Back! Sorry this took sooo long; I've head mega writers block, so apologies for this chapter.

Jaden nuzzled the pillow in his sleep. The cover had been kicked off during the night and his hair stuck up in all directions. Yubel smiled and Pharaoh scratched at the door to get someone's attention; Yusei opened the door and the cat shot past him.

"I see he slept well."

"He always does."

The Duel King gazed around and looked back to Yubel. "Banner?"

"He has to follow Pharaoh." She smirked and reached down to gently shake the Slifer boy. "Jaden, it's time to wake up."

The boy groaned, yawned and rolled onto his back. Yusei chuckled. "Crow's making breakfast."

Jaden shot upright. "Breakfast?" He blinked the sleep from his eyes and turned his head, jaw slackening at the sight before him. "YUSEI!" He leapt off the bed. Yusei's back hit the wall and the Slifer Duellist hung from his neck; he was used to being jumped on by Rua, but Jaden was a little...heavier.

"I'm glad you're ok." He gently pulled Jaden's arms from him. "You had me worried when you collapsed."

Chocolate brown eyes blinked up at him. "Well...I don't really remember much..." He stepped back and his brow furrowed.

Yusei placed his hand on Jaden's shoulder. "It'll come back to you. Now let's get some breakfast."

A grin leapt to Jaden's face and the smaller boy followed Yusei to the kitchen. Jack's feet were propped up on the table and Crow stood by the stove while growling at Jack to put his feet down. "Morning!" Jaden greeted.

Crow smiled back. "Morning, pal. Sleep well?"

"Sure did. I heard there was breakfast."

"Bacon and eggs!" Crow grinned and dished out Yusei's and Jaden's share. "Jack doesn't get any because he's an egoistical prick."

Jack slammed his fist onto the table. "You can't do that!"

"Then put your damn feet down! We don't need sweaty boot foot smell at the table!"

Jack complied while grumbling about his feet not smelling and Jaden chuckled around a mouthful of eggs; the former King shot him a glare. Yusei sighed. "Jack, he's a guest..."

"No guest of mine!" he grunted.

Jaden swallowed and leaned over to Yusei. "He doesn't like me much, does he?" he whispered and Yusei gave him a soft smile.

"Jack's difficult at first, but he's not a bad person." He felt a heated glare on him and sighed again. "You know what I mean, Jack."

Jack slammed his hand down on the table as he stood and marched out of the kitchen; three pairs of eyes watched him go and Crow frowned. "Guess he doesn't want breakfast then."

"I'll have his!" Jaden threw his hand into the air with a wide grin and then looked to Yusei. "That's ok, right?"

A small smile graced his lips. "Sure, if you're that hungry."

Jaden grinned again when Crow dished out another helping and stuffed three slices of bacon into his mouth at once. Crow did the same, but only managed two. "I'm to'lly la'e fo' wo'k," he managed without choking and waved over his shoulder. "Mye!"

The Slifer swallowed quickly. "Bye, thanks for breakfast!" he called after him and looked down as Pharaoh pawed at his leg. "Hungry too, buddy?" He teased the feline briefly with a slice of bacon and then dropped it to the floor.

Yusei watched the whole thing with his chin in his hand; he was surprised how calm the boy was despite being in a different timeline and a long way from home. "Jaden, what do you remember?"

Brown eyes rose to the ceiling as he thought back. "Umm, I think...I remember a woman...with long hair." He rubbed his cheek with the back of his hand. "Soft hands too; but I don't recall what she said to me, sorry." He suddenly grinned. "What are you doing today? Could we duel? I'd love to face Stardust Dragon!"

The sudden change of subject caught Yusei off guard. "I'm making adjustments to my D-Wheeler today; however, we can duel a bit later."

"Your bike? Can I help in anyway?"

The Duel King thought about it for a minute; he would need someone to rev the engine while he watched the data on the computer. He nodded. "I think I have a job you can manage."

