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Akiza's Dark Past

"So start from the top. What do you want?" I asked the man. He was at the table and was gushing out in a buch of random stuff.

"I'm Akiza's father. You see, she's in a unconscious state where the doctors say she's suffering emotional trauma. She won't listen to her own parents. You see, the reason she is in such a state is because I was a horrible father."

"Tell us why." I said.

"It all started when I became senator. I became very busy. So busy, I forgot about what was important. I missed my little rose's birthday. Luckily, I got her a good deck, and I dueled her often so she wouldn't get upset. It worked for a while. Then, one day, we were dueling, I got an important call that required me to come to the office immediately. I tried to explain that, but how do explain it to a little girl? She got angry, and some force pushed me against a wall. A mark on her arm appeared. I couldn't understand my own little girl, and that scared me. So I pushed her away. I called my own daughter a monster! That was the night the Black Rose was created." With that he slammed his fists on and broke into a new wave of tears.

"I couldn't let her around other children. When she was older I sent her to Duel Academy, hoping they could control her powers. The only thing it did was make it worse. One night she ran home, and saw me and her mother through the window, enjoying our lives without her. I don't know how long she stood there, but I'll never forget the look on her face."

"Oh." I didn't want to rub salt into the wound, but that was pretty horrible parenting. The first four years of my life were my best, thanks to my parents.

"I don't want to be rude, but how does this relate to me?" Yusei asked.

"Jack thinks you can wake Akiza up. He thinks that your voice will wake her up. He says all you need to do is duel her again."

"Um, I'm not sure…"

"Yusei, if there's anything I've taught you, it's to help out your friends. And hey, maybe once you've one done that, you can take her out on a date." Martha laughed.

"I'm here to save the world, not date!" Yusei yelled. I laughed with Martha, though I took it seriously.

"Anyways, I'll duel her." Yusei agreed.

"I'm coming. If he's dueling an uncontrollable psychic duelist, well, you know."

"Thank you! Thank you!" He got us into the helicopter and we were at the hospital.

"Where's Akiza Izinski?" I asked the nurse.

"Oh, the traumatized girl? She's in room 561." We walked to the room and saw Akiza.

"Akiza it's me." Yusei wiped away one of her tears. She woke up quickly.

"Huh, where am-" She saw Senator Izinski.

"What are those strangers doing here?"

"Akiza-"

"If you want to straighten out what you did, forget it. I have a new family now! Sayer-" Akiza gasped as if she remembered something.

"My little rose." Ms. Izinski said.

"Akiza, listen to me! They know what they did, and they're sorry!"

"Sorry won't cut it. How would you like to be feared by your own family, then rejected! The only family I've ever had is gone! Sayer's dead, and if you haven't noticed, he was a father to me than that- that stranger ever was!"

"Akiza-"

"Save it Yusei. If you're trying to erase the past, don't bother. I've already forgotten about them."

"The only time I've gotten through to the real you is dueling, and if that's what it takes than okay."

"Duel? I thought you never were going to ask." A nasty edge had crept into Akiza's voice.

"Let's duel!"

"Yusei, I hope you know what you're doing. Dueling an angry psychic duelist might not be the best idea you've ever had."

"Well, he is a signer."

"Hero?"

"Yep."

"So, how?"

"Akiza's giving off some major energy. I felt like comforting you."

"So, please tell me how long you're going to be in my head."

"Most likely when my fuel source runs out."

"Cool. Um, Akiza's also a signer, if you haven't noticed."

"I have, and frankly I'm probably scared for Stardust, one of my brothers."

"Brothers?"

"Well, signer dragons are so entwined, we consider ourselves siblings. Ancient Fairy Dragon uses her signer to protect the duel monsters realm or whatever. She never mentions how the world of this realm also needs to be saved."

"Uh, so, are all duel monsters this annoying?"

"Ha ha. You know, I am in your head. We are entwined by fate. Be nice. Oh, and I think your brother is in trouble."

"I play-" My voice was drowned out by the wind and I couldn't raise my arm to play my trap. Akiza's energy stabilizer fell from her hair.

"Not good." I thought.

"Ya think?"

"Oh, shut up. You are much less annoying in battle."

"Dragons have feelings too."

"Can you talk to the other dragons?"

"Yeah, but I can't control her. She has to listen to Akiza!"

"Oh, right, you can read my thoughts."

"Akiza, I don't give up on my friends, so I'm not giving up on you!"

"I'm your friend?"

"Of course! With this mark, you're my friend, whether you like it, or not!"

"No! You're lying! It's all because of this mark. Without this mark, you wouldn't be talking to me!"

"No, maybe that mark has influenced your life. Maybe it has made a hard road for you. But it gave you friends too, and special abilities that no one else has."

"Deep stuff." Hero said.

"Yeah. Can the other dragons talk to their signer?"

"Yes, but we rarely do. We don't ever have nearly enough energy to form a connection. You're a special case. For some reason, I can draw ener-d from our duels and use it as power. You create a large amount of ener-d. So, I can talk to you. All the other dragons can't do that. Besides, we don't need to talk to them. We've formed a connection that no words could ever explain. No matter how stubborn my signer is, I can tell how you feel without you saying anything, and you can do the same."

"Thanks Hero."

"Stop! I don't want to do this anymore! You've already pushed me away don't come any closer!" Suddenly, a huge machine flew from the side of the room.

"Stop!" Akiza raised her hand and closed her fist. She was connecting with her powers, using them instead of unleashing them and letting them take over.

"I did it. I controlled my power."

"Yusei, End this duel."

"Okay, but only cause you asked me too." He attacked with Stardust and Akiza's life points dropped to zero.

"Akiza, get up." I offered my hand to her.

"What is it?"

"You are really strong. All that power is really good, and if you can use it, you could do great things. I could try to teach you to control it. Without that energy stabilizer." I said as I looked at the hairpin on the floor.

"Thanks. I'll take up the offer." She looked up at me with tears in her eyes.

"And hey, we need another signer. Could you help us defeat the Dark Signers?"

"Of course, Yusei."

"Nice job bro, but I think Martha won't be too happy." I smiled as his eyes widened.

"What?"

"She has to patch you up again."

"Oh, real funny." I cracked up laughing, while Yusei stared at me with a slight smile on his face.

"Akiza, I think we should get you to your home. For the first time in 15 years."

"Yeah." Jack and Yusei heaved Mr. Izinski on their shoulders and put him in his black limo. His cell phone rang. He didn't even look at it.

I had to put in that little Hero Dragon bit. I wanted to devolp his character, and I needed some good old Yugioh humor. If they removed the puns, the humor might actually amuse me. I'm watching Bleach right now. Good show, if you like anime, cowards and AWESOMENESS. It's a show about a guy who kills giant monsters with a sword. How cool is that? Well not kills, purifies but still. BYE