Disclaimer: I do not own any Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's characters! I only own my OCs!
Chapter 2: The Meeting
It had been a month since I woke up in the fictional world of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's. Leo and Luna had called their parents and let them interview me for the job as the twins' babysitter. When I passed the interview, the parents were so kind they let me stay in their apartment.
I had met Leo's best friend Dexter who reminded me of Téa Gardner with his hair style and color and Yugi Mutou with the small lighting bang on his forehead. He could be their grandchild, but he had brown eyes. Neither Yugi nor Téa had brown eyes from what I could remember from the first Yu-Gi-Oh! anime.
When the twins learned I had a Deck, Luna lent me her Duel Disk before I got my own so Leo could challenge me over and over again, but he always lost against me. I wasn't a great Duelist, but I did have good strategies with my Celestial Deck.
The twins were so kind they bought me some clothes and even a Duel Disk. It was the same model as theirs, but mine was yellowish/golden to represent my Celestial Deck, plus I loved the colors yellow and golden.
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It was now the end of June, slowly moving to July. The weather was sunny and warm so the twins and I decided to swim in the pool today. Dexter had come over to play with Leo and Luna. I was wearing a black bikini and my hair was tied up in a messy bun.
I stood by the pool and looked at the scenery of the high-tech city. I was thinking about the upcoming events that would probably take place soon. A few nights ago, my right arm started burning and I had felt an enormous energy wash through my body. It took like a few seconds before it calmed down, but I had noticed a crimson light coming from my arm. I spotted a star in the shape of a pentagram on said arm before the light disappeared.
If that pentagram mark had something to do with the Signers, then I wasn't aware of this star mark, or at least not what I could remember from the show.
"Estelle!" Leo called, snapping me out of my thoughts. I turned around to look at the kids in the pool. "Why are you just standing there? Hop in!"
I smiled lightly before walking over to the stairs, climbing down carefully, and jumped in. I played with the children for the rest of the day.
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I was getting a strange feeling during the evening. The twins and I were in the living room, going through our Decks. Luna got invited to a competition; the Fortune Cup. But Leo was going to take her place, since Luna didn't feel comfortable with Dueling. The strange part was I also got an invitation by this Lazar character when he showed up at home. For some reason, he and Goodwin got the word about me and decided to invite me for the competition.
I was really worried when the government would find out that I actually wasn't supposed to exist in this world. Then I would get in big trouble.
The twins and I kept checking our cards and thinking out good strategies when I suddenly felt a sting of pain in my right arm. I thought it was the muscles for a second, but then I grimaced when I felt the pain became stronger.
Luna must have sensed something as well because she gasped and looked up from her cards.
"What's wrong, Luna?" Leo asked.
I placed down my cards on the table and walked to the door/elevator. The twins looked at me before they rushed after me. I waited for them before I pushed the down button. Leo kept asking me and Luna what was going on, but none of us answered. I was sure I would meet my crush now, but I wasn't going to let my inner fangirl take over.
As soon as the elevator reached the ground floor, I rushed out with the twins following me. I ran to an alleyway and saw a red but damaged Duel Runner on the ground. Right next to the Runner laid a body, which I quickly recognized. I ran straight to Yusei's side and knelt down to see if he was seriously injured.
"Estelle, who's that?" Leo asked.
"Is he okay?" Luna asked worriedly.
I let out a sigh of relief when I didn't find any serious wounds before looking at the twins. "He only lost consciousness by the crash." I slowly stood up while putting Yusei's right arm over my shoulders and holding his side with my other hand. "Take his Runner. He needs help."
Luna wanted to argue, but Leo interrupted her by walking over to the Duel Runner and tried to pull it up. Luna sighed in defeat before she helped her brother. I walked slowly and carefully with Yusei, feeling a bit warm by having my crush so close to me.
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Yusei was still out cold when the twins and I checked him in the morning. I told the twins to look after the young man as I went out to buy groceries, since we were running low on supplies. It took half an hour to get to the closest grocery store and buy the supplies before a thirty minutes' walk back home waited for me.
By the time I returned, I noticed Sector Security was standing in front of the gate with vehicles. Officer Trudge was trying to convince the guard that a criminal was inside the Tops. I managed to get past the turbulent and made it to the elevator. When I stepped out of the elevator, I saw Yusei was awake and Leo was bragging about how only super rich people could live in the Tops.
