Oh yeah, from the last chapter, incase some of you peeps got confused with the names, those happen to be the English version names. Sorry if I confused people. Thanks to Sony Ninja and inu-yusukekaiba102 for reviewing. If you review later, just send me a PM.
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that I'm changing the plot slight. Everything with Akiza is the same, it's just that the time period isn't going to be six months after the Fortune Cup because Luna's only eleven years old at the time and in the story she and Luka are thirteen, that would make Yusei and Akiza twenty.
Chapter 2
"Just give her a chance, that's all I ask." Yusei told Luna, holding her shoulders, "Please?"
"Fine, but she better not pull anything funny. My parents are coming back next week and they don't know that she's staying here." Luna explained to him, sighing.
"Thank you, Luna." Yusei replied, giving Luna a hug.
The following evening, Luna hesistantly showed Akiza to the other guestroom. She still had the feeling that while no one was around that she would take out a pocket knife and slit her throat.
"Here's your room." Luna told her, plainly, "If you need anything, I'm across the hall."
"Thank you, for letting me stay here. I really am grateful." Akiza replied, smiling.
"Your welcome." Luna said, smiling as she shut the door behind her.
"So how did it go with Akiza?" Suzuki asked, leaning against the wall.
"I'm just stil uneasy about this whole letting her stay here thing. Yusei thinks that she's changed, I really think that she's the same. First she stays with us, the next thing you know she'll be palm reading us." Luna rambled on, as her and Suzuki ran into Yusei.
"Who will be palm reading who?" Yusei questioned, looking down at the two thirteen year olds.
"No one." The two girls said together.
"You two better not be talking about Akiza. You promised you'd be nice." Yusei reminded them, as the three of them went downstairs.
"Someone's getting defensive. Since when did you start being little miss innocent's protector?" Luna asked, heading into the living room.
"I'm not her protector, I'm just saying that I think you need to stop being snobby and give her a chance. Everyone else has gotten a chance to know her." Yusei replied, grabbing a book off the shelf.
"Oh, so now I'm snobby just because I don't get along with her the same day she moved in? I think your the one who's over-reacting." Luna argued, flipping through cable channels.
"How am I over-reacting? At least I'm willing to put aside my differences to help someone in need." Yusei said, starting to get a bit irritable.
"It's not like the two of you have any differences the way you were talking to her earlier." Luna told him, slamming the remote down on the table as she got up to head downstairs to the basement.
"What's her problem?" Yusei asked, shaking his head.
"I guess she really doesn't like Akiza. It's either that or something else." Suzuki replied, not knowing she could have said too much.
"What do you mean?" Yusei asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Well, think about it. She let's in a total stranger into her own home who coincedently needs your help, yet she used to treat you all like crap." Suzuki explained, trying to not let him in on that what Luna's problem really was.
"I don't think that's fair. I was a complete stranger and she let me stay here." Yusei replied, putting his book down.
"I'm not sure what the facts are. I just assume that she's telling the truth when we talk, because I know Luna's not the type of person who lies." Suzuki said, tapping her fingernails on the couch.
"Well, ever since Akiza came into the picture, I've seen a side of Luna that I've never seen before. I know she's growing up and stuff like that, but I don't think it's any reason to get personal." Yusei explained, sighing.
"I wouldn't dwell too much on it, Yusei. Just give it some time." Suzuki told him, patting his shoulder, "Tell Luna that I left. I'll see you guys tomorrow."
"See you later." Yusei told her, before she shut the door.
Meanwhile, in Akiza's guestroom, she was putting her clothes in the drawers that were provided. She hadn't remembered the last time she was actually happy. The last time she had ever put a smile on her face.
I'm so glad that Luna let me stay here. I just hope she and I can be friends, Akiza thought, continuing to put her things away. After a few seconds, she heard a knock on the door, "Come in."
"Hi, umm, I just came to check on you, see how you were holding up." Luna told her, sitting on the edge of the bed, "I just wanted to talk to you about something."
"Sure, what is it?" Akiza asked, closing the top drawer.
"Well, I'd appreciate it if you didn't get too cozy with Yusei." Luna said, as Akiza paused for a moment.
