1 Part 2, compiled in a 30 minute ecstasy of coke and sugar…heheheh
If you want to, for some bizarre reason, sue me…well you can't because I DON'T OWN YU-GI-OH! There, I said it…kinda wish I did own them though…ah well
"Tea? What's up? What has Joey been saying to you?" Yugi asked, staring down at the fallen angel, clutching to his back. Her head was buried deep in his chest.
"He…he asked me to stay with him for the night…" Tea answered, still shaking.
"But what's wrong with that?" Yugi quizzed back, not entirely sure of what she was getting at. Joey had always been like that, to all of his friends…so why was Tea acting so paranoid all of a sudden?
"It wasn't what he said…it was the way he said it," she replied, standing up once more. Her sparkling black gown was doused around the neckline with tears.
"He sounded strange…mean almost,"
"What? Joey? He's always like that…what's so different now?" Yugi replied.
"He…he grabbed me when I said I couldn't stay with him…he tried to pull me into his house…I just don't know what's wrong with him…" she answered. Yugi could see the tears welling in her eyes…but were they from fear or concern? At least now he could see why Tea was so emotional about it…who wouldn't be? But he concluded that the best way to sort this out was to go and see Joey himself.
"Look Tea, I'm going over to work out what's been going on with Joey lately," he finalised, "Whatever this is, I'm sure we can work things out…"
Tea was still standing, rigid, where Yugi had stood a while ago. "Do you want me to come too, Yugi?" she enquired, "I can't stand a moment without you right now."
Yugi could still see the tears streaming from her eyes. He wiped them off her face with his hands, and cupped them around her cheeks. He rose up to kiss her, and she received him with her arms. They embraced for a while, before Yugi was ready to give his answer. They stood, clasping each other's hips tightly, as the sun began to fade from the sky…
"I really don't want you to go through more of what happened earlier…" he responded, "But if you think you can't settle this by yourself, then maybe it would be better if you came…" He flashed her another sparkling smile…"And I could sure use your company!"
"Thanks Yuug," she replied, showing what appeared to be a shadow of a smile.
"Well let's go then" Yugi answered, turning back towards the street, his fingers now smoothly caressing her trembling hands… "You'll be fine!"
When they eventually reached Joey's house, Yugi walked into the porch and rang the bell. After they waited for a moment, they heard no response. Again Yugi rang the bell, but it became clear after a few minutes that there was going to be no reply. Tea shook her head.
"I don't think he's in Yugi" she deduced, "Looks like we're wasting our time…"
Yugi sighed. He knew she was right…they were getting nowhere.
"Maybe he isn't…" he said eventually, "But if I know Joey I'd guess he's just in denial right now". His turned his head towards the top window of Joey's house. A large tree looming over it concealed most of the facade, but he could just make out a faint melody pouring out of the window…it seemed soulful, making Yugi's stomach turn. Why would Joey be listening to music like that? He knew that Joey had always held a tough street cred, so this seemed very uncharacteristic of him…
"Yugi what are you looking at?" Tea inquired as she noticed Yugi's attention turning away from the problem in hand.
"Huh? What?" Yugi answered, quickly reverting back to Tea's position. She was leaning lightly on the inside of the porch with a bewildered look on her face. She looked oddly attractive, just slouched there with her arms by her side…what the hell was he thinking! He shook his head violently.
"The window…" Yugi replied, "Joey hasn't gone anywhere…"
"What do you mean Yugi? He's still up there!" she yelled, "Why hasn't he come down then?"
"I don't know Tea…I just don't know…but I'm not standing around here any longer" said Yugi, as he walked back and few yards, and bolted shoulder- first into Joey's front door.
"We know you're in there Joey! Come on out, we need to talk!"
Again he barged the door. Listening closely, Tea heard a faint voice from behind the door:
"No Yugi, I have to deal with this on my own"
"Yugi, stop!" Tea yelled. Yugi spun around to face her, from inside the doorway. He nodded knowingly, and pressed his ear to the door:
"Yugi…I can't explain what I did…not now…I need to sort this out on my own…"
"Joey I know what's wrong!" Yugi shouted desperately "…its Mai isn't it?"
Silence. Yugi and Tea pressed their ears nearer to the door, but they could still hear nothing. Yugi felt guilty…if Mai had dumped Joey he certainly wouldn't have wanted to talk about it…but it still hurt him to think of his friend like this. The last noises Tea and Yugi heard from inside were the speedy clamping of shoes, approaching a staircase…and then everything fell silent again.
Tea sighed.
"Oh well…at least we know what's wrong now," she replied, turning to Yugi…but was shocked to see the expression on his face. His eyes had narrowed, and his lips were clamped together like rocks.
"Yugi…are you OK?" she asked innocently, not knowing whether now was the right time to be asking him this sort of question. He hastily changed his expression to a more depressed solemn tone.
"Tea I'm fine…" he responded, though still with a slight twinge of anger in his voice, "I just can't bare to see Joey putting himself through this…and his friends too…"
Tea simply nodded her agreement, and placed her arms over Yugi's shoulders as they both slumped defeatedly in the doorway, and listened to the soulful music from Joey's room fill the street…and their hearts…with depressing chords….
So that's chapter 2 over and done with…hope you liked it! I'm not sure when I'll start chapter three though…but keep your eyes peeled : ^ R&R as always!
