Chapter 10!
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As Luna sat, bored on the couch, she sighed as looked around. Ever since Sherry has came over, Jack and Crow, most notably Crow, were always talking to her. At first, it sounded as though it would be a Yusei and Bruno type deal. However, it was turning out to be even worse! Crow was always flirting with her and Sherry would return it right back. Even though Yusei and Akiza did it too, Luna thought that Crow and Sherry went way overboard. They could turn a simple kiss into a full out make out session, while Yusei and Akiza kept it as a kiss. Simple and sweet.
Speaking of sweet, Luna could sense that Dexter was still not so sweet around the rest of the Signers. He barely talked the last time they were over at Martha's house and he only seemed to be able to talk to Yusei on the car ride home.
Luna's eyes widened. Wait! How could she have been so blind! There was another piece to the puzzle and that was Akiza. Dexter barely interacted with her and, with Yusei spending a lot of time with Akiza now, it only made sense that Luna should have the two of them interact some more. But how could she do it? Luna stood up and thought. She couldn't have Dexter go alone with Yusei and Akiza, because then he'd just be a third wheel. Adding herself to the equation wouldn't really do much, since it would seem like a double date, and less like time with Akiza. Luna was baffled and tried desperately to think of something. She had to keep Yusei out of the picture, but she didn't want to force Dexter to be alone with Akiza. Things would seem too awkward.
On top that, was that Dexter seemed to just be sad overall. He hadn't really been thrilled about being in Martha's book and he was just as isolated as before. It made Luna feel as though bringing him over hadn't done much good, in trying to let him know that he was cared about. He seemed all alone and Luna wanted him to interact with other people. She had decent success with Yusei, but Luna worried with Akiza being a girl, Dexter might feel as lonely as he did before.
Luna smiled, as it hit her. "I've got it!" she proclaimed and she got out her phone to call Akiza. When she told Akiza her plan, Akiza seemed to think it was very good. "That's a good idea," Akiza replied, "But are you sure it will work?" Luna smiled. "Absolutely, if everything works out all right. Besides, Dexter should feel more comfortable around at least Yusei and yourself. You're two of the nicest friends Leo and I know!" Akiza laughed.
"Thanks for the compliment Luna. I'll call and order tickets ahead of time, so we won't have to get them at the door. We can't tell Dexter, otherwise he'll want to pay for them." Luna nodded. "That's okay. I just really hope this works out. If it does, then Dexter might really see you as a friend Akiza. I just hope that talking to him won't be a problem." Akiza shook her head. "No Luna. It's not a problem at all. I want to help Dexter out as much as you do." Luna smiled and they said goodbye. Luna was about ready to bounce off the wall, because her plan was so perfect.
A couple days later, Dexter was reading the news online, when he heard a knock on the door. He went to get it, but he checked the peephole first. Outside, were Luna and Akiza. Dexter opened the door. "Hey guys. What's up?" Luna smiled. "We were just wondering if you wanted to go to a Skipper's game with us." Luna showed him three tickets. Since he really didn't have anything better to do, he thought he'd better go with. "What about Leo or Yusei?" he asked. Luna and Akiza looked at one another.
"Uh...Leo's sick," Akiza lied. "With what?" Dexter asked. Akiza turned to Luna. "He's...got leprosy." Dexter's eyes widened. "What? Leprosy?" Akiza nodded. "Yeah. Leprosy." Dexter was confused as to how Yusei got that, but he decided to not ask any further. "What about Yusei?" Luna turned to Akiza. "He's sick too," Luna replied, "He's got..."
"Diarrhea," Akiza replied with a smile. Dexter made the complete opposite expression. "Ew. Okay. I guess I'll go." Luna perked up. "Great! So lets go!" She took him by the wrist outside of the apartment. "I have to lock the door first," Dexter noted, but Luna kept walking. "That's okay. I've got it," Akiza replied and she locked the door for him. She then caught up to the two of them as they waited for an elevator.
As they walked to the field, Dexter felt awkward. He had two women with him and, possibly worst of all, they were both taller than him. Dexter also noticed that people were giving Akiza looks, which seemed to just roll off her back. Luna was also getting a few looks at her short shorts, by guys her age, but she too was not bothered by it. Dexter felt a little strange going with two women, but decided that it was a nice day outside. He should enjoy it and not think about other people giving the two women some attention.
When they got to the game, they had their tickets scanned, and they headed inside. Just like before, Luna offered him something to eat. "No. I'm okay," Dexter replied, not wanting Luna to have to pay. Luna looked at Akiza and the two of them walked behind Dexter. "He did this all the time the last time we were here," Luna noted, "His stomach had to confess that he was starving before he would eat something and cause for me to pay for it." Akiza nodded. "Don't worry. We can still start the plan once we get to our seats." They were both interrupted by Dexter.
"Come on you guys!" he shouted, "I almost lost you!" They both walked up to him. "Coming!" they shouted and they met up once again. They made their way up to the top deck and then found their seats. As they sat down, Dexter found himself in-between the two of them. Akiza to his right and Luna to his left. "Who paid for the tickets?" he asked. "I did," Akiza noted.
