Responses to A Roll of the Dice Reviews

Angel-Goddess-Hmm, no there was no betrayal, perhaps I didn't elaborate on that enough. Rei and Mamoru were waiting for Usagi's normal enthusiasm, she normally has at happy news, they were angry when she didn't react like they thought she would. In that they over thought the reaction, and thought Usagi still like Mamoru in a romantic way. Thanks for your nice review, yes I agree Duke certainly is a charming character as far as that goes with dating. Thanks again, I really do try, because I love writing.

Tsuki Yume- Good point, hmm, I will go ahead and recheck the story. As for the romance, sorry, it is just hard when I got no background information to fall on. Simply because I don't date or spare time to crush.

Liza-Jono, or Jonouchi is Joey Wheeler, you know the tall blond that Seto always picks on.

RenaMoon-Thank you, (bows humbly.) It really means a lot to hear that.

Angel-Hmm, I kind of understood the Chinese proverb. I will consider suggestion, I know during the sequel of D.O.A.N.B. I will have to put up that alert for later chapters. Thanks for actually answering my question about the girls.

Thanks to everyone who reviewed it was very kind.

Summary- Joey/Usa One-Shot (AU)

Joey, really ticked off about one of Seto's comments, stalks off to relieve stress. Stumbling into the Crown Arcade, he meets someone with similar problems. Usa, slightly hurt from a casual remark from Rei, goes to the Crown to seek comfort from the familiarity of the place.

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Absentee Blondes

A tall blonde with short hair and definitive bangs stalked down the side walk. His cerulean-blue eyes, flashed fire as his heavy steps echoed on the sidewalk. He was muttering things under his breath with his hands jammed into his green pants pocket. His shoulders were hunched under his green jacket and white shirt. White tennis shoes smacked the concrete hard, almost in time with the adrenaline pumping in his veins. He stopped and stared angrily into the vacant sky opening his mouth to yell his defiance of the situation.

"I, Joey Wheeler, am not a third-rate duelist!" he declared to the open sky. A few birds crossed his vision and he continued his trek to calm his temper. His advent searching brought him across a video game parlor, he went in hoping to play a video game built on destruction. A small sob of distress caught his ears and he turned to see a pretty young girl.

She had long blonde hair into two neat buns on top of her head, which hung in streamers to her lower legs. Her position was bent her arms resting on the table and her head sitting dejectedly on them. She sat facing the entrance of the parlor, so Joey saw her teary sapphire eyes. Joey in this instant felt those tears were wrong and walked over sitting across from her in the booth. The girl picked her head up and looked at him, he offered a hand. "Wheeler, Joey." He introduced herself, and was pleased to see her reach over and grab his hand.

"Tsukino, Usagi." She said shaking his hand. Suddenly a male came over and put a chocolate sundae in front of her. Usagi turned her head to smile at the man. "Thanks Motoki." Usagi spoke, and then her eyes fell on the young gentleman across from her. "Want one?" She offered pointing to her sundae. Joey nodded his affirmative and watched as she gave puppy-eyes to the man 'Motoki.' "Please, can he have one, please?" Usagi inquired. Joey laughed when he saw Motoki dropped his head in faked resignation, he really didn't mind giving free sundae's to Usagi's friends.

"The things I do for you bunny." was Motoki's comment as he walked off to get Joey a sundae. Usagi sighed gratefully, and turned to Joey, her sundae still untouched.

"Welcome, to the Crown Fruits Parlor, the best place in the world." Usagi said, waving a hand to the interior of the place. Joey sighed and laughed at her again, almost forgetting his rage at Seto Kaiba, CEO, and dueling master of the White Dragons. However, when his thoughts reach his reason for being here he grew solemn and angry. Usagi panicked at his changed moods, and venture a question to Joey. "What's a matter, Joey?" Usagi questioned him. Joey shook his head, closing his eyes for a brief second.

"It's nothing much, don't worry about it." Joey declared and turned his head toward the window. It snapped back, when he felt a warm hand on his.

"It is something if your upset, and I am going to worry if one of my friends are hurting." Usagi stated looking empathically at him. Joey's eyes widen at the statement, not even Yugi had considered him a friend that fast.

"Do you know duel monsters?" Joey inquired. Usagi nodded, a little uneasily. "Do you know the main duelists?" He asked and again Usagi nodded this time sure of her declaration. "Then you must know Yugi Motou, and Seto Kaiba." Joey said grounding out the last part of the sentence, Usagi peered at Joey her answer in his eyes. "Seto Kaiba, seems to have it out for me, he loves to annoy me whenever we come across him." He started, Usagi moved her hand to wrap around his in comfort. " I duel as well, and though I am not as good as my friend Yugi, I consider my skills well-rounded." Joey explained. "Kaiba, tends to rub his superiority in my face, and it hurts when he questions my skills." Joey exclaimed his free hand clenched in a fist. "Normally, Yugi, and my friends are around when he is to help me keep my cool and back me up." He paused to gather a breath. "However, today I ran into him on the street with out my friends and he couldn't help, but rub me the wrong way again, I with held my anger and walked off, but not before hearing his parting shots." Joey spoke clenching his fist. " He said, and I quote, 'So, they left the mutt, third-rate duelist's and move on to better things.' end quote." Joey finished his story and looked up to see Usagi staring at him in sorrow with a spark of anger dancing in her eyes. She bowed her head after a moment.

