AnimeKiwi369: I'm just happy with all the reviews I've been getting.
Copper: So you're updating.
AnimeKiwi369: Well, yeah. But it's a really long filler chapter.
Copper: With a certain juice-related flashback.
AnimeKiwi369: Oh, yeah. With a quite ironic ending. And little hints towards furture chapters.
Copper: Should I be afraid of these?
AnimeKiwi369: Uh, I'll let you answer that later. *Looks up innocently*.
Copper: I'm keeping my eye on you.
AnimeKiwi369: There are also more couple hints and more explaining some relationships. Without further ado, I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's or its characters. I only own my own characters and the storylines.
Chapter 11
Remembering Chaos
It was now Friday and Martha's birthday. It was one of the many days of the year that all of them got together. They were all in Satellite at the orphanage. The building had gone under repairs several times throughout the years, but it was only to keep the place in good shape. And it was in excellent shape now.
Martha's birthday was one of the few days of the year that the aging woman didn't do anything. All of the adults and older kids took care of everything. The younger kids usually played with the younger orphans, who Luna, Leo, Daniel and Majorie looked after. Akiza and Dove normally cooked. Misty, Kalin, and Yusei normally set up decorations and tables. Carly took the pictures and arranged presents. Crow set up BBQ things. The older kids (Copper, John, Lane, Raven, Miky, Robyn, and Cadie) did miscellaneous things. Normally, they helped their parents with food, décor, or getting presents or food set on the tables or did what Martha asked them. And Jack, well, did what Jack did.
Copper and Raven were in the kitchen with their mothers and the ginger's little brother, Jay. He was blonde, like his mother, and sitting on the counter. Both of the women were discussing things involving pregnancies as the blonde cleaned BBQ tools and the redhead preparing foods. Dove was pregnant after all. Again. For the fifth time. This time with twins, as the emerald-eyed woman was saying to the dark amber-gold-eyed one. But both the ginger Signer and blonde didn't mind. They liked kids. The dark-haired girl set things on one of the snack trays as the ginger got some BBQ tools for her father.
"Hey, mom?" Jay asked.
"Yes?" the blonde inquired.
"Do you know if you're having two boys or two girls or a boy and a girl?" he asked.
"Jay, honey," Dove laughed a little, "it's too early to tell. I'm barely a month and a half into this."
"Oh, all right." He responded, jumping off the counter, "I'm going to go play."
"Okay." The emerald-eyed woman replied in a sing-song voice as he left.
"You are still like a teenager, Dove." Akiza commented with a slight laugh.
"Yeah, I know." The said woman replied with a wink as she gave another tool to her eldest daughter.
Raven left the room with tools. The dark-haired girl left as well with a tray of snacks. Akiza felt a little dizzy and put what she was cutting down to grip the counter. It passed quickly as she breathed in slowly. That was strange. She thought, I hope I'm not coming down with something.
"Something wrong, Akiza?" Dove asked, noticing her best friend looking slightly pale, gripping the counter of the orphanage kitchen. The Signer straightened up.
"I'm fine. Just a little dizzy. I'm fine now. But can you get me a glass of water?" The psychic asked, and the blonde obeyed. The Signer took a few sips, "I don't know what that was. Probably nothing."
"Hmmm? You're probably right." The blonde agreed. "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." Akiza answered, going back to cutting carrots, "Yusei is more relaxed since he's gotten to know his mother more and more. I'm so glad for him."
"I am, too." Dove said, "How does Yusei's mom seem?"
"She's nice. But I think she misses Yusei's father and still in shock a little. I can understand though; if I had lost Yusei, fallen into a coma for thirty-seven years, and woken up thirty-seven years later because of my granddaughter's doing, I'd feel that way too. It's gotta be tough for her. But I think she likes us. Nan seems sincere enough. I feel a lot closer to Yusei for some reason, as well. I think that might also be from getting Copper back from the past. And how we reminisced on our lives that night."
"It is a bit strange how she was able to do that, huh?" Crow's wife commented.
"Yeah." The burgundy-haired woman agreed, "We seem a lot closer to her since she explained. I just can't help feeling that Stardust and I are lucky because he didn't kill her." She shuddered, thinking was Sayer might have done, "Even though he tried. I might just be being an overprotective mother, but I can't stop having thoughts of losing her. Cyli-Elizabeth all we have and if he had succeeded, I don't know what we'd do. I can't help but hold her close and kiss her whenever possible."