"So how much do I owe you?" Luna quickly spoke up. "You owe her nothing," she replied, "I paid for your ticket." Dexter turned to her. "So, how much do I owe you?" Luna smiled. "You don't owe me anything," Luna replied. Dexter shook his head. "No Luna. You don't have to do that. We already had a day like this." Luna shrugged. "It's no big deal," she replied, "Besides you deserve it." Dexter wanted to fire back, but he didn't want to cause a fight or ruin the whole day. He sighed and they looked out onto the field.
"I'm going to the bathroom," Dexter reported after a few minutes. He got up and Luna made room for him to leave. Once he was gone, Luna leaned over, and whispered to Akiza. "He's always worried about having to pay me back." Akiza nodded. "Yusei's the same way," she replied, "But deep down, I think the two of them like having us pay for stuff." Luna agreed.
"Yeah, but who wouldn't like that? Still, I like buying him stuff, because I think it would make him happy. Instead, he seems to feel guilty." Akiza smiled. "Luna. I'm sure you're doing the right thing. Dexter probably loves what you're doing, but he's worried that, if he looked happy, he'd be taking advantage of you. He probably doesn't want you thinking that he wants you to pay for everything." Luna looked stunned for a moment. It made sense. If Dexter was grateful every time she paid for something, then it would look like he wanted that all time. That he was saving money and she always had to foot the bill.
Back in the bathroom, Dexter had just finished washing up. He stopped, once he got out of the restroom, and looked around. He leaned against a wall and sighed. 'Luna's always paying stuff for me,' he thought, 'And that makes me really happy.' He felt a gentle breeze blow past him. 'But still, if Luna's always paying for stuff, then it not only makes me look poor, but also cheap. She always has to pay, because she has a ton of money to spend. She could not work a day in her life and she would still have plenty of money to live on.' Dexter sighed.
'When I get back to my seat, I'll tell her thanks for buying me the tickets.' He pushed himself off of the wall and went back to his seat. When he sat down, he turned to Luna. "Hey Luna. Thanks for getting me the ticket. It's really great that you want to do that for me." Luna smiled at seeing Dexter smile. "You're very welcome Dexter and I'm more than happy to do it for you." Dexter and Luna smiled at one another and then turned their attention to the game.
After a few innings, Luna stood up. "Does anyone want anything to eat or drink?" Dexter nodded. "I could actually eat a hotdog," he replied. "Me too," Akiza noted and Luna nodded. "I'll get us some hotdogs and some water." She then headed down to the concessions, leaving Dexter and Akiza alone together.
"So, are you happy Luna took you here?" Akiza asked. Deter nodded. "Yeah. I'm really grateful that she wants to do stuff with me. I mean, she doesn't have to do them, but she does anyways." Akiza smiled. "I know what you mean. Do you really enjoy her company?" Dexter felt a little nervous telling Akiza this, but he decided it was best to get out there. "I do," he replied, "I really enjoy spending time with her. She's kind, sweet, and just a really nice person." Akiza smiled and knew she could relay this information back to Luna. "That's great," she replied and they continued watching the game.
A few minutes later, Luna came back with the food. "I didn't know what anyone wanted on their hot dog, so I didn't put anything on them." Dexter took his hotdog. "That's okay. This is fine. How much do we owe you?" Luna shook her head. "Nothing," she replied, "It's on me." Dexter tried to hide a bit of guilt. "Um...okay," he replied and bit into his hotdog. Luna frowned. "You sure you don't want anything on it?" Dexter nodded. "Yeah. It's fine. Don't worry about it." Akiza stood up. "I'm getting mustard on mine." Luna got up as well. "Me too," she replied and they both went to put more flavor on their hotdogs. Before she went down the steps, Luna watched Dexter eat. "It's fine," he replied, "I'll watch your stuff!" Luna felt guilty, as Dexter was probably eating it to make her feel better. Still, Luna knew that Akiza and her plan was about to kick in.
Once they came back and ate, they were left were some empty wrappers and bags of chips. "I'll go throw this stuff away," Luna noted. Dexter pointed to the field. "But we have a chance to take the lead," he replied, "Why don't you stay and save that for the end of the game?" Luna shook her head. "No. It's fine," she insisted and took the rest of the trash, "While I'm up, I'll go to the bathroom too." She then walked away, leaving Dexter and Akiza alone.
After a moment of silence, Akiza spoke up. "You know Dexter, Luna told me that you haven't gotten a chance to spend much time with her and Leo." Dexter nodded. "Yeah," he replied, "They're off with you, Yusei, Crow, and Jack. I don't want to invade on their privacy, so I let you guys do whatever stuff you want to do together." Akiza frowned. "But I think that Luna really wants to include you. That's why she has invited you to come with us when we've gone to Martha's house." Dexter nodded. "I know, but she doesn't have to do that. In fact, it might be better if you guys just started going there without me. I know I'm the odd man out." Akiza frowned.
"Dexter that's not true!" Dexter stayed silent. "Dexter," Akiza replied in a softer tone, "Is something wrong?" Dexter turned to her. "What do you mean?" Akiza gave him a stern look. "Are you depressed and feel you're all alone?" Dexter looked away. "Look...I...I don't want to talk about it." Akiza knew she had hit the spot. "Dexter," she replied as she put her hand on his shoulder and made him face her, "I know something's wrong and I want to help. Whatever you're experiencing Dexter, I have too. When I was abandoned by my parents, I had no where to turn to for a few months and I have felt it all." Dexter watched her and it suddenly felt as if no one else was around them.
