Early the next morning, I awoke and crept downstairs. I figured being a good maid meant getting up earlier. The whole apartment seemed ghostly quiet as I put on a pot of coffee. I started cooking eggs bacon and toast when Yugi and Gramps came in. Yugi was hopping on one foot trying to get his other shoe on, while his backpack jiggled up and down on his back. "Morning", I smiled and greeted them, pouring the coffee and setting down the plates.
"Have a nice sleep in my old hammock?" Gramps asked me.
"Sure did Gramps, didn't even wake up with a stiff neck or anything. It was really comfy." I answered. We ate breakfast in a hurry and Yugi went off to school.
The day rushed by extremely quickly as Gramps kept me busy with several chores. "Dust, clean the dishes, make the beds, sweep the floors, arrange this display" etc.
I didn't feel like Cinderella, because he didn't tell me to do it unkindly. It was more like when he was training Joey how to play duel monsters. Finally, all my chores were done and Gramps told me it was ok if I took the rest of the day off.
By then it was almost 1:30 so I decided to pick up the limo. I looked at the directions I had written on a piece of paper and walked until I came to the prize claim headquarters. I tightly gripped the winning bottle cap in my hands as I entered the building. I showed them the winning cap and they presented me with my new beautiful limo! It had leather Interior and everything. I showed them my driver's license, silently thanking Bakura for suggesting going into a dimension the same as this one, only everything to me was in English and everything to everyone else was in Japanese. I had to undergo a limo driver's test which I passed, thank goodness. After all that, I finally got to drive the Limo. I knew it was going to take some getting used to, driving on the other side of the road.
I pulled over near Domino High school just as school was getting out. Kids crowded around the limo in awe, as if some celebrity would walk out of it. I grinned as I saw Yugi and the gang walk out. I noticed that Bakura wasn't there but paid no attention to it. I pushed a button that rolled down the windows. "You guys need a ride?" I asked and smiled.
"Dude! When Yugi said you won a car, I didn't think he meant a limousine!" Tristan said, running his hands over the hood.
"This is so awesome!" Tèa exclaimed opening a door and getting in. I gave her the thumbs up sign.
"Man, I feel like a movie star!" Joey grinned and got in beside Tèa. Yugi and Tristan got in and I pulled away while the other kids at Domino High school looked on in envy.
I drove back to Yugi's apartment and after we had all put on old clothes for painting, I had borrowed some from Yugi, the painting began. I painted the dolphins on the back, while Joey and Tristan worked on painting the stars and planets on the sides and Yugi and Tèa worked on painting the fire on the hood. When it was done, we all stood back to admire our handy work.
"This has got to be the coolest limo in existence." I commented.
"Yeah, we all did a great job painting it." Tèa agreed. We didn't notice Joey and Tristan sneaking up on us with the paintbrushes.
"Hey!" Tèa and I shouted as Tristan and Joey smeared us on the back with paint.
I grinned and Tèa nodded at me. "Of course you know this means war." I said.
"Bring it on!" Joey said as he and Tristan stuck out their tongues at us. Tèa and I grinned and began running after the two taller boys with our own paint soaked brushes!
Yugi laughed as the paint war began. "Come on Joey, hold still while I paint a mustache on your face!" I pleaded.
"No way that's eva gonna happen!" Joey laughed. This continued until we were all covered in paint. That is, except for Yugi…
"Come on buddy, everyone's all paint covered cept fa you!" Joey said, sneakily walking up to Yugi and placing paint covered hands on his shoulder.
"Uh, that's quite alright guys really…" Yugi said sheepishly blushing.
"Yeah Yugi, you are a lot cleaner than the rest of us, why don't we fix that huh?" Tristan said, taking a brush and running it over Yugi's shirt.
"Awe come on guys quite it!" Yugi laughed and protested as Tristan and Joey smeared him over and over with paint.
"Look, you guys got all dirty!" I said in a fake tone of disapproval.
"Hold still while we wash you off!" Tèa exclaimed. We were both holding onto the hose as we sprayed the boys with cold water from head to toe.
"Aaaaaaah its cold its cold its cold!" All three guys shouted as they began running all over the place, trying to escape the spraying water. It was nontoxic paint so we weren't worried about it washing off and polluting anything. Next thing you know, the guys tackled us, grabbed the hose away and turned it back on us!
"Aaaaaaah its cold its cold its cold!" We yelled running behind the Limo for protection. When it grew colder, we decided to get cleaned off and come inside. We finished putting the paints away and cleaning up whatever mess we made. I smiled as I saw Tèa tenderly helping Yugi by cleaning off his face. I wondered if they would get together soon. I mean, I could tell there was so much attraction between them both.
I turned around to look at Joey. He was shaking himself off like a dog, I had to laugh.
"And just whadda you laughin at?" Joey grinned and asked me.
"No reason." I smiled, brushing a drop of water off of his cheek.
He smirked that irresistible smirk of his and brushed a stray bit of dark brown hair away from my face and tucked it behind my ear.
"Hey! You two lovebirds gonna come in or what?" Tristan yelled from the apartment doorway. I was about ready to tackle the guy to the ground. Tristan was always spoiling those nice romantic moments Joey and I were having!
"Hold yah horses, were comin!" Joey laughed. I smiled as he gently slid his arm around my waist as we walked inside. I started cooking dinner, since Tèa, Tristan and Joey were staying for it.
"How's homemade chicken soup sound?" I asked. Since everyone was still a little cold and wet, the vote was yes. I began cooking my Grandma's delicious chicken soup. It had potatoes, a tomato broth, spaghetti, and chicken. I served it with Portuguese bread.
"Man, this is so good!" Joey exclaimed, slurping down the soup as fast as he could.
