Chapter 37

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Yusei had had enough. He couldn't stand Jack and Crow telling him what to do and how to act around Akiza. It was his relationship. It was his life. What he enjoyed or didn't enjoy doing in his spare time and what he did or didn't enjoy doing with his girlfriend was his business. And his business only. Yusei turned around and looked angrily at Jack and Crow. He went up to Jack and did what he had done many times to him that day. He pulled on his collar and had to reach upwards, as Jack was nearly a head taller than him, as Yusei was average height.

"What are you doing Yusei?" Crow asked in a nervous tone. Jack just chuckled. "So you wanna be a tough now do ya? Well try and lift me Yusei." Yusei tried, but there was no way he was going to lift Jack off of the ground. "Ha! Since we were able to fix your relationship, maybe we should work on your appearance too, and not just a clothing change." Yusei growled.

"Fix my relationship?" Yusei asked, "You didn't fix my relationship! You made it worse!" Jack rolled his eyes. "Please! I saved it!" Yusei let go of his shirt. "Forget it Jack! I'm done taking your advice! What I do in my spare time is my business and what my girlfriend and I enjoy doing is our business." Jack chuckled. "Ha! You really think that going out and constantly hugging and kissing Akiza is a good thing? Yusei! What about what other people thing? You'll be totally humiliated and become the laughing stock of New Domino City!"

"Then so be it!" Yusei fired back, "Akiza and I love being affectionate with one another. After all, as someone great once said, 'You can't let a little thing like total public humiliation get between you and good time.'" Crow looked confused. "Who said that?" Yusei shrugged. "Some TV show," Yusei replied, "But all I know is that I have good time when I'm with Akiza and I don't care about what other people think about me. If she's happy, then I'm happy too."

"Whatever," Jack replied, "At least we got you to change clothes." Yusei's eyes narrowed. "And that's another thing!" he shouted. Yusei then took off his blue blazer and started trying to get the tight shirt off. It started to tear some more, but Yusei didn't care. He finally had to stick his head through one of the holes to get it off. Once he did, he tossed the shirt at Jack's face.

"Look at how unmuscular you are!" Jack noted and Yusei slipped on his old coat. It didn't do much as Jack continued to mock his body. Yusei wasn't done and quickly unbuttoned his pants, leaving him in nothing, but his boxers. Yusei stopped for a moment, as he remembered the last time Jack and Crow saw him in such little clothing. Still, Yusei had his boxers on, to protect himself from more humiliation, but he wanted to make sure it wasn't brought up. He quickly folded his pants into a ball and chucked it at Jack's face. He turned around and stormed off.

"I'm going to bed!" Yusei said as he quickly walked to his room. He hoped Jack wouldn't bring up the conversation about "it" and he was happy when Jack spoke up. "Fine! It's a good thing these clothes were on sale!" Jack shouted as he headed for the door, "Come on Crow!" Crow remained silent as he nervously walked outside. 'At least he's not mad at me,' Crow thought to himself.

For Akiza, she was laying on her bed, thinking about how odd and different Yusei was acting. She sighed as she rolled on her side. 'It wouldn't be the first thing that's changed about Yusei since we've dated,' Akiza thought, 'But all the other things were not nearly as big as this.'

_Akiza remembers_

Since Yusei and Akiza had started officially dating, Yusei had changed in a few ways, most notably physically. When Akiza and Yusei first started, Yusei had smooth, hairless hands. A short while afterwards, Yusei started getting some hair on the back of his hand. It wasn't caveman hair, but the small, light colored hairs were replaced by thicker dark hairs. When Akiza and Yusei were reunited during their first Summer, Akiza had taken Yusei's hand, as they went on a small date for dinner. As they walked, Akiza's thumb rubbed the back of Yusei's hand. She noticed the hair and they soon found themselves stopping in the middle of a block.

