Chapter Six

                “You saw him, Too?” Nikki asked, Looking at Joey.

“Yep.” He replied, Taking a deep breath.

“Heh. I know he’ll like it there.” She said, Looking up at the clouded sky.

“I’m sure he will.” He looked up as well. They felt a warm breeze pass them. Nikki went and sat down by the tree Ryou and Nikki planted when they were children with their mom, Next to Ryous grave. She fixed her skirt and mesh shirt as Joey walked over and sat down next to her.

“I want you to think about this, Okay?” Joey asked as Nikki looked up. “And I don’t want you to answer immediately. Nikki blinked as Joey shifted himself. “I want you to think about this long and hard.” He fixed his hair, Getting it out of his face. “You must think about it.”
“Okay. Get on with it.” She smiled slightly.

“Will you please, Please, Please, Please, Please go out with me?” he cupped his hands together. Nikki thought about it for a moment as she felt something urging her to say yes. She smiled a bit, Feeling his warmth and looked at Joey.

 

                “Yes. I will.” She said, Nodding.

“Really?” Joey asked shocked.

“Yes.” She stood up and walked to Ryous grave and knelt down, Kissing the stone.

“Are you ready to go?”

“Yeah. He’ll be fine. I’m sure of it. We can go now.” She said, Standing up straight again and headed to his car. Joey rolled down the window.

“Nikki… Be home by nine.” Bakura said through the window.
“That’s four and a half hours.”
“You want two?
“No.”
“Then shut up. I’m in a good mood.” He stated, Looking at Joey and then her, Turning and walking away. They buckled up and drove out of the parking lot before he could say another word.

“Wanna go anywhere special?” Joey looked at her and then back to the road.

 

                “Not particularly, No.”

“I know a place.” He grinned, Driving straight.

“I-I’m scared.” She said, Looking at him.

“Don’t worry.” He laughed.

“O-Okay then?” Nikki looked over at him. Joey smiled in return and turned the radio up. “I love this song!” she cuddled to Joey more and sang along to the song before he came to a stop.

“Close your eyes.”
“Why?”

“Just do it!” he smiled.

“Okay.” She smiled, Closing her eyes. Joey got out of the car and shut the door, Walking to the other side and helping her out, Leading her to the front door. “This place smells familiar. Where are we?”

:You’ll see! Keep your eyes closed!” he said as he led her into a large room of commotion. “Okay. Open your eyes.”

“Oh my gosh! I haven’t been her in ages!” she gasped.

“I heard this was your favourite place to eat, Sooo… I decided to take you here.” Joey gave out a big smile and hugged her.

“Thank you. You were right and I really appreciate it.” She kissed his cheek.

 

                “Hello. Welcome to Texas Roadhouse. How may I help you?” the pretty blonde waitress asked.

“Two please.”

“Yes sir. Right this way.” She said, Picking up two menus and showing them to their tables. They sat there and talked for more than an hour about everything in their lives. What has happened between Nikki, Ryou and Bakura and Joeys life with his mom and sister, Things that happen in school and what not. Little things, Growing closer to each other. After, They went to the movies and sat close, Cuddling and watching Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory, Laughing throughout.

“That was a good movie.” Nikki said as they walked out.

“It was.” Joey smiled, Kissing her forehead.

“We’ve got half an hour left. What do you want to do?
“Let’s go watch the sunset.” He smiled down at her.

“Okay.” She smiled back.

 

                They went down to the beach and sat down. Nikki laid her head on Joeys shoulder as he kissed her forehead again. They laid there telling jokes and making each other laugh, Pointing out what some clouds looked like and rolling around in the grass. After it had set, They walked to the car and sat in the car. The clock read eight forty five.

“It’s almost nine!” Nikki screeched.

“Well get there on time. Promise.” Joey assured her, Stopping to get ice cream on the way home. Nikki traded a bite of her pumpkin spice for his chocolate and she watched as Joey made a face and backed up after taking a bite. They both laughed as they pulled into the driveway at eight fifty seven. “Told you we’d get here in time.”
“Thank you, Joey.” She said as they got out of the car and walked to the front door. “You made me feel so much better.”

“No problem. And you’re welcome.” He smiled, Kissing her lightly on the lips. Nikki kissed him back and then fell back on her feet and smiled, Looking at the ground and blushing a bit.

