Heartaches

Heartaches

Chapter 19

By Kellyq

Misty led Carly to the fitting
room. A couple of women were ready to take some measurements.

"Uh ... I already know what
size pants, shoes, and tops," Carly uttered, feeling a
little nervous, and uneasy.

Amusement flashed across Misty's
eyes. "Don't worry, these girls are skillful at what they do
and besides, there's an outfit that I want you to try on."

Carly shifted her gaze to see
one of the women was holding up a black tank top with a shawl. It
also came with knee high boots and a pair of black shorts that
was long enough to go past the hips.

Misty watched Carly for a
moment. "Go ahead," she murmured seductively, standing
behind her. "Try it."

"Do ... do think that Jack
will like it?" Carly asked, timidly.

The vibes right then changed as
Misty turned her around. She took off Carly's glasses and stared
into her eyes.

"You should forget about
that man," Misty spoke up hints of jealousy and anger in her
voice.

Carly squirmed a little. "I
... I know ... it's just that I still care about him," she
said, trying to keep her voice calm. "I mean, is it wrong to
still care about him?"

Misty sighed, not meaning to
scare the woman she loved. "Look, he's just hurting you and
you're letting him do it without regarding your feelings."

After Mina left, Yusei
introduced Rally to the other kids. At first, most of them
thought that Rally was a girl until he said in a timid voice
'It's nice to meet you'; they were shocked that Rally was a boy.
Leo, on the other hand, started to ask Rally questions. How come
you're wearing a dress? What does a dress feel like? Luna eyed
Rally for a moment and noticed that he looked a little nervous,
so she whacked her brother on the side of the head.

"Don't scare him,
Leo!" she scowled lightly. "He probably has his own
reasons why he wears a dress, and he doesn't want to share
it."

"Geez!" Leo huffed,
"I was just asking, considering that I always wanted to
dress up like a girl!"

By this point, Yusei and Blister
were in the main room, setting up their laptops together with
Wi-Fi and the latest hacking software. Rally slipped out of the
kitchen and made his way into the main room, just as Jack's cell
phone that Yusei was borrowing went off. He grabbed it from the
table and walked out just as he put it to his ear.

Rally watched Blister turn on
both laptops and fiddle with the connections.

"So," he started,
trying to make ideal conversation, snapping Rally out of his
thoughts, "What's your story? Did the Lostaholic Monster get
you before Yusei saved you?"

Rally caught on what he meant
and cringed. "You can say that," he said timidly.

Blister frowned and was about to
ask a question when his Blackberry beeped. Rally watched Blister
with curiosity as he pressed a button on the screen. The sound of
a crowd talking and engines was in the background.

"Hey," he said in a
gentle and yet casual voice. "How was your first drag racing
experience?"

"A bit rusty but not
too bad, but it would've been better if you were here," came
an elegant soft male voice from the speakerphone.

"I know, but right now I'm
helping Yusei do some investigations, so I'm not going to come
home until late," Blister explained, doing some typing on
his laptop.

A gasp of excitement came from
the other end of the line. "Yusei?! Well, tell him I
said hi, for me."

"I will," Blister
said, chuckling.

"See you
tonight," the teen said.

"Yeah, be careful on the
way home, okay?"

A light chuckle came from the
other end. "I will and you too."

Blister rolled his eyes.
"Yeah, I know."

"Love you."

"Dido," Blister said
warmly. He pressed a button on his Blackberry.

Rally was about to ask whom he
was talking to but Yusei beat him to the punch. He and Jack had
walked into the room moments before, with their helmets under
their arms.

"Was that Aero?" He
asked. Blister nodded his head. "How is he?"

"He's doing fine,"
Blister answered, "Trying out drag racing again."

"That's great! Are you his
drag race partner like you were before?" Yusei probed. The
atmosphere in the room turned cold right then.

"You guys better get
going," Blister said, avoiding the question.

Jack shrugged, turned and walked
out followed by Rally. Yusei still stood there, determined to
know what caused Blister not to be Aero's drag race partner.

Yusei stepped up and took a seat
next to Blister. "There's no reason to be scared."

"Who said that I was
scared?" Blister responded, a hint of irritation in his
voice. The tension in the air spiked.

"Aero still wants you to be
his partner," Yusei informed, a hint of anger in his voice.

"And what gave you that
idea?" Blister replied. Yusei didn't respond and Blister
read the vibes right away. "I know what you're trying to do
and I've already made up mind, I'm not going to do drag racing
anymore."

Yusei sighed out of
disappointment. He got up, turned and walked toward the entrance.
He then stopped, looked over his shoulder and glanced at Blister.

"The reason why Aero won't
choose anyone else is because he still trusts you despite the
horrible drag race accident you both had a couple of years
ago." The tension in the room flared up.

Blister let out a grunt of
irritation. "Fine, I'll do it. If that's what you
insist."

Yusei turned fully, an intense
look in his eyes. "I'm not making you do anything. However,
Aero does have a right to know what your reasons for not drag
racing." Even though I have a feeling, it's because he
doesn't want to hurt Aero again.

With that last thought, Yusei
turned and walked toward the front door.

To Be Continued