Chapter 3!

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Martha quickly got out of the room, as she wanted to give Yusei and Akiza some space. Once she did, Akiza still sat there in stunned person mode. "Uh...sure," she replied. She then got a more comfortable smile on her face. "What is it that you would like me to do?" Yusei smiled. "Well...see, when you had seen Jack and Crow's movie on my laptop, I was telling you about wanting to do other sports." Akiza nodded slightly.

"So, I was wondering if you'd like to play one of them with me?" Akiza was a bit confused and curious. "What sport is that?" she asked. Yusei closed his eyes. "Tennis," he replied, a bit nervous about what she might say in reply. Akiza stared at him for a moment. "You want to play tennis with me?" Yusei re-opened his eyes. "Uh-huh," he replied, "I've got a racket and some tennis balls." Akiza tilted her head.

"What makes you think I want to play tennis with you?" she questioned further. "I...uh..." Yusei was now really concerned that Akiza wasn't too big on his idea. He looked away and continued. "I...just thought that maybe you've played before. After all, you do live near some tennis courts." Akiza nodded. "That is true," she remarked and Yusei looked back at her, hopeful her mood had changed. Akiza's broad shoulders relaxed and Yusei could feel his shoulders relax as well. "I have played a little bit," she replied, "Of course it's been a number of years." Yusei put a hand on her shoulder.

"I haven't gotten to play with anyone in my entire life," he replied, "So you're not going to be playing with a tennis pro or anything." Akiza giggled. "What do ya say?" Yusei asked. Akiza didn't even take a moment to think about it. She had already done that a few moments ago. "Sure thing! I'd be more than happy to."

A short distance away, Martha smiled at hearing her response. "Does Friday sound good?" Yusei questioned. "Sure thing," she replied. He then saw one of Martha's clocks. "Oh man! 8 o'clock already?" Akiza turned and saw the time as well. "We'd better get going," she added. They both stood up. "Martha!" Yusei shouted and Martha quickly came out, "We're ready to go!" Martha came up to them and gave them both a hug.

"I'll see you soon," she replied as they quickly headed out the door. Yusei and Akiza quickly got on Yusei's runner, with Akiza leaning on him this time. Yusei sped off, but made sure to obey the speed limit.

When Yusei and Akiza got back, everyone was waiting for them. Once their helmets were off, Yusei and Akiza smiled at them. "So how was your little talk with Martha?" Jack asked. Yusei shrugged. "It went well," he replied, "Akiza learned that those videos on my laptop were really yours and she apologized." Akiza nodded as Yusei smiled at her. Jack and Crow frowned, as they were hoping for Martha to jump all over the two of them.

"Can we go home Akiza?" Leo asked, "I'm getting tired." Akiza nodded. "Sure thing. I'll walk you both home." She took each of their hands. "Bye you guys!" they called to them. "Bye Yusei!" Akiza added, right before they left. Yusei said goodbye to her and they made their way out of the door. Yusei decided to clean up a little bit, before making room for bed.

"Oh yeah," Yusei said, once they were all gone, "I asked Akiza to play tennis with me." Jack had to hold back from laughing. "T...Tennis? You really asked her to play that boring game?" Yusei looked over his shoulder. "It's not boring! It's fun!" Crow folded his arms. "Unless he's doing it for the obvious reasons." Jack and Yusei looked at him. "What do you mean obvious reasons?" Yusei asked. Crow scoffed.

"What do mean obvious reasons?" Crow repeated, "Yusei, if Akiza's playing tennis, then she's going to have to run around. When she runs around, her body will move up and down. When it moves up and down, her chest will too." Yusei's jaw dropped. Jack and Crow started laughing at his face. "Do you have to make everything perverted?" Yusei asked as they laughed. Yusei picked up some trash off the floor and headed for a trash can.

