Disclaimer: Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's not mine. If it were there would be a lot of fan service. *coughyuseiandakicough* Man I hate this sore throat.
Chapter Rating: T I've warned you! So don't complain to me later.
Genre: Romance
Setting: Two or three years after the series.
Summary:
Yusei finds a way to express his love towards Aki by learning the language she understands most.
Note: I always use the Japanese names. Never the Dub.
Yusei Fudo - Yusei Fudo
Aki Izayoi - Akiza Izinski
Note: Some scenes are inspired by various Fan Art. Just take out the spaces when copying and pasting the link on the address bar.
Gifts From the Heart
Yusei's Love
Roses Just for You
In a rose garden a young man was busy hand picking roses for his love.
I wiped the sweat of my brow as I continued to search for the perfect roses to make Aki's Valentine's gift.
It's been 3 months now since Aki and I started dating. It was a very complicated relationship. After defeating the Dark Signers and restoring peace to Neo Domino and having Daedalus Bridge completed there wasn't much need to keep seeing each other. However the twins had other ideas. They've tricked us in going into dates. At first it was all very annoying. Getting hand cuffed together by Rua(Fan Art inspired memory: http : //black-elixe . deviantart . com /art /HANDCUFFED - 82713895), suddenly leaving us alone on Halloween (Fan Art inspired memory: http : //black-elixe . deviantart . com /art /HALLOOOOWEEEEEEN - 101488528), getting manipulated under the mistletoe by Ruka (Fan Art inspired memory: http: //black-elixe . deviantart . com /art /Mistletoe - 101205147 ). But every time we went through the dates they've set up I've gotten to know Aki a little better. And eventually fell in love with her. I guess I should be thankful to the twins for that. I started officially asking her out without the twins prompting. That first time she questioned why I wanted to go on a date with her. I just told her I liked her company.
I found the last rose that I needed and clipped it off its roots. I started my trek back to where my D-Wheel was.
It was very awkward at first. Not knowing much of anything about courtship. But somehow I got through it with Ruka's help. It was a little embarrassing to ask a thirteen year old but it was better than the alternative which was to ask the only other female I know which was Martha for help. And I don't think I could ever take that kind of embarrassment. She was practically a mother to me. Plus Ruka's advice were very helpful.
Lifting the seat off the D-Wheel I took out a ribbon and a card in the compartment. Then I arranged the roses. Happy with the result I put the bouquet in the seat compartment and rode off to deliver it to Aki.
Lately our relationship has been worrying. It has been getting hard to have our weekly Saturday dates ever since she decided to take charge of the Arcadia Movement to correct her mentor's mistakes. Whilst I would be busy being daily challenged for the title of Duel King. I miss the feeling of her beside. I miss the feeling of her with me when we were riding my D-Wheel(Fan Art inspired memory: http://black-elixe . deviantart . com /art /Aki-Yusei- D-Wheel- vers-I-love- 83209084 ). I miss her rare genuine smiles. I miss the feeling of her hand wrapped around mine as we walked through the park. I just miss her. But of course I couldn't tell her that. I was never good with words.
Arriving at the Arcadia Movement building I walked reaching the receptionist asking her to have the bouquet delivered to Aki's office. I walked out of the building and rode back to the park.
And today would be our first Valentine's Day. I was able to cancel all my duels for the day but Aki couldn't cancel her meetings for the day. And I couldn't ask her to spend the day with me just because it was Valentine's Day. Arcadia Movement is her passion now. And I can never take that away from her. Hopefully she'll understand that I need her with me right now. Even if it's just for a moment I want to see her.
In the newly repaired Arcadia Movement building Aki sat in her office talking on the phone trying to convince a client to donate some money to her charity organization. She was still talking when a knock was heard on her office door. Her secretary came in. Aki held up her hand signaling that she was still on the phone. She swiveled her chair around facing the window and finally ended her conversation.
"What is it Elie-san?" she asked quickly to ask what was so urgent that it would interrupt her work.
"Someone dropped off something for you personally." The petite woman squeaked still afraid of her new boss. Aki's serious nature and new office wear combined gave off an aura of great power and control. Which was for the better as Aki took on the role of chairwoman quite seriously.
"Just bring it in."
"Yes Mam!" The girl then brought in a bouquet of flowers consisting of twelve roses. She left the flowers on Aki's table and left.
Aki curios on who sent the roses stood up from her chair, walked around her desk and reached for the bouquet. The bouquet was arranged into a lovely pattern. At the very center there was one white rose in full bloom beside it were two pink rosebuds one bent to the right and the other to the left and surrounding these three roses were nine red rosebuds. All of the roses lacked thorns and were bountiful with leaves. The roses were beautifully bound together by a red ribbon knotted on the left. There was a card by the ribbon. Aki pulled it out of the bouquet and read its contents.
Starose
I hope to see you there
~Yusei
Aki was overwhelmed with emotion at the message Yusei was trying to send to her. Quickly she exited her office shocking her secretary and staff as she walked to get to the elevator.
"Izayoi-sama, where are you going?" Elie chased after her boss charcoal eyes surprised by her boss' unusual behavior.
