(20) The Morning Before the Duel

Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh 5D'S or anything else relating to Yugioh at all, all I own is my OC Katsumi and other OCs that can spice up the story.

Summary: Leo and Luna have an older sister called Katsumi. Katsumi is very protective about her younger siblings and doesn't want them getting hurt. But what will happen when she finds out about the Signers? Yusei/OC

By the way, I'm quite new to writing Fanfiction and don't feel that confident about writing about the actual duels that will take place. So I'm just going to skip them and say who the winner will be.

Enjoy!

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When Mina found a map, Yusei reluctantly put Katsumi down, Katsumi felt the same. She didn't want to be out on the ground, even if she felt stronger again, but she kept silent.

Mina had managed to find a map of the five controllers that needed to be shut down. She rolled the map out and it showed five crosses on the map, indicating where the controllers where. Mina explains, "The locations of the five controllers are in these four spots, the giant, hummingbird, lizard, the monkey and the tiger."

"So, what should we do? Should we all go in them in order?" Trudge asks.

Jack answers, "That would be a waste of time, Duels are one-on-one, after all, I'll go by myself."

Jack then rolls up his sleeve, showing his birthmark, "If these Crimson Birthmarks want us to Duel against the Dark Signers, then there's no point in going around with everyone sticking close."

Luna looks down and says, "But, we just got out group together..." Luna wanted the group together, she felt scared and less confident without them.

"Jack does have a point though." Katsumi says putting her hand on Luna's shoulder. Luna looks up and sees her sister's confident face and feels more reassured.

"Even if we are apart, it won't change the fact that we're still in this together." Yusei says looking at Luna and then Katsumi.

"Yusei, Katsumi!" Luna says looking at her older sister and then someone who she saw sat her older brother.

"Who's got who then?" Trudge asks.

"I'm guessing that Kiryu is waiting at the symbol of the giant, I'll go there." Yusei replies, leaving the rest to choose.

"The lizard is Misty, that's where I'll head."Aki says.

"The monkey is Demark; I want to get back Ancient Fairy Dragon!" Luna says a little timidly but then gains more confidence.

"I'll cheer you on, Luna!" Leo says excitedly.

"I'll take the hummingbird is where I'm headed." Jack says, looking intently into space, as though he was distracted.

"And I've got the tiger." Katsumi says with a grin.

"Alright, then, I'll take Leo and Luna there in my car." Trudge says, offering them transport, Luna and Leo agree.

"Aki-san will go in car." Mina says looking at Aki, who nodded in agreement.

Trudge then urns to Katsumi, "Your bike is in the back of the helicopter."

Katsumi nods. Katsumi looks on the map where it is... it was in the most remote place, very far always from the rest of the control panels, she was really going to be on her own.

"We head out first thing tomorrow morning!" Yusei declared and everyone agrees to it.

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Katsumi had been pulled into her dreams forcefully, in her dream stood the Crimson Dragon. He stood/floated there waiting for Katsumi to arrive, when he saw her, he said, "I guess you know why you are here?"

Katsumi nods and sighs, "Listen, tonight's not a good night."

The Dragon looked at Katsumi confused, "What do you mean?"

"I need to be in top condition, and I won't be if I train. I'll be exhausted in my Duel... and I will more than likely loose." Katsumi explains.

"But if you don't learn how to control your powers, that could weaken you as well, especially the connection power." The Crimson Dragon explains. Confused at why she was passing up the opportunity to train.

"Did the last Soul train with you the night before the battle?" Katsumi asked.

The Crimson Dragon nodded, "Yes, she did."

"Then that's probably why she died, it happened so quickly. Unlocking her powers, then having to Duel a Dark Signer, then feeling the pain that the other Signers felt, that all made her weak, so weak that she couldn't fight." Katsumi explains. She didn't believe that she died all because of the connection. She believes that it played a role in her death, but it didn't deserve all of the blame.

The dragon was silent, absorbing Katsumi's words, "Is that what you believe?" The Dragon asked her.

Katsumi nods, "Yes, I do believe in that."

The Crimson Dragon sighed, "Then I have an obligation to follow what you say. I do see the truth in your words; my power is much too difficult to handle in a short space of time. Very well, enjoy you night, Soul of the Crimson Dragon."

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Katsumi was sat up in the bed she had been provided, in her room was Leo and Luna, who didn't want to leave her side. She looked around the room, and saw Luna also sitting up in bed; Leo was fast asleep snoring his little head off.

"Luna, what's wrong?" Katsumi whispered to Luna. Luna looks up and Katsumi sees that Luna is crying.

Katsumi got up out of her bed and goes to sit with Luna, she held Luna is her arms and asked, "What's wrong, sweetie."

The tears continued to roll down her check, "I'm scared, Katsumi."

Katsumi understood why she was scared, she was only eleven years old, and she had to fight that terrible creature. Katsumi kissed the top of her head and started to rock her, like a baby and said, "It'll be ok, Luna. Even if we are far away from each other, I'll always be by your side; the connection I have with you will make sure I do."

Luna nods and says, "What about Leo, though?"

"Keep him close," Katsumi says, "That will protect him in the Duel, remember? In the Arcadia Movement base, you created one over all of us, protecting us from Misty's Earthbound God."

Luna looks up, she remembered, "I can keep Leo safe?"

Katsumi nods, "Of course you can, and you beat that Demark easily."

"You think I really can?" Luna asked. She wanted to know her sisters answer, she wanted to believe herself.

