Alright all, here's the second chapter to this story.

Lady Blade WarAngel – Glad to hear it. Oh, and if you're looking for my story. Just check my profile. It should have a list of my stories.

Lifestone13 – Thanks. I do try.

Blood – Sorry. I don't plan on adding any rappers. But that may change, depending on the way things go!

PROTOTYPE Uber Rei Model 00 – Yes I remember you, and don't worry. The FFX-Yu-Gi-Oh crossover sequel should be up right now. Will Joey and the gang meet again? Only time will tell.

Teresa – Hey, if Joey's going to survive in his new…line of work, he has to get stronger. Otherwise he would've been a goner long ago.

Nobody could've seen it coming…

To say that Serenity especially didn't see this happening would've been the understatement of the year.

As the alarm clock beeped as its face showed 6:15, she slowly woke up from her slumber. It had been two years since that horrible night, the same night which she did something that she never imagined doing: Getting in a huge argument with her brother. It was no secret that they weren't like any regular pair of siblings who usually had some sort of rivalry against each other, for one reason or another, as Serenity and Joey were always seen together. More evident was how much they cared about each other. After all, to save Serenity's eye sight, Joey had to enter the Duelist Kingdom Duel Monsters tournament to win the prize money that would cover the bills for the operation. Despite that he only came in second place, Yugi, who won the tournament, still gave Joey the prize money so the she could have the operation.

And the pier incident during Battle City was far more than enough. Before she removed her bandages, she witnessed Joey, at the time being controlled by Marik, dueling Yugi to the death. And to make matters worse if anyone tried to stop the duel, a crate would have dropped onto Tea, who was bounded to a chair. When she finally decided to remove them, the first sight she saw was Joey swinging on the chain over to get Yugi's key to set his ankle free from the chain which was connected to an anchor which would lead them to their watery grave if they didn't finish the duel in a set time limit. But it was too late, as they were both pulled into the sea by the anchor. Luckily, Joey managed to free Yugi, but he himself wasn't so lucky since he didn't have the key to remove his shackle.

It took all of the courage she could, but Serenity dove into the water and managed to free him before he had drowned. Afterwards, first time in about six years they've seen each other since their parents divorced, they shared an embrace. A brother-sister moment of being together again that was awed by their friends.

So if things were going so well, then why were things falling apart right now?

Two words: Seto Kaiba.

It was not secret that Joey and Kaiba never got along. The only person who hated Kaiba as much as Joey did was Tristan and Duke Devlin. Joey and his friends already had reasons not to like him, especially Joey, but Tristan and Duke both hated Kaiba for another reason entirely:

He had her heart.

During Battle City, it was obvious that they both had affections for her. She was clueless at first, but after a couple of months she realized the situation. At the time she started to develop a crush on Kaiba. She didn't know why or what attracted her to him so much. After all, he was a selfish egotistical insensitive bastard. Maybe it was because of his wealth and fame, but then again she isn't shallow. Or maybe it was because he's been over the world. After all, running an international company would require such travel, something that Serenity always dreamed of doing. Whatever it was, she had three possibly suitors on her hands, who was she to choose?

She decided not to go with Duke, seeing that he already had his own group of girls fawning over him and she was certainly not going to be one of his "cheerleaders."

She was leaning towards going with Tristan, as he did seem to care about her a lot. But she remembered the lies he told her about him being the one who taught Joey how to duel, and being the one who helped him win the money to pay for her surgery. She figured if she couldn't trust him to be honest about that, how could she even trust him in a relationship? And there was no way that a relationship without trust was going to workout for the better. Thus leaving her final option…

Because of how Joey feels about Kaiba, Serenity had to keep her meetings with him a secret. While her crush eventually turned into a love affair, she also still really cared about Joey and knowing about their little arrangement would make him furious, or worse. For two years, she managed to keep it under wraps, but on that fateful day, it all was revealed. She could remember the argument all to well…

Flashback

"How could ya betray me like this!?" Joey snapped at his sister, not happy about what happened. "You mean to tell me that you've been seein' Moneybags behind my back!?"