"Elie-san, please reschedule today's meetings to another day." Aki told her with a smile. Elie almost tripped at her boss' surprisingly good mood.
"Yes. But what shall I tell them?"
"Tell them Happy Valentine's Day." Aki said blissfully as she went in the elevator.
"Eh?" Elie sounded beyond surprised now. "Wait! Izayoi-sama!"
"Elie would you put those roses in a vase for me? Thanks." Aki called out as the elevator doors slid closed.
Aki waited for her limousine to come pick her up at the parking lot basement. As it arrived she told her driver to take her to the park. In the limo she started changing clothes as the limo then drove her to her desired destination.
She arrived at the park and stepped out of the limo feeling more comfortable in her regular clothes. She walked following the familiar path to their secret place.
She arrived at the rose garden that reminded her so much of her favorite field spell card. Except this rose garden was more peaceful as all the roses lacked thorns in this garden. She walked through it hoping to find Yusei as she did. When she found the bench where he would always insists on sitting she started questioning herself if she arrived too late and that Yusei not wanting to wait further may have already left. She looked down sadly eyes pained at the thought. He couldn't have left. She thought to herself. This was their garden the place where they first proclaimed their love to each other. Behind her, arms gently wrapped around her frame. She turned her head and saw him smiling at her. (Hugging scene inspired by: http: //black-elixe . deviantart . com /art /Sakura -s- Tree -YuAki- 89036331 )
"I knew you'd come." Yusei said simply happy to be with her. She smiled and her cheeks grew pink hearing those words.
He released her from his grasp momentarily and instead intertwined their fingers. She felt his ungloved hand holding hers tenderly. They walked side by side and sat on the bench. Their hands rested on the space between them. For a time they were silent happy just being with the others presence.
"Thank you for the roses you sent me." She said quietly while Yusei with his thumb stroked circles on her hand . She remembered the rose bouquet she received in her office. And the message it was telling her.
"There's one more." He said reaching for a small box underneath the bench taking the lid off he lifted out a glass rose. He turned towards her and handed the delicate rose to her. And she accepted it with her right hand and held the rose deftly.
"Happy Valentine's Day." He greeted to her smiling the smile only meant for her.
She was awed by the beauty of the gift. The glass rose was in full bloom and its petals and two leaves had a gold trim. Its long stem was gracefully smooth free of thorns.
She turned towards him. "I love you Yusei." She said voice overflowing with all the love she had for him, her freehand searching for his marked one.
"And I love you Aki." He echoed his own love for her.
Slowly their faces grew closer and closer. Eyes gently slid closed as their lips met telling their undying love for the other.
In the sky of Neo Domino the clouds parted letting the stars twinkle their light and the moon shone smiling down at the lovers. Fireflies flitted through the garden sharing their own glow to them. Yes this was their garden, the garden where they first proclaimed their love to each other, had again and always will. This was their Starose Garden.
(Kiss Garden scene inspired by: (http: // worldstraveller . deviantart . com /art /A- Kiss- in- the- Black- Garden- 105711546 and also: http: // black-elixe . deviantart . com /art /Kiss- Me- 105707604)
Author's Notes:
Again with the no reviews? The fave brightened up my day though. You know who you are!
Did everyone have a Happy Valentine's Day? Me? It was same as always. Got some chocolates from friends. Hmm!
So how was it? Good? Bad? OOC much? Or did I make enough cause for the somewhat non-canon personalities? I still love this though. Whatever you might say.
I made Yusei into such a romantic. Heehee!
Can you guess what Yusei's rose bouquet's message to Aki was? These are the sites I used to make that scene possible. Just take out the spaces.
http://www . flickr .com/ photos/ mousha/ 207102461/
http://www . angelfire .com/ journal2/ flowers/ roses4. html
The first one to get it or close to it can ask me to make a Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's oneshot fanfic.
The glass rose also has a message in it. An image of it located below. And like above if you can guess it right you can ask me to make a Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's oneshot fanfic.
http://www . keywestglassman .com/ images0708/ rose30gsm . jpg
RULES:
1. You have until next Sunday to private message me your answers. That's February 22. Late entries will be disregarded.
2. You can only send your answers once. So really think about it. As the language of roses is very complicated. Some interpret it differently.
3. You can enter answers for both the rose bouquet and glass rose.
4. The first thing you must write in your Private Message is "Rose Bouquet Message" if you're sending your answer for the rose bouquet. "Glass Rose Message" if you're sending our answer for the glass rose message. You can put both in a single Private Message. Just make sure I can understand which one is the rose bouquet message and which is the glass rose message.
5. You can't win both. I will choose who got the Rose Bouquet Message best. And if they also got the Glass Rose Message I'll disregard that answer.
6. You will be informed if you won or not next Monday and some rules regarding your fanfic prize. That's February 23.
7. No complaints if you don't win. This is after all supposed to be a fun activity for Valentine's Day/Week.
8. Leave a review! Ok this is not really necessary. But still I wish for all of my readers to leave a review. Please?
The next chapter will feature Jack and Carly. Again do leave a review.
Till tomorrow.
~LMG