Ok finally here is the last chapter that is being reposted. The rest from here on out are going to be brand spanking new. YAY! Anyway I know that the next chapter will not be up for at least another week because I will be away from home without my computer. So expect chapter 13 in about 2 weeks from now, possibly a little sooner depending on what work is like when I get back.

Enough rambling here is chapter 12

Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh.

Chapter 12:

Juniper and Joey were awoken the next morning by the sound of the front door slamming shut followed by her name being yelled by a deep slurred voice. Joey and Juniper stared at each other for a second before looking at the room's entrance, toward the sound of heavy, miscalculated footsteps. Before either could move her father's figure filled the entryway. Time seemed to stand still for short time before her father made a start for them.

Before he even had a chance to make it half way across the room both Juniper and Joey were running past him toward the front door. Unfortunately Juniper wasn't fast enough to get completely past him before he caught her wrist and pulled her back toward him. Her gasp got Joey's attention and he turned in time to see her thrown hard onto the floor. He was about to react, but the look on her face kept him still. She slowly got up never taking her eyes away from Joey's. Her father finally turns to face Joey all the while sneering.

"I suggest you run along home now boy. I'll only give you one chance so you better take it." Kiito stated darkly. Then without missing a beat he turned and stalked toward where Juniper now stood. However before he could do anything she ducked down, tripped him, and bolted for the door. When she got there she wasted no time in grabbing Joey's arm and taking off down the street.

They didn't stop running until they were two blocks away at the elementary school. They walked to the playground in silence where Juniper sat down on the tire swing staring at the mulch on the ground in front of her. Joey stood beside her running the events that had just occurred through is mind. His thoughts were broken when he heard a soft sob from Juniper. Without a second thought he walked behind her and wrapped his arms around her pulling her close to his chest.

"What am I going to do? He's going to kill me if I go back there." Juniper stated softly between ragged breaths, trying to collect herself. "I am sorry that you had to see that."

"You have nothing to apologize for. It isn't your fault that he's an ass hole." Joey hugged her tighter being careful not to knock her off the swing.

"I know. It's just I told you that he wouldn't come home and look what happened. He went off and I put you in danger. I'm sorry." Juniper mumbled, still trying to stop crying.

"Stop saying you're sorry. I don't blame you. In fact if anything I should thank you again for lettin' me stay." Juniper finally looked up at him and gave a small smile.

"Why are you always so nice to me? I don't deserve it." Joey leaned closer to her face and tilted her chin up so she was looking him in the eye.

"Yes you do." With that being said he leaned down and caught her lips with his. For a moment she didn't respond, but finally relaxed and leaned further toward him. When they finally broke apart both looked away from each other blushing. Joey was the first to recover and turned his head again to face Juniper. "So what do you say we get outa here. We could head over to Yugi's and hang out for awhile."

Juniper smiled then slowly got out of the tire swing. "That would be great." She started walking only to realize that Joey hadn't moved, instead he was crouched low to the ground. "What are you doing?"

"Hop on"

"What!" Juniper was completely confused about what Joey was expecting her to do. He stood up, walked over to her, and lowered himself again.

"C'mon. I'll give ya a piggy back ride." Joey smiled up at her. Juniper laughed lightly, but did as she was told. Together they headed to Yugi's house in silence.

Upon arrival they were greeted with some very amused looks from Yugi, Tristen, Tea, and Ryou. Once inside Juniper had slid of Joey's back and now stood shoulder to shoulder with him. Apparently there arrival had temporarily broke up a fight between Tea and Tristen which now both listened to. It would seem that Tristen accidentally knocked some coffee over onto Tea's skirt. Finally with Yugi's help Tea relented and they all headed into the living room.

"Man, I'm so bored." Tristen complained as he continued to channel surf. "Guys there has got to be something we can do. There is nothin' on." He resolved and threw the remote down in front of him.

After a long pause Ryou finally spoke up, "Well we could have a duel." With that they all started to smile.

"Ya know what I think that is a great idea, Ryou, but who wants to duel who?" Yugi asked.

"Juniper should duel someone." Joey smiled when he heard the unison of what's from everyone in the room. "I would love to see her play someone."

"Ok, sure I'll duel, but who do I battle?" There was a long pause before anyone spoke up.

"I'll battle you." Tea stepped forward. "This should be fun." Juniper nodded and smiled in agreement. The group headed toward the table where Juniper and Tea swapped decks to shuffle then handed them back to each other, each then setting up to duel.

"Alright Ladies, let the games begin." Joey stated signaling the beginning of the match.

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Tbc. Please Review.

Again thanks to all those who reviewed the last chapter. I am glad that you guys seem to like it so far. I think that there will only be tops 16 chapters, but then again I thought that I was only going to write 9 or 10 so who knows. When I am done I plan on going through and fixing a lot of the kinks (ecspecially the first two chapters). Also I will probably add more detail to most of the chapters. I read through them again and found a few things I wanted to add or change, but decided to finish the whole story first before messing with it.

Also a HUGE and special thanks to Death Jester, with out your help this story most likely would not have had a duel in it. Thank you so much for helping me with the cards. You are the best.