Chapter 7!
Bentstu: I noticed that as well. I even tied that a bit into this Chapter as well. I also took your advice and am following the order of their duels. Thanks for the review!
melan anime: Good Question. I am going to have her show up once the Dark Signer battle is over. So, in a couple Chapters at the earliest. Thanks for the reviews!
Even though Luna had made her mark on Dexter, she was growing concern that Dexter didn't feel as though everyone else considered him a friend. That mostly meant Akiza and Yusei. They were both like a big brother and sister to them, possibly even like a father and mother. However, Dexter was almost in the exact same situation as twins were...only without Yusei and Akiza in the picture.
So, Luna wanted them to both be in the picture for Dexter and to let him know that it wasn't just Leo and Luna who were close to him. The following day, Luna went over and wanted to convince Yusei to do something with Dexter. Yusei sat on his computer, having to work on Jack and Crow's Duel Runners. Not because wanted to, but because he was forced to. When Yusei looked at what was wrong, he wondered if their so called "internal damage" wasn't intentional. We pick it up as Luna is talking to Yusei.
"Please Yusei! Can you find the time to do something with him and to show him that you care about him?" Yusei smiled as he leaned back. "Of course Luna, but what would be a good thing to do with him?" Luna thought for a moment. "He's a big fan of golf! Maybe you should do that!" Yusei bot his lip. "I've never played," he replied. Luna still wasn't going to give up on the idea.
"What you to take some lessons online and then go out with him? That way, you wouldn't have to spend hours at one-on-one lessons." Yusei started warming to the idea. "Well...Zora did say that her husband had some used clubs he could use." Luna nodded. "There ya go! Plus, it could be a really good way for you two to bond." Yusei smiled as Luna used one of the phrases that he used to use a lot. "I'll see what I can do," he replied. Luna clasped her hands and smiled. "That sounds great Yusei!" She ran towards the door. "I'll see you later." Yusei nodded.
"Okay, see you later Luna." After she left, Yusei decided to take a break from Jack and Crow's project for him. He went to his laptop and started looking up golf related things. As he looked, he saw a woman playing as well. 'I wonder if Akiza would enjoy doing this,' he wondered. She had accepted his new interests before, so why not accept something else? Yusei smiled and made sure to keep her in his thoughts.
Speaking of keeping people in their thoughts, Akiza was sitting at her desk, looking out into the street. She wondered about what happened last week, when that woman gave Akiza money for a date with Yusei. It wasn't that she didn't want to go. She was just concerned about what Yusei would say. Would he stand his guard and say "no?" Would he say "yes" only to please her? Akiza went to her sock drawer and pulled out the money she gave her. It was time that she asked him about it.
Akiza went outside and had her limo drive over to Yusei's garage. When she got there, she was grateful that he was alone. "Yusei?" Akiza asked. "Akiza," he responded and instantly dropped his tools. He got up and raced over to Akiza, before she could even get down the ramp. Akiza stood stunned, as she looked at Yusei catching his breath. "Is something wrong Yusei?" she asked.
"No. Why?" he asked. Akiza looked at him and the smile on his face. "No. It's just that I've never seen you so excited to see me." Yusei suddenly lost his smile. "Oh. Uh...sorry?" he replied. "No. It's okay," she replied, "In fact, there's something important I wanted to ask you." Yusei's face firmed up and Akiza looked for the right words. "What is it Akiza? Is something wrong?" Akiza looked up. "No. It's just..."
Akiza took out the money and looked at it as she spoke. "That woman gave us money for a date and...I was wondering..." She looked up. "If you wanted to go on a date, just like she suggested?" Yusei took a moment to consider her offer. "Well..." He took a deep breath and smiled. "That would be great." Akiza managed a small smile. "R...Really?" Yusei nodded. "Sure. It'd be fun." Akiza managed a full smile.
"That sounds great Yusei. Friday at 7?" Yusei nodded. "Friday at 7." Akiza then heard Jack and Crow at the door. "Well...I guess I'd better get going." Yusei wanted her to stay. "But don't go! I need you to...um...look at my shoes and tell me if they're hip!" Akiza laughed. "Sorry Yusei. I've got to get going." She opened the door and squeezed in between Crow and Jack. "Hey Crow! Hey Jack!" They both watched her leave. "Hey!" they responded in unison as she got back into the limo. They watched her leave and then headed inside.
