Thank you so much for the lovely reviews! I'm glad I'm not the only person who thinks Mai could like Yugi. :) This one doesn't deal as much with her thoughts as the last one, but I hope you still like it, and continue reading. Thanks again!
~*Astarii
I don't have ANYTHING to do with Yu-Gi-Oh! Neither by rights or copyrights.
Mai sat at the table, munching on french fries as everyone discussed a certain Duel Monsters card. Her plan for Yugi and herself to spend a day together had been thwarted, and instead the whole crew was sitting at a fast food restaurant, discussing what else…Duel Monsters.
She pretended to pay attention, but her thoughts over took her sense and soon she was on a roller coaster of questions…all concerning Yugi Motou. She must have not done a good job of concealing her disinterest with interest, for Yugi leaned forward and touched her arm. Immediately she was pulled back into reality, her eyes looking into the very ones that caused her jolts of butterflies.
"Mai?" She blinked. "Mai, are you ok?" Yugi was always so caring, so tenderhearted. And innocent and naïve. As much as she hated to admit it, Yugi never would have survived without tweedle-dee and tweedle-dum over there, Joey and Tristan.
Again she was lost in his violet eyes, the ones that now held concern. The ones that were causing blanks in her mind.
"Yo', Mai, your mind wheelin'? Decided to start duelin' wit your 'ead instead of your womanly wiles for once?" She blinked a couple times and turned to the source of the comment, tweedle-dee himself, Joey.
"No, Joey, I was hoping that if I concentrated hard enough, that accent of yours would go away." Why did she always have to come across so rude? Why did she always think she had to cover up for something?
Tristan flicked Joey in the back of the head, and Téa laughed good-naturedly. Bakura was smirking to himself, and Yugi…Yugi had that cute little grin on his face. He turned to Mai, an adorable smirk now present, and tilted his head to the side.
"Yeah, I'm ok." She said quietly, and his grin returned. How is it that that guy, no matter what is going on, can notice the little things? How is it that he can make you feel like you're the only person in a room? How is it that he can make you feel that only your problems matter right now?
She hated him for it. Just hated him for it. Those were some of the reasons she began noticing Yugi, and some of the reasons she had begun to fall for him too.
She stood up and grabbed her tray, dumping its contents into the bin.
"Mai, where're you going?" She turned to see Bakura looking at her questioningly, and she put a hand on her hip, spreading the classic grin across her face.
"I've got places to go, things to do, Ryo." She said. "But don't worry, I'm a big girl, I'll be ok. Hey, I tie my own shoes and everything." She smiled and left out the door, leaving the only people she could remotely call friends.
She had begun walking down the street before someone called out to her. She stopped and swiveled around to see Yugi running after her.
"Yugi?" She asked, and he finally caught up, panting a bit. "What is it?" She asked again, and his big eyes looked up at her. Leaning in he spoke quietly.
"Mai, you didn't let what Joey said get to you, did you? He was just joking, you're a great duelist." She grinned, and leaned down, hands on her knees.
"Thanks, Yugi. No, I didn't let it get to me, I just have to get some things done." She straightened up. "See you later!" She gave him a salute and turned on her heel, walking away from him.
Why was he so caring? Why did her give a darn? Why couldn't he be like every other guy in this world? Stuck on themselves, arrogant, and uncaring? Yugi was the opposite, and if she wanted to keep her sanity, he had to stop it quick.
Stupid, stupid, Mai, why are you thinking so much?