Okay people. I didn't get 5 reviews! I only got 2 for Chapter 3, and 1 for my reviewer shoutout. That's only 3. But whatever. I'm gonna update anyway.
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This chapter is mostly Yugi. We talk to Joey a bit (I said 'we', because the character Kea is supposed to be me), but it's a lot about Yugi. And by the way, I got my airplane peanuts that Koriku gave me for updating. *eating peanuts while typing the next chapter* I'm expecting potatoes and applesauce if I update again ... I like potatoes and applesauce. Koriku has yet to give me something I don't like. ^_^ Oh, and my friend Trinity gave me Sweet Tarts!!! ^_^ Y'all giving me so much food makes me want to update even more.
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Disclaimer: I STILL DON'T OWN YU-GI-OH! NO MATTER HOW MUCH I CRY!
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It didn't take long for me to explain what happened to Yugi. When I finally finished, his jaw hung at the floor and his eyes were filled with disbelief.

"That's ... that's horrible," Yugi said.

"I know," I said, wiping my eyes of the tears that came from the story. Yugi quickly changed the subject, and we talked for another twenty minutes or so, yawning occasionally. It was, after all, after midnight. Eventually, Joey woke up.

"Uhhhhg," Joey groaned, rolling over towards us. He opened his eyes and looked at me, then blinked a couple times and looked at Yugi.

"Don't bother asking questions, Joey," I said, placing a finger softly on his lips. "I took you here from your place to keep your safe from your dad."

When I mentioned his father, Joey's eyes began to water again and I instantly regretted saying anything. "He never did that before," Joey said. "He hit me, but he never ..."

"Calm down, Joey, it's okay," Yugi said, patting his friend's hand comfortingly. It seemed to help, and Joey relaxed a bit.

"What are we gonna do?" Joey whispered.

I looked around for a second, thinking, then said, "Well, I have to call my mom. She probably went to bed, but if she doesn't see me in the morning, she might go to your place to see if I'm there."

"I'll get the phone for you," Yugi offered, standing up and beginning to leave the room.

I waited until Yugi was out of sight before moving to sit closer to Joey. I glanced around the room to make sure no one else was around, then asked, "You okay?"

Joey shook his head weakly. He sighed, then said, "Sorry."

I cocked an eyebrow. Did he just apologize? Was I hearing right? I shook my head, then asked, "Joey, what are you sorry about?"

Joey closed his eyes. "I didn't want you to be around when he hit me," he said. "When he was ..." He took a second to open his eyes and wipe his tear-stained cheeks before continuing, "I never wanted you to ... I didn't think you'd ... I'm sorry."

I smiled a little and ran my fingers lightly along Joey's cheek. "You've got nothing to apologize for, hun," I told him.

Yugi came back with the phone a second later. It was then when I realized exactly what he was wearing. He was still in his pajamas; long black flannel pants with little purple Dark Magicians all over them. They were obviously too long for him. I resisted laughing at how he walked on the back of them, taking extra high steps to avoid tripping. The black t-shirt he had on matched the pants exactly. I couldn't help but wonder if this kid was really 16 like Joey had told me.

"Thanks," I said when Yugi handed me the phone. I called my mother, and after apologizing for waking her up, I explained everything to her and let her know that I'd be staying with Joey in Domino for a while. Of course, she understood and told me to stay as long as I needed to.

"Joey," Yugi said after I had hung up the phone. "We have to call the police and tell them what happened."

"No! No, I don't want anybody else to know! Please!" Joey said immediately.

"We have to," I said. "That way they can arrest your dad, or at least sober him up or something."

"You don't understand," Joey began, trying his hardest to sit up. When he winced in pain, Yugi and quickly went to help him. When he was in a comfortable position, he said, "If you tell the cops on my dad, they'll arrest him and I'll have to go to some orphanage somewhere or whatever. They'll move me out of Domino and I'll never see any of my friends again."

I thought about it. Yugi did, too. Joey was right. But we couldn't just get Mr. Wheeler go free after what he did to Joey. We had to tell someone. Then I got an idea.

"I might be able to find somebody to help us," I said. "Like a private detective or something like that. I can have my mom find someone. That way we'll be able to do something without letting a lot of people know."

"Yeah, and if anything happens, you can always stay with me," Yugi said, smiling warmly. "You won't have to leave Domino at all. It'll be just like ... a permanent sleepover."

Joey pondered the idea, then said, "Fine."

"Good," I smiled. "I'll call my mom in the morning and have her look for somebody. You go to sleep now, Joey, okay?"

I got a yawn as my response. I laughed and said goodnight to Joey before asking Yugi for a glass of water. He led me into the kitchen, where we sat down and began to talk.

"It's never been this bad before," I said. "I mean ... Joey said his dad never did that before. That's one of the first things he said to me when I was getting him out of the house."

Yugi shrugged. "I guess it'll get better after this," he said. "I mean, after we talk to a detective."

"I still think we should go to the cops," I said, exhaling slowly. "But whatever Joey wants, y'know? I just ... I wish there was something I could do." I slammed my cup down on the table and angrily said, "I should've killed him what I had the chance."

Yugi was ready to respond when the lights in the kitchen flickered off, then back on again. I heard Yugi mumble something about a power problem, then get up and open a box in the corner of a kitchen and begin fooling with some wires. Before he got to finish, the lights went out completely. Then I heard a voice. It sounded very old and half asleep.

"Who's down there!"

I could barely see Yugi in the dark, but I heard him tell me to stay in the kitchen. Then I vaguely saw him leave the room. I tempo debated on whether I should stay like I was told, or whether I should be like those stupid girls in the movies who never did what the guy asked them to and ended up getting killed.

Getting killed? I'd rather not, thanks. I stayed put.

I twiddled my thumbs at the kitchen while Yugi took care of whatever problem there was. I got nervous, though, when I heard a crash. I sat up straight and attemtped to squint through the darkness. I saw nothing, and had to rely on my hearing to let me know what was going on.

"I said 'who's there?'!"

"It's just me."

"Me?! Me who?! I'm armed!"

"No! No! Don't, Grandp—OWWWWW!"

I heard a loud whack, like something had gotten hit with a baseball bat. I jumped in my seat and thought better than to stay seated. I jumped up and began fooling with the wires and switches in the box Yugi had been messing with earlier. It was similar to the one in my house, and I got the lights back on in only a couple seconds.

I pressed myself against the kitchen wall, afraid of what was in the livingroom that had just gotten Yugi screaming. He was now wailing and groaning in pain. Slowly, I turned my head around the corner of the kitchen wall and my eyes dilated.

"Yugi, holy crap!"

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Hmmm, I know I promise not to have a cliffhanger in the last chapter, but not this one! ^_^ You guys can probably figure out what happened, anyway. It's pretty obvious. Thanks anyway, and please review! Okay, this time I'm only gonna request 3 reviews, becuase I seem to be losing reviewers for this story. *pout*