Disclaimer-Yu-Gi-Oh is not mine. It does not belong to me.
I couldn't even remember the last time I had seen my best friend Serenity. When her parents had gotten divorced when she was a child and she and her brother had gotten seperated from each other, my having to leave Japan to join my family in the states had been devastating for her. Thankfully our friendship had stayed intact all this time, and now I was finally going to visit her once again.
It had to have been ten years since we last saw each other, my reheaded best friend and her cute older brother. They were only a few years apart in age and were as close as she and I were before we were all seperated. The two of them seperately had suffered many hardships in the time I hadn't seen them. Serenity's eyesight, which was never all that great to begin with, began to really fail her in her teens and she eventually needed surgery to restore her sight. Her brother Joey, to escape his domineering father, had joined a street gang for a short time. Fortunely, things began to start looking up for both of them. Joey befriended two schoolmates who saved him from his destuctive lifestyle. One was Tristen, a boy he had known from school, the other a boy named Yugi who showed how real frienship could be.Through Joey's frienship with the two of them, he became involved with a game called Duel Monsters, a card game of great skill that Serenity and I too found pleasure in as well. With the help of this new pasttime, Joey was able to win the prize money from a major card tournament to pay for the operation to save my best friend's sight. From what I remembered of him, Joey had always been the nicest guy, a little absentminded sometimes, but this only made me admire him more. It has only been a year since the operation, and the main reason Serenity and I decided to reunite was because during the whole ordeal of her operation, she had connected with Joey's best friend Tristen and Joey had invited me to come stay with them the weekend of their wedding. I hope you won't feel awkward seeing all of us after such a long time, Serenity had wrote to me, but I can think of no one but my best friend that I would want to be there for Tristen and I on our wedding day!
I had not hesitated to accept, and was nervously awaiting the plane's landing to finally reunite with all of them. I looked at the picture of the three of us from when we were children and tried to imagine what they looked like now. We had exchanged many pictures over the years, but I knew pictures never really held up to the real thing. All I knew was that Serenity had long red hair, Joey had longish blond hair (it had always been that way) and her fiancee Tristen was very tall with dark hair.
I sighed as the plane landed and all the passengers were efficently deboarded. I tried not to be nervous as I made my way through the airport terminal, finally finding my way into the airport itself. I smiled as I saw a small group of young people stand up as they saw me.
"Serenity?" I asked.
The tall redheaded girl in the group smiled brightly and rushed over to embrace me.
"Serene! It has been too long since we've seen each other! I am so happy to see you again!" she told me.
I returned her embrace. "I feel the same way. You look fantastic, this guy Tristen must really agree with you. These must be all your friends you told me about." I told her.
"Yes. This is Yugi and his girlfriend Tea, this is my fiancee Tristen, and of course you remember my brother Joey." she told me.
I looked up at the tall blonde before me and my eyes widened at the sight of him. This was my best friend's brother that she and I had grown up with, the awkward little boy that I had always thought was very cute. The young man that stood before me barely resembled the young boy I remembered. This Joey...he was tall, thin and boyishly handsome.
"Hi Serene. I know it's been a long time, but I'd recognize you anywhere. I'm glad you were able to come to Japan on such short notice." he said.
"I am too. It is such a thrill to finally see the two of you after all this time and your friends too." I told him.
Serenity smiled and grabbed my hands. "Come on. Let's go get your lugguge. We have so much catching up to do." she said.
As she and I walked ahead of the group, Yugi squeezed Tea's hand affectionately, the two of them sharing a sweet smile between them before looking over at Tristen and Joey.
"Hey you guys, what do you think of Serenity's friend Serene?" Yugi asked.
"Anything that makes Serenity happy makes me happy too. I knew when she asked me to send her best friend an invitation to our wedding that I would never refuse her." Tristen said.
"What about you, Joey?" he asked.
"I haven't seen Serene since we were children. She has really changed since then." he said.
"She is much prettier than Serenity described her. Don't you think so, Joey?" Tea asked.
Joey blushed furiously. "I hadn't noticed." he said.
Tristen laughed. He knew better. He had seen his best friend's reaction when he had seen her, and so had the others. Normally whenever Joey was around an attractive girl, he would do something stupid to embarrass himself in front of her and he had looked as though he had restrained himself from doing so when he had seen her. He had been friendly enough, considering the past the friends had all shared. They noticed him smile as he watched his sister and Serene share a private conversation, giggling amongst themselves like schoolgirls.
"The wedding is this Sunday. We're all staying at my parent's beach house for the weekend beforehand. We're going to have dinner on the beach tonight. Tristen and I would really like it if you would join us if you're not too tired from your flight." Serenity said.
"You know I could never refuse a dinner invitation on the beach with my best friend, Serenity. I would be glad to come." I told her.
"Maybe I can hook you up with my brother while you're here. He's gotten really cute, hasn't he?" she asked.
It was my turn to blush. "You're as mean as always, Serenity. You know I've always thought Joey was cute, but wow, I never expected him to look like he does now!" I told her.
"Tell me about it. I almost didn't recognize him myself after the operation. What do you think of Tristen? Isn't he handsome? He was so helpful and supportive of me while I was in the hospital. I think that's what made me fall in lovc with him." Serenity said.
I looked over at Tristen, who appeared to be teasing Joey unmercilessly, making all their friends laugh.
"He seems very nice. Just being able to be here again with you and your friends is good enough for me." I told her.
What I said was true. I was very excited about spending the weekend with my best friend and maybe getting reacquainted with her handsome older brother and their friends.
