So this chapter doesn't have so much Rua and Ruka material as the other one but I just wanted to talk a bit about the others.

School eventually ended and they headed home.

Rua was thinking of an excuse to head over to the shack, "Can we go later to the shack?" asked Rua.

"Why?" asked Ruka not sure why he wanted to go there.

"Well, I need some advice from them about a duel strategy I am working on," said Rua hoping she bought it.

"Why you don't ask me?" asked Ruka.

"Well I would but I need someone that has more experience with a machine deck, like Yusei," hoping she would fall for it.

"Oh yeah, sure we can go," said Ruka falling for it.

"Thanks," said Rua happy.

They eventually got home and got ready to go to the shack.

After half of an hour they got there.

Meanwhile in the shack

Aki was watching Jack and Crow arguing, she could go earlier home from the academy. Yusei was working as ever.

"Jack, how many times do I need to tell you this; we don't have enough money for your stupid coffee," said Crow, he was annoyed as Jack kept going to Blue-Eyes Mountain Café.

"I am the king. Why should I listen to you?" Jack countered a bit more calm than other times; he was getting tired of this arguing.

"Because I and Yusei pay our food so if you want to continue to have something to eat, better stop spending our money." Crow screamed.

"Whatever, I'm getting tired of this," Jack said bored.

"Then how about a duel, if I win then you will stop spending our money on your stupid coffee," said Crow so Jack wouldn't have an excuse anymore.

"And what if I win?" asked Jack getting out of his boredom.

"Then we will never discuss this thing again and you can drink how much stupid coffee you want," said Crow knowing he couldn't resist.

"Alright, but you know that I am the king right?" said Jack placing his Duel Runner outside so they could duel, as he said this Yusei cleared his throat.

"It's been a year Jack, why don't you still accept that I am the new king?" asked Yusei sarcastically. Aki agreed with him.

"Because you had just luck and besides I never could get revenge," said Jack in his typical tone.

"Hey, first you have to win against me then you can do whatever you want" said Crow feeling let out.

"That won't be hard at all, you can't stand against my Raging Soul," said Jack believing he will surely win, while Crow was just groaning.

"Hey, guys" they heard Rua and Ruka as they got in the shack.

"Hey Rua, Ruka" Yusei greeted they as they came in.

"How you've been doing in school?" I heard there was a little tournament.

"Well yeah. Me and Ruka won, we won by –"he got interrupted by Crow.

"Jack come on now, you want to duel or not?" Crow started to get a bit angry.

"Wait a bit, can't you wait too lose," snitched Jack at Crow while he was just groaning.

"You guys want to duel," asked Rua excited

"Yeah, he thinks he stands a change against my Raging Soul," Jack said, wanting to get him angrier.

Rua then thought about talking to Yusei, but as he saw that he didn't yet confess with Aki didn't know what exactly to do, he thought, 'Maybe I can talk to crow? No way. What about Jack? Yeah Mikage, Carly and even that waitress at the Blue-Eyes Mountain Café love him. Yeah but I got to hurry before he starts his duel.'

"Hey Jack, can I talk to you for a second?" asked Rua.

"Oh what now?" screamed Crow.

"Crow get your Duel Runner outside I will be there in a second," said Jack

"Fine," said Crow while pushing his Duel Runner.

"Why do you want to talk with Jack, he doesn't have many machine monsters in his deck." whispered in Rua's ear.

"Well he... I want to know how he could beat my deck since he should know how to win a duel against Yusei." said Rua making up an excuse.

"…OK, well in the main time I will stay here with Aki" said Ruka still a bit confused.

Ruka walked over to Aki as Jack got over to Rua.

"So what do you want to talk with me?" asked Jack.

"Well, since Mikage, Carly and that other girl like you, could you g-give me any tip on h-how to ask a girl out?" asked Rua nervously.

"You should better ask Yusei about that," Jack said surprised from what Rua asked him.

"Why should I ask Yusei? I mean since a year and a half he couldn't confess with Aki," Rua said surprised.

"He had a lot on his mind, he had to win the Fortune Cup, fight the Dark Signers, fight Ylliaster, not to forget the Ark Cradle incident and he still thinks that it's not over, I don't know what you think but I couldn't confess to a girl while fighting for this city…" explained Jack.

"Well… wait, what you mean by 'he thinks it's not over'?" asked Rua confused.

"He thinks something seems not alright, he thinks there will be another threat so he asked Yeager if he could start a new project to protect the city and also the world, to at least stop the monument from getting out of control like Z-ONE said that it happened, the project he is about to start is called Fortune," continued Jack. "I think he called it like that so he could make me angry, after all I lost my King title to him in the Fortune Cup tournament, however I need to go and beat an ugly crow that is picking on my nerves."

"OK, good luck, I will watch you later." Rua told him as Jack was starting his Duel Runner together with Crow.

'Well then I should talk to Yusei then' Rua thought as he was heading to Yusei who was very busy testing a new device. "Hey Yusei, can I talk to you for a second?" asked Rua.

"I am really busy Rua I am testing a new device that probably will help keeping away the future Z-ONE spoke of," explained Yusei.

"Has it to do something with Project Fortune?" asked Rua while looking curiously at the device.

"Yes, how do you know about it?" asked Yusei surprised that he knew it.

"Jack told me."

"Well. Did he tell you something else?" asked Yusei as he got a bit annoyed that he tells anyone who he can see about other people's stuff.

"Actually… he did, let's go outside" said Rua.

"OK… why are we outside?" asked Yusei.

"So you someone can't hear me saying that you love her." said Rua while referring to Aki.

"I am going to kill Jack," said Yusei with anger in his voice.

"No, he didn't told me that but now you showed it," Rua laughed a bit while Yusei was a bit embarrassed. Rua continued "However look I have to ask you something, I asked Jack how to get a girl to go out with me but that isn't sure if she likes me or she doesn't like me and he said that I should ask you that."

"I understand," said Yusei as he got a bit surprised and his anger started to melt.

"W-Well you got any advice or something like that?" asked Rua getting a bit nervous.

"Sure, first of all you should confess with her before somebody else does and wins her over but you shouldn't speed up things because if you go to fast than you could probably lose her and start with little things that show her your feelings like buying her some flowers, that will make it easier for you," explained Yusei.

"I understand," Rua continued "but what if she doesn't like me, I mean after all why should a beautiful girl like her like a guy like me?"

Yusei was surprised that he seemed to like that girl this much.

"Don't worry I am sure she likes you too," said Yusei giving him hope.

"You really think so?" asked Rua feeling better.

"Yea, now lets go inside and watch the duel of Crow and Jack." said Yusei walking down.

"Wait a second, if Jack thinks you know a lot about girls…" continued Rua "How comes you didn't tell Aki what you feel?"

"Well… why didn't you tell that girl what you feel?" countered Yusei.

"I am not sure if she likes me back," asked Rua telling the truth.

"Same here," said Yusei a bit sad.

"Oh come on, everybody knows you two love each other, I am sure she likes you" said Rua giving him the same courage Yusei gave him.

"I can try but first I got to complete Fortune" said Yusei feeling better.

To be continued. By the way I think I am doing pretty well for someone who started writing just a day ago.