Chapter 9: A Cousin in Need

Me: (smiles) Heyo Everyone! Sorry its been so long since I put up a chapter, well...I've got another one up anyway & I hope you like it! ^_^

Joey: (pokes his head out from the stage curtain) Uh...Julie who does the disclaimer for you today?

Me: (laughs) I believe its your turn today Joey...Come on out. (Motions for Joey to come one stage)

Joey: (walks on stage) Hey people! Julie doesn't own Yu-Gi-Oh or any other anime but she wants you to please R + R...Thanks people! (bows) bye! (gets back behind the curtain)

Me: (smiles) Thank you Joey...Now on with the story...

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Chapter 9:

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-At the Hospital-

Meanwhile Ishizu & Malik were walking out of the hospital and walking towards his car...Rashid was getting very impatient in the car waiting for Ishizu & Malik to come out of the hospital because Rashid was driving...So when Malik and Ishizu got to the car Rashid was angry...

Rashid: (sounding very annoyed) What took you so long Malik? I've been waiting here for 2 hours!

Malik: (glares at Ishizu and sounds annoyed as well) Sorry Rashid, Ishizu was talking to

Kaiba...and she would not leave the hospital till' I dragged her out of there!

Ishizu: (pleadingly) Blame me...It's my fault! I was helping Kaiba with his own wounds.

Rashid is very confused but decides to only ask one question.

Rashid: Why was Kaiba at the hospital?

Ishizu speaks before Malik could utter a word with his open mouth.

Ishizu: Malik beat him up...because he thought it was Kaiba's fault that I fell out of the his (Kaiba's) airplane.

Rashid: I see, well I guess we should go home now...

Ishizu: You take me to my home & you to your homes.

Rashid: Yea, that's what I meant...

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Meanwhile Mokuba back at the mansion is very worried about his big brother so he decides that there's only one thing to do...call Joey...You see Mokuba figured that if he called Joey... (Whom he just found out was his cousin) Joey could visit Kaiba at the hospital& see how he's doing & Joey could call him back & tell him how Kaiba is...(Now I know you're probably asking...Why didn't Mokuba just call the hospital...well Mokuba's doesn't take the hospital's word for how his brother looks and feels he needs to know someone who he trusts to tell him the truth about his brother like Joey) So that's what Mokuba did.

It was 9pm but Mokuba knew that Joey was still up so Mokuba picked up his phone and called Joey.

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Joey's house

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At Joey's house, Joey is writing in his diary while Serenity is using Tristan's laptop computer for something (because Tristan let Serenity borrow it for awhile so that she could use it for whatever she needed to do on it) Joey was writing tons of compliments from Mai in his diary when the phone rang.

*RING!*RING!*

Joey: (yells to Serenity) I'll get it! (picks up the phone) Hello?

Mokuba: Hello Joey, This is Mokuba.

Joey: (a bit surprised at Mokuba calling him at this at night) Oh... Hey Mokuba, What's up? And why are you calling me at this time of night? Doesn't Kaiba have a bedtime for ya?

Mokuba: (annoyed) Of course, but this is an emergency, Seto is hurt because of mean old Malik and was just calling you to ask you if you could just stop by the hospital tonight & see how he's doing and then call me back when you come back and tell me how he is...is that ok?

Joey: (a little surprised from hearing the news and with Mokuba's request) I heard about the plane & the Ishtar incident on TV but I didn't know Seto got hurt...what happened?

Mokuba: Malik saved Ishizu when she fell from the sky as you probably heard...

Joey: Uh huh...

Mokuba: Well, Obviously after that Malik asked Ishizu who and what caused her to fall from the sky out of the blue and so of course Ishizu told him what happened and then Malik got very angry Seto and didn't listen to Ishizu who was pleading to blame her and not my big brother... So Malik came banging on our door that night and when Seto opened the door the freak started beating up my big brother! That's why he's at the hospital!

Joey: I see now, ok, I guess I could go to the hospital, besides it's the least thing I could to help my favorite cousin out.

