Chapter 1!

Hey everyone! It's my new story and it's a more detailed and spin off of one of my previous stories "Not What I Expected." It follows Yami Yugi and Jaden as they head to the future to help Yusei nail the girl he's so deeply in love with, but is too shy and afraid to tell her. There are a few things you should know about the story before I start:

1. Yami is mainly going to be appearing it this story and, sadly, not Yugi. I'll have some brief Yugi mentions at the beginning and maybe sometimes in the story. However, Yami is going to be the only one of the two that can appear when they are in the future (which is pretty much the whole story). The same is true for Jaden, with no Yubel or any other spirits. I don't want too many characters appearing all at once and I worry it gets too complicated.

2. I don't want to get into the fight of who Jaden/Yami like and if they are straight or homosexual. I want to keep this story neutral and not get into a shipping war. If you'd like to say what your feelings are in a review, that's fine with me. All I can say about pairings is that 5D's has Yusei and Akiza just about as canon as possible, at least from my point of view. The other shows lead characters, while I have watched all the spin offs so far, I'm not sure about.

3. I want you to help me with this story too. I looked back on some of my old stories and noticed how much I used you (the reader's) ideas. I think that was a lot of fun and hopefully made my stories interesting and fun to read. If you have a suggestion of what you want Yami and Jaden to either do to Yusei or just in general, leave a review or PM. There are a few ideas that I want, but I also want your input too. Any ideas are appreciated.

Anyways, here's the story, as it starts in Yugi's time.

Yami was laying inside, on the bed, on a beautiful day. He sighed as he started thinking about the duel that had happened so long ago. It was him, Jaden, and Yusei when they battled Paradox. He sighed as he remembered what happened after that victory. He turned on his side and closed his eyes. They had made a promise to each other right before they left. However, there also was another promise they had made before. Yami remembered it as if it happened yesterday.

_Flashback_

Yami and Jaden smiled as they turned towards Yusei, "Come on Yusei," Jaden encouraged him, "Put your hand in a make a promise with us." Yami nodded, "Yeah. Promise us that you'll tell Akiza that you love her." Yusei was about to, but pulled back. He then firmed up and put his hand on top. "All right," he said, "I'll promise to tell Akiza that I love her."

_End Flashback_

As Yami went to the other side, he sighed. 'Did Yusei ever tell her?' he wondered. He remembered that, before they had made the promise, Yusei really changed. Yusei had been so uptight and serious when they dueled. But as soon as he mentioned Akiza and they started talking, he got all nervous and shy. It was funny just how quiet and red Yusei turned when Jaden and himself had pressed for more information. As Yami rolled onto his back, he started talking.

"He probably didn't tell her," he said out loud to himself, "He probably was too shy and nervous." Yami sighed. "If only I could make sure that he told Akiza just how much he loved her." Suddenly, the puzzle around his neck glowed. Yami touched it and was suddenly transported back into it. Inside, Yami looked around. Normally, Yugi was standing there next to him when they met in the puzzle. However, Yami didn't see or hear him, even as he called out his name.

It wasn't just that which seemed odd to him. Yami didn't feel like he had changed bodies at all. He still felt as though he was in control. When Yami looked around, he saw he was in a room he had never saw before. Above a door, was writing. It wasn't in Ancient hieroglyphics thankfully. It was written in simple English. "The Promise Room," Yami read as he went up to the door. Next to the door was a scroll, which was also, thankfully, written so that he could read it.

"You are here, because you desire the need to ensure a promise has been fulfilled. It is one that would change someone's life forever. Inside this door is a way to travel through both time and space to ensure that the promise is completed. However, there are some rules to which you must know and follow:

1. Only people you have met before, whether in the past or future, will recognize you. No matter what you have done or accomplished, you will not be recognized by anyone else, unless you befriend them.

2. You must take only one other person with you."

Yami's instinct instantly told him Yugi, but the scroll continued with:

"This person must not share the your body with their's."

Yami instantly thought about who he could take. Joey? Tristan? Tea? However, his mind quickly went to someone else. "Jaden!" he said happily, "He'll remember the promise that we made and Yusei will know him!" Yami then read the scroll and it told him to say who he wanted to go with. "Jaden Yuki," he said proudly. Jaden's name then appeared in it's proper place.

3. You may stay as long as necessary. People in your time will not remember or realize that you left. Time will even stay still, no matter how long you and your choice partner are gone.

4. You are the only person who can go. No other person or body switches may occur."

To Yami, that made sense. He was the one who made the promise to Yusei and Jaden, so it made sense to only have him go. He then kept reading.

