Heartaches
Chapter 62
By Kellyq
After both teams declared they were going to meet at the finals, M.C announced that Team Unicorn was going to go up against Team Catastrophe the next day. The crowd departed. Jack, Yusei, Crow, Bruno, Mina, Carly, Akiza, the twins, and the rest of the kids decided to go to Jack's apartment to celebrate their first win. Mina and Akiza set up the table outside Jack's deck with drinks, cake, five kinds of whole-wheat crackers, cheese and slices of whole wheat bread.
Jack held up his glass of orange juice. "A toast to 5Ds first victory!"
They took their glasses and held it up when Crow's cell phone went off. He pulled it out and looked at the caller ID to see that it was the Hospital. Crow pushed a button and they knew who's voice it was going to be.
"Great job," came Martha's voice, "you guys did great!"
"Even if Jack pushed his motorcycle too far?" Leo asked, surprised with a hint of amusement in his voice.
"I saw ... but next time, don't be so reckless, Jack!" Martha lectured.
Jack sent Leo a childish glare. "I did get to the finish line!"
"You did, but from where I was sitting, it looked like you were showing off," Leo pointed out.
"I was not!"
"At least Yusei picked up the slack and won for us, so the victory goes to Yusei!" Leo stated.
"How are you feeling, Martha?" Yusei asked, ignoring Jack and Leo.
"I'm just fine, Yusei," Martha shared.
Right then, a faint knock came from the front door. Mina turned and walked back inside. She made her way to the front of the condominium and opened the door to see Misty standing there.
"Mina! Who's at the front door?" Came Jack's voice. The blonde-haired teen made his way, with the others trailing behind him. "What are you doing here?"
"I came to bring Carly home," Misty answered, glancing at the group.
"Why not come in and join us," Carly offered without hesitation.
Jack sighed out of annoyance. "Fine, she can come in."
Everyone moved out of the way, as Carly squealed with delight. She stepped up and hugged Jack as she tried to kiss him, but he turned his head.
Misty still stood there. "How about I wait for you in the car. Text me when you're ready to leave."
"You - you don't mind waiting?" Carly asked, surprised. She had pulled away from Jack.
Misty smiled, "not at all." With that, the beautiful model turned and walked away.
The rest of the evening passed uneventfully with chatting and drinking. When Carly was ready to go, she pulled out her camera.
"Is it alright if I take some pictures?" She asked. "I'll make some copies for you guys, if you want."
"I'm not very photogenic ...," Jack muttered. They were all in the living room, sitting around casually.
"What are you talking about, Jack?" Crow cut in, scowling at him. "You always jump on the chance to have your picture taken!"
"I don't have the right clothes, you dolt!" Jack corrected, getting into his friend's face. He also wasn't in the mood at the moment.
"You look fine," Mina and Carly said at the same time.
"I want my picture taken with Luna and Rally!" Leo ordered.
"I want my first picture to be taken with Jack!" Mina ordered. She was about to make her way to Jack, but Carly pulled her back.
"I'm going to have my first picture taken with Jack! Besides, what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be with Trudge?" Carly asked, turning Mina around.
The young housekeeper blushed, but she quickly recovered from her shock. "Shouldn't you be with that creepy woman?" She countered back, without thinking.
"You take that back! Misty's not a creepy woman!" Carly demanded, getting into Mina's face.
The young housekeeper sighed, knowing that she stepped out of line.
"How about I take a picture of all three of you?" Akiza suggested.
Misty pulled out her cell phone when it chimed. She looked at the screen to see that it was a text from Carly. The model got out of the car just as Carly approached her.
"How did it go?" Misty asked, helping Carly into the car.
"The race or the party?" Carly asked.
"The party. I watched part of the race before I went to my modeling session."
Carly nodded her head, pulled out her camera and turned it on. She pressed a few buttons and they started look through them. The first one was a picture of her, Mina and Jack. The second ones was Rally and the twins. The third one was Jack, Crow, and Yusei. The forth one was Akiza and Yusei standing close looking intently at the camera.
"You're really a good photographer, Carly," Misty complimented.
A light blush made its way to Carly's cheeks. "I like taking pictures. Pictures tell a story."
Misty nodded her head. Well. You're good. And I'll have to see if she'll be willing to be my personal photographer after the race is done, Misty thought watching Carly fool with her camera.
Movement attracted Misty's eyes to Crow, Mina, Rally, the twins, the other orphans, and Akiza making their way to their vehicles. The twins, the other orphans, and Rally piled in Crow's car. Akiza went to hers and, and Mina went to hers. They were all going to be ready for the upcoming race.
To Be continued ...