By OtakuChild
DISCLAIMER: I sold Yu-Gi-Oh! Last week to Intel.
Malik: And if you believe her, here's something else you should know about her: she invented the wheel!
*sigh*...Here it is! The long-awaited Joey/Mai fic! No, I did not forget! It's very hard to keep up two stories at a time with crappy corrupted windows, so I set this on the back burner. But it is here at last! WHEEE!!!
I also don't own the song, "Patience," which is owned by whoever makes up Guns 'N Roses now.
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The frogs are croaking loudly*
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of people who don't like frogs.
Patience
"Karaoke?
Joey, are you feeling alright?"
Mai Valentine
had a perplexed look on her face as she talked to her boyfriend on the
phone.
"I'm
feelin' fine. C'mon, Mai, it'll be fun!" Joey replied in his bronx accent.
"I don't
know..." Mai had never been an overly huge fan of karaoke, mainly because,
for some odd reason, people who couldn't carry a tune in a bucket were
drawn to it like a manget.
"Mai!
You hafta come! Besides...it's our anniversary."
Anniversary!
Mai had completely forgotten! She'd gotten Joey his gift awhile back, and
was glad she thought ahead.
She grinned.
"You have something up your sleeve?"
"I'm
not
telling! You just have to trust me on this, love."
Now she
knew he had something up his sleeve, though she didn't let him know that.
Joey's heart was in the right place, she knew, but he just wasn't good
at hiding things.
"Okay,
I'll go. What time?"
"Seven-thirty.
I'll pick you up," said Joey.
They
exchanged goodbyes and I-love-yous and hung up.
!.!.!.!
Mai and
Joey walked into the club at around eight in the evening. They spotted
Tea, Yugi, Ryou, and Malik at a nearby table.
"Oy!
Jono!(1)" Malik yelled over the noise. "Over here!" He waved his hand.
"Hey!"
Mai yelled back. They joined the other four.
"Hey,
isn't today your anniversary?" Tea asked.
"Yup!"
Joey said proudly. "One whole year already."
"A year?
Wow," said Malik, who was sipping something that suspiciously looked alcoholic.
Mai absently wondered how he managed to buy a drink without showing some
form ID, seeing as Malik was under the legal drinking age. She came to
the conclusion that either Bakura or Marik bought the drink for him, though
when she looked around, she couldn't find any sign of the yamis. She put
the thought to rest, and joined the current conversation.
"Time
sure flies when you love someone," she said.
"It does,"
said Yugi. A slow song began to play. "Come on, Tea."
Yugi
pulled Tea up and the two went to the dance floor.
Joey
and Mai stood up. "You coming?" he asked.
"No thanks,"
Ryou started, "We'll just be sitting-"
"Actually,"
Malik interrupted, "We will be joining you, you see, we're trying to break
Ryou of some of his shyness." He grinned at Ryou, and winked. Ryou
blushed a deep red. Malik grabbed his hand and off they went.
They
danced quietly through the song, and the six met up with each other to
dance to the fast songs. Joey quietly tried to slip away, but was caught
by Mai, because poor Joey wasn't too graceful at times, especially when
he was nervous.
"Where
are you going?" she asked.
"Surprise.
You'll see." He gave her a kiss and headed off.
The remaining
five continued to talk and dance, until the music stopped, and a girl with
a mic took the stage at the front of the dance floor.
"Hey
ladies and gentlemen," she said. "How is everyone doing?"
Several
loud screams told the girl that everyone was happy.
"Good!"
she said. "Let's give a warm thanks to DJ Raven for the music!"
Applause
and cheering followed. A guy with black hair, surrounded by speakers and
electronic equipment waved at the crowd. He was sporting a pair of headphones.
"And
now," she announced, "As most of you regulars know, it's time for our weekly
Saturday night Karaoke. Our first number is a guy named Joey, and he'll
be singing a special song to his girlfriend tonight!" More cheering.
"So,
without further ado, here is Joey Katsuya. Hit it Raven!" she yelled.
And Joey
took the stage, mic in hand. The opening chords of the song blared through
the speakers.
Malik
jerked his head up, immediatley recognizing the song "Patience," by a band
called Guns 'N Roses. A smile found its way to his face. "Go Joey!" he
yelled.
Joey
scanned the crowd, found Mai, looked her straight in the eye, and started
to sing.
