SS-Hello minna-san! Well, this is it...*dun dun dun* the last ch.!

Tym-But...doesn't the epilogue count as a chapter?

SS-Ahhhh....yes, but I don't know if the readers want one. Oh, and major sorries for the lateness of this ch. I wrote it an planned on submitting it on the 28th, but FF.net wasn't cooperating with me…add that to visiting relatives and you got one late last ch. Hope you enjoy it.

Tym-Just get on with it...they wanna read! DISCLAIMER-We don't own YGO! Geez, you'd think everyone eould know that by now.

&words to readers&

~Tkx to all the readers/reviewers who stuck with me through my first crappy YGO fic. Special thanks and dedication to KaTyA* who correctly guessed the ending to my story. It might not go exactly the way she put it, but basically, she nailed it. Also, thanks to KSR, Millenia star, Ariyah-Chan, Sparky16, Silver Dragon, Saga, Ms. Prongs, Stormy_rose, and Towairaito Zoon who r/r almost every ch. of 'Angels Watching Over Me'. Now let's finish this...here we go!

Last Time

~Yugi found out that his granpa knew who Yami was, and when he (Yugi) was feeling down, his mom tried to talk to him about it. Thankfully, everyone (Mokuba, Kaiba, Mai, Ryou, Tristan, and Joey) came by to visit him. Meanwhile, Yami discovered that Yanazi was lying. No harm would have come to Yugi if he got too attached! As Yami threw a fit, Yanazi told him his punishment. It must not have been a bad one because after asking Kelina for one more favor, he smiled and flew off in a hot second.

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                                                   Angels Watching Over Me

                                                               Chapter 15

****In the skies just below heaven****

          'This is the absolute LAST time I'm doin Yam a favor.' Kelina dived through the dark, pillow-like clouds and quickly searched for that familiar building (The hospital). When she finally spotted it, she snapped her fingers and glanced at the object in her hand. *sigh* 'After this, it's all up to you hun.' Upon reaching her destination, she landed in the garden, and made her way inside.

****In Yugi's room****

          It had been about 15 min. since Joey left, but he said that he'd be back tomorrow with the others. Now, Yugi was working on his puzzle. With only 3 or 4 pieces left, he didn't need much motivation. *click* 'All right! 3 left, if I concentrate, I can finish this before Christmas (A/N: Christmas is tomorrow, and the time now is 10:45 pm).' Yugi was about to fit another piece in until he heard light footsteps. As he looked up, he saw his roomate, Alan, walk in.

"Hi Alan. I was beginning to wonder where you were." The little boy walked up to Yugi's bedside. "Is something wrong? Did your doctor say that there's something wrong with-"

          "No, no. I'm fine...it's just that...I'm too fine." Yugi gave him a weird look, how could he be too fine? "I mean I can go home." Yugi smiled.

          "That's great Alan! Now you can be with your family for Christmas!" Alan didn't copy his smile, or his enthusiasm.

          "But...but you never finish teaching me Duel Monsters! And...and I don't want you to be all alone during Christmas! And I'll never see you again...and...and..." Yugi cut him off, all his 'ands' were giving him a headache.     
          "Alan slow down. Don't worry, I already taught you the basics, plus, you know where I live, you can come by and visit whenever you want. Then I can keep helping you out if you really want me too." Alan cheered up a little bit. "And I won't be alone, my doctor said that I can probably go home tomorrow, my mom, step-dad, granpa, and my friends will pick me up so that we can spend Christmas together, so you don't have to worry about me. I'll be just fine."

          "Really?! Great! Well, my mom and dad are waiting for me outside, I only came up here to say good-bye."

          "Actually, it's just see you later, right?"

          "Oh ya. Cool, all right, see you later Yugi." *hugs Yugi*

          "Ya, see you soon Alan." Then with one more wave, he jogged out the door.