"Come on Yusei," Crow replied as he walked up and put a hand on his shoulder, "I'm just preparing you for all the fun you're going to have. And I'm not talking about the actual sport." Yusei sighed. Crow and Jack just didn't get it and it only further showed the fact that picking Akiza was the right move. If they weren't going to play or accept him, then Akiza would. Yusei decided to just walk away from the whole thing. "Just think about it!" Crow shouted as Yusei went upstairs.

Finally, the day had arrived. Yusei got up and, instead of getting into his normal attire, he got into a more athletic clothing. Black shorts, white shirt, and a maroon and gold headband were on his head. Jack and Crow stared at Yusei as he came down the steps for breakfast. They both chuckled as Yusei washed his hands and started getting some milk and cereal out.

"Yusei, are you really wearing that for your tennis match with Akiza?" Crow asked. Yusei shrugged. "Yeah. So what? It's going to be warm out." Yusei quickly thought of something. "Oh yeah! I should put my water bottle in the fridge!" He quickly ran back to get it. Crow looked over at Jack, who shrugged. "He's in love with her," was all Jack said.

When Yusei came back, he scarfed down his breakfast. Jack and Crow watched as Yusei then ran to the bathroom to shave and brush his teeth. When he was done, he went back to get his bag. When he came out, he smiled as he headed for the door. "Well, I'll see you guys later!" Yusei said as he was almost at the door. Jack and Crow watched him go. "Be sure to get a good look at her chest and tell us all about it!" Crow shouted as Yusei left the building.

As Yusei walked, he smiled as he hanged the travel bag over his right shoulder. He couldn't wait to play with Akiza and not because of the reasons that Crow had mentioned. When he got there, he was worried that no one was home. When he rang the doorbell, Akiza was there to greet him. She had a similar athletic attire with a white shirt and black shorts. The only problem was that the white shirt looked really tight on her chest, making Yusei feel a bit awkward.

"Hey Yusei," Akiza greeted him, "You look like you're all set. I've never seen you in athletic clothes before. You look nice." Yusei instantly felt like he should give a compliment back. He bit his lip. 'Don't say something about her chest. Don't say something about her chest. Don't say something about her chest,' he thought in a quick, nervous tone. "Yeah," he replied, "You have really nice..." He looked up.

"Hair."

Yusei looked away, kicking himself for the comment. Akiza gently felt her head and her traditional hair brace. "My hair?" she asked, making Yusei feel even more guilty, "This is what I always have. I mean, I tried changing it up right after the ZONE incident and all that." She looked at him, a bit confused by his odd comment, and Yusei managed to look back at her. "If you want, I can put my hair in another way." Yusei stuck a hand out and shook his head.

"No. No. You're hair looks great just the way it is. You don't have to change a thing." Akiza smiled at him. "Thank you Yusei. It really means a lot coming from you." Yusei smiled back and there was a moment of silence. "Well...should we get going?" Akiza nodded as she had a black athletic bag around her left shoulder. She took a step outside and locked the door.

"Are your parents home?" Yusei asked as they started heading for the tennis courts. Akiza shook her head. "No. Dad's got some work in the Senate and my Mom wanted to be with him." Yusei followed up his question. "How long has this been going on?" Akiza bit her lip. "About a month." Yusei became concerned. "How come you didn't say anything?" Yusei asked. Akiza looked down. "I didn't want to be a bother to you guys. You men want your free time with your Runners. I told the twins and we've done a few things together, but I just didn't want to be a bother to you Yusei. After all, I don't mind having to be all alone."

Yusei stopped walking and Akiza took a few steps before she stopped as well. She turned back to him and he gave her a firm stare. Akiza looked down, worried that she had upset him. "Akiza," Yusei said gently as he walked up to her. He put his hands on each of her shoulders, "I don't want you to ever feel like you're alone. If you wanted to spend more time with me or the other guys, that's perfectly fine. Heck, if you wanted to stay for the night, that'd be okay too." Akiza looked up. Yusei had never offered to stay at his place.

