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Oh another chapter, but this one seems sad, please don't know one hate me, I just wanted to give the story a little more to it if you know what I mean. I hope you all enjoy it all the same I'll keep writing as long as you all like. Oh and another thing I wanna start another story but I can't decide if I should write a Inuyasha or what please tell me what you people like! Yay anyways on with the story!
Chapter 12
Jou yawned as he sat on the high bench swinging his legs back and fourth. Mai had gone into the fortune tellers, he didn't care much for that so there he sat waiting, and waiting, and oh here's anew one waiting. He sighed deeply getting rather irritated he hated staying still for so long, what in the world could take so long tell her she's gonna have 20 kids and be on with it already. Jou glared at the curtains annoyed, stupid curtains he sorta wanted to know why it w as taking so long. Jou then got a grin plastered all over his face; he lay back against the bench letting his legs fall over the edge slowly until his old ratty sneakers touched the dirt pathway. He slipped right so he was close to the ground like a cat. He crouched slowly making his way to the tent. Jou reached out his hand to the white and red-stripped cloth (Oh my colours are so original I know hee) He slowly slipped them upwards an elderly woman's voice rang in his ears.
"Oh my dear" She gasped taking Mai's hand in hers "Your future has something wonderful in store for you"
Mai leaned over drastically in her seat taking in her palm; there was nothing there. They could see things in wrinkles all Mai saw in wrinkles were a well-needed makeup job. She frowned as the lady went on with her prediction.
"A young man" She said softly her fingers tracing a small wrinkle in Mai's hand
Jou grinned proudly, they were talking about him he knew it. That was when he found it easier to hear if he snuggled further under the drifted curtain so that he was nearly under Mai's chair.
"He stands tall," She said
Jou looked at his legs, mum he was a little shorter than Mia but she was tall almost as tall as Seto.
"Dark' the lady smiled
"Dark" Jou whispered to himself he looked at his arms "Well she must be on crack"
"Some one that seems to resides in your past" She finally said
WAAAA! Jou's mind screamed past! That was not he, he was new to Mai, and Mai was new to him. He knew this lady was full of it, He knew that what she said meant nothing, he knew...he knew. Oh God why was he freaking like this...why did his heart race, WHY!
"Past?" Mai repeated as she then examined her own hand
"Yes his name ooohhh his name" The lady cried as she held her temples "Taka"
"Taka" Mia gasped
Jou hated the sound in her voice when older woman had said that name. He then strained his ears to pick up a little more.
"A love that was never fully forgotten" She went on despite Mai's obvious confused look "He looks for you, and your heart still holds a place for him a place that you must reopen"
"Taka you mean...Taka Yam the one I was...." She stopped for a moment as if she knew Jou was within earshot "The one I was engaged to?"
Jou wriggled out from under the chair and curtained tent, he didn't need to hear anymore. He felt sick, he felt upset, but most of all he was mad. Her face blushed a deep crimson red as he huffed from the park. His mind racing with the memories the things that Mai had told...the stinging lies that she told him. Then those thoughts were drowned out by a smug voice (You knew this was going to happen) the voice said coolly.
"I know!" Jou screamed back at the tormenting voice "I know" His voice suddenly became weak
How could he let this happen, he never let anyone get to him like this before, but the he does and look what happens. But... he did know something like this would happen he could never measure up to anyone he knew or loved, he knew that Mai had better things going for her than just him.
Yugi sat on the bench in the fair grounds. His right had held a melting ice cream cone and the other lay limp by his side. He was licking up his ice cream happily when a dark looking Jou rushed passed him. His head was down; he looked as though he were talking to himself. Yugi cocked a brow before calling out to him.
"Hey Jou" Yugi called happily
Jou however brushed the call aside coldly as he continued to make his way from the amusement park. Leaving the screaming rides behind, he turned sharply out onto the road.
"How could you let her get you" Jou asked himself as he stepped off the curb
His mind preoccupied and his set to the gravel road he was now crossing. He kicked at he dirt what was he going to do now? Yugi stood at the gates his brilliant purple eyes searching the grounds; his placed his hand on his head scratching as he tried to find his best friend. Suddenly the golden hair of Jou caught his eye, he smiled to himself, and there he was. Yugi turned his walk into a slight jog as he headed for the gates; he was, about to call him back when something horrific was set before him. A Truck skidded across the road heading for Jou; the driver was obviously impaired the way the car turned left to right in a wavy motion. Yugi felt his heart nearly stop as he cried his friend's name.
Jou looked up at his name, he really didn't want to talk, and He had just raised his head when a screeching of tired filled his ears. Jou didn't even get to glance at the speeding car before everything in his mind went black.