          'Hm, so that's why his bed was so neat.' He was about to go back to his puzzle...but a cold wind blew his window open. Yugi quickly got out of bed, and closed it, this time putting on the latch. *sigh* "Since when did a breeze have enough force to blow open a window. *starts walking back* I mean, the last time that happened was when...huh?! *quickly turns around* Yami?! Kelina?!" His hopes dropped when all he saw was his shadow, but curiosity struck him when he saw a piece of paper near his foot. He picked it up and read the strange message. It looked to be messy, hastily written, but still understandable.

          'The recreation room is where you should be, enjoy the ornaments on the tree.'

          'Not a great rhyme, but I guess if I was in a hurry I wouldn't be able to think of a good one either.' He stuffed the note in his pocket and ran down to the rec. room. No one else was there at this late hour, so he had time to contemplate the message. '...enjoy the ornaments on the tree. Hm, wonder what that could mean.' Yugi stepped up to the tree and glanced at some of its decorations. 'Ornaments...I don't remember putting up any special ones for the 'Secret Santa' project.' He decided to take one last look around before leaving, but so far, everything was normal. He saw the dog, dove, cat, snow man...all the ones he had put up with the volunteers. '...enjoy the ornaments...on the tree.' Everything was in the ordinary, he sighed, and turned to leave. 'Maybe it was just my imagination.'

          Suddenly, he felt a small chill near his neck. He shivered and spun around. Without moving, he took a look around the room, his gaze landing on the tree. 'Just my imagination...huh?' On one of the middle branches, Yugi saw a small, almost glowing ornament. 'How did I miss that one?!' He ran up to it and removed it from its spot. His eyes widened in shock. 'It's a...a...gemini.' The small figurine moved slightly as he twirled it around, looking for some inscription or message. Then he remembered the 'Secret Santa' project and it hit him. He kneeled down and searched through the myriad of gifts, looking for the one with the matching figure on it. 'Yes!' Upon finishing it he pulled it out and quickly tore the wrapping paper away. Under it was a plain 2x4 cardboard box, but he knew perfectly well never to judge a book by its cover. He lifted the lid and grabbed the piece of paper inside...another message. Actually, it was a quote from a novel.

          "...and so she entered the forest, not knowing what lay ahead. Though, somehow she knew that no harm would come to her as she progressed farther through its never ending paths..." (Babbitt, Natalie. "Tuck Everlasting")

          'If a quote isn't clear enough, go to where you confide, it's a reunion you just can't miss, so now's not the time to run and hide.'

          'These messages are getting weirder and weirder...wait...path? Place where I confide? But that doesn't even make sen-the garden!' Yugi collected the giftwrap and threw it away, then raced towards the exit. After numerous staircases, with some trips here and there, he bursted through the doors and stopped just after the treshold. *breath breath* He took a moment to catch his breath, then sprinted into the garden's pathways. He had come here so many times he knew the way by heart. Every step he took, every turn he made was exact, precise, until he finally reached his destination: the small clearing by the Chrysanthemums bushes with the stone bench by the corner.

          He didn't take time to catch his breath, he just looked around and started walking. "Yami?" Yugi went up to the bench, then poked his head around the corner...nothing. He sighed, then went around the opposite corner, just to see if he had made a wrong turn. He knew better, it was silent, no one was around. Yugi leaned against the hedge and slowly fell to the ground. He took out both notes and re-read them, then closed his eyes as he pulled his legs up to his chest. 'Just my imagination...' After a minute or so, he decided that he should get back before anyone noticed that he was gone...then felt a small breeze brush against his cheek. Out of curiosity, he looked around the hedge's edge to see another piece of paper land on the bench. He rubbed his eyes to see that it was actually there, then looked up and saw a feather falling.

          When his gaze returned to the bench, his jaw dropped in disbelief. All he could manage was a whisper... "Yami...". The angel dusted himself off, obviously not happy with his landing. He took a look around, then sat down with a sigh.

          "Kel...I knew I shouldn't have asked you to do this." He crumpled the paper in his hand. "You either dropped this off too early or too late." He dropped his head to look at the ground. "Now what?" Yugi was so excited to see his his angel again he got up too fast and fell through the hedge. "What?" Yami brought his head up to look around. "Who's there?" He got up and checked around the corner, but since Yugi fell in, he didn't see anything.