The non-Signer put a hand on her friend's shoulder, "I don't think you're being overprotective. You know what he's capable of and it's only natural to be afraid for you. But I might also be because Raven and Copper are getting older and closer to moving out. I know I can't stop thinking about what things are going to be like when my and Crow's first birdie is out of the nest."
"Maybe." Akiza agreed. "I hope Copper adjusts well to someone other than us living in our home. She seems all right with it. But you know teenagers. It's an awkward time."
"Yeah. But our kids are different."
The psychic laughed a little, "You can say that again."
With Copper and Raven
The dark-haired girl leaned her back against a tree, enjoying the shade. She sighed. Her wrist was bothering her some; she had gotten the splint taken off about a couple weeks ago, but it was still hurting some. She saw Lane and John by some of the orphans, a few of whom were clinging onto the blonde, who was begging the other boy to pry the kids off of him. The blue-eyed boy, however, was just laughing. She smiled a little at how the two boys were acting. The ginger-haired girl noticed her staring at their male friends.
"Thinking of somebody?" Raven teased, carefully nudging her ribs.
"Maybe." She responded, wanting to twirl her hair. But she had braided and then put it up in a small ballerina-style bun, so she couldn't.
"You know," the ginger started nonchalantly, putting her arms behind her head to look innocent, "I'm pretty sure that that a certain somebody would rather see your hair," as she spoke, she moved her hands towards the blue-indigo-eyed girl's hair. Raven pulled at the long, tied up hair out of the perfect bun, letting hair fall around her friend, "down!" she exclaimed the last word and took off before the other girl could blink.
"Raven!" she exclaimed as her friend dashed away. She sighed. I should've seen that coming. She thought, exasperated. Why do feelings have to be so obvious?
Copper twirled her hair unconsciously as she went over to her friends. The ginger and blonde were arguing again. She sighed again. Would those two ever stop fighting? A few of the others' sibling came over. John and Raven didn't notice them.
"Hey, Cadie." Robyn was saying in a whisper.
"Yeah?" the other girl asked.
"I bet their fighting is their way of flirting." She whispered and both girls giggled. Copper and Lane laughed a little too, since he had said something similar a couple weeks ago. That caught the two bickering friends did notice.
"We don't like each other!" they both yelled at their little sisters.
The dark-haired and ice-blue-haired teens looked at each other, "Liars."
With Yusei and Kalin
Both the Signer and former Dark Signer were taking a quick break from setting things up. Misty had gone into the kitchen to help Dove and Akiza. The dark-haired man looked at the golden-eyed one, who was taking slow breaths.
"You all right, pal?" Yusei asked, noticing his friend seeming to have a bit of trouble breathing.
"I'm fine. It's nothing. Just a bit of a side-effect of that throat surgery. I have a little trouble breathing from time to time. And my throat's bothering me a little, but I'm fine." He reassured, smiling a little, "I'm going into the doctor's tomorrow for one of my check-ups. So I'll be a little late getting to work."
"All right." The dark-haired man said, "Did you ever find out if throat cancer was hereditary?
"Yeah, when Lane came home with that information on our parents, he showed it to me." the ice-blue-haired man explained, "My mother had throat cancer before I was born. What about you? Didn't you have a feeling that inflamed appendixes were hereditary on your side?"
"Yeah. My dad's side had it, so that explains why both Copper and I have had our appendixes inflamed. My mother told me earlier this week that all of us—Jack, Crow, you, and me—knew each other when we were babies. And that our parents knew each other."
"Lane told me about that. When he told me my father, William, was physicist from Holland, I wasn't sure whether to laugh or be embarrassed." The golden-eyed man chuckled a little, "And when I read that I was part Gaelic as well as Dutch, I almost did laugh aloud. It just seems like an odd combination to me. Lane even thinks that's a bit odd. But like he said that night you can pick your friends, but not your family."
"Speaking of Lane, have you noticed anything off with him lately?" the blue-indigo-eyed man asked.
"Yeah." Kalin answered, "His head seems to be in the clouds. And whenever Copper's mentioned he blushes to an almost scarlet color. But it doesn't surprise me. I've known for weeks that Lane likes her. Is Cyli the same way?"
"Yeah." Yusei answered, "It's obvious they have crushes on each other. Whenever Lane's mentioned, she blushes so hard, although it's very cute on her." He chuckled a little.
