AnimeKiwi369: *Sighs*.

Copper: What's wrong?

AnimeKiwi369: I had a really bad day yesterday. I hope it's better today.

Copper: Well then I do, too.

AnimeKiwi369: Thanks; I am updating in hopes that I have something to cheer me up.

Copper: I know they cheer me up!

AnimeKiwi369: They normally do for me, too. By the way, this focuses a little on you, Yusei, Akiza, Nan, and a teeny bit Lane.

Copper: All right.

AnimeKiwi369: In advance, sorry if any characters are too out of character.

Copper: And didn't you have a small rant about my name or something?

AnimeKiwi369: Yeah, I did. There's still a few people that are calling you 'Cooper' instead of 'Copper', but it could just be mispellings.

Copper: Oh.

AnimeKiwi369: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's or its characters. I only can claim ownership to my own characters, like Copper, and the storyline.

Chapter 10

Decisions, Decisions

The dark-haired Signer rode home slowly, letting his mind wrap around what had just happened. He pulled into the garage, finding Copper waiting on the cold floor for him. She looked at him through her eyelashes with those gorgeous eyes of her. Yusei had a brief flashback of when his daughter was little and would latch onto him as soon as he got off of his runner.

"Hey, dad." She said to him as she got off of the floor, "I haven't told mom about having your mom move in, yet. I thought you should be the one to tell her."

He nodded a little, "All right. Where is your mother?"

"She's making dinner. And she's making a dessert, too. But she didn't tell me what. I think it's a surprise for you." Copper told him, smiling a bit.

Yusei nodded again and went inside. Akiza was in the kitchen, like their daughter had said. She heard him and turned around. He couldn't read her expression, like he normally could. She didn't say a thing to him, but her eyes said all. She wrapped her arms around him and gently kissed his lips.

"Stardust." She said quietly, "I hope you're all right."

"I guess I'm all right." He responded, "But there is something I want to discuss with you."

The redhead nodded slightly as he began to lead her to the living room. She didn't resist, meaning the food need to simmer or something. Copper sat next to her mother on the couch.

"Akiza," he dark-haired man began, "How…How would you feel if my mother lived with us?" he asked.

"What?" she inquired, not sure she heard her husband right.

"I don't want my mother to stay in the hospital now that she's awake, but she really doesn't have a place to stay. And I offered to let her stay with us. If it was all right with you and Copper."

She mused over it for a few minutes, "I don't know. It'd be a little strange at first, but I'd get over it. If she has no place, you're right; we do have plenty of room. And it'd be a great way to get to know her. It's all right with me if your mother lives with us." The redheaded psychic told him.

"And you already know it's a-okay with me, dad." Copper put in. He nodded at both of them, smiling a little.

"Thank you, Akiza, Copper. This means a lot." He told them putting his arms around them. The Dragon Head Signer looked at his wife, "Will you come with me tomorrow when I see her, Black Rose?"

She smiled at him, "I would love to."

Later that Evening

Copper lay in bed, having trouble sleeping, staring at the ceiling again. Her grandmother was going to live with them when she got out of the hospital. It was going to be an interesting summer. After the not so little "Sayer incident", the dark-haired girl thought she'd have a somewhat normal summer.

I should know better. She thought, smiling slightly, My life has never been normal and never will be. She laughed a little out loud. She turned onto her side and stared at her window. She was glad that the shade was down. Her imagination could run a little wild sometimes. But her deck and duel disk were on her bedside table right next to her. And her light was there to disintegrate the shadows.

The dark-haired girl was a bit edgy since the incident involving that psychopath of a psychic. He had known everything and that freaked her out. She knew what he had done in the past. Even though he was locked up, it still scared her.

But that was behind her. She was back in her time with her family and friends. And now her grandmother was back and was going to live with them in a couple of weeks. Something tickled the back of her mind, thinking it was something important. She tried to remember and it took a couple of minutes to recall what it was. Right, she thought, Martha's birthday is next Friday. That's always fun.

Her father's foster mother would always tell stories of their fathers when they had been growing up. She wondered what her family would get her father's foster mother as a gift. Probably something for the orphanage. What the families—the Fudoes, Atlases, Hogans, Kesslers, and the twins' families—usually did for Martha was just a nice big celebration that was normally a BBQ at the orphanage.

