First off, and most importantly, I want to thank Saq78642 for doing the heavy editing and rewriting for me. From his edits, I learn a couple things that I need to work on- variety of words and keeping in the correct tense. I doubt that they are the only things I need to work on, and I hope to find them out as soon as possible. So make sure you thank Saq too, since the people who took their time to look over and fix things are just as important as the one who writes it.
For Saq, thank you so much for editing this long chapter (I had too many ideas, I think that's another thing I should work on). I hope to work with you again, because your edits and comments really help me! I want to do something great for you in the future, but for now a thank you and a psycho Aki doll is what I can produce for now. -gives you psycho Aki doll-
So here's chapter 3! Enjoy!
Regards,
Eefi-chan (does not own anything other then this idea)
Ruka's scream started to travel and echo around the house like a sonic wave; her voice first reached to the person taking the guestroom next to the twins' room.
Jack Atlas had finally found a comfortable position on the bed after rolling around in a frustrated matter for a while. Hanging his left side off the bed felt good to the blonde, he was too tired and couldn't care less if doing so made him look bad.
Giving a satisfied sigh, the blonde haired male was about to close his eyes to rest up...
"RUA!"
Jack jerked up from the sudden yell of his comrade; but forgetting that there was no mattress on his left side, gravity took its full course. He put so much pressure on his left side in hoping that the mattress would save him, that he fell right into the ground.
He felt his legs getting caught in the metal, followed by a ripping sound from that said place.
His head, for some reason, got hit first, and then his stomach slammed into the cold hard floor- along with his feet.
Jack grunted at the pain that that drew from his head. He got on his elbows and tried to get his eyesight focused.
"Who-" Jack stopped midsentence when he looked at his legs- and then his eyes widened.
"DARK SIGNERS!" Yanagi hollered as he leaped off his bed, after hearing his hostess's scream.
The old man pulled out a pickaxe from his shirt, and then paused for a moment.
"Himuro?" Yanagi called out, turning to his younger roommate's bed; the teal spiked man was sleeping peacefully.
Frowning, Yanagi leaped onto his bed. Placing his feet between Himuro's legs, he made the man bounce a bit.
"Wake up!" Yanagi yelled. Himuro's eyes tightened a bit.
"We're not in danger." Himuro harshly whispered. Yanagi panicked and then got down to his knees and sat on Himuro's body.
"This isn't one of those practice drills! This is REAL!" Yanagi yelled, shaking Himuro's shoulders. Himuro growled at the sudden contact and quickly used two hands to push the old man off, and to the side of Himuro.
"Are you deaf or something?" Himuro asked, opening his eyes to glare at the old man, "That was just Ruka screaming at Rua. Nothing new there."
His eyes got darker as he continues on, "…and get off my bed before I label you as a molester."
And with that, Himuro went back to sleeping peacefully.
Yanagi watched his friend sleep, attempting to digest what Himuro just said.
"That didn't sound like Ruka to me…" Yanagi told himself. He then shrugged and jumped off of Himuro's bed.
"I must have forgotten to take my medication again!" Yanagi spoke, scratching his chin, he then yawned.
"Oh well." He concluded, giving himself a goofy smile and placed himself upon his bed to sleep.
"JACK!" Mikage awoke herself with a scream as Ruka's scream hit the living room.
"MIKAGE!" Ushio awakened with a jolt as he heard the sound of Mikage's scream. Ushio quickly looked over to the couch from across his to check on her.
He saw Mikage hastily attempting to get off the couch, but with no avail--she was stuck in a heap of blanets. Realizing that her resistance was futile she leaped off the couch in a jolt and proceeded to hop in the direction of the stairs, in complete failure, much to Ushio's amusement.
"Don't just stand there!" Mikage called out to him, "Jack is in trouble!"
Ushio gritted his teeth bare at the mere mention of his rival for and proceeded to get up from the couch.
"Ah! Got it!" Ushio looked up and, to his surprise, Mikage was able to free herself from the mess of blankets as soon he was about to make his move to close the distance between them.
