A/N: Hey here's Chapter 3!
I will update this story whenever I can but I have just finished this chapter so it might take a while...
Chapter 3 - The Truth of Legends, and Forgotten Feelings...
Yusei was looking at his boots as he was escorted to a police van that would take him to the Facility. "Come on! Get a move on!" He was pushed into the van by an impatient police officer. He regained his balance and sat on a vacant bench as the van began to move. 'What was that strange dragon? And what was that mark on my arm?' He thought to himself as an old man sat next to him. he had messy grey hair, a gold tooth, and filthy clothes.
"Hi there!" His voice was crazy and loud. Yusei looked out the window trying to ignore the old man, but the old man was persistent and tapped Yusei's shoulder. "Hello there sonnie!" He said with an annoying tone. Yusei looked at him with cold colbalt eyes. "What?" He said quite annoyed with the persistent old man. "Did you see that red dragon at the kaiba dome yesterday!" He asked. Yusei's attention became fully focused on the old man. "Yes! I was there!" He said sitting up.
"Did you make it appear?"
"No..."
The old man sighed, and placed his hands on the back of his head. "Too bad...I've always wanted to talk to a Signer..." Yusei's eyes widened. "A what?"
"A Signer..."
Before Yusei could ask what a Signer was, the van arrived. Yusei was dragged out of the van and towards the large building. It looked like a star with the main building in the middle and 5 large walls coming out of it. 'I will find out what that old man was talking about...' Yusei thought as the police man pushed him inside.
In another part of the city Jack was in the hospital. In Carly's private room. He was sat on a chair staring at her sleeping form. "Why did I let my pride get the best of me! Again!" He whispered clenching his fist until his knuckles went white. "I almost lost you...all because of a stupid title!" He gritted his teeth looking at her soft face.
Carly stirred in her sleep groaning. Jack sat up his eyes filled with hope. "Carly?" Carly's eyes fluttered open and she stared at the roof. "Wh-where am I?" She asked hoarsely. She cleared her throat as Jack answered. "The hospital..." Carly sat up hissing at the pain in her stomach. "Wh-why am I here?" Jack sighed and scooped her hand up in his. "You got hurt in the duel last night...It's that red dragon's fault! It made the damage real!"
Carly's expression turned to anger as she jerked her hand out of his. "No Jack! It's your fault!" She barked angrilly. Jack's eyes turned cold and his pride got the best of him once again. "My fault? Why's it my fault?" He asked pointing to himself. Carly clenched her hands into fists. "It's your fault because you wouldn't cancel the duel! Your stupid pride got in the way, again!" Jack snapped and slammed his fist into the arm of his chair. "You're the one who challenged me!" He barked. Carly growled as her knuckles turned white. "I challenged you because you kept going on and on about your stupid title!"
"That's because you were doubting my abilities!"
"I doubt your abilities because power isn't what makes a great duelist!"
"Yeah right!"
"You're such a..."
Jack arched a brow. Glaring at her. "Go on! Such a what?" Carly gritted her teeth and screamed in his face. "You're such a Jackass!" Jack's face drained of colour as he fought back built up anger and frustraition.
Carly gasped covering her filthy mouth. 'Wh-what have I done!' Jack stood up. His face was expressionless. "J-Jack i'm sorry! I-it just, slipped out! I didn't mean it!" Jack walked to the door and just before he left, he looked over his shoulder at her. "I'll be here tomorrow to pick you up...you're coming to live with me..." His voice was dull and emotionless.
Carly's face turned crimson as he left the room. "L-living? With him?" She squeaked. her face became so hot, she was afraid it would melt. "I'm going to have to think up the perfect apology now..." she muttered looking out at the perfect view of Neo Domino city.
Yusei had found that the Facility was worse than he originally thought. The police officers treat the prisoners like trash. Yusei had been tossed into his cell. Landing hard on his face. "You okay there, sonnie?" Yusei looked up seeing the old man he met on the van. He sat up resting a hand on his knee. "Hey there!" The old man grinned showing his gold tooth.
