Disclaimer: Not this again! Alright, I do not own YGO or any related products.
A/N: Guess who's back? Back again? Hahahahaha...no. *_* So, how is everyone? It's so good to be back, but then again now when I go to fanfiction.net and click on YGO...all I see is YAOI. I swear, it's a damn kids show. Do you seriously think they are going to make Seto and Joey have fun in a broom closet? *sigh* Anyway, this chapter is really sucky....but the end is just brilliant. I love it so much!! Read to find out!
Chapter Seven:
It was another day on the island. But, it wasn't just another day to Joey. For some reason, everything on the island seemed beautiful. The sun was shining, the sand was glowing a lovely shade of auburn, and the air was cool and refreshing. He didn't know why these things never caught his attention before.
"Good morning," he heard Mai say sweetly.
Now he remembered.
"Good morning." He responded as he turned around to look at her.
She smiled as he brushed a hand through his hair and yawned.
"Sleep well?" She asked as she walked toward him.
He nodded. "Where are the others?"
"Freshening up," she put her arms around his neck, "which leaves us all alone."
"Hmmm...what do you suggest we do?" He asked as he looked into her violet eyes.
"I'll leave that decision up to-"
His sentence was left unfinished due to the fact that his lips were captured by hers. He wrapped his arms around her waist and leaned into the kiss. Hmm...how he loved the feel of her body against his. It was so warm and soft. He laughed to himself. Those two words definitely did not define Mai's character.
(A/N: I had to put that in. Sorry for the ppl that don't really like the Mai/Joey coupling. )
~Meanwhile~
"Wow, it's actually starting to look like a raft."
Yugi smiled at Tea's comment. As he looked from the uncompleted raft to the rest of the group, he hoped that with all their efforts, the raft would sail. Only two more days. Yes, an estimation, but he believed that the approximation was indeed correct. He sighed and bent down to tighten a vine that bound the logs together.
"Do you think it is fit to sail?" Tristan asked as he bent down next to Yugi.
Yugi put his hand on his knee. "I believe it will be able to."
Yugi's words echoed in Tea's head. She didn't know if he said them to reassure the group, or to bring on the doubt. She sighed and looked down at Yugi and Tristan who were now trying to attach another log to the raft. She bent down to help, but they told her that they were okay. She sighed again. Now she was bored. She turned to Grandpa. Maybe she could talk to him. She was about to walk up to him when he held out his BEWD and looked toward the ocean. She decided to leave him alone. That's when a light bulb appeared above her head.
She could wake up Joey! Wait....Mai probably gave him the honor of being woken up by her.
Back to square one.
"Hey guys," Yugi turned toward her, "I'm going to go for a walk."
"Alright." Tristan and Yugi both said in unison.
She smiled and turned on her heel toward the shoreline. She breathed a sigh of contentment. After all, she was alone. Not that she didn't like the guys company, she just felt that she was due for some "alone time."
"Yeah....alone."
She frowned, remembering Yugi. How she wished she could just hold him close and watch the sunset with him. Even if it was just for a couple of minutes. She sighed and watched her reflection in the water.
"Why can't I just tell him how I feel?"
She splashed the water violently, knowing that it wasn't as easy as they showed it in the movies.
The movies.
God, she wished she was home. In her warm bed. Eating all her favorite junk foods. Taking a hot bath. Watching television. Bickering with her parents. She smiled. She actually missed the arguments with her parents? She couldn't wait to tell them that....if she ever saw them again. She shook her head. No negative thoughts, she reminded herself.
"Especially since the raft is almost ready."
She nodded. They would get off this island. In time. She laughed. She just hoped that it wouldn't take longer than three days. She wanted out! The island was driving her crazy. It was the same scenario everyday.
Trees. Sand. Water.
She could scream! But, what would that solve?
"Letting out my anger...."
She mused. Yeah, that's all it would do. She sighed and looked into the water again. Geez, she was filthy. Her hair had seen better days. Her creamy white skin had tanned. The sun was the only culprit. And her eyes looked like they had changed from a light blue to a darker blue.
"That's weird."
As she examined herself using the water, she didn't notice two pairs of feet come toward her.
"Don't worry, you look better than the rest of us."
Tea quickly turned around to see Yugi and Tristan sit down next to her.
"Was that a compliment?"
Tristan laughed at Tea's question.
"No, it was an insult."
She shoved him into the sand and looked at Yugi. He wasn't even aware of it, due to the fact that he was taking quick glances at his Grandpa. Tea put a hand on his shoulder and smiled.
"Don't worry about him," Tea said soothingly.
Yugi smiled. "I'll try not to."
Tristan yawned loudly and waved a hand through the lukewarm water.
"Hey Tristan?" Tea asked as he looked at her.
"Yeah," he said as he took his hand out.
Tea smiled. "Have you heard from Joey yet?"
Tristan laughed. Tea looked at him, not knowing if to laugh or just to hit him. She decided to do nothing until he told her what was so funny. Yugi looked over Tea's shoulder to see what was wrong with Tristan as well.
"Man...you guys crack me up," he coughed loudly, "I don't think we will be hearing from Joey for a couple of days...that Mai has got him wrapped around her little, manicured finger."
