Chapter nine. Getting close to ten! Whoo! But, I'm working hard to get them out of here now, since I prolonged their stay. Yes, I was originally going to get them out of their at the point when they ran through the doors away from the Komodo Dragons, but I didn't have them see any lizards besides those gigantic things. So, I decided to let them linger within the sanctuary longer so that way they could see some lizards... but as you can see, they haven't... -shrugs- I dunno what I'm gonna do, but we'll see...
The gang now walked down a trail, all in silence. Joey couldn't stand it. He wanted to break the silence so bad, but he didn't know what to say. He desperately wanted to just tell them to not give up, and to not lose hope, but... how could he? If he just said it, then everyone would lose hope faster. So it was safer to not say it? Uggh, he didn't know. But he still did want the silence to go away.
"Hey, guys, what do you say to singing a song?" Joey asked. Everyone just stared at him. He sweatdropped, nodding. "I know, it's not a time to sing, but... we need something to get rid of this silence. It's killing me,"
"No, that bite's what's killing you, Joey," Tristen remarked. Joey rolled his eyes.
"It is not. I'm not going to die," he sighed. Tristen was the one to roll his eyes this time, but he stayed silent. Tea and Yugi kept their thoughts to themselves as well. Joey just sighed.
"C'mon, please? We can sing like... a Simple Plan song!" the others moaned.
"Joey, do you listen to ANYTHING besides Simple Plan?" Tea groaned. Joey shook his head for a moment, but he suddenly stopped and nodded.
"I listen to a bit of Linkin' Park, Good Charlotte, and Green Day. But mostly Simple Plan," he grinned. Yugi couldn't help but laugh softly.
"I walk a lonely road," he started to sing, "The only one I have ever known, I don't know where it goes, but it's only me and I walk alone... I walk this empty street, on the Boulevard of Broken Dreams, where the city sleeps and I'm the only one and I walk alone... " the others turned, looking at Yugi, except for Joey, who was ahead of them all, and just tried to look at Yugi out of the corner of his eyes.
After Yugi got a bit into the song, Joey joined in, and soon the others did, too. They walked along the trail they were following, singing Boulevard of Broken Dreams... like they were truly the people the song was talking about.
(A/N: I didn't really think about it until just now, but... it kind of is like they're walking on the Boulevard of Broken Dreams. Think about it. "Where the city sleeps", the city doesn't seem to be doing a thing about them being trapped. They're walking all alone along the trail... wow... o.O)
After they got to the end, they all stopped and were silent for a moment. Tristen was the next person to start up a song,
"I will wait until the end... when the pendulum will swing back to the darker side of our heart's bleeding..." he sung. The others blinked, turning to him. But, since the other boys knew the song, they started singing.
"I will save this empty space, next to me like it's a grave, where I lay a place for us to sleep eternally together..." they sang. Tea just listened. She didn't know this song. In fact, she had never heard it before.
After they finished the song, they went back into silence.
"That's a sad song..." Tea mumbled. She then blinked. "Hey, doesn't that song remind you of someone?" she asked.
"...no... who does it remind you of, Tea?" Yugi asked, blinking at the female. Tea just blinked back.
"I don't know, I can't quite put my finger on it, but it like... reminds me of someone..." she shivered slightly. "I hate it when I have something at the edge of my mind, and I can't figure out what it is. That's gonna bug me for weeks," she grumbled. The males laughed.
"Hey, Tea, why don't you lead off a song?" Joey asked back to her. He then blinked. "No girly songs, though! Something good! Something... loud!" Tea stared up at Joey, getting all -- like.
"Alright... let's see..." she put a finger to her chin as she looked up in thought. "Oh, I know!" she smiled, as she started to sing,
"I am a little bit of loneliness, a little bit of disregard, hear from the complaints, but I can't help the fact that everyone can see these scars..." the males stopped, all at the same time, and turned to stare at Tea. Tea just blinked at them.
"What?" they continued to stare at her for a moment, before going on walking.
"That's a... very violent song, Tea..." Joey mumbled. "But! It's a good song, so..."