"I'm sorry I never caught your name?" Yusei said as the old man sat crossed legged beside him. The old man laughed. "Oh how rude of me! I'm Yanagi!" Yanagi said pointing to himself. "What's your name then?" Yusei bowed his head.
"Yusei..."
Yanagi's grin widened. "Nice to meet you Yusei!" He said patting Yusei's shoulder. Yusei gave Yanagi a warm smile. Deciding Yanagi wasn't that bad. "Yanagi?"
"Yes?"
"What do you know about that red dragon?"
Yanagi waved a finger. "Ahhhh...I know alot about that dragon, and the Signer's of course!" That perked Yusei's interest. "Can you tell me about them?" He asked curiosity shined in his eyes. Yanagi nodded. "Of course! That red dragon you saw yesterday...was the Crimson Dragon...It is an ancient beast that only the Signer's can summon..." Yusei nodded listening to every word. "What is a Signer?" He asked paying close attention.
"a signer is a special person that conceals a piece of the Crimson Dragon inside on his body. To prove these people are Signers, they each have a special mark on their arm to show which part of the body they have!" Yusei subconsciously touched his arm. "There are 5 marks...The head, The first claw, the second claw, the wings, and the tail." Yusei pulled up his sleeve expecting to see a mark, but nothing was there. "Are these marks permanent?" He asked, not looking away from his arm. Yanagi nodded "yes...they are marked on your skin for the rest of your life!"
"Yanagi..."
"Yes, sonnie?"
"I had a strange mark on my arm last night...but it's gone..." Yusei pointed to his bare arm. Yanagi gasped and looked a Yusei's arm "You could be a Signer Yusei!" Yusei nodded "I think so too...last night before the dragon appeared, my arm started to burn!" Yanagi nodded and watched as Yusei looked at the ground. 'What does this all mean? Are we needed for something?'
Yusei spent rest of his day on his bed staring into space as he mulled things over.
Jack arrived at Neo Domino hospital as soon as Carly was discharged. He dismounted his D-wheel, just as Carly walked out the hospital. "Uh, Jack? Why am I coming to live with you?" She asked as Jack handed her a spare helmet. "Because while you're with me no one can take you to the Facility!" He paused for a moment then added. "Unless they want to lose their jobs!"
Carly nodded as Jack mounted his D-wheel. "Your D-wheel and other essentials are at my house..." He said as Carly slipped the helmet on, and sat behind him. "Just don't drive over the speed limit! Okay?" Jack smirked "Okay!" He said in a sarcastic voice.
He revved the engine rocketing off at maximum speed. With Carly squeiling behind him. "Waaaaahhhh! Slow down!" She screamed holding onto his waist tightly. Her body pressed against his back. Jack laughed forcing his engine to go faster. "C'mon Carly! Loosen up a little!" He yelled over the roaring engine. Carly glared at him gripping his coat. "I don't want to die Jack!" She yelled as he skidded past a corner. leaving tire marks behind. Jack chuckled skidding to a halt at an apartment building.
"We're here Carly, You can open your eyes now!" Carly opened her eyes sighing. "Thank god!" She still kept a tight grip on Jack's waist. Jack chuckled removing his helmet. "C'mon you can't ride a D-wheel without living a little!" He said helping her off the D-wheel. She blushed as he held her by the waist. "C'mon, I'll show you around your new home..." He said leading her into the apartment.
Carly's jaw dropped at the size of her new home. The walls were white and clean. In the middle of the large living room was an L shaped sofa. Infront of that sofa was a large coffee table. The sofa faced the window, which had a lovely view of Neo Domino city.
Jack pointed the the door on the right side of the room. "That's the kitchen there." He said pointing the the first door "and that one's the dining room." Carly nodded as Jack wrapped an arm round her shoulder and escorted her up the stairs. "All the bedrooms are up here...your's is the one next to mine." He said pointing her bedroom door. "Go have a look..." Carly smiled walking to her bedroom door.
