Okay new chapter coming here excited about writing this I get to introduce a new character who is a good online friend of mine it's going to be interesting. There are some French words with the introduction of sherry please forgive me if they are spelled wrong. So here we go again, let's see what happens this chapter.
A couple of days have passed since Yusei's big win at the Duel Academy and nothing new has really accrued. The boys have been working on the new runner engine and we have all been in and out working. I've been picking up extra hours and working doubles since I was going to be taking a large amount of time off for the WRGP. I had been here since ten yesterday evening and I was back here opening. Julie, the owner, was pretty flexible with me since I worked a ton of hours and did multiple things. I was at the bar this morning setting up the different types of beer and stocking some of our fridges when I heard one of the bar stools squeak. I looked up from my work to find pale skin and brown eyes staring back at me. I stood up and walked over to the bar with ease.
"Don't you scare me like that," I chuckled lightly. The woman gave me a bright smile that matched the periwinkle of her shirt.
"Awe Kai, but it's so much fun. You're not easy to startle you know," She laughed placing her pail hands down on the bar table.
I shook my head at her.
"There's a reason for that Nyota," I replied turning to grab one of the regular glasses we used for sodas or other drinks.
"You never told me why," She asked placing an elbow down and supporting her head with a hand.
"That's a story for when I am not on the job, now can I get you anything Nyota-chan," I asked placing the empty glass down in front of her.
Nyota was one of my younger regulars. She sat herself front and center at that very bar stool every time she came in. I had gotten accustomed to her very joyful yet dark sense of humor and quickly she had become one of my favorite customers. We didn't ask much about one another's life, but we knew enough to make a smile come to the others faces.
"How about a Starlight Kiss?" She teased lightly.
"In your dreams, your regular apple juice," I replied grabbing the large jug of homemade apple juice we made.
"I suppose that will do," she smiled catch the glass that I slid down the bar to her. She took a sip licking her lips with a present smile.
"So, how are your boy problems treating you Ice?" She asked me calling me by the name that most of the regulars called me.
"No different, I haven't even tried to explain what's going on to him. In fact our conversations have gotten even more awkward since I don't see him as frequently," I sighed thinking about Yusei, the one I had these feelings for. I had never told Nyota who I had these feelings for but I had a week day where she listened to the problem at hand.
"Sorry to hear that Ice, maybe you should just tell him," Nyota suggested sipping again at her apple juice.
"Yeah right, and make a complete fool out of myself. I haven't dated in over five years. I can't even imagine trying that now." I scoffed finishing the stock and drying some dishes.
"Better than never knowing," She stated with a shrug, her legs being crossed under the bar. I was going to reply back when the phone rang in the bar. I held up a finger signaling one minute to her. I picked up the white corded phone and smiled even though it was practically empty.
"Jacky's Place, Kai speaking," I answered the phone sounding as professional as possible.
"Kai, it's Crow, we need you like now!" Crow answered over the phone in a panic.
"Crow, calm down! You're not making any sense, what's going on?" I asked trying to sound calm.
"We need you, Yusei is missing. No one's seen him for hours and he isn't answering his phone," Crow explained, sounding worried and kind of frantic. My heart stopped for a moment. Yusei was missing.
"Is his Runner in the garage?" I asked stupidly my breathing getting faster.
"No, he left early this morning for a house call and hasn't come home, he should have been there by now Kai, come on we're wasting time. We need you to come help us look Kai!" Crow forcefully spoke through the receiver trying to get me to snap out of my obvious trance.
"I'll search this side of town and give you a call back as soon as possible," I answered Crow hanging up before he could respond. I turned into Julie's office and gave a sad look.
"I'm sorry to hop out early, but Yusei is missing I have to go help find him," I explained not meeting the woman's eyes. I hear her swivel in her large chair and get to her feet. I could see her black heals on the floor and she forced me to look her in the eye by tilting my head. I pulled away from her with little effort; I was still uncomfortable with physical contact. Julie just gave me a typical smirk.
"Go on, your friend needs you more than I do," She responded to my request. Without hesitation I ran from her office and hung up my apron. I stopped long enough to meet Nyota's eyes. She had a smirk playing on her lips and her apple juice was finish. I took the glass and placed it in the sink while she tried to hand me the money for it. I stopped her hand and gave her a gentle smile.
"This one is on the house," I answered letting go and grabbing my jacket from behind the bar. She let out a chuckle of her own putting the money away.
"It's always on the house with you," She answered seeing me grab my jacket and put it on quickly. She must have seen worry in my face or maybe the way I was rushing things because she came up to me and leaned her elbows on the bar.
"I can see how much you truly care for this man; apparently something terrible has happened to him. My suggestion is tell him before its too late, and something else goes wrong." She advised getting from her position and slowly waking out of the bar. I sighed knowing she was right but I couldn't bear doing that, and now my main worry was finding him.
"Yusei," I whispered his name as I ran out the door and mounted my Runner.