"Pardon?" Akiza questioned, turning to Luna.
"There's only room for one woman in Yusei's life, and that's me." Luna replied, starting to sound stern.
"No, Luna you have it all wrong. Yusei and I are just friends, I guess." Akiza told her, reassuring that she had no further feelings for the male.
"I'm just warning you, just so you can't say you didn't have it coming." Luna said, closing the door behind her.
What's her problem? Just because I moved in, doesn't mean I have feelings for Yusei, Akiza thought, as she quickly finished putting her belongings away.
"So what were you two talking about?" Luka asked, as he ran into Luna in the kitchen.
"Just warning her not to get too close to Yusei." Luna said, chopping peppers and onions.
"Is this jealousy I'm sensing?" Luka asked, crossing his arms.
"I'm not jealous of that girl!" Luna shouted, shoving the knife into the wooden chopping board.
"Jeez, calm down sis. I won't tell anyone about your crush on Yusei." Luka whispered, getting slapped in the head by Luna, "Ow."
"Your not supposed to tell anyone that." Luna replied, just realizing she admitted her crush on Yusei.
"Haha! You admitted that your in love with....oh right." Luka muttered, as he left.
"Hey, whatcha doin?" Yanagi asked, passing Luka through the kitchen threshold.
"Nothing. Why aren't you in the other room talking to Akiza like Yusei and the others are?" Luna asked, continuing to chop ingredients.
"I just wanted to see what you were doing. Are you alright, Luna?" Yanagi asked, sounding concerned.
"It's just that Yusei trusts Akiza and is giving all his attention to her. I know it's only been a few hours since she got here but I feel like he's already starting to take her side for everything. He keeps saying that I'm being too hard on her and that I should loosen up." Luna explained, sadly.
"I guess what he's trying to say is that she's already been going through a rough time most of her life and that if we can just be nice to her, it would make her feel better about being around people." Yanagi replied, patting her back.
"Thanks, Yanagi." Luna told him, hugging him, "Did you want to help me with dinner?"
"Sure." He said, cheerfully.
In the other room, Akiza came downstairs in a black tank top and grey sweatpants. She lied on the couch, not knowing that Yusei had been in the other chair, reading his book.
"Oh, hey, how's it going?" Yusei asked, putting his bookmark in his book.
"Nothing much. I'm just relieved that I'm away from Divine." Akiza told him, quietly.
"He was that bad?" Yusei questioned, listening to her.
"Well, he was really manipulative. I just couldn't handle him running my life anymore. Telling me where I could and couldn't go, who were my friends and who weren't. It's just really not how I want to live my entire life." Akiza explained, shutting her eyes.
"Well aside from that, how do you like living with us?" Yusei asked, really taking interest in what she had to say.
"Luna and I had an interesting talk an hour ago, I'm just not sure if I should tell anyone." Akiza muttered, not wanting to talk about her while she was in the other room.
"Why can't you tell me?" Yusei asked, plainly.
"Well, it's sort of a girl thing, even though it kind of has something to do with you." Akiza admitted, biting her lip.
"I think I should know since my name was mentioned." Yusei told her, raising a brow.
"Well, you have to pretend that I never told you, but well, she was telling me not to get too close with you, and all this stuff about how there's only room for one woman in your life." Akiza whispered, feeling awkward.
"She said that? That's not like her." Yusei mumbled, not believing what Akiza told him.
"That's what she told me." Akiza said, cutting the TV on.
"You don't think she feels that way, do you?" Yusei questioned, sounding a little scared.
"Yusei, she's a thirteen year old girl, at this age she's confused about crushes and boys. I remember when I was thirteen, boys were pigs. All they cared about were boobs and butts." Akiza explained to him, shaking her head.
"Okay, I didn't need to hear that." Yusei murmurred, shivering.
"Well, all I'm saying is that it sounds like little Luna has a possible crush on you. Plus, she's got to know that you're way too old for her. Twenty and thirteen is quite a distance." Akiza told him, fixing her ponytail.
"It's just that it's sort of awkward. I never thought of Luna that way. I just saw her as a little sister, something to care for and protect." Yusei admitted, going back to his book.
