Chapter 3

Kinaki raised her head up from the nurse's bed. She looked around and saw Serenity talking to the teacher by the door. She stood out of bed and saw her side was bandaged.

"Serenity?" asked Kinaki as the teacher left, "What are you doing here?"

"Class is over and I came to check on you," replied Serenity.

"Thank you," said Kinaki, grabbing her bag.

'"You really should be careful about that wound, how did you get it?" asked Serenity slightly hesitantly.

"I just got into an accident…let's drop it, okay?" asked Kinaki pitifully.

Serenity nodded, as she walked out beside Kinaki.

"Can we go see my brother first?" asked Serenity, "I just need to get a few things."

"Sure, you know Joey, always free no matter what," replied Kinaki.

Serenity nodded as they neared Joey's apartment, Serenity took her key and opened the door.

Joey was there, but his face was twisted into a look of anger.

Yami stood on the other side; he also seemed in the middle of yelling.

"Free no matter what huh?" hissed Serenity slightly.

"Serenity, I didn't expect you," said Joey putting his hand on his head.

"You didn't remember…." replied Serenity softly, picking up a bag on the couch.

Kinaki's eyes were fixed on Yami. She could feel her heart beating slightly slower. She couldn't move, she didn't know why. He had to be at least ten years older than her. She turned away slightly and pulled Serenity out.

"Bye brother!" cried Serenity before she was pulled out.

"What's up?" asked Serenity by the sudden jerk.

"Who was that in there….with Joey," asked Kinaki.

"That's Yami, my brother's old friend," replied Serenity.

Kinaki nodded, "I just thought I saw him somewhere before…..let go."

Kinaki walked along Serenity, for some reason, she wished it was Yami's hand she was holding instead of Serenity's right now.

Yami stared at the girl at a side view, he could see she was staring at him deeply. He had wondered why, Joey and he were having an argument on, the same matter they always fought about, Tea. Joey said Tea was ruining Yami's life, while Yami said, it was the best thing at ever happened to him.

"You said the same with Saori!" cried Joey in a pissed of tone, "You know I don't fight with you man, for petty things, but man, Tea used to be a good girl, but now, she'll ruin your life!"

Yami stayed silent about the comment made about this late wife, he was about to retort when the door opened. Serenity stepped in with the other girl, he remembered the girl now. She was the sister of Tea's EX. The one she wanted dead. They girl looked timid, he could see some blood seeping through her pink shirt. He saw when she turned and pulled Serenity out.

"Kinaki, yeah, she's a good kid, she the sister of Tea old EX, the one who was murdered, it left quite an impact on her," said Joey replying to Yami's question.

"Hey man, I got to go, business needs to be taken care of," said Yami picking up his coat.

"Yeah, next time, want to get a beer or something?" asked Joey opening the door.

"Yeah, a beer sounds good, see you," replied Yami walking out of the apartment.

Yami could feel the weight of his gun in his trench coat pocket, he wanted to use it, on the won that deserved it. The one who killed his friend, Shinto. He closed his eyes, and turned to the park, Shinto's death will be avenged, no matter who did it, he will kill them."

Joey sighed as Yami left, Mai was probably gallivanting outside, flirting with random men. She was always like that, nothing can change it. Serenity seemed pretty hurt when he had forgotten she was coming, he tossed an empty beer can across the room. He slumped down on his couch and flipped on the TV to the news. He groaned as he sat up, "This world isn't as it once was when I was a kid, we had a fun game called duel monsters, I don't think anyone plays that anymore," he whispered getting up to get himself a beer. He had always been there for Serenity, even when she had missed class for her sickness, and she to start back at eleventh grade. He sat back down with a six pack at his side. He saw something on the screen, it was Mai, and the police were holding her.

"Hey! Get your hands off of me!! I didn't do anything!" cried Mai from the screen.

Joey dropped the beer on the stand and held his head in his hands for a minute then looked up. Mai wasn't there that time, it was another women.

"Damn, that's when you know, you are missing your wife."

Kaiba felt himself grow weary, all this work, it has haunted him since he was a teenager. God, he missed those days, when he could just play duel monsters. Mokuba opened the door and walked in, this once ten year old, was now a proud twenty two year old.

"Hey bro!" cried Mokuba, walking up to Kaiba.

"Mokuba? What are you doing here? Don't you have university?" asked Kaiba alarmed.

"Yeah, it ended for the semester, so, how are you doing?" asked Mokuba sitting on the desk.

"Old habits, are hard to break?" asked Kaiba slyly.]

Mokuba jumped off of the desk, "Exactly!"

"How have you been doing?" asked Kaiba.

"Same old grades, A and up," replied Mokuba.

"Good to hear, did you see the new part of the house?" asked Kaiba.

"You remodelled it?" asked Mokuba surprised.

"Yeah, let's go," replied Kaiba standing up.

He turned to the picture of Saori he kept on his desk, he smiled and followed Mokuba out,

Tea clutched her pillow, it had started to rain a little while around, the lights were off and she had only the light from the moon. She glared at it.

"Damn it all, damn it all the hell!" cried Tea throwing the pillow across the room.

"Why must I be so guilty!! Anytime I see that damn moon! I see that damned child!!" screamed Tea pulling her hair.

"What colour is the moon brother?"

"I think it's blue"

"Good Night brother!"

"You'll take me to the carnival in the morning?"

Her childish voice has haunted Tea for each day of the twelve years. Tea dashed off of her bed and swaying walked over to her chest of drawers. She opened one of the drawers and pulled out a gun, the same gun she used. She picked up the gun and pulled it to her head, she wanted to stop the voices, the wanted it to end. Her hand shook, she then, threw the gun from her sight, under her bed. She gasped for air, as if she had been under water. She ran into her bathroom, she was in pain, when no one was looking.