Kai could almost hear a drum roll as she waited for the answer with bated breath. It couldn't be Tea. It couldn't.
"Kai-Tara Lee!"
"YES!" she cried, punching the air a few times. She had done it! She was still the best! Her friends all cheered for her as she went onstage, Tea included.
- Yes! - Yami thought. It wasn't that he hadn't wanted Tea to win, it was just that it was so much more important to Kai.
"And now, our two winners will share one final dance before the night is over. Let's give them one more hand!"
The room exploded with applause and Kai and Carlos grinned at each other. The music started and Yami watched as Kai took her friend's hand. The song was upbeat and he was surprised to feel he was glad about it. Maybe it was just because he knew now how uncomfortable it was to actually slow dance and he really didn't want to watch someone else do it. It would remind him how painful it was.
Kai and Carlos really were good together. It was almost like they knew what the other was going to do before they did it. Maybe they had practiced. But then that wouldn't make sense. If someone else had won, they wouldn't have known the routine. No, it was purely spontaneous.
Yami thought Kai was a bit better dancer because his eye was being drawn to her most often. Carlos was good, but Kai was better. Maybe it was because she looked like she was having more fun. Carlos, Yami noticed, hardly ever took his eyes off his partner unless he had to. Slowly everything began to sink into place.
That's why Carlos hadn't been all too friendly with him. He was interested in Kai. He didn't want her hanging out with other guys. But then why was it Carlos was acting fine with Bakura and Tristan and Joey? Why was it only him that he was being so cold to? Had Elaine told him what she thought had happened earlier that day? No, when would she have told him? Yami had been with them ever since that. And he had been being cool before that ever happened. He hadn't thought too much about it, but now he remembered the way Carlos had stared at him at the movies. Almost in a way that if he tried anything, he'd regret it. Yami hadn't done anything more with Kai than any of the others had. Why was it that he was the one Carlos decided to harp on? It made no sense.
It was the applause for Kai and Carlos that brought him back down to Earth. He cheered along with everyone else, but he was mainly clapping for Kai. Carlos was being far too weird. Not that anyone knew who he was clapping for anyway.
"Thank you boys and girls for coming here tonight and taking part in our competition. We hope to see you all next week. Good night everyone!" the announcer said.
There was one last round of applause and then the club began to clear out. Kai jumped down off the stage and ran over to her friends. Yami backed up slightly. The memory of their dance earlier was still pretty painful, not to mention embarrassing. He was surprised that Joey hadn't brought it up yet. Glad, but surprised none the less.
"You saw us, right? The two best dancers on Island Springs were just up there tonight," Carlos said, putting an arm around Kai, who grinned.
Tristan tried his best not to raise an eyebrow. Joey, on the other hand, was trying not to laugh.
- The only reason Carlos won was because all the other guys wouldn't know rhythm if it jumped up and bit them! - Joey thought with a snicker. - Kai was good though. She would have to be to beat Tea! -
"How are you going to get through our door with that swelled head of yours?" Elaine asked her brother. Yami couldn't help it. He laughed along with his friends as Carlos glared at her.
Kai was disappointed that the night was over. She had been having so much fun. She was glad that Yami and the others had come along. She didn't have too many people she could share things with. Carlos and Elaine were two of the few friends she had.
Kai was beginning to feel quite close to Yami. She felt he understood what she was feeling, even though she never actually told him. Sort of like Carlos, but there was something more. She just couldn't put her finger on it.
It was time for Carlos and Elaine to split off from the group in no time at all. They waved to each other and started to their own houses.
"Did you have fun?" Kai asked as they walked.
"Yeah! It was great!" Tea said enthusiastically.
"It was fun," Joey said. Yami looked over his shoulder as saw his friend grin at him. He had a sinking feeling in his stomach that his grin meant nothing good.
"What about you?" Kai asked, poking Yami in the arm.
"It was fun," he agreed, taken a little by surprise.
Kai was the first to enter the house, followed by Tea. They said good night before the boys even got through the door. Kai was exhausted and she still had that annoying headache.
"You coming?" Joey asked Yami after the girls had gone into their room.
"No, I think I'll stay out here for a while. You go in. I'll see you later," he replied. The less time he spent with Joey, the less time his friend had to tease him about his awkward dance with Kai.
"Suit yourself," Joey said with a shrug. He closed the door behind him and Yami went across the lawn and sat by the old oak tree. It felt good to finally be alone. Or as alone as Yami could possibly be.