"Well, for all you know she could just be acting out her feelings for attention. She may not feel for you that way after all." Akiza pointed out, giving him the benefit of the doubt.
"Maybe, but still, I just couldn't think that Luna felt that way about me." Yusei muttered, still keeping the thought in mind.
"Don't dwell too much on it." Akiza said, watching a soap opera.
"I hope I'm not interrupting something, but dinner is ready if you're hungry." Luna told them, heading upstairs.
"Aren't you coming with us?" Yusei asked, not understanding why she was going upstairs.
"I'm not hungry." Luna lied, continuing to ascend the stairs.
Something's not right about her, Yusei thought, narrowing his eyes. While everyone was downstairs eating, Luna was on her laptop, looking up stuff on Akiza.
Hmm, let's see what Google has to offer when I type in her full name, Luna thought, quickly typing in Akiza's name. She got at least ten billion hits on Akiza. Newspaper articles, blogs, videos, podcasts, and other things related to Akiza and the whole Black Rose Witch get up.
Black Rose Witch strikes Tournament.....Witch is on the loose......blah blah blah, is there anything else that has something to do with her actual life? Luna thought, finding something interesting to her eye, Hmmmm.....it looks like her profile. Akiza Izinski, eighteen, five feet and six inches, born February 14th, 1990.....that's ironic, she was born on Valentine's day......parents abandoned her at the age of 2. Been an orphan ever since......joined the Arcadia Movement at age fifteen, basically destroyed Duel Academy when she attended. Wow, talk about all you need to know.
After a while of spending time on her laptop, she heard a knock on her door, "Come in."
"What are you doing?" Yusei asked, standing in the doorway.
"Chatting with Suzuki, why?" Luna questioned, continuing to type.
"I just find it funny how you said a couple hours ago that Suzuki was over her dad's house and didn't have internet connection because she got grounded." Yusei reminded her, causing Luna's eyes to grow wide.
Oh crap. Busted, Luna thought, closing the internet tab that was Akiza's profile.
"I know what you were doing, Luna." Yusei said, in a stern, parental tone.
"You know, why are you even in here? Don't you have some flirting to do with Akiza?" Luna asked, starting to get snappy.
"Seriously, I'm getting tired of the whole attitude problem. I don't know what's gotten into you but let me know when you get a reality check." Yusei told her, heading towards the door.
"Let me know when you start acting like my friend!" Luna exclaimed, as Yusei slammed the door shut.
"What did you do now?" Luka asked, coming in after Yusei a few seconds later.
"I didn't do anything. Yusei was getting in my business and I told him to go back downstairs and flirt some more with Akiza." Luna replied, continuing to type.
"Now I really know that you're jealous. The way you've been acting for the past couple hours gives it away, you're totally in love with Yusei." Luka said, sitting on the edge of her bed.
"So what if I am? It's not like he cares. Ever since little miss I have no where to go showed up, I feel like I'm invisible." Luna told him, closing her laptop, "It won't be too long until you do the same."
"Luna, you know I wouldn't do that to you. I've known you longer than I've known that witch lady, and to tell you the truth, I haven't talked to her since she got here." Luka explained, putting an arm around her shoulder.
"Why?" Luna asked, looking down at the carpet.
"Why else? She scares the crap out of me!" Luka exclaimed, shivering, "I have a feeling she's going to kill me in my sleep."
"You're not the only one." Luna mumbled, hiding her smile.
"Don't worry too much about it. Mom and dad will be coming home soon since, they're planning their annual spring party." Luka reminded her, causing her to gasp.
"Oh crap! I totally forgot about that. I have to help mom with the invitations and I have to find a white dress and shoes, I have to help with almost everything! The dinner set up, the tables, the decorations." Luna complained, pacing frantically in front of Luka.
"Relax sis, it's not for another five months." Luka told her, patting her back.
"I've just been so stressed out. Finding out I have a birthmark of some legend and the I'm letting one of our enemies live with us. This is not how I wanted to live my life." Luna whispered, holding her head.
"Just calm down. I'll make you some of Mom's famous hot coco." Luka told her, heading downstairs.