          "Help...Yami."

          "Yugi?!" When he split the hedge, he saw his little charge looking up at him with his right foot still stuck and his left elbow propping him up. "Yugi." Yami quickly helped the little boy up and brought him to his side of the bush. He didn't bother to dust off, he just embraced his friend and it didn't look like he was willing to let go. It wasn't like Yami minded though, he missed Yugi so much, but he knew that if he didn't let go soon, they were going to stay like this all night. So he slowly pulled away, just enough to see his angelic face. "Hey."

          "Hey. Yami...I know that this is going to sound weird, but what are you doing here? I thought that something bad was going to happen if-"

          "If I stayed?" Yugi nodded. "Well, turns out that Yanazi, the head elder, was lying. I don't really want to relive that moment right now though, so let's just say, we're in the clear." Yugi smiled, then continued the hug. While doing so he noticed that Yami wasn't wearing his oversized white t-shirt and jeans, he was now in a blue shirt with matching blue pants (Not jeans). Yugi pulled away for a second and looked at him with a raised eyebrow.

          "Yami...what-what are you wearing?" Yami sighed.

          "Oh, that's the 'uniform' we have to wear. Which reminds me...maybe later, when we get back to your house, you can lend me something else-"

          "Get back to my house?"

          "Yes, tomorrow...didn't your doctor say you can go home."

          "Ya but, you're coming?"

          "Uh huh...oh yea, I didn't tell you."

          "What? Is it good news?"

          "Very good, from now on, I'm always going to be with you."

          "H-how? Won't you get in-"

          "Trouble? I'd be in trouble if I left you."

          "I don't get it."

          "Yugi, I'm your permanent guardian angel. My sole responsibility is to watch over you and make sure you don't get hurt." Realization of what he said slowly hit him, and his face lit up when he understood.

          "Really!!?!!?"

          "Really Yug-ehh." Another hug from the little guy stopped him in his tracks. Deciding that enough had been said, he just embraced him and enjoyed the moment. But when he felt Yugi's head turn, then heard him stifle a yawn, he brought his hand to Yugi's head and slowly ruffled his silky hair.

"Yugi, if you're tired, I can bring you back up to your room."

          "No, no I'm fine."

          "Yugi it's very late, and besides, I'm not going anywhere." He pulled out of the hug and brought both his hands to his shoulders. "What do you say?"

          "Um...ok." He turned to walk around the corner when Yami appeared in front of him, picked him up (Like when you hug someone), and flew off towards the building.

          "I find that this is much faster."

          "Cool. It's definitely easier on my legs." As they approached the wall, Yami phased through, then quickly floated to the familiar room. He stopped by the door and put him down, then waited. "What's wrong?"

          "Is Alan asleep yet? I know that a stampede couldn't wake him, but I want to be careful."

          "Oh, no need to worry. *steps in and motions the angel to follow* Alan left about an hour ago. He's all better." Yami walked in and closed the door behind him.

          "That's good."

          "I was wondering...did one of your friends heal him?" He climbed into his bed as Yami pulled up the chair.

          "I don't think so, angels aren't sent down for everything you know."

          "Oh, ok." When Yugi finally got comfortable, he grabbed his puzzle and the remaining pieces, then glanced at the clock (11:41 PM). He started working on the last 3 bits, then something popped into his head. "Yami, I've been meaning to ask you something."

          "What is it?"

          "Who left those weird notes for me? The ones that eventually led me outside to the garden?"

          "Oh, that was Kelina. After I left the Elysium Circle, I ran into her, and asked for another favor."

~$^flashback^$~

          "Yam? Where's the fire?"

          "Kel, I got the best news, it's the best worst news ever!"

          "Hold your doves Yam, what in heaven are you babblin' 'bout?"     

          "I'm going to be Yugi's permanent guardian angel!"