5. You may change clothes, eat, and alter time without worries about it affecting your time.

6. Once your goal and promise is complete, the only way for you to return to your own time is that you must both be ready to go and, without doubt, know that the promise will stay fulfilled forever. To return back or jump times, to either get the selected person or to go where the promise is occurring, simply have you and/or the person you are with hold onto the top of the puzzle.

Yami re-read the scroll and saw that the scroll could be taken with him on his journey. It then asked him to state what his goal was. Yami thought about it for a moment and said it slowly and confidently. The last question was if he accepted the terms and conditions."Yes," he said firmly and put his hand on top of the puzzle. The door opened and Yami was instantly rushed to the other side.

At Duel Academy, Jaden was playing a game with all of his friends: Syrus, Alexis, Baston, Chazz, Hasselberry, and Jessie. Suddenly, a purple and black hole opened with star like lights in the background. Yami quickly appeared in a swirl of sparkles and the whole group of GX students stared at him. "Hey Yami!" Jaden said excitedly as he ran up to him, "Good to see you again!"

Jaden turned around, expecting all of his friends to be aw struck. Instead, they looked at him and Yami puzzled. "Come on you guys! This is Yami Yugi! One of the greatest duelists of all time!" They all looked at him and stared. "Who's that Jaden?" Chazz asked. "Yeah Jaden, is he your new friend?" Jessie asked. Jaden's jaw dropped.

"Come on guys! This is the king of game's we're talking about! You know! Big star! Dueling legend! Guy who was with Yugi and stuff!" Everyone looked at him as if he was crazy. "We all know who Yugi is," Baston replied. "But if this guys trying to be Yugi, then he's an imposter!" Hasselberry replied. Jaden couldn't believe it, until Yami whispered. "They don't know who I am on purpose," Yami whispered. Jaden turned to him and Yami whispered to him some more.

"I need your help. Yusei hasn't gone on with our deal on him telling Akiza and I need your help. I used the power of my puzzle to get here and can use it to go ahead to Yusei's time. We can stay there as long as necessary with no worries about wrecking our times up. In fact, these guys won't remember this or that you'll be gone, since time will stand still." Jaden didn't quite understand, as it was still all so sudden, but Yami needed his help. So, he was going to help him any way he can.

"All right. I don't know what it is, but if it means helping Yusei confess his love, then count me in. I'll pay him a visit and make sure eveything's all right." Jaden turned around and saw Syrus and Alexis come up to him. "Aww man. He's not your new sidekick is he?" Syrus asked. Jaden laughed. "Course not Sy. You're still my best buddy." Alexis smiled. "So who is this guy and why is he here?" Jaden felt guilty not telling her, but knew he couldn't spill the beans.

"Well...see...it's very important and I've got to get going on it." He quickly turned to Yami. "How do we get going?" he asked. Yami smiled. "Just touch my puzzle," he said and they both put their hands on the said item. Everyone else watched as they disappeared in a trail of sparkles, with Jaden giving them his trademark symbol as his left hand remained on the puzzle. Once they were gone, everyone just stared and wondered, "What was that?"

As Yami and Jaden flew into the future, Yami was able to fill Jaden on the last couple of details. Jaden understood and there was suddenly a bright white light. They both closed their eyes and felt themselves being transported somewhere. When they felt themselves not moving anymore, they managed to slowly open their eyes. They looked around and realized they were standing in a white room. They then saw it was a bathtub with a shower on it. Next to the tub was a bunch of shampoos and conditions. One looked really expensive, while the others seemed to be a lot more generic.

"We're in a bathtub," Jaden noted as he moved the white shower curtain. They were then able to see clearly the rest of the bathroom. "But why a bathtub?" Yami asked. Jaden shrugged. "I dunno. Maybe it's a sign that leads us to Yusei." They opened up the door and saw it led to a narrow hallway. They soon walked around and saw a few small bedrooms, with various levels of cleanliness. One room didn't have the bed made, but the rest of the room seemed all right, with just a few clothes on the floor. The next had the bed made, but clothes and stuff all over the place. The last looked like a tornado went through it.

As Yami and Jaden walked, they suddenly saw another room, with the wooden door shut. They then heard a loud fart and then someone moaning. "Ohhh. Yeeaahh. I needed that," the voice said.

"It's Yusei," Jaden commented and reached for the door handle. Yami pulled his wrist back. "Are you nuts? You can't go into the bathroom when someone's taking a dump. You wouldn't do that back home now would you?" Jaden looked a little puzzled and spoke in broken sentences. "Yeah...right...of course not...I don't...normally do...that kind of thing..."