As the night progressed, Divine had been sitting in his room, thinking about Akiza leaving the movement....and him.
How dare she leave.....after all I have done for her she does this to me? She'll pay dearly and so will Yusei! Divine thought, thrusting his glass of wine at the wall, All I have to do is think of her strongest weakness and make her come crawling back to me.
Back at the mansion, Akiza had been in the living room painting her toenails. After she was finished, someone had been coming down stairs.
"Hi. I just came to say good night." Yusei told her, sitting on the edge of her bed.
At the same time in the kitchen, Luna and Suzuki had been drinking soda and eating mozzarella sticks, while having a conversation mainly about Yusei and Luna's arguement.
"So that's what happened?" Suzuki asked, not sounding surprised.
"Yeah. I mean, it's like everyone except Luka is replacing me. I'm slowly becoming invisible." Luna replied, dipping her mozzarella stick in marinara sauce.
"They're not replacing you, Luna, they're just trying to make Akiza feel welcomed, and I think you being mean to her isn't getting them anywhere." Suzuki explained, sipping her soda.
"Maybe your right, maybe she doesn't have feelings for Yusei. I'm probably just over-reacting." Luna said, as they both walked into the living room.
"And......," Akiza murmurred, knowing he was in there for something else.
"Well, ummm, I've never done this before but....did you want to.....you know....go out some time?" Yusei asked, shyly.
Akiza just put a finger to his lips, "I'd love to, Yusei."
Luna spit out a stream of soda, from what she just heard, "WHAT?"
Akiza and Yusei turned around from Luna's outburst. "I mean, good night." Quickly, Luna and Suzuki ran upstairs.
"I knew I wasn't over-reacting. That bitch is moving in on Yusei! Two can play that game." Luna murmurred, throwing herself underneath her blankets and going to bed.
"See you in the morning." Suzuki mumbled, cutting the light out.
As Yusei and Akiza came back upstairs, they were both still in shock of Luna's outburst on their conversation.
"What was that all about?" Akiza asked, as they slowly walked down the hall.
"I don't know. Luna's been acting strange ever since you got here and I have no clue what her deal is." Yusei replied, sounding like he didn't care.
"Did you guys get in a fight earlier?" Akiza questioned, stopping.
"Yeah." Yusei admitted, quietly.
"I thought so from all the yelling." Akiza whispered, opening the door to her room, "Well, good night."
"Good night." Yusei told her, before she shut the door. I feel like she's made progress already.
Luna had gotten up early that morning, since it was a special day. The day of their parents annual spring party. She layed out all her things the night before and couldn't wait until the party began.
"Today is going to be a great day. Nothing could possibly ruin this." Luna said, cheerfully. When she went downstairs for breakfast, she saw something she thought would never happen. Yusei and Akiza were on the living room couch lip-locking one another, while Yusei was touching her in places that she didn't want to see.
What are they doing? Luna thought, as tears started pouring from her eyes.
"Yusei.....," Akiza groaned, continuing to make out with him.
"Akiza.....," Yusei moaned, rubbing her thighs.
"Stop it." Luna whined, but her voice was not heard.
"You two make such a great couple. Who was that girl who used to live here?" Yanagi asked, referring to Luna.
"Yanagi.....it's me...Luna. Don't you remember?" Luna asked, as her body was starting to fade away.
"We're so happy that you guys are getting married in a few weeks. Only if Luna were here to hate it." Luka said, as everyone started laughing.
"Luka, don't say that. We're supposed to be family. How could you?" Luna questioned, sobbing as her body started fading until she completely disappeared.
"AAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" Luna screeched, as if someone had been stabbing her.
"What's wrong?" Yusei asked, as him and Yanagi were standing in the doorway.
Luna had disregarded his question as if he never said a word. She had been concentrating on panting that she didn't hear him.
"Are you okay?" Yusei asked, holding her.
"I'm okay. Just a bad dream." Luna told him, wiping the sweat off her forehead.
"As long your okay.....and I'm sorry." Yusei told her, looking down.
"About what?" Luna asked, letting go of him.
"About fighting with you earlier. I didn't mean to yell at you." Yusei replied, sadly.
