Fearless

Tea shot up, placing her deck in its place on the disk and prepared for anything. The shriek came from a little brook near the entrance of the park. Tea ran toward the young woman who was nursing her foot. "Stupid shoes! Why can't I get new ones and be more comfortable in duels? I hate this place so much!" Mai muttered. She looked so different, almost stronger and her long blond hair was braided to keep her hair out of her eyes. Tea stopped short as she realized it was Mai. The last time she had seen Mai was when she left and the women was still asleep or at least in the shadow realm. "Do you need help?" Tea asked. Mai looked up and got up quickly. "I don't need help with anything from you. Finally duelist that I can beat." She said. Tea jumped back, "Mai! What are you doing?"
Mai cocked her head to one side. "Do I know you?" she asked while placing her disk in fight position. "Its me Mai! Tea! Tea Gardner the girl from duelist kingdom and one of Yugi's buddies?" Mai's eyes searched the girl for any resemblance to the girl she once knew. Her eyes locked onto the pleading eyes she had seen in dreams in the shadow realm. Those blue eyes that changed so much at different moments and feelings. "Its really you." Mai said. Tea only nodded and waited for Mai to hug her but it never happened. "You certainly have changed Tea! I could never believe it was you. We got to leave now before the gorbs find us." She said in a quick voice. Tea followed Mai into an unidentified building that looked like the same ones on the block. They went down a long hallway and or maybe 3 flights of stairs. Tea lost count at 20.
Finally she heard voices and then a young man appeared, glaring at Mai. "How many times do I have to tell you Mai? Yugi was so worried that you wandered up to the surface where the gorbs are and the other duelists could hurt you." He said. "Joey give it a rest ok? If I hadn't gone up there I wouldn't have a surprise would I? She said. Joey looked more ruff and stronger then the smiling blond that made jokes and laughed 24/7. Tea moved out of the shadows and threw herself at Joey. Joey hugged her but had no clue that she was. Her duel disk jabbing him in his side but he looked at Mai. One word came out of her mouth. "Tea"
Joey shoved her back for ½ a second, "Tea its you really you!" Then he wrapped her arms around him forcefully. "I can't believe its you.Yugi and the others will be so excited!"
"Its my mistake for leaving you all. I don't think its time for me to come back, just yet! Ok?" Tea said. Joey and Mai looked at each other and then looked at her. "What are you that stupid!" they both said at once.
"We have needed you since the day you left. This city turned pure evil and even powerful Yami couldn't stop it...Get it!" Joey barked. "I do and it's my choice and you're not me!" Tea yelled. Tea shoved Joey away from her and ran the other way, fallowing her was Joey and Mai.
"I hope she realizes Yugi really needs her and the way she's going they will see each other very soon!" he whispered as he ran with Mai. Mai's blond hair was loosing from her braid as she ran next to Joey, her heart raced and she knew it deep down Joey loved her and she would always be protected, but Joey also loved Tea, so did Yugi. She understood their reactions to the young girl who had left in the middle of it all for her dream. The all-likeable Tea was now wild eyed, trying to find a way out, heart breaking and hopes shattering. She was scared of Joey. The boy who had promised her never to tell on her when she worked at the diner didn't exist to her anymore. She felt light headed, never in her mind would her friends change never. Yet she had changed, her looks, dreams and hopes had all been twisted and molded for her own choices. The running became slower as she came to a larger room then the one before. Then she stood, in front of the person she was trying to avoid. He stood the same way she remembered. He almost looked like his old self but he had grown up. He was certainly taller and cuter. She felt dumb and stupid standing their mouth open, hand trying to cover it and everything. Joey and Mai stopped behind her at strong speeds. Yugi looked up from his duel disk. His eyes focused on the girl standing in front of him, just staring. She was so beautiful, her mid-length brown hair and those pretty eyes. He looked at Mai and Joey who had just arrived. His mind flashed back to a young hopeful in his life that had left him. Her eyes where blurring and before he could stop himself he turned away from her and walked away. He knew the minute those tears started, it was Tea. She was so strange to him and then he heard, "Yugi, Mai found this girl on the streets and she needs a place to stay for a while." Joey yelled. Yugi nodded and then went to his room. Tea turned towards Joey and smiled. She normally wasn't like this but after five years things change. Then something grabbed Joey with its robotic hand and Tea screamed. Mai only got only some many words out before she was grabbed. "Tea run Tea run it's a gorb! Get Yugi out of here!" she yelled. Tea ran to Yugi's door and banged as hard as she could as the gorbs slowly approached her, two of them had unmoving bodies! Joey, Mai, Serenity, Tristan, and they looked so lifeless. I hope you enjoy! LightHope1