Copper thought of some of the stories the orphan caretaker had told. Most were normally brought up of by random things. Nearly all of them somehow embarrassed the four adults. She and her friends would also end up laughing their heads off because they were so hilarious.

The dark-haired girl had a feeling Nan would still be in the hospital. She wondered how her grandmother and Martha would get along. It would probably be strange for them, since one was Yusei's adopted mother and the other was his biological mother. But they'd probably get along pretty good.

Martha will probably be a good person for Nan to go to, to find out what's gone on in dad's life. The young girl thought. She turned onto her other side away from the window as she closed her eyes. Her head still hurt a little, but it was bearable. She brushed some of the hair that had come loose from her braid hanging over her shoulder as it tickled her face. She briefly imagined Lane brushing her hair away from her face with his hand. Copper felt a blush on her face as she fell asleep.

Down the Hall

Akiza rested her head on Yusei's chest as she placed her left hand over his heart. His arm went around her shoulders, pulling her closer. She pressed her cheek against his. She always liked how shocks were sent through her system when they touched, whether a touch of the hand or more. Shocks still sent themselves through even though they had been together for such a long time.

The dark-haired Signer finally felt relaxed in what felt like a while. His wife's touch normally was able to do so. He felt the psychic's eyelashes flutter slightly against his marker. She must have been growing drowsy. Her long, dark, gorgeous lashes would normally do that when she was struggling to keep her eyes open. He had learned that over the years they'd been married.

"Mmmhmm…Yusei?" Akiza asked definitely falling into unconsciousness.

"What is it?" he inquired.

She looked up at him, "I'm a bit nervous to meet your mother. But I'm also excited."

"I'm glad. I'm just so glad that she's back."

Akiza adjusted herself and slid her other arm across his chest, "I am, too. You're not an orphan. You have a mother besides Martha. It's so great she's back."

He smiled at her as both fell asleep, whispering, "Thanks."

At the Hospital

Nan stared out the window at the city lights. She was still in shock. She had been in a coma and was now awake. Many of the people she knew were gone. But Yusei wasn't. Her son was still alive. Though he was all grown up, he was alive. She had fallen into all of that debris because she thought he was gone. If she had only believed in the slim chance that he had survived—which he had—she might have found him. Raised him. And then they could've had each other even if Hakase was…dead.

That word made her want to cry.

Dead.

That's what her husband was: dead. For thirty-seven years he had been dead. She had been widowed for almost four decades. Her heart hurt from thinking about that. Nan missed Hakase. She'd never forget the love they shared. She'd always love him and she knew he'd always love her.

Tears started to stream from the blue-indigo eyes. The brunette wanted nothing more than to see him again.

The Next Day

Yusei looked at his wife as he met up with her after work at the hospital. He was in a light blue button-up shirt with the top two buttons undone (courtesy of Copper who thought it looked better when it wasn't buttoned all the way). He was also in his normal jeans and boots. Akiza was wearing a long, flowing-sleeve red blouse with a black skirt that was a few inches above her knees. She also had on her normal stockings and shoes, as well as a few other things. All in all, she was dressed definitely more conservative than she normally did; her chest was normally exposed some, but not too much.

The female Signer took his hand, rubbing the back of his hand with her thumb a little. He squeezed her hand a little.

"Are you ready?" he asked.

"Yeah." She told him, "Are you ready?" she asked, smiling at him. He nodded and guided her inside to his mother's hospital room.

The brunette was sitting up in the hospital bed. She was looking out the window. She hadn't been able to stop thinking about the unbearable truth. She heard the door open and looked to see her son with a woman about his age. His wife. Akiza. Daughter of Hideo and Setsuko Izinski. But it was Akiza Fudo now.

She looked very similar to how she did when she had somehow seen their wedding. She looked like her mother, Setsuko. Her son's wife was very, very beautiful. As Nan studied her, she did notice the many similarities between her and Copper that Yusei had told her the previous day. Akiza held the dark-haired man's hand in hers, looking kindly at him. She obviously loved him. The redhead looked at her with a gentle smile and bowed a little in respect for the older woman.

"Mom," Yusei started, motioning to his wife, "this is Akiza. Akiza, this is my mom."

"It's a pleasure to be able to meet you, Mrs. Fudo." She greeted formally.

