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[[I'm going to have the phone ring and it can be the wedding cordinator asking to see Ishizu. She can leave that way. Then I'll have Akiko end up at Seto's house.

Um, good idea but I don't think it would work in our favor. I don't Akiko to be real mad at him. though I do like the idea of him running into her. Perhaps he asks her if she's seen Akiko and she says no and she flirts with him and he gets agitated or something? Or he could end up running into Atem after he sees Sam and Joey and leaves the park. I dunno XD]]

[[grrrrr, I'll post replies when I come back]]

[[ok, so I got a phone call, and then my mom came back home with a nintendo SD card so we could get get more Rock Band 2 songs since the Wii as minimal storage and RB2 songs are huge. Then we had trouble putting it on the card and getting it to read. Now we're having trouble downloading a song to SD cause we get an error. So I'm like 'FFFFFFFFFFFFFFF I'm going now bye' XD Letting it chill out and I'll try again later.

God I want to kick someones face in at Nintendo for not making memory cards ><]]

Joey kissed her back but not nearly as intense as she did. He didn't know what was wrong with him. Just a few minutes ago he was willing to go all the way with her, then it was like looking at your own sister, rather your best friend. Well, at least he could still be around her and just calm down for a bit, get his thoughts straight. Of course, when he kissed Sam back, Pharoah barked until they stopped. Joey ignored the pooch and walked along side his, now girlfriend. He thought for a moment, were they boyfriend and girlfriend? Did it matter to her? To him? At all? Well, he wasn't sure about titles, but he did know that he needed her, and he just assumed she wanted him. Not even for the reasons she did, he didn't think she needed him because she missed Atem. And if he did, he probably wouldn't mind- she was with him afterall. They walked toward the park.

Seto's plan worked. She did like the fact he took interest in her body, and she did like compliments. She used to be alone all the time, so nobody ever really spared her any comments. Not even family members given the situation. She did love Seto, there was no doubt about that, but she was still worried about him. She knew he loved her, but something always nagged her that perhaps he didn't. It was because of the whole situation with him and Joey after he promised her. Ishizu didn't want to think about it anymore, it was now her and Seto- and that's all that mattered. She gave him a deep kiss and placed her hands on the side of his head- pulling him gently into her kisses. She was relaxed and enjoying the moment until she heard the phone ring. She pulled away and sighed. At first she wouldn't pick up the phone, she felt that she couldn't because it wasn't her house (mansion, same thing). But now she did- she was comfortable now. As long as it wasn't Seto's line, that was his and she knew it. Ishizu picked up the phone, "Hello?" She paused as she listened, a look of irritation and disappointment crossed her face. "Ok, I'll be there soon," she said as she hung up then sighed. She rubbed her head a bit then said, "The flowerist said there was a mix up in the flowers that were ordered and they want me to come by," she paused as she wasnted to call them idiots but tried to stay lady like- though the aggravation showed on her face, "you can come if you like but you don't have to." She offered only because she felt bad for leaving him. She smiled and kissed him on the cheek, "I'll be back soon though."

[[Akiko is just walking around right now XD]]

Atem had his head back with his elbows up along with his head, and eyes shut. This would probably be the most relaxed he would ever be besides being in a duel. The fresh air and quietness was like meditating. He felt like he was peacefully sleeping, yet he was awake. He still felt horrible, none-the-less, but not nearly as bad.

[[I guess I'll have Akiko's mom call and he can look for her. He can meet up with Tea and they can both search. I don't think they should meet up again cause your right- they would just make up and that would kind of ruin the whole plot. Cause she's going to be really depressed like when she moves to the point they send her to see a psychologist and he's going to be kinda depressed like Atem I'm guessing. I have a good idea for when they meet up again. Wanna know now? Anyway, the only thing I can imagine happening is Tea kinda talking down about the two of them going together and Yugi getting more aggravated. I'm not sure, but I just imagine him (because of the situation he's in) getting mad at any crappy thing she would say. Akiko could see them together, get upset and go back home, but I don't think Yugi should see her again- it would leave him with the sense that he;ll never see her again. Maybe he could go to Seto's mansion, thinking that Akiko would see Sam and Kaiba tells him that she went back home or something like that. I dunno.]]

