Big thanks to everyone for being so patient, I really appreciate it. I see that there might have been a little confusion about last chapter's title so please allow me to explain! This is a gift to Jade546, so I hope you enjoy it! I don't own rights to YuGiOh! 5Ds but I do own this FanFiction. Hope you enjoy!

Spark Plug

Olive skin repeatedly met tanned as their breathing mingled. The heat between them had grown to an almost unbearable level as their sweat slicked bodies slid across one another. Yusei's movements paused as a gasp came from the woman underneath him. "Akzia, it's still too soon." His voice was low, barely above a whisper and his breath tickling her face. Her eyes, her beautiful caramel eyes, rose to meet his glittering sapphires as her body trembled beneath him. Something within him stirred as longing entered her orbs. "Are you sure you want it to be me?"

"It has to be you," she whispered, her breath catching as his hold tightened. "I don't want anyone else but you." His name fell from her lips as electricity shot down her spine as their bodies met once more. "Enough of playing nice. I want you to give it to me."

Yusei's heart stalled at her words. Closing his eyes, he steeled himself and angled her leg to a move severe angle. He bit his lip as a cry came from Akiza, attempting to hide his smile. She had come to him yesterday requesting that he teach her self defense in case Darwin ever cornered her again and today was focused on stretching. They were currently in the garage, thankfully with the door closed, but he couldn't help the hammering of his heart as he helped her. "You know, if anyone heard what you just said-" His words were drowned out by the stream of curses that came from between her lips.

"When we get done," she gasped through clenched teeth. "I'm so going to clobber you."

"Save it for when Darwin shows himself."

She exhaled as Yusei finally released her leg that he had been stretching. They had been stretching for the past hour and now it was time for the hard part. Removing herself from him, she stood and readied herself for his "attack". He had refused at first, saying that Darwin would have to be either crazy or stupid to show himself around here again, but relented when she asked if one of Viktor's gang members would help her. Just the thought of someone else touching her made his stomach turn. She too had no intention of letting anyone else touch her without good reason. She stiffened as Yusei's hand came down on her shoulder and in one smooth motion, had his wrist bent the wrong way and a hand buried in his hair so his head was pulled backward as her foot knocked out his knee so he ended up kneeling on the floor. "I'm still not fast enough and you need to stop taking it easy on me. You're not doing me any favors by being so gentle and not fighting back." Releasing him, she sat cross-legged behind him so their backs were touching.

"What if you tried a different sort of training?" he asked, glancing over his shoulder at her. "Up until you were freed, you relied on your negative emotions to empower you."

Akiza nodded. "I won't lie, the old anger that I had is starting to surface again with this whole thing."

Yusei glanced at her from over his shoulder as memories of what she had once been capable came to mind. He doubted that she would ever let herself revert back to the person she once was, especially after their discussion in the bathroom a few days ago. "What if you focused on something else?" She raised an eyebrow as he pulled out his deck and handed her his Stardust. "Try focusing on the card. Instead of summoning it like usual, try making it smaller in size."

"What will that accomplish?" she asked.

"You're used to summoning monsters as giant creatures, right? This will help you gain better control of focusing your power and getting to know the amount you are exerting." Yusei held up a hand as she raised the card, suggesting that they move outside where there was more room. From the garage, he lead her around the mansion and to the backyard. He apologized for not giving her the full tour when she had first arrived but she waived it away, telling him that there would be time for that after their training. It wasn't until they reached an archway made of vines that Yusei brought them to a halt. He had been planning on putting in a pool but had never gotten around to finishing the project, which left a rather large multi-level hole near the west side of the house. So that was what she was seeing when she had looked out the window! She had been curious about it for a while but with things being as hectic as they have been, she had never gotten around to asking about it. "This should do good." He gestured for her to take a seat on one of the steps as he took his own on one a bit higher up that hers. "Let's get started."

