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Title: Just A Night
Chapter Three: Words Escape Me
Monday, April 4, 2005
"...so then I told him, 'yes, I'd love to go with you' and he smiled and walked away. Isn't that so romantic?" squealed Kaname, looking at Tea. Kaname Hoshiko was a tall girl, about 6'1, with blue hair and chocolate brown eyes. She was admired for her trim body and musical talents on choir.
The brunette smiled and tried to be happy for her friend, who had just been ask out to the prom by Tristan. 'This is like the fourth story I heard today,' she thought, dragging her feet to her homeroom.
Spring recess was over and school had commenced once again. Tea felt groggy from the late nights she had over the vacation, but that wasn't the only reason she felt displaced. School was already into homeroom, and she felt drowned out by her friends with prom talk and potential dates. She was beginning to hate prom because she couldn't be as lucky as them.
Over the recess, Tea had started to think Yami was out of her reach. She never saw him. Even spoke to him, besides when he miraculously appeared at the Game Shop and Mai's house. But Mai's house didn't count. She had been stupid to believe that Yami was swooning after Mai. Mai even laughed at her the next day on the phone for believing that Yami liked her.
"I can't believe you thought Yami liked me!" Mai exclaimed.
"Well, for him to come over your house--"
"It was just business. I promise you that. But still! You're very protective of your man. Don't want anyone but you getting close to him, huh?" Mai said, poking fun.
Tea blushed from the other side of the line. "I dunno. I'm sorry I ran out on you like that, something just cracked inside me. I guess I don't want another girl blowing my chances with--"
Mai cleared her throat, interrupting. "The only person that can blow your chance with Yami is you, hun." Tea fell silent after that remark. She couldn't defend herself because she knew Mai was right. "You still there?"
"Yeah, sorry. I was just...thinking about what you said."
"Good," Mai said, "now find Yami and tell him. Don't call me until you do." She then hung up, leaving Tea there, confused. She couldn't tell Yami yet.
"Mai! No!" It was too late. Her shouts were only heard by a dead clicking noise.
"Tea? Did you hear me?" asked Kaname, putting her bookbag on her desk.
Tea sat in her chair. "Yes, sounds very romantic..."
Satisfied by Tea's response, the blue-haired girl turned to her bookbag and started to unpack. Meanwhile, Tea stared at the chalkboard, thinking about how she would ask Yami to be her date. 'There's no easy way. Not like he's in school with me.'
"TEA! There ya are!" Joey yelled, coming toward her. "How you been?"
Tea winced at his vocabulary. "I've been better. You?"
"Well," he said, "I just got a job at McDonalds."
Tristan walked up behind him. "Yeah, he's lovin' it...heh.."
Joey smacked him for using the McDonalds motto. "I'm going to use the money toward the prom. You know my pops doesn't have enough money."
"That's a good idea, Joey," Tea said.
Joey beamed until Tristan responded with: "Yeah, can I get fries with that?"
Before Joey could smack Tristan, their homeroom teacher walked in. Everyone took their seats. "Good morning, everyone!" she exclaimed, pulling out her attendance book. "Let's see, is anyone missing?"
"I am!" Joey yelled, raising his hand.
The teacher looked up, quirking an eyebrow. "Don't we all wish, Mr. Wheeler."
The class erupted with laughter, including Joey.
"Anyway, since everyone's here...it looks like we'll be having a new student joining us today. The principal will be bringing him or her shortly."
"A new student?" One classmate whispered to his friend, "but it's April already!"
She nodded. "Maybe he's a foreign exchange student of something."
Sighing, Tea blocked her mind from all the commotion. She had bigger things to worry about. 'How will I get Yami to go to the prom with me? Should I just ask him? Or...not...'
Tea doodled on her paper, deep in thought. She didn't even seem to notice the principal bring in the new student. Everyone gaped in wonder. The student was a handsome, mysterious looking boy with violet eyes and blond bangs. As the class stared, the teacher took it as a good time to say: "Okay, students. Please welcome our new student, Yami Moto."
"Moto?" Tea dropped her pencil. It rolled on to the floor, making the only noise now heard in the classroom. 'It can't be..' Looking up, her eyes met the now known mysteries of the Pharaoh's eyes. Though embarrassed with their eye contact, she didn't look down. She was shocked to see him here-as a new student!