The walk to the park was definately quiet and awkward. Joey just kinda dazed out, thinking about nothing really. He held her hand back, her hand was so soft and girly- well at least compared to a male's hand. Sam's hands were a bit stronger then other girls, but still were very feminine. Suddenly, Sam lost hold of Pharoah and thepup ran off. "Pharoah!" he called out as well. He let go of Sam's hand but only so he could run with her to catch the dog. Why did puppies have to be so fast?

Atem didn't budge until he felt four little paws up on his lap and a wet tongue greeting him. His eyes shot open in shock as he looked down to see a puppy. But not any puppy, it was Pharoah! "Hey boy," he said partially in shock and partially happy. He did miss the little pup. He pet him with one hand on his head and used the other hand to rub his back. It didn't hit him that Sam would be here until he actually saw her. But what concerned him more so was the fact that Joey was with her. He may be mad at her, but he was still insanely jealous. He held onto Pharoah loosely, as if saying he was his dog too. Atem glared at Joey. He no longer wanted to take his sorrow out on Sam, so he aimed it at Joey.

"Hey! You caught Pharoah! Thanks!" Joey said happily. He was completely oblivious to Sam and Atem's tension, not to mention the anger that was going to be taken out on him. Joey walked toward Pharoah but Pharoah only growled at him.

"I guess he doesn't like you," Atem said rather rudely. Of course Joey wouldn't get the insult.

[[Ishizu is gone right now]]

Akiko's mother knocked on her daughter's door. when she didn't hear a reply, she opened up. She did not see her daughter at all. She walked in and saw the window was no longer locked and still slightly opened. "Oh my god..." she said knowing exactly what she had done. Did Akiko run away? If she was just going out she would have just left out the front door. Her first intention was to call someone. Where would she go? Yugi's house? She rushed to the phone and dialed his number quickly.

Akiko wasn't calming down, she just kept thinking about all the 'what ifs?' and all sorts of illogical ideas. She stopped to see she was in front of Seto's house. She should just turn back, she didn't want anybody to see her like this. But she could use some help, maybe Sam was there? She kept her one arm across her stomach and the other close to her body and up to cover her mouth. Needless to say, she looked worried. She started to think more about what happened. She then realized that she and Yugi were technically broken up, and remembered once again that she wouldn't see him again. She winced and started crying again. She kept her head down and just paced back and forth, unknowing what to do.

Atem shot his glare at Sam but it quickly disappeared into a pathetic empty look. He was still mad, but he was more hurt then anything. It was harder to hide it nowadays then it was when they first broke up. He opened his mouth to unleash a come back, but stopped and looked away. He lowered Pharoah to the ground and gave her the leash without looking at her. Then he just put his hands in his pockets, turned away from them, and walked away. He was done, no more fighting. It wouldn't do him any good. He knew now that there was no way to ever get her back, to ever make her truly his. So why bother fighting or doing anything? Staying there would just dig deeper into the wound. [[maybe instead of Yugi meeting up with Tea, he could meet up with Atem and they could both look for her? Akiko won't see the two nor will they see her. But they could both end up at Seto's house. Perhaps Seto could be pissed at Atem for NOW not being with Sam since Joey is with her? Just an idea]]

"Geez, what's his problem?" Joey whispered so Atem wouldn't hear. Pharoah whined when he was leaving. The little pup marched eagerly with his tail between his legs- sad and wanting to go after him. He may be a young little dog, but he knew that the two should be together.

Akiko spun around to see Seto in the doorway. Her face was drenched in her own tears. She's never looked this helpless before to anybody except for Yugi. Because she was able to cry to Yugi and nobody else, otherwise nobody else every really saw her cry- not like this. She just stared at Seto, quite afraid of him only because of her emotional state. "I don't know......" she said with a cracked voice. After some silence, she managed to ask, "Is Sam home?" She had no idea that Sam moved to her own place. They really haven't been in good contact recently.

