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Try to Remember

Chapter 2

A week passed. And nothing had come back. No memory and no more vague sensations. Akiza wasn't sure how much more she could take without kissing him and feeling him kiss her back. After sleeping in the same bed the first night after he lost his memory, the psychic just felt too awkward waking up next to someone who was essentially a stranger. She'd slept on the couch for the last five days, insisting that the now-amnesiac should sleep on a familiar surface. Especially because of his head; she'd looked over him the day after his accident and found that he didn't have a concussion, but there was still a large bump on his head.

The burgundy-haired woman hated the last few days, being unable to be close to the person she loved the most. She didn't have any more ideas to try to get his memory back. She'd taken him to the hospital to get his head examined, but nothing really seemed out of the ordinary. She hated feeling useless. And she hated having to hide her pregnancy from him. He had a right to find out, but with how his memory was, it wouldn't be the same.

Akiza had cried herself to sleep the last few nights. She didn't know how many more days she could take this.

The doctor was going over last minute wedding plans that she was thinking she'd have to postpone if Yusei didn't get his memory back soon. She wasn't in the mood to eat and her amnesiac of a husband-to-be was riding on his duel runner to see if anything came back with that. They'd gotten on the red duel runner from the research lab that day on the brown-eyed woman's way into work. She'd dropped him off, and he'd been riding around on the runner since then.

She looked from the front door to the clock. It was almost half past seven. The dark-haired man said he was going to try and come back to the apartment before eight. The psychic didn't mind though; she wasn't sure how much she wanted to spend time with her fiancé anyway with his condition. She sighed, pushing back from the table in the small dining room, not in the mood to deal with the plans she'd probably have to put off.

The psychic went over the photos and picked up one of the ones of her and Yusei. It was taken during her last birthday over at her parents' house. She and the dark-haired man were on the couch in the living room with her birthday cake and lit candles in front of them. His arm was around her and they both had wine glasses in their hands. They had taken a taxi to and from their apartments since they hadn't been living together yet and didn't want to take a chance of being too intoxicated to drive. That had only been a month or so before they moved in together.

She loved that photo.

Akiza snapped out of her reminiscence as she heard the apartment door open. She looked back at the dark-haired man. He still had that same look in his eyes that said he didn't remember.

"Akiza, I'm sorry," he apologized as he came over to her, taking off his helmet, "but I still don't remember anything."

She sighed, "It's not your fault, Yusei."

He also sighed and looked at the photograph, "We look happy."

"We were happy," she replied, putting the photo down and going to sit on the couch. He came over and sat next to her on the couch. The psychic sighed, "Yusei, I don't think I can take this much more."

The dark-haired man grabbed her hand, catching her attention, "Akiza."

"What is it?" She sighed.

He reached out and turned her face towards him in a very familiar manner, but he was probably just doing that because it was in his nature. He looked her deep in the eyes, "Akiza, over the last few days, you've spent time with me just to try and get my memory back. I'm not sure if my memory will come back at this point, though. But I still want to marry you."

"What?" She inquired, astonished at the proposition.

"I know it sounds crazy since I don't remember anything," he replied, taking both of her hands. "But if I learned to love you once then I can again. And I don't want to hurt you by having to postpone or cancel the wedding. I know it will be strange at first, but, Akiza, I want to make you happy like I used to, even if I can't remember. Please, Akiza, just let me try to make you happy."

The redhead shook. Even as an amnesiac, he was still sweet to her. She couldn't take it though. He was sweet, but he wasn't her Yusei. She wanted to marry the man she fell in love with when she was still a Signer. The psychic wanted the man who saved her from herself. She didn't want to bond herself to this amnesiac of a duelist. And she didn't want to have his child if he didn't even remember their night of passion or if he had to relearn the love they had a week ago.

Akiza didn't want to marry him like this.

"No," she whispered, looking down, tears beginning to form in her eyes.

He looked at her, surprised, "I thought you still wanted to get married."

"I do want to get married," she replied, looking at him tearfully, "but I don't want to marry you."

"What do you mean?" He asked, confused.

"Yusei, I don't want to marry you like this," she told him, wiping her tears before another stream of them came. "Yusei, I don't want to marry someone I hardly know! I don't want you. I want my Yusei. The Yusei who helped me break away from the Arcadia Movement and who taught me to turbo duel and who worried me to tears after I thought he died and who I almost confessed my love to before I went off to Germany. I want the Yusei who lifted and spun me around after he found out I was back and the one who can always make me smile and greets me with a kiss and who I love waking up next to and who…who…" She trembled and threw her arms around him, crying into his chest, "I just want my Yusei back!"

