This chapter was supposed to be done a long time ago. But my hard drive crashed so now I have to start the next chapter to nearly all of my stories all over again. I'm not going to respond to reviews this chapter because of this. I don't know how this chapter's going to turn out, it may suck, it may be good, but it won't be like my original version and for that I'm sorry.

Vendetta: Confrontation

Tired…

That would be the word to describe how Joey must be feeling. He had just won a hard-fought victory against Ruffneck. A tough opponent Joey had barely won against. There was only one thing to do now to celebrate this victory, despite how he's feeling.

He was at the Face Club. A club that happened to also be a venue for a Wrestling Match. He's been there before and lost a match against Briggs, a man who appeared to have been in the military at some point. Nevertheless, Joey decided to just relax and enjoy the atmosphere. Remixed hip hop music played as a few people were dancing, while others, such as Joey, were just at the bar.

What Joey needed to think about was the trademark move. He already had an idea on what it should be, after all. He had taken about, like what, 10 of them already? And they all hurt like hell, some even knocked him out for a few minutes. But what should be the focus? Head, of course, but he couldn't just lift anyone! After all, he maybe be 6'0" and may've gotten stronger, but Chukklez was bigger and very hard to lift. He could always go for the old-school shot itself, the cheap shot below the belt. But then again, that'd just add more fuel to the fire of this whole "Sacrifice" fiasco. Damn it, it's hard…

"Hey Wheeler!" A voice calls out to the blonde. Joey looked back and saw a couple of black guys in his direction. "What'chu up to?" One of them asked. He was wearing a red cap backwards, a Red shirt, Black Baggy jeans, and White K-Swiss shoes.

"Nuttin'…" The blonde sighed as the group, all three of them, walked up to him as they then took a seat at the stool.

"So what's this we've been hearin' about 'chu havin' tha hots for that blonde girl…"

"Deja?" Joey finished for him.

"Yeah her! You look like you want a piece of that ass if ya know what I'm sayin' eh?" He nudged an elbow at Joey with a sly grin.

"Man shut the fuck up, and keep yer mind outta the gutta!'" Joey scolded. "It ain't nothin' like that!"

"Ya damn right if yer dressed like that!" He pointed at Joey's clothing that were stained with blood – His and Ruffneck's.

"So I didn't go home and take a shower! S'not like I'm here to meet someone anyway!"

"Personally, I'd go for that Latina Chick, Carla!" A guy shorter than the first stated. He was wearing a Black Phat Farm Hooded Sweatshirt, Blue Camo pants, and White Old-School Nikes. "I really like ta tap dat ass!"

"Boy please, Carla's a lesbian! She hates on guys, man!" The first scolded his friend.

"Oh c'mon Ty! All she needs is a bit of sexual chocolate! 'Cause once ya go black, ya nevah go back!" He

"Y'all goddamn crazy…" The third guy shook his head in embarrassment. He was wearing a Red Button-up long sleeve shirt, Black Slacks, and Black Dress Shoes. Apparently he was the more "classier" dresser out of the three, as well as being taller. "You and Ty both need to calm yo asses down before y'all get something that your asses can't afford, Kenny!"

"I'm sayin', right Karl?" Joey agreed, "You guys either got issues, or ya not gettin' any! No wonder there's girls like Carla! I'd go lez too if I had ta deal with you two asses!"

"What are you? Her Father? Her Brother?" Ty asked teasingly.

Joey scoffed as he shook his head, "Don't even think about labeling me into that position…"

"What's wrong Wheeler?" The man named Kenny asked.

"Did something happen to you Joe?" Ty added.

"Let me put it to ya this way: Family ain't the shit it's hyped up to be!"

"Boy you crazy!"

"I'm serious! If ya lived my life, you'd feel the same way…" Joey sighed as he took a sip of water (He is driving home later). What he did not notice were two arrivals…

"Well, this is the place!" Beth announced as she opened the door. She decided that it was best to go home and dress up in something more appropriate for clubbing: Green Bustier top, Black Mini Skirt, and Black Stiletto Boots. "The Face Club! The Most Popular Hangout, as well as home of the Wrestling Matches of-"

"Figures…" Tea interrupted her as she then stepped in. She was wearing a Black Tank top, Leather Pants, and Black Boots. Unlike Beth's, Tea's boots were more Platform than high heeled. "I don't know why you like the more violent places!"

"It's a curse!" Beth shrugged as she then noticed the downed look at Tea's face. "Don't tell me that you're afraid that you're going to get groped here too…"

"I'm here, am I?" Tea snapped.

"Dayum Tea, chill already!"

"Sorry…" Tea sighed as she then heard a familiar voice. A voice all too familiar.