I ran through the back roads of New Domino that were close to my bar and when I didn't see any sign of Yusei even being remotely close I called Crow back. In doing so I ended up getting in contact with Jack, Akiza and Mina as well.
"Please tell me someone has found some clue as to where Yusei has run off to?" I sighed with worry filling my heart and anger starting to take over to rationality.
"No none of us have, but Yusei is a smart guy, I am pretty sure he can take care of himself," Jack answered sounding almost as if he didn't care. This sparked the kind of reaction you didn't want from me.
"How on Earth can you two be so calm at a time like this," I snapped through the intercom hearing a slight echo from Akiza. I looked to her screen, seeing the same kind of worry flutter into her eyes that I had. It was heartbreaking.
"If I didn't know any better you two…" Jack trailed off after we were cut from the signal.
"Jack…Crow… Akiza" I called trying to see if I could get them back. With no successes I made my own decision to head towards the Highway and up towards the satellite.
"Maybe he went to go visit Martha, maybe he needed to just clear his head," I tried to reason with myself as I made my way down towards the highway. For the ride I attempted to calm my nerves but as I rode I could feel my body shaking and my heart beating faster and faster as my mind came up with more terrifying scenarios. I growled inaudible due to the sound of my bike. I was heading down the twisted highway when I spotted Akiza on the back of the most recognizable Duel Runner I know. Red with white stripes – it just had to be Yusei's. I merged into the closer lane to try and get into the duel lane with them to try and get a better view. It took me a few minutes but I finally made it into the duel zone. I kicked my gears into fifth to catch up to Yusei's speed. Eventually I approached Yusei's Runner from behind. I took a deep breath and stayed as far away so that if anything were to happen I would be safe. It was a good thing too because soon after his Runner came to a halt. I drifted sideways up beside him and looked over to the unknown runner that was in front of us.
It was White with a red design printed on the back. It took on the appearance of a horse of some sorts.
"Okay spill, what's with the bluff?" Yusei asked looking towards the mystery dullest.
"That Yusei Fudo, is simple I want to steal you for my own," The duelist replied with a thick heavy French ascent removing the helmet reveling that the mystery dullest was a woman. Flowing blond hair and sharp eyes met the three of us, staring Yusei down.
"Steal me and what exactly does that mean?" He asked narrowing his blue eyes at her.
"Much like the vicious brutes that kidnapped you, I want you to join my team and take victory. Of course I do not want to have that diction now. No, I want us to have some fun for now; then you can give your answer, so shall we continue Yusei Fudo," She explained one foot already up on her Duel Runner.
"You're on!" Yusei replied watching her drive off. He looked back to Akiza slowly.
"If you want you can get off I'm sure Kai wouldn't mind taking you back," Yusei said to her simply. I was a little put out that her offered my services without asking but was grateful for Akiza's answer.
"No I want to find out how this turbo duel ends, I have never been on this end and I want to see how this finishes," She answered back.
"Very well, hold on tight," her warned her and then looked at me slightly.
"I'm going to take up the end, stay far enough away, just focus on the duel," I said without needing a prompt. I knew he would want me to watch from a far but it just wasn't going to happen. The two of us drove off following up behind the mystery dullest and the duel continued with Yusei's turn.
Sherry – 3900LP
Speed Counters-4
Yusei – 2300LP
Speed Counters-5
"I summon my tuner monster Turbo Synchron, and now I tune my Turbo Synchron with Junk Warrior! Now I synchro summon Turbo Warrior!" Yusei explained his monsters being combined. Watching the synchro summon I had a vague idea what Yusei was up to. "Now I activate my Turbo Warrior's special ability, your Flue de Chevalie's twenty-seven hundred attack points are cut in half because it's a level six," Yusei went on in more detail as he now had his turbo Warrior attack. Sherry's life points went down but puzzling enough her monster remained.
"My monster is protected by the Trap, For Our Dreams, by sending one monster to the Graveyard I can spare another monster on my field for one turn, and since my Flue de Chevalie has come out of battle untouched she regains her full strength!" She ranted on almost proud. I could see the smirk appearing on her face.
"I reveal my Trap card, Synchro Out! This allows me to bring back my Turbo Synchron and my Junk Warrior back until my end phase," Yusei replied in response. What didn't make any senses all was why was he doing that.
"So are you going to stop me?" Yusei asked keen and smooth his words filled with confidence.
"No Yusei, I want to see what you have in store," She exclaimed excitement growing.
"You shall see now that my Junk Warrior and my Turbo Synchron have returned, I activate my trap card Urgent Tuning!" He announced over the wind whipping by.
"I knew it! I use my Chevalie's special ability to negate the trap, now your monster cannot return, so what now Yusei?!" She asked waiting for something more. Everyone knew Yusei had something up his sleeve.
"Now I use Chain Close; this will prevent you from using a spell card, I know you had something waiting for me," She snickered slyly.
