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(-H- A pretty afternoon...)

The Fudo family was sharing a happy lunch together, it's summer vacation so the kids don't have to go to school, and their parents were given a few days too.

Fudo Yahiko was happily playing on the garden, it was his last day of vacation and he was not going to waste it inside, though he had to waste it alone since his friends were doing homework, lots of it…

"YAHIKO! Come to the table at this very moment unless you want to be punished!" his mother, Fudo Aki, called from the table, he had run to the garden before eating and this didn't exactly make her happy... "I'm going Kaa-san!" He answered; he definitely didn't want to be punished "You really don't want to get punished do you?" His partner, Black star dragon, asked "Shut it!" he answered, Black star dragon could really get annoying.

-5 hours later-

They were now at the park, Yahiko was with the strange feeling that he had to go to the park, so he had finally convinced his mom to let him come, but all the family had to go, he had no problem with that so he agreed. There was this dark zone in the park, he had almost gone in when his mother suddenly stopped him, even Asaki was stopping him, but he felt like he had to go, he simply stopped struggling and let them pull him away from there, "What is so bad about going there Kaa-san? Asaki?" Aki looked at him, well more like glared, "Fudo Yahiko, you should know more than us all that when a place irradiates that kind of energy it is not secure to go!" He was about to answer but he preferred to keep it for himself, he didn't want to anger his mom.

Some time passed, 2 hours maybe? He didn't know, the only thing he thought about was that strange dark zone in the park, he wanted to go, but not only out of curiosity he felt the urge to go there, he waited for his parent to be distracted and went to the zone "I think you should really listen to your mother, there is a weird energy coming from that place…. Go back! It's not safe!" But he didn't listen; he kept on going towards the zone.

"Yahiko!" Yusei suddenly exclaimed, he had the strange feeling he was in danger, not safe, "Are you okay?" his wife asked, but he didn't answer, he was in automatic, he stood up and ran towards the dark zone in the park, Aki tried to call him, he didn't listen, he kept running, she tried to go after him, but she lost sight of him, she really hoped they were okay…

2 hours…no sight of them, she was really worried…what had happened…

(-EA- What is wrong with you?)

With a punch he went flying towards the wall, he hit his head and a loud sound resonated through the room, he was bleeding badly, it was the fifth time in the day a punch like that was send flying towards him, but he never reacted, he didn't move at all, he just stood there and was sent flying with each punch, he didn't try to stop him, but neither did anyone else….they all just watched the scene, they didn't care, he could just go to hell for all they cared, if they were even there was because they wanted to see him getting hit by his own father, it happened every day, at the same time, for no apparent reason, he was like his dad's punching bag, if he was frustrated his son will receive everything.

He had received this so many times he no longer felt anything at all, no sadness, no pain, no need to cry, to shout, nothing at all, he just endured all the hits, bleeded and then , finally, left for his house, entered his room and slept till the next day.

But this day, he felt something different, he actually felt something, a bit of...pain? Why? He was supposed to be able to endure any hit, but today he felt pain in that last hit, was he…hitting stronger than before? He looked up at his dad, not letting any emotion show through his eyes, he saw his dad's eyes, they were full of rage, of…hatred towards…him? What had he done? He was now actually scared, in pain and scared for the first time in years. His eyes started to sting, and then water…was he…crying? He hadn't cried in a long time, it felt weird… But he didn't have time to think about it, his dad quickly started hitting him repeatedly, he was completely crying now, next time his dad punched him he screamed in pain, with each hit we would scream more, he started bleeding after a while, more than ever before. The people watching just stood there, still not caring even after he started bleeding badly, even after he started screaming, even after he started crying, they didn't care.

He was weak, hurt, lonely, suffering, he didn't know what to do. He was thrown against the wall again by a strong hit. His dad started moving towards him, he still saw the hatred in his eyes; he grabbed Yusei by the collar and hit him against the wall several times, his head was bleeding badly, but his dad didn't stop, he kept hitting him.

