Me: Finally, the end.
Jack: About time.
Me: Why are you so mean to me?
Jack: If I don't punch someone at LEAST every other hour, I get as cranky as when I don't get my Blue Eyes White Mountain.
Me: (whimpers) omgsh….
Everyone: Nods in agreement
Aki: If Yusei doesn't die, I won't be mad at you anymore.
Yusei: I just wouldn't like to get wacked please.
Me: Hold your tongues before you spoil something! Crow, please do the disclaimer.
Crow: Okay, Kemmeyz does not own Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's. How was that?
Me: Brilliant.
Rua&Ruka: Awesome! :)
….
Yusei opened his eyes. Looking at the clock, he'd only been asleep an hour and a half. He'd forgotten to turn out the lights, which was the reason as to why he'd woken up. Yusei closed his eyes and tried to fall back asleep, but couldn't. He yawned and sat up, a little surprised the lights were still on. He heard thunder split outside with a tremendous boom, and he jumped a little at the shock.
Yusei rubbed his eyes as he opened his bedroom door. The hallway lights were out, mostly because the kids were sleeping. Aki was probably asleep by now as well… Yusei walked down the stairs quietly. He checked the basement, where Crow was sitting watching TV. It was some crime drama.
"How's it going?" Yusei asked blinking at the odd lighting. The only light in the room came from the television screen, lighting up various parts of the room.
"Me or the show?" Crow asked, looking up at Yusei. The teen shrugged.
"Either's fine." He replied honestly. Crow nodded.
"Okay, I'm fine. In the show, the bad guy is a sharp shooter, a serial killer. He's about to kill a guy who used to work for him, but double crossed him. Forcing the bad guy to get rid of the employee person." Yusei watched the moving pictures in silence. A strange thought crossed through his mind. Some of that sounded familiar. A little too familiar for comfort.
"The lights haven't gone out yet," Yusei commented after a few moments. Crow looked at his friend.
"I know. I keep expecting the TV to turn off, but it hasn't this whole time. It's weird." The red head said, leaning forward, placing his head in his hands. Yusei nodded.
"Has Jack gone home yet? I didn't see him." He asked. Crow shook his head.
"Nah, he's in the living room. He refuses to fall asleep."
"I'll go check on him," Yusei said, standing up. "Tell me how the show ends," He said, leaving the basement.
True to Crow's word, Jack was in the living room, sitting on the couch. He, of course, had made himself tea, and was sipping it quietly.
"You are so diverse." Yusei commented.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Jack raised an eyebrow. The only reason Yusei could tell, was because of the kitchen light on behind him.
"You drink tea, and yet your so violent at times." He said, suddenly feeling thirsty. Jack shrugged.
"Tea calms me down. And it tastes good." The blond said truthfully. Yusei walked into the kitchen and opened the refrigerator.
"Can't sleep?" Jack asked from the couch.
"Nope," Yusei said, pouring himself a glass of milk. It had always worked in the past. It helped him fall asleep easier. Yusei closed the fridge and walked back to the living room.
"You're really not going to sleep?" Yusei asked. Jack shock his head.
"I have a bad feeling. This isn't over, and you know it." Yusei looked down at the gray carpet. As much as he hated to admit it, Jack was right. Yusei knew deep down that Divine wasn't going to stop just because the police were after him. He'd keep going until his plan was complete. And to complete that plan, he needed Yusei or Aki. After the bomb incident, Divine wouldn't want him anymore. So he would be after Aki.
Yusei growled in his throat at the thought. That crackpot was going to get what was coming for him. Soon. Little did Yusei know how soon it would be.
Lightning cracked, and the kitchen light flickered. Yusei turned around to look, just as the lights went out, blinding the two teens. Suddenly, they heard the sound of something crack. It could have been thunder, or lightning, but there was no light. The window broke and shattered. Yusei blinked, as lightning lit up the room. It only took a second, but it was long enough to see a bullet penetrated in the wall, just centimeters from Yusei's head.
