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! Chapter is rated K+ ,fair warning!
Blind Spot
It wasn't until they had returned to Yusei's residence from dropping off the kitten to the local animal adoption agency that Akiza spoke from her place at the kitchen counter. She had settled herself atop of a barstool as he began to tidy the kitchen and her gaze remained fixated on the glittering countertop. "Somehow he's back." Her tone was hollow yet firm, testimony to the conflicting feelings that swam within her. Sayer. Even thinking of the name of the one person who rescued her from the darkness of despair caused her chest to tighten. He had offered her his hand, a different way of life with a smile that once made her insides melt. That was before she had found out he had been using her. And yet…she couldn't bring herself to hate him. "I still can't, Yusei, even after everything he's done."
"I don't expect you to." Yusei picked up a thick glass from the sink and began to dry it with a towel. His voice was gentle, just as it had been when the truth had been revealed (A/N: Episode 42 in the English Version) and his sapphire orbs were full of calm understanding. "Yes, he may have turned out to be a bad guy, but the one good thing he did was save you from self-destruction."
"They are working together now," she sighed, one hand rising to comb through her mahogany tresses. "which means I'm going to need some whiskey." Yusei swiftly placed the glass in front of her while grabbing the bottle of Jack Daniels from under the bar and pouring her a shot worth. This earned him a raised eyebrow. "I'm a big girl who needs a big girl drink. Now pour the damn whiskey." The black bottle tipped once more and then righted itself when the glass became half full. "Much better. Thank you, barkeep."
Yusei couldn't help the slight lift of his lips as she knocked back a nearly half the glass in one motion. "Never took you for the type."
Her eyes shifted to the his sapphire orbs briefly after she took another swig. "Yeah, well, when you've been through what we have including college you become the type." She cupped the glass between her hands as she flashed him the smallest of smiles before her features fell into a frown. Even her body seemed to tense as her thoughts returned to the men after her.
Darwin; the son of a newly found friend named Viktor who lead a Russian mafia gang in the town she had settled in. The man had zoned in on her ever since her arrival and had made late nightly visits to her home residence to flirt and toy with her. His infatuation with her only increased as time went by and had become so severe that he had altered her life completely. Hacking into her home security surveillance was just the start, he had the audacity to taint the time that three of the four most important men in her life (five if you include Leo) and interrupt her first official date. Darwin was handsome, but as they say "beauty is only skin deep" truly applied to him.
Then there was Sayer; solely responsible for the advancement in her psychic powers and saving her from destroying herself when she felt alone in the world. He had welcomed her powers with open arms and promised that only with him she would find solitude. Highly intelligent and strategic, he had not only manipulated her into depending upon him alone but had also gathered many with special powers around him to form the Arcadia Movement, an organization to help him overthrow the world. She hadn't found that out until she had woken from a coma induced by seeing him fall from the top floor of the Arcadia building. Her world was rocked when he revealed himself during her duel with Misty, his horribly scarred face the last thing she saw as he whispered the password to unlock her powers. By the time she had snapped out of her power induced blackout, he had been consumed by the gecko-like Earthbound Immortal.
"You sure you don't want anything else? I do have some wine in the fridge." Yusei paused in his cleaning when he didn't receive an answer, depositing the other wet dishes into the dishrack before moving to stand behind her, his hands resting atop of her shoulders. Even his movement and contact hadn't earned a reaction from the woman he cared for. Taking the nearly finished glass from her hands, he turned her around and captured her lips with his, leading them in a deep kiss.
Her thoughts instantly screeched to a halt as his lips began to move hers in ways that sent shivers down her spine, but pulled away after a few seconds. "What are you-" His lips returning to hers cut off the rest of her sentence, the hairs on the back of her neck rising as his tongue grazed her lower lip. Akiza's lips parted, attempting to relieve her burning lungs, but her eyes slid closed as she moaned lowly when he invaded her mouth. Her breath hitched as he raised a hand, brushing his knuckles against her cheek before using it to cradle the back of her head to tilt it so he could deepen the kiss. A ragged breath escaped from her as his other hand slid up her thigh to rest on her hip where he began to move his fingers in circular motions. "Y-Yusei…" Her hushed whisper was nearly drowned out by the moan that followed when he gently nibbled her lip. Under his ministrations, her body relaxed and soon molded against his own as her legs parted and rested on either side of him.
It wasn't until several minutes later that Yusei finally released her lips, retreating a few inches as her head fell back as her chest worked to replenish the oxygen her body demanded. He inwardly smirked as she shivered when he moved the hand that was behind her head to slide down her back and rest on her other hip. Her head came up, revealing clouded caramel orbs that held a hint of surprise, and covered her mouth once more when she attempted to speak. The legs that were slack instantly tightened and rose to wrap around his waist, earning a low growl from him as her own hands rose to burry themselves into his hair. A delicious friction began to build between them as she forcefully pulled him flush against her, her hips meeting his own and earning a low moan from both parties. His heart hammered when her eyes briefly opened, revealing smoldering orbs that held a predatory-glint and a shiver wracked his body when her nails raked his back. In the blink of an eye, he found himself spread-eagled in his own living room with Akiza straddling him.
