Half- Human

Chapter 2

Joey stood looking at one place he had already surmised would be a place for a dragon to come into this world at. The Turtle Game Shop, the home to the former Pharaoh of Egypt and King of Games. Joey walked casually up the steps and into the shop itself. "Hey, Joey, what are you here for?" Yami asked.

"Yugi punishing you again?" Joey asked, smirking.

"Um... Yeah, he's upstairs if you wanna see him." Yami replied.

"Okay, thanks, bye." Joey said, hurrying upstairs before he too, would be put to work.

As he entered the hall, Joey knew he'd been right, the dragon was in Yugi's room. Best of all he'd beaten Nafi here. "Joey? What are you doing here?", Yugi asked.

"Just came to see how things are here." Joey said.

"You're not very good at lying, mutt." Joey heard Kaiba remark.

"No, you can't be! You CAN'T MEAN!!!!!" Joey groaned, "Let's go up on the roof right now, the sooner the better."

"Um... You're not shocked by Seto being, um....", Yugi said, as he started following Joey.

Yami quickly appeared next to Yugi as he knew something was up. Joey sighed before finally admitting his years of secrecy were about to be up. "All right, it's true, I wasn't shocked. Not at all by Mr. Dragon's Breath over there.", Joey admitted pointing his thumb at Kaiba's face, "I'm not kidding either, you haven't used enough Listerine or something cause it's like dead fish.",

Seto just blinked, before growling at Joey's backside. "I just wish it had been a baby dragon, easier to defend for.", Joey sighed, before stepping out and drawing his sword out.

"A Dragon Seer!", Yami yelped, "How could you?...",

"English, dragon of the dark species.", Joey gave a half hearted smirk.

"What's a dragon whatever it was?", Yugi asked.

"It's a being that has been healed and thus, had the soul of a dragon sealed to theirs for all their life. They usually are sworn to protect the naturally born dragon kind from Dragon Hunters.", Yami explained. "Which one?",

"Nafi.", Joey replied, "She got loose, and is heading here as we speak."

"Why are you-", Seto started to say.

"Because, it'll put a protective seal over you guys until the battle is won... Or, I die trying.", Joey replied.

"You've... Battled her before?", Yami asked, calmly.

"Yes, the day I became a Dragon Seer and later when I became ten years of age." Joey explained.

He titled his head back slightly, whistled something low and then before Seto's eyes he could see a ribbon of writing descend. Joey Wheeler seemed to read it before whistling again and it disappeared. "She's almost here now." Joey replied.

"What was that, Yami? The thing he was holding?", Seto asked.

"Dragons and Dragon Seers as well as Hunters can read the winds Seto, that was all you saw, the wind.", Yami explained.

Out of the sky someone came down upon the roof, a woman with black hair and piercing eyes, Nafi, or Seto guessed. Joey stood in front of the shield and held his sword ready for the battle to come. "Oh my, it's you again is it? Well, looks like I'll have to punish you for locking me away.", Nafi sneered, before lunging.

Joey leapt to the side, and both disappeared. Seto blinked, not believing what he'd just seen. "Watch, the two of them carefully Seto, this is probably a battle you won't soon forget." Yami whispered in his ear.

"How?" Seto asked.

"Listen to what they do before they disappear." Yami told him.

Just as that was said, Joey reappeared off to the side a little in a different stance. Seto listened in closely before hearing a small, short, high- pitched whistle and Joey vanished once again.

"The wind.", Seto muttered, "It's pushing them along.",

"You've gained in mind, Joey, but I dominate in strength.", Nafi replied. "Plus you know you won't be able to change form on this building it could kill your friends there. The halfling will be mine!",

"You die now, WITCH!", Joey said as wind whipped around him.

Both disappeared and then, was the signs of Joey skidding across the roof, and to a halt on the other side. However, she too skidded to a halt. Her shoulder bled as Joey's thigh did the same. Seto gasped as Joey stood up. "That was your sword arm, Nafi. You know you cannot fight me now.", Joey told her.

"You are correct, little brat, but I will return, I will have your halfling when the time is ripe for me to take him. Maybe then we can use our full strength?", Nafi chuckled darkly before disappearing.

Joey stood rigid for a couple minutes then, relaxed. He breathed deeply in and sighed. "You won.", Yami replied.

"For now, I have.", Joey slumped onto the roof. "She will beat me next time unless I can pick up more strength or speed or both."

He gave a low groan before speaking further. "Fifty hits, and she got me thirty times, not fatal but enough, and I got her ten, and countered the rest the best I could.", Joey replied.

"But, I thought you were only hit on the leg.", Seto replied.

"No, look at the bruises swelling up, and the cut on my cheek.", Joey replied. "Forty times.",

"What kind of training?", Yugi asked.

"Well, strength, endurance, speed. I'd need a pretty well enough training partner for it though.

"But in your condition?", Seto asked.

"Yami would you make an illusion for me before the morning?", Joey asked.

"Sure, one like her even?", Yami asked.

"Yes, only, add one half of her strength to the amount she had today.", Joey replied.

"Right.", Yami nodded.

"Joey, you have to get some rest!", Yugi replied.

"I will, tonight and in the morning, I train. Yugi, I have to put her back into that realm or kill her.", Joey replied. "I've seen what she's done to dragons before and I don't like it at all.",

So, as dusk fell, Seto was placed back into Yugi's room which, both Joey and Yami sealed all entrances to with strong magic, and all fell asleep.

End Chapter: Next Chapter will take place a week after this one, Nafi returns for another battle as well.