Chapter 10

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Yusei yanked his screwdriver out of the toolbox. Sliding under his D-Wheel on Leo's old skateboard, he unfastened the panel and began to tinker.

In truth, nothing was wrong. In fact, everything was working perfectly. It was Yusei who had problems that needed fixing badly. Only one thing was on his mind. No matter how hard he tried to push it out, it just stood out even more.

Rena knew the problem. Martha knew the problem. Jack knew the problem. Crow knew the problem. Heck, even Leo and Luna knew the problem. The only person, who didn't know the problem, was Aki.

Probably because Aki was the problem.

Why did Yusei view it like this? Martha was happy about it. Rena adored it. She thought it 'adorable'. Jack and Crow just teased him. Leo thought it 'gross' (his words exactly) and Luna thought it sweet. Yusei didn't know what to think. All he knew was the facts.

He was in love with Aki.

Yusei sighed loudly, so engrossed in his thoughts, he didn't realise that he was unscrewing the oil tank. He realised a second too late, as the oil gushed out onto the floor and drenching Yusei.

"Ugh! Yuck!" Yusei yelled, yanking himself out and wiping his face on an oily rag. He surveyed the room, watching it fill with oil and for once, not having a care.

Yusei was really embarrassed when Rena called him 'Romeo'. He wouldn't have minded it, if Aki wasn't there. It was even more embarrassing when Aki quoted the part when Romeo left Juliet after the famous balcony scene. Was that some kind of message?

Yusei groaned, ignoring the oil that was turning the garage into an indoor swimming pool. He needed to tell her. Tell her straight. But those three words are the hardest. He was so scared she would see him as just a friend and push him away, as a consequence.

Yusei pushed open the backdoor and strolled into the street. The cool air brushed his hair and made him shiver slightly. The idea of Aki and Rena, all alone, in a small garage, in downtown New Domino, made his stomach turn.

What if Rena told Aki everything? The realisation made Yusei want to fall on the ground. Yusei was at his mother's mercy. He knew that, had he grown up with his parents, he would be subject to their mercy his whole life. However, growing up for almost nineteen years, without them, made this feel like torture. Correction, a living hell.

He leaned on the bars, looking out at the New Domino landscape. A few years ago, all he wanted was to come here. Now, all he wanted was to hold Aki in his arms. Looking back, if anyone had told him he would get to the city, he wouldn't believe it. Had someone told him how hard it was to admit to a girl he liked her, he would have most defiantly not believed it.

He knew it would be tricky, but this was ridiculous!

But one thing was official. Yusei was not going to say anything to Aki in front of Rena. Rena, in a way, was a big hindrance.

Thinking that about his mother was wrong, and he knew it. It wasn't Rena's fault.

When Yeager announced that that anonymous lady was his mother, Yusei didn't believe it. He couldn't afford to believe it. He was to paranoid that he would get along great with her and then find out that she wasn't his mum at all.

But when Aki came back with the DNA results, Yusei had to hold in tears. His mother was alive. She was bouncy, good fun, cheerful… Everything he hoped she would be. However she was a bit loud, dramatic and clingy. It wasn't a problem most of the time but it was when Yusei wanted to talk to Aki, Rena would cling like a limpet.

He needed to talk with his mum.

"Do you know where your going?" Sayer breathed down the phone. He watched the TV screen, watching Yusei walk out the door.

"Yes sir. We are just about to break the door-"

"Don't do that, fool!" Sayer yelled down the line. "Do not underestimate him! I did that once, and I still regret it! Be prepared for a fight! And besides, he's outside, moron!"

"Yes sir. Sorry sir. We are making out way around the building now!"

"Be as quiet as mice! Corner him! Give him no opportunity to escape! If he escapes, this whole plan goes up in smoke! I want him alive and unharmed!"

"Yes sir. Understood sir!"

The head of the Arcadia Movement watched the men in black circle the building and slowly approach Fudo from behind. They were trained professionals, so he didn't even see them.

Sayer swivelled his chair around and faced another screen. He didn't really care what happened to Fudo, just so long as he was caught. He watched Aki curl up on the sofa and Rena slumped in a chair. Sayer called another number.

"You are covering every entrance, right!?" he asked dangerously.

"Yes sir. Every window, ever door, sir!"

"They cannot leave! Make sure they don't see you, but if they do, it doesn't matter. Just make sure they don't leave!"

"Yes sir!"

Sayer hung up and threw his phone on the desk. Trained professionals, sure, but did they have to end every sentence with 'sir'? It was really annoying.

Well, just so long as they got the job done, then he didn't really care.

He was really going to have to talk to his mum.

Yusei groaned, putting his head in his hands. Suddenly, he felt the hairs on his neck stand on end. It was a kind of sixth sense he had in the satellite. He could tell when trouble was near. He hadn't needed this sense for a long time.

Something was very wrong.

He whirled around to face, what, ten, no, eleven men dressed in black. Ninjas? Samurai? They certainly looked like it. They wore black jumpsuits, covering them from head to toe. They had balaclavas on their heads and their eyes stood out like stars.

Oh, and not forgetting the various daggers, swords and handguns strapped to their sides.

Yusei went straight into instinct. He ducked under one and punched him in the jaw, causing him to reel over. He grabbed the second one and bashed him into the third, causing them to collapse. Unfortunately, the other eight had circled him, completely.

He ran at the first one in sight, trying to punch him in the jaw. However, he dodged it and punched Yusei in the stomach. Winded, Yusei gasped for air, ducking an attempted kick to the head.

Two other men grabbed Yusei from behind and pinned his arms. He struggled helplessly against their vice grips. It was impossible.

Suddenly, he heard and 'whoosh' and then an immense, sharp pain in the back of his head. Blood coated his neck and he collapsed on the ground.

Then everything went black.