Hey people that actually read this! Lol. ^_^ I want to get a lot done before my friend drags me to the schools basketball game tonight. Me, her and another one of our friends are going tonight. It's supposed to be really funny. It's about twenty of our teachers vs. a team called the Harlem Wizards. They're like the Harlem Globetrotters, so I think this may go well. Anyway, enough of my rambling, please enjoy! Oh wait! I want to say thanks to a reviewer that helped me decide what should be wrong with Yusei! You know who you are, so thanks! On with the story! (Awesome music plays.)
At four o'clock, Crow came home from making his deliveries. He came inside the garage, slamming the door behind him. Jack and Bruno jumped and turned to him. "What's wrong with you? Bad day at work from being late?" Jack guessed.
Crow sighed. "Yeah… and I saw Yusei on my way. He's not gotten any better. He went all ninja on me, jumped onto a fire escape, and ran onto a roof! I mean, since when can he do that? He's not that strong!" He shouted in frustration. Bruno nodded and went back to working on the new program. Jack just sipped on his coffee like usual. "Are you guys even concerned about Yusei?"
"Sure we are, Crow," Bruno answered. "We just figured that he's been under a lot of pressure lately from the WRGP coming up. We don't even have an engine program yet and we don't have much time. He's probably just worried and having a hard time; give him some space."
"Maybe, but I'm still not sure. I just want the old Yusei back."
"Someone say my name?" Said dark haired Signer came through the door and smiled. "Hey guys, what's up? Did I miss much while I was on my walk?"
"Miss much? That's all you have to say?" Jack yelled. Yusei shot him a confused look. "Don't you have anything to say to us after yelling at us at the track? You lost it in front of the twins and scared them, Yusei! Don't you have anything to say for yourself?"
"So much for 'give him some space'," Crow muttered. Jack rolled his eyes. Bruno sighed.
"I have no idea what you're talking about," He replied. "I think I'll take another walk."
"No, Yusei. Don't go. Jack's just being the moron that he is! You know that he's not the sharpest tool in the shed. Just… sleep it off if you have too!" Crow suggested.
"I take offense to that," The blonde added. Bruno couldn't help but smile. Yusei smiled and nodded. He went upstairs to his room and shut the door behind him. "Whatever."
Yusei took his jacket, boots, and gloves off, setting them on his dresser. "Maybe Crow's right. Maybe I just need to sleep on this a little longer. But… did I really scare Rua and Ruka? Would I really yell in from of them? They're just kids after all. This isn't going to be easy to figure out… let alone fix." He said in his head. He sighed and slid into his bed, falling asleep soon after.
Yusei tossed and turned in his bed, sweat forming on his forehead. Nightmares plagued his subconscious, making him fear the worst. He clenched his teeth and grabbed at the sheets. He gasped and his eyes shot opened, a terrified look in them. He sat up and put a hand on his head. It was covered in sticky sweat. The teen looked at the clock and saw that it was only six o'clock. His heart was racing and his head was pounding. What could have caused him to become this scared?
"What did I even dream about? My mind's… totally blank, but obviously, it was something bad to make me sweat like this. Whatever's going on, it's defiantly not good," He thought as he went into his bathroom. He turned on the faucet and grabbed a washcloth. Yusei washed the sweat off his face and splashed water on himself, trying to wake up. After drying off, he looked in the mirror. His eyes widened. His reflection was smirking at him with an evil look in its eyes, as if the image had a mind of its own. Yusei jumped back in surprise and stumbled to the ground.
"What the hell is happening to me?" He shouted as he stood back up, looking in the mirror again. The person in the mirror was him and looked like him; not the one that had scared him before. He put his hand on the glass and chewed on his bottom lip. "M-maybe I was just seeing things."
Yusei's image got that same look in it's eyes and glared at him. "Oh, you weren't seeing things, my friend. I'm right here!"
He screamed in fear and ran out of the bathroom. He shut the door and panted, leaning up against it just in case the image could come out of the mirror like in a movie he saw once. Yusei declared silently that he was going crazy and grabbed his jacket, boots, and gloves as he ran downstairs.
"Well, someone's awake! You feeling better now, Yusei?" Crow asked from the couch. He shook his head and ran out the door. "Well that's not a good sign."
"Ya think?" Jack mumbled.
Yusei pulled his collar up around his face like he had done the night before. He looked around and saw Aki coming up to him. "Oh, hey Yusei! What are you doing out? I was just coming by to see you. Are you feeling any better? I was really worried about you at the track. How's your cut?" She asked rapidly.
"C-cut? Oh, um… it's fine now! Thanks for asking! I'm sorry Aki, I'm kinda in a hurry, so I'll talk to ya later, okay?" He called as he ran away. He had no idea what she was talking about when she said something about a cut, so he just went along with it. She looked at him run with worried filled eyes and went inside the garage.
"Hey, Aki! You just missed Yusei. He just stormed off again. Something's up, but he just won't tell us what it is," Crow said to their guest.
"Yeah. I just ran into him outside. He said that he had somewhere to be and he was in a real hurry. I can't guess where he was going," She wondered aloud. Jack slammed his hands on the table and growled in frustration. "Well, what's wrong with you?"
"Yusei's been acting weird, right? He just randomly goes around town whenever he wants, can't you people put two and two together? He's joining another team behind our backs for the WRGP! What else could explain it? He betrayed us all! How could he do that?" Jack accused.
"Jack, you know Yusei would never do something like that!" Aki yelled. "We're all his friends, and he would never turn his back on us. All you would have to do to figure out the truth is to just ask him."
"You're only saying that because you have a crush on the guy. We all know it, so quit trying to hide it like a little kid. You know as well as I do that Yusei is full of mystery and he never tells us anything that goes on in that head of his. We have no idea what's wrong with him, I'm just throwing out a possibility!"
Aki's face blushed crimson and she narrowed her eyes at the taller Signer. "I do not have a crush on him! If you really think that Yusei is working for another team, then I don't wanna hear it!" She ran back out the door and back in the direction of her house with small tears in her eyes.
"Way to go, smart ass. You just made Aki mad!" Crow accused. "What kind of a man makes a girl cry? You're such a jerk."
"Shut the hell up, carrot top. It's none of your business."
"Great, now we're all starting to act like Yusei today. Maybe whatever he's got is contagious and he gave it to us. Everybody just shut up for the rest of the day before I kill all of you!"
Bruno scooted away from Crow and continued to work on the D-wheel program… without Yusei's help like he usually had everyday.
So… Tell me what you think. Tell me what you think is wrong with Yusei. And for the reviewer that helped me, please don't give it away! I beg of you, please don't. Whoa… I even finished this before the game tonight! I feel like I accomplished something awesome! (Awesome music plays.) Okay, where the hell is that music coming from? I'm going to go look! Hoped you liked it! (Goes to look for the source of the music.)
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