Yugi screamed as he watched in a frozen state as the racing car smashed into his best friend. His limp body hit the thud with deadly sounding thud.
"I don't really think you understand what you talking about" Mai stated simply as he rose from her seat a little more than annoyed at the fat old lady
"But miss I promise you" She was cut off by a fuming Mai
"I said I have found another..." Mai turned sharply as he headed out back into grounds
"Jou lets go this was a" She stopped
Where was Jou, didn't she leave him right here, her eyes watched for
him maybe he went to find something to eat. He was always eating. She
placed her hands on her hips trying to think of where to begin her
search when a sirens and a ref flashing lights were seen just over to
her left.
"Was there an accident?" She asked mostly to herself, however she was
answered by a small old man standing just outside his tent
"A young boy" He said, "Just a kid walked out onto the street didn't
see the guy"
Mai felt her heart thump hard against her chest as she watched old man
eyes grow sad. She almost didn't want to hear the rest however he
started to speak again.
"Poor kid...I just went down there he didn't he even see him"
Mai turned form the man not even responding before she went into a
full run racing for the scene where the accident had taken place. Her
eyes wanted to cry, but she didn't even know if it was Jou, she tried
to force a smile. He was more than likely at the food court chowing
down jus trying to get in a last few meals before the next ride or
game they played. Yeah that was it he was just eating or being a goof
somewhere around here. He never did get to go to this very often maybe
he was exploring. Mai slowed he pace as he came to a very large group
of people all standing around what she could see as a bright red
truck, it's window glass was smashed and all along the gravel road.
She crept through the crowed a few voices hitting her hard.
"He was so young...did they say he was going to be alright?"
"Not sure, but it looks awful"
Mai felt her throat tighten as she came into the view of the
crash, the truck stood in the middle with a boy a beautiful
golden haired boy being delivered onto a stretcher. His face
badly bruised, blood dripping from his golden hair onto his pale
blue shirt. His arms were being strapped, and his leg was just
being wrapped continuously as he loaded further into the back of
the ambulance. Mai felt her heart nearly stop at the sight, the
sickening sight that left her feeling heart broken and full of
rage.
"OH GOD NO!" Mai heard her voice scream
People spun their heads and their own sorrow and saddened eyes
fell on her, her form soon crumpled to the ground. Her hands
came to her face covering her bright violet eyes as she cried,
as she cried for her broken heart. It was a sight Mai had never
imagined seeing.... ever. Yugi looked up from the long stretcher
bed where Jou's limp body laid, his own eyes fell on Mai. He
pushed himself from his best friends to be by her side.
"Mai" Yugi whispered as he bent down to be by her side his small
hand resting on her back
"Yugi...." Mai said through a tight throat "How...just how could
that happen and so, so quickly" Her eyes finally found their way
to Yugi staring at him so dumbfounded
"Mai Jou didn't see the car" Yugi looked over at the Man being
loaded into the back of the police car
He was impaired, had been drinking just before coming out onto
the road. He was being charged, but Jou was still in serious
condition. More serious than he wanted to tell Mai...Serious
enough that he was on a breather and in a vegetation state. Yugi
could feel the tears slowly breaking their way back into his
eyes, he had stopped just moments ago but the thought of what
Jou might be in for...for what his best friends might be in for
hurt.
Mai sat her arms crossed over her chest and her eyes never
leaving Jou. He looked a little better now, his head was wrapped
in bandages covering most of his golden blonde hair, and a mask
covered his face. The mask allowed the air Jou was not able to
breath on his own to work his lungs. His right arm was broken
and placed in a cast and lung, nothing else was broken, the only
other things that Jou suffered from were gashes that scared his
once smooth features, and the large blue bruise that covered his
right cheek completely. Mia rubbed her eyes; she was up the
whole night with him. Sleep was beginning to take its toll on
her. She however forced her eyes to stay locked on the light-
hearted boy that she had come to love. The only thing that
confused her was...how? How could this happen, she had left him
alone for no more than 15 minutes before she emerged from the
fortune teller. Why would he have taken off on her, and another
good question would be why was he at the gates of the amusement
park?
"Hey Mia" Came a bright yet still down voice
Mai was pulled from her thoughts to see Otogi, Honda, Anzu and
Serenity standing at the door. Serenity was the one that had
spoken, she was really good through the whole thing, she cried
yes but she kept strong. Letting Mai do most of the crying.
Otogi slowly moved himself to the other side of the bed and
placed the large bouquet of flowers on Jou's bedside. Mia smiled
at the gesture, they looked beautiful and seemed to brighten to
sad and pale looking hospital room.
