CHAP 2
(AN: Yo! Chap two! Tell me what you think please! 3)
That night Jack had trouble sleeping. He had gone down stairs and made himself a coffee, the caffeine no longer affected him considering the amount of the stuff he drank. He sat on the sofa and reflected on the days earlier events. Yusei was really depressed and he had no idea why which made it impossible for anyone to help him.
Jack knew Yusei had never been the cheeriest of kids but now even his rare smiles were faked. Then he noticed Yusei's phone was still on the arm of the sofa. Why had he been texting Kiryu so much? He thought as he picked up the gadget. Then it hit him. Yusei's text messages, surly they would have some clues right?
Yusei's inbox consisted only of texts from Kiryu, none from Aki not even any from Rua or Ruka. He knew the two were quite close back in the day but really? He moved to Yusei's sent box. Once again all to Kiryu. Jack opened the one at the top of the list. "Hey Bro… I need your help again. It's getting too much." He read it under his breath. Again? So Kiryu knew what was wrong with Yusei and was trying to help him out.
Jack switched back to the inbox to read Kiryu's reply. "Yusei… I think it's time you tell him the truth. This has been playing on your mind since before I even met you, I'm sure everyone can tell your down, it's about time you tell them why that is. He's your best friend he will be fine with it and you know if he's not I will be down there in a flash to sort him out." Was this about him or Crow? What could Yusei have been lying about since before Kiryu met him?
Yusei's next reply only confused Jack even more. "It's not that easy, if I was I would have told then long ago. Kiryu help, I need some sort of plan." What was Yusei's big secret? Jack continued to snoop through Yusei's texts.
"Here's a plan, you won't like it but hey, walk right up to the guy and be 'Hey Jack there is something I need to tell you.' That's all you have to do Yusei. Sorry but you spinelessness it getting on my nerves." Jacks curiosity peaked.
"You know as well as I do I not telling him up front like that it's impossible, not a word would leave my mouth. We need another plan."
"Fine, talk to crow first then."
"Also not gonna happen. Sure I admit talking to crow would be a lot easier but one of two things is sure to happen, he will shout it from the roof tops or he will be in that a bad state of shock he won't be able to even move for days. Two things I don't want to happen." What? It would be easier to talk to crow about his problems? This hurt Jacks feelings, not that he would admit it but it did, he thought he was Yusei closest friend hoom he could tell him anything.
He read through a number more messages which all consisted of plans which Yusei would find a reason not to go through with. However none of it gave Jack any clues as to why his friend was so down and finding it so hard to talk about it.
"Ahh! Yusei you're diving me mad and you're not even awake!" losing patience jack smacked his fit in to the sofa arm. "This next message better give me some idea of what's going on or I'm gonna snap!"
"Last choice. Leave the phone out down stairs in hope one of the two looks through it, if I remember how nosey they both are this should work. Our texts don't say anything to give too much away and if anything it will make then want to work out what's wrong with you even more and this time they might pick up on it. To be honest I think they are blind to not have noticed yet, especially Jack."
"Damn Kiryu! What's that meant to mean! Honestly!" with that Jack switched to Yusei's reply the last of the messages.
"I guess I have no choice do I? Fine. I hope this works. I'm going to bed, too much stress, I'll update you if anything happens."
Placing the phone down exactly where he found it, Jack finished off his coffee and headed back to his room.
"I need to find out what's wrong… ummm." He sat on the edge of his bed. And set his alarm to go off as 8:00, A lot earlier than normal. "If I get up early I might be able to take Yusei out, go shopping in the city. It might give me some clues and cheer him up a bit."
Then he climbed under the covers and finally managed to fall asleep, if not for very long.
A loud beeping sound woke Jack from his sleep. Which only felt like had only lasted ten minutes but in fact lasted four hours.
Jack gowned and turned the alarm off, as much as he just wanted to just roll over and go back to sleep he had to get up for Yusei.