"You...know him, Tea?" Kaname asked, now looking at the new student.
Tea cleared her throat. "Yeah, he's...an old friend."
"Alright, Mr. Moto, find a seat behind Joey Wheeler." The teacher said, pointing the blond who was tossing paper balls at a brunette with a queer hairstyle. "Wheeler, would you kindly raise your hand?"
"YO YAMI! Come swing over by me!" yelled Joey, ignoring the teacher's orders.
The teacher shook her head, as Yami found his seat behind Joey. "Thank you, Mr. Wheeler. Now, the bell is about to ring, speak amongst yourselves."
Joey turned around to face Yami. "Hey, I can't believe you're here! Well, you're gonna love it! And look, almost the whole gang is here! Look, Tristan's over there! And...there's Miho! Let's see.." He looked around. "Oh, there's Tea!" He pointed over to the back row. Yami glanced over to see Tea busying herself with a book. He was surprised she didn't come over to greet him. Frowning, he turned his attention back to Joey. "Yugi's in the homeroom across the hall, though. You'll probably see him later. But anyway, what are you doing here?"
"Well," he paused, not knowing how to answer the question, "I wanted to finish my High School education. I won't have Kaiba Corps forever." He lied. It wasn't a complete lie, though. He did want to finish his HS education, but he didn't have a job at Kaiba Corps anymore.
"Yo Yami! Nice to see you here! I see you're trying to get free McDonalds' coupons from Joey! May I suggest the McGriddle and--" Before Tristan could finish, Joey had the brunette in a head-lock. "Ahhhh! Can't breathe!" When Joey's grip started to loosen, Tristan kicked Joey to the floor and rested his foot on Joey's chest.
"That's not fair! Ms. Mosay! Tell him to get off!"
Ms. Mosay glanced at them, then looked back her book. "I could have sworn I heard Joey Wheeler's voice," she said aloud, though Joey and Tristan knew she saw them.
-Ring-the bell went as the class disappeared into the hallway. Tristan then took his foot off Joey, just as Ms. Mosay was walking over. "Joey, get off the floor. The janitors worked hard to keep the floors clean. We don't know where you've been," she said.
Joey only laughed. He liked Ms. Mosay. She was the only one that actually understood his need for joking around all the time. "Aight Ms. Mosay," he got to his feet, "just don't be pestering me to take a bath, too. That only happens about once every two weeks."
"Believe me, Mr. Wheeler, there's a reason why I carry an air freshener in my purse," she said. Then, putting her hand to her hip, she pointed Joey and his friends out the classroom. "Don't be late to class."
Smiling, Joey walked out of the classroom with his friends. "Well, it looks like we got a new addition to our group!" Joey pointed his thumb back toward Yami, who was smiling uneasily.
"Yeah," Tea said, "it's nice to see you here." She beamed.
Yami nodded gratefully for her kind greeting.
"Well, since we got to show you the ropes...what do we all have first period?" Joey asked.
"Chemistry Honors."
"English."
"Same."
"Uhh..."
Tristan, Joey, and Tea looked over at Yami, who was struggling with reading his schedule. Joey then peered over his shoulder. "Dude, you're reading it upside down!" He then took it out of Yami's hands and turned it around. "There ya go! You have Chem Honors wit' Tea."
Tea cleared her throat. "Oh? I'll show you where it is," she said, now signaling Yami to follow her.
Joey and Tristan turned to each other and smirked, but neither said anything. "See you guys in lunch fourth period! And hopefully you won't have trouble reading the lunch menu, Yami," Joey said, winking. Yami's cheeks tinted a light pink.
"Don't listen to Joey," Tea said, as they walked up the stairs. "He's the class clown." Making a right in the hallway, she walked Yami into a room with tables and stools. In the back of the room sat burners, torches, goggles, and chemicals. "This is the Chemistry room," Tea explained, "we're actually kind of early, so if you want to--"
"No, I know where everything is," Yami started. Tea gave him a puzzled look. Then, he added: "I used to go to school with Yugi everyday. He actually used to teach me the things he learned in school. I--" Before he could continue, he noticed Yugi walk in, his smile now a frown.
