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Jaden's POV

I hissed as Julie patted a cloth of alcohol on my back.

"You look like shit," she murmured. I sighed and ran my hand on the back of neck, cracking it.

"Feel like it, too." She chuckled and began pressing bandages to my back. Kaiba snapped his book shut at the spine, looking at me.

"So you fought Kalin and Bakura and survived?" I glared at him.

"Don't sound so surprised." Syrus looked at him.

"Jay's a good fighter." Kaiba looked back at him.

"You have to be more than just a good fighter to beat Bakura; you have to be a monster." I flinched and lowered my gaze to the floor. Suddenly, there was a loud thunk. I whipped my head up to see Kaiba on the floor, shoved out of his chair by Jim.

"Watch it, Mate. I could care less that you're a Pyramid. No one talks to my buddies like that without facing my consequences." He sounded very menacing. Kaiba pulled himself into his seat without casting a glare at Jim.

"Its fine, Jim. Just sit down," I said. He glared at Kaiba a moment longer before sitting down next to Jesse. Julie ran her hands down my back and hopped off the couch.

"That should do it. Just be careful, Jaden." I smiled at her and shrugged into the jacket Jesse had gotten me.

"Thanks, Jewels." She smiled softly and sat down next to Jesse. Yusei looked at me.

"Did they tell you anything?" I pursed my lips and shook my head.

"They only told me that I was dead." I looked at him. "I think they should get their facts straight; I'm pretty sure I'm still alive." He chuckled and nodded.

"We know who they are, except for one…maybe two. How do we fight them?" Emmy asked. I folded my hands underneath my chin.

"We may know them but we don't know how to find them." Atem looked at me.

"We have to let them find us." I nodded slowly.

"That doesn't sound like a very good plan," Hassleberry said. I shook my head and leaned back against the couch.

"It isn't but it really is all we can do." Alexis laid her hand on my thigh, squeezing it softly. I didn't look at her.

"All they want is revenge, right?" Jack asked. Jesse scratched his hand through his hair and nodded.

"Yeah. My best guess would be that this unknown leader is the one Skull that survived. Bent on getting revenge, he went out of his way to enlist people who held vendettas of their own against us." Tony looked away from the window and looked at him.

"Why would you guys let someone survive?" He sounded a little ticked. I glared at him heatedly. He was seriously ticking me off.

"We didn't want anyone to, but if someone slipped away under the radar, we kind of had to let them survive sense we couldn't find them!" Alexis placed her hand on my arm now, trying to keep me calm. Tony just glared at me.

"How many do you think could have survived?" Akiza asked.

"What do you mean?" Yusei asked. She looked at him.

"Well, if one got away, how sure can we be that more didn't?" There was a collective cuss from the Bloods in the room. Joey placed his hand on my shoulder.

"You guys did your best. Hell, if you guys didn't step in, things could have gotten ugly." I shrugged off his hand and stood up. Alexis made a move to follow but I held my hand up. She stayed where she was. Everyone watched as I walked out of the room and into the kitchen. It was empty. Good, I didn't want anyone to watch me…to see me. I slumped down the wall next to the door that I came through.

Our best wasn't good enough. They still survived and now people were dying around me. I clutched my heart and dropped my head, letting my bangs shield my eyes. Who would die next? Would it be a Signer? A Pyramid? My friends? Jess? Alexis? Who would they kill next just to get to me?

'You're the prime target, Jaden. When we were still with the Skulls, they talked of you frequently. You were the drive that brought the Skulls back.'

Jack had said that. I'm the reason the Skulls are back, the reason they're killing people I love, people I care for. My hands clutched my hair, holding my head tightly.

"I can't do this," I whispered.

"Of course you can," a voice said. My head snapped up. Kneeling in front of me was a beautiful woman. She had long brown hair and pale brown eyes. They almost looked as if they had no color. She was wearing tight blue jeans that flared at the bottom and a pink fitted shirt. Her arms were folded across her knees.

"Who are you?" She smiled at me and extended her hand to me.

"Serenity Adams." I blinked once, taking her hand and shaking it.

"Serenity Adams? As in, Atem Adams?" She giggled and nodded, flashing her left hand. She fluttered her fingers, a diamond ring on her ring one.

"Exactly that. Atem is my husband of two years." Serenity sat down completely, crossing her legs.

"Why are you here?" She waved a black bag in my face.

"Atem called me and asked me to bring some clothes for a friend. I assume it's you, considering you're covered in blood." She looked me up and down. I looked away from her.

"I got in a fight with some Skulls, it's no big deal."

"Of course it isn't. Leader of Bloods wouldn't think it's a big deal." I looked at her quickly. She smiled softly. "Atem told me everything." I sighed and leaned back a bit.

"Not many secrets, eh?" She shook her head.

"None with me. He's my husband, not to mention that my big brother is his second in command." I looked at her in shock.

"Joey Wheeler?" She giggled and nodded.

"The one and only." I shook my head slowly. She placed her hand on my knee, squeezing it slightly. "I heard what you were saying. You can do it, Jaden. You've got some of the best people behind you." I shook my head slowly.

"It's not who's backing me up, it's who I have to stand in front of."

"Your friends and family. They're safest here…with you." I ran my fingers through my hair.

"I know that, but I'm not Superman. I'm not bullet proof."

"You don't need to be to survive being shot. I'm sure you know that." I sighed again.

"I know that. I've been shot plenty of times. But there are only so many times before the Grim Reaper comes a knocking."

"Very dark, but would you want your friends and family away from you where you couldn't protect them?" I looked down at my hand, clenching it and unclenching it. Finally, I shook my head and looked at her.

"No." She smiled and patted my knee, standing up.

"That's why you can do it. Mark left you in charge because he knew that if the Bloods would ever need you again, you could handle it." I smiled at her and stood up myself.

"You're right. Thanks." She smiled at me.

"Anytime." I raised my eyebrow at her.

"You've done this before." It wasn't a question. She nodded.

"Plenty of times. Glad to know I haven't lost my touch." She winked at me and I couldn't help but laugh. It felt pretty good. "You're a good kid, Jaden. Whatever you do, it's always going to be the right decision." I smiled again.

"Thank you." I meant it. She nodded and handed me the bag she was waving around.

"Go change. I'm sure you guys need to come up with a plan." I nodded and disappeared into the bathroom, changing. I threw my other ones away and washed my face. My hands braced against the counter as I looked at myself in the mirror. My eyes were darker, bags underneath them. Dark shadows filled them. I looked like I'd aged a few years.

'Whatever you do, it's always going to be the right decision.'

I smiled and ran my fingers through my hair, spiking it up in certain places. I was in charge here, Mark made sure he had the best man on the job. I wasn't going to let him down. Or anyone else for that matter.

"Get ready, Skulls. I'm coming for you and this time none of you will survive."

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I have no idea what this chapter is. It took on a life of its own. XD Maybe it's a filler. As I read it, I think it's more incite on Jaden's fears.

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