"Kids are amusing sometimes." The other man commented.
"They are."
"Maybe if they ever get together, we might actually become brothers." The former Dark Signer chuckled.
"Maybe."
A While Later
It was about three in the afternoon. Most of the activities were done and it was about the time that Martha usually told some stories of when the Yusei, Jack, Crow, and Kalin were younger. They were normally funny, but others were touching. Copper and Raven were in the kitchen getting drinks for the others.
"I don't know where Robyn got the idea that I like John. It's preposterous!"
"You like him, though. You said so." The dark-haired girl pointed out.
"Do not." The ginger shot back. The double-Marked Signer simply shook her head, sighing, giving her friend 'the look', "Fine I like that idiotic blonde friend of ours. But not that much." She added at the end.
"Sure." Copper replied sarcastically, rolling her eyes. She picked up the tray of refreshments and her friend did the same.
They went back outside and set the trays on one of the tables. There were three tables set up, but not everyone was sitting at one. Lane's father and sister were one the ground, where the former Dark Signer was patiently letting his daughter mess with his long hair. He had Gabe in his lap. He truly loved his family; the blue-indigo-eyed girl thought it was because he considered himself lucky that he had a family after having cancer. Misty was on the bench closest to them, with Lane next to her. Jack and Carly were next to them. Across the table were John and Cadie, arguing about something; they were siblings. Dove was on the bench next to them with Robyn and Eagle next to her, while Crow was across from them with Jay and then Raven when she put the tray down. Leo, Majorie, and Zach were on one side of the next table with Luna, Daniel, and Zoey on the bench next to them. And then Yusei and Akiza were next to Kalin and Mikaylan on the ground. Martha was in a chair they had set up for her.
Copper set down the tray on the table that Jack was at. He noticed that there were several glasses of juice on there.
"Don't even make me look at that stuff." He said as she placed the tray down.
"What are you talking about, Jack?" she asked, confused.
"The juice. Don't make me look at it. Put it somewhere else." He commanded.
"Why?"
"Jack, does this have anything to do with 'the incident'?" Martha asked, recalling one of the most unpleasant days she'd come home to.
"What? Jack, what is she talking about?" Carly asked, intrigued and confused.
"I think she's speaking of the incident that happened when we were six." Crow commented, "Something that happened with a juice box."
"That," Kalin added, "was not a pleasant day."
-Flashback-
It was Tuesday when the chaos began for the six-year-olds Crow Hogan, Jack Atlas, and Kalin Kessler. But for a six-year-old Yusei Fudo, it was an ordinary day. For the other three, however, it was a day that wasn't pleasant.
Martha had to run some errands and decided to take the risk to trust the orphans to take care of the orphanage for a couple of hours. Most of them, like Yusei, were responsible enough to leave alone for a little while. Being as kind as he was, the dark-haired boy walked with the caretaker for a few minutes as she left the orphanage.
"Now, Yusei, don't forget to practice the piano for at least five minutes." She reminded.
"Yes, Martha, I'll practice the piano while you're out." He responded.
"And could you also water the garden while I'm out?" the older woman asked.
"All right, Martha." Yusei responded.
"I expect to be back about three." Martha told him.
"Okay, Martha." The little boy replied and began to walk back to the orphanage.
Meanwhile, both Jack and Kalin stared at the small box of juice on the counter. The last juice box. Being both six-years-old, both wanted it. The both looked at each other.
"It's mine." The blonde stated.
"No, it isn't." the ice-blue-haired boy retorted, "You had the other a couple hours ago."
"I'm older, I get it!" the already tall-for-his-age-boy boasted, reaching for the small carton, "I turn seven in one month. You turn seven in four and a half."
"So?" the other boy shot back, "I just cleaned our room; I should get it!"
"Mine!"
"Mine!"
"What are you guys arguing about?" a new voice asked.
The arguing boys looked at the doorway of the kitchen. There stood their ginger-haired friend, Crow. He was a good few inches shorter than the other boys. He was a pleasant boy, but got into trouble a lot for things like climbing trees. He was very mischievous as well.
"We both want the same thing." Jack told him.
"Why don't you go outside and duel for it. And the winner gets what you're both fighting over." The ginger suggested.
The two thought over it for a couple of moments and nodded. They began to leave the room.