"Jack! Are you okay?" He yelled over the thunder. Three flashlights suddenly pointed in Yusei's direction, coming from upstairs. It was Aki and the twins.
"What just happened?" Aki said loud enough to be heard. Rua and Ruka were hiding behind the teen's red nightgown. "I'm fine," Jack said from the floor, as he had ducked after the shot. Crow immediately opened the door to the basement, and gasped, unheard by the rest.
"Get in the basement!" Crow yelled. The five nodded and ran that way. But Yusei stopped. Jack glared at the black haired young man.
"What?" He yelled.
"They'll just follow us. Running won't do anything." Yusei explained. Jack nodded. Crow understood clearly.
"What are you going to do?" He said.
"Well, you try and contact the police, we'll distract whoever's shooting at us until then." Jack nodded. Crow took the twins downstairs, while Aki walked over to Yusei.
"Stay safe," She said only loud enough for him to hear. Yusei nodded.
"I will," He said, kissing her cheek. Aki then went downstairs, and the boys ran back into the living room. Yusei and Jack went to the back of the house and left the house. They ran around the mansion, which took awhile, but managed to make it to their D-Wheels without getting shot at. By the time they revved their engines, they were already drenched again. The two put on their helmets and drove to wherever the shooters were.
"Just my luck. I thought I could stay dry to night, at the very LEAST." Jack growled to himself. Yusei pointed to a black van with it's window rolled down. Jack grinned to himself, and sped up to get ahead of the red D-Wheel. He then rammed his D-Wheel into the van, shaking it considerably hard. Two men inside cried out at the sudden impact, and bullets were fired. Yusei and Jack drove ahead, and to their luck, the van pulled out of it's spot, and chased after them.
"Great, they're safe," Yusei muttered.
"What now?" Jack yelled over the roar of their engines. Yusei thought for a moment.
"I don't know," He yelled back. "Let's go to the pier, see what happens." Jack nodded, showing he heard and understood. So the two drove off, with the black van in hot pursuit.
….
Crow heard vehicles driving away and looked at the two girls and little boy.
"I'll go check on things up there," Crow said after a few moments of silence. Aki nodded in the flashlights view. Ruka and Rua sat on either side of her on the sofa. Crow walked up the steps to the main floor, and opened the door carefully. Nothing could be heard as he stepped out into the living room, which was now wet with rain, due to a broken window. He walked around cautiously, worrying there could be another shooter. But when nothing happened, he sighed with relief. Now the only problem, was where Yusei and Jack went? Crow wandered back to the basement, careful to not trip over anything. He made it back to the basement, and stepped up to the three.
"The coast is clear," Crow said with a sigh. "I'm going to try and call the guys," He said. Aki nodded.
"I'll get my duel disk and deck." Aki said, standing up. If she had those things, she would be able to use her psychic powers to protect everyone. If she had to.
Crow dialed the numbers on his cell phone quickly and put the phone to his ear. He heard it ring, over and over again. When he thought they weren't going to pick up, Yusei answered, "Crow?"
"Yusei, where are you?" the teen asked. There was a silence on the other end, unless you counted the engine, thunder, and pelting rain on the receiver.
"We're leading the creeps to Domino Pier," Yusei replied, "and we'll see where we go from there." Crow nodded, grabbing his jacket from the couch.
"I'm going to come find you, okay?" Crow said, pulling on the yellow jacket he wore for deliveries. In this case, it was to keep from catching a bad cold. Or worse. Aki came back downstairs, now with a duel disk on her arm, deck and all.
"You're going?" She asked. Crow nodded.
"I'm going to help out the guys." He replied.
"I want to go too!" Rua exclaimed. Crow put his hand on the boy's shoulder.
"Look, it would just be easier if we all knew you were safe. After everything that's happened, it would just be better this way. Also, it's dangerous out there, especially in this storm." Crow explained.
"Besides, who's going to keep Ruka's spirits up? She needs her brother." Ruka caught the hint and nodded, squeezing her brother's hand.
"Fine," Rua huffed reluctantly. Crow smiled.
