To Protect You- A Jounouchi/Mai Fanfic
Chapter 4
Mai looked over, and she could practically feel her heart jump out of her chest. There was Jounouchi, his eyes blazing, and his hands jammed into his pockets. The awful lighting above his head cast a dark shadow over his face, but the fire in his golden eyes flickered and shined through the darkness.
"Onii-chan!" Shizuka called out thankfully.
Boss didn't look over, but his raising hand stopped. "And why, exactly, do I not wanna do this?"
"Because," Jou casually remarked, "I'll kill you."
"Oh really?"
"Really."
Boss sighed and stood up. He took a step away from the girls and turned towards Jounouchi. "And exactly who the hell are you?" he inquired, his curiosity getting the best of him.
Jounouchi advanced on the group, his eyes narrowing more with every step. "Jounouchi Katsuya," he barked quickly. "And those ladies you're harassing happen to be my friend and little sister. Now, mind tellin me what you think you were gonna do with them?"
The shorter blonde got a shocked expression. "Wait! Are you the same Jounouchi Katsuya that ran with Hirutani's gang a few years back?"
Jou stopped and look at the boy. "Yeah. What about it?"
The boy smirked and said, "I've heard a lot about you, Jounouchi. You were one of the toughest thugs to walk the streets of Domino. Every gang in town was scared of you and Hirutani. Even high schoolers cringed when someone mentioned your name. But once you got into Domino High, you left the gang and no one's heard from you since. So I've always wondered.... What could've happened to make you turn tail and run like that?"
Jounouchi closed his eyes and stood in thoughtful silence. He hated bringing up the past. His middle school years were filled with mistrust and violence. He thought a gang like Hirutani's gave him true friendship. However, he was dead wrong. All it brought him was pain and trouble with the law. However, once he met up with Honda, and later Yuugi, his priorities changed, and he saw that his life could be filled with so much more.
His eyes opened slowly, and his voice took a dark, mature tone. "There's a big difference between running away," his head lifted as he looked at the boy, fire returning to his eyes, "... and walking away," he scowled.
Mai's eyes were fixed on Jounouchi, watching him with deep concern. The word 'Jounouchi' escaped her lips as she lightly exhaled. She'd never known anything about his past. She always thought Jounouchi was a thoughtless, happy-go-lucky, unsophisticated brat, and that he'd always been that way. She saw now that his life had not been as easy as she once thought. Guilt washed over her as she remembered all the horrible things she had said to him over the years.
A chuckle broke the silence. Then, the chuckle turned into a condescending laughter. "That's hilarious! You make it sound so noble!" Boss jeered. His laughter softened into a smirk. "Look, you 'has-been' punk, I don't give a fuck who you are or who you used to be." he grabbed Mai's arm and pulled her towards him. Her arm stung from his firm grip. "This little bitch needs to learn a lesson in manners, and I think I'm just the guy to.... 'give it' to her."
"Shut up! Don't you touch her, slime ball!" Jou yelled furiously. The intensity of his glare increased 10 fold as Boss took hold of Mai. Every muscle in his body tightened as a light wind blew through the alley, ruffling his blonde hair.
The evil grin spread over Boss's face like a bacteria. "Yeah? And what's a nobody like you gonna do about it?" he scowled at Jou.
"I told you... I'll kill you."