Author's Notes: Hello again. Sorry it's been a little while, but I've been
sick. Be aware that I wrote most of this when I was sick and/or half
asleep. I have looked this over, so did one of my friends, and we though
that it still looked okay. If there ARE any mistakes, or if it doesn't
make sense, that's why. ^^
Angelkohaku: Hello again. ^^ About Seto joining the group, well, I thought about that, and you are right in most terms. I put a little bit of that in here, just so people won't have doubts. You'll see his reasons.
Yea, Jou's speech sucked. But I'm a fifteen year old girl who has no other life but school, homework, and the little bit of writing I can get in. I don't make many speeches. What do you expect? ^^
I'm not going to use POV's for this story. I can't fit them in at the moment, and I really and truthfully can't write them. I've tried a couple of times, and each of them have sucked. I hope this doesn't drive you away, I really am trying to make this story worth while. I'm sorry you think this story is going downhill, I really am trying my best.
Does the plot really seem that unrealistic? *frowns* Hmm....I'll try to touch up on that. ^^
YAMIGIRL3: Hi there! Just to answer your question, Jounouchi DID pick on Yuugi when he first met them, but in the manga, Honda clearly states that Jounouchi didn't beat up the younger one's and never beat up on the weaker dudes. Yes, Yuugi did happen to classify in both of those categories, but I think he just did it to prove to the other people that he still had his power. ^^
Curtis Zidane Ziraa: I don't know if you got my e-mail or not, but in case you didn't, I'll explain the mix up with Jounouchi's name. The blonde in YuGiOh's name in Japanese is Jounouchi Katsuya. His last name is Jounouchi, and his first name is Katsuya. If you look at Shizuka's name, her original name (before the parents split) was Jounouchi Shizuka. I got those mixed up too, so don't feel bad. ^^
That's just about it. Probably next chapter, I'll reply to everyone's reviews, but I don't have time at the moment. ^^ Thank you everyone for reviewing. I love you all!!!
Also, please be aware of this. In this chapter, there are Christian beliefs. It's only in the beginning of it, and you can skip over it if you would like (that's if it offends you). I figure that if sex, drugs, murder, and all that can fit into stories, why can't religion?
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh. The only characters I own are Chris, Michael, and Setsuko.
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Jounouchi sighed as he ran his hands over the leather Bible that he held in his hands, closing his eyes as he was trying to get himself ready for what was about to happen tonight. Memories swept over him as he remembered how the Bible had ended up in his hands
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"WHERE IS HE?!"
Jounouchi sighed as he leaned against his bedroom door, doing his best to calm down his furious friend. Michael's eyes were flaming with fire and he paced back and forth, spouting curses like there was no tomorrow. "Mike, calm yourself down. He'll show up. This place doesn't have that many places to hide."
"That's exactly my point!" Michael yelled, slamming his fist into the wall. "There are only SO many places you can hide in a warehouse and I have checked every place where he could possibly be. So why can't I find him?! Oh when I get a hold of him....."
"Did you ever think that is maybe why he isn't coming out?" Jounouchi asked. "He's scared of you, Michael. He'll come out when you calm down, just give him time. If he comes out now, you'll beat the crap out of him and that's what he's afraid of."
Michael took a deep breath, closing his eyes. "Fine....... I'll be...somewhere. Tell him to come and find me when he comes out. I have a feeling you know where he is hiding, but you're not telling me where." With that, he turned on his heel, walking away from the blonde, leaving him smirking against the door.
Jounouchi turned and opened the door, noting that it was again going to start raining soon, judging by the holes in the roof were going black. "Chris, he's gone. You can come out now." He smiled as the smaller boy crawled out from the corner he had been hiding in, brushing brown hair out of his eyes. "You okay?"
Chris nodded. "Thanks, Jounouchi. He's really in a bad mood today, I guess. It's not big deal, I'm used to it by now." He pulled out a book from the bag that he carried around, smiling at it. "I carry this around. I reminds me sometimes that people still love me." He sighed, smiling at it sadly.
"What is it?"
"My Bible." Chris answered. "Mom gave it to me about three years ago when she died. She always had this Bible with her when she was younger. She carried it everywhere, even was married by it." He ran his hand over the leather cover, a tear running down his face.