Closing her eyes, she focused everything on the card in her hands. The familiar tingling sensation she usually felt when using her powers felt more like a tickle or an itch. She mentally drew out Stardust's outline, taking care to note the different planes and angles. Yusei couldn't help the concern that rose as her expression began to strain. Ahead of them, towards the center of the dugout, appeared a small ball of light. A smile lifted his lips as it began to morph and change shape. They opened as he made to praise her efforts but nothing came from them as his eyes slipped from the growing orb to her face and found it full of distress. "Akiza, what's wrong?"

"It's never been this hard!" she all but cried. "It feels as though something is stopping me and it hurts!"

"Don't push yourself," Yusei moved to ledge she was sitting on and rested his hands on her shoulders. "go at your own pace-" His words were overruled by her scream, her body impossibly rigid and trembling. Glancing at the back of her neck, his suspicions were confirmed when he noticed that the area around it was taunt and strained. Reaching into his pocket, he drew out a small remote about the size of a quarter and pointed it directly at the chip while pressing one of the grooves downwards. The effect of his signal jammer was instantaneous, and all the tension left her body as the orb of light disintegrated. "It's stopping your powers." His arms wrapped around her as she slumped against him, her breathing erratic.

"Then I have to push past it." She steeled herself to stand and moved to the very center of the dugout. Yusei also stood, suggesting that she took a break so that they could take come up with countermeasures against the chip. "I can't just sit around."

"I'm not asking you to, all I'm saying is that since my jammer worked for a second then this means that there is a chance that we can prevent it from transmitting and better understand whatever it is doing to you." Yusei held his stance as she practically exploded. Her hands were waiving in every direction as her voice climbed in pitch while she paced the dugout. Alarm filled him as the area around her feet began to crack. He himself had taken care to ensure that the dugout was properly laid out, which meant that on all sides including the bottom, was a twelve-inch slab of concrete. It should have been stable, and yet it was caving under her weight. "Akiza-"

"I know that I just decided to get back on my feet, but I'm serious about taking this fight to him!"

Yusei held up his hand as larger cracks began to form. "I'm not saying that's wrong, you know that I'm behind you no matter what you chose to do." The ground underneath them should be solid, but there had been some flash flooding while he had been away. Concern filled him as he realized that the once stable ground may have been washed away and left empty space underneath the concrete.

"Are you even listening to me?!"

"Of course I am, Akiza." His heart strained as the cracks grew larger, but he kept his voice even. "I'm hearing every word." It felt as if someone had poured ice water on him as she came to a stop in the center of the dugout, right atop of one of the larger collections of spiderweb cracks. It felt as if all his blood ran cold as she stomped her foot before continuing her pacing. The second she was close enough, he grasped her wrist and twirled her so she ended up on one of the upper levels.

Her expression flashed surprise for a split second before it warped into one of disappointment. She had noticed his obvious split concentration but had been so caught up in releasing all the tension she had been holding that she had paid it no mind. Until now. "You haven't heard a single word I've said." Yusie's movements froze as he made to glance in the direction of the cracks. The tense tone in her voice was nothing compared to the anger that shone in her eyes. She held up a hand as his mouth opened. "Save it." Standing, she moved to march past him but was halted by his hand on her wrist. She broke it with a fierce tug and continued towards the opposite end of the dugout.

"Akzia, wait!" He moved to grasp her shoulders, to bring her back over to the steps, but found himself frozen in place. It felt as if someone was freezing his insides with every step she took towards the cracks. "Akiza, please."

"Yusei, you're distracted. That isn't like you." She turned to face him and came to a halt just before the cracks. An eyebrow rose the longer he stayed in the outstretched position. Akiza's eyes met his own, finding them full of worry with a hint of wariness. She moved away from the center, much to his relief, and couldn't help the feeling of self-awareness as she circled around him. "What's up with you?"

