Darkhope: Hello! I'm actually updating! Lol. A couple of you reviewed and said that it was a shame took off my humor/romance fics. Well I agree with you of course, and since they were all a big hit... It was really unfair how they took off many people's stories for all different reasons. If any of you haven't read the note Tasha3 (a GREAT authoress by the way) wrote at the end of her 'In The Darkness Speaks a Voice' then go read it! I swear she had me practically in tears. I might write a humor fic in the future that is obviously not in script-form. I still have to think of ideas though. And I'll try to make it as funny as I possibly can. But anyway, thanks so much for the reviews. 53? Wow. That was only in 3 chapters. So Cool! I don't own YGO and I'll start the next chapter now.
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''I told you to take care of Mai.''
Those words echoed through out Joey's head.
''You should have taken care of her. But instead you let her get away.''
That voice was so familiar to Joey. He knew exactly who it was.
"VARON!" Joey screamed with anger. Mai looked up at the blue eyed man. She just stared in awe, as the two men she loved the most, glared at each other.
'Wait... What am I thinking? I don't love Varon... I love.....' And again, Mai couldn't admit to herself how much she loved Joey. But she knew deep in her heart and soul, she cared about him very dearly.
"Hey there, Wheeler. Long time no see, huh?" Varon stared at the blond. His appearance hadn't changed a bit since the last time they dueled. The only difference was that his expression grew colder since then.
"WHAT DA HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE!? DIS PARTY WAS FOR BATTLE CITY DUELISTS!!!!" Lets just say Joey was not very happy with this guest's arrival.
Varon shook his finger. "Uh huh, don't forget that Kaiba said anyone could come."
"What eva... Just tell me why you're here."
"I came to win Mai back."
Joey looked at him with a smirk rested on his lips. "Win Mai back, eh? Who says you lost her?"
Mai immediately looked at Joey in shock. 'What the hell does Joey mean!? That bastard...'
"Well I obviously did. She didn't come back with me!" Varon yelled at him with anger in every breath he made.
Joey gave a sheepish grin. "Guess ya did lose her."
"JOEY!" Mai screamed and whacked him on the head. "I was never HIS to begin with!"
Joey rubbed the back of his head where Mai had hit him. "It didn't look dat way to me..."
"That's right, Mai. I know you still love me!" Varon replied.
Mai gave him a glare. " I never said I did!'
"That's not what I heard."
"VARON SHUT THE FUCK UP! WHAT THE HELL DO YOU KNOW!??!" Mai was getting really pissed now. "YOU CAN'T TELL ME WHO TO LOVE AND WHO NOT TO LOVE!"
Joey blinked. 'What could she mean by dat? I wonda...'
Varon shook his head. "Oh Mai... If only you could understand. You will soon because I have come to win you back!"
Meanwhile..... Yami, Tea, Tristan, Duke, and Serenity were still looking for Joey on the other side of the park. They have been calling out his name numerous times, but received no reply. It was hopeless. They couldn't find him. He was gone.....
The group stopped at a nearby lake and sat down together on a large log. The scenery was beautiful. The air was so clean and fresh. The water in the lake was so clear you could see little fishes swimming happily in their habitat. I bet Joey would love to eat those.
"I'm getting worried, guys.. Where could he have gone?" Tristan asked the group.
"We have all been worried, Tristan. And if we knew where Joey was we would have found him hours ago." Tea replied.
Tristan rubbed his head while pulling his hair. "OH MAN! THIS WHOLE PARTY BECAME A MESS! THE MINUTE WE GOT TO THE PARK THERE WAS TROUBLE! I came to this reunion to have fun, not fight."
Yami sighed. "We have to keep looking. If we stop now, we wouldn't just be letting down ourselves, we would be letting down Joey as well."
"I agree. We have to keep looking for my brother!" Serenity looked almost desperate.
Just as the group was about to get up from the log and start looking again, until they heard a sound from the distance. It was the sound of foot steps approaching. Everyone turned their heads to look at the young CEO that had walked up to the log they were sitting on.
"What are you Geeks doing here?" He asked coldly.
"I put that very same question to YOU." Tristan growled.
"Heh. Don't growl like that. It reminds me of Wheeler, considering he's a dog. And dogs growl don't they?" He smirked.
Serenity gave him a death glare. "DON'T CALL MY BROTHER A DOG!"
"Well, well, well. If it isn't the mutt's sister. Wheeler Women." He said as coldly as ever, and laughed at his little yet cruel joke.
"DON'T EVEN START WITH ME! AFTER WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT MY BROTHER AND MAI-"
"They love each other don't they? So I just figured he might have wanted to know where she was." Kaiba's smirked never left his lips. Serenity couldn't believe she was suffering so much. She loved Kaiba, and she couldn't figure out why. It was between the man she loved, or her own brother.
'Why is life so complicated?!'
