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Arashi: I haven't been updating this story do to the small fact of writer's block. It's more then a pain in the butt when you know exactly where you want something to go when it does…

I don't own Yugioh and its characters since they rightfully belong to Takahashi Kazuki. Don't make any profit off this fic. I just own the plot idea and the original characters with in the story.

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*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Dream sequence/Memory*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

===Flashback===

'Thoughts'

YELLS/Screams in the flashbacks or dreams

Warnings- The use of violence, drugs and alcohol use, rape, child abuse, strong language, sexual tensions., bi, Het, Yaoi, threesome. Lemons in later on in the story

Ch. 4 Doctor and Patient's first encounter

Staring at his feet the young man hesitantly answers the doctor. "Um…I didn't want you to worry?"

Amara groans muttering curses getting Joey to wince at the words. She glances at Valon and Mai questionable before raising a delicate brow. She turns to the blond scolding him. "How many times I told you if something went wrong or got sick for you to come to me? If you don't I'm not sure if you are going to be dead or not."

Joey glance down letting a soft sigh, "I was about to come here after finding the nearest phone to call for a taxi."

The woman sighs pinching the bridge of her nose wondering for the million times she tries to tell him he's not a burden to her. If she could she would march up in the court office asking for a slip to adopt him if she has to. Staring both more intently at the two people moving more protectively towards the blond gets her to smile.

She asks evenly despite the smile touching her lips. "Who are you're two bodyguards?"

Valon answers for Mai and himself, "We're Joey's friends and how do you know him so well?"

His blue eyes narrows with suspicion as Amara fights the urge to squeal at the protectiveness demonstrating. She could see both people obviously care for the blond. About time someone to take care of the boy.

She smirk calculatingly sending shivers down the two slightly older people other then her patient. "I took care of him for almost ten years already. So you can say I know Joseph really well."

Joey gulps seeing the piercing look direct at him as Mai ask him. "How did the two of you meet so we can understand just how close you guys are?"

While Joey didn't pick up the jealous tinge in her voice Amara and Valon did. Amara couldn't help find it rather interesting to see the blond has two people that look like they love him to bits with out him realizing it Oh she'll enjoy the show of how far their relationship will go though that depends on them especially the blond himself.

Taking a deep breath trying to keep herself calm remembering the day she meet the blond eats at her. The lonely said look in those feverish orbs almost similar to the same look she saw in him the first time they met. She stares at the two expect Joey who stares at the ground with interest. "What I tell you stay in this room or among yourselves that is all."

Valon and Mai nod moving towards the edge of their seats willingly to listen what be a hint of what to help them break the barrier around their blond.

"I remember being call out about a boy who had a high fever with strange bruises." Amara begins reminiscing the day of the first meeting.

===Flashback===

Working on paper work rather bored, the young doctor sighs pushing back her hair away from her eyes. She begin working for Domino hospital for nearly three months and had no patient so far as of yet. Why can't the boss give her a chance to prove herself? Her eyes begin to droop just as the door opens getting her to snap out of it. Thank god she's paying attention or she'll be out a job.

"Dr. Takeo, you have a patient in E.R. Get your ass down there now." her boss snaps walking out getting her to nod quickly.

Finally a patient at last! She rushes down to E.R seeing a few of the nurses attending to a small body with blond hair. They part for her just as the boy's brown eyes piece into her own. Amara could easily see the bruises on the boy's cheek and his body. 'He looks like he just been recently beaten up.' she muse seeing the child shift in his place in the bed.

Turning to one of the nurses she asks, "Is there someone with him?"

The nurse shakes her head confirming the young doctor's suspicion while waving off the nurses. She questions softly not wanting to cause the boy to be frightened, "What is your name?"

She could look at the clip board in her hand for his information but the curiosity for his trust intrigues her. He answers warily, "Joey, what about your?"

"Dr. Amara Takeo though you can call me Amara instead. I have a feeling we might be good friends." She replies with a wide smile earning a tiny one in response.

The boy nods letting the doctor look him over. Amara couldn't help but have a feeling this wouldn't be the first time she'll see the boy in the hospital after sending him off seeing he's fine. She got her boss to have Joseph in her care and got way something about him reminds her of something but won't say yet. Little does she know just how right she is about it's not his last visit in the hospital.

===end of Flashback===

"That's how we first met," Amara finish watching the many emotions in the two adults' eyes. She beckons the blond over to look him over. Joey moves closer wishing to duck back into the familiarity that is comforting and frightening to him. He listens to the doctor's soft mutters as she gives him a quick look over. He didn't want to see the pity look expect he didn't find it. Rather the anger in her eyes shine giving him the strength to smile.

She returns the smile though she didn't want to. Her young friend and patient just been rape again though by who this time? He really doesn't' deserve this at all. She gives him a gentle push telling the group they can leave though for the blond to come in a couple weeks for another appointment. There are things she'll have to do during that time. This time Akeno has truly gone to far along with the small rumors as well from her connections about him and a gang leader working closely together. If things go her way Joey will soon be free from his father's clutches.

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