Let's keep this moving.

She couldn't believe her eyes: what were the odds that Luna would be learning from Yusei? Granted, she honestly believed that she would see him again, but never in this scenario.

"How do you already know my—Luna, is that you?" the scientist quickly questioned, moving his glasses over his forehead. The girl was the first to react; she dropped her stuff on the floor and clacked in her heels over to him. For dramatic flair, Luna leapt the remaining two feet, hoping Yusei would catch her. Just as she predicted, the scientist did catch her.

"And here I thought deer could only pull off long majestic strides," he attempted to zing.

"That's nice," the college girl answered in a deadpan manner. She didn't really care that Yusei compared her to an animal; she was just ecstatic to see him. Even though Yusei had to be between the ages of 27 to 28, the only major difference from the last time she saw him was the glasses. He had the stereotypical scientist's outfit and everything.

"You haven't aged a single day," the girl complimented him. "The glasses are new, though."

"What, these?" Yusei wondered aloud, taking them off and handing them to the girl. "I've had these for a while now. The generators produce a lot of light at times and the lenses change to different shades, according to the amount of light around. I had excellent vision before the glasses, but after a few incidents where I could've been blinded, I never go anywhere without these things. What do you think?"

"At first I didn't think you could've worn glasses, but I think you look good with them," Luna added to her beginning compliment. "Can you show me around?"

"Absolutely," Yusei agreed. With his glasses back on and scribbling a few details on his clipboard, Luna retrieved her belongings and the tour was on.

"The entire city went under several makeovers following Z-one's attempt to destroy it," the scientist recounted. "For starters, a strictly enforced air-pollution ordinance has led to our city having some of the best untainted air and oxygen around."

"I noticed," Luna whiffed. "It even has a….wintergreen scent to it."

"You'd be surprised what you can smell around here," Yusei pointed out. The tour continued with Yusei showing Luna the energy generator that powers the entire metropolis, assorted labs for mechanical and biological research, and a display that shows the global grid of power consumption. Even though she was part of the energy development and maintenance division, it was only named for being the city's top scientific use.

"That's all she wrote," the scientist said to end the tour. "Of course, this is just here. There're other things around the city that have changed as well that are not quite as obvious."

"Mm-hmm," the girl nodded. It wasn't that she was at a loss for words. Luna was just mesmerized by Yusei. She was finding it hard to believe that the man she idolized as an older brother hadn't really changed that much in eight years. The criminal mark was still on his face. His hair was still in that black flame shape. His eyes still had that piercing but clam gaze.

"Hellooo, Earth to Luna," Yusei rang in her ears and snapping his fingers.

"Huh, what? What happened?" she clucked, coming back to reality.

"You kinda spaced out on me for a second," the scientist explained. "Are you sure you're all right?"

"It's….jetlag, yeah," the girl half-lied. "It's a long trip from London, don't you know?"

"I'm not going to try and disagree with you," he chuckled. "Maybe you'd feel better if we got something to eat."

"That'd be nice," Luna agreed. "But don't you have to work?"

"It's no big deal," Yusei waved off dismissively. "I'm the head researcher here and have put in more than enough hours to leave early as often as I want and not make a habit of it."

"Well then, let's get moving," the girl suggested. She had to wait while Yusei dipped inside the men's locker room and switched into something more casual. When he came out, Luna started to feel more at home: Yusei had switched back into his blue blazer, red and black patterned muscle shirt, motorcycle jeans, and knee-high boots.

"Now that's the Yusei I remember so fondly," the girl reminded. "Do you still have your runner on hand?"

"That's at home," the off-duty scientist answered. "Come with me. I drive something that'll take you by surprise." He guided her down to the parking garage and took her to the spot reserved for him.

"You drive a Lamborghini now?" Luna asked in amazement. "That I did not expect." Yusei shook his head as he unlocked the trunk so the girl would have her belongings safe and out of the way.

"Hop in," the guy requested from the driver's seat. Timidly, Luna slowly opened the passenger's side door, stepped in carefully, and closed the door gently.

"Everything's so smooth and spotless," she gauged. "You must take good care of this thing."

"Luxury and speed go hand in hand," Yusei summarized. With a click of the ignition and shifting of the gears, he seamlessly navigated the sports car through the garage and onto the city streets. She didn't any mind to the monotonous engine noise; Luna was just enthralled by Yusei. Sure, she always held him in the highest regard, that he would always do whatever's necessary for the greater good. It's just that, once she saw him for the first time in eight years, something popped up in the back of her mind, something lovelorn. She had noticed Yusei wasn't wearing a ring, at least when his gloves were off. Did he even have a love interest in his life yet? Luna didn't disregard that thought yet, but kept in the back of her mind for now. Her thought process was interrupted by a sudden brake and stop.

"We're here," he sang, turning the car off simultaneously. Luna didn't recognize the restaurant at all, so she assumed it must've been built after she and her brother departed so many years ago. Her thoughts were interrupted again when she heard her door open and saw that Yusei had come around to open it.

"You haven't changed one bit," she hummed, stepping out before the door closed.

"I'm just me," Yusei summarized. "I don't know how to be anyone else."

"That's understandable, but I hope you and I can connect a bit deeper from eight years ago," Luna thought as they walked inside. "You haven't changed much outside or inside, but I can feel something….different, in a good way."

Some of this chapter falls under the "filler" category. For everything else, I wanted to get Luna's changing thoughts out in the open. What do you all think? How would this story rate on a scale of one to ten thus far? If anyone has ideas for later on, shoot them to me. Review if you wish. 'til next time.