Me: Well, I took a tiny brake… hope you all didn't wait up on me too long!
Aki: I think they understand.
Crow: You needed that break.
Jack: Can we stop talking and let her write?
Yusei: Kemmeyz doesn't own Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's.
….
Aki peeked out of her temporary room, and looked down the halls. Divine was long gone by now. She walked into the halls and walked quietly. She wondered where Yusei was staying… As if on cue, Yusei walked out of a room about fifteen feet away. He didn't notice her and walked around the bend, disappearing from view. Aki smiled to herself and walked a little faster. She looked around the corner, and he was gone. She tried Yusei's door and found it unlocked. Aki opened the door cautiously, and slipped inside with little noise.
It looked like any other room in Arcadia. Just the basic necessities. A bed, a desk, and a window. Without many options, Aki first looked in the desk. There were blank papers and unopened pens inside. Nothing appealed to her, so Aki closed the desk and sighed. That meant she could only look around in Divine's office.
Aki remembered what happened to the last person who broke into his office. Carly was blown out the window, and died. Sort of. She was fine now, of course. But could Aki risk it?
She heard the sound of approaching footsteps and immediately ran out of the room. She sped around the corner and slowed to a walk. The footsteps stopped, and Aki dared to look at who came back. Yusei stood in front of his room, staring at her. She shivered at his gaze. They were scary looking. She much preferred his caring cobalt eyes. They had to save him soon.
….
Crow sped along the highway. Cars buzzed around him dangerously close. It didn't faze Crow in the slightest. He came upon a traffic jam and groaned.
"Come on!" He yelled at the cars in front of him. It wouldn't help anything, but it made Crow feel a little better. Crow noticed that cops were directing traffic around some wreckage. Crow spotted some familiar faces, and drove as close as he could to them, and jumped off the D-Wheel.
"Ushio! Mikage! What's going on here?" Crow asked. Mikage spotted him first, but didn't reply. Crow stopped walking.
"What happened?" He asked. Ushio turned around and noticed the spiky haired boy who just appeared.
"Crow," He said simply, "Know where Yusei's at?" Crow hesitated for a moment.
"Yeah, what about him?" He asked, trying to see past the burly man. That's when Crow saw the almost perfectly destroyed, red D-Wheel.
"Hey! That's Yusei's D-Wheel! What's it doing here?" He demanded.
"Well, you see," Mikage explained, "Yusei must have been riding his D-Wheel and crashed into the wall, here. The bikes totaled, but we're missing an injured rider."
"Well, Yusei couldn't have possible been riding the D-Wheel," Crow argued. "He's not hurt." Mikage and Ushio cast wary glances at each other. They obviously didn't know what to say. Crow walked a few steps away and flicked open his cell; calling Jack immediately.
"Find something?" Jack asked when he answered. The sound of screaming kids in the background startled Crow, as he pulled the receiver away from his ear. When it finally subsided, Crow asked,
"What on God's green earth are you guys doing?"
"Rua got a hold of the sugar stash." Jack replied flatly. "What did you find?" He repeated.
"Well, it's really what Ushio and Mikage found," Crow said flatly. "They found Yusei's D-Wheel. It crashed on the highway, and it looks pretty banged up."
"But we saw him, and he didn't look like he was just in an accident," Jack said, as another roar of screams came from Rua in the background.
"RUA BE QUIET OR I'M GOING TO KICK YOUR SORRY BUT SO HARD YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO TAKE A CRAP IN YEARS!" What Crow thought was Jack screamed. There was suddenly a great silence on the other line.
"Well, we know Yusei wasn't on the D-Wheel when it crashed," Jack said calmly on the other end, "So who was?" Crow shrugged, but quickly remember Jack couldn't see him.]
"I dunno'. I'll call you back when I have more info." With that, Crow closed the phone and stuffed it in his pocket.
….
The halls were beginning to get less quiet, as people walked past her left and right. There were young and old men and woman, all apart of Arcadia. Aki was shocked that Divine could restart things so quickly and easily. Although she wondered where they were when Jack beat up those goons…?
