Heartaches

Chapter One

By Kellyq

Crow walked into the living room with a first aid kit in his hand. He handed it to Yusei, a young teen with black hair, yellow strips of hair spiked out on either side of his head. He had beautiful blue eyes that held confidence and kindness. Yusei had fair peach skin and a well shaped feminine body.

Crow, on the other hand, was one year younger than Yusei. He had red hair that bushed out like a cockatoo bird's tail. His skin was soft, and his slanted dark-green eyes held mischief. Each of his cheeks had yellow markings. His eyebrows were shaped like check marks. He wore a brown short-sleeve vest, and an orange shirt. Black straps were on each of his biceps, and he had gray fingerless gloves; the pants he wore were brown.

"Yusei," Crow finally spoke up. His friend looked up from what he was doing. "You really need to get out of your relationship you have with Kiryu. It's not healthy for you to stay with him!"

Yusei closed his eyes. "I know." he sighed and opened his eyes, with pain and confusion. "But if I try and stay, I might help him ..." and I'm not going to let Kiryu hurt Jack!

Yusei was rammed into the wall, hard. The cell-phone in his hand dropped to the floor. The intruder picked the phone up and put it to his ear.

"I'm sorry, but this number is no longer in service." the intruder snapped the cell-phone in two.

Yusei managed to get to his feet and face the attacker - Kiryu. A pale teen with light-blue hair. The look in his golden eyes was not human. The two glared at each other. Before Yusei could do anything, Kiryu took hold of his arm and twisted behind his back. Kiryu leaned in and licked Yusei's cheek.

"We don't want anything to happen to Jack, now do we?" Kiryu murmured seductively.

Crow watched Yusei for a moment until his cell-phone rang. The red-haired teen didn't have to look. Crow picked the phone up and put it to his ear. "Jack. Yes. He's fine. You want to talk to him?"

Yusei sighed as Crow handed the phone over to him. "Hey, Jack."

"What in the world were you doing at Kiryu's?" Jack demanded. Yusei didn't respond."Fine! Don't tell me what's up! But I'm coming over."

Jack grabbed his white coat and gloves. He stepped out of his condo and walked into the garage. There, right in front of him was a white motorcycle, that he and Yusei made together. He put his helmet on, inserted the key and started the engine. Exhaust fumes smoked into the room as Jack revved up the engine. He stepped on the gas pedal, causing the back tire to let out a screech. The motorcycle lurched forward as the back of it swayed back and forth. Jack pressed on the gas again, and he sed out.

Jack was half way down the street when he saw flashing lights of red and blue. Jack didn't have to look over his shoulder. He knew who it was. Trudge - a motorcycle cop - who loved to give Jack and Yusei a hard time about their relationship.

"Where do you think you're going?" Trudge called out, catching up with the blonde. "You know that Godwin is not going to approve of you seeing Mr. Fudo, right?"

"Do you think I care? Now buzz off!" Jack ordered, stepping on the gas and revving up the engine.

I'm not going to let this wise-ass chase - a smirk made his way to Jack's soft pink lips. Jack never had a chance to test his motorcycle to its full potential. Okay. Let's see what this thing can do! Jack veered the motorcycle a little to the right and then to the left. Jack repeated this action to annoy Trudge. Jack made a sharp turn to drive down an ally. Trudge smirked. I have you now. The motorcycle cop did the same action, but he didn't count on a ten foot high gate in his way. Trudge gasped in shock. He veered his motorcycle and leaned to the side, and the bike came to a rough halt. Trudge glared through the fence as he watched Jack vanish into the night sky.

Crow opened the door after the first knock and allowed Jack in.

"Where's Yusei?" the blonde teen wanted to know.

"He's alright," Crow reassured, following Jack into the living room.

Violet eyes widened at the sight. Yusei had scrapes on his arms, his shirt was torn down the middle and his head looked a little bashed in. A growl escaped from the back of Jack's throat, getting Yusei's attention. They stared at each other for a moment.

"What happened?" Jack finally asked.

"Kiryu's been having a hard time, so I've been trying to help him," Yusei explained, not making eye contact with the blonde.

Jack narrowed his eyes for a moment before he started to rummage through the first-aid-kit. Crow walked out and came back with soapy-water and a rag.

"I'm off to bed," the red-haired teen informed. "I have to be at the orphanage by eight. A little Chinese girl is going to be adopted, and I made her a gift."

Yusei winced after he watched his best friend exit to room. By this point Jack had started to clean Yusei's left arm. The two were silent until Jack spoke up.

"Yusei, I'd rather you don't go near him. You know that he's still angry with you for not returning his feelings."

Yusei closed his eyes. He knew that Jack was right, but Yusei wanted to prove to Kiryu that he was going to still be his close friend no matter what.

To Be Continued ...