"Hey" Mia finally managed through a strained voice it hurt,
crying was not the best way to keep a voice "How is Yugi?"
Mai had remembered the small spiky haired boy leaving early this
morning just after Jou got his routine check up. They replaced
the bloodied bandages and took in his vital states. They still
hardly told her anything, so as far as Mia knew Jou was just in
a coma state. Honda moaned as he rubbed his head at the thought.
"The kid is in pretty bad state, he won't tell us nothing
though, and jus keeps saying he wants to sleep it off"
"Yeah" Anzu agreed with her certainty filled voice "He seems to
be hiding something"
"I think he's just a little hurt I mean Jou is in a coma and..."
Otogi trailed off when he saw the look on Serenity's face
"Have you guys spoken to Dr. Kanata?" Mia asked as she leaned
back in her pale green chair that the hospital supplied visitors
"Not yet" Serenity said as she sat on Jou's other side "He says
he needs to speak to father.... but father is well..."
Mai knew what was going through the girl's mind that was when he
popped another suggestion to her.
"What about your mother?" Se asked
"Jou is not under her care, he's under fathers" Serenity said as
she fumbled wit her thumbs suddenly feeling Otogi's hand on her
shoulder trying to give comfort for the girl he held special in
his heart
Serenity placed her hand over his as she looked over her bothers
broken form. Mia found her self too looking over him, he
handsome face to his broken body. She had never seen Jou in such
a vulnerable state, he looked so helpless. It just wasn't Jou.
Then something nagged at the back of her mind, something that
made her stomach churn. (I don't want to say goodbye...this is not
the way to say goodbye) Her mind thought, she felt the lump in
her throat become harder and the need to cry peruse her once
again. (Saying goodbye was not an option, it just...it just
couldn't become one)
Everyone knows nothing lasts forever, life also counts in that.
Life will never last forever...but how do you say goodbye? You can
try.... you can be there for them while they're there, but....
life...love...nothing lasts forever. There is always a time to say
good-bye sometimes for often then you say hello.
Ok please don't be mad this is not OVER! The next chapter will be a little sad too, but it's not over yet. I just wanted to let you all know that... PLEASE R&R! Thankies! Bye bye all!
Oh another chapter, but this one seems sad, please don't know one hate me, I just wanted to give the story a little more to it if you know what I mean. I hope you all enjoy it all the same I'll keep writing as long as you all like. Oh and another thing I wanna start another story but I can't decide if I should write a Inuyasha or what please tell me what you people like! Yay anyways on with the story!
Chapter 12
Jou yawned as he sat on the high bench swinging his legs back and fourth. Mai had gone into the fortune tellers, he didn't care much for that so there he sat waiting, and waiting, and oh here's anew one waiting. He sighed deeply getting rather irritated he hated staying still for so long, what in the world could take so long tell her she's gonna have 20 kids and be on with it already. Jou glared at the curtains annoyed, stupid curtains he sorta wanted to know why it w as taking so long. Jou then got a grin plastered all over his face; he lay back against the bench letting his legs fall over the edge slowly until his old ratty sneakers touched the dirt pathway. He slipped right so he was close to the ground like a cat. He crouched slowly making his way to the tent. Jou reached out his hand to the white and red-stripped cloth (Oh my colours are so original I know hee) He slowly slipped them upwards an elderly woman's voice rang in his ears.
"Oh my dear" She gasped taking Mai's hand in hers "Your future has something wonderful in store for you"
Mai leaned over drastically in her seat taking in her palm; there was nothing there. They could see things in wrinkles all Mai saw in wrinkles were a well-needed makeup job. She frowned as the lady went on with her prediction.
"A young man" She said softly her fingers tracing a small wrinkle in Mai's hand
Jou grinned proudly, they were talking about him he knew it. That was when he found it easier to hear if he snuggled further under the drifted curtain so that he was nearly under Mai's chair.
"He stands tall," She said
Jou looked at his legs, mum he was a little shorter than Mia but she was tall almost as tall as Seto.
"Dark' the lady smiled
"Dark" Jou whispered to himself he looked at his arms "Well she must be on crack"
"Some one that seems to resides in your past" She finally said
WAAAA! Jou's mind screamed past! That was not he, he was new to Mai, and Mai was new to him. He knew this lady was full of it, He knew that what she said meant nothing, he knew...he knew. Oh God why was he freaking like this...why did his heart race, WHY!