"No, I'm sorry for being snobby. I know you were just trying to help Akiza, and I wasn't helping by being mean to her." Luna admitted, patting his shoulder, "I guess I'll try to be a little more kind, but that doesn't mean I'll put my complete faith in her."
"It's okay, just as long as you try." Yusei said, patting her head, "Now go back to sleep."
"Okay." Luna replied, as Yusei tucked her back in.
The next morning, Akiza lied in bed smelling an aroma of cinnamon and chocolate. This was really the first time she ever had that feeling. She hadn't experienced a morning like that since she was with her parents, before they abandoned her.
"Akiza.....wake up." Yusei said, quietly, "Come on, you can't stay in bed forever."
"How did you know I wasn't sleep?" Akiza asked, sitting up from her pillow.
"Your trying too hard to keep your eyes closed." Yusei smiled, as Akiza put on Luna's bunny house shoes she gave her.
"Don't laugh at my slippers." Akiza warned him, as moved pass the doorway.
"Why?" Yusei asked, raising a brow.
"Listen." Akiza told him, as she started walking, the bunny slippers started squeaking. Yusei grunted to prevent himself from laughing, "I said don't laugh!"
"I'm sorry, it's just......," Yusei replied, wiping tears from his eyes.
"Whatever." Akiza mumbled, heading downstairs, "I wonder what's for breakfast."
"Chocolate chip pancakes, it's sonny's favorite." Yanagi told her, sitting down at the table.
"I heard chocolate and pancakes, where is it?" Yusei asked, sounding hyper.
"Yusei, relax, you'll get your pancakes." Luna said, sounding more like a mother.
"Fine, I just want my pancakes." Yusei muttered, sitting down next to Akiza.
"Morning, peeps." Suzuki yawned, straightening out her shorts.
"What's the point of wearing shorts? It's winter." Luka said, staring at Suzuki's legs.
"Stop staring at her, you perv!" Luna exclaimed, hitting him in the head with a spatula.
"Ow." Luka whined, rubbing his head.
"Relax, Luka, basically it doesn't matter since we have heat." Suzuki told him, grabbing a piece of paper towel.
When Luna wasn't looking, Luka kept staring at Suzuki's crotch.....that is until Yusei caught on, and kicked his leg underneath the table.
"What?" Luka asked, staring at Yusei. All Yusei did was give him the 'You know what' look. Luka gave him the 'I can't help it if she's hot' look.
"Just stop staring at her vajay-jay." Akiza said, cutting her pancakes.
"How did you know that?" Luka asked, remembering that she was psychic.
"I know that look." Akiza replied, before chewing a piece of her pancakes.
"So how do you like Yuse......I mean, how do you like it here, Akiza?" Suzuki asked, almost saying something she shouldn't have.
"Oh I'm really enjoying staying here. People are really friendly here." Akiza told her, smiling. As the girls continued talking, Yusei slid Akiza a napkin discreetly without Luna peeking. As Luna was talking to Yanagi, Akiza looked at the napkin that read........
Don't forget about this afternoon.
Akiza just smiled and tucked the napkin away. She had remembered last night Yusei asked her on a date, but had no clue what he had planned. It all seemed a little fast. Yes, she did have some feelings for Yusei, but they weren't that deep yet.
Maybe this date will tell. It sounds like he's pretty interested in me, Akiza thought, finishing her pancakes and hot chocolate.
I hope she's interested in me. I've never felt this way about a girl since the fifth grade, Yusei thought, remembering back when he was ten years old. He had a crush on this girl named Sally, but she didn't like him back because she claimed that his hair was weird.
"I'll do the dishes." Luna said, finishing her breakfast.
"I'll help you." Suzuki offered, getting up. As everyone else left the table to do whatever, Suzuki and Luna were talking while they washed the dishes.
"So you had dream that Yusei and Akiza were making out on the living room couch?" Suzuki questioned, in disbelief, "That's one wacky dream."
"It was really scary. I mean, watching someone you like kissing another girl right in front of your eyes, then everyone else forgetting who you are." Luna murmurred, drying the dishes.
"I think you're just going overboard with the two of them going out this afternoon." Suzuki pointed out, continuing to scrub the plates.