[[No, it was fine :3. Yea, I'm getting tired too]]

Akiko looked down as she listened to Seto. So Sam wasn't even there. She doubted that Seto could even help her, afterall Seto never really liked her and he was having his own problems. When he asked her if she wanted to use the phone she looked up at him and nodded. She wiped her eyes trying not to look so ridiculous as she walked up to his door. She entered and walked to the phone, she knew where it was already. She cleared her voice and asked, "What's her number?" She couldn't really keep eye contact with him, she didn't want to see how he looked at her. She knew she looked bad, definately very strange. In truth, she didn't thing she would meet up with anyone- she wasn't expecting it. She was just going to turn back and continue walking, but Seto already saw her.

Joey wrapped his arm around Sam and placed his hand on her shoulder. He had no clue how she felt, he just thought she wanted to cuddle as they were. If he was himself, even he would have been able to see that Sam was hurting for Atem. She hid it well, but if anybody was in their right state of mind, they would notice it. But nobody was, and Joey was certainly off now-a-days. He comforted her to comfort himself- no harm done. They both need it. He just watched Atem leave. Joey hasn't stayed in any type of contact with Yugi or Atem since the end of the tournament. He didn't even stay in contact with Akiko or Tristan. All he needed was Sam, or rather, someone who was like Seto. Sam fit the bill. He kissed the top of her head as he rubbed her shoulder.

As far as Atem knew, Sam hated his guts and nothing would even change that. He just kept walking away from her, trying to get her out of his mind. He then heard a familiar voice approach him. He looked up to see his former hikari, almost frantic and definately out of breath. "What?" he said repeating what he said. "No, I haven't. Is, something wrong?" he asked him wondering about the situation. He may be depressed about lossing Sam, but if Yugi ever needed help he would still help him. He just never really wanted to spend free time with anybody. [[perhaps this also brings Atem and Yugi closer together in a sluggish depressed kind of way? So when she is back in America they can be just sitting together really doing nothing (or watching TV or something plain like that)]]

Akiko picked up the phone but put it down when Seto said they would be too busy. She kept her head down when he spoke to her. "I'm.... moving back to America. I have to. My parents are going back and they have to bring me....." she said bitting her lip. She clenched her fists that laid on her lap. She couldn't get the image of Yugi being angry at her out of her head. And all she wanted right now was to be with him, but she was too afraid to go and see him.

Joey looked down at Sam seeing she held him tight. Joey may look at her differently, but he still did care about her. And he couldn't leave her, he couldn't be alone as well. "Just as long as you stay with me," he promised back. There was no reason to ever leave her because there was no one ever to be with. He hugged her back, keeping his hands on her back.Joey couldn't bare having someone else leave him, so as long as she stayed with him, he would't go anywhere.

Atem's eyes widened a bit. It was strange to hear that whole sentence. From her leaving to Yugi freaking out. "Ok, we'll find her," he said willing to help. The difference between the two was that Yugi wanted help and Atem would give it. Yugi would offer help to Atem but he wouldn't except it from him. Atem didn't want or think he needed help. He wanted to be alone, Yugi wanted to get her back. It sickened him that Atem couldn't even go out of his way to try and get Sam back. But it was because he felt she would never come back to him. "Where did you check so far?" he asked. Helping Yugi also kept his mind off of Sam, so he felt a bit better. But now he was worried about Yugi.

[[Now after Akiko leaves, Yugi and Atem are at Seto's house and go back, should we skip to a year later? Is there anything else we have to do? And also, any ideas for Joey and Sam right now?

I forget, how are we going to get Sam and Atem back together? I had an idea- they are at a tournament and Sam is fighting with some guy (a sore loser) and maybe hits her? Atem freaks out and just tackles the jerk and beats the s**t out of him? Atem may be mad and upset about Sam, but he'd never want her to be in harms way? I was just thinking.

That's almost like Akiko's, how I had it planned for Akiko and Yugi to meet up again. When he gets to her town, he doesn't know where she lives and starts just looking around. She's coming back from her psychologist with a perscription medicine (that's she's just going to end up throwing away like she does with all of her medicines) but some drugies saw her leave with meds and they want them. So they grab hold of her and are about to beat her up (or worse- doesn't matter cause it doesn't happen)- Yugi comes in, gets them to stop (maybe breaks something to make something land on them- cause come on, he's not strong XD) and they are brought back together.