"Alright, let's go dancing!" Beth cheered as she went onto the dance floor. When she noticed Tea's presence, or lack thereof, she sighed. "Tea, what now…" She asked as she walked back. "She's been a real stick in a mud sucking the fun out of everything…" She mumbles. "If you want to be her friend, then look out…" She noticed Tea staring at a direction. A direction that happened to be where Joey was…

"They talk about nuclear family? Well here's my nuclear family: A drunk of a fatha, a quitta for a mother, an' a sellout for a sista! Pretty cool family huh? I'm like Slim Shady, only my pops didn't walk out on me, my mom did! My father's new soul mate was a bottle of Jack Daniels, and my turncoat sista…" Joey shook his head, "My fucking turncoat sista!"

"What she do?"

"The bitch sold me out to my worse enemy! Then she goes on saying that she loves him! And when I try to talk 'er back to her senses, she snaps at me!" Joey scoffed, "I was like fuck that! I'm outta here!"

"Why the fuck didn't you beat the bitch down then?" Kenny shook his head. "Shit, if she had done that shit to me, the bitch wouldn't even be standin.'"

"You know how fucked up Society is! They'll believe any story bitches come up with these days! Shit, next thing you know that all around time I'll be 'Joey Wheeler: Deadbeat lowlife who beats his lil' sister!'"

"I hear ya…stupid feminist bitches…" Ty scoffed as he sipped from his glass of Martini.

"But if there's anyone to blame it's myself! I was too stupid to trust my so-called sista. After all, she did live with my so-called motha fer six years. She's basically a mini version of her: Backstabbing selfish bitch who do anything to make their lives better. No matter who they hurt as long as they're satisfied." Joey snickered. "Ma wants to think that I'm a failure! Well ya know what, I think she's a failure! They're all failures as far as I'm concerned. They could all drop dead for all I care…"

That was the straw that broke the Camel's back for Tea as she balled up her fists. "Beth…"

"Yeah?" Beth asked, wondering what was suddenly so wrong with her.

"How much do you like this club?"

"I love it!" She smiled. "This is my favorite one!"

"Find a new one…" She said as she stormed over to the bar where Joey and his friends were. They did not know that they would be dealing with an angry brunette girl.

Kenny noticed Tea as he decided to hit on her. This was an action that he had always taken when he meets the ladies for the first time. However, it never results in the way Kenny would like. And this time, the result would be much worse…

"Hey girl, what's yo si-" He was cut off with a very hard kick below the belt as everyone's eyes went wide. Tea, apparently, wanted to especially beat the living hell out of Kenny ever since he made that remark about how Joey should've beaten down Serenity.

"Oh…SHIT!" Ty exclaimed at his friend's downfall –literally!

"The hell- Tea!? Here!?" Joey blinked at seeing his old friend…well…pissed off friend.

"You know this bitch?"

"Y'could say that…" Joey said as the girl in question walked…more like stormed closer. Karl went to the fiery brunette to try to calm down the situation.

"Now that was very uncalled fo-" He was cut off with a glare that, if it could, it would've burned a hole through Karl's lanky body as he went to check on Kenny. This situation only made Ty angry. This girl needed to calm her ass down, and since the easy way failed. It was now time for the hard way...

"What we have hear is an attitude that needs to be adjusted!" He said, stepping into Tea's path.

"Move…" She said coldly.

"You need to check yo'self befo' ya wreck yo'self girl! What the fuck is yo problem, Bitch? Are ya PMS'ing or sumthin' or what?"

"Get out of my way!" She hissed.

"Not until you apologize! Now say ya sorry!"

Tea sighed as she reached into her purse. Unfortunately for Ty, she brought out mace, which she used to spray in Ty's eyes.

"AW SHIT SHIT!"

Beth sighed as she then watch the next of Tea's wrath: Giving Joey the hardest slap she has ever seen, let alone from her, "We're definitely gonna get kicked out for sure…"

Joey glared as he rubbed the spot on his face where she hit him. "What the hell is your problem Tea? You come here with this attitude, you kick the poor guy in his nuts for no reason at all, then you spray him in his face with that mace-"

"You are my problem!" She hissed at the Blonde.

"You're making a scene…" Joey warned. "You gonna get yerself thrown out!"

"I don't care! Let 'em see!" Tea replied. "You know what, I want them to see! I want them too see how much of a jerk you are!"

"What the hell are you talking about!?"

"An innocent girl is hurt right now, all because of your foolish pride!" Tea pushed him back.

"What innocent gi-" Joey stopped, he now knew exactly what she's talking about. "If you're talking about that double-crossing snake in the grass, yer wasting yer time and mine!"

"Oh really! Then how's she supposed to feel! I mean, where is she going to go after whatever money you left her runs out?"

"Simple…The Kaiba Mansion. How is Miss Kaiba doing anyway?" Joey asked sarcastically, putting much emphasis on "Kaiba." "Y'know? The double-crossing bitch that sold me out for Rich Boy? She should be enjoying the time of her life! I mean, skiing, wind surfing, relaxing on his private Yacht. Fancy Limos…"

"You really think that Serenity's doing all that right now?"