          "Really? Well Yam that's wonderful!"

          "I know! I have to take care of a few things before I go but I need you to do something for me."

          "What Yam?" He pushed her near the edge as he told her what to do.

          "I need you to leave notes, hints that'll lead Yugi to our spot in the garden. Can you do that Kel?"

          "A'course I can Yam. Oh, but this is the absolute last time I do any favor for you."

          "Fine, fine, just do this." He withdrew his wings, and began to fly away. "Thanks Kel."

          "Really, I don't know why I keep helpin' him." She too flew off, then grabbed a piece of paper+pen and began on the notes.

~$^end flashback^$~

          "Oh...now it makes sense. Though, the notes didn't make much sense, if any. *looks up to Yami* Good thing I could read her writing."

          "Ya, I always ask her to speak instead of write whenever possible."

          "I'm gonna take that as a complement Yam." Yami sighed and let his head hit the soft blankets.

          "No...no no no."

          "I'm gonna believe that you love hearin my lovely voice, so I'll talk more often, kay hun?" Yami brought his hands to his hair and shook his head.

          "Kel what in the name of heaven are you doing here? *looks up to her* Aren't you supposed to be up there? *points up*" Unbeknownst to the two of them, Yugi was sitting in bed, watching them, and finishing the puzzle.

          "Well Yam, Yanazi sent me an Harlon down here to visit you once an awhile. Just to make sure you're still takin care of lil Yugi."

          "Does that...that means that you are going to be with me...everyday?!"

          "Me an Harlon. *giggles* We'll be the 3 Musketeers once again." Yami groaned and let his head fall to one side.

          "Where is Harlon then?"

          "If you had paid attention, you'd know that he's right *turns around*... here. Harlon! Where didya run off to?" Yami took no care in whispering his reply.

          "Probably far, far away from you." Kelina snapped around and started her fit.

          "Uh! Why, you insensitive lil...you must have some nerve to say things like that to me. After all the times I've helped you and stood by your side! I never...well sugar, don't expect to see this pretty lil face around anymore until you apologize. Because I'll have you know Yam, I am a sophisticated young lady, and I won't stand for this!"

          "Then sit."

          "Sugar, you are really testing my patience. If I were you, heaven forbid, I'd quite while I was ahead." She crossed her arms and turned her back to him, while Yami calmly took a deep breath.

          "All right Kel, I'm sorry."

          "Honey, it's gonna take more than that to bring this lady back to your side." Sighing again, Yami took out a crumpled piece of paper and read it slowly.

          "I'm truly sorry Ms. Kelina, I promise never to insult you or anything that has to do with you, which includes family, friends, and appearance. *Kelina starts to smile* I will try to think about your feelings before I say something offensive and *turns paper over* will do my best to be nicer towards you, which includes being appreciative, supportive, and comforting. Kelina, please forgive me." As the other angel began to turn around, Yami quickly stuffed the paper back in his pant pocket and put on a sad face.

          "Oh, all right Yam *runs up and hugs him* you're forgiven."

          "Yeah." She quickly let go of him and proceeded to Yugi, who had heard the 'apology' but was currently concentrating on his puzzle.

          "What're you doin' sweetie?" Yami answered, not wanting to break his charge's concentration.

          "He's trying to finish that puzzle. I think he's almost done."

          "Really? My, my, you are a very clever boy."

          "Thanks." Yugi muttered, then picked up the last piece. "One more to go." Yugi tried to fit it in, but it wouldn't place itself. So he held it to the bottom and turned it clockwise until *click* it went into place. "Wow, I'm done! I actually finished it!" He held it up and looked at his accomplishment, then smiled, obviously very pleased with himself.

          "That's amazin' sugar, you are quite the architect."

          "Yes, finally."

          "What did you say Yam?"

          "I-I said yes, great job Yugi."

          "Thanks guys, this took a lot of effort, but now it's done! And I can show it to Ryou tomorrow. *turns it around* It kinda looks like the one that Ryou has." Yami looked at him, a look of seriousness in his ruby eyes.

