Chapter Five is up! I got this idea for this chapter and the last from one of the episodes where Yusei was captured and Aki went to saved him. it was sweet and i came up with this. It was right before Aki said she wanted to be apart of the D-Wheelers.

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Chapter Five

Aki's POV

Yusei and I stopped at a red light.

"Having fun?" He asked.

I smiled happily at him. "This is the most fun I've had all month!"

He chuckled. "You must not get out much, then." I laughed too, enjoying the moment. "Crap." He suddenly said. "Aki, we're going to have to make a pit stop. I left something in…in the Satellite. Do you mind?"

I'll protect you. He had told me. And funnily enough, I believed him.

I shook my head. "No, I don't mind." I kept quiet the rest of the way, and Yusei didn't say much either. We were entering the Satellite now and nothing was as bright or cheery as it had been before. Everything was run down and dreary. It was almost like a permanent rain cloud hovered here. Yusei parked and got off.

"Aki," He began. "We can still turn back. You don't have to do this."

I got off; knocking myself over-so much for graceful-but Yusei caught me. My breath caught in my throat as time froze. Well, of course it really didn't, but it felt like it had to me. What was going on here? Why couldn't I breathe now? And why was my heart suddenly threatening to jump out of my chest?

"I want to." I finally answered, when my tongue would move again. He nodded and I followed beside him as he walked into the building. Everything was made of wood, and the rooms were almost bare.

"Yusei!" Two voices called out and I looked towards the noise. Two twins were rushing to Yusei and engulfing him in a tight hug. For a moment, I was jealous. I wanted to be the one he held that tightly, but I quickly shook that thought away. "You're back!" the twins cried. "We missed you!"

Yusei smiled. "It's only been a couple hours, you guys, but hey, I missed you too."

"Yusei." The one with a ponytail said, pulling on his sleeve. "Who's that?" They were looking at me. "She's pretty."

Yusei smiled and took my hand making my heart go crazy again. I tried to not think about it, but it was hard when it seemed that his hand fit perfectly in mine.

"Leo, Luna, this is Akiza. Say hi to her."

Both smiled. I was guessing Luna was the one with pigtails. She smiled. "Hi, Akiza." Then turned back to Yusei. "So, what does Mom think of your new girlfriend?"

Yusei dropped my hand as we both jumped. Yusei looked at lost for words. I smiled at the twins.

"Actually, we're just partners in Chemistry. Yusei is just giving me a ride home."

Luna smiled.

"Awh, that's so romantic!"

Leo rolled his eyes. "Girls."

I grinned, but stopped when a small, dark-haired woman entered the room.

"Mom!" the twins yelled, hugging her. The woman smiled kindly at them. This was Yusei's mother? They looked nothing alike. The woman went to Yusei and he kissed her cheek.

"I'll be back home soon. Just after I finish taking Akiza home. I'll be back in time for dinner, promise."

"Okay, dear." His mom looked at me, and smiled. "It's nice to meet you, Akiza. Feel free to come over whenever you like.

I was startled "Um…thank you. It's nice to meet you too." I said, as Yusei took my hand and walked back to his D-wheeler.

Yusei's POV

I helped Aki back on the D-Wheeler.

"Your mom seems nice." She commented.

"She's not really my mom, you know." I told her. "My mom died when I was little."

"Oh, I'm so sorry, Yusei."

"It's okay. She takes in orphans so we don't end up living on the streets. Leo and Luna aren't my brother and sister, but I treat them like they are. They don't remember their mom, so we act like a family." I didn't know why I was telling her all of this. Maybe it was because she listened.

She grinned.

"I liked them."

I felt a wave of relied rush over me. "I think they liked you, too." She was acting normal, not at all that it mattered she was in the Satellite, let alone with someone like me. I had often been put down because of where I came from, but Akiza didn't seem to care. This girl was making it hard for me to think. And that was a dangerous way of thinking. People like us just didn't get together.

Thoughts of being a pirate and stealing her away to my ship race across my mind. Although I'm not a pirate, and she's not my captured princess. We were just two teenage duelers who hated each other and got thrown together for a year. Okay, so I don't really hate her. And I don't think she really hates me now, either. And that scared the crap out of me.

It was all Jack's fault. My forehead creased as I remembered

Flashback

"Stupid stuck up." Jack commented after Akiza had dragged her friend away.

"Lay off, Jack. She could have gotten us into trouble with Iota."

"What? You got the hots for her, dude?"

"Me?" I snorted. "Hardly."

"You couldn't get her, Yusei. Girls like Akiza don't fall for trailer trash like us."

"She's different." I said, more to myself than to him. I remembered her sketches. No other girl I knew did art.

"Then how about a bet? You get with her and I do your chores for the Boss for a month. But if I win, I get your D-Wheeler."

"Make it two months and you have a deal."

End of flashback.

"What kind of idiot was I? How stupid could I get? Betting on this girl was just wrong. And now my D-Wheeler was on the line. And what was I supposed to do when I was dangerously close to really falling for her? She made me feel things I had never felt before.

"Yusei?" Aki whispered.

"Yeah?" I said back.

"What's it like?"

"What's what like?"

"Being in a gang. Why are you in it?"

I took a breath. This wasn't something she should want to hear. But she was asking, and I was starting to doubt that I could deny her anything.

"I'm in it, because my Dad was in it. It got passed down to me."

"Did you want to?"

" I did. Anything to be like Dad, you know? So I accepted, and became apart of it."

"Do you deal drugs?"

Wow, that's direct. I had to keep from chuckling at her. I shook my head even though she was facing front and couldn't see me. "No, I don't."

I could see her visibly relax.

"Could you get out of being in a gang?"

"It's dangerous to do. Once you're in, you're there to stay."

We reached her house. I helped her off and even walked to the door.

"Thanks for the ride. Who knew you had so much gentleman in you?" She teased.

I smiled. "It's all apart of my charm."

She laughed. "Right." Then she looked down, a faint blush appearing on her cheeks. "Well, good night, Yusei."

I tipped her chin up. She was blushing beet red.

"Good night, Aki." I leaned in closer to her until I could tell she was holding her breath. I was mere inched away from her lips and her eyes were half closed.

I quickly snatched her into a hug. I heard her gasp and knew she was surprised. Payback for her 'kiss' from earlier. Then, just as quickly, I let her go.

"Night, Aki." I said, hopping onto the D-Wheeler and speeding off.

ha! Another near kiss. This is way too much fun to write.

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