That moment; long, long ago
Rena Nozomi Kokoa sat down on the old, sagging bed. The snow outside the window fell thick and fast, but that was expected for winter in Canada.
Rena used to love her name. "Reborn" was its literal meaning. Nozomi meant "Rare; wish" and Kokoa meant "love of the heart". But she was even happier to change her name once she was married.
She thought her maiden name "Kokoa", stood for her husband and her newly-born son. Her middle name, "Nozomi" stood for her wish of a happy life. "Rena" was for her new life, after the disaster.
Her husband - dead.
Her only, baby son - dead.
Rena had survived the disaster by shutting herself in the fridge once she heard the rumblings from beneath her feet. The rumbling got louder and louder, and she could feel it through the base of the fridge. Suddenly, she was blown backwards by an immense force and was knocked unconscious.
When she eventually came to, and opened the door, she found herself in a gigantic crater. Everything- everyone- was gone. She had stumbled around until she met Rex Goodwin. He confirmed her worst fears. Rescue teams had found her husband's dead body. Her son was missing, presumed dead. He was so small; they never did find his little body.
Rena had used the last of her money and flew to Canada, to hide from her past life. She had never left, not for eighteen- coming on nineteen- years.
Rena was pulled out of her thoughts by a knock at the door. Slowly she stood up and made her way to the door. Walking down the steps, she flicked through her Japanese - French Dictionary for the French words for "Go Away!"
She opened the door to find a clown on her doorstep. His makeup was dripping and his hair was sodden. He stood shivering on the doorstep, his blue lips trying to form something to say.
Rena's kind heart took over and in less than a minute, the clown was lead into the sitting room, bundled in blankets and given a steaming cup of hot chocolate. Who was he? She sat down opposite him and surveyed him.
He had violet hair that pointed upwards; he wore a long red jacket and knee high boots. He had a name tag with the Japanese characters イェーガー. Yeager.
"Thank you very much" he said. "I'm not entirely sure how I ended up in the snow like that, but I have found you now."
He spoke Japanese. Alarm bells began going off in Rena's mind.
"F-find me?" she whispered.
"My name is Yeager. I am the Director of NeoDominoCity. We have been looking for you for several months, Rena."
Tears formed in her eyes. Why was he here? And why had DominoCity become Neo Domino city?
"Why have you been looking for me?" her voice crescendo-ing. "WHY ARE YOU HERE!?"
"Rena, you were born in DominoCity, you still have a Japanese passport, you never asked for a VISA, meaning you are still a citizen of Domino."
"No! I will never, ever go back to that God-forsakenCity! Leave me alone! Go away!"
"Rena," Yeager whispered. "Your life here is all illegal. You need to come home."
"This is my home!"
"No, it's not"
She glared at him with her sapphire eyes. They were full of sorrow and grief, apparent to everyone.
"All you have to do is come to Neo Domino for one week. We can apply you for a VISA and a new passport. So you never, ever have to go back."
"Do you promise?"
"I promise. I'll pay for the journey and the return. I will also pay for any other transport you will take, meals you eat, lodging for the night, and things too buy."
She blew out a shaky breath.
"In writing."
"I'm sorry, what-?"
"I want it written up in a contract. One I can sign and know you aren't cheating me."
Three hours later, the contract had been drawn up and signed and Rena was on her way back to her hometown.
Thirteen and a half hours later, the aeroplane touched down at NeoDominoCityAirport. It was much more modern than Rena remembered; most of the building was made of glass now.
"Welcome home, Director Yeager." shouted his bodyguards. Rena was then bundled into a limo and they were off.
Apart from the new buildings, the city hadn't changed. She saw people duelling on the pavement, D-wheels zooming past the limo, people walking around with decks and Duel Disks. Deep down, she missed it all.
They arrived in Yeager's office an hour later, leaving Rena exhausted. However, she insisted on applying for the passport and VISA, the second she crossed the threshold.
The documents were placed in front of her and she slowly began to write.
First name: Rena
Middle Name: Nozomi
Last name:
She stopped. The tears in her eyes fell thickly onto the document. What was her last name? Was it her maiden name? Or was it her married name? Eventually, she decided.
Last name: Fudo
She looked up and saw Yeager grinning. He knew who she was.
"So, you never really did leave them behind? Did you?" he asked. "The good times with your husband and son will be etched forever on your heart."
"Why did you bring me here?" she whispered.
Yeager opened his mouth to answer, when a Sector Security officer burst in.
"Sir, the man you asked to obtain, is now being held in custody."
"That's excellent; bring him up here, please."
Rena looked suspiciously at Yeager. Ten minutes past. Twenty minutes past.
Then, two security officers marched in, dragging a young man behind them. Rena had seen him before, but she couldn't remember.
Suddenly, a young woman ran in. She had beautiful amber eyes and pink hair. She was accompanied by the Senator (he had been Senator back when she lived there, and looked like he still was) and walking beside him was…
…Setsuko.
Rena let out a strangled at the sight of her best friend. She ran right up to her and hugged her. Setsuko was taken aback.
"Setsuko? Is it really you?"
"W-who are you?"
"It's me, Setsuko. It's Rena."
Setsuko took a step back and surveyed her.
"Rena!? Where have you been? I thought you were dead! What are you doing here?"
"I'm here to get a VISA and passport, so I can live in Canada."
"You ran away?"
"Yes, I'm sorry. I should have kept in touch."
"Sorry? Sorry?! I'm sorry Rena but 'sorry' doesn't cut it!"
It was like being told off for not handing in her homework. Setsuko and she were the unstoppable two in High School. Setsuko was the quiet, studious one and Rena was the one who started fights, stood on the desks and was down right cheeky. The last time Rena saw her, Setsuko was seven-months-pregnant and Rena had just had her adorable son.
"Oh!" Rena's eyes sparkled. "You had your baby, right?"
Setsuko face-palmed. "Oh, Rena, you haven't changed. Aki is over there."
Setsuko pointed at the girl trying to get the criminal out of his hand cuffs by chewing them. Aki looked just like her mother.
"Officers, take him out of the cuffs, Miss Izinski has amused me enough."
The officers removed the cuffs and the man stood up.
"What have I done, Yeager?" he hissed.
Yeager burst into peals of hysterical laughter.
"Absolutely nothing! Isn't that hilarious!?"
Aki spoke up.
"So let me get this straight, you raided the garage, took Yus' into custody, brought him up here like a criminal and tell him, he's done nothing wrong?"
"Well actually, there is something…" Yeager trailed off, obviously to create tension and suspense.
The man then grabbed the clown by the neck and pinned him to the window. The senator groaned and Setsuko looked at her daughter. Aki stood by and watched as if people pinning Directors to windows was an everyday experience.
Yeager's grin got even bigger.
"Yusei, Yusei, you don't want to show your Momma this side of you, do you?"
Rena's eyes widened. Oh, Dear God…
"What the HELL are you talking about!?" Yusei yelled, his grip tightening.
Aki and her mother exchanged glances. She then looked at Rena and realised the connection.
"Yusei. Drop the clown."
"Why?"
"Yusei Fudo. Drop. The. Clown."
Yusei let go and Yeager slid to the ground, unconscious due to lack of air.
Rena stared at the young man. How could she not of realised?
He had a tan skin and a strange hair style, the way he stood and the way he dressed was just like his father. His violence, love for the colours blue and orange and his eyes came from her.
The reason they hadn't found his body was because there wasn't one to find.
It was Yusei.
Her baby boy.
Personally i think the ending is a bit rushed. What did you think? Please Review!