"Watch them like a hawk, Aki," Crow said, running up the stairs to the main floor. Aki nodded understandingly as Crow disappeared behind the door.
….
Yusei and Jack rounded the bend on their D-Wheels, and watched the sea beside them. The waves were churning, and crashing against the beach.
"Any ideas?" Yusei yelled to the blond. Jack looked his way, and shook his head.
"Just drive!" He yelled back. Yusei nodded and he turned to go into an alley, when another big black van blocked the way, forcing the two to keep going straight. Jack growled in his throat at the unwanted company. Another turn soon appeared, but this one led straight to Arcadia Movement, a road they did NOT want to travel down. But that soon changed when yet a third van appeared directly in front of them, forcing them to turn. As they turned to go down the alley, the sound of bullets filled the air. Yusei and Jack instinctively ducked at the fierce sounds, hoping not to get shot.
"Yusei, something's not right about this!" Jack yelled as loud as he could in his crouched position. Yusei nodded.
"I don't think they let us be decoys. I think we're being herded!" Jack nodded upsettingly.
"What are we gonna' do about it?" The blond inquired. Yusei looked ahead, already beginning to see the tip of the Arcadia building.
"See what happens next?" Yusei replied, hoping he didn't sound as worried as he felt. It worked surprisingly well, as Jack nodded in agreement.
….
Crow ran his D-Wheel through the streets. He'd made it to the pier, but no one was there. Crow turned on his communicator, that was built into the D-Wheel, and called Yusei and Jack. The two answered almost immediately, unlike last time.
"Where are you now?" The red-head asked, looking down alley ways.
"We're headed for Arcadia." Yusei replied, sounding surprisingly calm for what he'd just said.
"WHY?" Crow yelled, even though he didn't need to over the communicator.
"We're being led there, well, rather pushed there." Jack replied, sounding extremely upset, the exact opposite of Yusei. Crow didn't have to say anything for Yusei to know Crow didn't understand.
"These black vans are herding us. Making us head to Arcadia. And ONLY Arcadia." He explained.
"Ooooh," Crow said, making an O shape with his mouth. "That makes more sense. Sounds like Divine REALLY wants a piece of you before he goes down for the count." The teen said, turning down an alley to head for Arcadia. Jack nodded.
"But he's going to be black and blue before he hits the floor," Jack raised his fist threatening-like.
"I assume you're going to do what you do best?" Crow guessed, not really needing an answer.
"Kicking but and taking names," Yusei said. Crow could hear the sound of gunfire from where Yusei and Jack were sitting.
"Are you guys okay?" He said loudly for their sakes. The two nodded.
"We'll be fine." Yusei reassured his friend. "See you soon."
….
Aki stepped backwards, and smiled at her and the twin's masterpiece. If you called, duck taping the window and re-applying curtains that had fallen, to a window that had broken from bullets, a masterpiece. Rua looked quite proud of himself for finding all the materials, and Ruka was examining their work for anything else it might need. At least the living room could dry now, Aki thought. Wind would slither through the cracks in the tape, and a few rain drops would break in every now and again. But it was better than the entire storm wreaking havoc in the house.
Aki glanced at her left arm wearily. Her duel disk hung there, waiting to be used by its master. She stifled a yawn as she watched Rua and Ruka share a dry couch, both of them nodding off to sleep. It was late, they were all tired. But Aki had to stay awake. There was no telling what could happen after Divine had just fired at their home. Aki was going to defend this place, and everyone in it.
Aki decided it wouldn't harm anyone to sit down on a dry sofa. She walked over to a dark gray one, but stopped halfway there. No, she thought. If she sat down, eventually her eyes would start to droop, and she would eventually fall asleep. It would be better to remain standing. Just wait until the guys come back. Her right arm throbbed. It wasn't serious, like when Yusei's memory had been wiped, but it was a warning. Definitely. But something was different this time. It wasn't just Yusei and Jack. It felt like, they were ALL in danger. Yusei, Jack, Crow, Aki, and the twins. Aki walked over to one of the intact windows, and peeked through the blinds. Where the first black van had ban, was a smaller car. It was one of the newer Chevy's, black, just like the van. Two men, just two, climbed out of the driver and passenger seats, and walked up to the house, cautiously, and yet casually at the same time. Aki's muscles tensed, and she stole a glance at the children. They were already out cold. If she knew any better, those kids were not going to wake up any time soon. Even if another gun went off. She wondered if this was a good or bad thing.