"Stupid blankets." Mikage mummbled as she started up the stairs, all while leaving the blankets simply on the ground.
Ushio attemptied to not whimperm as he tried to catch up with her.
He worked so hard to tuck Mikage in those blankets, in hope that she wouldn't get a cold.
Yusei was choking hoarsely over the sink, using his right fist to punch his stomach in. In the sink, there were scraps of red meat along with saliva.
It was fortunate for him to eat the last piece of crab, and get it caught in the wrong pipe while Ruka screamed. And now with that said, crab was never going to fulfill his hunger. But alas, that factor doesn't matter, if your life is on the line.
'Ack!' Yusei coughed up the last piece of crab as he held onto the sink for balance, letting his cold sweat drip into the sink.
Yusei took deep breaths, and after calming his heart down, he wiped the sweat off his forhead with his hand.
He felt his stomach growling again, but he ignored it.
'The scream came from Ruka's room.' Yusei thought while was about to move his foot, when the basement door swinged open. Yusei wondered why he missed that door when the the very person he has been looking for now emerges from that door.
Yusei opened his mouth to talk to her, but the magenta haired girl ran past him as if he wasn't even there. He did, however, catch the deep concern in her face, while she past him.
"Aki-" Yusei started before he was interrupted as he felt another piece of crab in his throat, while running to the sink to cough it out.
Crow was poking at Rua under the dining room table while they both heard Aki's hasty footsteps going up the stairs.
"You're a dead man." Crow said, poking the stiff twin, "You're really dead."
The door to the twins' room was kicked open and Aki charged into the room. Aki took a second to catch her breath from continuous sprinting. This was clearly shown by how the psychic girl had her hands on her knees.
"Ruka?!" Aki called out, her eyes glanced to the green haired girl who was sitting on her bed. Seeing how hunched up Ruka was, Aki's motherly instincts took over and quickly sat beside the girl.
"Ruka, what's wrong?" Aki asked, placing her hands over Ruka's shoulders.
Ruka yelped at the sudden touch cold touch, but relaxed when she recognized that it was simply Aki. Now if Ruka wasn't such in a wreak right now she would have gladly congratulated Aki for finally coming out of the basement.
"That idiot stole it." Ruka darkly told the psychic female, feeling angry from saying that. She could feel Aki's slight gasp of surprise from her hand.
"She must mean Rua." a calm man's voice spoke, making both of the girls jump.
"Yusei!" Aki exclaimed. Ruka looked up to see Yusei hovering over the two of them; however, she sensed the smell of crab breath blasting into her face. Ruka saw Yusei's chest expanding and retracting in rhythm. His face was all flushed, as if he was running from death itself. To Ruka, Yusei looked as if he was about to topple over the both of them because he was so close to them.
"Warn us before you get that close." Aki whispered, not masking the surprise or the bright blush as she waved her hand to push him away. Yusei stepped back and mouthed an apology to both of them. Ruka, buried her face into Aki in hopes to escape from the crab smell, secretly rolled her eyes and clear her throat. You two are so oblivious.
"Aki." Ruka spoked, tugging on Aki's hand. Ruka felt Aki looking down at her. Ruka's dark glimer in her eyes was enough for Aki to understand what Ruka wanted.
"Can you go find Rua and bring him here, Yusei?" Aki calmly asked. Ruka could hear Yusei walking out of their room before looking up again.
"Don't worry, Ruka." Aki said, patting Ruka's head, "Rua will get it, trust me."
Ruka felt some of the anger going away in her, but now she could only stare at Aki.
"Uh…" Ruka was lost for words. She was happy that Aki is showing concern and caring for her, but Ruka didn't expect that their little chit-chat in the basement could had them bond that quickly. It took Yusei two duels to just get her to calm down.
Maybe it's because we are girls. Ruka stole a glance at Aki. Aki was watching the girl with her usual expression, but the concern was there in her eyes.
"Ah!"
Rua's voice crying from outside, caught the attention of the both of them. Ruka and Aki shift their gazes to the door.
