Heartaches
Chapter 21
By Kellyq
Crow, Jack, and Yusei walked out of the hospital. Memories started to resurface when they were kids. Even though they were all orphaned, due to different reasons, they were all going to remain close. Yusei couldn't help but feel grateful and humble for having such great friends and loving people in his life. Jack especially. Now that Yusei thought back on it, the blonde-haired teen always took care of him ever since he could remember…
A baby's cry echoed though the orphanage as Martha walked in holding bundle in her arms. She stared at the small infant in her arms. The infant was Yusei.
Martha smiled and rocked the baby. "It's okay," she soothed. "No one's going to hurt you."
"Martha … what's going on?" came Jack's voice. The three-year-old toddler stood there, rubbing his right eye. Martha eyed them both. She knelt down so Jack could have a better look. He stepped and peered down at Yusei. He reached out and took Yusei's tiny hand. "Hey, don't cry. You're safe now."
Yusei stopped and looked up at Jack and they stared at each other in the eyes. Jack smiled and he noticed that Yusei was staring at him with interest and curiosity in them.
Martha smiled. "Do you want to hold him while I make some phone calls?"
Jack nodded his head and followed Martha to the living room. Jack sat on the couch as Martha had him position his arm. Martha leaned over and placed Yusei in Jack's arms, making sure that he was supporting the baby's head. Martha watched for a moment to make sure that both boys were comfortable with each other. Martha nodded her head and turned when Jack spoke up after staring at the baby.
"What's his name?"
Martha turned and smiled at the sight. She had to admit that they were cute together. "It's Yusei."
Jack stared down at the baby. "Yusei, huh?" A cooing sound came from the back of Yusei's throat. A smile made its way to Jack's lips, feeling the need to look after him, and protect him. "It's nice to meet you. I'm Jack, and I'm going to take care of you."
Yusei stared at him with big innocent eyes that held purity and kindness. Martha watched for a moment to see that Yusei was safe in Jack's arms and she vowed to make sure that were friends.
Crow and Kiryu came shortly after. Once the four had known each other, they formed a bond and called themselves, Team Satisfaction.
By this point, they were making their way to the racetrack. When they got there, Aero was helping with registration. He looked up and smiled shyly at Yusei and his friends.
Yusei smiled back and pushed his bike over, then pulled his gloves off. Aero did the same and their fingers laced together. "Hey."
Aero nodded his head. "I was hoping that you guys would drop by. When I talked to Blister, it sounded like you guys weren't going to come."
"We weren't at first, but we figured that we had time to do that," Yusei explained. By this point, Jack and Crow had pushed their motorcycles passed them. Yusei looked back at Aero, glad that he could have a private talk with him without Jack scaring Aero with his intimidating vibes. "Besides, I want to talk to you alone."
Concern flashed across Aero's eyes. "If it's regarding him not wanting to be my drag racing partner, don't worry about it." He paused for a moment, before continuing. Yusei watched him closely to see a soft glint in his eyes. "Blister and I talked about it already …" Aero paused again when he noticed that Yusei's expression darkened. A frown made its way to Aero's face. "You didn't yell at Blister, I hope." Yusei looked the other way. Aero caught on with the vibes and the look. His expression softened as he rubbed his thumb along Yusei's Knuckles, and kissed him on the cheek. "Thank you for trying to help," Aero murmured. "But if Blister's not ready yet, then I'll have to wait, and I have no problem doing that."
All Yusei did was nod his head, grabbed his gloves and veered his motorcycle toward the racetrack. Aero sighed, with a troubled look on his face as he watched Crow and Jack interact with Yusei. I know that you love making people happy and putting everyone else ahead of yourself, but you should take a break from everything like you are doing now, and have some fun. A smile made its way to Aero's lips when saw them start to race around the track.
To Be Continued …