The cobalt-eyed man sat still as the burgundy-haired woman cried into him. This felt so familiar, but still no memory came back. It wasn't fair. Because of his actions and result of amnesia, she was suffering. Even though he still didn't remember how much he loved the psychic, he didn't like seeing her in this much pain. It wasn't fair to her. He wanted to learn to love her again, but both of them knew it wouldn't be the same as before. The dark-haired scientist really just wanted to make her happy, but he knew he couldn't with his being unable to remember the last sixteen years.

And especially not remember the last three years or the last four months.

Yusei looked sadly at her and wrapped his arms around the upset doctor, though he knew the gesture wouldn't mean as much. Even though he hated being unable to remember the last sixteen years, he hated being unable to help the psychic even more. The burgundy-haired woman didn't care that her fiancé didn't remember; she just needed to cry. But it wasn't making her feel any better because this wasn't the same as the other times she'd cried into the dark-haired man. She just wanted to forget the last week had ever happened.

She just wanted her fiancé back.

Akiza cried into him for almost half an hour straight, and he didn't move. He tried to comfort as best he could, like he normally did. This wasn't out of habit, though; this was just who he was. He just held her tight as she cried into his chest. He wished he could remember the other times he did, but when he tried there was nothing. So he just stayed still with his arms around her until she finally stopped crying. She pulled away from him and stood up, moving towards the bedroom.

"I'm not all that hungry, Yusei," she said quietly. "I think I'm just going to take a bath and go to bed if you don't mind."

He shook his head, "No, I don't."

"There's plenty to eat," she commented absently, almost to the bedroom.

"All right," he responded. He thought of something he could do for her, even if it was a small thing, "Akiza?"

She looked back, her eyes red and showing her pain, "Yes?"

"You take the bed," he told her. "I'll sleep on the couch tonight."

She smiled sadly, "Thank you."

Yusei watched as her as she shut the door to the bedroom and sighed. He hated this. Why did he have to lose his memory? Two weeks before he was supposed to become the burgundy-haired woman's husband? He couldn't do anything about it, either. He and his fiancée seemed to try everything to get his memory back over the last week. He didn't see any chance of his memory returning soon.

He looked over at where the redhead's laptop was open on the dining room table. To the left of it was another laptop that was his. The brown-eyed woman has shown him his laptop once earlier that week. Plus, it seemed familiar anyway. It also seemed logical it would be his. Few people had multiple laptops. The cobalt-eyed amnesiac got up and went over to it. He opened the computer and turned it on. He blinked a couple of times when the login screen came up, trying to remember the password. He tried "Stardust", but it came up incorrect. He thought a moment, trying to remember Akiza's dragon card.

The dark-haired man typed in "Black Rose". The computer logged in, loading his info up for him.

He maneuvered from file to file, looking for any info that could help with his amnesia. Most of the things he found were related to his work, few were concerning the wedding, and he had an entire folder full of photos of him and Akiza. Another full folder contained e-mails between him and the psychic, along with e-mails to others. Jack, Crow, and Kalin he remembered, but not so much Leo and Luna or a woman named Sherry LeBlanc. He looked through the files on the computer for almost an hour before he gave up on that helping him recover his memory.

The former Signer let out another sigh and stood up. He looked towards the bedroom. The light was off; he fiancée was asleep by now. He went into the bedroom and quietly went over to the bed. Akiza was sleeping peacefully on her side, though it was obvious she'd cried for a little bit, as tears were stained on her cheeks. She looked comfortable though. Yusei wished that he recalled how it felt to sleep next to her. He knelt down and reached out, touching her cheek lightly. She didn't stir; he leaned forward and placed a kiss on her forehead.

"I'm sorry," he whispered.

The cobalt-eyed man slowly exited the bedroom and made his way to the front door after grabbing his helmet. Even though he'd just gotten back to the apartment a couple of hours ago, he needed to clear his head again. Riding his duel runner could help him. Maybe he'd go to Martha and get her advice. He grabbed one of the sets of keys he'd come to know as his own and headed down to the garage.

He mounted his runner, which he was still trying to get used to calling his own, and took off from the apartment. He wandered through the streets, not driving to any one destination. He worked his way through the city before heading towards the Daedalus Bridge and Satellite. The dark-haired man drove silently towards his foster mother's orphanage. It was strange seeing Satellite fixed up as he made his way towards the place he grew up.

The Satellite he remembered had been so rundown and not a good place to live in. This Satellite was so much better. The buildings had been rebuilt or remodeled and there were new buildings. It looked like an entirely different place. If only he remembered his hand in rebuilding, since it was all because he, Jack, and Crow finishing the Daedalus Bridge. He sighed again, unable to recall the memories as he pulled into the place he grew up in.

