Part 3! Hope you were looking forward to this! Just a reminder that I don't
own YuGiOh or any of the characters in it…damn
Joey stared up at the ceiling, gazing up at the pictures of him and Mai that he had suspended over his bed. He felt guilty about how he had reacted to Yugi and Tea earlier, but he really wasn't in the mood to talk, let alone argue. The incident had only dragged him farther and farther away from them…but he couldn't see a way around it without embarrassing himself…and his friends too. He didn't want them to get involved in this…it was his own fault, and he knew it.
*FLASHBACK*
"Look, I asked for a Sprite, not this bottle of crap!"
"Joey calm down!" Mai pleaded. Her and Joey were standing in front of a counter in KFC, and Joey was ranting about the order they'd made:
"Look if you can't even get one lousy orda' right how the hell you gonna graduate, bud. Look I'm just here asking for a meal, it ain't exactly rocket science man?"
Mai could see Joey was getting really agitated…she had to do something. It was her idea to come here after all…they'd organised it the previous day after school. She thought it was a good idea at first, but it was quickly becoming a nightmare…
"Hey Joey why don't we just find somewhere to sit, so they can bring it across to us?" she said, grabbing Joey by his T-shirt.
"Nah don't worry Mai, I can settle this myself…." Joey responded, "I know what I'm doing…"
"Where have we heard that before?" Mai replied jokingly. Joey gave her an evil stare, and she immediately backed off…."Hey calm down Joey it was a joke…."
"Well I ain't in the mood rite now, 'k?" Joey shot back, taking his Sprite abruptly out of the checkout guy's hands. "C'mon let's sit down…."
They found a place to sit, and began to eat their meals. Not a word was said between them for about ten minutes…Joey was literally tearing at his food like an animal. Mai could see that he was still very annoyed, so she attempted to break the silence:
"So what you doin' tomorrow?" she asked innocently. This wasn't like her at all…why the hell was she being so nice all of a sudden? In any case she decided to swallow her pride…Joey meant more to her than that.
"Nothin much…" said Joey, his mouth full of chicken… "I'm gonna meet up with Tristan in the morning and we're just gonna hang out for a while before school…"
"Wait, I thought you said that Tristan was gonna be out with Miho all day!" Mai pointed out. Joey smacked his head o_o0
"Oh yeah, I must have forgot," he answered embarrassingly. He still looked a little flustered from earlier, but Mai could see that she was getting somewhere.
"I'm just gonna pop down to the mall to pick up some stuff I ordered" she replied, smiling, "Want me to get you anything? I'll probably be back by about 11.45…"
"Sorry, can't make it back then" Joey quickly returned, "It's second break, and I'll be over by the netball courts with…"
"What? Netball courts? Why?" Mai shot back, looking decidedly frustrated. Joey blocked his hands in front of his face.
"Hey wait, wait chill out!" he shouted, "I'm gonna be over there with Yugi…"
"Oh so Yugi's more important than me now is he?" she yelled back "And I guess that's not all you're there for, is it Joey Wheeler?"
"Hey what's that supposed to mean?"
"I've know you Joey…you're not just over there to hang out with Yugi are you?"
"What are you tryin' to say Mai" Joey had now stood up from his seat, and was staring at Mai blankly, "I'm just out with Yugi and Bakura, watchin' Tea play netball and then we're gonna….
"Ah, I knew it! It's Tea isn't it? I knew you had feelings for her!" Mai replied forcefully, "Tell me what's been going on…"
"NOTHING! Godammit nothing's going on between us! Why the hell do you think I'd be cheating on you?"
"I know you far too well to just believe that story," Mai screamed," Just give it to me straight…are you going out with her? I thought she was going out with Yugi? Why are you tryin' to steal your best friend's fiancé?"
