Godwin's Dragon Leash

Chapter Twelve

By Kellyq

Heavy rain drops covered the ground as fog rolled by. The residents stood outside the factory, watching some of the others put a tarp over the big hole in the roof. Yusei climbed the ladder and slowly made his way with the toolbox in his hand. The wind picked up and Yusei found himself falling back. The toolbox went flying in another direction. Yusei's shoulder hit the edge of the roof as he realized he was going to hit the ground next.

"Yusei!?"

Kiryu ran up and jumped into the air and caught the Signer in his arms. He landed gracefully on the ground as everyone ran up to see if Yusei was okay. The young Signer groaned in pain and opened his eyes to see that Kiryu had caught him, as everyone was asking him if he was alright.

"Thanks, Kiryu. I owe you one," Yusei said, smiling at his friend.

Kiryu smiled as well and helped Yusei stand. The Signer's legs gave out, and Jack stepped and caught his mate before he fell. Yusei groaned again, feeling his arm throb.

"You need to get that arm fixed right away!" Crow said, noticing that his friend's arm was dislocated.

Kiryu nodded his head in agreement. "I think I can handle things from here. You go get that arm looked at."

"Are you sure?" Yusei asked. Kiryu nodded his head.

"I'm coming with you!" Rally spoke up. He stared to make his way down the street. "Come on!"

Jack scooped Yusei in his arms and started to carry him.

Martha turned, and raised an eye brow when she saw Jack carrying in Yusei. "What happened?"

"He fell off the factory roof," Rally explained. Jack sat Yusei on the bed.

Martha gasped and stepped up. "I need for you to take your jacket and shirt off."

"Isn't that going to cause more damage to Yusei's arm?" Rally asked, concern laced in his voice.

Martha sighed. "If you can lift Yusei's shirt up, I might be able to see if he has any broken bones."

Jack helped Yusei pull part of his jacket off, and lift his shirt. A purple bruise was clearly shown. Jack and Rally winced at the site. Yusei hissed in pain when Martha started to poke around.

"Nothing seems to be broken," Martha informed, feeling for anything. "But your shoulder is dislocated. We'll have to pop it in place."

Before they could protest, Martha took hold of Yusei's injured shoulder and pushed it in. The young Signer yelped in pain as his shoulder was popped back into place. Yusei panted, feeling his body go numb. Martha walked out of the room and came back a few seconds later to hand Yusei a glass of water and Asprin. The young Signer popped the pill in his mouth and drank the water.

"You rest and let that arm heal," Martha advised. She turned walked out of the room.

Yusei woke up an hour later. He sat up and turned his head to see Kiryu sitting in a chair next to the bed.

"How are you feeling?" Kiryu asked.

"I'm fine. Did you guys get the tarp on the roof okay?" Yusei asked.

"Yep. Crow managed to take care of that," Kiryu answered.

Yusei nodded his head and watched his friend walk out. "Uhh ... Kiryu?" he turned to face Yusei. "There's something I want to ask you about." The blue-haired teen stepped up and sat back down. "We both have birthmarks, right? I'm a Signer which means that you're one too, right?"

A clever smirk made its way to Kiryu's lips. "That I am, Yusei. I didn't know that you were one until you showed me the mark on your arm."

"Martha!" came Crow's voice. The young red-head came in cradling Blackbird in his arms.

Yusei got out of the bed and made his way to his friends aid. "What happened?"

"Blackbird got bit by a spider! The same kind that bit you," he explained. Yusei's eyes widened.

Martha came in and told Crow to lay the dog on the table. She checked Blackbird out. Carly wasn't kidding when she said something had to be done about the flea bag, Kiryu thought with a smirk.

Martha shook her head. "I'm sorry my friend, but there's not much I can do."

Crow stared down at his faithful companion. Blackbird wagged his tail and looked at Crow as he reached out a paw for his master. Crow wrapped his arms around Blackbird and barred his face in the dogs shoulder, sobbing. Yusei rubbed Crow's back, in a reassuring gesture.

Kiryu watched for a moment. "I'm sure you can get get another dog."

The atmosphere turned cold. Crow pulled away, his face dark. "I'm sure." He scooped Blackbird in his arms and carried the lifeless animal out.

Half of Yusei's expression darkened. "That was a little crude - even for you. Crow loved that dog." He sidestepped Kiryu and followed his friend out.

To Be Continued ...