The two of them waited outside the door and they heard Yusei talking to himself. "Isn't a bit strange that Yusei talks to himself when he's all by himself?" Jaden asked and Yami shrugged. "People act differently when no one else is around." After hearing Yusei talk about what he wanted to eat for dinner, they then heard the toilet flush, and Yusei washing his hands. The door then swung open and Yusei gasped.

"Ahh!" he cried and then noticed the two people in front of him. Yami was in his extremely tight leather pants and black undershirt. Jaden was in his usual red Duel Academy uniform. "Jaden! Yami! What are you two doing here?" They exchanged traditional handshakes. Yami smiled. "We're here to help you," Yami replied. Yusei was confused. "Help me. With what?" Jaden and Yami rolled their eyes. "With your promise?"

Yusei was even more confused. "What promise?" Jaden and Yami sighed before Yami answered. "Your promise to tell Akiza that you love her."

Suddenly, Yusei looked away and he appeared to become shy and nervous. It was just like the first time they had brought it up to him. "Oh yeah," Yusei said softly, "That promise." Yusei frowned and looked sadly at the ground. "Did you tell her yet?" Jaden asked excitedly. Yusei shook his head. "No. I didn't. I've..." He clenched his fist and shut his eyes. "Been too scared to tell her. I get all nervous, scared, and shy. I know I've had moments before to tell her, but I'm worried that she won't feel the same way." Jaden and Yami smiled.

"Just tell her bro. We both think that she'll definitely feel the same way." Yusei looked up. "You think so?" They both nodded. As Yusei thought about it and the prospects of Akiza returning and having mutual feelings, he watched as Jaden and Yami looked around the house. "Pretty sweet place you got here," Jaden remarked. Yusei rolled his eyes. "Well...there are a few bedrooms for us," he replied, "But not much else." Jaden and Yami both saw his Runner downstairs and went up to it.

"So this is your Runner?" Yami asked. Yusei nodded. "Yeah. It's got parts that are all in good shape." Jaden felt the seat with his hand. "Maybe I can ride with you sometime," he noted, "Just like last time." Yusei's face frowned. He remembered how awkward it was having a guy ride on the back of his Runner. Yusei had to lean all the way forward, just to insure that Jaden couldn't put his arms around him or have his groin rubbing his butt. It made Yusei know that, without a doubt, he was one hundred percent straight.

As he remember his assurance that he loved girls and not guys, Jaden looked out the window. "Oh sweet! I've got to check this city out!" Yusei gasped. "Wait! Stop!" Yusei managed to grab Jaden's jacket before he took a step outside. "You can't go out there!" Yusei said as he quickly stepped in front of him with his arms out to the sides. Jaden smiled. "Yes I can," he replied and Yusei shook his head.

"When people see you two here, they're going to wonder how you got here, why you are here, and not to mention all the attention you would draw!" Jaden ducked underneath Yusei's arm with ease. "Just watch me," he said. Before Yusei could tell him to stop, Jaden proudly walked down the street. Yusei watched as no one seemed to notice him. People kept walking and moving as though nothing was different, strange, or odd about it. Jaden went to the end of the block and back, with people not seeming to notice anything out of the ordinary. When he got back, Yami came up.

"Now my turn," he said and he too walked proudly, as no one moved or said anything in the slightest. When he got back, Yusei didn't understand, but he quickly saw Jack and Crow coming with bags of groceries. "Quick! Get in here!" Yusei said as he was quickly concerned. The general public may not recognize them, so maybe Jack and Crow would. If they found out that two of the greatest duelists ever were here, they would go bananas. Yusei quickly brought them back to the living room and then waited for them come in. The door soon opened and the two men walked inside.

As Jack and Crow set their grocery bags down by the door Yusei raced up to them. "Guys! You're never going to believe who's here!" Yusei turned around and showed Jaden and Yami, right on cue. Yusei turned back to his friends and they both looked puzzled. "Who's that?" Crow asked. Yusei's jaw dropped. "What are you talking about? It's Yami Yugi!" Jack scoffed.

"Yugi was the greatest duelist of all time! If this guys trying to be him, then you're the most gullible person in the world Yusei." Yusei was perplexed. "Oh come on!" Yusei said and then went over to Jaden. "You've got to remember Jaden Yuki!" Crow tiled his head. "Jaden who?" Yusei couldn't believe it. "W...what...how...c...can't..." Yami put a hand on his shoulder and whispered.

"It's all right Yusei. No one's suppose to remember who we are. Only you will, because you've met us before. It's all part of the time travel thing." Yusei had completely forgotten about the fact that they had come from another time. Yami then walked past him and went up to Jack and Crow. "Nice to meet you. I'm Yami." They all shook hands. "Boy are you a twig," Jack commented, "You're even thinner than Yusei." Yusei frowned, but Jaden chuckled. "Don't let that kind of stuff get you bro," he said to Yusei and then went up to shake Jack and Crow's hands. "Here. Do you want some help with that stuff?" Jaden offered. Crow smiled.

