Welcome back to Legacy of the Star Princess. I seem to have missed that there was a typo in my last chapter when I said to tune in for episode 4. This is episode 3. Episode 4 will be the next chapter. Also, I might have made a Jack x Mina reference without realizing it. Sometimes I do that (do things without realizing it). And now, we will continue where we left off…

As the ground came up on her faster by the second, Sidney spun herself around and tried to reach out to a ledge. She grabbed on to the balcony of the second floor office, ten feet off the ground. Her body twisted a bit from the sudden jerk of finally being still in space, but she was glad to not be falling, if only for the moment. The only question now was what she should do next.

First, she tried climbing onto the balcony, but it was completely fenced off and too high for her to get over it. She sighed and started screaming for help again, hoping that someone might try to assist her.

"Please…someone…" Sidney began whimpering.

"Hey!" She heard a voice calling to her from right under her. Did she dare to look down? She did, and right underneath the panicking teen was the young man who had caught her attention and caused her to lose focus and fall in the first place. He was looking directly into her face now, and for some reason she felt relieved to see him.

"It's going to be ok. I'll catch you." He coaxed her reassuringly.

Thoughts started flooding into her mind. What would people think of her if they knew she nearly got killed for ogling some dude on the street? What would the doctors think? What if she hurt him?

"It's ok. Just let go." His voice was calm and confident, which comforted her. Her heart was racing and she felt her neck, shoulders, and arms began to sting like crazy. Suddenly, they started flashing bright red symbols. She immediately recognized them as symbols she had seen in her dreams. Sidney looked down to see the man had a solitary symbol of his own upon his forearm. She did not have time to wonder, only after could she ask of this was a coincidence or not.

Slowly, carefully, she let go of the railing. Sidney felt herself falling a little more gracefully than before. The ledge became more distant, and after a few seconds, she could feel someone's arms wrapping around her.

The two of them stumbled back into a shady patch of grass outside the hospital's entrance. The man landed on his back, with Sidney coming to rest on top of him. It was a moment before she could take it all in. He was still holding her when she understood what had just happened. She couldn't help but smile, as it was similar to her dream.

"I'm sorry, but could you get off of me?"

Sidney rolled off onto the grass next to him. She quickly got up to check on him. "I'm so sorry! I hope you're not injured!"

"My head hurts, but other than that I just feel a little stiff." He told her. Sidney helped him to his feet. She took a brief second to see the mark on his arm was gone, and her marks were gone, too. Feeling wonderful to be out of the mess, she gently squeezed him around the waist as her way of saying thanks.

"Gosh, if you want I can get the nurses to get you an icepack or something."

Just as she said that, a white-coated doctor came dashing out the door.

"Oh my god! Are you two ok?"

"I'm a little shaky, but I think this gentleman here might need an icepack."

The doctor examined the young man very closely, especially his face. His eyes widened in surprise.

"Hey, you're Yusei Fudo! I heard you beat Jack Atlas at the Fortune Cup yesterday! Congratulations." He reached out to shake his hand, but remembered himself and cleared his throat. Sidney looked down at her feet, clenching her fists nervously.

Apparently, there was a tournament in the past week and this man who saved her was the new Duel King, if he really did defeat Jack Atlas, who had been considered the best of the best… Her cheeks flushed. She felt so embarrassed that she just wanted to crawl into a corner and hide somewhere.

"I'll be happy to get you some ice… in the meantime, why don't we take you back to your room…ummmm…"

"My room is 507, on the fifth floor, sir." The doctor nodded and led them through the lobby to the elevator.

…

When they got to her room, Sidney immediately hopped onto her bed, and offered for Yusei to sit in the chair in front of her. He took the seat while he was waiting for the icepack.

Yusei winced as he rubbed his head.

"Well, you know who I am. What about you?"

"Oh…I'm Sidney….Sidney Clay-Jacques…I'm still sorry about what happened." The doctor returned and gave Yusei the icepack, which he put on his head, he went away again to fetch ibuprofen.

"You don't have to apologize, it was an accident."

Sidney smiled, but to her the whole thing was her fault. Still, it made her happy that she got to know who this guy was…at least…

The doctor returned with the ibuprofen. "Yusei, there are two kids who say they're friends of yours."

"What do they look like?"

"Twins… they both have aqua blue hair…golden eyes. But one wears their hair in a ponytail and has a blue outfit, and the other one has what looks like pigtails and has red on."

"That's Leo and Luna. Can I see them?"

"I'll go get them."

Sidney was curious. "Are they your little brother and sister, Yusei?"

"No…they're…friends of mine. I'm looking after them right now." Yusei went through his memories of having amnesia and first arriving in their apartment.

"Wow, that's really sweet of you."

Leo and Luna came running down the hall. "Yusei! Yusei! We were so worried about you!"

"Anyways, we're just glad you're ok. The doctor told us what he saw." Luna cocked her head to see Sidney lying in bed.

"Hi." Sidney greeted her. Luna waved to her cautiously.

"This is Sidney. Sidney, this is Luna and Leo." Yusei pointed to each one in that order. Leo also waved at her with a little restraint.

"It's ok. I don't bite." She reassured them.

"Luna was actually in the Fortune Cup with me."

"Really? Was it any fun for you, Luna?" Luna remembered that there was more about that tournament than just the duels.

"Well… kind of…"

"Hey Yusei, did you find Jack?" Leo asked.

"No. He apparently had just left when I got here." He said.

"It's funny. Why would Jack Atlas be at a hospital?"

"Attitude surgery, perhaps." Luna giggled.

"Actually, Jack Atlas was here to see me…" Sidney commented. Luna and Leo were flabbergasted to hear it. Yusei's face tightened into a look of concern.

