Hooray! I almost forgot to update today, I really did. But then i remembered and well yeah...anywho! I don't think i did a thank you for all my reviews on the previous chapter but; Thanks to: FiringShootingStar, Scarlett Wolf, Magdalene Thorne, JPKos, and my ever mysterious Anon for all your wonderful reviews! it makes me happy to see that you all are still reading this despite my lateness. Now, on with the story!

Disclaimer: I still don't own Yugioh 5Ds in any way, shape or form.

Raven was seriously about to cry as she told Crow all that happened before, but she had made a promise to herself not to cry today. 'Today's supposed to be a happy day…' she would repeat this mantra in her head as she spoke to keep the tears from falling; she knew Crow would be angry about that and her insecurities reared their ugly heads.

Fearing that Crow would be mad enough to leave her she reacted naturally and that was to cry. She'd always been an easy crier but she was toughing it out, even as she refused to look at the male in front of her.

Suddenly Carly appeared and sat down heavily in one of the chairs nearby, crossing her arms over her chest, her brows furrowed close together above her glasses. Raven rubbed her eyes as Jack walked into the tent sporting a red mark across his right cheek, 'Oh dear…'

The blonde strode past the pouting girl and made a bee line straight for Raven, his hands wrapping around both her cheeks pinching and pulling them.

"I hope your happy now! Carly slapped me because of you!"

"Ow! Why?" she pried his hands off her now sore cheeks, rubbing them lightly as he stood towering over her his arms crossed in a similar manner to Carly's own.

"Jack calm down, just explain what happened." Yusei said calmly. Jack scoffed,

"For some reason Carly believes I am…in love with you!" he accentuated the last word by shoving his finger into Raven's cheek. They were silent for a second, before Akiza broke the silence.

"Are you?"

"NO! Going after a friend's girlfriend is undignified for a king." Raven blushed at the title; Crow stared at him entertained as he munched on the last of his pastry.

"This is karma Jack; it's what you get for digging so hard on my girl." Raven felt like she was going to faint as her heart skipped a beat,

"C-Crow!" the red head smirked at her, Jack moved toward him as if to strangle him, but Raven acting on instinct quickly grabbed hold of the blondes arm and yanked him back as best she could. Which given her strength was barely even a foot, but it did the trick as he blonde turned his attention back to her.

He looked down at her arms wrapped around his own, she could even feel Carly's glare from behind her. Quickly dropping his arm she stepped away,

"I don't know what you want me to do Jack…"

"I think Yusei and Akiza do!" Leo yelled catching both their attentions, Akiza smirked as she pointed to the stage on the other side of the tent.

"Yusei says you can sing…" So far, Raven didn't like where this was going.

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"I can't do this." Raven repeated that over and over as the teal haired girl explained how the strange T.V. worked, her entire body was shaking as the people sitting around the tables began to stare at her as others filed in to warm up. She squeezed her eyes shut as someone pointed toward her and began to giggle; she could feel tears well up in her eyes.

"Okay Raven, I've chosen the song for you so all you have to do is follow the words on the screen and we'll take care of Jack and Carly." Raven shook her head,

"I-I can't…there are too many people…"

"Of course you can Raven! You just gotta put your mind too it!" Luna had a sweet smile on that made her feel calm but she was still unsure, Leo ran up behind his sister.

"Just imagine them all in their underwear!" Raven blushed and nearly fainted as she remembered that night she actually saw Crow in his underwear, she shook her head.

"Alright! Yusei and Crow will take care of Jack, and Akiza and us and will take care of Carly. Just focus on the words." Leo sent her a thumbs up before dashing off again dragging his sister with him. Raven sighed, 'I hope I don't mess this up.'

She looked across the crowd at the Crow who was currently speaking, or yelling she couldn't tell which, with the blonde his arms crossed over his chest. She could see he wasn't used to having to resort to this sort of thing, which made her sigh again. 'Well that makes two of us Jack.'

Crow noticed her watching and after nodding toward the two in front of him he smiled and gave her a thumbs up, that was the signal he had given her to begin anytime. She took a seat on the stool in the middle of the stage and taking a deep breath she pressed the button on the little T.V.

There was a three second count down before the sound a piano filled the space around her, followed in turn by the bright sound of a violin. She took another breath as the words appeared on the screen in front of her.