"I'M NOT GOING OUT WITH TEA!" Joey yelled, finally cracking under the strain and sweeping the bag of fast food off the table, "BUT I CAN SEE WHY YOU'D BE JEALOUS! SHE'S FAR BETTER LOOKING THAN A SLUT LIKE YOU…COMPARED TO HER YOU'RE A F*CKIN BITCH! WHY DON'T YOU GO CRAWL BACK TO YOUR PIMP?"
Joey had succeeded in disturbing everyone in the restaurant. The entire place was silent, apart from the faint whimpers, coming from Mai. Her eyes were wide open, her mouth was hung limply outright, and her entire face was red. Joey snapped back into reality…
"Look Mai, I'm real sorry for…"
"Don't say anything! Don't talk to me…don't even look at me!" she screamed, picking up her bag and running to the door, her hands covering her face. But even as she ran out, Joey could still see the tears dripping to the floor as she bundled through the door…and into the night. He hung his head in shame, his arms swinging loosely by side, and decided to chase after her.
But when he eventually reached the exit, Mai was nowhere to be found.
*END FLASHBACK*
Joey felt the tears running down his face…why had he done that? And to Mai of all people? Was it because he was tense? He couldn't understand it. Maybe he should try to call her...no; he couldn't phone her…she wouldn't want to speak to him after that.
He noticed the moon descending over the horizon as he climbed out of his bed and peered out of the window. His music was still on…he just needed to hear something calming to try and get him to think right now. But even as he stood there besides the window, he noticed something that he'd never heard before…it was calming, almost depressing. Finding himself almost helplessly lost, Joey slowly walked over to the stereo and turned up the volume to hear it better, before slouching back onto his bed.
1 You took me higher
Than I've ever been
Now that we're strangers, I've come down again
Back to the real world, back to the real world
Back to the ground
2 Not high above it
Without your loving
Now I'm Earthbound
Joey rose his head…he'd heard this song before, but he didn't know where from. He instantly thought of Mai…and how she was doing.
"I really should say sorry, I guess" he murmured to himself, "But then again there's no way that she'll forgive me…."
Because your Love, it lifted me above it all
Without it, it's leaving me so far to fall
(But I) I hope you find what you're looking for
I never thought there could be anymore…
Joey's head slumped back onto his pillow, listening to the chorus:
But if you really have to go
You take the high I'll take the low
But when you leave me, don't you know
You leave me Earthbound
Joey listened to the verse repeating over again…it was if something had changed inside of him by just listening to those lyrics. He didn't feel so angry and uptight anymore…maybe thinking over the incident again had helped him to work out what was wrong. Either way, he had to phone Mai…it was the least he could do for her.
Because we used to say that we were far away
Because our love, it took us to another place
And it's so hard for me to face
Joey walked up to the phone and dialled Mai's number, his fingers shaking as he pressed the dials…eventually he had the courage to bring the phone to his ear. He waited for what seemed to be an eternity for an answer…but when he did it was an answering machine. He sighed remorsefully.
"Hey you've reached Mai Valentine cutie, sorry I can't come to the phone at the moment, just leave a message and I promise I'll get back to you"
But if you really have to go
You take the high I'll take the low
But when you leave me, don't you know
You leave me Earthbound
"Promise? She promised?" Joey thought to himself. Maybe this was the right thing to do after all…he couldn't bear it any longer. He needed Mai with him…she was the only thing that kept him sane half the time, and he could see how being without her had affected him. He missed her more than she would ever know, and the way he'd reacted to his friend earlier only made that more obvious…what would he do without her?
"Hi Mai…umm… this is Joey…please get back to me" he said trembling, before slamming the receiver down. Well at least he'd done it now. He felt better already…well sort of anyway! While he slumped back onto his bed, he noticed a strange grunting sound beneath his window…and looked down to see two figures embracing against the front door, leaning on each other, and snoring peacefully.
"Sleep well Yugi," he whispered under his breath, as he clambered back into his bed. "Things'll be different tomorrow…I promise"
Tell me, was that what OK? I just wanted to know if there were any of you still reading the story, and I hope this met your expectations! R&R as always please!
