Terry watched as Yami headed over to Anzu, confused by him. He hated her for some reason and he got under Jonouchi's skin. He was a bad attitude punk that seemed to get away with a lot of things with the others. It made no sense to her as to why. She had chalked it up to her outside experiences making her different and more able to vocalize her opinion. She had been through all kinds of situations which helped her gain some grounding as to how to deal with this new world. She turned back to her friends as a hand clapped down on to her shoulder.

"Way to go Ter-bear!" Jonouchi broadly grinned, her smile mimicking his in an instant. "What got you so fired up though? You seemed pretty tense about something just now."

"Oh, she made a comment about my dad. She can say whatever she wants about me, I don't care. She's crossing a big line when it comes to my friends and family." She said firmly as Jonuchi frowned at the information.

"That's fucked up! Why I oughtta give her her a piece of my mind for saying that crap!" He began to roll up his sleeves, but was stopped by Terry who grabbed his arm.

"She apologized so it doesn't matter. If she does it again while you're around you can do whatever. For now she kept up her end and we gotta start heading back." She pointed to the classmates that were heading back inside. The rest of the school went by without any more trouble much to Terry's relief. On the way home she got to ride the train with Jonouchi, which made her extremely happy. It was a little upsetting Minako could not join the, but she had club activities to do. As they rode the train, Jonouchi started to fill-in Terry on his day to day life that they were unable to to do properly while she was abroad. There many days at a time she was no where near proper modern civilization that had access to the internet so a letter would have been sent and he would have replied via e-mail since she was always moving around and for him to mail her would not be wise. She happily listened to what he had to say, most of the days repeated his usual routine of avoiding his drunk father. She never liked to hear about that part, since he was beat quite a few times. She had actually spoken about Jonouchi living with them to her father and he was more than happy to agree since he was up to date on the surrogate son of his as well.

"And that's pretty much it for now. I gotta keep somethings a secret or I'll end up talking your ear off!" He laughed off cheerily which made Terry smile back at him.

"I don't mind if you keep going. I really wish I was here more often than not...but I also don't regret the life I've led either...if that makes sense."

"Yeah, I ge'chya." He thumbed his nose and winked at her.

"Oh, also, if you don't mind that is...uhm, I talked to dad about it too! Just uhm, if you don't want to live with your dad you can come live with us. We don't mind. Sounds like you're still looking for a place, so why not with us?" She offered him. He gaped a bit at her sudden offer, knocked off balance by the sudden stop of the train in the stupor.

"A-are you serious?!" He managed to say finally after her scrambled back on to his feet. "Like serious serious?!"

"Yes, I'm serious. Yes, we're serious serious!" She smiled softly at him but soon was laughing as he suddenly scooped her up in a tight hug and spun her around as he sang off key that he now has a new home. She let him bask in the happiness, glad that she was able to help him in some way. "OK, I think the whole station gets that you can live with us, now can we please get going?"

Reluctantly he let her go and allowed her to lead him to where he was soon to call his home as well. As she entered the house, she called out to her father letting him know she was home with Joey. A familiar face peeked out from the kitchen with a warm smile before he popped back in the kitchen only to step out and greet them both.

"Welcome back, how was school? Jonouchi, it's been ages!" Mr. Sharif said as he shook hands with him and patted his shoulder. "My you've grown in to quite the strapping young gentleman I see!" He praised him as if he were his own son which made Jonouchi's chest puff with pride as well as he stood a little straighter. Terry giggled to herself as her father fluffed up Jonouchi, excusing herself to the kitchen to finish preparation for dinner. Soon enough the three of them were at the dining table, boxes piled all around them to the ceiling. The lively conversation smoothly transitioned from one topic to the next until it was Terry's task to do the dishes while Mr. Sharif and Jonouchi headed to his home to grab his things. Soon enough they are back with a good portion of things and he is settled in to the mostly set guestroom.

The night ticked away silently until the sun rose high in to the sky and glared through the bedroom window. Jonouchi grumbled and threw the covers over his head as the light hit his face. The lack of curtains allowed the harsh light rain down on him mercilessly.

"Five more minutes…." He mumbled into the pillow that he threw over his head as someone came knocking at the door. He tried to go back to his beautiful dream of defeating Kaiba in a verbal match, being swarmed by fan girls all over, and living the rock star life while having all of his friends with him, especially Atem. Just as he was about to kiss a hot brunette, another knock smeared the image and he is popped back into reality. Couldn't they have been a few seconds late? I almost got to kiss the head cheerleader! He thought sourly, scowling at the door.