The door was a stunning orange colour. On the door was a sign that said 'Carly's room'. Carly's eyes widened as an arm wrapped round her waist. A hand covered her eyes and Jack leaned near her ear. "Ready?" He breathed as Carly's face heated up. "Y-yeah" She stutered as Jack let go of her waist to open the bedroom door, but just as quickly as he removed his hand, he put it back.
He slowly walked into the room with her infront of him. "Okay...you can look...now!" He remove his hand from her eyes and let go of her waist. Carly gasped at her beautiful room.
The walls were blue except for the one her bed was against. This one was covered with beautiful city night wallpaper. The floor was a shiny white, it was so clean you could see your face in it. The bed was a large double bed. The blanket was a dark blue and the pillows near the headboard were a lighter shade. In the middle of the bed was a pile of soft white pillows, and at the edge of the bed being held up by metal legs, was a foot rest. Under the foot rest a dark blue rug had been laid out. There was a large beam by the floor length window.
On each side of the room there was a potted plant in blue pots. On a white upiside down L shaped table was a pure white alarm clock. On the same wall as the door was a pure white computer desk with a dark blue laptop and pure white paper on it. and facing the bed on the wall was a flat screen TV that was massive.
Carly's jaw dropped in awe. "J-Jack...you did this?" She asked looking at him. He chuckled closing her door showing her a portrait of him that was painted onto the door. "So i'll always be looking out for you...even when you sleep." He said opening the door again. "The bathrooms at the end of the hall...oh and your wardrobes over there..." He pointed to the inbuilt wardrobe that turned at the corner. "I'll call you down for lunch..." He left without another word.
Carly had a feeling he was still upset about yesterday. 'I've gotta show him how sorry I am...but how?' She sighed feeling terrible about yesterday. She stepped out of her room and walked downstairs. "Jack?" She looked in the living room. "In here!" He shouted from the kitchen. Carly walked into the kitchen to find him cutting up carrots on a chopping board. He had hung his jacket up on the door. His face was so concentrated on what he was doing.
Carly took a deep breath. "Jack I know you're still upset about what I said yesterday..." She said as Jack sighed and slid the carrots into a pot. "I'm not." He said coolly. Carly walked over to him and put an hand on his shoulder. "You don't have to be so tough all the time!" She said as Jack grabbed another carrot and started chopping it. "I'm not upset..." He said as he slid the carrots into the pot like before. "I need to apologise to you...but I feel the simple words 'I'm sorry' arn't good enough...so what should I do to make it up to you?" She asked pushing her glasses up her nose. Jack sighed putting the knife down. "You could...doesn't matter..." He muttered putting the pot full of different vegetables and a liquid onto the oven. Carly walked to his side. "What? Tell me Jack!" She said Jack turned to face her. "You could let me make lunch in peace..." He said with an icy tone. Carly felt a lump in her throat and nodded. "O-okay...I won't be eating lunch today...just so you know..." She said hoarsely.
Jack was about to say something but Carly just ran out of the room and upstairs. Jack groaned and pressed his palm into his forehead. 'You idiot! Why did you have to say that! Why didn't you just say you forgive her!' Jack felt like banging his head against the wall. "She's going to hate me now..." He muttered grabbing his jacket and walked into the living room and up the stairs.
As he got closer to her door. He swore he could hear her faint cries. This made him feel horrible. He knocked on her door. "Carly? Can I come in?" He got no answer. He sighed opening the door. He looked around the room spotting Carly. She was sat on the floor staring out of her large window at the beautiful views of Neo Domino city. Jack stepped closer until he reached the bed. "Carly...talk to me..." Carly didn't even look at him. "C'mon Carly! You're being difficult!" He said. Suddenly a pillow collided with his face. "I'M being difficult?" Carly yelled standing up and storming over to him as he chucked the pillow on the bed. "You're the one being difficult! I tried to be nice! I tried to apologise! And all you do is bring me down!" Jack didn't even flinch when she started yelling in his face. "For once would you just let go of your pride and say what's on your mind! You get me so mad I just want to kick your a-"
Suddenly she was silenced by a pair of lips crashing against hers. It took her afew seconds to realise what had happened. Jack had his eyes closed as he wrapped his arms round her waist and pulled her closer. She moaned and closed her eyes kissing him back. Jack felt a sudden adrenaline rush. He deepened the kiss and Carly moaned quietly.
