Chap. 3 Messages

Divine lead me into my room. I told him that I already ate and took some medicine. He told me to rest for awhile so I can recover my strength.

"Get some sleep. I'll talk to you later." He said to me. I hope he isn't angry about me sneaking out last night.

"I'm sorry Divine. I shouldn't have left without your permission and I should have---"

"Sshh, it's okay. As long as you're safe and unharmed, but next time don't stay out too late. Especially in a bad weather." He pushed me down gently on my bed and tucked me in.

"Sweet dreams, Aki." With that, I slowly drifted to sleep.

"I'm here for you..."

What was that? That sounded like Yusei. I am dreaming about him now?! I cursed, not only did he haunt me after Fortune Cup now he's also in my dreams? Great, just great. Someone, wake me up now. We were standing in a dark room; nothing was in it except for me and dream Yusei.

"Love yourself, Aki." The dream Yusei told me. I must be dreaming about the events in Fortune Cup. How can I love myself? What's there to love anyways? I hate myself, I hate my life, and I hate everything.

"I'm not scared. I'm here to help."

Since it's a dream might as well talk back to my conscience. Why is Yusei my conscience anyways?

"I don't need your help. I don't have a problem." I lied. I do have a problem. Ever since our duel in Fortune Cup, I thought about the things you said to me. I couldn't shake the thought of you out of my head. You even plague me in my sleep.

"I understand your pain; I'll take all your pain away." Shut up. Don't say such things. You don't know who I am. You don't know me at all.

"How can you understand me? You don't even know me! Stop pretending you care. I don't need you, I only need Divine!" I couldn't stop myself from screaming, it was a dream after all, no one would hear me while I scream in my head. Then suddenly, the dream Yusei advanced on me and secured me in a hug.

"Stop lying to yourself. If you keep on doing that, the pain in your heart will never cease." He whispered in my ears. This is just a dream right? Why does it feel so real then?

Slowly, dream Yusei fades into the darkness of my mind. I opened my eyes and stared at the ceiling. What was that about? Yusei is now in my dreams, where else is he doing to bother me? Just then my phone rang, there was a message. It was an unknown number. I opened the message and read it.

"Good morning, Aki." Was the message, but who was it from? Can't be from Divine, he normally comes to greet me in person not through a text. Another thing, why would Divine waste load just to greet me? Maybe the sender got the wrong number. Wait a minute, that can't be. I thought to myself. How can it be a mistake when the sender knew me? I looked at the message again. 'Good morning, Aki.' Divine is the only person in my contact list and I never give out my number to anyone, how could this person know my number?

My cell phone rang again. Another message from the same sender. I read the message.

"Btw, if you're wondering, it's me, Yusei."

I literally threw my phone across the room. This guy is some kind of stalker, he invades my subconscious, he knows my phone number, what's next? He knows where I live? Oh wait a minute; he does know where I live. I sarcastically said to myself. He must have gotten my number when I was sleeping, that jerk!

He looked into my cell phone without my permission the nerve of that guy. I'm going to kill him next time I encounter him.

After I got up, I did my daily routine. Bathe, dress up, eat breakfast with Divine in the dining hall and go up in my room and lock my self inside till someone gets me and tell me it's time for my daily check-ups. My life in Arcadia Movement is pretty mundane but it's better than the world outside, where people shun me away.

Sigh. Divine was supposed to accompany me to the library and spend time with me but he had this meeting he had to attend to. Now I'm stuck in my room doing nothing but stare at the wall.

What do I do now? I can still go to Arcadia's library and read some books but I'm not in the mood to read now. What time is it anyways? Where did I put my cell phone? (since it tells time too)

"Oh right. I threw it on the floor cause some crab head stalker got my phone number" I was talking to myself again. I picked up my phone and opened it. One message, from unknown number. It must be Yusei again. I checked my inbox and clicked on the message.

"Hey, are you feeling better? No more fever or colds?"

Why does he care so much anyways?

"Mind you own business, Fudo." Without much thought, I pressed the send button. Crap, what did I just do? Reply sent.

One new message.

"Crap. He replied." I opened his message and look at it.

"I see you decided to reply, it means you feel better already. So how are you now?"

Why won't he stop asking me questions?

"Leave me alone. Stop texting me, crab head stalker." Maybe insulting him would make him stop talking to me.

One new message.

"Stalker? You were the one who followed me to the twin's mansion and being called crab head is nothing to me. I heard better insults from Ushio."

How dare he! The only reason I followed him because I wanted a rematch, not cause of an obsession disorder.

"I only followed you because I wanted a rematch."

"Really? Why did you run away then?"

"I-" I didn't know what to write. Why did I run away before? I recalled what happened the other night. Yusei and his friends were having a celebration for his victory in Fortune Cup. I saw their happy bright faces. You can say that I was a little jealous since they were inside a warm place and I was outside the rain.

But that wasn't why I ran away. I ran because I ran away before in a situation like that before. I closed my phone and put it in silent mode, so I wouldn't hear anymore messages. My chest started to hurt and I couldn't stop myself from crying.

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Blueorange: Well sorry for the long wait. This chapter was inspired by one of my friends who texts a lot cause she doesn't have a telephone also by one of Azaria Stromsis one-shots.

Aki: Do I look like I would say the word 'crap'?

Blueorange: Yes, because I don't want you using the "S" or "F" words.

Aki: you're just begging to die aren't you?

Blueorange: I think I hear Yusei calling you for help! Maybe you should go to him right now

Aki: Yusei can wait. I will shoot you right now.

Blueorange: wait! I haven't asked for rev--- *gets shot*

Yusei: what did I miss? Oh, the author's shot again. Well it happens a lot. Please review.