Disclaimer-Yu-Gi-Oh is not mine. It does not belong to me
Once we arrived at the beach house, I desposited my things in the small room that was to be mine during my stay and decided to take a short nap to rid myself of my jet lag. Walking into the kitchen after waking from my much needed rest, it seemed as though I walked in just in time to interrupt a shared private moment between Serenity and Tristen. Seeing them in a warm embrace, sharing a tender kiss between them, made me smile. they looked so incredibly adorable together, and she was postively glowing from just being close to him. Finally realizing I was int he room, they parted from each other, laughing nervously.
"Oh hi Serene! Sorry about that; I hope we didn't embarrass you." she apolgized.
I smiled. "No, not at all. I thought the two of you looked cute together. Did I miss anything while I was asleep?" I asked.
"Well, let's see. Yugi and Tea have spent most of the day playing Duel Monsters, alternating between them and Joey, and I was playing too until just now when Tristen got back from the store witht he wine." Serenity said.
"We don't usually drink wine, but they allow it on the beach as long as you clean up after yourself and this was a special occasion." Tristen said.
I smiled and decided to give the couple some alone time as I walked into the living room to join the others. It seemed as though they had moved the card game close to the fireplace where it was nice and warm, yet not close enough to harm the cards themselves. Joey was stretched out against the wall with his shoes off, dressed simply in ablack button down short sleeve shirt and black jeans. The dark clothes really made his fair hair stand out, and he was looking over his cards intently for the best play. Yugi, who was obviously used to waiting for him to make his move, was leaning back comfortably into Tea's embrace. They were so cute together, the taller girl with the considerably shorter boy. Serenity told me that she had seen Yugi transform before into an older boy, the spirit of the gold puzzle that hung from his neck. She said that the two boys were very different, yet his older form wasn't much taller than he himself was. It didn't seem to bother Tea though; they looked postively radiant together.
"Who's winning?" I asked, coming to sit down between them.
"Well, right now it's a draw because Joey has taken such a long time to make his move. Come on Joey, it's almost time for dinner." Yugi said.
"Pushy, pushy, okay here goes. I play...a monster face down in defense mode." Joey said.
"Okay then. I play the Dunames Dark Witch in attack mose to attack your hidden card." Yugi said.
Joey smiled. "How about that, Yugi? I actually beat you! I take your last remaining lifepoints with the Ruby Eyes Centipede." Joey said.
Yugi threw down his cards, grinning wildly. "That was a great play! You get better at this every time we duel. Congratulations." Yugi said.
"Nah. It was because Serene was sitting here that I won." Joey said.
"Me? Why do you say that?" I asked.
"Because whenever I need the confidence to win at Duel Monsters, I think about Serenity and you're her best friend, so that was only natural." Joey said.
"You are such a good brother, Joey." Serenity said, she and Tristen walking in to join us.
"Yeah, he's full of it alright. Is everybody ready to go to dinner?" Tristen asked.
We were all ready for dinner and left for the little seafood shoppe on the beach where we were picking up our meal. We had brought our own wine, a few blankets and some tiki torches to keep the bugs away. Joey had grabbed soem towels and his denim jacket and shoes that completed his outfit.
We had a hard time choosing what to have, so Joey suggested that the three of us order the seafood sampler and we could share it between us. Each sampler was large enough for two to share, so Yugi and Tea shared one, Serenity and Tristen tyhe other, and he made sure I was okay with sharing the last one with him.
"I don't have a proble with that. You and I used to be good friends too, Joey. If you're not awkward, I'm not. I just hope you get your share. I'm a big eater." I told him.
He smiled. "I remember; I am too. I'll be fair if you will." he said.
"Don't trust this guy. He didn't even think I was good enough for his sister." Tristen teased.
"Joey! Is that really true?" I asked as I heard Serenity and Tristen laugh.
"I only hesitated to introduce them because I thought he wouldn't be serious in dating her. He has quite the reputation." Joey teased back.
"That is such a crock! I pratically saved myself for Serenity. He's just jealous because no girl will look cross eyed at him." Tristen said.
"I find that hard to believe as handsome as Joey is." I said.
Joey smiled, putting his arm around my shoulders. "Now this is my kind of girl! She knows perfection when she sees it." Joey bragged.
"Oh Joey, you're so disillusional, but I love you anyway." Serenity said.
"Thanks...hey!" Joey said.
Everyone had a good laugh at Joey's expense while we waited for our food to come, but it was all in good fun. For the moment that Joey had been so close to me, I felt the same way I had the first time we had shared our first childhood kiss.
We had both been around six years old and were sitting under their parents' tree in the backyard just admiring the flowers. Serenity had gone inside to get us more to drink, and I looked over at Joey, sure he was going to tease me for sitting in the grass staring at flowers. What he did instead was pick a very pretty one nearby and hand it to me.
"Oh thank you, Joey. That is so nice." I told him.
Then just as unexpectantly, he leaned in towards me and gave me a quick kiss on the lips. We were only children, but even then I felt a jolt just from the contact.
"What was that for?" I asked, blushing.
He was blushing too. "I just wanted to see what all the fuss was about." he told me.
