Chapter four: Feelings are born

FTP: Everyone must have seen that coming huh? HUH? Notice all the dragons are the same sex as their prescelti =]

Carly: I have a dragon pet, nice!

Jack: I see myself eaten in the middle of the night, just for looking at you…

Leo: what are you doing in the middle of the night with carly in the first place *innocent look*

The universe: *le stiffen*

Yusei: charades…

Carly: yes, we are playing charades *hifives Yusei*

Leo and Luna: Can we play too!

Jack: now we shall never sleep for eternity, BRING ME MY CUP RAMEN WOMAN!

Carly: FTP owns no yugioh5D just OC's and plot please remain seated and do not remove any seatbelts, do enjoy your ride along chapter 4!

'Okay, maybe they don't need us to materialize in this world…' Carly thought rubbing her temples and glaring at the triumphant Layla.

"Oh my…," Misty finally broke the agonizing silence as Carly and the dragon cub called 'Lian-kun' kept looking at each other.

Carly was clearly feeling a mixture of emotions which ranged from horror and also happiness to see the little creature who was waging it tail, fortunately the flame on the tip of its tail seemed magical enough to prevent any accidents, it was obviously overjoyed by Carly's presence never removing it's completely crimson eyes from here.

"Should I open the door?" Akiza ventured.

"No," Carly finally woke up from her trance looking flustering and a little bit pink in the face, "Lian-kun, needs to, it needs to go,"

With that she struck a pose sternly looking and pointed away, "Find someone else, I'm through with you,"

Poor Lian-kun's tail dropped at hearing Carly say that and its dog-like ears dropped below its tiny black horns. She whimpered turned away and walked a bit before looking back at Carly.

"Now Lian, GO," she said admitting to herself that she was being harsh, but she could no longer wage any more lives on the line.

The cub seemed to linger for a bit and then it flew away leaving the team in complete silence.

"You'll change your mind soon enough," Layla smirked walking to the door, "I suggest everyone leaves for now,"

"I won't!" Carly snapped at her.

"Sure you will, we're family ,all of us might not have been blood related but Team Dragon's wing are siblings," Layla pointed out matter of factly, "Plus I also recall being your best friend,"

"So?" Carly asked frustrated.

"So I know you," Layla countered for the first time smiling genuinely, "Hey blondy how about a Turbo duel? My duel runner's been aching for a real drive!"

"You're on, Snowy," Sherry laughed leaving the apartment with the prescelta who scoffed at the nickname.

Slowly the team followed the two opponents, Crow, Leo and Luna especially wanted to watch the match and Yusei himself admitted to Aki he was curious about the prescelti's style and so they joined their friends to cheer the two duelers. Soon everyone just decided to leave Carly to collect her thoughts and left to watch the match as Layla had suggested.

"Call me if you need," Misty reassured the girl as Kiryu grinned at her, his way of offering comfort.

Jack however refused to budge and just stood in a corner leaning into the wall with his arms crossed and just stared at Carly's back.

"Coffee?" she asked happy to be doing something and to get away from his concerned gaze.

"You know me well," he confirmed as he took a seat on the sofa and switched the TV on.

Carly rolled her eyes when she heard a Turbo Duel between representatives of Germany and France being announced. Her head was throbbing and all the drama that had been packed into the last five hours had drained her completely.

"Do you live on duels and Blue whatnot coffee alone?" she asked jokingly.

"Blue-Eyes Mountain," he corrected automatically already immersed in the duel.

Carly sighed prepared the beverages and decided to relax and enjoy the duel. She had to admit she had been scared to be alone but also of anyone's company. Jack had taken the course of action which he thought would help the girl most, to just be there and Carly was glad of the support he was giving her. She was surprised when he threw his arm round her shoulders and laid her head on his chest but had never felt happier than at that moment. Had the room always been this hot though?

When Carly woke up it was just a few minutes past four. She stretched and winced as a hot rush of pain traveled through her whole body. She felt whatever was keeping her warm slid of her and shivered in the sudden cold air. Noticing that the door to the balcony was open she cursed at the cold air travelling in her apartment. Carly just then noted that she had been sleeping in none other than Jack Atlas' favourite white jacket and picked it up holding it close to her affectionately. The former King was nowhere to be seen but she could hear the shower running and figured he had taken the liberty to use it. He still had some spare clothes he never bothered to take away in the room he had used when they met anyway.

'Thanks Jack,' she thought smiling at the gesture.

"Why do I feel like Akiza just ran me over with her bike?" she groaned telling herself. She felt all sweaty and hot and couldn't shake a bad feeling in the pit of her stomach.

"Why would you even know something like that?" an intrigued voice inquired.