"It's time for breakfast Jonouchi." Terry's voice called out from the other side. Instantly his anger towards the dream disrupter dissipated as he scrambled from under the covers to get to the table. He tried to stand up but his feet got caught up in the sheets and he ended up falling to the ground with a huge thud. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah…peachy…." He hoarsely responded, trying to hold off the pain as he steadied himself on to his feet again. He quickly dressed for school and pulled open the door. "Morning!"

"G'dmorning," Terry said happily and handed him a new toothbrush. "There is toothpaste in the bathroom mirror down here." She pointed to the bathroom door. "The kitchen is to the right when you get to the end of the hall after you come down the steps. You probably remember it from last night. It isn't that big of a place. See you at the table." She smiled and allowed him to freshen up properly by heading back to the kitchen. He followed her directions, but somehow managed to be back upstairs again and in a different part of the house it seemed to him.

Now how the hell did I get up here? There house isn't that big! She said take a left and go down the hall, but there were stairs…. Maybe their kitchen is upstairs. He shrugged and looked at the door down the hall from him. With a slight scratch to his head, he walked over to the slightly ajar door and pulled it open. He is instantly frozen in utter shock at the sight that greeted him. There she was, Terry, her right side facing him in only a skirt and undergarments. His face turned bright red as his eyes bug out. Once he grabbed a hold of himself from the shock, he covered his eyes and slammed the door shut behind him. "I didn't mean to do that sorry!" He quickly shouted as he ran, falling backwards down the stairs as he stumbled on his own feet.

Terry's head snapped to her door once it slammed, not sure what happened at first. The sound of his hasty apology had her a bit more confused but the sudden sound of something falling down the steps took precedence in her mind. Hastily she finished dressing in a look similar to the uniform and ran out to the stairs to find her swirly eyed fallen companion.

"Are you all right?" She asked concerned, as she helped him back on his feet. "What happened?"

"I don't know…." He held his head until the room stopped spinning and the birds that spun around him fluttered off. He instantly recalled the sight of Terry however and his face grew dark red.

"Are you feeling all right?" She placed a hand on his forehead."Your face is red!"

"I'm fine, I just fell." He moved his head away. "I kind of walked in on you in your room while you were changing and uhm yeah…." He scratched his head, nervously laughing. He looked down in shame as it was now Terry's turn to be red.

"A-accidents happen all the time. It's okay…I should check to see if I shut the door completely next time." She rationalized. It's not like he was trying to look at me. She cleared her throat a bit and looked at how ashamed he is. "I'm not upset Joey, promise."

"Really…?" His expression perked up a bit and he hugged her tightly in joy, "YAY!" She smiled along with him and led him to the dining room where the food was set already.

"My dad left earlier than us because his job called him in so it's pretty much just us. " She asked as she noted his confusion of only two place settings.

"Uhm…okay, can we stop by my place? I need to grab one last thing that I forgot last night."

"Oh sure, we should probably eat quickly then. Time's running out." She pointed to the clock and he nodded his head. He did not want to be their when his dad woke up, the man he called father pretty drunk last night as is and almost caused a fight with Terry's father. He inhaled the food and helped Terry clean up so they can quickly run to his place and then school. They rushed over as soon as they were done and he quickly snuck in through the fire escape while telling her to stay in the alley. He stumbled into the apartment with a thud but luckily his father snored away. He rolled his eyes at the sight of the poor excuse of a man that was passed out with alcohol bottles strewn all over before he gathered the last of his needed possessions and jumped down the fire escape with ease.

"Shall we?" He dusted himself off. The lack of response had him looking up. Realizing that Terry is nowhere in sight, he became suddenly very concerned and began to look around. Suddenly he felt someone grab his wrist and he turned to see the assailant.

"Let's shall!" Terry shouted as she tugged him along, running.

"Hey wait, why are we running?" He asked. They had more than enough time to reach school in time by walking. This was not a good sign and the sound of running behind them had him turn to loo. A few thugs that he used to rough up for being troublesome with him were hot on their tail. What the hell? Why are they chasing us? "What did you do? I left you for about ten minutes! Terry!"