Author's Note: Here's the next chapter. I thought I was going to do something totally different, but I changed my mind. :P
Rated: M (the occasional bad word)
DISCLAIMER: I don't own YGO, or the songs My Hands and Serah's Theme (Jap. and Eng. Versions).
The Pieces to My Heart
Chapter 4: Class Night
It was the night. THE night. The night where people show off talents, tell jokes that no one else would probably get, and to say Thank You to all the ones we love.
Class Night. Joey thought as he walked through the school hallways. He had to be here an hour early to help Yugi with his tuxedo. The crowd was gathering, family and friends coming to watch, and some people ready to pass out from the excitement and anxiousness. Joey took his tuxedo jacket off and tried to relax.
The 10 days or so haven't been sweet. Seto's been avoiding him, and he has been avoiding Seto. Basically, it seemed that Mokuba and Serenity's plan had failed. But, nonetheless, Joey was sure that after Graduation, everyone would move on and he could too.
"Joey? Hey, earth to Joey!" Joey blinked as he saw little Yugi waved up at him. "Are you okay? You're not nervous about tonight, are you?"
He shook his head. "Heck no! I'm ready!"
Yugi smiled. "Good. Here, help me with my tie, please."
"Where's Yami?" Joey asked as he helped Yugi with the tie.
"He's not feeling well... He might have gotten food poisoning from last night..."
"...Maybe... We did have some sushi..."
Yugi frowned as Joey ruffed his hair up.
"Don't worry about him. He'll be able to muscle it through."
"I'm sure hope so."
Class Night is when students are called up, in a random order, and walk down a catwalk, getting from one side of the room to the other side. Their theme was JailBreak, so some girls had a dance prepared for tonight, some were performing skits, some were even singing. Joey, on the other hand, was doing something that only Serenity knew he could do: play piano. And during rehearsal, he messed up, a lot, because Seto was watching him-so were the other 60 in his graduating class.
I can't mess up. Not tonight. I'll show Kaiba what I can do!
"Joey! Joey! My neck!" Joey looked down and saw that he was strangling his friend with the tie!
"Sorry Yugi!" He cried as he let go. Yugi just laughed and hugged him.
"It's okay... I'm going to go check up on Yami..." He left as Joey sat down on the stairs before going inside to the gym.
"Well, well, well... If it isn't the mutt. I didn't know dogs could dress up." Joey glared at Seto's back as he walked down the stairs.
"How convenient. I didn't know dragons could talk. What else can you do? Fly?" Seto glanced at Joey and huffed it off.
Ooooo... I'm gonna show him!
"Here!" He soften his looks at Tea handed him a program.
"Thanks..."
"Don't worry about Kaiba. He's just an ass."
"I know..." But he's my ass... Joey shook his head at the thought and got up.
Joey opened the program, smiling at he saw his name, but frowned when he saw a certain blue eyed, brunet haired person's name a few inches away from his own.
What the hell? I didn't know Kaiba was doing something as well...
Seto, on the other hand, was surprised as well.
I'm surprised that the mutt is doing something... I would have to see this.
Surprisingly, neither have saw the other practice in the past week. Possibly because they were avoiding each other...
"Yugi! How's Yami?" Joey tried to clear his head as he smiled.
"He's feeling much better now."
"What did you do?" Yugi blushed as he walked away from Joey. "Hey! Come back here Yugi Mutou!" Joey laughed as Yugi ran away from Joey. He stopped as he saw Mokuba and Serenity, walking in together.
"I gotta hide..." He hid behind a wall and watched them walk into the Gym. "Huh... Since when they become close?"
Joey walked back to where he was before and crossed his arms.
"Joey!" He turned and saw Duke walking towards him. "Have you seen Tristan? He forgot his wallet in my car." Joey shrugged as Duke walked away from Joey.
"Showtime in ten minutes everyone!" Tea called out as some people nodded and resumed talking. Joey looked at his piano music a couple times.
"Okay... I need to slow down towards the end... Keep it slow throughout the song..."
Joey then began to hum his song.
Yugi looked at Joey as he sat next to him, listening, as Yami and Duke, along with Tristan, just listened to him. Somehow, that humming calmed them down.
Seto looked over at the group, crossing his arms.
For some odd reason... That song sounds oddly familiar... Oh, now I remember. It was from a game... But, which one was it, again?...
"Joey! Are you humming-"
"Yes, Tea. I'm humming your song for tonight. It's really catchy."
"...I'm nervous..."
Joey got up and walked with Tea. "Don't be! You're singing this for your boyfriend, so, maybe the others will like it and clap along. Don't worry." He leaned down, whispered something in her ears, and she nodded.
"Thanks." She walked up towards the doors, and smiled. "Everyone, let's get going!"
Students got into a line, walking inside, getting ready to walk down the cat walk.
If Joey wasn't nervous before, he was now. He was playing a piano piece, with Tea singing along.
"Another reason why we should chase after them!" A sophomore disguised as a detective, was saying.
"Because you see smoke doesn't mean it's a fire." A junior girl murmured, pulling her jacket up.
"Yeah, but when you hear voices and music coming down said alleyway, must mean something! Here! I took some video! Watch."
That was Tea and Joey's cue. As they stepped down, Tea to the mic and Joey to the piano-with a mic, students started to clap, along with family members, teachers, and friends. Now, Joey was starting to sweat. He didn't know if it was nervousness, or the lights.
Joey played a chord, and began the song. Tea took a deep breath, and began to sing to the crowd.