"Depression, feeling alone, wanting to be loved, feeling affection. Trust me Dexter. I felt it all. So whatever is bothering you, I can assure that I felt it too." She leaned in close. "Including any thoughts about hurting yourself." Dexter looked out onto the field, even as the team did take the lead. Still, he didn't cheer or get up and neither did Akiza. "We don't have to talk about it here, but if you ever want to talk about it, I will be more than happy to listen and to help you." Dexter remained silent until he finally said something.
"Look, I do feel alone sometimes. Okay? My parents abandoned me and Leo and Luna were the only friends I had until you guys came into the picture." Akiza listened closely. "So when they started hanging out with you guys, I started feeling like I shouldn't be a bother to them. They have cool new friends and, when they've invited me over, I've felt out of place. Like I didn't belong." Akiza nodded. "I understand, but you don't have to feel that way Dexter. I know it doesn't seem like you're our friend, but you really are. We really do care about you and I think that's especially true for Luna." Dexter gasped and looked away. Akiza was curious as to why he had that reaction.
"Speaking of Luna..." Akiza said with a smirk, "Do you like her?" From below, Luna could make out their feet, but she luckily couldn't hear them. Dexter finally decided to tell the truth. "All right fine! I do like her." Akiza smiled. "What would you say if she liked you back?" Dexter turned to her. "She could never like me back!" Akiza gave him a firm look. "And why is that?" Dexter turned and looked into his lap.
"Because Luna deserves someone better than me."
Akiza raised her eyebrows. "What do you mean?" she asked. Dexter sighed. "Luna's a great woman. She's kind, helpful, caring, not to mention beautiful." Akiza caught a quick smile on Dexter's face, before it quickly faded. "But Luna deserves someone better than little old me. She deserves someone who can make her happy and I know that's not me." Akiza couldn't confirm Luna's feelings on the subject, so she decided to stay quiet. "If you can, I'd...like to talk some more tomorrow." Akiza nodded. "Sure thing. I'll come over tomorrow at 2." She looked down and waved through the bleachers. Luna smiled and then made her way back up.
"I'm back," she said cheerfully. Dexter got up. "I'm going to the bathroom," he replied and left. Luna smiled as she turned to Akiza. "Did it work? Did he say anything?" Akiza nodded. "It worked amazingly well," she replied, "Dexter did open up a little bit and wanted to talk some more with me tomorrow." Luna giggled. "I knew it! I knew if you told him that you felt the same as he did, you two would connect!" Akiza smiled. "Yeah and I'm sure he'll tell me even more tomorrow."
Back in the restroom, Dexter hanged his head. 'Why did I do that? Why did I tell Akiza that I like Luna?' He turned around and watched his hands. "She's probably telling her that I like her and then she'll act all differently around me." Dexter sighed and headed outside. He looked up and could see Luna and Akiza's legs. "Here goes nothing," he said and marched up to his seat. When he sat back down, Luna didn't say much. He watched as she turned and smiled at him.
'Oh crap,' Dexter thought and looked away embarrassed.
For the rest of the game, Dexter stayed quiet. He didn't want anything to happen between him and Luna that would make things awkward. The team lost, as usual. He sighed as they walked home, as Akiza and Luna looked to be the exact opposite. They were smiling and happy, as their plan had worked, and having Dexter talk some more was a good thing. When they got back to his apartment, Dexter stood in the doorway. "Is there anything I need to pay for?" he asked. Luna and Akiza shook their heads.
"It's fine Dexter. There's nothing you need to do," Luna replied. Dexter smiled and Luna did too, once she saw it. "Well...thanks you guys. I don't know what to say." Luna stepped forward. "You don't have to say anything," she added, "Seeing you smile is all I need." Dexter blushed slightly at the comment and Akiza did too. It sounded just like Yusei and herself, as Yusei never stopped complimenting her smile. She also noticed that Luna seemed to be having a little bit of a crush on him. Yusei had mentioned part of this as well to Akiza, a few days ago, and Akiza was confirming that they did in fact like each other.
After saying goodbye, and on the way back, Luna was skipping happily down the street. "You're in a good mood," Akiza said as they stopped at a stoplight. Luna looked up and smiled. "Well...I'm just happy that the two of you are getting to talk to one another. After all, not only do I want you two to be friends, but I think you guys do have some things in common." As the light turned green, Luna asked, "By the way, was there anything else Dexter said?"
Akiza was surprised and thought for a moment. In truth, she wanted really badly to tell Luna about Dexter having a crush on her. However, Dexter was just starting to get to know Akiza, and she didn't want to lose his trust. Not to mention the fact that it would make things awkward between Luna and him and Akiza decided it was best to keep Luna in the dark, until they finally told one another.
"No. Not really," she replied, lying about Dexter saying anything more. Luna nodded and didn't say a word. Still, as Akiza looked on, she realized that both Yusei and herself could clearly see them harboring feelings for each other. She wondered just how they would finally let it all out.