But of course, when we skip to a year later, we won't have them all get back together all that quick. We'll have to really get into what they've been doing for a year and all that jazz.

haha, I was thinking a lot about the RPs XD]]

[[I like that idea. Cause I think that he was already just kinda at a club so maybe some dude saw him there and gets him to go to a different club with him and other guys.

As for Yugi, I dunno, I imagined that she's near an alley and they bring her kinda into it. When he confronts them they push her back and he can hit/pull something that is holding up something else causing something to fall on the two guys and knocking them out. That's probably the best thing to do cause he can't fight and I don't want him to get beaten up cause that kills the mood.

Yea we were going to do that- Joey gets beaten up cause he starts a fight (or someone starts a fight with him) and Seto is there cause Ishizu is going into labor. hahaha, yea, they should do that and Joey should slap him/punch him XD. Then Seto is in a really big predicament cause now he has a kid.

Oooo, I like both ideas. Should it be the guy at the tournament or Joey? I definately see Atem getting pissed about Joey sleeping around while with Sam (especially the idea of possible diseases he could affect her with, as well as the moral issue). I can kinda see Atem taking a few swings at Joey, maybe Sam would tell him to knock it and he turns around and yells at her something like 'Your too good for that' or 'He doesn't love you etc etc blah blah blah'. But I don't know how I feel about him physically fighting with Joey. Where if it was a stranger I wouldn't care what happened to him XD. But I'm leaning more toward Atem fighting with Joey. Oh, at some point weren't we going to have Yugi, Atem, Joey, and Sam get together.... I think for a house warming thing for Yugi and Atem's new house? No that wasn't it..... I'm not sure. But if so, that would be a good time to have the two fight.

Can I have Atem cry when he gets Sam back? Or is that a bit out of character? I think it's appropriate though :3]]

Akiko kept her head down. She already knew she could make friends, even if it was always hard for her to do that. She made friends here, took a while but she did. But she did take in one thing he said- not to make this hard on her family. She loved her family, she really did. But why did things have to be this way!? And yes they did care, they weren't trying to hurt her. But what they were doing did hurt her, so much. She shouldn't take it out on them, perhaps she should just stay silent and stay miserable. Akiko was especially hurt when Seto said there was no such thing as love. If so, why did it hurt so bad? Why did she care so much? "But he was going to be my future...." she said in a mousy tone, "he was going to eventually be my family."

Joey released her when she pulled away. He stepped back to watch her and the puppy. Suddenly, he felt a tap on his shoulder. He spun his head around, unknowing who it could be. "Can I help you?" he said to the man behind him. He looked like someone around Joey's own age, and kinda..... well Joey was just kinda able to tell he was gay. The man had black punked out hair that flew everywhere. Small streaks of blue on some of the spikes. He had a nose ring- a stud, and a row of rings up his right ear. The guy wore a black wife beater shirt (lol wife beaters XP) with baggy neon green zipper pants. His body was thin but muscular and his face was long and dazed a bit.

"Hey man..... haven't I seen you before?" he said in a surfer/punker tone of voice.

Joey raised a brow. "I don't think so...." he said honestly. He looked at Sam and the puppy. "Hey Sam, I'll be right back in a second," he said as he walked away, this new guy walking with him.

"Yea man, I think I have. Man, you were at that club today- just kinda checkin' it out," he said while they walked off a bit.

Atem thought, were would she go? "Are you sure she didn't go to the Game Shop?" he asked hoping for the best for Yugi. He couldn't help but keep thinking, the two of them seem to be arguing and yet Yugi was being the better person and going after her. He felt ashamed of himself, wasn't he supposed to be the stronger one? And yet he no longer tried. Didn't he love Sam? Of course he did, but what was the point if she didn't care? And it didn't matter cause she was with somebody now. Hopefully Joey could at least make her happy, unlike he was able to. "Let's head in this direction," he said pointing away from the other locations she has been. He had to think, were else would she go? He knew her as a friend, but Yugi knew her a lot more. And he didn't even know where to look.

[[Perhaps I'll have Akiko head home my next post and have Atem suggest Seto's- asking Yugi if he and Akiko knew Sam moved- suggesting she may go to see her.]]