This might be my last chapter for a while as I might lose my internet pretty soon so to all those who are following and reading my story I hope you stick with me until I can get the full thing up and finished.
Chapter 26 the Return Home
The final day on the trip had ended with everyone waking up and getting their stuff together to head back home. Yusei and Jack were just finishing up in their rooms when the twins knocked at their door. Yusei then opened it to see them smiling.
"Hey you guys! We are leaving in two hours so we were just making sure you guys were up and ready to go soon." Leo said looking inside the room.
"We are almost ready to leave. Just have a few finishing touches to do. What about the girls, are they ready as well?" Jack asked zipping up his bags.
"We don't know actually. We haven't checked on them yet." Luna said behind Leo.
"Alright. Well we will be down in about ten minutes or so. So you two should grab some breakfast quickly before we leave. Jack and I plan to eat something before we head out" Yusei said grabbing his toothbrush and paste from the bathroom.
"Great idea Yusei! Wouldn't want to get on a plane with a empty stomach. Leo smiled quickly turning around.
"That's true. You would never be quiet then and you would never stop complaining about how hungry you are." Luna giggled while Jack snickered.
"You all just love teasing me don't you?" He pouted as he left the room.
"Of course. You are just the easiest to tease since you always make it so easy for us when you blurt out words without thinking." Jack smirked teasing Leo more.
"Well I'll go and check on the girls then while you guys can head downstairs to fetch yourselves something to eat. After we get everyone fed and ready we can proceed to head back home." Yusei said smiling.
"Alright then. Meet you downstairs Yusei." Jack said grabbing his bags.
"Later Yusei!" Luna and Leo said together leaving the room ahead of Jack. Jack then stopped and turned to Yusei.
"Oh, and Yusei. If you and Akiza end up with a kid after your little happy moment the other night, don't name it Leo or Luna." He grinned at Yusei who shot his head up like a bullet with a red face.
"How do you know that we-"
"I heard you leave that night while I was asleep. I also woke up an hour later and you were still gone. Doesn't take a genius even though I am one to know where you were last night." He grinned another big one.
"And what makes you think that just because we made love that she will get pregnant? We have protection for that you know." Yusei smirked back trying to throw Jack off the fact that he didn't use one that night.
"I know you didn't Yusei because when you came back to the room I clearly heard you whisper I hope she didn't get pregnant from that. I know she said she was safe but I just can't help but worry. After that you grabbed a drink and went to sleep. That's how I know spike head!" Jack smirked in triumph. Yusei gulped in defeat and realized that once again Jack had beaten him with his words. 'If only he could do this to his duelling skills. Then he truly would be a king of duelling.' Yusei thought sighing with his hand now on his forehead shaking himself.
"Well I guess you saw through me again Jack." Yusei sighed.
"I thought we had an agreement Yusei. You tell me everything between you guys and I keep my mouth shut about it all." Jack reminded him about their deal on the beach.
"I know Jack. I haven't forgotten, it's just still very awkward taking about sexual events with others when it doesn't involve them." Yusei explained honestly has he had a very good point.
"Yeah yeah, I get it Yusei. But I still intend to make you keep your end of the bargain if you wish me to keep mine."
"Alright then Jack. I'll try and keep that in mind."
"Very well then. Now I shall take my stuff downstairs and meet up with those little brats. See you down there once your done." Jack said before grabbing is stuff and heading out the door. After a few minutes Yusei finished packing up his bags and took them out of the room. He smiled as he looked back inside thinking about how much fun he had on this trip. He then locked up the door and headed for the girls room. He got to the room and knocked on the door. He waited until Akiza opened the door."Hey there babe. The others were wondering if you and Carly were ready to head downstairs for breakfast yet?" He asked her.
"Carly already went downstairs about ten minutes ago. I was just about to start packing myself." She said inviting him in.
"Well I'll help you if you want." He asked looking at her bags.
"Thanks honey. I would appreciate that." She smiled. He then proceeded to gather everything from the bathroom and bring it out into the bed. As he was looking around he noticed that Akiza didn't have any facial creams or toners for herself. 'I wonder how she keeps that skin of hers so smooth and silky without any help? Does she use something else I wonder?' He thought to himself coming out of the bathroom.
