Chapter 3: History
(groans) I'm soooooo sorry for my laziness. Please accept my apology T_T I've been really REALLY busy with studying for the midterms and SAT. (sigh) I'm too young to die~!!!
Yami: Stop wailing and on with the story!!!!
Me: (wipes tears) Okay, if you say so. Do the disclaimer.
Yami: (mutters, I'm not your slave.) Fantasizer doesn't own YGO, although she dreams about owning it every night.
Me: Only the disclaimer you idiot! Not my dream !!! (Smacks Yami on the head)
Yami:
Tea inspected her reflection in the mirror. She didn't have on anything fancy, just a baby blue tanktop, jean shorts, sandals, and a sapphire necklace. Tea smiled and held the sapphire up so the light shone through it. It sparkled.
The jewelry was a gift from her 'parents' in NYC. They had given it to her before she left, so she wouldn't forget them. Not much chance that THAT was likely, Tea thought with a smile giggle. She glanced at the clock on her table. 12:45. Better get going~!!!
She tossed her keys in her purse and exited the door.
'This is exactly the time of the year I left last year.' Tea thought as she observed her surroundings. The familiar streets and stores, the trees full of leaves casting cool shades on the sidewalks, the crowded streets full of kids just out of school, the clear, cloudless blue sky, and the brilliant sun that shone sometimes mercilessly upon all.
It was almost as if Domino had waited for Tea over the past year, nothing seemed to have changed. But of course things changed. All her friends were a year older and acted like that too, and there were new buildings scattered here and there.
'So much can change throughout a year. I guess I never really took notice of the tiny little things when I lived here without going away for long.' Tea thought to herself as she rounded a corner and entered the street that Joey's house was located on.
She walked up the porch steps and rang the doorbell. Within moments, the door opened to reveal Joey in shorts and a T-shirt. "Hey Tea! Come in." He opened the door wider so she could enter. "Hi Joey." Tea smiled at her friend and entered.
She looked around. The floral wallpaper, small pots of flowers and plants lined up on the windowsill, pictures of Serenity on the walls... They were all familiar to her. "So, where's Serenity?" She turned to Joey, who had looked at her with a hint of a smile.
He pointed up the stairs. "Upstairs in her room. I told her that you'd be coming for a visit." Tea nodded. "See ya later." She said and turned to walk up the stairs. If her memory was correct, Serenity's room was the first one to the right. She knocked on that door.
"Come in." She heard Serenity call. She opened the door. Serenity looked up from a magazine. "Hello Tea." Serenity smiled up at Tea.
"Hey Serenity."
The two had decided to go to a familiar café by the lake. Tea entered the beloved meeting place among her friends before she left. They had come here to discuss something or as a meeting over the weekends.
Both girls ordered a glass of lemonade each. When the waiter jotted down their orders and went away, Tea leaned on the table.
"So, what's up lately? I bet you have plenty of fun plans to spend the summer, huh?" Tea asked brightly. Serenity fiddled around with a napkin.
"Well actually, my friends and I aren't really that close anymore. I don't remember the last time I hung out with them." Serenity replied quietly. Tea wrinkled her brows a little. "Why?" She questioned.
The waitress brought them their drinks just then. Both girls thanked her. She nodded and walked away.
Serenity took a small sip. "Well, ever since..his death, I just don't feel like hanging around for fun. What's the point?" Serenity stared out the window. A single tear rolled down her cheek. She turned to Tea and wiped it away hastily. Then she bowed her head.
"I'm sorry." She whispered, voice cracking a little. Tea looked at her sadly. "It's all right." She replied.
After the girls finished their drinks in silence, Tea insisted on paying the bill.
When they walked out Serenity leaned on the railing that was just above the lake. "When he died, I felt the world stop. There was no need for me to go on living. I mean, what was the point? My friends tried to cheer me up. They really did, I know. They spent money and time and friendship on me. For months, on their free time, they would take me to places that would always cheer me up. But those places only reminded me of him, the memories I shared with him. Eventually, my friends got angry with the gloominess that was always with me. They yelled at me to get out of it. They still loved me as a friend, but they said what happened happened and there wasn't a thing I could do to change it. I agreed with them, but it was and is so hard to get him off my mind. Sometimes I even considered suicide." Serenity turned quiet.
Tea turned towards her friend and hugged her tightly. "Oh, Serenity, no!" Her eyes filled with tears. How could her always cheerful, always bright friend experience such harsh cold feelings of lost?
Serenity shook her head. "I don't feel like that anymore. I know that's not what anyone wants, even me deep inside. I know I should live life to the fullest. Even for his sake. I know that's what he would have wanted. But it's so hard. I feel so empty, so lost, so cold. I feel like nobody can lead me out of this maze now."
Both girls were very quiet, Serenity remembering her earlier days of grief , and Tea thinking of the horror that filled her about her friend.
"Bye Serenity. I'll talk to you more later, ok?" Tea said as she dropped her friend off. She was just about to turn around when Serenity called her name.
"Tea. Thanks for helping me. You may not think you did much, but just by listening, it took a small portion of burden off my chest. Nobody listens anymore. But you did. And I wanted to say...thanks."
Tea smiled. "You're welcome, Serenity. I'm glad I could help."
A/N: Wasn't that depressing? I just read a depressing YGO fanfic. I think that rubbed off me. It's called Tears of Loneliness by BlackNightKitty. Try it~!!!