"Hi Yugi--"
"What are you doing here?" Yugi interrupted Tea, glaring at Yami.
Yami didn't flinch. "I'm a student here."
Tea looked at the two Motos. The shorter one had his arms folded and was frowning, while the taller one stood, not knowing how to react to his ex-Aibou's treatment. "Guys, what's going on?" Tea asked, confused.
"What? Are you trying to better me in school, too?"
"I'm not trying to do anything, Yugi. Now, if you'll excuse me," brushing past Tea and Yugi, Yami found a seat at one of the lab tables.
"...Yugi?"
Yugi, glaring at Yami, ignored Tea and found his seat.
Tea stood there, bewildered. 'What the heck?'
Tea sighed. Her classes flew to fourth period, due to her inner concerns about Yugi and Yami. She couldn't understand how Yugi could be so mad at Yami. Sure, she didn't know the whole situation, but Yugi wasn't one to be angry.
'Are you trying to better me in school, too?' Yugi's question called in her mind. She didn't understand what that was supposed to mean to Yami. Yami wasn't trying to better Yugi in anything. Or was he?
"Wow Tea, I like your uniform today."
Her train of thought crashed into a brick wall upon hearing Masakazu's voice. He was a boy with brown hair, blue eyes, and a couple inches taller than her. He was a Senior and the captain of the Kumas, which was their HS softball team.
"Hello Masa," she said, though not stopping to chat with him. She didn't like him that much. He considered her his girlfriend, but Tea wanted nothing to do with him. She heard stories about him, and none were good.
"Do you want to go out this weekend?"
Tea turned to look at him. "No thanks." Then she turned on her heel toward the cafeteria.
"Come on Tea, we'll have fun!" Masa said, running after her.
Again, Tea turned around to face him. "That's exactly the reason why I don't want to go." She then walked into the cafe, leaving a bewildered Masakazu behind. He had never been turned down by any girl before. Tea was the first. And she remained the only girl he couldn't ask out.
"Things will change soon enough, Tea." He said, walking away with a smile on his face.
"Yo Tea! What took you so long to get here?" asked Joey, stuffing his face.
Tea rolled her eyes and pulled a seat next to Tristan. "That dumb Masa. He actually had the nerve to ask me out again. I told him no, and my answer will always be no."
"Who's Masa?" asked Yami, who was seated across from them with Joey.
Tea looked up, not realizing that he was there. "Oh, he's...nobody.." Avoiding his eyes, she stood up and walked into the lunchroom. Yami then turned to Tristan and Joey.
"Is she okay?"
Tristan nodded. "Yeah. That Masa is a pain in the ass. He's been asking Tea out since like freshmen year. He's in love with her."
"Why doesn't she just go out with him?"
Joey eyed the once-Pharaoh. He was surprised that he would ask that question. For some reason, he had a feeling Yami liked Tea. Maybe he was wrong. "He doesn't want to go out with her, in that sense. He wants to jump her bones."
Yami cocked an eyebrow. "Jump her bones?"
"You know, give her a ride?" Yami shook his head at Joey's translation.
"Show her the magic stick?" Tristan added, though still getting a confused look from Yami.
"Wow dude, you really need to get out more," Joey said, as Tea walked back over to that table. "Well, you'll learn soon, my friend. Especially with Tristan here."
"Hey!"
Joey giggled.
"So, what are we talking about?" Tea asked, taking a seat.
"Uhh..." Joey looked at Tristan. "Bakura's ass?"
Tea threw a disgusted look at both of them.
"Well, we can't help it, Bakura's bottom is so niiiiice...and firm.."
Tea almost spit the iced tea she had in her mouth. "I'm sitting with Miho."
"Wait!"
Tea turned to him, expecting an apology. Instead, Joey said: "Would you be a doll and throw this out for me?" He pointed to his tray. Tea growled and stomped off angrily. "Ah, she loves me."
Tristan shook his head. "You know she won't talk to you until you apologize."
"She'll get over it." said Joey, brushing off his guilt.
"You know," Tristan said, putting a hand to his chin, "wasn't Tea supposed to tutor you tonight for the Government test tomorrow?"
"Yeah...she was...wait..." He stood up, eyes bugging out. "TEA!"
