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Chapter 3: Bad Never Looked So Good

Today marked the last five weeks until Yusei and Hoshiko's wedding. For Aki, she was dreading the moment and Yusei was on the verge of killing himself. Yusei noticed that now that Aki was around for almost a month and a half, Hoshiko started visiting more often. This single person caused Yusei to always have an excuse to either make an appointment with someone for something or spending time with Jack and his other friends somewhere about three or fours hours away. As the wedding grew closer, it was becoming more difficult for Yusei to get out of seeing his fiance. At the moment, Aki was enjoying her break by watching the huge flat screen in the living room while Subway.

This is the best way to spend my break....eating on my ass and watching cheesy soap operas. Good times, Aki thought, stuffing her face with a handful of chips. After a few seconds, she heard the doorbell ring. Not bother to answer the door, Aki walked to the edge of the steps.

"Yusei! Your bitch is here!" Aki yelled, hoping that no one but Yusei heard her comment.

"Where!? Why didn't you tell me she was coming an hour ago? I could have been overseas!" Yusei exclaimed, trying to figure out what to do.

"You can hide in my room." Aki grumbled, rolling her eyes. Since Hoshiko was visiting more often, she let Yusei hide in her room when he couldn't find a better plan. Aki figured it was the least likely place that she'll look for Yusei. What made Aki skeptical is what exactly did he do while he was hiding in there.

I don't even want to imagine, Aki thought, shuddering.

"Thanks, Aki." Yusei smiled, causing Aki's face to turn a slight pink before he went to go hide.

"Oh my God! Can you not answer the door?" Hoshiko asked, taking her spare key out of the door, "I swear what's the use in hiring a lazy maid?"

"Keep up your attitude and you might find out." Aki told her, smirking.

"I don't have time to meddle with you today. Where's Yusiebear?" Hoshiko questioned, making Aki want to gag.

"Yusei isn't here right now. He went out with friends and said he'd be back later." Aki lied, obviously know that Hoshiko was too air-head like to figure that out.

"Yeah, like I'd believe you. Ever since last week, it seems Yusei's been busy like you said he is." Hoshiko spat, rolling her eyes as she flipped her brunette hair.

Well it's not my fault you've been too stupid to become suspicious of anything, Aki thought, trying not to flip her hair, "Look, if you don't believe me, why don't call him and ask him yourself."

"Fine, I will." Hoshiko responded, tapping her touch screen phone and waited for an answer.

Really? Speed dial? You've got to be kidding me, Aki thought, trying not to laugh at her, What is with this girl? You sure know how to pick 'em, Yusei.

"Hi, Yusiebear. Well, I'm here at your house and your maid says you're not here. Mmmkay....uh huh...okay! Love you!" Hoshiko chirped, hanging up, "You were right."

"It took you that long? I don't even know how they put up with you." Aki snickered, turning around and heading back to the couch.

"You know, one of these days you need to learn how to respect your superiors. Once Yusei and I are married, you can't talk to me like that." Hoshiko said, sourly.

"Excuse me, little girl? First of all, like hell you're my superior. Second of all, I'll talk however I want and when I want especially to you, you stupid, little bitch! Unlike you, the Fudo's actually respect me and aren't snooty about being wealthy like your family is. So why don't you do me a favor and get the hell out before I stomp on your horse face?" Aki countered, making Hoshiko back off a little bit.

"Whatever. I don't know why I'm worried about someone like you being with Yusei. You're no threat to me." Hoshiko snided, shutting the front door behind her.

That girl is so gonna get her ass beat one of these days, Aki thought, going back to her break.

****

Not that anyone knew, but while he was hiding in Aki's room, Yusei managed to hear the whole confrontation between Aki and Hoshiko. He couldn't help but laugh at Hoshiko's possible reaction to Aki telling her off. He knew that she had never been in that sort of position where someone got in her face and told her to shut the fuck up.

Oh my God! This is the best cat fight I've ever heard! Yusei thought, rolling on Aki's floor laughing. After he was done laughing, he managed to look out into the hallway to make sure no one was around....all so that he could do exactly what Aki feared he'd do. He looked around her room and in some of her drawers.