"So...why was Akiza here?" Jack asked as he looked down at Yusei, drinking some water. "We were just planning a little get together on Friday. That's all." Jack and Crow looked at each other. "A get together?" Crow asked, "What kind of get together?" Yusei shrugged. "We're just going to go and hang out together. That's all." As Jack and Crow walked down to him, Yusei tried to keep his back to them. He knew what was coming next.
"So, Akiza and yourself are finally going on a date?" Jack asked as he put an arm around his shoulder. Yusei tried to elbow him and managed to get away. "It's not a date," he fired back, "We're just going out to eat with some money that a woman gave to me, a few weeks ago, when I was stuck fixing Duel Runners." Yusei quickly headed upstairs and took his laptop with him.
"Anyways, I've got to go look something up," he added, "So just let me have my space." Jack and Crow snickered. "Would this 'looking up' involve what's going on Friday night?" Crow asked. "Or maybe something for afterwards?" Jack suggested. Yusei gritted his teeth and managed a smile. "We won't be doing that, because Akiza and I are just going to go out for dinner. That is all." He then walked away and headed upstairs, where it would be more private.
With Luna and then Akiza coming over, Yusei had two things on his mind, most notably the latter. He started with Akiza, trying to find restaurants that they could go to. He didn't want to be cheap, but he also didn't want to spend more than they had been given. In all honesty, Yusei found his bias to certain restaurants coming into play. He didn't want to go to a bar, as he despised alcohol. It wasn't that they were bad restaurants, it's just that he wasn't comfortable around all the drinking. Plus, a couple of sports teams were playing on Friday, so it would be jam packed for sales on that type of beverage.
Yusei then searched for something with a little more class. Still, he didn't want to set the bar too high, and cost more than their allowance. There was one restaurant that might work. "What if Akiza wants to go out again?" he said to himself. He put his hand to his head and shook it. 'No. There's no way she feels that way about you!' he scolded himself, 'You like her, but there's no confirmation that she feels that way about you!' Yusei sighed. He cared about Akiza so much, but he worried about Friday night.
He called Martha on his phone, once he had visited the men's room. He told about Friday night and Martha was overjoyed. "Oh! Your first date!" she cried, "I always knew you two had special feelings for one another!" Yusei rolled his eyes. "Martha, it's not a date all right? We're just using money that was meant for Akiza and me." Martha didn't listen to a word he said. "And you'll wear a nice dress shirt and cologne! Oh! This date is going to be wonderful!" Yusei sighed and listened to Martha go on about their so-called "date." She also slid in remarks about how Akiza must feel the same as Yusei, who had already dropped major hints to her that he liked Akiza. Still, Yusei had insisted that Martha keep it quiet, once she had figured it out, even before Yusei did. Yusei wasn't ready to admit his feelings for her and he wasn't going to tell her Friday either (unless the time was right).
As Yusei hanged up, having his ears ringing from Martha shouting to heavens about how happy she was, he looked at the ceiling. What if this truly was a date? What if it signaled that they both felt the same way about each other? Yusei closed his eyes and decided it was best not to get his hopes up. After all, he wanted to keep his friendship with Akiza too.
Once Yusei was done searching for restaurants, he went to a video site and started looking up golf lessons and videos. If he was going to have to go out and play with Dexter, he wanted to be ready. As the third video started playing, he decided to get off his saggy butt and started following the man's instructions. He didn't have a golf club, so he wasn't sure what to do. Yusei raced outside and found a small branch from a nearby tree. He went back inside and raced past Jack and Crow, who wondered why he was bringing a stick inside.
Yusei started swinging and quickly felt the tree branch digging into his bare hands. "Guess I'll have to put my gloves back on," Yusei noted and made a mental note that he should ask Zora if her husband had any golf gloves. As he made a baseball grip on the club, Yusei tried to practice the same motions as the man on screen. Still, it got to the point where Yusei needed a real live club, so he ran over to Zora's house. Zora was luckily there and she let him inside for some cake and milk. Even as Yusei happily ate her food, he told her the story with Dexter, and she was more than happy to lend her husband's clubs. She led him downstairs to them and Yusei took out a iron, with a number five on it. Yusei then thanked her for everything and raced back across the street.
