Chapter 10: Of Stars and Love

Ruby: My goal today is to get at least 3 chapters done. Yes, this is going to be an interesting day :D

Aki: Indeed it is.

Ruby: There's going to be a lot of YuseixAkiness in this chapter, so get ready, people!*laughs evily*

Yusei: o.0 Uh, oh...

Jack: Hehehe... This should be interesting... *takes out video camera*

Ruby: Don't get too excited, Jack. xD Now, on to the next chapter! Yusei will do the disclaimer, I have lots of work to do! *Turns on Ipod and starts typing*

Yusei: Jack... That isn't really nesessary... Ruby doesn't own 5ds, she only owns this story and her OC.

Yusei's POV

Yusei sighed as he sat down in the division's main room. It had been a long day. He had shown Aki around the building, gotten her aquaitted with everyone and their dragons... Then he remembered seeing her use her powers for the first time. What he had seen when he first met her was apparently the tip of the iceberg...

'She's really powerful.' Yusei thought to himself. 'She restrained a strong dragon like Daemon so easily.'

He suddenly realized he was sweating alot. It was pretty hot... Yusei looked around to see if anyone was around. It was already nighttime, and apparently everyone was asleep except him. Feeling safe, he removed his shirt, exposing his bare chest. (R:Yay, fanservice! xD)

He placed his shirt on one of the chairs, and walked out to the balcony. It was a beautiful night, with no clouds, so the stars were easily visable. Yusei looked up at the stars, sighing. He closed his eyes, reinacting to final memory of his mother...

~FLASHBACK~

"The stars are so beautiful, mom!" cried a young Yusei, running around in the vast field.

"Don't run off too far, Yusei!" His mother said, concerned. He ran back to his mother obediently, hugging her leg.

"You don't worry mom! I won't leave you!" He said, hugging her leg tighter. His mother chuckled, putting a hand though her brown hair.

"Good." She smiled. "I don't know what I'd do if I lost you." She picked up the small child. "You know, mommy and daddy met on a night like this."

"Really?" said Yusei. His cobalt eyes shined with curiousity.

"Of course. Your father said I was more beautiful than any star in the sky." His mother laughed a little."He probably didn't mean it though..."

"Its true mom."

His mother looked at him,, surprised. "Yusei..."

"There isn't any star prettier than you, mommy." Yusei said, grinning. "That's why dad married you, right?"

His mother smiled. "He loved me too, you know."

"Yeah, that too!" Yusei said quickly. He hugged his mother's neck. "and I love you too, mom!"

His mother hugged him back. "I love you too, Yusei."

~END FLASHBACK~

Yusei opened his eyes again. That was one of the moments he cherished with his mother... And it hurt him inside to know he'd never have a moment like that again. He suddenly felt tears coming to his eyes. To think he could still cry at times like this... Yusei smiled as he wiped his tears away.

"The stars are beautiful mom." Yusei whispered. "I hope where ever you are, you can see them too..."

Aki's POV

Aki couldn't sleep. She didn't know why, but something was bugging her. She couldn't stop thinking of Yusei for some reason.

'Crap, Yusei! Why can't I get you out of my head?' Aki thought to herself. She got out of bed, and walked over to the door. She would just go to get some fresh air, and go back to bed. It might take her mind off him for a while.

Aki went out to the main room, to notice the balcony door ajar. 'Is someone outside?' she thought. Aki walked over to the door and took a peek outside.

There, in all his bare chested glory was Yusei, staring up at the starry night sky. Aki felt her face getting hot. 'Oh, God... Just what I need when I want to take my mind off him...' Then she noticed something on his face. A shiny liquid falling from his eyes. Tears? Was he crying about something? Then she heard him whisper something...

"The stars are beautiful, mom." He said. "I hope where ever you are, you can see them too..."

Aki blinked. Yusei had told her about his father, but he had never talked about his mother. 'Did something happened to her?' she thought to herself.