"What else is she supposed to do? She obviously could care less about me, just like her bitch mother!"

"She's your mother too!"

"Well she never acted like one, at least not to me!" Joey crossed his arms. "Where are you going with this? So I can come to my senses and go back to Domino and for what? That bitch? Name one good reason why I should even think about talking to her again?

"BECAUSE SHE'S YOUR SISTER!" Tea screamed at him!

"EXACTLY!" Joey shouted back. "She's my sister! I'm her brother! We're not friends, we never were, and will never will be! I don' have to like her, and she don' have to like me! And apparently she doesn't, and as you can see I'm not exactly the president of her fan club either!" And with that Joey walked away, not even looking back once.

"This is some crazy shit!" Karl went over with a glass of water as he poured it onto Ty's eyes, hoping to wash out the pepper as Beth, feeling pity for him, went to help up Kenny. However…

"Hey there…" Kenny smiled at the green-haired girl. "You look fine…oh souki-souki now!"

Beth scoffed as she just let the man collapsed on the floor. "Fucking pervert…"

Joey walked to his car as he then unlocked and opened the door to the driver seat. He didn't know where he was going or what he was going to do, he just wanted to get away from that place.

"Fuck this…" He said as he stepped into the car, unknown to him, he had a visitor. His eyes narrowed… "What you want…?"

"You really want to know what I want?" Tea asked, sitting shotgun.

"Humor me…"

"Okay then Joey… I want you to go home!"

"Hello…that's what I'm trying to do!" Joey placed the key into the ignition as Tea sighed.

"Not that! I want you to get on the next plane to Domino and go home!"

Joey scoffed, "I figured you were going to say that…"

"I'm serious! I want you to go home!"

"Why should I? I had nothing goin' for me there anyhow! I'm better off right here where I am!" Joey stated.

"If getting soaked with blood and fighting to the death is better off for you…" Tea shook her head. "I don't know what's gotten into you, but I'm going to end it! You shouldn't even be here! You don't belong here! You belong back in Domino with Serenity!"

"That's what it's about? So you're basically saying that I'm not allowed to leave Domino, but you, on the other hand, are? How school goin' over there in Julliard anyway?"

"Please! I'm here because of a scholarship! While you're here because you're being a big baby about what happened and won't even try to make up with her?"

"Don't even try to pull that Double Standard Bullshit with me, Tea! What do you expect: Me to go home, see Serenity, make up, and all the sudden we're huggin' and all that shit? That Full House crap may work on Prime Time TV, but that shit don't work here! You don't even know what the fuck I've been through, much less what that bitch done to me!"

"Please! Don't blame Serenity for your stupid mistakes!"

"Just like I thought, you're always quick to blame everything on me!" Joey retorted. "You're always judging me to be the bad guy! Okay, I've made a few shitty mistakes in my life, but do you have to treat me like a criminal to throw it back in my face! In fact, you've been judging me since they day you met me!" He scoffed, "The day you met me! Okay, so maybe Serenity isn't responsible for me going into these fights, but she's sure as hell responsible for the scar in my eye, unless you don't want to believe it!"

"Whatever Joey…" Tea scoffed. He was looking for any reason to blame Serenity for his own problems. But that wasn't going to stop her from doing what she had to do. That wasn't going to stop her making sure he goes back to Domino!

"Y'know what, I don't even give a shit what you think of me anymore Tea. Since it's obvious that no matter what she does, she's still going to be 'Sweet Lil' Serenity' to ya! You can call me a horrible brotha if ya want. I tried to be the best fucking brotha in the world, and what do I get for my trouble? A knife to the face!" Joey closed his eyes as he seethed. "If she went just a inch higher…just a little bit higher…"

Tea looked at Joey's hurt expression as she began to feel sorry for the blonde. Maybe she should've looked more into it instead of just blaming him first… "Joey…I didn't know…I thought…"

"Are ya going with me or not?" Joey simply asked. Not wanting to talk about it anymore.

"Sure…" Tea said as she got out her cell phone.

"Okay, but we're not goin' to Julliard." He said as he started the ignition.

"Fine with me…" Tea sighed as she quickly went through her phone's contact list, then leaving her a quick text message on Beth's phone so she wouldn't worry about her. She has found Joey and had no intention of losing him. Not after she came this far…

And that's it for this chapter. So Joey and Tea are together again…but that doesn't mean that they won't have problems. Usually, I have my stories planned out from the plots and twists, and this one's no exception. But now, due to my…crisis…I have to alter them a bit. Be back for the next chapter.

As for my current and future stories, I'm going to focus more on the ones that I've haven't updated (Spira's Tournament ,A Different Beat etc.) but they're not going to be updated as recently as I used to do since I've been stressed out as of late.