The next day, Akiza came over, as she had arranged with Dexter. She knew she was no psychologist, but she wanted to know just how bad Dexter's feelings were. After all, it was only right that someone, who had experienced things as badly as she did, should help him. When she got there, Dexter let her inside. Akiza sat down and Dexter laid on the couch. As Akiza got started, she asked him a basic question.
"When did you stat feeling alone?" Akiza asked. Dexter sighed. "Forever," he replied, "My parents aren't around and it just got worse once Leo and Luna decided to spend most of their time with other people." Akiza nodded. "I know what you mean. Everyone looked at me differently, because of my powers, and I felt alone all the time as well. Now Dexter what would help turn this feeling of loneliness around?" Dexter shrugged his shoulders.
"Just...having the ability to spend more time with other people and not feeling so uncomfortable. With I golf with Yusei, I feel comfortable with him. Right now, I feel really uncomfortable." Akiza nodded. "Don't worry. I feel the same way too." She reached over and took his hand. Dexter looked up and saw her smile at him. Dexter managed a smile too.
"Now Dexter, is there any way to help you not feel uncomfortable around other people?" Dexter shrugged. "I don't know. It's not like I can just suddenly live with more people in the house." Akiza waited a moment. 'Living with other people,' she thought for a moment and quickly wrote something down. Dexter watched as she continued writing and she finally looked up.
"Now Dexter, how do you feel about Luna?" Dexter quickly sat up. "Now wait a minute. Will you promise me that whatever is said here, will not be repeated elsewhere?" Akiza looked at firmly. "Yes Dexter. I promise." Dexter nodded. "Good," he replied, "As I said before, Luna's a great person and I like spending time with her." Akiza smiled. "How so?" Dexter sighed.
"I...I...just..." He took a deep breath. "I want to just go hug her and show her just how thankful I am for all that she has done for me. We held hands once and..." Akiza quickly interrupted. "You held hands?" Dexter gasped and realized he had spilled the beans. He quickly tried to recover. "Yeah, but...it was once and we've never done it again." Akiza nodded. "Ahh," she replied.
Akiza then turned to her notepad and wrote something. On it, was a heart with the words, "Luna + Dexter," inside of the heart. Akiza smiled as she found it so adorable that these two already had a crush on each other. Akiza quickly skipped through the rest of her questions, as the first two had already given her an idea. When she was about to leave, Dexter smiled. "Thank you Akiza. It was really great to get this off of my chest." Dexter put his arms out and was about to hug her. He stopped suddenly and stared. 'Speaking of chests,' he thought. If he would have continued, his face would have been buried deep in to her bosom. Akiza laughed. "Here, lets try this," she replied and she bended down to make it less awkward.
As they hugged, Akiza could sense the strong desire of physical affection that Dexter wanted with Luna. She could sense that, if they ever confessed, they'd be a really affection couple. Probably as much as Yusei and her were. Once they were done, Dexter thanked her once more and Akiza waved goodbye. As she left, Akiza called Luna. "How did it go?" Luna asked excitedly. "It went well," Akiza replied. Luna was giddy. "All right. So, what did he say?" Akiza smiled. "Sorry Luna, but I promised him that I wouldn't tell."
At first, Luna was disappointed, but she figured that Akiza was the type of person to keep a promise. "Okay. I understand." She said goodbye and hanged up. As she did, Luna sighed, and wondered what they had talked about. She got up from her bed and walked back downstairs. On her way down, she passed an empty toy room, with not much inside. The window showed the sun shining brightly from the outside.
A few days later, everyone headed over to Martha's place. Crow wouldn't stop talking about Sherry, who he was becoming very friendly with. As they all sat down, Crow and Jack wanted to announce something, but decided to hold off until after Martha was done.
As Yuseika sat on a rock, he was lumped over and looked over at Crowka and Sherryka. The two of them were nudging one another and it was annoying as crap. He then looked over and saw Jackka and Carlyka doing the same thing. "Do you two really have to be so lovey dovey?" he shouted. Jackka looked over. "Shut up Yuseika! You did the same thing when Akizaka was around. It's not our fault she's with her parents for a couple of days. So instead of sitting there all grumpy, why don't you just sit back, relax, and get a taste of your own medicine." He turned back to Carlyka and they nudged noses.
Yuseika rolled his eyes and walked away. As he did, he overheard Crowka and Sherryka talking to each other. "You know. You should become one of those traveling duelists, taking part in tournaments." Crowka raised an eyebrow. "Really?" Sherryka nodded. "Yeah. I mean, you're really good and so is Jackka. Why don't you two join me and travel around? It'd be fun." She looked over and Yuseika walked away. "What about Yuseika?" Sherryka asked. Crow waved her off.
"He's too into Akizaka to ever leave her side and besides, Yuseika enjoys being here in his home village." Yuseika smiled as he walked away, just thinking about Akizaka. She really was a special lady and he wanted to spend as much time with her as possible. He wasn't sure what he wanted to do yet, but he did want to live with her in the North. He walked away, trying to find something else to occupy his mind.