Akiza kept feeling the back of his hand and she lifted his hand, to look at it better. "When did this start?" she asked. Yusei looked down in disappointment. "A few months ago," Yusei replied, "I'm sorry." Akiza smiled. "Yusei. It's not a big deal. I was just wondering." Yusei wasn't buying it. "I'm sorry Akiza. I could shave them if you want!" Akiza shook her head. "Yusei. Don't shave your hand. That's silly. There's nothing wrong with your hand. It's beautiful just the way it is." Yusei was still frowning.

"But...you probably like it when it's shaven and smooth and all that stuff. I'm really sorry Akiza! First my hands become hairy and soon they won't be smooth anymore. When that happens, you won't want to hold my hand ever again!" Akiza shook her head.

"Yusei. I don't mind if your hands aren't smooth. I love your hands just the way they are. No matter how hairy or unsmooth. I love holding your hand and I always will. I know that you care about making me happy and I'm happy when I get to hold your hand. After all, my hands aren't going to be smooth forever either. So, the same things that happen to your hands will happen to me as well. Will you stop holding my hands when my hands aren't as smooth anymore?" Yusei shook his head.

"No. I love holding your hand Akiza. I always will, no matter what your hands look or feel." Akiza smiled. "I feel the same way Yusei. I'm sorry that I bugged you about your hands being hairy." Yusei smiled. "It's okay." They hugged one another. "Shouldn't we be getting to the restaurant?" Akiza asked and Yusei nodded. "Yeah! I'm starving!" They both smiled and tightly held hands all the way to the restaurant.

Later, Yusei stayed at Akiza's for a little while after their date. When he came back from the bathroom, he put his arm around Akiza, as they sat on the couch. After a few moments, Akiza smelled something and looked to her left. She grabbed Yusei's hand and started smelling it. "Did you use my hand lotion?" Akiza asked. Yusei sweat dropped. "Um...well...maybe," he replied nervously. Akiza smiled. "It's okay Yusei. I don't mind. Just remember that I love your hands no matter what." Yusei smiled and they shared a brief kiss.

_End Flashback_

Of course, Akiza had also noticed that Yusei had filled out a little more as well, but that didn't bother her too much either. Then again, it wasn't as noticeable with him being clothed most of the time. However, there was definitely one that did stand out.

Probably the most noticeable thing about Yusei was that he hadn't only gotten hairy on his hands. He had also started getting it on his face. At first, Yusei could control it with a electric razor and he could do it almost every other day, without too much of a change in appearance. However. the hair soon grew back faster and faster. Finally, the electric razor was not enough, and Yusei couldn't stand how he looked. Having little black hairs above his lip didn't make him feel very confident and the hair had started growing around his chin, lower lip, and in other places too. He thought about replacing the electric blades, but ultimately decided to move to a regular razor. Akiza laughed as she remembered the first day he had shaven.

_Flashback_

Akiza was calling from her second year in school. "Hey Yusei!" she said excitedly. She looked suspiciously at the camera, as she could only see Yusei's eyes. "Hey Akiza!" he replied back. Akiza laughed. "Yusei. Your camera's a bit off. I can only see you eyes." Yusei didn't adjust the camera. "Can you still hear me?" he asked. Akiza nodded. "Well, as long as you can hear me, that's all that matters." Akiza looked suspiciously at him.

"Yusei! What's going on?" Yusei blinked. "Nothing," he replied after a moment. Akiza put her hands on her hips. "Yusei, whatever is wrong, you can tell me." Yusei shook his head. "You won't like it," he replied. Akiza smiled. "Come on Yusei. I love you and that includes with how you look. Come on. Just show me what's wrong." Yusei's eyes shifted downward. "Okay," he replied, "But you won't like it." Akiza watched as Yusei slowly tilted the camera downwards.

Akiza's eyes widened when she saw Yusei's face. It was all red above his lips, near his chin, and it looked like he was breaking out from something. "Yusei! What happened?" Yusei tried to smile. "I tried regular shaving for the first time and it didn't go too well." Akiza smiled. "Oh good. It's nothing serious. Are you in any pain?" Yusei shook his head. "No. Just a little sore and embarrassed that I shaved so badly. Like I said, it's my first time with a real razor." Akiza nodded.

