Chapter 12

Hey guys! This is chapter 12! Yay! :) Thank you for all of the reviews and views! I'm not a very good speller and i'm British, so (guaranteed) some things might be spelt wrong/differently


Aki and Rena sprinted down the streets. However, they had no idea where they were, so they were disorientated and lost. All of the buildings looked the same, so did the signs, even the people they passed looked the same. It was as if it was another part of Sayer's unmerciful torture.

How were they going to rescue Yusei, if they couldn't find Arcadia?

After a few hours, Rena dumped herself on a kerb, sobbing. Aki looked around, trying to familiarise herself with her surroundings. All she knew was that they were in the Phoenix District of New Domino. Unfortunately, all of the buildings were rubble. Aki had never actually been here before.

"They say the rich people used to live here before… before the accident…" Aki whispered. "We're in the Phoenix District."

Aki stumbled over piles of rubble and junk to find an old, battered street name. The sign had curled in and it had been covered in graffiti, but the fading letters were still eligible.

Silver Lining Crescent.

Aki jogged over to Rena, who was still on the kerb, crying into her knees.

"This is Silver Lining Crescent… Well, was Silver Lining Crescent…" Aki informed the crying woman. Rena's head suddenly shot up and she stared at Aki in disbelief.

"I'm sorry, what did you say?" Rena whispered.

"This street is called Silver Lining Crescent…" Aki said, wondering what was wrong with her now.

Realisation hit Rena like a knife. She sprang up and ran to the first pile of debris.

"Number 15…" Rena whispered, running over to the pile next to it.

"Number 17…" she named the next pile. Aki had to run after Rena as she charged past many piles, giving each of them an odd number.

"Rena?" Aki wheezed. "Whats going on? We need to find Arcadia!"

Turning a corner, Aki almost crashed into Rena, who had stopped by a pile of debris.

"Has anyone removed anything?" Rena asked Aki, who was very confused.

Aki, who had no idea, shook her head. If anyone had wanted it removed, they would have done it by now. Many destroyed buildings had been left after the Ener-D reactor malfunction.

Rena jumped back, her face crumpled in concentration. Her hair came undone and blew around in the wind. The wind in question became a lot strong and colder.

"Rena, what on earth are you trying to-" Aki shouted over the wind. She was cut off when she saw everything glow in an orange light. The bricks began to hover and align themselves with each other. The process began slow, then got faster and faster.

First, there was one brick wall. Then there was two. After a while, four large walls stood before them, making a square. A red door appeared and several windows forced their way into the walls.

The house was perfectly restored. Aki stared opened mouthed at Rena, who came across as exhausted. However, the orange glow could be seen inside.

A few minutes later, Rena sagged slightly, bracing herself on her knees. Aki looked up at this medium sized house. It was pleasant and had a friendly look. However, Aki was not going to overlook the fact it had just been rebuilt by psychic powers.

Rena, however, was not fazed. In fact, she smiled through her newly shed tears. Rena hurled herself at the door, bursting into the house. Aki winced, worried that the house would crash down ontop of Rena. But it didn't.

"I'm home!" Aki could hear Rena shout inside. There was another gust of wind and the door slammed shut. Aki ran up and tugged the door open, running in after her.

Aki saw Rena vanish down the corridor, into the room ahead. Aki slowly walked through, still afraid Rena's powers would fail and everything come crashing down.

Pushing the door open lightly, Aki found herself in a pretty modern kitchen. Rena had opened the fridge and was hurling things into the bin.

Aki was so confused.

"When I first met Kiyoshi, every single thing in the fridge was out of date. And look at it now! Not much has changed, has it?" Rena sighed as she threw milk in the bin.

"Sorry, Kiyoshi? Who's that?" Aki asked, looking around. "Rena where are we?"

"Oh, sorry, Aki! Kiyoshi was my husband and Yusei's dad. We lived here. In fact, Yusei was born here! In the room above!" Rena said, pointing at the ceiling. "I'll give you a tour."

"Sure, but I thought Yusei was born in the Tops… And talking of Yusei… We need to get to Arcadia, remember?"

"Yes, I remember. But I say we crash here for a few hours and rescue Yusei late in the night. We can't just burst into one of the most dangerous buildings without a plan!"

Aki sighed and nodded. Rena had a point.

"And think about it; while we wait, I can show you millions of Yusei's baby photos!" Rena chirped, skipping up the stairs. Aki, now extremely interested, followed Rena up.


Yusei groaned, his vision blurring. He felt groggy and sore. His head throbbed and his eyelids were heavy. His sixth sense sensed danger but the fact that Yusei found himself chained to the wall made it even more worrying.

"Ok. I wasn't asleep…" Yusei muttered, tugging at the cuffs, trying desperately to free himself. He suddenly heard load, fast feet pounding the floor. Yusei turned over and pretended to still be out cold.