"Thanks, Crow." The two boys said simultaneously.
The younger boy looked up at the counter where a single juice box lay. He felt thirsty and grabbed it. He stuck the straw in the small hole that indicated where the piece of plastic was supposed to go. He began to drink it, tasting the apple flavor happily. I wonder how the duel is going. He thought to himself.
Crow went outside to see how his two brother-like friends' duel was going. Both had out their ace monsters, but the ice-blue-haired boy was winning just a little bit more than the blonde. He continued to sip at the juice until the sucking sound of air resonated; the end of the juice. Both of the dueling boys heard the sound and turned towards the ginger.
He had the juice box.
"YOU DRANK THE LAST JUICE BOX!" Jack shouted.
"So?" Crow asked nonchalantly, not seeing the big deal.
"THAT'S WHAT WE WERE DUELING OVER!" Kalin told him.
"Oh. Sorry."
Both of the taller boys looked at each other and then at the ginger. They looked at each other and then back at their younger friend. They looked at each other again.
"GET HIM!" the both said simultaneously, stopping their duel. They began to run towards Crow.
—Flashback Interruption—
"You're kidding me!" Akiza exclaimed, "You guys seriously got angry over a juice box?" she asked. All of the kids were already laughing, but the story wasn't even to the funniest part yet.
"We were six, all right!" Crow said, "Six year-olds fight over silly things like that!"
"Just saying." She replied, "You're more messed up than I realized."
—Reenter Flashback—
The gray-eyed boy realized what was going to happen and dropped the now empty box of juice. He ran from them around the house a few times before dashing into the orphanage. He ran towards the stair case, hoping to lose the other boys upstairs. His hand came upon the ornament at the end of the railing as he ran upstairs and accidently found it in his hands as he ran.
Meanwhile, Yusei quietly walked back to the orphanage. As he approached the building, he noticed a small carton of juice on the ground. This shouldn't be on the ground. He thought and picked it up. He went back inside and threw it away. He was headed towards the piano when he saw Crow sliding down the stairs.
The ginger had run in and out of rooms upstairs and had managed to elude the two older boys. He slid down the railing with the ornament still in his hand. He saw a familiar dark-haired person and as he reached the bottom of the rail, thrust the ornament into his hands.
"Here ya go!" he said hastily before dashing out of the room.
"What was that all about?" Yusei wondered aloud as he put the stair ornament back on the stair rail. He left the room and headed to the piano.
Jack and Kalin, however, didn't see their dark-haired friend replace what the ginger had taken off. They both began to slide down the rail before they saw. They tried to stop, but it was in vain. At the speed that they were going, they wouldn't be able to stop.
And…
SLAM!
The blonde was in front and landed hard first on the ornament followed by the ice-blue-haired boy running into him, causing more pressure on a place that was painful to have pressure on.
Grimacing in pain, Jack fell sideways off of the railing and onto the stairs. Kalin slid all the way forward and…well…repeated what Jack did. The blonde rolled down the last two stairs, followed by the golden-eyed boy doing the same…again. It took a long while to recover.
Meanwhile,Yusei sat down at the piano. It was a baby grand that Martha had acquired several years prior to the Satellite splitting from the city as a gift. Though it wasn't as grand as it had once been, the dark-haired boy still loved to play at it. In rundown Satellite, there weren't many luxuries. Just the chance to even play on something that was once magnificent was a privilege. The caretaker of the boy kept it in pretty good of shape, too.
He played contently, smiling as his fingers hit the keys with grace and elegance. He hit one key that didn't resonate a sound at all. He hit the key again and got the same result. He did that a few times. Each time was the exact same effect.
"Martha just tuned this two days ago!" he exclaimed. He opened the lid of the piano to see if he could do anything. The first thing her saw was a familiar ginger-haired boy lying on his stomach looking a bit scared and suspicious, "Umm…Crow, why are you in the piano?"
—Flashback Interruption—
"You hid in a piano?" Dove inquired, crossing her arms over her chest, giving Crow a stare.
"Shhhh!" he told her, "There's more."
—Reenter Flashback—
"SHHHH!" Crow told his friend in a hushed tone.
"CROW!" Kalin's voice yelled from a couple rooms away.
"WHERE ARE YOU, YOU IDIOT?" Jack's Australian-accented voice demanded.
"I'm outta here!" The ginger whispered quietly, hopping out of the piano with bird-like speed.
