Disclaimer: What do you think? I mean seriously, what are the odds of my
saying that I own YGO? NONE! NON! ZIP! ZERO! NADA!
Ok, I want to thank my wonderful reviewers.
And one not so wonderful one who didn't get the joke. That is OK, though, I will explain it!
Ok,
Anonymous: YOU didn't see that scene! Also, I know who you are, and I am asking you to sign in PLEASE. Also, aha about that whole Yami thing. Lol!
Sungirl: Thank you! Hehe.I didn't continue too fast did I?
Anonymous: Ok, Mai said that she had a leash because, well.you know how dogs (and puppies especially) never obey and do everything wrong and dangerous? Like, my dog ALWAYS runs out in front of a car and stuff and it is so SCARY! Well, a leash is a symbol for control. Like, Joey needs a bit more self control, or so some people think (he was driving without a license, lol), and since he is constantly being compared to dogs (which are actually intelligent creatures, in my opinion, but that's not the point), it only seemed fitting to connect it with a leash. I hope that made sense..
Rock_n_roll: Hehe.thanks...And also..um..yea..YAY! YOU LIKE JOEY AND Y. BAKURA, TOO!!!!! Well, I think. you DID call Joey stupid and Y. Bakura a jerk (not that I don't agree, as on the show Joey isn't portrayed as such a smart kid, and Y.Bakura..I like his.um.er.uh. 'jerkiness') but still, I think like almost all the main characters are hot..hehe.
Yugilover13: YAY! YAMI IS HOT! H-O-T!!!!! Yugi is cute, too. But Yami is SIZZLING!
Minoizuri: Thank you! I appreciate it!!!! Mai and Joey is a great couple, aren't they?
Anzu Mazaki: *blushes* really? YOU ARE SO WONDERFUL!!! YAY YOU! YAY! YAY! YAY! (I am now sugar high, beware of candy) YAY! *falls off chair in joy* Layla (my Yami): Riiiiiiiiiiiight...
Ok, so! Here is this incredibly short chapter!
But first! *Audience groans* SAYING OF THE DAY!
Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines. HAHAHAHA! THAT IS SO EVIL! EVIL! But if you think about it, it has an underlying sad message to it..
NOW! On with the story. I wrote it at. well, you'll find out.
Chapter Four: Blossoms of love
Joey watched Mai from across the classroom. She was wearing the usual dorky school uniform, but for some reason it actually looked good on her. Everything did. Her hair was let loose, her silky blond curls cascaded down her shoulders and back, framing her face.
She was twirling a blue feather sprouting from the tip of her pen around her finger as the teacher drawled on and on about...something...
Joey didn't even bother to pay attention to Mr. Folta's robotic words, his mind was too centered on that pretty girl by the window.
PRETTY?!?!?!?! What was he THINKING!?!?!?! Mai was ANYTHING but pretty. She was 'fast', hotheaded, spunky...quick witted..hot...funny...
NO! Joey shook away those dangerous thoughts. Mai obviously had no interest in him whatsoever except for the fact that he still had to pay for the food he'd eaten at her condo the other day.
"That suspiciously purple condo..." Joey mockingly thought with a smile. Mai must have felt his eyes on her, for she looked over at him with delicately raised eyebrows. Joey instantly felt a blush rise to his cheeks, but he fought it back down. He quickly mock-flirted by winking, and half smiled to add to the effect. Mai took the bait and rolled her eyes heavenwards as if to say, "Boys" (((A/N: I agree!!! *Readers throw apples* Fine. Brothers!))) and turned back to face the teacher.
'Great, so I wonder what would happen if I REALLY tried to flirt with her...' he grimaced at the thought. Any guy who tempted such a valiant yet stupid action had Joey's sincere pity.
The bell rang suddenly, and Joey was instantly snapped back to reality. He couldn't be gawking over Mai! He had work to do! Like finishing week old assignments and- Joey tried his hardest to not finish that train of thought but he just wasn't quick enough- ..Prepare for the funeral.
Tears instantly sprung to his eyes as memories flooded him, but he furiously wiped them away. Wheelers don't cry, he reminded himself angrily. And with that he determinedly got up and thrust all thoughts of his father to the furthest corners of his mind.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~*__*~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mai absentmindedly strode by the many groups of teenage jocks, geeks, and cheerleaders crowded in the school hall. She walked smoothly and quickly despite the two inched high heels hanging of her feet.
