I know, I know! I should have had this up forever ago. But I've been busy procrastinating! I'm glad you guys like it so far. I actually got a request for a chapter! I'm so excited! Urm…by now you guys know I don't own YuGiOh, right? Anyway, Jessica is Joey's second little sister, do don't expect a lot of Serenity in this one.
Jessica flopped on her bed, facing the hardest question of her life: How do you admit your feelings to an oblivious pharaoh who up until now lived inside a high-school boy? It wasn't like she could Google it. Not everyone faced this problem in their lifetime. She twirled her fingers in her wavy, dirty-blonde hair out of sheer boredom, and watched it fall back down to her waist. School had just been let out for winter break, and pretty much all Jessica's friends were going on vacation, either to America, their grandparent's house, or anywhere but here.
Lazily, she rolled over on her bed, groping for her cell phone. She punched in her friend's number, and waited for her to pick up. "Tea, I need help!" She whined. "I've got nothing to do! Can you come over?"
"What makes you think I've got nothing better to do?" Tea challenged.
"I can hear the TV in the back."
"How do you know that isn't my dad or mom? Or even my brother?" She tried again.
"You live on your own."
A silence followed this remark. Jessica smirked. She had totally won this one.
"I'm on my way." Tea hung up.
"Well, something is better than nothing. I'd better go make snacks!" Jessica flipped off the bed, her flared jeans flapping at her ankles, and her slightly-too-big ACDC T-shirt slipped up a little. She growled in frustration and yanked it back down.
"Sis? I thought you were still hidin' in yer room! After all, that blonde creep hurt yer heart pretty bad." Joey Wheeler remarked, being his completely considerate self as usual. (NOT!)
Jessica and Joey were sister and brother, but you couldn't tell from the outside. Where Joey had short, gold hair, Jessica's hair was darker and longer. And where Joey had chocolate eyes, Jessica's eyes were bright cobalt, with a ring of gold outlining the pupil. Jessica was a little shorter, with a perfect hourglass figure otherwise. As for the brains, they were almost identical. Other than Jessica having a little more common sense, (and better people skills for that matter. She had yet to make an enemy) the two even dueled alike!
Jessica sweatdropped. "Joey, you're blonde too, remember? And I'm over him! Like you said, he was a creep!"
"Yeah, but I'm not as ugly! If only I could get my hands on dat guy!" Joey clenched his fist. "But anyway sis, you seen Serenity?"
"Yeah, she just left to go to the mall with Mai." Jessica explained. "Anyway, Tea's coming over soon. So if you don't want to be stuck in a house of girls, I recommend leaving."
"Thanks for the warnin', sis! I betta get outta here!" Joey made a mad dash for the door, completely forgetting about the bag of chips he had been snacking on.
"Riiiight…" Jessica managed to stand on tip-toe and yank down a giant bowl for snacks. With barely a second thought, she opened the pantry, grabbed pretzels, Pringles, Cheese-It's, and chocolate chips. Arms full of the absolute unhealthiest foods in the house, she began pouring about half the containers of each one into the bowl, mixing it up with her hands. Jessica brought the snack bowl into the living room, setting it on the coffee table and putting her feet up to watch TV. No sooner than a few minutes later did the doorbell ring.
"Hey, Tea! Come on in, I made snacks!" Jessica greeted the slightly taller girl.
"Thanks Jess! You didn't have to go through all that trouble." Tea gratefully walked in from the cold, shaking the snowflakes from her hair. She shivered at the sudden temperature change.
"Tea, it's freezing outside! Why are you wearing shorts?" Jessica asked.
"I couldn't find anything else to wear! Besides, the walk is short."
"It's snowing!" Jessica indicated the melting flakes in the carpet. "Come on, I'll let you borrow some sweats or something."
"Thanks Jess. So, what now?" Tea asked, following Jessica to her room.
"Well, I was thinking we could watch a movie, and play Truth or Dare later!" Jessica gained a slightly evil look in her eye. Tea sweatdropped.
"Alright, did you have any movies in mind?" She asked, gratefully accepting the pair of baggy, dark purple fleece pajamas she was handed.
"None at all! We don't have a lot on DVD, but I figured we could just rent something on Netflix if we really needed to." Jessica chirped, turning around as Tea began to change clothes.
"Oh, alright then." The brunette pulled on the sweat top, feeling the warmth and softness of the fabric already.
