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Arashi: Have a couple of Bday fics in store for Jou since only seems fair. I'm still working on how many though I'll figure something out on time for his birthday. ^^

Disclaimer- as always don't own Yugioh and never will at all

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Summary- He didn't expect to be kick out of the only home he knew on a rainy day and also his birthday. He wasn't even expecting the help from a ghost of from the past. Now he's lying on her bed sick with a fever and doesn't know what to say at all.

Concrete Puppy

Chapter 1

The blond teen sits against the wall wondering how his life is a living hell. He just came home from a small party for his birthday from his friends only to be attack by his father. The older man stabs him in the shoulder after beating him up and telling he's worthless. Jou lets out a soft his sound at the pain just hoping it won't get infected in the end.

He shivers slightly as a few drops of rain lands on his cheeks. He could go to one of his friends' house but he doesn't want to be a bother at all. They have their own lives and problems to deal with. He could survive on the streets for a little while anyways.

He begins to cough as a minor groan escape his lips. He didn't like the sound of it at all. He felt cold as a strong breeze blew past him. He shivers wishing to have his jacket but didn't since he want to be out of the apartment and away from his father. He rub his arms together to keep warm soberly wondering what did he do to deserve this. At the sound of footsteps, Joey brought his legs closer to his body to make himself almost invisible.

He didn't feel like moving from his spot between the two trashcans. He shifts slightly to get comfortable musing sarcastically. 'What a wonderful birthday to me. The sudden wish to have a roof over his head seems appealing as the blond push it in the back of his mind.

Across town a blond woman sighs not believing it's his birthday today. She heard from Yugi that Jou and Tristan were arguing about something but it ended badly. If she arrived twenty minutes earlier she may have caught the blond before he left.

Mai wish to see Jou personally and tell him "happy birthday." The thing is she doesn't know his address and the reaction from the others made her decide to find Jou later and tell him then. Mai parks her car remembering the bar in one of the alleys that seems to be promising. She subconsciously pulls her jacket closer feeling uncomfortable for some strange reason. Mai nearly jump at the sound of someone coughing.

She gazes around trying to locate where the sound is coming from. She nearly scream when something move near the trashcans. She could make out a pair of familiar brown eyes getting her heart to ache at the sight of pain with in their depths. She whispers softly not even realizing it at all, "Joey."

The sound of her heart pounding in her ears while many thoughts race in her mind. Why is Joey doing out in the rain? Did something happen? Is that blood I see? Those bruises seem to be fresh and recent. Does he live in abusive home life? She broke out of her thoughts at the sound of the pain filled voice that cause her heart to clench in pain.

"Mai, what….are you….doing back in…Domino?" He wheezes out just a bit before his body slump forward. He closes his eyes longer able to take the pain allowing the darkness to take him away as the sound of Mai gasping and rushing over to him.

Blood begin to puddle around his body getting the blonde to flinch at the sight. She quickly drags him to her car worried sick for her friend. She could feel her temper rising seeing he doesn't have a jacket on him at all. He begins to shiver in the seat as she turns on the heater in the car waiting for it to warm up. She'll get the information she desire later once she took care of his wounds at her apartment.

Arashi: I know it's a cliff hanger but this is the only the beginning. Just one more chapter and it will be done. ^^ Please read and review