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"You mean with the rat?" I whisper back.

"Mmhmm." She says. "Yusei, I-" I place a finger on her lips.

"Can it wait? I need some fresh clothes and sleep." I tell her. She nods and hugs me.

It doesn't hurt.

"Your ribs are better." She says.

"Yep." I grab my blanket and wrap it tightly around myself. I do have shreds for shorts, but I don't like how my legs look.

"Did anyone bring any clothes?" I ask.

"Yeah, there's a bag in my side car. I'll go grab it." Crow says.

"I just remembered, Leo spilled on my Runner, and he's going to clean it up." Jack grabs Leo by the back of the neck and drags him outside.

"I'll go help Leo. It's my fault we stopped for drinks, anyway."

Luna says, following Jack and Leo.

It's just Akiza and me.

"Do you get the feeling this was planned?" I say at the same time as her, causing us to burst out laughing.

"Akiza, there's something I have to tell you." I say.

"What is it?" she asks.

"When I met my friend Kallin, he told me something, and I made a promise." I say.

"Go on..." She says.

"Akiza, I'm in love with you. I can't eat, sleep or even breathe when I think of you. It hurt when you said you didn't love me, and I respect that, but I just wanted you to know how I feel." I whisper.

She stares at me with her beautiful brown eyes.

"But I told you I didn't mean it. I do love you, Yusei, and that's not going to change. I'll help you overcome this madness, this beast inside you, no matter what." She whispers back.

"Do you mean it?" I ask, voice hushed.

"Of course I do," She whispers, "just one thing."

"Anything for you." I tell her.

"Why are we whispering?" she asks, voice still hushed.

"Because the others are listening. I don't want them to know about this. I just want it to be you and me for a while." I say. I get up. "Pretend to cry." I tell her; she does as told. "I'm sorry, Akiza, I just don't feel that way about you." I say loud enough for my eavesdropping friends to hear.

"But, Yusei! I love you!" She practically screams.

"I'm sorry. Really." I say. She clings to me.

Crow comes in with a bag, which he tosses at my feet.

"Poor Akiza. What'd ya do to her?" He asks.

"I told her I'm sorry." I say.

"Crow! Yusei doesn't love me!" she yells.

"Sorry, Akiza. That's none of my business." Crow says before leaving us alone.

Once I'm sure he's gone, I sit back down.

"That was great! They won't suspect a thing now!" I tell her. I unzip the bag and pull out a shirt.

"Could you turn around?" I ask her.

"I want to do something first." she tells me.

"Like what?" I ask.

She grabs my shoulders and pulls me into a kiss. At first, my mind is blank. I become aware of the fact that my heart is racing, probably faster than I've ever gone on my runner. I hold her as close to me as I possibly can. This is all that matters right now.

After a wonderful time, we break apart, and burst out laughing. She grabs my shirt and pulls it over my head. I put my arms through the holes and hold her close.

"I love you." I whisper.

"I love you, too." she says.

"And I'm lovin' the fact that this is goin' on Space Nook." Crow says.

We turn to see Crow, Jack, Leo and Luna, who just burst out laughing. Crow has his phone out, aimed at us.

I pick up the bag by my side and throw it as hard as I can, right at Crow's phone.

The bag collides with his face, knocking him on his back.

"Oops. My bad." I say. I leave Akiza and bend over my friend. He has a broken nose.

"I suppose I should call Security, and tell them to bring a doctor, huh?" I say.


They finally Kissed! It seems like filler to me, but it kinda builds on the Yusei-Akiza sub plot. In other words, I'm fairly happy with this chapter. Thanks for all the wonderful reviews, they brighten my day a lot!

("Space Nook" didn't come out until Yu-Gi-Oh ZEXAL, or at least wasn't mentioned until then. Crow time travels...?)

I will see you in the next chapter! I have some more story ideas, but I will wait to tell you on sometime between Wednesday and Friday.