A movement to her left caught Mai's eye. Standing in front of Joey's locker, rummaging through a crocodile purse, was a blue haired freshman. The girl pulled out a small white letter, along with a yellow rose, and before looking cautiously around, stuck it quickly in Wheeler's locker. With that, the mouse-like girl nervously slammed the door shut before disappearing into the mob of people.
'Strange,' Mai thought. 'What was that girl doing there and who is she?'
Just out of 'innocent' curiosity, Mai weaved her way to Wheeler's locker and slyly opened it, the metal door clanging. Luckily for her, the sound was drowned out amidst the swarming voices of the many people crowding the hall, as she was violating a major school rule: "Thou shallot not open thy peers' lockers." But that didn't matter unless she was caught. Mai quickly stuck her head inside but pulled it back out again in disgust. It smelled like gym socks in there! Gross.
She peered back in with a plugged nose and slowly pulled out a white letter and rose. "Hey, Mia!" Ha' yak din'?" An unmistakably Brooklyn accent greeted her, and Mai vehemently swore in her thoughts. Out of all the people! It just HAD to be the one person she was snooping through's personal items!
Joey was leaning on someone else's door with one shoulder, his leg lazily propped on a lower locker. He was grinning from ear to ear as he watched a warm blush seep onto Mai's face. "Caught in the act." Mai just stared back without emotion, though she was turning slightly pink. Inside, her heart was beating nervously.
Or was that really the cause?
She slowly closed the door with a clang and tried to hide the letter and rose behind her back before Joey saw them.
Joey, however, was reveling in the fact that he had actually embarrassed the ever-cool Mai, and therefore didn't even spare a though as to WHY she had been snooping around his personal items, only that it must mean that she had actually NOTICED him. Joey's smile, if possible, grew even wider, now taking up the whole of his face.
But then the questions started forming in his head, and so he started to ask, but was rudely cut off.
"Just seeing if the rumors were true," Mai drawled carelessly. "And apparently they are, your locker DOES smell like something died in there." Typical. Not like she'd just hang around to talk or anything. Unexpected and unwanted disappointment slightly took root in Joey's heart.
Joey pretended to widen his eyes in shock as he snapped his fingers, "z" style, in front of Mai's face. "Don't go there girlfriend!" He blibbed, trying to mask his embarrassing feelings.
Mai just half smiled, half smirked derisively. "You wish," she snorted.
"Oooo, so lady-like!"
"Ya know, the way to win a lady over is not by poking fun."
Joey just did a sweeping bow, causing a book to topple over. Just his luck.
"You have NO common sense." The blondy stated with a smirk.
Joey's now high-pitched voice declared indignantly, "Why, I NEVER!" Switching back to his normal vocal chord, the NY boy continued, "I do TO have common sense!" A sly, impish look crossed over his face. "I just choose not to use it."
He earned a swat in the side with Mai's purple (((of course))) school bag.
"Ha. Ha, Joey, trust me, I wouldn't put it past you." With a glance at her watch, Mai turned on her heel with a "Got to go!" and, throwing a coat over her shoulder haughtily... ran straight into Nick, scattering books all over the place.
"Sooooooooooooooooooo lady like!!" Joey called after her.
"He he.oops" was the response as Mai turned the corner.
Joey watched until she was out of sight, a grin now dominating his entire face. He really enjoyed battering wills with her more than anything he could remember. In fact, he enjoyed just standing next to her, just being in her presence. But that was it. Just talking.and...and standing.
But no matter how much he denied it, Joey felt something warm inside him whenever he thought of Mai Valentine, a feeling that he'd never felt with anyone else before. An unwanted feeling of..something.
It was scary, this unknown emotion, but nice.
And maybe, just maybe, he should pursue it.
Joey is learning to accept this unknown feeling of, dare I say it? Love!
Ah.if only Mai would, too.
'But that's not the way things work,' Joey reminds himself. 'I'll just have to WIN her over!'
Joey snorted, earning himself some stares, but he didn't notice.
If that was the case, he was out of luck. So maybe charm was the answer..
Oh no! Joey's in trouble! Will he ever be able to date Mai??
NO!
Ok, just kidding! BWAHAHAHAHA!
When did this turn into A/N? she wonders...
It's like 1:00 in the morning or something, and my parents and cousin think I'm asleep,
but I am hiding out on the bathroom floor.
Disgusting.
I am SO gonna pay for this tomorrow (by the way it's 12/2/02 and my b-day is coming up on January first, yay!) - I am like so gonna snooze through my whole presentation! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Ok, that's it, I'm sleeping.