"I noticed that you don't have many creams or any of that kind of cover stuff." Yusei noted.
"Yeah I'm not a big fan of that kind of stuff. I can be beautiful without any help from those cheap-ass cosmetics." She said folding her clothes up and putting them in her suitcase.
"That you certainly are right about Akiza. Your beautiful without anything interfering." Yusei smiled causing Akiza to look up and smile back.
"Are you just saying what you think I want to hear my dear Yusei?" She said shaking her finger.
"Well I don't know my dear Akiza. What do you want to hear from me?" He asked her with a wink.
"Right now? Nothing at all my dear Yusei since it might get me worked up. Later though that could change love." She smirked. They soon finished packing Akiza's stuff and headed downstairs where everyone was waiting in the lobby.
"So, is everyone ready to go?" Luna asked everyone.
"Yep. The rooms are empty, we have our luggage, we just ate breakfast, I think we are ready." Carly said running down everything.
"Good. Then let's hurry to the airport. The plane leaves in two hours." Jack said looking at a wall clock.
"Alright. Just let me grab a couple of granola bars and then we are set." Yusei said grabbing his luggage.
"That goes for me too." Akiza agreed heading for the food counter.
"I can't wait to get home." Leo said pulling his luggage behind him.
"I know what you mean. This place was nice but I do miss our city home and Martha as well." Akiza said looking at him while munching on a bar.
"But we can all agree that this was a nice getaway, right?" Yusei asked everyone.
"Yep." The girls replied at once.
"Well I know that I'm relaxed enough now to handle anything that comes my way." Jack said making his way to the car first.
"That's the spirit Jack!" Carly responded following after him.
"I ain't looking forward to going back to school though when we get back." Leo grunted lifting his luggage into the van.
"Well we will have to deal with the stuff we missed, but I'm sure they will go easy since we couldn't just leave this trip alone since our parents were the ones who gave it to us." Luna said trying to comfort him.
"I hope so. It's hard enough some days without falling behind." He sulked.
"You will be fine Leo. If you need help with anything I'll try and help you when I can." Yusei said smiling at him which made Leo smile back.
"Thanks Yusei!"
"No problem." Akiza smiled as she watched Yusei and Leo. 'I don't know why exactly, but why is it that every time I see you with the twins you seem to be happier than when your with me Yusei? You always give them a smile that feels different from the ones you give me.' She thought with a slight laugh. They all then got their stuff together in the car and all got in with Jack behind the wheel again and went to the airport. They all got to their gate and boarded the plane that was headed for home.
"I can't wait to see Martha again. I'm so excited to tell her all about the trip and all the fun we had." Akiza smiling happily laying back in her seat."
"I agree with you there Akiza. I will be sure to visit as soon as I can." Yusei said sitting beside her.
"Why don't you just come with me when I go home? I thought we were going back together." Akiza asked him sadly looking him in the eye.
"I have to go to blister's right away to see if he has any jobs for me now that I'm back. I need to start bringing in an income since I will need to replenish my food supply when I get back." He said somewhat sadly knowing that he really wanted to go with her.
"I understand Yusei." She said laying her hand over his.
"So Jack, you got anything planned for when you get back home?" Carly asked him as he looked out the window.
"Not really. I'm going to check out what duelling tournaments are being held as well as get back to my King life. What about you? Are u going to go back to your reporter job or try and find something else?" He said turning to her.
"I will stick with this job because I truly enjoy it. I find that doing this job helps me see the good in life. I have seen many things but I now know that I will always be truthful in whatever I write and true to myself." She smiled. "That's the only way you should be Carly." He smiled back. The plane then took off and headed back for New Domino City. Everyone relaxed on the way back home thinking about the great time they had on this trip. Akiza who was listening to some music with some headphones she had with her was thinking about how to tell Yusei that she was actually planning on looking for a job and a new place to live soon. She knew that she would have to tell Martha as well but she was worried if Yusei would want things to stay the way they are. 'I have to start finding my own life to live. I have to start living it on my own so I can find a career path that I truly want to follow. I just hope I can keep everything else the way it is even if I'm forced to make sacrifices. I never want to lose my precious people ever again no matter what!' She thought thinking back to her childhood. Yusei woke up slightly after dozing off and noticed the somewhat serious look on her face.