          "What? Ryou has one of these items too?" Yugi met his gaze.

          "Ya. It's not a pyramid, or a puzzle, *points to the eye on the puzzle* but it has this eye on it."

          'Hm...I wonder if that other angel...'

          "Is something wrong Yami?"

          "Uh...no. Just thinking. *looks at clock, 11:58pm* I think we should leave anyway, you need your rest." Both angels turned to leave, until Yugi cried out.

          "Wait!" One word was all Yami needed to hear t stop him in his tracks and return to his charge's side.

          "What?" Yugi looked down to his puzzle.

          "You said...said that you weren't going to leave me anymore."

          "Oh, that. Don't worry I'll be back. Whenever you call me I'll come." Yugi smiled, then put the newly finished puzzle on his nightstand. "I mean, if I stayed here all the time, you'd never have any privacy. *leans in near Yugi's ear* And Kelina's voice would keep ringing in your ear." That time he giggled, and gave his angel a hug before sinking into his warm, fuzzy sheets.

          "G'night Yami." He fixed the little boy's covers, then kissed him lightly on his forehead.  

          "Good night Yugi." He smoothed out his hair, then glanced at the clock again (12:00 AM). "And Merry Christmas." He walked away from the bed, then motioned Kelina to follow. They both headed towards the open window, became invisible, and phased out, letting the night breeze flow in and out of the room.

   (A/N: Why would I end it there? We still have to get to Christmas! Read on loyal reviewers before Tym gets here and edits everything!)

****Yugi's room, 10:45 AM****

          After a night like that, how could anyone expect Yugi to wake up earlier than 10am? Yugi's granpa obviously expected his grandson to be up by then because he was waiting his room when he woke up. Fortunately, the sun's rays disturbed the little boy so much that he forced himself to wake up and get out of the bright light. He turned on his side and opened his eyes, then he saw his granpa.

          "Good morning Yugi, and Merry Christmas." Yugi rubbed his eyes and pulled out the separation curtain to block the sun, then responded.

          "Morning granpa, how long have you been here?"

          "Long enough to know that something big must have happened last night." Yugi sat up and shrugged his shoulders, trying to think of something to say.

          "Oh ya, *grabs puzzle* I finished this." His granpa took it and studied it for a min. before handing it back to his grandson.

          "Very nice Yugi, I'm impressed at your determination and skill. But, that's not what I'm talking about."

          "Then...what-"

          "I'm talking about *looks over his shoulder at the open door* that  ...thing."

          "What thing?"

          "You know, Ya-*nurse walks in to prepare the room for the next occupant* uh...that thing we were talking about yesterday."

          "We talked about lots of stuff yesterday."

          "The thing that you were obsessed about for the past few days."

          "Oh! You mean the...*looks at nurse* the...*spots a painting of fruit next to her* the...kiwi." Granpa raised an eyebrow at him.

          "The...kiwi." (He said it more like a statement than a question.)

          "Yes, the kiwi...that could have hurt me if I...*nurse looks at him* kept it too long."

          "Yes! Yes, the kiwi. *nurse goes back to her own business* Did something happen to the kiwi...last night?"

          "Yea, he came ba-I mean, I found it again...in the garden."

          "Really? That's great Yugi! So that's why you were smiling in your sleep." *nurse shakes her head and leaves* Yugi tilted his head.

          "You watched me sleep?!"

          "I came by too early."

          "Uh...huh. Well, ya. It was so great to see him again, and guess what? He's staying!"

          "What do you mean?"

          "I mean he's staying! The kiw-I mean Yami is my permanent guardian angel now!"

          "Really?"

          "Ya! Isn't that great?!"

          "Yes, yes it is."

          "By the way, where's mom and Kazen?" Granpa got up and walked to Alan's old bed.

          "They're down at your doctor's office filling out some release forms. They asked me to come up here and get you ready to leave."

          "Oh, but my friends are-"

          "Are coming. Don't worry Yugi, they're coming."

