Our Sucky Little Keyboard That No One Cares About and Will Probably Never Look At (OSLKTNOCAWPNLA for short )
Is OSLKTNOCAWPNLA even a word? Hmm, somehow, I don't think so...but, I can make up words! So can you! Like Fudgeamania! watches readers (back away slowly) ...oops?
Anything written in normal text (like this) is the actual story.
Anything written in italics (like this) is when flashbacks or dreams are occurring.
Anything written in bold (like this) is someone acting as a narrator-slash-voice over. (You think I'm rich enough to hire two people?)
Anything written in bold italics (like this) are song lyrics.
Please note that original characters may be brought in due to the lack of females in Yu-Gi-Oh.
So now, let's begin the torture. . .err, chapter!! (smiles innocently) Oh and by the way, most of this fic is word for word, however, some things may change.
Please review!
"How's your day so far?" DuelistBoy asked, sending Julia an instant message through a chat room a few days later during study hall.
"Ah, raging step mom, work and cool kids who can't get over themselves." Julia typed back, before continuing. "Ever feel like you don't belong?"
"Absolutely. I can be surrounded by a sea of people, and just feel all alone." DuelistBoy's reply read. "But then I think of you."
"Hey DuelistBoy? You think we've ever met?"
"I don't know. Our school has over 3500 kids."
"That narrows it down." Julia joked, before sitting back in her chair.
"Well, at least I can eliminate the guys. You're not a guy right? Because if you were, I'll kick your butt." DuelistBoy replied, seeming to joke.
"I am not a guy. Have you told your dad about Princeton yet?" Julia asked, before looking up and studying the faces of those who were in the library using the computers. Right across from her, sat Joey Wheeler, his blonde hair falling into his brown eyes.
She smiled slightly before shaking her head. He looked way to deep in thought to be talking to her.
"If only I could. I haven't even told him I want to be a writer." DuelistBoy replied.
Later that night, Julia was on the computer yet again, continuing her conversation with DuelistBoy.
"My father always encouraged me to pursue my dreams." Julia replied, still under the screen name, Princeton Girl.
"Not mine. He's got a whole other plan for my life."
Julia sighed lightly, reading the reply before typing. "It's 2 a.m. We've been at this for five hours."
"I think we broke our record." DuelistBoy replied.
"We should turn in. Sweet dreams." Julia typed before going to close the window, but DuelistBoy sent a reply that made her stop.
"Wait. I can't sleep without knowing there's hope. Half the night I waste in sighs, and wakeful dawn in sorrow. For the hand, for the lips, for the eyes, for the meeting of tomorrow."
She smiled. "Quoting Tennyson. Impressive."
"Please meet me at the Homecoming dance. I'll be waiting for you at 11:00 in the middle of the dance floor. Sweet dreams."
"Whoa!" Yugi yelled, ducking a baseball that Julia had hit. "That was close."
Julia smiled innocently, before Yugi continued, grinning. "Julia, this is great! You're finally gonna be able to meet him."
"I don't know. This guy is too good to be true." Julia answered, swinging at another ball, and hitting it, causing it to fly over Yugi's head.
Yugi loaded another baseball. "Come on, it's been a month since you met him in the Princeton chat room. Okay? You talk to him all the time. You know him."
"I know. But he doesn't know me." Julia whined. "What if I meet him and I'm not what he expects? Maybe this whole relationship is better for cyberspace."
Seeing the ball, Julia struck it hard, causing it to slam into Yugi's kneecap.
"Ow!" Yugi yelled, holding his knee while hopping around on one foot. He jumped around for a minute or two before turning back to his friend. "Listen, okay? You have to go to that dance, okay?"
Julia sighed, and raised an eyebrow at Yugi, who continued. "This DuelistBoy guy isn't gonna be in one place for long. Alright?"
Julia sighed again and gripped the bat tighter. Yugi noticed this and finished off his rant. "If it helps, I'll be your escort."
"Really?" Julia asked, loosening her grip.
"Yeah." Yugi answered, nodding.
"You rock Yugi." Julia smiled, lowering her bat before picking up her ringing cell phone. "Hello?"
Over at the Montgomery house, Cecelia was on the phone, talking to her stepdaughter, her hair up in numerous curlers.
"Julia? Some little rat got into my salmon and ate it all. I need more salmon, and pick up my dry cleaning." Cecelia replied, looking into the fridge. "And wash the Chev."
Yugi raised an eyebrow at his friend, who shrugged and flipped the phone closed.
"Cecelia." She replied simply before shoving the phone back into her jeans pocket. She picked the bat up once more and readied it. "One more pitch."
"Why do you act like her slave?" Yugi asked, picking up a ball.
"Simple. No Cecelia, no money for Princeton." Julia replied, rolling her eyes.
"That sucks." Yugi replied, now loading the baseball.
"Tell me about it." She quickly answered before eyeing the flying ball. She smirked lightly as she pictured Cecelia's face on the ball, and she swung hard, hitting the ball and causing it to fly into another playing field, and landing at Joey's feet.