Shed
a tear 'cause I'm missin' you
I'm
still alright to smile
Girl
I think about you ev'ry day now
Mai's jaw dropped. Gods, her boyfriend could sing! He had a bit of a scratchy voice(2), which had a sweet tone to it. It suited him well. He closed his eyes, moved with the music, and continued to sing.
Was
a time when I wasn't sure
But
you set my mind at ease
There
is no doubt
You're
in my heart now
Said
woman, take it slow
It'll
work itself out fine
All
we need is just a little patience
Said
sugar, make it slow and
We
come together fine
All
we need is just a little patience
Patience
Everyone was slow dancing and having fun. Yugi looked at Joey. "Typical Joey," he said, smiling. Joey loved his music, and he lisened to it in all of his spare time, when he wasn't at school, or dueling, or hanging out with Mai. Mai smiled at Joey. He was so sweet! She had no idea he could get this romantic.
I sit
here on the stairs
'Cause
I'd rather be alone
If
I can't have you right now I'll wait, dear
Sometimes
I get so tense
But
I can't speed up the time
But
you know, love there's
One
more thing to consider
Said
woman, take it slow
And
things will be just fine
You
and I'll just use a little patience
Said
sugar, take the time
'Cause
the lights are shining bright
You
and I've got what it takes to make it
We
won't fake it
Aah,
never break it
'Cause
I can't take it
...little
patience, mm yeah, mm yeah,
Need
a little patience, yeah,
Just
a little patience, yeah,
Some
more patience..
I've
been walkin' the streets tonight
Just
trying to get it right
Tt's
hard to see when so many around
You
know I don't like being stuck in a crowd
And
the streets don't change, but baby the names
I
ain't got time for this game
'Cause
I need you,
Yeah
but I need you,
Oh
I need you,
Whoa
I need you,
Ooh
this time
Mai
had tears in her eyes. Joey took a bow as the crowd cheered and applauded
and he walked off the stage. Mai ran through the crowd to find Joey,
and Joey was doing the same. They met outside of the dance floor, and threw
their arms around each other. Mai could feel Joey shaking. She looked up
at him. He was blushing, and had an almost scared look in his eyes. She
realized that it must have taken a lot for him to go up there and sing
like that. He tried to string a sentence together, in vain.
"Mai...I...uh...well..."
She kissed
him before he had a chance to snap or do something rash.
"You're
so sweet, Joey, you're the best boyfriend in the whole world."
"You
mean that?" Joey's eyes now had look of relief, because she'd liked his
little song.
"Yeah,
I do. I love you."
Joey
smiled. "I love you too Mai. Happy Anniversary."
!.!.!.!.!.!.!
Everyone
had said their goodbyes and gone home. Mai found herself in Joey's small
apartment, one that he shared with Malik. Knowing what today was, Malik
hand gone to Ryou's instead, and left the two of them alone. She liked
it here, it was simple and warm, not overly lavish and boastful the way
her house was. Parents can be annoying sometimes, especially when they
happen to be very rich parents who feel the need to brag about their wealth.
It was a trait in them that Mai didn't care for.
She sad
down on the bed.
Silence.
"Joey,
I didn't know you could sing."
"Well...I...um...yeah,
I sing...sometimes." He looked at Mai.
"Here,"
said Mai, taking a wrapped box from her purse. "It's your anniversary gift."
"Oh!
Thanks!" Joey grinned. He carefully peeled back the gold paper. Inside
the box was a watch. It was gold, and had the date in small numbers and
letters at the bottom of the small clock. Mai made sure the watch was of
the highest quality, and that it could take all the banging around and
daily wear and tear the Joey would give it, as he did to everything else
he owned.
Joey's
eyes lit up. "Oh, wow! I always wanted a watch like this! Thanks Mai!"
And he gave her another hug. She kissed him back.
"Happy
Anniversary," she said.
And he
held her in his arms, the two of them just enjoying each other's company.
_______________
Wheee! Fluffiness!!!
I hope everyone liked it. I just had to stick Malik/Ryou in there. They
make such a kawaii couple! Everybody knows the drill! Read and review!
Footnotes:
(1)I refer to Joey's japanese
name, and I used his last name, because dubbers are STUPID I TELL YOU!!!
I figured Malik, being the flamboyant lovable Egyptian that he is, would
march to the beat of his own drum and call Joey something different.
(2)For those who know the
song, his voice isn't nearly as scratchy and...um...screechy as Axl Rose.
I stuck Malik and Joey in
an apartment because I wanted to keep his abusive alcoholic dad out of
the storyline. ^_^
Ja ne!
-OtakuChild