I keep forgetting the disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh * Sad face* But I do own this story * Happy face*

Thanks to my reviewers,

* Gives out Joey plushies to all*

(Don't worry Yugi's friends didn't mean to make him feel ignored, they all love him to bits, will explain all later)

= Author interruptions, I'll try to keep them to a minium=

Back to Joey

Joey's eyes fluttered open, and immediately closed as a bright light filled his senses. Moaning he rolled his head to the side, Vaguely he became aware of someone calling his name

" Joey, Joey " the voice was beautiful and female, he opened his eyes to find a pretty girl smiling down at him. She had dark green eyes and long blond hair and hey, was that a halo.

" AAAHHH " he flung himself off the table he was laying. The girl approached him smiling gently, she was dressed in a long flowing white dress that shimmered in the light and she defiantly had a golden halo floating a couple of inches above her head.

For the first time he noticed that they were standing in an operating room with doctors and nurses working franticly on a person lying on the very same table Joey had just thrown himself off, in fact the person lying on the table looked a lot like him, except he wasn't that pale, nor did he have a big hole in his stomach.

Suddenly everything full force, the sound of gunfire. Him turning and tackling Kaiba to the ground, a burning feeling appearing in his stomach, a wet coppery smell, then the darkness

The doctors and nurses continued working unaware of the two figures that had appeared and where standing in their mists.

" What's going on, who are you? " he asked the girl, as a nurse walked straight through her. The girl didn't even react.

" I'm Alora, your guardian angel, and your dying Joey " (* Offers Tissues*)

" DYING, I don't want to die, I'm too young to die " Joey practically shouted his voice falling to a whisper on his last few words

" Unfortunately its not up to me, Lets walk " Alora turned and walked through the door, the actual door. Joey hesitated for a second and followed casting one last look at himself lying on the table.

They continued walking in silence, floating quietly though the hospital corridors, unnoticed by everyone they past. Soon they came across, Triston, Tea and Surprising Kaiba. Tea was crying quietly into her hands and Triston was learning against the wall his face pale, lost in his own thoughts. Kaiba was standing separately from them talking into his cell phone.

" Guys, GUYS " he shouted waving a hand in front Triston's face, Triston didn't even blink. " Hello"

" They can't see you or hear you " The girl spoke again, her expression sad " You're kind of a ghost or spirit "

" Like Yami was " he asked before thinking

A faint smile appeared on her face " Something like that "

" Wait, how do you know Yami "

"I know everything about you, your favourite card is the red eyes black dragon, or the flaming swordsman. I know all about your life Joey, I know all your friends Yugi and Yami, Triston, Tea, Mai, Duke, Ryou and Bakura, Kaiba and Mokuba and you're sister Serenity. "

" Kaiba's not my friend " he growled

" After all he has done to you, after all the names he called you, Puppy, Mutt, Monkey boy, you still risked your life to save his "

Joey scowled at the names " Of course I did, anyone would "

" You have a good soul Joey " the smile deepened on her face " You have proved that one more than one occasion.

At the mention of his little buddy, Joey began panicking

" Yugi, I need to find Yugi "

" No" she paused for a second " That's not for you to do, you have a different path to follow "

Alora looked grave, as she turned and looked at Kaiba still talking on his cell phone " You have more in common with him than you think Joey "

" Me, have something in common with Moneybags " Joey snorted in disgust

" He is part of the path you need to follow "

" Huh " Joey was more confused than ever

" We've been worried about Kaiba for months now, The Battle City Tournament brought out a side of him, we hoped would stay buried. An evil side " she paused before continuing

" His past life affected him more than we predicted, even though he had trouble believing who he use to be, He has an important role to play in the future. If he continues the way he is now, thousands of lives will change, and not for the better. It's amazing how one person can affect, so many lives "

Alora turned to him " That's where you come in "

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Unfortunately Yugi boarded the plane unaware that one of his best friend life was on the line. Tears rushed down his cheeks as he looked out the window and said goodbye to the only home he could remember.

" First time away from home huh " The old women sitting next to him, suddenly spoke. Yugi brushed the tears from his eyes and nodded

" Don't worry everyone has to leave home sometime, and the best thing is it will still be there when you get back, that's what having a family is all about"

Yugi turned back to the window more tears rolling down his face, his expression sad " I don't have any family, " he whispered

=Yugi considers his friends as a second family=

((Dream))

He was walking down a school corridor, and every few steps someone would call out a greeting

" Hey Yami "

" Yami, what's up? "

" Yami, you're still meeting us after school, right "

" Yami, over here "

" Yami, wait for us "

" Yami "

Yugi began to run as fast as he could, but the corridor seemed never ending, the people became a blur, but he could still hear them

" Yami"

" Yami"

" Yami"

Suddenly he stopped and whirled around and practically screamed

" I AM NOT YAMI " = the title is explained=

((End dream))

Yugi woke up in a cold sweat, but strangely feeling better. Closing his eyes he took at few deep breaths, just as the pilot announced that they had reached their destination and to prepare for landing

He was the last person off the plane and dragging his suitcase behind him, he headed for the arrival lounge.

" Please be here, please " Yugi glanced around the people waiting for their friends and loved ones, he watched two little kids come running up to the man in front of him screaming " Daddy, Daddy "

He watched as the man dropped to his knees and embraced the kids.

" Yugi, there you are, do you know how much trouble you are in " A familiar voice sounded from behind him

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Wow, my longest chapter yet. * Does Happy Dance*

Joey appears looking angry: How can you let me get shot, and what does moneybags have to do with all this "

Authoress " umm, well you did save his life, you're a hero "

* Joey doesn't look impressed*

Authoress "umm YUGI "

*Yugi pops up smiling and giggling* " Surprise "

*Joey smiles happily * " Little buddy, where have you been, when are you coming back, we miss you "

*Yugi looking very happy to discover his friends miss him * " Well ."

Authoress " Now, now your spoil my story, they *points to audience* will have to wait until next time "

(Just so no one gets to upset, I hate to make people cry. * offers tissues * Joey might be a spirit but he is not dead yet, the doctors are still working on him,)

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