Yugi gave a weak smile, while Tea gave Tristan a shocked expression.
"I don't think that Joey would do anything.....that soon." Tea said, slightly worried.
"Who said anything about sex?" Tristan asked as Tea shrugged her shoulders.
"You said we won't be hearing from him for a couple of days...so I figured-"
Tristan laughed. "Nah....I meant that he would become her little dog on a leash."
Yugi and Tea laughed, while Tristan imitated Mai and Joey.
"Sit boy!" Tristan said in a girly voice, obviously Mai's.
"Roof!" He bellowed as he imitated Joey sitting patiently beside his master.
OMG. Tea thought. She couldn't believe she was laughing as hard as she was. Even her lungs couldn't, as they showed hints of exhaustion that only Tea could feel. She soon stopped laughing and rubbed her forehead.
"Wow, that was funny." She said as Yugi nodded.
Tristan beamed. "You were a lovely audience."
Tea was about to say something when she heard clapping. She turned around to see Mai and Joey glaring at all of them. Tea swallowed hard. This didn't look good, especially not for Tristan.
"Hi guys," Tristan added hastily, "we didn't expect you back so soon."
Joey made a fist.
Tea frowned. He shouldn't be that mad. She stood up and decided to play Compromiser. Joey didn't move. He only kept on a smug expression he used to scare away thugs. Yugi decided to stand up too.
"Joey, come on....it was just a little game we were playing..."
Tea looked at Joey for a response, but what she received was a comical smile. She cocked an eyebrow up and looked at him intensely. He was bluffing. This whole time. She mentally smacked herself.
"You guys will believe anything!" Joey said as he let out a laugh.
Tristan got to his feet. "You wanna play like that? Alright fine!"
That's when Tristan sprinted toward Joey with his fist in the air. Joey sweat-dropped and ran for his life. Tea decided to follow them...wanting to get a piece of Joey as well. Yugi laughed and followed them, grabbing Mai as he ran past her. Tea laughed out loud. This was the first time she had seen them all partake in a form of entertainment. The hunt.
As the hunt went on for Joey's butt, they found themselves in the crystal clear water, splashing each other insensibly. Soon, they stopped and looked at each other, only to burst out laughing. Even Grandpa was laughing at them by the shoreline. Yugi smiled at Grandpa and looked back at the group, but his eyes drifted upon Tea. He could melt. She was soaked with water. But, that wasn't what caught his attention. It was the way her wet hair flicked out and about when she turned, then the way the water dripped down her face onto her soaked clothes, and finally the way the water revealed her sexy figure.
"Yugi?" She asked as he shook his head.
"Uhhh...sorry about that." Tea blushed.
"Hey! Why don't you guys get a room!" Tristan yelled as he lifted Tea off her feet and on to his shoulder.
"TRISTAN! LET GO OF ME! COME ON! YUGI! HELP ME!"
Yugi tried to get Tristan to let go of Tea, but he ignored Yugi's pleas. If only he was taller. Before Yugi could try to do something else, Tristan turned to him and smiled.
"Fine? You want her so bad? Take her."
Tristan dropped Tea right into Yugi's arms. But, Tea didn't know she landed in Yugi's arms because she was so scared she had her eyes closed. She grabbed onto his neck and opened her eyes to see Yugi.
She flushed with embarrassment. "Ummm...thanks."
She quickly stood to her feet with the help of Yugi. She cleared her throat and tossed Tristan a death glare. He smiled and winked at her. She tightened her fists, ready to pound him to the ground, but a tiny voice stopped her.
"Don't worry about him, he's just-"
Yugi's eyes widened, as did everyone else's eyes. Yugi looked up toward the sky to see if what he was hearing was true. It was. He smiled and started waving his hands frantically in the air as the mighty steel object in the sky started to drift lower and lower toward the island.
A helicopter.
(Hmm....I guess I will put a little more....since I haven't updated in awhile!! Lucky YOU!)
Tea stared at the plane with tears in her eyes. She couldn't believe what was happening. But, it did. It was all real. She could feel the propelling winds from the helicopter breathing on top of her.
"Need a lift?"
Yugi looked up toward the helicopter to see Mokuba smiling down at him. Wait....if Mokuba was there than Kaiba must be....yes he was. Yugi could see him controlling the helicopter as it came nearer and nearer. His gaze was lost from the helicopter when Joey, and the rest of the gang, brought him into a hug. {even Mai!}
Wow....what luck they had.
As the plane finally rested on the soft sand, Kaiba, Mokuba, and a young girl came strolling out of the helicopter. Yugi smiled and started walking over, but before he moved, he could have sworn he heard Joey whisper, "lucky you saved his soul..."
As they all started to come forward, Tea was left behind to look at the young girl. Her heart sank to the ground. After being with Yugi all this time and comforting him when he was sad, she forgot all about the world and only set her mind on telling Yugi how she really felt about him. But, since she forgot about the world....she forgot about one main thing that would separate her from Yugi forever.
His girlfriend.
~To be continued........~
Hmm.m....this was interesting. Next chappie is the last.