"Yusei. It's okay. I understand. Why did you switch razors anyways?" Yusei sighed. "I didn't like the fact that my electric razor left little hairs on my face. I've been trying to keep my face from having facial hair, because I honestly don't like it." Akiza smiled. "But Yusei. Most guys like facial hair. Besides, I wouldn't mind it if you had a little facial hair." Yusei shook his head.

"No way! I've never had facial hair and now it won't stop growing! I don't want you having to kiss a guy with a thick beard." Akiza laughed. "Yusei. This is just like your hands all over again. I don't care if you have hair or not. I'll love you just the way you are, even if your face isn't perfectly smooth." Yusei was able to smile. "Well...thank you Akiza. I'll keep trying with the new razor, but I can't guarantee it will be evenly shaven or smooth." Akiza nodded. "That's fine Yusei. Just do your best with it. After all, that's what you always tell me." Yusei agreed and they said goodbye.

When Akiza came back, she had came over to the Tops to watch TV with Yusei. As they did, Akiza couldn't help, but feel Yusei's face, as he was no shaving it everyday. "Akiza. My face isn't a a rug sample." Akiza laughed. "I know Yusei, but I just wanted to feel how your face was when it was shaven." Yusei sighed. "But Akiza, I don't like it and I'd hate it if it caused you pain when we kissed." Akiza stopped rubbing Yusei's face face and smiled.

"Don't worry Yusei. I still want to kiss you just as much as I did before. And don't worry about irritation, because I know that it doesn't cause me that." Yusei looked at her skeptically. "How do you know?" Akiza raised her eyebrows. "Wanna see?" They laughed and shared a kiss on the lips. "See. No irritation!" Akiza informed him, "So don't worry Yusei. I love you and enjoy kissing you just as much as before." Yusei felt at ease and held her close as they turned back to the television.

_End Flashback_

"You know, Yusei's confident with his deck, but he's not very confident when it comes to his appearance," Akiza said to herself, "Could it be due to the fact that we're dating now? After all, he wants to make me happy." Akiza sighed. "But he hasn't really worried about how he looked for quite a while now. The bigger issue is that he has never been afraid of being affectionate with me. Even when we worried about doing it in public, Yusei didn't have any problems when being affectionate with me in private. This time, Yusei wasn't affectionate at all, and that included before the date, after the date, and during the date." Akiza sighed again and rolled onto her other side. 'Maybe when I wake up Yusei will come over and give me a kiss. Of course what are the chances of that?'

Akiza tried to get some sleep, but it took a while for it to happen. Meanwhile, Yusei laid in his bed, and knew exactly what he was going to do when he got up.

As Akiza awoke the next morning, she sighed, and didn't want to get up. Still, she forced herself to get up, and went downstairs. Her mother was busing getting pancakes ready. "What's wrong honey?" Ms. Izinski asked, "Didn't your date with Yusei go well last night?" Akiza shook her head. "Jack and Crow came along too and I think they messed with Yusei's head. He was acting so strange." Akiza's mother put some oil on the griddle. "How so?"

"He's normally all sweet and affectionate with me, but last night, he was the complete opposite. He didn't hold my hand, he didn't kiss me while we were walking, he didn't put his arm around me in the restaurant, or while we walked. He just didn't seem like the Yusei I had gotten to know." Her mother started cooking the turkey bacon. "Maybe he just wasn't feeling well last night," Ms. Izinski replied, "Maybe you'll see him today and he'll be back to his regular old self." Akiza rested her head on her hands, as her shoulders were on the table. "Maybe, but I doubt it."