The two men walked right up to the front door, tried the door knob, but to their dismay, found it locked. Aki turned on her Duel Disk, and it buzzed to life. She quickly reached for her Black Rose Dragon, but quickly chose against it. She didn't want to damage the house any further. So she went with Rose Tentacles. It was small enough, and it's tentacles had enough dynamics to avoid causing too much damage. She smiled inwardly, and prepared herself.
The tallest man, maybe 6' 5", pretty bulky and tough looking, raised his foot, and slammed it into the door, making it shudder violently. Aki pushed her hand closer to summoning her monster, positioning herself so it would be a clear shot. The man repeated his action, the door shook harder. Aki could've sworn she heard one of the hinges snap. The next one would be the last.
Aki hit the nail on the head, so to speak. The tall man did another kick, this one much stronger than before, and the door crashed down. Simply falling onto the floor. The smaller one, but pretty tall as well, maybe 5' 10", walked in and over the fallen door. He was careful not to step on the door directly, unlike the brute, who made it crack under his heavy weight. Aki pressed the card to the Duel Disk and Rose Tentacles appeared quickly, ready for battle.
"Get out of this house before I slam you there," Aki said darkly, and deadly serious. The two men blinked at her, not seeming to care what she said.
"You know, I was thinking we would have to force you into a duel, but it seems you started one for us." The shorter, dark haired one said calmly. The tall blond laughed.
"And the best part is, we get to duel the Black Rose Witch!" Blondie continued to snicker and laugh. Aki flinched at her old name, force of habit. The two attached their Duel Disks to their arms and put in their decks, the disks turning on immediately.
"I'd like to see you try and slam us out," The smaller one said. Aki glared at them. She would have thought they'd left quickly. Even working for someone like Divine, she didn't think they'd fight a monster with a history. Ever.
"Fine then," Aki said darkly still.
"DUEL!" They all yelled in sync.
(A/N: Nobody likes reading duels anyway, so I figured I'd just skip it for everyone's sake. I mean really, who reads 'em? Unless some people actually find it interesting… *glares at sister* Well, sorry if I burst your bubble, but I don't like writing duels at ALL. :/.)
Blondie had been the first to loose, while dark curls went down second. The two had literally been knocked cold. Aki, not turning off her duel disk for security purposes, ran over to the intruders, and shook the dark haired man awake. Once he'd opened his eyes, he squirmed uncomfortably, trying to get out of the teen's grip, surprisingly finding it hard to.
"Why did Divine send you guys?" Aki growled seriously. The man twitched nervously, probably deciding whether to tell her or not. His eyes drifted to behind the teen, and saw that her monsters were still on the field, and were very real. He almost wet his pants. He made his decision quickly, fortunately.
"Divine wanted to brainwash you again, this time because Fudo Yusei wouldn't be around to bring you back," The man said quickly and clearly. Aki's fist tightened around his collar.
"What's that supposed to mean? Why wouldn't he be around?" Fear was beginning to build up in the pit of her stomach, worry clawing at her heart. The man was obviously still nervous. He tried to get away again, but Aki's hold was unnaturally firm.
"Answer me," She said loudly enough to snap his attention back to her. The man nodded quickly.
"Divine has a gun, he took it from one of the arcadia members who used to work for a shooting range or something. He attacked this place so Fudo Yusei would leave, giving us the chance to force him to go to Arcadia. But we have orders not to hurt him, Divine's going to take care of that." His eyes skittered across the room as Aki stifled a gasp rising in her throat.
"Um, Izinski, can you let us go please? We won't come back, promise," He clasped his hands together fearfully, his eyes were as big as saucers. Aki sighed. She couldn't keep them here forever. Eventually the blond would wake up, and she'd be outmatched until her monsters came to the rescue. It would just be easier to let them go peacefully.