Yusei watched as his energetic friend dashed out of the opposite door he had come in through. As he watched Crow, the two boys that were chasing saw the piano lid open. And figuring that their victim was in there, they peeked inside, with their fingers on the edges. The dark-haired boy didn't see them and then closed the lid.
And…
SLAM!
More pain surged through their small bodies. They cried out in pain as the lid smashed their fingers. The blue-indigo-eyed boy didn't notice them as he got up and left the room, remembering to water the garden. The two struggled to get the piano lid up, but eventually did. They went in the direction their dark-haired friend went, hoping to find the juice-stealing-ginger. They saw a bit of orange hair behind one of Martha's plants.
Crow.
He saw them and dashed from his hiding place, running around the house again. He saw the perfect opening to get back outside. Yusei opened the bottom half of the Dutch door as he brought out the watering can. He turned his back, not noticing the grey-eyed boy run out of the house through the open bottom half of the door with lightning speed.
However…Jack and Kalin didn't see the top half of the Dutch door closed.
And…
SLAM!
They felt their heads ram into the top part the door and then promptly fell on their backs. The ice-blue-haired boy's face felt slightly wet. He wiped it away and looked at his hand. There was read liquid on it; blood. Crow. Was. Gonna. Pay.
Jack recovered and got up, followed by the other. This time they ducked as they ran out of the house, trying to find the juice stealer. They saw a flash of carrot-colored hair in one of the trees. Both of them went to it as the younger boy jumped from the tree and started running from them as fast as he could.
While that was happening, Yusei turned the hose on to fill up the watering can. Nothing. He turned the pressure up and still nothing. The dark-haired boy turned it up higher. Zip. Zero. Zilch. Nada. Nil. He inspected the hose and found the reason why it wasn't working. There was a kink in it. He undid the kink. And since the pressure was on so high, the hose began to start spraying and everywhere except on him.
The other three, however, weren't as lucky. As the other boy was undoing the kink, the other boys were running past. They all got soaked, as well as the ground. They ran through what was now a muddy mess, getting much on their shoes and their clothes. They also trampled through a miniscule part of the garden. Oh, and as the hose was flying around, Kalin was the one running by.
And…
SLAM!
Right in the forehead. A pounding started in the ice-blue-haired boy's head. It was very unpleasant. He was definitely going to kill that bird-brain now! He growled under his breath as he continued running after Crow.
Jack and Kalin stopped for a couple of seconds when they lost sight of the ginger by a couple berry bushes. The golden-eyed boy used his shirt to try and stop the bleeding from his nosebleed. It was still flowing; he had hit the door really hard. As they were bent over catching their breath, they saw a familiar pair of tennis shoes.
Without thinking, the blonde, violet-eyed boy dove into the thorny berry bush, causing several of the fruit to squish under him and stain his white jacket. And since there were also thorns in the bush, the sharp objects gave him several scratches on him and his clothes. Not to mention that the ground was muddy from the hose. He took a hold of Crow's ankle, but that ginger wriggled out of his grasp, leaving only a shoe in the blonde's hand.
Jack tried to get out of the bush, but the thorns were keeping him in the berries, which also kept staining his white jacket. That made him mad.
"Kalin! Get me out of here!" he ordered, which the other boy did, although he had to backtrack. He had already started chasing Crow again. He pulled the blonde out by his ankles until he was completely out, thorn and berry covered and all. There were a lot of rips and tears on it, too. And he had several cuts.
The violet-eyed boy started chasing the ginger he could no longer see.
"This way." Kalin said, running ahead of him. They went back into the house.
Crow was aimlessly running everywhere. Then he heard the door open again. And saw an angry, berry-stained Jack and a bloody-nosed Kalin. He. Was. Definitely. Dead.
So he did what he had been doing for the past hour. Running from them. He began to run again, tracking mud and water he got dirty in when the hose went flying as a trail. The other boys followed it, running as fast as their legs could carry them.
While that was going on, after watering the garden, Yusei decided to have a nice, healthy snack. He had just finished. He pushed the chair back from the table and went over to the sink, placing the dishes in there.
However, Jack and Kalin were chasing Crow through there just as the dark-haired boy was getting out of his seat. The ginger dodges the chair, as well as the golden-eyed boy. The blonde, however…wasn't so lucky. He tripped over the chair. His ankle went under him and he, well, collapsed on the floor. Searing pain shot through his ankle as he got up after a few seconds. He began to chase that bird brain again. But it was more like limping, hobbling if you will.