Yawning, Tea made her way to her sixth period class. School was a real problem today. 'Two more periods to go,' she thought. Before she could walk into her class, she saw Serenity at her sophomore locker. "Hey Serenity!"
Serenity didn't answer. Instead, she wiped several tears from her eyes.
"Umm...Serenity?" She walked up to the red-head.
Serenity turned to her, smiling. "Hi Tea!"
"You okay?"
She nodded. "Yes. I'm great! How's Joey?"
"Being Joey," Tea said, not about to explain his cafeteria antics. "You sure you're all right?"
She nodded, hastily stuffing a letter into her bookbag. Tea's eyes caught a few words of the letter. They were: "Your name is beautiful. It's what I need in my life, just like..." Tea grinned. It was a love letter. Serenity must have been crying from joy.
"Well, I better be going to class. See you later!"
Though chipper in her movements, Tea felt herself growing numb. 'Now Serenity even found the love of her life? I'm such a loser.' She knew she should be feeling happy for her friend, but she couldn't. She hated the jealousy growing within her. She remembered how it sparked out with Yugi and Rebecca...
"OH YUGI! BE CAREFUL!" Rebecca squealed, hugging the boy 6 times her senior.
"Heh...Rebecca.." Yugi said, blushing at the contact.
Tea shook out of her daydream. She couldn't believe there was a time she was jealous of Rebecca. It almost made her laugh. Her jealous of a ten-year-old? Wow. 'At least those days are over. Yugi and I are just friends.'
"Tea?"
Looking up, she saw Yugi staring down at her. "Hey...Yugi..." she said, confused by the sudden change of the tables. Usually she had to look down, not up, at him. "What's up?"
"I just wanted to say sorry for before," he said, "Yami and I are just having...problems."
Tea nodded. "It's okay. I didn't mean to get in the middle of things. I'm just concerned."
"Nothing to be concerned about," Yugi said, "we'll come to an understanding soon enough."
Tea forced a nod. She wanted to know more about their argument, but not one of them was giving that information. She hated being in the dark. "Do you want to come over Rebecca's house after school? I'm sure she won't mind."
'Yeah right. She'll probably send her teddy bear to attack me...' Tea shook her head politely. "I actually have to stay after for dance today. Maybe another time?"
He nodded. "Sure, another time." He then took his seat.
Yami stepped out of his eighth period class feeling...
"Tired?" Tristan asked, resting a hand on his shoulder.
Yami nodded. "Yeah, I thought Kaiba was boring."
"Haha," Joey said, "you do have a sense of humor after all! I knew it would only take a day with Wheeler and Taylor to get it out of you!"
As they walked to their lockers, Yami felt like something was missing. Not something. Someone. "Hey guys, where's Tea?" He asked, looking around for the brunette.
"I think she just got out of Spanish IV with Yugi."
"Oh."
Joey opened his locker. "Why the long face? Lonely?"
"Nobody wants to be loooonnnnnnnnneely...nobody wants to crrry!"
Yami flushed in embarrassment at Tristan and Joey, who were singing an American song he never heard before. "Umm...I'm going to go to my locker." Walking across the hall to his locker, he opened it and placed some books in. Then, closing it, he saw Tristan and Joey walking toward him.
"Miho just told me that Tea is in dance. We'll go swing by there so I can apologize. You wanna come?" asked Joey. Yami nodded. He had nothing better to do.
"Great," Tristan said, "we'll walk around the school. It's easier."
Stepping outside the school, Yami breathed in the fresh breeze that swept past them. The breeze smelled new--fresh, almost. "Hey Yami! Keep up the pace!" Tristan yelled as they followed the sidewalk to a big building ahead. It was then that Joey started walking the opposite way. Tristan and Yami stood there, confused.
"Hey, give me a second!" Joey yelled, as he walked into the street. "I'm going to get my car!"
Tristan cocked an eyebrow. "Are you THAT lazy?"
"Nah, I got to be at Mcdonalds at four o'clock. It would be easier if I parked it near the auditorium."
Sighing, Tristan looked at Yami. "So, how was your first day?"
"Good," Yami answered. "It had a bit of a culture shock."
Tristan laughed. "Oh, with reading your schedule upside down?"
Yami joined in the laughter. "Yeah, it's just something I have to get used to." He then turned his head to see a limo pull up to a girl with red hair. "Hey Tristan? Is that Serenity?"