"You don't even know him!" Serenity snapped back. "You think that he's just some heartless creep. Well you're wrong, Joey! You're wrong!"

"Name one thing that proves me wrong about Kaiba! Name one!" Joey challenged.

"Well…umm…" Serenity pondered, trying to remember.

"I thought so… That bastard only cares about himself. He could care less about people like us…" Joey walked away, not wanting to continue this debate.

"Maybe if your pride didn't make you so blind you'd see how wrong you are…" She said silently, but apparently not silent enough as Joey turned around.

"What?"

"All you care about is your pride! You ask me to name one thing that he did that makes him such a good guy? Why don't you name one thing that makes him as bad as you say he is! So what if he insults you, or beats you in a duel? Maybe if you weren't so hotheaded you'd see that you're both alike."

Joey then shot at his sister a glare that would possibly rival even Kaiba's. "Don't ever compare me to that snob!"

"You still didn't answer my question: Why is Seto Kaiba such a selfish bastard, aside from what he's done to you." Serenity glared back.

"Oh, you want some other reasons why I think he's a selfish bastard? Hmm…let's see…why I think that he's a selfish bastard…OH I KNOW! Hmm…maybe 'cause he…umm…ripped Yugi's Grandpa's Blue Eyes White Dragon card, just because he's so much of a coward that someone would use his favorite monster against him, and guess what? It still happened…TWICE!! You want more? Let's see…what else…oh yes, he cheated in at Duelist Kingdom in a duel against Yugi, playing with his heart. Kaiba knew that if Yugi went along and won, he would've been filled with guilt about killing the bastard."

"Supposed if it was you in his situation: Would you do the same if it was my soul trapped by some sick freak?" She retorted.

"First, I wouldn't be that heartless, let alone stupid, to try that stunt. And two, would you want to be rescued that way: Cheating someone out of what they worked so hard on?"

"You're flipping things around again! He was just doing whatever he could to save Mokuba! Why can't you see that through that simple mind of yours?"

Joey tried to ignore it, but he still couldn't believe it. Serenity, his sister, has just insulted him. The first thought that came to mind was to call Ripley as the impossible just happened. And the shocking part was, this was all for Kaiba. The reason why she cared for him was beyond him.

"You say that he's just a heartless bastard. The only heartless bastard I see is you! Otherwise you wouldn't be hurting me like this."

"What are you talkin' about?" He replied, both offended and shocked that she would say that. It was official: Serenity had lost it.

"You know exactly what I'm talking about. You said that you cared about me, and would do anything to make me happy! If that was true then you would be happy for me, no matter who I'm dating. Even if it was him, he makes me happy! Don't you want me to happy!? Your own sister!?" Serenity sighed as she took an orange off the counter before picking up a cutting knife. She proceeded to use the knife to penetrate the orange, slowly splitting it into small, slightly uneven slices. "Do you even care what I want?" She continued with her task.

"What I don't understand is why you'd want to be with a guy like Kaiba anyway, let alone how he makes you happy?" Joey responded. "I mean you must be either brain-dead or gullible to even have feelings for the guy. I thought you weren't so freaking naïve to fall for his bullshit, but obviously I was wrong. He could care less about anyone but himself. Hell, after all the times we've saved his ass from the virtual world. And what thanks do we get? 'I didn't want your help and as far as I'm concerned I never needed it.' I'm sick of having to save the fuckin' Seahorse and not getting any 'Thank Yous. I hope he gets into another one of his messes, and this time, I hope nobody helps that ingrate. Sometimes I wished Yugi did surrender to Noah, just so we didn't have to-"

"SHUT UP YOU STUPID FUCKING INSENSITIVE DOG!" Serenity screamed, with tears in her eyes as she swung her right hand at him. She couldn't take anymore of her brother's comments about the man she loved, and what Joey just said put her over the edge. What she didn't realized at the time was that she still held the knife in her hand as when she looked up, her livid expression changed into one of fear and sadness as more tears poured from her eyes. Serenity had just realized what she did, or rather what she almost did. A long deep cut which reached from just below the eye to his mouth as blood began to pour. To say that Joey was shocked by his sister's actions would be an understatement… "Joey…I…" Serenity spoke as she extended her hand to the wound, but Joey slapped her hand away.