"Past?" Mai repeated as she then examined her own hand
"Yes his name ooohhh his name" The lady cried as she held her temples "Taka"
"Taka" Mia gasped
Jou hated the sound in her voice when older woman had said that name. He then strained his ears to pick up a little more.
"A love that was never fully forgotten" She went on despite Mai's obvious confused look "He looks for you, and your heart still holds a place for him a place that you must reopen"
"Taka you mean...Taka Yam the one I was...." She stopped for a moment as if she knew Jou was within earshot "The one I was engaged to?"
Jou wriggled out from under the chair and curtained tent, he didn't need to hear anymore. He felt sick, he felt upset, but most of all he was mad. Her face blushed a deep crimson red as he huffed from the park. His mind racing with the memories the things that Mai had told...the stinging lies that she told him. Then those thoughts were drowned out by a smug voice (You knew this was going to happen) the voice said coolly.
"I know!" Jou screamed back at the tormenting voice "I know" His voice suddenly became weak
How could he let this happen, he never let anyone get to him like this before, but the he does and look what happens. But... he did know something like this would happen he could never measure up to anyone he knew or loved, he knew that Mai had better things going for her than just him.
Yugi sat on the bench in the fair grounds. His right had held a melting ice cream cone and the other lay limp by his side. He was licking up his ice cream happily when a dark looking Jou rushed passed him. His head was down; he looked as though he were talking to himself. Yugi cocked a brow before calling out to him.
"Hey Jou" Yugi called happily
Jou however brushed the call aside coldly as he continued to make his way from the amusement park. Leaving the screaming rides behind, he turned sharply out onto the road.
"How could you let her get you" Jou asked himself as he stepped off the curb
His mind preoccupied and his set to the gravel road he was now crossing. He kicked at he dirt what was he going to do now? Yugi stood at the gates his brilliant purple eyes searching the grounds; his placed his hand on his head scratching as he tried to find his best friend. Suddenly the golden hair of Jou caught his eye, he smiled to himself, and there he was. Yugi turned his walk into a slight jog as he headed for the gates; he was, about to call him back when something horrific was set before him. A Truck skidded across the road heading for Jou; the driver was obviously impaired the way the car turned left to right in a wavy motion. Yugi felt his heart nearly stop as he cried his friend's name.
Jou looked up at his name, he really didn't want to talk, and He had just raised his head when a screeching of tired filled his ears. Jou didn't even get to glance at the speeding car before everything in his mind went black.
Yugi screamed as he watched in a frozen state as the racing car smashed into his best friend. His limp body hit the thud with deadly sounding thud.
"I don't really think you understand what you talking about" Mai stated simply as he rose from her seat a little more than annoyed at the fat old lady
"But miss I promise you" She was cut off by a fuming Mai
"I said I have found another..." Mai turned sharply as he headed out back into grounds
"Jou lets go this was a" She stopped
Where was Jou, didn't she leave him right here, her eyes watched for
him maybe he went to find something to eat. He was always eating. She
placed her hands on her hips trying to think of where to begin her
search when a sirens and a ref flashing lights were seen just over to
her left.
"Was there an accident?" She asked mostly to herself, however she was
answered by a small old man standing just outside his tent
"A young boy" He said, "Just a kid walked out onto the street didn't
see the guy"
Mai felt her heart thump hard against her chest as she watched old man
eyes grow sad. She almost didn't want to hear the rest however he
started to speak again.
"Poor kid...I just went down there he didn't he even see him"
Mai turned form the man not even responding before she went into a
full run racing for the scene where the accident had taken place. Her
eyes wanted to cry, but she didn't even know if it was Jou, she tried
to force a smile. He was more than likely at the food court chowing
down jus trying to get in a last few meals before the next ride or
game they played. Yeah that was it he was just eating or being a goof
somewhere around here. He never did get to go to this very often maybe
he was exploring. Mai slowed he pace as he came to a very large group
of people all standing around what she could see as a bright red
truck, it's window glass was smashed and all along the gravel road.
She crept through the crowed a few voices hitting her hard.
"He was so young...did they say he was going to be alright?"
"Not sure, but it looks awful"
Mai felt her throat tighten as she came into the view of the
crash, the truck stood in the middle with a boy a beautiful
golden haired boy being delivered onto a stretcher. His face
badly bruised, blood dripping from his golden hair onto his pale
blue shirt. His arms were being strapped, and his leg was just
being wrapped continuously as he loaded further into the back of
the ambulance. Mai felt her heart nearly stop at the sight, the
sickening sight that left her feeling heart broken and full of
rage.