"Likewise, Akiza." she greeted, but not as enthusiastic. She did like the woman her son had taken, but she couldn't help but feel upset for what had happened to her own spouse.

"I'd like you to know, Mrs. Fudo," Akiza started, "I have wanted to meet you since I fell in love with your son. It's an honor to do so."

"It's a privilege to meet you as well." Nan told her quietly.

"What's wrong, mom?" Yusei asked, feeling a bit strange calling her that so casually.

"I just miss your father." She responded absently.

"All right." He replied and changed the subject quickly, "Akiza and I spoke last night. And we've agreed that you should live with us when you get out of here."

The brunette looked up at both of them and smiled slightly. She looked down at the bedding of the hospital bed, "Thank you." She told them quietly, "Are you sure I won't be a burden?"

"Yes." The female Signer told her, "You won't be a burden, Mrs. Fudo. It's going to be nice having more than just Yusei, Copper, and me in the house."

"If you say so." Nan told her.

"Mom," Yusei started, "Please stop saying you're going to be a burden. All of us are glad you're back. It was our decision."

"All right, Yusei."

The dark-haired man smiled at his mother a little, "You're part of the family."

"Family." The brunette repeated slowly. The word seemed so strange to say after having believed her son was dead.

"And you have more than just us." Akiza commented, "Besides my parents as well."

Nan looked at her full on and the psychic could see where her husband got his eyes. Those gorgeous blue-indigo—almost cobalt—eyes, "What are you talking about, Akiza?"

"Our friends are like family to us." She explained, "And so they'll feel like family to you and vice versa."

"Oh. Who exactly are your friends?"

"We have many." The dark-haired Signer, "But the ones that feel like family the most are the Hogans, Atlases, Kesslers, though technically it's Kesslers and Tredwell-Kessler, Michaels, and Leo and Majorie and their family. And then Martha, of course."

"Hogan, Atlas, Kessler…" Nan repeated, "You know Tom and Julia's, Leslie and Isabelle's, and Will and Ava's sons." It took a moment for everything to sink in.

"Yeah." The blue-indigo-eyed man said, "We're like brothers. Martha raised us all."

"What about you, Akiza?" Nan asked her daughter-in-law, "Are you that close to anyone? In a sibling-like manner?"

"I'm close to the twins, Leo and Luna, as is Yusei." She responded, "And I'd say I'm really close to Dove. Crow's wife."

"Crow and Dove. Didn't you say Crow was a Signer like you two?" the brunette inquired. They both nodded, "What is there last name?" she wondered.

"Hogan." The said simultaneously.

"Caleb changed his name?" she asked. Nan had only known Tom and Julia's son as Caleb.

"Not exactly." Yusei explained, "He really couldn't remember his name and he found a Blackwing card before Jack and I ever met him or Kalin. And he built his deck around Blackwings and another kid in Satellite called him 'Crow'. The name just kinda stuck on him. We really can't imagine calling him anything other than 'Crow'. Or in Jack's case it can either be 'Crow', 'idiot', or 'birdbrain'. Jack's a bit temperamental."

Akiza silently laughed, "More than a bit, honey."

"He must be like Leslie then." The brunette commented, "He was always a bit like that."

"Yeah, Jack and his wife, Carly, are complete opposites." The psychic commented, "In every way imaginable. But they love each other nonetheless."

"And what about Dove?" Nan inquired.

Yusei looked at his wife. She nodded, "Dove's had a tough life. She hates her actual name 'Delila'. She once told me it was because it reminded her of being a traitor like with the story in the Bible. And her deck's built around whitewings so that's why she goes by 'Dove'. But her parents wanted her to be a pro tennis player, but she didn't. She's a bit of a rebel. Dove was absorbed by I think Carly's Earthbound Immortal, so a year after the war, when everyone was back, there was a banquet. It's now yearly. Everyone who was absorbed by any Earthbound Immortals, allies to us, we Signers, Dark Signers, and our relatives are invited. That's how Dove was invited."

"She caught Crow's eye." Yusei took over, "It took a long while to convince him to ask her to dance. He eventually did after I showed him that it was easy to ask somebody you like to dance."

"How did you do that?" his mother asked. Her son took his wife's hand.

"I asked Akiza to dance." He answered, looking lovingly at his wife.