"Okay, what about Saw?" Jessica suggested hopefully.
"At this hour? It's a little long, isn't it?" Tea pulled on the long fleece pants, feeling returning to her legs at once.
"It's okay, you can stay the night!" Jessica turned back around, heading back to the living room. "Besides, it's only five-thirty!"
"Are you sure?"
"Positive! Joey won't be back for a while, knowing him. I know for a fact he's a night owl." Jessica flipped on the TV, selecting Saw from her Instant Queue and loading it up. "Alright, come on and sit down, I'll make some cocoa!"
"Alright, truth or dare?" Jessica asked, knowing what her friend would say.
"Truth!" Tea almost squeaked, knowing Jessica would really let her have it if she did dare.
"Alright, fine. But that's your fifth one! I'll let it slide this time, but next time, do dare!" Jessica pouted. Tea rolled her eyes.
"Just ask the question already!"
"Fine, fine! Hm…" Jessica tapped her chin thoughtfully, trying to think of a way she could turn this Truth against her friend, but not in a hurtful way. "I've got it! Why do you ware such skimpy clothes, even in winter?" She asked. It wasn't much, but it was a good question.
"Well, to be honest, I never really buy anything else." Tea replied.
"But why not?"
"Only one question per turn!"
"Fine. Just ask your question."
"Truth or dare?" Tea also could predict what answer she'd get.
"Dare! I'm not a sissy!" Jessica clenched her fist with determination, smirking almost evilly.
Jeez, she really does look like Joey. Tea thought, remembering all the things people had told her about Jessica, and whispered about named teen behind her back. "Alright, let me think." But she didn't have to do much of that. She already knew exactly what to do. "Perfect. Alright Jessica, get ready!" Tea took in a big breath, and then managed to say, "I dare you to call Yami and invite him over while pretending to be heartbroken about your past boyfriend!" Jessica stared, gaping at her friend. "What?" She asked weakly. Tea folded her arms and smirked in the most un-Tea-ish way.
"You heard me."
"I'm not going to go that far!"
"Oh, not a sissy, you say?"
"Fine, I'll call him! But if this goes wrong, I blame you!"
"We'll see." Tea giggled, receiving a pillow to the face.
Jessica pulled out her phone and nervously dialed the number. As the phone rang, her mind seemed to go blank. Thankfully, Yugi picked up.
"Hey Jessica!" He answered kindly.
"Oh, hi, Yugi!" Jessica was relieved someone else had picked up. "Is Yami available?"
"Sorry, but he's out with Joey. They left about two hours ago; they might not be back here until tomorrow."
Jessica suddenly felt sorry for Yugi. "Are you alright? I mean, being all alone-"
"I'm not alone, Grandpa's still here! Besides, I was the one who suggested Joey head out with Yami instead of me. I have to man the shop. The customers have been coming in truckloads!"
"Oh, that's good. Alright, I'll try his cell. Thanks, Yugi!" Jessica hung up, feeling more relieved than ever. "Alright, I tried, but Yugi said he wasn't available!" She grinned at Tea, hoping this was a good escape.
"But didn't you say you'd try his cell?" She smirked.
"Fine, I'll try his cell." Jessica sighed, seeing no way out of this dare. Nervously, she dialed the number, trying to remember all the numbers. Why did Yami have to have such a complicated cell phone number? No wonder he always got so few calls.
(A/N: To those of you who watch it, this next bit is an IT Crowd reference.)
Jessica muttered each digit to herself as she dialed, hoping this was the right number. "0118-999-881-999-119-725…3."
Yami sat at the outdoor table of a local café with Joey and Tristan, drinking coffee and discussing all sorts of dueling strategies. "But Joey, if you use Monster Reborn, Panther Warrior still won't be able to attack. Remember, you need monsters to sacrifice." Yami took a sip of his coffee and cringed slightly at the taste. This drink wasn't anything like what he was offered as Pharaoh.
"You're right, Yami! But if I pair it with Scape Goat, that gives me four lamb tokens to use!" Joey grinned victoriously.
"But Joey, don't you get it? That doesn't leave you with any room to Normal Summon monsters!" Tristan pointed out.
"Hey, I didn't see you in the Duelist Kingdom finals!" Joey argued. Yami sighed. Typical, he thought. He felt a slight buzz in his pocket and picked up his phone, relieved for an excuse to get away from the fighting.