The v-neck blouse that was the color of rose petals and the pleated black skirt that she was wearing hadn't appeared too scandalous earlier when they were running errands…but that was before the skirt had risen up, revealing creamy colored thighs that looked powerful enough to crush a soda can, and her neckline had lowered, revealing more of the voluptuous mounds that nearly touched his face if she leaned any farther forward. His pants were feeling more constricting with each passing second and he couldn't suppress the near animalistic growl that rose from his throat as her nails snuck under his navy colored tee to drag tantalizingly across his torso. "Akiza…" A gasp slipped from his lips as she suddenly bucked, a dull pain making itself known in his chest as her nails dug into his upper chest.
It was as if she snapped from a trance as his gasp fell upon her ears, all movement ceasing completely and her hands shaking as they removed themselves from him. An expression of confusion flashed across her features for a split second before shame took over, her caramel orbs becoming filled with guilt. "I'm sorry," she whispered, her hands rising to cover her face as he sat up and enclosed her within his arms so that her forehead rested against his chest. "I shouldn't be taking it out on you, Yusei, you don't deserve that."
"Akiza, I'm the one who should be apologizing." He tightened his hold on her as she began to tremble. "I was trying to show you that I am willing to help you in any way I can, even if it means physically."
"I can't use you like that," she raised her head and fixed him with teary orbs. "you aren't some stress ball or exercise equipment that I can pour out my frustrations out onto! You mean so much to me, Yusei, I don't want to mess this up but a part of me is always fearing that one day they will target you. If they take you away…" Her words faded into silence as she shook her head, tears finally spilling over and staining her cheeks.
Yusei cradled her against his chest, gently rocking her back and forth as she silently sobbed into his shirt. "Akiza, you know I love you and that nothing can change that. I'm here for you no matter what. You can lean on me, depend on me," he whispered, nuzzling her hair fondly. "that's what I'm here for. If you need anything, all you have to do is say something." He tilted her head upwards as she shook her head so that her caramel met his sapphire orbs. "If you keep bottling it up it will only hurt you more. I can't stand to see you like that, Akiza, I want nothing more than happiness for you. I know it seems hard, that darkness is hanging over your head like a thundercloud, but please believe me when I say that it won't last forever. It will pass, you'll see, but you have to keep your head up if you're going to see the light at the end of the tunnel." Her head shook once more and fell to rest against his chest once more.
His heart sunk at the little reaction he was receiving from the woman in his arms. What else could he possibly say that would reach her? Yusei's eyes slid closed as an idea came to mind, one that might just work. "The image in your eyes, reflecting the pain that has taken you…I hear it in your voice, so ridden with shame from what's hailing you…" His soft voice soon filled the living room, permeating the air with his baritone notes. It had been years since he had sung, he honestly couldn't remember the last time he had. "Reason to Fight" by Disturbed was one of his favorite songs and he couldn't have thought of a more suitable song that fit Akiza's current situation. "I won't give up so don't give in. You've fallen down but you can rise again. So don't give up when the demon that's inside you is ready to begin and it feels like it's a battle that you will never win. When you're aching for the fire and begging for your sin, when there's nothing left inside, there's still a reason to fight…Don't let it take your soul." His hands cupped her face, raising it so that their foreheads rested against one another as his voice gained volume. "Look at me, take control…When knowing to fight this war, this is nothing worth dying for…" Hope permeated his being as her tears ceased, leaving trails down her slightly flushed cheeks, and her caramel orbs cleared slightly. "Are you ready to begin? This is a battle that we are gonna win… I'll be your reason to fight…" Yusei kissed her gently as her eyes cleared further more and the tension that had been plaguing her body began to ebb away. "Akiza, you might not win against them if you keep placing the blame on yourself nor will you come out of this in one piece. Your family, your friends, even I am counting on you. We are all behind you ready to offer support when you need it. Let me help you, please," he whispered. "even if it's something that takes your mind off the fight for a little while."
Akiza didn't think that her admiration for the man in front of her could grow any more, but the swelling and warming sensation in her chest was unmistakable. She was somehow falling farther in love with Yusei Fudo…if that were even possible. She nuzzled his cheek as her arms wrapped around his neck. "You're right, Yusei, everything eventually comes to an end. The threat of Darwin and Sayer won't be around forever, but if I want to come out of all this in one piece I have to be smart. Knowing that you would go to such lengths to help me, to remind me that you are here for me is sweet of you, really, but I want our first time to be special." A feeble chuckle rose in her chest. "Call me old fashioned if you want."
The former champion slid backwards until his back rested against the sofa so their collected weight wasn't putting anymore strain on his spine. "And how would that go?" A chuckle rose from his own chest as she playfully smacked the back of his head and he swiftly captured her lips in another searing kiss that stole her breath away. "Whatever you want, Akiza. You want to wait, we will wait."
"I didn't say anything about messing around though." Her eyes flashed mischievously as her hands disappeared under his shirt to drag her nails down his chest once more, earning a low groan. "Maybe it is time that I let off some steam, clear my head a little."
And there you go, ending on a tease. ;) I don't own rights to "Reason to Fight" by Disturbed or Yu-Gi-Oh!5Ds! Let me know your thoughts!