After what felt like hours but had really only been a few seconds. Jack had pulled away for air. He pressed his forehead against hers and took deep breaths. "Are you finished?" He asked breathlessly. Suddenly Carly had swung a hand into his cheek, making his head whip to the side. He didn't move as Carly tried to control her deep anger. "How dare you!" She yelled as he looked her deep in the eyes.
"How dare you! You dissapear for two years thinking everything will be alright! Then you come back and do whatever you want! Well here's a newsflash Jack!" She shouted slamming her fist into his chest. "You can't! You ruined my life! Everything went downhill for me after you left! Those damn Magicians never left me alone! I have bruises in places you don't want to know about!" Jack's eye twiched as she slammed her other fist into his chest. Hitting him repeatedly. "I was mugged several times! You know that library I lived in? It was torched! I was homeless! I ended up living in that theatre you lived in!" Tears had poured out of her eyes as her voice cracked. "Even that brought back memories! Two years Jack! Two years of hell! I thought you would come back like you promised me the night before you left!"
Jack felt regret surge through him. 'If I had stayed...Carly wouldn't have been in so much pain...' Carly was screaming now. "You lied to me Jack! You were never going to come back! Were you?" Her energy was fading as her punches slowed. "You were just going to leave me! Fame is more important isn't it?" Jack looked at the ground, his eyes covered by his blonde hair. "Now that you're King the world can stuff themselves!" Carly stopped hitting him and turned away from him. "I stopped believing Jack...Those last words you said to me...'I'll always be there for you.' They were lies..." She whispered holding back the misery she had felt for two years. "I bet you forgot about me as soon as you arrived..." She wiped her eyes with the back off her hand, but the tears didn't stop. Jack's hand clamped onto her right shoulder with a firm grip. "You...you think I forgot you..." He growled. His body rocked with angry tremors.
Carly felt his anger and looked at his hand. "I know you did..." She said. Jack yanked her by the shoulder so she faced him. His grip tightened as he looked up from the ground. His eyes were dark with anger as he looked her in the eyes. "I would never forget you Carly! Ever since you gave me that card!" He said holding a fist infront of his face. Carly scoffed. "Yeah...How long did you have it before you threw it in the trash?" She asked wincing slightly as the pressure he put on her shoulder increased. "You think I threw it away?" He barked as he let go of her shoulder.
Jack pulled a card out of his deck and showed her it. Carly gasped as the familiar fairy spell card was shown to her. "Y-you...kept it?" Her voice was barely over a whisper as her shock set in. Jack nodded. His eyes softened to their natural colour. "I look at it every night..." He grabbed her hand and placed the card gently on her palm. "I would never forget you Carly. You're my closest, dearest friend..."
Carly stared at the card in her hand in shock. "I can't believe you...kept it..." she said barely above a whisper. Jack nodded placing his hand over her's. "Of course I did, Carly I-" He stopped and looked away from her. Carly almost giggled as his face turned a slight shade of red. "Jack what were you about to say?"
"When?"
"About 20 seconds ago..."
He rubbed the back of his neck nervously. "Um, nothing...nothing at all..." He said in a low voice. "No, you have to tell me!" Carly said with a large smile plastered on her face. Jack smiled and looked into her misty grey eyes. "Let's just eat lunch."
Carly sighed and walked towards the door, but before she could open it a pair of strong pale arms wrapped around her waist and Jack's hot breath grazed her neck and he exhaled against her skin. He kissed her neck softly, making her tremble in his arms. "You have no idea what I'm thinking..." He breathed watching the goosebumps form on her skin.
Jack smirked and walked out of the room leaving a stunned Carly staring at the door. "Wh-what just happened?" She asked, her voice was almost high enough for every dog in the world.
Carly knew that Jack was hiding something from her...all she had to do was make him tell her...
"Do you love me though...?"
