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"I'm surprised that you're not nervous about flying. This is my first time on an airplane myself, unless you want to count Seto Kaiba's blimp." Yugi told Tea.
Joey bristled at the mention of his rival's name. Not that he wanted to think about the stubborn redheaded duelist with his lady love Serene sitting beside him. He had been a gentleman towards her the whole flight, fighting his natural instinct to want to be alone with her, It wasn't so much that he saw her as an object, quite the contrary. It was just that he had never been very good with words and he wanted her to be sure she knew how he felt about her.
Their reunion after so many years the weekend of his sister's wedding had rekindled their feelings for each other, and now he and all of his friends were headed to the states for a couple weeks. They each had their own reasons for going, he and Serene to spend some time together in her own place, Serenity for investing time in her charity organization, and Tea and Yugi to help her get enrolled in the dance academy she had been accepted into.
It crossed Joey's mind to wonder if they would all decide to stay in the states if each of their plans came to fruitation. We're all grown up now, he thought, and there were plenty of Duel Monsters tournaments in the states for all of them to compete in.
He knew for a fact that Yugi wanted to stay to be close to Tea, and he himself had his own reasons sitting right beside him. Tristen had not come along on the tip, due to some family obligations, but would probably join Serenity if her business there kept her away for too long.
"I'm too excited to be nervous, Yugi. My dream to become a dancer is finally coming true! You don't know how happy that makes me." Tea gushed.
Yugi smiled. "I'm just glad I'm able to share these moments with you, Tea. I'm as excited as you are, and all of our friends are too." he told her.
"Joey, are you okay? You seem lost in thought." Serene said.
"Huh? Oh no, I'm fine. I guess I was just thinking. There has to be a first for everything, right?" he laughed.
"That's not true. I think you're very smart, big brother." Serenity said.
"I'll accept that compliment, sis, thanks, but the smart one here is the lovely lady beside me who endures my company." Joey said.
"Oh Joey, I don't feel that way at all. I like being with you." Serene said.
"Hey, I was fishing for compliments and landed me a big one. Score one for me!" he laughed, bending his head to kiss her soundly.
Sighing happily that he had finally expressed his affection for her in a way besides holding her hand politely, Serene reached out and weaved her fingers into his thick blonde hair, deepening the kiss between them.
"Okay you two, you get any more serious and we'll have to send you to the restrooms to be alone." Tea teased.
"Joey, you're not one of those guys that subscribes to that fantasy of the mile high club, are you?" Serenity asked him.
Joey blushed. "Of course not! I have more respect for Serene than that. She's worth waiting for until we can be properly alone. Give me some credit, will ya?" he asked.
Serenity giggled. "I don't know. You're unpredictable sometimes. I mean, I would have never thought you'd smoked pot before either, but..." she began.
Joey glared at his sister as he felt Serene stiffen beside him. "Joey, you never told me you used to smoke pot! That's terrible! I can't believe that." she said.
"I don't do it anymore. That was years ago. I only did it because I had started doing it with that street gang, rebelling against my dad." he said.
Serene guessed she could understand that. She remembered Joey and Serenity's dad, Kentaro, a slovenly, abusive drunk that had caused their parents to divorce and hers and Serenity's separation all those years before. He had barely tolerated her anymore than he had his own son, but had distanced himself from all of them as his children had gotten older.
There hadn't been any kind of conflict when Joey had told him that he would be taking a trip to the states, and he had even told his son not to be disrespectful to his new girlfriend. Deep down in his heart, Serene felt as though the older man, who Joey resembled more than he did his mother, actually cared more about his son than he would ever admit.
As for herself, she was sure of her feelings for the tall blonde with eyes the color of the sweetest chocolate. They had only been together a short time, but she was looking forward to being with him in her own setting. She wondered if she would be nervous being alone with him in her own home, having spent together with him with the others the weekend of Serenity's wedding. He would be the first man she'd had in her apartment for an extended amount of time, and the only one she really ever wanted there.
She had never lost her feelings for one of her closest childhood friends, and when they had reunited, it was like time had stood still. Granted, he was no longer the shy, skinny little boy she had known, but a very tall, very handsome young man. She had never thought that she and Joey would have ended up together as anything more than friends, and neither of them could have been any happier. Not only had she finally gotten together with her childhood crush Joey, but she had reunited with her best friend Serenity, met her husband Tristen and their friends Tea and Yugi.
Now that he had Serene, Joey was no longer envious of the relationship that Tea and Yugi seemed to have. They had been together longer than he and Serene, and Joey could tell that they were probably going to spend the rest of their lives together. Tea and Yugi had been close friends since childhood, and had finally confessed their feelings for each other a few years back. Always regretting the days that he and Tristen had bullied the short teen, he had made his eternal vow to be the best friend that he could be to the couple.
He had never realized that he wanted close friendships until he had met Yugi, and that had strengthened his friendship with Tristen as well. Smiling down at Serene as she sighed and rested her head against his shoulder, he yawned and decided to catch up on some rest before the plane landed at their destination.
