The Day That Joey Left
By Anime Queen
A/N: someone's been telling me that the 'deal' between Mai and Joey was for her to make out with him for star chips, that was not how I thought about it. if yall would read on, I'm sure you'll find all the answers. And I've changed the plot, so there won't be any humor haha in this one. One more thing before I let u on 2 the fanfic, I think Seto and Mai make a great couple, cuz they're both lonely and no one understands them. -_-; newayz, here's chapter 2, and thanks to all who reviewed - luv u guys!! ^_^
Chapter 2
*.* - Joey's thoughts.
%...% - Tristan's thoughts.
. - Tea's thoughts
*Man, how did I ever get into this?* Joey was still in the little clearing. He shook his head, trying to think about what just happened.
*Tea's gonna be mad when she finds out.*
He lay on his back, and looked up the sky. *I'm toast. How did I ever let things get so out of hand? And now all my chips are gone. I failed you, Serenity*
He turned over and sobbed into the ground. *Little sister.*
Then he felt the wind pick up, and the leaves fell from the tree he was laying under. A shadow crossed over his face, and he looked up to find himself staring into a pair of huge blue eyes.
"What the - who are you?" he cried, getting to his feet.
MEANWHILE
"Where's Joey?" Tea asked no one in particular. "He's been gone for hours."
"Should we go look for him?" Tristan suggested. %That Joey. Always getting into trouble%
"I think he's gonna find his way back here whenever he's done with that business he had with Mai." Yugi said calmly, sitting down besides his backpack on the ground.
"Yeah, I guess you're right, Yug," he replied, but still, something about all this just didn't seem right.
%Where could he be?% But then he snapped out of his thoughts. %Joey's a big boy, he can take care of himself%
"Tristan, I'm worried."
He looked up to find Tea kneeling over him.
"What if he got challenged to a duel? Or kidnapped?"
Tristan reached out and ruffled her hair. It was supposed to be a big brother kind of gesture, but Tristan secretly loved her.
"Don't worry, Tea," he told her as he smiled and looked into her eyes. %Those eyes. I could drown in them, they're so deep%
"I hope you guys are right," she sighed and sat on the ground next to Tristan. Since they were always together, he learned to hide his feelings. And besides, Tea was Joey's girl. And Joey was his best friend. It would never work out.
Suddenly they heard Yugi's voice.
"Joey!" they both exclaimed, and ran up to see what was going on.
True enough, there was Joey, and it seemed like he and Yugi were having a conversation.
"Hey, Joey!" Tea greeted him, coming up and hugging him. "Where've you been?"
"Yeah, man, we were so worried about you!" Tristan said as he punched him playfully in the arm.
A dark look crossed Joey's face.
"Get your hands off me," he told Tea coldly. She jumped at the tone of his voice, but all she could do was stare.
"I said, get off me," Joey repeated in the same kind of voice.
"Joey, this isn't like you, man," Tristan put a hand on his shoulder, but Joey shrugged it off.
"What is this? Do I have a 'touch me' label somewhere?" he exclaimed in annoyance, "Well? Do I?"
Everyone just stared at me.
"Joey, what's wrong?" Tea said gently.
"Nothing's wrong," he spat, "It's just that you guys make me sick."
Tea gasped.
"Joey. What's gotten into you?"
"Nothing."
"Why are you acting like this?"
"Acting? Who said I was acting?"
"."
"Yeah, that's right. I don't like you, not any of you. Not you," he pointed to Yugi, "Not you," he shoved Tristan, "And most certainly not the slut," he jerked his head in Tea's direction.
Silence.
%What's gotten into Joey? He's always so sweet and kind.%
Joey.
*Man, what's wrong with all these people? Don't they realize how pitiful they are?* Joey thought, as he headed towards the tent. He got inside and rolled over until he was comfortable. Everyone could hear loud snoring immediately afterwards.
For a long time no one said anything.
What happened to my Joey? That can't be him. Tea sunk to the ground and buried her face into her hands. And he called me a slut. How dare he? Wasn't I supposed to be his girlfriend?
%He's going to get it in the morning% Tristan thought before he curled up on the ground next to Tea. %When I get some sleep.%
"Something is not right with Joey," Yugi heard Yami say from his millennium puzzle. "I feel evil."