Tristan turned his head. "Yeah, what's that limo--" He paused, now watching Serenity climb into the limo. "What is she doing?"
It was then Joey pulled up with his car. "You guys wanna ride?"
"Uh...Joey? Does your sister know anyone with a limo?"
Joey looked at Tristan, confused. "No, why?"
"Well," he pointed to the limo ahead of them, "she just went into that one."
"WHA?" he yelled, squinting at the limo. "And you guys didn't say anything?" He asked, not looking at them. The limo then pulled away from the curb. "Crap, get in guys. We're following this dude."
Nodding, Tristan and Yami climbed into the car quickly. As soon as Yami's door closed, Joey stepped on the gas, in hot pursuit of the limo...
"KAIBA'S MANSION?"
Tristan, Yami, and Joey stared in amazement as the limo parked inside Kaiba's estate. They couldn't follow the limo past the gates because the system was automated and looked like it was under heavy surveillance.
"What should we do now?" Tristan asked, as a well-dressed man walked to the back of the limo. The man pulled out a briefcase and walked to the side, where he opened the door for his company.
"I don't know...wait! She's okay!" Joey yelled as the man helped Serenity out of the car. "But...who's dat wit her?" He pressed his forehead to the glass of his car door. "Is that...Kaiba?" Joey's inquiry was right. It was Kaiba.
From the looks of it, Serenity was unharmed. She even walked up to her captor and let him wrap a hand around her waist. "Wha does he tink he's doin?" It was then their chauffeur led them into the house.
"Is he jumping her bones?" Yami asked.
This infuriated Joey. "OH NO HE ISN'T!" Opening the car door, he ran up to the gates and started shaking them. "SERENITY! SERENITY!"
"Dude," Tristan said, getting out of the car. "First of all, they're in the house. And second of all, she was smiling when she was with him. Maybe they're just going inside as friends."
"I don't trust that suit as far as I can throw him! We're going in there!"
Tristan was about to protest, but knew he would lose. Joey loved his sister and guarded her with his life. "Well, how are we going to get in?"
"If I may make a suggestion," Yami said, "I may know the code to his security system."
Joey stared at him. "Please Yami, you got to help my sister!"
Yami knew he wasn't supposed to use the security code, especially since he didn't work with Kaiba anymore, but he knew Joey had good intentions. "Alright," he said, walking up to the system, "I don't know if it will work." After punching in the last number, the system beeped and the gates opened.
"You did it! Let's go in!" yelled Joey, running through the entrance. Tristan and Yami followed close behind. "Come on, the front door is only a few feet away!"
As Yami followed Joey, he felt like he was missing something. 'Was there something else I was supposed to do?' He looked around quickly, though still running. Something was definitely amiss.
It was then Joey was pushed back by an unknown force. Tristan was thrown back as well. Yami, on the other hand, stopped before the force could touch him. He remembered what he forgot to do. 'I forgot to turn off the Duel Monster defenses...' The force that pushed back Tristan and Joey warped into a Lajin, the green genie monster.
"Holy crap! How did Kaiba do that?" shouted Joey, looking at his friends.
Yami clenched his fists. "That's Kaiba's Duel Monster defenses! He just invented them with me several months ago. The only way to destroy them is with our cards!" Searching through his pockets, he couldn't find his deck. "Oh no!" He looked back toward Joey's car. His deck was in his bookbag, which was in his car. "Joey, do you have your cards?"
Joey stood up. "Of course, man!" He then pulled out his deck. "I'm always ready to beat Kaiba's monsters!" Sliding a card from a deck, he summoned his Red Eyes Black Dragon. "Sweet! Talk about luck!" He then pointed his finger at Lajin. "Alright, attack that genie!"
His Red Eyes attacked, causing the genie to disintegrate into little pieces. "I'm bad! I know it! I'm bad! I'm gonna--"
"Uhh...Joey! We got more trouble!"
Joey stopped his dance to see his Red Eyes become Kaiba's BEWD's dinner. "No, my Red Eyes!" As he slid another card into his hand, he knew he had no monsters powerful enough to defeat Kaiba's BEWD. Hologram or not. "Maybe we should run..."
