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Author's Note: Okay, I finally got the real chapter. I like to thank ShaniChan11 for helping me out.
Italics are thoughts
Chapter 21- Joey x Mai
-Friday Night-
-7:15p.m.-
-Joey-
I was upstairs, where the food was at of course, leaning against the tall beige pillar, with my left foot on it. I shuffled my deck, not caring about coming to the prom. The only reason I came was so I can see Mai's smile. Then I'll head to work knowing she's okay. I didn't bother to look up until Mai came, and just played with the cards in my hands.
At least I get to see Mai one more time. Graduation is tomorrow around 10:00 a.m. Hopefully, it shouldn't take long. I turned around to see the dance floor and saw Mai walk in. I became breathless the moment I saw her. She had a strapless peach colored dress on, with a shimmer gold glitter (but not too much) material over it. The dress showed her every curve, and the top was like a corset that slimed to her waist, and from her hips, the dress flared out just a little bit. There were also two slits, one on each side, that went to her upper thighs, maybe just a little higher, but she looked perfect.
She then glanced around, probably searching for her date. I smiled at her and turned around. At least I got to see her.
-Mai-
I came inside the room, hoping to find Joey the instant I got here. I looked around but never saw him. I felt heartbroken… again and felt very sad. Then an idea popped into my head. I remember when Joey was very hungry at Duelist Kingdom. I smacked my right fist into my left palm and smiled. Joey had to be where the food was.
I went towards a girl and asked her where they were serving the food. She pointed upstairs, and saw someone leaning against a pillar. I squinted and saw blond hair and dark eyes. I gasped, but then smiled. Joey!
-Joey-
I checked my watch and it read 7:20 pm, just twenty-five more minutes before I'm leaving this dump. I stood up straight, not leaving my eyes off my cards. Without thinking, I looked up and my eyes widened. There was the fascinating beauty of Mai Valentine stand before me.
That's weird; I didn't hear any footsteps come towards. I guess the music is so loud, you can't even hear what people are trying to say, nor hear them come in.
That's when I noticed she had a sad smile on her face. This was not what I intended it to be.
"Hi Joey," she said softly to me, as I put my cards away inside my jacket pocket.
There she was; just standing right in front of me and here I was… taking a large gulp of air into my throat. I felt a warm bead of sweat sliding slowly from my forehead. Mai smiled and wiped it away gently.
"Hey Mai… Waz up!" I said to her nervously and felt my heart thump for an unknown reason.
Okay… okay, I, of course, was in love with her.
Then she became sad… again.
"Joey, how come you stopped talking to me?" she asked sadly. "Usually, you would always came up to me and said hi and stuff, but ever since school started, you never looked up at me. I guess it was because we didn't have any classes together, and we did have different lunches, but after school… I would wait for you. I guess I did something I shouldn't have done." The tone of her voice sounded worried, and I made direct eye contact with her for the first time… in a long time.
"No, ya' didn't do anythin' wrong," I said to her as she looked down.
"Then… did I say something wrong?" she asked, still looking down. This timewhen she said those words, I felt pain in my chest.
There was the word she said when we first dueled that hurt me the most,'say'.
"Yeah. Ya did say somethin' wrong. 'Member the first time we met, Mai? I fell 'n love wit' ya' but dat wuz 'cuz… it wuz love at first sight. But when ya' mentioned about wantin' ta win da three mill' dollars, I was shocked 'cuz you started sayin' stuff about jewelry, an' cars, model, actress, just stuff ya' wanted. But it was all junk stuff. Ya' didn't care, and I notice dat ya' can take of ya'self. But ya' neva did fall 'n love," I told her as she looked at me in shock.
My face was serious, but also felt so much hurt inside.
"The real reason why I stopped talkin' to ya', since da first day of school, wuz dat I realized dat there are other guys way betta' dan me. 'N of course you just wanted to be by yo'self. I saw guys talk to ya', but I never did see ya smile. I guess what I'm tryin' to say is, no matter how much I care for ya', no matter how much I love ya', I just want you ta be happy. I'm just not the kinda guy for ya' satisfaction," I said to her gently. I saw tears starting to form in her eyes.
"What do you mean by satisfaction, Joey!" she asked wiping her eyes and looking at me with her violet orbs.
"Did ya' listen to what I just said about you wantin' stuff ? Everythin' ya' mentioned back at Duelist Kingdom, but not once said anythin' about love. I know ya' will find a man who would let ya' have all those things though," I said, turning and walking away.
"Wait! Joey!" She called out, but I just kept on walking.
Then I felt her arms wrap around me.
"I gotta go to work. Sorry," I said as I tried to break the embrace, but noticed she had a firm grip.
Then I smiled and reached for both of her hands. I took them and kissed them. I turned and saw in Mai's amethyst eyes of apology.
"I'm sorry for sayin' that stuff to ya'. I didn't mean ta. I'm sorry," I said apologizing to her and saw her beautiful smile appear across her face.
"No, Joey. I'm sorry. It was my fault. Your right, I did say those things, but I guess I wasn't thinking. It was stupid of me to be thinking about that, and of course, I never learned the word 'love'. I guess that was because I didn't have my parents and was forced to trust myself and nobody else. But you, Yugi, and the others showed that there was so much more. I'm sorry Joey. I do love you. Forgive me?" she asked quietly as I smiled down at her.
"Of course I do," I said and leaned down to capture her lips.
I noticed her blink and close her eyes. All of a sudden, we heard clapping and cheer. We broke the kiss and smiled together.
"Be my girl?" I asked her, hoping she would say yes.
"Yes," she said happily wiping a tear away.
I nodded and picked her up bridal style.
"Ya kno', I would neva hurt ya. I just want ya' ta be happy from da bottom of ma heart," I said truthfully to her as she put a hand on my cheek.
"I know," she whispered and kissed my forehead.
-Mai-
"I didn't know you work here at Coffee and Smoothies, Joey," I said excitedly to him as he pulled a chair for me and I sat down thanking him.
He looked down and grinned.
"Ya, I have. Who da ya think gave ya those strawberry smoothies,eh?" he asked me still grinning.
I blinked and remembered that day.
-Flashback-
"Hey Mai," Bakura said to me as he put a Strawberry smoothie on the table, in front of me.
"Hey Bakura… I didn't order this," I said as I grabbed the smoothie and handed it to him.
But he shook his head from side to side.
"Courtesy of a special friend," he said and walked away.
-End of Flashback-
I couldn't help but blush. I saw Joey wave at me from the cashier and noticed that a lot of people started walking in. I looked and saw Marik and Bakura in the back working. I put my small purse on table and took some money out. My purse was of no need though because Joey came up to me and gave me the triple large size strawberry smoothie. He leaned down to my ear and whispered, "Don't worry 'bout it. Da bill's taken care of."
"Thank you Joey," I said happily, taking a big sip of my smoothie. "Mmmm, this tastes delicious. Thanks Joey." In appreciation, I gave him a kiss on his lips.
Joey looked surprised at first, but then he licked his lips slowly, making me blush again.
"Know what Mai? You make it taste even betta," he said, giving me that adorable grin of his. I smiled. This love confession I gave to him was definitely one I wasn't going to regret.
I apologize for the bad grammar. I hope you enjoyed the chapter. I was going to add a little something perverted to what Joey was going to say to Mai, but I didn't. If you would like to know what it is, I'll upload the chapter again.
Ki Wingz
The next chapter is called Forgiven. Sorry, I don't have a preview, but I'm already on writing the seventh page. –Happy-
P.S. It wasn't easy typing Joey's conversation to Mai.