Me: Ug, I know, I know, this chapter is so late, but hey! I have a new FanFic!

Friend: Not that I'm complaining. You need to broaden your horizens.

Me: Hey! There's not much difference between a video game and anime!

Friend: That's only because you chose the video games that are like anime! Except with way better animation . . . .

Me: But that's why Final Fantasy is so awesome!

Friend: Shut up and play your game!

Me: *mumble* You're just mad because I'm right . . . .

*Star*

We stayed at Yusei's apartment for four days. It was mostly because he didn't want me to move due to my injuries, but it was also because he was working on his Runner. Bruno came over a few times to help him out, and I enjoyed his company as well. You might think that it would be boring for your lover to be continually working on something and seemingly give you no attention, but to tell the truth I was intrigued by his work. I had never seen the workings of a machine before and it fascinated me.

My injuries weren't as bad as they looked and there were mostly healed in three days. I only stayed for a fourth day because Yusei was paranoid. Luna and Leo had come to visit one day and the next it was Jack and Crow. Aki-nee-chan came on the last day to bring us to Martha's. It was her that convinced Yusei to let me stretch my legs a bit and go outside. It was a nice day out too.

I chuckled as I thought about their argument. It was more like a mother scolding her child then an argument. But then again, Aki did like to try and be motherly. That was what I liked about her though, she reminded me of someone I knew a long time ago.

*Flashback*

"Yusei! Star! I came to visit!" yelled Aki as she simply came in through the front door. I looked up from the book I was reading and watched as she brought in a bag of what looked like groceries. "Aki!" I exclaimed as I jumped from my chair to give her a hug. It was awkward considering that she could only hug me back with one arm.

Yusei was so absorbed in assembling a part of his Runner that he didn't notice Aki-nee-chan's presence. That was, until she grabbed him by the ear. He didn't yell out but I could tell by the look on his face that he was in pain. I just stood there, a little unsure of what to do. "It's a little rude to ignore me, Yusei." She said as she let go of his ear.

Yusei gave her an annoyed look and then a sigh as he started rubbing the ear that had been pulled. "I was working on the engine. It seems to have taken most of the damage." Akiza raised an eyebrow at him.

"Oh? So, what about Star then? Have you been ignoring her?" She turned her head toward me but I looked to the side so that I wouldn't have to meet Aki's gaze. She was intimidating enough; I didn't want to have to deal with her when she's mad. Finally she gave out a sigh and turned back to Yusei, "Look, I know you're worried about her injuries but you can't keep her locked up here forever you know."

Yusei huffed before looking back to me. I smiled at him and waved as a joke before he began his argument, "They aren't fully healed yet. I just want to be sure . . . ." He bit his lip before running his fingers through his hair, messing it up a bit from its usual style. "I just want her to be safe. There are still two more Dark Signers out there." Aki's eyes widened at the new information.

"How can you be sure?" She asked, lowering her voice a little. I went into the kitchen so that they didn't think I was listening. "There were only three at the location you were at right?" She asked once I was out of the room. I didn't understand why they wanted to keep me from this information. It seemed pretty important for me to know.

"You forgot 'Misty'." I heard Yusei say, "We didn't find her, but Kiryu said she was there. He also said that they were talking about a 5th Dark Signer. It was as if they were waiting for whoever it was." There was a pause in his words before he continued. "I'm not sure what they want with Star, but they went through a lot of trouble just to kidnap her so how can we be sure that they've given up?"

I looked down at my hand as I played with my fingers. I didn't want to be a bother, but I wasn't a kid anymore. I was pretty sure I could take care of myself, but the idea of having people wanting to kidnap you scared me a little. I felt like a coward. "Even so, you can't have her living in fear." My ears perked up as I heard Aki's voice, "She needs the reassurance that everything is OK, which it is at the moment." There was a pause and then a blunt, slapping noise. I had to hold in my laughter as I knew Aki had just hit Yusei upside the head. "Yusei Fudo, she is not a child nor is she your property so let her GO OUTSIDE!"

I listened even more intensely as I tried to hear Yusei's comeback, knowing just how stubborn he was, "But, her injuries . . ." He said in an unsure voice. I covered my mouth with both my hands, trying to hold in the laughter. For once in his life, Yusei had lost at something.

"The fresh air will do her good. Now if you don't let her out I will kidnap her myself!" she snapped. I made a mental note never to make Aki angry.

