Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ You're So Complicated ❯ You're So Complicated ( Chapter 1 )

Edited By Beta Reader, Complete

Note: The Yu-Gi-Oh and crew are all seventeen and in high school together.

Summery: What happens when Joey changes everything about him for a girl? Mai tries to make him understand that a girl, who makes him feel like he needs to change himself, does not deserve him. But, what if that girl is her?

I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh or the characters! So, don't sue! I own Kim thought. ^^

Also, I have a list of Jou/Mai (AKA Mai/Joey) fics is you want to know some! I am also looking for more Jou/Mai fics… So, please email me if you know some. (MehCWbsh@hotmail.com)

You're So Complicated

By MoshiMoshiQueen

Beta Reader: Hana No Tenshi

~Thoughts~

"Talking"

(Me Talking)

&Lyrics&

As the clouds frolicked together making shapes, and then destroying them, the sky smoldered over slowly. As grays blended with the stark white, the contrasts made the sky stand out, and made moods drop.

Watching from afar, Mai sighed to herself, as Joey laughed at something a jock said.

Out of the corner of his eye, Joey gazed at Mai, secretly hoping that the goddesses who haunted his dreams would finally really notice him.

Deciding that Joey's pathetic attempt to change, and hang out with the jock population was boring her beyond belief… and making her worry even more, Mai walked away silently, hoping that her locker was near.

Mai's thoughts revolved around Joey, and it annoyed her. Slamming her locker shut loudly, she walked into her next class, her angry slowly simmering. ~Why is that lug head keep entering my thoughts?! Er... ok, so I might have a little crush on him, but he shouldn't be all I think about. ~

Huffing out an annoyed breath, Mai heard someone call her name.

"Oh, hey Jim. What's up?"

"Like nothing much. How about you?"

"Nothing either," Mai said as something out the window caught her attention.

As her violet eyes directed themselves towards Joey, she glared, and leaned back in her chair.

"He sure is acting weird," Kim said, her voice interrupting Mai's thoughts.

"Yeah," Mai answered simply, acting as if the information Kim was telling her was of no importance to her.

"I wonder what changed. Now, he practically ignores Yugi and Tristen."

Setting her chair upon the floor, she locked eyes with Joey, as he sent her his prized winning smile.

Her blush though was short lasted, vanished quickly as a bunch of girls surrounded Joey, and flirted with no mercy.

Parting her lips slightly, Mai complained. "Day after day… it is the same way. Popular boys come in, and then popular girls surround them."

"This is really bothering you. Isn't it?" Kim asked deeply concerned for her friend.

"Not really, but it is strange. One day he just decided to make things complicated."

"That sounds like a song I know. Hey, maybe you could sing it at the dance, and knock some sense into him."

Pulling down her ice queen act, Mai slammed her palms upon the desk as she stood up. "That's a great idea."

Blanching, Kim looked at Mai as if she had grown another head. "I was joking, Mai. Why do you care so much about him, anyway?"

Placing upon her inferior act, Mai explained, "I don't know, but I can't have him being popular… He makes the rest of us look bad,"

Silently, hitting herself, Mai sat upon her chair, and smoothed out her skirt. ~Smooth, Mai. Just smooth. ~

"Guess your right. As if," Kim said straining the words with every preppy cell in her body, "we would ever drool over him."

"Yeah, as if, " Mai said taking one last look at Joey.

After School

"Mai Valentine, stop right there," said a girl with long brown locks, and a group of her flanking her side.

"Excuse me. Are you talking to me, because if you then you should know I don't talk to sluts." (Ohh harsh)

Ignoring the comment, the girl placed her hands upon her hips, as if to look like she had more confidence. "I hear you are friends with my soon-to-be boyfriend."

"And who would that be? A dog?"

"No, Joey. Of course."

As Mai stood up, she laughed hysterically in a cruel mocking tone. "As if! You are joking right? Joey? Go out with you? That is funny."

"Seems you are jealous, Mai."

"Jealous of what?"

"You are jealous, that I will get Joey and you won't."

"In your dreams, ditz."

"Fine, want to make a bet, Mai-Mai?"

Anger bubbled bitterly inside of Mai, as she glared fiercely at 'the twit.' With her hands fisted at her side, Mai kept her composure, although she was ready to blow up like a volcano at any moment. "How did you know my nickname?"

"So, you will take my little bet? Here are the rules, if you get Joey to kiss you before I do, than I won't tell any one about your cute little pet name, and about your secret crush on Joey."

"You slimy witch! One thing you should know is that I don't have a crush on Joey, and you better not tell my nick name or else," Mai screamed threateningly.

