First off: I would like to thank Johanna Ershova, FiringShootingStar, and the two guests who reviewed my story! I really really appreciate you doing that. :) Secondly: To the guest who reviewed about her deck; the deck she uses is actually one i created who's base is actually a Red Eyes deck so as the story progresses I will be sure to add more of that aspect into it. Now, enough of my rambling! On with the story.

Disclaimer: I really only own my OC's and the plot. :)

Crow stared at the sight before him; one second Nao was running toward them when a light post came down on top of him, then the next his signer mark was burning and the Crimson Dragon appeared before them, knocking away the light post from coming down on top of Raven, who was now covering the boy with her body.

Just as the dragon appeared it disappeared with a roar leaving the air still, Crow was the first to snap out of his awe when he saw her body hit the ground in a heap. He ran over there and carefully turned her over,

"Raven, are you ok?"

Her eyes fluttered open and she groaned,

"Ouch…that really hurt." Clutching at her head as she said this she attempted to sit up; Crow barely caught her as she almost hit the ground again. She gasped,

"Is Nao okay?" He smiled and nodded,

"I'm fine thanks to you big sis! You saved me!" the boy said hugging her leg, 'Did he just call her…' he thought as her eyes widened.

Yusei walked up at this moment, "Come on, we can discuss this inside. Before a car comes." Crow nodded and helped Raven stand,

"Sorry, it seems I used more energy then I intended." She smiled, but it was strained and even Crow could see how exhausted she was. But he was glad the Crimson Dragon had shown up when he did; otherwise both of them would have been pancakes.

Raven felt, for lack of a better word, like crap. She had never used so much of her power in succession before, her body felt like it was filled with lead and her head felt like it was full of banging drums, but she could deal with that because not only was Nao safe he also called her 'big sis'. It made her want to cry thinking someone had called her that. But she knew crying would only make her head hurt worse.

Raven was so lost in thought that she yelped when her body came into contact with the couch as Crow set her down. He must have thought he hurt her as he immediately began a string of apologies; she grabbed his hand surprised by how cold it was and told him she was merely surprised and not injured.

His face turned a dark shade of red as he nodded his head, "Crow! Are you taking advantage of my big sis while she is like this? How un-cool!" Nao said coming between their joined hands, Raven felt a blush and hid her hand.

Crow stuck his tongue out and said something about getting something to help her as he walked away his face redder than a tomato.

"Don't worry big sis! I will protect you!" Nao said a big smile on his face; she smiled back and rubbed his head.

"What are you doing here, Nao?" The boy shrugged looking bashful, his light green eyes avoiding her own as a blush appeared on his cheeks.

"W-Well, I wanted to come duel you...but when I showed up you were already doing that and I just got so distracted. Sorry if I got in the way..." he trailed off still avoiding her eyes. Raven smiled and pulled him into a hug,

"No, Its my fault that happened. But i'm glad you came, I missed you too." the boy crossed his arms, attempting to look cool, but she right through him.

The red haired and teal haired girl came up then, sitting next to her on the couch.

"Are you ok? Does anything hurt?" said the teal haired girl; Raven's heart sped up being so close to them. She knew it was dumb to be so scared, but she couldn't help it.

She hid the fear in her eyes with her hair and shook her head, mumbling about her head hurting. The maroon haired women nodded and dug through her bag next to her, Raven's heart continued to thud in her chest as she did this.

"Aha! Here, this should help." She said softly holding out a half eaten candy bar, Raven just stared at it not sure how it would help in anyway. The red haired girl smiled,

"You get headaches after you use your power a lot right?" she nodded, not sure how she knew that.

"That used to happen to me all the time; I found the best way to help that is to eat some sugar. It helps your body replenish the energy it just used, and it's a tasty treat." She finished with a smile.

Raven nodded her head and took the candy bar in her shaky hand, blushing as she thanked the red headed girl. As she listened to the others speaking about various subjects she nibbled on the chocolate, surprised to find her heart at peace and not working over time in fear. It was a strange feeling.