"That was fast." Ruka whispered. Aki, on the other hand, shook her head.
"That can't be Yusei's doing." Aki whispered, shaking her head at the door. Ruka lift her eyebrow up.
"How can you tell-"
"Ah! Put me down! Put me down!" Rua's voice interrupted again. Ruka then heard banging out in the hallway. Ruka's eyes widen. Now Yusei is never that rough.
Before Ruka had finished contemplating who caught her culprit, the person with her answer had slammed the door open.
Jack marched into the room, with a wailing Rua over his shoulders; and Crow following suit. The blonde hair male dropped Rua on the ground without any gentleness in front of the two females. Ruka watches her older brother's face winch once his butt made contact to the wooden floor.
"Ow! Jack! That hurts..." Rua groaned as he scratched his butt. Rua's ponytail had been ruffled like a duck's feathers and his usual outfit has more wrinkles then their great-grandma Ruru had on her face.
Ruka then looked to Jack, speechless. His corn color hair was loose and hanging over the place, as if he have been ruffled as well. And what gave Ruka the creeps was the rips on the pjs. Or what was left of them anyway, since it looked as if Jack was in a barbaric fight.
How the heck did he respond that quickly, and more importantly, Jack?
"What the hell is going on here? Speak." Jack darkly cut in, making the twins and Crow jump. The tone of Jack's voice is harsh and annoyed; and it was aimed directly at Ruka. Ruka gulped, realizing that she must have awakened Jack's cranky side.
"Uh-"
"And make it quick." Jack added, his tired eyes narrowing more. Nevermind Rua, Ruka wanted to get away from Jack. Pronto.
"Rua stole something from Ruka." Aki explained, stepping into the gap between Ruka and Jack, "I think we can take it over from here Jack. Go back to your beauty sleep."
"Gladly." Jack replied as he made a sharp turn and marched to the door. Unfortunely, Mikage and Ushio decided it was the perfect time to enter the room.
Mikage froze in place once Jack came into her vision, but Ushio was not lucky enough to stop himself from crashing into the blonde king.
"Foo!" Ushio let out as he retailed into the ground. Jack, who is still standing, only grunt at his bodyguard.
"Out of my way." Jack mumbled as he continued past the now gaping Mikage into the hallway. Mikage timidly started to walk after him, but then Yusei walked in, looking all refreshed, at the perfect time, ironically, and blocked Mikage's way.
"It would be best if you leave him alone." Yusei said, Mikage opened her mouth to speak when a loud slam of the door next room over made her mouth shut.
Ruka decided that now would be the best time to let go of the breath she had held in for a long time and focus her attention on her older twin brother. Rua was staring at her, looking apprehensive on how to deal with the stutation at hand.
"Okay Rua, fork it over!" Ruka ordered him, wanting to get this over with. The sooner he gives it over, the sooner all these people will leave her room.
Ruka saw her brother winched from her order. But to Ruka's surprise, he gave her a questioning look.
"But shouldn't this be given to Aki?"
Ruka felt something heavy drop in her body, as everyone's eyes suddenly look at her. She felt Aki's eyes looking at her the strongest and no doubt her glance at the twin is a confuse one.
She narrowed her eyes until practially they were only silts beaming at Rua, wishing that she had Aki's destructive powers and could make her Anicent Fairy Dragon go after him.
"Rua, just give it to me so I can go to bed." Ruka darkly ordered, feeling red in the face.
With everyone silently watching her brother and herself arguing, the green haired girl couldn't think of anything worse than her own humiliation. Now I know how Jack feels.
"But you want to give this story to Aki, right?" Rua explained, pulling out the red notebook, "It's right here-"
Ruka snatched the notebook quickly before Rua set off what could have been her downfall.
"Just leave." Ruka said, looking at the ground. She felt Aki's gaze again and her own face redden even deeper. No way I am going to give this to her now…
"I was thinking you should read it out loud to us, since it has all of us in it." Rua suggested, while innocently looking at his little sister.