We never spoke of it again after that, but I had never forgotten that kiss or my two best friends.
Once we arrived at the beach house, I desposited my things in the small room that was to be mine during my stay and decided to take a short nap to rid myself of my jet lag. Walking into the kitchen after waking from my much needed rest, it seemed as though I walked in just in time to interrupt a shared private moment between Serenity and Tristen. Seeing them in a warm embrace, sharing a tender kiss between them, made me smile. they looked so incredibly adorable together, and she was postively glowing from just being close to him. Finally realizing I was int he room, they parted from each other, laughing nervously.
"Oh hi Serene! Sorry about that; I hope we didn't embarrass you." she apolgized.
I smiled. "No, not at all. I thought the two of you looked cute together. Did I miss anything while I was asleep?" I asked.
"Well, let's see. Yugi and Tea have spent most of the day playing Duel Monsters, alternating between them and Joey, and I was playing too until just now when Tristen got back from the store witht he wine." Serenity said.
"We don't usually drink wine, but they allow it on the beach as long as you clean up after yourself and this was a special occasion." Tristen said.
I smiled and decided to give the couple some alone time as I walked into the living room to join the others. It seemed as though they had moved the card game close to the fireplace where it was nice and warm, yet not close enough to harm the cards themselves. Joey was stretched out against the wall with his shoes off, dressed simply in ablack button down short sleeve shirt and black jeans. The dark clothes really made his fair hair stand out, and he was looking over his cards intently for the best play. Yugi, who was obviously used to waiting for him to make his move, was leaning back comfortably into Tea's embrace. They were so cute together, the taller girl with the considerably shorter boy. Serenity told me that she had seen Yugi transform before into an older boy, the spirit of the gold puzzle that hung from his neck. She said that the two boys were very different, yet his older form wasn't much taller than he himself was. It didn't seem to bother Tea though; they looked postively radiant together.
"Who's winning?" I asked, coming to sit down between them.
"Well, right now it's a draw because Joey has taken such a long time to make his move. Come on Joey, it's almost time for dinner." Yugi said.
"Pushy, pushy, okay here goes. I play...a monster face down in defense mode." Joey said.
"Okay then. I play the Dunames Dark Witch in attack mose to attack your hidden card." Yugi said.
Joey smiled. "How about that, Yugi? I actually beat you! I take your last remaining lifepoints with the Ruby Eyes Centipede." Joey said.
Yugi threw down his cards, grinning wildly. "That was a great play! You get better at this every time we duel. Congratulations." Yugi said.
"Nah. It was because Serene was sitting here that I won." Joey said.
"Me? Why do you say that?" I asked.
"Because whenever I need the confidence to win at Duel Monsters, I think about Serenity and you're her best friend, so that was only natural." Joey said.
"You are such a good brother, Joey." Serenity said, she and Tristen walking in to join us.
"Yeah, he's full of it alright. Is everybody ready to go to dinner?" Tristen asked.
We were all ready for dinner and left for the little seafood shoppe on the beach where we were picking up our meal. We had brought our own wine, a few blankets and some tiki torches to keep the bugs away. Joey had grabbed soem towels and his denim jacket and shoes that completed his outfit.
We had a hard time choosing what to have, so Joey suggested that the three of us order the seafood sampler and we could share it between us. Each sampler was large enough for two to share, so Yugi and Tea shared one, Serenity and Tristen tyhe other, and he made sure I was okay with sharing the last one with him.
"I don't have a proble with that. You and I used to be good friends too, Joey. If you're not awkward, I'm not. I just hope you get your share. I'm a big eater." I told him.
He smiled. "I remember; I am too. I'll be fair if you will." he said.
"Don't trust this guy. He didn't even think I was good enough for his sister." Tristen teased.
"Joey! Is that really true?" I asked as I heard Serenity and Tristen laugh.
"I only hesitated to introduce them because I thought he wouldn't be serious in dating her. He has quite the reputation." Joey teased back.
"That is such a crock! I pratically saved myself for Serenity. He's just jealous because no girl will look cross eyed at him." Tristen said.
"I find that hard to believe as handsome as Joey is." I said.
Joey smiled, putting his arm around my shoulders. "Now this is my kind of girl! She knows perfection when she sees it." Joey bragged.
"Oh Joey, you're so disillusional, but I love you anyway." Serenity said.
"Thanks...hey!" Joey said.
Everyone had a good laugh at Joey's expense while we waited for our food to come, but it was all in good fun. For the moment that Joey had been so close to me, I felt the same way I had the first time we had shared our first childhood kiss.
We had both been around six years old and were sitting under their parents' tree in the backyard just admiring the flowers. Serenity had gone inside to get us more to drink, and I looked over at Joey, sure he was going to tease me for sitting in the grass staring at flowers. What he did instead was pick a very pretty one nearby and hand it to me.
"Oh thank you, Joey. That is so nice." I told him.
Then just as unexpectantly, he leaned in towards me and gave me a quick kiss on the lips. We were only children, but even then I felt a jolt just from the contact.
"What was that for?" I asked, blushing.
He was blushing too. "I just wanted to see what all the fuss was about." he told me.
We never spoke of it again after that, but I had never forgotten that kiss or my two best friends.