Chapter Three
"Looking for this Yusei Fudo?" Came a voice from behind, turning around Yusei came face to face with the detective from the previous night, "You're under arrest!"
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As they walked down into the parking lot, the detective took out a pair of handcuffs. The detective had let him walk freely out of school, but on the condition that he would be cuffed when they reached the detective's car. Yusei held out his hands in front, but the detective shook his head and signalled him to turn around.
"Oh no...I'm not going to make this easy for you to escape a second time." Jack said as he cuffed Yusei's hands behind his back.
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They had been driving in the car for about 20 minutes, Jack looked at the thief next to him, he was looking out the window and he hadn't said a word to him at all!
"Do you have any family we can inform of your arrest?" asked Jack, he didn't like the silence and he wanted to know more about the thief, sure, he knew the basic facts about him. He thought back to when the computer had given him the details on the thief:
Name: Yusei Fudo
Age: 18 yrs
Education: Satellite College (still attending)
Parents: Dr. Fudo (Deceased)
Mrs. Fudo (Deceased)
Any Further Information is Classified
Jack looked to the road and started to break, there was a road block in the road. He came to a stop and rolled down the window as a man came to the window. Jack immediately recognised him as the previous detective in charge of capturing the thief for the first two heists, but had been demoted because of his failures. His name was Trudge.
"Sorry Sir, the road is closed off from the storm that's coming in." Trudge said before he realised who it was.
"I don't care...You know who I am, so let me through!" Jack almost shouted.
"Sorry Detective Atlas, but it'll be dangerous, no one is allowed through until tomorrow morning...orders from Godwin himself." Jack growled at this, where was he supposed to go for the night? "There's a motel about two miles back where you can stay, I'll call ahead and tell them you're coming." Said Trudge, hopefully getting cosy with him will help me get my detectives badge back thought Trudge.
"You do that and while you're at it call Godwin and tell him I have the thief in my custody!" Ordered Jack, it was then that Trudge noticed the other the other person in the car. He had a seat belt on, but it was obvious he hadn't put it on himself as his hands were cuffed behind his back, he was also looking out the window but Trudge could see his eyes. They held a look of defeat!
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Jack turned his car around and departed for the motel. "I think this is the turning for the motel." Came a voice next to Jack, this surprised Jack as this was the first time the thief had spoken to him at all.
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They got a room fairly quickly, the detective had gone into the reception area to get the keys, but had left Yusei alone in the car. Yusei thought about what the detective had said before leaving for the motel. What does Godwin want with me?
Yusei didn't think of an answer because at that moment the detective entered the car again.
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They arrived outside the room they were going to be staying in for the night. Jack reached over and unclipped the seat belt for the thief before getting out of the car. Jack rounded the car and opened the door for the thief, reluctantly, the thief got out of the car.
When they entered the room, Jack looked around the room; he was looking for something to tether the thief to so that he couldn't escape. He eventually decided to use the radiator opposite the bed. He had been lenient and uncuffed one of his hands and used the free cuff to cuff him to the radiator, even though he could have used the spare pair in his pocket. However, Jack made sure that the thief couldn't pick the locks by moving everything out of his reach.
Yusei watched as the detective sat on the bed watching him. "Why did you become a thief?" asked Jack. The sudden question caught Yusei off guard.
"What?"
"You heard me thief!" said Jack angrily.
Yusei stared for a moment, "First off, my name is Yusei, but you already knew that. So call me by my name or I won't talk. Second if I'm gonna answer your questions, then you have to answer mine."
"Fine...so answer my question!" Barked Jack, he was getting impatient with the thief, first he had humiliated him and now he was ordering him about, especially since he was in no condition to.
"Alright...I didn't become a thief overnight...my family...they were born into it, but I didn't want to be thief at first...but then my parents died. At first everything was fine, I no longer had to train to be a thief...but then the inheritance my parents left me was used up on everything I needed, so a friend...I'm not saying who, helped me and I became a thief. Everything I stole I used to get by in life and the rest of the money went to the orphanages in Satellite. Does that answer your question?" said Yusei.