I wonder if there's anything about this girl I won't figure out just by her being around, Yusei thought, looking at some of the pictures around her vanity mirror. Most of the pictures were of her and her friends and family. He recognized her cousin Sam with the platinum blonde hair that Jack could not seem to shut up about. There were other girls that he didn't recognize. One with brown hair and tanned skin, another two that were twins, and another that had black hair with red streaks in it.

After browsing the pictures, he managed to get tempted by the drawers in her dresser. Like any other perverted male, Yusei couldn't help but run into her underwear drawer.

Oh man, this is something I told my mom I'd never do when I was like ten years old....when I was a good little boy and thought girls were icky. I feel bad....but not bad enough, Yusei thought, randomly picking up a zebra patterned bra, They actually have bras for her?

"Hey, Yusei, are you still in here?" Aki asked, just after Yusei threw the bra back in the drawer and slammed it, "What are you doing?"

"Nothing.....I just fell in the drawer when I was trying to get up from the ground." Yusei lied, trying his best to not stammer.

"Oookay....well, you can go now....if you want...," Aki murmurred, not trying to sound rude.

"Oh, yeah....right. Sorry." Yusei muttered, leaving. As soon as he got back to his room, he let out a huge sigh. He was at the point where he just didn't know if he could be just friends with Aki anymore. Aside from giving into his pervertic thoughts, he just felt attracted to Aki. She was intelligent, beautiful, funny when she wanted to be, and more importantly she was a really nice person in his opinion. It was only when Hoshiko was around that he'd seen and heard her at her worst.

She's everything I want, but then I'm trapped with someone I never wanted to begin with, Yusei thought, staring at the ceiling of his room, trapped in his thoughts about Aki.

****

Somewhere in Neo Domino City, Hoshiko was waiting for a certain someone to discuss personal matters with. It would only be a matter of time until she and Yusei were to be married and she couldn't wait.

"I got here as soon as I got your message." The cloaked figure said, mysteriously.

"Well, right to the point then. I want to make sure that the first thing on our priority list is to get rid of Mr. and Mrs. Fudo, so that way I can get a little closer to Yusei and the money." Hoshiko replied, handing the person a goldenrod envelope, "Here's everything you need to know about his parents, if this serves to any use for you. I don't want them dead just yet. I need to hit them when they least expect it and I want them to suffer slowly."

"The plan starts tomorrow." The figure concluded, disappearing from Hoshiko.

The sooner I get the Fudo's out the way, the better. I have a feeling this Aki girl is going to get too close for her own good, which is good, so I can get rid of her too, Hoshiko thought, smiling.

****

A few days later, Aki was busy finishing the last load of laundry before she called it quits for the day. She thought a little bit more about her confrontation with Hoshiko. When she thought about it, she concluded that it didn't need to happen, even though Hoshiko was the one who started the entire situation with her snooty attitude.

Seriously, she hates me for no reason! If she wasn't so snooty herself, maybe people would actually like her. I mean, she would be surprised how often the Fudo's ridicule her and her mother....the only one they don't make fun of is the father. Maybe he's the only one with a functioning brain, Aki thought, carrying the basket full of laundry into the living room. Once she got in there, Yusei was already in there watching T.V.

"Oh, hey." Yusei greeted, as she put the basket down.

"Hey." Aki responded, sweetly.

"What are you doing?" Yusei asked, changing the channel.

"What does it look like?" Aki asked, sarcastically as she flipped her hair, "Oh no! Your bitch is contagious."

"Ha ha, very funny." Yusei replied, rolling his eyes at her goofiness.

"Seriously, what are you doing inside on a nice day like today? Why don't you go outside instead of being cooped up in here?" Aki questioned, folding the towels and hand towels.

"I don't want to be outside. It's too hot." Yusei answered, lying his legs on the other side of the couch.

"Ummm, isn't that why your parents bothered to buy a pool?" Aki asked, nonchalantly.

"No, they mostly did it for the show. You know, every mansion has to have a pool." Yusei told her, shrugging.

"Wow, your as much of an ass as I am." Aki commented, giggling.

"Well, what about you? When your not cleaning you don't ever go outside." Yusei snided, raising a brow.

