When Mai got home she was exhausted. She and Tea spent the whole night out on the town. She went to her dresser and picked up a navy blue hair band to tie her hair up with. She unzipped her boots and threw them in the corner, all through this time she was thinking. Tea had said that Joey was coming back to where she met him. She again wondered what it was that made her attracted to him.
She knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that it wasn't his modesty or his style of eating (that's something no one could love). She decided that it was his kindness that had won her over. His looks boosted his numbers, just a little bit, he knew when to be serious and he would do anything to save her. Then Mai knew why she liked him so much. She didn't know "what," exactly it was, but she could feel it. She went to sleep happy that night. She couldn't remember that last time she fell asleep with a grin on her face.
"Joey, you haven't been out of this place for days! You got to go out!" Serenity had been nagging at her brother all day. "Joey, please. Tristan's goin' be there and I'm sure you can find something to do at the mall! Ever since Tea sent tickets to them for a trip to Toyo, Joey couldn't get over the fact that he would see Mai again. (Not so shocked that he sat around all day thinking about it, mind you, he just thought about it more than one would)
"All right I'll go!" Joey replied as his sister nearly yanked him off the couch.
"I know you'll have fun Serenity reassured him.
When they got to the food court in the mall they immediately spotted Tristan. In fact, he was almost impossible to see running up to Serenity to greet her.
"Serenity, it's so good to see…" Tristan stopped dead sentence when he saw Joey.
It's not like he wasn't happy to see his best friend there. Only he couldn't try anything on Serenity today as long as her older brother was there.
"Hey, Joe!" Tristan said half-heartedly
"Hello, Tristan." Joey answered back with a look on his face that said it all. Don't you dare!!
Serenity looked at the boys glaring at each other. Tristan looking a little afraid and Joey about ready to stab him.
"Ok… well… where do you guys what to eat?" Serenity squeaked trying to break the ice. This got the boys attention and much to Serenity's misfortune left them arguing for 15 minutes where to eat. When they finally decided, Serenity couldn't wait to share her good news with Tristan.
"OH guess what?" Serenity gasped on of nowhere. "MMM… oh what?" Tristan answered with his mouth full of food.
"Joey and I are going back to Toyo next week!" Inside Tristan was kind of disappointed. If Serenity and Joey were going to Toyo they weren't going to be there for a short time. But he wanted Serenity to be happy (which she was he just didn't want to damper it). "That's awesome, Serenity!" Tristan said swallowing his food. "I have to say I'm a bit jealous!"
The next day was a Saturday that was Mai's day for shopping. (For food). She had tied her hair up and was walking out the door, when she heard a scream of a woman. Mai couldn't figure out what it was or where it was coming from. She didn't hear anything strange after that so she decided continue on.
Mai lived so close to the market it seemed pointless to drive, so she walked. As she pasted an alley she saw out of the corner of her eye a man forcing himself on a defenseless woman.
Mai couldn't just stand there and watch, nor could she simply walk away. She had to do something.
"HEY, LET GO OF HER, YOU PIG!!!!!!!!!!!"
"Hey you're not bad looking either. We could use you too," sneered an evil voice from the darkness.
And before she could run Mai felt four cold hands grab her arms.
"NO, LET ME GOO"
WELL I finally found I conflict. Yay for me and not yay for Mai
Mai: Grrrrrrrrr