AP: Hi everyone sorry it took me so long to update this I bet you've been dieing to see the next chapter well all your questions will be answered in this one so enjoy

AP: Hi everyone sorry it took me so long to update this I bet you've been dieing to see the next chapter well all (err… most) of your questions will be answered in this chapter so enjoy!

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As Kaiba entered the shop threw the beads hanging over the door, he spotted Madame Esmeralda behind the counter lighting some 'Dragons Blood' incense.

"So you are back wiv your design no?" she said looking at him with all knowing eyes.

"Um, yea…" Kaiba put his brief case on the counter, unlocked it and handed her the slip of paper with his design on it, she looked surprised.

"Zis is good verk… you are talented no?" her heavy accent seemed to sway with the words.

"Thank you… can you do it?" Kaiba asked hoping his design wasn't too complicated.

"Let me see…" she studied the design and finally spoke "come back lunch tomorrow…" Kaiba almost grinned, almost.

"Good… I'll be back then…" Kaiba packed up his briefcase and left leaving the money on the counter, Madame Esmeralda smiled she had a trick up her sleeve for Seto Kaiba.

Kaiba now had his gift for Joey planed but something was missing… he was missing something to make this Christmas unforgettable… But what was it…

Kaiba was so deep in thought he didn't even notice were he was going and bumped into someone, it was a crying woman coming out of the police office.

"Oh s-sorry" the woman mumbled under her breath.

"Do I know you?" Kaiba couldn't help but ask, there was just something about her… she had long blond hair and her facial futures they were so familiar, she was much older than Kaiba but he still couldn't place her and it was eating at him.

"N-no I don't think so… w-wait a minuet… your Seto Kaiba! From T.V! Maybe you can help me you dueled my son once, I'm looking for him?" That's when it hit Kaiba like a tone of brick's, this was perfect! Kaiba smirked, this was working out to well…

(With Joey…)

"Mmmmm…" Joey moaned at his sore muscles, he rolled out of bed and looked at the clock…and date.

'Let me think dad should be out drinking… and, oh… it's Christmas Eve tomorrow…' Joey disregarded the thought and griped his head… he needed pain killers… and a first aid kit…

Joey reluctantly opened the curtains and headed for the bathroom, opening the cupboard behind the mirror and grabbing the first aid kit and pain killers.

"nherg…" Joey moaned at the pain in his head again quickly downing 2 of the pills. He was about to put the bottle back when he caught sight of the warning he had read many times and recalled that night he tried to…

Joey read the warning one last time 'Do not exceed 5 pills may cause internal bleeding or death' It must have been the 15th time he'd read it, he could end it all now…silence… a hand full of pills away… Joey shook his head he couldn't hesitate, he then gulped down as many pills as he could swallow.

Just then Yami burst threw the door "Joey NO!!" Yami caught the collapsing Joey and pressed on his stomach making him throw up the pills…

Joey shook his head that was all he remembered… after that he woke up in hospital, Yami had told the others it was food poisoning… well except Yugi of course who monitored his pills for about 3 weeks…

He remembered what Yami had told him when he asked 'how did you know?'

Yami was sitting alone beside Joey's hospital bed "How did you know?" Joey rasped out.

"Someone called me and said to get to your house quick before it was too late then hung up…" Yami trailed off remembering the mysterious call.

"Who was it?" asked Joey in a dry voice, Yami handed him his water.

"I don't know it was masked…" Joey frowned and laid back down on the bed.

To this day Joey still didn't know who that caller was… but he wanted to…

Joey shook his head, sighing put the bottle back and applied the first aid.

"JOEY!!" oh-no not again…

(a few hour later…With Kaiba…)

Kaiba smirked to himself, the final arrangements were made… now he just had to wait. He walked to his limo satisfied with his days work.

When he reached the limo telling the driver to head home he felt a sudden wave of sleepiness and drifted off.

(With Joey…)

Joey felt his father's foot connect with his rib and gasped in pain "Dad please!" Joey begged. This was the second time today and he couldn't handle it "Please dad don-!" he was cut off as his father's fist slammed into his stomach "oof! ... Dad… no… stop…"

"Shut up you worthless piece of crap!" his father hissed before he kicked Joey in the shin sending him to the floor, Joey coughed and gave up pleading.

"Your nothing but a worthless mutt just like that Kaiba kid says!" Joey flinched somehow it was different when Kaiba called him that… it was more like play than an insult…

"Your probably a faggot just like your faggot friends!" his father continued to fling insults at the boy wile kicking him until he blacked out.

