The Beauty with the Brains
(A/D: I don not own Yu-Gi-Oh GX. Rose and the Harpie Five are my characters!)
Chapter 4: The Ride
Last Time on The Beauty with the Brains:
"By the way, where is that bike that you guys were talking about?" Rose asked.
"It's at the docks." Nick said as he pointed toward the shore.
When Rose reached the docks, she saw the ferry men carrying a black motorcycle. On the side of the bike was a pink outline of a heart with wings and talons on the sides. Inside the heart was Rose's initial.
Omigod, it's the Harpie sign!! Rose thought.
She walked up to the ferryman and started to talk to him. "Excuse me, sir. I think that motorcycle is for me."
"I'm sorry miss, but unless you have an ID, I can't give this to you. You're going to have to wait until the people who brought it come." the man told her.
"Don't worry, we're here." Said a voice coming from the ferry. Rose looked up and saw a man that looked like he was in his mid-thirties walking down the steps. The front of his blonde hair "poofed" up in the front and the back went down to the nape of his neck and his brown eyes shined with mischief. He wore a white t-shirt, a jean jacket, blue jeans, and black sneakers. Walking behind him was a slightly older woman who had mid-length blonde hair and amethyst eyes. She wore a black corset, a purple jacket with matching miniskirt, black knee-high heeled boots, and purple elbow length gloves.
"Oh My God!!! Aunt Mai, Uncle Joey!" Rose exclaimed as she ran toward them. Sure enough, coming down from the boat were the famous duelists, Joey Wheeler and Mai Valentine.
"Happy Birthday Rose!" They told her as she hugged them.
"What are you guys doing here?" she asked as Joey signed the dispatch paper for the motorcycle.
"We wanted see your face when you got the bike." Mai said with a smile.
"That and one of the teachers invited us here." Joey said under his breath.
"Joey!" Mai yelled at her husband.
Rose giggled and looked at the bike. "So that's mine, right?" She asked them.
"Yep," Joey said, "Your aunt brought her bike too, so you're not the only one having fun on this island."
"I also bought you a new outfit, considering that you showed me the uniform while we were on tour. That skirt's going to bring you some trouble on a motorcycle, especially on an island full of boys." Mai said holding out some clothes. "Why don't you try them on?"
"Alright, my dorm isn't too far from here. So…can I try the bike?" Rose pleaded with puppy-dog eyes.
"Sure, why not?" Mai tossed a black helmet to her niece and placed her own helmet on her head. They went on their own bikes, Rose on hers, Joey riding with Mai. Dust gathered as they sped off toward the Ra dorm.
15 Minutes Later
After Rose changed, she went outside where her aunt and uncle were waiting. "Well, what do you think?" she asked them.
She wore black knee high high heeled boots that covered most of her deep-blue jeans. She also wore a zipped- up black biker jacket. Mascara and eyeliner gave her eyes a mysterious cat-like look. Her lips were glossed and her strait hair was down, something that she didn't do often. To finish the look, she sported a black biker hat and pink-tinted sunglasses.
"Wow," her uncle said, looking at her in awe. At that moment, Jaden, Syrus, Chumley, Alexis, and Bastion came running toward the entrance.
"Rose, where were you? We were looking all over for you all morning. Right, guys?" Alexis told her, turning around for support from the boys. They had stopped short and were staring at Rose, mouths agape and slightly drooling.
"I'm so sorry Alexis," Rose apologized to her friend.
"It's okay. You didn't know that you would have this affect on them. Love the outfit, by the way." The Obelisk nodded approvingly.
"Thanks. Oh yeah, this is my aunt and uncle, the one's that I told you about." Rose said, turning to the adults. "This is Alexis, Jaden, Chumley, and Syrus. They're my new friends here at DA."
The boys got out of their trance and turned toward Mai and Joey. One look at Mai set them back into a daze.
"STOP STARING AT MY WIFE!!!!" Joey yelled at them. He turned and saw the male Ra standing there. "It's good to see you again, Bastion."
"Likewise, Mr. Wheeler." Bastion held out his hand, Joey shaking it with his own.
"Wait, you know them?" Jaden asked.
"Of course. How could I have been Rose best friend and neighbor since elementary school without ever meeting her aunt and uncle?" Bastion replied.
"Oh yeah. I totally forgot. Sorry about that." Jaden said, rubbing the back of his head.
"What's with the outfit?" Syrus asked.
"I got a motorbike for my birthday, but Aunt Mai here doesn't want me to wear a skirt on it, if you know what I mean." Rose told them.
"What about the heart?" Chumley asked, pointing to the etching on the motorcycle.