"Well sure. That'd be great." Jack set a bag down. "If you're doing it for me, then I'll just find something else to do." Crow frowned and yelled at Jack that he should help out more. Jaden and Yami helped put the groceries away and they all sat down on the living room furniture. "So how'd you guys meet up?" Jack asked. Yusei quickly couldn't think of an answer.

"Um...well...you see..." As if they had practiced it before, Yami spoke up. "We found him at a store, trying to find some new clothes to wear the other day." Yusei was a bit concerned, so he decided to jump in. "Y...yeah," he replied, "I wanted to know if there was anything good to wear and we just started talking. It was when I went to go look at a new pair of boots." Jack smiled. "Well, you do need a wardrobe update," Jack replied. Crow then added, "And I think this guy would be great to talk to. Extremely tight leather pants and all that would great on you."

Yusei tried to imagine himself in Yami's clothing. "Um...I don't think that's right for me." Jack frowned. "And how will you get Akiza if you don't show something more revealing about your special area?" Jack asked, before answering his own question, "Oh that's right. You can't because you've a package the size of peanut..." Yusei quickly stood up and interrupted him. "Okay. That's enough about both Akiza and my...junk." Jaden laughed.

"Are you kidding? We talk about all kinds of dirty topics like that at the Academy." Yusei looked at him as if he was nuts. "Wait. You go to Duel Academy?" Crow asked. Yusei bit his lip. The academy had gotten rid of the ranks like back in Jaden's time and was basically a normal school now. Jaden laughed. "Yeah. I go to one in...you know...Iowa."

"Anything new with corn?" Yami asked with a smirk. "Of course," Jaden replied, playing along, "It's corn! It's the most interesting subject there is!" As they all laughed, Yusei was more at ease. Still, it was a bit concerning for him and he did have some questions. "So where do you live here?" Jack asked. "Well...actually..." Jaden replied, "We don't have a place to go." Crow frowned. "You're kidding!" Yami shook his head.

"No. Some guys nearly beat us up, took our decks, and now we can't try and join the pro ranks." Jack and Crow frowned. "You're kidding," they both said. Jaden nodded. "Yeah. It was a week ago, so our wounds had healed up, but we needed our decks to join the pro ranks." Jack stood up. "What did they look like? Didn't you call Sector Security?" Jaden shook his head. "No. If we did, then they had connections to do bad things to us." Jack growled. "What did they look like?" Yami shrugged.

"They had masks on, so we couldn't see anything, but their eyes. They all wore black shirts and blue jeans." Crow stood up. "Just give it a rest Jack. We'd love to get them, but there's nothing we can do." Yusei stood up. "And besides, violence isn't the answer. It's never the answer." Yami and Jaden both looked at Yusei. All three smiled at one another, as they all believed in what Yusei had said.

"I know," Jack replied, "But I'd love to just beat them all up. What pro league were you trying for? Runner or Standing?" Yusei smiled. "Standing," he replied quickly, "So would it be okay if they stayed here?" Jack and Crow looked at one another, as the other three looked at each other. Crow and Jack smiled and looked at Yusei. "As long as you tell Zora, then we're okay."

"Why Zora?" Yusei asked. "And who's Zora?" Jaden added. Yusei smiled. "She's a good friend of my foster mother Martha. She's the one who lets us stay here." Jack and Crow chuckled. "And she's got a major love affair with Yusei," Jack replied, "However, she hates Crow and me. So whenever we need something, we ask Yusei to tell her, because she'll always say do something to please him."

"Why does she love Yusei?" Yami asked.

"She always says it's because of the Dark Signers and ZONE, but we all know why." Jack chuckled to himself before finishing, "It's because Martha spilled the beans and told her about Yusei's big crush on Akiza." Yusei's face turned red as a tomato as he faced Jack and Crow, who smirked. "They always gossip how shy the two of them are and how they'll make the best married couple ever with all of their kisses, hugs, affection, and all that lovey dovey stuff." Yusei stormed up to Jack, still burning red.

"Jack! You can't tell everybody about my feelings for Akiza. She might not feel the same way." Jack just folded his arms and looked away. "Oh come on Yusei. She loves you and you love here. Why don't you two just put a ring on it, get married, and live happily ever after?" Yusei quickly turned around, folded his arms, and closed his eyes. "Akiza and I would take our relationship slow, not speedy quick like you." Jack frowned.