"Listen Wheeler, I know you have a crush on me-"
Tristan and Duke exchanged glances, then looked at the cold hearted CEO. "SHE WHAT?!?!?!"
"I WHAT?!?!?!"
"You have a crush on me."
"SAYS WHO!??!" She explained while turning 25 shades of red.
"Your face. That's what says it." Still, that smirk rested on his lips.
Serenity just continued to blush even harder, while Tristan and Duke prepared to lunge at Kaiba.
Yami and Tea took a quick glance at each other. However, Tea was stuck thinking for a moment right after Kaiba said those words.
'I guess all have been talking about lately is love... Joey and Mai definitly. Seto and Serenity? It looks like it... I wonder if I should tell Yami how I really feel about him....' Tea was lost in her thoughts until Yami tapped her on the shoulder.
"Huh?"
"Tea? Are you alright?" He asked her with concern.
She nodded. "Yes. I'm fine, just thinking..."
"Do you mind if I ask, what about?"
"Oh no! I was just um...." Tea had to make up a quick lie. She didn't want Yami to know she was thinking about him.
"You were...." Yami continued. He was getting rather worried. Not just because of Tea, or the fact that Tristan and Duke want to bite Kaiba's head off (not literally of course.), but the fact that all they have been talking about latly was love. He knew that he had experienced many past loves, and none of them had worked out.
"I was thinking about what is gunna happen between Joey and Mai!!!! Yeah that's it! Doesn't it make you wonder?" She said rather nervously with sweat drops running down the side of her face and neck.
"Hm.. I guess so. They will probably find a way to make their relationship work somehow." Yami then started to really think about his past. None of the relationships he was in worked out no matter how close he was to the woman. Sure Joey and Mai might work something out, but he had his doubts, even though he really didn't want to believe them.
"I dunno Yami..." She really didn't think bringing Joey and Mai was a very good idea. But it wasn't a bad one either. Besides, she couldn't tell Yami that she was thinking about him! Or how hot he is, or how beautiful his eyes are, or how deep and sexy his voice is, or-
................................eh?
Hold up, what?
Tea shook her head to clear her thoughts, while blushing. 'I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M THINKING THIS WAY ABOUT HIM!!!! Now I know what Mai goes through everyday.... Thinking about choosing Joey or Varon must be a hard decision, even though we all know Joey is the better man. It's like which one should I choose? Yugi or Yami?' She sighed. 'It's the same deal....'
"Tea? Are you okay?" Yami asked again.
"Oh did I space out again!? I'm so sorry Yami! It won't happen again!" She laughed nervously.
He nodded. "Alright. Should we continue our search?"
"YEAH WE WILL! JUST AS SOON AS I KILL KAIBA!!!!!" Yami and Tea turned their heads to see Tristan trying to punch Kaiba in the face. however, he was not very successful.
"Ha! Give it up! Your no match for me!" Kaiba then lifted his fist and slammed it right into Tristan's gut.
The duo of Yami and Tea sweat dropped as they watched their poor friend get 'killed' himself.
Serenity and Duke stared in shock.
"TRISTAN!" She screamed and ran to his aid. A/N: Don't worry, it's still Seto/Serenity. Lol.
"I wanted this Battle City reunion to be a success! But my party is starting to crash because of the mutt and his little poodle. He is going to pay for insulting me in front of everyone there!" With that, Kaiba set off to find 'The Mutt'. However, he then stopped dead in his tracks. "Oh by the way." He looked at Serenity. "I have my eye on you, Serenity." Then he walked away.
'The Mutt will pay.'
The group stared at him, as he walked away. Serenity was in shock that he actually used her name and not 'Wheeler'. Maybe he liked her? Anything is possible.
Just then they heard a voice from the distance. "YUGI!"
It was getting louder. It sounded like a traveling voice, and it was coming in close. "HEY YOU GUYS!"
The group looked ahead to see a little boy with blue eyes, and long black hair running up to meet them. Why it was none other then Mokuba Kaiba himself. A/N: As if you guys couldn't figure that out from the description. Lol.
"Mokuba?!" The whole group said at once. The little boy nodded. "Have you guys seen Seto?"
"Yeah he was just here." Tea told him.
"Oh okay... It's just, he left so fast, and I didn't see where he went of to. I got a little worried. He looked pretty mad too."
"And pretty damn mad he was!" Tristan screamed while clutching his stomach.
Mokuba looked at poor Tristan. "Sorry if my brother hurt you. He can't control himself sometimes."
"We already knew that." Duke rolled his eyes.
"Well Tristan, you did kinda start it by trying to hit him...."
"Thanks for your support, TEA."
"No Prob-"
"GUYS!" Serenity screamed. "Could we please just get back to the subject of finding my brother?!?"
"Joey's missing? Oh yeah I remember he stormed off after Seto said something about Mai." Mokuba then had a pair of sad eyes on. "I feel bad for them... It's because of Varon this happened."