"Um...that'd be great Yusei." Akiza then spoke a little slowly on her next sentence. "And...maybe let the twins stay too?" Yusei smiled. "Of course," he replied, "You're all more than welcome. We've never done that before, so it'd be kind of nice. I'm sure it would be a lot of fun!" Akiza finally managed to smile back and it made Yusei's smile grow even more.

"Now that we got that settled, why don't we go play some tennis?" Akiza put a fist in the air. "Yeah!" she cheered and they both walked happily to the nearby courts. When they got there, they each took out a water bottle and Yusei took out some tennis balls. He went to one side and Akiza on the other. "Lets just warm up a little bit," Yusei suggested and he hit a ball to Akiza. They hit it gently back and forth, just trying to warm up. After a few minutes, they got ready for the real game. Yusei served first.

"Okay, here we go," Yusei said and hit the ball over the net. It wasn't going at the speed of light, so anyone could hit the ball back to him. Akiza did just that and hit it up the far line. Yusei could only watch it go by. He then looked at Akiza. 'She's no pro,' he thought, 'But just what am I getting myself into?'

They continued play and they both made a ton of mistakes. They hit the ball way too hard, double faulted, and hit the ball onto other court. Still, Akiza was in control for most of the game. It wasn't that she was spectacular and it wasn't that Yusei was that terrible. Akiza was just simply better. To add to that, it wasn't due to Yusei watching the "second show", besides Akiza beating him easily.

Yusei did catch himself watching to see if what Crow said was true. But thankfully, Akiza's chest stayed perfectly still, besides the natural body moments. In a way, it was fascinating for Yusei. How could someone with a chest bigger than anyone, who didn't have surgery, keep their chest in place so well? It was a very good question that Yusei wanted to ask. Still, even though Akiza admitted that she shouldn't have called him a pervert, Yusei didn't want to bring it up so soon. Plus, it might make Akiza feel like she had to tell, as reward for her mistake. Yusei didn't want that. He wanted her to tell him when she was comfortable and if she was comfortable. If she wasn't, that was okay with him.

After Akiza clearly beat Yusei, Yusei couldn't go home, and tell the guys he had gotten creamed. They would either make fun of him, because he wasn't very good or that he was staring at Akiza's chest the whole time. Yusei decided to make Akiza an offer. "Hey Akiza!" Yusei shouted as he came up to the net. Akiza stood tall. "What is it?" she asked. Yusei wiped some sweat from his forehead.

"Do you wanna go out for some frozen yogurt?" Akiza nodded. It would give her a chance to talk to Yusei some more, just the two of them. "Sure!" she said in enthusiasm. Yusei smiled. "All right, whoever gets this point has to pay." He then quickly hit a ball over to her. Yusei figured that she wouldn't be ready and Akiza might want to pay anyways, since Yusei wasn't on the same level of money as her. To his surprise, Akiza managed to hit it just before it took another hop. Yusei watched it come over to his side and knew he had to try hard to win the point. After all, he thought of the guys making fun of him, as they didn't even like the fact that he was trying other sports. Yusei used his legs and managed to hit it. However, he lost his balance and fell over, hitting his right knee on the hard surface. Akiza gasped and forgot about the point.

"Yusei!" she cried and ran over to him.

Yusei sat up as Akiza went over to him. "Yusei! Are you all right?" Akiza and Yusei both looked at Yusei's right knee. It was scraped and red. "Don't worry," Akiza replied, "I've got a first aid kit in my bag." Yusei was surprised. "Huh?" he asked and Akiza smiled. "I'll be right back," she replied and she went over to their bags. She quickly got out the first aid kid and ran back over to Yusei. "All right. First thing I have to do is wipe and clean the area." Akiza took out a wet cloth and started dabbing Yusei's wound. Yusei closed one eyes, as there was a sting to it.