"What was that?" Yusei smirked. "I would lose my virginity on my first date with Akiza, because I'm abstinent and have a little more control. Unlike some people..." Yusei smiled as Jack went ballistic and started shouting how he could lose his virginity to anyone whenever he wanted to. As Yami and Jaden watched, it was clear that it wasn't just them that thought Yusei and Akiza would make a perfect match. It was also clear that these three liked to tease one another and knew which buttons to push to get them on their soap box.

Suddenly the door opened and a red haired woman stepped inside, along with two shorter green haired people. "Yusei!" the twins said as Akiza looked down. "Hey Yusei!" she said confidently. Yusei's face instantly beamed and his eyes lite up like spotlights. "Akiza," he said happily and twins got to him first, as Akiza walked slowly behind. The twins hugged his legs and there were smiles for all four of them. They almost looked liked a family.

As Jaden and Yami looked at them, they smiled. Yusei seemed happy next to Akiza. Not to mention, the two twins seemed to be happy to see him and vise versa. They both stood up and introduced themselves. After they told them who they were, Akiza didn't recognize them either and neither did the twins. The twins even seemed a little frightened.

"How did you meet?" Akiza asked. Yusei gulped. "We...met when I went shopping the other day for clothes." Leo and Luna looked up at him. "You went shopping for clothes?" Leo asked. "What did you need?" Luna asked. Yusei bit his lip. "New...boots," he replied, "We got to talking and they told me all about them." He then told them about them losing their decks and way to the pro leagues.

"That's horrible," Akiza replied and the twins nodded. Yami and Jaden tried their best to act sad. "Yeah," Jaden replied, "But it's okay. The guys offered us a place here for a little while." As Jaden spoke, Akiza looked away. Yusei took notice, but didn't say anything. Jaden and Yami looked at him once Jaden stopped talking, They were rather upset that Yusei didn't come to Akiza's aid when she was clearly upset.

Yusei didn't get why having the guys stay would make her upset. Nothing big was changing, so what was the problem? Yusei never understood girls, so he didn't know. If Jaden and Yami were going to help them, then they should have some knowledge of this. Still, Yusei didn't know how long they were going to stay. He hoped it would be quick though, as he wanted to tell Akiza as soon as possible and send them on their way.

As the day went along, things seemed to go as usual. Jack and Crow got into fights, Leo and Luna laughed at them, and Akiza...well...Akiza stayed rather quiet. Yusei went up to her and sat down next to her. "Is something wrong Akiza?" Yusei asked. Yami and Jaden looked on a short distance away. "Everything's fine," she replied with a quick and clearly forced smile. Yusei smiled back. "All right, well if anything's wrong, just tell me." He got up and walked away, much to Akiza and the two men from the future's disappointment.

As Jaden and Yami watched they could see pretty obviously why Yusei could like her. Akiza had a lot of nice qualities. She was friendly, kind, and seemed to be able to talk to anyone in the group, even Leo and Luna. However, it wasn't just her personality that got their attention.

'Wow!' Jaden thought at he looked at her, 'Look at that chest! I thought Alexis was big, but Akiza's is huge! Her chest has to be at least twice the size of Alexis. Probably more!' Yami took notice as well. "It's like she has three heads," Yami whispered to Jaden, referring to the fact that each of Akiza's melons was as big or bigger than her head. After watching her some more, they couldn't wait to give Yusei crap about Akiza's appearance and what he thought about it.

Later, it was time for everyone to leave. Leo and Luna were happy to meet the two new friends, along with Akiza, who offered to walk the twins home. Once they left, all of the men sat around and watched TV as they ate dinner. Jaden and Yami sighed as Yusei told them about the food plans, which were more like typical college like meals. As they sat and ate their cheap food, Yami and Jaden wanted to find out more about Yusei's feeling for Akiza. They asked Jack and Crow about it, when Yusei went to the bathroom.

"He's never going to admit it," Jack replied, "Everyone knows and has bugged him about it for months. But whenever we do that, he storms off or works on his Runner." Jaden and Yami looked at one another. Both of these were huge details and they knew they could use them to their advantage. When Yusei got back, neither one said a word about it and what Jack told them.

Later, as they were getting ready for bed, Yusei had a question for Jaden and Yami. They had told him about people not recognizing them, time not being affected, etc. However, they never told Yusei how long they would be there. As Yami and Jaden put on some old clothes Zora had, Yusei went up to them. "So...how long do you guys have to stay before going back to your own time?" Yami and Jaden smiled.

"As long as we need," Yami replied and Yusei gasped.

A/N: Hope you enjoyed the first Chapter!