*Yusei*

Morning had brought a whole new bundle of joys as I had woken up for the third time in my life and Star was in my arms. The sunlight was shining from the window and behind her back, making her hair had an angelic glow around it. Her face was peaceful as her breathing was even, but she kept muttering and smiling at something. I wonder what she's dreaming about? I thought to myself as I laced my fingers in her hair and brushed through it. "Yusei . . ." I heard her whisper in her sleep, making me hold her a little tighter.

It was such a relief that I could finally have her in my arms. I closed my eyes, reliving last night. Then something occurred to me. I came inside her, with no condom. I blinked, taking in this new information. It had never occurred to me to use protection. I wonder why? Wasn't it a common thing? To wear protection for sex. Then why couldn't I think of it?

Another thought came to me, one that explained my reasons for being so careless. I wanted to have children with her. Blood made it's way to my face as I had a picture in my mind. A family. Something that I had lacked almost my entire life. I wanted a family. Of course there were my friends, and Martha, but I wanted someone to where I could share a blood-connection with. My connection with Star was deeper than any blood, that I knew.

W-what are you thinking, Yusei? Your only eighteen and she can't be older than sixteen! It's far too early to be thinking about marriage, much less a family! My mind argued with me. It was the logical answer but I didn't want that. I wanted to dream about a future, even if it was hopeless one. "Yusei . . ." I heard Star say, at first I thought she was talking in her sleep, but when I looked she was staring at me with wide, gray-blue eyes.

"Yes, love?" I asked her, worried that she might be in pain from last night. She raised her hand to push away my bangs and trace my mark with her finger. "I've always wondered . . . ." she began, sadness embedded in her voice. "Why you have a tattoo in such a place. It seems to be a common thing too." I raised an eyebrow at her. So she doesn't remember what happened? I sighed, it was a painful memory for me but I felt obligated to answer.

"About seventeen years ago, there was a program going on somewhere around here. The program was trying to capture duel energy and use it to power the city, but there was only one problem." I shifted a bit, so that I could play with her hair as I talked. "The energy was unstable. Very much usable, but if one thing went wrong then it could destroy the whole city." A small gasp came through Star's lips as her eyes widened in shock. "My father was in charge of this program, and understood how dangerous it was. With this understanding, he wanted to end it, so that it could never have the possibility of hurting people again." I closed my eyes, trying to imagine my father. "One of the scientists believed that they should continue with the research, despite the danger and he betrayed my father, causing the machine to explode with energy. Killing many people, including both of my parents."

Stars hand on my cheek was trembling and I opened my eyes to see that she was biting her lip and trying not to cry. I grabbed her trembling hand and brought it to my lips in order to calm her down. "I was only a year old back then, I don't remember it." I said reassuringly. It seemed to calm her down to a point, but I still saw a tear glistening in her eye. "The explosion caused half the city to literally break away into the ocean. The larger half immediately got together in order to rebuild and renew. While the smaller half, where the explosion occurred, was left without many supplies and could barely get by." I leaned up a bit so that I could see her form a little better. "The larger half was known as Neo Domino City while the smaller half was known as the Satellite. After a few years, prejudice and discrimination was seen as the citizens of Neo Domino looked down at the people of the Satellite, this led to many citizens of the Satellite being arrested for simple things and then being marked with these." I tapped the yellow streak on my face. "This is a tracker so that Security knows where you are at all times. I was unlucky enough to be arrested."

Star twisted herself so that she was lying on my chest. I felt her smooth breast rub against me and twitched a bit but waited to see what she would do. "There's more to the story, isn't there?" she asked as she kissed me on the cheek and then to the lips. "Don't tell me yet." She said before turning to that she could get out of the bed. I grabbed her wrist, just as she was about to stand up.

She turned back and smiled at me before asking, "Can you cook?" I chucked a bit before sitting up, not letting go of her wrist. "Maybe . . ." I said in a low tone. I pulled her wrist gently so that she would lost her balance and fall into me. I wrapped my hands around her stomach and started kissing her neck. "It all depends on what you want." I finished as she started pouting at me.

Her features looked thoughtful for a minute before she grinned and said, "Ice cream!" I couldn't help but laugh. "Not for breakfast, but maybe after." She smiled a bit at that before I wrapped her in a sheet and picked her up, once again bridal style and carried her to the kitchen. This was going to be a fun meal.