"I know it stings, but I assure you that it will help out in the long run." Akiza then took out a bottle and put some lotion on it. Yusei sighed contently, as this felt much better. Finally, Akiza got out a few bandades. "Now to put these on," she said and she gently started putting them on. Throughout this whole ordeal, Yusei could feel that Akiza was really concerned about him. Akiza smiled as she put the last few things away. "And now for the final touch!"

Yusei quickly worried it was something dangerous. So, he turned his head, as Akiza started leaning towards his cut. Yusei and Akiza closed their eyes at the exact same moment and Yusei continued looking away. After a few moments, Yusei hadn't felt anything. So, he turned his head and, just like before, their eyes opened at the exact same moment.

"W...What did you do?" Yusei asked and he brought his thin, hairy leg up to his face. He looked closely and saw a little dot of a mark and moisture on the bandages. He looked back at Akiza, still curious as to what had happen. Akiza closed her eyes and smiled. "I gave it a good luck kiss," Akiza replied, "For good luck and hoping that it heals quickly." Yusei's eyes opened even wider and he felt a little hot.

'She...she kissed my bandage?' Yusei wondered. Even though there was zero skin to skin contact, just the fact that Akiza had done that to him felt very comforting. After absorbing his different feelings for a moment, Akiza stood up. "Here, why don't I help you up?" she asked and reached out for his hand. Yusei took it and she pulled him up. Yusei smiled confidently and put his left arm around Akiza's back.

"Just for that, I'll buy the yogurt," Yusei replied. "Huh?" Akiza asked, "But you won the point!" Yusei shrugged. "Yeah, but you took care of my scrape," he replied, "So that deserves a reward." He winked at her and Akiza rubbed her elbow nervously. "Come on," Yusei replied, "Lets get us something to eat!" Akiza managed to smile as they went and picked up their bags. They headed into town and found a frozen yogurt shop.

Akiza watched as, after they ordered, Yusei gave the cashier a $20 for money. Akiza felt a little guilty, as her family had plenty of money, while Yusei was in another zip code. As they sat down, Akiza felt a little bad. Yusei took his first bites and saw Akiza looking a little upset. "What's wrong Akiza? Don't you like your yogurt?" Akiza shook her head. "No. It's great, but I just feel bad that you had to pay." Yusei shook his hand.

"No. It's okay Akiza. You helped me with my knee. Plus, you did a really good job." He took another bite. "By the way, are you thinking about becoming a nurse?" Akiza was surprised that Yusei knew that. "Who told you that?" Akiza asked. "Your parents did," Yusei replied, "I talked to them on the phone a few weeks ago." Akiza stayed quiet for a moment. No one had told her about Yusei talking to her parents. Akiza took a few more bites.

"Yeah. I really want to become a nurse. That way I can help a lot of people and hopefully repay for all the damaged that I caused." Yusei paused from eating. "What do you mean?" he asked. Akiza looked down and frowned. "I feel bad for all the people that hurt with my powers and I feel like I should make it up to them. Everyone is still here, but I still feel like I have to make it up to them." Yusei sighed.

"Akiza. You already have made it up to them. You helped out as a Signer, not once, but twice. That should be more than enough." Akiza looked away and continued to eat. "That was all you Yusei. I didn't do very much." Yusei shook his head and firmly put a hand on her shoulder. "That's not true Akiza. Without your support, I wouldn't have been able to win all those duels." Akiza wasn't convince.

"That's nice Yusei, but I know my support didn't mean that much. It wasn't like I was on your mind during those duels." Yusei sighed and decided to drop the subject. Akiza had been on his mind during those duels and Akiza's work as a Signer was very, very important to him. However, Akiza didn't know just how much her being a Signer meant to him.

"Well...I'm glad that you want to help people Akiza and I'm still proud to have called you a Signer." Akiza sighed. "Thanks." Yusei smiled and decided to call it a moral victory. They each finished up their yogurt, which was very good. They threw away their containers and then started walking back to Akiza's hose. Along the way, Akiza and Yusei talked.

