Yusei's breath came in panting gasps now. His face was red and sweat dripped from his chin. His eyes were shut in a slightly pained expression, unconscious.
"Is Yusei going to be okay?" Ruka asked quietly, clinging to her brother next to the feverish duelist, who was currently lying on the couch in her and her brother's apartment.
"His fever is pretty bad," Saiga said, pulling back a thermometer. "We should call a doctor."
"I'll call one," Yanagi offered, hurrying over to a phone. The rest of the people gathered – Aki, Ruka, Rua, Saiga, and Himuro – looked at Yusei with concern lacing their faces; especially the twins and Aki.
"Bad news!" Yanagi called a minute later as he hurried back from the phone. "They can't send anyone until tomorrow because of the snowstorm!"
Everyone looked outside at the raging white that completely obscured the normally magnificent view from the highest spot in Neo Domino city. Snow had piled up next to the wall-to-wall windows, already a few feet deep and barely distinguishable from the white powder being tossed by a high, cruel wind.
A groan, unnoticed by the others, made Aki turn back around to the sick duelist. He was breathing even faster, struggling and tossing in his sleep.
"Yusei!" the rose duelist cried, making the others look around as well.
Suddenly, something crashed against the window. Yusei's eyes flashed open as he suddenly sat up.
"Yusei?" Rua called quietly, the crash forgotten by everyone as they stared at Yusei.
Yusei stood suddenly, staggering only slightly.
"Oi, you should be resting!" Saiga said, reaching for the teen's arm. But suddenly that arm was in his gut. Saiga gasped as he fell to his knees from the impact of Yusei's punch.
"Saiga, are you okay?" Himuro asked. When the man assured him he was fine, the well-muscled man stood, grabbing Yusei's shoulder.
"What was that for?" Himuro exclaimed. But in a flash, Yusei's eyes narrowed, and his leg swung around to kick Himuro's side, followed by a few punches. Soon, both Himuro and Saiga were struggling to contain Yusei.
"What's wrong with Yusei?!" Ruka asked fearfully, her and Rua having moved a safe distance away.
"He's still unconscious!" Saiga grunted as he took another punch. "It must be a hallucination or dream caused by the fever!"
Suddenly, Aki was standing in front of Yusei. She stared hard at him and called fiercely, "Yusei!"
The raven-haired boy stopped. He looked at the girl before him. Blue eyes cleared, a moment before eyelids fell over them. At the same time, the teen fell forward, slumping against Aki.
Everyone just stared at the two teen duelists, Saiga and Himuro still clutching arms or guts from Yusei's punches and kick.
Calmly, Aki simply stepped forward, against Yusei, and lowered him back onto the couch. She moved him so that he was lying down and threw the blanket back over him.
Sitting down in a chair next to the couch, as Yusei's breathing slowed to normal (for a fever), Aki heaved a sigh.
"So what was that?" she asked, looking up at the others.
Himuro shook his head, but Ruka spoke up. "I think I've heard of it. If a feverish person has a fever-induced dream, they may move while still unconscious."
"So, the question is," Saiga said, looking at the raven-haired duelists. "What was Yusei dreaming about?"