After breakfast, Akiza sat on the couch, still feeling upset. Suddenly, the doorbell rang. Ms. Izinski went to get it. "Akiza! It's for you!" Akiza looked over her shoulder, as Yusei leaned inside. "Akiza?" he asked excitedly. Akiza slowly got up as Yusei hustled over to her. He quickly wrapped Akiza in a hug, that surprised his girlfriend. "Hey Akiza!" Yusei said cheerfully before planting a kiss on her cheek, "I love you!" Akiza managed a small smile. "I love you too Yusei." Yusei gave her another kiss. "Why don't we sit down and talk about last night?" Akiza nodded and they went to the couch. As they sat down, Yusei put his right arm around Akiza and held her close.

"Listen Akiza. I'm sorry about what happened last night. I'm sorry I was so cold and not as affectionate as I normally am. I'm sorry." Akiza looked down at her lap. "Well...I accept your apology Yusei, but why were you acting so weird last night? Were you sick?" Yusei shook his head. "No Akiza. You see, Jack and Crow came over a few days earlier and wanted me to change who I was. They wanted me to change my appearance, change what I did in my spare time, but most importantly, change what I did when you were around. They didn't want me to be sweet, affectionate, and loving to you. They wanted me to be serious and 'more like a man.' I didn't want to do it, but Jack and Crow said there would be bad things if I didn't listen to them." Akiza frowned. "They did that to you?" Yusei nodded.

"All night I felt like a caged animal. I wanted to get out and do what I always enjoyed doing. I wanted to hold your hand, hold you close to me, kiss you, hug you, and show you just how much I love you. But Jack and Crow didn't want that. I felt terrible Akiza and I felt the most guilt when I had to let go of your hand as we were walking home." Akiza nodded. "I hated that too Yusei. I worried that you might not love me anymore." She leaned on his shoulder.

"Oh Akiza," Yusei said as he watched a tear fall from his girlfriend's eye. He put a second arm around her. "Don't worry Akiza. I love you so much." He wiped her second tear from her face, as Akiza opened her eyes. "I love you so much Akiza. Don't ever think that my love for you has faded." He leaned in and kissed her lips. "All right?" Akiza nodded. "But...what will you do when Jack and Crow are around again? I mean, weren't they the ones who made you less affectionate when you were younger?" Yusei nodded.

"Yes, but I'm older now Akiza. I can stand up for myself and for what I believe in. I can make my own decisions and my own choices. Jack and Crow also talked about what other people will think about me and what their opinion is." Akiza nodded, as she wondered that as well. "But I don't care what other people think about me. I want to be an affectionate guy. I want to be myself and I want to enjoy my time with my girlfriend. This one that is right here." Yusei's smile grew as he leaned on Akiza. "The one that I love so much!" Akiza giggled. "But Yusei aren't you worried about your reputation and what people think of you? I mean, you did save the world after all?" Yusei shook his head.

"Akiza I enjoy being affectionate with you and I love giving you all the love and affection you deserve. I also love it when you give that same affection back to me. I don't care if other people see us being affectionate out in public. As long as we don't have a make out session, which we haven't, or anything more physical in public, then we're all right. We can be ourselves and the only thing people will probably think about us is, 'Those two sure do love each other.'" He looked to Akiza. "Wouldn't you want people to know that I love you and you love me?" Akiza nodded. "Especially our close family and friends," she added. Yusei agreed. "But how can we do that?" Yusei asked.

Akiza put her fingers to her chin. Yusei did as well, which meant brushing a few short hairs. They looked at one another. "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Yusei asked and Akiza nodded.

The following night, Jack and Crow were at Yusei's apartment. "So explain to me why we're here again and why I had to by you new clothes?" Jack asked. Yusei smiled as he finished getting ready. "I want you guys to be along with me, when I go on my date with Akiza, so that I can be sure I've gotten this 'being a man' thing down pat," Yusei replied. Jack smiled as he had his arms folded. "Well that's good. I'm glad you've decided to man up and act more like the man you should." Yusei nodded. "Akiza will be here in any minute, so make sure you've done your business and all that stuff." Sure enough, Akiza rang the doorbell a few moments later.

