Heartaches

Chapter 19

By Kellyq

Misty led Carly to the fitting room. A couple of women were ready to take some measurements.

"Uh ... I already know what size pants, shoes, and tops," Carly uttered, feeling a little nervous, and uneasy.

Amusement flashed across Misty's eyes. "Don't worry, these girls are skillful at what they do and besides, there's an outfit that I want you to try on."

Carly shifted her gaze to see one of the women was holding up a black tank top with a shawl. It also came with knee high boots and a pair of black shorts that was long enough to go past the hips.

Misty watched Carly for a moment. "Go ahead," she murmured seductively, standing behind her. "Try it."

"Do ...… do think that Jack will like it?" Carly asked, timidly.

The vibes right then changed as Misty turned her around. She took off Carly's glasses and stared into her eyes.

"You should forget about that man," Misty spoke up hints of jealousy and anger in her voice.

Carly squirmed a little. "I ... I know ... it's just that I still care about him," she said, trying to keep her voice calm. "I mean, is it wrong to still care about him?"

Misty sighed, not meaning to scare the woman she loved. "Look, he's just hurting you and you're letting him do it without regarding your feelings."

After Mina left, Yusei introduced Rally to the other kids. At first, most of them thought that Rally was a girl until he said in a timid voice 'It's nice to meet you'; they were shocked that Rally was a boy. Leo, on the other hand, started to ask Rally questions. How come you're wearing a dress? What does a dress feel like? Luna eyed Rally for a moment and noticed that he looked a little nervous, so she whacked her brother on the side of the head.

"Don't scare him, Leo!" she scowled lightly. "He probably has his own reasons why he wears a dress, and he doesn't want to share it."

"Geez!" Leo huffed, "I was just asking, considering that I always wanted to dress up like a girl!"

By this point, Yusei and Blister were in the main room, setting up their laptops together with Wi-Fi and the latest hacking software. Rally slipped out of the kitchen and made his way into the main room, just as Jack's cell phone that Yusei was borrowing went off. He grabbed it from the table and walked out just as he put it to his ear.

Rally watched Blister turn on both laptops and fiddle with the connections.

"So," he started, trying to make ideal conversation, snapping Rally out of his thoughts, "What's your story? Did the Lostaholic Monster get you before Yusei saved you?"

Rally caught on what he meant and cringed. "You can say that," he said timidly.

Blister frowned and was about to ask a question when his Blackberry beeped. Rally watched Blister with curiosity as he pressed a button on the screen. The sound of a crowd talking and engines was in the background.

"Hey," he said in a gentle and yet casual voice. "How was your first drag racing experience?"

"A bit rusty but not too bad, but it would've been better if you were here," came an elegant soft male voice from the speakerphone.

"I know, but right now I'm helping Yusei do some investigations, so I'm not going to come home until late," Blister explained, doing some typing on his laptop.

A gasp of excitement came from the other end of the line. "Yusei?! Well, tell him I said hi, for me."

"I will," Blister said, chuckling.

"See you tonight," the teen said.

"Yeah, be careful on the way home, okay?"

A light chuckle came from the other end. "I will and you too."

Blister rolled his eyes. "Yeah, I know."

"Love you."

"Dido," Blister said warmly. He pressed a button on his Blackberry.

Rally was about to ask whom he was talking to but Yusei beat him to the punch. He and Jack had walked into the room moments before, with their helmets under their arms.

"Was that Aero?" He asked. Blister nodded his head. "How is he?"

"He's doing fine," Blister answered, "Trying out drag racing again."

"That's great! Are you his drag race partner like you were before?" Yusei probed. The atmosphere in the room turned cold right then.

"You guys better get going," Blister said, avoiding the question.

Jack shrugged, turned and walked out followed by Rally. Yusei still stood there, determined to know what caused Blister not to be Aero's drag race partner.

Yusei stepped up and took a seat next to Blister. "There's no reason to be scared."

"Who said that I was scared?" Blister responded, a hint of irritation in his voice. The tension in the air spiked.

"Aero still wants you to be his partner," Yusei informed, a hint of anger in his voice.

"And what gave you that idea?" Blister replied. Yusei didn't respond and Blister read the vibes right away. "I know what you're trying to do and I've already made up mind, I'm not going to do drag racing anymore."

Yusei sighed out of disappointment. He got up, turned and walked toward the entrance. He then stopped, looked over his shoulder and glanced at Blister.

"The reason why Aero won't choose anyone else is because he still trusts you despite the horrible drag race accident you both had a couple of years ago." The tension in the room flared up.

Blister let out a grunt of irritation. "Fine, I'll do it. If that's what you insist."

Yusei turned fully, an intense look in his eyes. "I'm not making you do anything. However, Aero does have a right to know what your reasons for not drag racing." Even though I have a feeling, it's because he doesn't want to hurt Aero again.

With that last thought, Yusei turned and walked toward the front door.

To Be Continued