* * *
The drive back was unusually quiet. I felt horrible because I knew that I had hurt Yami's feelings. Part of me wanted to say yes to Yami, and the other wanted to say no. Don't get me wrong, Yami is smart, handsome, and sweet, but he would never be Joey. Joey was unique, one of a kind. When he died, he had left this big hole in my heart that no one could fill or repair. Not even Yami or my friends.
"We're here," said Yami, interrupting my thoughts. We got out of the car and went up to the door. "Well, thank you for the great time," said Yami," I hope we can do that more often. . . as friends, I mean"
As he said that, I felt even worse. "Yeah," I said softly, lowering my eyes," Maybe."
When he suddenly leaned over to give me a good night kiss, I quickly turned my head so he only got my ear. He looked a bit taken back, as if he had been slapped in the face." I'm sorry, Mai . . . I guess you're not ready for that either. . ." he said in a controlled calm voice.
"Sorry. . ." I said quietly, not daring to look into his eyes.
"For what?" he sighed, running his fingers through his hair. The door swung open to our surprise. Tea was standing in the doorway in her bathrobe with her arms crossed defiantly over her chest. " You're 30 minutes late! Where we're you guys?"
"E'll-way alk-tay bout-ay his-tay ater-lay," I hissed in pig latin as we entered the threshold of the shop.
"Beg your pardon?" asked Tea.
I grasped her arm and tugged her to my room," We'll talk about this later!" I said through clenched teeth.
* * *
When we got to my room, I found Serenity sleeping peacefully on my bed, snoring the shop down.
"Get up!" said Tea, shaking her.
Serenity snorted, sat up, looked around, and blinked. "Unh?"
"Mai's going to tell us all about what happened, right, Mai?"
"No," I said, shoving Serenity over," Mai is going to bed because Mai is very exhausted. End of story! Good night!" I flopped onto the bed and dropped the pillow over my head.
"Maiiiiiii!" begged Serenity, who was now wide awake.
"I don't want to talk about it," I grumbled, my voice muffled.
"Come on! You promise you'd tell us!" prodded Tea." Was it really that bad? Tell us!"
"Yes, it was that bad, and no, I will not tell you. You'll over react."
"MAI!"
"Okay . . . fine!" I told them all about what happened.
"Yami forked you?" shrieked Serenity.
"You spit on his shirt?" cried out Tea.
"You said he had nice abs?" giggled Serenity.
"You ate pig intestines?" gasped Tea.
"See?" I grumbled. " I knew you guys would over react."
"Sorry," said Serenity. "Then what happened? What did he need to say to you?"
"Hegurmeheluhme." I mumbled into my pillow.
"What?" said Tea.
"Huh?" said Serenity.
"He told me he loved me, okay?!" I exploded. "Now leave me ALONE!"
"What did you say?" asked Tea.
"I said no thanks, I'm not ready. Now can I get some shut eye?!"
"WHAT?" Serenity looked aghast. "You turned down his offer? What are you smoking, Mai?"
"I'm not smoking! What I WANT to do is go to sleep!" I sank into my bed, wishing everything would disappear.
"Let's let her go to sleep," said Tea.
"Thank you," I muttered.
"So in the morning, we can bug her about the date!" shouted Tea.
"Yay!" yelled Serenity.
"Dear, Lord . . ." I sighed, sinking further into by bed. I was so not looking forward to anything in the morning.
* * *
After Serenity and Tea left, I tried to go to sleep, but just couldn't. I tossed and turned but couldn't seem to fall asleep. I was both confused and angry. I was confused because I had mixed feeling about Yami. Half of me wanted to love him and become his girl friend and the other half wanted to be faithful to Joey forever.
I was angry because I might have feelings for Yami after all.
* * *
After thinking it over, I finally decided that I had questions that needed answers. I needed to talk to Joey. The best way to do so was to "visit" him. I shuddered to think, but I needed to talk to someone who understood me. Joey had always understood me.
I changed into a sweater and jeans and threw on Joey's coat. Though it was a cold and rainy night, wearing his jacket would make me feel safe and protected.
Without any wheels, I was doomed. No way I was going to walk all the way through town in the freezing rain. I had only one choice: to steal Yami's car. I didn't like the idea, but it was my only choice. Either that or stay in my bedroom, confused and miserable.
I choose the car.
Stealing his keys was pretty hard. Yami slept with them under his pillow every night. He loved the car more than anything. It was going to be tough, but I was sticking to my plan.
