I Will Always Be the Same
By Anime Queen
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Anime Queen runs into the room: Yall have no idea how sorry I am!! I took me forever to update this fic!!! And I'm sorry, I no it says romance, but that will come later, I promise!!! Ok, yall can read the fic now.
Person in the door: You forgot the disclaimer *stands there shaking his head* she's going to get us sued.
Anime Queen: o_O sorry. well, here goes: I do not own YGO, and I wont go into hysterics cuz I've tried to own it, but I cant!!!!! *goes into hysterics on the floor*
Person in the door: There she goes again. Enjoy the fic, and please review, or ure gonna get me fired.
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Chapter 5 - Being Nice Gives you one Hell of a Headache.
=.= - Mai's thoughts
I sat in my room on the ship, preparing my dueling deck. I would need to rely on my old skills in order to prevail in the tournament. My cards haven't failed me in the regionals, and they won't fail me now.
=I know the dweebs who faced each other in the regional championships, but there are still some duelists whose strategies I haven't seen yet=
I slipped my deck into my purple jacket pocket and headed out, locking my room. I walked into the common room, and all the noise hit me full speed in the face. I raised my hands protectively to my ears to avoid bursting my ear drums.
There must have been thousands of people in that room, and they all seemed to be talking at the same time. I walked through the masses of duelists trading, chatting and dueling with one another.
=Amateurs. Came all this way and still improving their decks=
I walked outside and stood at the railing, looking out to where the sun was setting.
"No! Those were the cards that my grandpa gave me!"
I turned to see where the exclamations came from. The next thing I saw was someone diving off the ship, making a big splash. Then more voices, and a second person dove in too. When they had both resurfaced, I recognized them as Yugi and Joey.
=What will those idiots think of next?= I thought, shaking my head. And then I saw the duel monsters cards floating face up on the water.
=Exodia? Where did the little twerp get cards that rare?=
Joey was now sinking again, and Yugi had to support him.
=Now, how can I use this situation to my advantage?=
I stood there, kinda thinking it over. Finally, I formulated a clear plan of action. I grabbed a rope ladder and threw it over the railing.
"Hey Yugi!" I shouted down into the water, where I could still make out his yellow, red and black hair. He looked up, saw me, and started swimming towards the ladder, dragging Joey behind him. I offered them my hand and pulled them over the railing. "Thanks, Mai," Yugi panted, his hands on his knees. He and Joey were now soaking on the upper deck.
"No problem!" I smiled at them, and then pretended to notice their wet clothes with shock. "Oh, you must be freezing!"
I grabbed them by the sleeves of their shirts and pulled them inside.
"Come on up to my room, I'll fix you something to drink," I said in a pleasant voice. There was no need to drag them now; they were walking quite freely behind me.
"Thanks," I heard Yugi say again.
"Of course! Fellow duelists ought to look out for one another!" I turned my head and winked at the boys. Yugi was blushing madly, and Joey had that goofy grin on his face.
=They're such a joke=
We continued walking in silence, and finally reached the door to my room. While I was unlocking it, I saw Joey give Yugi a questioning glance, and the latter shrugging his shoulders in response. I smiled inwardly.
=They have no idea=
I let them through and shut the door.
"Please, sit down!" I smiled yet again and motioned to the couch. "I'll be right back!" I walked into the kitchen and searched in my pockets for some Advil. This little plan of mine was costing me a growing headache.
I put on some water and took out the only two mugs and glass out of the cupboard. I returned to the main room to see Yugi and Joey still dripping on the carpeting.
"Oh, silly me!" I faked another happy face. "The bathroom's over that way, help yourselves!"
"Thanks," they replied in unison, and carefully walked around the furniture. As soon as they were gone, I popped another pill into my mouth.
=Instant relief?= I stared at the label murderously. =I'll overdose ten times over before this goddamn headache goes away!=
The kettle beeped to let me know the water boiled. I found some instant cocoa and stirred up the drinks. I put them in the microwave to keep them warm.
=They're certainly taking long. Hope those dumb wits can find the bath robes=
I sat on the high stool, and contemplated about the contest until the boys emerged, clad in the spare robes. I put out the drinks for them and we drank in silence. When I went to the kitchen, I caught a bit of their conversation.
"Hey Yug, why do you think Mai's being all nice all of a sudden?"
"I don't know, but maybe she's changed for the batter," Yugi replied quietly.
=Knowing Joey, he'll go along with whatever Yugi says, and that fits perfectly with my plan=
"I'm sorry, Yugi," Joey continued after a while. "I'm sorry I couldn't get your cards back."
"That's all right, Joey," Yugi replied.
=What? They didn't get the cards, and that's all right with Yugi? Man, these dweebs stink even more than I thought possible. Pathetic that I should have anything to do with them, but it must be done=
I sighed and returned back to the room with a packet of crackers and set it in front of them.
"So, how did you and up in the water?" I asked them, chewing on a piece of a cracker.
"It was that slime ball, Weevil!" Joey exploded, almost spilling the hot liquid from his cup.
"Calm down," Yugi cautioned, and then continued, "Weevil threw my Exodia cards overboard, and Joey tried to save them, and. well, we're just lucky you came along when you did," he smiled.
I forced another sweet smile.
"Oh, I'm so sorry! I wish there was something I could do to help."
=Yuck! Did I just say that?=
"No, it's ok for now, thanks for the food!" Joey grinned goofily, and dug into the biscuits once again.
=I just hope all this pays off when the time comes= I thought sadly, watching as the last of the bread crumbs disappeared.
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Thanks for reading!!! Don't forget to review as usual, yall are doing an exceptional job!!!! And be on the lookout for the next chapter!!!
