A/N: A new story about Yusei and Aki made by myself :)

It was a hot summer day and Yusei, Jack, Crow, Aki and the twins wanted to go swimming at the New Domino open-air pool. They were lucky and found the last free beach chairs by the overcrowded pool.

"I am glad we found six empty beach chairs." Ruka said.

"Ey, I want to play water polo. Crow are you coming?" Of course Rua couldn't wait to play in the pool.

"Sure, go ahead I am coming in 5 minutes." Crow answered.

So they each picked a beach chair, unpack their bags and lied down. Soon Crow and Ruka joined Rua. Aki bathed in the sun while Yusei and Jack talked about the WRGP and the new engine.

After a while Aki decided to go swimming to cool down, so she got up and jumped in the pool. At the sight of Aki Yusei stopped his conversation with Jack and could only stare at her.

'Wow she is really beautiful and she looks so amazing in her bikini.' Yusei thought.

"Yusei stop staring so obviously at her." Jack's words interrupted Yusei's thoughts.

"I... I wasn't staring." Yusei tried to answer calmly but failed miserably.

"No of course not." Jack said sarcastically, rolling his eyes.

"Haha very funny Jack."

"Oh come on Yusei I was just joking, but I understand why you were staring she is really hot."

"When you think she is so hot why don't you ask her on a date?"

Jack just wanted to tease him. He knew that Yusei had a crush on Aki since the whole Dark Signer Arc.

"Yusei everybody, including me, knows that you have feelings for Aki so I wouldn't date her. Besides she is not my type."

Yusei's blushed at Jack's statement. He was about to disagree with Jack and say that he didn't have a crush on Aki, but suddenly was his attention on her once again. Aki came out of the pool and a guy came up to her and began talking to her. The look of the guy and his body language showed that he was a player. Yusei listed to the conversation between this guy and Aki:

"Hey honey, you are really hot. Wanna have some fun with me?"

"Don't call me honey and definite no." Aki stated.

"Come on think about it. We can go out tonight what do you say?" The guy tried again.

"I said no and I won't change my mind."

The guy gripped Aki's arm and tried to pull her closer to him. That was the moment Yusei had finally enough.

"Are you alright Aki?" Yusei said stepping between the guy and Aki.

"What do you want? Can't you see that I am having a conversation with her." The guy said angry that someone interrupted his flirting.

"That's the reason why I am here." Yusei stated calmly.

"Who are you anyway? Her boyfriend?" The guy mocked.

"What if I am?" Yusei responded.

"Yusei.." Aki gasped with a blush clearly on her face.

'Yusei you are standing up for me and protecting me again. Maybe he feels the same way about me after all...but I can't never tell him how I feel the risk of rejection is to high.' Aki thought.

"So I think you should go now." Yusei said and interlaced his fingers with Aki's to prove his point.

The guy cursed while leaving the pool area. Yusei went back to the beach chairs with Aki, their fingers still interlaced. When they sat down Yusei let go of Aki's hand and blushed slightly.

"Uhm...Yusei?" Aki asked timidly.

"Yes?"

"Thank you for helping me." Aki smiled softly at Yusei.

"No problem Aki." Yusei smiled back. "I would have done that for all of my friends." (A/N: Guys they always ruin the moment.)

"Oh.." was all Aki could reply, feeling stupid for thinking more of it.

'I am a friend to him. Nothing more. How could I be so stupid to think that Yusei would fall in love with me? A friend is all he sees in me.' Aki thought sadly.

"I am going to the pool and play water polo with the others. See you later Yusei." Aki said after a moment of silence.

She couldn't stand the silence between them and the fact that she now knew for sure that she was only a friend to him. When Aki was gone Jack stated his opinion about the whole scene.

"Why did you have to say that you would have done that for all of your friends?"

"Because it's true." Yusei said naively, not realizing his mistake.

"Yusei don't you see that she loves you. You hurt her by say that."

"What do you mean?"

"She thought you want to be her boyfriend after you said that in front of this guy and then later you said she was only a friend."

Yusei didn't know what to say to that.

"God Yusei you are so dense sometimes. That was the perfect moment to tell her how you feel and you ruined it with your friendship-talk. In moments like this I find it hard to believe that you beat me at the Fortune Cup." With this said Jack left to get a cocktail at the pool bar.

Yusei thought about what Jack had said.

'There is no way Jack is right. Aki can't feel the same.'

After a while Aki came back and Yusei tried to talk to her.

A/N: Can Yusei explain to Aki what he meant? How will she react? Will the two finally admit their feelings for each other? You will find out in the next chapter if you review. Till next time :)