A/N: I OWN NO PART YU GI OH 5DS! ALL RIGHTS GO TO THE CREATORS!
Some ideas in this story are influenced by the story, Ignorance by EibonVirgo. The ideas go to her.
Me: What do you think we just get into the chapter?
Keeo: Let's go!
Me: Anyone else in vote?
Yusei: Just go before Keeo goes at you.
Me: Good point. Let get to the chapter, then.
Chapter 21: Thoughts
Third Person POV
Yusei sat on a bench in the garden behind Goodwin's mansion. He was reflecting on what Goodwin said about the Dark Signers. 'If they are really no longer of this world…' he thought.
Luna was looking at him from afar concerned. Keeo walked up and Luna looked at her. Keeo sighed as she looked at Yusei sadly.
"He seems so upset," Luna said.
"He's conflicted," Keeo said sadly. "He's worried about facing Kalin."
"I can somewhat understand. I'm worried I won't be able to save Ancient Fairy Dragon," Luna admitted.
"Don't worry, Luna. If anyone can do it, it's you," Keeo said.
"Thanks, Keeo," Luna said.
"Come on. We should give him time to think," Keeo said.
Luna nodded and they walked off. As they entered the house, Akiza walked over to Keeo. "Hey Keeo, can I talk to you?" she asked.
"Totally," Keeo agreed. They walked over to a secluded bench. "What do you want to talk about?"
"Are you ready to fight?" she asked.
"One, I am. I'll be right by your side. Besides, Misty seems to have it out for both of us," Keeo said. "Two, this is something I know I have to do. I'm going to protect this world as I'll have to for the rest of my life."
"I understand. I'm glad you'll be by my side," Akiza said.
"Don't you ever think I won't. We're sisters after all," Keeo responded. "Is there anything else? Because I can tell there is."
"Uh, yeah. Do you like Yusei?" Akiza asked.
"Yeah," Keeo said. "He's a friend."
"No, I mean, do you have feelings for him? Feelings of more than a friend," Akiza asked.
Keeo sighed. "To be honest, I'm not sure. I have this strange feeling whenever he's around. But I can't tell whether it's good or bad," she answered. Akiza smiled. "What?"
"Just by the way he looks at you," Akiza paused, "I can tell he really likes you."
"Are you sure? Because I'm not," Keeo responded. "I mean, he doesn't really seem to be the type to have feelings for any girls at the moment."
"Keeo, look at everything that's happened since Yusei showed up again," Akiza said. "First, he was trying to warn you about Sayer because he was worried about you. Then he tried to free us. And I do have to mention, when we were just talking, he looked at you a lot. Then when we met your sister for the first time and he arrived, he seemed shocked and happy to see you again. Plus he came to the hospital to wake us up."
"But he came to the hospital because your parents asked," Keeo pointed out.
"You really are clueless, aren't you?" Akiza teased. "Then again, you seemed to struggle trusting people but you also struggled to read people easily when you're not really thinking about it."
"Maybe…" Keeo said with a light blush.
"Besides, I can tell you do like him," Akiza said. Keeo looked at her. "You may not realize it but I can definitely tell when my sister has a crush."
Keeo laughed as Akiza bumped her elbow into hers playfully. "I'm really glad I met you, Akiza. I don't know what I would be like if I didn't," Keeo said.
"You know, Keeo, neither do I and I don't want to think about it. Because you're here and you're my sister," Akiza responded.
Akiza stood up. "Where are you going?" Keeo asked.
"Just to check on Yusei," Akiza said. "I'll be back in a bit."
As Yusei sat outside thinking about everything, Jack came up to him. He looked at Jack.
"What's wrong with you, Yusei?" Jack asked him.
"I just feel like Kalin's death is my fault. What am I going to do if I have to face him?" Yusei admitted.
Jack grabbed Yusei's collar and said, "I'll tell you what to do." He then punched Yusei hard in his stomach.
. . . .
Inside, Leo was helping himself to food which was towering up on his plate. Luna walked in and hurried over.
"Hey Luna, you have to try this food!" Leo invited.
"Leo, you do realize that this is serious? How is it you're relaxing with all this going on?" Luna responded.
"It would be a wasted of good food," Leo replied.