"Leo, it's not politely to brag about how wealthy you are, especially to strangers", I told him as I placed down the two heavy plastic bags on the floor, moaning in relief when my arms felt lighter.
The twins and Yusei turned around when they heard me.
"Welcome back, Estelle", Luna greeted.
"I see our guest is awake now", I glanced at Yusei with a small smile as I took off my red jacket.
"Yeah! But he's got amnesia and doesn't remember his name", Leo said before looking at Yusei. "That's our new babysitter Estelle. We found her in another alleyway, just like how we found you, and she's been living with us ever since."
"I see...", Yusei mumbled.
Luna helped me carry the plastic bags to the kitchen and put away the supplies, but not the ones I was going to use to make lunch.
"It's almost lunchtime. Is chicken curry okay, children?" I asked.
"YES!" the twins cheered happily.
I turned to Yusei. "How about you, Mr. Crab Man?"
"Mr. Crab Man?" Yusei raised an eyebrow confusedly while the twins snickered in the background.
"Your hair has almost the same shape as a crab's", I explained.
"Thanks, but-", Yusei was about to decline when his stomach growled, causing him to slightly blush in embarrassment.
I shook my head as I tied up my hair into a low ponytail. "You need to recover your strength and it's not safe for you to go outside with no memories."
"Estelle's got a good point", Leo nodded while looking at Yusei. "What if you're on a mission for a secret organization? You need to remember to complete that mission!"
"Leo! He couldn't possibly be a member of an organization!" Luna retorted.
"But what if he is?!"
"He's not!"
"Children, no fighting", I warned them calmly like a mother.
"Sorry!" both of them apologized.
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When we finished eating, I gave Yusei his jacket and gloves, which I had washed during the night and let them dry in the morning.
"Now that you got your jacket on, take a deep breath and say 'My name is…' and then say your name", Leo suggested.
"He's tried that ten times!" Luna said, annoyed by the repeating circle. "It's obviously not working, Leo."
"Well, it worked on TV", Leo retorted.
I sighed, "Leo, you're big enough to understand TV is different from reality. What you watch isn't always true, especially entertainment programs."
Leo ignored me and kept talking to Yusei who looked at Leo's shrine; posters of Jack Atlas and action figures of said person on his Duel Runner and his Red Dragon Archfiend.
"Hey, whatcha lookin' at?" Leo noticed Yusei wasn't focusing on him.
"Those...", Yusei nodded at the stuff, making us all turn to Leo's shrine.
"Oh, that's my shrine!" Leo smiled happily. "Jack Atlas is like my all-time hero. He's the greatest! No one can beat him in a Turbo Duel!" I chuckled to myself when I remembered Yusei did defeat Jack. "And, one day, I'm gonna be the champ just like Jack!"
"You can't even ride a normal bike", Luna pointed out.
"I stayed up for 12 seconds last time I tried!" Leo retorted before turning his attention back on Yusei. "So, does Jack Atlas mean anything to you?"
"Yeah, but I don't know why...", Yusei answered unsurely.
"Maybe you're a fan of his too, or maybe you were hoping to Duel him", Leo suggested. "I mean, you are a Turbo Duelist."
"How'd you know that?" Yusei asked.
"Because we found you next to that Duel Runner there", I pointed my thumb over my shoulder towards the Duel Runner next to the elevator.
Yusei was quiet as he walked over to the Duel Runner. The twins and I followed him with our eyes.
"Am I right about you? Are you a big-time Duelist who's in town to Duel Jack?" Leo asked Yusei excitedly.
"I don't think I'm a big-time anything", Yusei answered as he inspected the Duel Runner.
I sighed sadly as I crossed my arms. If he only knew that he was much more than what he imagined himself…
"Maybe you should try hypnotizing him, Leo", Luna said sarcastically.
"Luna...", I said with my warning tone.
"Sorry", Luna sighed.
Leo glared at his sister before running to the shrine where Luna's invitation to the Fortune Cup was and grabbed it before rushing to Yusei. "Mister, maybe you have one of these. I'll take it out; you tell me if it looks familiar."
"Okay", Yusei agreed.
Luna and I watched as the boys exchanged words with each other until Leo excitedly said that Goodwin had chosen him to enter the competition.
"Actually, they selected me and Estelle", Luna interrupted.
Leo growled at his sister for interrupting him. "Technically, they selected Luna, but she's too scared to enter. So I'm going to pretend to be her and enter and then win that thing!" he told Yusei.