"I remember the day that she died. She was lying there in the hospital, barley breathing and she could hardly talk. She reached over to the nightstand and grabbed this Bible and placed it into my hands. She told me that if I ever felt sad or depressed or just needed some comfort, that all I had to do was read this and she would be there beside me. "
Jounouchi took the Bible from Chris' hands, opening it. He frowned at the words, his nose turning up slightly. "How do you even understand this? It's not even written in ENGLISH."
"It's King James." Chris explained, giggling slightly as he took it back. "It helps if you go to church, but you don't find many of those here in Japan." He sighed, leaning back against the wall. "I wish they did. I miss my youth group."
The blonde raised his eyebrows, nodding a bit. "Okay then...."
"Do you read the Bible?"
The question caught him off guard, and Jounouchi looked at him with a questioning look. "Do I read the Bible? No, I don't. I don't have anything to read it by. Besides...I'm not into that kind of stuff." He crinkled his nose a bit.
The two were silent for a moment; Jounouchi staring at the wall, and Chris staring at his Bible. The younger one broke the silence, placing his Bible in Jounouchi's hands. "I want you to have this."
"What?"
Chris' green eyes met Jounouchi's brown, a serious gaze between them. "I want you to have this. Mom always told me to reach those who were 'lost'....and I'm fulfilling my promise to her. I want you to have this....if you'll promise me you'll read it."
Blinking back tears the Jounouchi didn't even realize were in his eyes, he pulled the smaller boy into a hug. "Thank you....."
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Jounouchi looked up as the rest of the group came out of the bathroom, his eyes widening on how everyone looked.
Ryou was the first to exit. Dressed in black leather pants, a white wife-beater and bands along his wrists. It looked as though gel had been run through his hair, making it look more spiky than ever. Eyeliner had been applied to his eyes, making him look almost like Bakura. Bakura exited after him, dressed almost identical to Ryou, except he had more eyeliner, giving him a deadly gothic look.
Jounouchi grinned as he saw Shizuka's eyes go wide at the site of Ryou and Kaiba's glare of jealousy. It quickly turned to a smirk when he saw her eyes go even wider when he walked out. Wearing a dark black button up shirt (Jounouchi noticed a few buttons undone) and black pants, he didn't look that much different than he did any other day. But the site of Seto Kaiba without a trench-coat of some kind was an interesting site.
Otogi, Honda, and Yami exited next, not looking to differently than they normally did and then came Mai and Setsuko.
Setsuko looked like her old self, Jounouchi noted with a smile. In ripped jeans, hair pulled back by a pony-tail and a tank top, she wasn't much to look at, but she had her old look back in her eyes, making her look more deadly than she really was.
Mai was a different story however. She had thrown away the mini- skirt, leaving her in a pair of jeans that didn't look bad on her. A dark green crop-top came to her navel, showing off her curves quite well. Blonde hair fell to the middle of her back, falling over her shoulders gracefully. Jounouchi blushed, looking at the floor, trying not to show the attraction he felt for the girl.
Bakura looked around, taking note of the people in the room. "We're going to need some security ; we're gonna need a place to hide the rest. Everyone knows this shop, and most of them know that Yuugi lives here......we need somewhere to keep everyone."
Yami nodded, thinking. "Yuugi....get everyone over to Seto's mansion....don't you DARE look at me like that Kaiba. You know you have the best security in Domino, and if any bully tried to even THINK about entering, you'd have them arrested. It would be the perfect place to hide."
Seto's blue eyes flashed. "Did you ever think that it may RUIN my reputation?! I'm not exactly known for being a gangster here, unlike SOME of us." He glared at Jounouchi. "HE was the one who got us into this mess, shouldn't HE be the one who would find someplace to put them? I don't even know WHY I've entered this damn fight."
Everything stopped when Shizuka walked up to Kaiba calmly, and slapped the fire out of him. "GET A HOLD OF YOURSELF!" She screamed, withdrawing her palm and aiming for another slap. "Who CARES about your image? You're defending my brother, that's what matters. As much as you say you hate him, Seto, if he died because of something that you could have help out in, you would hate yourself for the rest of your life, and you KNOW it."
Silence over came everyone of them all of them staring shocked at the two. Kaiba's blue eyes had gone wide, before he blinked twice. "And people wonder why I like you," he muttered under his breath before rubbing his cheek. Mokuba giggled, turning up to look at his brother. Seto stared down at him, rolling his eyes. "Shut up. One word of this and you're dead."