"That's because one, I work all day, two, when I'm done I'm tired, and three, I'm actually going out with my friends tonight." Aki explained, plainly.

"Oh? And where to?" Yusei asked, curiously.

"You know, the hot spots, dinner at the normal hangout, and we might go to rich people's houses and skinny dip in their pools after all that stuff." Aki listed, shrugging.

"Wow. I couldn't imagine you naked." Yusei muttered, still focusing on the T.V.

"There's no need to when you already barged in on me before." Aki responded, remembering her first day he walked in on her.

"Okay, that was an honest accident. You act like I was staring at your abnormal boobs for like twenty seconds." Yusei replied, not realizing what he said.

"Oh, so you were actually staring at my boobs? Lovely." Aki murmurred, going back to folding the laundry.

"I didn't say that. It's not my fault they were like right there in my face." Yusei said, trying to hide his laugh.

"I'm surprised your little bitch hasn't found out about it yet. I thought your friend Jack would spread the word." Aki huffed, putting all the folded laundry back in the basket.

"He's not like that. I mean, he gossips about stupid stuff, but nothing like that. And even if Hoshiko were to find out, what can she do about it?" Yusei mentioned, bringing up a good point.

"If she heard about it, she'd probably stare at her boobs for like a few days and then go get implants after due consideration." Aki joked, making Yusei laugh.

"Really, you crack me up." Yusei said, still laughing.

"I try really hard actually." Aki giggled, picking up the basket, "You know, if you wanted.....you and your friends could hang out with my friends and I tonight....if you wanted to go..."

"Okay, cool. I'll go. It would be nice to get around other people besides Jack and the others." Yusei responded, winking at her. Before she turned around, he saw her blush again before hastily going back to what she was doing.

I wonder if she's really into me? He thought, going back to what he was doing.

Later on that afternoon, Aki called Sam since she was bored out of her mind until they planned on going out for the evening. Aki found herself being able to talk with Sam about anything that was bothering her while she remained at the Fudo's home.

"Okay, so eventually today I kind of offered him to come out with us tonight. I know you wanted it to be a girls night out but I'm in need of male attention." Aki said, painting her nails.

"Well, when you put it like that, I guess I can't argue. I need to be around guys." Sam agreed, patiently.

"And by guy attention, you mean Jack, right?" Aki asked, giggling at her cousin's true intentions.

"Maybe. Come on, you can't lie, he's pretty hot." Sam mentioned, sounding reasonable.

"Okay, maybe, but Yusei's hotter." Aki told her, screwing the cap back on her red nail polish, "So, meet us at the Villa at eight."

"Yup yup." Sam responded, hanging up.

****

Meanwhile, Hoshiko stopped by the Fudo mansion once again. This time, unfortunately for Yusei, she caught him when he wasn't hiding and when Aki wasn't around.

"It's about time I found you!" Hoshiko chirped, running into Yusei.

Awww, crap! I did such a good job avoiding her....the one time I really need to, she catches me, Yusei thought, sitting on his living room couch, stuck in a sticky situation, "Uuhhhhh, sorry, I..I..I've been b..busy lately."

"Why have you been hiding from me?" Hoshiko asked, as she started making out with him. While Yusei was making out with her by force, Aki and Sam walked in and shared a look with each other.

"Ugghhh, PUKE!" Sam yelled, as she and Aki went into the kitchen giggling.

"Well, they kind of killed the mood." Hoshiko muttered, sliding off of Yusei's lap awkwardly, "Oh yeah, so there was girl at my school who was soooo annoying."

"Oh? What was she like?" Yusei asked, pretending to care.

"Well, she was your average blonde. She's acts like a total ditz." Hoshiko replied, not knowing that she hit one of Sam's nerves.

"So do you think all blondes are ditzy?" Sam asked, causing Aki and Yusei to share a look.

"Okay, seriously, I said she acted like a ditz. I never said that she was one." Hoshiko told her, rolling her eyes.

"Well, it's not what you said, it's how you say it. From the looks of it, you're talking about a girl who you probably don't even know. Knowing your stuck up ass, you wouldn't take the time to get to know her to even claim that she's a ditz." Sam responded, getting frustrated.