"You ok Akiza? You look a little down. Thinking about some stuff?" He asked with his hand on her shoulder.
"Yeah, just thinking about a lot of stuff to be honest." She sighed.
"About what if I may ask?"
"I will tell you when we get back. It is something I want to talk to you about alone alright?" She said somewhat serious.
"Alright. Yusei said bluntly. You can tell me whenever you are ready." He then smiled and nodded back off. Meanwhile Carly was also thinking about what she was going to do about her new relationship with Jack. Now that she had opened herself up to him and admitted her feelings she wasn't sure how to proceed. 'I know that I confessed to Jack and he returned my feelings and everything but I can't shake this horrible feeling. If he does leave like he said he eventually would and I can't be with him then how will I go on? I need Jack to give me the strength and confidence I need in life.'She thought holding her hand over her heart. She then looked over at Jack who was also fast asleep and reached out her arm to touch his cheek. 'How do you really feel about me? Would you ever leave me behind if you had the chance to leave New Domino?' She thought to herself. A few hours later with everyone resting before getting home the plane landed and everyone woke up from the landing.
"We are home at last!" Leo cheered as he wok up and looked out the window.
"Leo, keep it down. Wait till we are at least off the plane." Luna shushed him trying to keep him sitting.
"Sorry sis, but it feels so good to be back." He smiled with a big goofy grin.
"Well then let's grab our stuff and head on out of here. I'm missing my villa already." Jack said sleepily as he had just woke up a minute ago thanks to the plane and Leo.
"Ok then. Let's head for the luggage pick up and then after we get all our stuff together we will head our separate ways." Yusei said grabbing his carry on.
"I would love to do another trip like that again in the future." Akiza said heading for the exit.
"Me too. That was a great release of stress. The beach truly is the best." Carly said happily right behind her.
"And it was fun to be at the amusement park as well." Leo added.
"Yes indeed. The whole trip was well worth it. We will have to thank our parents next time we get thee chance." Luna said.
"I second that. Make sure you tell them for us as well. As a king I have to be thankful to those who deserve it." Jack agreed now wide awake. Everyone smiled and headed for the luggage pick up. Once everyone got their stuff together they all headed for the front doors. They all took in the feel of being back home and were happy to be back in their own backyard.
"Well everyone, it's been fun but I am returning to my castle." Jack said turning away while looking at everyone.
"Yeah, thanks for coming with us Jack. It was fun having you around." Luna said waving goodbye.
"No problem Luna. I couldn't deny a young girl's request now could I? He smiled. Carly you coming with me or not?" He asked turning towards her.
"Yes I'm coming with you! Hang on a sec so I can gather my stuff!" She called to him bringing her suitcase and her carry on with her.
"Well then I'm going to drop off Akiza at Martha's place and then head home for some rest. You two going to be alright getting back home by yourselves?" Yusei asked the twins.
"Yep we can handle it." Leo assured him.
"We will take the bus this time. That's how we got here in the first place." Luna added.
"Alright then. You both take care of yourselves and thank you for this!" Akiza said waving happily at them.
"Good bye!" The twins said together. Yusei then walked with Akiza hand in hand back to his runner and drove off. While on the way back Yusei was curious as to what Akiza wanted to tell him and decided that he was going to stay at Martha's for the night so he could find out what it was. 'Whatever it is must be important if we have to be alone together. I'm not sure why but I feel it will change our entire relationship. I know that I need to get back to work but this is more important to me.' He thought to himself. After driving for a few minutes they made it to Martha's front door. They got off the runner and knocked on the door only to have it being answered by Crow.
"Hey! You guys are finally back from the trip eh?! Come on in and tell me about it!" He spat eagerly.
"Crow?! Why are you answering the door?" Yusei asked with a shock.
"Well because Martha called me earlier and it seems that one of the kitchen pipes was acting up and though I ain't no licensed plumber I came by to see what I could do. To be honest it was just a loose trap so I just tightened it a bit and I just finished doing that about an hour ago. But I felt like sticking around for a bit more and now I'm glad I did." He smiled.
