A Shining Star For A Beautiful Rose

Hey Guys. This is pretty much the schedule that you should expect from me (2 to 3 days for a new chapter). Before you read the next chapter i would like to thank amk8930 for his review and i'm sorry to say that the 2 won't be reuniting in this chapter... i left that for the 3rd one :D. Also i want to thank Fire for his constructive crititcism. I've taken your advices to heart and i think you'll all find this chapter to be a little more refined, so thanks again. And you can be sure that:
Disclaimer: i don't own Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's or any of it's characters. Those rights belong to whoever it belongs to nowadays. Enjoy the chapter.

As she flew above the clouds of Europe, Akiza thought of how happy she was about going back to New Domino, back to her family, back to Yusei...

"God" - she thought, smiling to herself - "just thinking about his name gets my heart racing".

That's how Akiza kept on feeling throughout the trip. Just thinking of seeing him again and smiling all the way as she did it.

Finally after 8 years, 2 months, 1 week, 6 days, 9 hours and 32 minutes (AN: :D) she set foot in New Domino. As soon as she got out of the plane. She went to the baggage claim area to collect her stuff. Once she stepped out of the door she immediately saw her parents, standing next to their limo. They saw her almost as immediately and she waved and sped her pace to receive their welcome only to have her mother giving her a bear hug and saying how much she missed her.

"I missed you too mom, but could you not choke me just yet?"

"Yes honey, come on. Now it's my turn!" - she saw her father reaching for her waist and the next thing she knew the world turned into a blur as she was spun around, her father obviously happy to have his "little girl" back home. (AN: just so you can get an idea, Akiza is like 27 at this point and Yusei's 28. Just remembered i hadn't mentioned it yet).

"Dad, put me down!" - screamed Akiza, giggling through the whole thing. When he finnaly did set her down, they placed her bags in the trunk, got in the car and left for the Izinsky household. They went the whole trip talking about what Akiza had done in Germany, how many lives she'd saved, how people treated her there and according to what they were earing, her parents realized she had been living well and among friends.

"I'm happy to hear that you did so well Akiza."

"We still missed you a lot though."

"I missed you guys too." - they kept talking all the while Akiza's smile widening as she looked out the window of the limo. Her parent's noticed this.

"What is it honey?"

"Nothing. It's just... it's been so long since i was last here and still the city doesn't seem to have changed one bit."

"Well not exactly"

"What do you mean dad?" - the slightest hint of concern could be seen in Akiza's face.

"Well, on the outside the city might not have changed, but your old friend Yusei Fudo, made sure it stayed as safe as possible for it's people to live in. He's been working very hard on maintaning the Ener-D reactor, working 100%, 24/7. From what i heard he's been working harder than anyone to make sure it stays that way."

"As expected. He always did put everyone else's well-being ahead of his own. I guess that's Yusei for you."

"You 2 used to be very close before you left. Did you stay in touch with him?"

"Yeah, just not as much as i'd expected." - Akiza said this with a sad tone in her voice. Her father then decided to clear the air.

"You loved him honey. But you had to move on with your life, as did he. As i said before he's been very busy and that makes it hard for him to talk to you or anyone else outside of the building for that matter". In fact i went there one day. I had a meeting scheduled with him and he was 30 minutes late,
all because he was so entraced in his work at the lab, he forgot it. That's how commited to his work he's been so far."

"Wow. Really?" - both her parents nodded in response.

"So when do you expect to visit him?"

"I don't know mom. Tomorrow's probably the best shot i have, since i only have the hospital interview and that's it. Plus it's a friday. But i still need to find a place to stay."

"Don't worry about that. You have plenty of time to search for an apartment."

"Dad as much as i love home i want to get my own place. I don't want to be a burden."

"Honey you listen and you listen close: we've thought of you as a burden once in our lives and we're not making the same mistake twice. You're our daughter and you're always welcome home. (AN: this would be one of those moments for happy tears. Just one of many).

"Thanks dad. You too mom. You're great."

"You're more than welcome honey".

After a few more moments they arrived at their destination. Mr. Izinsky asked their driver to put the bags in the trunk in Akiza's room and said he could take the rest of the day off (with it being 7:30 pm and their long gone daughter being back and all). He did as requested and left, leaving the Izinsky's the rest of the day to reconnect.

Alright that's the 2nd chapter. Hope you liked it. Before i write the next one i need you to tell me what you want to see: do you want Akiza and Yusei to act on their feelings from the last episode right away and kiss each others faces off (:D) or do you want them to reconnect and have a few dates before they do that whole thing? You choose. Also don't forget to leave regular reviews, constructive criticism, etc. Thanks for reading.