"Hello? Jessica, are you alright? What? I'm so sorry…I'll be over as soon as I can, I promise!" He hung up and crept away from the two fighting boys, completely unnoticed.
Jessica hung up and glared at Tea. "There, happy? He's going to come over in probably ten minutes!"
"Then we don't have time to waste! I think it's your turn!" Tea laughed.
"FINE! Truth or Dare?"
"Truth!"
"Why'd you want me to do this dare?"
"Because I know you like Yami!"
Jessica froze. "How…?"
"Anyone with three-tenths of a brain could see it! At school, you always stare at him during class! Whenever we go out as a group, you always suggest bringing him along! Even when you had that weirdo as a boyfriend, you still tried to hang out with him a lot! Heck, I'd say the only person who doesn't know is the guy himself!" Tea waved her arms as an emphasis.
"…Really?"
"YES! Now, since he's going to be here in a little while, I suggest we try to keep this act going. You'll thank me later." Tea said as she pulled out a small case of sewing needles from her pocket and pulled one out.
"Uh…Tea, what are you doing? OUCH!" Jessica cried as Tea pricked her wrist-right on a nerve-with the sewing needle. Immediately she began to tear up. She wasn't a crybaby, but when it came to certain pressure points, it was a matter of human reflex!
"Again, you'll thank me later!" Tea said, pricking her friend's wrist once more. Jessica felt tears streak down her face.
"What was that for?" Jessica yelled.
"If you aren't crying, he won't believe you! Here, this might help." Tea ruffled her friend's hair and clothes, making her like she had been depressed for a while. "There! Now you're ready."
Yami knocked on Jessica's door at bout seven, chilled to the bone despite being wrapped in a scarf, gloves, and a leather jacket. The door swung open to reveal Tea, coated in fleece.
"You're here to see Jessica, aren't you?" She asked, looking almost…sad.
Yami nodded. "I just got her call."
"Alright, she's in here." Tea led him into the living room, keeping her head low. Yami wasn't sure, but he thought he saw her smirk. Strange. "Alright, here she is. She's really heartbroken. I'll leave you two alone."
Tea had to sprint to Jessica's room and shove her face into a pillow so neither of them would hear the giggles emitting from her mouth at a rapid speed.
"Jessica, are you alright?" Yami walked over to the crying girl and put a hand on her shoulder. When she looked up, she looked like she had been crying for hours. Her eyes were puffy, and her cheeks were stained with tears.
Tea sat in Jessica's room, taking deep breaths to recover from her giggle fit. She wondered if Yami would fall for the make-up job. Suddenly an idea hit her. Tea reached for Jessica's old video camera that had been tossed carelessly on the bed.
"I see. So that's what happened." Yami wasn't sure what else to say as Jessica cried into his shoulder.
"I…I'm sorry…it's just…" Jessica burst into another round of false tears, mentally cursing Tea out. If this didn't work, it would be too wet to plow for that girl!
"Is there anything I can do to help you feel better?" Yami asked comfortingly. Jessica couldn't help but remember what Tea had said. "Anyone with three-tenths of a brain could see it!" Figures. That was it; she had to do this herself.
"Well to be honest…he wasn't always the one I liked." Jessica muttered, curling back up and hugging her knees.
"Really?"
"Yeah…there was someone else. He was so handsome, he always seemed to be friends with everyone, and…" She let out a small giggle. "He was the best at dueling."
"This person must have been amazing to earn such high praise." Yami smiled slightly.
It's official! He's an idiot! Both Jessica and a nearby Tea thought.
"Yeah, even though we were friends for a while, he became too busy when he became champion." Jessica almost wanted to slap him, but one last hint couldn't hurt.
"You mean like Weevil Underwood?"
How is this guy so oblivious? "Oh for the love of Slifer." Jessica rolled her eyes. In one swift motion, she managed to lunge forward and capture Yami's lips in a kiss.
There was a giggle.
"TEA!"
"Sorry, sorry! I had to record it!"
"Give me my camera back!"
"No way! This is going on YouTube!"
"So…it's me?"
"YES!"
JESUS, that took FOREVER! My apologies to Crazy-Queen-of-Games-in-Secret for the wait. If anyone else has a request, let me know! But I might not get to it for a while; I plan to download Photoshop and write for my other stories first. THIS WAS SIX FREAKING PAGES LONG, AND TOOK FOREVER! LOVE IT OR DIE!