Joey stared up at the ceiling, gazing up at the pictures of him and Mai that he had suspended over his bed. He felt guilty about how he had reacted to Yugi and Tea earlier, but he really wasn't in the mood to talk, let alone argue. The incident had only dragged him farther and farther away from them…but he couldn't see a way around it without embarrassing himself…and his friends too. He didn't want them to get involved in this…it was his own fault, and he knew it.
*FLASHBACK*
"Look, I asked for a Sprite, not this bottle of crap!"
"Joey calm down!" Mai pleaded. Her and Joey were standing in front of a counter in KFC, and Joey was ranting about the order they'd made:
"Look if you can't even get one lousy orda' right how the hell you gonna graduate, bud. Look I'm just here asking for a meal, it ain't exactly rocket science man?"
Mai could see Joey was getting really agitated…she had to do something. It was her idea to come here after all…they'd organised it the previous day after school. She thought it was a good idea at first, but it was quickly becoming a nightmare…
"Hey Joey why don't we just find somewhere to sit, so they can bring it across to us?" she said, grabbing Joey by his T-shirt.
"Nah don't worry Mai, I can settle this myself…." Joey responded, "I know what I'm doing…"
"Where have we heard that before?" Mai replied jokingly. Joey gave her an evil stare, and she immediately backed off…."Hey calm down Joey it was a joke…."
"Well I ain't in the mood rite now, 'k?" Joey shot back, taking his Sprite abruptly out of the checkout guy's hands. "C'mon let's sit down…."
They found a place to sit, and began to eat their meals. Not a word was said between them for about ten minutes…Joey was literally tearing at his food like an animal. Mai could see that he was still very annoyed, so she attempted to break the silence:
"So what you doin' tomorrow?" she asked innocently. This wasn't like her at all…why the hell was she being so nice all of a sudden? In any case she decided to swallow her pride…Joey meant more to her than that.
"Nothin much…" said Joey, his mouth full of chicken… "I'm gonna meet up with Tristan in the morning and we're just gonna hang out for a while before school…"
"Wait, I thought you said that Tristan was gonna be out with Miho all day!" Mai pointed out. Joey smacked his head o_o0
"Oh yeah, I must have forgot," he answered embarrassingly. He still looked a little flustered from earlier, but Mai could see that she was getting somewhere.
"I'm just gonna pop down to the mall to pick up some stuff I ordered" she replied, smiling, "Want me to get you anything? I'll probably be back by about 11.45…"
"Sorry, can't make it back then" Joey quickly returned, "It's second break, and I'll be over by the netball courts with…"
"What? Netball courts? Why?" Mai shot back, looking decidedly frustrated. Joey blocked his hands in front of his face.
"Hey wait, wait chill out!" he shouted, "I'm gonna be over there with Yugi…"
"Oh so Yugi's more important than me now is he?" she yelled back "And I guess that's not all you're there for, is it Joey Wheeler?"
"Hey what's that supposed to mean?"
"I've know you Joey…you're not just over there to hang out with Yugi are you?"
"What are you tryin' to say Mai" Joey had now stood up from his seat, and was staring at Mai blankly, "I'm just out with Yugi and Bakura, watchin' Tea play netball and then we're gonna….
"Ah, I knew it! It's Tea isn't it? I knew you had feelings for her!" Mai replied forcefully, "Tell me what's been going on…"
"NOTHING! Godammit nothing's going on between us! Why the hell do you think I'd be cheating on you?"
"I know you far too well to just believe that story," Mai screamed," Just give it to me straight…are you going out with her? I thought she was going out with Yugi? Why are you tryin' to steal your best friend's fiancé?"
