Author's Note: Thanks to Silver Moon Phoenix, Depressed Pixie, dontmesswithYami, Me-Ik's my Yami and DBZ Warrior1 for reviewing, I would like to announce that I have started a C2 Community called Guardian's of the Pharaoh's Light featuring stories focusing on Yugi as the main Character of the story (It was the idea of a friend of mine DBZ Warrior1), also although no one noticed (Or no one said) there was a mistake last chapter apart from Téa and Joey sleeping together (I'm just glad no one threw things at me), In the initial scene where they woke up the name of Joey's girlfriend who he thought he was in bed with was Asuka when it should have been Shizuka sorry about that, and one question no one asked from Tokyo Blues, how did Joey know that Tokyo Blues was a strip club?

Chapter 12 – Loose Ends

I can't Forget

Location: Kaiba Corporation Yokohama Complex, Tokyo Japan. Date: 4 June, 2005

Yugi, Mai and Serenity stood shell shocked and speechless in front of a half dressed Joseph Wheeler, they couldn't quite grasp the fact that moment's before Téa had run from her room with Joey in close pursuit.

"Joey…" Yugi said stunned.

"And, Téa…" Mai continued.

"Together?!" Serenity exclaimed in shock.

Yugi looked like a fish opening and closing his mouth repeatedly in complete and utter awe of what had transpired in the last several days.

"Joey, is there something you haven't been telling us?" Serenity summoned the will to ask.

"Ah, no." Joey said before retreating as Téa had.

"I, think you and Serenity should go find Téa." Yugi said after a prolonged silence.

Mai and Serenity nodded, Serenity cast a sly look to Mai, "Maybe you should put some clothes on first Mai." She suggested, Mai blushed realizing she wasn't exactly what you would call dress wrapped tightly in a flowing violet robe.

"I'll go speak to Joey." Yugi said walking away blushing slightly.

Serenity smiled at the older blonde, "Took you long enough." Serenity said poking Mai playfully a broad grin lighting her features.

Mai sighed, "Thank you Serenity." She said before going into her room.

Several Minutes Later

Serenity and Mai walked into the ladies bathroom to be greeted by the sound of there friend vomiting Serenity turned slightly pale.

Mai walked over and knocked on the door of one of the stalls, "Téa are you ok?" Mai asked.

"No." Was the response.

"What's up Hon?" Mai asked.

"I SLEPT WITH JOEY LAST NIGHT!?" Téa exclaimed before vomiting again.

Mai sighed, "Oh come on Téa, it couldn't have been that bad." She countered crossing her arms listening to the sounds of vomiting being emitted.

Téa groaned, "But it was, Joey." She proclaimed.

"SO?!" Mai yelled angrily as if taking it personally that the man she was once in love with wasn't good enough for Téa.

Téa slowly walked out of the stall and began to wash her face at the basin, "Its JOEY, we've seen each other go days without a shower, we've been captured by Rare Hunters together, been chased by freaky rats with glowing red eyes, been trapped in Yami's memories, forced to escape the Virtual World together, I mean I've seen him at his absolute worse, HOW COULD I HAVE SLEPT WITH HIM?!" Téa yelled whacking herself in the head.

"Isn't that a plus?" Serenity asked both women looked up.

"I mean you've seen each other at your worse you don't have any secrets you know each other worst so isn't it a plus you know each other so well?" Serenity asked.

Téa stayed silent for a moment, "I… guess." She said quietly before adding, "But."

"But what Téa?" Mai asked trying to keep the irritation out of her voice.

"Joey's like my brother how can I date someone like that?" Téa asked turning pale again.

Meanwhile

"Hey Yug." Joey said staring out the window of his room.

"Hi Joey, and I thought I had an interesting night." Yugi joked.

"Yeah, I'm glad dat you and Mai got it together." Joey said sighing turning around to look at Yugi.

"Thanks Joey, I was surprised about you and Téa." Yugi said.

"Oh, yeah, dat." Joey said slowly sitting down on the couch in the room with Yugi sitting beside him.

"Ah Joe this might be a bad time, but what about Téa's boyfriend?" Yugi asked curiously.

"Dey broke up last night." Joey answered.

"So you just took the opportunity?" Yugi asked.

"WHAT, NO MAN, it was just, we just got swept up in da moment and before either of us knew what had happened it was da next morning." Joey explained Yugi nodded.

"What about your girlfriend?" Yugi asked, Joey slumped and sighed.

"It's goin nowhere Yug, I feel sometimes like I'm her own personal cash machine, she only shows up when she want's money, or when she want's ta parade me in front of her friends." Joey grumbled Yugi sighed.

"You should have told me Joey." Yugi scolded him.

"You didn't tell me bout becca did ya." Joey spat Yugi hung his head and looked away.

Joey immediately felt bad, "Sorry man I didn't mean ta snap at ya like dat." Joey apologised.

"It's ok Joey." Yugi assured.

"ARGH, what da heck has happened to us, we made a pact, friends no matter what, you remember Yug and now look at us, we barely speak to each other anymore and it took dis, someone tryin ta kill us to get us talking and supporting each other again." Joey exclaimed angrily.

"We've all been lost in an Abyss with no way out, ever since Yami died, and that's my fault." Yugi said sadly.

"Yug, no man dat wasn't your fault dat's just da way things went." Joey tried to comfort his friend.

"But it was Joey, maybe if I hadn't have duelled him he would have won, and he wouldn't have died." Yugi said quietly.

"You've been walking around with dis guilt since da duel haven't ya?" Joey questioned and Yugi nodded.

"Yug, Yami accepted his fate, dying was ok with him, he was proud of you remember he didn't want you to be sad he wanted you ta be happy because ya won." Joey offered.

"But…" Yugi countered but Joey interrupted him.

Joey grabbed Yugi by his shoulders, "No buts Yug, I know ya feel bad for what ya think you did but ya didn't do anything Yami didn't want ya to, he was proud of ya dat day Yug because you became da true King of Games and did honour ta dat legacy dat Yami left behind and moping around and feeling sorry for ya self is only dishonouring his memory." Joey exclaimed Yugi nodded as Téa stepped in.

"Yugi, could I get a moment with Joey?" She asked, Yugi nodded shaking Joey's hand before leaving.

Both teens were silent Joey got up and stared out the window, "Looks like da Shadow Realm's gonna take over da area pretty soon." Joey commented.

"Yeah." Téa agreed both desperately avoiding the subject.

"Joey, about last night." Téa began but Joey interrupted her.

"Forget about it." Joey said brushing it off.

"I can't." Téa said and Joey turned to face her.

"I know." He said quietly sighing.

"What do we do about it; we can't go on like this." Téa said sitting down.

"We could always try being adult." Joey suggested.

Téa looked up at him, "You mean, go on a date?" She asked.

"Yeah, look Téa we ain't kids anymore and I think we should stop acting like it, I'm a guy, you're a girl, we're both basically unattached, what da heck is stopping us from going on a date?" Joey asked sitting down across from Téa.

"Nothing I guess." Téa agreed nodding.

"I ain't saying we're gonna have some big romance like Mai and Yugi, but we could at least try being adult and being sensible, ok." Joey said.

"Ok Joey, if we survive this we'll go on a date." Téa agreed smiling.

Next – The Darkness is Here

Author's Note: Before I go I want to address something that was sent to me in a review from AniMes18, I'm sorry you do not like the pairings I have come up with for this story I certainly respect your opinion, however I will not be putting the conversation you suggested in the story, firstly it doesn't fit with the flow of the story, if you don't read the story after this because of the pairings I respect that I will be saddened to lose a reviewer however it is your choice, Until Next Story, Cya.