The CEO, The Priest and The Helpless Puppy

The Ruby Ring

The room was quiet, not a sound could be heard save for the sound of a few jars containing herbs, salve and other such things clattering together as Isis picked them up. Her healing room was already clean and everything was tidy in case something or someone was harmed.

Isis was humming a soft tone, placing the last of her herbs up onto the shelves in a well-organized fashion. She then dusted her hands off and smiled, now she can head up to her chambers and rest for the night.

"ISIS!"

Upon hearing her name shouted out with such urgency, the woman turned her head in time to see her door slam against the wall. In came to a panicked looking Joey holding an injured girl in his arms.

"Isis! We need your help!" Being used to such urgent issues, the priestess nodded calmly and motioned for him to place her down onto the bed as she sat in a chair next to it. Joey gently laid the girl down and gazed at her with a worried expression.

Isis examined her wounds and frowned, it wasn't until she saw the girl's face that she quickly recognized her.

"Oh, she is Serenity. Who could have done such a horrible thing?" She mumbled, before standing and striding over to her shelf, picking up a few supplies before walking over to the small bed where Serenity laid.

As she worked, an exhausted-looking Yugi ran in, with Hersilia and Juno right behind him, making sure he doesn't trip on his way in.

"Is she ok?" Hersilia asked as she looked towards Joey, who only gave her a sad look and shrugged his shoulders.

"I'm not sure, but whoever did this will deal with me once Serenity is ok."

Isis began to dip a cloth into a small bowl of water she had on a small table next to the bed, before lifting up the girl's arm and gently cleaning off the wounds. "This may take a while, but I will have her patched up in no time. It is late, you must all head to your chambers for a good night's rest, we will deal with everything else in the morning."

Before they could protest, Isis gave them all a stern look. "I will hear no excuses, now head on to bed or so help you RA I will punish you to no end."

The four, frightened by the stern look on Isis's usually calm face, swallowed in unison and nodded before they all bolted out of the room and headed towards their chambers. Isis watched as they disappeared from sight, and soon turned back to Serenity, sighing sadly.

"Who could have done this?" She whispered, as she placed down Serenity's arm gently and lifted a hand to caress her necklace.

"Why do I fear, that the worse is yet to come?"

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Joey awoke that morning with a feeling of unease as he quickly sat up and removed his sheets off of him. Getting ready and finishing his morning routine, the blond soon exited his room and headed towards Isis's healing room. He eagerly needed to know if Serenity was ok, or if she was awake at the very least.

Upon making a sharp turn, he bumped into something small, more like someone for that matter. "Oh RA I'm so sorry!" He quickly apologized, leaning down and offering his hand.

"It is alright Joey," Juno replied, as she took the hand that was offered to her and stood, dusting herself off before turning to look up at him. "Are you headed towards Isis's healing chambers?" She asked, tilting her head to the side. Joey nodded and looked down towards the ground sadly, he was worried to the bone for the young female.

"I was hoping to see if Serenity was awake..." The blond mumbled, pouting slightly to himself. Juno heaved a soft sigh and placed a hand on Joey's arm, giving him a small, comforting pat.