I wake in the morning tired of sleeping
Get in the shower and make my bed alone
I put on my makeup talking to the mirror
Ready for a new day without you
And I walk steady on my feet, I talk, my voice obeys me
I go out at night, sleep without the lights
And I do all of the things I have to keeping you off my mind
But when I think I'll be alright I am always wrong 'cause
Joey was beginning to get into the song, as he always does in the chorus of any song, and began to sing the beginning, helping Tea out.
My hands, don't wanna start again
My hands, no, they don't wanna understand
My hands, they just shake and try to break whatever peace I may find
My hands, they only agree to hold
Your hands, and they don't wanna be without
Your hands, and they will not let me go, no, they will not let me go
Joey began to sing, leaving Tea to do harmony.
I talk about you now and go a day without crying
I go out with my friends now, I stay home all alone
And I don't see you everywhere and I can say your name easily
I laugh a bit louder without you
And I see different shades now and I'm almost never afraid now
But when I think I'll be okay I am always wrong 'cause
Seto was just listening, tapping his foot here and there.
I didn't know that he could sing... Someone had better record this. Seto thought, humming the song.
My hands, don't wanna start again
My hands, no, they don't wanna understand
My hands, they just shake and try to break whatever peace I may find
My hands, they only agree to hold
Your hands, no, they don't wanna be without
Your hands, and they will not let me go, no, they will not let me go
Sometimes I wake, I see them reaching out for you
Quietly breaking whatever shields I spent so long building up
I cannot fake 'cause when they cry I'm unspoken
They miss holding my baby
Tea stopped singing as Joey took over the rest of the song. Tea sang the alternative part. The audience was listening, smiling, and clapped along with the beat.
My hands
My hands, no, they don't wanna understand
They just shake and try to break whatever peace I may find
My hands,
Your hands,
They don't wanna be without
Your hands,
And they will not let me go, no, they will not let me go
My hands, don't wanna start again
My hands, no, they don't wanna understand
My hands, they just shake and try to break whatever peace I may find
My hands, only agree to hold
Your hands, no, they don't wanna be without
Your hands, and they will not let me go, no, they will not let me go
No, they will not let me go
Joey played the last note as the students behind him and in front of him erupted in cheers. Tea and Joey hugged.
"Great job!" He whipsered as she laughed.
"I think you did a much better job than I did." She admitted as he shrugged and walked back over to the piano. He was the last one to play for night, and now that he conquered his fear of stage fright, he could do anything right now and could care less what people thought about him.
As Joey was playing the piano, Seto stepped down, towards the mic, holding his finger up to him lips, as Joey didn't even notice that Seto was about to sing. Joey was still into the song as Seto took a deep breath, and began to sing.
Make my wish come true
Let darkness slip aside
Hiding all our hope
Mocking what we treasure
Battles we can win, if we believe our souls
Hang in for the light 'til dawn.
Fate will not leave you
Hate will not heal you
Pray and one day, peace shall flow everywhere
Joey looked up, stopping, as Seto pushed him onward to play, as Joey nodded.
"Play from the beginning, then end it." He whispered, it seemed like he mouthed it to other people.
Okay... I have been mind-blown... What. The. Hell? Joey thought as he shook his head.
He continued to play, as Seto continued to sing the alternative lyrics to this song-only following Joey. Heck, Joey even sang along with Seto.
Make my wish come true
Let darkness fade to light
Show me there's still hope
Show me it's not over
Battles we can win, our struggle lies within
Will we live to greet the dawn?
Love will not leave you
Hate will not heal you
Promise me one day that peace shall reign
Joey played the last note as the crowd cheered all around them. Now, Joey got up, looked at Seto, and looked over at his gang.
"We had to!" Yugi called out as Joey smiled, softly, as Seto walked over to him, kissing him on his forehead.
"I didn't mind. Did you?"
Joey shook his head as he and Seto sat back down on the benches provided for all of them. Joey was still in cloud nine.
Seto leaned down to him, whispering, "That song before, you sang, was that meant for me?"
Joey nodded as Seto gripped Joey's hand. If this was dream, Joey didn't want to wake up. Now, someone could pinch him. Instead, Seto gripped it tighter.
"Umm... Was it my friend's idea that you should sing with me?"
Seto shrugged. "I wanted to show that I did something at this school, and singing was the right thing for me to do. Maybe..."
"Ahh..." The girls walked down, upstage, as they covered everyone else that was sitting down. Within that instant, Seto leaned down and kissed Joey on the lips. It was quick, but for Joey it seemed like it was a long kiss. Joey tilt his head, smiled, and as soon as the sirens went off, everyone ran off stage, some being chased, as Joey and Seto followed behind everyone else.
"What are you doing tonight?" Seto asked as Joey shrugged.
"Going home... Or going to Yugi's to celebrate-"
"Come home with me. Mokuba's going to Yugi's, and I figure that we should spend some time together, Joey."
Joey smiled as the music slowly changed into Black Eyed Peas Dirty Bit/Had The Time of My Life. Some were dancing back out, onto the catwalk, and down behind the audience. Joey followed behind Bakura, and Seto followed behind Joey.
Maybe, for the first time in Joey's life, he saw his rival, enemy, and now boyfriend, smile. Joey didn't know whether to cry or to smile as well. This was his dream and it was finally coming true...
I am loving Final Fantasy XIII right about now! And I'm sorry for the little cliffy-if it is even one.
Don't forget to review! :D