"It was during that dance that we first kissed." The redhead put in, returning the look, "I that's what truly began our relationship. But what really got it going was the first time I told Yusei I loved him. He told me what he felt when I was under a trance Sayer had put me under. But I didn't say that I loved him until he had to duel Sayer. He was hurt so bad by his psychic powers. I kept trying to tell him to stay down; that I couldn't bear to see him hurt. It was then I said I loved him. I felt so empty without him when he was in that surgery."

"I was in an eleven and a half hour surgery after that duel. I can't believe what psychic powers could do. It was so painful. I was in the hospital for weeks." He added, "But my friends came most days. And Akiza came by every day."

"I even stayed with him that night after his surgery. We both kinda consider it the first night we slept together." The psychic said with a bit of the laugh; her husband's mother gave a funny look, "Only because I fell asleep on his chest."

"After that, our relationship really took off." He finally ended.

"All right." Nan commented. She was glad that her son had a good relationship with his wife. It was at that moment she felt another pang of loneliness and wanted Hakase to be there with her.

But at least she had them now.

At the Fudo Household

Copper was lying on one of the couches, listening to music absently. She knew both of her parents were probably at the hospital with Nan at that moment. She had gone to another volleyball practice and had exhausted herself again. But it had been worth it. She needed the exercise and she was getting it with her best girl friend.

The phone rang, but she ignored it, not wanting to get up. She kept ignoring it by turning up the volume. She heard the phone go to the answering machine.

"Copper, I know you're there." Lane's voice sounded, "C'mon C. I'm not going to hang up until I speak to you."

She sighed and got up and went to the nearest phone in the house, pausing the song she was on. She picked it up, "Fine, you got me up. What's up?" she asked.

"Well, you know how we have practice tomorrow?" he asked.

"What is it, Lane Jacob?" she inquired.

"Ah, would you not use the middle name card, Copper Sori?"

"Oh, fine." She responded as he used her middle name with her nickname, "Seriously, what's up?"

"I was wondering if you could come over here at about noon-ish. I have to watch Miky and Gabe while my parents are going out together tomorrow and they won't be back until after four."

"Um…" Copper started, feeling a heat rising in her cheeks. She contemplated a decision. Should she go over to her friend's apartment or just postpone their dance practice? She didn't know what to do, "I'll have to talk to my parents."

The dark-haired girl heard Lane sigh, "All right."

She hung up the phone quickly, feelings her heart race a little, "Why can't I stop thinking about Lane? Why do I have to like him?" she asked as loud as she could in the house. She got a funny look from Fairwin as she exclaimed this. He had crawled out of his cage to see what was the matter with his master. She waved at him nonchalantly, "It's nothing, Fairwin."

Copper went up to her room and to her computer. She aimlessly looked at the photos on her laptop. There wasn't much to do. And she was bored out of her mind. The dark-haired girl could've watched TV, but there was nothing on that interested her.

Why does summer have to feel so boring? She wondered as she lied back down on her bed again and closed her eyes…Again.

She saw Jack turbo dueling what looked like a Dark Signer. But she seemed familiar somehow. The Dark Signer looked like…Carly. There was something different though. She didn't look the same; she looked angry. At Jack. The dark-haired girl hadn't ever seen John's mother like that. She only knew Carly as a sweet, clumsy mother of John and Cadie and wife of the blonde Signer.

Copper felt her heart rate increase as she watched Carly summon an Earthbound Immortal. She had only heard of vague descriptions of the summoning of one. But as she watched the giant hummingbird appear, her heart jumped into her throat. It was horrifying. The blue-indigo-eyed girl tried to calm her breathing as she watched Jack summon his Majestic Red Dragon.

Her eyes shot open again. Why did she keep seeing the past? Was it because she had played Second Sight or was it her powers or…or was it part of her Signer abilities, since she was a daughter of two Signers? Copper didn't know. All she knew is that she needed a decision on what it was to explain. These visions of the past were beginning to freak her out.

A Little While Later

The dark-haired girl heard the sound of two familiar engines in the garage as she turned off the stove. She had decided to start cooking what Akiza had planned for dinner. Her parents came in hand-in-hand with smiles.

"Have a good time visiting grandma Nan?" she asked, leaning her back against the counter. She winced a little as a sensitive part of her back rested on the smooth surface.