          "Good."

          "Yugi."

          "Ya?"

          "Where's Alan?" Yugi finally got out of his bed and began to gather his belongings.

          "Oh, he left yesterday night. But we're going to keep in touch."

          "That's nice to hear, I'm glad that he doesn't have to spend Christmas here in the hospital." Granpa proceeded to help Yugi pack all of his things. It wasn't much, just some clothes, his deck, and a few other necessities. When they were done, Granpa took the bag and headed for the door. "I'll carry this for you, why don't you get dressed and I'll meet you down in the lobby in 10 minutes."         

          "Ok." Granpa left and Yugi changed from his hospital gown to a pair of blue jeans and a fuzzy red sweatshirt. Then he sat down in the chair by his bed, and grabbed the puzzle. He had a silver chain that he found a while ago and began to string it through the loop on the 'top' of the puzzle. When he finished, he pulled on it a few times to make sure it was secure, then put it around his neck.

          "Merry Chris'mas Yug." Joey stepped through the door while Yugi got up.

          "Merry Christmas Joey. You're the first one to come today."

          "Actually the secon', Tristan got here before me but took a detour by the office."

          "Actually Joey, you're third, Tristan's second, and I'm first." Ryou peeked through the door and walked in.

          "Ryou? When did you get here."

          "I was with Yugi's mum when I spotted Tristan by the office."

          "Oh, no wonder I din't see ya." Ryou nodded, then saw the puzzle.

          "Yugi, you finished the puzzle!" Yugi looked down and nodded.

          "Ya! *takes it off* Here, take a look." Ryou picked it up and turned it around, examining it.

          "Great Yugi, I really didn't think that you were going to finish it that quickly. Excellent Job *hands it back, Yugi puts it back on*"

          "Thanks Ryou, come on, we better get down to the lobby."

          "Right." They (Ryou and Joey) said in unison, then they headed for the lobby.

****Down in the lobby****

          Mai arrived shortly after Tristan and Joey, and was now talking to Tea, who had finished volunteering for the holidays. Lena and Kazen had finished filling out any last minute forms as Granpa tossed Yugi's bag in the trunk of their car. There he saw Mokuba running up to the entrance of the hospital with Kaiba close behind. He couldn't catch the younger lad, but he did manage to walk fast enough to meet up with the older Kaiba, so they walked in the lobby together. Inside he saw that his grandson had made his way to his friends, and was currently greeting them.

          "Merry Christmas Yugi." The little boy was greeted by his late coming friends (A/N: One of my vocab phrases…please bear with me.) and he replied in a happy tone.

          "Hi everybody, Merry Christmas." He smiled, then they all proceeded out the sliding doors. When they came to the fork in the street (One way to the parking lot, other way to the houses and stores.) Yugi stopped.

          "Yugi, aren't you coming with us?" Lena asked her son.

          "Actually, I was thinking that I could go with my friends...if that's ok."

After thinking for a few seconds, it looked like she was about to say no. Then Kazen stepped in.

          "C'mon Lena, let the boy go." She looked at him with shock, Yugi mirrored the same expression. "He should be with his friends, after all he was stuck in the hospital for most of his winter vacation." Lena started thinking again, considering what her newly wed husband had said. A small smile crossed her lips before she spoke.

          "All right, go on."

          "Really?! Thanks mom." He turned to leave, then heard his mother's voice again.

          "But...you have to be home by 5pm (It's 11:45am now) so that we can have a family dinner, kay?" He looked at his granpa, then Kazen. Both nodded, and had a look that said 'Just say yes, the deal won't get better than this'. So he agreed.

          "Ok mom, I'll make sure that I check the time. Bye mom, granpa, Ka..." He paused, then finished his sentence. "...dad." He saw a smile on his 'dad's' face before turning around to his friends. As they walked down the street he could hear the footsteps of his family disappear, and the sound of his friends talking increased. Before he was too far down the block he took one last look at the hospital and its garden. He couldn't believe that a little slip up started all this. Good thing he was careless, otherwise he never would have met Yami, Kelina, or Alan. Nor would he have known about angels (that they really exist), and if it wasn't for Yami, he would still be distant around his new father. He smiled, then a voice snapped him out of his daze.