Suddenly he stopped, he wasn't hitting him anymore. Yusei opened his eyes and tried to listen what was happening through his own sobs, what he saw and heard shocked him, his mom was there, trying to stop his father from hitting him, what had taken her so long? Maybe she wasn't there before, or the crowd didn't let her pass? He didn't know…

What happened next really shocked him, his mom, who was restraining his dad, got hit in the face by his dad and started bleeding from the nose "You bitch, this is our problem! And YOU have nothing to do with it, so don't interrupt and get the fuck out, unless you want to end up like that person over there" When he said that he pointed at Yusei, who, after hearing this and seeing her mom getting hurt, had his eyes covered by his hair and had stopped crying, he wasn't even moving, or screaming, or surprised, nothing, he was just standing there, watching everything, hearing everything "Understood you whore?" At this Yusei finally reacted, he lifted his head quickly to see more clearly what was happening, his father noticed "OH! Want to see what will happen to anyone who tries to defend you?" He didn't respond, just watched, his dad smirked and then punched his mom to the other side of the room. Yusei's eyes widened after this, he then threw his gaze towards the floor.

A strange energy stated flowing around him, no one noticed except for his mom and Aki, who was standing on the crowd, she had just arrived "Oh no" she quietly said after seeing the energy. Yusei's dad slowly started approaching him, he didn't move, when he was at about one meter Yusei finally reacted, he lifted his head and muttered a soft "Stop it…" his dad didn't listen and kept advancing with a grin in his face he was about to reach him when suddenly Yusei spoke up "Didn't I tell you to stop" With that line a strong air came and pushed him backwards, a bright light emerged from Yusei's back and a pair of wings appeared in that place. "Crap!" Aki said, loudly from the crowd, everyone looked at her but she didn't care, if Yusei got to attack his dad would be screwed. She quickly pushed her way through the crowd of people and reached when Yusei had just declared the attack, she quickly intercepted the attack with one of her own and ran towards Yusei, he looked at her surprised she smiled "I'm sorry Yusei, but I needed to do that…and also this…" after saying that he hit his head, hard, he looked at her, surprised, before everything went black.

(-EB- Loneliness…and… Love)

Yusei sighed, he hated being alone, all of his friends were dead, he was all alone…the only company he had…was her, but he could only see her at midnight, still one more hour to go…he felt lonely…no one to talk to…he could go to the graveyard though, to their graves, if they were still there, they always threatened them with their damned trucks, they didn't even care, just cause the graves are old doesn't mean they don't have to be respected.

-1hour later-

Ah! Finally he could go visit her now, Aki, his precious little treasure, his light, what kept him living... what kept him trying… He quickly walked to the hidden door on the house, the door only him, Aki and the one in charge of taking care of it knew about, the secret door that led to her room, the room where her spirit was, where her remains were too, her ashes, her belongings, all neatly conserved even after 5000 years, they were still clean, intact…because she took care of them, everyday…

He entered the room to be greeted by a light chuckle, he walked a bit and left a black rose on the table in the middle of the room and sat down in front of it, he then felt a pair of arms around his neck, and he simply calmed down and chuckled a bit, "Faster than usual Aki, two seconds faster! You're getting better!" She simply laughed and went to the other side of the table and sat down on the floor "So what are you planning to do tonight?" He simply looked at her for a while and then said "Staying here all night long with you" She just looked at him and smiled softly, knowing he was serious in his words. He then took something out of his pocket and left it on the table, it had a little note attached to it, Aki looked at it with curiosity and started reading it "I love you, would you marry me? This time for real, promise I won't go away…" She simply smiled and took the ring and necklace that were on the table inside a little box, she smiled "Of course I would, in fact I still have the old ring…I love you too…Yusei" Yusei smiled, she really did still love him, even after he left so unexpectedly, she always loved him…even to this day.

