A/N: WE DO NOT OWN ANY OF YU GI OH 5DS! ALL RIGHTS GO TO ITS CREATORS! THE ONLY THINGS WE OWN ARE OUR OCS!

Chapter 3: Try

Yusei woke up first, and an hour later Adrian joined him. The two were still in quite a bit of shock over what had transpired just yesterday, so the two just stared at the scenery before them. It was bittersweet for them.

It was a beautiful day outside; birds were singing and chirping away, flowers were blooming and spreading their beauty, and the temperature was just right. But they couldn't go out and enjoy it, or else they may risk the chance of succumbing to illness.

They could never see their friends or home ever again, or else they may be killed by them. At least, not until they found a way to return to being human. But that was a near hopeless journey. No one who was changed ever reverted back to being human. And how would they explain to the others why they left so suddenly and in the middle of the night? If they said the truth, there was no telling how the town would react to them. Besides, they had no leads to start on finding a way.

'What're we going to do?' Yusei thought.

Adrian almost threw her hands in the air and screamed at all of the things that would transpire because of their turning. She settling to clenching her teeth and fists and stood up, marching to the back of their the cave and sat facing the wall so she could not see outside of the cave.

Yusei looked behind him to watch Adrian, and after a few moments he stood up to follow her. The young leader sat beside her and said nothing, just silently offering her support. "Need a hug?" he softly asked, knowing it would help her. They had known each other since they were three, so he knew what helped her when she was in a state like this.

"Yes," she replied, voice cracking with emotion.

Adrian and Yusei turned to face each other, and Adrian launched herself into his waiting arms. She buried her face into his chest and began to rant as she released the floodgates, "Why did it have to be us? We didn't do anything! It was your idiotic ancestor's fault, not ours! And now we have to do the impossible while avoiding sunlight, people, hunters, and other Vampires! On top of that, we only have so much food! And… and… and Crow, Jack, and the others will hate us and try to kill us," She was in hysterics at this point, "And… and… I want to go home. It hasn't even been a day, and I am already tired of this shit." Adrian was coming down from her emotional high. "Yusei?" she asked meekly.

"Yes?"

"Promise that you'll keep me sane through this? That you'll stay with me until we figure this out?" the teen asked in a broken voice.

"I promise," he solemnly swore. "So long as you don't drive me insane in the process," he joked in an attempt to make her smile again.

It worked. Adrian gave a small smile accompanied by a soft chuckle. "No promises there on my part," she shot back.

So it was there that the two friends sat together in the back of the cave, finding strength in each other's company. One thing was for sure, though: the two friends would stay together no matter what.

"Why don't we try to get a bit more rest before tonight? That'll be the only time we can really walk without running the risk of humans attacking us at night," Yusei suggested.

"If you say so," she agreed.

"I'll stay up a bit to ensure no humans try to attack us while one of us is asleep," he told her. "We can switch like we do with nights back when we were human." Adrian nodded and slowly lied down again. "Get some sleep, Adrian. I'll wake you up when it's your turn to take watch."

"Alright," she agreed and it didn't take long for her to fall asleep.

But even in her sleep, she seen stressed and it saddened Yusei to see her in such a state. He gently set a hand on her leg to try to comfort her and was thankful that she didn't wake up. But she did seem to relax a bit, relieving him slightly. He was also concerned for their current state and what they were going to do in order to become human. But he couldn't let her see that, not at this point in time.

'We'll find a way,' he thought. 'I know it. We'll return to being human and go back to New Domino. We have to.'