"Or else what Miss Valentine?" The girl said, as she calmly walked away, her followers close behind her commenting on her well played performance.

Taking many breathes, Mai unclenched her fists, and blood trickled from her wounded skin. Mumbling many cuss words under her breath, she grabbed her things, and ignored her rage, and bleeding palms.

~*~

Dragging her feet, Mai looked up towards the painted sky, it's grays standing out like a stain upon a white wall. As the wind kissed the trees, the leaves danced around the surroundings, each whispering things that could not be heard by the average human.

"Hey Mai-Mai, wait up," a voice rang, breaking through the stone silence.

Turning around slowly, Mai's eyes locked on to Joey's. Sighing deeply, she said, "Joseph. What a surprise? Where are your groupies?"

"Not here. What about you Ms. Popular? Where is your groupie?"

"Not around… I think I have had enough of groups."

A concerned look flickered upon his rich amber eyes, and he touched Mai's shoulder lightly in an intimate, and personal manner. "Why are you angry?"

Pushing the shock from her eyes, Mai's voice iced over. "Just some slut, who drools over you every day."

"Sarah?"

"How did you guess?" she asked innocently, her voice drooling with sarcasm.

"Lets just say, she has been stocking me this whole week."

"Poor lug head. You don't like her?" Mai asked, pouting her lip out in a babyish manner.

"Nope, I like some else."

Smiling, Mai pushed her backpack upon her shoulder. "Guess that will surprise little miss priss. Why did you stop hanging out with Yugi and Tristen? I hear they really miss the old you… and many others do as well."

"Like who? I like being this way… I have not changed that much."

"You must have been looking in the wrong mirror," Mai mumbled to herself, in barely a whisper. "Why did you change any way?"

He stayed silently for a moment, as if pondering his next words carefully, which Joy rarely did. "To win the heart of the one I love."

"She does not like the old you?"

"She never showed any signs of liking the old me. I think she hates the old me. Hopefully, she will like the new me…."

"If she did not like the old you, than she does not deserve you."

"I can't live with out her, though."

"She really has done something to you," Mai said frowning. ~Great Mai, you fell in love with someone who is taken. I just have to make him realize that he should just be him self. This chick does not deserve him if she does not like the real him. ~

"Yeah, she really has. She is amazing."

~I wonder who it could be that won his heart. Could it be Tea? It probably is… he did have a crush on her before. ~ (That's gross notion! Yuck, so for you Tea fans, but I am a Tea Basher, and dang proud of it!)

As Mai stood in front of her house, she silently thanked the gods. "Here's my house… Joseph, please think about what I said. She does not deserve you if she does not like the real you."

"Thanks Mai-Mai. See you tomorrow."

Watching Mai shut the door, Joey sighed to himself. "If she could only see… that she is the one I love."

Behind the door, Mai slouched, and placed her hands upon her face. "What has he done to me? He has made me weak… I'm going to have to change him back; even if it means to make a fool of myself."

Mai's POV

The Dance

Joey was hanging out with his group, surrounded by girls and guys the 'popular group,' and Sarah was not far behind.

"Mai, are you sure about this?" Kim asked, fidgeting.

"Hai, can't let Joey get all the spotlight, now can we?"

"I guess not…" Kim said quietly as she watched her best friend stand upon the stage.

Holding the microphone tightly, Mai placed upon her cool smile, as butterflies the size of baseballs swarmed in her stomach. She sent a look towards Joey, and nodded as the music started.

&"Uh-huh,

Life's like this

Uh-huh, uh-huh

That's the way it is

'Cause life's like this

Uh-huh, uh-huh

That's the way it is." &

Picking up the microphone, Mai took a few steps toward, and began to sing again. &" Chill out,

What you yellin' for?

Lay back, it's all been done before

And if you could only let it be

You will see." &

Shooting a look towards Joey, she kept eye contact with him. &"I like you the way you are

When we're, driving in my car

And you're talking to me

One on one

But you become..." &

& "Somebody else

'Round everyone else

Watchin' your back

Like you can't relax

You're tryin' to be cool

You look like a fool

To me." &

Joey listened to the lyrics of the song and knew what Mai was trying to say. Her words rang threw his mind, ~If she does not like you for who you are, than she does not deserve you. ~

&"Tell me

Why do you have to go and make things so complicated?

