Kawaii Mimi-chan: Well, this is my first Yu-Gi-Oh fanfic ever! So be kind! I'd like to introduce my oh so lovable muses Yugi, Joey, and Bakura (Good Bakura).

Muses: *Wave*

KMC: All right, this is not, I repeat not, a yaoi fic! It's just going to be a Bakura and Joey friendship fic okay?

Joey: Yeah, but even in you sappy friend stories, you find a way to torture your favorite characters.

KMC: Oh yeah... I tend to do that don't I?

Muses: *NOD*

KMC: Well, anyways.... This very first chapter is dedicated to Pika! You're an excellent author my friend! Oh, Bakura... read the disclaimer for me would you?

Bakura: *Takes out sheet of paper with his lines* KMC does not own Yu-Gi-Oh, and never will so don't sue. She has no money to begin with.

KMC: *Sweat drop* Very well said....

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*From Joey's POV*

I shivered as I walked beside my friends to school. Man, it was cold this morning! Pulling my coat around me tighter, I watched my breath come out as white clouds from my mouth. I looked over at my four friends who were all walking and shivering along with me.

First there was Tristan Taylor, my best friend for a long time. He had brown hair and eyes, just kind of plain looking. He was tough, as tough as me. We had had our share of fights together over the years.

Next was Tea Gardner, the only female in the bunch. She was a nice girl, with brown hair and blue eyes. Tea was always there if you needed support, that's why we all liked her.

After that was Bakura Ryou, probably the quietest and sweetest of us all. He was certainly quieter than me. He had, amazingly enough, white hair. It was longer, yet he didn't look that bad with it... the girls certainly didn't think so. Those chocolate colored eyes didn't hurt his appearance either.

Last, but certainly not least, was Yugi Motou. He was the smallest of our group, but probably what one might call the leader of our little team. He was short, with some of the weirdest hair you could find. He had blond bangs that hung down over his face, and black hair behind that, tipped with purple. He was a great guy though; he always stood up for his friends, no matter what. That's why we had grown so close so fast.

Yeah, those were my friends, and we got along great. As we headed in the doors of the school, everything seemed like today would be fine. Oh, how wrong I was.

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It was as I was heading to my fourth period class that it hit me. A wave of dizziness that almost knocked me off my feet swept over my body and I stumbled. Leaning against my locker, I tried to regain my balance and eye focus before I took another step. Bakura and Yugi, who had been walking with me, looked over at me concerned.

"Are you alright Joey?" asked Bakura.

"Yeah, yeah. I'm jus' fine," I said, though I still felt dizzy.

I pushed myself off of the lockers and headed to class, Yugi and Bakura jogging to keep up with me.

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The rest of the day felt like it would never end, because as it went on, the worse I felt. I didn't go to the nurse, because I kept telling myself that I would feel better. Besides, what was the point of bugging anyone? I thought I would be okay.

When the last bell of the day rang, I was happy to just get out of there. I rushed to the doors, which only jarred me into feeling dizzy again, but I thought since I was heading home, I would just lie down and it would all go away.

I waited at the doors for my friends. They all showed up eventually talking and laughing. Bakura turned to me and smiled. He was working with me on a project in science so; I guess he wanted to plan when we could meet to study.

" I could come over to your house now, if you want," said Bakura.

I thought about it. If we started working today, I wouldn't get a chance to rest and then I might just feel worse.

"To be hones' Bakura, I'm not feeling too great so maybe we can work tomorrow?" I asked.

"That's fine Joey, especially if you're not feeling good! I'll stop by tomorrow. How about if we each just study a bit form our text books tonight and then we'll be prepared for tomorrow," he said.

I slapped myself on the head.

"I forgot mine, I'll be right back," I whirled around, ready to take off into the school.

That was my biggest mistake of the day. As soon as I spun, it felt like someone had turned up a furnace inside my body and hit me over the head with a baseball bat.
I staggered and hit the wall, feeling sweat bead on my forehead. My stomach knotted into a tight ball and I fell to my knees.

"Joey?! What's wrong?!" asked Yugi, kneeling down beside me.

I opened my mouth to answer but I think all Yugi heard was a soft squeak, because that's when the ground rushed up to meet me very, very suddenly.

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KMC: There *Wipes head* Done!

Joey: I'm not dead am I?

KMC: Of coarse not! You're just really sick. *Huggles her Joey plushie*

Joey: Oh, that's so much better and hey! Where did you get that plushie!?

KMC: Friend. *Pulls out Yugi and Bakura plushies* I have these too.

Yugi: Wait, you have us right here, yet you still have plushies of us?

KMC: These let me hug them.

Muses: *Fall over*

KMC: *Shrug* R&R peoples.