"Aw sweet! Candy! Let me have some!" she heard someone say behind her, as her hand was suddenly lifted from her mouth looking up she watched as Crow took her hand and took a bite out of the chocolate. She blushed as she felt her fingers graze his cheek and the thought of his hand wrapped securely around her wrist made her stomach jump in a very pleasant but strange way.

"C-Crow…how embarrassing…" the little teal haired girl said as she looked away blushing. Raven giggled thinking about how similar their reactions were, suddenly the teal haired boy appeared in front of her;

"You're duel was so awesome! You're a dragon user right? I haven't seen one for a while, do you wanna duel sometime? That would be so awesome!"

Raven's head spun with all the questions, she could barely keep up. But it made her happy to know that something so looked down upon where she came from was something to be praised here.

"Leo! Don't be rude; can't you see your not helping her? Gosh." The teal haired girl sighed.

"Sorry about that, my brother gets really excited about dueling. My name is Luna by the way." She said smiling; Raven nodded and introduced herself in return.

"Raven? That's such a weird name-ugh!"

Raven squeaked as Leo suddenly hit the ground a lump forming on his head, Jack stood over him an annoyed look on his face.

"That's enough commentary from you. Now you," he pointed at Raven who squeaked again, "Explain what the duce happened out there!"

Her heart pounded again as everyone looked from Jack to her,

"Jack come on, you're scaring her more." The red headed girl next to her said,

"Akiza she just put everyone in great danger by messing with those guys, not to mention herself! I think we at least deserve to know what the duce she is playing at."

Raven's eyes widened, she hadn't noticed it before but Jack really seemed to care about the people around him. He gave off an air of superiority but he was actually really concerned about her, she smiled as she realized this. Sure she was still a little scared of him, but not as much.

She looked him straight in the eyes as he stared down at her, his gloved arms crossed over his white suit. If it were any other time she would have wondered what his fascination with white was but now was not the time for idle thoughts like that,

"Jack is right, you at least deserve to know why you got involved in that."

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After explaining what happened with the gangsters the previous night they all looked at her as if she had just grown a third arm, then Leo jumped up again,

"Whoa! You're so cool! I saw that a building had come down sometime last night but I had no idea someone brought it down!"

Raven smiled again as Luna sighed and sent another apologetic look.

"Well that certainly makes sense, I'm impressed you managed to fend off all of those thugs on your own." Yusei said thoughtfully as he leaned against a nearby wall.

Jack on the other hand walked around her to where Crow was leaning against the couch, his arm resting on her shoulder. Jack picked him up by his collar,

"So this is your fault I see! You better have apologized properly, for all the trouble you put her through. She's got the bruises to prove that!"

"Of course I did ya jerk! Now put me down so I can clock you properly!" he said struggling out of his grasp and tackling Jack to the ground where they proceeded to wrestle back and forth. Raven watched in horror as they did this.

"Umm…Shouldn't we at least stop them?" she asked stuttering,

"No way, they go at it at least once a day." Leo said leaning against the arm of the chair, this confused her. 'So they show that they care for one another through fighting?' she thought and after deciding this she turned back to the one named, Akiza.

"So umm…Ms. Akiza?" she said sheepishly, her amber colored eyes looked at her before giggling.

"Please just Akiza, miss makes me sound old." She nodded quickly before trying again.

"A-alright, Akiza you see, I'm not from here. And Crow mentioned that you were a…now what did he call it...a psychic duelist? And because of my abilities that I should speak with you."

Akiza looked at her for a second before smiling, "Sure! Whatever you want to know, just ask."

Raven nodded, "W-what is a psychic duelist exactly?"

"Well it's basically a person like you and me, who can bring their duel monsters to life or cause actual damage in a duel. My powers aren't as strong as they used to be but I still have to be really careful when I'm dueling someone. "She said with another smile.

"So I am considered a 'psychic duelist', because I can do this?" as she said this she concentrated on Jack and Crow behind her, lifting them carefully in the air.

"What the duce? Put me down this instant! A king should not be treated in such a manner!" Jack yelled as he floated about two feet off the ground.

"Well your highness, if you hadn't jumped me she wouldn't of had to do this. Now look what's happened? You're so damn selfish." Crow replied crossing his arms as he floated aimlessly.

