They went up to the stairs and again, Bakura heard the breathing noise.

"There it is again!"

"Bakura, maybe you should go to the front," So he and Jonouchi switched places.

The noises stopped after a while then it got louder and louder.

"Okay guys, now I'm hearing things!"

Honda yelled out, "Yo! Don't hide in the dark! Face us! I'll take you on."

He stood in his fighting stance in one place waiting a while, wondering what was going to happen next as everyone else. It was quite dark; the only light there was right now was the exit sign, everything past that was dark. Then suddenly before anyone could say to Honda that he could stop, he fell backwards and was silent. In one blink of an eye, they saw him lying there eyes wide and trembling. Nobody saw what or who did that but it was nothing Honda could do on his own, he went a big distance. At first they stared and looked around and tried to figure out where that came from.

"The bloody beast...it...it knocked him out!" Bakura exclaimed in terror.

"Honda, you okay man?" Jonouchi asked.

When Jonouchi stared into Honda's eyes, they were not the green or golden color most people saw anymore. Instead it was more like, the face he saw when he knew someone was sorry. But Honda? Sorry, of what reason? They were best of friends and Jonouchi felt that it was okay because it was the past. He only wanted to keep good memories. But this, how could he erase this? How could he ever erase what happened this whole time in New York? Then another rush of rage came over him.

"Honda! Wake up you stupid…"

"Jonouchi," It was a female's voice. Her arms were around him, and he opened his eyes. The sight was foggy and he had no clue where he was but he could notice the voice and her touch.

"M...Mai, is that you?" He whispered.

"Believe it if you want to Jonouchi,"

"I want to believe...but...I don't know what just to believe in,"

"I miss you Jonouchi...and I want to say…"

"Mai..." He whispered, slowly, Jonouchi opened his eyes. He found himself on the floor of the apartment to where he lived. Looking around confused he thought it was all just a bad dream before. He slowly stood up and looked through the window.

'Strange,' he thought. Out the window he saw People coming in the apartment.

"Jonouchi! I'm back! Mom, and me we're staying! Come down, I want to see you." A girl with blue eyes and lavender hair was yelling to him through the open window.

"Is that you Shizuka?" Jonouchi said. His eyes widened and he sped to the living room. "Shizuka! I'm here!" Everyone stared at Jonouchi. His face was different. It was like he aged so much.

"It's has been a long time Jonouchi." His mother said hugging him.

"Where's our dad?" Shizuka asked.

"Dad," He thought to himself for a while. '-This isn't real.' He then got another rage of anger and punched the walls and destroyed the whole apartment. Then he locked himself in his 'so called' room. Again, he closed his eyes saying 'I don't believe it, take me back, take me back...'

"Jonouchi...Jonouchi, are you there?" Bakura asked.

Yugi was behind Jonouchi propping him up. Honda was still lying there motionless. It was too real. They could not even call Honda's family to tell them their bad news. Jonouchi then woke up,

"Take it!" Jonouchi had suddenly spat up blood.

"Jonouchi! Are you okay?" Anzu cried.

Stress began building in Jonouchi's mind again.

0o0Jonouchi's really sick. I think he's diagnosed with something.0o0

XxIt reminds me of the time of long ago. The way one of my dad's best soldiers died. I called him...my uncle.xX

0o0I'm sorry...0o0

But Jonouchi blocked out the anger. 'I can do this' Jonouchi thought. He stood up...then he walked to Honda in a wobbly manner at first, then it got better. Slowly he picked Honda up and put him on his back.

"We're not leaving you behind bud. But you got to swear dammit...we're all going to come out alive. You'll be alive, but if we all don't we'll all promise that whoever comes out alive,Will promise to come back!" Jonouchi said.

"Yes, let's hope we'll all be okay," Dark Yugi said.

Jonouchi nodded confidently with Honda on his back, they all went up stairs. Higher and higher up they went until they saw a door with an illuminating light behind it.

"There it is," Jonouchi whispered.

"Alright on three we're going in," Bakura stated.

"One…" Said Anzu

"Two," Yugi said.

"Three! Let's go!" Jonouchi exclaimed and ran through the door.

The door opened up. Everyone who was a student at the school was crowded in a corner with a gun pointed to them.

"Uh, disgusting!" Anzu cried.

"Welcome...Jonouchi, Yugi, Girl."

"Kojima," growled Jonouchi.

"What are you thinking?" Dark Yugi said.

"Oh, don't get angry, Mai is underground. Underneath this school we will all blow to SHREDS!" Kojima exclaimed.

"Shreds? You have Mai down there!" Bakura gasped.

Jonouchi put Honda down. "You're going to pay for this you jerk!"

"No...Go for a punch and it means, bye-bye beauty." Kojima said, "Oh, I just got an idea...how about we meet her now? Just let me give this bomb to my gunmen, don't move or bye-bye pretty Mai too" Kojima licked his lips and his guards tied them all by the neck and arms back.

"Be good, I might not tie your legs back then." Kojima grabbed all the ropes and went back downstairs.

"Hey don't tug so hard" Anzu exclaimed.