Me: MWHAHAHA BOW BEFORE MY GREATNESS

Friend: If It'll make you happy and make you update more then FINE!

Me: OH! BTW, I'm gonna meet Todd Haberkorn this weekend!

Friend: Oh, have fun . . .

Me: I WILL!

*Star*

I woke with a start, covered in my own sweat. I had trouble breathing at first, but soon enough I had calmed down enough to let the air into my lungs. I tried to turn, but had difficulty due to the fact that two strong arms were wrapped around me. I panicked a bit until I realized who was holding me. Yusei, rand a clear thought in my mind. I looked over at my sleeping lover.

He was sleeping, but not quite soundly. His eyebrows were scrunched together as if he was having a nightmare and his arms were shaking a bit. I traced my finger on his yellow mark and whispered in his ear, "It's ok, Yusei." I reached my head up so that I could kiss his forehead. His face relaxed and I could feel that his arms weren't shaking anymore. I smiled a bit at my success and gently unhooked his arms so that I could sit up.

His room was dark, but I could see under his blue curtains that it was probably midday. I stretched my arms in the air, feeling my muscles be put to use for the first time in days. Slowly and carefully I swung one leg off the bed, followed by the other. I traced the carpet with my toe, unsure if I should try standing up. I sighed, It couldn't hurt to try . . .

My legs were worn, but they weren't useless. I got up slowly so that I could test the full use of them and it turned out that I could stand up with no problem. It was walking that was the problem. Each time I moved my leg I felt it shudder underneath me, threatening to give in and fall under my weight. I could walk though, and that was something. I grabbed the closest piece of clothing I could find and slipped it on. Yusei's shirt, perfect.

I winced as I felt a pain in my thighs. I leaned over a bit, feeling the side of a chair for some support. Yusei wasn't kidding when he said he couldn't be gentle. I straightened myself up and tried to walk some more. It was painful, but doable.

I pulled myself out of Yusei's room and into the kitchen. After a few breaths I made my way to the cupboard. I needed food, I was so hungry! My stomach growled, threatening to wake up Yusei. I glared at it as if it had a mind of it's own. Why did my own internal organs have to make life difficult for me?

I opened the cupboard door and peered inside, unsure of what I should have been grabbing. I looked over my choices, none of them really appealing. I sighed and finally grabbed something that said 'Pop Tart' and went over to sit at the table.

The physical ability to sit down is a heavenly thing. My aching thighs and legs were immediately relieved as I slumped into a chair. I looked at the silver package in front of me and wondered what I should be doing with it. If I remember correctly . . . . My thoughts trailed off as an image of Leo ripping open one of these packages was placed in my mind. I copied his movements, although not as violently, and eventually I got it open.

The contents was strange. It seemed like some sort of flat bread, only it had some white frosting on it with rainbow sprinkles. I sniffed it, still a little unsure if this was ok to eat or not. I wrapped my teeth around it and bit down. I was a little surprised at how soft and sweet it was. I was really surprised at the strange red filling it contained. I liked it though.

As I ate my 'Pop Tart' I tried stretching my legs a bit. The bruises on them looked horrible, but I knew they weren't as bad as they looked. They were starting to turn purple from their previous yellowish color. I twisted my leg a bit and winced at how easily movement seemed to make me sore.

I found myself reaching down to rub the bruises until the striking pain was gone into a sort of tiredness of the muscles. I hummed at myself as I chewed the last bit of my 'Pop Tart'. I licked away the sugar from my fingers in delight. Maybe I would have another one . . .

My thoughts were interrupted as I heard a sort of banging on the door. I thought about just yelling at them to come in but then I remembered Yusei sleeping. I sighed as I pulled myself up and trudged to the door. I slowly unlocked the door and pulled it open a bit so that I could peak and see who it was.

Oddly enough, it wasn't Jack, Crow, Akiza, or anyone I knew for that matter. It was a man, about Yusei's age, and he had blue hair. I looked up at his eyes to see that they were an odd black with a gray ring in the middle. His shirt was a matching blue to his hair and his jacket was a bright yellow. I watched at he grinned at me, making me smile back. Kind of like the sun, I thought as I looked at his smile and jacket. I almost laughed.

"Hi! I'm looking for Yusei . . . ?" He trailed off as he tried to look behind me and into the apartment. I turned my head to see what he was looking at, but there was nothing there. I looked back at him in confusion, trying to decide what I should do. "Yusei's asleep." I said, a little surprised at how weak my voice sounded, "You can come in and wait for him to wake up," I said as I opened the door for the strange man. Whoever he was I felt like I could trust him.

The man walked past me and into the living room. He seemed to be standing awkwardly, trying to be out of the way for some reason. "Sit down." I said as I gestured to the couch, he seemed relieved to be offered the seat as he rested himself in it's cushions. I walked over to the chair on the opposite side, never taking my eyes off him. After settling myself and letting my legs rest a bit I decided to make conversation, "So?" I started to ask, a little unsure of what to ask him, "Who are you?" I decided to go with.

My blue-haired guest seemed a bit startled at me talking to him so he cleared his throat, "Uh, I'm Bruno." I nodded my head slightly before tilting it a bit. My habit taking over again. "A-and you are?" he questioned as he shifted in his place. I blinked and smiled at the question, "I'm Star." He was nervous, but I liked this guy.

I started to rub my bruises again as I stared off into space. I leaned my cheek on my hand as I sighed in tiredness. Why couldn't I stay awake? "A-are you ok?" I heard Bruno ask, I shook myself awake and looked at him. "Yes, I'm fine. Why do you ask?" It seemed like an odd question. "W-well, your bruises . . ." I looked down at the damned purple things. "They don't hurt as bad as they look. They should heal in a few days." I waved my hand as if dismissing the matter.

Bruno nodded but he seemed to doubt my words as he furrowed his eyebrows together and stared at them intently. "So, how do you know Yusei?" I asked, trying to switch topics. My new friend seemed to perk up immediately as he went on to explain this whole situation where Bruno also had amnesia and how Yusei took care of him. To tell the truth I was completely engrossed in the story, he was a great story-teller. The last sentence I heard was, "So how did you meet him?"

I paused as I thought back to all that had happened. To waking up alone. To walking to Martha's. Meeting everyone. Learning new things. Falling in love. I took a deep breath as I told my story from the beginning, to when I was alone.

Me: Annoying tablet . . .

Friend: What's wrong?

Me: Well, I was drawing Star . . .

Friend: When?

Me: When I accidentily unplugged my tablet!

Friend: . . . .good job . . . .