Chapter six: Trying
The next morning when Joey woke up, all he could feel was excruciating pain. His hand throbbed and he wanted to just die, it hurt so much. He stumbled out of bed and dressed clumsily. He walked into the kitchen and pulled some milk from the fridge and drank it out of the bottle. He stared at the painkillers on the table and fought a mental battle with himself. Finally he turned away and tried to open and close his hand, causing a sharp jolt to run through his hand, he yelped and stopped. He lifted his shirt up and examined the eight dark blue bruises, and winced as he ran his hand over them. Joey sighed as he sat down on the couch and remembered the wonderful dream; he wanted so badly to go back to that world. That dream had been so wonderful.he lay down on the couch, and in no time was fast asleep, dreaming of the one thing that made him happy. Mai was also having a mental battle with herself, to see him or not to see him. "To see him!!!" she decided grabbing her coat and walking out the door. She walked up to his door and knocked five times, and still there was no answer. Oh my gosh!!! He couldn't have gone anywhere this early!!! What if he's hurt or sick, or he.No!!! She quietly opened his door and peeked in. She didn't see him so she walked in. Mai looked around and spotted him sleeping on the couch, She smiled and headed to the door, when she noticed a smile play across his lips. Her heart melted, it had been so long since he had smiled that happy, carefree smile of his. She went over to him and bathed her eyes with his face. He looked so happy when he slept. His face looked calm and peaceful. She squeaked, he was murmuring something, "you'll always be MaiMai." He said it so softly she could barely hear. A single tear rolled down her cheek. So I'm the only thing that makes him smile, that helps him keep his sanity.But she wasn't bragging. Suddenly he frowned and made a small sound "Dad, stop." he whimpered softly. She knew what was happening now. Suddenly he said something else, his voice slightly slurred and coated with sadness and sleepiness " just remember, I'll always love you, but I can't help what I do to myself." Mai made a sobbing sound and turned to get a last glance at his face, and saw his deep brown eyes were open, and searching, his face unreadable. She gasped, "Joey, I.I.I, um." he just kept staring at her. "You talk in your sleep," she mumbled. He picked up a bottle of pills and pointed to the side affects label, Hallucination, Talking in Sleep. He sat up and looked at her, and she just looked back. Suddenly her emotions all broke through and she let out a sob and the tears poured from her eyes. She sat down next to him and leaned on his shoulder soaking his shirt. When she could contain herself she looked at him and he looked back, those brown eyes so full of passion and hunger, the first life in them in days. And then his hands were around her waist and his lips brushing against hers, his tongue teasing, tasting, and entreating entry all at once. And she was kissing him back with all the fire and energy she had suppressed for days. Then the door opened and Yugi, Tristan, and tea walked in.
The next morning when Joey woke up, all he could feel was excruciating pain. His hand throbbed and he wanted to just die, it hurt so much. He stumbled out of bed and dressed clumsily. He walked into the kitchen and pulled some milk from the fridge and drank it out of the bottle. He stared at the painkillers on the table and fought a mental battle with himself. Finally he turned away and tried to open and close his hand, causing a sharp jolt to run through his hand, he yelped and stopped. He lifted his shirt up and examined the eight dark blue bruises, and winced as he ran his hand over them. Joey sighed as he sat down on the couch and remembered the wonderful dream; he wanted so badly to go back to that world. That dream had been so wonderful.he lay down on the couch, and in no time was fast asleep, dreaming of the one thing that made him happy. Mai was also having a mental battle with herself, to see him or not to see him. "To see him!!!" she decided grabbing her coat and walking out the door. She walked up to his door and knocked five times, and still there was no answer. Oh my gosh!!! He couldn't have gone anywhere this early!!! What if he's hurt or sick, or he.No!!! She quietly opened his door and peeked in. She didn't see him so she walked in. Mai looked around and spotted him sleeping on the couch, She smiled and headed to the door, when she noticed a smile play across his lips. Her heart melted, it had been so long since he had smiled that happy, carefree smile of his. She went over to him and bathed her eyes with his face. He looked so happy when he slept. His face looked calm and peaceful. She squeaked, he was murmuring something, "you'll always be MaiMai." He said it so softly she could barely hear. A single tear rolled down her cheek. So I'm the only thing that makes him smile, that helps him keep his sanity.But she wasn't bragging. Suddenly he frowned and made a small sound "Dad, stop." he whimpered softly. She knew what was happening now. Suddenly he said something else, his voice slightly slurred and coated with sadness and sleepiness " just remember, I'll always love you, but I can't help what I do to myself." Mai made a sobbing sound and turned to get a last glance at his face, and saw his deep brown eyes were open, and searching, his face unreadable. She gasped, "Joey, I.I.I, um." he just kept staring at her. "You talk in your sleep," she mumbled. He picked up a bottle of pills and pointed to the side affects label, Hallucination, Talking in Sleep. He sat up and looked at her, and she just looked back. Suddenly her emotions all broke through and she let out a sob and the tears poured from her eyes. She sat down next to him and leaned on his shoulder soaking his shirt. When she could contain herself she looked at him and he looked back, those brown eyes so full of passion and hunger, the first life in them in days. And then his hands were around her waist and his lips brushing against hers, his tongue teasing, tasting, and entreating entry all at once. And she was kissing him back with all the fire and energy she had suppressed for days. Then the door opened and Yugi, Tristan, and tea walked in.