"I can answer that." Mai said, speaking for the first time that day. "This is the official logo for the Harpies, exclusive for them alone."
"We should probably go to the dueling arena." Joey said, looking at his watch. "Anyone else like to come? Someone could ride with Rose while the rest of us walk."
"I'll go." Alexis volunteered.
"Alexis, sweetie, I don't think you should go on the bike. As I have been seeing, these skirts are 'really' short and they can blow up with the smallest amount of wind. And I don't want any nosebleeds on our hands." Mai suggested.
"I'll go then." Bastion said.
"Fine, let's go already." Rose said, throwing him a helmet. He put it on, sat in back of Rose, put his arms around her waist, and they sped off. After the dust cleared, the older couple jumped on their bike and sped away too.
"Anyone here think something's going on?" Jaden asked no one in general.
"About what, Jay?" Chumley replied.
"Rose and Bastion. They seem closer than childhood friends to me."
"You sound a lot more interested on people's relationships now, Jaden. What happened?" Alexis asked.
" I mean it's so obvious."
"Who's calling the kettle black?" Syrus and Chumley mumbled under their breaths.
"Excuse me?" Alexis and Jaden said, turning to their friends.
"Nothing." They replied. "We better start walking."
With Rose and Bastion
"So, why was everyone looking for me?" Rose asked, still driving the motorbike.
"I told everyone it was your birthday and they wanted to wish you a happy one themselves." Bastion replied. "I...um…like your outfit."
"Thank you." Rose said, looking forward to hide her blush.
"Where are Joey and Mai going to stay?" Bastion asked, slightly squeezing her stomach.
"Probably Chancellor Sheppard has a room for them. But if he doesn't, they'll have to stay in my room." Rose pointed out, "Is it alright if I can stay with you if it does?"
"Well…"Bastion unwrapped his arms from her waist and supported himself by holding onto the back of the bike.
"We're behind schedule. I need to speed up by at least 10 mph, so you better hold on tight." Rose said, speeding up gradually. Soon, they were going 60 mph. Bastion quickly let go of the back of the bike and wrapped his arms around her waist. She felt his hot breath lingering by her ear, sending tingles up her spine.
What's wrong with me? I feel so…warm... I'm not in love with him! He's my best friend and…Rose thought, while trying to lean back into his embrace without him noticing. Unfortunately, he squeezed her slim stomach a little more and eased her into his arms.
Damn it! He noticed, she thought. They reached a clearing and Rose stopped the motorbike. "Let's walk from here since it's not to far from the duel arena."
"Alright." He responded, taking off his helmet and tossing it to her. Rose looked at him and tried stifling a laugh.
"What's wrong??" Bastion asked with a confused look. Rose pointed to his hair, covering her sad attempt to conceal her laughter.
"Helmet hair?" Bastion pointed to his head, Rose nodding in reply with her hand still covering her mouth, her eyes smiling.
"Can you comb it for me?" Bastion asked.
"Um, sure." Rose said, taking out a comb from her pocket. "So, what's your answer?"
"Alright. You don't snore from what I remember and it will be like when you had to stay at my place when your mom had to get surgery again." Bastion said with a grin. Rose began to comb his grayish-black hair.
"So…you get a girlfriend while I was gone?"
"No. Why do you ask?"
"You've always were the hopeless romantic. I thought you at least have someone swooning over you." Rose finished and put the comb back in her pocket. She ran her hand threw his hair to style it a little, while secretly feeling how soft it was.
"Rose, sounds like you're getting jealous of me and my imaginary girlfriend." Bastion said, looking down at the singer.
"Why would I be jealous of someone like Mindy, I mean…" Rose covered her mouth in shock of what she just said.
"Mindy likes me?" Bastion started blushing.
"I didn't say anything!" Rose said, her hand still covering her mouth.
"You just said that Mindy likes me."
"I said I'm not jealous of someone like her. I didn't say that she likes you." Rose said though clenched teeth, raising her knee to right in front of his crotch.
"Alright, alright." He said, putting his hands up in defense.
Rose put her leg down with a smirk of victory, "We better start heading over." She turned towards the arena and started walking, with Bastion following suite.
Alright, there's long awaited Chapter 4. Srry for the wait…again. According to some ppl, I actually have a life (GASP!!!) and I am too busy to constantly write. I do have the whole story planned out to the end! I'm even going to make a sequel. I even have tht planned out to the end.And also there's a secret thing. If you read this paragraph to the end then congrats, ur one of the only ppl to read to whole thing
So sayonara until next time,
Rosetta-chan
(u'll find out how I got this name if you read Pita-Ten Idol)