10 Years later...
(Yusei's P.O.V.)
I was working on my training in the empty floor below our bedrooms. It was late at night and
I couldn't sleep again... I had that dream again.... one that wouldn't leave me alone. It had
haunted me ever since that night... the night everything was taken away from me and my
brothers. I stared down at the blue bladed weapon in my hands. The last thing she 'officially'
gave to me... My grip on the metal hilt tightened as the images flashed before my eyes again. Soon a voice behind me made me jump. "It's late... you should get some sleep", I heard my older brother say as he leaned against the door frame."I can't..." He sighed softly. "You had that nightmare again, didn't you?" I couldn't do anything but nod. With a heavy sigh I turned off my lightsaber and turned to face him again. "I'm sorry if I woke you up..." "You didn't. It's alright. But you barely sleep anymore... it's not healthy..." "As soon as I fall asleep... the images fill my head again... there's not a night that they don't come back..." I said, and soon I felt two strong arms wrap around me, I buried my face in his shoulder as I hugged back tightly. "I know... believe me... I'm having nightmares as well... but not to this extend..." I just buried my face deeper into his shoulder and tried to hold my tears back. Crying won't bring her back to us... neither will it help us survive out here. I soon felt a third set of arms around me, and there's only one person that I could think of for who it was because of their height... "I've had nightmares too..." I heard the voice of my younger brother say. "We all are going through the same thing Yus... and we're here for you... just like how you are here for us..." By now I couldn't hold the tears back anymore and silently cried into Jack's shoulder, my body shaking. I lost track of how long I stood there and cried, the tears I held back flowing from my eyes like rivers... I just wanted her to be back with us... grief had its claws gripped on my heart, and it wasn't letting go... it had its grip on all our hearts... It has been there for years... and it won't disappeard until we have her back... "We should get back to bed... My bed is the biggest, so let's just go to my room and cuddle... Maybe it'll help us fall asleep... and not have nightmares." I nodded, but still held onto Jack tightly.
I heard him sigh a bit and he gently picked me up, I held onto him tighter and kept my face buried in his shoulder. Crow follows us there, he picked up the lightsaber since I had dropped it earlier.
Once we were in Jack's room he laid down, still holding me in his arms. Crow hid the lightsaber in the small drawer next to the bed before joining us. He curled up against me from the other side and I couldn't help but turn on my back and wrap an arm around him as well. I don't know what I would do if I'd lost my brothers as well... My world would have completely broken down... I slowly started to give into exhaustion, as my tears took more out of me than I thought it would, I stayed close to them as I let waves of sleep wash over me.When I woke up the sun was already rising again. Crow was still curled up against me, but Jack wasn't laying in bed with us. But the warmth of both the sun and Crow's body made me lazy and I decided to just stay in bed and enjoy this a little longer.For the first time, in a long time... I actually slept semi peacefully... but I didn't want this peaceful moment to end... I stayed close to Crow still, trying to doze off again.
Right in that moment Jack walked in. He immediately noticed that I was awake. "Hey... how are you feeling?" I frowned at the slightly panicked look in his eyes. He's obviously trying to hide something. "Jack? What's going on?"I wondered what was going on, afraid someone was after then again. "Nothing. Nothing at all." His voice was shaking. Something was definitely wrong. "Jack..." "I... I..." Then I noticed something out of the corner of my eye. The drawer of my nightstand was open.... and the box with my lightsaber... I grabbed it and looked inside. "Yusei..." "Where is it Jack...?" I looked at him, both anger and unbelievable sorrow in my eyes. "Where is it?! Where is my lightsaber?! MOM'S lightsaber!"
That lightsaber was what mom left behind, and I couldn't believe that Jack took it. I didn't know what to think as hot tears of anger and sorrow fell down my cheeks like waterfalls.