"Hey Akiza!" Yusei said as she stepped inside. Akiza stood by him and Yusei faced her. "So...you got new clothes again?" Akiza asked. Yusei looked to his right. "Actually Jack got them for me." Jack smiled as Akiza scanned Yusei. "I don't know if I really like it on you Yusei. It looks so unattractive." Jack came over. "Now hold on Akiza. I know Yusei doesn't look all that great right now, but give him some time to bulk up and he'll look great in just a few months." Akiza put her hand on her chin.

"Uh...I don't think so," she replied, "I think he would look better in his regular clothing. After all, he's not into tight shirts and pants. He just normally wears what feels good to him and this just isn't him." Yusei smiled as Jack growled. "Well if that's what you want Akiza, then that's what I'll do. I want you to be happy." Jack put a hand on his shoulder. "Just keep what you have on for now and I'm sure you'll love the clothing I picked out by the time your date is over." Yusei shrugged.

"I didn't feel that way after our last date, so I kind of doubt it. Besides, I want to make Akiza happy and if wearing clothing that I enjoy makes her happy, then that's what I'll do." Yusei smiled as he put an arm around Akiza. "Come on. Lets get going." Jack shrugged it off and they all went outside of Yusei's apartment. After Yusei locked the door, Akiza stood behind him. Yusei turned around and gasped in surprised. "Akiza you scared me." Akiza smiled. "Well...I hope I didn't scare you too much," she replied. Yusei laughed and put an arm around Akiza. "No. Of course not," he replied.

"Um...Yusei," Jack noted as he saw Yusei's arm around his girlfriend. Yusei heard him and started to laugh even louder. Akiza took notice and joined in. Jack frowned as he watched them walk to the elevator. Yusei didn't seem to hear him or notice what he was doing. Then again, he was laughing awfully loud, so he probably was too busy to notice. Jack just shook his head as he walked towards the elevator, with Crow was waiting for all of them to get inside. As the elevator lowered, Jack stood in-between Yusei and Akiza, hoping they would avoid being affectionate with one another. As they got out, Crow and Jack walked to the door. "Okay. So we have a little farther to go until we get..." Crow started, but stopped as he turned around.

Yusei and Akiza were staring into each other's eyes and smiling. "I love you Akiza," Yusei said softly. "I love you Yusei," Akiza replied. The two of them shared a kiss. "Yusei!" Jack shouted and the couple looked up. "Lets go!" Jack shouted and they all headed outside. As they walked, Yusei and Akiza stayed close to one another. They held hands as Jack looked over his shoulder. He rolled his eyes and face palmed himself. When they got to a red light, Yusei and Akiza got even closer to one another.

"I love you," Akiza said as she put her arms around him. "I love you too," Yusei replied. "Oh please," Jack muttered. Yusei and Akiza looked up to him and smiled at one another. As they continued walking, Jack noticed Yusei hand in hand with Akiza and they were looking back to one another constantly. Crow meanwhile, took notice of their interactions as well, but he remained quiet on the subject.

When they got to the restaurant, Jack put a finger in the air. "I will sit next to Yusei," Jack said aloud. Akiza and Yusei both shrugged and followed Jack's orders. Crow let Akiza sit on the inside as Yusei and Jack had already taken their seats. Yusei was across from Akiza and, once they ordered, Yusei left his hand on top of the table.

"So where do you plan to go next?" Yusei asked Jack and he started talking about how he was going to win in other cities across the country. As Jack bragged and continued on, Crow watched Akiza put her hand on top of the table. He watched as Yusei and Akiza let their hands become closer and closer to one another. Finally, they were hand in hand yet again, and Crow wanted to say something. But instead, he remained silent, and let Jack continue on. After about ten minutes of Jack speaking, Akiza spoke up.

"That's great Jack. I hope you do as well as you're predicting." Jack nodded. "That's right!" he added as he opened his eyes. Jack suddenly gasped, as he saw Yusei and Akiza's hands together. The couple quickly let go and hid their hands in their laps. "No! No! None of this holding hands crap across the table!" Jack yelled as he pointed at where their hands used to be. Yusei tiled his head.