"Nah, man. He's still out cold. The rattling was probably him turning over. I think you hit him a little too hard…"

"No I did not, dude! He's awake! I'm sure of it!"

"Does he look awake to you?"

"…No"

"Exactly, moron. Now shut up and let's play more poker. He'll have to wake up eventually!"

The two guards walked off. The second Yusei was sure they were gone; he sat up and began to chew the cuffs as quietly as he could. Right now, he was finding himself in a desperate situation.

He was cold, hungry, thirsty, in pain and completely trapped. The last thing he wanted was for those guards to find out he was awake. They didn't seem like the nicest bunch.

He flopped himself against the wall, unsure of what to do. Then, he thought of Aki and his mother, hiding from Sayer, waiting for him.

For the first time in years, Yusei wanted to cry.


"I don't know where they got that crap! Yusei was born here! Not in the Tops!" Rena wailed, throwing open another door. "In fact, he was born in this room!"

Aki looked around in amazement. The room was perfectly normal. A double bed was in the middle of the room, a built in wardrobe on one of the walls and a little en-suite leading off.

One of the sides of the bed was a total mess. The duvet was scrunched up, pyjamas lying on the mattress, the sheet was coming off and the pillows had been disturbed. The other side was as neat as a pin. The duvet was neatly folded and the pillows plumped. A baby cot stood beside it.

"This is Kiyoshi's side" Rena explained, pointing at the bombsite. "This side was mine and this was Yusei's…"

"You know… It's really hard imagining Yusei as a baby…" Aki smiled, looking into the cot and picking up a teddy.

"I find it hard to believe that he's not a baby anymore…" Rena said sadly. "He was adorable! Here, I'll show you!"

Rena ran out, and then returned with a large photo album.

"All of these photos are from when Kiyoshi and I were dating to Yusei being four months" Rena said opening the book. The first photo was of Rena, in a green dress and a man in a simple shirt and trousers. He was kissing her cheek and Rena was laughing, holding a bottle of champagne. In the window outside, it was dark and Aki could see fireworks.

"Is that-?"

"Yusei's father? Yep. That's Kiyoshi Fumio Fudo. That was New Year at the Goodwin's. I honestly don't remember much…" Rena said laughing. She pointed at another photo. "That was my birthday. He got me a new diary, cheeky bastard…"

"What? Did you not keep a diary?"

"Oh, god, I did! The only way he found out I liked him was when he read my diary! He was ill, I went out to work, came back, he's in my room, reading my diary!"

Aki laughed. The girls sat for a long time, looking at the album. Rena had a story to tell for almost every one of them.

"Oh! This is our wedding!... Why is Rex sticking his tongue out!? I just saw that! He ruined the official photo! That little-"

"I love your dress Rena! It looks amazing!" Aki said, staring at Rena's dark blue wedding dress.

"Oh, really? Thank you! Y'know, Kiyoshi worried I might have chosen a bright orange wedding dress!" Rena said laughing. Rena flicked through many pages.

"Ah ha! Here it is! This is Yusei! He's… What? Two days old?" Rena said, pointing at a photo of a very young baby asleep in his mother's arms.

"Oh my god!" Aki squealed. "That is the most adorable photo in the world! Yusei was sooooo cute!"

"Wasn't he just?" Rena cooed. "Kiyoshi thought he was a girl!"

"Just how crazy was Kiyoshi?" Aki asked.

"Oh, he was mental in a good way. He hated working. He loved his job but he hated working. Would always look for some kind of excuse to get out of work."

"Gosh, that's like the complete opposite of Yusei…" Aki said, mentally picturing Yusei not working. No, that was not a nice thought. Yusei was the type of person who thought that, if he wasn't working, he had no purpose in life.

"I know. I think the Satellite did that to him. And his seriousness! Oh my god, I can not believe how down to earth he is!"

"On a whole, how 'down-to-earth' was Kiyoshi?"

"Kiyoshi? He was on fucking Mars! He was absolutely insane! I remember one time I made chicken for dinner. Nothing special. But Kiyoshi jumped around the whole house shouting; 'Yay! Chicken! I haven't had chicken since Uni!'"

"Awww… He sounds sweet!"

"Aki, you have no idea." Rena said, smiling sadly.

They sat in silence for a few minutes. Eventually, Rena placed the album to the side and turned to Aki.

"Aki. I'm going to ask you a question. Turn around." Rena said, seriously.

"What? Why?" Aki whined, but she did as she was told.

"Promise you'll answer truthfully?"

"Promise"

"Do you like Yusei?" Rena asked. Aki was quiet for several moments, unsure of what to say.

"No." Aki whispered. Rena stared at the girl, amazed and upset.

"Seriously? Your telling the truth?"

"Yes I am. I don't 'like' him." Aki whispered.

Rena hung her head, miserable. What was she going to do now?

"I Love him, Rena"


F. I. N. A. L. L. Y! Aki loves Yusei! Yay! Stay tuned!