"Yusei... I... I just had it for a minute... and left it on the desk for... for like 5 minutes... and then... it was gone..." More anger boiled up inside of me. "HOW COULD YOU?! JACK WHY?! IT WAS THE ONLY THING I HAD LEFT!"I growled as angry tears fell down my face, I quickly got up and left the room. Heading to the roof. I opened my wings as I looked to the sky."Yusei wait! I'm sorry!" Jack tried to run after me, but I already flapped my wings and took of. I tried my best to keep the tears down, but they just kept flowingI wasn't sure where to go from here, I just kept flying, trying to calm myself down.My own brother... the person I trust the most... with my life... stabbed me in the back. He knew what that weapon meant to me... how I held it dear... and he just took it and lost it... like it is a meaningless toy...I soon landed down in one of the few forested areas in Satelitte, finding a small area beneath the roots of a tree that I could curl up in and at least have some shelter. Now I let all the tears flow and cried my heart out. It just hurt so much. After a while I heard footsteps and tried to stay silent. The footsteps got louder and I heard kids giggling and laughing. I carefully looked up and over the roots. Yes... kids laughing and playing with each other... but... how? What are they doing here?I stayed hidden, but I couldn't get my wings to disappear. I didn't want to scare them because of how I looked right now, I just hid more in the roots so they hopefully wouldn't see me.At first it seemed to work. They just kept playing and walk further away from me. Until I hear a branch snap. I flinched and tried to hide more, but it was already too late. A little girl was standing in front of me. She had dark blonde hair and brown eyes. For a second... just a second... I saw mom instead of that girl... "Why are you crying?"When I realized it wasn't mom I looked away, I didn't want to explain it. I tried to hide more, not wanting to burden his with my problems. "You look hurt." The little girl came closer towards me. "Why are you so sad?" "I... don't want to talk about it... please... leave me alone..."I looked away and hid my face under my wing. "I won't go. Aunty Martha always says to help people that are sad and hurt." I looked at her with wide eyes. That would explain why there are children playing around here! "Martha?" The girl nodded with a smile, "Yeah! She has a house near here. I'll take you with me... it's cold outside."Now I actually smiled a little and nodded. "Okay... lead the way." I slowly got up and neatly folded my wings behind me. She didn't seem scared at all... which is new...She smiles and waited till I was up before walking forward, and I slowly followed.I tried to let my wings disappear again, but it didn't work. So I just had to stay mostly hidden while I followed the girl back to Martha's place. When we reached the house, I saw her run up and open the door for me, she looked at me with a smile and then said, "Come in. You'll be safe.""Thank you..." I smiled and walked inside. She followed me and closed the door again. Then she took my hand and pulled me with her. "Aunt Martha! I have a new friend!"
Martha looked over at me and almost dropped the bowl she was cleaning, "Yusei! What are you doing here?" She smiles softly, but her smile slightly fades as she recognizes the signs, "Something happened... what is it?" She Looks worried.
I looked at the ground again and felt my eyes tearing up a bit. Martha immediately got even more worried. "Lisa, please go play with the others. I have to talk to him alone." The little girl nods and left. Martha came over and wrapped a thin blanket around me, then leads me to the couch. "Your wings... you would never leave them out just like that... what happened?""J-Jack... h-he lost it... h-he lost m-mom's light saber...." I started to shake a bit, I started to let my tears fall, not caring who saw at this point, "I-I opened m-my Wings... and flew here t-to the forest behind your house... I-I haven't been a-able to hide m-my wings since...""Oh Yusei... I'm so sorry..." Martha hugs me tightly and strokes through my hair. It just hurt so much... to have the only thing your mother left for you ripped away like that...I gently buried my face in her shoulder, letting my tears fall as I hold onto her. ----- Meanwhile at the hideout ----

"Where is he?!" Crow glared at me with more hate than I have ever seen before. "I don't know! He just ran off! I tried to follow him, but he used his wings and..."I sighed a bit, "He's even blocking his aura from me..." Crow growled and looked away, "I still can't believe you lost it... you know how important that lightsaber is to Yusei!!!""I didn't mean to!" "That doesn't matter! It's his and his alone! Mom gave it to him! And you lose it you... you Idiot!" I looked at my little brother helplessly. "Crow please..." "No! Every time Yusei is hurt lately, it's your fault!"I flinched slightly at those words, I felt my heart sink to the bottom of my stomach. I looked away from him, not sure what to say. Crow grabbed his jacket and walked to the exit of our hideout. "Me and Kalin will look for him. You can come with us when you actually think about Yusei for once." "But I do!" "Then you wouldn't have taken it!"He looked away again, he knew that he had really really messed up big this time.Crow huffed in disappointment and left. I was left alone in the main room, broken and guilty for my actions. Yusei will never forgive me... never...

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Sorry for the long delay in chapter! Both of our lives have been very busy, but now we are back with a new chapter!

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