Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-gi-oh! Or its characters--I just want to
borrow some of them for a while. I promise to take good care of them, so
please don't sue me!
Chapter 3: HE'S A KEEPER
Joey walked along the crowded street, trying to decide which store to enter. It was Saturday afternoon, and he was praying that none of his friends would be out here shopping now. He decided to enter Domino Town's largest department store. He should be able to find everything there.
Joey thought to himself, *Me and my big mouth!! One of these days I'm gonna learn to shut my yap so I don't get into so much trouble.* As he entered the ladies' section of the store, he did his best to stay out of site. He went up to a rack of jeans and began looking. He held up a pair of Levis to check their size. *I guess these will fit.* Next, he went to a rack of tee-shirts. He selected a pale yellow one and placed it in his shopping cart. He looked around for the racks of ladies' underwear. Squaring his shoulders, Joey moved towards the closest rack. Just as he pulled out a pair of lacy bikini panties, he felt that someone was staring at him. He looked over his shoulder...."Damn!"
"Joey?!?!? What are you doing looking at the ladies' underwear?" Tea was very shocked to find him here. His face turned scarlet with embarrassment.
But Tea wasn't alone.... Mai stood there, swinging a hanger with her fingers. "Well, Joseph, I'd say that this push-up bra matches those bikinis perfectly. Although pink is more your color...it would look fabulous with your hair. I guess I misjudged you...maybe you do have a fashion sense. You just keep it well hidden. HAHAHA!" Mai couldn't resist the opportunity to needle Joey once again.
"Hello, Tea. Thanks for the fashion tip, Mai, but these clothes ain't for me. An old friend of my sister's came to town last night. She had to get away from her father for awhile, so she looked me up. Her duffle bag was stolen at the bus station, so I offered to get her some more clothes."
Oh, how awful! She wasn't hurt was she?"
"Nah, someone swiped it from the bathroom while she was in a stall."
"She's staying with YOU, Joseph? How long will she be in town? Will we get to meet her?"
"I dunno...until she makes it up with her dad, I guess. Yeah, I'll probably bring her to the card shop later. Well, I gotta hurry...being around all these frillies makes me real nervous. Hehe. Later youse guys."
Joey turned his cart and sped for the checkout lines. *This just isn't my day!*
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By the time Joey and Vicki arrived at the card shop owned by Yugi's grandpa, Tea had already informed everyone that she and Mai had found Joey in the ladies' lingerie department. Everyone had a good laugh, but they were all eager to meet Joey's friend. To everyone's surprise, even Mai had turned up for the gathering.
Joey opened the door, and waited for Vicki to enter. He said hello to everyone and began to make introductions. "Everybody, this is Vicki. Vicki, meet Yugi, his grandpa, Tea, Tristan, Duke,...uh, and Mai."
"Hello, everyone!" Vicki looked around the room at each smiling face. The Millennium Puzzle hanging around Yugi's neck caught her attention. *So, one of the seven hokzori remains. I wonder....* She went over to Yugi. "What an interesting pendant you have. May I see it?"
"Uh, sure. Here." Yugi removed the chain from around his neck and handed the puzzle to Vicki. "It's very old, an artifact from Ancient Egypt."
Vicki held up the puzzle and gazed directly at the eye on it. Vicki felt no awareness of the immense power that once electrified the puzzle. She handed it back to Yugi. "It is truly beautiful. Thank you."
Tea, friendly as ever, said to Vicki: "Joey told us that your luggage was stolen last night. If you'd like, I can share some of my clothes with you while you're here."
Mai agreed. "I'll do the same, Vicki. I just need to get Joey's address so I can drop them by tomorrow."
"That's very generous of you. Thanks, Tea and Mai."
Yami spoke to Yugi from the puzzle. *For some reason, Joey's friend seems very familiar to me, and my instincts tell me that may not be a good thing.* Yugi studied Vicki closely, but he wasn't sure what to make of Yami's comment.
Yugi's grandfather showed Vicki around the shop. She picked up several cards and studied the pictures on the cards. "How do you use these cards to duel, sir?"
Yugi's grandpa looked at one of the cards Vicki held in her hand. "That's 'Arlownay.' It has an attack strength of 800 points, but it's defense strength is higher, 1000 points. Do you see these things printed on the card?" Vicki just nodded. Yugi's grandfather continued explaining the basics of the game.
On the other side of the room, Tristan turned to Joey, "Wow, she's a total babe. But if she's Serenity's friend, I guess that means she's too young for me?"
Joey replied, "Maybe, Tristan. She mighta been older than Serenity, I'm not sure. But I can tell you this...she'll bust your chops worse than Mai can if you mess with her."
"I heard that, Joseph!"
"I'm not surprised, Mai. Bats do have good hearin', don't they?"
"Joey, be nice!!" Tea added, "You two shouldn't be so hard on each other." Then she giggled, deciding to throw out a little bait: "I wish you two would kiss and make up." No one answered that one.
Duke broke the silence, "I'm dueling Seto Kaiba tomorrow at Kaibaland. It's at 3:30 if you want to come and watch. Kaiba's one of the best, so it should be a good match."
Vicki and Yugi's grandpa joined the others. Vicki asked, "Keeper, can we go to this duel tomorrow? I'd really like to see it."
Before Joey could answer, Mai questioned, "Keeper?"
Vicky reached out and slowly rubbed the back of her fingers down Joey's cheek. She gazed into Joey's eyes for a long moment. Then she turned and looked at Mai, "Well, Joey is a keeper, is he not?"
[end Chapter 3
Author's note: During Vicki's time, the millennium items were called hokzori. This is just a word I made up for Vicki to use.
