Here's Chapter Six! I listened to music to help me get an idea for this. Avril Lavinge: Fall for you, and Aly&Aj: Protect Me where the two major ones that really helped my inspiration. As always, please read and review!
Chapter Six
Aki's POV
I felt like I was floating on a cloud. My head kept spinning, yelling at me to get a grip. But I didn't want to. Because for the first time, I , Akiza Izinski, was feeling butterflies around a guy. I kept playing last night in my head over and over. How close he was to me. I honestly thought he was about to kiss me. But instead, all I got was a hug. But it was worth it. The feeling of our heartbeats mixing together, and his arms wrapped so protectively around me, I felt completely safe, I-
I shook my head. What kind of thoughts were these. Yusei Fudo was not my type, and I wasn't his. This wasn't like me at all. School. That's what I needed. Some good old fashioned numbers…and maybe if I saw the real Yusei, I wouldn't have such lustful fantasy's about him.
I didn't have much time to look for him. As soon as I arrived, Mandy pounced on me.
"I heard you rode off with Yusei Fudo last night and you two…" she blushed. "You know, did the nasty because of a bet he made."
I grinned. I couldn't help it.
"Mandy, you shouldn't believe everything you hear." I told her, glancing at the bulletin. "Or read." I said. There was a new post on it. Akiza Izinski: Daddy's Little Girl? And then there was a picture of some busty girl, who so obviously wasn't me, with nothing on. Someone had photo shopped my face on it. I ripped it down.
Mandy put her hand on my arm. "Akiza."
I shook my head. "Don't. It doesn't matter."
"There's more on the lockers and in the bathrooms."
Great. That made me feel so much better.
"Mandy, I just need to be alone for awhile."
She looked at me with surprise.
"So, you did do it with Yusei. Akiza! He's not one of us! He's in a gang, and he's from the Satellite!"
"It shouldn't matter where you come from! And just so you know, I didn't do it with him. For God's sake, Mandy, he only gave me a ride home! That was it! Nothing happened and nothing is going to happen between is." But you want something too. The little, nagging voice in my head said. Oh, shut it. I told it. I looked at Mandy. "I really do need to be myself now."
She nodded.
"Okay." She said, and waved. "Later, Akiza."
I sighed once I was alone, and looked at the picture in my hands. How could someone be so cruel and do this?
"Wow, Aki. That's some picture. Who took it?"
I jumped, crumpling the paper into a ball, my face red.
"Oh, um, hi, Yusei." I stammered, pushing my hair behind my ear. Why was this happening to me?
"Aki?" He said my name again, stepping closer. Much more close than a friend would.
"I don't know who made them. Help me take them down, will you?" I asked.
He nodded, all serious. Who knew? But I was grateful that his eyes didn't linger on the pictures or on me either. He acted like it was no big deal. We took them to the large metal trash bin and threw them in.
"You hungry?" Yusei asked suddenly.
I looked up at him, surprised. "What?"
"I asked if you were hungry."
"Well, I am a little."
"Come on." He started walking towards his D-Wheeler. I had to admit, I was a little excited about riding it, and being that close to him again.
"But…we would be ditching school."
"It's okay if you don't want to go. If you really want to hear all those rumors about you, then, sure by all means, go back. Me? I'm hungry." He handed the helmet to me. Darn him. I took it and put it on my head, settling myself in front of him again.
"Fine. Let's go." I said. He chuckled and pushed the acceleration. It felt the same was before. The adrenaline, the speed. I loved it. Being here, on the D-Wheeler with Yusei, it felt like I had done it all my life. "So, where are we going?" I asked.
"Old Henry's. Best milkshakes and burgers in the whole city."
Old Henry's. That was in the Satellite. But I didn't care. I was with Yusei.
My God, I had to stop thinking like that! What the crap was going on with me? Off limits! He was off limits!
The restaurant was small, but cozy. It was the type of place mom's took their kids too, and guys would take their dates. I looked at Yusei from the corner of my eye. Was this a date? Did it even count as one?
Yusei had no problem getting us seats. Everyone here knew him, and everybody loved him. Kids would run up and hug him and beg to be shown his deck and Mom's would kiss his cheek while deploring how thin he was. He was graceful about it, and charming. He belonged here. I felt myself relaxing as we took out seats. Yusei was a total different person here. He wasn't a dueler, or a gang member, he was just him. I never saw this part of him before, but I liked what I saw.
A grinning man, about mid thirties, came up to us.
"Yusei! How you've been, m'boy?"
Yusei grinned. "Doing well, Henry. How's the kids?"
"Still running around. What can I get you and your pretty lady friend?" He winked at me and I blushed.
"We'll have your finest chocolate milkshake and two burgers." He looked at me, and I nodded, agreeing. "Thanks, Henry." Yusei said.
"He seems friendly." I commented as we waited for our meal.
Yusei grinned. "He is. One of the nicest people you could meet. I'd watch out though, if I were you."
"Why?" I asked.
"He seems to like you." He said, pointing his finger at me. "He never calls me pretty."
We both laughed and I loved it. It felt natural. Watch it, Akiza. You're to close to falling for him. Don't do it! Don't do it!
"He's not really my type." I shrugged.
"Oh?" He raised an eyebrow, "You have a type?"
"Sure."
"What type is it?"
You. "Oh no," I laughed. "I don't tell people my type."
"Why not?"
Because that would be admitting that I'm falling for you. "Because, then, if they like you, they go out of their way to act like that and I can't stand it. I want people to be real with me."
He nodded.
"Okay. I'll take that. But I think there's more." Our food came then and I eagerly bit into it. Wow, it was good.
"More?" What do you mean?" I asked, chewing.
"I think you're afraid."
"Me? Afraid? Of what?"
"Letting people get close to you." He leaned forward on the table. "You're afraid they'll hurt you."
How quickly he understood me. Instead, I waved him off. "Think what you want, Yusei. I have a better conversation then that: this burger. It's the best one I've ever ate!"
Yusei smiled. "Glad you like it."
"I can't believe we're skipping school." I said.
"I can't believe you actually came with me."
I looked at him, smiling. "Guess it was your charm."
He grinned.
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