Jack and Crow watched as Yusei ran upstairs, with the club in his hand. They knew he probably wasn't going to be using it for smashing things, so they followed him upstairs. When they got there, Yusei was practicing his swing, but he had to keep it short, as there wasn't much room.
"Yusei, what the heck are you doing?" Crow asked. Yusei smiled as he looked up. "I'm practicing my golf swing for when I play with Dexter," he replied. Jack stormed up to him. "Yusei, I thought playing tennis was bad, but golf's even worse! Why are you abandoning a fast, high speed sport like Turbo Dueling for trashy sports like tennis and golf?" Yusei shrugged.
"I wanted something new and different," he replied, "Plus, these new sports are fun. You should try them some time." Jack rolled his eyes. "There is no way you'll ever catch me with a golf club or tennis racket in my hands!" Jack stormed off and Crow just shrugged, a little more understanding of the situation, even if he didn't agree with it. Yusei went back to listening to videos online, even if he didn't follow them to a T.
Once Yusei was done, he was more than happy about what he had accomplished. He went back downstairs and Jack and Crow were very quiet. Yusei had expected this and decided to not say a word. If he wanted to spend time with Dexter and prove that he was his friend, then he didn't care what they said.
Friday night was here as soon as Yusei could blink and he found himself searching for something to wear. He quickly called Akiza and asked her what they should wear. "Well...where are we going?" she asked. Yusei tapped his chin. "Um...would this little restaurant called 'Cafe Cool' sound good?" Akiza smiled. "That sounds great," she replied, "So wear something semi-formal. Nothing too fancy." Yusei nodded. "Do you want me to pick you up?" he asked.
"That's okay," she replied, "I'll just come over there." Yusei was a bit surprised, but he decided it was better to just let Akiza have the last word. "All right," he replied, "I'll see you at seven." They hanged up and Yusei continued searching for clothes. The doorbell rang and Yusei shouted. "Can someone get that?" He didn't hear a response back, so he knew he had to get it himself. "Stupid Jack and Crow," he muttered and he opened the door, stunned to see Martha there.
"Hello Martha," he replied and let her inside. "Come on in." He watched as Martha was holding some clothes on a hanger. "Is that for me?" he asked, referring to the purple polo and black pants. Martha smiled. "Yep. I knew you'd have trouble finding something to wear. So, my motherly instincts kicked in, and brought you over something that will be sure to get Akiza's attention." Yusei didn't understand.
"She's never seen you in purple," Martha noted, "You're always wearing that blue jacket and black and red shirt." Yusei nodded and she handed the clothes to him. "Why don't you get dressed?" she suggested. Yusei nodded and headed upstairs.
Later, Akiza had arrived in her family's limo. She rang the doorbell and was surprised once Yusei got there. "Wow Yusei! You look amazing!" Yusei nodded. "Thanks. So do you." He looked over her red, thick strapped dress that went down to her knees. She had a black belt around her tiny midsection, with a yellow square as the buckle on her belt. "Should we get going?" she asked and Yusei nodded. He quickly shut the door, not wanting Martha to interfere with their date and they got inside, to head over to the restaurant.
When they got there, it was rather busy and the two of them had to wait. "Do you want to go somewhere else?" Yusei suggested, but Akiza shook her head. "It's fine," she replied and the two of them waited patently. After about a half an hour, they were led to their seats and the two of them took a seat. Or at least...one of them did. "Um...Yusei," Akiza said as she stood by her seat, as Yusei got comfortable. "Oh! Sorry!" he replied. "That's okay," she answered back and Yusei watched her seat herself. "Sorry," he repeated one more time, but Akiza brushed it off, insisting that it wasn't a big deal.
As they looked at the menu, Yusei asked her if she wanted anything to drink. "No thanks," she replied, "I'll just have water." Yusei had the same and they both took their orders. When they were done, they looked around, unsure about what to talk about. "So...you doing anything over the garage that's fun?" Akiza asked. Yusei smiled. "Actually yes," he replied and he explained how he was practicing to go out with Dexter. Akiza listened with joy, as Yusei seemed excited about helping him. 'Maybe I should do something like that for him,' she thought as Yusei was finishing up.