"I'M NOT GOING OUT WITH TEA!" Joey yelled, finally cracking under the strain and sweeping the bag of fast food off the table, "BUT I CAN SEE WHY YOU'D BE JEALOUS! SHE'S FAR BETTER LOOKING THAN A SLUT LIKE YOU…COMPARED TO HER YOU'RE A F*CKIN BITCH! WHY DON'T YOU GO CRAWL BACK TO YOUR PIMP?"
Joey had succeeded in disturbing everyone in the restaurant. The entire place was silent, apart from the faint whimpers, coming from Mai. Her eyes were wide open, her mouth was hung limply outright, and her entire face was red. Joey snapped back into reality…
"Look Mai, I'm real sorry for…"
"Don't say anything! Don't talk to me…don't even look at me!" she screamed, picking up her bag and running to the door, her hands covering her face. But even as she ran out, Joey could still see the tears dripping to the floor as she bundled through the door…and into the night. He hung his head in shame, his arms swinging loosely by side, and decided to chase after her.
But when he eventually reached the exit, Mai was nowhere to be found.
*END FLASHBACK*
Joey felt the tears running down his face…why had he done that? And to Mai of all people? Was it because he was tense? He couldn't understand it. Maybe he should try to call her...no; he couldn't phone her…she wouldn't want to speak to him after that.
He noticed the moon descending over the horizon as he climbed out of his bed and peered out of the window. His music was still on…he just needed to hear something calming to try and get him to think right now. But even as he stood there besides the window, he noticed something that he'd never heard before…it was calming, almost depressing. Finding himself almost helplessly lost, Joey slowly walked over to the stereo and turned up the volume to hear it better, before slouching back onto his bed.
1 You took me higher
Than I've ever been
Now that we're strangers, I've come down again
Back to the real world, back to the real world
Back to the ground
2 Not high above it
Without your loving
Now I'm Earthbound
Joey rose his head…he'd heard this song before, but he didn't know where from. He instantly thought of Mai…and how she was doing.
"I really should say sorry, I guess" he murmured to himself, "But then again there's no way that she'll forgive me…."
Because your Love, it lifted me above it all
Without it, it's leaving me so far to fall
(But I) I hope you find what you're looking for
I never thought there could be anymore…
Joey's head slumped back onto his pillow, listening to the chorus:
But if you really have to go
You take the high I'll take the low
But when you leave me, don't you know
You leave me Earthbound
Joey listened to the verse repeating over again…it was if something had changed inside of him by just listening to those lyrics. He didn't feel so angry and uptight anymore…maybe thinking over the incident again had helped him to work out what was wrong. Either way, he had to phone Mai…it was the least he could do for her.
Because we used to say that we were far away
Because our love, it took us to another place
And it's so hard for me to face
Joey walked up to the phone and dialled Mai's number, his fingers shaking as he pressed the dials…eventually he had the courage to bring the phone to his ear. He waited for what seemed to be an eternity for an answer…but when he did it was an answering machine. He sighed remorsefully.
"Hey you've reached Mai Valentine cutie, sorry I can't come to the phone at the moment, just leave a message and I promise I'll get back to you"
But if you really have to go
You take the high I'll take the low
But when you leave me, don't you know
You leave me Earthbound
"Promise? She promised?" Joey thought to himself. Maybe this was the right thing to do after all…he couldn't bear it any longer. He needed Mai with him…she was the only thing that kept him sane half the time, and he could see how being without her had affected him. He missed her more than she would ever know, and the way he'd reacted to his friend earlier only made that more obvious…what would he do without her?
"Hi Mai…umm… this is Joey…please get back to me" he said trembling, before slamming the receiver down. Well at least he'd done it now. He felt better already…well sort of anyway! While he slumped back onto his bed, he noticed a strange grunting sound beneath his window…and looked down to see two figures embracing against the front door, leaning on each other, and snoring peacefully.
"Sleep well Yugi," he whispered under his breath, as he clambered back into his bed. "Things'll be different tomorrow…I promise"
Tell me, was that what OK? I just wanted to know if there were any of you still reading the story, and I hope this met your expectations! R&R as always please!