Crow had forgotten how amazing her voice sounded when she sang, enchanting and warm; it reminded him of the ocean that would lap against the shores of the Satellite. How soothing and beautiful it seemed to him as she got to the chorus;

"I have died everyday waiting for you, darling don't be afraid I have loved you for a thousand years. I'll love you for a thousand more." She held this part out lowly as Jack walked over to Carly, catching her attention from the sound of Raven's voice to his face. Kneeling down on one knee the blonde held his hand out toward her,

"May I have this dance?" even though her glasses blocked her eyes Crow could see that she was shocked, Jack never bowed to anyone with exception of Martha, but even he did that reluctantly, let alone danced. She nodded and placed her hand in his, the blonde smiled and pulled her toward an open area. Wrapping his arm around her waist and holding her other hand upwards.

They stepped back and forward and fluid motions, even though neither of them seemed to know what they were doing it still looked right to anyone looking at them. Crow smiled and turned his attention back to Raven, who seemed to hold the microphone confidently in one hand and another hand pressed against her chest.

"One step closer….one step closer!" she held out the last word her voice more resembling that of a piccolo, more couples joined Carly and Jack on the floor, Yusei and Akiza being one of them. But neither of them were particularly focused on them right now, as stormy gray mixed with pale blue. Her voice low again continued;

"I have died everyday waiting for you, darling don't be afraid I have loved you; for a thousand years, I'll love you for a thousand more." Her voice rose again on the last word before taking a short breath and beginning again.

"And all along I believed I would find you..." here Crow really believed her voice resembled the waves as it moved smoothly up and down.

"Time has brought your heart to me; I have loved you for a thousand years. I'll love you for a thousand….more." she whispered the last word as the violin and piano finished the song, the red head managed to tear his eyes away from Raven just in time to see Jack and Carly seal their make up with a kiss.

People around him applauded loudly shocking both himself and Raven on stage, he smirked as she blushed and showed a small smile. Putting the microphone back on its stand she bowed, as she stood again Crow made his way through the crowd till he stood directly in front of her, the smile she gave him once they locked eyes again nearly stopped his heart.

She walked toward the edge of the stage and as she hopped off, Crow caught her under her thighs so that she was looking down on him as she wrapped her arms around his neck.

"Did it work?" Her voice was shaking but he smiled,

"See for yourself!" he knew she saw them when she turned her head back, face beet red. Crow moved his arms so that she slid downward, landing on her feet directly in front of him. As he stared at her slightly dusted red cheeks under the lights he couldn't help but think, 'Wow, she really looks like she's glowing.' He pecked her on the lips softly and chuckled,

"You were great Raven. You should sing to me more often, my little song bird." Swaying them back and forth, his hands on her shoulders and hers on his own, as another person took the mic, though they weren't as good as she was it was still enough to dance softly too. He felt her let out a sigh as she leaned her head against his shoulder,

"That was so much fun, and I wouldn't have had the courage to do it without you Crow." He wanted to disagree but her voice continued,

"I'm so happy right now; about them," she motioned to Jack and Carly who were smiling at each other. "About what I just did." And here she looked at him a soft smile on her lips that made his eyes widened from the beauty,

"And especially about you. So thank you Crow, thank you for everything." Then she did something he never would have thought she would, she leaned up on her toes and kissed him. Crow's hands traveled up her neck and into her hair as he deepened the kiss, as his tongue mingled with her own he tasted the faint chocolate from earlier, breaking away he pressed his forehead against her own,

"You taste like chocolate." And the blush she gave him as she laughed Crow decided he wanted to hear for a very very long time.

For the remainder of the night Raven danced and laughed, it was one of the greatest nights of her life, one that she swore she would remember always.

It wasn't until the twins fell asleep that they realized how late it was and decided to call it a night, which was good for Raven because her voice was starting to go from singing and laughing. So much so that her bruised ribs began to ache, but unwilling to ruin the happy mood everyone was in she attempted to deal with it in silence, but as time passed she found it harder and harder to do so.

As they made it back to their runners now almost completely covered in snow as it started to come down a bit harder than before, Yusei walked over to the street and waving his hand a yellow car almost immediately pulled up next to him, the side reading "Taxi". The bitter cold made her side hurt even worse then before.

"Why don't I take the twins back to their house? I don't think either of them will be waking up any time soon." Bruno held Luna in his arms while Crow had Leo over his shoulder both of them sleeping soundly, it made Raven smile when she saw them.

"I'm gonna head over to Akiza's for the night, I promised her dad I would help him with his computer tomorrow." Raven could see both of them blushing but trying to hide it and began to wonder why they were so embarrassed about sharing a bed for a night as she brushed snow off her runner.

