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Joey left Yugi's house at 4:30 and was on the way home. Fortunately or him his dad would be gone all weekend at the bar like he always does. He was feeling slightly better than he did earlier. The soreness was becoming more and more tolerable as time went on. Joey was generally a fast healer which came in handy when it came to things involving his home life. He turned onto his road when he spotted Juniper facing away from him walking down the street he was just on. He was about to call for her to wait up, but something told him not to. Instead he decided to follow her to see where she was going.

After speed walking a little ways he got close enough to Juniper to where he could follow her closely without being easily seen. Joey decided that the pain he felt shot through his leg would at least be worth finding out where she lived. He noticed the bag in her hand was from the local convenience store. Though the bag could easily be held in one hand she was holding it with two, with some difficulty. She also had a small limp, though not incredibly visible, Joey had picked up on it quite quickly. He also knew that she hadn't had it earlier that day.

After walking for about five minutes Juniper turned into a driveway and took out her keys. Joey noted that the house she walked up to was red brick and had two windows open with the blinds shut tight. Joey stopped by a nearby tree and waited. He planned on going up to the house and knocking, but wanted to space it out so it didn't seem like he followed her. Juniper disappeared inside the house and quickly shut the door behind her. Joey glanced at his watch and began the countdown.

He continued to stare at his watch for a minute until he heard something crash from inside her house followed by the sound of glass breaking. He stared at the house for a second trying to think of what could be going on in the house. Then he heard a girl give off a scream of pain followed by another crash. Joey then made up his mind that he had waited long enough to approach the house.

As he started to come out from behind the tree when a man swung open the front door of Juniper's house and slam it shut behind him. He then walked over to his car, got in and peeled off down the street.

'It's now or never' Joey told himself as he quickly made his way over to the front door. He reached for the handle and was surprised to that it had been left unlocked. He slowly turned the knob and poked his head in the door. He immediately caught sight of a smashed up table. 'So that's what that was. I wonder where everyone is.' Joey slowly started to walk his way into the house.

"Hello. Anybody here? …Hello? …..Juniper?" Joey waited a second for a reply. When he got none he started to get worried. "Hey c'mon this isn't funny. It's me Joey. Juniper I know you're here I saw you come in. Where are you?" again there was no reply.

He walked into a room located to the left. It appeared to be a living room, or at least it may have been at one point or another. Now all that was in the room was an old worn out couch that had duct tape in various places. (Duct tape fixes all.) In corner of the rooms there lied the remains of what used to be a lamp. Another room was off to the right of where he was standing. As he walked toward the room he scanned the room slowly. His gaze stopped when it came to a corner, opposite the one where the lamp pieces were. There was what seemed to be blood stains covering the wall. When he looked closer he saw more stains on the floor and couch.

"Shit. Juniper where the hell are you?" Joey yelled. He was starting to freak out. He was hoping it was all just a cruel joke or something, but the nagging feeling in the back of his head prevented him from completely believing this. When he entered the dinning room that was attached to the kitchen. He strode over to the door frame and saw something lying on the floor.

'Please don't let that be her. Please don't let that be her.' Joey kept repeating to himself. The figure was lying on its side with its face turned away from Joey. He went over to it, kneeled down and turned the body to face him. He gasped at what he saw. Not only was it Juniper, but she was bleeding badly from multiple places, mainly around her left eye. He could see shards of glass in various cuts on the face and neck along with more bruises. Her side was also bleeding and her leg was twisted in an odd angle. Joey couldn't tell if she was even alive at that point. It didn't appear that she was breathing. He reached down and placed two fingers on her neck to try and find her pulse. He gasped at what he felt.

"Holy shit."

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TBC.

Don't you just love cliff hangers? Sorry that it was a little short. Please review and tell me what you think.