Jack looked at the boy before him, all his life he had been the same, only his father wanted him in law enforcement. They both had similar pasts, yet different at the same time. "Yes...that does...now what is your question?" Jack looked at the thief. "Don't tell me you forgot your own deal, I ask you a question and then you ask me one!"
"I know my own deal, I'm just wondering what to ask." Said Yusei, after a while Yusei finally turned to Jack. "What's your name?"
"WHAT...you mean you wasted all that time and all you can come up with is `what's your name'?"
"You know mine, so I want to know yours." Countered Yusei
"Fine...its Jack...Jack Atlas." He grumbled angrily, but as he looked at the thief all his anger dissipated, even though he was a thief he was really rather handsome, thought Jack. Jack shook head of those thoughts, he couldn't get involved. "Okay my turn...Have you sold those statues you stole?"
Yusei looked to the detective for moment; he was debating whether or not to tell the truth, if he told the truth, then the detective would take them back. He stared at the detective for a long time before decided that he could trust the detective. "No...I didn't sell them...they're in my apartment. Said Yusei truthfully. "Why does Godwin want me?"
"Wish I knew...all I know is that he wanted you alive...My turn, did you feel anything in that kiss?" Jack watched the thief and saw that he was blushing. "You're cute when you blush." Jack quickly put his hands over his mouth; he hadn't meant to say that...not aloud anyway.
"Thanks. You are too! And to answer your question...at first it was to distract you, but then I couldn't stop thinking about it, I'm sorry if I made you feel bad and I have a request rather than a question for you."
"What is it you want me to do...if it's anything illegal then forget it!" said Jack as he watched the thief use his free hand to reached under his T-shirt, he pulled out a small chain with a key attached.
"It's nothing like that. I just want you to look after this...my father gave it to me...he said that this key would one day save the world, he also said that it wasn't the only key. He told me to hide it if I ever was found, but I trust you, so can you look after it for me. It's really important to me!" Jack looked to the thief as the thief held out the chain.
"Are you sure...I'm mean it is from your father and I know that he died." When Jack saw the thief nod, he finally accepted the chain. Placing it around his own neck and under his shirt.
They had said all they needed to say, so Jack decided that he was going to go to bed, giving a blanket to the thief, Jack climbed into the bed.
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It was an hour after Jack fell asleep, that he woke up. It was very cold even with the blanket and his clothes on. It was then that he realised that the thief had an even thinner blanket than him.
Jack moved to the end of the bed, he saw that the thief was shivering. Sighing he walked over to the thief and slowly shook him awake, the thief opened his eyes. "C'mon it's cold; you can stay with me in the bed." Jack uncuffed the thief's wrist and led him over to the bed.
When they were both comfortable and warm, they both were asleep in a matter of minutes. Unfortunately if they had been more alert, they would have noticed the figure at the window watching them.
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When the intruder was sure that both of them were asleep, he crept into the room using the keys that he had stolen from the reception. As he neared the bed, the intruder made sure to keep quiet.
The intruder noticed that the thief was on the outside of the bed, this was good for him. Slowly he picked up the thief and placed him gently on the floor, he tied Yusei hands together. Finally after making sure that the thief was secure, he placed a hand over the thief's mouth and nose, he woke instantly. After a bit of a struggle the hand moved away from his nose allowing him to breathe, but the hand remained around his mouth.
"Be quiet and do as I say, or your friend over there will be in bigger trouble than you. Nod if you understand." Ordered the voice of the intruder. Yusei didn't know what to do, he could try to escape now, but that would leave the detective at the mercy of the intruder, reluctantly Yusei nodded. "Good, now we're gonna leave the room as quietly as possible." As they left the room Yusei realised who the intruder was...It was Trudge!
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Sorry it took so long to get this chapter up...as I said I couldn't do it on the library comps cos you only get an hour on them and I had to do it on a friend's computer!!!
So what do you all think and be honest!!!