When Bruno and Crow had gotten the twins into the waiting Taxi the blonde turned on his heel and grabbed Carly around the waist as he headed toward his own runner,

"I'm sleeping at Carly's tonight so I bid you good night!" said girl turned a bright shade of red but smiled as she said her goodnights also before Jack sped off into the night, Akiza and Yusei started their runners heating them up.

"Bruno, what about your motorcycle?" Raven didn't know what else to call the little yellow bike, but the blue haired male seemed to love it so who was she to judge? Said male looked awkwardly between her and Crow who after pushing the snow off his seat had also started his runner.

"W-Well I was hoping one of you could trailer it behind us so I can just come back to the garage tomorrow, since you both have those claw cords." Raven's eyes widened, this was definitely news to her.

"I-I do?" she winced as the sound of her voice, like that of sandpaper, scrapped against her ears, rubbing her throat she looked around her runner hoping to find where this contraption was. Luckily Yusei helped her out before she could completely miss it;

"It's the kickstand, there's a button the handle that you push to release it. But you shouldn't use it unless you really need to, or you're attempting the flight mode." Raven blinked,

"Flight mode?" Yusei chuckled,

"Crow can teach you that another time, for now just stay away from those buttons, and they're different colors so you don't get confused; red for the claw and blue for the wings." She fidgeted with her hair, nervous at the thought of her runner actually doing something else insane, she'd had enough of that today to last her a lifetime.

"Crow looks like it's you buddy, good luck." Yusei smirked at him, placing a small square package in his hand before both he and Akiza sped off, leaving the two boys blushing furiously and Raven very confused. She wanted to see what it was but the red head quickly shoved it in his pocket.

"Alright whatever, but what about Raven, it's getting too cold for her." It wasn't until he said something that she noticed her own shivering, 'That can't be helping my ribs either.' As a wave of pain shot up from her side, she smiled through it though.

"I can just head back on my own, it's not too far right?" she thought back and wasn't surprised she couldn't remember the route they had taken. Crow seemed to consider this for a second; she could practically see the worry floating off him.

"I'll be fine! Really! What trouble could I possibly get in just going back to your house?" Raven sweat dropped as she realized that was the wrong question to ask; instead she grasped his hand in her own and squeezes it tightly smiling up at him.

"I have my deck and my shiny new duel runner, thanks to you all. Plus I have my phone so if I do happen to get in any trouble I will call you right away."

"But what if you…" Raven chuckled and poked his cheek.

"I'm a big girl Crow; tie my own shoes and everything!" The red head smiled chuckling at her joke.

"Alright, I should be back there in about an hour." He pointed to a highway in the distance, "Just follow that until you reach the blue exit and keep going straight, if you hit Martha's you've gone too far, the spare key is velcro'ed on the wall by the garage door." Raven memorized that and nodded as she handed him his helmet before slipping on her own.

"See you tomorrow Raven!" Bruno said as he climbed into the Taxi leaving the two of them alone, they didn't speak as they stared at one another, the snow falling softly around them with the sound of cars passing by in the distance.

Raven stuffed the plush bird inside her jacket to keep from falling out and blushed as she realized that he had he moved closer, softly pressing his lips against her own the rings on his headband hitting the visor of her helmet. Giggling she started her runner; he lightly tapped her helmet to get her attention.

"By the way, those pain pills are on my dresser. You should take one when you get back." Her eyes widened, 'he caught me…'

"S-Sorry…I didn't want to ruin the good mood everyone was in. It seems like all you guys do is worry about me, I feel bad." She looked at the ground as she said this, he just tapped her helmet again, his hand on his hip.

"We worry because we care Raven; it's not a bad thing." He smiled and lightly shook her head, "Just take one when as soon as you get back and I will be there not long after. We can drink hot chocolate and watch a movie if you want!" she blinked,

"What's that?" he put a hand against his head and laughed,

"Just go, I will explain it too you when I get back." She smiled and moved her runner onto the street.

"Alright, but you also have to explain what 'sticking' is because I still have no idea." His stormy eyes widened as a bright red blush consumed his face making her giggle as she drove off.

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Raven scrunched her nose as the icy air hit it, as she went she repeated the directions Crow gave her over and over in her head. Having finally made it onto the highway she was now following it just as he had instructed, 'though it is helpful that the exits are color coded too, especially in this storm."

She wiped her visor off again and hoped the exit was nearby, as her body had already gone numb from the wind chill alone. The storm had also, thankfully, cleared the roads of anyone stupid enough to actually drive through this.