"Do you know Jack?"

Sidney shook her head. "No, not really. I don't know why he was here, but apparently I was in an accident of some sort that left me in a coma…Mr. Goodwin was the one who had me admitted."

"Goodwin, huh? That can't be good."

"Why's that, Yusei?"

"Goodwin never helps anyone unless he's got something up his sleeve. Just be careful, ok?" Yusei touched her shoulder, thinking about the marks he had seen earlier there. Was she a signer? Is that why Goodwin helped her…or did Goodwin somehow cause the accident?

"We'll be back, Yusei." Leo and Luna were leaving.

"That's ok, I'm coming too. Just give me a few minutes." They agreed to meet him in the lobby. Sidney wondered what he was thinking.

"Sidney…if you don't mind, has this happened to you before?"

"You mean falling out a window? I'm usually not that clumsy!" She defended herself, feeling a tad guilty.

"No, I mean the marks. The ones I saw right before you let go of the railing."

She should have known he had noticed him. After all, they were pretty plain to see. She folded her arms, feeling uncomfortable.

"I…this is the first time that's ever happened…that I know off. What about you? You had a mark on your arm." She discounted the dream she had of the Crimson Dragon drawing the marks into her skin.

"Ok, I need you to listen. I think whatever Goodwin wants with you, it has to do with those marks. I know it sounds crazy, but that's what that whole Fortune Cup tournament was about." He explained to her as best she could.

"You're kidding me, right?"

"I wish I was."

Sidney thought for a moment. "So, what do the marks mean?"

Yusei could hear someone coming down the hall.

"It's kind of complicated. But I promise I'll explain it to you sometime. Ok?"

Sidney nodded. She then looked at him hopefully. "Does that mean we'll see each other again soon, Yusei?"

Yusei scribbled something on a piece of paper on the desk and handed it to her. She slipped it into the pocket of her gown.

"It's how you can contact me. Don't let Goodwin see it." He bid her farewell and started down the right hallway. She looked at the paper, which had his Duel Runner's contact code on it, and put it back.

Coming down the left hall was Goodwin himself. He saw Yusei leaving. Yusei turned around to see him, giving him a warning expression. Goodwin brushed it off, feeling Yusei was not a threat in this situation. By his side was an elderly woman with her gray hair in a bun wearing a light blue suit. They came to the room, surprised to see that she was not only fully awake, but alert as well.

"Good…Afternoon, Director." She said, peering quickly at the clock to check the time. The elderly woman greeted Sidney.

"Sidney, my name is Chi Nishida. I'm the coordinator of New Domino City's Social Services Department." To Sidney, this could only mean one thing: Foster Parents. She had been on the waiting list since her father had passed away, and now the news of where her new home would be until she was of age was here.

"Mr. Goodwin has generously offered to welcome you into his home as his Foster Daughter until you are old enough to live on your own. Congratulations."

Sidney wanted to pound her head on the floor. Was this what Yusei meant when he said Goodwin had something up his sleeve? Sidney hoped this was the worst he was talking about. Sure, it was known but a lot of people that Goodwin was a shady character, but it couldn't get any worse, right?

"Anyways, we've sent people to retrieve your things so you can move into your new living space tonight."

Guess what. It just did. Sidney decided it would be best not to hope that thing's couldn't get worse, because apparently Murphy's Law applied to her right now: If it can go wrong, IT WILL.

"It's an honor…Mr.…Goodwin."

Goodwin nodded, smiling with what resembled malice. To Sidney, malice wasn't the right word. It was something else… However, for now, she just have to worry about adjusting herself to a new home and finding a way to meet up with Yusei without Goodwin knowing about it.

…

In the meantime, Jack had been through three interviews already and still had more to go. The worst part for him was that most of the questions focused on his loss at the Fortune Cup the other day. This made him enraged, but he had to keep his cool in public. He was leaving the set of New Domino's Morning Talk show, when Lazar showed up, with an evil grin on his face. Mina was not too far, sitting in a chair backstage, looking nervous.

"What do you want, Lazar?"

Lazar chuckled. "I thought you just might like to know that our Sidney had a visitor this morning after you left."

"Why would I care? I assume she has friends."

"You would care if that friend happened to be Yusei." He smirked.

"What was he doing there?"

"Looking for you. But, I got word from the Doctors that Sidney had fallen out the window and that Yusei came to her rescue. Sounds kind of romantic, like a fairytale don't you think?"

Jack scoffed. "It's probably nothing. Besides, why should I be concerned about something like that?"

Lazar eyes wandered from side to side. "It's been my observation that you are quite taken with Miss Clay-Jacques."

Jack's face starting turning red from rage. "That's not your business, Lazar."

"I heard Sidney reacted very positively towards Yusei. One nurse even suggested it was her daydreaming when she saw him that caused her to fall in the first place... Let's just say you may have him as competition in more than just dueling now, I'm afraid."

"Shut up, Lazar. You don't know anything." He growled at him.

Lazar delighted in seeing Jack so worked up. "Alright. I'm just telling you what my thoughts are on the subject. Oh, and by the way, you'll be seeing a lot more of her now that Goodwin has taken her in as a Foster Daughter. Try to use your time with her wisely."

He walked away casually, leaving Jack frustrated. Mina sighed, wishing Lazar wasn't so cruel to people, but then again it was what she came to expect from him.

How dare he …I… there is something about her…I desire her…I feel like I must have her…

To be continued in episode 4. Will Yusei and Sidney ever meet again? When are we going to get some action in here? And, we still don't know what kind of powers Sidney has! However, her powers will be beginning to be revealed soon, so stay tuned!

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