(groans) I'm soooooo sorry for my laziness. Please accept my apology T_T I've been really REALLY busy with studying for the midterms and SAT. (sigh) I'm too young to die~!!!
Yami: Stop wailing and on with the story!!!!
Me: (wipes tears) Okay, if you say so. Do the disclaimer.
Yami: (mutters, I'm not your slave.) Fantasizer doesn't own YGO, although she dreams about owning it every night.
Me: Only the disclaimer you idiot! Not my dream !!! (Smacks Yami on the head)
Yami:
Tea inspected her reflection in the mirror. She didn't have on anything fancy, just a baby blue tanktop, jean shorts, sandals, and a sapphire necklace. Tea smiled and held the sapphire up so the light shone through it. It sparkled.
The jewelry was a gift from her 'parents' in NYC. They had given it to her before she left, so she wouldn't forget them. Not much chance that THAT was likely, Tea thought with a smile giggle. She glanced at the clock on her table. 12:45. Better get going~!!!
She tossed her keys in her purse and exited the door.
'This is exactly the time of the year I left last year.' Tea thought as she observed her surroundings. The familiar streets and stores, the trees full of leaves casting cool shades on the sidewalks, the crowded streets full of kids just out of school, the clear, cloudless blue sky, and the brilliant sun that shone sometimes mercilessly upon all.
It was almost as if Domino had waited for Tea over the past year, nothing seemed to have changed. But of course things changed. All her friends were a year older and acted like that too, and there were new buildings scattered here and there.
'So much can change throughout a year. I guess I never really took notice of the tiny little things when I lived here without going away for long.' Tea thought to herself as she rounded a corner and entered the street that Joey's house was located on.
She walked up the porch steps and rang the doorbell. Within moments, the door opened to reveal Joey in shorts and a T-shirt. "Hey Tea! Come in." He opened the door wider so she could enter. "Hi Joey." Tea smiled at her friend and entered.
She looked around. The floral wallpaper, small pots of flowers and plants lined up on the windowsill, pictures of Serenity on the walls... They were all familiar to her. "So, where's Serenity?" She turned to Joey, who had looked at her with a hint of a smile.
He pointed up the stairs. "Upstairs in her room. I told her that you'd be coming for a visit." Tea nodded. "See ya later." She said and turned to walk up the stairs. If her memory was correct, Serenity's room was the first one to the right. She knocked on that door.
"Come in." She heard Serenity call. She opened the door. Serenity looked up from a magazine. "Hello Tea." Serenity smiled up at Tea.
"Hey Serenity."
The two had decided to go to a familiar café by the lake. Tea entered the beloved meeting place among her friends before she left. They had come here to discuss something or as a meeting over the weekends.
Both girls ordered a glass of lemonade each. When the waiter jotted down their orders and went away, Tea leaned on the table.
"So, what's up lately? I bet you have plenty of fun plans to spend the summer, huh?" Tea asked brightly. Serenity fiddled around with a napkin.
"Well actually, my friends and I aren't really that close anymore. I don't remember the last time I hung out with them." Serenity replied quietly. Tea wrinkled her brows a little. "Why?" She questioned.
The waitress brought them their drinks just then. Both girls thanked her. She nodded and walked away.
Serenity took a small sip. "Well, ever since..his death, I just don't feel like hanging around for fun. What's the point?" Serenity stared out the window. A single tear rolled down her cheek. She turned to Tea and wiped it away hastily. Then she bowed her head.
"I'm sorry." She whispered, voice cracking a little. Tea looked at her sadly. "It's all right." She replied.
After the girls finished their drinks in silence, Tea insisted on paying the bill.
When they walked out Serenity leaned on the railing that was just above the lake. "When he died, I felt the world stop. There was no need for me to go on living. I mean, what was the point? My friends tried to cheer me up. They really did, I know. They spent money and time and friendship on me. For months, on their free time, they would take me to places that would always cheer me up. But those places only reminded me of him, the memories I shared with him. Eventually, my friends got angry with the gloominess that was always with me. They yelled at me to get out of it. They still loved me as a friend, but they said what happened happened and there wasn't a thing I could do to change it. I agreed with them, but it was and is so hard to get him off my mind. Sometimes I even considered suicide." Serenity turned quiet.
Tea turned towards her friend and hugged her tightly. "Oh, Serenity, no!" Her eyes filled with tears. How could her always cheerful, always bright friend experience such harsh cold feelings of lost?
Serenity shook her head. "I don't feel like that anymore. I know that's not what anyone wants, even me deep inside. I know I should live life to the fullest. Even for his sake. I know that's what he would have wanted. But it's so hard. I feel so empty, so lost, so cold. I feel like nobody can lead me out of this maze now."
Both girls were very quiet, Serenity remembering her earlier days of grief , and Tea thinking of the horror that filled her about her friend.
"Bye Serenity. I'll talk to you more later, ok?" Tea said as she dropped her friend off. She was just about to turn around when Serenity called her name.
"Tea. Thanks for helping me. You may not think you did much, but just by listening, it took a small portion of burden off my chest. Nobody listens anymore. But you did. And I wanted to say...thanks."
Tea smiled. "You're welcome, Serenity. I'm glad I could help."
A/N: Wasn't that depressing? I just read a depressing YGO fanfic. I think that rubbed off me. It's called Tears of Loneliness by BlackNightKitty. Try it~!!!
