Disclaimer: I'm Back… where could I go? But once again I am not the owner or creator of Yu-Gi-Oh and the characters. So here we go with the first chapter. Enjoy!
Bored, that was the only word to describe how she felt in this exact moment in time. The six of them sat on the couch or at its foot staring at the ceiling or floor, her eyes staring at the spot where the sunlight gliding along with the gleam of one of Mai Valentine's ring. The girlfriend of Joseph Wheeler sat between his legs, their fingers gliding along each other's. There was no television, Joey's father had gotten drunk and broke the thing and already poor they couldn't afford another for a while. Téa Gardner suddenly let out a cry of frustration causing everyone to look up over at her. "What's wrong, hon?" Mai asked resting her hand on Joey's knee.
"That's it! I'm about to go crazy, come on let's go do something please."
"My pop has the truck, Téa." Joey told her simply. She groaned and rolled her head back onto the top of the sofa, her hair falling over the back. Suddenly a horn blared and they all jumped up and headed out to see Joey's father stepping out of the car. He smiled at everyone there and waved. Joey let go of Mai's hand and stuffed his hands in his denim coat pockets; he walked over to his dad. They had the same features wild blond hair and piercing golden-brown eyes. He smirked up at his dad. "Can I borrow the truck, dad? The guys and I want to go out."
"Sure kid," he tossed Joey the keys and reached into the bed of the truck and pulled out a six-pack. Joey frowned and watched his dad make his way to the house. Mr. Wheeler smiled at the kids and pulled open the screen door and stepped inside. The door squeaked shut and the rest looked over at their friend, he was staring blankly past them, his face clearly upset. They all knew he desperately wanted his father to stop drinking; drinking was what separated his family. His mother left and took his kid sis with her.
Téa pushed past the others and walked over to Joey, her hand rested on his shoulder and she rubbed it, bringing her arms around and hugging her friend, burying her face in his neck. His arms surrounded her waist and he pressed his forehead against her shoulder. "When's he going to stop, Téa?"
"Don't know, Joe." She said softly and the rest joined to comfort their friend. He slipped away from Téa and opened his arms to his girlfriend and they hugged. Mai kissed his cheek.
"Someday, I'm going to take you away from here." Joey smiled at her and pulled her closer.
"Okay, everyone in the truck!" They all got inside and drove off.
The sun was all ready below the horizon as they parked the car. Téa removed her jacket and tied it around her waist. They got inside the club and music washed over them like a tidal wave. She looked around and smiled walking deeper into the room with low lights. She turned around and grabbed her boyfriend's hand. He wasn't much into the dancing as she was but he'd rather be with her than without. She grinned at him and pulled him to her, her arms draping over his shoulders. His hands came to her hips and ran up to the smoothness of her stomach, she grinned at him and leaned back, his hands pressing against the small of her back now, people swarmed around them, dancing to the pulse of the music. Téa came speeding back up, her upper body pressing against him. "I love it here."
"That's because dancing is your life."
"Among other things." She said softly as the steady rock music fading into a slow song for couples. Her fingers traced up his arm, over leather jacket till she reached his neck. Running her fingers up and down against the pulse. She smiled and buried her face in his neck. He tightened his hold around her waist and she tilted her head and he looked over at her and she grinned again and he lowed his head and pressed a soft kiss to her lips. She inhaled deeply and she could smell his crisp cologne and it made her feel dizzy, but she didn't mind, she believed that it was a good sign that they were suppose to be together. She was more content then words could explain, she could feel his fingers slip between hers and he pressed his palm against hers. She closed her hand around his and the music faded out and loud, racing music bleed into the atmosphere. She broke the kiss and pulled away from him and walked away, disappearing into the crowd. Yami back stepped until he was pressing his back against the brick wall. He could see her now; she was leaning against the counter and ordering drinks. He smirked, his girlfriend, no one else. He had denied her for too long, but that was all in the past, he was focusing on his future and it was involving her.
"Hey, Yami, where's Téa?"
"Ordering drinks, hey you okay, Joey… I mean about earlier?"
"Yeah… I'll get over it. I just hope he'll be sleeping by the time I get home." He absently pressed his hand against the side of his face. Yami straighten, a look of concern replaced his relaxed look.
"Joey." Joey grinned and removed his hand.