"How about you?" Yusei asked, "Anything new in your life?" Akiza shook her head. "Nope. Just focusing on school," she replied. Yusei then asked her about how she was going to become a nurse and where she would go. Akiza said that she might go to New Domino City University. Yusei thought that was amazing and said that he would be there every step of the way. "Thanks Yusei. I really appreciate your support." Yusei nodded. "Of course Akiza," he replied as he reached across the table and gently stroked her hand. Akiza watched him and he quickly retracted it. "I'm sorry," he replied, but Akiza shook her head.
"It's fine Yusei. Really." She reached across the table and did the same to his hand. Yusei looked up as she smiled back at him. 'She's so wonderful,' he thought, 'If only I could let her know just how much she means to me.' Yusei looked down and watched her gently stroking her hand. Akiza giggled, as Yusei looked like a happy puppy with her gentle touch. They stayed silent, just staring at one another, with smiles on their faces.
Finally, the their food came and they dug in. Yusei started to devourer his burger as Akiza giggled, eating much more slowly on her fish and chips. Once they were done, Yusei asked how they should pay for it, as he started to feel guilty having Akiza pay for the whole thing. "Do you want to split it?" he asked, but Akiza shook her head. "I've got this," she replied and laid down the money she had been given. Even though they had been assigned to use it, Yusei felt guilty letting Akiza pay for the whole thing. He kept his pride aside and let her use the money for tip and change. They the walked out and they got back in the limo once more.
"Maybe next time we can take my car," Yusei suggested and Akiza agreed. They were quickly at Yusei's garage again and he got out. "Let me walk you to the door," Akiza replied and she got out as well. They then walked painfully slow to the door, wanting to make the moment last. When they got there, they both turned to face one another. "Well...thanks Akiza. I had a great time with you." Akiza smiled. "Thanks. I feel the same way about spending time with you." They both stood there awkwardly, not sure what to do.
Suddenly, they each caught each other's eyes and stared intently at one another. They both knew what they wanted and, without realizing it, they started to lean forward. However, they both caught their actions and they both leaned back. "Um...I guess I'll see you at Martha's in a couple of days." Akiza nodded. "Yeah. Same to you." Yusei quickly opened the front door and slammed it shut. Akiza ran inside the limo and slammed the door shut as well. Both of them caught their breath as they realized that they had almost kissed.
"That was too close," they said, as they were both not ready to kiss just yet.
A few days later, it was time for them to read the Chapters about two epic duels. One involving the twins and the other one Yuseika. When they got there, they were without Dexter, as Martha hadn't asked for him to come with. When everyone got settled, the Chapter began.
Leoka took his turn, even as his twin sister pleaded with him. "Come on Leoka. Stop being so stubborn! Let me duel!" Leoka shook his head. "No way! I'm not putting you in danger," he replied, "I'd rather risk hurting myself, if it meant keeping you safe." Lunaka smiled. "But Leoka..." she replied, "As sweet as that is..." Leoka turned around and gave her a serious look. "No way Lunaka! I'm dueling him and that's that."
Lunaka looked stunned at him for a moment, not seeing this kind of desire to protect her before. Lunaka realized that she wasn't going to stop him, so she took a step back and let him duel. Leoka took his turn and, once it was turned over to their opponent, he asked him a question.
"What's the reason you want to duel Lunaka?" he asked, "We were told that you had something related to Lunaka." His opponent smiled. "You'll see that soon enough," he replied with a smirk and made his move. After he summoned a monster, Earthbound Immortal Cusillu. It was huge and towered over them as they looked up. Out of the blue, the monster attacked. As he did, to Leoka's surprise, he was knocked back. "How...how did you do that?" he asked, "Are you a psychic duelist like Akizaka?" He smiled.
"I'm not a psychic duelist," he replied, "I'm a Dark Signer, which makes my attacks real. Your attacks, meanwhile, will do no damage to me." He chuckled as Leoka growled. Leoka then drew his card. He then combined it to bring out Power Tool Dragon. After he attacked, his opponent didn't move a muscle. Instead, he laughed. "Is that all you got?" he asked and then took his turn.
