To Protect You- A Jounouchi/Mai Fanfic
Chapter 2
Jounouchi, Mai and Shizuka had made it about two blocks when Jou started having... 'issues.'
"Uh... Mai? Can we stop for a minute?" he asked with a hint of urgency.
"Why? Something wrong?" Mai replied.
Jounouchi crossed his legs, grinned and said, "No... It's just... I gotta make a pit stop, ya know?!"
Wow, she thought, he has no tact at all... How surprising. She sighed and pointed across the street at a fast food joint. "Fine, we'll wait here."
"Thanks! I'll be back in a sec!" Jounouchi called back while running to the restaurant.
"Yeah, but for God's sakes, wash your hands when you're done!" Mai yelled, knowing it was falling on deaf ears. She sighed again (it was almost a reflex now) and leaned against a nearby building.
"Mai-san," Shizuka said cautiously, "I'm sorry if my brother is bothering you. If you want, you can go on ahead and I'll take him home."
Shocked, Mai looked to the bright-eyed girl. "Wha....? Oh, no! It's ok!" She giggled under her breath. "Jounouchi may be a total idiot, but he's a breath of fresh air compared to the guys I'm usually around." A soft smile found it's way to Mai's red lips. "He's a good guy...."
As much as Shizuka didn't like hearing her big brother called an 'idiot,' it was obvious that Mai didn't really mean it. She smiled back. However, then a voice came from behind her in an alley.
"Well, well, what do we have here?" a gruff voice said. A tall, muscular figure in a high school uniform emerged from the alley. His hair was very short, almost in a buzz cut. His eyes were dark and troubled. "You know, little girlies like you two really shouldn't be walking around alone like this," he said. "Why don't I take you somewhere safe?"
Mai came off the wall and stood firmly between Shizuka and the offending thug. "Sorry, but we're not interested. Buzz off," she said calmly.
A devilish grin spread across his thin lips. "C'mon, beautiful! I just wanna show you and your friend a good time," he coaxed.
This guy's a true punk, Mai thought. "Id have a better time if you left us the hell alone," she told him sternly.
The grin left his face as quickly as it came. "My, aren't you a rude little bitch!" he remarked scornfully. His black eyes narrowed as he advanced on the two girls. "You know, I really don't like it when chicks talk back like that."
Mai glanced back to a terrified Shizuka. She felt something turn deep inside her stomach. She felt nervous. Physically, there was no way could hold this guy off. He was a giant compared to her. All she could do was try to discourage the brute and buy some time until she could think of a better plan.
However, there was more going against them than Mai knew.
A muffled "Mai-san!" rang out behind her. As Mai turned to see Shizuka being held back by two more thugs, the hand of her original problem gripped her jaw and covered her mouth. She kicked and screamed, but to no avail.
All she could hear was the rough voice that whispered into her ear, "You're gonna pay for pissin me off, chickie. You..." he gestured to Shizuka who was also fruitlessly struggling, "...and your friend."
Mai continued screaming into her assailant's palm. No one was around to hear her muffled pleas. As Mai and Shizuka were taken through a series of alleyways, her mind raced frantically, trying to come up with a solution. However, she could think one thing.
Jounouchi.... Help me....