Ok, disclaimer first, fun later. (Pushes Joey up to stage) This fic's rating has changed from PG to PG-13, just to be safe, ok?

Disclaimer: YGO still isn't mine, is it?

To Hope for Love: Thanks for you reviews! And I will be glad to um...let's put it this way...KILL KAIBA! HALLELUJAH! And I said that Tea is kind of OOC cause none of the characters on the show (except for Mai) seem to think of her speeches as "sappy."

Whatever. Anyway, Hope For Love, I cannot stand Tea, if you read my profile. She's really annoying to me and to anyone else who's human. And back to torturing Kaiba...should we burn him at a stake, roast him on a Barbecue, (and let Joey eat him, just don't tell him what it is) send him to any insane asylum, or better yet, send him to Jail! MUHAHAHAHA! (I'm so sorry about that comment, Kaiba's fangirls. If you don't like my bashing, just skip that part, or better yet, don't read it. That what I do when I get to a good fic, but I can't stand one little part of it. Ok? I'll try to be understanding, unless it's my Yami answering your reviews)

OK, and Burning Passion, sorry about the Kaiba bashing...I won't put that much of it in there. It's basically supposed to be concentrated on Joey and Mai, using Seto as a dude, cause he's rich. I'll let you take him away later.

And one last thing and I'll start the fic: Please read my other stories and review them! I'm putting one of them on hold because not enough people like it, ok?

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Chapter 4: Missing you...but afraid to admit it

^*^*^*^*^*^Joey's POV^*^*^*^*^

I could kill myself for what I said to Tea. I don't even know why I promised her a date. I wish that Mai and me were still friends. She'd tell Tea off if I didn't have the courage to do it. Which I did, but I wanted to occupy myself with all of my "alone time." Usually, I would just call Mai on her cell phone, and she'd be right there. Mai was making me really mad these days, all over Kaiba, so maybe I went out with Tea to tell her I wasn't just going to sit back.

I go back to the daydream that I have every time that I get the chance to think alone. Mai and I. Together. On a warm sandy beach. I run into her on accident, and she apologizes to me. We sit down together, with her arms locked around my waist. We talk together softly, but I can't make out what I'm saying to her. She pulls be closer, until our faces are less than one centimeter apart. Slowly, her lips are brushing mine, and I feel happier than I have ever felt.

My daydream was broken by the sound of the phone.

"Aww, DARN! Not Tea AGAIN!"

I answered the phone. "Hello?"

"Hi, Joey!" I heard a VERY cheerful voice on the other end of the phone. It WAS Tea. Just when I thought things couldn't get any worse...

"Hi."

"So, did you have fun at our date last night?"

I almost groaned.

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I met Tea, at the movie theater, and we bought out tickets. The whole time she had her arms locked around me. I cringed at the thought having her arms wrapped around me.

"So, Joey? How's life after Mai? I bet that you and I'll get a lot more chances to see each other now!"

If she wasn't annoying, she just HAD to be nosy. This was going to be one DANDY night. "It's ok."

"So, when do you think that we'll be able to go out on another date?"

"I dunno."

We were sitting in the theater then. I reluctantly went into a horror movie. And in one second she was already in my lap. I hated her for being so forward! Couldn't she tell that I needed some space?

"Hi, Joey!" She was flirting with me AGAIN.

"Hi."

"You know, I bet that you miss kissing. I'm SURE that I'm a much better kisser than her!" Mai? No way!

I knew what was coning next, and I could feel the sweat trickle down my neck.

I hated this. Tea just HAD to be so forward! Right after the movie, I was about to walk home, until Tea just HAD to butt in.

"Let's walk home together!"

That night ended on a sour note for me. First a date, then a big fat smooch, (lol!) and now I just HAD to walk her home!

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"Hello? Joey, are you still there?"

I came back from my thoughts. "Yeah. I had the BEST time in the world."

I guess she ignored the sarcasm in my voice. "So, how about another date tonight?"

I have to get away from her! "Um... I'm kind of busy tonight. Maybe some other time." I mentally slapped myself as soon as I said that. NO! I'm not going on another date with her!

"Well, how about tomorrow?"

"Uh... well, I have a REALLY big project, so I can't really go on a date until my project is due."

"Well, I'll come over and help you!"

Ugh. She can't just bug me over the phone, she just HAD to come over to my house.

"Uh... that's ok. I really don't need any help."

She hung up then. Thank goodness!

^*^*^*^*^*^Mai's POV^*^*^*^*^*^

I lied back on my bad. The FIRST calm day of my life since I've been going out with Kaiba! He had taken me out on a date every single night, and in my opinion, he was really overdoing it. And when he wasn't taking me on dates, he was oven at my house almost 24- 7, making wedding plans with my MOTHER. Why did mom just HAVE to do this? Shouldn't I be planning it? The last time I checked this was MY wedding!

I really missed Joey. But I wouldn't tell him that. I heard that he was going with Tea. My gosh, she just has to take him away! I wonder if Joey really likes her. I hope he doesn't.

Why am I thinking about this? I'm with Seto now! He gets me everything, plus my mom likes him! Joey was just a little street rat! He never loved me!

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R&R!