"What hand holding?" Yusei asked, "I don't see anyone holding hands." Jack's eyes became slightly red as he stood up and leaned forward. "You know perfectly well what I'm talking about or my name isn't Jack Atlas." He turned to Crow. "You saw what they were doing! Right Crow?" Crow heisted a moment before answering. "Saw what Jack?" Jack's jaw dropped. "Are you kidding me?" Yusei and Akiza were surprised by his response as well.

"You're telling me that you never saw Yusei and Akiza holding hands?" Jack asked. Crow's eyes narrowed. "They were?" Jack couldn't believe it! "Aww you guys all suck!" Jack said as he got out of the booth, "I've got to take a major pee." Jack stormed off as Yusei and Akiza looked at Crow. "You really didn't see us?" Akiza asked in surprise. Crow gave him a thumbs up and a wink. "Don't worry about it," he replied and Akiza and Yusei smiled. "So you really don't have a problem with what we're doing?" Akiza asked as she leaned in closer to Crow.

"Nah. I think it's great you two are so happy together." Crow watched as Jack came out of the bathroom. "Well...he's back," Crow muttered as Jack sat back down. "My food better come soon or I'll be really pissed," Jack muttered under his breath.

Luckily, things didn't come to that, and the food was excellent. It calmed Jack down a bit and they found themselves leaving about 20 minutes later. As they walked back, Jack looked around, and stopped walking. "Oh come on!" Jack said as Yusei and Akiza were hugging in the middle of the block. They said some more "I love you's" and continued walking again. They made a green light and, just as they started walking down the next block, they stopped again for a brief kiss.

"This is embarrassing," Jack muttered as other people walked by the happy couple. Before they made it to the end of the block, yet again, Akiza and Yusei stopped for some affection. Jack turned to Crow. "Isn't this disgusting Crow?"

"Actually I think it's kind of cute." Jack's eyes grew wide. "Crow Hogan! You did not just say that!" Crow looked at him and then at the couple. "Yes I did," he replied, "And I am happy for them." Jack looked stunned for a moment. "I'm happy that Yusei's opened himself up and showing his affectionate side again. He looks so happy with Akiza and she looks so happy with him. I really hope I can find someone who can me as happy as those two are together." Crow turned to Jack, who's stunned face turned angry.

"All right that's it!" he exclaimed and pointed towards Yusei and Akiza, "If you two do that one more time I'm going to kick the crap our of both of you." Yusei and Akiza broke out of their romantic moment and quickly caught up to Jack and Crow. "Hmph!" Jack huffed as he turned around and folded his arms, "That's better!" Yusei and Akiza kept walking, thinking that their fun for the night was over. Crow took a few steps back, until the three of them were side by side.

"Just follow my lead," Crow whispered. Yusei and Akiza looked at him. "What are you talking about Crow?" Yusei asked. Crow put a finger to his lips and shushed them. "Just do as I say. We're going to take another way home. A long way home." Yusei and Akiza understood as Crow raised his voice. "So Jack, tell us about your victory a few weeks ago." Jack smiled.

"Well of course," he replied, "I can always make time to recollect my victories. It all started when..."

As Jack continued, Crow pointed to a back alley way. Yusei and Akiza nodded. "That's great Jack. Keep going!" Yusei encouraged him, before turning to his left. "Yeah. It's...great," Akiza added and she locked hands with Yusei, as they headed down the alleyway. Jack continued talking for another couple of blocks. "And that's yet another victory in the Jack Atlas History Book. Now who wants to hear some..." He turned around and didn't see Yusei, Akiza, or Crow. "Hey you guys! Where did you go?"

Yusei and Akiza followed Crow down a couple of side streets. Even though Yusei and Akiza had lived in New Domino City for a few years now, it felt as though Crow knew the streets better than they did. "Are you sure you know where you're going?" Akiza asked as they followed him. Crow nodded. "I know these streets like the back of my hand." They all stopped at a corner and Crow face the couple. Yusei wasn't sure if Crow was going to be happy about them being affectionate. "Crow can we..."

