A/N: Most of this story will take place prior to Jack's escape from Satellite. They are all around age 17. And, well, I'mma try and keep this from being TOO mushy. I can't stand those sappy sweet stories. Enough of my incessant babbling.

Let's rev it up!

"Yusei!" Called the raven-haired girl. "Yusei, look what I have! It's a Gyakutenno Megami card!"

The young female held out what she was holding towards Yusei. He looked over to her and smiled. "That's a nice card, Eliza! Where'd you find it?"

"I didn't. Jack gave it to me! He said I was gonna have to learn how to duel like you and Crow, so he decided to help me find nice cards! Well, about as nice as we can get around here…," Eliza trailed off.

Yusei walked over to Eliza and wrapped his arms around her shoulders. "We'll get out of here one day, I promise!" He said encouragingly. Eliza stared up into his eyes, looking for any sign of a joke. Surely he's pulling a trick on me. There's no WAY Trudge would let us get out of here! She searched his unwavering gaze and saw not trickery; all she saw was fierce determination. Yusei flashed one of his trademark smiles down to her. You know, why does he have to be so much taller than me? It makes it hard to be intimidating! We're both 15; why am I so much shorter? Is it because – "

Eliza's thoughts were interrupted by the sound of her brother's voice. She quickly squirmed her way out of Yusei's grasp and went to greet her brother, Jack Atlas, who was glaring daggers at Yusei, though the spiky-headed teen feigned innocence. Geez, he can be so damn overprotective. He should know Yusei wouldn't try anything…. If Yusei was planning on making me do something I would regret, he probably would have tried it by now!

"Jack, keep your eyes to yourself. I don't need to hear "The Speech" from you again. Once was enough torture!" Eliza exclaimed. She knew exactly what was going through his mind. "And before you bring it up, NO, there's nothing going on between Yusei and I. There never has been. So you can stop worrying about being an uncle this early in life!"

Jack noticed that Eliza had left out the words, 'And never will be', but didn't bring it up. After all, he would like to keep at least SOME of his dignity. Eliza could be quite insulting when she was angered. Not to mention deadly accurate with the punches. He winced from the memory.

The great friend that he was, Yusei brought up a new subject that disrupted the staring contest that had ensued after Eliza's witty comments. "So, Jack, any luck catching that other gang?" Yusei inquired, knowing that was one of the two reasons why he came to Yusei's home, the other being his little sister. Although he was arrogant on the outside, Jack really did care for his sister. He didn't even like leaving her alone with his best friend, though he had to a lot. He looked after Eliza like a big brother should. But she did occasionally rebel against him. One time, he told her to go to sleep at exactly 7:30, so she did. After a lot of muttered curses, of course. The next night she slept at Yusei's. Jack never made her go to bed at a specific time again.

"Yeah Yusei, I located them. Kalin and Crow took them out. Said we needed a break. I dunno why though; they work just as hard as you and I do!" Jack answered.

"Good. That's one less for us to worry about," commented Yusei with a glint in his eyes that did not escape Eliza's notice. He looked at her as Jack walked upstairs to give the two some privacy. Jack knew that Eliza and Yusei were a lot closer than Yusei and Jack, or even Jack and Eliza!

"What?" Eliza inquired, wondering why he was staring at her.

"Nothing," replied Yusei. "Nothing at all."

"Something's up, Yusei Fudo; I can see it in your eyes! Now tell me what the problem is. And don't lie to me!" demanded Eliza with a determined frown upon her pale features.

"….Kalin's been acting weird lately. He's a lot more violent than he used to be. And it worries me," Yusei confessed. His friend was starting to take things too far. They had already taken out most of the duel gangs around the Satellite, and now Kalin was trying to compose new ideas for the Enforcers; most of which involved violence of some kind.

"Don't be worried about him, Yusei! He may have changed for now, but you guys are his friends! And as his friends, you need to help him become the Kalin he used to be. Don't count your chickens before they hatch, remember?" encouraged Eliza with grin. She knew that wasn't the only thing bothering him, but she wasn't going to bother him about the other bit.

Yusei smirked at the metaphor. He had taught her that one when they were younger. "How can I possibly worry about him, when you're here to make my worries go away?" he asked, realizing that if you read beneath the lines you could figure out just how much he cared for her.

"…You can't." Eliza reached out and gripped his hand. Yusei's heart started galloping as soon as she made contact with his skin. He knew he shouldn't feel this way; after all it was his best friend's sister! But there was no denying that he was in love with Elizabeth Atlas.

Her stormy grey eyes looked into his, searching for some unknown information. Satisfied with what she found, Eliza stepped closer to Yusei so that he had to look down to see her face and she threw her arms around his neck. He cautiously wrapped his own around her waist. He had five words to say, and he was determined to do so.

"I love you, Elizabeth Atlas."

A/N: Not too bad, is it? Review, please? Not sure if I should even continue to the third chapter.

Ciao!

~Dianalee~