Ruka's body became numb and cold. It was as if her very soul was being ripped out of her body violently in spasms. Then, her eyes widened and she looked up and shouted
"ABSOLUTLEY NOT!"
"I think this is what we need right now, a happy boost." Rua innocently and cheerfully said
"It's just a story Rua!" Ruka lashed back like a burning whip flailing upon one's back.
"Then you shouldn't feel all embarrassed about it." Rua replied slyly.
Ruka bit her lip. She couldn't think of any comeback that would easily remove Rua from the room and stop his interrogating and prying into her business.
"Actually, I will forgive you for missing dinner if you read it out loud." Crow suddenly spoke, with his hands rubbing together, "I am very anixous to see if your story telling is about as great as mine."
Ruka felt a red flag going up in her brain and instantly realized the malice and the intent behind Crow's words when she saw Crow smirking at her. He's trying to bait you with guilt and a challenge, Ruka. Don't give into sympathy and pride-
"Rua says that you make stories that really inspire people." Crow's façade continued, putting his hand on Rua's shoulder, "Rua was just showing me a couple pages of your Sleeping Rose story and we both think it will serve as motvation for all of us keep going with this battle if this is share to all."
"Unless there is an ulterior motive in your story that is very personal and will offend someone in particular" Crow finish, his eyes giving a twinkle- and direct hit to Ruka's dignity.
"Damn it!" Ruka mentally swore, she was falling into Crow's "claws" so to speak, there were only two choices.
If she denies writing a personal story, then she will have to read it out loud; but that means everyone will hear it, and most likely pick up some subliminal messages. But if she admits to this, then she won't have to read it; however, then they will know she wrote something personal about someone for her own pleasure and will create unessary awkward tension.
What's her choice? It's a lose-lose stutation.
"Ruka said it's just a story, Crow. She's not the type to offend people. " Aki stepped in, putting her hand on Ruka's shoulder. Ruka jerked at the sudden contact, but relaxed. Aki was going to save her butt, again. Thank roses.
"She's just scared that you will get mad that her story is way better then yours." Aki said, giving a small smirk while patting Ruka on the back. There was no way she was going to let Ruka's brother and Crow take advantage of her. They had bonds, there was no ignoring them now.
Ruka and Crow both jaw dropped and Crow's headband also suddenly dropped over his eyes, as if on cue. Aki Izayoi was the last person they expected to give any emotion, let alone defend the girl.
Ruka could only glance up and give a stun look at her sister figure. I am?
"What?" Crow hollered, shifting his headband back to it's place in his hair, "What makes you think that?"
"Well, didn't you and Rua agree that her story will help us get back on our feet?" Aki question, keeping her cool, calculated nature. Crow scratch the back of his head.
"Yes-"
"So subconsiously you have admitted to everyone, including myself, that she has infact concoted a story that would not only bring amusement, but lift our spirits."
"No way."
"Then shouldn't you come up with a story that is at least on-par with her's? Or have you admitted defeat and declared yourself a loser?"
Crow paused for a moment and then smirked at both female signers. I like your style, missy. Don't think you've won.
"Alright then, I'll make a story to help all you signers get over your depression states, if Ruka fails that is." Crow stated, cracking his knuckles. Ruka couldn't help wondering, as she stared at Crow's hands, if his hands were ever not ocuppied with anything.
"The loser has to obey all winner's commands for a week. A bonus week is added for every time Jack or Yusei make a funny face during the story." Crow explains.
"Now all of you are being ridiculous. Do you all not understand that there are more important ventures? " Yusei cut in, having everyone looking at him now, which was behind Ruka and Aki. Yusei kick off the wall he was leaning against and move closer to the girls.
"It's late into the night, and we all just survived crucial battles." Yusei stated, "We don't really have the time to goof off. Godwin is going to call any minute now and I think we should use this time wisely to rest up."
For five seconds, everyone was deep in thought about what Yusei just said. Ruka was on Yusei's side, wanting to forget this scenrio as soon as possible.
But as she was about to talk, everyone started to talk at the same time. Ruka couldn't identify anything from all the different noise levels and tones, so she decided to not say anything.