Akiza looked from Raven to them and smiled, laughing at their predicament. "Yes! Just like that you are a psychic duelist!" she grabbed Raven's hand and smiled more.

"It's nice to meet another psychic, Luna is one also." Raven looked at the teal haired girl who was blushing and looking away. "Y-yeah…I can see duel spirits." She said smiling.

Raven had no idea what those were but she was happy to be in the loop now,

"Enough with the happy! Put me the duce down!" Jack said with a very soul look on his face.

"Oh! Sorry I completely forgot!" she used her pointer fingers and motioned downwards, as she did this they both landed gently on the ground. Crow stood for a second before falling back onto his behind.

Raven gasped and ran over to him, "oh my gosh! I'm so sorry! Are you ok?" He rubbed his back and smiled at her,"Yep! Just got a little woozy for a second."

She breathed a sigh of relief and sat on her knees next to him, her eyes widened a second later as her vision got fuzzy for a second.

"Whoa! Are you ok?" Crow asked concerned,

"What the duce did you do to her now?" Jack asked concerned, she looked up at him and smiled.

"I-I'm fine really."

Jack scoffed, "Then why is your nose bleeding?" Raven wiped her thumb across her nose, just as Jack had said there was blood smeared across her hand.

"Oh no!" she cried and placed her hands over her face blushing furiously.

"See, this is your fault! Get the girl a tissue you useless dolt!" Jack yelled crossing his arms again, Raven thought it weird to have him fend for her sake suddenly but who was she to complain?

Before Crow could move however Yusei appeared a box of tissues in his hand, "T-thank you. This is so embarrassing!" she said as she reached for one and quickly wiped up the mess.

Yusei smiled, "Its ok, I used to get them all the time during the summer when I was younger. I even remember when Jack got one, he came crying to Martha thinking he was dying!" he laughed.

"Oh! I remember that! He said, "I cannot die yet! I haven't become a great duelist, heal me!" he mimicked in a high pitched voice. Jack who was at the sink turned and blushed,

"I did not sound like that! I was calm and refined about it!" he walked toward her as he said this and leaned down.

"Now hold still." He said taking her chin and pulling it up, Jack gently slid the wet cloth across her face. Raven was scared at first but the look in his deep purple eyes calmed her for some reason, when he finished he placed the cloth in her hands and got up again looking embarrassed.

Leo and Nao came up on both sides laughing, "It's like she's your sister or something Jack!",

"I've never seen him treat anyone like he did with you big sis!" Nao said staring with a confused expression at the blondes back, Raven smiled,

"Thank you Jack. Sorry about that and...I forgive you." She wasn't mad about the almost attacking her thing. But she realized that he was intentionally being nice because he felt bad about it.

A little while later Akiza stood up and stretched,

"Alright kids, lets get you home. It's getting late and it looks like it's gonna rain." She said looking outside; Raven hadn't noticed until now how much time had passed and how the sky had darkened to an almost black state.

A low rumble shook the windows a second later, showing proof of her statement.

"I'll go with you." Yusei said grabbing an umbrella from under the stairs,

"Raven, it was very nice to meet you. Make sure you don't use your powers for a while, it's probably putting a lot of strain on your body." Akiza said before joining Yusei by the door.

"I hope you feel better Raven! See ya!" Luna said,

"You better duel me next time!" Leo said resulting in a whack from his sister.

"Idiot." Raven smiled and looked at Nao,

"You should go too, Martha will be worried. Especially since knowing you, you didn't tell her you were coming here. Am I right?" He blushed and twiddled his thumbs clearly caught,

"F-fine! You better come to play with me soon then!" he said giving her a quick hug before running out the door with the rest of them. Raven smiled, 'he's so cute!'

"You must have made quite the impression on him Raven." Crow said standing up, he reached down and pulled her up. She blushed and stood up from her place on the couch, Jack scoffed by the stairs. "Crow, make me something to eat! I'm starving."

