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A/N: GOMEN NASAII!!!!!!! I'm so bad! I haven't written in a week... that's not normal... I promise I'll make it up to you! You just have to be patient with me... Again... gomen gomen gomen gomen gomen gomen!
Winter Paradise (or so they thought) By: Pink Leopard
Chapter 4: What am I so Afraid Of?
Joey peered over the rim of his cards. He saw the annoyed look on Mai's face. He laid down his cards. "Strait flush" he said, with one of his famous grins. He reached for the pile when Mai stopped him. "Nice one Joey" she said, laying down her cards. "Royal flush, hands off" Mai said, smirking. Joey groaned, he just lost his watch ((NOOOO!)). Mai placed the watch in her pocket and stood up. She looked out the window (('cause she's in Joey's room, which is on the second floor of course)). The snow was still just above the first story window. Mai let out a sigh. "I'm going downstairs. It's kinda chilly up here," she said, rubbing her arms. Joey nodded. "You comin'?" Joey shook his head. "I'm just gonna stay here for a bit" he said, grinning as usual. "Okay..." Mai walked out of the room and down the stairs. Joey looked out this time. 'Snow', he thought, 'nothing but snow'. The snow wasn't going away either. The big dump they got last night would take a while to melt. Joey counted on his fingers. 'The heater's frozen over, the power has gone out, the phone lines are dead and you're stuck with the girl you love. And you, you haven't even told her yet...' Joey let out a big sigh. This was going to take some time. He left his room and went downstairs to check on Mai.
*~*~*
Mai was sitting down on the couch with her blanket wrapped around her. She had started a fire in the fireplace and was now enjoying the warm feeling of the fire's heat against her cold cheeks. Her thoughts kept wandering off and thinking about Joey. 'He's just a kid, Mai... keep telling yourself that... It's for the best anyways...' She turned around to find Joey standing at the bottom of the stairs. He had been so nice to her since she came and she didn't know why. This was too confusing for her. No one was ever this nice to her without wanting something in return ((Simpsons esc... I know, I know... I'm so bad)). 'So that's what he wants', she thought. 'But it's Joey... that's the last thing on his mind...' Joey was still standing by the stairs. 'Breathe, Joey. You can do this!' He nonchalantly walked up to the couch and sat down. "You feeling alright, Mai?" he asked. Mai didn't know what to make of it. "I'm fine... Why do you ask?" Joey shrugged. "It's just a question, Mai, no need to get all suspicious" Joey replied. Mai sighed and stared down at her feet. Joey took a deep breath. His insides were all mangled again ((or, if you wish, he felt like he was going to toss his cookies)). He had to tell her. He had to tell her now, at the moment. He notice Mai had left the radio on ((which is battery operated btw)). In the background the sounds of Less Than Jake were heard. The song that was playing didn't exactly help him loosen up either. "I think I love you, so what am I so afraid of? Afraid that I'm not sure of a love there is no cure for-" Joey tried to block it out, but the words still rang in his head. 'What am I so afraid of?' he thought. He turned to Mai. "Mai... there's something I need to tell you..." he said, staring right into her big purple eyes. Mai blinked and gave him another one of her quizzical looks. Joey took another deep breath. He wanted to get it over with, but he didn't want to tell at the same time. What would happen if he did tell her? Would she accept him? Would she reject him? Or would she just laugh at him? He didn't know the answer, but he was eager to find out. "Mai... I... I..." he started. He closed his eyes for a second. When he opened them, Mai was still there, staring right back at him. 'Okay, you've confirmed one thing... this definitely not a dream' he thought. "Mai... I..." he started again. Joey found himself leaning closer. He couldn't help himself, he wanted to let her know, anyway possible ((this is where the raging hormones come in...)). Mai found that she was leaning right into the couch. She couldn't pull her eyes away from his big auburn ones; she was caught in his gaze. She couldn't hear the little voice at the back of her head yelling 'HE'S JUST A KID'. She ignored it. She pushed it away, to the dark corner of her mind. They were about six inches apart when Joey stopped. She could feel his warm breaths against her cold flesh. He smiled and whispered "I love you..." He closed his eyes and tilted his head to the side. He brushed his lips against hers, enveloping her in a warm kiss. Mai wrapped her arms around him, as the kiss went deeper and deeper ((don't expect too... note the rating... see?)). In the background, Less Than Jake was still playing, the same song, because the radio DJ accidentally left it on repeat.
A/N: was that ok? I **FINALLY** got to the romance part. Well it was about time though... I was wondering when I'd get to it. Please R+R! I'll be waiting... mweheheh...