Ruka heard Yusei sighing and directed her attention to see if she could sense some crankyness from him but thankfully, it wasn't as obnoxous as Jack's. His eyes were dark, but then again, not as much as Jack's.
"Then again…" Ruka traveled off into her thoughts as she looked up to Aki and then to the wall where the room Jack was sleeping in. Her eyes then glanced to the window, where she could only see the same gray clouds.
Seeing those clouds sparked a reminder in her brain. She made this story, in hopes to help Aki to smile, because of all she had to overcome. Her story was rushed because of her somewhat fairytale past.
Ruka glanced at her notebook and she suddenly saw herself, a while ago, writing this story.
She said she was going to write it for Aki, but she remembers thinking of other faces that she wrote in this story as well. Aki's face was the strongest, yet she couldn't help but wonder if Aki's past, was not the only thing that caused her story to rush.
Noting the clouds again, Ruka remembered how much they adapted to this dark moment. This is not just a group of Signers but as well… Ruka thought as she eyes the non-signers in the room. From Crow who is loosing to Aki for some reason, to Mikage and Ushio arguing about something at the corner of the room; Ruka suddenly feels their stress too.
There is so much she didn't know about each person in this room, including her own brother, yet they sufferred as much as she and Aki did.
Ruka recalled her frustration of trying to perfect their characterization in the story, knowing that she lacked a lot of information despite being with them for a long time now.
Is this story rushed also from wanting to know more about everyone in here? Could knowing, be the answer to get back on their legs and look to the future?
It could be, and suddenly, the idea of sharing the story might not be a bad idea. She suddenly felt lighter, as if finding out her path took off her cloud of darkness.
"Deal." Ruka spoke, causing everyone to stop talking and look at her.
"Are you sure?" Aki asked, surprise in her amber eyes.
"I am sure. And I want everyone in here." Ruka spoke with determination.
She didn't care if she won that stupid bet or not. She wanted everyone to smile again; she didn't care that it meant being humiliated here and there, after all nothing is achieved without action.
Ruka watched the scene in front of her with amusement and sweatdropped.
"This bed is heavy!" Rua complained, as he unsucessfully tried to push his own bed.
"Your supposed to lift the bed, you idiot." Ruka explained, shaking her head in disbelief.
Ruka made the decision to put both beds in their room together so everyone could sit in a circle. She logically should have used a more reasonable place, such as their living room, but she couldn't bear the thought of reading or writing outside of her room. It just works that way.
"Oh." Rua said, staring at the bed. Then he tried to lift the bed by lifting of the legs. Ruka groaned.
Being the kind sister that she is, she forgave Rua, but still made him do one of her chores. (As per suggested by Yusei) In fact, if Rua never stole it, Ruka would have never realize her true purpose of her creation.
How her brother's idiotic ideas end up benefical, will forever be a mystery to her.
"Can anyone help this idiot move his bed?" Ruka called out, looking over her shoulder. She saw Yusei finish pushing her bed to the wall with an easy reflex of his knees. He looked up when Ruka asked him a question.
"Yeah, be there in a minute." Yusei told Ruka, nodding at her and went back to his work. Ruka nodded back, even thought he wouldn't see it.
She then walked out of her room, leaving the two boys be.
"Jack! This is urgent! Please wake up!"
Ruka stopped walking and turned to see Mikage knocking on the guest room door. Ruka also saw Ushio leaning on the wall right across the door, looking annoyed.
"It's easier to just let me march in there and drag him by the ear." Ushio told her. Mikage look over her shoulder and glared at him.
"That will hurt him!"
"Wouldn't that be the point-OW!"
Mikage slammed her elbow into Ushio's ribs. Ushio rubbed the area where Mikage had attacked mildly, while the said attacker resumed knocking at the door.
"Jack! Please wake up!" Mikage cried continually.
Ruka sighed and went down the opposite way down of the hallway. She knew of Ushio's crush on Mikage and Mikage's crush on Jack because of their actions. Heck, she even knew of their jealously of their rivals.