"Just do what you always do," Crow replied, "I don't care. I hate seeing you guys having to hold back on your true feelings." Yusei and Akiza smiled, before Akiza's smile faded. "But what about Jack? Won't he be waiting for us?" Crow smiled as he folded his arms. "Don't worry. I guarantee you he won't be there when we get back. Now, just follow me, but pretend I'm not here."

Yusei and Akiza followed and they soon found themselves lost in another's eyes. They came to a stop, in the middle of a block. Crow turned around, but unlike Jack, watched with a smile on his face. When Akiza and Yusei were done sharing another hug, Crow gave them a thumbs up, and they continued on their way. Yusei and Akiza stopped again a short while later and so did Crow. He watched as a few people walked by, giving both him and his friends a look. Still, Yusei and Akiza didn't seem to notice or care and neither did Crow.

A little while later, Crow sat with Yusei and Akiza on a bench, near a small park. They looked around on a gorgeous, spring night. Akiza and Yusei had their arms around one another and smiled as Crow sat a short ways away, on the same bench. "Wow! I never knew this route could lead us to the park," Akiza said in amazement. Yusei and Akiza looked at Crow. "Thanks for taking us here Crow!" Yusei added, with happiness in his voice.

Crow had his hands behind his head. His biceps showed the muscles in his arms, which was more than Akiza and Yusei put together. He smiled as he looked up at the night sky. "It's no big deal," he replied, "I'm just glad that you two got to spend some romantic time together." Yusei was confused. "But I thought you wanted me to be more like a man!" Yusei reminded him, "So what changed your mind?" Crow smiled as he looked at two of his friends.

"I just saw how happy you two were when you were around one another. I love seeing the joy on both of your faces as soon as you guys tell me about spending time with the one another, no matter how far apart you guys are." Crow's smile faded. "I didn't see those same feelings the other night though. When I saw Yusei let go of Akiza's hand a few nights ago, I felt sick to my stomach. I only acted with Jack, so he wouldn't get mad at me. I hope you two will forgive me."

"We forgive you Crow," Yusei responded, "So don't worry about it." Crow breathed a sigh of relief. "To be honest," Crow continued, "I'm a little jealous of you two. You're always so happy together and are willing to put everything else aside to be with and spend time for one another." He looked up. "I hope I can find someone who loves me like that someday. Although you two got lucky and had two marks on your arms bring you two together. I have to go and find someone on my own." Akiza and Yusei smiled. "Well, we want you to know that we're right behind you Crow," Akiza replied. "Yeah. I feel the same," Yusei added. Crow smiled at them. "Thanks you guys."

They all smiled at one another for a moment. "By the way, how do you think Jack's doing without us coming home?" Akiza questioned. Crow laughed. "Don't worry. I'm sure he won't be able to last a few more minutes waiting for us to get home. Besides, anything to make Jack go ballistic is fun my book." Yusei and Akiza looked out at the tall towers. "I still wonder how Jack's doing," Yusei said quietly.

Back at the Tops, Jack stood in the lobby. "I can't believe this! Where are those guys?! It's getting late and I'm tired of waiting for them!" A few men come over to him. "Excuse me sir, but we've had a number of people complaining about your constant yelling. We're going to ask you nicely to please take it outside, where you will not disturb them." Jack was even more infuriated. "What! Take it outside!" Jack screamed, "But I'm just waiting..."

"Lets take him outside boys," the security guard said as two large men, even bigger than Jack, lifted him from under his armpits. Another one helped by putting his arms around his waist and two others helped with Jack's flailing arms. "Ugh!" Jack grunted as the men lifted him towards the door.

"I hate you Crow!" Jack shouted at the top of his lungs.

A/N: As I said at the beginning of the Chapter, the focus will now shift to Luna and Dexter.

I hope you'll come back to read them and I hope you're enjoying the story so far!