He quietly got off his runner and made his way to the orphanage door. While it was late and the orphans would be asleep, Martha would probably still be up doing menial tasks like dishes or laundry. He saw a light in the dining room, indicating that his foster mother was probably cleaning. He lightly knocked on the old orphanage door and waited until his foster mother came and opened it.

She looked surprised to see him. It was obvious that time had passed by the way his adopted mother had aged. Her hair was graying a little more than it had been when he last remembered. There were a few more worry lines and wrinkles on her face as well. Her eyes were tired as well.

"Yusei, I wasn't expecting you," she told him.

"I know," he replied. "But I needed to talk to someone."

"What about Akiza? Is she too exhausted from work to talk to?" Martha inquired.

"It's about her."

"You're not getting cold feet are?" She asked.

"No," he shook his head. "It's just that she doesn't think she can marry me."

"Come in," she told him, guiding him into the dining room. "Did the two of you have a fight?"

"No," he repeated. "But apparently last week, I was in an accident. And I lost my memory. I don't remember anything from the last sixteen years. I needed to talk to someone I remembered. Both Jack and Crow are apparently on the pro circuit. And I know I can always come to you, Martha."

"How has Akiza been taking this?" She wondered.

Yusei sighed, "Not well. Nothing has come back. But I told her I could learn to love her again and that I'll still marry her, but she said she couldn't marry me because of the amnesia. Martha, I've tried everything to try and regain my memories. I don't know what to do."

His foster mother also sighed, "There's not much I can tell you, Yusei. But you have to be patient with Akiza. She's trying to adjust to you in this state and it's going to take more than a week. I know you're supposed to get married in a week. But if you haven't recovered your memories, it would probably be best if the two of you postponed the wedding until you recover or until you learn to love Akiza again, and she learns to love this new version of you. I can't really tell you much else, Yusei. I only know this has to be hard on you and Akiza."

The former Signer nodded numbly and sadly, "I understand."

Martha placed a hand on his shoulder and squeezed, "It's late, Yusei. You should go back to the apartment and try to get some sleep."

He nodded again as he stood, "All right." He stayed silent as she walked him out of the orphanage. He looked back at his foster parent, "Is there anything you think I can do for Akiza?"

She smiled at her, "Why don't you just do something sweet for her tomorrow? Make her breakfast in bed maybe. Or maybe buy some flowers for her. She loves red roses."

"Maybe I'll do that," he said. "Thanks, Martha."

"Anytime, Yusei," she told him. "I hope you can regain your memories soon."

"Thanks, Martha," he repeated. "I do, too."

The dark-haired man remounted his duel and took off again. He headed back towards the apartment unable to stop thinking about the psychic. She shouldn't have to deal with him the way she had been. The cobalt-eyed man thought she deserved better; he thought he would take up Martha's suggestion. He wondered if any flower shop was open this late and buy her red roses, like his foster mother suggestion. And he'd make her breakfast in bed. If only he remembered what she liked.

He thought back to the different photographs that he'd looked at over the week. His thoughts kept going to the one of him and her that the redhead had explained it had been at her parents' New Years Eve party. He had been standing under the chandelier with the psychic standing behind him, her chin over his left shoulder and her arms wrapped around his chest. He could almost feel her arms wrapped around him again. He closed his eyes, trying to remember the feeling of her arms around him and his around her.

His runner's wheel hitched over an uneven patch of ground, causing him to snap his eyes open. His runner wobbled, his front wheel starting to lock up. He couldn't regain control of his runner. The front wheel hitched on another piece of uneven highway, bucking him off. He went flying through the air several feet before he landed on the ground, hitting his shoulders as he rolled a few feet.

Yusei hit his head on the asphalt. He moaned at the pain in his skull. He lifted his head a little, his vision blurring. His head hit the pavement again as he fell completely unconscious.

AnimeKiwi369: Okay, that ending was probably rushed, but with all due respect, this part was difficult to write. I also have a confession. I have been getting a little side-tracked this last week when it comes to writing. I have been detained and re-fascinated by D. Gray-Man. My fangirlism for Lavi has been revived! And I'm very inspired to get my fanfiction with him going.

But that's off topic a bit. I have not lost my passion and spark for 5D's though, so do not fear! I may have some issues updating, since I am a Junior this year and, well, things are going to get hectic. Especially with, as I've mentioned before, my school play coming up at the end of September. And I still have to work on keeping a straight face during the last scene, which, for me, is extremely difficult. So wish me luck in that.

I'm not going to set a number of reviews, like I have in the past, though I may for "Second War". I don't know yet though. I'll try to have that updated before Friday. Or at the latest, Friday morning. I'll try to update this within a week or so or when I have the time.

I really don't have much else to discuss, so please be kind and please review! :]

Hope you enjoyed this chapter and are looking forward to the next! It should be an interesting and sweet chapter. See you all next update! :]