"Fine," Aki said softly, but still seriously enough to scare him. "Just get out of here." She let him go, but motioned her monsters to come a little closer, just in case. The dark haired man quickly shook blondie awake, and the two ran for their lives, looking like little girls. Probably crying like them too. Aki smiled inwardly and looked back to the twins. Her jaw dropped as the two twins snored loudly. Rua had fallen on his sister's lap, and Ruka was leaning over the arm of the sofa. How could they sleep through something like that? She wondered incredulously. But she didn't have time to think about that, Yusei and the guys were definitely in a worse danger than they thought. Aki grabbed her cell phone from the coffee table, and quickly dialed Yusei's number. With every ring, was every second he was stepping closer to death. Unless Aki managed to get through.
….
Yusei looked down at his screen monitor. It was beeping, just loudly enough to be heard. Incoming call, it said. The caller ID said: Aki. Yusei pressed the answer button as he dodged incoming fire.
"Is everything okay?" Yusei asked quickly, sharply turning to avoid Jack's D-Wheel, which had moved so he wouldn't crash into a wall.
"No," Aki said, "Everything is NOT okay!" She sounded pretty worried about something.
"Are the twins okay?" Yusei asked, getting a nervous feeling in his gut.
"They're fine, but you're not," Aki said. "Divine plans to kill you!" She'd said it loud enough for Jack to hear, whom was only a few feet away on the narrow alley.
"We know!" Jack yelled, joining the conversation. "We kinda' figured that out when people were firing bullets at the mansion," He finished.
"No, that was just to get you guys out of the house. They won't hurt you, their jobs are to get you to Arcadia. Divine wants to shoot you personally!" Yusei blinked, and then shook his head. That was pretty dark, even for Divine.
"Well, we're kind of being chased by vans, so we don't really have a choice but go there," Yusei said.
"Thanks Captain Obvious!" Jack yelled. If Yusei could have seen Aki, she'd probably be rolling her eyes at the blond.
"But this is actually good," Jack yelled. "Now I can kick Divine's but!" Yusei smirked at his friend's Bravado.
"Don't worry Aki, we'll be fine." Yusei said, hoping to reassure her. There was a silence on the other end. Of course, trying to reassure HER, would never work in a million years. But what she said next, surprised him AND Jack.
"Fine then, but you better be right." Yusei smiled softly.
"I'll see you later," He said.
"I will." Aki said emotionlessly, and she hung up. Yusei sighed. It must have taken everything inside her to let him go along with this.
"Yo', Romeo," Jack yelled. Yusei looked back at the blond.
"What?" Jack's face was solemn.
"No bullets." Yusei blinked, realizing that they hadn't been dodging or hearing any gunfire during most of the whole conversation. But he quickly found out why. They had arrived.
Their first thoughts, were to just keep going. But, just because no one was firing at them, didn't mean that the vans weren't still in pursuit. More cars, much smaller though, appeared in front of them, forcing them to stop. They were surrounded. All of the black vans stopped, circular around the two.
"Get off your D-Wheels peacefully," a loud speaker said. Yusei glanced at Jack, wondering what the blond was thinking. But Jack slowly took off his helmet, and climbed off the D-Wheel, so Yusei followed suit. Guns were trained on them from all around, so they couldn't do anything from there. Two gunmen walked up to the two, and motioned for them to go inside Arcadia. With little choice, the two walked inside, the gunmen close behind.
"Wonder where he got the men?" Jack asked softly. Yusei nodded.
"He must have got a hold of an old friend," Yusei muttered. It wasn't a mystery that Divine used to have many connections, but the gang would never have guessed it would involve guys like these. Whoever they were, they weren't going to let anyone off easy. Unless Divine said otherwise.
….
