This is just a fun little story I thought up in the train on the way to school one morning! Hopefully the characters are… well, in character!
Also I didn't know if Duke Devlin actually goes to the same school as the others, so in this story he does.
Disclaimer: Ok. I'd just like to sort one little thing out; I don't not own nothing here!
Everyone Needs an Excuse
Chapter 1: Plans and Worries
"It's perfect!"
"Yeah, if you exclude how many times you said the words 'what if' and 'maybe' and the fact that we have to find somewhere they won't be able to get out of, with a lock, and that Yugi will actually have the courage to ask her. Other than that, it's perfect!"
Tristan glared at Duke. "Well, Mr. 'I can't agree with Tristan's great idea because I have such a pig head', I don't see you having any bright ideas!"
Duke glared straight back at him. "That was the lamest comeback I've ever heard! Just because you feel so high and mighty because Serenity accepted to going to the School Dance with you, doesn't mean that-"
"HE WHAT!" At the mention of his sister, Joey woke up from his nap on his school desk. He jumped up at advanced on the two bickering teens, namely Tristan. "YOU ASKED SERENITY TA THA SCHOOL DANCE? WHY THA HE-"
"Whoa, man!" Tristan backed away from the fuming Joey and bumped into Duke. "Calm down! It was her idea not to tell you! I swear!"
Duke snorted. "Yeah right! I guess it was also her idea that you give her flowers? And that you take her out for dinner before the Dance?" Tristan looked sheepishly at the floor.
Joey wasn't any happier at finding out this new information. He rounded on Duke. "He what!"
Duke shrugged and glared pointedly at Tristan. "Well actually those were my flowers that I was going to give Serenity; he stole them and then gave them to her claiming they were from him!" He looked at Joey solemnly. "If you got a problem with that take it up with 'lover boy' over there." He pointed his thumb in Tristan's general direction, and then stormed out of the room, leaving a very enraged Joey with Tristan. Joey very slowly turned around to face Tristan, an infuriated, questioning look.
Tristan sighed. "Look, Joey, we've been through this a million times! Serenity is a big girl and she can make her own decisions! How many times has she told you that herself! Just listen to her for a change and then-" He stopped when he saw the murderous glint in Joey's already angered eyes.
"You dare think tha' I don' listen ta my sister!" He managed to ask in a lethal tone.
Just as Joey started advancing on Tristan, the bell went. Tristan dashed for the door and left a steaming Joey glaring at nothing. As Joey slowly cooled himself down, the rest of the class began entering the room chatting animatedly. He took his seat as Yugi came in and sat next to him.
"Hi Joey!" He smiled at his friend, noticing the mood he was in. "Where were you, Tristan and Duke at lunch? Téa and I were worried."
Joey looked up and smiled slightly at him. "Ah, sorry Yuge. I just didn' feel hungry."
Yugi's eyes widened in shock, but he was unable to say anything as the teacher had just walked in and was starting the lesson. He made a mental note to ask Joey after school.
The last two lessons of the day passed rather quickly, and soon the gang had split up and gone home Tristan and Duke had forgotten all about their 'perfect plan'.
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"Have you asked her yet?"
Yugi chucked his school bag on the floor and sat on his bed. He groaned when he heard Yami's question. How many times have I heard that question? Every single day since I told him about the School Dance it's all he's ever interested in! He must get soo bored by himself at the shop all day! He just managed to hold back a grin and a laugh as he pictured Yami sitting at the store making up things to ask him when he got home.
"Well?" Yami raised a stern, questioning eyebrow as he sat on Yugi's desk chair.
Yugi sighed and looked down at the floor. "No, I haven't"
"Well when are you going to! You're running out of time! The School Dance is only…" He glanced at the calendar on Yugi's wall. "2 days away! That leaves you with only tomorrow and Friday!"
Yugi swallowed. "I… I will… I'm just not sure what she's going to say."
Yami looked at him disbelievingly. "Oh come on! This is Téa we're talking about! How long have you two been friends? 5, 6 years? Longer? How hard is just one simple question?
Alright, alright! I get it! I have to ask her, right."
Yami raised an eyebrow. "You know, Yugi-"
"I don't like where this is going!"
