Heartaches

Heartaches

Chapter 21

By Kellyq

Crow, Jack, and Yusei walked out
of the hospital. Memories started to resurface when they were
kids. Even though they were all orphaned, due to different
reasons, they were all going to remain close. Yusei couldn't help
but feel grateful and humble for having such great friends and
loving people in his life. Jack especially. Now that Yusei
thought back on it, the blonde-haired teen always took care of
him ever since he could remember…

A baby's cry echoed though
the orphanage as Martha walked in holding bundle in her arms. She
stared at the small infant in her arms. The infant was Yusei.

Martha smiled and rocked
the baby. "It's okay," she soothed. "No one's
going to hurt you."

"Martha … what's
going on?" came Jack's voice. The three-year-old toddler
stood there, rubbing his right eye. Martha eyed them both. She
knelt down so Jack could have a better look. He stepped and
peered down at Yusei. He reached out and took Yusei's tiny hand.
"Hey, don't cry. You're safe now."

Yusei stopped and looked
up at Jack and they stared at each other in the eyes. Jack smiled
and he noticed that Yusei was staring at him with interest and
curiosity in them.

Martha smiled. "Do
you want to hold him while I make some phone calls?"

Jack nodded his head and
followed Martha to the living room. Jack sat on the couch as
Martha had him position his arm. Martha leaned over and placed
Yusei in Jack's arms, making sure that he was supporting the
baby's head. Martha watched for a moment to make sure that both
boys were comfortable with each other. Martha nodded her head and
turned when Jack spoke up after staring at the baby.

"What's his
name?"

Martha turned and smiled
at the sight. She had to admit that they were cute together.
"It's Yusei."

Jack stared down at the
baby. "Yusei, huh?" A cooing sound came from the back
of Yusei's throat. A smile made its way to Jack's lips, feeling
the need to look after him, and protect him. "It's nice to
meet you. I'm Jack, and I'm going to take care of you."

Yusei stared at him with
big innocent eyes that held purity and kindness. Martha watched
for a moment to see that Yusei was safe in Jack's arms and she
vowed to make sure that were friends.

Crow and Kiryu came
shortly after. Once the four had known each other, they formed a
bond and called themselves, Team Satisfaction.

By this point, they were making
their way to the racetrack. When they got there, Aero was helping
with registration. He looked up and smiled shyly at Yusei and his
friends.

Yusei smiled back and pushed his
bike over, then pulled his gloves off. Aero did the same and
their fingers laced together. "Hey."

Aero nodded his head. "I
was hoping that you guys would drop by. When I talked to Blister,
it sounded like you guys weren't going to come."

"We weren't at first, but
we figured that we had time to do that," Yusei explained. By
this point, Jack and Crow had pushed their motorcycles passed
them. Yusei looked back at Aero, glad that he could have a
private talk with him without Jack scaring Aero with his
intimidating vibes. "Besides, I want to talk to you
alone."

Concern flashed across Aero's
eyes. "If it's regarding him not wanting to be my drag
racing partner, don't worry about it." He paused for a
moment, before continuing. Yusei watched him closely to see a
soft glint in his eyes. "Blister and I talked about it
already …" Aero paused again when he noticed that
Yusei's expression darkened. A frown made its way to Aero's face.
"You didn't yell at Blister, I hope." Yusei looked the
other way. Aero caught on with the vibes and the look. His
expression softened as he rubbed his thumb along Yusei's
Knuckles, and kissed him on the cheek. "Thank you for trying
to help," Aero murmured. "But if Blister's not ready
yet, then I'll have to wait, and I have no problem doing
that."

All Yusei did was nod his head,
grabbed his gloves and veered his motorcycle toward the
racetrack. Aero sighed, with a troubled look on his face as he
watched Crow and Jack interact with Yusei. I know that you
love making people happy and putting everyone else ahead of
yourself, but you should take a break from everything like you
are doing now, and have some fun. A smile made its way to
Aero's lips when saw them start to race around the track.

To Be Continued …