- (03:45) - (Universe E) - (Barrier with H: Broken) -

Yusei walked out of the room slowly, he didn't want anyone finding out about it, when he had gotten out he started walking down the street, it was cold, more than usual. He sighed, he really wished he could keep talking to her all night long, but he couldn't, she could materialize from time to time, but not for too long, so their time together was limited. While walking he had a weird feeling, like if things were about to take a wrong turn. While walking he saw a girl, of no more than 14, walking at the other side of the street. Said girl was walking calmly towards an alley, she looked calm, at least for someone about to work into a dark alley.

She was calmly walking inside the alley now, then suddenly something zoomed by her side and crashed against the wall, she even heard a scream of pain. She walks towards whatever just crashed against the wall, she looked closely, it was a someone….how did he go at such speed, where did he come from and how did he reach this place, she didn't know, only thing she knew was that he was a person, a male, and that he was bleeding badly…from everywhere, she just stared at him and didn't notice someone coming behind.

The newcomer saw the man that was in the wall and couldn't help but gasp, he then told the girl "You get out of here, I have a very bad feeling, and don't want you involved…but before you go…can you help me move him out of there, please?" she simply nodded and helped doing so, then she said goodbye and left the alley. He looked at the person, he was now laying on the floor, he had moved him so he could see him more clearly, he really did look a lot like him…in fact he looked the same as him, just maybe a little older and he had a wedding ring…he was married then….will his wife be worrying about him right now… he could take him home…but he didn't even know his name, or where he lived…and also he needed to take him to a hospital soon…he would surely die because of blood loss if he didn't, he took his phone out of his pocket and called an ambulance. The ambulance took a long time to arrive, so, by the time it had arrived, he had severe blood loss and had to be hurried to the hospital urgently, more than if they had arrived earlier.

- (05:00) - (Universe E) - (Barrier with H: Broken) -

He had finally reached the hospital about 1 hour ago, traffic was horrible, the man had been taken to surgery as soon as they arrived, and now he was inside a hospital room, unconscious and with a blood bag…technology hadn't changed much for this days, same old stuff as over 5000 years ago…society didn't change a lot either, he lost himself thinking about the past times and the future, so he didn't notice when a group of doctors entered the room. He finally realized they were there when one almost fell down and made a loud noise, he first noticed the doctor that fell, next the group and finally he realized there was another patient at the other side of the room now, maybe the doctors had just brought him inside the room, which was the most possible answer since there hadn't been anyone in the room before.

When the doctors left he went to the other side of the room to see who the one that had just been brought in to the room was, he looked like he was around 10 years old, that did surprise him but not as much as the voice that sounded just as he had moved a bit to see the boy's face more clearly "Don't bother trying to find some sense after you see his face, you won't find it" He turned around to see the source of the voice, he almost jumped from the shock, standing near the door was a boy, but that wasn't what surprised him, what surprised him was the fact that he looked a lot like him, except for the clothes;the hair ,which was a little bit less arranged and had more falling towards the face with more small spikes and finally his eyes had a bit softer edges and they were…dull…lifeless…showed nothing… his eyes were…scary. He shivered a bit, suddenly feeling very cold; the boy standing by the door looked at him for a while before saying "I'm telling the truth, he looks just like you, except younger and with softer eyes" Yusei's eyes widened, he looked at the kid hat was laying down and saw that what the boy told him was true, the little kid looked a lot like him as if he was his son, even if that wasn't possible.