"Of course you can, now go to sleep; we have a big day ahead of us." Katsumi says putting Luna to bed.

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Katsumi couldn't sleep, so she decided to get up and get herself a glass of water. When she was in the living room, she noticed someone sitting there in the dark... it was Jack. It seemed like he was holding something in his hand.

Katsumi got closer and saw that it was Carly's glasses.

"What are you going with Carly's glasses?" Katsumi asked. Jack jumped; he was so deep in thought that he hadn't noticed Katsumi at all.

"None of your business." Jack says rudely, turning his head away from Katsumi.

"It is actually," Katsumi said, "Carly was my best friend, and it something's happened to her, I want to know." Katsumi sits down on the couch opposite Jack, letting him knows what she wasn't leaving until she found out.

They sat there is silence for about five minutes before Jack cracked, "I found them in the rubble of the Arcadia Movement building."

Katsumi didn't look surprised, "That's Carly for you, and I knew she'd do it eventually." Katsumi said with a grin on her face, remembering how Carly always used to get into trouble.

"She's become a Dark Signer...hasn't she?" Katsumi whispered.

Jack slowly nods. Katsumi takes a sharp intake of breath... her friend was a Dark Signer.

"How do you know Carly?" Jack blurts to, but then turns away embarrassed.

Katsumi smiles softly, "I know her because she was my best friend, we grew up together. I was her first friend because everyone used to pick on her and I defended her. But we grew apart." Katsumi says the last part sadly, regretting that her friendship with Carly faded.

"How?" Jack asked, leaning in wanting to know more.

"She wanted to become a reporter and I wanted to become a Duelist, she wasn't interested that much. Eventually she asked me to help make her a deck and I did... a fortune telling deck. She loved it, she used it every day. But then my parents disagreed with our friendship..." Katsumi trailed off, remembering how her parents didn't like Carly at all, believing that she was inferior to them.

"Your parents?" Jack seemed confused. He had never heard Katsumi, Leo or Luna talk about their parents.

"I'm grateful to have them... but at the same time I'm not." Katsumi admits to Jack.

Jack's confused expression didn't change.

"They were very restrictive towards me. I had to grow up a certain way and act a certain way, I couldn't hang around with anyone I chose... they had to meet their standards." Katsumi explained to Jack.

"What do they think of you dueling?" Jack asked.

Katsumi shakes her head, "They hate it, and they believe that I've corrupted Leo and Luna by them duelling."

Jack was silent, he couldn't believe that her parents hated Duel Monsters, yet Luna and Katsumi were good delists.

Katsumi stood up, "I'm going back to bed. I think you need to sleep if you're going to battle Carly." Katsumi then left Jack at the table.

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Morning had arrived, Katsumi was the first one up and had cooked everyone breakfast, she enjoyed cooking for large amounts of people and really enjoyed it. Aki had even come in and asked if she could help, which she accepted.

Now that everyone was fed, they all headed outside. Leo and Luna sitting with Trudge, Aki sitting with Mina, and Jack, Yusei and Katsumi on their own bikes.

Katsumi turned to her bother and sister and said, "Will you be okay, Luna, Leo?"

Luna nods her head, feeling more confident than she was last night. Leo says, "I'll be tagging along, after all!"

Katsumi grins and looks forwards.

Jack shouts to everyone, "From this point on, your own skills are the only thing that'll decide the outcome!"

Yusei joins in saying, "Everyone, the Dark Signers aren't the type of people to be beaten so easily. We're going to be forced into some tough battles, but, what happened, just remember that each one of us are friends!"

Katsumi turns to Jack with a grin, "See Jack, we are all friends."

"Shut up!" Jack shouts at her.

Yusei continues with a grin on his face, "Even if we're all apart, we're linked with bonds that are strong!"

"Some more strong than others." Katsumi cuts in, referring to herself, there were a couple of giggles, one of Aki, Luna and a chuckle from Leo and Yusei.

"Everyone, let's be sure to win and meet again!" Yusei shouts, as Jack is the first one to ride off, with Mina and Trudge following close behind.

Leaving Yusei and Katsumi.

Yusei was about to drive off until Katsumi said, "Yusei wait!"

Yusei stops and turns back to face Katsumi, she wasn't in her bike anymore. Yusei took off his helmet and said, "What's the matter, Katsumi?"

"In this battle, I may die." Katsumi says grimly. Yusei jumps out if his bike and says, "Don't say that!"

Katsumi shakes her head, "But it's true... and that's why I have to do this in case I do die." Katsumi walks up to Yusei and places her lips on his. Katsumi's eyes were closed, while Yusei's was wide in shock, he hasn't expected this.

After a moment, Katsumi was going to pull away, regretting what she had done, he hadn't even responded. But before she could move away, Yusei but his arms around her waist and kissed her back.

This time it was Katsumi who was shocked, but she responded back straight away and threw her arms up around Yusei's neck.

When the need for air became desperate, they separated; Katsumi says breathlessly, "Yusei Fudo, I am in love with you."

But before Yusei could even respond, Katsumi broke herself away from his embrace and drove off to Duel.

"Katsumi!" Yusei shouts.

But Katsumi didn't even look back, she just kept on driving to the most remote place in Satellite, were Kaito was waiting for her.

'At least now if I die, I won't have any regrets.' Katsumi thought to herself with a smile, feeling very happy with herself. She wanted so badly to hear Yusei's response, but she wouldn't t be able to handle rejection, she didn't want to hear Yusei reject her.

But if he was going to reject her, then why did he kiss back?