Smitty: ha ha! Another chapter! I hope you guys like it...and stuff (shrugs)

Kristy: ya whatever she said...

Smitty: uhhhh...Kristy where is Sibil?

Kristy: -.- she is in the closet...I locked her in there she was being to damn annoying!

Smitty: O.O! WHAT!!!!!

Last Chapter

"Where have you been boy?" Joe spun around with wide filled eyes..."I...I was walking home" said as his voice quivered. "Bullshit! Now where were you?"

"Honest dad, that's where I was! Walking home on the sidewalk! Ask Mrs. Peterson she'll tell you."

"Don't ever Talk to me you hear me!" as Jou's father moved quickly and pressed Jou hard against the door knocking the wind out of his lungs. His Father began to choke him and lifted Jou up in the air. He could not breathe, and began to black out...No not again...oh god...please?....NO! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

The Aftermath

Yugi explained to the gang back at the game shop what happened with the conversation with Jou. Yami was proud of Yugi for showing courage like never before with Jou, however knew it was difficult for him. Yugi sat on one of the couches while Yami held him tightly while he cried softly. Yami looked down at his light with such sympathy and tense emotion all he could do was hold him tight, and comfort him as best as he could.

Tea, Honda Ryo, and Bakura were sitting in different chairs silent as well trying to figure out what would make Jou act like that. What kind of secret is he hiding? Yugi finally regained composer and looked at his friends with worry.

"Jou seemed really pissed you guys, I think I may have overdone it...what if he doesn't speak to us ever again? I would hate myself if Jou didn't forgive me. What are we going to do?" Yugi said in a quivering voice, looking at his friends and Yami with worry written on his face.

Tea sighs pushing her brown locks away from her was with frustration. "I dunno Yug, maybe try at a later date with Jou. He will probably be calm in a few weeks. We just need to give him time, BUT we will not ask him ANYTHING about his problems. He will tell us when he wants to...I hope anyways." Tea said with defeat.

The rest of them nodded in agreement except for Tristan who was looking out the window with serious thought. "I don't think so...he will probably be distant for longer then that I'm afraid..." He whispered just loud enough for the gang to hear.

Ryo looked at Tristan with big blue childlike eyes, as if he just found out something bad from his parents. "What do you mean Tristan? Jou is quite a positive person, I never seen him hold a grudge before." Ryo said quietly in his British accent.

"Remember I've known Jou longer then all of you. I have seen Jou keep a grudge once...It was freshmen year, when we first met. Let me tell you, I did not put him in that mood; however, he did not talk to me for a full month! I think it might be a little longer then you think for this one Yug. Jou tries to hold onto his pride and self-dignity that has not been torn by Kaiba or his teachers. Believe me you hit a major nerve in Jou. "Honda sad sadly, while looking at Yugi.

Yugi looked like he was going to break down and cry once again. Yami glared at Honda like Great job you idiot. Honda sweat dropped at sutured, "umm...uhhh...m-maybe he will call his friend...f-from the States! Yeah! That helped him big time before" Honda said cheerfully hoping that would give some comfort.

Everyone looked at Tristan as if he grew a third head. Tristan (- ;) said, "you guys didn't know he has a best friend in the United States?!"

Everyone kept quite....

Tristan sighed in frustration while combing his hair with his hand. "I guess he has been keeping secrets after all. Well, Jou use to live in the United States before his parents came to Japan. The reason they came here because his father got a job. They Lived in Brooklyn, New York, and that is how he met Releena. Jou had fallen off his bike, or something like that and ended up in the same hospital room as Releena and became vast friends after that."

The gang looks at Tristan with astonishment. All of them kept quite, yet Yugi wondered why Jou could tell this girl named Releena but not them.

The gang finally split up and went their own ways, however non of them seem to know what to do about Jou, and how to help him.