Heartaches

Chapter 12

By Kellyq

Carly looked at her watch and turned her head when she saw Jack riding up in his motorcycle. She stepped up and smiled, but it didn't reach her ears. Jack scooted back and she sat sideways on the motorcycle. Jack handed her a helmet as she pulled over her head. The blonde-haired teen started the engine, and they were off. They came to a nice restraint called "Neo Domino". Carly stared wide-eyed for a moment and smiled at her date. Jack led her in and they were waited on by a friendly man with spiky brown hair. The vest he had on over his gray shirt was the same color. This man was a little on the heavy side, but the look in his brown eyes said a lot. He went by the name of Tank.

"Hey, Jack and ..." Tank paused when he saw Carly standing there. She wore a plain white dress and her spiral glass was the one thing, he noticed the most, and the nervous smile she had. Carly blinked when she realized that Tank was patiently waiting for her to introduce herself.

Jack let out a grunt of irritation. "It's Carly. And don't even start asking, Tank. I'm not in the mood. Now bring us a menu."

He sat down and Carly sat down too. She watched Tank get the menu's and came back, placing them down. "Would you like anything to drink?" He asked, holding a pad and pin in his hands.

"Water," Jack answered.

Carly looked at the menu over and 'hmmed'. "I'll go for a dutch chocolate shake."

Tank nodded his head, wrote them down and walked around, attending to some of the other customers. Jack opened the menu book and looked at what was good, not even paying any attention to Carly. She sighed and opened her menu too, and glanced at what was to eat. After a few moments, Carly couldn't take it.

"Um .. Jack?" she finally spoke. He looked up from the book. "Can I ask you a question?"

"If it's referring to anything on the menu, Tank will tell you what you need to know," Jack answered.

"No, It's regarding to your friend, Kiryu," Carly said, hoping that her date wouldn't be more irritated than he was. "He said that Yusei didn't accept him, but you got accepted. What did he mean by that?"

Jack closed the menu and placed it on the table just as Tank walked back with a tall dutch chocolate shake and water. The waiter placed the beverages on the table.

"Are you guys ready to order, or would you guys like more time?"

"We'll order now. I'm going to have the usual, Seizer Salad with crab and Vinaigrette Dressing on the side," Jack answered.

"I think I'll go for the same thing but with chicken and Ranch on the side, please."

Tank nodded his head and wrote it all down, took the menu and walked to another table. Carly waited for a moment for Jack to answer her question, after a few seconds, he finally spoke.

"We went to Satellite High school together," Jack explained. "When you're there, you're surrounded by friends to keep you company. I had Yusei, Crow and Kiryu. We've known each other for a long time, and we became a squad called Team Satisfaction, by the time we went to Satellite. We had our own turf that we hung out at."

By this point, Tank came up with the salads and placed them on the table. He nodded his head, turned and walked away.

Carly nodded her head. She took her dressing and poured it over her salad. "Yeah. But that still doesn't answer my question."

Jack let out a sigh. "To give you the run down, Kiryu has feeling for Yusei, but he doesn't feel that way, since we're going out."

"I see," Carly murmured. She took a long sip of her milk shake looking real depressed.

Jack sighed again. "I may not like you in that way, but I'm still willing to be your friend, Carly."

She smiled sadly. "Sure. Whatever makes you happy."

Yusei smiled and pulled the blanket over Rally's body. The clock struck midnight by the time Yusei got Rally to sleep. The small child was wearing a long blue nightgown and stockings over his feet. He lay curled on the couch, his head propped against a soft cushion. Yusei sat there for a moment until the door opened and Jack walked in, not even paying any attention of how loud he was being.

Yusei rose to his feet, not even noticing that the slightest movement of the couch woke up Rally. He opened one eye watched Yusei greet his boyfriend.

"Hey, Jack," Yusei murmured. "Keep it down. Rally's sleeping."

Violet eyes peered over Yusei's shoulder and Rally closed his eyes tightly. Jack shrugged and pulled his boyfriend into a heated kiss. Rally opened one eye again and smiled, watching their display of affection toward each other.

To Be Continued ...