Heartaches

Chapter 25

By Kellyq

"Ah, there you are," came Crow's voice. He walked in the room to see the twins and Rally sitting on the floor playing Monopoly. He peered over their shoulders and scanned the board. "Who has the most land?"

"I do," Luna answered.

"I have most of the railroads," Leo informed.

Crow beamed. "How about you, Rally?"

"I haven't bought anything yet," he answered. "I keep on landing on Luna's property and having to pay a fine."

Crow chuckled. "Luna's a smart kid, so I'd be careful if I were you when it comes to games." Rally nodded his head. "Anyways, I came in to say that it's time for lights out."

Leo groaned. "Do we have to? It's only..." he paused to glance at the desk where the digital clock sat. It read 10:00. "What? Whoa! I didn't know."

Rally watched them pack the game back into its box. The twins walked out leaving Rally alone with Crow. "How do you like it here?" Crow finally asked.

"It's...okay," Rally answered quietly.

Crow gave him a reassuring smile. "Would you feel better to know that Yusei, Jack, Kiryu, and I grew up in this house?"

Rally perked up right away. "Jack and Yusei have known each other for a long time?"

"As far as I know, yes," Crow answered.

By this point, the twins were making their way back to the room to overhear what Rally and Crow were talking about. They too, wanted to know more about Jack and Yusei.

"C-can you tell me how long they have been going out?" Rally asked nervously.

Crow chuckled. "The way how they ended up together wasn't really romantic, but they've been going out for about four years."

Rally nodded his head, satisfied with the answer. Crow watched the boy smile and look out the window. It was obvious that Rally was planning something. Crow shook his head with amusement in his eyes, knowing that Jack and Yusei weren't going to tell Rally the complete story, or just say that they've been together for a long time.

When the butler left, Mr. Pitts glanced at Carly for a moment. "I'd be careful if I were you. I heard a rumor about that Misty Lola chick. She caused her brother to go insane and killed himself."

Behind Carly's spiral glasses, her eyes widened. It was hard to picture that, but she dismissed it, saying that she was going to her room. Mr. Pitts eyed her for a moment.

"What about that Mr. Atlus fellow? Didn't you say that you were trying to go out with him?"

Carly stopped abruptly, her heart thumping painfully in her chest. She slumped a little and looked strate ahead. "He doesn't care about me the way I care about him, and I'm trying to figure out what I did wrong."

Mr. Pitts raised a brow. "That's a bummer. He seemed like a nice fellow. Anyways, just be careful around Misty." He turned and walked out the door, leaving her standing there to think about things.

To Be Continued ...