Aki was quickly approaching the big red door, when Yusei rounded the bend ahead of her. He spotted her immediately, and stopped walking. The two stared at each other for what seemed like an eternity, when Yusei quickly resumed his pace and tried to walk past her.
"What are you doing here?" Aki asked, and he stopped again, this time, right beside her. Yusei looked down at her, his eyes held a strange curious look, but deadly serious at the same time. Unfortunately, they were still dark and cold.
"I…" Yusei said slowly, looking down to the left; as if trying to remember something. But then he looked to the right, away from her, and she heard him mutter something. "I'm just staying for awhile… I think." He said finally. Yusei then turned to face her directly and simply stared for a few moments.
"Have we ever met?" He asked suddenly. Aki was caught off guard by the question, but quickly replied, "Yes, we have." She then squinted at the boy in front of her, trying to find any sign that he was in his right mind.
"Can't you remember?" Aki asked. Yusei blinked, and then smiled apologetically.
"I'm sorry," He said, looking down, "I can't." Then his expression froze, and he didn't move even an inch.
"Yusei…?" Aki asked, tilting her head to see his face better.
"You…." He said slowly, and then quickly snapped out of it.
"I'm sorry, my thoughts ran away with me," He smiled sadly at her, and then he walked away. Before he was completely gone, Yusei looked back at her, and then was gone.
Aki stared after him, wondering what he was thinking about, but then remembered why she was down here. She looked at the red door, that wasn't far from her, and flinched. She didn't want to risk her cover, but she wanted to find out the truth. And Aki knew Divine wouldn't be the one to give it to her. But when she thought of the way Yusei looked when he spoke to her… she had this feeling, she didn't need to go in there, just yet. Aki quickly ran down the hall to find her room.
….
Yusei rubbed his temples, breathing heavily. When he looked at her right then, he'd remembered something. He had been in a large stadium, and there were screaming people all around. Two dragons hung in the sky above him, one was shining like a star, and the other was covered in rose petals. But the dragon itself was black. Behind the dragon, was that girl… Aki Izayoi, the girl he talked to in the hall. She had been wearing a mask, but he knew it was her. She was looking shocked. And he almost blushed when he remembered calling her beautiful.
Yusei almost chuckled at the thought. He wasn't in love or anything…. Right? His smile quickly disappeared as he stopped walking. But then… it was a duel? And… she lost. Then a man walked out and draped his coat around her, and escorted her out of the stadium. Yusei remembered feeling angry at the man… but why? Yusei tried to remember the man's face, but it was blurred, almost impossible to describe.
He spotted a window not far from him and ran over to look outside. It was a sunny day from what he could tell. But pitch black clouds were in the distance, getting close to the city. It looked like it would be a big storm, but it didn't worry him too much. People buzzed about below, coming to and from work, or just doing lunch break, who knew? Yusei suddenly wanted to be out there. He wanted to be out walking around, enjoying life, being with his friends… wait; Yusei stopped himself.
He thought about it, but he just couldn't remember. Do I even have friends? Yusei wondered to himself. He thought of Aki, and how she said they knew each other. Where we friends? He continued to ponder. The way she looked at him strongly suggested they were friends. But there was something more in her gaze. It was a longing for something. But what was the question?
Yusei decided on it. He'd go out today, and do what Divine said. Look for more Psychic duelists. Maybe… just maybe… she could help him out…? At least he hoped so. He wanted to talk to her again. He felt so at peace when he talked to her, just stood by her. Yusei did get nervous, but he wanted to be with her again.
Yusei smiled inwardly and headed back to his newly found destination.
….
Me: I'm SOOOO SORRY. I'm like soooo late with this….. -_-'
Jack: At least you wrote it. Even though you did wait a year.
Yusei: It wasn't THAT long.
Aki: Get over yourself Jack.
Crow: BEFORE JACK BLOWS HIS TOP PLEASE REVIEW!
Jack: I DO NOT NEED TO GET OVER MYSELF!
