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 5: Rocky Road

After leaving the cave, Kale led the two Vampires to the nearest town while Samaia strayed off of the path to pick flowers, but she always kept up with them and remained within eyesight. Half an hour into their walk, Adrian abandoned the path in favor of joining the joyful girl. While the female Vampire entertained the young girl, the two men were left in comfortable silence, both watching the two girls interact. It was an adorable sight; Adrian acted just like an older sister to Samaia, agreeing with what the girl said, pointing out different flowers, and just being her joyful (and slightly crazy) self.

The silence continued for another half hour until Kale spoke up, "So… you and her?"

Yusei moved his gaze from the girls to Kale. "No. We're just friends. I thought we clarified this," he defended, a tad embarrassed.

The brother held up his hands in surrender. "I know, I know. Just checking," he assured.

Huffing, Yusei looked back to the happy girls, and his hard look was melted in an instant. Who could stay angry while watching a sight like that?

An hour later, the two Vampires and two siblings had made it to the town. Once the town had come in sight, Samaia had ran back onto the trail and plastered herself to Kale's side. Obviously this was done for safety reasons that, with luck, wouldn't happen tonight.

Adrian followed Samaia's action and ran to stand next to Yusei. Both were wary about entering a human town, especially since had no idea what they were capable of, and one look at two cloaked figures at night would reveal what they were. They would have to be vigilant to prevent anything from happening, particularly to Samaia. They couldn't bear it if the girl was harmed in any way.

With Kale still in the lead, the mismatched group entered the town as quiet as the smallest mouse. Kale expertly weaved his way through the streets and alleys, always avoiding the light and staying away from the more populated areas. Finally, they found themselves standing behind a large restaurant with a pair of doors imbedded in the ground that led to its cellar. "So what next?" Adrian whispered to Kale.

"Easy. We crack this baby open and take what we need. I've… changed the lock so that it can be opened with a few precise movements as well. The best part is, it's not broken enough that it's noticeable, but just enough for us to get in," Kale explained.

Yusei and Adrian were impressed at his cleverness. "Nice!" Adrian softly cheered.

So with a few jerks of the lock, they were in. They crept down the stairs and entered food heaven. "Whoa," Adrian breathed, and Yusei nodded in agreement.

"Try to take things that can last a long time, are here in abundance, and are in the back, behind everything. That makes it much more unnoticeable," Kale instructed.

Nodding, the Vampires and siblings browsed the shelves for food. They grabbed what they needed and quickly, but silently, hurried out. Kale shut and locked the cellar again as they hurried through the town. Suddenly, though, two human men stepped in front of them with spikes at ready.

"Where do you think you're going?" one asked.

"Out of here," Yusei answered.

"We weren't talking to you two Vampires. We were talking to the two humans hanging out behind you," the second retorted. "What're you going with two Vampires?"

"Vampires aren't as dangerous are you think," Kale retorted and they were shocked when Samaia grabbed onto Adrian's arm and hid behind her slightly. "They don't want to hurt us unless they have to. And they only change those if they need to or have found the right one. These guys were just changed and haven't changed anyone as it is. They're not dangerous."

"Don't make me laugh. They've just been fooling you, tricking you to believing that so that they can then kill you," the first argued.

"No, we're not," Yusei denied. "Our Elder actually told us to find a way to return to being human. And that's what we are going to try to do. We don't want to hurt anyone."

The second man was about to step forward when Samaia called, "Leave them alone!" The two new humans stopped in shock. "They are good people. Good Vampires. You can't just kill them because you're afraid of finding out what Vampires truly are. But Vampires are really just like us, just like humans. They only have a couple differences and that's it."

"What do you know, girl?" the second growled.

"Our Elder believed the same thing," Adrian told them pushing Samaia back behind her more protectively. "If three people, in which one of the three don't even know the other two, believe that Vampires aren't as bad as you see them, couldn't it be possible that Vampires truly aren't that bad?"

"Enough of your lies!" the first exclaimed and went to attack Adrian. But Yusei stepped in front of her and punched the man in the stomach. Shockingly, though, the man was second a good five yards away from the force of the punch, unconscious.

"You… You…" the second man growled angrily.

Yusei, however, was obviously shocked at his newfound strength. But he turned to the others, "Come on. Before anyone else comes along," he ordered.

They nodded and ran out of the town before the second man could do anything with Adrian picking Samaia up so they could move a bit faster. They got a good distance away before stopping.

"Nice hit, Yusei," Kale complimented. "I'd say you had hit a homerun."

"A what?" Adrian questioned.

"It's something I had heard about that was from the time before Vampires revealed themselves. Apparently there was some game that people played in America that you would hit a ball with a stick or something and sent it flying. If it went passed a certain limit, they called it a homerun," Kale explained. "I heard it was a good thing to hit a homerun."

"I'm not sure it was a good thing to punch that man as hard as I did," Yusei responded. "It won't help people see Vampires as some sort of people to trust."

"You can't convince everyone," Kale responded. "So where to next?"

"I'm not sure we should continue sticking together like this? We're just going to get you two hurt," Adrian told them.

"No!" Samaia exclaimed holding onto Adrian who was still holding her. "Don't leave me, Adrian!" She then muttered quietly, "Big sister…"

"I know you don't want me to go, Samaia. But we need to keep you and your brother safe," the elder girl whispered to the younger.

"We are safe with you," she cried.

"You'll be safer without us, Samaia, Kale," Yusei told them gently. "We may meet again; But for now, we need to go our separate ways."

"No…" Samaia muttered.

"It'll be alright, Samaia. We'll see you again," Adrian tried to calm the child. "When we do, we can see what new flowers you got for your collection, okay?"

"Promise?" she requested.

"Promise," Adrian vowed setting the young human back to the ground. "And you'll have your big brother to keep you company until we do. But we will see you again one day."

"Okay," Samaia agreed sadly. She hugged Adrian again who hugged her back.

"So I guess this is goodbye for now," Kale responded. "It was good getting to know you guys, even if it was for a day."

"It was nice getting to know you, too," Adrian agreed and Yusei followed with a nod.

"Come on, Samaia. Let's let them go," Kale called noticing she hadn't let go of Adrian. "We'll see them again. I'm sure."

"Alright," the young girl agreed and slowly pulled away. She grabbed Kale's hand before they walked away.

"Think they'll be alright, Yusei?" Adrian asked her Vampire friend.

"Without us, they'll be a lot better," he answered. He grabbed her hand and pulled her a bit. "We need to get moving before the sun comes up."

"Right," Adrian agreed seeming sad.

"I know we'll see them again, Adrian," Yusei reassured her. "So don't worry. Us and those two… we'll be alright."

"How can you be so sure?" she asked quietly.

"Because I'll make sure we'll be okay," he answered. "Now come on. It's going to be near morning soon."

"R-Right," she agreed and followed him yet again.