"Hold on tight, this is going to get rough." Yuesi said protectively. I fastened my grip around his waist even tighter. The duel runner bolted off, keeping up with the strange cloaked man dueling us.
The cloaked duelist, In a emotionless, eerie tone, said "Yuesi Fudo, do you even know what you are trying to protect?"
Huh? I'm not an item, nor do I need protecting.
Yuesi drew a card from his deck. "I am protecting a friend. That's all I need to know." He said calmly. Revving his duel runner he summoned speed warrior, set one card, and ended.
The duelist started laughing. It sounded so hallow, and lifeless. "That will be your downfall. I set five cards and end my turn."
After that it was hard to focus on the duel. My vision blurred and my head got dizzy. Going so fast on the duel runner didn't help matter either. I did pick up that the battle was one sided and Yuesi was losing. The cards the duelist were using overpowered Yuesi's strongest monster.
Ten minutes had passed and Yuesi was barely staying in the game. Suddenly my visor turned black and an image appeared. It was a guy with lavish icy blue eyes and slick raven black hair. "Nicole, I need you to fall of the duel runner when I say so. I don't have time to explain just trust me." The guy said. His voice was like honey, smooth and sweet. I didn't know why, but for some reason I trusted him.
We got up to a sharp corner and Yuesi was forced to slow down. The moment before he accelerated again, my visor showed the words "fall now!"
Swinging my leg across the side, I pushed my self off the duel runner. On impact I heard something crack, a bone possible. My body stung but it could be worse, just a few scratches and maybe a broken bone. Yuesi didn't seem to notice my sudden departure, which was probably for the best.
Bones aching, I stood up and dusted dirt off my pants. I jumped off a duel runner for a complete stranger, I was an idiot. What in the world was I thinking! I could have seriously hurt myself. Angry thoughts aside, I started walking towards the nearest building.
Being sensible I tried looking for a phone. The only problem, I couldn't find one or any open business. The place look dead, not a single soul stirred, no cars passed by, and no noise was heard. It was creepy to say the least.
After walking down a few streets lost, I heard the engine of a duel runner. Turning around to ask for help I saw it was the exact same design as my ride but in different colors. The duel runner stopped next to me. Taking off his helmet, I saw the same guy who was on the visor.
"Names Aryan. Sorry for making you jump off, I couldn't let you get into the part of town. Come on I'll give you a ride home" Aryan said offering his hand.
I took his hand and he pulled me onto his duel runner. As he started the duel runner I started to hold onto him, but quickly retracted my hands. I don't know him, I shouldn't upset my ride home.
I was nervous the whole ride. Eventually when Aryan figured this out, he grabbed my hand and put it around his waist. I was still nervous after that, but not scared of falling off. He didn't talk the whole ride, and I didn't bother him.
As we approached Yuesi's house Crow and Jack were standing outside. Aryan stopped the duel runner in front of them and helped me off. When I looked back to thank him he was already down the street out of sight.
When I took a step towards the house, my legs collapsed from under me. Thankfully Jack was quick to catch me. "Nicole are you alright?" Jack asked.
Crow, scanning me over, said "look at her, does she look alright?" Then pointed at my legs covered in blood. How did I not notice that.
Jack, slightly growling, said "shut up crow, just help me lift her inside."
The two of them carried my inside and laid me on a table in the garage. As they left and came back my leg stung more and more. A simple fall shouldn't have done that. Eventually while arguing the two managed to clean some of the wounds and bandage them.
"Where did you learn to do this?" I asked just out of pure curiously.
Crow shrugged, "some of the stuff we had to do landed us in the hospital for weeks. Just being careful now."
I nodded, indicating I understood. Some of those adventures had to have been extremely dangerous.
Calmly Jack said "so you left the two of us here. Went out to eat with Yuesi. Then returned here as if you were hit by a car. Care to explain?"
Trying not to sound stupid I said " some masked person forced Yuesi to duel and remotely activated speed world 2. I know Yuesi was losing the duel but I couldn't really focus. Then I fell off the duel runner during a tight turn." I was careful not to say someone told me to do it, might they think.
"And Yuesi?"
"I don't know." I said honestly upset with my self for not knowing. Quickly the two friend were off searching for Yuesi, leaving me behind. I was fortune for a piece of wood to be laying around the floor. Using it for a cane I hobbled my way up to the couch and plopped down. I had enough excitement for one day, I wanted this day to end.