As the duel went on, Lunaka could only watch as Leoka got attacked a few more times. Unlike Akizka, this man wasn't holding back. However, it wasn't the only thing that surprised both of them. He was going to summon a monster, just like normal, but when it came out, they both gasped.
"I summon Dark Ancient Fairy Dragon!" They both looked at it. It looked just like Lunaka's only it was black in color. They both watched as he called for it to attack, knocking Leoka all the way back to where Lunaka stood. He struggled to get up, as his life points were down to a few hundred. Finally, Leoka couldn't hold it in. He started to cry. "Lunaka. I'm sorry. I just wanted to show you that I was a great duelist. Everyone knows that you deserve to be called a Signer, not me." Lunaka shook her head. "That's not true," she replied, "You had the guts to duel a Dark Signer to help protect me. That makes you more than qualified to be a Signer." She felt her mark glow and called for her other Signer's support. Her mark warmed and she showed it to him. "See? All of this warmth is for you." Leoka smiled.
Suddenly, a mark appeared on Leoka's arm. It was in the shape of a heart. "Leoka! You're arm." Around them, all the other Signers felt their marks glow even stronger. They all could feel Leoka's mark and helped lend him strength. Lunaka put her mark next to his. "See Leoka? Everyone lending us their strength. We should not let them down. Let me see your duel disk and the cards in your hand." Leoka showed them to her. She looked at them and smiled. "I know what to do." Leoka was surprised and he watched her take a couple of cards from his hand.
Lunaka played a trap. Their opponent gasped as he found out what it did. "This destroys any monster with more than 2500 attack points on the field." They watched as the Immortal went away and it brought a bit of relief to the twins. Then, Lunaka played another trap, to revive a monster from the graveyard. She then combined them to make her version of Ancient Fairy Dragon. This one was much brighter and full of life. "They're equal in attack points," Leoka noted. "Not for long," she replied and played a spell. She then increased Ancient Fairy Dragon's attack points to more than enough to power the Dark Signer's. After it attacked, the monster left the field in a slow, stream of black. Still, the Dark Signer didn't look upset.
"All right. So, you beat my monster, but I still have 2500 life points." Lunaka and Leoka chuckled. "What's so funny?" he asked. "You're forgetting our trap," Leoka replied and a card flipped over. "And it lets us attack you one more time directly." He gasped. "What? No! That's not possible!" Lunaka nodded. "But it is." She turned to her brother. "Ready Leoka?" He nodded. "Ready."
"Ancient Fairy Dragon, attack him directly!" they yelled in unison. The monster followed their order and the Dark Signer collapsed to his knees. "No! I...I lost." Leoka and Lunaka ran up to him. As they did, he started to disappear in a trail of sparkles. "No! No!" he shouted. Not only was he disappearing, but the Dark Ancient Fairy Dragon card as well. They watched him go up into the sky, in a slow trail.
"Where's he going?" Lunaka wondered. Leoka shrugged. "Who cares? He's gone and so his card! And look at my arm! I'm a Signer too!" Lunaka giggled as she looked at her mark. Still, she used her mark to let everyone know that they were okay. The only thing was that she also wanted to Dexteka to know that as well.
A ways away, Yuseika could feel his arm had a warm glow. "Great job you two," he said to himself as he watched his arm go back to normal. He watched as Kalinka led him up a hill. It was rather rocky and tough to walk. He stumbled as he stepped on an odd spot. "Come on Yuseika," Kalinka demanded, "Don't be such a wimp." Yuseika growled and followed him until he got to the top.
Once he did, Kalinka was facing him. "This is where we will duel." They activated their duel disks and the duel began. As it started, Kalinka was quick to recall on their past. "So Yuseika, do you still feel good about letting me get sent away?" Yuseika looked confused at him. "I don't know what you're what you're talking about." Kalinka laughed. "Don't lie Yuseika. I know when I was taking away that you wanted me to be imprisoned. That's why I wanted to duel you again and became a Dark Signer. I want you to feel the pain I felt when you wanted me to leave."