"Oh, well that was nice of you to try and help Martha like that." Yusei said giving his friend a fist pound.
"So were is Martha?" Akiza said interrupting their moment.
"Oh she is upstairs having a bath. I was just going to leave when she got out."
"Well then while you are here, why don't we tell you about the trip." Yusei said sitting down.
"Sure thing. I want to know exactly what happened on the trip from the two of you. If Jack tells me he will never stop bragging about how he had a blast and everything else and he always leaves out details." He fumed thinking about it.
"Well, we did have a blast I can tell you that for sure. The first day we went to the beach with everyone and played in the sea and sand for the day. Next we went around the town and did some card buying and looking around the sites. Then on the last day we went to a amusement park with everyone and really had a great time." Yusei explained with a smile that was full of life.
"Cool. So you guys get any ALONE time?" He asked directly with a sly smile.
"Seriously Crow. I knew you were going to bring that up but it still gets so annoying hearing it. You don't need to know about details that don't concern others but the people involved." Akiza sighed with slight anger in her voice.
"Hey I'm a grown man and I can ask those kind of questions you know?" He smirked.
"Yeah we know Crow. But instead of prying into our lives, why don't you go out and get one for yourself?" Akiza brutally let out. Crow was surprised that Akiza was the one giving him the talking down too. She truly had matured while they were gone which only mad him believe that Yusei and Akiza really did have more fun alone than with everyone else. But he was still a little hurt at hearing her harsh words.
"Ouch. You didn't need to go that far. I am just being me you know? You don't have to be so harsh about it all." He said with annoyance.
"Well I'm just saying that you could be more understanding of other's feelings." Akiza sighed calming down.
"You know that Akiza has a point Crow. Poking around others can truly be a friendship breaker if your not careful." Yusei warned him stepping into the conversation.
"Man. You guys are now the ones not letting up." Crow sighed in defeat.
"I just want you to understand my feelings on this conversation." Akiza said kindly.
"I get it, ok? I'll just keep this kind of talk to a minimum for now. "
"Yusei! Akiza! Your both back!" Martha called from the top of the stairs. She then ran down the stairs and hugged them both which made Crow laugh.
"Well I will be going now since you all have a lot to talk about. I'll catch you later buddy!" Crow said waving at Yusei.
"Yep see you later Crow! Take care of yourself!" As Crow was about to leave he thought about Akiza's words. Maybe he was a little to into other people's lives to really go out and get is own. 'Maybe I will try harder to find my own love. That way I'll be able to brag like Jack and yt be honest like Akiza and Yusei. I know I fill find someone if I just try!' He thought before he rode off. Back at the house Martha had settled down and started to question the young couple.
"So how was your trip you two?! Was it really fun and relaxing to get away to the beach with everyone?" Martha asked while having everyone sit on the couch .
"Yes it was fun Martha. We had a lot of fun and relaxation on the trip with everyone. Akiza started to say sitting down beside Yusei. We went to the beach as well as went around the city for a day and on the final day out there we went to a amusement park where we all had a blast." Akiza continued while she was stretching out along the couch.
"Yes indeed. It was a vacation that we all needed." Yusei said smiling wrapping his arm around Akiza's shoulder while smiling at her. Martha saw the closeness of Yusei and Akiza and decided to do something she had missed doing with them gone.
"Well it seems you two got a lot closer on that trip. You look like newlyweds." Martha teased. She expected them to blush like always but this time they both just smiled at her and gave a light kiss on the lips to each other.
"We sure did Martha. And I am happy that we were able to. We have no reason to be nervous or shy about our relationship anymore." Yusei said smiling as he turned back facing Martha.
"That's right. We did learn more about each other and we also were able to learn a few more things about our friends." Akiza commented. Martha was in awe at seeing them so strong and forward. She was happy to see them like this together and saw that trip really was the door they needed to open to move their relationship forward.
"That's great to see and hear you two! I'm so proud of the both of you for breaking those emotional barriers and can now be happy in the presence of others." Martha sniffled.
"Thanks for that Martha." They said happily together.