"Thanks for every thing Yusei," Akiza commented, "I had a lot of fun." Yusei smiled at her. "You're welcome Akiza. It's not everyday that I get to try a new sport. We should do this again sometime." Akiza agreed. "Yeah. It would be fun." Yusei turned to her, as they made it to the gate to her house. "Akiza, I just wanted to say that, it wasn't just playing the sport that made it fun. It was also the fact that I got to spend time with you. Just the two of us." Akiza felt her cheeks tingle a little.

"Your welcome Yusei. I feel the same way." Yusei nodded. "Do you want me to walk you to your door?" Akiza pulled on the strap to her bag. "That would be nice," she commented and the two of them headed for the door. As they did, Yusei found himself staring at Akiza's shirt, just like when they had been leaving from her house. Yusei had so many questions he wanted to ask her about the female body, but he knew that it wouldn't be good to leave on that note. Instead, they gave a simple goodbye.

"Well, thanks again," Akiza said. "You're welcome," Yusei replied, "And we'll be sure to do this again soon." Akiza nodded and went inside.

When Yusei got home, he had to deal with Jack and Crow's questions and nagging. Yusei told them Akiza's chest never moved, but Jack and Crow were certain of a different story. Yusei was then going to tell them about what happened to his knee, when Jack spoke up. "We already saw that," he replied and Yusei asked what he meant.

_Flashback_

Yusei was sitting on the ground, as Akiza was just about to start tending to his injury. "Come on Jack! I can't see with your giant head in the way!" Crow whispered from a nearby bush. Finally, both men stuck their heads out and saw what was going on. "And they're just friends," Jack replied as Akiza was going to put the bandages on. They quickly sneaked out and left them alone.

_End Flashback_

"So you guys spied on us?" Yusei asked, "How much did you see?" Crow shook his head. "Not spy. Check in. We would never spy on your time alone with Akiza. Besides, all we saw was her attending to your so called injury." Yusei rolled his eyes. He didn't want to get into a fight with them over this. So, he dropped the subject and went upstairs to change into his normal attire and shower.

A few days later, it was time for another Chapter. The twins were excited, since their characters were suppose to face each other. There was a bit of trash talk before hand, but it was all in good fun. Akiza was about to leave with Yusei, after he finished telling her what had happened with Jack and Crow's spying on them. Akiza was surprised, but also didn't want to admit that Jack and Crow were the kind of people to do that kind of thing. They rode off and arrived last, as always. Jack and Crow gave them more grief and they all went inside. Martha was waiting and she quickly started.

With the first round battles complete, the tribal elders decided to have the losers face off. With no Signer marks revealed, they knew that more battles were needed. When the extras from the South and West battled, there still were no marks. Everyone was becoming confused and maybe this entire thing was a scam. Next were Leoka and Lunaka. Their battle got started quickly and, when the second turns were over, both of them had their Dragons out onto the field.

"You'll never beat me," Leoka mocked, "This always happens when we duel and I'm going to win yet again!" Lunaka had a determined look on her face. "We'll see about that," she replied and her turn went on. After drawing her card, Luna played a trap, and soon Leoka's life points went down to 1700. Leoka smiled, as he knew that he had a card to back it up. Sure enough, next turn, Luanka's life points took a major blow and she was left with only 300. Leoka smiled.

"I'm going to win sis," he trash talked. Lunaka's face firmed up and she had a determined look in her eye. "I know that I'm going to win," Lunaka said to herself. Suddenly, a red glow came from her right arm. Everyone gasped and Lunaka spotted it too. Still, she didn't know what it did or why it was there, but she knew that she had a duel to win. She played a spell and trap card, making Leoka's field unguarded. Lunaka attacked with her Ancient Fairy Dragon. Leoka's life points went down to 0 and Lunaka raced across the field.