If you want to, for some bizarre reason, sue me…well you can't because I DON'T OWN YU-GI-OH! There, I said it…kinda wish I did own them though…ah well
"Tea? What's up? What has Joey been saying to you?" Yugi asked, staring down at the fallen angel, clutching to his back. Her head was buried deep in his chest.
"He…he asked me to stay with him for the night…" Tea answered, still shaking.
"But what's wrong with that?" Yugi quizzed back, not entirely sure of what she was getting at. Joey had always been like that, to all of his friends…so why was Tea acting so paranoid all of a sudden?
"It wasn't what he said…it was the way he said it," she replied, standing up once more. Her sparkling black gown was doused around the neckline with tears.
"He sounded strange…mean almost,"
"What? Joey? He's always like that…what's so different now?" Yugi replied.
"He…he grabbed me when I said I couldn't stay with him…he tried to pull me into his house…I just don't know what's wrong with him…" she answered. Yugi could see the tears welling in her eyes…but were they from fear or concern? At least now he could see why Tea was so emotional about it…who wouldn't be? But he concluded that the best way to sort this out was to go and see Joey himself.
"Look Tea, I'm going over to work out what's been going on with Joey lately," he finalised, "Whatever this is, I'm sure we can work things out…"
Tea was still standing, rigid, where Yugi had stood a while ago. "Do you want me to come too, Yugi?" she enquired, "I can't stand a moment without you right now."
Yugi could still see the tears streaming from her eyes. He wiped them off her face with his hands, and cupped them around her cheeks. He rose up to kiss her, and she received him with her arms. They embraced for a while, before Yugi was ready to give his answer. They stood, clasping each other's hips tightly, as the sun began to fade from the sky…
"I really don't want you to go through more of what happened earlier…" he responded, "But if you think you can't settle this by yourself, then maybe it would be better if you came…" He flashed her another sparkling smile…"And I could sure use your company!"
"Thanks Yuug," she replied, showing what appeared to be a shadow of a smile.
"Well let's go then" Yugi answered, turning back towards the street, his fingers now smoothly caressing her trembling hands… "You'll be fine!"
When they eventually reached Joey's house, Yugi walked into the porch and rang the bell. After they waited for a moment, they heard no response. Again Yugi rang the bell, but it became clear after a few minutes that there was going to be no reply. Tea shook her head.
"I don't think he's in Yugi" she deduced, "Looks like we're wasting our time…"
Yugi sighed. He knew she was right…they were getting nowhere.
"Maybe he isn't…" he said eventually, "But if I know Joey I'd guess he's just in denial right now". His turned his head towards the top window of Joey's house. A large tree looming over it concealed most of the facade, but he could just make out a faint melody pouring out of the window…it seemed soulful, making Yugi's stomach turn. Why would Joey be listening to music like that? He knew that Joey had always held a tough street cred, so this seemed very uncharacteristic of him…
"Yugi what are you looking at?" Tea inquired as she noticed Yugi's attention turning away from the problem in hand.
"Huh? What?" Yugi answered, quickly reverting back to Tea's position. She was leaning lightly on the inside of the porch with a bewildered look on her face. She looked oddly attractive, just slouched there with her arms by her side…what the hell was he thinking! He shook his head violently.
"The window…" Yugi replied, "Joey hasn't gone anywhere…"
"What do you mean Yugi? He's still up there!" she yelled, "Why hasn't he come down then?"
"I don't know Tea…I just don't know…but I'm not standing around here any longer" said Yugi, as he walked back and few yards, and bolted shoulder- first into Joey's front door.
"We know you're in there Joey! Come on out, we need to talk!"
Again he barged the door. Listening closely, Tea heard a faint voice from behind the door:
"No Yugi, I have to deal with this on my own"
"Yugi, stop!" Tea yelled. Yugi spun around to face her, from inside the doorway. He nodded knowingly, and pressed his ear to the door:
"Yugi…I can't explain what I did…not now…I need to sort this out on my own…"
"Joey I know what's wrong!" Yugi shouted desperately "…its Mai isn't it?"
Silence. Yugi and Tea pressed their ears nearer to the door, but they could still hear nothing. Yugi felt guilty…if Mai had dumped Joey he certainly wouldn't have wanted to talk about it…but it still hurt him to think of his friend like this. The last noises Tea and Yugi heard from inside were the speedy clamping of shoes, approaching a staircase…and then everything fell silent again.
Tea sighed.
"Oh well…at least we know what's wrong now," she replied, turning to Yugi…but was shocked to see the expression on his face. His eyes had narrowed, and his lips were clamped together like rocks.
"Yugi…are you OK?" she asked innocently, not knowing whether now was the right time to be asking him this sort of question. He hastily changed his expression to a more depressed solemn tone.
"Tea I'm fine…" he responded, though still with a slight twinge of anger in his voice, "I just can't bare to see Joey putting himself through this…and his friends too…"
Tea simply nodded her agreement, and placed her arms over Yugi's shoulders as they both slumped defeatedly in the doorway, and listened to the soulful music from Joey's room fill the street…and their hearts…with depressing chords….
So that's chapter 2 over and done with…hope you liked it! I'm not sure when I'll start chapter three though…but keep your eyes peeled : ^ R&R as always!