*Snore*
Mumble..mumble...R&..R...or suffer my...mumble, mumble..wrath...! H..aha..h-
*Snore*
Ok, I want to thank my wonderful reviewers.
And one not so wonderful one who didn't get the joke. That is OK, though, I will explain it!
Ok,
Anonymous: YOU didn't see that scene! Also, I know who you are, and I am asking you to sign in PLEASE. Also, aha about that whole Yami thing. Lol!
Sungirl: Thank you! Hehe.I didn't continue too fast did I?
Anonymous: Ok, Mai said that she had a leash because, well.you know how dogs (and puppies especially) never obey and do everything wrong and dangerous? Like, my dog ALWAYS runs out in front of a car and stuff and it is so SCARY! Well, a leash is a symbol for control. Like, Joey needs a bit more self control, or so some people think (he was driving without a license, lol), and since he is constantly being compared to dogs (which are actually intelligent creatures, in my opinion, but that's not the point), it only seemed fitting to connect it with a leash. I hope that made sense..
Rock_n_roll: Hehe.thanks...And also..um..yea..YAY! YOU LIKE JOEY AND Y. BAKURA, TOO!!!!! Well, I think. you DID call Joey stupid and Y. Bakura a jerk (not that I don't agree, as on the show Joey isn't portrayed as such a smart kid, and Y.Bakura..I like his.um.er.uh. 'jerkiness') but still, I think like almost all the main characters are hot..hehe.
Yugilover13: YAY! YAMI IS HOT! H-O-T!!!!! Yugi is cute, too. But Yami is SIZZLING!
Minoizuri: Thank you! I appreciate it!!!! Mai and Joey is a great couple, aren't they?
Anzu Mazaki: *blushes* really? YOU ARE SO WONDERFUL!!! YAY YOU! YAY! YAY! YAY! (I am now sugar high, beware of candy) YAY! *falls off chair in joy* Layla (my Yami): Riiiiiiiiiiiight...
Ok, so! Here is this incredibly short chapter!
But first! *Audience groans* SAYING OF THE DAY!
Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines. HAHAHAHA! THAT IS SO EVIL! EVIL! But if you think about it, it has an underlying sad message to it..
NOW! On with the story. I wrote it at. well, you'll find out.
Chapter Four: Blossoms of love
Joey watched Mai from across the classroom. She was wearing the usual dorky school uniform, but for some reason it actually looked good on her. Everything did. Her hair was let loose, her silky blond curls cascaded down her shoulders and back, framing her face.
She was twirling a blue feather sprouting from the tip of her pen around her finger as the teacher drawled on and on about...something...
Joey didn't even bother to pay attention to Mr. Folta's robotic words, his mind was too centered on that pretty girl by the window.
PRETTY?!?!?!?! What was he THINKING!?!?!?! Mai was ANYTHING but pretty. She was 'fast', hotheaded, spunky...quick witted..hot...funny...
NO! Joey shook away those dangerous thoughts. Mai obviously had no interest in him whatsoever except for the fact that he still had to pay for the food he'd eaten at her condo the other day.
"That suspiciously purple condo..." Joey mockingly thought with a smile. Mai must have felt his eyes on her, for she looked over at him with delicately raised eyebrows. Joey instantly felt a blush rise to his cheeks, but he fought it back down. He quickly mock-flirted by winking, and half smiled to add to the effect. Mai took the bait and rolled her eyes heavenwards as if to say, "Boys" (((A/N: I agree!!! *Readers throw apples* Fine. Brothers!))) and turned back to face the teacher.
'Great, so I wonder what would happen if I REALLY tried to flirt with her...' he grimaced at the thought. Any guy who tempted such a valiant yet stupid action had Joey's sincere pity.
The bell rang suddenly, and Joey was instantly snapped back to reality. He couldn't be gawking over Mai! He had work to do! Like finishing week old assignments and- Joey tried his hardest to not finish that train of thought but he just wasn't quick enough- ..Prepare for the funeral.
Tears instantly sprung to his eyes as memories flooded him, but he furiously wiped them away. Wheelers don't cry, he reminded himself angrily. And with that he determinedly got up and thrust all thoughts of his father to the furthest corners of his mind.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~*__*~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mai absentmindedly strode by the many groups of teenage jocks, geeks, and cheerleaders crowded in the school hall. She walked smoothly and quickly despite the two inched high heels hanging of her feet.
A movement to her left caught Mai's eye. Standing in front of Joey's locker, rummaging through a crocodile purse, was a blue haired freshman. The girl pulled out a small white letter, along with a yellow rose, and before looking cautiously around, stuck it quickly in Wheeler's locker. With that, the mouse-like girl nervously slammed the door shut before disappearing into the mob of people.
