Chapter 28: A Web of Deceit - Part 1

Start from the beginning
                                    

"Yusei..." Luna got his attention. " I don't know how, but I was able to see inside that weird light. I saw you guys dueling and.... I saw the Satellite being destroyed. That was the future wasn't?"

"I have no idea." Yusei replied. " But if that was some kind of vision of the future then we have to stop it from happening."

"Hmm, what is a Singer?" Luna clutched her arm.

"Allow me Luna!" Yanagi chimed in. "I can tell you everything there is to know! But before I explain what a Signer is; I'll  have to give you some backstory by thrilling you with tales of my numerous archaeological adventuresses around the world." he started to ramble.

While he explain Yusei was in deep thought of what he saw that day when he dueled Jack. 'That Spider....I have to figure out what it is before it's too late.'


"By the way, she's slipping," Leo pointed to Clarice, who was indeed slipping out of Yusei's arms. Or at least off his shoulder.

"Damn..." Yusei muttered, holding her tighter so her head fit snugly above his shoulder as he adjust her piggy ride.

Clarice's breathing evened out a little. Nowhere near stirring.

"Is she gonna be okay?" Luna didn't like how limp of the new friend looked. Clarice was too...dynamic to be so still during the day.

"I think so," Yusei tried to grant her an encouraging smile. "But I'm not sure how long she'll sleep. Normally, after something with that much power, she'll need days to recover."

"Days?!"

Yusei winced slightly. That was the exact opposite response he was going for. "We'll just have to wait and see."

"We could try waking her up ourselves?" Dex suggested.

Luna snorted. "Good luck with that."

"Are you nuts?!" Leo shivered. "What if she wakes up with that scary dragon-phoenix monster card?!"

"She not dangerous Leo." Yusei reassured. "She's just misunderstood by a lot of people."

//


Back at Blister's place, Clarice still hadn't woken up. The others filed into what looked like an office for Blister's resourceful work. There was one other room Blister had on the floor.

"I'm gonna let Clarice sleep across the hall," Yusei decided at the doorway. "If you need me, you know where to find me."

"Oh no, you're not going in alone with her!" Niro on the phone automatically when Asben was trying to talk to Yusei and tailed him like a tag-along.

"I'm not going to do anything to her." Yusei scowled at him.

"But I don't trust you, or anyone, really," Niro reminded him with a quarry frown.

"Get off the phone Price!" Asben shouted at him.


This room wasn't much different from the other. Aside from the extra couches and a kitchenette. Yusei set Clarice down gently on the nearest couch. Being especially careful with her head, and brushing hair out of her face.

She grimaced in her sleep. Turned her head like she were trying to ward something off. Fingers tightening on the folds of her shirt.

"Clarice?"

"Now what did you do?!" Niro squeezed in.

"Nothing!"

"I told you to get off the phone!" Asben said.

Acceleration (Yusei Fudo x Clarice Ng)Where stories live. Discover now