Crow ran through the living room, where Yusei was casually walking through with his duel disk strapped on.
"Outta the way!" he called, holding the last syllable as he ran through. Unfortunately for him, his forehead caught on the corner of the duel disk. And it was sharp. It ran across his forehead at a diagonal angle. It was couple inches and would definitely need stitches. But that didn't occur to him. The only thought in his head was—RUN! Blood was blocking some of his vision though. And dripping on the floor.
"Huh?" Yusei asked, no one answering, brining his duel disk up slightly, "Must be nothing."
After about another few minutes…half an hour…chasing through the house, the blonde- and ice-blue-haired boys caught the ginger. The juice stealer. The bird-brain that drank their juice! He was now their prey. Insert evil cackle here.
They wrestled him to the ground, but Crow retaliated and the three began to roll around the house, knocking over various things to the floor. Not to mention they were wet and muddy. And don't forget blood from Kalin's bloody nose and Crow's head gash.
They vaguely heard the front door open, but they didn't stop fighting as the ginger pulled on both the blonde- and ice-blue-haired boys' hair. The older boys simply pulled on the gray-eyed boy's leg and arms. A tall (at least to them; they're six) figure stood silhouetted in the doorway. They still didn't look up.
"What are you three doing?" Martha's voice resonated through the house.
—Flashback Interruption—
All of the kids were laughing uncontrollably. Not at the pain their fathers (minus Copper's) had experienced. But rather at what had happened.
"You…must…have…been in so much trouble!" Raven got out through laughs.
"Oh, they were all right." Martha said, "More than they had ever been."
—Reenter Flashback—
The three finally stopped fighting and looked up at their angry foster mother. She didn't shake with anger, but her eyes definitely said 'You are in so much trouble!' The things she had with her were on the ground, having falling on the ground.
"Dun, dun, dun, dun." The ginger whispered quietly like in movies.
"What happened?" she demanded angrily.
"Martha?" Yusei's voice asked as he came into the room where they were, "I heard yelling. Is everything—whoa." He said, seeing the mess.
"Do you have an explanation for what happened, Yusei?" she asked in a flat tone.
He shook his head, "No, Martha." He had no clue whatsoever.
The foster mother turned her attention back to the boys on the ground, still pulling hair or limbs. Kalin had a bloody nose that was still running. And had a bump on his head that was swelling and bruised; it was a possible concussion. Jack…she couldn't tell what was wrong with him, but his ankle was also swelling a bit. Not to mention, his jacket was stained with rips and tears; he also had several cuts. He must have been in the berry bush. And Crow's face was blood covered from the gash he had on his head. He was definitely going to need stitches.
"All of you," she told them sternly, "go to Doctor Schmidt. Now! I'll deal with you in a couple minutes."
"Yes, Martha." They responded quietly, afraid.
"This is all your fault Crow." Jack muttered.
"You're the one who drank the juice box." Kalin added.
"You're the ones that didn't tell me you were fighting over a juice box." Crow pointed out as they began bickering again.
Martha turned towards Yusei, "Did you do what I asked of you?"
"Yes, Martha." He responded.
"While I deal with those three, could you be a dear and clean up for me. Or at least start it."
"Okay." The dark-haired boy told her, starting to move towards the closet.
The older woman went into the doctor's office, where her close friend Dr. Schmidt, who lived in the orphanage as well, was wrapping some gauze around Jack's ankle. He must have sprained it. Kalin was holding an icepack to his head with one hand and a handkerchief to his nosebleed. Crow was holding a towel to his forehead, waiting for the stitches. She took the little ginger-haired boy aside and stitched him up.
When the three boys were patched up, she gave them a hard, long scolding glare. "What in the world were boys doing?"
Both Jack and Kalin pointed at Crow.
"He was the one who drank the juice box!" the blonde exclaimed.
"They were the ones who didn't tell me what they were fighting over!" the ginger shot back.
"You should've known!" the golden-eyed boy told him.
And so ensued the three little voices bickering with each other…Again. Martha gave a high-pitched, sharp whistle to get their attention. They all straightened up, afraid of what was coming.
"I don't care what the reasons are, but you three are in so much trouble. First of all, you three are going to take a bath. Then you'll get punished."
