG THANKS TO: (sorry my responses are so short, I wanted to get the story up...it's been almost two months already, lol!)
peachi goddess: I actually thought Tea wouldn't be Tea if she threw soda on Kyoko, but once I did it, I was like "oh, that bitch deserved it!" Hahahaha. Glad you liked the chapter. TFR
AnimeFantasy Fan: Hahaha...I've had many experiences with blondes...so I know how to write about them! (laughs) Yeah, I wanted them to kiss, too! And it's my story! Haha! Oh well, they're get their smooch on soon! TFR
setoxserenity: Well, hope there was enough S/S for you! TFR
xxxShadow Angelxxx: Yah! Masa can live another day! Well, until prom night anyway..lol...TFR!
Bishounen Lover: Hahaha...you didn't want S/S to kiss? Yeah, I wasn't too thrilled either...but I did it for the S/S fans out there. LOL, well, I hope to get Yami/Tea to open up more in the next chapter, so please look for that. TFR!
Starlet36: Oh man! You asked me to read your story! (smacks forehead) I LOVE READING YAMI/TEA STORIES! Thank you for telling me! I'll definitely read it soon! Sorry I forgot to read it! But anyway, glad you liked this chapter! TFR!
Sayiangirl: Glad you liked the chapter! Hope you liked this one! TFR!
The Broken Bow: Hahahaha...honestly, I use those pick-up lines, too! Ha ha! I'm so lame, lol...but I'm glad my stories not! TFR!
SilverOtaku: Hope you liked the suttle hints in this chapter, too! Go Yami/Tea! TFR!
C.A.M.E.O.1 and Only: Umm...I updated! (cough) TFR!
svakee2000: Uhh...you don't like Tea? Well then, I'm honored you're reading my story because it's mostly ABOUT Tea! Haha! What pairings do you like? TFR!
chibineko: I don't think I will have Tea as a blonde anytime soon! Haha! Glad you liked the chapter! TFR!
Hysterik-Angel: They'll kiss eventually...just not just yet. Got to make the moment just right for Yami/Tea, you know? LOL. TFR
Daikaio: Hey, how's your story going? I hope I haven't missed too much of it. Anywayz, glad you liked the chapter. Yeah, the message got deleted. Oh well. It's better that way, lol. TFR!
xXR.I.PXx: Wow...I was just writing your name...and...it's such a cool name! Hahaha! (falls off chair, too) Umm...glad you thought the Tea/Kyoko confrontation was good. TFR!
Racegirl: Hahaha...I'm always pushing your buttons, Racegirl! You're going to kill me for Masa, aren't you? (runs off) TFR!
sweetmidnight: I have no idea how Bakura will react when he realizes people are making fun of his rump. Oh well, I guess that's what's making the story so exciting. Hahaha! TFR!
KibumiWong: Glad you liked the chapter! Hope you enjoyed reading this chapter! TFR!
DesirePassion: Hahaha...Tea should have beaten up Kyoko with a stick! Oh well...maybe at prom! Hahaha! TFR!
AerinM: Hahaha...Masa's just getting in the way of Yami/Tea...and you know what happens to Yami/Tea fans when someone gets in the way of their fav couple: CHAOS! DIE MASA DIE! (coughs) Oh, I'm done. hahaha. TFR!
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Shining Friendship: Hey friend, sorry we haven't been talking as much. I was trying to get this chapter up...and it took forever, didn't it? Hope all's well with your story. And yah for Tea! Yup, we all knew she had it in her! TFR!
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brittishaccentluver: Ah...you're a Ryou fan...hmm...I guess I should stop making fun of Bakura's ass, huh? Hahaha. Well, glad you liked the Yami/Tea! TFR!
crystalblue: Yeah, no one can imagine Tea in a blonde wig...haha...maybe I'll put her in a read next time...LOL! Just kidding! TFR!
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AA: Hahaha...yes...now you expanded it to the KILL MASA AND KYOKO CLUB! Hahaha...good luck with that! TFR
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Von Stupor: I updated before the 4th chapter of DA! YESH! Hahaha! Welp, glad you think the OCness works in this story! TFR!
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