A few days later, Jackka and Crowka approached Yuseika. "We need to talk," Crowka replied. Yuseika faced them. "What about?" he asked. Jackka sighed. "Crowka and I want to join Sherryka as traveling duelists." Yuseika was a bit surprised by both of them accepting such a offer. "You'll be traveling around a lot," Yuseika replied, "Are you sure that's really what you want to do? I mean, what about your girlfriends?" Jackka understood.
"I know, but Carlyka can report on the duels I'm in. Which means that I can still spend time with her and do my job." Crowka had a response as well. "Plus, Sherryka's already on tour, so going with her would be easy." He gave a thumbs up and wink as Yuseika rolled his eyes, knowing what his message behind it was. "All right you guys, but when are you going to be leaving? A week?"
"Tomorrow," Jackka replied. Yuseika was stunned. "Tomorrow?" he repeated. "Tomorrow," Crowka replied back." Yuseika was stunned. "That seems rather quick." Crowka nodded. "We know, but there's a series just down the road at another village." Crowka picked up a bag. "We're all packed and ready to go." Yuseika frowned. "Well...I'll miss you guys."
"Oh don't do all that mushy gushy stuff," Jackka replied, 'Save it for Akizaka." Yuseika smiled. "I will. Don't worry." Crowka nodded. "We'll head out first thing in the morning," he replied and Yuseika frowned, knowing full well that he was going to miss his friends.
Later, Akizaka came over and heard the news. "They're really going to leave?" she asked as Yuseika and her stared at a small fire. "Yeah," he replied, "I'll be all alone." Akizaka frowned. "Will you enjoy that?" Yuseika sighed. "I'll be a little happy, but...in the long run...I'll be a little sad. After all, they were my friends for just about my entire life. On top of that, I know it's a bit of a trek for you to get over here, so there will be some days I'm all alone." Akizaka couldn't take it anymore and shouted out something,
"What if you lived at my house?" Yuseika turned to her. "What?" he asked. "Come stay at my house," Akizaka offered. Yuseika was stunned. "Are...are you sure?" he asked, "You still live with your parents. Are you sure they'd be okay with it?" Akizaka looked stunned and faced the fire. "I'm sure they wouldn't mind." Yuseika was not nearly as confident. "Don't worry Akizaka. You don't have to do that for me. I'll be fine. You'll see." Akizaka wasn't so sure about it and remained quiet.
The following morning, Yuseika moaned as he hated getting up so early. When he did, he watched as Jackka and Crowka took giant bags with them. "Well...we'll see you soon," Crowka said with a wave. Jackka did the same as Yuseika waved back. He sighed as he looked at his now empty hut. It seemed so odd without those two. The first thing Yuseika was going to do was go back to bed. He yawned and went back to his little bed that he had made for himself.
As he was about to fall back asleep, he heard footsteps. "What did you forget?" he asked as he rose from the ground. He then looked up and saw flowing red hair. "Yuseika! I have good news!" Akizaka rushed over to him. "Get your things! You're coming with me." She quickly started helping him pack. Yuseika got his things, amazingly quick for being so tired, and he soon found himself walking with Akizaka. "Where are we going?" he asked. Akizaka smiled. "Just a little further," she replied.
Suddenly, Yuseika saw a giant hut. His jaw dropped as he saw how big it was. "We're at the North village," Yuseika noted. "Yeah," Akizaka replied with less fanfare, "That's the twins' hut." Yuseika looked down and saw the twins waving at him. "Hey Yusei!" the shouted and Yuseika waved back at them. He suddenly found another large hut, not as big as the first one, where Akizaka went inside. Yuseika followed and he then saw Akiza's parents. "How nice to see you," Yuseika said as he came up to them. "It's good to see you two Yuseika. Your room is all set." Yuseika was stunned. "My room?" he asked. Akiza's father nodded. "Yes. Akizaka asked if you could stay here and we said 'yes' to her question. It was the least we could do after all you did for us and, besides, you didn't deserve to be living by yourself." Yuseika smiled. "Really? Wow! Thank you! Is there anything I need to do to repay you?"
"Oh there's no need for that," Akizaka's mother responded. "But there is one thing," Akizaka's father added as he stood up. He leaned in close to Yuseika's ear. "Don't get her pregnant." Yuseika's face blushed and turned a burning red. "Um...yes sir," he replied. Akizaka's father smiled. "Good. Then that's the only rule." Yuseika nodded as Akizaka came back. "Yuseika, why don't we take your stuff to your room?" Yuseika nodded and he followed her to his designated area. It was ten millions times better than his old room and Yuseika was overjoyed when Akizaka's mother brought out breakfast. Afterwards, Yuseika stuck his head out of the hut.
"Today is the best day ever!" he shouted.
"Yuseika! People are still sleeping!" Akizaka shouted and Yuseika went back inside. "Oh. Right," he replied and everyone laughed.
Later, Yuseika was talking with the twins about finally getting to stay on the Northern village area. As they listened, Yuseika stressed that he would have had to been alone a good amount of the time. With Lunaka, she could only think of one person who was having a similar problem: Dexterka. He was stuck alone by himself all the time and he had been stuck like that for years. Once they were done talking, Lunaka talked with her brother alone.
