Chapter 1: A Story from the past

FTP: Yello folks! It's time for chapter two or rather the first chapter after the prologue, which I shall call the first chapter after the prologue ^^

Carly: how about 'A Story from the past' it gives the right amount of suspense without giving away too much, yes =]

FTP: *dumbfounded* yes that works as well…

Akiza: confusing

Jack: Get to it, I want to hear what Carly has to say!

Leo: Oh someone is in LURVE *winks at jack*

Carly: *giggles nervously*

Jack *dies*

Yuusei and Aki: Get a room!

The universe: *raises eyebrows* like you can talk with all the sexual tension you emit every single episode lawl

FTP: The universe has spoken *raises hands in the air dramatically*

Yusei and Aki: *tomato redness achieved on all visible skin parts*

Luna: …burn, I mean Disclaimer time; FTP does not won yugioh 5D except OC's and plot enjoy!


17 years ago:

"Ah Fudo-san, how are you this morning?" a green haired woman cried approaching the professor, a tall man with spiky hair which reminded the woman of Rockhopper Penguins. It was in her personality to blurt out things like these. Fudo had found this comparison amusing when they had gone on a double date with their respective spouses and she had jokingly pointed it out to him.

"Oh Nagisa-san, please call me Hideo, we have worked too many years together to keep this formality," The man smiled to the shorter woman. They were both wearing the standard lab coats over their normal everyday clothes which for safety reasons where a normal pair of trouser and a shirt to cover as much skin as possible as it were in the rules.

"Well, since your wife already calls me Mira, then you should as well and I'll drop the formality, deal?" Mira Nagisa winked at her superior; the woman had gorgeous grey eyes which caught the attention of most men in their department. They seemed to shine when she was happiest like

Hideo Fudo merely laughed it off, "How is Dan doing?"

"Oh, he's like a child when it comes to his work, he says he's close now and hasn't come up even for lunch," Mira shook her head.

"Without him we wouldn't have managed to get till here," Hideo chuckled, "Without you we would have never even gotten started,"

"Oh, you flatter me; just don't tell Dan that his ego might crash a hole in the roof," Mira laughed, "Oh Saeko! There you are!"

"Mira?" Mrs Fudo looked surprise to see her friend as she walked towards her husband and kissed him, "Aren't you on maternity leave? Caroline-chan must be just weeks old!"

"I could say the same thing to you!" Mira responded, "Alex is with her, she's a responsible older sister already, if only she wouldn't call her sister Carly, apparently Caroline is a mouthful for her plus over here it's 'work, work, work! You would not believe the mess I found after I came back!"

"I can imagine," Mrs Fudo giggled, "We should meet up soon enough, I bet Yusei and Caroline would be best of friends!"

"Dan can't stop playing with the girls, he's so joyous," Mira sighed happily, "He keeps telling me a boy will be next, wants his little league of Duel champions,"

"Well, you certainly had the time of your life dueling on those motorcycles; I hear Ammy and Roxas have recently retired because they had a baby girl!" Saeko proclaimed.

"Yes, they called her Layla," Mira responded giddily albeit massaging her temples lightly.

"You should rest Mira you look pale," Saeko advised clearly worried.

"Yes, I haven't been feeling well lately, Dan and the company doctor forced me out of my office," The professor shook her head as if not comprehending her soul mate, "I was on my way home when I met Hideo here,"

"Then we should let you go, you must want to see your little one soon," Hideo dismissed her.

"It makes me feel old to think I already have two children," Mira laughed.

"Oh please we are gorgeous twenty nine year old woman, and men, of carriers," Saeko countered.

"Tell Dan I expect him home for dinner!" Mira said leaving the couple and heading home.

"I'll throw him out early," the professor replied heading towards a full day of work.

This was the last time Mira Nagisa ever saw her friends and love.


The Present

"Excuse me while I scream WHAT?" Crow exclaimed literally breaking the awkward silence that had settled after Carly's confession. (A.N Crow; thanks for remembering I exist FTP -.-")

"It's not, I mean, a lot of people don't have parents, it's okay, normal really ugh," Carly babbled

"For people from the satellite maybe," Jack blurted being his usual frank self, "Not people like you,"

"We all have problems Jack," Carly snapped shocking the party of friends, for an instant they had glimpsed at the Carly that resembled her dark signer counterpart more than the usual happy go lucky girl they knew, "Even on this side Zero Reverse took away many lives, both literally and metaphorically,"

"Sorry," Jack mumbled much to the surprise of the present, everyone knew he held Carly in high regards, she had saved him, and he had saved her in return but they never seemed to get bored of each other's presence. Leo could have sworn once that he saw Jack adjusting a sleeping Carly on his lap and he even placed his favourite jacket to keep her warm on her.

Akiza interrupted knowing fully well this situation was heading downhill, even though it was partially because she was curious about her friend's circumstances; she proceeded to save the day and asked the winning card question.

"What happened to your parents?"

Carly froze, she knew it was coming but it didn't make it any easier, she took a deep breath and exhaled knowing fully well that all eyes were on her. It made her fidget, since she was a young any attention was always an unwanted burden for those who were different. Children can be mean with those who are less fortunate and Carly had been frequently bullied along with many of the other orphans simply because they had no parents and later on for the stupidest of reasons. The human mind was a fickle thing, the first encounter would be a happy one full of hope until the revelations such as "I have no father or my mother is dead" cause a subtle change to pity and finally to disdain.

