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Sorry for the long time in updating XP.

Still don't own Yu-Gi-Oh.

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Jonouchi paused as shady figures emerged from the dark ally in which he had kicked the trash can. He blinked, and took half a step back, preparing himself.

"Hey. What do you think you're doing, making all that noise?" one of them asked.

"I think I'm kicking over a trash can. Though I can't really be sure," Jonouchi answered, smirking. What he needed now was a good fight to clear the mind.

There was a low growl from one of them, and he lunged at Jonouchi, who in turn, grabbed his wrist, ducked down, and flipped him over his shoulder. He bunched another guy who was rushing him in the face, before kicking the third guy in the stomach.

Jonouchi smirked as they ran, noting how much the quality of street-fighters had gone down since when he and Honda roamed the streets.

He walked down the streets, a slight swagger in his step with his hands jammed into his pockets. Walking into an open coffee shop, he ordered some, and sat down at one of the tables. He propped his head up with one hand, and contemplated his most recent dreams. Pegasus. Why the hell was he dreaming about Pegasus of all people? He hated the man. He was fruity, annoying, childish, and – passionate. Jonouchi shook his head violently.

He smiled at the waitress tiredly as she brought him his coffee, and he sipped it slowly. Why was he even thinking so much about it anyway? It was just dreams. He once dreamt that Honda turned into a hamburger and was trying to eat him. Did that mean anything? No, obviously. And Pegasus was in some hospital in America. Wasn't going to be bothering him any time soon.

He wondered if Pegasus was okay. Then had to stop himself from slamming his head into the table to rid himself of such thoughts.

He paid the waitress, leaving a small tip on the table, before finally heading back home, knowing, just knowing, that he wouldn't be able to sleep.




A hand reached out from a bundle of blankets, fumbling around for the phone which was now ringing loudly. It found it, then pulled it under the blankets with the rest of the body.

Jonouchi sat up, the blankets falling off of his shoulder and stifled a yawn before speaking into the phone. "'Ello?"

"Hi. 'Niichan?" a young, female voice spoke back. Jonouchi blinked. "Shizuka?" He asked, blinking. He had paid for her operation. He hadn't expected to hear from her anytime soon.

"Thank you for paying for the operation," she said.

Oh. He should've known that there would be a thank you call.

"It was no problem really. I wanted to you know."

"I know..." Shizuka said, pausing for a moment. "I was wondering... since you wanted to pay for my operation, I was wondering if you could come to America with me."

Jonouchi blinked, at a loss for words. Of course he wanted to go to America with Shizuka for the operation. But why did she need to go to America? And how come he had the feeling that her mother wouldn't want her going there with him?

"I'd love to but... why America?" He asked first.

"Well, I don't have to go to America. But there's a really good doctor who's there. In order to get my eyes permanently fixed, I need to go there. They could do the same operation here, but you made enough for the doctor there, and here there's a chance that it could come back," Shizuka explained.

Jonouchi nodded. "What about mom?"

There was a pause on the other end of the line that seemed to be never ending. "She has a business meeting when I have to go. She said that if there's no other choice, she could cancel and go with me. But this could make or break her career, and I'd really rather have her go to the meeting. So I asked if you could come, and after reminding her who was paying for the operation, she agreed."

Jonouchi felt that his face would crack if he smiled much more. "Alright. When do we leave?" Jonouchi asked.

"What about Dad?" Shizuka asked, quickly.

"I'm sure he won't even realize that I'm gone," Jonouchi smiled.

"Okay. We leave in a week," Shizuka said. Jonouchi could practically hear her smiling.

Jonouchi hung up, and fell back onto his bed. He hadn't been to America since he was about nine. It was going to be so great to go back!

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Sorry XP Short. I'll try to update it sooner though next time.

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