"Leoka!" she cried, but Leoka smiled as he sat up. "You beat me," he said, "And look!" He took her right wrist. "You're a Signer! That is so cool!" Quickly, a tribal leader came over to her and raised her arm. "Behold! We have found our first Signer!" Everyone cheered and watched the leader bring her over to a spot, where there were special chairs for each Signer. Lunaka took a seat in one and Leoka sat down beside it.

With that now over, it was time for the winners to duel one another. First up was Jackka and Sayerka. This was a power of both dueling and psychic abilities. As Akizaka watched from a far, she was a bit taken aback by Sayer's actions. As the duel got started and reached the middle of the action, Sayerka seemed less focused on actually winning the duel. Instead, he was trying to beat Jackka until he wouldn't be able to duel. He attacked again and again, even when he had no chance of beating his monsters.

"Come on," Sayerka encouraged, even with his life points five times less than his opponent. Everyone watched as Jackka struggled to get up. "Do you care more about losing or attacking me?" Jackka barked, "Because I assure you that I plan to win, no matter how many times you attack me." As Yuseika watched, he felt the same thing as Akizaka. This man wasn't trying to actually duel. He was trying to hurt people. Yuseika watched Jackka win, barely able to stand after his duel. But Yuseika's mind was more on his match to come.

As Yuseika was getting ready, his mind wasn't on winning. It was how he could talk to Akizaka and convince her that Sayerka was not someone to look up to. Sayerka may have powers like her and seemed like he could relate to her more. However, Yuseika felt as though he would treat her better and he wanted to be someone Akizaka could come to, no matter what problem she was having.

Something Yuseika was going to talk about during his duel, was dueling strategies. Akizaka and Sayerka's dueling strategies were completely different. Sayerka seemed to only be about power and control. Yet, Yuseika didn't get that same vibe from Akizaka. Akizaka seemed like she wanted to duel without hurting people, as her duel with Lunaka showed. However, despite her difference in dueling strategies, Sayerka still seemed to have so much control over her. But how and why? Yuseika was going to find out.

When their duel started, Akizaka and Yuseika looked firmly at one another. Their eyes were narrowed and Yuseika decided to take the first move. Before Yuseika ended his turn, he started talking to Akizaka, as if no one was watching them. "Akizaka. I know that you don't want to hurt people when you duel. When I watched Sayerka duel a few minutes ago, he was all about power and control. But I don't get that idea from you Akizaka. You don't really want to hurt people when you duel. Do you?"

Akizaka felt her neck sweat. What Yuseika said was true. However, what could she say with Sayerka just a short distance away? It didn't help that he was yelling at her. "Don't listen to him Akizaka! You want to be part of our movement and our movement thrives on beating our opponents with our powers." Akizaka's face firmed up. "I understand," she said to herself. Yuseika saw that he wasn't going to get through to her this turn, so he ended his.

During Akizaka's first turn, she played a monster. "Now I attack!" Akizaka shouted and her monster flew towards Yuseika. Yuseika closed his eyes and leaned back. The monster took a swipe at him and knocked him to the ground. As Yuseika fell, Akizaka felt pain, deep down inside. Still, it didn't show, as Sayerka encouraged her. "See Akizaka! Keep attacking and showing that you won't stand for people like him!" Yuseika looked up and picked himself up from the dirt.

"Don't worry Akizaka. I'm all right. Just in case you wanted to know. My life points may have taken a hit, but my fuel for helping you hasn't." Akizaka didn't get it. "Why do you want to help me?" she asked, "I don't need help!" Yuseika shook his head. "That's not true. I know that for a fact Akizaka. Deep down, you don't want to hurt people. You really just want to be like everyone else." Akizaka sighed.

"Yeah, but...that's just not possible with me," Akizaka replied. Yuseika managed a tiny smile. He had broken through to her. It was small, but it was a start. Yuseika made his move and managed to get his Stardust Dragon out. When Yusei called for a attack, Stardust Dragon flew towards her. "Let Stardust's light show that you do have a light Akizaka and I see the light in you." Stardust's attack brought her life points down to 3300. Still, Akizaka had questions.

