Ulrich362: Hi again guys, we're back to this and things are going pretty well wouldn't you agree Bopdog?

bopdog111: Yeah. Will is out of the Facility after Atem 'persuade' Mr. Armstrong.

Ulrich362: Well, more like he just told him Will was leaving and then took him out of the Facility. There might be some repercussions to that one but still, that means nearly everything is great.

bopdog111: What can happen now?

Ulrich362: Let's find out. Enjoy the chapter.

Disclaimer: We don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V but we own the OCs!

It had been a few days since Will was released from the Facility and everyone had decided to meet up at You Show to reminisce and just enjoy spending some time together.

"It seemed like only yesterday we were here defending You Show from LID when Yuri came." Yuya admitted.

"Yeah, it does." Atem nodded as Riley frowned.

"Though your match with Riley sure isn't fond memories." Yuri told him.

"Yeah." Atem nodded.

"Uncle Atem? Can we go here?" Wendy asked shyly.

Atem turned to her on that.

"Can we learn how to duel at You Show just like you did?" she asked.

"Well, I don't see why you can't." Atem smiled.

Wendy smiled happily.

"Will, Liz, Mary, Sally? You four feeling the same?" Atem smiled.

Liz, Mary, and Sally all nodded but Will looked down. Mary softly took his hand seeing that. He glanced at her before looking down sadly.

"Has anybody seen Rose?" Yugo asked suddenly.

Hearing that they looked around. Rose was nowhere to be seen.

"Where is she?" Lulu asked worried.

"We should look for her." Yuya mentioned. "Come on."

They nodded at that. They all spread out before eventually Atem and Riley found Rose sitting on a bench at a nearby park looking upset.

"Rose!" Atem cried seeing her.

She looked up at that. "Oh, hi Atem."

"Why did you get out of You Show?" Atem asked her.

"Oh... I never went today." Rose answered.

"Well we went there for some reliving old fond memories." Atem told her.

"I know." Rose said before looking down. "I want to be alone though."

Riley gently took her hands, "You can tell us what's wrong."

Rose looked down. "You two have spent so much time helping everybody else, you don't need to worry about me."

"And we'll help you." Atem told her placing a hand on her shoulder.

Rose closed her eyes. "You can't."

"Why not?" Atem asked her.

Rose just closed her eyes before frowning and walking off. The two looked on. Riley just frowned before embracing Atem. Atem hugged her back.

A few days later...

Riley had just changed Andy's diaper while Atem was feeding Stephanie formula.

"Oh by the way Yugo called." Riley mentioned suddenly.

"What did he say?" Atem asked her.

"He wanted to let us know Will's feeling a little better but he's still a little bit upset about what happened and the whole... Leslie thing." Riley answered.

Atem nodded, "Good thing."

Riley nodded before pausing. "Atem, have you read any stories?"

"Stories? I don't think I read fictional things in a while." Atem admitted.

"One comes to mind, it's called the story of Oedipus Rex. Without going into all the details, a son kills his father and marries his mother." Riley explained. "It ends in tragedy for all parties, but I think you know why I mentioned it."

Atem looked troubled.

"I just hope Will ends up ok, I hope everybody ends up ok." Riley whispered.

"Me too." Atem told her.

"Speaking of which, have Yuya or Yuri gotten a chance to talk to Rose?" Riley asked.

"Still waiting for them to call." Atem answered.

Riley nodded sadly. "You know, she started acting like this when we had that girl's day out."

"What happened?" Atem asked her.

Riley proceeded to explain everything that happened.

"So... She had feelings for this guy named Jeffy, but Grace, and Gloria done something." Atem said hearing that.

"I'm not sure, she didn't actually seem interested. More... really embarrassed." Riley admitted.

"Well should we talk to Grace, and Gloria?" Atem asked her.

"It couldn't hurt." Riley admitted.

Atem nodded before calling Declan to watch the twins.

A few minutes later...

The two arrived to where the Amazoness Duo were living. Riley turned to Atem before nodding. Atem nodded before knocking on the door.

"What the, who would be..." a muffled voice said. "One second!"

Atem blinked before turning to Riley confused. She shrugged before the door opened and Gloria stared at them. "Oh, come in what do we owe the pleasure?"

"It's about Rose." Atem answered.

"About... oh that." Gloria frowned.

"The poor girl." Grace mentioned.

"Tell us please. What exactly did you do?" Atem asked.

They nodded as Gloria sighed. "There's a... small chance, a very small chance that we may have unintentionally put ideas into her head."

"What kind of ideas?" Atem asked.

"She stopped by not long after a fairly bad double break-up. We had a few drinks and were talking... and well, we may have been talking about how all guys are terrible, the only good ones, like Yuya, end up taken leaving only the creeps." Grace answered. "And well..."

"Grace was really hurt because of what happened and had more to drink than she thought, Rose tried to help and Grace kissed her. Probably just a spur of the moment drunken thing but..." Gloria started only for Grace to frown.

"She was just being sweet, I didn't mean to scare her like that." Grace pouted.

Hearing that Atem, and Riley turned to each other at that.

"Anything else?" Gloria inquired.

"Well... Thanks for letting us know." Atem said bowing to them

"No problem." Gloria mentioned. "Bye."

They waved before walking out.

"I don't think of you as a creep Riley." Atem told her.

Riley stared at him. "Atem... they meant men are creeps."

"Well... That line Grace said had gotten me to misunderstood that." Atem said rubbing his head.

"So now what?" Riley asked.

"We should talk to Jeffy." Atem answered.

Riley nodded. "I can drive us there."

Atem nodded on it.

Later at the Tennis Courts...

They arrived where they see Jeffy was there doing work, and keeping an eye on the people coming in.