Each of them groaned. She ushered them (well, it was more like dragging them by the ear) to the nearest bathroom. She filled the bathtub up with hot water and while it filled, she left and got them a fresh pair of clothing. When she returned, they were fighting on the ground again. But they stopped when they saw her. Martha pointed to the bathtub and they stiffly took the bath.
Their foster mother stood there as they took the bath to make sure they didn't kill each other. Or in this case, drown Crow. When they finished drying and dressing, they looked at their foster mother a bit fearfully.
"All of, to your room now!" she told them harshly, "And I don't want to hear one peep out of any of you three."
They all looked down, still afraid and obeyed, going (and in Jack's case limping) to their room. They shared a room with Yusei and would probably fight more. But they were afraid of what Martha would do to them if they did.
The caretaker of the orphans watched them go to their room, mentally coming up with punishments if they did anything to each other in there. She went back out to kitchen and let out a heavy sigh. She noticed that the house was nearly spotless.
"I'm finished cleaning Martha. And I put the groceries for you." Yusei told her, going over to her. She ruffled his hair and gave him a smile.
"Thank you, Yusei. At least you stayed out of trouble." She told him as she got up and found where he had placed the small cartons that the other boys had ended up fighting over. Martha handed him one, "Have a juice as a reward, Yusei."
The boy took it, "Thank you, Martha."
-End Flashback-
Copper couldn't stop laughing no matter how much it made her ribcage hurt. Same with the others kids. Dove, Carly, and Misty simply shook their heads. They found the memory amusing, but very silly. Akiza shook her head at her husband's obliviousness in the past. Well, she knew he had, had it his whole life.
"Wait a minute." Jack said, standing up, realizing something, "It was Yusei who put the ornament back on the stair railing?"
The dark-haired Signer shrugged, "It had to be put back on."
"And it was Yusei who didn't open the top part of the Dutch door?" Kalin inquired, realizing what the blonde was. He stood up, too, giving Gabe to Misty.
The said man shrugged again, "I could fit through the door without the top."
"And it was Yusei who caused the hose to go flying?" the blonde Signer asked.
"And it was Yusei who let go of the piano lid?" the former Dark Signer inquired.
"Sorry, I didn't notice you guys." The dark-haired man apologized.
"And it was Yusei who caused everything?" the two tall men exclaimed in unison.
"Apparently." Crow answered, laughing. Yusei had been oblivious to the whole event. And yet he was the cause of most of it. With the injuries anyway.
Copper laughed harder, seeing what Jack and Kalin realized. Her father could be so oblivious sometimes!
The blonde and golden-eyed men looked at each other and then to Yusei. They looked back at each other and then to the other Signer. They looked at each other again. And they both shouted in unison.
"Get him!"
COMING UP IN LOST AND FOUND:
"So mom's isn't feeling well?"
"Yeah. I don't know what she could have, though. I feel bad I'm going to leave her to get your grandmother. But she told me it was all right."
"I'll stay and take care of her. Don't worry. Mom understands that your mother's important and that you're impatient to move her in. If it's fine with her, then it is with me. Just don't be too late."
"All right. But I'm a bit worried how my mother's going to react. She'll probably be against it."
"Just tell her that mom said it was all right."
"I still want to know her. I don't remember when I last saw her before Zero Reverse. It's just so amazing she's back."
"I'm glad she's back and that you can actually get to know you. As long as you don't forget mom and me."
"Like I could forget my Black Rose and star-rose."
"Mom! I'm back! Oh, you're out of bed."
"Yeah."
"What are you looking at mom?"
"I'm late."
"Is that a…?"
"Yes."
Next Time—Chapter 12: Psychic Secrets
AnimeKiwi369: That sneak peak's gotta getcha wonderin', right?
Copper: Are you seriously making her-*AnimeKiwi369 covers her mouth again*.
AnimeKiwi369: You have to stop almost revealing things. *Lets go of Copper*.
Copper: Fine, fine, fine.
AnimeKiwi369: That's my line.
Copper: And that would be mine.
AnimeKiwi369: Fair enough. I'm still happy that this story is popular.
Copper: *Grins*. Me, too.
AnimeKiwi369: Of course. *Rolls eyes*. Bet you can't wait 'till you're fifteen.
Copper: *Blushes*. Shut up.
AnimeKiwi369: No. I still have the review request to do.
Copper: Then just do it.
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