Bakura cleared his throat, attempting to get everyone's attention back to him. "We're using your mansion, Kaiba, whether you like it or not. Yuugi, you're in charge of getting everyone there. As for the rest of us.....we all know what we need to do. Let's start this now. Yuugi head out....Jounouchi, show us the way to the warehouse
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(Flashback)
"Please Michael! I wanna come!" Chris cried, tugging on his older brother's jacket. "If I'm to learn how to be one of you, should you at least let me come along and watch you fight? I'm not a baby anymore, I can take care of myself!"
Jounouchi watched Chris' despite eyes, shaking his head slightly. "We know you're not a baby, Chris. But this is too dangerous, even for you." He looked to his right as Hirutani walked over to Chris, scanning him with cold grey eyes.
"The kid does have a point," he said slowly, raising a hand to his chin. "If he's going to learn how to fight as one of us, he's going to have to see it first hand.... I say we let him come with us."
Michael shook his head, tearing Chris' fingers away from his jacket. "No way, Hirutani. There is no way in hell that I'm letting my baby brother go with us. He can stay here like he's always done. When he gets a bit older, we'll let him start coming then. But not at nine. He doesn't need to be exposed to that yet."
"He'll start young then." Hirutani argued. "Besides, Jounouchi must have been nine when he started fighting. We found him at twelve and he was fantastic then....it's not that bad, Michael. We need more fighters. If the kid is willing to get out there and learn the tricks, I'm all for it. He's coming with us."
Michael turned to Jounouchi, his eyes pleading at the second-in- command to do something. The blonde sighed, making his way over to the leader. "Look, this is Mike's brother. We really can't do against his will. If-" he lowered his voice "If Chris dies, we'll be held responsible for it."
"That's a chance I'm willing to take. We're moving out in fifteen minutes. Chris, I expect you to be ready."
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The ally was damp, dark, and cold, making everyone shiver as they followed Jounouchi down the narrow pathway that lead to the warehouse. Not one complained however, seeing as though they had signed themselves up for this by choice, not by force. Hearts beat wildly against their chests as they came closer and closer to the point were their deaths might happen.
Jounouchi was the worst of them all; having already seen one death happen because he didn't stand up for what was right, he was terrified that the past might repeat itself. Though he didn't get a long with all of them as he would have liked to, he still felt a bond with them that night, stronger than any that he had ever felt before. These people were literally willing to die for him. They were willing to give up their lives so that the other may live. No one would have ever thought of that in Hirutani's group. No one gave their lives for anyone. If anyone died, it was their own stupid fault...not the gangs problem.
They stopped suddenly, staring up at the large wooden building in front of them. Jounouchi shivered again, remembering his last experience that he had in that building. He shot a glance at Yami, and saw that he remembered too.
Hirutani most likely still remembered the day when that 'wimpy kid' almost electrocuted them all by tricking them into water, and setting a 'bomb' off. He had cleverly set propped up a passed out gang member's arm, making it so that if he moved, his arm would fall into the water, electrocuting them all. He had tricked them into the water, telling them that if they found this 'bomb' they were free to take his life.
Hirutani had figured it out; or so he thought. But just as all of them got themselves comfortable, the other member moved. His arm went down, the stun gun when down and POW. All Jounouchi had heard from that event was that all five of them were sent to the hospital, critically injured by shocks. He himself should have been taken to the ER, but although he could hardly talk, he made Yuugi promise that he wouldn't. He had enough bills to take care of.
He jumped as he felt a hand on his shoulder, and he looked over seeing Yami. "Are you okay, Jounouchi?"
The blonde nodded slightly, taking a deep breath, entering the warehouse for the first time in years. It was dark, like it had always been, and a bit more mustier than he remembered it to be. Letting his eyes adjust to the dark, he saw eight figures near the stairs of the warehouse.
"Jounouchi."
Everyone jumped at the voice, most looking around to see where it had come from. Jounouchi's eyes locked with grey ones as Hirutani slowly walked down the stairs. He hadn't changed in the years since Jounouchi had last seen him. Purple hair tied into a pony tail, and three earrings in his left ear. Cold grey eyes blinked slowly as he stared at Jounouchi. "It's been a long time since we've last seen one another. You don't look bad."
"You don't look bad either...not that you've looked any better." Jounouchi replied, a grin coming over his face. "But don't count on your looks lasting much longer. When we're done with you."