Her eyes then moved towards his back... then she saw the scar Yusei had told her about. It was a long, diagonal wound that went from his shoulder to the other side of his back. To think his own father could do that to him...

Suddenly, Yusei turned around to face her. His eyes grew wide. Embarassment was written all over his face. Then she noticed his face went from an embarssed look to a smirk.

"So, how long have you been spying on me?" Yusei said, still smirking. Aki's face grew even hotter.

"N-no...! I didn't mean to..." She said, feeling embarassed.

"'You didn't mean to?'"Yusei said, raising an eyebrow.

"I-its just I couldn't sleep, so I w-went to go get some fresh air and then I s-saw you..." Aki stuttered.

Yusei smirked again."Right... Then how come you KEPT STARING AT ME?"

"I...I... uh..." Aki cursed at herself for not having an answer. Then she remembered. "Because I saw you crying."

Yusei's eyes grew wide. Then it was his turn to blush. "You saw that?"

"Y-yeah..." She muttered, feeling relieved.

"Buut..." Yusei said suddenly. "Why is it you couldn't sleep? You have a bad dream or..." He paused, then smirked. "You couldn't stop thinking about me?"

Aki cringed. It was as if he had read her mind... but he couldn't have, could he?

"I can't read minds, but I can read body language." Yusei said, chuckling. "So, am I right?"

Aki blushed. "Y-yes..." She said, feeling defeated. Aki looked at the ground, feeling a bit ashamed. Then she felt a hand on her shoulder. She looked up to Yusei.

"It's alright; I can't seem to get you off my mind either." He laughed.

Aki gasped. She didn't know what to say. The fact they thought about each other... could it be love? She shook off the feeling.

'There's no way... Yusei deserves better...' Aki thought to herself. She noticed Yusei staring at her questioningly.

"Well... I guess I'll be off to bed..." Yusei said, smiling. "I should let you have a moment alone." He started to walk away.

Aki felt something inside her cry out, fearing the thought of feeling alone. She didn't know why, but she didn't want him to go.

Without thinking, she grabbed his hand. Yusei looked back at her in surprise.

"Please don't go..." She said pleadingly. Aki couldn't help herself. Being with him made her feel understood, and to a point, loved. She let go of his hand, feeling a bit embarassed. "Oh... I'm sorry... I don't know what came over me..." Aki felt selfish for trying to make him stay, but the feeling of loneliness continued to linger inside her... She turned around, heading toward the balcony, hating herself for blowing the one chance they could be together...

Then she felt two arms wrap around her waist, and and she heard his voice say:

"You don't have to worry about it; I'll stay here with you." Yusei whispered into her ear.

Aki felt tears coming to her eyes. To know he cared about her... she turned around and buried her face into his chest. She didn't care that he wasn't wearing a shirt... Tears poured from her eyes freely, giving no sign of stopping... Yusei only responded by holding her in a tight hug, putting his hand through her hair and comforting her.

"Cry as long as you need to; I'll be here with you as long as you need me." Yusei said.

"I don't deserve someone like you, Yusei..." She said, still crying.

"Thats not true." Yusei said reassuringly. "You need someone to love you, Aki." He lifted her up by her chin, so their eyes met. "And I may not know you that well yet, Aki... But I will do everything I can to make sure I do."

Aki looked into his beautiful cobalt eyes. They had only knew each other for only a few days... but they connected in a way that felt like they knew each other for years...

"I'll always be there for you, Aki." He said, smiling. "Whenever you need me."

A smile its way to Aki's face. Knowing that someone could care about a person like her... She began wiping the tears from her face.

"See? You look so cute when you smile..." He grinned.

"Thank you, Yusei..." She hugged him tightly. If this was a dream, she'd never want to wake up from it...

She broke out of the hug. Yusei smiled, and went over to the large sofa in the room. He waved at her to come over, and she did so with happiness in her heart. Aki sat next to him, and they spent the next few minutes staring in each others eyes. Yusei broke the long silence by asking Aki a question.