"Okay, you want him so bad? You got him! I'm though with this…" He said, with a bit of heartbreak in his voice as he headed towards the bathroom, looking to find a bandage to cover the cut.

"Joey please, don't be-"

"Look Serenity, I love you but I believe we both know who you care about more…" He said as walked into the bathroom, and slammed the door shut. "Yer actions just proved it…" He finished silently.

"Joey…" Serenity lost all strength to stand as shed collapse onto the ground. Why did she even snap at him in the first place, let alone ready to do anything to silence him?

"He didn't deserve that…" She said silently as tears pour through her eyes. "Seto didn't deserve that at all…"

End Flashback

She walked towards another bedroom as she then opened the door. It appeared to be clean, but to Serenity it was a shock since it was her brother's room. The drawers were opened as they were only filled with dust as the desk, save for a lamp and pencil sharpener, also laid empty. He still had posters on the walls, from a picture of a Dodge Viper, to Maxim Bikini models on exotic beaches posing seductively. His bed was made as the covers were straightened out and evened on both sides. It was just the way he'd left it.

She then looked back at the desk, as she saw the note, the same note Joey left her before he left…

Serenity,

By the time you read this, I should be gone from Domino. As much as it pains me to do this, I think it's for the best that I leave. I won't be a burden to you and your boyfriend. And just incase you're wondering, yeah I left my deck here. What's the point of playing when you can't even beat your worse enemy, especially since your best card gone? I never thought that there would've been a day that you'd sold out on me, let alone for Kaiba. But then again, I should've expected it all along. After all, the rest of my so-called family already have, why not you? I guess you really are Ma and Dad's daughter. This is twice you betrayed me now…

As for Moneybags, I hope you both have a good life together. After all, you said if I really cared about you I'd let you two be. This is the best way I could do it, without me stopping you. Maybe I'll come back when I got my shit together which, let's face it, will be a long time before that happens. Face it: I don't really have anything going for me. School was a drag, I was close to getting fired, and the fact that Yuge and everyone else had a bright future ahead of them was a bit too much for me.

I hope that we can someday put all of this behind us…if I'm still alive.

Joey.

She then looked at the scattered Duel Monsters deck. She managed to see all of his Trademark cards: Panther Warrior, Jinzo, Gearfried The Iron Knight, even Flame Swordsman. Sadly, his favorite and rarest card, Red Eyes Black Dragon, was not present as it instead rested on the counter: An eternal reminder of both Joey and her ultimate betrayal. At times she wanted to rip the card into shreds, forgetting about him, the card, Duel Monsters all together. But then again, it'd just make the pain even worse. And most of all: She missed him.

She missed hearing him snore. She missed seeing him eat as if he hadn't eaten in a year. She missed that goofy smile of his. Basically, she just missed him being around. She knew that she played a role in him leaving, but was it so wrong to love? Was it so wrong to care? Was it so wrong to be with the one person she loved, even if he was her brother's worse enemy?

Speaking of the man in question, her relationship with him hasn't been so well, up to the point where they're no longer together. While she tried to get her brother out of her mind, she decided to pay Kaiba a visit. But alas, he was either too busy or was in a meeting. After all, a big CEO like him was always swamped with work, she figured. Unfortunately, her theory became more and more true as she became more depressed more and more, up to the point where she found out the truth: Kaiba had only used her to get to her brother. And now that he was gone, she was no longer a use to him. Serenity had changed as well. No longer was she the happy, energetic girl that they all knew. But she was just bland and somewhat depressed. With Tristan, Bakura, and Tea all have plans which were more likely outside of Domino, Serenity would be alone. There were always Yugi, Duke, and Mokuba, of course, but it wouldn't be the same, not without the whole gang.

Not without Joey…

Yeah I know that this chapter sounds depressing. But it'll get better. Next chapter, Joey has another match. But who sees him? Find out.