Crow pulled up about 50 yards away from Arcadia, just in time to see Jack and Yusei walk into Arcadia. His jaw dropped at the sight of all the military dudes. But as soon as the two were in the building, along with two 'escorts', all the men climbed back into their vehicles, and drove away. Crow blinked in amazement. This wasn't normal, at all. Something was definitely wrong here. As soon as all the vans were out of sight, Crow made a quick decision. He drove up to Arcadia, climbed off his D-Wheel, and ran inside.
….
Yusei and Jack looked up at the big red door in front of them. No doubt Divine was inside, waiting.
"Go in," One of the 'escorts' grunted. Yusei pushed open the door, to see nothing inside. Every light inside was off, and curtains were covering the window, making everything pitch black. One of the gunmen nudged Yusei forward with his gun, making him flinch.
"Fine then," He grumbled, and the two walked inside. The gunmen in the hallway closed the door behind them, leaving Yusei and Jack alone in the ever still darkness.
"You know," Divine's voice said, sounding as if coming from everywhere, "I was hoping you'd be alone, Yusei." The two did a 360 scan of the room, but still saw nothing.
"Quit hiding coward!" Jack yelled out, "Face us like a man!" They could hear Divine chuckling darkly. The room seemed to drop 10 degrees as he continued to laugh. Yusei didn't speak, instead moving silently across the room, being careful not to make a sound. His legs pressed against something, and he recognized it as Divine's desk. He felt around it carefully, still trying to be quiet.
"I know what you're thinking," Divine said, from everywhere, "open the curtains and get some kind of light in here." Yusei froze. Even though it was coming from everywhere, and anywhere, the voice sounded closer than before.
"But," The voice was even closer now, "I have made it so there is no light. You'll be in this darkness, for as long as I want you to be." Yusei reached out and felt where the window and curtains were supposed to be. He felt the curtains, and tried to pull them back, not caring if Divine saw through it. But the curtains did not move. It was as if they were glued shut.
"What are you trying to do?" Jack said loudly, walking around noisily, trying to find Divine.
"What am I trying?" Divine replied with a question. "I'm showing you my world. My world after you first took Aki away from me. Ripped everything I knew and cared about away from me. I was alone in a darkness, much like this." Yusei put his hand on the corner of Divine's desk, trying to picture the room from that point. Directly in front of him, about 30-50 feet away was the door, 50 feet to the left was another door to storage, 50 feet to the right, another door, bathroom. And the window was directly behind Yusei. The chair… Yusei felt it carefully.
"No, I'm not sitting at the desk," Divine muttered, even closer than before. Yusei frowned deeply, realizing Divine wasn't there.
"Are you feeling it?" Divine murmured. Yusei's skin crawled.
"What are you talking about?" Jack demanded, swiping through the air like a frustrated child.
"Your fear. Your doubt. Everything inside screaming to get out, away from the dark. And yet, knowing you never will." Yusei looked up. Divine wasn't talking to both of them. He was talking to Yusei. The black haired teen randomly threw a swipe into the air, hitting nothing. He suppressed his rising emotions of fear and listened carefully. It was hard to, with Jack's yells of frustration.
"Jack, be quiet!" Yusei hissed, but it only seemed to make him louder.
"It seems your friend is trying to disguise your presence," Divine said, and Yusei froze. He was right behind him! Yusei ducked just as Divine fired his weapon, missing Yusei's head by a matter of centimeters. He then quickly threw his leg around and knocked Divine's feet out from under him.
"Jack! He's over here!" Yusei yelled, not caring to be silent anymore. He heard Jack running over as Divine began to get up. Yusei pushed Divine back down as Divine brought his gun up for another shot.
….
Crow ran through Arcadia Headquarters, knowing full well where to find the red door to Divine's office. Surprisingly, Crow didn't see the 'escorts' anywhere. They must have left as well. Crow just hoped he wasn't too late to help.
….
Jack suddenly rammed into Yusei by accident from the darkness, and the two friends topple over, fortunately getting them out of the way of Divine's second shot. Divine and Jack both jumped to their feet at the same speed. Divine aimed at the sounds of the blond, but was stopped as Jack delivered a powerful roundhouse kick into Divine's chest. He pulled the trigger as he fell again, and the bullet soared, planting itself in Jack's left shoulder. The blond yelled in pain, falling back slightly, but caught himself.