I sneaked into his room. There he was, lying on his bed, sound asleep. I bit my lip and shoved my hand quickly under his pillow, flinching. I was expecting for alarms or something to go off, but they fortunately did not.
I felt the keys under my grasp and sighed. Almost home free. Yami suddenly let out a moan. He rolled onto his side, his head crushing my hand underneath. My hand started to tingle and fall asleep. I hated it when my hand fell asleep.
I groaned. Why me?
* * *
My eyes darted restlessly from marker to marker. Getting my hand out from underneath Yami's pillow was no easy job, but I succeeded. Now that that was done and over with, all I need to do was to *gulp* find Joey.
I sighed. What was I getting myself into? I was already too far to give up. I might as well just go and talk to him.
After a couple of minutes, I found him. It was a small gray marker with snow sprinkled on top of it. I sat down and stared at it for awhile, not knowing what to do.
Finally, I cleared my throat," Well, Joey . . . its been awhile, hasn't it? I'm sorry for ditching your funeral . . . I tried to handle everything on my own . . . but I couldn't. I need you, Joey. I can't live a life without you . . . I miss you so much . . . so do everyone else. Yami . . . he-he told me he loves me, but I don't know what to do . God, Joey, I'm so confused . . . I don't want to let you go . . . this is going to sound silly . . . but I love you Joey." My voice cracked. I swallowed and went on." I've been so stupid and stubborn all these years . . . pushing my love for you to the back of my mind. I was so dumb, Joey . . . and I never got to tell you my feelings . . ."
Tears filled my eyes and started to slide down my cold cheeks, making my mascara run and look like half moons. I felt both sad and relieved. It hurt me to go and see Joey . . . but it was great to have the weight of those questions lifted off of my shoulders.
I suddenly felt tired. I couldn't drive home since the rain was coming in and I was too tired to keep my eyes open. 'Maybe I'll take a small nap here,' I thought,' Until the rain lifts.' If this had been a normal day, I would've never agreed to sleep in a graveyard, but I was dog-tired and I didn't want any more car accidents to occur.
I curled up into a small ball, my eyelids drooping. 'Just one quick nap and then I'll leave,' I thought sleepily. I closed my eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
* * *
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The drive back was unusually quiet. I felt horrible because I knew that I had hurt Yami's feelings. Part of me wanted to say yes to Yami, and the other wanted to say no. Don't get me wrong, Yami is smart, handsome, and sweet, but he would never be Joey. Joey was unique, one of a kind. When he died, he had left this big hole in my heart that no one could fill or repair. Not even Yami or my friends.
"We're here," said Yami, interrupting my thoughts. We got out of the car and went up to the door. "Well, thank you for the great time," said Yami," I hope we can do that more often. . . as friends, I mean"
As he said that, I felt even worse. "Yeah," I said softly, lowering my eyes," Maybe."
When he suddenly leaned over to give me a good night kiss, I quickly turned my head so he only got my ear. He looked a bit taken back, as if he had been slapped in the face." I'm sorry, Mai . . . I guess you're not ready for that either. . ." he said in a controlled calm voice.
"Sorry. . ." I said quietly, not daring to look into his eyes.
"For what?" he sighed, running his fingers through his hair. The door swung open to our surprise. Tea was standing in the doorway in her bathrobe with her arms crossed defiantly over her chest. " You're 30 minutes late! Where we're you guys?"
"E'll-way alk-tay bout-ay his-tay ater-lay," I hissed in pig latin as we entered the threshold of the shop.
"Beg your pardon?" asked Tea.
I grasped her arm and tugged her to my room," We'll talk about this later!" I said through clenched teeth.
* * *
When we got to my room, I found Serenity sleeping peacefully on my bed, snoring the shop down.
"Get up!" said Tea, shaking her.
Serenity snorted, sat up, looked around, and blinked. "Unh?"
"Mai's going to tell us all about what happened, right, Mai?"
"No," I said, shoving Serenity over," Mai is going to bed because Mai is very exhausted. End of story! Good night!" I flopped onto the bed and dropped the pillow over my head.
"Maiiiiiii!" begged Serenity, who was now wide awake.
"I don't want to talk about it," I grumbled, my voice muffled.
"Come on! You promise you'd tell us!" prodded Tea." Was it really that bad? Tell us!"
"Yes, it was that bad, and no, I will not tell you. You'll over react."
"MAI!"
"Okay . . . fine!" I told them all about what happened.
"Yami forked you?" shrieked Serenity.
"You spit on his shirt?" cried out Tea.