(With Kaiba…)

Kaiba's eye's slowly slid open to a soft shaking… why did he have to wake up? he was having the most wonderful dream…

"Wa-what?" Kaiba stuttered still in the haze of sleep, his driver softly shook him again.

"Mr. Kaiba your home" the driver chose his words carefully afraid of being fired, fortunately for him Kaiba was in good mood due to his dream…

"Oh thank you…" the driver look surprised but regardless helped Kaiba out of the car and handed him his brief case.

No sooner had Kaiba entered the house a flurry or black hair and white feathers had glomped him and were now hugging him on the floor.

"Seto!!" squealed Mokuba as he was picked up and flung on to his brothers back (AP: awwwwww sweet brother moment!)

"Hi Moki! May I ask why you're covered in feathers?" said Kaiba waking himself up.

"Oh, me and Ronald were having a pillow fight! But one broke…" Kaiba laughed as he carried his brother into the lounge room and dropped him on the couch, he sat beside him and sighed closing his eyes and running his fingers threw his hair.

"What's wrong Seto?" asked Mokuba curiously.

"Nothing's wrong Mokuba it's just… I appreciate the fact that I can just come home and unwind and not have to put up so many barriers to hide myself from people… I forget that sometimes…" Kaiba sighed again and closed his eyes yawning.

"Your sleepy Seto?" asked Mokuba cocking his head.

"Yea… I fell asleep in the limo and I guess I'm still sleepy…" Kaiba yawned again witch made Mokuba yawn, Mokuba snuggled up to his big brother and soon they'd nodded off Kaiba instinctively wrapping his arm around his younger brother. (AP: awwwwwwww…)

(The next day… at Joeys…)

Joey woke up sore as usual, his mind barley registered that it was Christmas Eve. Tears started to form in his eyes but he fought them back not wanting to look weak even though no one was there. Joey's eyes drifted to the window of his room as he sat up… It was snowing! Joey had barley ever seen snow in his life the last time was when…

"Joey honey don't run to fast!" Joey's mum shouted as a 5 yr old Joey ran threw the snow filled park with his sister close behind him.

"Snow! Snow!" Joey was far too happy to listen to any warnings and tripped over a stone landing face first in the powdery substance "putoi!" Joey spat out a glob of half melted snow and rolled onto his back making a snow angle. His sister giggled as she caught up to him and started to make a snow angel to, except hers was more… neat than her brothers.

Joey shook his head of the long forgotten memory… it was one of the few memories he had of his mother, even if it was only her voice.

Joey reluctantly got out of bed and had a small hope that maybe he would be able to get by this morning without a beating.

"JOEEEEEEY!" his father screeched, Well that hope died fast…

(Back with Kaiba and Mokuba)

Kaiba groaned as he woke up, yet again, in a weird position. He was lying on the couch with a blanket over him, his neck hurt and he noticed he had been drooling again, dam.

"Glad to see your awake!" smiled Mokuba as he handed him a cup of steaming coco. Kaiba smiled, which was a rare thing for him, and gladly accepted the coco.

"Felling better?" asked Mokuba referring to when Kaiba had told him was felling sleepy the previous afternoon.

"Much, thanks" replied Kaiba as he sipped the warm drink, Kaiba yawned and ruffled his brothers hair as he went to the bathroom to freshen up.

As kiba glanced out the bathroom window after he had dried his face he realized it was snowing… 'A white Christmas… just one more thing to make this the best Christmas ever for my little pup' he smiled at the thought and went to have breakfast.

When he had entered the room he found that his darling brother Mokuba had tried to make pancakes for him… and succeeded in putting the pancake mix all over the kitchen.

"And what's all this?" said Kaiba putting his hands on his hips.

"Err… breakfast?" said his brother and smiled sheepishly. Kaiba shook his head and took off his trench coat, draping it over a chair then rolled up his sleeves.

"Here let me help…"

2 hours later after the boys had managed to get pancake mix from here to kingdom come and all over themselves, and after a quick shower they were on there way to pick up Joeys present.

"So what is it Seto?" asked his brother in the car.

"What's what?" asked Kaiba as he was pulled out of his thoughts.

"The present silly!" giggled the raven haired boy, Kaiba smirked and ruffled his brother's hair.

"You'll just have to wait and see!" He said in a teasing tone, Mokuba frowned but accepted his brother's answer.

Soon the two boys had reached their destination and made there way to the shop.