By Anime Queen
A/N: someone's been telling me that the 'deal' between Mai and Joey was for her to make out with him for star chips, that was not how I thought about it. if yall would read on, I'm sure you'll find all the answers. And I've changed the plot, so there won't be any humor haha in this one. One more thing before I let u on 2 the fanfic, I think Seto and Mai make a great couple, cuz they're both lonely and no one understands them. -_-; newayz, here's chapter 2, and thanks to all who reviewed - luv u guys!! ^_^
Chapter 2
*.* - Joey's thoughts.
%...% - Tristan's thoughts.
. - Tea's thoughts
*Man, how did I ever get into this?* Joey was still in the little clearing. He shook his head, trying to think about what just happened.
*Tea's gonna be mad when she finds out.*
He lay on his back, and looked up the sky. *I'm toast. How did I ever let things get so out of hand? And now all my chips are gone. I failed you, Serenity*
He turned over and sobbed into the ground. *Little sister.*
Then he felt the wind pick up, and the leaves fell from the tree he was laying under. A shadow crossed over his face, and he looked up to find himself staring into a pair of huge blue eyes.
"What the - who are you?" he cried, getting to his feet.
MEANWHILE
"Where's Joey?" Tea asked no one in particular. "He's been gone for hours."
"Should we go look for him?" Tristan suggested. %That Joey. Always getting into trouble%
"I think he's gonna find his way back here whenever he's done with that business he had with Mai." Yugi said calmly, sitting down besides his backpack on the ground.
"Yeah, I guess you're right, Yug," he replied, but still, something about all this just didn't seem right.
%Where could he be?% But then he snapped out of his thoughts. %Joey's a big boy, he can take care of himself%
"Tristan, I'm worried."
He looked up to find Tea kneeling over him.
"What if he got challenged to a duel? Or kidnapped?"
Tristan reached out and ruffled her hair. It was supposed to be a big brother kind of gesture, but Tristan secretly loved her.
"Don't worry, Tea," he told her as he smiled and looked into her eyes. %Those eyes. I could drown in them, they're so deep%
"I hope you guys are right," she sighed and sat on the ground next to Tristan. Since they were always together, he learned to hide his feelings. And besides, Tea was Joey's girl. And Joey was his best friend. It would never work out.
Suddenly they heard Yugi's voice.
"Joey!" they both exclaimed, and ran up to see what was going on.
True enough, there was Joey, and it seemed like he and Yugi were having a conversation.
"Hey, Joey!" Tea greeted him, coming up and hugging him. "Where've you been?"
"Yeah, man, we were so worried about you!" Tristan said as he punched him playfully in the arm.
A dark look crossed Joey's face.
"Get your hands off me," he told Tea coldly. She jumped at the tone of his voice, but all she could do was stare.
"I said, get off me," Joey repeated in the same kind of voice.
"Joey, this isn't like you, man," Tristan put a hand on his shoulder, but Joey shrugged it off.
"What is this? Do I have a 'touch me' label somewhere?" he exclaimed in annoyance, "Well? Do I?"
Everyone just stared at me.
"Joey, what's wrong?" Tea said gently.
"Nothing's wrong," he spat, "It's just that you guys make me sick."
Tea gasped.
"Joey. What's gotten into you?"
"Nothing."
"Why are you acting like this?"
"Acting? Who said I was acting?"
"."
"Yeah, that's right. I don't like you, not any of you. Not you," he pointed to Yugi, "Not you," he shoved Tristan, "And most certainly not the slut," he jerked his head in Tea's direction.
Silence.
%What's gotten into Joey? He's always so sweet and kind.%
Joey.
*Man, what's wrong with all these people? Don't they realize how pitiful they are?* Joey thought, as he headed towards the tent. He got inside and rolled over until he was comfortable. Everyone could hear loud snoring immediately afterwards.
For a long time no one said anything.
What happened to my Joey? That can't be him. Tea sunk to the ground and buried her face into her hands. And he called me a slut. How dare he? Wasn't I supposed to be his girlfriend?
%He's going to get it in the morning% Tristan thought before he curled up on the ground next to Tea. %When I get some sleep.%
"Something is not right with Joey," Yugi heard Yami say from his millennium puzzle. "I feel evil."
