Here for you

A/N: Updateing again! YEY! Bout time that I started to get into the swing of things. I feel bad that my last chapter didn't really have much to it, I promise that it will all lead to something. It will! In due time! I just don't have that much time to do much anymore. Well here is the next chapter and this time I wont leave Mai out, no more updating for the sake of updating. Sorry to everyone who feels like I've been doing a lousey job! I wont do it again! Thank you reviewers! Duck is right! You are the only reason that I keep writing!

Dis: Don't own yugioh.

Here for you chapter 3

Everybody get packed, it's time to go!

Duke had picked almost everyone up and brought them back to his house. Joey had rode Mai's motorcycle over to the house and got chewed out by Mai as soon as she got off of work.. Nobody knew exactly why Duke had called everyone over, but they did know that they would be spending the night and planning something big.

"You never asked!" Mai stood on the other side of her room with her arms crossed.

Yugi shook his head at them; Mai had suddenly gone into another one of her fits where she got mad at everything that moved.

"…But it was Valons, what's wrong with me riding something that he owned, at least it ups the value." Joey was sitting on the couch feeling slightly belittled by Mai's complaining.

Anzu walked over to Joey and pulled him out of the living room and into the kitchen, "Joey don't feel so bad ok?"

Joey sighed and shrugged, "Why not?"

Anzu smiled, "Because it's not you Mai is angry at."

Joey smiled, "It's not!"

Anzu nodded, "She's mad at Kaiba! And all that she really wants is for you to help her destroy the master plans to rebuild Kaiba corp."

Joey stood in a slight daze, "Wait hu?"

Suddenly there was a large crashing noise and Joey and Anzu ran back into the living room to see Mai and Mimi in a tangled fight.

"I hate you!" Mimi clawed at Mai's face and Mai ripped at Mimi's hair. "You're a stupid bitch!"

Anzu tapped Joey on the shoulder, "You know what Joey. I think that Mai just has really bad PMS."

Joey sighed, "oh God. It's bad enough having to deal with Ren when she's that way. Why Mai too?"

Anzu shrugged, "You could like boys instead."

"WHAT! GOD NO!" Joey jumped back then ran into the room to pry Mai off of the Egyptian girl. "Mai, take your anger out on me…wait…something else!"

Mai growled and finally gave up her struggle, "What ever…but that means that you're going to have to put up with Seto talking about how you wouldn't let me fight."

Joey paused, "Kaiba's here? Why?"

Duke walked in with Kaiba, "But we need you to help us, I'll be business partners with you or something, but we need a plane out to duelist kingdom to actually up my game."

Kaiba frowned, "Why should I help you? I don't need your business to make mine any better."

Mimi ran over to the CEO hissing, "Kaiba, the dog sicked her on me!"

Kaiba looked up to see Mai fighting to get out of Joey's arms and attack Mimi.

"Mutt control her." Kaiba pointed the aggravated Mai. "If you don't, the Bitch is going to get involved in a lawsuit."

Mimi clung to Kaiba and gave him her cutest smile, "Thank you Seto, I wouldn't want her low class nails touching me ever again."

By this time Mai and Joey were both ready to fight, "Hey! One, don't call Mai a bitch! Two, she ain't low class and three… well…"

Mai sat down on the couch, "they aren't worth it Joey." Mai pulled Joey down to sit by her. "What are we here for Duke?"

Joey sat and growled as Kaiba and Mimi sat directly across from them.

"uh… well here's the deal, let's get everyone in here first."

The group consisted of Malik, Ryou, Mai, Joey, Kaiba, Mimi, Tristen, Serenity, Duke, Yugi, Anzu, and Mokuba. They all crammed onto the couches and the floor doing their best not to make little groups, but the biggest concern was to separate the Kaiba family from the Wheeler family.

"Ok you guys!" Duke was standing on a table, "I want my company to get further off the ground, but the problem is, I cant do much for the dice monsters unless I get some endorsement from the maker of duel monsters."