"Come on! You haven't even heard what I was going to say!"
"By the way you are speaking, I don't want to!"
"Well you're just going to have to listen then aren't you?" Yugi buried his face in his hands. Yami smiled and continued in a sly voice. "As I was saying; you out of everyone should know how popular Téa is in the male population of our school, and you told me the other day that during the past week 13 guys had asked her and she turned them all down. Now, that could mean she already has a date, or it could just mean that all of the guys were jerks and she didn't like them." He shrugged. "Either's good. Anyway, the point I'm trying to make is; you better get a move on!"
Yugi looked up, face pale. "You sure take a long time getting to you're point, and that point isn't helping! It's just another reason to not ask her!"
Yami sighed, frustrated. "Well I've run out of ideas. If you end up going by yourself and watching her dance the night away with some other guy, it's your own fault. Don't come running back to me!" Without another look at Yugi, he walked out, leaving said boy sitting sulkily on his bead.
What am going to do? I have to ask her but Yami said that she's probably going with some other guy. Aaargh! Why is everything so hard? He sighed. I have to ask her. I will ask her. Tomorrow! Yeah... or maybe… He glanced down at his watch. 5:17. 5:17! Damn it! I still have to do my homework, and take over from Yami at the shop at 6:00! Aaargh! Yugi was soon hurriedly doing his homework and forgetting completely about the problem at hand.
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Beep beep… beep beep… beep beep… beep bee- THWACK!
"Ow!" Téa yelped as she rubbed the red mark on her hand. "Stupid alarm clock" she muttered as she slowly climbed out of bed. She glanced at the accused alarm clock. Her eyes widened, "8:07! I'm late!" She grabbed her school clothes and hurried into the bathroom to have a quick shower before breakfast.
After a hasty breakfast she rushed off to school. The school bell rang just as she dashed into the classroom and sat down in her usual seat next to Yugi. She looked over and smiled at him as the teacher came in to do the roll.
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BRING!
Recess. As soon as that bell rings the classrooms are practically empty, except for a few stragglers who are just finishing work, packing up their stuff, talking with friends or… sleeping.
In this case, as well as many others before, it was Joey.
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The loud ringing of the school bell woke a very disgruntled Joey from a particularly pleasant dream of flowers and rainbows… not really. His actual dream was; he was sitting at a table in his favourite restaurant and there on the table was a feast of all the junk food and fatty food he could ever think of. It was his heaven. Half way through eating the feast a shadow was cast over him. He looked up and saw the woman of his dreams, in his dreams! She sat down next to him and leaned towards him, their faces closing the small gap of air between them. Just as their lips were a near millimeter away…
"AAHHH!" Joey jumped up from his desk at the loud sound. He frantically looked around him and stopped when he saw Yugi, Tristan and Téa laughing madly. He grabbed his stuff from his desk and shoved it in his bag. Swinging his bag over his shoulder he went over to his three laughing friends, scowling at them. "Hey guys! Why didn' ya wake me up?"
"You sounded like you were having fun!" Tristan managed to stop his laughter to answer Joey's question.
"Yeah, Joey! I didn't know that a feast of food involved Mai and how sexy her clothes are!" Téa could hardly contain her laughter.
"WHAT! I said dat out loud? Aw man!" Joey turned bright red.
"Yep! The whole class heard, and Ms K said that when you wake up you have to go see the principal!"
"Not again!" He sighed. This would be the sixth time of going to the principal about sleeping in class. "C'mon guys. Let's go get some food."
A very red Joey walked through the school yard, followed by three, still giggling teens.
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At lunch Joey and Tristan sneaked away from Yugi and Téa to finish their plans for said couple.
"Ok. Since Duke is away today we can decide what to do without his interruptions. I vote we go with the plan I thought up yesterday."
"But I don' know tha plan!"
"Well if you weren't sleeping at the time you would know!"
"It aint my fault school is so boring!"
Tristan sighed. "Well listen closely because I'm not going to repeat myself again. Ok?"
"Right!"
And for the rest of lunch Joey actually listened to Tristan and they finished organizing the 'plan' that would take place that day, after school.
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First chapter done! Yay! What will the surprise be for Téa and Yugi?
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