"OH GOD NO!" Mai heard her voice scream
People spun their heads and their own sorrow and saddened eyes
fell on her, her form soon crumpled to the ground. Her hands
came to her face covering her bright violet eyes as she cried,
as she cried for her broken heart. It was a sight Mai had never
imagined seeing.... ever. Yugi looked up from the long stretcher
bed where Jou's limp body laid, his own eyes fell on Mai. He
pushed himself from his best friends to be by her side.
"Mai" Yugi whispered as he bent down to be by her side his small
hand resting on her back
"Yugi...." Mai said through a tight throat "How...just how could
that happen and so, so quickly" Her eyes finally found their way
to Yugi staring at him so dumbfounded
"Mai Jou didn't see the car" Yugi looked over at the Man being
loaded into the back of the police car
He was impaired, had been drinking just before coming out onto
the road. He was being charged, but Jou was still in serious
condition. More serious than he wanted to tell Mai...Serious
enough that he was on a breather and in a vegetation state. Yugi
could feel the tears slowly breaking their way back into his
eyes, he had stopped just moments ago but the thought of what
Jou might be in for...for what his best friends might be in for
hurt.
Mai sat her arms crossed over her chest and her eyes never
leaving Jou. He looked a little better now, his head was wrapped
in bandages covering most of his golden blonde hair, and a mask
covered his face. The mask allowed the air Jou was not able to
breath on his own to work his lungs. His right arm was broken
and placed in a cast and lung, nothing else was broken, the only
other things that Jou suffered from were gashes that scared his
once smooth features, and the large blue bruise that covered his
right cheek completely. Mia rubbed her eyes; she was up the
whole night with him. Sleep was beginning to take its toll on
her. She however forced her eyes to stay locked on the light-
hearted boy that she had come to love. The only thing that
confused her was...how? How could this happen, she had left him
alone for no more than 15 minutes before she emerged from the
fortune teller. Why would he have taken off on her, and another
good question would be why was he at the gates of the amusement
park?
"Hey Mia" Came a bright yet still down voice
Mai was pulled from her thoughts to see Otogi, Honda, Anzu and
Serenity standing at the door. Serenity was the one that had
spoken, she was really good through the whole thing, she cried
yes but she kept strong. Letting Mai do most of the crying.
Otogi slowly moved himself to the other side of the bed and
placed the large bouquet of flowers on Jou's bedside. Mia smiled
at the gesture, they looked beautiful and seemed to brighten to
sad and pale looking hospital room.
"Hey" Mia finally managed through a strained voice it hurt,
crying was not the best way to keep a voice "How is Yugi?"
Mai had remembered the small spiky haired boy leaving early this
morning just after Jou got his routine check up. They replaced
the bloodied bandages and took in his vital states. They still
hardly told her anything, so as far as Mia knew Jou was just in
a coma state. Honda moaned as he rubbed his head at the thought.
"The kid is in pretty bad state, he won't tell us nothing
though, and jus keeps saying he wants to sleep it off"
"Yeah" Anzu agreed with her certainty filled voice "He seems to
be hiding something"
"I think he's just a little hurt I mean Jou is in a coma and..."
Otogi trailed off when he saw the look on Serenity's face
"Have you guys spoken to Dr. Kanata?" Mia asked as she leaned
back in her pale green chair that the hospital supplied visitors
"Not yet" Serenity said as she sat on Jou's other side "He says
he needs to speak to father.... but father is well..."
Mai knew what was going through the girl's mind that was when he
popped another suggestion to her.
"What about your mother?" Se asked
"Jou is not under her care, he's under fathers" Serenity said as
she fumbled wit her thumbs suddenly feeling Otogi's hand on her
shoulder trying to give comfort for the girl he held special in
his heart
Serenity placed her hand over his as she looked over her bothers
broken form. Mia found her self too looking over him, he
handsome face to his broken body. She had never seen Jou in such
a vulnerable state, he looked so helpless. It just wasn't Jou.
Then something nagged at the back of her mind, something that
made her stomach churn. (I don't want to say goodbye...this is not
the way to say goodbye) Her mind thought, she felt the lump in
her throat become harder and the need to cry peruse her once
again. (Saying goodbye was not an option, it just...it just
couldn't become one)
Everyone knows nothing lasts forever, life also counts in that.
Life will never last forever...but how do you say goodbye? You can
try.... you can be there for them while they're there, but....
life...love...nothing lasts forever. There is always a time to say
good-bye sometimes for often then you say hello.
Ok please don't be mad this is not OVER! The next chapter will be a little sad too, but it's not over yet. I just wanted to let you all know that... PLEASE R&R! Thankies! Bye bye all!