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Chapter Fourteen

Joey introduced Seto to all of the other young men and as Seto shook hands with each of them something seemed to be happening. Seto like Joey was getting a feeling of camaraderie with all of the others. When Joey introduced his mother to them, they didn't know how to take the idea of his mother accepting him even after what happened to him. Jason one of the one men said "I wish you were my mom, because my own family has turned their backs on me because they said that it was my own fault that all of this happened to me." The others agreed with him, also saying that their own families didn't ever want to see them again. This made Mary so irate that she wanted to go kick the shit out of all their families, instead she looked at Joey and he nodded that he agreed, and then she said "how about if I become a foster mother to all of you?"

All of the young men had tears running down their faces when she said that and Peter asked Joey "you don't mind if we share your mom?" Joey smiled and he said "her heart is big enough to love all of us." Then Mary stood up and walked to the center of the room and said "come here and let me give each of you a hug and kiss." Seto was standing by the door when Serenity came in and she heard the conversation and she smiled as she watched her mom give those young men the love that their own families should be giving them. "Momma is the best mom in the world and I'm so proud of her." Seto put his arm around her and he whispered "I'm proud of you too, you have accepted your brother and that means the world to him and to me." Then he gave her a hug and kiss.

Later on the afternoon while they were talking, Mary asked Seto "can we use your backyard to have a bar-be-cue in?" Seto smiled and then he took her hand and they walked to the kitchen and he went over to Greta and asked "do we have enough hamburger meat to cook outside with?" Greta smiled and said "if we don't there's a meat market that delivers." So they made up a list of what they would need and Mary and Greta got busy making potato salad, making the patties to cook and getting everything ready for the cook out. Greta then said "God, bless you for all you are doing for those young men out there. I want to go and wrap my arms around them and never let them go." Mary hugged her and they shared a few tears for what those young men went through.

Seto and Joey were talking to the others when Serenity and Mokuba came into the room. Joey proudly introduced his sister and Seto's brother to them and Mokie asked "if any of them liked video games?" When they all said yes, then Seto helped him bring in all of his games and Roland and Steve(he works with Roland) brought in two more televisions and they all played games and they started laughing and that was music to Kenneth and Thomas's ears. For the first time since their ordeal everyone of the young men forgot and was having fun.

Mary and Greta came to announce that dinner was ready and they all walked outside and everyone had the best time eating and laughing and having a really great time. When dinner was over and they all went back to playing the games, Mary asked "are they going to be staying here tonight, if so where are they going to be sleeping?" Joey then asked "could we all sleep down here? Peter told me that they were all a little afraid to stay apart being this is a strange place." Roland heard that and he told Seto "listen we can get sleeping bags and we can open the Ball Room, there's enough room there." Seto could of kissed him then and he smiled and said "you always have answers don't you?" So that's what they did, they all slept in the Ball Room in sleeping bags and talked the night away.

The next morning after breakfast there was a knock at the door and Roland smiled when he was who it was. He lead them to the den and he knocked on the door and when Joey opened it he smiled and said come in. When the others saw who it was, they had tears in their eyes because they were going to be able to thank all of them for helping to get them to safety. Ishizu, Shadi, Odeon, Marik, Bakura and Yami stood there with tears in their eyes and they saw all of them again. Tears flowed and their was hugs and kisses being given by all in that room. Jason, Peter, Chad, Mike, Steve and Joey were all there because of these people who came to New York and helped in saving them from that monster. They all knew that it was Bakura who put his life on the line when he confronted Diablo and how the others helped in destroying him. Kenneth and Thomas were glad to see that the young men were able to talk about what happened and to see the love in that room and know that each and everyone of them were healing.

Joey asked if everyone would take hands because he wanted to say a prayer that his grandma taught him and it was that prayer that gave him the strength to start to heal. As they all took hands, Joey began and they all joined him:

The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want

He maketh me lay down in green pastures, he leadth me beside the still waters

He restoreth my soul; he leadeth me in the path of righteousness for his name sake

Yes, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil; for thou art with me, thy rod and thy staff comfort me

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointed with oil, my cup runneth over

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Everyone said the prayer with Joey and when they were done, they all felt the tranquility come over them like a warm blanket. They all had tears in their eyes and Jason said "Joey, your grandma sounds like she was a very special lady." Joey looked at him mom and as he wiped the tears from his face he said "she's my guardian angel and she is watching over all of us now."

Then they all went to bed and for the first time in a very long time none of them had bad dreams.

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