"Jack! Where'd he get you?" Yusei asked, stunned at what just happened.
"My s-shoulder," Jack grunted, grasping his arm tightly. Yusei squinted, trying to see better. Divine was lying on the floor, but was beginning to get back up. Yusei grabbed the gun before Divine could and threw it somewhere in the room. Divine brought his foot up and kicked Yusei across the face, making him fall backwards. Divine shot up to his feet and looked around for wherever Yusei had thrown the gun. Oh well, he thought. He couldn't think about that now. As he was thinking, Yusei and Jack rammed into him harshly, knocking the demon off his feet. Divine rolled away from the two and gasped for air. Despite the darkness, their accuracy was amazing. Divine felt his foot brush against something, and he grinned devishly. As soon as he picked it up, one of the two spun a kick around and hit Divine on the side of his head. Blood trickled down his chin, and he spit the bloody saliva out. He grumbled to himself and pointed the gun to where he thought the one who kicked him was standing. But someone punched him with deadly accuracy, and he brought the gun around to who punched him. He squeezed the trigger, and….
….
Crow saw the big red door, and ran up to it. With a heavy push, he opened the door, just as a gun shot filled the air. Crow's jaw dropped, as he saw Jack fall onto the ground, a bullet in his shoulder and gut. Yusei's eyes were filled with an unspeakable rage as he attacked Divine, knocking the man onto the floor, using his knees to keep him pinned, now that he could see. Yusei grabbed the gun out of the man's hand and aimed it at Divine's head.
"Wow! Yusei!" Crow yelped in surprise at the sudden change of character. Yusei didn't take his eyes off of the pinned man's eyes.
"I won't shoot him. I'd rather he rotted in prison for all eternity." Yusei said darkly, not taking the gun away.
"Call for help, NOW." Yusei said seriously. Crow nodded.
"I already did, as I was coming up the stairs. The cops should be here any minute." Crow said, running over to Jack after flicking on the lights. Jack's eyes were closed, but he was breathing heavily.
"Come on buddy, stay with me," Crow muttered, slowly pulling the blonds jacket off and placing it over him like a blanket.
"I'm not going anywhere, idiot. Where'd you think I'd go?" Jack's eyes opened and he glared at Crow with a weak smirk. Crow glowered at the blond.
"When you go to the hospital, do me a favor and get better quickly. That way when your out, I can send you right back." Crow said. Jack smirked fully and leaned his head back onto the carpet.
"This blood's gonna' leave a nasty stain," The blond murmured. "Serves the crackpot right." Yusei smiled at Jack softly, but still held the glare on Divine, who was smart enough to not move.
True to Crow's word, it didn't take long for the cops to show up. Divine was officially arrested, and Jack was taken to the hospital. Luckily, the bullets hadn't hit anything life threatening, so Jack would get out of the hospital soon. But Carly visited him at LEAST a dozen times until Jack got out. And believe me, he was happy to get out.
Ushio and Mikage had looked into the military Divine had been able to call on. They had no luck in the matter, and the case was left open, most assuming he'd simply had a contact.
Yusei was back at the mansion with the twins and Aki, Crow was doing deliveries, and it was getting closer to December.
Jack was visiting the mansion, mostly because of certain plans.
"Who are you, and what have you done with the real Jack?" Yusei asked for the hundredth time. Jack was wearing a white suit and shirt, with an amethyst tie. He wore white dress shoes to match. And surprisingly, he wore a gold bracelet on his right arm. It had been awhile since he'd been out of the hospital, so he no longer needed a sling. But the bandages were still there, hidden below all his clothes.
"It's not THAT unusual… Is it?" Jack asked, scratching the back of his head. Yusei walked out of the bathroom, wearing a black suit and tie with a black tie.
"1, you've got me in black again, a suit no less! 2, you asked me and Aki to go with you and Carly on a DOUBLE DATE! That's not like you. Well, at least the second part." Yusei said, fixing his tie.