"You keep telling yourself that, Jounouchi. Because when WE'RE through with you....you won't even be alive."
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Angelkohaku: Hello again. ^^ About Seto joining the group, well, I thought about that, and you are right in most terms. I put a little bit of that in here, just so people won't have doubts. You'll see his reasons.
Yea, Jou's speech sucked. But I'm a fifteen year old girl who has no other life but school, homework, and the little bit of writing I can get in. I don't make many speeches. What do you expect? ^^
I'm not going to use POV's for this story. I can't fit them in at the moment, and I really and truthfully can't write them. I've tried a couple of times, and each of them have sucked. I hope this doesn't drive you away, I really am trying to make this story worth while. I'm sorry you think this story is going downhill, I really am trying my best.
Does the plot really seem that unrealistic? *frowns* Hmm....I'll try to touch up on that. ^^
YAMIGIRL3: Hi there! Just to answer your question, Jounouchi DID pick on Yuugi when he first met them, but in the manga, Honda clearly states that Jounouchi didn't beat up the younger one's and never beat up on the weaker dudes. Yes, Yuugi did happen to classify in both of those categories, but I think he just did it to prove to the other people that he still had his power. ^^
Curtis Zidane Ziraa: I don't know if you got my e-mail or not, but in case you didn't, I'll explain the mix up with Jounouchi's name. The blonde in YuGiOh's name in Japanese is Jounouchi Katsuya. His last name is Jounouchi, and his first name is Katsuya. If you look at Shizuka's name, her original name (before the parents split) was Jounouchi Shizuka. I got those mixed up too, so don't feel bad. ^^
That's just about it. Probably next chapter, I'll reply to everyone's reviews, but I don't have time at the moment. ^^ Thank you everyone for reviewing. I love you all!!!
Also, please be aware of this. In this chapter, there are Christian beliefs. It's only in the beginning of it, and you can skip over it if you would like (that's if it offends you). I figure that if sex, drugs, murder, and all that can fit into stories, why can't religion?
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh. The only characters I own are Chris, Michael, and Setsuko.
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Jounouchi sighed as he ran his hands over the leather Bible that he held in his hands, closing his eyes as he was trying to get himself ready for what was about to happen tonight. Memories swept over him as he remembered how the Bible had ended up in his hands
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"WHERE IS HE?!"
Jounouchi sighed as he leaned against his bedroom door, doing his best to calm down his furious friend. Michael's eyes were flaming with fire and he paced back and forth, spouting curses like there was no tomorrow. "Mike, calm yourself down. He'll show up. This place doesn't have that many places to hide."
"That's exactly my point!" Michael yelled, slamming his fist into the wall. "There are only SO many places you can hide in a warehouse and I have checked every place where he could possibly be. So why can't I find him?! Oh when I get a hold of him....."
"Did you ever think that is maybe why he isn't coming out?" Jounouchi asked. "He's scared of you, Michael. He'll come out when you calm down, just give him time. If he comes out now, you'll beat the crap out of him and that's what he's afraid of."
Michael took a deep breath, closing his eyes. "Fine....... I'll be...somewhere. Tell him to come and find me when he comes out. I have a feeling you know where he is hiding, but you're not telling me where." With that, he turned on his heel, walking away from the blonde, leaving him smirking against the door.
Jounouchi turned and opened the door, noting that it was again going to start raining soon, judging by the holes in the roof were going black. "Chris, he's gone. You can come out now." He smiled as the smaller boy crawled out from the corner he had been hiding in, brushing brown hair out of his eyes. "You okay?"
Chris nodded. "Thanks, Jounouchi. He's really in a bad mood today, I guess. It's not big deal, I'm used to it by now." He pulled out a book from the bag that he carried around, smiling at it. "I carry this around. I reminds me sometimes that people still love me." He sighed, smiling at it sadly.
"What is it?"
"My Bible." Chris answered. "Mom gave it to me about three years ago when she died. She always had this Bible with her when she was younger. She carried it everywhere, even was married by it." He ran his hand over the leather cover, a tear running down his face.
"I remember the day that she died. She was lying there in the hospital, barley breathing and she could hardly talk. She reached over to the nightstand and grabbed this Bible and placed it into my hands. She told me that if I ever felt sad or depressed or just needed some comfort, that all I had to do was read this and she would be there beside me. "
Jounouchi took the Bible from Chris' hands, opening it. He frowned at the words, his nose turning up slightly. "How do you even understand this? It's not even written in ENGLISH."
