Chapter 7

Forgive and forget

I pounded on Kate's door, it was Saturday so I knew she would be home running the shop. "KATE, OPEN UP I KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE!" I shouted. Yugi, my godfather, opened the door. "Joe, what is it, what's wrong?" he asked with a worried look on his face. "I need to talk to Kate, where is she," I asked sounding urgent, then I saw her come down the stairs.

"Joe, do you have any idea whoa…" she said as I pulled her in to a hug. "JOE?" she said wondering if I had lost it. "Joe what's this about?" asked Tea stepping into the room. I dropped Kate for I was holding her off the ground and she landed with a thud. "JOSH IS GETTING HIS KIDNEY!" I yelled happily. Kate went bug eyed as well as her mother, however Yugi didn't have much of a reaction other then a small smirk.

"I knew Kaiba would come around to it," said Yugi. Tea raised an eyebrow, "Sure you did, I bet Alexandra had something to do with it, or else Kaiba wouldn't put his daughter's kidney on the line," she said. I stopped dancing around the room, as if my dad did when something cool would happen, and look blankly at Tea.

Kate looked at the ceiling because she knew that now I was mad she didn't tell me that Kisty was the donor. "Kate you didn't tell me it was Kisty that was Josh's match for a donor," I said once a few took a few calming breathes. Kate shook her head, "If you listened to what Kisty said a few days ago you would have known yourself," she said.

I thought back, Kisty said if she had a choice in the matter, she would save my brother. I remembered but also a lot was in a blur from that bike race. "So when is Josh's operation?" asked Yugi. I then realized that I had rushed out of there, without even thinking, "Right now actually, so I better get back there, they were prepping Josh when I ran out of the hospital to tell you guys," I said.

"You better get your butt back there or Joey will have a field day with you, Joe," said Tea. I nodded and rushed out the door, back to the hospital.

12 hours later

I was sitting in the waiting room with my folks, Ryan, Tristan and my Aunt was there too, along with Yugi, Tea and Kate. Ryou and Chris had been by earlier however they had to leave because of their grounding for the prank they pulled on Tea. Kate was just prohibited from competing in the tournament that weekend for her title, being the one that suggesting super glue her mother's hand to something.

The doctor came in with a natural look on his face, "Mr. Wheeler," he said looking at my Dad. "Yes," he shuddered out worried about Josh. "I have some good news, Josh will be ok, the transplant went well," he said. I felt like jumping and kissing the doctor at that moment probably everyone in the room too, for I was so happy to hear that along with my parents as my dad jumped up and down doing his teasing laugh. My mom hugged Tea who was next to her, and crying, but this time tears of joy.

I smiled, and held my composer, "What about Kisty Kaiba?" I asked once the doctor, was about to leave the room, I don't know why I was just that I thought to thank her for helping. "She's fine, her mother is outside her room if you would like to speak to her, she actually requested to speak to you," said the doctor. "Alexandra Kaiba wanted to talk to me?" I asked. The doctor nodded, "Yes, she did Joe," he said and walked away. I guess I must have spent more time at that hospital then I thought if the doctor knew how I was just by me asking a question.

I went up to recovery where I found Alexandra Kaiba, with her blue hair and causal clothes, looking like your average parent, way different then when I saw her earlier with her, female business suit. "Mrs. Kaiba," I choked out nervously. Alexandra looked at me, "Hi Joe, nice to finally meet the person that almost beat my daughter in a motorcycle race," she said offering me a hand.

"Yeah, I would have had her, if she didn't push me into the mountain," I admitted. "Oh I heard about that from my husband, and I also heard what he made Kisty say that night," spoke Alexandra, "and call me Alec, everyone else does." I nodded, "Umm, what do you mean you heard about it?" I asked.

Alec offer for me to sit down, "My husband has been an asshole about a lot of things in the past 20 years that I have known him, but this was one thing I wasn't going to let his old grudges, that he carries, get in the way with, and that's someone else's life," she said once we sat down. I looked at her puzzled as Alec continued to explain that Kisty had been acting funny for the last few days, as if she was hiding something. Alec found out what it was that night she went to visit my brother since she said it had something to do with a sick boy at the hospital she just happened to stumble upon my little prayer.

"I heard what you said Joe, when I asked Kisty about you she caved in and told me everything, don't worry about the money and your bike will be returned to you, since my daughter didn't quite play fair, that night," Alec said.

I shook my head, "No, I lost that race fair and square," I said sounding humble. "Actually it wasn't fair if your father is controlling your motorcycle from the shadows," Alec said. My eyes must have went wide, for Alec laughed, "Yes, Seto was controlling the bike, he has a bad habit of doing everything to win, he is the one that crashed into you not Kisty for her hands weren't on the bars when the bike crashed into you. When Kisty kicked your bike that was to keep her father from pushing you into the mountain," she said. "Oh," was the only words to come out of my mouth as it hung.

"Now, bike racing like that is illegal, so I am hoping you're not going to press charges against Seto, are you?" Alec asked me. I shook my head, "No, your daughter just saved my brother's life, I guess we can call it even," he said. Alec nodded, "Thank you Joe, and that's probably the only thing this member of the family, besides Kisty could ever say to you," she said.

I looked at my feet, "Umm, how is Kisty doing?" I asked, "I kind want to thank her, for you know what she did for Josh." Alec smiled, "She's in the room, it's ok if you visit her, Seto's at work and I will let you know if he shows up. I know he would throw a fit but we both now know who really wears the pants in the family," she said smiling. I nodded my head and walked into Kisty's room.

I could hears someone in the room asleep, but just as I was about to leave thinking to tell Alec that her daughter was asleep, a light turned on. "Hi, Joe," said a tired voice, as I became aware of a heart monitor in beeping. "Hi, Kisty," I said nervous for some reason, "I am not waking, you am I?" I saw Kisty shake her head, "No actually I was listening to my mother explain everything. I guess you're still mad at me for what I said on the mountain?" she said.

I walked over to the bed and pulled a chair next to it, "Not really, I mean I was mad that you didn't help my brother right away, but in the end you still helped," I said. Kisty smiled, "Glad to, yeah my dad did control my bike for a moment, there and kind of pushed me towards you but hey water under the bridge right?" she asked. I nodded, "Yeah, water under the bridge, anyways, I will just say what I came to say and leave you to res. Umm, thank you for saving my brother," I said flatly. Kisty smiled, oh man that smile, so cute yet sexy.

"Welcome Joe," she said, looking at her feet, "Joe was there something else you wanted to ask me?" I shook my head even though there was two questions to ask but now wasn't the time at least not in a hospital to ask them.

"I got to check on Josh," I said heading for the door. "Ok, umm, Joe, I was wondering, do you want your bike back?" she asked me, well so much for not asking about it. "Yes and no," I said, "I would kind of like to earn it back if possible." Kisty smirked, the smirk was cute too, better then her smile in a way, just something about it.

"I think we can come up with something," she said with a smile. "Really like what," I said thinking I should just get it out now. "How about another race this time, you and me, no remotes or tricks," she said. In away I thought that was fair but what, would she get out of it?

"If I win I get my bike?" I asked. Kisty nodded, "Yes, lose and you have to take me on a date," she said. There went my second question too; wow was she physic or something? "Next month at the top of the mountain, you and me, on a Saturday, no bets, no trick just a simple race for your bike or a date," she said. I nodded, "You're on, same time?" I asked Kisty nodded as I walked out of the room. Alec was no were to be seen then I did see her with her husband trying to give me time, she saw me as I walked up the hall and into Josh's room.

Ok I will respond to all my reivewers next chapter I was too busy to write one today but I will tonight when I get home.