Heartaches

Chapter 68

By KellyQ

Dragan and Harald walked into the hospital to come across Akiza and Breo walking toward them. It took a moment for Harald and Dragan to realize that Breo was part of Team Unicorn, until they overheard them talking.

"Thanks so much for helping Jean and Andore get the care they needed," Breo said, extending his hand toward Akiza.

The nurse smiled and shook Breo's hand. "Sure. You are considered a friend to Yusei …" Breo nodded his head and let Akzia's hand go. "You better get going. They're waiting for you."

Again, Breo nodded and made his way down the hallway until footsteps reached his ears. Breo turned around to see Dragan and Harald making their way to the elevator that was on Breo's right. The blond-haired teen was about to turn and make his way down the hallway when Harald's voice got his attention.

"Are you from Team Unicorn?"

Breo nodded his head. "Yeah."

"Are your teammates alright?" Harald asked.

It took Breo a few moments to realize that the accident was all over the news. By now, everyone knew what happened in the race. "They're going to be fine, and I'm hoping they'll be out soon," Breo shared.

Harald nodded his head. Dragan turned to the side and pressed the button to the elevator. "That's good that everything turned out alright," Harald praised. The elevator door opened and Dragan walked in with Harald close behind. They both turned to face Breo just as the door closed. The blonde-haired teen stood there for moment, trying to remember why Harald and Dragan looked familiar, then it dawned on Breo – he just talked to Harald and Dragan from Team Ragnarok.

Breo turned and walked down the hallway, ready to see Jean and Andore when he walked in. The condition they were in was not as bad as Breo thought.

"Hey, guys," the blonde-teen murmured, hugging his teammates one at a time, before he pulled up a chair and sat down. "How are you guys feeling?"

"Sore," Jean murmured.

"We should be out of here by next week," Andore shared.

"That's great! I was worried that you guys were going to be in critical condition. Team Catastrophe tampered with your motorcycles, that's why you guys crashed. Yusei and his pals are going to race them tomorrow to see if they'll get Team Catastrophe disqualified from the race."

"We should thank him, considering that he doesn't have to do that for us," Andore spoke up.

Breo scratched the back of his head. "I asked for his help and he said that he was willing …" Jean and Andore glanced at each other. To them that made some since what happened during their race.

Jean and Andore weren't the only ones to look at each other, Kaz looked up when Trudge walked in, with his coat draped over his left shoulder.

"Trudge …"

Kaz was standing behind a table that had a large piece of Team Unicorn's safety parts that were on their motorcycle and telescope. It looked like Kaz had been looking at the parts for awhile.

"I'm going to help Mina move her things out of Jack's condo because she wants Bruno to have his own space," Trudge said.

Kaz raised a brow. "Where is she staying at?"

"She's going to stay at my place …."

Trudge, Jack, Bruno, and Yusei sat in the kitchen table. Mina placed coffee and sugar-free cup cakes on the table. Next, she placed a plate of stake, a bowl of mashed potatoes, and pitcher of gravy.

Trudge eyed the food. "This looks great Mina!"

The young housekeeper smiled and sat down. "Thanks. The reason why I decided to do this is because I've decided to move out."

Everyone was surprised. "You don't have to do that!" They all said at once.

"Did we do something wrong?" Bruno asked.

Mina shook her lead lightly. "You didn't do anything. There's not enough room for four people and I figured that it would be fair that you got my room, Bruno."

Bruno was shocked. "You don't have to do that! I'm happy to sleep on the couch!"

"To be honest, I'm happy that she's out of there," Trudge thinking back at two days ago. "I didn't feel comfortable about her living there – especially with Yusei and that new guy Bruno around."

By this point, Trudge had turned and was about to walk out of the room. He stopped when Kaz had moved from behind the desk and reached out to stop Trudge from walking out the door.

"There's no reason for you to think that low –just because people look like they're the type to cause harm – Yusei's not the type to hurt anyone! Neither would Jack, and Bruno!"

Trudge sighed. "I know. It's just that …" he paused for a moment, "with all the things that had changed in the past few months … I've been edgy."

Kaz nodded his head and moved his hand and Trudge walked out. And I'm probably going to be edgy until the whole thing blows over, Trudge thought, making his way to his motorcycle.

To Be Continued …