"It's King James." Chris explained, giggling slightly as he took it back. "It helps if you go to church, but you don't find many of those here in Japan." He sighed, leaning back against the wall. "I wish they did. I miss my youth group."
The blonde raised his eyebrows, nodding a bit. "Okay then...."
"Do you read the Bible?"
The question caught him off guard, and Jounouchi looked at him with a questioning look. "Do I read the Bible? No, I don't. I don't have anything to read it by. Besides...I'm not into that kind of stuff." He crinkled his nose a bit.
The two were silent for a moment; Jounouchi staring at the wall, and Chris staring at his Bible. The younger one broke the silence, placing his Bible in Jounouchi's hands. "I want you to have this."
"What?"
Chris' green eyes met Jounouchi's brown, a serious gaze between them. "I want you to have this. Mom always told me to reach those who were 'lost'....and I'm fulfilling my promise to her. I want you to have this....if you'll promise me you'll read it."
Blinking back tears the Jounouchi didn't even realize were in his eyes, he pulled the smaller boy into a hug. "Thank you....."
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Jounouchi looked up as the rest of the group came out of the bathroom, his eyes widening on how everyone looked.
Ryou was the first to exit. Dressed in black leather pants, a white wife-beater and bands along his wrists. It looked as though gel had been run through his hair, making it look more spiky than ever. Eyeliner had been applied to his eyes, making him look almost like Bakura. Bakura exited after him, dressed almost identical to Ryou, except he had more eyeliner, giving him a deadly gothic look.
Jounouchi grinned as he saw Shizuka's eyes go wide at the site of Ryou and Kaiba's glare of jealousy. It quickly turned to a smirk when he saw her eyes go even wider when he walked out. Wearing a dark black button up shirt (Jounouchi noticed a few buttons undone) and black pants, he didn't look that much different than he did any other day. But the site of Seto Kaiba without a trench-coat of some kind was an interesting site.
Otogi, Honda, and Yami exited next, not looking to differently than they normally did and then came Mai and Setsuko.
Setsuko looked like her old self, Jounouchi noted with a smile. In ripped jeans, hair pulled back by a pony-tail and a tank top, she wasn't much to look at, but she had her old look back in her eyes, making her look more deadly than she really was.
Mai was a different story however. She had thrown away the mini- skirt, leaving her in a pair of jeans that didn't look bad on her. A dark green crop-top came to her navel, showing off her curves quite well. Blonde hair fell to the middle of her back, falling over her shoulders gracefully. Jounouchi blushed, looking at the floor, trying not to show the attraction he felt for the girl.
Bakura looked around, taking note of the people in the room. "We're going to need some security ; we're gonna need a place to hide the rest. Everyone knows this shop, and most of them know that Yuugi lives here......we need somewhere to keep everyone."
Yami nodded, thinking. "Yuugi....get everyone over to Seto's mansion....don't you DARE look at me like that Kaiba. You know you have the best security in Domino, and if any bully tried to even THINK about entering, you'd have them arrested. It would be the perfect place to hide."
Seto's blue eyes flashed. "Did you ever think that it may RUIN my reputation?! I'm not exactly known for being a gangster here, unlike SOME of us." He glared at Jounouchi. "HE was the one who got us into this mess, shouldn't HE be the one who would find someplace to put them? I don't even know WHY I've entered this damn fight."
Everything stopped when Shizuka walked up to Kaiba calmly, and slapped the fire out of him. "GET A HOLD OF YOURSELF!" She screamed, withdrawing her palm and aiming for another slap. "Who CARES about your image? You're defending my brother, that's what matters. As much as you say you hate him, Seto, if he died because of something that you could have help out in, you would hate yourself for the rest of your life, and you KNOW it."
Silence over came everyone of them all of them staring shocked at the two. Kaiba's blue eyes had gone wide, before he blinked twice. "And people wonder why I like you," he muttered under his breath before rubbing his cheek. Mokuba giggled, turning up to look at his brother. Seto stared down at him, rolling his eyes. "Shut up. One word of this and you're dead."