"So, when you saw me crying, what'd you think I was crying about?" He asked, blushing a little.

"Well..." Aki said, blushing a little herself. "I heard you say something about your mom..."

Yusei chuckled. Aki couldn't help but think of Yusei's father, Hakase, they seemed have the same look as they laughed.

"Yeah, she was a great person." Yusei said, his face suddenly seeming sad.

"what happened to her?" Aki asked, kicking herself mentally for being curious about such a senstive subject.

Yusei sighed, sounding a little depressed. "My mother, she... was murdered."

Aki's eyes grew wide. "How?"

"She died protecting me." Yusei said, looking down. "I was supposed to die that day. They were after me, to get revenge on my father for defying them."

"Who... could have done such a thing?" Aki muttered, feeling a bit angry. To kill an innocent child to get back at his father... it seemed so heartless.

"I don't know his name. My father never told me, probably to keep me from exacting my revenge on him myself." Yusei said, suddenly putting his head in his hands. "Damn, I should have done something... I should have saved her..." His his voice breaking, sound like he was crying. "She didn't deserve to die like that..."

Seeing him like that made Aki's heart break. She put her arms around him.

"I'm sure your mom loved you, Yusei." She said, sympatheically. "That's why she did what she felt was best to do to protect you."

Yusei looked up at her, his eyes a little tear streaked. "Crud, I shouldn't be crying in front of you, you should be crying in front of me." He joked, wiping his eyes.

"Only real men cry, Yusei." Aki laughed.

"I know, but its still embarassing..." He chuckled, putting his arm around her. "Here you are, comforting me when I should be comforting you. Talk about weird..."

"That's the way things work out, I guess..." Aki said, smiling.

"Yeah..." Yusei responded, yawning. "I think I'll go to sleep, good night..." He put his head onto Aki's lap, pretending to fall asleep.

"Yusei!" Aki cried in surprise.

He opened up one of his eyes. "Could you keep it down? I'm tired." He closed it again.

Aki couldn't help but giggle. "Yusei, you are such an idiot."

"A lovable idiot?" He asked, his eyes still closed.

"No, just an idiot." Aki laughed.

Yusei let out a sigh. He got up, and looked at her. "You're no fun..." Then he smirked. He grabbed Aki and pulled her back with him, so that she was lying on top of him. He wrapped his arms around her, preventing any form of escape.

"Wha... Yusei! Let me go!" Aki shouted in surprise, struggling.

"Sorry, can't hear you, you have to be louder than that." He said, clearly taunting her.

"Yusei! You're crushing me!" she gasped.

"Oh, sorry..." He loosened his grip, but still didn't let go. Aki sighed.

"You aren't going to let me go are you?"

Yusei smiled. "Nope."

Aki shook her head mentally. This was just too crazy...

"Now if you'll excuse me, I need to sleep." Yusei said, closing his eyes. "Plus I don''t feel like walking all the way back to the room; I'm too tired."

Aki smiled. "That makes two of us..." She snuggled into his chest, then falling asleep in his arms.

Ruby: Awww...

Aki: That was too cute.

Yusei: Yeah...

Ruby: You guys make an adorable couple! I had so much fun writing this, xD

Jack: As much as I had taping it. *Laughs evily*

Aki: Jack, you aren't going to show that to anyone, are you?

Jack: No, I won't... maybe.

Aki: *gives him a death glare* You'd better not.

Jack: I was kidding! I swear I won't.

Yusei: Thats a relief.

Ruby: Yeah, tell me about it. Now to get started on chapter 11 and 12! I still have enough time to write them. ;) The next one is where Carly's dragon is introduced, so stay tuned! Aki, be a dear and do the review request... I've much work to do!

Aki: Okay. Give Ruby nice reviews and ideas. Flame her and you'll be Atlas Punched to oblivion.