I see the way you're

Acting like you're somebody else gets me frustrated

Life's like this, you

And you fall and you crawl

And you break and you take

What you get and you turn it into

Honesty Promise me I'm never gonna find you fake it." &

Yugi smiled as Mai kept singing, ~Hope you get through to him, Mai. ~

& "No, no, no

You come over unannounced

Dressed up like you're something else

Where you are and

Where you sat, you see

You're making me

Laugh out

When you strike a pose

Take off all your preppy clothes

You know

You're not fooling anyone

When you become." &

&" Somebody else

'Round everyone else

Watchin' your back

Like you can't relax

Tryin' to be cool

You look like a fool

To me...Tell me." &

Mai winked at Joey and kept singing, &"Why do you have to go and make things so complicated?

I see the way you're

Acting like you're somebody else gets me frustrated

Life's like this, you

And you fall and you crawl

And you break and you take

What you get and you turn it into

Honesty Promise me

I'm never gonna find you fake it." &

Kim watched her best friend's actions and smiled, "So Mai, someone has one your heart."

&"No, no, no...

Chill out,

What you yellin' for?

Lay back, it's all been done before

And if you could let it be

You will see

Somebody else

'Round everyone else

You're watchin' your back

Like you can't relax

You're tryin' to be cool

You look like a fool

To me, to me." &

Mai kept singing never leaving eye contact with Joey and Sarah was fuming. ~How could she win him! There is still a chance! I will win him over if it is the last thing I do! ~

Joey smiled, his perfect smile at her and she winked back, &"Why do you have to go and make things so complicated?

I see the way you're

Acting like you're somebody else gets me frustrated

Life's like this, you

And you fall and you crawl

And you break and you take

What you get and you turn it into

Honesty Promise me I'm never gonna find you fake it

No, no." &

Mai smiled as she said the last lines, &"Why do you have to go and make things so complicated?

I see the way you're

Acting like you're somebody else gets me frustrated

Life's like this, you

And you fall and you crawl

And you break and you take

What you get and you turn it into

Honesty Promise me I'm never gonna find you fake it."

No, no, no." &

Every one clapped and watched Mai get off the stage gracefully/ Joey started making his way towards Mai, but Sarah stopped him, "You can't possibly like her over me."

"Well, I guess that hair spray got to your head, Sarah, because I would never like you," He said walking past her coldly.

"So Mai-Mai have something to say to me?"

"Hmm yes, but first let me do something," He pulled him to her and kissed him passionately and then smirked at Sarah.

Joey smiled at her sincerely as Mai was about to say sorry. But, Joey placed his finger on her lips and she smiled, "No words needed but actions are," He said kissing her.

The End or is it? Does the author have more to say? Does the story go on? Read and see!

Tristen smiled, "Hey buddy guess you can dump those jocks now, guess your plan back fired."

"Tristen, you should have known that Joey's plans never work," Said Kim walking up to him.

"So you know?"

"The whole time, kind of pathetic really but kind of cute," She said looking at him.

"What the plan?"

"No you," She said kissing his cheek.

Joey and Mai came up to them, "Kimmy, Kimmy and you say I steep low?"

"Well, sometimes we all got to get on the ground and get dirty."

They all smiled, "So Joey no more acting," Said Mai poking him in the chest.

"Scouts honor, no more being someone that I'm not. So if I am acting like me real self now can I tease you about your kissing."

"And what is wrong with my kissing Joey Wheeler!" she said hitting him.

"Things are back to normal," Said Yugi coming up to them.

"Yep," Said Tea as they watched Mai running after Joey. (Yuck did Tea just say something? I thought I bashed her all ready. let's rewrite that.)

"Yep," Said Bakura as they watched Mai running after Joey. (That's much better!)

"They do make a good couple, they are perfect for each other. But, lets not tell them that," Said Kim.

The all nodded in agreement and then all did an anime style sweat drop, because Mai caught Joey and they started making out with each other.

"Those two will never change," Said Tristen.

"And we all like it that way!" says Moshi-san the author.

"Hey who are you?" asked Yugi.

"I am humble fan of Mai/Jou the best couple in the whole Yu-Gi-Oh world!"

"What's Yu-Gi-Oh?" asks Tristen.

"Who knows," Said Kim.

"Well the end! That's all folks! See you fans!" says Moshi-san closing the curtains.

"Who turned out the lights?" asked Joey.

Well the end of this fic! Really hope you liked it!!! It was kind of short sorry about that!!! The song is called Complicated by Avril Lavigne. It is a really good song! I don't own it so don't sue! Well I go to go! Ja ne! (Bye)

"Oh one last thing," Moshi-san dumps the punch bowl on Sarah, "Don't ever try and mess up Mai and Joey, tramp!"

This fic is rated PG 13 for obvious language.