Carly felt her face heat up even more at the sight of a half-naked Jack, what made it worse was he had yet to dry. He was just wearing jeans, no shoes and more importantly, no shirt! He was using one of her yellow towels to dry his hair which he preceded to place on his shoulder. He was smirking seductively at her and Carly couldn't look away at his well-toned stomach. When she finally managed to look into his eyes she couldn't help but just grunt in annoyance for fear of making a bigger fool of herself than she ever did.

"Come on grumpy pants, let's go meet up with the others and have some fun," Jack said grabbing her and literally throwing the green-haired woman into the bathroom and slamming the door shut.

She could still hear him hovering behind the closed door as he dished out orders, she could even imagine him counting them down on his fingers "Have a nice refreshing bath, get dressed in something casual but no stripped t shirts and, oh, your phone has a message from Misty, DO NOT touch your glasses, she says,"

'How did she know?' Carly gaped looking at her own hand hovering on her glasses.

"I called the others, it'll be Kiryu, Yusei, Aki and Misty coming only," Jack chuckled bemused leaning on the door, "The twins are cheering Sherry up, apparently your friend trashed her,"

"Oh really? I mean Layla is super strong but Sherry shouldn't have got that badly beaten," Carly replied getting into the shower a bit wobbly, she was already drained from all that happened but jack wasn't going to take a no and wouldn't allow any sulking.

"Sherry's life points hit the bottom in the 5th round of your friend who still had 400 life points left," Jack raised his voice and related as he heard the water run.

"400 lifepoints more than Sherry isn't that bad a beating," Carly shouted through the rush of water.

Jack related the whole dwell to her as she showered and clarified quite loudly to get his point through "She lost meaning she got trashed,"

"OOOOkaaaay, I got it, enough duels for a day," Carly sang grabbing a towel; Jack was too stubborn to argue with, in her opinion Sherry had done amazingly well in keeping up with Layla but she really was doomed the moment Layla summoned her ace monster; black star sapphire, the obscure dragon.

She pressed her fingers to her temples as she exited the bathroom feeling an annoying throb, she couldn't help thinking about Lian-kun, and they had gone through a lot together, maybe too much.

When they were out of the building Jack offered her his helmet, he had been tempted to buy one for Carly but was too embarrassed to. It was quite cute the first time he gave her a ride.

"I cannot believe THIS," Carly fumed in a similar way her car engine was albeit without the smoke.

Meanwhile Jack was playing with his mobile behind her; they had been partying for their latest conclusion 'we saved the world' and it was past two in the morning.

'Eeep!" she uttered as she felt the weight of something which blinded her for a few seconds on her head.

Jack like always took the initiative and placed his helmet on her head without notice, miraculously even her glasses fit.

"What a big head you have," she teased.

"Just get on the bike!" Jack ordered, "I took care of your care no worries,"

Carly followed Jack to his bike and climbed behind him knowing better than to argue, she put her hands around his waist and hugged him tight to avoid any accidents. The fact she kept slipping towards him no matter what didn't help.

"Something big is pressing against me," mumbled a very flustered Jack.

"What?" Carly asked the wind deafening her.

"Nothing!" he growled as pressed the accelerator.

Now they were in a very similar position as they rode to the meeting point. Thanks to Carly's precision they were the first to arrive like usual. And like always they remained

"It really is hot today though," Carly mumbled.

"Hot? Not really," jack replied raising an eyebrow to Carly.

'Is she blushing? Cute…' he thought blushing himself, "Oh look the others finally made it!"

TBC in the Next Chapter: Fever and Flower

FTP: Sorry this was so late, i was waiting for the results and wasn't much home ^^

Carly: Now they arrived she's happy and will try to catch up on writing =D

Chapter three review response starring Sherry and guest Carly!

Magdalene Thorne:

Carly: she may be young but she has the heart of an old and scary school teacher...

Sherry: i feel for this kid *points at Carly* that woman freaked me out as well.

Carly: We're the same age...Mag-san, I guess i should trust my friends more!

From behind the scenes a big chart can be seen with the faces of the signers in chibi form and written o it is a big THATS RIGHT!

FTP: she's not so bad, she's just overprotective really =] Glad you liked her! And don't worry the signers won't abandon her no matter what!

silvertwilightgemini:

Sherry: Judai? the legendary dueler who used to go to the duel academy on that island?

Carly: oh no thats too prestigious and far away, I had managed to get in the duel academy in neo domino city where Aki-san is going!

FTP: erm, yes, that one...i feel useless

END REVIEW RESPONSE

FTP: sorry again for being late, I'm hoping for some reviews and i hope you like some jackcarly fluff here!