"I can't move." It was as if a lightbulb lit in each of their brains as they collectively looked to the jammer that he held in his hand. Akiza, with gentle fingers, collected the little remote and examined it. There weren't any buttons, save for the little notches along it's edges like a real quarter, and there was the tiniest of bulbs in the center that was lit up a teal color. Her eyes closed as she attempted to project Stardust and was ecstatic when it appeared in a shower of glitter. Yusei couldn't contain the shock that filled him as a chibi-fied version of his most valuable card moved to rest on his shoulder, causing it to lower a few inches due to the increased weight.

Akiza's eyes lit up like fireworks as it nuzzled her. "It worked!" Her arms raised to the sky as she practically danced for joy. However, she quickly ceased them as Yusei's arms rose as well, causing a bemused expression to cross his features. An incredibly evil thought entered her mind as she brought one hand to the back of her head while the other rested on her hip. Her lips lifted into a smile as he mirrored her actions.

Seeing the wheels in her head turning, Yusei couldn't help the sense of vulnerability. "Akiza, I know what you're thinking."

"You have no idea what I'm thinking," she all but giggled. "I heard something from Carly a while back." Yusei's eyes widened as Akiza spoke of a duel against one of the Dark Signers that Carly had stumbled upon. He knew exactly where this was going. "I believe, now correct me if I'm wrong, you said something about you don't dance."

It seemed Stardust sent his duelist an almost pitying look as it left his shoulder to rest on Akiza's. Yusei swallowed the lump in his throat as she moved to stand in front of him, her fingers absentmindedly playing along the edges of the remote. The tension that had been surrounding his being dissipated, along with the chibi-Stardust, as the light on the remote turned yellow when her finger flipped one of the other switches. Akiza, confused, examined the remote from multiple angles before surrendering it to the scientist. He couldn't hide the smile that tilted his lips as a look of disappointment overcame her features. "Eventually." Her downcast expression coupled with the guilty hang of her shoulders created an image that reminded him of when they had come face-to-face for the first time after defeating the Dark Signers. The air between them had been tense and heavy, similar to how it felt now. "I knew you weren't really going to make me dance like a puppet, Akiza, so don't beat yourself up about it." He took her hands into his, bringing her closer so he could rest his forehead against her own. "I'm sorry that I seemed distracted, I was only worried for your safety." His instincts flared as the sound of crumbling came and he swooped her up onto the upper levels as the concrete gave away to reveal a ten-meter sized hole that lead into darkness.

Akiza's eyes widened as Yusei hopped up to sit next to her. "Did I…" He explained about the floodwaters that occurred while they were gone and she all but threw her arms around him. "You had to have been so worried about your house and yet you stayed with me!" She gasped as realization hit her. "It happened when we were in the accident, didn't it?"

"It's nothing more than a pile of wood and paint." He attempted to assure her that he honestly hadn't been worried about it. "If anything, I would have rebuilt it from scratch. A house is nothing more than a building unless it holds people you care about. Only then does it become a home." She drew back from him, a faint blush entering her cheeks as she wholeheartedly agreed, admitting that she had quickly discovered the same thing when she had moved into her own house. "Maybe we can make one of our very own, after all this settles."

Akiza's heart leapt at his words and was glad that he had turned to focus on the hole. "I'm looking forwards to it, Yusei," she whispered, nibbling on the bottom of her lips. "Please be patient with me and believe me when I say that I want nothing more than to live with you permanently."

"Did you say something?" Yusei called, glancing up at her from examining the hole.

She shook her head. "It's nothing." With a smile, she moved to hop down from the ledge she was sitting on, but instantly leapt back up as the hole grew, her arm darting out and grasping onto his outstretched hand as he made to dive for the steps. "I've got you!" Her grip was slipping though, the weakness in her muscles making themselves known the longer she struggled to pull him up. Yusei deftly maneuvered himself so he could climb up onto the step next to her. He wrapped his arms around her as they watched the hole increase nearly double in size. "Looks like we've found another job for the bodyguards to do." She couldn't help the chuckle that entered her voice as they held onto each other. Yusei slowly turned to fix her with an amused look before they were forced to ascend the stairs as the hole grew even more.

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