"You said he had nice abs?" giggled Serenity.
"You ate pig intestines?" gasped Tea.
"See?" I grumbled. " I knew you guys would over react."
"Sorry," said Serenity. "Then what happened? What did he need to say to you?"
"Hegurmeheluhme." I mumbled into my pillow.
"What?" said Tea.
"Huh?" said Serenity.
"He told me he loved me, okay?!" I exploded. "Now leave me ALONE!"
"What did you say?" asked Tea.
"I said no thanks, I'm not ready. Now can I get some shut eye?!"
"WHAT?" Serenity looked aghast. "You turned down his offer? What are you smoking, Mai?"
"I'm not smoking! What I WANT to do is go to sleep!" I sank into my bed, wishing everything would disappear.
"Let's let her go to sleep," said Tea.
"Thank you," I muttered.
"So in the morning, we can bug her about the date!" shouted Tea.
"Yay!" yelled Serenity.
"Dear, Lord . . ." I sighed, sinking further into by bed. I was so not looking forward to anything in the morning.
* * *
After Serenity and Tea left, I tried to go to sleep, but just couldn't. I tossed and turned but couldn't seem to fall asleep. I was both confused and angry. I was confused because I had mixed feeling about Yami. Half of me wanted to love him and become his girl friend and the other half wanted to be faithful to Joey forever.
I was angry because I might have feelings for Yami after all.
* * *
After thinking it over, I finally decided that I had questions that needed answers. I needed to talk to Joey. The best way to do so was to "visit" him. I shuddered to think, but I needed to talk to someone who understood me. Joey had always understood me.
I changed into a sweater and jeans and threw on Joey's coat. Though it was a cold and rainy night, wearing his jacket would make me feel safe and protected.
Without any wheels, I was doomed. No way I was going to walk all the way through town in the freezing rain. I had only one choice: to steal Yami's car. I didn't like the idea, but it was my only choice. Either that or stay in my bedroom, confused and miserable.
I choose the car.
Stealing his keys was pretty hard. Yami slept with them under his pillow every night. He loved the car more than anything. It was going to be tough, but I was sticking to my plan.
I sneaked into his room. There he was, lying on his bed, sound asleep. I bit my lip and shoved my hand quickly under his pillow, flinching. I was expecting for alarms or something to go off, but they fortunately did not.
I felt the keys under my grasp and sighed. Almost home free. Yami suddenly let out a moan. He rolled onto his side, his head crushing my hand underneath. My hand started to tingle and fall asleep. I hated it when my hand fell asleep.
I groaned. Why me?
* * *
My eyes darted restlessly from marker to marker. Getting my hand out from underneath Yami's pillow was no easy job, but I succeeded. Now that that was done and over with, all I need to do was to *gulp* find Joey.
I sighed. What was I getting myself into? I was already too far to give up. I might as well just go and talk to him.
After a couple of minutes, I found him. It was a small gray marker with snow sprinkled on top of it. I sat down and stared at it for awhile, not knowing what to do.
Finally, I cleared my throat," Well, Joey . . . its been awhile, hasn't it? I'm sorry for ditching your funeral . . . I tried to handle everything on my own . . . but I couldn't. I need you, Joey. I can't live a life without you . . . I miss you so much . . . so do everyone else. Yami . . . he-he told me he loves me, but I don't know what to do . God, Joey, I'm so confused . . . I don't want to let you go . . . this is going to sound silly . . . but I love you Joey." My voice cracked. I swallowed and went on." I've been so stupid and stubborn all these years . . . pushing my love for you to the back of my mind. I was so dumb, Joey . . . and I never got to tell you my feelings . . ."
Tears filled my eyes and started to slide down my cold cheeks, making my mascara run and look like half moons. I felt both sad and relieved. It hurt me to go and see Joey . . . but it was great to have the weight of those questions lifted off of my shoulders.
I suddenly felt tired. I couldn't drive home since the rain was coming in and I was too tired to keep my eyes open. 'Maybe I'll take a small nap here,' I thought,' Until the rain lifts.' If this had been a normal day, I would've never agreed to sleep in a graveyard, but I was dog-tired and I didn't want any more car accidents to occur.
I curled up into a small ball, my eyelids drooping. 'Just one quick nap and then I'll leave,' I thought sleepily. I closed my eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
* * *
Hey! Sorry it took so long to update! Please review me and try to give names for the chapter! Thanks! Oh, and please check out my best friends' fanfic," The Summer Of Peacocks". Thanks again! ^_^
AnImE-PrInCeZz78