Crow glared at him, "What do I look like your wife?" Jack scoffed again,

"Please, and have my hands touch uncooked food? A king does not cook!" he said as he walked up the stairs, "Call me when it's ready then."

Now with just the two of them again, Crow sighed as a rumbling sound was heard both inside and outside. Raven blushed and covered her stomach, now that she thought about it she hadn't really eaten all day.

"Umm…if you don't mind, I could stay a bit longer and cook something. As an apology for all the trouble I put you all through today." She couldn't look at him as she said this,

"Sure! None of us are very good cooks. So if you'd like to take a stab at it I'm sure Jack and Yusei would appreciate it."

Raven smiled as rain began to pour outside, hitting the windows like nails.

"Geeze that was quick! I hope the others made it back ok." Crow said walking over and closing the Garage door so no water could get in.

She meanwhile walked over to the little kitchen and looked through what they had, it wasn't much but she could use some of what they had to fix a proper meal. She took off her gloves and rolled up the sleeves of her jacket as she quickly began.

Crow was making some slight adjustments to the Blackbird when Yusei came running in through the door, completely drenched.

"Dude, what happened to the umbrella you had?" Yusei just shrugged,

"I gave it to Akiza, since she lives farther." Everyone could tell Yusei and Akiza had a thing for each other, everyone that is, except each other. They were both just so weird and awkward when it came to things like that, that Crow guessed it made sense considering their backgrounds.

Still, Even Jack had the sense to get with Carly while the getting was good! But it wasn't in his nature to butt into others personal business without a good reason.

Yusei shook some water out of his hair, his normally crab-like spikes drooping slightly, he sniffed the air.

"Wow that smells great. Who's cooking?" Crow grinned, "Why the ever so lovely Raven of course!" He was more referring to the fact that he didn't have to cook for once, but he still blushed slightly at his own words.

"Hmm, that's nice of her. Do you think she'd mind staying here for the night? Visibility is pretty bad out there, and I was walking." Crow nodded his head,

"I will ask her, she can just crash in my room. By the way, where's Bruno? I haven't seen him for a while."

"He called earlier and said it was gonna take another day for him to finish that job I asked him to do. I asked if he wanted to me come help but he said he could handle it, so he should be back by the morning." Yusei said taking off his jacket and wringing it out.

Crow saw Raven come around from the kitchen wearing his yellow apron, "Alright Crow it's ready! And-oh! W-Welcome back Yusei." She said blushing; she then noticed Yusei's condition and gasped.

"Oh my gosh! You must be freezing!" she said before grabbing a towel that was handing on the railing and draping it over Yusei's head rubbing it gently around his hair, Crow couldn't help but laugh at this scene.

It was like she was playing pseudo mommy!

Crow laughed at his own thoughts as images of her dressed as Martha came to mind, the only difference being that Martha would probably scold Yusei for being out in the rain not dry him off.

As he wiped tears from his eyes he looked over and saw them both looking at him with expressions saying, "Has he gone insane?", Crow smiled and brought his hands up in defense. Raven rolled her eyes and looked back at Yusei, who smiled down at her and placed his hands over her own.

"I've got it from here. Thank you though, I appreciate it." Raven quickly removed her hands and turned away from him to hide her blush, Crow still saw it though,

"I…umm made dinner. So if you wanna get changed and get some you're more than welcome." Her stuttering made Crow think of how every adorable she looked, especially in that apron.

He blushed as rather unprofessional thoughts came to mind involving her and that apron. But quickly returned to earth as she ran over to the stairs, saying something about Jack, Crow stared as he saw the flash of a smile before she disappeared onto the next floor.

"She seems happy. I hope she isn't scared of us anymore." Yusei commented, Crow nodded it did seem that she was getting used to them. Which was good in his opinion, her life had been pretty crappy and he wanted her to be around the people that always made him feel happy and safe.

'Even Jack seems to be treating her differently.' He thought as he put his tools away and went to wash up.

Well there's another chapter down! I hope you enjoyed this one, not much action but I decided to show a bit more of Raven's character. Please Read and Review! And feel free to PM me if you have any questions or comments you would like addressed! I'm happy to reply to each an every one of them.

Till next time! :)