"I thought so." Her mother told her.

"I agree." Her father put in.

"I'm just glad I was able to meet her." The female Signer commented, and then turned her attention to her daughter, "What did you do after practice?"

"Not much." She responded and then remembered what Lane had called her about, "Is it all right if I go over to Lane's tomorrow for dance practice? Kalin and Misty are going out and he has to watch Miky and Gabe."

"It's fine with us. You don't have to ask our permission to go over to a friend's house as long as we know where it is. And who it is." Her father told her, "You've been acting a bit off lately. Is something wrong?"

"N-No." she stuttered.

"Does it have to do with Lane?" he pressed. Copper didn't say anything, but looked down so her father didn't see the blush that had colored her cheeks scarlet. Yusei chuckled; his daughter couldn't hide anything very well. But he knew she liked him already, "Looks like somebody has a little crush." He teased, ruffling her hair.

"D-Dad!" she exclaimed, "H-How long have you known about this?"

"Sweetheart, it's obvious." He chuckled again as her blush deepened.

"That's very true." Akiza agreed, laughing herself.

"Why does everything have to be so obvious to you two?" Copper demanded, crossing her arms over her chest.

Yusei and Akiza looked at each other and then to their daughter. They both responded simultaneously, "We're parents."

The dark-haired girl sighed and rolled her eyes, "Of course."

The Next Day—Noon

Copper knocked on the door of the Kessler/Tredwell-Kessler apartment, nervously adjusting the bag she brought. She heard footsteps inside the apartment. She had a feeling someone was looking at her through the peephole. The door opened and her friend stood there. He smiled at her, making her heart flutter.

"Glad you could come." He greeted.

"Yeah." She agreed, "So where did your parents go out to?"

"Just out. They haven't spent much time together lately." He told her nonchalantly.

"Oh." She replied, "So, where're we going practice?"

Lane led her to the living room, where the furniture was pushed against the walls. "Ta-da." He said, laughing a bit; it was the only thing he could do to keep a blush from his face, "I know it's not much, but it's the only spot we really have."

"It's fine." She responded, putting her bag down.

The practice was like the last—awkward. But luckily there wasn't a fall. Although Copper did stumble a little, but Lane caught her before she fell. The dark-haired girl wished they could just get over that awkwardness. But neither one wanted to admit their feelings yet. That was the decision they both had to make.

Who would tell who first?

Next Time in Lost and Found:

"I've been meaning to ask, how've you guys been doing? Since the decision to have Yusei's mother live with you."

"We're fine. Yusei is more relaxed since he's gotten to know his mother more and more. I'm so glad for him."

"We don't like each other!" they both yelled at their little sisters.

"Liars."

"Maybe if they ever get together, we might actually become brothers."

"Maybe."

"Don't even make me look at that stuff."

"What are you talking about, Jack?"

"The juice. Don't make me look at it. Put it somewhere else."

"Why?"

"Jack, does this have anything to do with 'the incident'?"

NEXT TIME—CHAPTER 11: REMEMBERING CHAOS

AnimeKiwi369: Can anyone say juice box?

Copper: Yes. Three year-olds can.

AnimeKiwi369: Next chapter is gonna be a filler chapter.

Copper: I see. You're going to put a flashback in.

AnimeKiwi369: Ye-How did you know!

Copper: I remember you saying something about that in JUICE BOX CHAOS. And I kinda read ahead a little.

AnimeKiwi369: Whatever. If it's not too much trouble for my wonderful readers, I'd like between 10 and 15 reviews, please. And I thank all of you who have been reviewing and have reviewed for me.

Copper: Both of us like them. Next chapter will be very amusing.

AnimeKiwi369: And have foreshadowing. *Realizes something*. I'm almost to the part where-*Stops midsentence*. I can't say anything!

Copper: Good. Anything else.

AnimeKiwi369: Yeah, I'd like to know if I should start posting NIGHTMARE'S RETURN from those of you have read A ROSE'S NIGHTMARE.

Copper: Didn't you make a list or something?

AnimeKiwi369: It's a CSF list. If I stay on it for six semesters or something like that, I might get a scholarship thing. I'm sketchy on the details. And we're getting off topic!

Copper: Fine, fine.

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