Back in real life, everyone turned to Yusei. "Yusei, did you really want Kalin to go the Facility?" Leo asked. Yusei sighed. "Yes," he replied, "In the heat of the moment, I know I stood up for him. However, after I thought about it and had some time to think, I deep down inside think he should have gone there. I mean, he broke multiple laws. Laws that, even with the biased laws back then, would still call for someone to be punished today. I hoped that Kalin could get some help and maybe going to the Facility would do him some good. But...we all know how that turned out." Everyone frowned.
"So, if you're upset that I feel that way, then I'm sorry." There was a brief moment of silence. "I'm not," a voice said and Akiza put her arm around Yusei. "You're not?" he asked and she shook her head. "I understand what you mean Yusei. Sometimes you need to learn your lesson and, if you truly thought that Kalin should go to the Facility to do that, then I believe you." Yusei watched as the twins came over and hugged him. They understood his true feelings and Yusei turned to Crow and Jack, who might have been the hardest to convince. "What do you think?" Yusei asked.
Crow and Jack looked at one another. "We agree with you Yusei," Crow replied, "Kalin hurt other people, attack Sector Security, and then attacked an officer. I mean, those are all crimes today. That was the reason Jack and I left and it just got worse. So, to be honest, I can see why you really think Kalin deserved to be taken away." Jack just nodded, but Yusei took it as a "yes." They all listened to the rest of the story.
"Fine," Yuseoika admitted, "I did! But you deserved it! You attacked a tribal officer. How could you think you didn't deserve to be punished for that? When you break the rules, there are penalties." Kalinka just laughed hysterically. "Yeah right. You're just a goody two shoes and always have to do the right thing. But now, I get to show you that you that following the rules doesn't always lead to good things. Today I'm going to take you down!"
Kalinka and Yuseika had dueled before, so they knew each other's monsters well. Yuseika got to an early lead, but Kalinka got him right back. His lead grew even further, when he summoned his Earthbound Immortal: Ccapac Apu. He attacked Yusei directly, knocking him backwards. After he was finished, Yuseika knew he had to do something. He took a turn, only placing a card face down. Kalinka attacked directly again, leaving Yuseika with only two hundred life points left. Yuseika knew he needed a card to pull out a victory and he needed it now.
He called on his Signer friends to lend him support, just like with Leoka. There was one presence that he felt the strongest, but he didn't say anything. He drew his card and it was the card he needed. He started by playing a trap, getting rid of Ccapac Apu. Kalinka watched it dissappear. "No! He was my strongest monster." Yuseika smiled. "And here's my strongest monster." He brought out Stardust Dragon and it's bright light showed through the darkness. It attacked Kalinka directly and Kalinka feel to his knees "No! Yuseika! Listen! I'm sorry!" Yuseika looked at him.
"Sorry Kalinka, but I have to win. Not just for me, but for my friends and for the Signers." He played a trap, letting him attack once more. Stardust did and Yuseika ran over to Kalinka. "Kalinka. Are you all right?" Kalinka smiled. "Don't worry Yuseika. As you were dueling and how you said you were dueling for your friends, I realized that I didn't have any friends. When I hurt that leader and when I was taken away, I was lonely. I didn't have anyone for support. I was by myself." Yuseika looked at him as he started to disappear. "Kalinka," he said.
"Don't worry about me Yusei," he said, "Go help your friends and defeat the other Dark Signers! Show them that you do need friends in life!" Yuseika watched him dissappear. He instantly started running. He was going to find a match and it was going to involve the person who he had developed feelings for.
As Martha shut the book, everyone smiled. "So...what's for dinner tonight?" Leo asked. Martha smiled. "It's your favorite Leo." Leo grinned from ear to ear. "All right! Pizza again!" Martha shook her head. "No. It's not that." Leo turned around. "Then what is?" Martha chuckled. "We're having meatloaf for dinner."
"Noooooooo!" Leo shouted.
A/N: I hoped you enjoyed the date and the two duels. I apologize if having "Dark Ancient Fairy Dragon" was lame, but I wanted to have it tie into the show as well as have everyone with their original dragons. I also don't know the card effects too well. I looked them up and did the best I could trying to make a duel out of them.
Hope you will come back for the next Chapter!