"But furthermore, I wasn't even talking to you anyway, so why are you butting into my conversation? Exactly." Hoshiko snided, flipping her hair.

"It really doesn't even matter if you're not talking to me, you're stereotyping all blondes. Clearly you can see that I'm a blonde, and irregardless of who you're talking to, I think you're wrong for being narrow-minded and stereotyping people because of their hair color." Sam countered, slamming her bottle of water on the counter.

"Seriously, why are you still talking? The conversation was done like ten minutes ago, so shut up!" Hoshiko yelled, sighing dramatically.

"No, bitch! You just won't admit that you're wrong for being a stereotypical ass hole for no reason!" Sam shouted, as the two started debating the issue.

Okay....I kind of agree with Sam about the stereotyping, but does this arguement have to go further? It's so pointless, Aki thought, watching her cousin go back and forth with Hoshiko.

"Uggghhh, whatever! I cannot believe I'm arguing with a trashy psycho bitch! I'm out!" Hoshiko exclaimed, walking out.

"Does anybody notice that she leaves everytime she gets in a fight?" Aki asked, easing the tension.

"Oh my gosh cuz, you are so dumb." Sam laughed, nudging Aki's head.

"But it's so true." Yusei mentioned, laughing with her.

"Well, we'll be upstairs." Sam told him, pulling Aki by her arm. Once they got to Aki's room, the two girls started getting ready for their night out with their girl friends along with Yusei and his friends.

"Since you came by, I told Yumi that the two of us would meet them there." Aki said, brushing foundation on her face.

"Okay. So how are you and Yusei?" Sam asked, curling her hair.

"I don't know really. It's like he doesn't like being with Hoshiko and I noticed when he's with me, he actually smiles and he's actually happy. When he's around her, it's like he shows nothing but disgust." Aki explained, shrugging.

"I don't get why he's with her though. I mean, I get the whole arranged marriage thing, but why would his parents go for a girl who is completely idiotic?" Sam questioned, more to herself.

"Enough about her." Aki said, after throwing on some jeans, a soft pink tank, a sleeveless cardigan, and chucks out of her closet.

****

"So tell us, Yusei, are these girls hot?" Yusei's friend, Crow, asked, chilling in Yusei's room with Jack and Yusei's other friend, Kalin.

"Dude, I don't know. Aki only said that Sam and Yumi were going." Yusei told him, tossing a ball back and forth to Jack.

"Just as long as her other friends are hot, I don't care what girl comes my way." Kalin admitted, sounding like the perv Yusei knew him to be.

"Promise us you won't screw the girl after the first time you meet her." Jack huffed, rolling his eyes.

"That was one time, and I told you I didn't remember. I was too drunk." Kalin said, defensively.

"Anyway, I think we should leave now. I think I heard them leave a few minutes ago." Yusei mentioned, grabbing his car keys and wallet.

****

After a little bit of waiting, Aki and her friends were at the Villa waiting for Yusei and his friends to arrive. While they were waiting, Sam started to become hectic about them arriving.

"So where are these guys? I could have sworn they were right behind us on the freeway." Sam sighed, fanning herself.

"They'll be here. Why are you so antsy?" Yumi asked, running her fingers through her dark hair.

"She's waiting for Jack to come." Aki's other cousin, Kayseigh said, giggling.

"So what if I am?" Sam questioned, blushing.

"It's okay, Sam. There's no problem having a crush." Aki smiled, making Sam feel a little better.

"Oh! There they are." Yumi responded, watching Yusei and his friends walk towards their table.

"Hey, Aki." Yusei greeted, as Jack and two other friends of his stopped with him.

"So, who are your other two friends?" Sam asked, curiously.

"Oh, this is Crow and Kalin." Yusei responded, sitting down next to Aki. She couldn't help but blush.

"This is Kayseigh and Yumi." Aki introduced, noticing Kalin's perverted look at Yumi.

"Hi." The two girls waved, quietly.

"Hey." Crow greeted, happily to Kayseigh.

"Oh, we already got a round of drinks." Aki told Yusei, as everyone else went into separate conversations.