"So how is Jack doing by the way?" Martha asked grabbing some drinks from the kitchen.
"He is doing just fine Martha. He is currently going out with a young woman named Carly who we have become good friends with. She came with us on the trip and she is really nice to everyone." Yusei started to say as he went to help Martha carry the drinks into the living room. She is a reporter but she is one who only looks for a true story. She is very nice and sweet to top it off." Yusei finished
"I'm happy to hear that about her. To think that Jack would even want to be dating someone when he never took any interest in it before. You would think he would love duelling to much to date anyone." Martha admitted.
"Yeah, but it is working out and that's what matters." Akiza said reaching for a glass when Yusei handed her one.
"So what are you two going to do tonight? Just rest here tonight?" Martha asked sipping her water.
"Well I sure am tired so I will be just resting tonight. Akiza admitted turning to Yusei. What are you going to do? Are you still going to your friends place?" She asked him.
"I'm just going to rest here for the night to be honest and set out in the morning. I can visit him tomorrow and I would love a good night's rest tonight." He sighed as he stretched and yawned.
"Aww, it seems my growing boy Yusei is tired." Martha teased and laughed with Akiza giggling in the background.
"Very funny Martha, but yes I am tired. I won't argue with that" He stated before yawning again.
"Well you know you can sleep here as often as you want Yusei. But I too am going to hit the hay since I had a long day so good night you two. Sleep well tonight." Martha said sitting up and heading for the stairs.
"Good night." Yusei and Akiza said together. When Martha was out of their sight Akiza looked at Yusei with somewhat serious eyes.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" He nervously asked.
"I want to talk about what I had started to say before." She said sternly. Yusei nodded and allowed her to speak.
"The truth is Yusei, I am going to start looking for a job and a new place to live as soon as I can." She said straight out. Yusei froze at her words. He never thought that that's what this was going to come up.
"Your serious about that?" He whispered.
"Yes I am dear. I want to start making my own life with my own two hands. I appreciate all that Martha and you have done for me here, but I have to do this for myself. I have to start living my own life and finding my path in my career choices." She explained. Yusei knew that she was being as serious as she could about all this and knew the best thing to do was to support her completely.
"Well I honestly don't know what to say about all this right now. But if this is truly what you want Akiza then I will help you with your search in finding that new home and life." Yusei smiled warmly looking right in her eyes.
"Thanks so much Yusei. I know that this is probably hard to take in all at once, but I wanted to make sure I told you first since I love you." She admitted.
"Well I love you too Akiza and I'm thankful for your honesty. But can I ask you something?"
"Sure Yusei. Anything."
"Make sure that wherever it is, it has a bedroom big enough for at least a queen." He teased her with a wink.
"Oh my. Yusei is naughty." She sang playfully.
"No, I'm just making sure you have plenty of room for your stuff." He sarcastically said back trying to change the subject and make himself sound innocent.
"Mm-hmm, sure you were. And I'm sure you weren't thinking of having your way with me in that bedroom were you?" She said slyly.
"I don't know babe. Would you want me too?" He said getting in her face.
"Well I do know that right now I'm happy being with you all alone and I also know that I love you." She said kissing him.
"I love you too my precious rose." He smiled back returning the kiss. They continued kissing for a while until Akiza broke it off and gently pushed him on the couch.
"And just what exactly are you doing?" He playfully asked her.
"What does it look like I'm doing?" She said unbuttoning her shirt.
"It looks like your getting worked up." He said trying to sit up until she pushed him back down.
"Sorry honey but if your going to have your way with me when I get my own place then I get my way with you right now." She smirked with a grin.
"So long as we keep it down so Martha doesn't hear us then I'm fine with it." He smiled making sure they didn't do too much tonight.
"Ok then, the pants stay on tonight. But everything else is fair game." She smirked seductively pointing to her chest.
"If that's my roses wish. Just keep it down since Martha is still upstairs." He said laying down. She smiled and went over to him on the couch where they began to make love to each other quietly and happily.
A/n: well now everyone is back in town and it seems Akiza has grown up so to speak. Next time will feature Akiza's search for a new home. Thanks to everyone for R&ring keep it up please!