"Yeah, before I call the real thing on you!" A cold voice yelled. Then, "Defenses, stop protocol 000345." He ordered. The hologram disappeared, leaving Joey, Tristan, and Yami standing there, idiotically.
Seeing his sister come out as well, Joey said: "Umm...hey sis..."
"Joey, why are you here?" she asked.
Joey cleared his throat. "I was trying to get you away from that thing."
Kaiba sneered, turning away from his opponent.
"Joey," Serenity started, "that thing is now my boyfriend."
"Wha?" exclaimed Joey. "No way! Not Kaiba!"
Serenity nodded. "Yes, he's my boyfriend. I didn't want to tell you because I knew you would act like that!" Tears started to well in her eyes. She didn't want Kaiba and Joey to fight over her love.
"No, sis. Don't cry. Really, it was all Tristan's idea."
"HEY! I didn't even-"
"But seriously," stepping forward, Joey continued, "If you're happy with him, then...I'm...well...okay with it."
"Really?"
Joey nodded. "Yeah. Ol' Joey won't discourage you from dating this creep-(cough) I mean, Kaiba." He turned to his two friends, trying to hide his disappointment. He didn't want his sister to see that he wasn't taking it as well as she thought he was. "You're ready to go? I gotta get to work in a few." They nodded, though Yami was lost in a glare with Kaiba's eyes for a couple of minutes. He knew Kaiba was pissed for unlocking his defenses, but he supposed Kaiba wouldn't unleash his rage around Serenity.
"Bye!" Tristan, Joey, and Yami said in unison as they left Kaiba's estate.
"Wow, Kaiba and Serenity? That means you and Kaiba will be brother-in-laws if they get married! Can you imagine?" Tristan asked, as they climbed into Joey's car.
"Please, I don't want to imagine." Joey said as he drove back to the school...
"I hope Tea is still there," said Joey, now walking into the building with Yami and Tristan.
"She should be," Tristan said, "you know she practices in there longer than the others."
As they walked down the rows of chairs, they saw Tea, practicing a routine for her dance class. She stumbled a little bit at first, but she nailed the rest of her spins, flips, and turns perfectly. Yami was quite impressed. He knew Tea was inspired to be a dancer, but he didn't she was as dedicated as she was.
"Hey guys, I wasn't expecting you here."
Joey smiled. "Ah, you know Tristan. He has separation anxiety."
"Why are you blaming me for everything today?" Tristan yelled, punching the blond upside the head. Joey countered his attack, leading them into a fight on the floor.
As they fought, Tea glanced over at Yami. "Hey, how was your first day?"
"Like I told Tristan, it was a bit of a culture shock."
Tea nodded. "You get used to it. Just like them and their constant bickering."
"Yeah," Yami said, laughing. "I had a couple of great experiences today."
She smiled, then turned around and picked up her bookbag. "I'm glad. I hope my routine was one of those great experiences." She winked, causing Yami's cheeks to grow hot. She didn't notice. She was thinking about how she just flirted with Yami. 'I even winked! Oh Ra, I'm losing my mind.' Smiling, she added: "I better be going before mom calls the police again."
"Bye," Yami said, quite bewildered by his show of emotions for Tea.
"Wait Tea! I'm coming!" Tristan yelled, pushing Joey away. "Enjoy McDonalds!" yelled Tristan as he walked out of the auditorium with Tea.
Joey looked at his watch. "I got a couple of minutes..."
"Hey," Yami said, "weren't you supposed to apologize to Tea?"
Joey looked at Yami for a second. "Oh crap! I got to go catch up to her! See ya!"
"See ya." Waving, Yami watched as Joey ran out the building, leaving him alone. It didn't bother him, though. He was used to being alone. Kaiba Corps never allowed to meet many people because he was trapped in the isolation of his office.
But now...
He was surrounded by his friends--the people he went on many adventures with when he was inside the puzzle. He was content. And with the many events of today, he knew he would remain content.
'Hopefully...'
To be continued...
Yo! I've been actually updating my fics weekly! Woo! LOL, anyway, Seto/Serenity-ness is over for the moment. Now to come in the next chapter is Joey/Mai and more Yami/Tea. I think Yami's reaching a breakthrough with his feelings for Tea! Alright! But still, what's wrong with Yugi?