          "Yo Yug, whatcha lookin' at?"

          "Oh, nothing. Just...thought I saw something."

          "Whatever, hey guys, what should we do now?" Tristan looked ahead, and the arcade came to view.

          "Why don't we head down to the arcade? We can kill some time there until we can think of something better." Tea thought about that, then suggested something else.

          "Or, we could see a movie. Like "Two weeks notice" or "The Two Towers". (A/N: Both are really great! "Two weeks notice" is funny, a great romance flick. And even though LotR 2 is long, it's definitely worth it.) Ryou agreed to that suggestion.

          "Yes, why don't we see "The Two Towers? It's supposed to be really good."

          "But whatta 'bout the arcade?"

          "Hold it boys, why don't we go to the arcade now, and then we can go see the movie afterwards?" Everyone seemed to like Mai's idea, so they agreed to it. "I just hope the movie isn't too long."

          "Yea, after all lil Yugi's gotta be back before 5...wight wittle Yugi?" (Said in a diminutive/teasing way) Joey put his arm on the boy's shoulder and ruffled his hair with his other hand. Yugi pushed his hands away and crossed his arms.

          "Ok, ok, I get it." Joey grinned, then put his arms over his head.

          "Heh, jus playin' Yug." Mai tilted her head and pushed the blonde a little.

          "You are such a dork, Joey."

          "Am not lil Ms. High and Mighty!"

          "And what's that supposed to mean, Joseph?!" Yugi and Ryou held the two apart while Tristan tried to settle them down.

          "All right that's enough you two." Kaiba crossed his arms and closed his eyes.

          "Oh brother, why do I put up with this?" Mokuba pulled on his brother's blue coat.         

          "Because they're your friends." The older one just looked away as Tea commented on the scene.

          "It's like this every time they're together. You'd think they learned their lesson already." As the group kept trying to settle each other down, two angels followed them from behind.

          "It'll be like this all the time?"

          "Yup. Betta get used to it, sugar cuz we'll be here for awhile." She linked her arm with his as he sighed, but smiled when he saw that his charge smiled (Because Joey and Mai had stopped fighting).

          'Guess I'll have to get used to it, after all, I'll be watching over him forever.' Just then Mai slapped Joey for insulting her, the fighting continued, but everyone else had given up on them, and walked into the arcade. *sigh* 'Forever...*looks at Kelina, then to the group*...damn that's a long time.' Then he followed his little angel into the arcade, it was going to be a long day.

                                                 ~Angels Watching Over Me~

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SS-Hey! I finished it! *pops a streamer, throws confetti in the air and puts a cone hat on Tym*

Tym-You're not done yet, you still have to wait and see what the readers have to say.

SS-Right, what did you dudes and dudettes think? Please r/r one last time to see if I should write another fic, epilogue, there's even room here for a sequel. I dropped clues, but this can stand alone. It would probably be short anyway.

Tym-We'll see what they say...I'm betting sequel.

SS-I don't think so, I'd need at least 5 requests for one anyway. Bet you $10 no sequel.

Tym-You're on. *shakes*

SS-All right, tkx again to everyone who r/r, and please click the purplish button down there to do that one more time.

~Happy late holidays, and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Enjoy the last hours of '02, my GrAdUaTiNg year. *Sweet Dweams* minna-san!

Tym-Prove her wrong, ask for both if you want. I'll talk her into writing more if you guys want it. Well, Ashes ta Ashes digidudes, this is Tyrannomon signin' out. *jumps off the bed and runs out of the room*

Happy 2002! Watch the ball drop in Times Square people and get the confetti ready! '03 is coming in 5…4…3…2…1…*throws streamers everywhere* Happy New Year people!

(As you can tell, I'm hyped about this…cya next yr.!)