A/N: Hey ya’ll! After being kicked off this site I have done a rebound and I’m back as Classiccomeback (geddit? Cause I came back…ok whatever) with my first YGO story, so please don’t be too harsh! This is my personal fav non-canon, non yaoi pairing!

This is just a little experiment with them so please review and tell me your thoughts!

Oh yea, for this first chapter I decided to use everyone’s dubbed names, but if you want me to switch to their Japanese please review and tell me so!

Chowz!

Gangstas and dancers/You could have it so much better

Chapter 1-Freak Show

“Aaargh, dis is jus’ too hard!” Joey Wheeler, leaning back against the shady tree, whined lazily.

It was a hot day and unfinished math homework being hurriedly done at break was taking longer than usual. Deciding the sun-bathed cafeteria was too stuffy and crowded today the gang retreated to the cool grounds of the school in search of shade.

Joey raised a hand and wiped it across his forehead in an attempt to cool himself, while several blonde bangs fell gently over his fingers.

“Come on man,” Tristan said, snapping his fingers in an attempt to draw the blonde out of his…whatever was wrong with him “You need to finish that! Math is next period!”

“Don’ pressure me! It’s tooo hard!” Joey whined placing his hands over his head and shaking it hopelessly.

“Don’t worry Joey, here let me help you.” Yugi offered, smiling kindly and moving out of the circle the gang had made under the shade of the tree, to plop next to him.

“Tanks Yug!” Joey said, grinning broadly as he handed his book over, ready to get spoon-fed the answers.

“This isn’t very hard Joey!” Yugi said slightly scoldingly as he scanned the algebra questions. “Ah, c’mon Yug! It’s a hot daye!” Joey said pleadingly, mostly lazily though “My brain is too sizzled right now ta think!” he gave a slight tug at his undone collar “Not to mention my body is so damn oven-baked right now, ya could serve me burnt!”

There was a slight snort of indignation coming from Tristan and Duke. Joey rounded on them like evil descending from the skies. “Wat is all dat chuckling for!” he asked dangerously.

“Just admit it Joey!” Tristan snickered “You don’t get any of it, it’s ok!” which was surprising since everyone knew plain well Tristan was barely smarter than Joey anyways.

“Man, shuddup!” Joey growled at the two, leaning in next to Yugi determined to pat attention as Yugi explained the formulae and routes.

This lasted for a fraction of a quarter of a millisecond.

Joey, looking in a level slightly higher than Yugi’s eye level, allowed his thoughts to wonder, nodding vaguely whenever hearing Yugi’s voice batting at whether he understood that. Which lead to more airy snickers from Tristan and Duke.

Watching all of them Tea rolled her eyes patiently and shifted slightly to make conversation with the ever-shy Ryou. “They never grow up, huh?” she said contently.

Ryou smiled, shyly of course. “Well, one can’t expect them to immediately give up their…boyish antics.” He said with the present British accent. His large brown eyes widened slightly over Tea’s shoulder.

She looked around. Someone seemed to be causing a commotion walking along, at least with the boys, though the sun was shining brightly in her eyes, and she couldn’t see who it was.

Probably some pretty new student teacher... She thought, shrugging and turning back.

“There.” Yugi said, handing back the completed homework “Do you understand now Joey?”

Joey took back his finished homework happily smiling. “Eh? Ah, sure, thanks Yug!”

How da hell did he get these answers?

“Man, I’m hot!” Joey said, abandoning his rhetorical question and getting up to the middle of the circle.

“Oh Joey!” Tea said from the circle, rolling her eyes “You’re hot all the time! Even when you’re not hot you are hot just to get attention!”

“Dat ain’t true Tea!” Joey said glancing at her, grinning “Is it my fault I get hot so quickly?” No longer caring about decency, he shrugged off his blue school jacket tossing it onto Tristan’s head with a “Hey!”

“Oh god Joey, please don’t tell me this is gonna turn into a strip show!” Duke breathed jokingly, earning a hard glare from Tristan.

Joey ignored them both…mmm, the feel of his buttons being undone…the breeze hitting his chest…

“Aaah, dis feels good…”

“I’m sure that it does!”

Not knowing that someone was behind him, Joey half-stumbled at the sound of them, while Tea and the others looked round to see if their ears were deceiving them.

Which they weren’t.

“M-Mai!” Joey said, gasping and stumbling to face her. Mai’s luxurious smile widened, her eyebrows raising at the sight of Joey’s shirt unbuttoned.

“W-Wad are ya doin here!” Joey stuttered, blushing beet red and quickly doing up his shirt.

“What? I need a reason to pay a visit to my good friends?” Mai asked, smiling warmly.

“It’s good to see you, Mai!” Tea said, standing up and giving a hug to her friend.

“Yea! Long time no see, Mai!” Yugi chirped happily, him being the only person besides Anzu to greet her as Ryou; Honda and Otogi were in a blushing crimson loss-for-words (as they usually were whenever they saw Mai). However no of them could match the blabbering, beetroot-red state Joey had gotten into.

“H-how-weh-weh-weh-weh-weh-” he mumbled goofily while his blonde bangs fell over his eyes and what he was trying to say was anyone’s guess.

“Well I’m glad to see you haven’t changed Joseph, though the last time I saw you I could actually get a few good words out of you!” Mai said, chuckling lightly and flicking her hair back. Anzu and Yugi laughed at that and Joey suddenly shook his head, clearing his blush.

“I’m staying for a while in Domino, I’m renting an apartment, so let’s all do something fun soon, k?” Mai said, looking around at all of them. Which was surprising, good news since Mai had become a model and usually stayed out of Domino, doing shoots in all sorts of places. The thought made Joey’s heart beat a little faster than it already was.

“Well, I gotta be off, I’ve got a hair appointment in 20.” Mai said, waving as she turned around.” Mai began, walking off. “I’ll walk with you, Mai!” Tea said, hurrying after her.

Mai’s swaying walk reflected in Joey’s twin chocolate brown eyes. He outstretched a hand.

“Mai-” he choked out, but she continued walking on.

“M-Mai-” he began but the loud ringing of the school bell blocked out his “would-w-would you like-”

Shoulders sagging in defeat Joey watched her disappear into moving crowds of High school students while Tea walked back smiling. Joey still stood in the same stance; the others had shaken off their gibbers and were looking at him slightly concernedly. She quickened her pace.

“C’mon you guys lets-” she was cut off by the blazing expression reflected in Joey’s eyes as he looked on.

It was the same one he wore whenever he was dueling- a fiery passion and a strong desire to win. It didn’t take a genius to know that Joey had always liked Mai, but this…this now…

Joey was in love with Mai.

The realization seemed to hit the gang simultaneously.

“Joey...Joey? You alright?” Tristan asked cautiously, padding over to him and placing a hand on his shoulder. Joey blinked, and the powerful expression shown his eyes disappeared.

“C’mon you guys, lets get to Math class.” Joey said quietly, picking up his bag letting his bangs falling over his face, and walked unusually fast ahead of them.

Forgetting his math book lying at the stump of the tree.

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To be continued.

A/N: Well, there’s the first chapter! Hope you liked it and please leave a review and tell what you think! Don’t forget to tell me what you prefer! Japanese or dubbed names!

Cya for now!