I couldn't even remember the last time I had seen my best friend Serenity. When her parents had gotten divorced when she was a child and she and her brother had gotten seperated from each other, my having to leave Japan to join my family in the states had been devastating for her. Thankfully our friendship had stayed intact all this time, and now I was finally going to visit her once again.
It had to have been ten years since we last saw each other, my reheaded best friend and her cute older brother. They were only a few years apart in age and were as close as she and I were before we were all seperated. The two of them seperately had suffered many hardships in the time I hadn't seen them. Serenity's eyesight, which was never all that great to begin with, began to really fail her in her teens and she eventually needed surgery to restore her sight. Her brother Joey, to escape his domineering father, had joined a street gang for a short time. Fortunely, things began to start looking up for both of them. Joey befriended two schoolmates who saved him from his destuctive lifestyle. One was Tristen, a boy he had known from school, the other a boy named Yugi who showed how real frienship could be.Through Joey's frienship with the two of them, he became involved with a game called Duel Monsters, a card game of great skill that Serenity and I too found pleasure in as well. With the help of this new pasttime, Joey was able to win the prize money from a major card tournament to pay for the operation to save my best friend's sight. From what I remembered of him, Joey had always been the nicest guy, a little absentminded sometimes, but this only made me admire him more. It has only been a year since the operation, and the main reason Serenity and I decided to reunite was because during the whole ordeal of her operation, she had connected with Joey's best friend Tristen and Joey had invited me to come stay with them the weekend of their wedding. I hope you won't feel awkward seeing all of us after such a long time, Serenity had wrote to me, but I can think of no one but my best friend that I would want to be there for Tristen and I on our wedding day!
I had not hesitated to accept, and was nervously awaiting the plane's landing to finally reunite with all of them. I looked at the picture of the three of us from when we were children and tried to imagine what they looked like now. We had exchanged many pictures over the years, but I knew pictures never really held up to the real thing. All I knew was that Serenity had long red hair, Joey had longish blond hair (it had always been that way) and her fiancee Tristen was very tall with dark hair.
I sighed as the plane landed and all the passengers were efficently deboarded. I tried not to be nervous as I made my way through the airport terminal, finally finding my way into the airport itself. I smiled as I saw a small group of young people stand up as they saw me.
"Serenity?" I asked.
The tall redheaded girl in the group smiled brightly and rushed over to embrace me.
"Serene! It has been too long since we've seen each other! I am so happy to see you again!" she told me.
I returned her embrace. "I feel the same way. You look fantastic, this guy Tristen must really agree with you. These must be all your friends you told me about." I told her.
"Yes. This is Yugi and his girlfriend Tea, this is my fiancee Tristen, and of course you remember my brother Joey." she told me.
I looked up at the tall blonde before me and my eyes widened at the sight of him. This was my best friend's brother that she and I had grown up with, the awkward little boy that I had always thought was very cute. The young man that stood before me barely resembled the young boy I remembered. This Joey...he was tall, thin and boyishly handsome.
"Hi Serene. I know it's been a long time, but I'd recognize you anywhere. I'm glad you were able to come to Japan on such short notice." he said.
"I am too. It is such a thrill to finally see the two of you after all this time and your friends too." I told him.
Serenity smiled and grabbed my hands. "Come on. Let's go get your lugguge. We have so much catching up to do." she said.
As she and I walked ahead of the group, Yugi squeezed Tea's hand affectionately, the two of them sharing a sweet smile between them before looking over at Tristen and Joey.
"Hey you guys, what do you think of Serenity's friend Serene?" Yugi asked.
"Anything that makes Serenity happy makes me happy too. I knew when she asked me to send her best friend an invitation to our wedding that I would never refuse her." Tristen said.
"What about you, Joey?" he asked.
"I haven't seen Serene since we were children. She has really changed since then." he said.
"She is much prettier than Serenity described her. Don't you think so, Joey?" Tea asked.
Joey blushed furiously. "I hadn't noticed." he said.
Tristen laughed. He knew better. He had seen his best friend's reaction when he had seen her, and so had the others. Normally whenever Joey was around an attractive girl, he would do something stupid to embarrass himself in front of her and he had looked as though he had restrained himself from doing so when he had seen her. He had been friendly enough, considering the past the friends had all shared. They noticed him smile as he watched his sister and Serene share a private conversation, giggling amongst themselves like schoolgirls.
"The wedding is this Sunday. We're all staying at my parent's beach house for the weekend beforehand. We're going to have dinner on the beach tonight. Tristen and I would really like it if you would join us if you're not too tired from your flight." Serenity said.
"You know I could never refuse a dinner invitation on the beach with my best friend, Serenity. I would be glad to come." I told her.
"Maybe I can hook you up with my brother while you're here. He's gotten really cute, hasn't he?" she asked.
It was my turn to blush. "You're as mean as always, Serenity. You know I've always thought Joey was cute, but wow, I never expected him to look like he does now!" I told her.
"Tell me about it. I almost didn't recognize him myself after the operation. What do you think of Tristen? Isn't he handsome? He was so helpful and supportive of me while I was in the hospital. I think that's what made me fall in lovc with him." Serenity said.
I looked over at Tristen, who appeared to be teasing Joey unmercilessly, making all their friends laugh.
"He seems very nice. Just being able to be here again with you and your friends is good enough for me." I told her.
What I said was true. I was very excited about spending the weekend with my best friend and maybe getting reacquainted with her handsome older brother and their friends.