Chapter 3
Aki looked up to see who had saved her and it was…Yusei. She couldn't believe what she was seeing. What was he doing here?
James and his friend were badly injured because of Yusei. They were groaning in pain while glaring at Yusei at the same time.
"Fudo, you're going to regret this!" threatened James while running away with his friend right behind him. He had a lot of pride but he knew he would never be able to beat Yusei with just his fists.
Aki looked up stunned at Yusei. She was amazed that even though it had been two against one, Yusei had still won and didn't have a single scratch on him.
"Are you okay?" asked Yusei while crouching down to Aki's level to see her condition. He saw that she had some scratch marks on her face but what he was really worried about was her stomach. He had seen James kicking her repeatedly in the stomach before he fought him and his friend.
Yusei's words brought Aki back from her daze.
"I-I'm f-fine," said Aki while trying to stand up but winced when she felt a sharp pain coming from her stomach.
"Don't get up so quickly," said Yusei while standing up and holding Aki steady, "Sit against this wall for a second. I'm going to check how bad you're injury is."
Aki nodded and did as she was told. Yusei crouched down to face her and poked his finger against her stomach lightly.
Aki instantly yelped in pain and put her arms around her stomach to shield it.
"Sorry, but I had to see how bad your injury is. Seeing how sensitive your stomach is to even the lightest touch, you should probably have a doctor check it," said Yusei.
"No thanks, I'm okay. My stomach doesn't hurt that bad, I was just surprised," lied Aki while standing up.
Yusei looked at her and knew that she was bluffing because as soon as she stood up, she winced.
"Here, I'll take you there myself. I was on my way to the hospital anyway," said Yusei while escorting her out of the alley.
Aki didn't object nor did she question why he was going to the hospital since the pain was really beginning to get unbearable and she felt tears forming at her eyes but she wouldn't cry. She hadn't cried in years.
Aki was being led to a red motorcycle that was obviously Yusei's.
"Have you ever rode a motorcycle before?" asked Yusei once they had reached the automobile.
Aki shook her head in response. Yusei let go of her for a second to put on his helmet and sat on the bike.
"I don't have a spare helmet but just sit behind me and wrap your arms around me so you don't fall off."
Aki slowly sat down on the bike and wrapped her arms around Yusei's torso. She cringed when there was another sharp pain from her stomach as it came into contact with his back.
A loud roar came from the autmobile as Yusei turned it on. The bike suddenly moved which caused Aki to gasp and tighten her hold on Yusei.
"Don't worry. As long as you hold on tight, you won't fall off," yelled Yusei over the noise coming from the engine.
Aki nodded and closed her eyes. She had never rode a motorcycle or anything close to one, so she wasn't used to the deafening noise or the wind whipping fiercely against her face.
After a couple minutes Aki started to get used to the noise and the wind and relaxed. She hesitantly leaned her head against Yusei's back. Yusei didn't seem to notice the new weight on his back.
It was odd. Depite the freezing wind lashing against Aki, she felt warm both inside and outside. She could understand why her body felt warm since Yusei's body warmth was transferring to her's but she didn't get why she felt warmth on the inside.
Aki's thoughts were interrupted as she felt the automobile slow down. She opened her eyes and sat up straight while keeping her hold on Yusei.
Neo Domino Hospital was right in front of them.
Yusei went for a parking space that was closest to the entrance and parked. The bike came to a complete stop and Yusei turned it off. It was odd to hear nothing inside the parking lot since Aki had gotten used to the deafening noise.
Aki got up carefully so she wouldn't disturb her stomach. Yusei followed after her and helped her across to the entrance.
Once they had gotten inside, they went to the receptionist. Her name tag read Haru.
"Hello, welcome to Neo Domino Hospital. How may I help you?" asked Haru with a warm smile but looked concerned at Aki. Haru saw that Aki had a pained expression and her arm was held in a position as if she was trying to shield her stomach. Her clothes were all dirty and her hair was all messed up.
"Hi, my name is Yusei Fudo and she is Aki Izayoi. Could we see a doctor soon and do the paperwork afterwards. It's kind of an emergency," said Yusei.
The receptionist's eyes widened as she heard Izayoi but agreed that Aki should see a doctor immediately. She quickly tried to get a hold of a doctor who wasn't with a patient.
"Alright, luckily there is one doctor who isn't busy right now. Her name is Hana. I'll lead you right to the room but first let's get you a wheelchair miss," said Haru as she went to get a wheelchair.