"Aren't you a little young?" Yusei questioned, playfully.

"I have I.D.....I just never said it was real." Aki replied, slyly, "What about you?"

"I never said that I was honest either. We use Jack as our distraction since he's famous." Yusei admitted, plainly.

Once everyone got their drinks, Kalin didn't fail to take Yumi away from the group. Yusei, Crow, and Jack shared a look with one another.

"He never fails to do the opposite of what we ask him not to do." Jack murmurred, sighing.

"Enough about him...let's focus on you and me." Sam responded, as Aki, Yusei, Crow, and Kayseigh decided to get up and leave them.

Naturally, the other four decided to move themselves onto the dancefloor. For Aki, it was something about the vibe that made everything feel out of the ordinary to her. One minute she had about three more drinks after the first, the next minute she was grinding on Yusei.

I know I've had alcohol before, but I've never felt so exhilirated, Aki thought, as she continued to dance.

****

After their wild night at the Villa, Aki and the other drunk teens decided to go skinny dipping in Yusei's neighborhood. The only one wasn't too drunk to drive was Crow, who luckily didn't get caught by the police.

"Okay, so on the count of three, you strip and then run." Sam slurred, managing to not fall down.

"One....two....three!" Kayseigh exclaimed, as everyone started tearing clothes off and running. Unfortunately for the guys, they were to busy running and jumping into people's pools to pay attention to the naked females around them.

I feel sooo dizzy.....I hope I don't drown in these people's pools. That would be a sight for someone to wake up to in the morning. A naked guy flashing himself in your pool, Yusei thought, climbing out of pool #2.

On the other hand, Aki was way ahead of the others with Sam. She could have sworn she saw a man peek out his patio door at the last pool she escaped from.

Why is it that skinny dipping is so much more fun when you're drunk? Aki thought, as she and Sam continued to run and jump. Before the two knew it, they managed to get right back to Yusei, Jack, and Sam's cars, along with their huge piles of clothes.

"We should get back in the car." Sam muttered, starting to sound somewhat normal.

After the girls were dressed, they waited on the hood of Sam's car staring at the stars. They were silent for a moment, but Aki broke the silence.

"Thanks for spending time with me." Aki told her, quietly staring at the stars.

"No prob. I know it must get lonely for you." Sam mentioned, smiling.

"Actually, its not so much loneliness, it's just that there's no one I know that well like you." Aki replied, sighing, "I just wish that Yusei wasn't with Hoshiko."

"Wow...that was awesome!" Kayseigh chirped, as she, Yumi, and the guys came back.

"Okay, Kayse, we love you honey, but put the dogs back in your bra." Sam told her, putting her hand up.

"Oh, right...sorry." Kayseigh mumbled, picking up her clothes.

Once everyone was dressed, everyone bid each other goodbye and drove on home. Aki quickly got back into Yusei's car so that they could get home before Mr. and Mrs. Fudo threw a fit.

"That was a really fun night...I guess." Yusei told her, as he opened the back patio door.

"Yeah, I had a great time. It was fun meeting your friends and getting to spend more time with you." Aki replied, happily. Before she had time to think, they both leaned in and kissed each other. After being so caught up in the kiss, Yusei pushed her up against the wall as she pulled him closer to deepen it. Once Aki realized what she was doing, her brain kicked in and caused her to stop the kiss.

"What's wrong?" Yusei asked.

"I'm sorry. I...I...need to go to bed." Aki stammered, running upstairs. At that point, she came to realize that she could no longer be just friends with Yusei.

Two days after their crazy night out, Aki thought it would be best for her to avoid Yusei the best she could. In her mind, she refused to get invovled with a guy who was engaged and most importantly...she refused to be a mistress. She had always seen on T.V. how little people respect a woman who is a mistress to a man.

I know that Yusei isn't in love with Hoshiko, but that's not the point. He's getting married soon and I'm not going to get myself involved. It's bad enough that Hoshiko doesn't like me to begin with, this'll just make her even more angry, Aki thought, putting the last of the dry dishes away. While she did so, she heard Hoshiko come in.

"Oh, its you. Anyway, I came to drop off some Tylenol for Yusiebear. Apparently, he had a hangover from last night." Hoshiko explained, not sounding as rude as she normally was.