Joey blinked and looked up from the football he was tossing to his friend, Duke Devlin.
"Damn, what girl was that?" Duke asked, his dark green eyes looking around as he reached up and twirled a strand of dark green hair around his finger.
"Now, that's impressive." Joey replied, pointing at Julia, a small grin crossing his face.
"So, what are you and Mai going to the dance as?" Duke asked.
"I don't know if I'm going with Mai." He answered, tossing the football back to Duke.
Duke ran his hand over the football before raising an eyebrow at Joey. "You're not going to go with Mai? Who are you going with?"
"I don't know. It's a mystery to me." Joey bent down and picked up the baseball, hurling it across the playing field and towards Julia.
"Thank you!" Julia called to him, blushing lightly.
Joey nodded. "You're welcome!"
"Okay guys, a little bit more, move it further, move it further. . ." a tall man, reaching six feet plus, with brown hair and cold blue eyes, ordered to two of his employees who were carrying a sign. The two workers placed it at the entrance of the driveway that led to Kaiba Corp. Car Wash.
This man who had been ordering the two employees was Seto Kaiba, the CEO of Kaiba Corp. and a man you never want to cross, because if you did, you could consider yourself fired.
In addition to being the CEO of Kaiba Corporation, a large company that dealt with many forms of technology, Seto had decided to open little sub-businesses that used the technology he created. All the sub-businesses were under the company name of Kaiba Corporation. His sub-businesses included a game shop and a car wash.
Seto looked at the sign and smirked slightly. "Yeah, right there."
"30 off for USC Alumni." Seto read, his smirk still visible.
Nearby, his son Joseph, commonly referred to as Joey, was talking to a customer, a clipboard and pen in his hand. He looked down at the clipboard as he wrote, his blonde bangs falling into his brown eyes.
Looking up, he turned to one of the workers, and said, "Let's rip my friend. Make sure you get this rim alright?"
The employee nodded and directed the customer over to another area.
Seto watched his son for a minute before walking over to him. "Joey?"
The said teen looked up. "What's up?"
"I found all those college brochures in your bedroom." Seto stated.
"What are you doing in my room?!" Joey growled in anger. Shaking his head, he brushed it off before turning to the matter at hand. In a calm voice, he replied, "I'm just trying to keep my options open."
"You don't need any options. It's all taken care of. Look son," Seto began, locking eyes with Joey. "We've been working on this program since you were nine years old. You're gonna play your football. You're gonna graduate. And then you're gonna manage Kaiba Corporation with me. You're future's set. Don't mess with the plan. Alright?"
Joey mentally rolled his eyes. "Won't think of it."
Seto nodded and watched a few cars pull up into the car wash before turning back to his son.
"There are new customers. Make them happy." Seto replied simply, before stalking off into the office, slamming the door behind him.
Joey rolled his eyes and walked up to a silver Chevrolet. A young teenaged girl sat around in the driver's seat, her brown hair pulled up into a ponytail. In the back seat laid a couple of plastic bags holding clothing, obviously dry cleaning. Other bags sat on the passenger seat and on the floor in front of the passenger seat.
"You need a wax." Joey said, tapping the roof of the car with his pen, before looking to the clipboard and writing on it.
"Excuse me?" The girl asked, turning her head to look at Joey. Her tone, although she meant nothing by it, seemed to come out sharp.
Joey smirked slightly. "I meant the car."
"Oh. Fine." The girl asked, waving her hand, seeming to brush the comment off.
Just then, two dirty cars drove up beside the girl. Through the thin coat of dirt, it was possible to see the colour of the car. One car seemed to be purple and the other seemed to be pink. The girl rolled her eyes as Tea and Serenity Montgomery climbed out of the cars.
The girls smiled widely at Joey.
"Joey!" Tea called, smiling.
"Hi!" Serenity chimed in.
"Yeah!"
"We need our cars washed!" Serenity smiled, waving her hand over the car in mid-air.
"Yeah, look." Tea cried in cheery tone of voice, pointing to the car.
"Dirt!" Serenity cheered lightly.
Joey nodded. "I'll see you ladies."
Turning back to Julia, he handed her a piece of paper. "Alright, take this inside when you're done. Thank you very much."
The girl took the paper and watched Joey walk off. She turned towards the twins and climbed out of the car, walking over to them.
"So, who did you guys pay to make your cars so dirty?" Julia asked, pulling on her denim jacket.
"Excuse me!" Tea snapped. "Like, who are you? The dirt police?"
Serenity laughed. "Haha, like, the dirt police? Like, excuse me ma'am? Do you know about the dirt?"
Tea and Julia both watched Serenity laugh by herself.
Tea shook her head and looked back at Serenity. "You should've stopped at the dirt police."
She turned to Julia. "You know, you should really get going, 'cause mom is looking for you."
"Oh?" Julia questioned, raising an eyebrow. "Where is she?"