*End Flashback*

I was so excited that we were going outside that I even dressed in the cloths that Aki-nee-chan gave me. (For some reason she only gave me dresses) It was a white one this time, a little weird against my gray hair but I liked it all the same. It had one sleeve, while it was strapless on the other side. The one sleeve was cut in half at the elbow so that it flowed with the dress. The dress itself strapped around my waist but the rest of it was flowing freely by my knees. There was no design on the dress, but the simplicity is what I liked about it.

It took an hour later than expected because Aki had insisted that she do my hair. I swear it was like she thought I was a doll or something. Half of my layers were pulled up and twisted so that it was a bun with a tail of hair. The bun was then pulled out slightly so that it looked more like a loop. My hair wasn't straightened like last time; instead Aki put some of this grape-smelling stuff in it to make it slightly curlier. She did leave me my bangs and some hair in front of my ears, to which I was grateful for.

I practically ran outside when Yusei opened the door for me. There was always Yusei's balcony to go on, but it wasn't quite the same as being on the ground. "Do you have to dress her up every time? Not that I'm complaining." I heard Yusei say to Aki as they walked behind me. I smiled and laughed as I turned around sharply, making my dress fly up at the motion.

"Aki just loves her new doll!" I said back, answering for her. I laughed as I saw Aki's face go bright red in embarrassment. I started walking backwards as I thought about it again. "Or maybe she just wants to dress up like that herself . . . ." That one was sincere, but for some reason it only made her even angrier.

"OK, you brat, how about we test that theory?" That was when I started running. I raced forward as I heard Aki's footstep's behind me. I could hear Yusei laughing behind me. I looked around for a way to escape, anyway. I grinned as I saw the trees.

I ran right up to the closest branch and jumped to grab hold. My hands wrapped themselves around the rough bark, allowing me to swing my legs so that I could flip onto the branch. My sore muscles protested against the exercise, but it worked. The next branch was low enough that I could just step on it and be just out of Aki's reach. Whew, safe.

*Akiza*

I ran after Star with whatever my legs could muster. She was a fast runner and it didn't even look like she was panting. She ran right to a tree before grabbing onto a branch. I slowed down a little. What is she doing? My eyes widened as I watched her swing herself onto the branch. Now this branch was about two feet taller than Star, so it was a wonder how she grabbed onto it in the first place but she looked like a gymnast when she swung around that branch.

I found myself stopping completely to marvel at whatever she had done to do that. That was not natural. Not in any shape or form was that natural. I could only guess that it came with her being Stardust Dragon, but even then it seemed far-fetched. The only way for her to be able to do that was if she was trained to do it.

"Aki, what's wrong?" Yusei had finally caught up as he came up behind me. I watched as his head turned from side to side. "Where's Star?" I tried to open my mouth to explain what happened, but no sound came out. In the end I just simply pointed at the tree. Star was now laying on the branch in boredom. She looked like a cat as she rested on her stomach on the bark and her head on her hand.

Yusei eyes widened themselves as he saw Star. Then he began examining the tree in order to find some way for her to have climbed so quickly. There was none. There was a pause as Star looked at Yusei and then to me. "Star?" Yusei asked calmly as he held out his arms, "Come down?" He didn't demand it, which surprised me. She sat herself up before jumping down into Yusei's arms. He stumbled a little but caught her anyway. I shook my head at the scene before turning around to give them some kind of privacy.

We walked in silence to Martha's. I knew Yusei was surprised about the whole thing, but he also didn't want to scare Star. It was strange. Star was such a complicated person, she was tough and never cried when she was in pain, but when it came to other's pain she cried like a baby. She was also gentle and unbelievably stern at times. She was strong and weak at the same times. It was a strange combination.

I knew this ordeal would change some things about what we knew about her and I knew Yusei would want every detail about what had just happened, but for now I was fine with seeing her laugh as we walked to Martha's.

Me: Hehehe

Different Friend: You know, I never pictured you as the 'evil-type'

Me: That's because you've only known me in real life!

Different Friend: Haha, yeah that's probably why . . .

Me: Why do you always agree with me?

Different friend: Because you're often right

Me: . . . .I love you . . .

Different Friend: What?

Me: NOTHING!

Friend: Stop talking to your imaginary friend and get your ass over here!

Me: . . . yes . . . .