Aki sat down in the wheelchair and Yusei wheeled her to the door that was opened by Haru. They walked down a hallway that was filled with nurses, doctors, patients, and visitors moving around.
They kept walking until they reached a door with the numbers 607 on them. She opened the door and let them in. Yusei helped Aki out of the wheelchair and unto the bed inside the room.
Haru took the wheelchair and said,"Dr. Hana will be here shortly." Then she left the room closing the door.
It was silent in the room for a long time.
"Why?" asked Aki interrupting the previous silence.
"Why what?" asked a confused Yusei.
"Why did you save me?" said Aki. She had been wondering about this for a long time. They were pratically strangers but he had went and fought James and his friend to save her.
"Well, I couldn't just let you get beaten up. Besides, isn't it just human nature for someone to try and help someone in need?," explained Yusei.
"Human nature huh."
There was no more talking after that. The only noise after was when the doctor came in.
"Hello, I'm Dr. Hana. I'm so sorry for the wait. I got caught up in something," explained the doctor as she quickly went over to Aki and told her to lie down.
"Alright dear. Where exactly does it hurt but I'm guessing it's your stomach seeing that your hand is there."
Aki nodded in response.
"Excuse me mister Fudo, could you turn around while I observe her injury. Oh, Haru told me your names." answered Hana after she saw Yusei's surprised stare.
Yusei turned around as Hana carefully lifted up Aki's shirt trying not to disturb her stomach. There was a huge bruise starting to form. It covered most of her stomach.
"Luckily nothings broken and I'm pretty sure nothing else is wrong except that you're going to have a huge bruise but i'll give you an ointment for it. So, just be careful and try not to let anything touch your stomach since it will be very sensitive for about a week. I'll just go get the medicine meanwhile please fill out these forms" said Dr. Hana as she handed the forms to Aki and then went outside the room to go get the medicine.
Aki pulled down the shirt and sat up to fill out the forms. Yusei turned back around and just stared at the ceiling until the doctor returned with the ointment.
"Here is the ointment and I'll take those forms. Put this on three times a day and the bruise should go away soon. I'll make sure that your visit is kept secret miss Izayoi since I'm pretty sure you don't want this to get out in public. So, I hope you have a good day and come back if the pain is getting worse. Also, you don't have to pay for this visit or for the ointment ," said Hana but once she saw their surprised faces answered, "Your father has made many donations to this hospital before, so it's just a small favor in return for his daughter." Then she went outside.
Aki stood up and saw Yusei coming towards her.
"I'll give you a ride back home but first I have to finsh some business here okay," said Yusei while walking outside of the room.
Aki nodded and followed Yusei out the door. They walked further down the hallway until Yusei stopped at door numbered 621. There was a restroom right across the room so Aki told Yusei she was going to go there first. Yusei nodded indicating that he had heard her and went in the room.
Aki went inside the bathroom and looked at the mirror. She tried to fix her hair by combing her hair with her fingers to try and straighten it. She couldn't do anything about her clothes so she left them as they were.
She then exited the bathroom and stood in front of room 621. She was deciding whether or not to go in. She decided to go in and what she saw was Yusei with two kids. There was one girl and one boy and they were twins. They both had green hair and seemed to be about eleven years old.
The girl was lying down on the bed and she looked pale in comparison to her lively more healthier looking brother but was smiling nonetheless. Her brother on the other hand was jumping up and down while talking animatedly to Yusei. They didn't seem to notice Aki's presence yet.
"Yusei, Yusei! It's been such a long time since you last visited us! What took you so long?," asked the boy with a pout.
"Rua, leave Yusei alone. He doesn't have to visit us everyday," said the girl defending Yusei but started to cough a little after talking.
"Ah Ruka, you should rest for now!" exclaimed Rua while lightly pushing Rua down on the bed.
"Okay, okay! Huh, oh hello! I don't mean to be rude but who are you?" asked Ruka when she noticed Aki in the room.
Both Yusei and Rua turned around. Yusei went towards Aki.
"This is Aki Izayoi. She attends my high school. She was badly injured and I was the only one near her, so I took her here," explained Yusei.
"Oh! Well it's very nice to meet you! I'm Ruka and the annoying boy next to me is my brother Rua." said Ruka while smiling very warmly at Aki.
"Oi Ruka! I'm not annoying at all!" whined Rua while putting his fists in the air.
"You're really loud though!" retorted Ruka but started to cough again.
"Rua, Ruka. Stop fighting and Rua you should probably rest now."
"Just a couple of more minutes Yusei! Please, I want to talk to Aki-san!" pleaded Ruka while turning towards Aki.