By Anime Queen
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Anime Queen runs into the room: Yall have no idea how sorry I am!! I took me forever to update this fic!!! And I'm sorry, I no it says romance, but that will come later, I promise!!! Ok, yall can read the fic now.
Person in the door: You forgot the disclaimer *stands there shaking his head* she's going to get us sued.
Anime Queen: o_O sorry. well, here goes: I do not own YGO, and I wont go into hysterics cuz I've tried to own it, but I cant!!!!! *goes into hysterics on the floor*
Person in the door: There she goes again. Enjoy the fic, and please review, or ure gonna get me fired.
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Chapter 5 - Being Nice Gives you one Hell of a Headache.
=.= - Mai's thoughts
I sat in my room on the ship, preparing my dueling deck. I would need to rely on my old skills in order to prevail in the tournament. My cards haven't failed me in the regionals, and they won't fail me now.
=I know the dweebs who faced each other in the regional championships, but there are still some duelists whose strategies I haven't seen yet=
I slipped my deck into my purple jacket pocket and headed out, locking my room. I walked into the common room, and all the noise hit me full speed in the face. I raised my hands protectively to my ears to avoid bursting my ear drums.
There must have been thousands of people in that room, and they all seemed to be talking at the same time. I walked through the masses of duelists trading, chatting and dueling with one another.
=Amateurs. Came all this way and still improving their decks=
I walked outside and stood at the railing, looking out to where the sun was setting.
"No! Those were the cards that my grandpa gave me!"
I turned to see where the exclamations came from. The next thing I saw was someone diving off the ship, making a big splash. Then more voices, and a second person dove in too. When they had both resurfaced, I recognized them as Yugi and Joey.
=What will those idiots think of next?= I thought, shaking my head. And then I saw the duel monsters cards floating face up on the water.
=Exodia? Where did the little twerp get cards that rare?=
Joey was now sinking again, and Yugi had to support him.
=Now, how can I use this situation to my advantage?=
I stood there, kinda thinking it over. Finally, I formulated a clear plan of action. I grabbed a rope ladder and threw it over the railing.
"Hey Yugi!" I shouted down into the water, where I could still make out his yellow, red and black hair. He looked up, saw me, and started swimming towards the ladder, dragging Joey behind him. I offered them my hand and pulled them over the railing. "Thanks, Mai," Yugi panted, his hands on his knees. He and Joey were now soaking on the upper deck.
"No problem!" I smiled at them, and then pretended to notice their wet clothes with shock. "Oh, you must be freezing!"
I grabbed them by the sleeves of their shirts and pulled them inside.
"Come on up to my room, I'll fix you something to drink," I said in a pleasant voice. There was no need to drag them now; they were walking quite freely behind me.
"Thanks," I heard Yugi say again.
"Of course! Fellow duelists ought to look out for one another!" I turned my head and winked at the boys. Yugi was blushing madly, and Joey had that goofy grin on his face.
=They're such a joke=
We continued walking in silence, and finally reached the door to my room. While I was unlocking it, I saw Joey give Yugi a questioning glance, and the latter shrugging his shoulders in response. I smiled inwardly.
=They have no idea=
I let them through and shut the door.
"Please, sit down!" I smiled yet again and motioned to the couch. "I'll be right back!" I walked into the kitchen and searched in my pockets for some Advil. This little plan of mine was costing me a growing headache.
I put on some water and took out the only two mugs and glass out of the cupboard. I returned to the main room to see Yugi and Joey still dripping on the carpeting.
"Oh, silly me!" I faked another happy face. "The bathroom's over that way, help yourselves!"
"Thanks," they replied in unison, and carefully walked around the furniture. As soon as they were gone, I popped another pill into my mouth.
=Instant relief?= I stared at the label murderously. =I'll overdose ten times over before this goddamn headache goes away!=
The kettle beeped to let me know the water boiled. I found some instant cocoa and stirred up the drinks. I put them in the microwave to keep them warm.
=They're certainly taking long. Hope those dumb wits can find the bath robes=
I sat on the high stool, and contemplated about the contest until the boys emerged, clad in the spare robes. I put out the drinks for them and we drank in silence. When I went to the kitchen, I caught a bit of their conversation.
"Hey Yug, why do you think Mai's being all nice all of a sudden?"
"I don't know, but maybe she's changed for the batter," Yugi replied quietly.
=Knowing Joey, he'll go along with whatever Yugi says, and that fits perfectly with my plan=
"I'm sorry, Yugi," Joey continued after a while. "I'm sorry I couldn't get your cards back."
"That's all right, Joey," Yugi replied.
=What? They didn't get the cards, and that's all right with Yugi? Man, these dweebs stink even more than I thought possible. Pathetic that I should have anything to do with them, but it must be done=
I sighed and returned back to the room with a packet of crackers and set it in front of them.
"So, how did you and up in the water?" I asked them, chewing on a piece of a cracker.
"It was that slime ball, Weevil!" Joey exploded, almost spilling the hot liquid from his cup.
"Calm down," Yugi cautioned, and then continued, "Weevil threw my Exodia cards overboard, and Joey tried to save them, and. well, we're just lucky you came along when you did," he smiled.
I forced another sweet smile.
"Oh, I'm so sorry! I wish there was something I could do to help."
=Yuck! Did I just say that?=
"No, it's ok for now, thanks for the food!" Joey grinned goofily, and dug into the biscuits once again.
=I just hope all this pays off when the time comes= I thought sadly, watching as the last of the bread crumbs disappeared.
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Thanks for reading!!! Don't forget to review as usual, yall are doing an exceptional job!!!! And be on the lookout for the next chapter!!!