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I look at him

I act like he's nothing to me

I tell myself he's nothing to me

I make him believe he's nothing to me

But in fact...He is everything to me.

Chapter Four: Mai's Crush

Sunday Evening

"Alright...Here it goes...Hey, Jou. How are you doing?...That's good...Listen, I realized that prom is only a few days away and I was wondering if you would...Want to be my date...Or have me be your date...Crap...I messed it up." Said Mai as she starred at herself in her bathroom mirror. She breathed out in frustration as she swiped her hand through her thick blonde hair.

"Why am I even asking this dork to the prom?...I could have any guy if I wanted to...Any pick from the school...Any of the rich guys...hmm...Let's see...There's Otogi Ryuuji...He's got a lot of money...and he's decent looking..." Mai then exhaled loudly as she realized something.

"And he's got the hots for Shizuka." She concluded as she walked out of her bathroom and into her living room. She picked up the remote to the television and turned it on as she sat on the couch and continued to think aloud to herself.

"Of course...There is always Seto Kaiba...The richest guy in school...He's intelligent, he's got money, he's handsome...and he's a total jerk-off...Okay he isn't going to work either." Mai watched the television with no interest as her mind was quickly setting back on the guy she had a crush on, Jonouchi.

"Mai! Knock it off! You can have any guy! Just pick one!" She yelled to herself as she held her head in her hands. She then looked over on the entertainment center and saw a small picture of her and Joey covered in food together. She smiled as she remembered the moment when that picture was taken.

/FLASHBACK/

Mai laid on the soft sands of the beach as Shizuka finished setting up their little picnic. Of course Jonouchi watched Shizuka set up the food impatiently. All three of them had decided to get away from the city for a while.

"Come on! Can't we just eat now!" Pleaded Jonouchi as he stood near the picnic area. Mai looked up at Jonouchi through her sunglasses and gave him a stupid look.

"Can't you wait five minutes?" Asked Mai as she laid her head back down. Mai was lying next to the picnic cloth and looked comfortable at where she was laying. Jou walked over towards her and stopped at her side as he looked down on her.

"No, I can't wait five minutes." Said Jou as he passed her a small smirk.

"God! You're a pig! It's a miracle that you're not fat!" Explained Mai as she turned her head away from him.

"Dat's because I have a fat metabolism." Said Jou with a sense of pride. Mai turned her head and looked up at him with another stupid expression.

"Don't you mean fast?" Asked Shizuka as she sat on the picnic cloth.

"What?" Asked Jou, as he was confused once again.

"You have a fast metabolism! Not a fat metabolism!...God...You are stupid..." Mai exclaimed as she shook her head.

"At least I ain't the one with the big stupid curly locks in my hair that accumulates my brain." He replied with satisfaction with his come back.

"Umm...The foods ready." Shizuka said lightly.

"Yes! Food!" Yelled Jou as he turned around and began to walk towards his sister when suddenly Mai placed her foot in front of Jou and caused him to lose his balance and fall on top of all the food. Mai sat up as she took off her sunglasses and placed a smirk upon her face and let out a few laughs.

"Nice look, Jou! It works for you!" Said Mai as she continued to laugh. Shizuka was also giggling in the background as she grabbed her beach bag and pulled out a camera.

"Smile for the camera, Jou!" Said Shizuka as she snapped a quick picture of Jou.

Jou quickly looked himself over and realized all the food he desired to eat was now on him. Mai continued to chuckle as Jou let out a small smile. Jou grabbed a handful of potato salad and quickly lunged on top of Mai.

"Jonouchi! What are you doing! Get off of me!" Yelled Mai

"If you're gonna start a food fight then ya gotta finish it!" Replied Jou as he placed the potato salad on top of Mai's hair and slowly dragged it down to her face. Mai let out a loud scream as she tried to push Jou off of her. Her anger had quickly changed to laughter as she grabbed the back of Jou's hair and began to pull his head back.

"Oh! Ow! That hurts! That's my head!" Explained Jou as he continued to smear the salad over her neck. Mai quickly shoved him off of her and she looked herself over in shock.

"You-You...Retard! Look at what you did!" She yelled as she looked at Jou with an angry glare. Jou smiled as he replied "Aww, it's okay...You look better with the salad on you anyways."

"Guys!" Said Shizuka. Mai and Jou looked over at her and saw her holding up the camera.

Mai quickly covered her face and turned away from Shizuka. "No! I can't take a picture like this!" Mai explained.

"Aww! Come on! Say Potato salad!" Said Jou as he pulled Mai into his arms and smiled. Jou then pulled Mai's hands away from her face as Jou's sister took the picture.

"I hope that turns out good!" Said Shizuka as she smiled at the two. Mai looked up at Jou and thought to herself. 'What do I see in this dork?' Mai smiled at the event though. Jou was holding her...And she loved every minute of it.

/END OF FLASHBACK/

Mai continued to smile at the memory of that day. She knew she was falling for Jonouchi...And she knew there was nothing she could do about it. She smiled as she whispered "Why do you have to be so wonderful, Jou?..."

Mai's mind was just about to go off again when suddenly she heard her doorbell ring. She looked at the clock and saw it was 7:00pm and was confused of who would come at this time without calling. She slowly stood up and walked over to her front door. Before she opened it she pushed a few strands of hair behind her ears and then she slowly opened the door. When she noticed the woman standing in front of her, Mai recognized her instantly. Mai's mouth dropped open and she quickly covered it with her hand and said "Oh my God! I can't believe it! It's you!"

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