"These formulae have limited application, so they can only be used in situations where velocities are much less that the speed of light and accelerations can be neglected."

At the small table at the far end of the room, Yusei is sitting next to Aki, pointing out bits of her Physics homework. Fortunately for her, Yusei is a natural whiz on this thanks to his skills and knowledge on mechanics.

"Harmonic motion," Yusei reads to himself as he holds his jaw in thought, his brow furrowed down. "What is it, Yusei?" the girl asks her mentor. Yusei mildly shakes his head, trying to remember the equation. He rubs his eyes. He was very tired from working on Crow's D-Wheel earlier that day. Noticing the gesture, Aki bites her bottom lip gingerly. "Yusei, if you're tired, I can let you rest. I'm sure I can pick up on the formula," she reluctantly says, stroking her book's page with her index finger.

Yusei opens his eyes half-way, looking at the girl. He takes in a deep breath as he rubs the side of his head with his palm. "No, no. You have an exam at the end of the week, Aki. You asked me for help so I can't just leave you half-way into your studies."

The burgundy-haired girl couldn't help but smile. For her, Yusei has always been very loyal to not only his friends, but everyone else. Any other person would think its responsibility that drives him, but they would only be half right. To Yusei, anyone who is in need, he will do his very hardest to achieve their happiness. This young man has done just that for Aki, whether it be big or small. Of course, Aki is responsible and knows she can very well do things on her own. However, her trust in her dearest friend will always shine and accept any help he offers. If only she can somehow repay the favor...

The man stretches his toned arms over his head, yawning as silently as he can so he wouldn't be rude (thanks to Martha). He was wearing his usual clothing, except the trademark jacket and gloves. "I'm sure a glass of milk will have me awake in no time," he reassures.

Aki's ears perk up. "Oh, stay here, Yusei. I'll fetch that for you." Yusei's eyes blink at her direction. "Really, it's okay. Just keep reading page twenty-four and I'll be back in a minute." Aki stands up. "Yusei, it isn't a problem at all for me. Like you said, will take a minute," she insists with a considerate smile. The boy feels his eyes widen just slightly but his dark, sapphire eyes close as he smiles softly. "If you say so." Feeling in victory, Aki giggles softly as she closed her eyes for a brief moment, and then walks towards the kitchen.

The man turns around half-way in his chair, letting his arm hang over the back of his chair. He kept wearing his smile as he appreciates Aki's kind gesture. He isn't one to let others feel heavy on doing something for him, but that smile still manages its way out. As Aki steps into the kitchen, she opens the fridge as her eyes glance across the room and sees Yusei. He notices that she looks at him and quickly turns his head towards the homework. He felt a soft warmth growing in his cheeks. He prays that Aki didn't see the blush. The girl tilts her head with another smile, feeling her own warmth on her cheeks.

The relationship between Yusei and Aki is very close and innocent. They acted just like how a guy and girl would as friends. Including the awkward moments where something sparks within them. Aki Izayoi definitely felt an attraction to Yusei Fudo, her true savior. Yusei isn't used to girls at all so it sometimes strike as strange and awkward to him. Part of him knows its because he feels attracted to the young lady, but sometimes unsure on what to do. Sure, he can handle duels and mechanics, but he has no idea exactly how to play his cards right when it comes to women.

During their Fortune Cup duel, Yusei made it priority to help Aki as a person, to open her eyes and see that she is no monster even if she believes in it. However, now that she is a friend, he sees her as a woman as well. He finds himself looking at her at times, and quickly look away before she notices. He didn't have this issue as a kid since he was always with Jack and Crow, or being too busy on tinkering with broken radios and toy cars. He knew his two friends did that many times growing up, flirting with the orphange girls or try to peek at them in their rooms. Unfortunately for them, Martha would be right behind them and pull at their ears. But he knows if Martha was there at every time he would gawk at Aki, she'd most likely cheer him on.

Aki is also just as teased whenever her mother would chime in when Yusei comes into subject. Her mother would try to convince her daughter to wear more make up or wear prettier clothes. Aki naturally declines it all, happy with the amount of make up she uses and her Victorian-style clothing, but she sometimes finds herself looking into catalogs of women's cosmetics and clothing.

Aki blinks, snapping herself back into reality. She reaches into the fridge, taking out the milk carton. Yusei was the only one who drinks milk in the household. Jack prefers tea and coffee, while Crow drinks juice and energy drinks. Seems almost fitting to their personalities. The girl sets down the carton over the counter top, and takes a small glass from the cupboard. As she pours milk into the glass, she went into thought.

There must be a way I can return the favor, she thought to herself. All sorts of ideas pop into her head, thinking on what she can do for Yusei with all the help he's doing for her. Unfortunately, she doesn't one-hundred percent know on how to help him with the D-Wheels or help him on his freelancing job on fixing things. She could offer help on his deck, perhaps suggest him in using a little bit of a Plant-engine, mainly using cards like Lonefire Blossom, Dandylion, and Spore. But she isn't sure on how he would react, having a duelist's pride and all.

The girl sighs as she closes the milk carton and places it back in the fridge. There must be something, there just has to be-

'Going fast makes me feel alive; my heartbeat in hyperdrive'

"Oh, my phone," Yusei says aloud as he walks to the couch and grabbing his cell phone from the inner-breast pocket. He squints his eyes as he looks at the caller ID and then flips it open. "Yes? Hey, Jack."

Whenever she sees Yusei's phone, she shudders. His phone was a very, very old-fashioned cell phone. The majority of cell phones in their modern age were touch phones and hologram projection phones that are mainly for business. Yusei's was an old model, a flip phone that didn't even have a camera function. Everyone would tell him that he needs a new one, even Zora, but he thinks its just fine. He believes that so long as it can make calls and receive calls, its perfect. With that, Jack and Crow would introduce their palms to their faces in defeat against the hard-headed fellow.

"You and Crow are staying over at Martha's? Yes yes, it was dumb of me to ask when she's cooking ramen-Jack, c'mon, don't yell at those kids, they're just as hungry as you. What? They're kids, don't say that! They'll be terrified at using their chopsticks from now on." Yusei recoils, taking the phone away from his ear as a loud scream shouts from the receiver end of his phone and then cuts off. He sighs heavily. "Martha got to him," he says to himself. He slips the phone back into his jacket and notices Aki standing there with his glass of milk.

Aki looks at him questioningly. Yusei rubs the side of his temple as he walks over to her. "Sounds like they're staying over at Martha's for the night and will come back after dinner tomorrow," he explains as he takes his glass. "Thank you, Aki." She smiles, crossing her arms behind her. "She's making shrimp-curry ramen again, hm?" Yusei chuckles with a nod. "Yeah, you know how Jack loves that ramen."

"What did Jack say to those kids?"

Yusei hesitates after he takes his sip of his white gold. "Well, the kids were asking if they can have extra, and Jack threatened with a pair of chopsticks being shoved up them. Traumatizing, isn't it?" Aki's eyes widen as she lets out a hearty laugh, covering over her mouth. Yusei smiles and breaks out a solid laugh.

Their laughter comes to a halt with a loud beep from Yusei's jacket. "Oh no," Yusei says to himself as he sets down his milk on the table and quickly sprints to his jacket and takes out his cell phone. "Damn, low on power. One second, I need to get the charger." Aki nods. "Take your time, Yusei." He nods back and runs up the stairs, "What a hassle." As Aki leans against the back of the couch, an idea pops into her head, causing her to happily smile.

She knows just how to repay Yusei!

Hope you like the first chapter! This story will be a bit short, won't be as long as A Star Beyond Time but is a bit similar in style. Will continue soon!