Uh-oh, y'all, I got offered airplane peanuts if I update! So here's an update. Man, this is good motivation. And I got my gumball. ^_^ *chews happily on the purple gumball* Yes, and people don't seem to like the cliffhangers, either. *evil smile ... I mean ... angelic halo shines above head to show innocence ... heh heh heh ...* Yes, so here's the next chapter of: MY HERO, THE GIRL. I promise, no cliffie.
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Disclaimer: Did I do one of these last time? *thinks* Whatever. I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh!. But nobody's gonna look at this because they want to see if Kea kills Mr. Wheeler or not. Dun dun duuuuuuuun!!
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I got closer and closer to Mr. Wheeler until finally—
My conscience got the best of me and I swerved the car to the other side of the street just before it hit Joey's dad. The shock from how close the minivan had come to him knocked him over, and I couldn't help but wonder if I at least grazed him a bit.
"Kea, Kea, where's my dad?" I heard Joey ask me, shakily.
"He's back there," I said softly, beginning to stroke his hair again. "Don't worry about him, Joey."
Joey nodded weakly. I could feel that his body was still shaking, and it was obvious that his legs were still as weak as they were when I had pulled him out of the house. I closed my eyes for a second to keep the tears from falling anymore. It didn't work, and I whipped my free hand along my face.
So many thoughts were running through my mind at that point, I wasn't even aware that I had turned into the highway already. I glanced around at where I was, then saw that I was heading south.
*South,* I thought. *Where can I go that's south from here?* Then it hit me. Domino City was south of here. It was a couple hours away, but that didn't matter. The only problem was that Domino City would be the first place that Mr. Wheeler would look for Joey. But then again ... Mr. Wheeler was so drunk that he probably wouldn't even remember what happened.
It was settled. After a debate in my head, I decided that I was going to take Joey back to Domino City. Hopefully, he would have some friends who could help us.
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Joey had fallen asleep during the ride back to Domino. I was grateful for that. His trembling had made me more and more nervous as time passed, and when he finally fell asleep, I relaxed. The only problem now was where to go.
Motel? No, I didn't have any money. Joey's house? No, he didn't have his key with him, so we couldn't get in. Friend's house? Hmmm.
It's true, I didn't know where any of Joey's friends lived, but Joey had told me one time that he had a friend named Yugi who lived in a place on top of his grandfather's game shop. So I figured that all I had to do was drive around the city until I found the Turtle Game Shop. Domino wasn't all that big.
It took longer than I expected. It wasn't until midnight that I found the Turtle Game Shop in the small city. On any other occasion, I wouldn't have gone knocking on someone's door at midnight, ESPECIALLY if I didn't know them, but this was for Joey, so it was worth it.
After parking my mom's minivan outside of the game shop, I pulled the keys out of the ignition and hopped out. I locked all the doors and left Joey in there while I went to knock on the door.
I knocked three hard times, expecting nothing. When I got nothing, I knocked again, harder. It was a couple minutes before I saw someone making their way to the door.
The boy who opened the door was short. His hair was three different colors and his eyes were big and purple. I had never seen anything like it. It looked like his eyes would usually be big and happy, but now they were droopy and tired. It was obvious that he was just woken up.
Before the boy got to say anything, I started. "Are you Yugi?" I asked him.
"Yeah," the boy said, letting out a small yawn. I suppressed a giggle at how cute he was. I switched my mind back to the reason why I was there.
"Listen, you're Joey's friend, right?"
The boy immediately perked up and his eyes widened. "Yes, Joey Wheeler, is he okay? What happened? Are you Kea?"
I nodded, assuming that Joey had told his friends about me. "Yeah, I'm Kea," I said. "But Joey isn't okay. Something ... happened, at his summer house a few hours ago and I figured I'd bring him here. Y'know, you're one of his best friends and everything."
"Where is he?" Yugi asked. "Bring him in here!"
"Hai," I said, turning and unlocking the door to the van with the keychain in my hand. I went around to the passenger side, where Yugi couldn't see me, and helped Joey out. He was still asleep when I closed and locked the door.
I dragged Joey around the minivan, where I saw Yugi's hide widen in horror. He quickly rushed over to me and helped me take Joey inside, where he led me to his livingroom. We put Joey down on the couch and Yugi ran to get Joey a hot rag to put on his forehead. When he got back, I was sitting on the floor looking at Joey, pushing his hair away from his eyes. Yugi handed me the washcloth and sat down next to me.
"What happened?" Yugi asked.
I sighed heavily and began my story. "Okay, so Joey was at my house ..."
