Kaiba slammed the computer closed and turned his back to it. He hadn't even been thinking as he was typing let alone thought he'd create anything that made sense...but this...this was too much. He needed to get out to get some air or something. Between work and...other things, he didn't know what he was thinking any more. Mokuba had just teased him into believing things that weren't true. That was all...right? At the moment he didn't really care. He stood up and walked out of his room and down the stairs. Mokuba had settled in on the couch to watch some television but looked over as he heard footsteps behind him.

"You going out?" he asked.

"No. I'm just..." Kaiba started sarcastically but stopped himself, remembering that it was his brother. He took a deep breath. "Sorry. Yes. I'll be back for...whenever I get back." Mokuba's face crinkled in worry and confusion as his older brother walked out the front door.

' There has to be a logical explanation as to why I've been plagued with this,' Kaiba thought as he exited the grounds. ' Something I know but I'm just not seeing because I haven't been thinking clearly. I wonder if...' He impacted with someone and they fell back to the ground. Kaiba raised an eyebrow and looked down at a very ticked off Tristan.

"Watch where you're going, jerk," he muttered as he stood up. Then he noticed who it was that he'd run into and grew even angrier. Kaiba opened his mouth to talk but Tristan didn't give him time. "I should have known it was you. You're always at the center of everything mean. Why can't you just leave people alone?" Tristan said crossly. Kaiba was about to inquire what he was talking about but Tristan went on again. "Just because you own some big company and wear all those fancy expensive clothes, doesn't mean you should get everything." Sensing that he'd just be interrupted again, Kaiba crossed his arms and just waited. He didn't wait long. "I mean, sure money can get you a lot of things but it doesn't get you anything that you really need. So just because you have it doesn't mean...doesn't mean...it doesn't mean that you can take...oh forget it. You're not worth my time," Tristan waved a hand as if it would cause Kaiba to vanish and stormed off in the direction he'd been heading. Kaiba took a slow breath in concentration, shook his head, dropped his arms, and continued on. ' Well that was odd...but not surprising. I knew he'd go crazy one day. I mean, who could...' Kaiba shook his head again to get rid of the thoughts. ' I've got more important things to think about.' He detoured into the park.

At the Game Shop

"Thanks ma'am. Have a nice day," Yugi smiled as he watched her leave the store. As soon as the door closed behind her his face fell into a frown. "I still can't believe you told him. Joey's never going to talk to us again now because..." Another customer entered the store and Yugi quickly put on his smile again. "Good afternoon," he said sweetly. The man started looking around. Yami opened the door to enter the house part of the shop but Yugi's voice burst into his head. ' We're not done you know.' Yami just smiled and went inside. "Do you need help with anything, sir?"

' You know I wouldn't do something like that if I didn't think it would benefit Joey. It may not look like it now, but in the end...things will work out for the better,' Yami responded through their link. Yugi opened the door behind him and came inside.

"But what if Tristan never talks to him again? I couldn't live with that."

"Well if he doesn't then he wasn't a very good friend and Joey doesn't need him hanging around anyway. Besides, he didn't stop hanging out with us. It's harder for him to accept it when it's his best friend but, he'll get over it and it'll be fine. Anyway, it's not like anything will actually happen because you know Kaiba would never feel the same way."

"You really know how to make people feel better," Yugi said sarcastically. "Now not only did you make Tristan upset...you did it for no reason at all."

Tristan, approaching the Wheeler house

"Alright. I'll knock, get Serenity and we'll be out of there." He knocked on the door. "Why did Joey have to do this? I mean, Kaiba? I'd be okay if it were anybody else, even another guy, but... No. It had to work out like this. Leave it to..." The door opened and Joey stood there. " ...Joey, hi. I'm here to pick up Serenity."

"She's in the shower but she said she'd only be a few minutes," Joey said opening the door to let him enter. Tristan hesitated but went on inside.

"So..." he said uncomfortably. Joey closed the door and brushed a hand through his hair.

"So where you going tonight? Anywhere special?" Joey asked.

"I'm not really sure. We just go wherever we end up."

"Oh... Well there's this place over..." Tristan cut him off.

"Look Joey. I want to pretend that everything's normal but I know it's not and..."

The phone started to ring.

"Hold that thought," Joey held up a hand to keep him there and went to go answer the phone.

"You've reached the Wheeler residence, Joey Wheeler speakin', how can I help you?"

"Joey?" a very timid and confused voice responded.

"Yeah? Who is this?" The phone clicked as the other person hung up. Joey looked at the phone a little confused himself and threw it back into its holder, then went out to finish with Tristan. "Sorry, I..."

"I'm all set," Serenity said, cheerfully coming out of the bathroom dressed and ready to go. She kissed Tristan on the cheek in greeting and then wrapped around his arm.

"Good. Let's go." Tristan led her out of the house.

"Don't keep her out too late," Joey said as the door closed. He sighed. What had he gotten himself into this time? "I need to go have a little chat with Yami." Joey said grabbing his jacket.