Kei ran upstairs to her room. Yugi didn't know Joey's address and neither did she. She picked up a black bowl in her room and filled it with water, she sat down and stared into it. She concentrated her thoughts on Joey.

"Show me places cloaked in secrets, pierce the gloom of darkest night. Reveal that which has been hidden, let me see with second sight" She looked into the never ending darkness of the bowl. A vision of and apartment building appeared. Kei recognized it instantly. Then a number appeared, 24. Kei placed down the bowl and ran downstairs and out the door. What she didn't know that someone was watching.

"So, she's going to see her friend" They smirked "I'll have to make sure they don't stay friends, that way she'll be easier to defeat"

Kei looked at the spiraling staircase. She made her way up them. Each floor was labeled with the apartment numbers. She entered the corridor 21-30 and walked to 24. She knocked on the door and waited. The corridor wasn't the cleanest place around. Rubbish was everywhere and she swore she saw a rat. She knocked again.

"Get the door!" Kei heard a slurred voice yell. The door slowly opened.

"Kei?" Joey looked at her stunned "How…? Never mind, you have to go"

Kei just looked at him. From top to toe he was bruised and bleeding. "Joey…"

"Who is it boy?"

"The…pest control guy" He looked back into the house then back at Kei "Go"

"No, not without you. I know what he does to you"

Joey stayed silent then walked back into the apartment "Goin' for some milk"

"Why?" Kei heard that slurred voice again

"'Cause we're out"

"Don't take that tone with me!"

She then heard Joey cry out. She instantly darted inside "Joey?"

He came out of nowhere and carried her over his shoulder. He darted to stairs and raced down them. When he reached the outside he placed her down gently. "That was stupid!"

"I know, I'm sorry…but knowing what he does…I just had to get you out of there"

"Who told you?" Joey's voiced raised

"Y-Yugi…"

"Yugi?" Joey yelled "You called Yugi?"

"I said I'm sorry!" She yelled. Her voice cracked as she apologized and looked down at the ground.

Joey sighed and looked at the night sky. He blinked and looked at Kei, her shoulders were shaking and he heard her crying softly. He shook his head and pulled her into a hug. "I'm sorry I yelled"

"I'm sorry I made you yell…"

"It's ok, you just wanted to help…"

"What you going to do now?" She looked up at him

Joey thought for a moment looking up at the apartment building. "Dunno…go back up there I guess…"

"No! You can stay with me tonight!"

"But my ol' man…"

"Your dad's too drunk to even notice you're gone, by the time he gets up he'll think you're at school"

Joey looked at the building a little longer then nodded slowly "Ok, just for tonight"

"Ready Joey? I need you to concentrate too"

Joey nodded and closed his eyes. Kei closed hers too, her arms stretched out infront of Joey. They chanted together.

"This is the spell that we intone, flesh to flesh, bone to bone, sinew to sinew and vein to vein, each one to their own again"

Joey felt the tingling feeling all over his body like before. He opened his eyes as Kei fell towards him. He caught her and cradled her in his arms. "What's the matter? Are you ok?"

"It's…a little draining…" She rested her head against him and closed her eyes. Joey lifted her up and placed her on the bed, taking her glasses off and placing them on her desk. He sat beside the bed and looked at the ceiling, slowly dozing off.

Joey woke early, stiff from sitting up all night. He looked at Kei's clock, it was 6:45. He slowly stood and stretched before looking at Kei sleeping peacefully. He didn't want to wake her, she seemed so much like Serenity to him. But he couldn't help but think…was their something more between them? They were so close and they'd only known each other for a few days. Joey leaned over and shook her gently "Hey Kei…Kei wake up". She slowly stirred and looked at him.

"Joey…?"

He picked up her glasses and put them on her with a smile. "Hey"

"Hey" She smiled back and sat up

"You gonna get ready for school?"

"Sure" She slid off her bed and stretched as she went into the next room "Sleep well?"

"Yea', like a rock" Joey laughed

Kei laughed emerging from the room in a change of clothes "You didn't bring any clothes did you…?"

Joey looked at himself "Oh well, I'll change when I get home" He grinned

The pair had some breakfast and headed off to school.

"Hey! Pagan girl!" A voice called from behind them. Kei stopped with a frown and looked back.

"I have a- oh hey Aya"

"Hey, sorry about the 'pagan girl' thing I didn't get your name yesterday"

"It's Kei, and it's understandable"

"Who's your friend?"

"This is Joey" Kei looked at him with a smile

Joey smiled and shook her hand.

"We better hurry Joey. If we want to make it on time with the new route we planned, we should go now"

"Yea' you're right"

"So you like him?" Aya whispered to Kei as they walked along

"What? No…We're just friends…"

"So, you don't mind if I have him, he's really cute"

"Well….err…"

"Cheers Kei!" Aya ran ahead to catch up to Joey

"Wait!" Kei ran after her. She turned a corner and bumped into Joey "Sorry Joey…"

Joey just stood there, looking something infront of him. Kei blinked and looked around him.

"Well, well, well if it isn't the mutt"

Wow...took me a while to pan this chapter. Well thanks to the people who reviewed!