"I have a plan for that. We could always spy on them or we could turn the two of them against one another." Luna said, smirking.
"We? I'm not getting involved in this because usually your plans turn out as a disaster." Suzuki replied, shaking her head, "Plus, I'd leave them alone because maybe they'd be happy together."
"The only people who would be happy together is me and Yusei, and not having Akiza in the picture." Luna told her, stubbornly.
"Also, I thought you promised Yusei that you'd be nice." Suzuki mentioned, as she dried her hands off.
"I did, but I can always plot my schemes in secret." Luna explained, still smirking.
"Luna, really think about it. Yusei and Akiza are both the same age, both like to duel, both were born outcasts, somewhat opposite of each other that totally balances their relationship. They have a lot more in common than you and him do. I would do the right thing and just let them date each other and see how it goes. For all you know it might not work out, and they'd go back to being just friends." Suzuki explained, trying to push her friend in the right direction.
"Yeah, I guess you're right." Luna admitted, sounding disappointed, Yeah, what if it does work out?
"Hey, Suzuki, remembering your helping me with my clothes this afternoon." Akiza reminded her, hopping about the living room. Suzuki tried not to look in Luna's direction.
"When were you going to tell me you were helping her?" Luna asked, quietly showing the venom in her voice.
"When they left." Suzuki mumbled, blushing.
"You're supposed to be my friend, Suzuki. What were you thinking?" Luna asked, nudging her in the shoulder.
"Come on, Luna, they do look like a cute couple. I don't see what's the harm." Suzuki told her, putting her hair up in a clip.
"Suzuki, I don't know how many times I can tell you this but......SHE IS EVIL!" Luna exclaimed, holding her shoulders, "You cannot see her true face because she wears so much makeup to hide her ugly nature."
"Luna, seriously, chill. Now I'm going to be the nice person I am and go help Akiza get ready for her date with Yusei." Suzuki said, turning away from her friend.
Once Luna was upstairs in her room, she realized that something in her room had been out of place. It looked like her drawer had been looked into since she was downstairs, since it wasn't closed all the way.
She didn't, Luna thought, running to the bathroom, "What are you doing Suzuki?"
"Helping Akiza with her makeup, I hope you don't mind that I took your mega eyeshadow palette." Suzuki replied, through the door.
Luna was speechless. All she could do was go back to her room and start screaming in her pillow. As she was screaming into her pillow, Yusei passed by, then walked backwards to her room.
"What are you doing?" He asked, as she lifted her head from her pillow. She ignored him and continued to scream into her pillow, "Is there something the matter?"
"There is but, what's the point of telling you when you'll just ignore me." Luna sobbed, dropping her head back into her pillow.
"It's about Akiza isn't it?" Yusei asked, sighing. Luna put a thumb up and waved him off, "At least your finding another way to take out your anger." he added, before he left.
After fifteen minutes, Luna had gotten dress for today. Black rinse skinny jeans with a yellow shirt that had a cute giraffe on it. She wore her usual black chuck taylor's.
"Hey, Luna, you should come take a look at Akiza." Suzuki said, peaking her head through her door.
"What's the need to? Yusei already thinks she's pretty." Luna muttered, hugging her knees to her chest.
"Come on, don't be a mopy face, please?" Suzuki begged, nicely.
"Fine." Luna mumbled, rolling her eyes.
"So how does she look?" Suzuki asked, as Luna just stared at her. Akiza looked like she had on no makeup, even though she did, it made her face look natural, with the exception of her light pink colored lip gloss. Her hair was wavy, that came down to her shoulders. She had on one of Suzuki's random t-shirts that read 'Laugh more', in white print on top of the turquoise based shirt, with a turquoise peace patterned scarf. She had on dark wash skinny jeans with the cutest beige colored Ugg boots. Lastly, she had the cutest turquoise plaid pattern purse.
"So....?" Akiza questioned, shyly.
"Luna's silence means that she adores it." Suzuki lied, knowing that Luna's silence really meant 'I totally hate this bitch who's standing in front of me.'
"Really?" Akiza asked, smiling, "Thank you so much."
"Now the only person who needs to be mesmerized is Yusei." Suzuki giggled, as her and Akiza went downstairs.