"I kind of know how you feel Joey, one of my friends act like that too." Usagi stated and looked at him.

"Is that why you were crying Usa-chan?" Joey asked, Usagi raised an eyebrow at the nickname, but nodded. "Alright , you heard my story, lets hear yours." He stated. Usagi sighed and took a breath, it was at that instant Motoki came back and place Joey's sundae in front of him. Usagi sighed using her spoon, she slowly stirred her sundae. "Usagi?" Joey inquired.

"Rei, is my fiery best friend, with a gorgeous soul, body, and mind, however, she has found to have a quick temper and a sharp tongue as well." Usagi began, shifting her sundae around. "She shows her love and friendship for me through her teasing and sometimes it really hurts." Usagi stated. " I know she is teasing and I am really sensitive, especially about my faults, which she clearly knows." Usagi informed him. "Today, we had our quarrel, and I just couldn't take it any more." Usagi finished staring at the tabletop. Joey nodded and walked over to give her a quick hug.

"Alright, my friend , don't worry, you can count on me." Joey said and sat back down. Usagi glanced at him in thanks before nodding to the statement.

" You as well can count on me, lets go I am not really hungry any more." Usagi said standing up. A voice interrupted their moment.

"Usagi, not hungry, quick someone call the National Inquirer, it's a late-breaking story." A fiery voiced teased, followed by laughter. Usagi gazed up and a whimpered came out like 'Rei.' Joey stood up protectively in front of her, almost glaring at the raven crowned one with violet eyes.

"Some friend, Usagi sticks up for you and this is how you repay her kindness." Joey stated placing a hand behind his back to grabbed one of Usagi's in comfort. Rei looked shocked, before smirking at them, but before she could say anything Joey stalked in front of her. Growling at her, she stepped back and stopped.

"Joey, don't that is just Rei's way to show she cares." Usagi said placing a calming hand on his elbow. Joey nodded and led Usagi out brushing past Rei, leaving her with another comment of some friend. When they got outside, they were met with another presence they could of done without today.

"Well, mutt I should of known you would spend your useless time at a game parlor." Seto Kaiba stated from his standing position before them. "Oh, and who is this beside you, you know Joey is..." 'SMACK' a hand cut off his statement, and Seto placed a disbelieving hand on his burning cheek. Joey was blinking in shock and the small girl beside him who had just smacked Seto Kaiba across his face. "Girl, do you kno..." Usagi cut in not wanting to hear it.

"I don't care who you are, and what you can do, nobody and I mean nobody insults my friends." Usagi declared, a glare close on her face. "How, can you say things like that, even if you had an awful past you shouldn't do things like that to other people." Usagi lectured and that was one thing Seto could not stand.

"Listen, don't try to lecture me." Seto demanded. Usagi sighed and shook her head, staring at Seto.

"I feel for you Kaiba-san, I really do, but lay off." Usagi said and grabbed Joey's hand walking off. Seto was stunned, he had no idea how to react to the situation, so he didn't, and was left standing in shock.

Joey turned to Usagi, a small smirk on his face. "Thanks, little sister." Joey told her giving her a small hug. Usagi was surprised, but hugged back.

"No problem, Onii-kun." Usagi stated, then they exchanged phone numbers and went their separate ways. Glad, they had some one they could relate to.

While Usagi walked off, a multicolored haired teen, stepped in her path. "Thanks, for helping Joey, he is a great friend of mine." He stated and just as he appeared, he disappeared as well. Yami or Yugi as he was called had seen Joey stomping through the city and followed him. Yugi had been in control then, and had stated they better stay until Joey came out just in case. They had seen the whole confrontation between Seto and Joey when he exited the parlor followed by a young girl. Yugi changed into Yami so they could step in, when the girl did it for him, and quite effectively to. He followed her to thank her, and did so. Now, he has to meet his friends at a theme park. His form vanished from the sidewalk in a blur.

Joey was walking happily from the parlor, pleased to have another 'family,' member. His trek was interrupted by a mysterious woman with long green hair and garnet eyes. "Thank you for helping, Usa-chan, she is very precious to me." The woman stated and then bowed. Joey nodded and then blinked when his vision cleared of his eyelids the woman was gone. He shrugged and continued on, whistling a small tune. Setsuna smiled after Joey, she had felt the hime's feelings through the link they share, and watched the small interaction through the time gates. Setsuna chuckled, Rei was going to hear it from Haruka, she thought vanishing to the Time Gates.

I hope you enjoyed this one-shot of Egyptian Affairs- Interactions. Hmm, I think Honda or Tristan's story is next. Please Review, and thanks in advance.

Much Care,

WolfchildBlazer