"Speaking of Varon, what ever happened to that guy anyway?" Duke asked.
Everyone shrugged, and there was no answer. "No one knows...." Yami said with out a doubt.
Or so he thought.....
"Varon, tell why you're here, and how?!?" Joey asked him, VERY impatiently.
"Well, nosey are we? If you must know, I'll explain my story." Varon looked at Mai and smiled. "You might want to hear this as well, toots."
"TOOTS?!?!" She screamed in alarm.
"Go ahead Varon, explain! YA BASTARD!"
"Alright Wheeler, here's my story. If you could remember I was defeated by you. After that you know I lost my soul. Well when I reclaimed it, I went looking for Mai, and found out that she had left. I lost all hope of finding her. I though she chose you over me, and let me tell you I was really pissed off-"
"Go figure." Joey interrupted looking bored.
"I wasn't finished yet! Ahem. As I was saying, I was really pissed off. Not just at the fact I lost Mai, I was pissed off at the whole world for different reasons. I was mad I couldn't obtain the power I deserved, that I couldn't beat you, and a great deal of other reasons that don't matter. As weeks passed they turned into months, and between each month I would train to become a stronger duelist. However, I also trained in gaining more strength, physically. It's been awhile, huh? So now I want to fight you, Joey Wheeler. To win back Mai."
Joey just laughed. "You dink you could beat ME in a STREET fight!?! Don't ya know I was in a gang back den! I could kick ya ass any time and any day of da week!"
Mai was a bit flustered at what Varon said about trying to 'win' her back. 'Who is he kidding? I'm no PRIZE to be won! I'm a human being!'
"Well, confident are we? We'll lets see you fight me. The winner gets Mai."
Joey nodded. "Alright Varon, I'll agree to dis stupid challenge of yours if you promise me something."
"What is it?"
"Promise me you leave Mai alone when I win her back, and no crying when ya lose!"
Mai sweat dropped and fell over. "WIN ME?!?! WHAT IS IT WITH YOU GUYS?!"
"Okay, Wheeler. If you promise me to never get in the way of me and Mai's LOVE, when I win."
"More like YOU got in the way of me and Mai's relationship." Joey mumbled. "Pretty much the other way around, Varon!"
Mai blushed at that remark. "Joey? What-What do you mean?"
Joey looked at her and turned as red as a cheery. "Uhh...."
"Nice answer, Wheeler." Varon shook his head.
"JUST SHUT DA HELL UP! LETS GET ON WITH DIS!"
"Ready when you are."
"I'M READY!!!!"
"This is life or death. Got that?"
Joey nodded.
Mai looked nervous. Was one of them gunna die?
"I undastand. Iv'e had my life on da line plenty of times before, Varon."
Varon glanced at him. "It's YOUR funeral."
"More like da other way around when I'm through with ya! But just incase I DO die AFTER I beat you. Stay away from my funeral."
That made Mai laugh a bit. 'He's ALWAYS the funny man.' She had to honest with herself. She didn't want them to fight. Especially because it was a life of death situation. 'Who do I want to win?'
Varon chuckled. "We'll see."
"I guess we will." Joey got ready to fight. "Just like in da old gang days.... I'm ready, NOW."
Varon smirked and got ready for the toughest match of his life. "Well then....."
He moved into his 'ready position'.
"Lets Go."
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Darkhope: O.o' That was pretty long. Well there ya go! A nice long, err... sorta long chapter! I know I left it off at a bad cliffie. But it won't take me forever to update! Cause I know what I'm gunna write next! I ACTUALLY already started it! Go me! Oh but let me just warn you people, there will be mild swearing, and blood/violence in the next chapter. If you can't take that, then too bad. It will make the story better, and more intense. I'll TRY to keep it at a PG13 rating, but there is a possible chance the rating will change to R. You will find out why in future chapters, nothing TO bad though. (no lemon if that's what your thinking. I can't write a lemon for my life. Lol.) Maybe some scenes would be close to a lemon, but NEVER actually one. I have nothing against lemons, it's just that I can't write one and I'm not sure if allows them anymore. Right now I'm trying to reach at least 100 reviews like I did in the past. I'm sure if I work hard enough, I can reach over 300 reviews again. And you guys could help me do that by reviewing. I'm just asking you to, but if you don't want to it's not my problem... It would make me feel better if you did though. After losing all your stories that were a big hit, it hurts. You work really hard on them, and then all that work just flies out the window. I'm sure many of you have felt this before.
But anyway, if you remember what I said at the beginning of the chapter about Tasha3's note, then once again, you should read it. It's really touching. (sniffle) As you know my stories were removed, and to everyone who has lost their hard work.... Please continue using your talents. They may be an important guide in your future, and you don't want to lose that.
Until the next chapter. I'm out.
Darkhope