"All I know, I was told by my older sister, I was five and she was sixteen when we had to be taken to the Blue-Eye dragon Orphanage," Carly started slowly stuttering here and there. She felt Misty and Kiryu's reassuring hand on her shoulder and the gentle squeeze pushed her to continue.

"My parents were scientists under your parents, Yusei," Carly revealed to the group.

"So Zero Reverse took them from you as well?" Yusei asked her his eyes filled with understanding.

"My father died that day, yes, but my mother had been feeling unwell and came home so she was saved," Carly smiled sadly, "but losing dad and raising a teenager and a baby who was barely a child took its toll on her,"

Jack had been listening silently to Carly's story and watching her closely, her hands were clasped together as if in prayer and her face was cast downward making so that strands of her olive coloured her hid her face. Yet he felt was crying, so he moved swiftly and sat down next to her feigning nonchalance and took her hand in his. This conveyed Carly the courage no one else had ever managed to give her after the death of her parents.

"Mother died five years after Zero reverse leaving me and my sister to the care of the orphanage," Carly finished in one breath, "I feel like I owe the place so I do some extra jobs here and there and send what I can to Madame Hugo,"

"That's cool," Sherry smiled having found a new kind of respect for the klutz of the group, "I have to say I misjudged you,"

"Not your fault, I'm used to it," Carly smiled back wiping the tears away.

"Well, you are most certainly welcome at our humble home," Martha chimed in.

"Thank you, all of you," she said looking at the group of friends she had always only ever dreamed to have as a child.

"So this Madame Hugo is…?" Leo ventured still extremely curious.

Carly had completely forgot in the mess of emotions they had just gone true and paled once more, groaning she placed her head in her hands shaking her head in despair, "I am so DEAD,"

"Madame Hugo is the director of the orphanage that takes care of the kids," Carly explained.

"And so…?" Yusei asked sitting next to Akiza.

"She takes care of everything from the finances to the orphans who are still underage, sometimes even visits those who left," Carly continued.

"And what does that have to do with you…?" Misty prodded.

"Well, the visits are usually for the underage orphans who work and stuff, the older ones visit themselves…" Carly gulped as her friends one by one seemed to put the pieces of the puzzles together.

"How old are you exactly?" Jack inquired barely opening his mouth to speak and sounding very menacing.

"Old enough," Carly replied timidly looking away from Jack and immersing herself in the beauty of the empty cups on the table.

"Carly…" he warned

"I'll be eighteen in two months," she squeaked and then quickly covered her mouth with her hands as the room filled in with gasps.

"How, the hell, do you have a license?" Trudge shrieked.

"I have a friend, who helped me," Carly said shrugging.

"We'll close an eye for today but I suggest you give me the license," Mina jumped in extending her hand as Carly sheepishly gave her the fake driving license.

"But she..." Trudge started to complain but gave up almost immediately his silly dance as everyone just ignored him.

"This is dumbfounding," Akiza laughed and soon the whole room was filled with laughter at the unbelievable turn of events.

"Well, that gets rid of the problem of explaining a car to Madame Hugo," Carly sighed.

"There's more?" Crow asked.

"Its fine I can take care of the rest myself," Carly reassured her friends who didn't seem convinced, "I swear I can,"

"Fine we believe you," Jack grunted, "And I'll give you a ride home, now that you're stranded, unless you want to sleep over at my place, if you want,"

"Oh, no, us girls have planned a sleepover at Carly's and you love doves aren't ruining it!" Luna joked.

Said love doves looked in opposite directions turning beet red mush to the enjoyment of their friends.

"We should change the subject, enough drama, have you heard the famous singer, Shizuka Blue is at Neo Domino city?" Crow exclaimed!

Everyone seemed delighted by the change in subject but Jack felt Carly tense, they had not let go of each other's hands yet and he wondered what the future reserved for them all, especially for Carly and he hoped that he fit in somewhere with her, even though he would never openly admit it, he truly hoped for it.


FTP: lets start with the review responses guest starring SHERRY LEBLANCHE

Sherry: glad to be here I guess *sigh*

Twilight Rose Witch:

Sherry: Oh I'll make her read it, it's so fun making FTP do things =]

FTP: I will gladly read it ^^ and will definitely review (I might have already done so)

Sherry: *hits FTP on the head* and…

FTP: ouch, and I am thankful you read and liked my new story, please continue to do so and tell me your opinion about it.

Sherry: good author =]

Magdalene Thorne:

Sherry: I don't get how four eyes can get so flustered easily really but it's funny isn't it? Sometimes I just pester her to amuse myself.

*Carly throws her shoes at Sherry who dodges and it hit FTP instead*

Sherry: HA *gets hit by second shoes straight in the face*

*carly can be heard mimicking Sherry's HA in the distance*

FTP: yes well, you deserved that and I guess so did I cause I laugh when Sherry annoys Carly.

*Sherry and FTP hifive while Carly can be heard screaming 'it's not funny'*

FTP: Thank you for review and do continue to give me your feedback

Sherry: she lives on it xD

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FTP: Anyway, I think you'll be a regular at the review responses Sherry *lost in thought*

Sherry: Yep, see you next chapter people ^^