"Leoka, do you think it would be all right if Dexterka came here to stay with us? I mean, we do have plenty of room." Leoka shrugged as he leaned back against the wall. "Why do you say that sis? I mean, Dexterka's happy just the way he is." Lunaka shook her head. "No he's not!" she replied, "He's sad and lonely. No one should have to deal with that, especially with how much he already has." Lunaka looked out on the village. "I'm going to go talk to him."
A ways away, Dexterka sat and sighed as he looked around his small hut. Suddenly, the door swung open and Lunaka came inside. "Dexterka. I need to ask you something." Dexterka looked up and watched as she sat next to him. "What is it?" Lunaka smiled. "How would you feel about having to live with Leoka and me?" Dexterka gasped and looked away. "Are...are you sure? I mean, do you even have enough room?" Lunaka smiled. "Of course we do! You could fit a whole zoo inside of it! Now, would you like to come stay with us? For good?" Dexterka looked down. "I don't know."
Lunaka smiled and started encouraging him. "But Dexterka! You've been all alone for a very long time! Plus, Leoka and I are worried about you! You should be able to be around people that love and care about you more often, not stuck here all by yourself. If you moved with us, we could be together all the time, and do fun things together!" Dexterka smiled a bit. "That does sound nice," he commented. Lunaka smiled.
"So what do you say? Will you move in with us?" Dexter sighed. "Well...I guess some change couldn't hurt!" Lunaka stood up. "Hooray!" she cheered. Dexterka stood up too. "And if it doesn't, i can always move back here." Lunaka nodded, but was going to be sure that didn't happen. "Although," Dexterka noted, "Shouldn't I have to pay you back in some way?" Lunaka shook her head.
"No way!" she replied as she took his wrist. "Now come on! Lets get packing!" Before Dexterka realized it, all of the stuff he needed was packed, and ready to go. He followed Lunaka to their house, where Leoka was waiting for him. "Welcome to your new home Dexterka!" he said with an arm around his shoulders. Dexterka looked up at the giant hut. It was going to be a big change, but a change that he wasn't going to regret.
Martha smiled as she shut the book. "Aww. Wasn't that sweet?" Jack stood up. "Sweet? What's sweet is that Jackka's going to become the greatest duelist of all time...until I come into the picture." Everyone rolled their eyes.
Later, as they ate dinner, Akiza thought about what had happened in the Chapter and what her and Dexter had talked about. 'I wonder if the twins have any room' she thought. She turned to Luna and said, "Luna, do you guys have any extra bedrooms or anything like that?" Luna turned to her. "We have a room that has old toys and stuff in it. Why do you ask?" Akiza smiled. "Do you remember what happened in the last Chapter with Dexterka and the twins?" Luna nodded and thought for a moment.
Suddenly, it hit her. Luna gasped and looked at Akiza. "Do you really think?" Akiza nodded. "As long as Leo's okay with it." Luna nodded. "Of course he'll say 'yes' to one of his best friends," she replied and leaned in close. "The only thing is that we shouldn't tell Dexter." Akiza was confused. "Tell him what?" Luna giggled. "You'll see. I'll tell you more later." Akiza smiled and was curious as to what the little one was up to.
The next day, Jack and Crow were sitting at the breakfast table. Yusei got up and could smell their disgusting coffee. He was going to get some orange juice, before Jack and Crow stopped him. "Yusei. We have to talk." Yusei sat down and looked at both of them. "We've been talking with Sherry and we've decided that we want to go onto the Professional Dueling Circuit." Yusei wasn't that surprised, as he had overheard them talking about that a while ago.
"Okay. So when do you guys plan on going?" Crow turned to Jack who replied, "In a couple of days. There's a tournament one state over, so we can easily get to it." Crow smiled. "Plus, Sherry's there too." He grinned and chuckled sneakily to himself. Jack and Yusei rolled their eyes. "Anyways, do you have any plans for what you're going to be doing?" Jack asked, "You could come with us." Yusei shook his head. "No way. I'm staying here with Akiza." Jack sighed. "I knew you'd say that. You spend more time with Akiza than the rest of us put together." Yusei frowned.
"That's not true," he answered, but then thought about it for a moment. "Um...well...maybe." Jack rolled his eyes. "That's right. Jack Atlas is always right."
Sure enough, in a couple of days, Jack and Crow were heading off. The twins, Dexter, Akiza, and Martha all came over to say goodbye. "Now do that prince routine one more time," Martha said excitedly, "I don't know the next time I'll get to see you do it." She stuck out her hand and Jack did it. Everyone behind him giggled like school girls. "All right! That's enough now!" Jack shouted and stormed over to them.
"Yusei, be sure to take good care of Akiza." Yusei saluted him military style. "Will do." Jack then turned to Akiza. "Akiza, make sure Yusei keeps his pants on until he gives you a ring." Akiza blushed and Yusei stared at him. "Jack!" he shouted, "I can control my urges." Jack smirked. "Not without fantasying about her a million times a day," he said quietly. He then turned to the twins and Dexter and told them to stay in school. Finally, Crow said goodbye, but he seemed in a bigger rush to get going.