Luna was so frustrated that she stomped downstairs, grabbed her jacket and purse, and started shoving her house keys and wallet in her purse.
"Where are you going?" Yanagi asked, plainly.
"OUT!" Luna shouted, slamming the door shut behind her.
"What's her deal?" Yusei asked, approaching Yanagi.
"I guess she's mad at something." Yanagi answered, looking up at him.
"That's no surprise. She's been mad since Akiza moved in with us." Yusei said, sitting down in the chair next to him.
"Why, don't you look spiffy." Yanagi smirked, looking at Yusei's outfit. He wore an all black muscle shirt, blue jeans, black shoes. When he got here, Luna had done some shopping for him, since he didn't have any other clothes.
"Oh, yeah, Akiza and I are going out somewhere." Yusei told him, fixing his black t-shirt.
"It's a little quick, don't you think?" Yanagi asked, picking up a book.
"Were just going out as friends. Nothing special." Yusei lied, hearing someone come downstairs.
"Hi, Yusei." Akiza greeted, tripping over her boot.
"Are you okay?" He asked, helping her off the ground, "You look nice by the way."
"I'm okay, thanks." Akiza replied, picking up her purse off the floor.
"You two youngn's have a good time." Yanagi told them, as they grabbed their coats.
Meanwhile, in the city, Luna is out and about, walking around. She kept thinking of how Yusei and Akiza could be on their date at the moment. She walked into a nearby store, and purchased something that later she would probably regret, but at the moment didn't care.
"Aren't you a little young to be buying this stuff kid?" the guy behind the counter asked, as Luna handed him an 100 dollar bill (whatever amount it is in yen).
"Keep the change." Luna replied, walking out the store with what she purchased. She took out her cell phone, and speed dialed a number, "Yeah, it's on. Meet me at the hotel off of twenty-second street."
At a nearby park, Yusei and Akiza were walking around looking at people carving ice sculptures they did every year for the holidays.
"Do you come here often?" Yusei asked, as they continued to walk.
"Sometimes, when I was with Divine, but he would always say something vile and mean about the whole thing in general." Akiza replied, blowing on her hands from the cold, "I guess you never really came here before."
"No, the only thing I remember from living in the Satelite was the kids playing in the snow." Yusei told her, plainly, "I've never really got anything for Christmas before."
"Well, your luck might change this year. Luna or the others might get you something." Akiza told him, cheerfully watching a snowflake fall on her coat, "Wow, it's snowing."
"Yeah, it is, for like the second time this year." Yusei replied, smiling.
"I'm glad that you took me out tonight, Yusei. I really appreciate it." Akiza thanked him, shyly.
He grabbed her hand, "Don't mention it."
Though the two of them were enjoying their little date at the park, little did they know the night would not end perfect. On the other side of the city, Luna was at some hotel with whom you might? Let's just say it's not boys that are her age or boys who behave.
In a hotel suite on the 7th floor, liquor bottles were lying across the floor and sadly, so were Luna's clothes.
"You really aren't the good girl people think you are, are you?" a male's voice asked, seductively.
Luna didn't answer his question, but just continued to make out with the boy she was lying next to. She just kissed all her so called problems away.
Back at the mansion, Yusei and Akiza came back after about ten after midnight. Yanagi, Suzuki, and Luka were sitting in the living room, as if they were waiting for them. Yusei and Akiza could tell that something was wrong, otherwise they all would have been in bed or for Suzuki, at home downstairs on the 24th floor.
"Is there something wrong?" Akiza started, taking the stress off of Yusei.
"It's Luna, she hasn't come home, and she left almost five hours ago." Luka told them, sadly.
"What? So before Akiza and I went out, she hasn't come back?" Yusei asked, in complete shock. It was never like Luna to stay out late.
"No." Suzuki replied, on the edge of tears, "She won't answer her cell phone either."
Just as Suzuki finished her sentence, the doorbell rang. Hesistantly, Yusei answered the door, "Can I help you?"
"Is this the residence that belongs to Luna?" The man asked, looking through the threshold.
"Yes." Yusei answered, frightfully.