"I'm surprised that you're not nervous about flying. This is my first time on an airplane myself, unless you want to count Seto Kaiba's blimp." Yugi told Tea.
Joey bristled at the mention of his rival's name. Not that he wanted to think about the stubborn redheaded duelist with his lady love Serene sitting beside him. He had been a gentleman towards her the whole flight, fighting his natural instinct to want to be alone with her, It wasn't so much that he saw her as an object, quite the contrary. It was just that he had never been very good with words and he wanted her to be sure she knew how he felt about her.
Their reunion after so many years the weekend of his sister's wedding had rekindled their feelings for each other, and now he and all of his friends were headed to the states for a couple weeks. They each had their own reasons for going, he and Serene to spend some time together in her own place, Serenity for investing time in her charity organization, and Tea and Yugi to help her get enrolled in the dance academy she had been accepted into.
It crossed Joey's mind to wonder if they would all decide to stay in the states if each of their plans came to fruitation. We're all grown up now, he thought, and there were plenty of Duel Monsters tournaments in the states for all of them to compete in.
He knew for a fact that Yugi wanted to stay to be close to Tea, and he himself had his own reasons sitting right beside him. Tristen had not come along on the tip, due to some family obligations, but would probably join Serenity if her business there kept her away for too long.
"I'm too excited to be nervous, Yugi. My dream to become a dancer is finally coming true! You don't know how happy that makes me." Tea gushed.
Yugi smiled. "I'm just glad I'm able to share these moments with you, Tea. I'm as excited as you are, and all of our friends are too." he told her.
"Joey, are you okay? You seem lost in thought." Serene said.
"Huh? Oh no, I'm fine. I guess I was just thinking. There has to be a first for everything, right?" he laughed.
"That's not true. I think you're very smart, big brother." Serenity said.
"I'll accept that compliment, sis, thanks, but the smart one here is the lovely lady beside me who endures my company." Joey said.
"Oh Joey, I don't feel that way at all. I like being with you." Serene said.
"Hey, I was fishing for compliments and landed me a big one. Score one for me!" he laughed, bending his head to kiss her soundly.
Sighing happily that he had finally expressed his affection for her in a way besides holding her hand politely, Serene reached out and weaved her fingers into his thick blonde hair, deepening the kiss between them.
"Okay you two, you get any more serious and we'll have to send you to the restrooms to be alone." Tea teased.
"Joey, you're not one of those guys that subscribes to that fantasy of the mile high club, are you?" Serenity asked him.
Joey blushed. "Of course not! I have more respect for Serene than that. She's worth waiting for until we can be properly alone. Give me some credit, will ya?" he asked.
Serenity giggled. "I don't know. You're unpredictable sometimes. I mean, I would have never thought you'd smoked pot before either, but..." she began.
Joey glared at his sister as he felt Serene stiffen beside him. "Joey, you never told me you used to smoke pot! That's terrible! I can't believe that." she said.
"I don't do it anymore. That was years ago. I only did it because I had started doing it with that street gang, rebelling against my dad." he said.
Serene guessed she could understand that. She remembered Joey and Serenity's dad, Kentaro, a slovenly, abusive drunk that had caused their parents to divorce and hers and Serenity's separation all those years before. He had barely tolerated her anymore than he had his own son, but had distanced himself from all of them as his children had gotten older.
There hadn't been any kind of conflict when Joey had told him that he would be taking a trip to the states, and he had even told his son not to be disrespectful to his new girlfriend. Deep down in his heart, Serene felt as though the older man, who Joey resembled more than he did his mother, actually cared more about his son than he would ever admit.
As for herself, she was sure of her feelings for the tall blonde with eyes the color of the sweetest chocolate. They had only been together a short time, but she was looking forward to being with him in her own setting. She wondered if she would be nervous being alone with him in her own home, having spent together with him with the others the weekend of Serenity's wedding. He would be the first man she'd had in her apartment for an extended amount of time, and the only one she really ever wanted there.
She had never lost her feelings for one of her closest childhood friends, and when they had reunited, it was like time had stood still. Granted, he was no longer the shy, skinny little boy she had known, but a very tall, very handsome young man. She had never thought that she and Joey would have ended up together as anything more than friends, and neither of them could have been any happier. Not only had she finally gotten together with her childhood crush Joey, but she had reunited with her best friend Serenity, met her husband Tristen and their friends Tea and Yugi.
Now that he had Serene, Joey was no longer envious of the relationship that Tea and Yugi seemed to have. They had been together longer than he and Serene, and Joey could tell that they were probably going to spend the rest of their lives together. Tea and Yugi had been close friends since childhood, and had finally confessed their feelings for each other a few years back. Always regretting the days that he and Tristen had bullied the short teen, he had made his eternal vow to be the best friend that he could be to the couple.
He had never realized that he wanted close friendships until he had met Yugi, and that had strengthened his friendship with Tristen as well. Smiling down at Serene as she sighed and rested her head against his shoulder, he yawned and decided to catch up on some rest before the plane landed at their destination.