Oh...crap...I hope he didn't tell her about last night, Aki thought, biting her lip nervously.

"Since I have errands to run all day, do you mind giving this to him? I rather not bother him while he has a killer headache." Hoshiko asked, trying to not be rude.

"Yeah, sure." Aki offered, finding her strange politeness scary.

"Good, so while you're up, make me a protein shake." Hoshiko demanded, getting a glare from Aki.

"Oh sure. I'd be delighted to." Aki smirked, kneeling down to the cupboard to get Hoshiko's chocolate protein powder.

About a week ago, Aki got so pissed off at Hoshiko that she put a whole bunch of salt and sugar into her protein powder to make her gain weight. Since then, she's been watching Hoshiko blow up like a balloon, slowly but surely. Once she snuck a little more salt and sugar into the mix, she quickly shook it all in and got up from the ground. She walked over to the blender, put some milk and powder in the blender, waited a minute, and gave it to her.

"Here." Aki said, handing her the cup with her shake.

"Thank you." Hoshiko mumbled, sipping the shake, "Good thing it tastes like ice cream."

There's a reason it might taste that way, Aki thought, trying not to laugh. After Hoshiko was gone, she heard someone else come downstairs.

"Good morning, Aki." Mrs. Fudo greeted, fixing herself a cup of orange juice.

"Hi." Aki replied, quietly.

"Is everything okay, dear? I noticed you've been quite down lately. Did you want to talk about it?" Mrs. Fudo asked, sweetly. To Aki, Mrs. Fudo reminded her somewhat of her mother. When Aki was little, she knew she could talk to her mom about anything and her mother would take the same approach Mrs. Fudo has with her.

"Oh nothing's wrong. I'm fine, really. Thank you anyway, Mrs. Fudo." Aki responded, respectfully.

"Well, just know that if you need someone to talk to, I'm here for you. You're part of the family, Aki." Mrs. Fudo told her, smiling.

"Thank you very much." Aki smiled, going back to cleaning the dishes.

As Mrs. Fudo left to get ready for work, Aki thought more about what happened last night. Outside of having a somewhat hangover and no recollection of what happened before Yusei kissed her, she thought more about the kiss. It wasn't that she didn't like it, but the thought of being a rebound girl made her want to vomit.

I'm just going to try my best to keep avoiding him and maybe he'll forget about it, Aki thought, finishing the dishes. As she threw her paper towel in the trash, Aki went back upstairs. While she was on her way to her room, she found a closet she'd never come across. Curiously, she opened the door to the closet. Once she opened the door, she saw nothing but a few jackets and some boxes on the top shelf. Before she was aware of what happened, Yusei snuck up behind her and shut the door, leaving the two of them inside.

"Why have you been avoiding me?" He asked, in a whisper.

"Let me out, Yusei." Aki demanded, trying to open the door.

"Not until you tell me why." Yusei responded, blocking her hand from the door.

"Look, Yusei, I'll admit you're really hot and I'm attracted to you, but you're already tied down to Hoshiko. I mean, isn't like against the rich person code to date someone lower than you?" Aki asked, reasonably.

"Is that what you think? That I care about social standing? You don't get it. You're everything I've wanted." Yusei admitted, as the two kissed again. Aki had no clue why she was kissing him again when she was trying to convince herself she couldn't have him.

I don't know what to do! He's everything I've wanted to, but I can't have him. He's already involved with another woman. In the end, I'm just gonna get hurt. But isn't it worth trying for someone you care about or might even love? Aki thought, as she continued to kiss him.

"I really like you, Aki. Can't you see that?" Yusei questioned, sadly, "I don't want to stop being with you."

What do I tell him now? If I give in to him, I risk getting hurt. If I deny him, then he'll get hurt. I just don't want either of us to get hurt....but no matter what decision I make, someone's going to get hurt, Aki sighed, not realizing he was still holding her, "I don't want to stop being with you either. I really like you too."

All Yusei could do was smile and embrace her. She embraced him back, knowing that her path and Hoshiko's might clash sooner than they think.