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a/n: Alright, more interesting stuff to come in the next few chapters, so keep reading and reviewing!
"Kai-Tara Lee!"
"YES!" she cried, punching the air a few times. She had done it! She was still the best! Her friends all cheered for her as she went onstage, Tea included.
- Yes! - Yami thought. It wasn't that he hadn't wanted Tea to win, it was just that it was so much more important to Kai.
"And now, our two winners will share one final dance before the night is over. Let's give them one more hand!"
The room exploded with applause and Kai and Carlos grinned at each other. The music started and Yami watched as Kai took her friend's hand. The song was upbeat and he was surprised to feel he was glad about it. Maybe it was just because he knew now how uncomfortable it was to actually slow dance and he really didn't want to watch someone else do it. It would remind him how painful it was.
Kai and Carlos really were good together. It was almost like they knew what the other was going to do before they did it. Maybe they had practiced. But then that wouldn't make sense. If someone else had won, they wouldn't have known the routine. No, it was purely spontaneous.
Yami thought Kai was a bit better dancer because his eye was being drawn to her most often. Carlos was good, but Kai was better. Maybe it was because she looked like she was having more fun. Carlos, Yami noticed, hardly ever took his eyes off his partner unless he had to. Slowly everything began to sink into place.
That's why Carlos hadn't been all too friendly with him. He was interested in Kai. He didn't want her hanging out with other guys. But then why was it Carlos was acting fine with Bakura and Tristan and Joey? Why was it only him that he was being so cold to? Had Elaine told him what she thought had happened earlier that day? No, when would she have told him? Yami had been with them ever since that. And he had been being cool before that ever happened. He hadn't thought too much about it, but now he remembered the way Carlos had stared at him at the movies. Almost in a way that if he tried anything, he'd regret it. Yami hadn't done anything more with Kai than any of the others had. Why was it that he was the one Carlos decided to harp on? It made no sense.
It was the applause for Kai and Carlos that brought him back down to Earth. He cheered along with everyone else, but he was mainly clapping for Kai. Carlos was being far too weird. Not that anyone knew who he was clapping for anyway.
"Thank you boys and girls for coming here tonight and taking part in our competition. We hope to see you all next week. Good night everyone!" the announcer said.
There was one last round of applause and then the club began to clear out. Kai jumped down off the stage and ran over to her friends. Yami backed up slightly. The memory of their dance earlier was still pretty painful, not to mention embarrassing. He was surprised that Joey hadn't brought it up yet. Glad, but surprised none the less.
"You saw us, right? The two best dancers on Island Springs were just up there tonight," Carlos said, putting an arm around Kai, who grinned.
Tristan tried his best not to raise an eyebrow. Joey, on the other hand, was trying not to laugh.
- The only reason Carlos won was because all the other guys wouldn't know rhythm if it jumped up and bit them! - Joey thought with a snicker. - Kai was good though. She would have to be to beat Tea! -
"How are you going to get through our door with that swelled head of yours?" Elaine asked her brother. Yami couldn't help it. He laughed along with his friends as Carlos glared at her.
Kai was disappointed that the night was over. She had been having so much fun. She was glad that Yami and the others had come along. She didn't have too many people she could share things with. Carlos and Elaine were two of the few friends she had.
Kai was beginning to feel quite close to Yami. She felt he understood what she was feeling, even though she never actually told him. Sort of like Carlos, but there was something more. She just couldn't put her finger on it.
It was time for Carlos and Elaine to split off from the group in no time at all. They waved to each other and started to their own houses.
"Did you have fun?" Kai asked as they walked.
"Yeah! It was great!" Tea said enthusiastically.
"It was fun," Joey said. Yami looked over his shoulder as saw his friend grin at him. He had a sinking feeling in his stomach that his grin meant nothing good.
"What about you?" Kai asked, poking Yami in the arm.
"It was fun," he agreed, taken a little by surprise.
Kai was the first to enter the house, followed by Tea. They said good night before the boys even got through the door. Kai was exhausted and she still had that annoying headache.
"You coming?" Joey asked Yami after the girls had gone into their room.
"No, I think I'll stay out here for a while. You go in. I'll see you later," he replied. The less time he spent with Joey, the less time his friend had to tease him about his awkward dance with Kai.
"Suit yourself," Joey said with a shrug. He closed the door behind him and Yami went across the lawn and sat by the old oak tree. It felt good to finally be alone. Or as alone as Yami could possibly be.
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a/n: Alright, more interesting stuff to come in the next few chapters, so keep reading and reviewing!