She frowned when Carly's face appeared in her mind.
Jack still didn't tell them about her, from the look of it. But then again…
Ruka glanced over her shoulder to look at Mikage, trying to smack Ushio with a rolled up newspaper. Ruka then shifted her eyes to the guest door where Jack is (hopefully) sleeping.
…Just how painful is it to talk about the one who saved you, when you can't even save them in return?
Ruka's heart tightened at the thought of it. She had always considered Jack and Carly's connection different from all the other connections between Signers and Dark Signers.
Carly never had a grudge for Jack, but became a Dark Signer because of her feelings for him. That very person was the one who changed Jack for the better, who became the destined opponent.
Jack only gave those little details about their battle and past to his signer comrades, but even those little details seem to be too much for the blonde haired ex-king to speak about. Jack's expressions and carrying Carly's glasses were enough to say that he wanted to save her.
Watching Mikage continually slamming the newspaper at Ushio's arm, Ruka could only hope they will understand, once Jack regains enough composition to tell them.
"ACK! My eye! My eye!" Ushio hollered as he covers his left eye, turning his back to Mikage. Mikage stared at him for a bit, but then turned around to continue knocking for Jack.
Not wanting to witness cranky Jack again, Ruka began walking again. I did tell them that Jack didn't have to come since he is, after all, right next door.
She then went down her list of people in her head.
Yusei and Rua are doing the bed arrangements. Well, Yusei mostly.
Mikage and Ushio are getting Jack. Best if they leave him be.
Crow is getting Himuro and Yanagi up, since no one else wants to go wake them up.
That just leaves…
Ruka felt a hand on her shoulder, cutting her from her thoughts. Ruka looked over her shoulder.
"Is anyone allergic to peanuts?" Aki asked. Ruka raised her eyebrow.
"No?" Ruka responded, mid-sentence and question.
"Guess vanilla is then." Aki said, releasing her hand from Ruka's shoulders. Ruka could only stare at the older female. Peanuts? Vanilla?
"Aren't you supposed to go find extra blankets?" Ruka asked, remembering asking Aki to go get blankets. Aki's lips press together a little bit.
"Yusei told me he'll get them." Aki answered, bitterly, "Sometimes, he's too much of a gentleman…"
"I can't disagree with you there." Ruka said, looking away from Aki. The only time he oversteps his boundaries to be a gentleman is when Aki is involved. Somehow, Ruka couldn't look at Aki when she thought of this.
"You ready for your reading?" Aki asked, making Ruka turn to look at her again.
"I guess so." Ruka said, fiddling with her sleeves. She felt Aki glance at her.
"You're going to do great. It's just a story, right?" Aki said, giving a slight smile to the girl.
"Yes, it is." Ruka replied, feeling her tongue becoming more heavy after each word spoken.
It is a story. But it's not just a story. Ruka had made the story for Aki, and she had put her wishes for the older signer in this story. The green hair girl had no doubt that those very wishes went for the others now too, but there is one wish that she made for Aki only, and she hoped that only Aki would get it.
"This is REALLY awkward." Ruka thought repetitively as she shifted back and forth uncomfortably on the edge of her bed, but only to have her back meet with the wall.
Looking around her, everyone, minus Jack, was able to fit in the combined beds that were mashed together. Ruka never thought that their beds were this big (especially after Yusei discover how to extend the bed frames of Rua's bed). Even though they are so close to each other, it's not like they were smashed.
Ruka start to her left, which was Aki. She was staring off into nowhere and looking quite peaceful in her spot on the bed. She wasn't in the pjs that Ruka offered her, but she was still comfortable in her usual outfit (minus the heels).
It turns out that Aki made cookies while everyone was getting ready. Ruka forgot that she had instant plain cookie mix in the fridge, and Aki came across them while looking for any leftovers for dinner. Aki decided to add an "additional flavor" to make the cookies "more interesting." Aki told Ruka that she would bring them out if someone gets hungry.