"I am what I want you to want, what I want you to feel, but it's like no matter what I do, I can't convince you to just believe this is real, so I let go, watchin' you, turn your back like you always do, face away and pretend that I'm not, but I'll be here, 'cause you're all that I got..." they all sang together.
They continued singing, getting past the second verse. As they got to the third verse, they all screamed it,
"NOOOW! HEAR ME OUT NOW! YOU'RE GONNA LISTEN TO ME, LIKE IT OR NOT, RIGHT NOOOWW! HEAR ME OUT NOW! YOU'RE GONNA LISTEN TO ME, LIKE IT OR NOT, RIGHT NOOOWWW!" They continued the song, and as the finished, they all let out a breath, and... started laughing.
"That was so refreshing!" Joey shouted.
"Oh, heck yeah!" Tristen exclaimed. "It was a nice change from being so quiet all the time, huh?" he looked at Yugi and Tea, who smiled. A real smile.
"Yeah, I'll admit, that was quite fun," Yugi replied. Tea nodded in agreement.
"Ditto," she added. They then walked on in silence, again.
"Guys, let's sing another song..." Joey mumbled to them. The others sighed.
"Joey, can't you accept that we want to be thinking right now instead of talking?" Tea asked him. Joey shook his head.
"No. I can't. I don't want you guys thinking like Tristen... I won't allow it! Now, I'm going to start a song whether you like it or not!" he exclaimed. He then started to sing,
" Hey dad, look at me... think back and talk ta' me, did I grow up according to pla-an? And do you think I'm wastin' my time... doin' things I wanna do? But it hurts, when you disapprove all along..." Tea blinked at the blonde, nudging Yugi in the ribs slightly.
"Why is he singing that song... I've never heard it before..." she whispered to the spiky-haired duelist. Yugi shrugged.
"It's one of Simple Plan's early songs, one from their first album. It was the song that got Joey hooked..." Yugi replied. Tea blinked, but nodded, as Joey went on singing.
"I can see why... sounds like him..." she murmured. Yugi nodded. Tristen soon joined in, knowing that Joey wasn't too happy with singing alone.
After a while of singing more random songs, they all got bored of it. Joey complained about the silence, and his complaining chased the silence away. They all just listened to him ramble endlessly on about completely random things. He just didn't want any silence... that was his problem.
As Joey went on rambling, Tristen wasn't listening. He was off in his own world of thoughts. Yugi and Tea half listened, but they, too, were off in their minds, thinking. Yugi, however was both thinking, and sitting at his yami's side, waiting for him to wake up. What could have possibly happened to the spirit to make him pass out...? that was completely unlike him.
Joey soon quieted down after no one had replied to any of his complaints. He felt like yelling at them, now. He didn't want them thinking they were doomed... no. They couldn't think it. He was so busy of trying to think of a way to get the others to stop thinking pessimist thoughts, that he tripped over something.
He grumbled, getting up, but then hearing the others gasp. Upon opening his eyes, Joey saw that he had tripped over a bunch of lizards all crowded together. They had tripped him. It was like they were purposefully their to trip him. Joey reached out to a small lizard, about the size of his finger, with his bandaged hand.
It's tongue flickered out a couple of times. It suddenly jumped up onto his hand, and crawled up to his shoulder. Joey, looking half freaked out, and half confused, blinked, turning his head towards the reptile. It just flicked it's tongue at him, and continued its' perch on his shoulder. Joey held his hand out to more of the lizards, but instead of doing what the lizard on his shoulder had done, they scrambled. He blinked again, looking to the lizard perched on his shoulder with a confused expression.
He then looked up at the others, who looked just as confused as he did. Yugi cautiously kneeled in front of his best friend, slowly holding a hand out to the lizard. It flicked its tongue at his hand, and didn't move. Yugi stroked a finger down the lizard's spiny back, and the lizard closed its eyes. The two blinked curiously at the lizard. Joey then got up.
"Well, I guess it's coming with us, since it's not getting off of my shoulder," he grinned.
"Joey, are you sure that's safe?" Tea asked. "I mean, that was pretty weird..." Joey looked at the lizard.
"Well, it's probably not gonna budge even if I try to pull it from my shoulder, and it looks pretty content, so I think I'll leave it," he replied, looking back at Tea. Tea nodded slightly, finally respecting one of Joey's decisions.