The rest of the breakfast was gone in one, huge gulp and Jaden leapt to his feet. "Alright! The sooner we get to it, the sooner we get to duel!"

Xxx

After a really long explanation of what Yusei was testing, which the Slifer didn't quite understand, Jaden found himself sat on the bike and tried to listen carefully to what Yusei was telling him.

"This is your gearshift and this here is the throttle; twist it gently and run up the gears when I give you the signal."

Jaden wiggled his foot on the gearshift and nodded. "But...er...the bike won't move, right?"

"It won't," he promised and started the engine. Jaden gave the throttle a gentle twists and the bike roared.

"This is cool!" His eyes danced over the screen. Most of the things he could see were obvious to him; but what were the pebble shaped things? "Yusei, what does this bit do?"

The dark haired boy craned his neck from his position on the floor to look then concentrated on the screen again. "It's for speed counters."

"Speed counters?" He stared at the shapes and poked one with his finger, leaving a fingerprint in the centre; his nose scrunched up. "How does it-?"

"Could you put it in first for me?"

"Oh, sure!" He nudged the lever with his foot.

"That looks good, now second."

A simple test like that shouldn't have taken them into the lunch hour, at least that's what Jaden thought; but between the repetitive tests and Yusei's adjustments, it wasn't until Aki and the Twins arrived did the Duel King realise the time.

"Yusei!" Rua rushed over to him and knelt down to see what he was doing. "What are you doing? Looks complicated."

"Then don't distract him," Ruka warned.

"Krreee!"

The blue haired girl turned her head to Kuribon with a questioning look and the ball of fur gestured to Jaden slumped over the dash of the bike, dosing as Winged Kuriboh floated above his head. "Winged Kuriboh?"

"What was that, Ruka?" Aki asked with a smile and the smaller girl shook her head. The psychic duellist glanced at Jaden. "Who's your friend, Yusei?"

Blue eyes looked from the screen, to Aki and then to Jaden. "Jaden. I've told you about him, remember?"

"The guy who duelled with you and Yugi!" Rua yelled and Ruka covered his mouth.

"Shh!"

"What's he doing in this time?" Aki asked and Yusei slowly rose to his feet.

"It's complicated," he told her and placed his hand on Jaden's shoulder. "Jaden, how about lunch?"

One brown eye opened and the Slifer sat up with a yawn. "Sorry, I didn't mean to fall asleep on you..." he blinked when he saw the two Kuriboh's together. "Hey buddy, who's your girlfriend?" If the brown puffball could change colour, it would have turned red from wingtip to toe; instead, it just screeched at the human. "Ok, I'm sorry! I was only messing, geez," he chuckled.

"You...see them?" Ruka asked and Jaden snapped his attention to her.

"Oh, hi. Yeah, I can see them; ain't it neat?" He grinned. "I'm Jaden."

"Ruka." She blushed.

"I'm Rua; so you have the same power as my sister, huh?" The elder Twin leapt up to him. "That's cool; I can't see them, so I'm glad someone else does, it'll make Ruka feel better about it." His grin matched Jaden's.

"This is Aki," Yusei announced. "The three of them attend Duel Academy together."

Brown orbs lit up. "You still have Duel Academy in the future! That's awesome!"

Aki smiled. "He's energetic," she chuckled.

Yubel appeared behind Jaden and Ruka leapt behind her Brother with a squeak. "The loud one reminds me of you, Jaden."

"You think?" He looked up at her and then back at the Twins, smiling at Ruka. "Don't mind Yubel, she only looks scary."

"Mrow." Pharaoh brushed between the Twins.

"And that's Pharaoh and Professor Banner," Jaden introduced them and watched Yusei pick his jacket up from the floor; he reached out and grabbed the marked arm, staring at it intently.

"Jaden?" Yusei watched him carefully. "You've seen the mark before – I showed it to you."

Jaden remembered Yusei showing him the mark; but there was something about it...something...He felt a twinge of pain in his head and released Yusei's arm. "You mentioned lunch?" He grinned.