Next to Aki was Yusei, who had volunteered to be the one to sit at the cracks between the two beds. He had the same expression as Aki, but somehow tried to hide his discomfort. He didn't have his boots and gloves on, exposing his white socks. I hope they are clean, Yusei.
But what caught her attention was how he was trying to make himself comfortable. How Ruka could tell was because she herself kept getting squished into the bedroom wall whenever Yusei tried to move closer to Aki, causing Aki to move into Ruka, and Ruka herself pushing Aki back to her spot, forcing Yusei to move back to his spot on the cracks. I question his reasons sometimes.
Ignoring another pushing round, Ruka looked to Yanagi, who was next to Yusei. Yanagi was twiddling his thumbs, in his nightgown, and talking to Himuro about some treasure hunts he went on in the past. Himuro, who is next to Yanagi and wearing his normal clothes, was the last person on Ruka's side. He had his left leg hanging out of the bed, just so there is room. Himuro was listening to Yanagi's stories with interest. It was interesting to note that despite a huge age gap and major differences, those two got along great.
Ruka looked to Yusei, according to Himuro, he was the one who brought them together as friends. Ruka couldn't help but smile.
Learning from Rudger, Yusei was named after a project his late father did 17 years ago. Yusei's father wished for him to connect with people through bonds. It seems that his father's wish has been granted.
Glancing across Himuro, Ushio's position was identical to Himuro, except it was with his right leg and still in his guard uniform. He was nervously trying to whisper something to Mikage, but the blue haired woman who was wearing the twins' mother's nightgown kept shaking her head, like she was disagreeing with something. Something about Jack, no doubt.
Next to Mikage, Crow, who is still wearing his outfit, was listening in to Yanagi's stories. He cut in, often for a comment, and would then get scolded by Himuro for interrupting. As Ruka looked at him, she wondered what story he will tell after her, if she fails.
If I fail…
"Hey, Ruka! Don't fall asleep now!"
Ruka looked at the last person on the opposite side, and who is across from her directly. He was wearing identical night pjs as her, except for the fact that his was not pink, it is blue.
"I'm awake, Rua." Ruka said, giving a grin.
"Okay! Looks like everyone but Jack is here." Crow announced, cracking his knuckles. Ruka was getting creeped out about how Crow was constantly cracking his knuckles, but she was too nervous to yell at him.
"Let him be, Crow." Yusei told him, "You know how he gets to be."
"Yeah, but part of the deal is that if you or-"
"Plus he is behind the wall where the twins are." Yusei cut in, making Crow glare at him.
"He is still up. As we speak, he is moving around looking for something." Crow said. Mikage's eyes lit up.
"He's up?"
"He's need to use the restroom, I guess." Yusei explain, "And if anything disrupts him whenever he gets up during his beauty sleep-"
"It's the end of the world." Crow finished, adding an explosive sound at the end. Yusei narrowed his eyes at Crow.
"He means that Jack will do what he had almost did to Rua earlier." Yusei finished.
Ruka and everyone else could only widen their eyes in silence. Rua's back stiffened at the terrible memory of Jack trying to chase him with his D-Wheel when he woke him up to ask about Carly.
Ushio cleared his throat and poke at Mikage.
"Well, since Jack is not going to join us, can I-?"
"IT'S GONE!"
A dark roar coming from the other side of the wall caused Ruka's body to stop functioning in fear, she also saw everyone else reacting to the roar in fear. Even Yusei had his eyes widened in fear, which made Ruka feel even more scared.
CRACK.
The door flew off its hinges, causing Ruka to jump in fear. She felt Aki's arm encircling her, protectively. Ruka also saw Yusei blocking both female signers' view with his back.
"Oh shit." Ruka heard Yusei whisper under his breath. Ruka saw an opening for viewing throught Yusei's arm and look through.
And wish she hadn't.
Standing at the edge of the bed, Jack look worse then he was a couple hours ago. His hair is unrecognizable, a big blonde hair mess. His eyes are the darkest purple she has seen in his eyes.
But the worse was that he was wearing only in a towel.