"Okay. Got to go." He quickly went up to everyone. "Bye. Love you. Keep your pants on Yusei. Make sure he does that Akiza. Don't eat too much Leo and Luna keep him from beating up Sly again." They all laughed and Crow gave them a salute as well. They headed off on their Runners and went onto the tournament nearby.
As Yusei went back to the garage, he sighed as it was so quiet now without Jack and Crow yelling at one another. Suddenly, the door opened and Yusei smiled when he saw who it was. "Akiza!" he said excitedly and ran over to her. Akiza seemed tense and nervous. "Akiza. What's wrong?" Akiza looked up at him. "Ummm...Yusei. I know Jack and Crow just left, but...I was wondering..." Yusei looked at her for a moment and she finally continued.
"Would you like to stay at my house?" Yusei looked surprised. "For the night?" he asked. "Permanently," Akiza replied firmly. Yusei gasped and Akiza looked away. "At least...until you got enough money to make it into a nicer place." Yusei was stunned. Living with Akiza? What was that like? What was it like living in such a nice place? Yusei was a bit nervous, but at least it would be a huge upgrade from where he was living right now.
"If you don't want to, you don't have to," Akiza replied. Yusei sighed. "No Akiza. I..." He changed his words. "Living with you would be fantastic and I'd love to stay over..." Akiza looked up and smiled. "As long as your parents said it was okay." Akiza showed him a toothy grin. "They already did," she replied, "So, do you want to start packing? If we hurry, we can be done within a couple of days." Yusei was surprised by the rush, but he decided it was all for the best.
Within the next few days, Yusei had managed to move most of his stuff back to Akiza's house. They even had another spare bedroom after his left over and Yusei was excited to be living with her. As he locked up, Zora came over and gave him a big hug. "I'm so happy you're moving to a new place," she replied, "Especially since it's with that girl you like." Yusei blushed. "Come on Zora. Martha gives me enough of that already." Zora couldn't help, but hug him again.
"I don't care. She's perfect for you and you'd better not lose her." Yusei managed a smile through the tight hug. "Yeah...well...Mr. Izinski made me sign a contract that we wouldn't do the deed until Akiza was married." Zora smiled. "Oh, but I'm sure a boy like you can control your urges quite easily." Yusei looked away. "Um...yeah sure," he lied.
He picked up his bags and got into his car. He waved at her as he drove over to the Izinski's house. As he did, he thought about what to do with his old Runner. He could still take it out ever now and again, but he now had people to drive him around and a car to drive multiple people around. Maybe he could...
Yusei smiled at the thought and quickly made his way to the Izinski's. He stepped out and went to the front door. He set down his bag and smiled as he looked up at the humongous house. He couldn't believe he was living here. The door opened and it was Akiza, smiling happily. Maybe the biggest thing he couldn't believe was that he was getting to live with such an amazing girl like her. And the best part was that she was both his girlfriend and best friend in the whole wide world.
As all of this was going on, Luna was typing up and writing down plans. She had called Dexter and he was about to come over very soon. When the doorbell rang, she could feel herself become lighter as she opened the door. "Come on in Dexter," she said happily and let him inside. When they sat down, Luna rested her hand on Dexter's. He looked up and Luna smiled.
"Dexter. There's something really important that I want to ask you." Dexter looked intensely at her. He could feel his mind going back to what he told Akiza. 'Maybe she's going to ask me if I like her,' he thought quickly before Luna continued with her question. "I was wondering...if..." Luna paused and Dexter felt his heart sink. 'Akiza blew it!' he screamed in his head.
"If you wanted to live here." Dexter stood up. "I knew it! I knew it!" He suddenly stopped. "What?" he asked. Luna smiled. "How would you feel about moving here?" Dexter sat back down. "Here? In the tops?" Luna nodded. "That's right. Here." She held out a piece of paper for him. "Look. Here are the advantages: you wouldn't have to pay for food, Leo and I could help you with cleaning, you wouldn't be all alone..." Dexter took notice of the last one as Luna continued. 'Did Akiza really say anything?' he wondered as he felt his suspicions coming back.
"See?" Luna asked once she told him the disadvantages, "Look how many more positives than negatives there are!" Dexter took the list and stared at it. It did seem nice. "Luna, did Akiza say anything to you about the meeting we had a week or so ago?" Luna shook her head. "No Dexter. The only thing she told me was that she promised you that she wouldn't tell anyone what had happened, so that's why she couldn't say a word to me." Dexter knew that was right. "Are you sure?" he asked. Luna put a hand over her heart.
"I promise you Dexter that it's the truth." Dexter looked into her eyes and could feel some sort of weird feeling coming at him. He guessed it was...trust. "All right, I believe you," he replied, "How does Leo feel about this?" Luna smiled. "He's all on board. I talked to him last night about it and, just like I thought, he'd be more than happy to live with you." Dexter looked down. It...would be nice not having to live all alone. Waking up and going to bed with no one to talk to. Maybe this was the kind of break he needed.
"All right," he replied, "I guess. I'll do it." Luna clasped her hands. "Great!" she replied, "You can do it in a few days!" Dexter was stunned. "A few days?" he asked, "But I have to give a week's notice." Luna smiled. "Even better!" she replied. Dexter didn't get it. How was this better? He asked her. "Um...no reason," she replied and quickly tried to laugh it off. Dexter frowned, but decided it was for the better.