Joey cringed, "Pegasus. Do we have to? He's fricken scary."

Yugi frowned, "He's Michael Jackson, and we're the little kids at Never land ranch."

Duke nodded, "Yeah…., the plan is, everyone here is important to the duelist world right now. We have to actually go to him and ask him to give us the benefit of the doubt that this game has potential."

Kaiba remarked, "So you're saying that all we have to do is lie to him?"

Mai laughed until Duke shot a glare in her direction. "Sorry."

"No, all we have to do is get him to like it. But I thought that it might be a good idea to go over some old stomping grounds before we actually see him. So, we're going to spend the night here and then tomorrow we are going to go do duelist kingdom and vacation there perfecting the game on our own till we get to his house."

"Can I trash wheeler on the way?" Kaiba smirked.

Duke sighed, "What ever."

"HEY!" Joey went to stand up before Mai and Serenity stopped him.

Duke cracked his knuckles, "Now everyone go home and pack, come back here and we'll leave tomorrow at sunrise!"

Mai threw her things into a blue duffel bag, "Joey it's just like duelist kingdom, you know? You really don't have to pack that much! Except this time we need to pack food. I didn't pack that much last time."

Joey mumbled something as he rummaged through Mai's drawers, "Yah, right…"

Mai walked over and slammed the drawer with a smile, "Next time ask. Pervert." She walked back over to her bag and picked it up, "You ready to go to your house? All we gotta do here is pack food."

Joey whimpered at his injured hand, "Maaaaaiii, why'd you do that?"

Mai shot a glare at him, "You really think that I'm ok with you going through my belongings?"

Joey smirked, "Yes I do. Specially those ones."

Mai threw a pillow at him, "Pervert!"

Joey grabbed the sleeping bags and the cooler and Mai grabbed their pillows and her bag. They shoved the things into the trunk of the car and drove away. "You locked the house up right?" Joey nodded at her question. "Don't worry, I wouldn't ever let something like that happen. Now where are we going?"

Mai paused and sighed, " Um we have to stop at your house. I know that you won't want to but we have to at least get you a change of clothes."

Joey sighed and put his arms behind his head, "Yah I know. You're gonna stay down in the car though ok?"

Mai shook her head, "Oh no I'm not. Not after what happened to you last time. I can't let that happen to you again."

Joey smiled at her as teasingly as he could, "So you're worried about me?"

Mai jumped slightly, "Stop smiling at me like that. Yes I'm worried, but don't let it get to you're head. It's not like there's anything between us."

"…oh…ok." Joey put his arms down and looked out the window.

There was a long silence until Mai's cell phone rang, "Who's number is that?" Mai picked it up and flipped it open, "This is Mai, go ahead."

Joey looked over at Mai to see her face turning pale, "You ok Mai?"

Mai closed the phone and threw it out the window, "Y…. yeah." She sighed and shook her head, "It's nothing, I just… could you do me a favor?"

Joey nodded, "Yeah sure. What is it?"

Mai sighed, "Um, I need you to be my body guard."

Joey smiled, "For real? Awesome! It's not like I don't do that already but you know, it's more official now!"

Mai smiled, "I guess so."

"So now there's something between us!"

"…Why are you so intent on saying that?" Mai frowned.

"Because, you know that you're one of my best friends, don't deny me that much! And besides, if I'm gonna protect you, I at least need a reason!" Joey leaned back in his seat looking slightly irritated. "Sorry, I just think that it's a little weird that you keep changing your mind about the entire thing."

They pulled up to Joeys house and he jumped out of the car. "Be back in a minute, I think that dad's home."

Mai jumped out of the car following him, "Oh no you don't, I told you that I wasn't going to let you go in on your own. I don't care if he's home or not, I just don't want you to have to face him alone. Ok?"

Joey was already half way up the stairs when Mai had pulled the keys out of the cars ignition.

"…. JOSEPH!" Mai took off after him.

"Daaaaaad…. you home?" Joey poked his head in the door, "ok then...WHAT THE!" He spun around to see Mai standing behind him.