"Why are you trying to help me Yuseika? Why are you trying to see some kind of light inside of me?" Yuseika looked at her. "Because I want to help you Akizaka. I want to be close to you Akizaka. I want to be your friend." Akizaka was stunned. "My friend?" she asked. Her face turned sad. "I doubt it," she replied sadly, "Even if I was your friend, I'd just get lost in the crowd."

"Not a chance," Yuseika replied, "Because you wouldn't just be my friend. You would be my best friend in the whole world." Jackka, Leoka, and Lunaka all gasped. Akizaka was stunned too. "Best friend?" she asked and Yuseika nodded. "I would never forget about you. Whenever you wanted to talk, I would be there for you. I would take you out and treat you like the most wonderful person in the whole world. I would always care about you and your feelings. I would never try to hurt you!" Akizaka bit her lip. Sayerka didn't like what he was hearing.

"That's not true Akizaka!" he replied, "He would just toss you aside like everyone else! Besides you're already my best friend! You're the most powerful psychic I have and you can help lead our group of psychics!" Akizaka was staring to feel conflicted. Sayerka had never said he was his best friend until today and she had known him for years. Yuseika quickly shouted back. "That's not true! He only sees you for your powers Akizaka! I don't see you like that! I want to get to know you in so many ways! I want to sit down and find out your interests. I want to spend time with you and help you control your powers! I may not have any powers, but that won't stop me from helping you! Your powers will never stop me from getting to know the real you. The one deep down inside!"

Yuseika barely knew her, yet he already wanted to be her best friend. "Trust me Akizaka," Yuseika continued, "I don't see you as someone who's scary or bad. I see you as a good person, who's just been misunderstood. People only see you for your powers, but I see you as a person. A human being. And that's why I want to be your best friend." Akizaka managed a smile. Even with some doubt in her mind, Yuseika was saying things that Sayerka never told her before. Yuseika ended his move and, for a moment, Akizaka's mind went back to their duel. As she attacked, she watched, and tried to control her powers. But it didn't work and Back Rose Dragon's attack knocked Yuseika back a short distance away.

"That's okay," Yuseika replied, "I'm still here for you Akizaka and I'm not mad at you for what happened." But some people in the crowd didn't feel that way. They saw what Yuseika was trying to do, yet Akizaka was still attacking and hurting him. Some of them in the back started a chant. "Still a witch! Still a witch!" Akizaka looked at them. "No," she said to herself, "I didn't mean to hurt him." Yuseika quickly came to her defense.

"Don't listen to them Akizaka. I'm not mad. No matter what bumps and bruises I get, I will never give up on you. I will always be here for you Akiza and, if you let me, I'll always be by your side! Just like a best friend should be!" Akizaka looked over at Sayerka. Had he ever been like that? It felt like an auction, trying to see who bid higher. Now, Akizaka had a question. "Have you always been by my side? Have you always been there for me?" Akizaka asked. Sayerka nodded. "Yes. Yes I have!" Akizaka shook her head.

"You're lying!" she shouted, "You always tell me that you're too busy! But when you needed someone to duel, suddenly I was the most important person in the world!" Akizaka turned to Yuseika. "But how do I know that you won't be like that?" Yuseika narrowed his eyes. "Because I don't see you for your powers like he does. I see you as a person, and I will always show you that I care. I will never give up on you and if I do, I will do everything in my power to make it right." Akizaka still had some doubt.

"I don't know," she replied, "You don't have anything to back that up!" She decided to put him to the test and had Black Rose Dragon Attack. Even as dirt flew in the air and Yuseika was knocked down, with his life points dropping below 2,000, he quickly got up. "I'm still here," he replied, "And I'll continue to take every attack you throw at me. Just like I will do for you." Akizaka wanted to believe him, but there was still some fear that he would be just like Sayerka.