A/N: GOMEN NASAII!!!!!!! I'm so bad! I haven't written in a week... that's not normal... I promise I'll make it up to you! You just have to be patient with me... Again... gomen gomen gomen gomen gomen gomen!
Winter Paradise (or so they thought) By: Pink Leopard
Chapter 4: What am I so Afraid Of?
Joey peered over the rim of his cards. He saw the annoyed look on Mai's face. He laid down his cards. "Strait flush" he said, with one of his famous grins. He reached for the pile when Mai stopped him. "Nice one Joey" she said, laying down her cards. "Royal flush, hands off" Mai said, smirking. Joey groaned, he just lost his watch ((NOOOO!)). Mai placed the watch in her pocket and stood up. She looked out the window (('cause she's in Joey's room, which is on the second floor of course)). The snow was still just above the first story window. Mai let out a sigh. "I'm going downstairs. It's kinda chilly up here," she said, rubbing her arms. Joey nodded. "You comin'?" Joey shook his head. "I'm just gonna stay here for a bit" he said, grinning as usual. "Okay..." Mai walked out of the room and down the stairs. Joey looked out this time. 'Snow', he thought, 'nothing but snow'. The snow wasn't going away either. The big dump they got last night would take a while to melt. Joey counted on his fingers. 'The heater's frozen over, the power has gone out, the phone lines are dead and you're stuck with the girl you love. And you, you haven't even told her yet...' Joey let out a big sigh. This was going to take some time. He left his room and went downstairs to check on Mai.
*~*~*
Mai was sitting down on the couch with her blanket wrapped around her. She had started a fire in the fireplace and was now enjoying the warm feeling of the fire's heat against her cold cheeks. Her thoughts kept wandering off and thinking about Joey. 'He's just a kid, Mai... keep telling yourself that... It's for the best anyways...' She turned around to find Joey standing at the bottom of the stairs. He had been so nice to her since she came and she didn't know why. This was too confusing for her. No one was ever this nice to her without wanting something in return ((Simpsons esc... I know, I know... I'm so bad)). 'So that's what he wants', she thought. 'But it's Joey... that's the last thing on his mind...' Joey was still standing by the stairs. 'Breathe, Joey. You can do this!' He nonchalantly walked up to the couch and sat down. "You feeling alright, Mai?" he asked. Mai didn't know what to make of it. "I'm fine... Why do you ask?" Joey shrugged. "It's just a question, Mai, no need to get all suspicious" Joey replied. Mai sighed and stared down at her feet. Joey took a deep breath. His insides were all mangled again ((or, if you wish, he felt like he was going to toss his cookies)). He had to tell her. He had to tell her now, at the moment. He notice Mai had left the radio on ((which is battery operated btw)). In the background the sounds of Less Than Jake were heard. The song that was playing didn't exactly help him loosen up either. "I think I love you, so what am I so afraid of? Afraid that I'm not sure of a love there is no cure for-" Joey tried to block it out, but the words still rang in his head. 'What am I so afraid of?' he thought. He turned to Mai. "Mai... there's something I need to tell you..." he said, staring right into her big purple eyes. Mai blinked and gave him another one of her quizzical looks. Joey took another deep breath. He wanted to get it over with, but he didn't want to tell at the same time. What would happen if he did tell her? Would she accept him? Would she reject him? Or would she just laugh at him? He didn't know the answer, but he was eager to find out. "Mai... I... I..." he started. He closed his eyes for a second. When he opened them, Mai was still there, staring right back at him. 'Okay, you've confirmed one thing... this definitely not a dream' he thought. "Mai... I..." he started again. Joey found himself leaning closer. He couldn't help himself, he wanted to let her know, anyway possible ((this is where the raging hormones come in...)). Mai found that she was leaning right into the couch. She couldn't pull her eyes away from his big auburn ones; she was caught in his gaze. She couldn't hear the little voice at the back of her head yelling 'HE'S JUST A KID'. She ignored it. She pushed it away, to the dark corner of her mind. They were about six inches apart when Joey stopped. She could feel his warm breaths against her cold flesh. He smiled and whispered "I love you..." He closed his eyes and tilted his head to the side. He brushed his lips against hers, enveloping her in a warm kiss. Mai wrapped her arms around him, as the kiss went deeper and deeper ((don't expect too... note the rating... see?)). In the background, Less Than Jake was still playing, the same song, because the radio DJ accidentally left it on repeat.
A/N: was that ok? I **FINALLY** got to the romance part. Well it was about time though... I was wondering when I'd get to it. Please R+R! I'll be waiting... mweheheh...