Then he started wondering…who was the little kid? And also, who was that man he found some hours ago…he needed to know… but he couldn't ask, since no one knew who they were and the only ones that did know were unconscious. Then realization hit, how did the boy behind him knew how the little kid looked like? And also how had the boy found the place where he was? It didn't make sense…the boy looked at him, and, as if reading his mind, he said "If you're wondering how I got here, I'll tell you, I found the little boy on a dark alley on my way here" Yusei looked at the boy with questioning eyes again "And if you wonder why was I coming here, it's because I got beat up and had to come here to get myself checked, that's why I took longer to reach here than the kid" He sighed "A doctor was being quite bitchy over the fact that I had to treat my injuries" At this he pointed to his head, specifically to a red spot, Yusei shivered again "But it's no big deal, it's just a little red spot" Yusei looked at him with a concerned face, he had a horrible injury in his head and he thought it was nothing but a small red spot, the he noticed, the boys eyes had just shown a little bit of...sadness…just for a second, they did. He looked up at the boy, he had just noticed he was bleeding badly from the head, he looked at him again "What's your name? Haven't told me yet…" The boy looked at him with the same expression as before that little flash, his eyes showing nothing "Yusei, Fudo Yusei…do you believe me?" Yusei was with a shocked expression, not only did the boy look a lot like him, he was even named the same as him, he opened his mouth to say "Of course I do, why wouldn't I?" The boy looked at him before answering "Because most don't…they think I lie by telling them my name, because there's a legendary hero with that exact name, people believe I'm making it up, some even think I put hair gel or did some sort of surgery to look the way I do" there was a slight pause "Those bitches…just cause I look a lot like him doesn't mean I wanted to…look like him…" there was silence again…except this time longer…and kind of heavy, then he spoke up again "You…can…call me Zei if you want to… I don't like Yusei very much…" Yusei looked at him "Why? Why don't you like the name? It's your name now...no matter who had it before…" while saying the last words his voice started drifting off "I…I…just…don't like it" he looked away "It's too meaningful for someone like me" He faced Yusei again "I have read, your dad named you like that because of the planetary particle, he wanted you to be someone that connects people" He let out a light, plain laugh "And…that's what you ended up being…I don't deserve a name like yours…,Fudo Yusei,…I hurt people…I barely have friends…how am I supposed to connect people?" Yusei looked at him, he was surprised by what he said..bust most of all because he knew, knew he was the same Yusei pictured on those old legends, that scared him, he hadn't even told him his name, and yet…he knew…he was looking at Zei with a questioning look, Zei just looked at him "It's obvious you're the same one" Yusei just looked at him "How is it so obvious then?" Zei just laughed, same type of laugh as before, "It is obvious, you look the same, talk the same way, have the same name, the same eyes, same voice…but specially..."His face turned serious "But specially…that ring…the ring you're wearing on your finger this very moment…is the ring known today as the Ring of broken promises by people, the ring you wore all those years ago, the ring you got when you proposed to Izayoi Aki, the ring you kept with you even after your mysterious disappearance all those years ago, the ring that symbolizes your love, that ring you have…is unique, 'cause it was made especially for you and her, I know is the same one because…it has the famous inscription in it…I love you, always will, after death, in other lives…I really don't care about when … or how..all I know is…our love is endless…don't forget that-Yusei-Aki-, it's noticeable from over here…no one has ever tried to reproduce that ring, since it's special..for you..and her…" Yusei just looked at him, surprised that he knew all this "How do you know all of this..it's supposed to be private.." Zei just looked at him and laughed..how do I know?...let's say…my soul…came from all of your memories….and the memories your friends have from you…Yusei…" Yusei's eyes widened after hearing this, his soul was created from memories…he could just stand there and wonder…since…not even Zei knew why…

A/N: :D yeah, said I wouldn't update until I had 4-6 reviews…but since no one reviews(except for one D:) ….I decide to update, to make the few readers I have happeh. :D

Thanks for waiting for so long…whoever reads this anyway :)

Special Thanks to: Kenji1104 for being the only reviewer I know of and for letting me use his characters THANKS! A LOT!

And if the language or violence level bothered you let me know….to not repeat it in the following chapters D:

And did you recognize who the girl was? Did you? I bet you didn't D: Joyce's cameo :D Thebest0justjokingxD - her :D

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