Hi Hi! All your reviews were great. I really loved them. My thanks to the following for reviewing the last chapters: animeprincess1452, bakurasgurl2003, Courtgeta, Yugis Lover Girl, Magicman/Smokegirl (waves frantically at them - Hi you two!) and MetalGodzillamon.

WARNING! A bit on the sappy side at the end.

Chapter Seven: No Matter What

Joey looked around nervously. "Aaw, do I hafta go now?" He asked Maximillian Pegasus with a pleading tone.

"Yes Joseph, you do. You're beginning to sound like Kaiba-boy did, all that whining…" Pegasus said with a dreary tone, waving his hand to and fro.

"I am not like money-bags!" Joey muttered and stomped towards the stage. Mai shook her head in resignation, was she really dating this blonde numbskull? The rest of the gang just laughed. Joey sure was predictable!

Marik looked over at Joey and had to wonder…If I had told him he would be like Kaiba if he didn't convert to my side, would I have had to go through the trouble of controlling his mind? That would have surely saved me some time.

"Okay, see…no more complaints. Now I'm not like Kaiba." Joey exclaimed into the microphone, causing everyone else to go temporarily deaf.

"Just get on with it Joey!" Mai yelled from the judges' panel. "I swear if you don't I'll kick your butt."

The blonde man gulped, "Y-yes ma'am. Okay…Here it goes."

How'd it come to this?
After all we've been through
Two of a pair
Now on opposite sides

From the very start
With honor we've dueled
Watched each other's back and we battled with pride
We are closer than brothers
And now we have to fight each other
And we trust our fate to the Heart of the Cards

No matter what
We'll let the games begin
No matter what
May the best man win
No matter what
We're in this together
No matter what
We'll be friends forever
No matter what

It's been you and me
Hangin' out, playing games
Didn't ever think it would get this hard
Time's running out
And there's so much at stake
Everything riding on the turn of a card

We'll show em what we're made of
As we fight for the ones we love
And we'll be friends to the very end

No matter what
We'll let the games begin
No matter what
May the best man win
No matter what
We're in this together
No matter what
We'll be friends forever
No matter what

YEAH!

I don't wanna give up
But I will never give in
Don't wanna duel with my very best friend
I could throw at one match
Every win, every play
But with so much at stake
I just can't walk away
Though I need a victory
You always meant the world to me
And that's one thing that will never change

No matter what
We'll let the games begin
No matter what
May the best man win
No matter what
We're in this together
No matter what
We'll be friends forever
No matter what

No matter what
We'll let the games begin
No matter what
May the best man win
No matter what
We're in this together
No matter what
We'll be friends forever
No matter what

No matter what
We'll let the games begin
No matter what
May the best man win
No matter what
We're in this together
No matter what
We'll be friends forever
No matter what

NO MATTER WHAT!

When Joey finished his song, Téa was nearly in tears. It was just such a sweet song! Yugi ran up and hugged Joey.

A little sniffle escaped from Yugi, "Thanks Joey. You're the best."

Joey returned the hug and laughed, "Naw man, you're the best. The best person, the best duelist, and the best friend a guy could ask for."

Téa thought that the scene was really sweet, and mentioned the fact. Serenity, Isis, and Mai agreed. Kaiba gagged somewhere in the background, but nobody paid him any attention. Marik, on the other hand, was very creeped out by the shear emotion the friends had for each other. Only his sister and Odion ever showed him love. But they were his siblings. This whole this was just a bit creepy…especially since the sissy-psycho (Sorry Pegasus fans)was in tears.

So…how'd everyone like it? Too sappy? Or just the right amount? So sorry, if I offended anyone, about the "sissy-psycho" thing, but I think it's funny.

-Minmay (Zephyra)