Title: Her Heart Will Go On
Summary: After losing Kiryu to Security, Yusei now bears scars and a broken heart. Jack tries everything he can to help heal Yusei's heart, but hurt and betrayal weren't part of the plan. Will Jack find a way to make things right again and keep it that way?
Rated: T [Just to be safe]
A/N: Hey! I'm back and I'm posting a new JackxYusei fic! ^^ I'm really excited about this one! [For real!] It was just a random idea that popped in to my head yesterday and I thought it was such a good idea, I just had to write it. Originally, this was intended to be a one-shot, but after some thinking and elaborating on the idea, it ended up as a fic. Ya, I admit, the title is a little cheesy, but I thought it might go well with the story, considering it's about Yusei recovering from her [yes her] heart break. This will be my second JackxYusei fic, so I hop you all enjoy this fic as much as you do the other fic or fics of mine.
Note: The purpose of this chapter [prologue really] being italicized is to portray the flashback sort of feeling. Just use your imagination. ^^
Disclaimer: I do not Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's or any characters mentioned. The only thing I own is the title, the plot, and the idea for a female Yusei in this fic.
Enjoy!
Prologue
The day was cloudy and dreary at the Satellite. The occasional cool breeze would sweep across the vacant land stirring up any piece of old trash that had been lying around for a long time.
The team made up of three guys and one girl, known as Team Satisfaction, lounged about on the roof top of an old, rundown, deserted building.
Yusei, the girl of the group, dared to sit on the ledge of the building top with her boots dangling off the side. It was a sight that made Jack and Crow cringe in fear of the dizzying height.
"Hey Yusei," She heard Crow call to her from where he was sitting. She turned her blue-eyes to him. He gave her one of his casual smiles. "Be careful sitting there. I don't want you hurt."
A light smile appeared on Yusei's lips as if saying, "I know." She returned to looking out amongst the dull scenary of the abandoned city her and her friends called "home".
Ever since the four met when they were kids, Yusei had remained most important to Crow and Jack. To Crow, she was the sister he never had. He was always looking out for her and her best interests. Jack, on the other hand, was a little over protective of her, especially when Kiryu is near her. Ever since they had first met at Martha's place when they were kids, he had always felt some sort of personal attachment to her. Now that he is much older, he has the strength to protect Yusei from any possible threat or danger.
And by Yusei sitting on that ledge, Jack was still paranoid no matter how much he paced back and forth, trying so hard not to show it. He felt like he couldn't take his eyes off of her for one second without feeling like she was in danger of being hurt.
"Yusei, don't sit like that!" Jack demanded his paranoia and over protectiveness getting the best of him. He wasn't one to be nice when he ordered someone to do something.
"Jack," Crow said from where he sat, he chuckled a little at the boy's over protectiveness. "Relax… She's a big girl now."
"Does that mean I shouldn't worry for her safety?" Jack questioned the redhead.
"Oh Jack," Yusei said as she turned around and placed her feet on the rooftop, she smiled. "Stop being so high-strung…"
"I'm not high-strung," Jack said as he walked up to the girl. "I just care for your safety." He folded his arms as if resting his case.
"Come on," Yusei said with her usual cheeky smile. "I'm 16-years-old Jack… I don't need a babysitter."
"Yea, Jack, she doesn't need a babysitter," Came Kiryu's voice from behind the blonde duelist. The blue haired boy walked up to Yusei and sat next to her and held her hand, lacing his fingers between hers. "She's got me…" He said as he looked in to the girl's sparkling eyes.
Yusei smiled and accepted the kiss that immediately followed Kiryu's words.
Jack rolled his eyes in disgust as he turned his back on the two.
"You would be surprised…" He muttered to himself as his mood turned sour.
"Geez… What's up with Jack today? He seems to be acting more like an over protective father than a caring friend," Kiryu said with an agitating smile.
Jack's blood began to boil. He knew he was being mocked by someone who wasn't worthy of being Yusei's boyfriend. Instead of losing his cool, he closed his eyes, mentally counted to ten, took a deep breath in and let it out slowly, and finally left the two love birds alone.
"Kiryu," Yusei began.
"What?" He asked with a smile of knowing he had made the blonde mad.
"Could you please back off on the mocking, just a little bit?" Yusei said as she showed him a small distance between her thumb and index finger. "Jack is just looking out for my safety…"
Kiryu leaned towards Yusei with a more seductive smile on his lips. "Sure thing," He said softly before he placed his right hand on her left cheek and planted a kiss on her pink lips.