When Yuseika attacked, by adding a spell to Stardust, it attacked Black Rose, knocking it out, and bringing Akizaka's life points closer to his. The following tun, Akizaka brought Black Rose back and managed to get Stardust off with a trap. As she attacked, Yuseika used a trap to save himself from losing, but his life points dropped to 100. Still, as Yuseika was getting up, he tried to see if he could bring up Akizaka's inner feelings about her powers. He put his hand to his elbow and winced. "My arm," he lied, faking like it had gotten hurt. Suddenly, Akizaka's true heart showed.

"Are you okay?" she shouted, for the first time showing that she was worried about him. Yuseika smiled as he heard those words. "My elbow got hurt a little," he replied, "But don't worry. I'll be okay. After all, I want to help you Akizaka and I will always be with you. Just like a best friend should be." Akizaka still listened to those words closely. It was something she had always longed for. "Best friend," she said softly to herself, truly wanting those words to be true. She smiled at what those words meant and Yuseika smiled too.

Out of the blue, each duelist's arm started to glow red. They both gasped and their marks appeared. "Two Signers in one duel?" a leader shouted. The crowd was stunned at the fact that both of these two were chosen as Signers. Yuseika and Akizaka looked at their marks and then each other. "Akizaka. We're bonded as Signers and I know we will be bonded as friends. As best friends." Akizaka wanted so hard to believe him, but she still worried he would forget about her.

"Akizaka. I'm going to win this duel, but I want you to know that I still think you're an excellent duelist. You've pushed me to the very brink. but you're the best duelist I have ever seen." Akizaka didn't understand, but Yuseika played a trap. One thing led to another and Black Rose Dragon was removed from the field. Yuseika revived Stardust and it attacked, knocking her life points to zero. As Akizaka got up, Yuseika ran over to her. "Akizaka," he said as he stretched out his long, thin arm, "Can I see your mark?" Akiza looked at her bare arm. All she wore was a tank top, covering her humongous chest and exposing her tiny midriff, and shorts. Both were tan in color, just like Yuseika's shorts. As they looked at one another, a tribal leader went over to them and raised their right arms.

"Behold! Two more Signers have been found!" The crowd cheered, but some of them booed at Akizaka. Yuseika turned to her. "Akizaka. It's okay. Don't listen to them." Sayerka quickly ran over. "No! Don't listen to him Akizaka! Listen to me!" Akizaka's face turned upset.

"Knock it off! I don't want to hear from either one of you!" They both pleaded with her, but Akizaka turned around. "I need some time alone," she replied and walked away.

As Martha closed the book, Akiza turned to Yusei. Both of them felt awkward, as the duel had been very much like the ones they had in real life. Everyone looked over as Yusei put his hand over Akiza's. Akiza looked up at him and he smiled. "We'll talk later," he whispered to her and Akiza nodded. Everyone stayed silent, until a timer Martha had set dinged. "Okay! Who wants lasagna?" Everyone cheered and quickly went to the dinner table.

Later, everyone had left and Yusei and Akiza sat on the couch. Martha had to "go find something" and it left the two of them alone. "Yusei, I just wanted to say that...I'm thankful for what you did for me. You were so understanding and always saw the person I was deep down inside." Yusei smiled. "You're welcome Akiza. I wouldn't change what I did for the world." Akiza and Yusei smiled at one another.

"Well, it's getting late," Martha said as she suddenly came in, "Maybe you should getting going." Akiza and Yusei looked at the time. "Yeah," Akiza replied, "We can continue to talk when we get home." In truth, as they said goodbye, Yusei thought about what Akiza had said. He really wanted to keep this conversation to themselves. When they got home, everyone would be waiting for them, and Yusei didn't want to talk about this with their ears ready to listen. They couldn't talk about it on his Runner and they might forget about the conversation if they waited until they met again.

As Yusei rode home, he suddenly got an idea for what he could.

A/N: Sorry for the delay and thank you for you patience.