"There's no time to relax like this," Luna said.
"I don't care. I'm not a Signer," Leo responded.
"Whatever. Go picnicking in the Satellite for all I care," Luna said sadly and began to walk away.
Leo looked down ashamed and said, "I'm not going with you." Luna looks at him unable to speak. "I think it's time we part ways."
. . . .
Jack punched Yusei once again and Yusei fell to one knee clenching his abdomen. "You look like a pet dog because you lost to Kalin. That makes me sick. Where that Yusei Fudo? The one who dragged me off my throne as king and humiliated him seems to be gone," Jack said. "It isn't Kalin that died. It's you. Even though Kalin was once our friend, he is now our enemy. So we have to fight him. Now deal with it!"
Jack took another swing at Yusei but a strong gust of wind pulled the two apart.
"I'm not dead, Jack," Yusei said not bothering to check who stopped them since he knew very well who it was.
"That's good to hear," called Keeo. "For a second I thought the Yusei I knew was gone. And Jack, punching someone isn't always going to fix things. You both need to grow up."
They looked at her unable to speak.
. . . .
"Why aren't you coming Leo?" Luna asked.
He turned to her and said, "I get carried away sometimes. That's why when people start saying I need to be a hero and protect my little sister, I even start to feel that way. But it's stupid. After I lost to Sayer, I don't think I can be a hero." Luna's eyes started to well up with tears and muttered his name. "I used to feel your pain and your frailness prevented me from leaving the house. I couldn't go to tournaments or any of the King's autograph sessions."
"I know and I've always wanted to…" she began but Leo cut her off.
"There's no need to apologize. You're only putting me to shame since you're awesome, you're a Signer, a reincarnation of an ancient warrior, and you're completely different from me," Leo said. Luna's eyes widened shocked by his words. "I'll only be holding you back if I went. I would only get in the way. All I would do is cheer you on."
Luna began to cry and said, "I don't care if you're not a Signer! You're my brother and that… that makes you my hero!"
. . . .
Back outside, Yusei and Jack were still silent wondering what Keeo had meant.
"I may not be able to read your minds but you both are acting like little kids who disagree on some random topic. Yusei, Jack is right a bit. You do need to deal with the fact that Kalin isn't out friend anymore. But Jack punching someone as a way to knock sense into them is something an immature kid would do," Keeo scolded.
"When did you become so grown up?" Jack said.
"When I was battling the life of being shot at, attacked, and insulted. When you have a life like that, you tend to grow up pretty quick," she answered.
Yusei nodded. "Thanks for that lesson," he said.
"You know, I did help," Jack said.
"I know thanks too," Yusei said.
"Much better," Keeo said. "Now next time…" She trailed off as a sudden vision hit her again.
~Vision~
Keeo stood at the sidelines as she found herself in a town by a mountain. Kalin stood at one side and at the other was Yusei. They were dueling.
"I need to punish myself for all that I have done," Kalin said.
Keeo blinked her eyes shocked. 'Is this a vision of the future? Can Kalin and the others be saved?' she thought and then light blinded her.
~Vision Ended~
Keeo returned to her real world surroundings and felt a pair of hands on her shoulders. She looked up at Yusei who had a concerned look.
"Are you okay?" he asked.
"Yeah," she said. "I'm fine."
"Vision?" he asked.
She nodded and looked around to see Jack had left. "Where's Jack?" she asked.
"He left to go tell the others what we want to do," Yusei answered. "What vision was this about?"
"Kalin…" she answered in a whisper.
"What about Kalin? Is it a past vision?" Yusei asked.
She shook her head. "No, it seemed more like the future. My past visions are much more vivid and clear. But the future visions are shorter and not as clear as usual," she answered.
"So you think we'll be able to return Kalin back to himself?" Yusei asked shocked. She nodded. "At least there's hope, right?"
"Right," Keeo agreed. Keeo hadn't realized she had gone to one knee and Yusei sat down beside her. "Yusei," she called.
"Yeah," he responded.
"What're you going to do when I change?" she asked.
"I'm not sure. When you first went missing, I almost always worried about you, though I always tried to think that you were alright. I'm just glad that was true," Yusei answered.