Mokuba: (laughs) Oh... Thanks Joey, I knew I could count on you!

Joey: Hey no problem... talk to you later Mokuba...

Mokuba: Bye Joey. (hangs up the phone)

Joey hangs up the phone and gets dressed to visit Kaiba, Serenity noticing Joey getting ready to go somewhere asks.

Serenity: (very innocently) Joey, where are you going?

Joey: (looks at his sister) Oh, Mokuba called me and asked if I would go visit Kaiba tonight at the hospital and to call him back when I got back...so I'll be right back ok?

Serenity: (is confused about the situation but decides not to bother Joey with more questions) Oh, ok I'll be here on Tristan's laptop ok? Have fun...(smiles)

Joey: (grabs coat and throws it on himself) Well...All right Serenity see ya later but don't stay up too late... All right, Serenity?

Serenity: (smiles but is the slight bit annoyed at Joey talking to her like she was a little girl still) I won't, Bye Joey...

Joey closes the door and locks it with his key,(so that Serenity would be safe until he returned)and Joey heads for the road and tries to catch a taxi (because Joey isn't old enough yet to drive on his own) So Joey waits awhile and finally catches a cab and heads for the hospital.

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At the Hospital

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Visiting hours were just about over

But Ishizu was already and had been at the hospital visiting Kaiba for a few hours now; Joey gets in the hospital just in time before the hospital's visiting hours were over,

Joey runs to the front desk at the hospital and asks for Kaiba's room number.

Joey: Can I have Seto Kaiba's hospital room number?

Nurse: Sure, its room 203.

Joey: Thanks. (runs off to Kaiba's room and checks his watch) * Thinks * Its 9:45 the visiting hours end at 10:00 I'd better hurry. * End of Thought *

But just as Joey runs into Kaiba's room he comes in just in time to see Ishizu & Kaiba about kiss!

Kaiba & Ishizu immediately notice Joey come in and turn their heads toward him.

Kaiba & Ishizu: (Sweatdrops)

Joey: (Sweatdrops too) Uh... Did I come at the wrong time?

Ishizu: (puts on a fake smile) No...no not at all Joey, I was just seeing if Kaiba's lip was healing well, which apparently it is. Hehe!

Joey: (confused) Oh...ok Well I just came because Mokuba called me and wanted me to stop by and see how Kaiba was making out...Uh (Sweatdrops again) Did I just say making out? I meant how Kaiba was doing...so Uh... How are you Kaiba?

Kaiba: (stern look) I am doing just fine... you can tell Mokuba that I'll be home tomorrow...ok?

Joey: Ok bye Kaiba and Ishizu!

Kaiba & Ishizu: Bye!

Joey leaves and thinks * Thought * Man... Kaiba is going a little too far with so-called crush on Ishizu... Well, anyway Mokuba must be waiting for me to call him back about Kaiba so I think I'll just call him on a pay phone so I won't keep him waiting... * End of Thought *

Joey runs to a pay phone right outside the hospital and dials Mokuba's phone number...

Mokuba answers the phone at Kaiba's Mansion.

Mokuba: Hello?

Joey: Hey Mokuba! This is Joey.

Mokuba: Oh hi Joey!

Joey: I was just calling you to let you know that I visited Kaiba and he's doing just fine & he also wanted me to tell you that he is coming home from the hospital tomorrow... ok?

Mokuba: Ok thanks Joey... Thanks for doing that for me...

Joey: Hey it was no problem; I'd do anything for a cousin in need.

Mokuba: Aww... Thanks Joey... You're the best!

Joey: Once again no problem and thanks for the compliment.

Joey: Well, hey Mokuba I've gotta go... I'm still in the hospital's parking lot and Serenity is home all by herself so I should go home now & see how she's doing ok?

Mokuba: Alrighty... Bye Joey.

Joey: Bye Mokuba.

Joey hangs up the phone and heads home.

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ME: Well... What did you think? Please R + R! And thank you all you reviewers out there that have been reviewing my fanfics! I LOVE YOU! (blows kisses) Cya next time!