"Yeah, you're a great cook!" Tristan commented, matching Joey slurp for slurp.
Gramps came in with the mail. I fixed him up with a bowl of soup as well as a piece of buttered bread. "You've got a letter Yugi." He said handing Yugi a letter. "It's from someone called Mako Tsunami."
"Mako Tsunami! Haven't heard from him in a while." Yugi exclaimed. He tore open the envelope eagerly.
"Mako Tsunami! The best ocean duelist in the world! The Mako Tsunami!" I said excitedly. He had only been featured in one episode in the series, but that one episode was enough for me. He had great body and hair, was the nicest guy that battled Yugi during the tournament before the finals, and he loves the ocean, just like I do. Plus, he had a great heart and wasn't dueling for selfish purposes. Was hard not to make a connection with the guy. I listened closely as Yugi read the letter out loud.
"Dear Yugi, I heard you won the tournament, congratulations my friend! While I was out fishing for food, a medium sized fishing boat stopped by the island and had my father on it! It turned out my dad was stranded on an island until he could earn enough money to buy the boat. He heard that I had entered the tournament and went to the Duelist Kingdom to look for me. He ended up giving me the boat, his health is failing slightly, so I am making money from fishing to help take care of him. I wondered if you and your friends wanted to come on board for a sleep over fishing trip. There is all sorts of gear on the boat like masks, life vests, etc just bring bathing suits and towels. I'll meet you this Saturday at the docks, look for the boat named "The Hammerhead." Yugi finished. It was Thursday
"It sounds so great, we should all go!" Yugi exclaimed.
"Sorry guys, can't make it." Tristan said. "My aunt's in town and my Mom wants me to spend some quality time with her." We all expressed our disappointment that he couldn't make it.
"Do you think Mako would mind me coming along?" I asked. "After all, he doesn't know me at all."
"Oh he wouldn't mind, Mako is a great guy." Tèa assured me. Then she looked at Joey and Tristan. "If you don't try to steal his fish." She added.
Joey and Tristan laughed embarrassingly and rubbed the back of their necks.
"So can Jade and I go Grandpa?" Yugi asked.
"Pretty please?" Joey added.
"Well, I suppose it does sound like fun. Alright, you may go." He told Yugi and I. He then went to his room to go to bed.
"That means we'll have to shop for new bathing suits Tèa." I said and grinned. Gramps agreed to pay me early in the promise that I would work even harder for the rest of the week.
"Girls go nuts when they go shopping." Tristan whispered to Joey.
"Shh! They'll hear you and drag us along!" Joey whispered back.
"Hey Tèa, maybe we should drag the guys along, to help us carry bags and stuff." I said, smiling mischievously.
"Yeah, since they are lazy slackers with nothing to do anyway." Tèa answered, laughing.
Tristan and Joey face faulted out of their seats and fell onto the floor with a crash.
Yugi just blushed and rubbed the back of his head embarrassingly.
"You just had to say sometin didn't yah!" Joey said, smacking Tristan upside the head.
"Don't look at me, you're the one who made it worse!" Tristan growled.
"Tomorrow's Friday, so I'll pick you guys up after school in the limo ok?" I said, ignoring Joey and Tristan as they argued.
"Sounds great." Yugi said nervously.
Joey and Tristan stopped their fighting for a second and stared blankly at Yugi. "Whose side are you on Yug!" They both yelled.
Tèa and I glared at all three guys. "We are trying to have a nice conversation here, why don't you guys just control yourselves!" Tèa yelled.
"I just can't understand why you guys are so afraid of shopping! What is it with you?" I yelled.
"Sorry…" they mumbled.
Tèa and I sighed, and then smiled at each other. "So will you show me that Kimono place you were talking about on the boat?" I asked her.
"Sure, its really nice but the Kimono's are so expensive." Tèa answered.
"Wow, mood swings, must be that time of the month again." Tristan whispered. Yugi and Joey gasped, covered Tristan's mouth, then smiled nervously at us and closed their eyes.
"WHAT WAS THAT!?" Tèa and I yelled, making fists.
"Smooth move bonehead. No wonda yah can't get a date." Joey commented as we approached Tristan with duck tape.
"Ok ok ok, I won't make any more comments just don't duck tape my mouth shut!" Tristan begged us.
"Will you guys be quiet? Your gonna wake my Grandpa up!" Yugi whispered.
"Oh I'm sorry Yugi." I said sadly.
"Yeah, we didn't mean to be so loud." Tèa agreed.
"Well, ok." Yugi said.
It was getting late so Tristan, Tèa and Joey were going to head home. I went outside to wave goodbye to them.
"See you tomorrow!" Tèa waved.
"Yeah, tomorrow." Tristan sighed. I wondered if it was too late to get out the duck tape again.
"See you tomorrow Joey." I whispered softly.
Joey smirked and leaned against the wall. I walked over and stood next to him. Joey put his arms around me and we embraced. It felt so nice, being in his arms. It had been a wonderful day, and its ending was just as great. "Sweet dreams." Joey said holding me closer.
"They'd only be sweet if I was dreaming of you." I answered, smiling. I wondered if Joey and I would ever share a real passionate kiss. Not one when both of us were half asleep. Joey winked as he left for his own house. I went back inside, did the dishes and retired up to my room in the attic. As I sat there looking at the ceiling, my thoughts turned to Mako. It was going to be really cool to meet some one who loves the ocean as much as I do. Maybe we would even see some dolphins while we were fishing. That would be cool. I wondered if Mako would like me. I blushed as I remembered how he looked in that one episode. Nicely tanned skin, buffed muscles, cool haircut… I snapped out of my train of thought as I reminded myself that I was with Joey. I smiled as I gently drifted off to sleep. "We are going to have so much fun." I said before ascending into dreamland.