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I decided not to leave you guys with a cliffhanger for once. The only thing I'm worried about is if people will remember to come back and read what happens next if I don't have a cliffhanger. Okay, people, I'm requesting 5 reviews for this chapter before I update again. Arigatou!
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Disclaimer: Did I do one of these last time? *thinks* Whatever. I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh!. But nobody's gonna look at this because they want to see if Kea kills Mr. Wheeler or not. Dun dun duuuuuuuun!!
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I got closer and closer to Mr. Wheeler until finally—
My conscience got the best of me and I swerved the car to the other side of the street just before it hit Joey's dad. The shock from how close the minivan had come to him knocked him over, and I couldn't help but wonder if I at least grazed him a bit.
"Kea, Kea, where's my dad?" I heard Joey ask me, shakily.
"He's back there," I said softly, beginning to stroke his hair again. "Don't worry about him, Joey."
Joey nodded weakly. I could feel that his body was still shaking, and it was obvious that his legs were still as weak as they were when I had pulled him out of the house. I closed my eyes for a second to keep the tears from falling anymore. It didn't work, and I whipped my free hand along my face.
So many thoughts were running through my mind at that point, I wasn't even aware that I had turned into the highway already. I glanced around at where I was, then saw that I was heading south.
*South,* I thought. *Where can I go that's south from here?* Then it hit me. Domino City was south of here. It was a couple hours away, but that didn't matter. The only problem was that Domino City would be the first place that Mr. Wheeler would look for Joey. But then again ... Mr. Wheeler was so drunk that he probably wouldn't even remember what happened.
It was settled. After a debate in my head, I decided that I was going to take Joey back to Domino City. Hopefully, he would have some friends who could help us.
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Joey had fallen asleep during the ride back to Domino. I was grateful for that. His trembling had made me more and more nervous as time passed, and when he finally fell asleep, I relaxed. The only problem now was where to go.
Motel? No, I didn't have any money. Joey's house? No, he didn't have his key with him, so we couldn't get in. Friend's house? Hmmm.
It's true, I didn't know where any of Joey's friends lived, but Joey had told me one time that he had a friend named Yugi who lived in a place on top of his grandfather's game shop. So I figured that all I had to do was drive around the city until I found the Turtle Game Shop. Domino wasn't all that big.
It took longer than I expected. It wasn't until midnight that I found the Turtle Game Shop in the small city. On any other occasion, I wouldn't have gone knocking on someone's door at midnight, ESPECIALLY if I didn't know them, but this was for Joey, so it was worth it.
After parking my mom's minivan outside of the game shop, I pulled the keys out of the ignition and hopped out. I locked all the doors and left Joey in there while I went to knock on the door.
I knocked three hard times, expecting nothing. When I got nothing, I knocked again, harder. It was a couple minutes before I saw someone making their way to the door.
The boy who opened the door was short. His hair was three different colors and his eyes were big and purple. I had never seen anything like it. It looked like his eyes would usually be big and happy, but now they were droopy and tired. It was obvious that he was just woken up.
Before the boy got to say anything, I started. "Are you Yugi?" I asked him.
"Yeah," the boy said, letting out a small yawn. I suppressed a giggle at how cute he was. I switched my mind back to the reason why I was there.
"Listen, you're Joey's friend, right?"
The boy immediately perked up and his eyes widened. "Yes, Joey Wheeler, is he okay? What happened? Are you Kea?"
I nodded, assuming that Joey had told his friends about me. "Yeah, I'm Kea," I said. "But Joey isn't okay. Something ... happened, at his summer house a few hours ago and I figured I'd bring him here. Y'know, you're one of his best friends and everything."
"Where is he?" Yugi asked. "Bring him in here!"
"Hai," I said, turning and unlocking the door to the van with the keychain in my hand. I went around to the passenger side, where Yugi couldn't see me, and helped Joey out. He was still asleep when I closed and locked the door.
I dragged Joey around the minivan, where I saw Yugi's hide widen in horror. He quickly rushed over to me and helped me take Joey inside, where he led me to his livingroom. We put Joey down on the couch and Yugi ran to get Joey a hot rag to put on his forehead. When he got back, I was sitting on the floor looking at Joey, pushing his hair away from his eyes. Yugi handed me the washcloth and sat down next to me.
"What happened?" Yugi asked.
I sighed heavily and began my story. "Okay, so Joey was at my house ..."
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I decided not to leave you guys with a cliffhanger for once. The only thing I'm worried about is if people will remember to come back and read what happens next if I don't have a cliffhanger. Okay, people, I'm requesting 5 reviews for this chapter before I update again. Arigatou!