Bakura cleared his throat, attempting to get everyone's attention back to him. "We're using your mansion, Kaiba, whether you like it or not. Yuugi, you're in charge of getting everyone there. As for the rest of us.....we all know what we need to do. Let's start this now. Yuugi head out....Jounouchi, show us the way to the warehouse
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(Flashback)
"Please Michael! I wanna come!" Chris cried, tugging on his older brother's jacket. "If I'm to learn how to be one of you, should you at least let me come along and watch you fight? I'm not a baby anymore, I can take care of myself!"
Jounouchi watched Chris' despite eyes, shaking his head slightly. "We know you're not a baby, Chris. But this is too dangerous, even for you." He looked to his right as Hirutani walked over to Chris, scanning him with cold grey eyes.
"The kid does have a point," he said slowly, raising a hand to his chin. "If he's going to learn how to fight as one of us, he's going to have to see it first hand.... I say we let him come with us."
Michael shook his head, tearing Chris' fingers away from his jacket. "No way, Hirutani. There is no way in hell that I'm letting my baby brother go with us. He can stay here like he's always done. When he gets a bit older, we'll let him start coming then. But not at nine. He doesn't need to be exposed to that yet."
"He'll start young then." Hirutani argued. "Besides, Jounouchi must have been nine when he started fighting. We found him at twelve and he was fantastic then....it's not that bad, Michael. We need more fighters. If the kid is willing to get out there and learn the tricks, I'm all for it. He's coming with us."
Michael turned to Jounouchi, his eyes pleading at the second-in- command to do something. The blonde sighed, making his way over to the leader. "Look, this is Mike's brother. We really can't do against his will. If-" he lowered his voice "If Chris dies, we'll be held responsible for it."
"That's a chance I'm willing to take. We're moving out in fifteen minutes. Chris, I expect you to be ready."
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The ally was damp, dark, and cold, making everyone shiver as they followed Jounouchi down the narrow pathway that lead to the warehouse. Not one complained however, seeing as though they had signed themselves up for this by choice, not by force. Hearts beat wildly against their chests as they came closer and closer to the point were their deaths might happen.
Jounouchi was the worst of them all; having already seen one death happen because he didn't stand up for what was right, he was terrified that the past might repeat itself. Though he didn't get a long with all of them as he would have liked to, he still felt a bond with them that night, stronger than any that he had ever felt before. These people were literally willing to die for him. They were willing to give up their lives so that the other may live. No one would have ever thought of that in Hirutani's group. No one gave their lives for anyone. If anyone died, it was their own stupid fault...not the gangs problem.
They stopped suddenly, staring up at the large wooden building in front of them. Jounouchi shivered again, remembering his last experience that he had in that building. He shot a glance at Yami, and saw that he remembered too.
Hirutani most likely still remembered the day when that 'wimpy kid' almost electrocuted them all by tricking them into water, and setting a 'bomb' off. He had cleverly set propped up a passed out gang member's arm, making it so that if he moved, his arm would fall into the water, electrocuting them all. He had tricked them into the water, telling them that if they found this 'bomb' they were free to take his life.
Hirutani had figured it out; or so he thought. But just as all of them got themselves comfortable, the other member moved. His arm went down, the stun gun when down and POW. All Jounouchi had heard from that event was that all five of them were sent to the hospital, critically injured by shocks. He himself should have been taken to the ER, but although he could hardly talk, he made Yuugi promise that he wouldn't. He had enough bills to take care of.
He jumped as he felt a hand on his shoulder, and he looked over seeing Yami. "Are you okay, Jounouchi?"
The blonde nodded slightly, taking a deep breath, entering the warehouse for the first time in years. It was dark, like it had always been, and a bit more mustier than he remembered it to be. Letting his eyes adjust to the dark, he saw eight figures near the stairs of the warehouse.
"Jounouchi."
Everyone jumped at the voice, most looking around to see where it had come from. Jounouchi's eyes locked with grey ones as Hirutani slowly walked down the stairs. He hadn't changed in the years since Jounouchi had last seen him. Purple hair tied into a pony tail, and three earrings in his left ear. Cold grey eyes blinked slowly as he stared at Jounouchi. "It's been a long time since we've last seen one another. You don't look bad."
"You don't look bad either...not that you've looked any better." Jounouchi replied, a grin coming over his face. "But don't count on your looks lasting much longer. When we're done with you."
"You keep telling yourself that, Jounouchi. Because when WE'RE through with you....you won't even be alive."
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