"Why were you so worried about me?" Keeo asked.
"Not really sure. I guess…" he trailed off.
"You guess what?" she asked confused.
He was about to answer when Akiza, Luna, and Leo called.
"I'm glad you're coming, Yusei," Luna said. Jack walked up behind them.
"You're so cool, Yusei! All because you always fight with belief in yourself," Leo said.
"What was that?" Jack called.
"You're awesome too, Jack. Even if you're not the best anymore," Leo responded.
"Just because I lost doesn't mean I'm not the best," Jack retorted.
"I'll still look up to you," Leo reassured.
"I will always be the best," Jack said.
Leo and Jack kept going at it while Luna, Akiza, Keeo, and Yusei looked at the two with an awkward face.
'Oh, Leo…' Keeo thought.
Keeo's POV
Sunset was falling on New Domino City. I was staring at the sunset on the balcony with a small smile. My arms were rest on the rail as my mind traced through my thoughts. 'When the sun sets on the sky, the red star will slowly appear. Is that really where I belong?' I thought while my smile faded.
"What're you looking at?" Yusei called. I looked at him as he walked beside me.
"Just the sunset," I answered. "Do you think sunsets were this vivid five thousand years ago?"
"It probably was," Yusei answered. "But right now, it's the future that's uncertain. So we have to protect it."
I smiled. "I know and you're right," she agreed. My smiled dropped again.
"Is something else bothering you?" Yusei asked looking at me.
"It's nothing," I answered.
"We're friends. Remember, you can tell me anything," Yusei said.
I sighed. "I know. It's just, saving the world and protecting it will be my life for five hundred years. Sometimes I wonder if I'll ever have a normal life again," I responded. "Or a human life again."
"I can't answer that. But I know you'll be there and you'll find a way to see us again," Yusei said.
Keeo's thoughts trailed to the dream. The dream where her dragon mother said in order for the Crimson Daughter to be born, the Crimson Dragon will have to be human for a while to find a lover. Then there's what Yusei said before
"Is there anything else on your mind?" Yusei asked.
"Nothing really. Just what the Crimson Dragon said," I answered.
"And that would be…" Yusei prodded.
"You probably don't want to know," I said. I was about to walk off when he grabbed my wrist gently.
"Keeo, you can tell me," Yusei said kindly.
I sighed. "It's just… unusual," I responded.
"And I can deal with that. Remember, I'm a Signer. I don't think life is going to get any easier for any of us," he reminded me.
"Okay," I sighed. I walked back over to him. "It's just how she told me how the Crimson Daughter is made."
"What do you mean?" Yusei asked confused.
"She told me I did have a father. But in order for the Crimson Daughter to be born, the current Crimson Dragon must find their lover, I quote, 'make a child with their lover'," she explained.
"But how is that possible if you'll be a dragon for the rest of your life?" Yusei asked.
"She said I could change into a human again for three consecutive weeks. However, I must return to being a dragon for three days to recharge my power," I explained. "But the danger of doing that is great. Because I can be killed easily in my human form, I can die and the cycle will cease to exist. After that, she changed the subject back to wanting me to trust you."
"Do you trust me now?" Yusei asked.
"Yes," I answered. "Now what were you going to say earlier?" I asked. "Before Akiza, Leo, Luna, and Jack popped up."
Yusei tensed and turned his head. "I'm not sure it matters right now," Yusei tried to dodge but I wouldn't have it.
"Who's hiding things now?" I asked.
"Keeo, it's just…" he trailed off.
I placed a hand on his shoulder and said, "Yusei, now you can tell me."
"Keeo…" He looked at me. "I honestly haven't been able to come to grips with how I truly feel about you."
"Do you mean whether you want to be my friend or not?" I asked.
"No, to be honest, I think I want to be more than friends," he answered.
I blushed. "Yusei, I…" I didn't know what to say. 'Akiza was right about, Yusei. This feeling…' I thought. 'Is it possible I can feel the same way?'
Me: So that wraps up chapter 21.
Keeo: So what happened again?
Me: Did you not read it?
Keeo: Not yet. I'm still concerned about the Dark Signers and Goodwin.
Me: Well… okay. To the readers of this story, I'll see you next chapter!