I know I haven't updated in like…a year and a half…just don't kill me…

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Chance Encounter

As Joey was going out the door, he had remembered the night he saw Mai again. Even though her eyes had been bloodshot, she looked so beautiful. She had her heart broken by Takai… just the thought of that guy infuriated him, even though he hadn't met him. It was just the thought of someone breaking Mai's heart that hurt the most. That's why he had to go to this wedding. Mai always said she didn't need saving, but she did. She needed it from herself.

Mai had hesitated as she was putting on her wedding dress as she remembered that the same night that Takai broke her heart was the same night that she saw Joey again…

Flashback

A woman's voice projected from the airport speakers saying, "Thank you for flying Japan International. We hope you enjoyed your flight."

'Yeah right,' Mai thought wistfully.

As she left the airport, she couldn't help feeling like she made the biggest mistake of her life. 'How could I be such a fool? Like he could ever love me. I mean, why would he anyway? But I should have known that you should never let your guard down. How could I be so stupid?'

She wiped the tears that had been imprinted on her face. 'Well, I'm not going to make the same mistake twice. I'm done with guys thinking that they can just play around with my heart and I let them. I just can't take it anymore…'

Meanwhile across town…

Joey Wheeler had to get out of his apartment to get some fresh air. He was used to being on the street than being at home since he was a kid and even after he moved from his dad's house, he never got out of the habit.

He lived in the center of Domino, right down the block from the Plaza Hotel and he was so used to taking walks out at night, that it became habitual. He gazed at the city's nightlife, lost in the crowd. He was accustomed to passing the local restaurants and shops, but something was different tonight. 'Is that…no, it can't be…it probably is someone else,' but as he got closer to the hotel, he saw a woman outside the hotel with curled blond hair wearing a lavender dress…

Mai stood outside the Plaza Hotel with her luggage and a broken heart. 'Great, and all I need is the sappy background music,' she thought as she flipped her hair. She just needed a place to stay for the night since she came back to Domino a day before she was supposed to. She still couldn't believe how her night was going and she definitely wouldn't believe that she wasn't going to be spending the rest of it at the Plaza…

Joey ran until he was across the street from the Plaza.

"Mai?"He said hesitantly, not sure if it was her. The woman turned her head to the side and that's when he knew.

"Mai!"

She heard her name being called from across the street and turned around to see whom it was. Her violet eyes widened in an unbelievably. She never expected it to be him. Especially him and he was the last person she needed to run into. 'Joey…'

He was already running across until they were face to face.

"Hi," she said with a frown on her face.

"Mai! I can't believe it's you! How are you doing?"

"Fine," she replied with a slight annoyance in her voice.

"Well, what brings you back to Domino? I haven't seen you in four years."

"Really, has it been that long?" She said as she rolled her eyes.

"Yeah," then he stopped noticing something wrong. Her eyes were all puffy and bloodshot like she'd been…crying.

"Mai, are you sure you're okay?"

"I just told you I'm fine," she responded quickly getting really annoyed.

"Well, then why do you look like you've been crying?"

"Well, because…that's none of you're business, Wheeler," she said as she flippantly crossed her arms and looked away.

'She still as stubborn as I remember her, but I can fix that…'

"Well, if that's how you're going to be, then I should just go," and he turned around to go home.

Mai realized Joey was really walking away and she really didn't want him to, especially after being so rude to him.

Joey took no more than five steps before he heard Mai say, "Wait Joey! Don't go." He smirked before he turned around.

"Why? I thought you wanted me to go."

"You know perfectly well that I didn't want you to go," she said as she crossed her arms again.

"What are you talking about?"

"I know what you're trying to do Wheeler and it's not going to work."

"And what's that?"

"Reverse psychology."

"And how would I be using reverse psy-psycho…what did you say?"

"Reverse psychology. And you're trying to make me guilty by saying, 'Well, if that's how you're going to be, then I should just go,' so I would call you back."

"Mai, I know you good enough to know that wouldn't work."

"Yeah right," she muttered sarcastically.

"And why do you feel guilty?"

"You're right, I shouldn't."

"Oh Mai, come on."

She sighed before going on, "Okay, I'm sorry for being standoffish before, I just haven't had the best night…" 'Understatement of the century,' she thought despondently.

"What happened? Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine now, but I have to go."

"Do you have somewhere to be?" He asked hoping she didn't.

"Not really, but I need to check into this hotel…"

"Mai, why didn't you say you needed a place to stay? You could stay with me."

"No, I couldn't just impose on you like that."

"No really, I insist."

Mai sighed as she thought, 'I could say no, but I really don't want to stay at a hotel and Joey would be good company…it would just be for the night…'

Okay Joey, if you insist, I'll go."

Note: Okay, I just want to thank everyone who has reviewed and those who haven't. I promise to finish this story and update more(though after a year and a half, anything seems shorter):I.

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