"Hey, don't worry," he said throwing his hands up, "Hey don't lose Téa." He said smiling and turning around, his girlfriend was dancing to the music, Joey grabbed her from behind around the race and she let out a laugh turning around and enveloping him in her embrace and pressing a kiss to his lips, pulling him close. Yami turned around when he was tapped on the shoulder, he moved away from the table and the guy grabbed the leather coat on the chair and handed it to his girlfriend who was drinking from a bottle. Yami watched them walk away and Téa made her way back to his side. She held in one hand a drink for him.
"What's this?"
"Good." She said with a smile, pressing the edge of the plastic cup to her bottom lip. She closed her eyes and took a drink. Yami sniffed it.
"Skyy Blue." She said softly. He took a drink and shook his head, making a face.
"You know someone who had a past life in Egypt. You'd think you'd enjoy alcohol." She said taking the cup from him.
"Come on, Téa… you know what it does to Joey's dad." She frowned at him and got up on the stool.
"I don't drink excessively Yami." She said and suddenly Yugi came running over to the table, looking flush and out of breath. Téa set down her drink and took Yami's cup and drowned the liquid right from the cup. Their eyes rounded and their eyebrows rose. Breathing hard Yugi set down the cup. "I—I just—had a bunch of girls pull me—to dance—dance with them—intense." He panted as he got onto the stool. When the music roared into The Love Bug by m-flo loves BoA two girls came for Yugi, dragging him away.
"I never knew Yugi was such a great dancer." Téa laughed and Yami laughed too. She lifted the knocked over cup. "And I can't believe he just drowned that down." Yami wrapped his arms around her and buried his face in her russet hair.
"I'm sorry, okay Téa?"
"I'm not mad at you." She told him, her hands coming up and pressing against his arms. He looked moved so that he was in front of her; she buried her face in his white shirt and sighed. "I'm ready to go."
"Okay, let's go see if Joey's ready too and I guess we'll have to save Yugi."
"Not like we haven't before." He looked at her and smiled thinly, the dim lights brightening his violet eyes. They walked arm and arm over to where Joey was sitting next to Tristan talking while Mai sat on his lap, Joey's arms wrapped around her waist and rocking them both to the music. Téa sat next to Joey and leaned over so that he could here. "We're ready to go."
"All right. Where's Yugi?"
"Right there." He looked up as Mai called the answer. They all looked confused to see Yugi not dancing with just two girls but a group.
"Did he always do that?"
"I think he use to tag along with us."
"I'll go get him." Téa said jumping up from the seat. She pulled her low-rise jeans higher and bounded up the steps to the level Yugi was. It was funny that this shy boy was not being so shy tonight. She pulled her jacket on so that she wasn't showing the small of her back. Her black halter revealed her back and she wasn't that comfortable without someone familiar with her in clothes like these if they weren't with her. She pushed into the group of girls and grabbed Yugi by the wrist. "Okay, Yugi, time to go." She smiled.
"Awww!" The girls complained and she laughed and Yugi waved good-bye and thanked them for the fun as Téa continued dragging him away.
"Yugi, I never knew you were so popular." Top Duelist. She thought as she wrapped one arm around Yami's waist.
Yami stood in front of Téa's door and kissed her good night. "I'll see you tomorrow at school right?"
"Of course." She said softly, her hands against the lapels of his dark jacket. Suddenly the horn blared. "Have a good night."
"You too." He kissed her quickly and slipped away from her. She watched him jog back to the truck and pull open the door and jump inside, shutting the door, pressing her back against the door she waved as they pulled away. She ran her hand up over her face and turned and pushed the door in and stepped inside, not daring to turn on the lights. She climbed up the stairs quietly, the creaked rarely under her feet. She pulled off her knee high boots and opened the door to her room. She gasped after that she lowered her head.
"Where were you?"
"With the guys and Mai." She said softly. Her mother got to her up from her daughters bed and walked over to her and slapped her across the face so hard that Téa knocked into her door. Her mother glared at her and Téa pressed her hand against her burning cheek as her mother descended down the stairs, blue eyes followed until the bottom door slammed shut. Filled with the fire of anger Téa slammed her door shut, flicked her light on and stormed over to her bed and fell into the pillows and shut her eyes, breathing heavy. Whatever she got, was well worth it.