Over the next few days, Luna had gotten her plans in order and she soon found herself standing in front of Leo, Akiza, and Yusei. "All right team. If we're going to turn this into Dexter's room, we're going to have to make some changes. First, we're going to get these old toys out of here and donate them to charity." Yusei smiled. "Okay," he replied and tried to pick up the toy box. He quickly dropped it, as it was much too heavy. He put his hand on his lower back. "It's much too heavy," Luna replied, "We'll carry it out soon enough." Luna adjusted her hat on her head.
"Next. We're going to paint the walls a dark green, one of Dexter's favorite colors. I've then asked us to go and take out a lot of Dexter's stuff in a couple of nights." Yusei was confused. "Wait. How are we going to take his stuff out without us knowing it?" Luna smiled. "I'm going to be tell him that he needs all new stuff for his room." Akiza was confused. "Why would he agree to that?" Luna smiled. "I'll tell him that we got new stuff and can't see them until he comes over. However, we'll really be using his old stuff from his old room." Luna then checked her paper.
"Okay. We're going to remove, paint, and then bring in his stuff." Luna smiled. "All right team, lets get to work!" They all cheered and got started. They got rid of all of the old toys and games that the twins didn't need anymore. "Hey! It's Mr. Fuzzinstien!" Leo said happily as he found his old teddy bear. Luna put it in the bag as they continued putting the things into bags for charity. Once they were done, they headed for a hardware store and got ready to re-paint the room. They got all the equipment necessary. It was almost dinnertime by the time they got done and they decided to restart tomorrow.
In a couple of days, they had repainted the entire room. As Akiza and Luna were finishing it up, Yusei was trying to put on a couple of posters. "Ow!" Yusei shouted as he banged his hand with a hammer. Akiza rolled her eyes as Yusei was clueless with it. "Here. Let me do it," she replied and she took it from him. Yusei then went and took over Akiza's job.
The following morning, Dexter had all of his stuff packed. He sighed as he looked at his empty apartment. He called Luna and she answered. "Hey. I'm ready to go," he said happily. Luna wasn't so happy back to him. "Can it wait just an hour?" she asked. Dexter was confused. "Um...all right. Is something wrong?" Luna quickly sounded desperate. "No. No. Everything's all right." Luna quickly replied, "Just...just wait a little bit Dexter." They quickly hanged up and Luna turned to Yusei, Akiza, and Leo.
"What do you mean you didn't get a picture frame?" she screamed, "This was going to be the cherry on top of this entire room." Yusei sighed. "Come on. Lets just get it and put it there before Dexter gets here."
As Dexter waited, he finally spotted the limousine pull up to his apartment complex. He went inside and there was no one there with him. A butler took his bag and put it in the trunk. Luna had told him they had gotten all new stuff and the twins wouldn't say what it was. Dexter decided that maybe this was the new start that he needed on life. He got to ride in the big, fancy limo, still feeling a bit uncomfortable. When he got to the Tops, everyone was waiting to welcome him there.
"Welcome to your new home," they all said and Dexter blushed. "Thanks," he replied shyly. Everyone smiled as Yusei took his bag. Dexter then followed them to the top floor, where they let him inside. Dexter walked inside and could feel an awkwardness in the room. "Can I see my new bedroom?" Everyone nodded and smiled. Dexter went up to the door and took a deep breath. When he opened it, he gasped.
Inside, it looked nearly identical to his old room. He had the same sports posters and logos of many of the local sports teams. He looked around at the matching bedspread and he was overjoyed. "You guys...um...thank you," he said and they all smiled at him. Dexter looked back at the room and saw there was an empty picture frame. "What's this?" he asked. Luna smiled. "We're going to take a picture of all us," she replied, "That way, you'll never have to worry about being alone. You'll be able to look over and see that all of us care about you Dexter." Dexter smiled and they headed downstairs. After taking the picture, Dexter smiled.
"Thanks you guys. Thank you all." Yusei smiled. "Well...it's Luna who did a minority of the work." Dexter quickly glanced at her. "Luna?" Luna looked down and blushed. "Yeah," Akiza replied as Dexter turned to her, "Luna was in charge of all us. She deserves the thanks more than anyone." Dexter looked over at her and slowly walked up to her.
"Luna...how...how can I repay for this?" Luna smiled. "Just seeing you smile Dexter. That's all I need." Dexter knew that she needed more than that. He took a deep breath and decided that he had to go for it. He quickly wrapped his arms around her and kissed her. Squarely on the lips. Luna's eyes widened and so did everyone else. When Dexter was done, it suddenly hit him on what had happened. He looked around and saw everyone else staring at him. He then turned to Luna, who looked stunned as well.
"Why...why did you do that?" she asked. Dexter suddenly felt guilt rise up in his stomach. He let go of her and looked down. He quickly moved around her and ran upstairs. "Wait...that's not what I..." Luna started, but she was stopped. By the sound of Dexter's bedroom door slamming shut.
A/N: i know the asking to move should probably take longer, but I wanted to end the Chapter on this cliffhanger.
Hope the Chapter wasn't boring and please review if you can! :)