"Ah you are back for your design no?" asked Madame Esmeralda as she spotted Kaiba walking threw the beaded door with a small raven haired boy.

"Yes I am, is it ready?" asked Kaiba with small anticipation showing.

"Yes it is I hope you're pleased with my work" the old lady took a small black box out from under the counter and opened it, Kaiba smiled (AP: ZOMG! In public!) and let his brother see the present.

"Oh Seto he's going to love it!" squealed the young boy as he jumped up and down, Kaiba chuckled and took out his wallet to pay.

(Back with Joey)

Joey Just couldn't take it anymore, he lay on his bed and prayed that he would fade away into the creeping darkness… it hurt… and he wasn't talking about the beatings, sure they hurt like hell but they weren't as painful as the growing thought that no one out there loved him… he lie there and pray to any god he could think of that it would all just go away…

Soon Joey knew he wasn't just going to fade away and got up limping to the bathroom to treat his wounds and clean up the place before his father got back.

(Later on when Kaiba's back at the mansion)

Kaiba placed the small black box on his desk and collapsed on his bed wile looking at the clock… lunch time, Kaiba sighed and got back up again to go order the cook to make something. He didn't always ask the cook to make his meals but right now he really couldn't be bothered.

Kaiba walked down the stairs and called Mokuba as he passed his room.

"Hey Mokuba! Lunch time!" Kaiba yelled at the door which had lots of video game sounds coming from it.

"Coming brother!" yelled Mokuba as he paused his game following his brother downstairs. Kaiba couldn't help but smile to himself as he thought of the perfect Christmas he'd planned for Joey.

(Some hours later in the afternoon, at Joeys)

Joey lay on his bed and sighed, this really hadn't been the best day and his father just seemed to be getting worse…

Joey walked out to the kitchen to get a drink of water, he reached the sink and lent on the counter only to hear uneven footsteps behind him…

'Shit!' thought Joey 'Not now!' the footsteps grew closer and joeys grip on the counter tightened… 'oh god, someone help me…'

"Well hello Joseph"

'Oh shit' thought Joey his father only used his full fist name when he was really pissed.

"H-hi dad" said Joey turning around.

"Mmmmm…" he smashed the empty beer bottle he was holding on the table causing Jey to flinch "ha ha ha…" he mocked slowly "Guess what Joey?"

"W-what?" said Joey slightly shaking.

"I was just in your room and look what I found…" Joey's father held up his diary.

'SHIT!' screamed Joey in his head as his eyes widened, Joey's father's smirk turned into a hungry scowl.

"You good for nothing FAGOT!" Joey flinched, the way that word came off his tongue was pure hate and deadly frightening. Mouth

"Dad I-" before Joey could continue his dad had thrown the smashed bottle at his arm "ah!" Joey clutched his arm wile pulling some shards of glass out, tears pricked the corners of his eyes. Joey's father drew closer…

"You worthless piece of crap!" Shouted Joey's father as he slapped him across the face "I'm sorry ever had you!" sure his father was a jerk but it still stung to hear that. He punched Joey in the stomach making him collapse to his knees. Joey tried to speak but his father was having none of that, he kicked Joey's stomach making his replace his words with a cry of pain.

"Don't you DARE talk back to me!" his words were dripping with venom and it only got worse. Joey's dad tore him from the ground and slammed him against the wall "No-one will ever need you, you here me!" he slugged Joey's stomach again, Joey tried to fight back but his father just slapped his fist away, infuriated further "You dare to try and hit me? You need a lesson boy!" Joey already regretted his actions. His father had fire in his eyes, was enraged and obviously drunk, he did the one thing he'd never done before… Joey's shrill cries echoed threw the night.

Soon his father was finished with the whimpering lump on the ground, but instead of dumping him in his room he threw him on the porch with nothing but the torn cloths on his back. Joey whimpered but knew he had to get out of there, he struggled to his feet and limped down the street… dam! His leg sure felt like it was broken. He reached down 3 blocks then collapsed out side of a closed shop, freezing in the snow he soon lost consciousness…

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AP: yea yea yea I know, I promised this would be final chapter, well… I lied.

Will Kaiba make it in time? What will become of Joey's dad? (I hope the Bastard Get what he deserves) Who was the caller from when Joey tried to commit suicide? And what was in Joey's diary?

The first person to guess who the caller was get's a person of there choice to appear in the last chapter! (Has to be from Yugioh odiously)

Oh and sorry D.L hasn't been talking to ya's lately but she's being o snob.

D.L: I herd that!

AP: (Rolls eyes) well anyway please review!