Joy: I know this is a short chappie, but oh well. Might have the others longer if I can manage it.
A Tumble
"No way, Mokuba! How did you convince him?"
Joy Houyoku twisted the white lock of her otherwise raven black hair in her fingers. She was on the phone wih Mokuba, Seto Kaiba's younger broher, who had some wonderful news. For weeks now, Joy had been trying to talk Kaiba into taking a trip she and the others had been planning for California. It was a trip they had all been looking forward to. Seto, however had claimed it was far and he couldn't leave Kaiba Corp. for some trivial vacation.
Joy had gone to the only person she thought could help convince him to go - Mokuba. And it seemed he had come through with flying colors. "I just told him you would be diappointed if he didn't come. I also said there were a lot of cute guys in California."
Joy laughed. "You sneaky devil. Good job."
"Why thank you, Joy. So when is this trip?"
"At the end of the month if all goes well. It depends on if I can get my employees to get busy on the new client list. They keep saying there's not enough time or people to work on it." Joy sighed. "The thing is, if they don't get it done soon we'll miss the deadline."
"That would be bad," Mokuba admitted. "You could always use intimidation. It works for Seto."
"Yeah, but it'll get done, don't worry."
Joy started walking through her house, making sure the lights were off and the windows locked. It was a nightly ritual that Katilli usually took care of, but tonight the darks were having a meeting at Yugi's house. Apparently some of the Shadow Monsters had spotted Akujin in the Shadow Realm.
Just what we needed. To be honest, Joy had almost forgotten about Akujin with all the recent adventures and happenings in her life. Just recently Marik had swept down and confessed he loved her, at the same time, her relationship with Kaiba became rocky. But everything had worked itself out in the end. Marik had gone home just the other day.
"Joy, are we gonna step by your home in America, too?" Mokuba asked.
"I don't really know, Mokuba. I - " Joy was coming down the stairs when she missed a step and found herself falling. She let out a scream right before her head hit the railing and knocked her out.
...Meanwhile...
Seto was up in his home office debating on whether or not he should just fire all his employees when Mokuba burst in. Seto blinked up at him from his chair. "Nani?"
"Seto! Something terrible happened to Joy!" Mokuba cried in concern.
Seto jumped to his feet. "What happened?"
"We were talking about the trip when she let out a scream. I heard a thump and nothing after that."
With Akujin back, anything could have happened... Seto wasted no time getting into his car and rushing over. On the way he decided to do something he didn't normally do. Sorcerer...
...Meanwhile...
"We could just - " Sorcerer Seto stopped in mid-sentence.
"What is it?" Katilli asked.
"Kaiba's actually contacting me." I am here.
Good. Listen, we have a problem. All you spirits meet me at Joy's house. It's important.
What happened? Sorcerer asked.
Just get down there.
Sorcerer quickly told everyone what Kaiba said. Katilli was immediately concerned and tried to contact Joy. Her concerned tripled when she was unsuccessful. "We'll go over there, too, Yami," Yugi offered. Yami was going to object but decided against leaving the lights alone. He nodded in agreement and they were off. Katilli decided to take a simpler route and went into her soul room. She went across the hall to Joy's soul room and gently knocked on the door.
"Joy? Can you hear me?" she asked urgently. Silence answered her. Katilli was worried. She closed her eyes to look through Joy's eyes but only saw darkness. She is be...yes, she is unconscious. She left Joy's mind and appeared in the real world in spirit form. The house.
She looked down and spotted Joy lying motionless on the ground at the bottom of the stairs. There was a thin line of blood down the side of her face. Katilli gasped and knelt down next to her. "Joy? Can you hear me, aibou?"
Kaiba and Mokuba showed up just a few moments later, followed by the others. "What happened?" Yugi gasped.
"I am not sure...my guess is that she fell down he stairs. But I am unable to reach her," Katilli said. Just then Joy let out a soft moan and slowly opened her eyes. She looked around dazedly. "Thank Ra. You are awake. How do you feel?"
"Okay, I guess..." Joy said softly, looking around.
"That's a relief," Yugi said with a smile.
"Can you sit up?" Yami asked. Joy shrugged and started to try and sit up.
"Maybe she shouldn't move so much," Kaiba suggested.
Joy stopped and looked over at Yami, who glared at Kaiba. "How do you suggest we get her to the couch, Kaiba?" he countered.
"She's not a Sumo wrestler, Yami. I can carry her."
"Maybe we should just call an ambulence?" Ryou suggested meekly.
Katilli looked down at her light. "What do you think?" she asked.
Joy paused for a moment. "I'm not sure...but...I do have a question..."
"Yeah?" Bakura prompted her.
"Who are all of you people?"
Joy: There you go. Joy lost her memory in the fall. The next chapter will be an explanation from the others. Stay tuned and remember to review! BTW: Everyone seems to like the mini-story, so I will finish it up at the end of the story.