****

"Are you serious? You two KISSED?" Sam shouted, saying the last word the loudest.

"Yes, Sam, we did, and I kind accepted being with him." Aki admitted, quietly. She had been on a three way phone call for like an hour discussing this with Sam and Yumi.

"I can't believe this. You're going to risk being second to Hoshiko?" Sam asked, not believing what her cousin was saying.

"I agree, Aki. If you're willing to be second to her, then you're just giving her the satisfaction. If she catches you, you know that she's going to torment you and Yusei?" Yumi questioned, hoping Aki knew what she was in for.

"I know it's wrong to try and date him while he's with Hoshiko, but he doesn't love her. He even admitted that himself." Aki explained, finding herself making excuses for Yusei and herself, "He's in an arranged marriage. He didn't choose to be with her."

"I guess that's a little understandable." Sam muttered, to her displeasure.

"I don't know. I think it's a messed up situation to get wrapped up in. If it makes you happy, Aki, then you do what you think is best." Yumi told her, skeptically.

"Thanks for trying to understand, guys. I'm trying to digest what I've done myself. I'll see you guys later." Aki told them, as they all hung up the phone.

Once she brushed her hair, Aki threw on a spaghetti strap, yellow dress and black flip flops and walked out to her small silver convertible to run an errand for Mrs. Fudo. She remembered that she had to run out to pick up Mrs. Fudo's dress for the wedding and a bottle of wine for Mr. Fudo.

At least when I got to the mall, there's a wine store and the store for Mrs. Fudo's dress. Kill two birds with one stone, Aki thought, tapping her fingers against her zebra print, steering wheel cover.

As she walked into the mall, she looked around at how nice it was. In Aki's neighborhood, the malls were nice, but not as nice and big as the one she was at. While looked around, she found a directory and looked for the two stores she needed to stop by. Lucky for her, Aki found one store in a matter of seconds.

"Hi, welcome to Giovanno." The woman greeted, sweetly. Aki noticed she had light brown hair, but tanned skin and she was really short. She looked to be in her early twenties.

"I'm here to pick up a dress under Fudo." Aki said, politely.

"I'll be back in moment." The woman said, walking to the back of the store. As Aki waited patiently, she thought more about her situation with Yusei. She knew there was a point one percent chance of her secret relationship with Yusei lasting and ninety-nine point nine nine percent chance of Hoshiko finding out. She didn't want to have little faith in what was going on, but it was close to inevitable.

"Here's your dress. Thank you for coming." The woman smiled, handing Aki a silk hanger that had plastic wrap around the dress.

"Thank you." Aki responded, while on her way to the wine shop. While she was walking she passed by someone talking on their phone.

"Yes, if I don't the plan won't work." Aki recognized it was Hoshiko's voice. You could tell from her normal squeal.

Hoshiko, what is she doing here? Aki thought, curiously hiding behind a clothes rack in the store Hoshiko was in.

"Yes, I need to someone who is high capable of killing Mr. and Mrs. Fudo." Hoshiko said, in a low whisper, "Then I can move onto kill Yusei."

At that moment, Aki's heart sank down to her stomache. She was in utter disbelief that Hoshiko would want to kill the Fudos. It didn't make any sense that she wanted to kill such good people.

Now I really know that she doesn't love Yusei. She's after something that has to do with the Fudos, otherwise she'd just kill Yusei. I'm gonna find out what she's up to....even if it kills me, Aki thought, sneaking back out of the store.

Wow, the suspense is just killing you, huh? I just realized how ironic it is when I used the word kill when Hoshiko wants to kill the Fudos. Next time: Aki begins to learn the secrets about Hoshiko's true motives towards the Fudo's and why she's really marrying Yusei. Will what she finds out be too shocking? Aki and Yusei's forbidden relationship begins to grow passionate. Will the passion take an unexpected turn? Hoshiko starts to become more suspicious of Aki being around Yusei more than she usually is. Will her rage come to a head? R&R plz!!!

Cherriez

P.S. I really do want to take the time to apologize to you guys for waiting so long. I had no intention of taking so long with this story but I've just been really busy with school. So again, I apologize. Things will get better, I promise. Hope to hear from you guys soon!