Joey turned around and continued walking. He could feel the lizard breathing by his ear. He then went back to his thoughts, remembering that he had to find a way to break the silence. He just sighed, knowing he was unable to get rid of it, when he heard Yugi say,
"Joey, about what you said earlier, we all agree with you. Kaiba is the most self-centered guy in the world," Joey blinked, looking back at the spiky-haired boy, who smiled in return.
"So you were actually listening?" he asked. Yugi nodded.
"All of us were, Joey, we just were so busy in our heads we didn't want to reply. Right, guys?" he looked at Tea, then to Tristen. Tea nodded, but Tristen seemed to not be paying attention. "Eh... all of us except for Tristen," he giggled. Joey laughed, walking over to Tristen.
"Yo, Tristeeeeen!" He said, moving a hand up and down in front of his face. Tristen suddenly stopped walking, and turned to Joey. As he stopped, everyone started to stop as well. Tristen slowly turned his head toward Joey.
"We're all going to die." He stated, plainly. His face was blank as well. Joey jumped backwards, away from the brunette.
"Jeez, Tristen! Don't do that! That was really creepy!" He exclaimed. He felt the lizard clutch into his shoulder. The blonde turned his head to look at the lizard, who was staring off into the forestry past Tristen. Joey's head turned in that direction.
There was a shine from something. A bright, almost blinding shine from the sunlight ricocheting off of it. His eyes gazed into the forest until he quickly turned and started walking again.
"Joey, what is it?" Yugi asked in a whisper. Joey shook his head, kind of shooing his friend with a hand.
"What did you see, Joey...?" Tea asked. Joey shook his head once again.
"We're all going to die," Tristen repeated.
"Tristen, SHUT UP!" Joey shouted at him.
"You saw it, didn't you Joey?"
"I did, but it will stay away! My hand–"
"You're hand doesn't do anything, Joey. That snake has probably been following you all along. It kept the other snakes away, telling them you were his turf. Joey... you're going to kill us all."
"Tristen, shut up!" Joey shouted. His mind was reeling. Tristen was right. He had led them into the snake's trap. That huge thing was going to eat the others and him. He knew it.
"Joey, what is he talking about?" Tea asked, a worried tone to her voice.
"Don't worry about it, Tea," Joey replied.
"How can I not! Tristen just said we were going to die! Joey, I'm a teenager, I can take it! Just tell us for once what's going on!" Tea shouted. Joey silently looked up and down a little, avoiding looking back at the brunette, knowing she was going to have a pleading look in her eyes and he couldn't bear to tell no to a face like that.
"No, Tea. It's alright," was Joey's reply.
"Joey, look at me," she begged. Joey's head slowly started to turn, but then he saw the lizard who flicked it's tongue out at him, walking to his face and pushing his head the other way. He blinked at the lizard, who stepped back a few steps and continued its' perch on Joey's shoulder.
"No, Tea, I won't look at you. You don't need to know," he responded. The lizard flicked it's tongue at him, and almost seemed to smile. Tea sped up a little, and with Yugi protesting slightly, stepped in front of the blonde. Joey jumped backwards.
"Joey. Tell us," she pleaded. She had tears running down her face, her eyes slightly pleading for the truth. Her body shook with fear. Joey stared at her, and could feel the lizard on his shoulder flick his tongue out at his neck.
"Forget about it Tea," he replied.
What was out there?
What was Joey keeping from the others?
Are they really going to get devoured...?
Done, eh! This like... took me a long time, I know. But... I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to do this. It might take me a while longer to get out the next chappie. Hope your looking forward to it. Oh, one more question I need to ask you guys. What do you think of me bringing in mythical creatures, say... a Basilisk? It's really up to you guys - if you don't think I should, then I won't, but if you guys think it would be a cool idea then I will. Huh. There is really such thing as a snake called a Basilisk o.O it's some kind of American snake. Well, when I say Basilisk, I mean the mythical guy, okay? And if I don't bring in the mythical guy I'll bring in the real one. Anyway, gotta start on the next chappie. Cyas then.