I woke up the next morning feeling tired of it all, and since it was Saturday, I had nothing to do. I decided to spend the day at the mall.
I was browsing random shops for a while, and passing by the food court, I saw Joey, and he saw me.
"Tea! Come 'ere a minute will ya?" He actually looked happy to see me.
I smiled and sat down across from him, turning down the fries drowned in some unrecognizable substance, "Hey Joey, what's up?"
"I got DDR for the play station, you wanna come over and go a few rounds?" He grinned at the chance to beat me. (a/n: no, I don't own DDR or the PS, so don't sue me for it. Plus, I dunno if it is for PS or PS2, because I don't play…)
I smiled, actually smiled for the first time in a long while, "That'd be fun… Is anyone else going to be there?"
"Nah, we'll be all alone… Unless that's a problem…" He shifted, "It's not like a DATE or somethin'…"
"No, it's not a problem," I grinned ear to ear, "Not a problem at all."
"Great." Maybe Joey wasn't so bad after all…
We spent more and more time alone after that day, he actually became my boyfriend shortly after I gave up on the Seto Kaiba idea, I wasn't enough for him either. But I finally gave in around Joey, and let the pieces fall into place.
I was crying on my bed, hoping no one would come in and see me, but alas, Joey had found his way in, and was sitting next to me in seconds, "'Ey, what's wrong?"
I tried to turn away, but he grabbed me. I sighed, trying to regain myself, and smiled for him half-heartedly, "Nothing's wrong," I laughed, "Just crocodile tears."
"Tea…"
"Joe… Is it okay? I mean, if I tell you, you won't be mad?"
"Tea, I couldn't be mad at you… Not even if I wanted to."
"I…" I was at a loss for words to explain this feeling for a while, "I think I hate Yugi."
His head perked up and he looked at me as if I was crazy, "What?"
"I hate Yugi. Completely despise him. He's always going to be better then me. I never thought I'd feel this jealous if one of my friends made it big and didn't have as much time for me, but I do. I'm never going to dance on that stage, despite how hard I try, but all Yugi had to do was get lucky, and now he has it all…" I started to cry again, and he rocked me back and forth in his arms for what felt like an eternity.
When I finally stopped crying, he pushed me away for a moment and looked me over, "So… You hate Yugi because he's better then you, and you feel he thinks he's too good for you?"
"It's not quite that but… I don't know what… You're not mad I hate your best friend, are you?"
He laughed uncomfortably, "Of course not… I'm just surprised a little, is all. You two were pretty good friends, but now…"
"I-I know I shouldn't feel this way, I barely even know why I do… It's just…" I wasn't sure where I was going with this.
"I know…" I was sure he didn't, but that was okay.
I hugged him, "Thanks Joey, talking makes me feel a little better."
He pulled me up to my feet, "Great, why don't you go wash up and we can go out and get pizza. Food fixes all." And with that, he flashed me his famous drool face, smile.
After that, I knew I loved him, I never gave another thought to Kaiba. It had been two months since I said I hated Yugi when I finally talked to him again.
The phone rang slowly and I picked up to hear the only voice I didn't want to hear.
Dun, dun, duuuuuun! Who could it be? I didn't already say, of course not! Oooooh, thanks if you're reading this, and please, no Tea bashing, even if I don't care for her myself. XD
-DW
