To Protect You- A Jounouchi/Mai Fanfic
Chapter 6
Mai felt a hand from the shadows grab her from behind and throw her into the adjacent alley so she was now completely in the open. She screamed.
Jounouchi, who had been completely absorbed by the fight, whirled around at the sound of Mai's voice. His eyes opened wide as his concentration was broken. "MAI?!" he screamed in horror. However, he didn't have time to say anything else. Boss slammed a right hook into Jou's face and knocked him to the ground. Hard.
"Jounouchi!" Mai called out and tried to run to his side, but the tall boy detained her. "Let me go, you asshole!" she demanded.
Her request was answered with an open palm slap across her right cheek.
"Keep quiet!" he screamed at her in a deep voice. "This is your fault anyway, you bitch!" He threw her into a puddle.
"Stay away from me, creep!" she cried. She tried to stand up, but the ground was too muddy and wet. All she could do was crawl over to the wall and curl up. Her clothes were now soaked and dirty.
"If you can't shut your God-damn mouth, I'll do it for you," he threatened.
During Mai's personal struggle, Jou was trying to regain control of the bout with Boss. Once Jou was off the ground, he saw Mai get thrown into the muck. He was about to call out to her, but out of the corner of his eye he saw Boss charging towards him. Jounouchi quickly grabbed a nearby trashcan, dodged the attack, gripped the can with both hands and swung it as hard as he could into Boss's back. Boss fell to the ground and grabbed his back in agony. The boy with the tattoo stared at his leader in horror, then looked up at Jounouchi's blazing eyes. He backed up several steps while stuttering in terror. Battered and bleeding, he sprinted down another alley to escape.
However, Jounouchi didn't have time to feel victorious. Mai was still in danger. "Mai!" he screamed again. He saw the tall punk preparing to kick her while she was pinned against the wall. He dashed over, adrenaline coursing through every vein in his body. Jou tackled Mai's assailant to the ground. He grabbed him by the collar and pulled up his upper body, only to deliver a full force punch into his left eye. The boy rolled over in anguish and grabbed the left side of his face as he groaned.
Jounouchi scrambled over to the terrified Mai and kneeled next to her. His eyes were bright with concern, a sharp contrast to the blazing rage that was there only moments before.
"Mai?! Are you alright?! Did he hurt you?" Jou asked. He grabbed Mai's shoulders to make her face him.
Mai stared at his dirty face and the drenched hair that clung to it. Jou only seemed to have the one bruise from the time she distracted him. However, it still looked sore and painful. He would certainly need to have it looked at later on.
"No... I-I'm fine, but..." she started, however at that moment she saw Boss starting to lift himself off the wet pavement. Her eyes opened wide and her breath stopped when she saw his raging eyes look towards her and Jounouchi.
Jou saw the fear in Mai's eyes. He looked over and noticed Boss's quick recovery. He had to get Mai out of there, Jou grabbed Mai's wrist, pulled her up and led her through another alley.
As they ran through the rain drenched maze, Mai looked at Jounouchi's profile while he led her by the arm. His eyes were wild, but they still gave her a sense of security. He'd saved her... Yet again. He didn't even yell at her from disobeying him and coming back.
I don't deserve this, she thought. I don't deserve this kind of treatment at all. Her heart stung as she could see the pain and exhaustion on Jounouchi's face, though he still kept going for her sake.
Jou and Mai turned around another blind corner.
They were met with a dead end.