“Goodnight, Sweet princess.” Joey said, Kissing her hand.

“Goodnight, Sweet prince.” Nikki replied, Kissing him again and then bit her lip. And with that, Joey walked down the stairs and back to his car. He waved to her as he pulled out and was gone. Nikki waved back and then slumped against the door happily and dropped her ice cream. She looked down at it and giggled.

 

                She picked up the cone and threw it away and then walked inside, Sliding to the ground in pure innocent bliss.

“You’re just in time.” Bakura stated as the clock in their house had struck nine o’ clock. “Go to your room.”

“Okay… A-Are you going to-?”
“No. Not tonight.” He said, Switching channels.

“Okay.” She said, Walking off to her room.

“Just don’t come out unless you want something to eat or drink… Got it?”
“Yes master.” She said and walked into her room as reality hit her. She looked around and closed her door and walked over to her light, Turning it on. She looked at Ryous bed and sighed deeply.

“I’ll never see you again…” she said, Sitting on his bed and hugged his pillow, Taking in his scent. “I love you… And I miss you so bad already.” She then walked to her dresser and pulled out some clean clothes and then got dressed. She went into their bathroom and brushed her teeth and hair, Walking back out and looked at the picture that was taken at the restaurant a person took for them. They developed the pictures that night and they both obtained a picture. She put it in one of her frames and set it on her night stand and then remembered about what Ryou said, Having a flashback.

 

                She jumped up and looked under her bed and pulled out the box and sat on her bed, Crossed her legs and carefully opened it, Setting the top down. She gasped and let a tear fall. She took out the note and read it, ‘Dear Nikki, Hello lil’ sis’. I hope you like what I’ve packed in here for you. I enjoyed making it for you. It took me a while to get it right, But I finally got it. I was so happy to put it under your bed and realized it was finally done. You’ll probably like what I packed into it, But, I don’t know for sure. I’ll be here in spirit around Christmas and your birthday every year. I promise. And if you call for me, I’ll come to you. I must go now. I love you. I’ll keep you in my mind, Soul, Heart and spirit. Do the same. Don’t let him get to you. Stand up for yourself. You can do it. I know you can. I love you so much. Forever and always. Love, Ryou’

 

                Nikki started to cry and hugged the note, Gave it a kiss and then folded it again and put it back. She looked inside the box some more and found another piece of paper. She picked it up and looked it over. It was a drawing that Ryou had drawn of the two of them. She smiled and set it down with the note. There were two before and after pictures and how he looked after death. She smiled and set them down as well and the pulled out an envelope that contained money. She gasped and counted it all.

“Three thousand dollars?! How did he get three thousand dollars?” she said to herself. She searched through and opened the next gift. It was the Flyleaf CD she wanted. She opened it and popped it in the CD player. She pulled out the third gift and unwrapped it revealing a pair of Tripp pants with a Gothic shirt she wanted, A new mesh shirt, A pair of black combat boots, A pair of mesh stockings and a knee length skirt that was black, Red and Gothic. She was so excited for the new outfits that she almost passed over her last gift. It was a video tape. She walked over to their tv and popped it in and sat, Watching their childhood play on screen. She cried remembering all the times with their mom and each other. He first lost tooth, Ryous first broken arm. Birthdays, Parties, Christmases, Everything played across like a giant flashback for an hour and then, At the end, Ryou came on the screen and Nikki looked at it, Crying some more.

 

                “I hope you enjoyed the box and I hope I gave you the right things. I tried at least. There should be a few more things down in there, I think. Good luck with the rest of your life. I love you so much and I’ll wait for you. Promise. And mom says hi.” He smiled with tears in his eyes. “I love you.” And then the tape stopped, Rewinding itself. Nikki smiled through tears and wiped them away as she pulled the tape out when it was done. She sat back on her bed and set the tape down and looked through the box. There were two spate gift cards. One two hundred dollar one for Borders and one five hundred dollar one for Hot Topic. She hugged them and set them down, Taking out the little plush doll of Jack Skellington. You could tell that Ryou made it by hand. She hugged it, Taking in his scent and set it on her pillow. She placed everything else back into the box the same way she found it and placed the lid back on, Sliding it under her bed. She placed her new clothes in her dresser, The pictures in frames on her nightstand as well and the drawn picture in her binder.