-
-2 weeks later…-
Jack and Crow were patiently waiting for Yusei to come back from running an "errand", and it had already been three hours since she left. The two boys were suspicious that she was lying about where she was going and that she was with Kiryu, who had acting suspiciously the passed several weeks.
They saved Yusei some dinner they had prepared, but it was fairly cold now.
Crow looked up from the mesmerizing flames, feeling a little sleepy. When he did, he saw a black shadow. He blinked a few times and rubbed his eyes and looked again and the shadow was still there.
'Am I seeing things?' He thought as he stood up to go take a better look.
"What is it?" Jack asked as he looked up at his red haired friend. He was feeling pretty tired himself.
"I don't know…but for some reason, I'm seeing a black shadow over there," Crow said as he pointed in the direction of where it was.
Jack turned to look in that direction to see if what Crow was saying was real or not. Sure enough, there was black mass just standing there. Though, the black mass did look like a tall person.
"Let's go investigate," Crow said as he started to approach the shadowy figure.
Jack stood up and followed him.
As the two approached the figure, it seemed to turn and walk the other way at a brisk pace, as if it didn't want them to have known of its presence in the first place. The two had to quicken their steps in order to approach the figure from behind.
"Hey! We just want to talk to you!" Crow said as they got closer to the figure.
As Jack and Crow neared the black figure, it seemed to run as fast as it could in order to escape its pursuers. Once they had ganged up on the dark figure, they took it down by lunging at the same time and bringing the mysterious thing/person to the ground. The two got on their knees, all three of them were panting hard.
"Who are you?" Crow asked the person under the dark cloak in a rough.
The person just remained silent as they lay on the ground.
Jack finally got fed up and roughly turned the person over on to their back and pulled the hood of the cloak back to reveal who it was under there…
"Yusei?!?"
Indeed it was Yusei laying helplessly on the ground before them with her eyes closed. It looked like she was in a fight or something because she had numerous cuts all over her face that were bleeding and her lower lip was swollen.
Jack wasted no time in picking her up and carrying her back to their little establishment. There, he laid her down a little ways from the fire with a pillow under her head.
"Is she alright?" Crow asked really concerned for Yusei.
The blonde took the cloak off of her only to reveal more cuts and a whole lot more bruises and swelling along her arms and possibly more areas than just that.
"Crow," Jack said as he set aside the cloak.
"Yes," Crow said, like a soldier reporting for duty.
"I need some water, a cloth, and a bandage roll, stat,"
"Yes!" With those words he turned and quickly scavenged for those items.
"Yusei…" Jack said softly even though she probably couldn't hear him. "Hang in there…"
"Here Jack," Crow said a moment later as he handed the stuff he requested to him.
"We're going to have to bring her to Martha's in the morning for better care," The blonde said as he worked vigorously to stop Yusei from bleeding.
-
The rain poured down on the silent trio…
They stood and watched as Sector Security left the area, returning to the Facility with their new prisoner…Kiryu…
"He's…gone…" Yusei said quietly, choking on sadness and tears, as she had her head bowed. She closed her eyes as the distinct dark lines of tears came streaming down her cheeks.
Crow wrapped his arms around her and held her tightly as she buried her face in his orange shirt and begun to weep.
Yusei wasn't sure what she was crying for… Was she crying for the love of the boy she once knew? Or was she crying because of the pain he caused her? Or was she crying after realizing that, in reality, Security had taken away the only person who had ever admitted to have loved her.
Both Jack and Crow knew that it was for her own good. After what they saw Yusei go through in the past several weeks with Kiryu's constant abuse, they were glad that he was going to be locked up far away so he wouldn't be able to hurt Yusei ever again…
And yet they couldn't bear to watch, or even hear, Yusei cry…
"Yusei…" Jack whispered as he watched the girl cry her heart out. He closed his eyes and turned his head. He had to look away; he couldn't stand watching her cry like that.
Ever since Yusei and Jack were kids, Jack was the only one who loved her like a sister, and this was way before Martha found Crow and took him in.
When she had a bad dream at night and get scared, she would sleep with him in his bed where she felt safe and secure for the rest of the night. And when she was hurt, he would be the one who would offer a band-aid and a kiss to make it feel better.
He really did love her…probably more than just sister at times…
But where was Jack when Yusei needed him the most?
Kiryu had pushed Jack and Crow away when he and Yusei were first dating. He made it sound like everything was fine and nothing suspicious was going on between them…
Jack knew he should have followed his instincts and put his nose where it didn't belong and stopped their relationship before all this happened…
But he hadn't acted fast enough...
To Be Continued...
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~AC2