"That's if Estelle doesn't defeat you in the final", Luna commented. "Besides, no one is going to believe that you're me, Leo."
Leo rushed to his sister with an angry expression. "Why wouldn't they believe? We're twins! We look just alike!"
While the twins argued, I walked over to Yusei who kept looking at the invitation, trying to trigger his memories.
"It doesn't remind you of anything?" I asked.
Yusei shook his head. "Nothing at all." He turned his attention on me. "So you're going to enter the Fortune Cup?"
I blushed when I made eye contact with Yusei, but collected myself. "Yeah... But I wouldn't call myself a great Duelist." I played with a lock of my hair, which was now down. "I lose often with my Celestial Deck."
"Celestial Deck?" Yusei questioned.
"-still in the room", Luna spoke up.
Yusei put back the invitation in the envelope. "Thanks for trying to help me and everything, but this Fortune Cup thing isn't ringing any bells." He threw the envelope back to Leo's shrine. "I should get out of here."
Yusei was about to reach the elevator when I grabbed his arm, holding him back.
"I wouldn't do that", I shook my head. "When I came back, I saw Sector Security outside. One of the officers told the guard there's a criminal in here, but they didn't get in no matter how many times they tried." The twins gasped at the news. "If Sector Security is looking for you, then it's best you remain here. You're twice as vulnerable with your amnesia and you need to recover from the fall you took."
"She's right!" Leo said before getting an idea. "I got it!" He rushed to a closet.
"Just let him go, Leo!" Luna sighed.
Leo rushed back to Yusei with his oversized Duel Disk on his arm. "Mister, I've got one more idea. I challenge you to a Duel, Mr. Amnesia Man!"
"How would a Duel help him, Leo?" Luna asked.
Leo turned to his sister. "This could help him! I saw it on TV this one time. Jack Atlas was giving an interview, and he said the way a Duelist Duels reveals who he really is." He turned back to Yusei. "So if you Duel, you might remember who you are. Right, Estelle?"
I nodded with a small smile. "It might work."
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Yusei had agreed on having a Duel against Leo, and he regained his memories just like in the anime. He wanted to leave for our safety, but Luna and I managed to convince him to stay for the night.
The twins were sleeping past midnight when I walked down to the living room to see if Yusei was still there. And, yes, there he was, working on the twins' Duel Disks.
I was dressed in a red nightgown and wore white slippers, but was also wearing a blue/white morning robe that was tied around my waist.
"You know you don't have to do that", I told him quietly.
Yusei must have noticed me because he didn't act surprised when I had spoken. "I know, but I thought I'd give them a little something as thank you", he said.
I nodded as I rested my hands against the couch, staring at Yusei's raven hair with golden streaks. I wanted to reach out my hand and caress the hair, but I held myself back. I sighed deeply when I thought about my sad past with no boyfriend and no friends at all.
I collected myself before I spoke up again. "Can you tell me your name? If you don't want me to tell the twins, I won't."
"It's better if you don't know", Yusei shook his head.
"Because your name could get me into trouble?" I said, which Yusei nodded at. "But I can't keep calling you Mr. Crab Man, unless you tell me your name." I couldn't help but blush at the nickname I had given him.
Yusei placed down Luna's improved Duel Disk next to Leo's before he looked at me. "Yusei."
"No last name?" I tilted my head before quickly adding. "You don't have to tell me your surname if you wish to be careful."
"I do have a surname, but I need to lay a low profile", Yusei said.
"Understandable", I nodded before walking to the kitchen. "If you're leaving, you should at least bring some leftovers."
"You don't have to-", Yusei started, only to get interrupted.
"I want to help you, Yusei", I retorted calmly as I returned with a Styrofoam box with the leftovers of today's lunch. "And you can never be too careful if you're wandering alone in New Domino City."
Now when I walked back to him, I noticed we were almost at the same height. I was around 180 centimeter and Yusei was a few centimeters taller than me.
"You've got a point", Yusei said as he took the Styrofoam box and put it in a compartment under the seat of his Duel Runner. "I should go now." I nodded as I followed him to the elevator.
Yusei rolled his Duel Runner into the elevator before he turned to me. "I'll repay you for the hospitality next time we see each other."
I shook my head. "I don't need money, but a Duel with you would be more than enough as payment."
Yusei smirked slightly. "Okay then."
I smiled gently. "May the stars watch over you, Yusei."
That was the last thing I said before the elevator doors closed in front of me.