"Is that him?" Atem asked as Riley nodded.

They walked where Jeffy sees them, "Ah Riley. Your back after a while. And judging by how long it's been you had been busy with parenthood."

"Yeah." Riley nodded before frowning. "Actually Jeffy, we were hoping we could talk with you."

"Huh, what's going on?" Jeffy inquired.

"It's about Rose." Atem answered, "I'm Atem Sakaki, Riley's husband."

"It's nice to meet you." Jeffy smiled shaking Atem's hand. "Is something wrong?"

"Well we figured out what happened with Rose that day." Atem answered they explained it to him.

Jeffy's eyes widened hearing that before frowning. "Wish I'd known that before."

"But we can help her out, and we think you can help also." Riley told him.

"Well... I guess Erika and I can try and talk to her." Jeffy answered. "Though if what you just said is true it probably won't help if I stop by with my girlfriend."

"Girlfriend?" Atem asked.

"Yeah, a few days after you guys stopped by she came to start taking some tennis lessons and we got to talking. She's a really outgoing and kind girl and well... one thing led to another and we've been dating for just about two months now." Jeffy answered.

Atem, and Riley turned to each other.

"What now Riley?" Atem whispered to her, "Rose's only love interest is now taken."

"We look for someone else, there has to be somebody in one of the Dimensions." Riley whispered back.

Atem nodded before saying to him, "Thanks for the talk Jeff see you soon."

"Alright, and I hope Rose is ok too." he mentioned.

With that Atem, and Riley walked off. Riley frowned. Atem patted her back, "We'll help Rose won't we?"

"I want to believe that, but how can we Atem?" Riley asked sadly.

"Well... We can try to find another." Atem suggested.

Riley nodded uncertainly. They looked around for him. After hours of searching they still hadn't found anyone when Atem's phone started to ring. Atem answered, "Hello?"

"Atem, it's Declan. I think the babies miss their mother." Declan told him.

"Okay." Atem said to him before saying, "Well me, and Riley might need your help."

"With what?" Declan inquired.

"Situation with Rose." He answered.

"When you get here you might need to explain the situation." Declan told him before hanging up.

"Come on Riley. Andy, and Stephanie misses you." Atem told her.

"I miss them too." Riley admitted.

He nodded as they walked back home. When they arrived they heard crying. Riley entered, and said "It's okay Mommy's here."

She walked over and picked up the babies who both immediately stopped crying and started clinging to her. Atem rubbed her shoulders as he looked at the babies. They looked happy now that Riley was holding them. Atem smiled before he gave soft kisses to them before asking, "Declan?"

"I'm listening." Declan stated simply.

Atem explained the situation to him. Declan listened calmly before frowning. "There may not be anything you can do in this situation."

"Anything is possible Declan no matter how dire, or hard it seems." Atem told him.

"I'm not saying that Atem, but have you asked Rose if she wants your help?" Declan asked him. "She may not want you to worry about this."

"I know she wants it." Atem told him.

"You asked her directly?" Declan asked.

"No but she's my sister." Atem answered.

"And that gives you the right to make this choice for her? What will you do if she doesn't want your help?" Declan inquired. "It might be something to think about."

With that said Declan walked out of the house. Atem watched him walked out with that question in his head.

The next morning...

Atem had been thinking, and had called Rose over.

Knock Knock

"Atem?" Rose's voice asked from outside.

Atem walked, and opened the door.

"You wanted me to come over?" Rose inquired. "Why?"

"Rose listen I know of your dilemma." Atem told her.

Rose frowned before looking down. "I don't have a dilemma Atem."

Atem sighed, "Rose there's no need to lie. Grace, and Gloria told me, and Riley what happened."

"Then you know I'm ok." she replied.

"Rose, I want to help you get over it." Atem told her.

"I said I'm ok!" Rose snapped. "Back off!"

Atem looked startled at her snapping.

"Don't talk to me about this again!" she yelled before storming off.

Atem looked on at this as he thought, 'Rose...'

'... What now Atem?' Skull Archfiend of Hope asked him.

'You asking me?' Atem asked him before sighing, 'I don't know. I just don't know...'

'If you want my opinion, respect her wishes and don't try to help her anymore.' Chaos King Archfiend told him. 'She doesn't want any help.'

'She does. She is only hiding it.' Atem told him.

'Does she want your help, or do you feel like you need to help her to feel better about yourself?' Toymaker Archfiend asked him. 'She said to leave the matter alone, I suggest you do that for her.'

'That sounds like giving up, and you five know that isn't what I do.' Atem told them. 'The situation with Mary, and the Parasite is one thing.'

'... Do what you want, but it'll cost you a sister.' Photon Archfiend told him as the five monsters went silent.

Atem only sighed as he walked upstairs. Andy was laying in the crib while Riley fed Stephanie. Atem walked, and rubbed Riley's back.

"I'm guessing it didn't go well?" Riley asked.

Atem sighed saying, "No. She snapped saying not to talk to her about it again. And the Archfiends are saying to respect her wishes, and not go with it but it sounded like giving up."

"Atem, is it really giving up if she asked you to stop?" Riley asked. "I understand if you couldn't solve the problem and just stopped trying to help but that's not what this is."

That made Atem look at her confused.

"If she doesn't want your help... you can't help her." Riley explained.

"So she wants someone else to do that?" Atem asked her.

"Or nobody." Riley nodded.

That made Atem looked down on it. "..."

Riley just got up and hugged Atem.

Ulrich362: ... Well then.

bopdog111: Rose's dilemma is tougher.

Ulrich362: Apparently so, but she doesn't seem to think it's a dilemma.

bopdog111: So what is next?

Ulrich362: We'll have to see in the next chapter.

bopdog111: Be sure to review!