"Me too, Me too! I want to know more about you too!" yelled Rua while running towards Aki. Aki could tell that Rua was a rather energetic boy.
"Rua, stop acting annoying. Excuse my brother, Aki-san."
"It's okay but if you don't mind me asking but how do you and Yusei know each other?" asked Aki.
"Oh, well I have a really weak immune system so my body is a lot more weak physically and I don't have a lot of stamina. Because of this, I get sick fairly easy and when I do, it gets pretty serious. I'm practically a resident of this hospital since I come here so often! Anyways, on one of my many visits to this hospital, Rua and I met Yusei because he was getting a cast off from a motorcycle accident. I was barely conscious so I wasn't really sure what was going on but I heard Rua crying my name," Ruka's eyes softened, "This was one of my worst cases. So, Yusei comforted Rua and they got acquainted pretty quickly. Once I regained consciousness, I met Yusei too. We all got close after that! He visits us every time I have to go to the hospital. He's practically like a big brother to us!"
"Yea Yea! Yusei's like a big brother to us! He's so cool and awesome!" shouted Rua.
"Yeah, they're like my siblings," Yusei looked at them with a small smile," I wish I could stay longer guys, but I should go now. I have to take Aki home so I'll visit you guys tomorrow. Ruka, get some rest now and Rua don't bother her. Okay?" said Yusei while walking towards the door.
"Okay, Yusei. It was very nice to meet you Aki-san. I hope you can come back soon because we learned nothing about you!" said Ruka.
"Yea, you and Yusei need to come back soon!" exclaimed Rua.
"It was nice to meet you as well." said Aki while following Yusei out the door.
Yusei and Aki walked back down to the entrance and exited the hospital. The sky was a lot darker and it seemed that it would rain soon.
"Do you know where I live?" asked Aki.
"Yea. Your house isn't exactly the hardest house to find." explained Yusei as they walked towards the motorcycle. Aki wasn't surprised by this information. Her mansion was the largest house in the city.
They reached the motorcycle and Yusei sat down first and put on his helemt. He waited for Aki to sit behind him. Once Aki sat down and put her arms around him, Yusei turned on the motorcycle and once again a deafening noise ripped through the air.
Yusei exited the parking lot and started driving in the direction towards Aki's house. After a few minutes, Aki leaned her head again on Yusei's back bacause she was getting tired. She felt the same warm feeling again. This time she was too tired to care but she didn't dare go to sleep for fear of falling off.
The whole ride was silent except for the noise from the engine and they had reached Aki's house pretty quickly. When they reached the gate they saw Akira running towards them.
"Aki-san! Thank goodness you're safe! I thought something bad had happened to you. Why do you have scratches on your face and your clothes are filthy!" exclaimed Akira with a concerned look at Aki. He looked suspiciously at Yusei. "I don't mean to be rude sir, but who are you?"
"Akira, this is Yusei Fudo. He saved me from some thugs and took me to a hospital to get treated," explained Aki.
"Oh, pardon me then Fudo-san. Thank you so much for all your help," said Akira while bowing in gratitude to Yusei.
"It's no problem. Well, I should go now. I'll see you at school tomorrow Aki," said Yusei as he went back on his motorcycle and started to drive away. Aki nodded and went inside with Akira following her.
Akira kept asking her if she was okay and what had happened but Aki ignored him and went to her room. She changed into pajamas since it was about time to go to sleep. She put on some of her ointment and winced when she felt another sharp pain.
As she was putting on the medicine, she heard thunder. She looked outside her window and saw that it was pouring rain outside.
I wonder if Yusei got home before it started to rain, Aki thought but then she wondered why she should care.
After she put on the medicine, she got ready for bed by brushing her teeth and her hair but before she went into bed, she did her usual ritual with her deck.
She went through each card but stopped when she got to Black Rose Dragon.
"Black Rose Dragon. So much has happened today. Remember that boy I had talked about earlier. He came and saved me just now. He said he did it because it was just human nature. But, not all people are like that. Some would just ignore or encourage what was happening. He's very different but so were these two kids I met. They didn't seem to care about my last name at all. They treated me sincerely unlike the rest. But why are they so different? Ugh, why do I care?," groaned Aki while putting the card down, "I'll see you tomorrow Black Rose Dragon. I'm going to go to sleep now."
Aki put her deck back in its spot and went into bed wondering if the next day would be as eventful as today.
AN: So, how was it? I know it wasn't that good. It's hard to keep them in character especially Aki and Yusei. Also thank you for all the awesome reviews! Please review!