"Well, unfortunately, she was raped just about 20 minutes ago in a hotel about an hour from here." The man told them, receiving shocked stares from everyone.
"Oh my god." Yusei sighed, putting his hands over his face. Akiza went to Suzuki and held her, as she started to sob.
"The good news is that we got her to a hospital that's not very far from here. If you'd like to come, there's a taxi waiting downstairs." the man explained, as everyone grabbed their coats and followed him.
While everyone was in the backseat of the taxi, Yusei was worried sick. He understood Luna had been mad at him and Akiza for the past couple of days, but that was no reason to go off and do it with some other guy.
"It's going to be okay." Akiza whispered, holding his hand for comfort.
"I hope you're right." He told her, as she rested her head on his shoulder.
Once the taxi arrived at the hospital, Yusei and the others rushed inside.
"Hello, we're here for Luna. She was just sent here about an half hour ago." Akiza told the receptionist.
"She's upstairs, on the third floor. Once you get off the elevator, she's the second room to the right." the receptionist told them, nicely.
"Thank you." Yusei replied, as they all hurried into the elevator. Never in Yusei's life has he felt so terrified. Luna was his friend, and in no way did he ever want her to be hurt.
"Well here's her room." Suzuki said, as the elevator door opened. Once they got to her room, they saw Luna lying in bed, with a little clear chord underneath her nose, with all these IV's in her arms.
"How is she doc?" Luka asked, breaking the silence between everyone.
"Well, we've ran some tests on her and I guess before she was abused, she had a large percent of alcohol in her system, which I don't know how a girl her age could get a hold of something like that. As for the actual abuse problem, we want to keep her here for a couple of days to see if she's expecting, and the police are still investigating the assailant." The doctor explained, looking at her clipboard, "She should back home by Friday."
"Thank you again." Yusei told her, before she left, "I'm staying with her."
"I am too." Luka and Suzuki said, at the same time.
"I'll go back with Yanagi, to take care of the house." Akiza told Yusei, quietly. As the two of them left, Yusei only stared at her. His friend, in a hospital bed from being abused.
"I just don't believe this happened." Suzuki whispered, sitting in the chair next to her bed, "I want to say who caused her to do this but, I won't."
"I just don't believe whoever did this to could do such a thing. I mean, raping a thirteen year old girl, that's sick." Yusei said, sitting in the rocking chair on the other side of her bed.
"She's probably going to have to see a therapist. It could be months or even years until she recovers." Luka pointed out, sadly. Yusei felt greatly bad for Luka. Just to see your own family hurt is hurtful.
I just hope she didn't do it because she was aiming for my attention, Yusei thought, silently.
Back at the house, Akiza lied in her bed staring out the window at the moon. She thought about Luna mostly. Ever since she arrived, Luna had shown signs that she was angry and mad at someone. Akiza mostly felt at this point that it was her fault that Luna was raped. Once you deeply think about all the times Luna was mad was when, one, Yusei let her move in, and two, early that day when Akiza and Yusei went out.
It all makes sense. She's mad at me because she thinks Yusei is in love with me, Akiza thought, sitting up in her bed, It all makes perfect sense. She has a crush on Yusei, and she's jealous because she thinks that I'm aware that Yusei might be in love with me.
However, even though Akiza figured it out, she might have figured out something else too. She might have feelings for Yusei. Who wouldn't? Besides him not being a native born Neo Domino citizen, he was intellegent, attractive, kind, helpful, and had many other good qualities. Just because he happens to have a marker on his cheek, doesn't make him a bad person.
The question is, what do I do about Luna? Akiza thought, starting to worry. Now she had even more troubles going to sleep.
So yeah, that chapter was really long.....just because I had so many ideas for this chapter I had to put them all in. Thanks again to those who reviewed, and the next chapter may not be up for a few days.
Next chapter: It's been a few weeks since Akiza moved in and Luna's accident. Luna starts seeing a therapist for another 6 months. At the same time, her parents come back home early after they heard the news of her accident and Luna has to help her mother with their annual spring party. Will Luna's stress level put her back in the hospital?
Yusei and Akiza grow more closer during this time as well. How close will they get? R&R plz.