At least, that's what she thought, until headlights lit up the area behind her and the sound of an engine reached her ears. 'Wait, isn't that coming up too fast for it to be a car?' her suspicions were confirmed as a black and blue D-wheel appeared next to her with the man from earlier riding it, only now that she got a better look at him it wasn't the same guy that Jack dueled before.

Her breath hitched as she saw his eyes. Eye's that would haunt her until the day she died, the cold blood red eyes of the man that would beat her senselessly every day of her life just for being a bit different.

"Isaac…" she breathed her heart pounding in her chest, as if hearing her voice through the wind he turned and smiled at her, Raven's stomach hit the pavement. Averting her eyes back to the road in front of her she saw her exit come up and accelerated down it, she knew she was probably going way over the speed limit even long after Isaac's runner had vanished from view.

Slamming on the breaks hard as she came to the garage and jumping off her frantically searched for the key and as Crow had instructed it was attached to the wall directly under the railing. Feeling beyond terrified she had to try twice to get it into the lock before it twisted and the large door opened.

As she wheeled her runner inside she pressed the button that would close it behind her, as she stood there anxiously the door not closing fast enough for her. When finally it shut and locked the dark haired girl ran frantically around the place turning on every light switch she could find before collapsing against the railing on the second floor.

A floor of tears gushed down her cheeks, her mind unable to deny who she had seen, even as her frozen clothes chilled her to the bone Raven still didn't move, she doubted she could with how badly she was shaking. So there she sat, just trying to calm her own mind down enough to actually think, she vaguely wondered why her powers hadn't started acting up.

When her breathing finally slowed and the tears had stopped she heard the garage door begin opening and realized Crow was back. Quickly getting up she ran into his room and slammed the door behind her, hoping the red head hadn't seen her.

Raven heard the engine cut off and his boots hit the floor followed by the rustling of his jacket, then only the sound of his boots hitting the stone floor could be heard as he walked around the bottom floor. 'I-Is he looking for something?' she thought and realized belatedly that it was her he was probably looking for.

"Raven, are you upstairs?" he called out, his voice sounding confused with a hint of worry. Cracking open the door a bit she replied, "Y-Yes!" she bit her lip at her own stuttering voice.

"Oh! I'm glad you made it home okay; the snow's gotten pretty bad. What are you doing up there?" frowning her mind raced to come up with a logical explanation; "I-I just got back not that long ago…so I came up here to change into dry clothes."

'It's not really a lie…just an omission of facts.' That's what she told herself yet she knew it wasn't true. The red head's chuckle brought her back, "You got lost anyway didn't you? Do you mind if I shower real quick to get warmed up before the movie?"

"S-Sure, no problem…should I do something while you're in there?" she asked only because the movies she had seen with her parents when she was younger required her to help her father set up a projector. "Just pick a movie, we don't have much though. Do you need me to bring you up your bag? It's still down here."

She slapped her palm to her forehead, having forgotten that was still down there. "Yes please…Sorry for the trouble." She heard him run up the stairs and quickly place the bag in front of the door.

"Ahhh I'm freezing! I'll be out in a bit!" and with that she heard him walk into the bathroom and shut the door behind him. Only when the sound of water filled the silence did she venture out and pull the duffle bag into the room with her.

Sighing she placed the bag on the bed and began rummaging through it, 'I wonder if I should tell Crow about him?' she thought back to how the last couple of days went and although they all seemed to not mind the trouble she brought with her, she felt bad. Especially suddenly relying on people she just barely met, she frowned at that thought as she pulled out a pair of black sweats with 'A&F' on the top of the right leg and what Akiza had called a sports bra.

'I want to continue being friends with them…but having to continuously rely on them and put so much trouble on their shoulders, it isn't fair to them. Especially with their…oh what was it called…PG competition thing coming up. I don't want to hinder their dreams in any way…no! I will handle this on my own, I've been…'

What? Strong enough? Weak enough? Cowardly? She wasn't sure how to finish that sentence at this point; all she knew was that it was enough to keep her going up until now. She changed into this and feeling embarrassed having so much of her mid drift showing put on the orange sweater Bruno had given her to wear before.

'I won't say anything…I will just find some way to deal with Isaac if I see him again, though I truly hope I don't.' wrapping her arms around herself she made this decision though deep down she wondered if it was the right one.

Ooooh a blast from the past! I hope this chapter was okay, I tried to add the song in tastefully but let me know if i can do it better. The song was 'A Thousand Years, by Christina Perri' *Cough Which i also DO NOT own cough* Anyway! Please review with any thoughts or opinions!

Till next itme! :3