"At home." Serenity answered. "Baking."
After Julia completed some of her errands, she went into the backyard to find a shiny metal coffin-like box.
"You wanted to see me?" Julia asked, as she walked up to her stepmother.
"Yes." Cecelia replied.
The lid of the 'coffin' lifted to reveal Cecelia completely nude and wearing blood-red coloured goggles with tiny black openings for eyes.
Julia gasped an "Oh!" and looked away, closing her eyes as Cecelia grabbed a towel and wrapped it around her body.
"You have to finish your errands because I need you to head back to the diner and take the night shift."
"Um, tonight's my night off," Julia pointed out, biting her lip. "and, um, it's the Halloween dance at school."
Cecelia turned her head and looked at her step-daughter through the goggles, hugging the towel close. "I know, but you need to stop being so self-centered, Julia, and start thinking of others. And others need you to go to the diner and mop the floors tonight."
"But I really need to go to this dance tonight, Cecelia. I have to!" Julia whined lightly.
"Come on, Julia. You need to earn your tuition money for college. You got to bust a lot of tables." Cecelia shot back.
"Cecilia," Julia debated. "I'm a straight-A student, I work seven days a week, and I'm taking extra AP classes. I never ask you for anything! Please let me go to this dance!"
"Sweetheart," Cecelia sighed, shaking her head slightly while watching her stepdaughter. "Now that you're old enough, there's something I always wanted to tell you and I think you are ready to hear it."
Julia raised an eyebrow, a look of confusion crossing her face.
"You're not very pretty, and you're not very bright." Cecelia sighed before smiling. "I'm so glad we had that talk."
At Cecelia's diner, a couple of hours later, Julia skated out on her roller skates, holding two large packages of napkins. Spotting Mai and her friends talking excitedly and loudly, Julia rolled her eyes and groaned. Not paying attention to where she was going, she skated right into Cecelia and fell backwards onto her butt, dropping the napkin packages.
Cecelia looked down at Julia, frowning. "You're in my way."
Ishizu looked up, rolling her eyes walking up to the two. "Oh, it must be Halloween. Look at what just flew in. The wicked witch in the well."
Ignoring her comment, Cecelia walked over to the cash register and opened it, grabbing some bills and shoving them into her bra.
"I'm gonna be picking up Tea and Serenity at the Halloween dinner. I'll be back by twelve sharp."
Julia climbed to her feet and grabbed the packages of napkins. "Okay."
Ishizu quirked a brow. "Oh, still got room in there, huh?"
Cecelia smirked at Ishizu coldly. "Well, if it isn't little Betty Crocker from the cave?"
Ishizu growled and curled her hands into fists.
Cecelia continued, a cold smirk still on her face. "Don't you have something more important to do? Like cleaning toilets?"
"You know, I would. But I'm too busy running this place." Ishizu pointed out. "But be my guest."
"I'm sorry, I can't." Cecelia smiled happily as she held her hands up in front of Ishizu's face. "I just got a 150 dollar manicure. Silver Palm Trees."
"Ooh!" Ishizu commented, faking amazement. A moment later, she frowned. "You know, go on with it Cecelia, and I'm going to find a place to put my six dollar pedicure."
Cecelia frowned and looked down at Ishizu's shoes. "Where are the skates? They're a part of the uniform."
Ishizu sighed. "Cecelia, if I wanted to look like a clown, I'll join the circus."
"You're a part of my circus." Cecelia snarled. "I'll have you clean the elephant butt with a wet one."
Ishizu locked her jaw, glaring at Cecelia, who in turn, smirked coldly.
"I don't think you realize that I could –"
"Fire me?" Ishizu cut off. "Oh, please. Go right ahead! Let's see how many customers you have when you do!"
"I am a very appealing person!" Cecelia shot back before storming out of the diner, slamming the door behind her. On the wall, beside the door, the guitar clock shook slightly.
Please review!
miz greenleaf: Ooh, you're just going to have to stick around to see if the funky, sexy, all around hot badass Doom worker would be Robbie. (winks) Thanks. And I'm sorry (laughs) but I can so see Joey as Austin. The two, for some reason, I find those two so similar in personality. Maybe it's just me. . .
chinkeepdaughter126: Ooh, glad to know you like this fic. Speaking of which, yours is awesome. Planning to update soon? 'Cause you know, it's not nice to torture reviewers. (grins) Even though it's fun. XD
blue-angel11: You're right. Mai is the perfect person to play Shelby. (laughs) I was going to make her that from the start, regardless of who was playing Austin. But, I decided to keep Joey as Austin just because Joey and Mai are sort of a couple, and Austin and Shelby are sort of a couple. Besides, Joey looks like Chad Michael Murray. LOL. By the way, your OC, Jamie-Ross Macyntire is gonna play the part of Caitlin, so that leaves Madison open, as well as the others. (grins)
Hope you guys liked this chapter. I'm hoping to get another one up soon!