"It's just me."

"Go back down stairs. I don't want my dad to hurt you if he comes home." Joey opened the door to the apartment the rest of the way.

Mai shoved past him and walked around the house slowly, "Um…you really should get a house keeper."

Joey rolled his eyes, "Yeah right, come on I gotta hurry before dad gets off of work." Joey walked past the kitchen and a few doors and till he got to a room with a red X painted on the door.

"Why's there an X on it?" Mai asked.

"Cause, it confuses you right?" He asked. She nodded not understanding yet but showing that she got it. "Well it's only gonna confuse my dad more."

"ooooooh. Ok. I guess what ever works for you." Mai followed him around the room. "You need to clean a little too Joey."

He smiled back at her as he want through his closet for a bag, "Well if I knew that you were gonna come over then I would have."

Mai blushed and looked away from him, "What ever."

"Found one!" Joey flung an old school bag onto his bed. "Ok, I only gotta find a few more things and we can go back to Dukes house."

Mai walked over and sat down on Joey's bed while she waited for him, "So… um, you know you only live about fifteen minutes away from me. You could visit me sometimes." Mai kicked the pile of cloths that was on the floor away from her feet.

"You want me to?" He asked as he crammed things into the bag.

"Sure… you know… it does get kind of lonely living by myself. You could spend the night a lot too if you wanted to. It's not that much trouble." She smiled at him.

"Ok, how's about I visit you every Friday after school? And then if I'm having issues with my dad I'll come over too! … Aw dude I found food!"

"That's fine with me, it was kind of nice having you around." Mai turned around and crawled over to the nightstand by his pillows. There was a small photo album sitting next to the alarm clock that was unplugged. "What's this?"

Joey turned around and noticed her fumbling with the book, "Hey! What are you doing?"

Mai sat on one of his pillows and flipped through the book. "Aw, this is so cute!… what are you eating?"

Joey shoved the rest of the food in his mouth, "Nothin'. now… Get off! And don't mess with that."

Mai threw one of the pillows at him, "You stayed at my house and messed with my things, now I get to do what I want."

Joey shook his head and smiled, "Ok that's fine, I'll get you back later."

Mai opened up to the last page in the book and found a poem, "When your star falls from the sky, And your wings don't want to fly, Just remember I'm standing by, To help to see you through, 'Cause better days, will come again, Clouds will break, your heart will mend, I'll be where I've always been, I'll be here for you."

Joey ran over and took the book from her, "Hey! …don't read that stuff."

Mai gave his a questioning look, "How come? Did you write that?"

Joey blushed, "Course not! …I just thought that it was important. That's all."

Mai smiled at him, "Well I think it's very cute Joseph, you should let girls know that you have a sensitive side. We like that."

Joey sat down on the bed beside her, "Yeah, I know, but Kaiba makes fun of me for stuff like that. I hate it enough as it is."

Mai laughed, "You mean the 'dog' thing? Oh please Joey, it's not like he's better than you. Besides, I personally like dogs."

Joey smiled, "Dogs are cool."

Mai pointed to his bag, "You ready to get going?"

He nodded, "Not really, I mean I have my stuff ready, but I don't wanna go back and hang out with Kaiba."

Mai smiled, "Well you know, you could hang out with me instead."

Joey gave her a thumbs up, "I like that a lot better."

Mai leaned over and hugged him, "You know, you're right, there is something between us."

Joey blushed but hugged her back, "I told yah."

A/N: AWWWWW! See there! I updated again! and this time they were nice! Next chapter they are still at joeys house… . don't get caught you two! Thank you the duck person for reviewing! I know that my last chapter was short! This one is longer though! I hope that I actually get this story moving more. Plus I'm trying not to rush the relationship too much. Anyone who is expecting Lemon, I highly doubt it on this one! I was really just trying to make it more like the show. OH, by the way, there is a point to the person that called Mai, you'll see soon. Review and I love you guys!

P.S. did anyone go to acen 2005? Just wondering. See you at reactor 2005!