Do you think I should bump the rating for this to 'R' because of the shower scene in chapter 2?]
Chapter 3: HE'S A KEEPER
Joey walked along the crowded street, trying to decide which store to enter. It was Saturday afternoon, and he was praying that none of his friends would be out here shopping now. He decided to enter Domino Town's largest department store. He should be able to find everything there.
Joey thought to himself, *Me and my big mouth!! One of these days I'm gonna learn to shut my yap so I don't get into so much trouble.* As he entered the ladies' section of the store, he did his best to stay out of site. He went up to a rack of jeans and began looking. He held up a pair of Levis to check their size. *I guess these will fit.* Next, he went to a rack of tee-shirts. He selected a pale yellow one and placed it in his shopping cart. He looked around for the racks of ladies' underwear. Squaring his shoulders, Joey moved towards the closest rack. Just as he pulled out a pair of lacy bikini panties, he felt that someone was staring at him. He looked over his shoulder...."Damn!"
"Joey?!?!? What are you doing looking at the ladies' underwear?" Tea was very shocked to find him here. His face turned scarlet with embarrassment.
But Tea wasn't alone.... Mai stood there, swinging a hanger with her fingers. "Well, Joseph, I'd say that this push-up bra matches those bikinis perfectly. Although pink is more your color...it would look fabulous with your hair. I guess I misjudged you...maybe you do have a fashion sense. You just keep it well hidden. HAHAHA!" Mai couldn't resist the opportunity to needle Joey once again.
"Hello, Tea. Thanks for the fashion tip, Mai, but these clothes ain't for me. An old friend of my sister's came to town last night. She had to get away from her father for awhile, so she looked me up. Her duffle bag was stolen at the bus station, so I offered to get her some more clothes."
Oh, how awful! She wasn't hurt was she?"
"Nah, someone swiped it from the bathroom while she was in a stall."
"She's staying with YOU, Joseph? How long will she be in town? Will we get to meet her?"
"I dunno...until she makes it up with her dad, I guess. Yeah, I'll probably bring her to the card shop later. Well, I gotta hurry...being around all these frillies makes me real nervous. Hehe. Later youse guys."
Joey turned his cart and sped for the checkout lines. *This just isn't my day!*
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By the time Joey and Vicki arrived at the card shop owned by Yugi's grandpa, Tea had already informed everyone that she and Mai had found Joey in the ladies' lingerie department. Everyone had a good laugh, but they were all eager to meet Joey's friend. To everyone's surprise, even Mai had turned up for the gathering.
Joey opened the door, and waited for Vicki to enter. He said hello to everyone and began to make introductions. "Everybody, this is Vicki. Vicki, meet Yugi, his grandpa, Tea, Tristan, Duke,...uh, and Mai."
"Hello, everyone!" Vicki looked around the room at each smiling face. The Millennium Puzzle hanging around Yugi's neck caught her attention. *So, one of the seven hokzori remains. I wonder....* She went over to Yugi. "What an interesting pendant you have. May I see it?"
"Uh, sure. Here." Yugi removed the chain from around his neck and handed the puzzle to Vicki. "It's very old, an artifact from Ancient Egypt."
Vicki held up the puzzle and gazed directly at the eye on it. Vicki felt no awareness of the immense power that once electrified the puzzle. She handed it back to Yugi. "It is truly beautiful. Thank you."
Tea, friendly as ever, said to Vicki: "Joey told us that your luggage was stolen last night. If you'd like, I can share some of my clothes with you while you're here."
Mai agreed. "I'll do the same, Vicki. I just need to get Joey's address so I can drop them by tomorrow."
"That's very generous of you. Thanks, Tea and Mai."
Yami spoke to Yugi from the puzzle. *For some reason, Joey's friend seems very familiar to me, and my instincts tell me that may not be a good thing.* Yugi studied Vicki closely, but he wasn't sure what to make of Yami's comment.
Yugi's grandfather showed Vicki around the shop. She picked up several cards and studied the pictures on the cards. "How do you use these cards to duel, sir?"
Yugi's grandpa looked at one of the cards Vicki held in her hand. "That's 'Arlownay.' It has an attack strength of 800 points, but it's defense strength is higher, 1000 points. Do you see these things printed on the card?" Vicki just nodded. Yugi's grandfather continued explaining the basics of the game.
On the other side of the room, Tristan turned to Joey, "Wow, she's a total babe. But if she's Serenity's friend, I guess that means she's too young for me?"
Joey replied, "Maybe, Tristan. She mighta been older than Serenity, I'm not sure. But I can tell you this...she'll bust your chops worse than Mai can if you mess with her."
"I heard that, Joseph!"
"I'm not surprised, Mai. Bats do have good hearin', don't they?"
"Joey, be nice!!" Tea added, "You two shouldn't be so hard on each other." Then she giggled, deciding to throw out a little bait: "I wish you two would kiss and make up." No one answered that one.
Duke broke the silence, "I'm dueling Seto Kaiba tomorrow at Kaibaland. It's at 3:30 if you want to come and watch. Kaiba's one of the best, so it should be a good match."
Vicki and Yugi's grandpa joined the others. Vicki asked, "Keeper, can we go to this duel tomorrow? I'd really like to see it."
Before Joey could answer, Mai questioned, "Keeper?"
Vicky reached out and slowly rubbed the back of her fingers down Joey's cheek. She gazed into Joey's eyes for a long moment. Then she turned and looked at Mai, "Well, Joey is a keeper, is he not?"
[end Chapter 3
Author's note: During Vicki's time, the millennium items were called hokzori. This is just a word I made up for Vicki to use.
Do you think I should bump the rating for this to 'R' because of the shower scene in chapter 2?]