'Strange,' Mai thought. 'What was that girl doing there and who is she?'
Just out of 'innocent' curiosity, Mai weaved her way to Wheeler's locker and slyly opened it, the metal door clanging. Luckily for her, the sound was drowned out amidst the swarming voices of the many people crowding the hall, as she was violating a major school rule: "Thou shallot not open thy peers' lockers." But that didn't matter unless she was caught. Mai quickly stuck her head inside but pulled it back out again in disgust. It smelled like gym socks in there! Gross.
She peered back in with a plugged nose and slowly pulled out a white letter and rose. "Hey, Mia!" Ha' yak din'?" An unmistakably Brooklyn accent greeted her, and Mai vehemently swore in her thoughts. Out of all the people! It just HAD to be the one person she was snooping through's personal items!
Joey was leaning on someone else's door with one shoulder, his leg lazily propped on a lower locker. He was grinning from ear to ear as he watched a warm blush seep onto Mai's face. "Caught in the act." Mai just stared back without emotion, though she was turning slightly pink. Inside, her heart was beating nervously.
Or was that really the cause?
She slowly closed the door with a clang and tried to hide the letter and rose behind her back before Joey saw them.
Joey, however, was reveling in the fact that he had actually embarrassed the ever-cool Mai, and therefore didn't even spare a though as to WHY she had been snooping around his personal items, only that it must mean that she had actually NOTICED him. Joey's smile, if possible, grew even wider, now taking up the whole of his face.
But then the questions started forming in his head, and so he started to ask, but was rudely cut off.
"Just seeing if the rumors were true," Mai drawled carelessly. "And apparently they are, your locker DOES smell like something died in there." Typical. Not like she'd just hang around to talk or anything. Unexpected and unwanted disappointment slightly took root in Joey's heart.
Joey pretended to widen his eyes in shock as he snapped his fingers, "z" style, in front of Mai's face. "Don't go there girlfriend!" He blibbed, trying to mask his embarrassing feelings.
Mai just half smiled, half smirked derisively. "You wish," she snorted.
"Oooo, so lady-like!"
"Ya know, the way to win a lady over is not by poking fun."
Joey just did a sweeping bow, causing a book to topple over. Just his luck.
"You have NO common sense." The blondy stated with a smirk.
Joey's now high-pitched voice declared indignantly, "Why, I NEVER!" Switching back to his normal vocal chord, the NY boy continued, "I do TO have common sense!" A sly, impish look crossed over his face. "I just choose not to use it."
He earned a swat in the side with Mai's purple (((of course))) school bag.
"Ha. Ha, Joey, trust me, I wouldn't put it past you." With a glance at her watch, Mai turned on her heel with a "Got to go!" and, throwing a coat over her shoulder haughtily... ran straight into Nick, scattering books all over the place.
"Sooooooooooooooooooo lady like!!" Joey called after her.
"He he.oops" was the response as Mai turned the corner.
Joey watched until she was out of sight, a grin now dominating his entire face. He really enjoyed battering wills with her more than anything he could remember. In fact, he enjoyed just standing next to her, just being in her presence. But that was it. Just talking.and...and standing.
But no matter how much he denied it, Joey felt something warm inside him whenever he thought of Mai Valentine, a feeling that he'd never felt with anyone else before. An unwanted feeling of..something.
It was scary, this unknown emotion, but nice.
And maybe, just maybe, he should pursue it.
Joey is learning to accept this unknown feeling of, dare I say it? Love!
Ah.if only Mai would, too.
'But that's not the way things work,' Joey reminds himself. 'I'll just have to WIN her over!'
Joey snorted, earning himself some stares, but he didn't notice.
If that was the case, he was out of luck. So maybe charm was the answer..
Oh no! Joey's in trouble! Will he ever be able to date Mai??
NO!
Ok, just kidding! BWAHAHAHAHA!
When did this turn into A/N? she wonders...
It's like 1:00 in the morning or something, and my parents and cousin think I'm asleep,
but I am hiding out on the bathroom floor.
Disgusting.
I am SO gonna pay for this tomorrow (by the way it's 12/2/02 and my b-day is coming up on January first, yay!) - I am like so gonna snooze through my whole presentation! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Ok, that's it, I'm sleeping.
*Snore*
Mumble..mumble...R&..R...or suffer my...mumble, mumble..wrath...! H..aha..h-
*Snore*