"Who took my underwear?" Jack darkly asks, in a tone unrecognizable to Ruka.
Everyone else blankly stare at Jack, either too scarce or amuse to say anything.
But Ruka could only glare at the Rua, who is on the verge of fainting.
"Alternative, huh?" Ruka asked in a low voice . Rua laughed nervously and played with his night cap.
"It was soft..."
Ruka rolled her eyes. Someone has to tie her brother up, and put a big gag in his mouth.
"This is stupid."
"You could go back to your bed."
"Not after what just happened."
"Well, then aren't you moving?"
"I'm too comfortable to move."
"I can see why." Yusei said, signaling the end of their therapy. He groaned disapprovingly at Jack, who changed into his normal outfit.
Jack was sitting at the edge of the bed between Himuro and Ushio. He was sitting with his legs crossed and was using both Himuro's and Ushio's bended legs asback support. Himuro and Ushio both gave each other discomforting looks, no doubt wishing they could kick the blond right there and now.
Jack was not looking at Yusei at all, but rather he was glaring at Rua. Rua was nervously twiddling his thumbs and was careful not to meet his eyes with his. His light brown eyes were moving frantically around, making Ruka thinking that any second they will pop off their sockets.
Just as Rua surrendered Jack's silky boxers, the former king has threatened to use his D-Wheel on the young boy for practice. Yusei and Crow monitored the exchange closely between the Wing-tatooed signer and the young boy, so Jack will not lunge at him. Ruka found this interaction far more enteraining than the scene in the kitchen a few hours ago, as she had watched her brother holding out the boxers to Jack as if he were holding one of Yanagi's false teeth.
"Rua, you are going to make me dizzy if you keep moving your eyes like that." Ruka said, causing Rua to look at her.
"Er…sorry." Rua whispered and just stared down to his lap.
Ruka then felt everyone's eyes on her and began to feel nervous.
"So… should I begin?" Ruka said, almost squeezing it out at midsentense.
"How long is it?" Jack ask, staring at the red notebook that Ruka is now clutching tightly in her fingers.
"It doesn't matter as long Godwin doesn't call." Aki pointed out, "Other then that, enjoy, your majesty."
Jack grunted and muttered a few words under his breath. Mikage, who was close to him, turned red when she was able to catch the words.
Ruka took a deep breath and slowly opened the book.
Ruka clear her breath and began to read her creation.
"Once upon a time-"
"Is this the original version or the Disney version?" Jack cut in, making Ruka choke on her words.
"You arrogant-"
"Jack, we can find out." Yusei said, covering Aki's mouth from excecuting her name-calling. Ruka watched as Yusei releases his hand from her mouth and mouthed another apology to her. The green haired girl watched Aki's lips press tighter than before and could have swore Ruka heard Aki mummbling something about a donkey's butt.
"Sorry for our rudeness, Ruka." Yusei suddenly spoke. Ruka nodded at him.
"It's fine. I actually took a little from each version." Ruka said, "I don't mind comments, as long it doesn't hurt someone."
"You could have mentioned that sooner." Jack said, glaring at Aki. Ruka turned her attention to her notebook.
"Okay then…"
Ruka cleared her throat again, feeling her heart pounding against her chest. This is it. Once I start, I must finish.
"Once upon a time, in a far away land, there lived a peaceful and successful kingdom called Domino…"
So now Ruka is going to read her creation to the crew. It's going to be hard trying to do her writing style, but I'll try my best.
Ruka: -pops out of no where- I'm going to have my Anicent Fairy Dragon eat you if you screw this up.
Me: -pokes Ruka's head- Hey! First off, I'm typing this for you. Second, I got buddies who will look over this for me. And thirdly, you don't have the personailty and power to send out the dragon.
Ruka: True, I can't, but she will. -smirks as she pulls Aki out of nowhere-
Aki: Do anything bad to Ruka and you will deal with me. -evily smirks- Personality.
Me: -winches- Alright! Alright! I will! Now, you two, begone! Go bug other fanfic writers!
Hope you enjoy this chapter! See you next time!
