I'll put this part in omniscient POV.

Akiza seemed to hit things right away with the twins. Why wouldn't she? Leo and Luna were the kind of children that could get along with anyone. With time, they could view Akiza as a female role model, as long she doesn't reveal her exotic dancer past. While the male twin laughed things up with the former dancer, the small girl slipped away so she could ask a certain someone about a few bruises.

"Yusei, where are you?" Luna called out. "Ollie, Ollie, oxen free..."

"I'm down here," the guy answered back. He was putting a special polish that both treats bruises and hides them as well.

"What're you doing to your face?" the small girl wondered.

"Uh….Botox?" Yusei tried to lie. He saw Luna shaking her head in the mirror.

"You don't have much experience lying to people, do you?" she quizzed him with a raised eyebrow.

"All right, you caught me," her older brother figure admitted. "I got these bruises after being pummeled by Akiza's now former boss."

"What happened?" the small girl asked with a bit of concern in her voice.

"When I met Akiza, she wasn't….satisfied with her job at that time," Yusei sidestepped. "She told me she wanted to be a good duelist, but lacked the skills to be top-notch." He finished polishing his face, sat on the floor with his back to the wall, and had Luna sit next to him.

"How did she find you guys?" the female twin followed up.

"She arrived here during that late-night rainstorm not too long ago," the black-haired duelist explained.

"So that means Akiza's only been here two full days," Luna theorized.

"You're right on target," Yusei verified. "Anyway, her boss didn't it too well that Akiza just disappeared on him. He tracked her down, beat me up when I refused to tell where she was, and she beat him in a duel, with 50 life points left."

"Wow," Luna exclaimed. "She must've had her back against the wall."

"How do you and your brother find her? Is she someone you like?" the laser-marked former criminal asked.

"Well, she seems friendly enough," the female twin listed. "I think he and I will grow on her with time."

"That's all I ask," Yusei interjected, patting the small girl's shoulder. "She's gonna need all the support she can get from us." The older man helped his little female companion up off the floor and the two went to rejoin Crow, Akiza, and Leo in the kitchen. When they got up there, the two found the male twin sampling Crow and Akiza's newest creation with a few tortilla chips.

"So what do you think? Too overbearing, not overbearing, or just right?" the Blackwing wielder surveyed the boy.

"Well…." The pony-tailed boy mouthed between licking his lips. "I think this stuff needs some more kick. I mean, with a name like 'Stinging Rose,' you'd expect this stuff to put up a fight. It tastes good, I'll give you that."

"Since when does a 12 year old boy have food judging lingo?" the former dancer pondered.

"He…watches a lot of Food Network stuff," Luna stepped in. "It's one of his new favorite things now." Leo just shrugged at Crow and Akiza.

"I can be your taste monkey if you want," the boy offered, finishing off his last chip.

"Don't you mean test monkey?" Crow tried to clarify.

"No, I mean taste monkey," Leo emphasized. "You two might need someone to taste this sauce and rate it on heat." Akiza and Crow looked at each other and just went with it. For the time the boy and his sister were with Yusei and his friends, he added pointers on upping the sauce's bite and willingly volunteered his tongue to gauge the heat in each incarnation. After the boy managed to down an entire pizza, the "Stinging Rose" sauce had reached perfection on heat and taste.

"Well people, we did it," Crow announced, removing his goggles. "This sauce perfectly embodies everything about Akiza: it's sweet, but it can sting when you least expect it."

"I'll take Leo off your hands," the female twin interrupted. "We got school tomorrow. And it was nice meeting you, Akiza."

"Likewise," the former dancer agreed. The twins waved their goodbyes and they were off towards home. Crow started to clean up the materials and Akiza went to get ready for bed.


The clock read ten minutes past eleven. Crow had already called it a day, and Jack was probably bar-hopping or something. So that just left Yusei and Akiza as the only two still up. Yusei had just come down to say "good night" to her and he got to see something tantalizing. From atop the part of the stairs that looked down over the workshop floor, Yusei was looking down at the former dancer, shirt off, brushing her hair. He couldn't tell if she had a bra on or not, due to her long flowing hair covering almost half of her back.

"Now I can see why Slick wanted to get Akiza back so badly," Yusei thought to himself. "She is just…..wow." She re-donned her tight tank top and that was his cue to come down and see her.

"Hey you," the finely sculpted woman greeted Yusei. "I had a good time today with the twins and all. They're kinda like those kids in that Cat in the Hat movie."

"Well, that's one way to put it," Yusei chuckled at her comparison. "Now if we could only get Jack to get on your good side."

"I know," she sighed, taking a seat on the couch. "But I guess you can't blame him for being paranoid. Since you guys are working hard for this grand prix thing, he should be skeptical of me." Yusei took a seat next to her.

"Well, there could be a way that might get Jack to be a friend to you," the former Satellite suggested.

"What might that be?" she wondered.

"If I can convince him, you can duel him," Yusei surmised. "You can show him that you're not a spy as long as you hold your own against him. Akiza thought it over for a second and wrapped her arms around Yusei's neck.

"Sounds like a plan," she agreed.

"Well, sleep tight," Yusei said walking away and up the stairs.

"You too," she responded. "And Yusei? I know it was you watching me earlier. I hope you enjoyed the show." Her last statement was in sort of a seductive and inviting tone. But how did she know?

There you have it: Yusei suggests Jack should duel Akiza. Good idea? As for what he saw from Akiza, it was just a preview of what may happen for Yusei. If you want it to happen, just be patient. Review if you wish. One more note: with a suggestion from yours truly, Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL is now under "anime." If you don't believe me, see for yourself. Spread the word.