"You're right Sherry, I did prepare with a spell, but I was also ready for that trap," Yusei countered with a smirk of his own. This was quite amusing to watch how the two managed to go back and forth, something that only we as turbo dullest could do and understand. I looked up slowly to Akiza who looked in a complete trance and mesmerized as Yusei managed to once again pull out his Turbo Warrior and finally demolish her Chevalie. As the duel commenced Sherry threw out a question that took us all off guard.
"Yusei, why are you and your friends entering the World Racing Grand Prix?"
"I don't know why do mountain climbers climb mountains, because there their right?" Yusei asked sounding just as confused at the rest of us looked.
"So in other words, there is nothing but thrill ambition, perhaps boredom that drives you," She practically insulted. What did it matter that Yusei had entered the Grand Prix, what was it to her the reason?
"So tell me what are you driven by?" Yusei tossed back at her.
"If you must know, I am driven by her hunger for revenge!" She announced clear as day. Unable to keep my mouth shut any longer I looked over to her.
"What on earth could a girl like you need revenge for?" I asked.
"From the people who tore me away from my parents, all I have left is Ellsworth and my revenge upon the group known as Yilaster," Sherry explained.
"Yilaster, I think I hear about them from Roman," Yusei whisper lowly.
"Sayer used to tell me about them, said they were evil and out to destroy the world," Akiza said fear almost creeping into her voice.
"From what I know they are a secret organization that will do anything to get what they want and nothing will get in there way, this is why they came after my parents," She explained tears almost coming to her eyes. I felt a sting of pain in my heart. Was that sympathy I was feeling? I knew great pain like many of us did, especially the pain of losing one's parents when you already knew them.
"I am so sorry Sherry," Yusei apologized his sympathetic side taking over.
"This is why I need to win this race; Yilaster is pulling the strings behind the World Racing Grand Prix. This is why I need you Yusei," Sherry practically begged.
"Yusei already has team mates he isn't just going to ditch his…" Akiza started but was cut off abruptly by Sherry.
"No one asked you," She shot back.
"Look you know nothing about Yusei," Akiza tried once again but even I knew she was wrong on that stamen.
"Wrong again, in just a few turns as turbo duelist we have created a bond in our sprite that no one else can understand. If you race with me Yusei, You will find that drive you are looking for," She stated looking over her shoulder at Yusei.
"Look, I..umm" Yusei murmured un able to find the right words or how to turn her down.
"I do not need an answer at the moment, but let us continue it is your move, no?" She questioned letting everything else go. The duel continued on and just as it was about to end with Yusei summing his Stardust Dragon card, A truck comes out of nowhere.
"Watch out Sherry!" The three of us scream as our duel runners continue on. Looking up there stands three very unhappy men.
"We told you messing with us was a bad idea," They stated snickering away looking towards Yusei. I was slightly confused at what was going on but I was snapped out of it by Yusei and Akiza arguing.
"I am going to summon Stardust," She sated firmly.
"What?" Yusei asked confused.
"It's the only way," Akiza explained vaguely as she closed her eyes and summoned the beautiful blue and silver dragon. It stopped the truck that was about to come down on us long enough for our three duel runners to get through of course this caused the duel to be disengaged.
"Are you okay sherry?" Yusei asked taking off his helmet as Akiza slowly slid off the back.
"I am, Ellsworth did you take care of the thugs," She asked as another man, muscular looking with blond hair pulled up.
"I did, so this is Yusei, it's a pleasure to meet you," He greeted, from a far. Yusei simply nodded.
"So assuming we could have continued, You would have destroyed my monster with Stardust Dragon and then attacked directly with your speed warrior which in the end would have left me with fifty life points," Sherry explained going back to Yusei.
"Yup," He answered his smirk reappearing on his face. "Witch means it would have come down to your next draw."
Sherry looked down to her deck and was about to draw the next card but she stopped.
"I won't draw, there will be more times, until next time Yusei Fudo, and You, I am in debt to you," She responded to Akiza as her and Ellsworth drove off into the distance. The three of us stood there taking in some of the event that happened when it hit me, that about an hour ago I had searching for Yusei frantically. I quickly got off my runner and Stormed over to him and did something clearly out of the ordinary for me. I hugged him. Caught by surprise he looked down to me in confusion.
"Don't you ever fucking scare me like that again Yusei Fudo. You have a cell phone for a reason, call someone the next time," I said trying not to cry, relief finally filling my heart knowing he was safe, knowing I would see him another day. Knowing that maybe I could take Nyota's advice and just tell him.
End of chapter three so this is a little shorter than the rest but I am quite proud of how it came out, emotions, yes Kai is starting to show more of thoughts, so yeah. I want to Thanks Sloth aka Chibitaida for allowing me to use Nyota in this; it was a wonderful addition to Kai's life. A Starlight Kiss is a drink in case anyone wanted to know, it has some kind of alcohol in it, So until next chapter see ya guys.
~Kaifudo…aka the author~