Heartaches

Chapter 53

By Kellyq

Yusei visited the hospital the past three days, reading Hakase's diary to Rudger and visiting Martha. His arm was healed by the second day, and by the third day, Yusei was ready to read the last of his father's diary to Rudger. I'm going to see Martha first before I see Rudger, Yusei thought walking into the hospital. He stopped abruptly when he saw Godwin and Jeager standing there.

"I have some news, Yusei: my brother died last night and I'm going to be moving. I'm going to leave things to Jeager. Jack will still get to stay where he's at, and I found a place for the orphan kids and Martha to stay at called Domino. They're not ready to take them in yet, but when they are, a lady named Dorothy will be calling."

Yusei nodded his head and closed his eyes. He was sad he couldn't ask Rudger anymore, but he wasn't fazed by Rudgers death. Yusei glanced at Jeager to see that he looked a little uncomfortable and depressed; by this point, Godwin was already out the door.

"What was that all about? And what time did Rudger die?" Yusei asked, towering over Jeager.

"Umm ... I don't even know that. He called saying that I'm in charge of the police force," the clownish man answered, avoiding eye contact with Yusei.

Yusei sighed. Jack's partly right about what's going on with those two, Yusei thought, even though Godwin could show a little more feelings. He speared Jeager one last glance before he made his way to Martha's room. Once he got to the second floor, Yusei stopped when the door across from Martha's opened and a tall slender male stepped out. Judging from his appearance, he looked about 18. His frosty blue hair went past his shoulders and his side hairs curved around his cheekbone in a shape a sharp ax. He wore a light fuzzy coat, a white shirt and gray pants along with white shoes. His name was Harald.

He turned and eyed Yusei for a moment and smiled. "Hello, Yusei," he greeted casually. Yusei nodded respectfully. "I haven't seen you and your friends out on the racetrack. Are things well with you?"

"Some old family business came up and my friend Kiryu hit his head so were going to have to pick someone new for our team, and an old friend of the family is bedridden and dying of cancer," Yusei explained softly, adjusting his bag.

"I'm sorry to hear that, and the other news is that Director Rex Godwin placed Jeager in charge. It wasn't clear why he chose him, but I'm assuming that it has to do with Rudger dying," Harald shared.

"It was," Yusei sighed.

Harald studied him. "I see," he finally spoke up. "I must go." They both gave each other respectful bows before they departed. "Oh, and tell Jack I send my regards," he said over his shoulder.

Yusei smiled and did the same. "I will, and tell Dragan and Brave I said 'hello' for me." He turned and walked into Martha's room.

Once he was in the room, an old woman greeted Yusei. She looked like she was 70. Her gray hair was in a bun, the half moon shaped glasses seemed to pinch the bridge of her nose. She wore an old fashion black dress.

"You must be Yusei Fudo. I'm Dorothy, an old friend of Martha's," she introduced, extending her hand. Yusei pulled his glove off, and they shook hands. Martha smiled, she knew that Dorothy would take a liking Yusei. "You seem like a polite young man and I'm sure that your friends are too."

It took a moment for Yusei to figure out what she meant and when it came to him, he suppressed the pain in his heart. "Thanks."

Dorothy smiled. "I'm sure that you want some time alone with Martha, and I'll come later. Take your time."

She turned and walked out closing the door behind her. Martha studied Yusei for a moment. "She's a good person and I know that she'll take good care of you and the others." Yusei closed his eyes before he made his way over and sat next to her in a chair. "Things are going to be fine, Yusei," Martha finally spoke up after a minute of silence.

Yusei lowered his gaze, pulled his other glove off and placed both of them on the bed before he leaned over and hugged Martha. "Don't worry about me," she advised, straightening Yusei up so that they were eye level. "I want you to have fun, okay? Can you do that for me?"

"But ..."

Martha silenced him by putting her finger to his lips. "Just promise me." Yusei sighed and nodded his head. Martha smiled. "The one thing I haven't regretted was raising you. Now go have some fun, okay?"

All Yusei did was nod his head, grab his gloves and bag before he walked out, closing the door behind him. He turned his head to see his boyfriend walking up.

"Jack..? What are you doing here?" Yusei asked, surprised.

"Crow wanted me to ask Martha if it was alright to use her car to transport Kiryu's belongings and him to his place," Jack explained.

"I don't think she'll mind," came Dorothy's voice. They both turned their heads to see her standing there. "She was going to hand the van over to Crow anyways."

"And you are?" Jack asked, giving the old woman his full attention.

"Dorothy, an old friend of Marthas, and you must be Jack Atlus," she introduced. The blond-haired teen nodded his head as they shook hands. Jack gave Yusei one quick glance before adverting his attention back to the old woman. "When things are set, Ill let you guys know." Dorothy turned, opened the door and closed it softly behind her.

"What was that all about, Yusei?" Jack finally asked in a crisp tone. He grabbed Yusei's right shoulder and jerked him so that they were making eye contact.

Yusei lowered his gaze. "Dorothy's going to be the one to take the kids and Martha in. Shes not ready for them yet. When shes ready, she'll let us know, he answered quietly. Rudger died last night, and Godwin's moving, leaving Jeager in charge with the police force."

"I know. I got a message from Godwin saying that was moving and that I'm allowed to stay where I'm at." Jack sighed. The whole thing was stressful and painful. It wasn't really helping with his relationship with Yusei. "Come on. Why don't we go to the racetrack? We haven't brushed up on our skills."

"That sounds like a good idea," Yusei smiled. I'll be able to see Bruno, and we can work more on my motorcycle. Yusei couldn't help but feel hopeful. Bruno seemed like a nice guy and it was going to be fun to see him again. "Lets go!"

"I'm going to help Crow for a few more hours, and when I'm done, I'll join you," Jack shared.

Yusei nodded his head and kissed him before making his way to the bus stop. Jack smiled to himself, happy that he suggested that Yusei go the racetrack and blow off some steam. Yusei seemed eager to go and that was good enough for him.

To Be Continued ...