"You were going out on a date tonight anyway. And besides, the girls are pretty excited about it." Yusei narrowed his eyes.
"I guess," He muttered, crossing his arms. "I still don't like dressing up like this." Jack laughed.
"But you look good dressed-up-like-that!" The blond said.
"Black's good on you too." Jack said.
"And you're white. Nice to meet you." Yusei said, heading for the door.
"You ready?" The teen asked. Jack nodded.
"I'm ALWAYS ready." The blond replied, throwing out his chest as if to prove it. Yusei rolled his eyes and walked down the stairs to the living room, where Aki and Carly were waiting and talking about something. Carly was wearing her usual blue dress, that she wore to every occasion. One of her shoulder straps fell, as usual too, and she quickly pulled it up. Her huge glasses were on. Yusei sometimes wondered why she had never tried contact lenses? But it was fine. Yusei turned his gaze to look at Aki, and nearly tripped over his own feet. She wore a beautiful, ankle length, red dress. A black band wrapped around her waist, and little black and darker red roses were imprinted on the bottom half of the dress. Wrapped around her was a white laced shawl, and she wore elbow length white gloves. In her hand was a little red purse.
"Quit drooling," Jack muttered, as they reached the living room. Yusei shot a look at the blond, but quickly disposed of it once the girls had spotted them.
"Wow, you guys look nice," The girls said, examining their boyfriends.
"Thanks," Yusei replied, while Jack remained silent.
"Are you guys ready?" Jack asked calmly/seriously. The girls nodded.
The guys did own cars, they just never used them. But tonight, it would just be better than riding on motorcycles. Jack, being the rich one, from being the past King of Games, owned his own limo and had a personal driver. But Aki wanted to go in Yusei's smaller, and blue car. Jack's limo, was of course, white. So the two couples would go in different cars.
As Yusei drove, Aki couldn't help but stare at him. Yusei noticed her stare, and shifted uncomfortably.
"Is something wrong?" He asked, looking in the rearview mirror. Aki shook her head.
"No. I was just thinking." She replied calmly, still watching him.
"Then why are you staring?" Yusei asked carefully. Stealing a glance at Aki.
"I was just thinking how lucky I am to have a boyfriend who saved the world, and saved me from my personal nightmare." Aki smiled softly. Yusei blinked.
"Really?" He asked, looking back at the road. Aki nodded.
"But what I'm still juggling, is why you would date a monster?" Aki said softly. There was a red light, and the car stopped. Yusei stared at his girlfriend, his mind roaring.
"Aki," He said seriously. "You're not a monster. Quit thinking that. You're beautiful, caring, loving, and wonderful. A monster is none of those things. And I didn't fall in love with who you used to be. I'm in love with who you ARE." He leaned over and kissed her gently, hoping to show her how much he really meant what he said. When he pulled away, there were tears in her eyes.
"Are you okay?" He said softly.
"Wha-?" She realized she was crying and wiped the tears away.
"Sorry, I just never get told that," She said. Yusei smiled kindly.
"I'll tell you everyday." He said. This time, Aki leaned over and kissed him. It was a really, really, long red light.
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Me: YEAH! I TOTALLY DID IT!
Jack: I can't believe you let me get shot.
Me: But you and Yusei got to beat up the demon!
Aki: I'm not mad anymore. Not only did everything work out, but you got me on a double date with Yusei! *squeals like a little girl*
Yusei: Not bad. So that's it? It's all over?
Me: Yeah. Everybody gets cookies… AND BROWNIES. :) Characters and reviewers, take your pick.
Divine: I'm a character, so I get some too.
Me: AH! JACK!
Jack: With pleasure. *smiles darkly*
Divine: (sweatdrop) I'll be over there, running for my life.
Me: Thank you all so much for standing by me during my story. Thanks to all of you, I was able to sharpen my writing skills, make friends with some people, and feel awesome about my writing. All of you are awesome, and I could be more grateful for all of you. Thank You. :)
Crow, Rua, and Ruka: Please review. And this will not be the last fanfiction Kemmeyz will write. Just so you all know. :D