Is this a parody fic or one of those "what if" AU fics? I'm not sure how I should categorise this but I had to get this out of my head, namely how would certain scenes from 5D's anime (and off-screen) seem if Jack and Yuusei were, in fact, romantically devoted to each other. Such a sweet thought... *sighs*

Kingcrabshipping, other shippings will appear on the side, mainly revolving around Jack and Yuusei. Mature themes shall be seen but mostly T rated stuff. I will raise the rating as sexual themes appear.

Please enjoy - I know I'm going to enjoy this myself, maybe a bit too much. :''''D

1. Now I know

Jack was definitely the most badass kid in the orphanage, and not only was he incredibly strong and determined (to the degree of being unbelievably thick-headed, admittedly), he also was good at playing Duel Monsters. Every day with Jack was an adventure, every day was worth waiting for when they went to sleep, Martha herself pushing them into their rooms when it was getting too late. Waking up next to Jack's bed was always just as fun, especially in those mornings when Yuusei was the first to worm out of his bed and got a chance to gently push on his shoulder - whereas the blond boy usually greeted 'good morning' by slamming a pillow on his head. Either way was fine: Yuusei spend the entire day with Jack, and usually Crow accompanied them if he wasn't playing with the younger children. Nonetheless, it was always him and Jack at least - and it was the best way Yuusei knew it.

Oh, how the time flew! Yuusei had known Jack as long as he could remember, and together they grew up, learning to read, write and calculate (all of those being helped by their favourite trading card game), passing the prepuberty and reaching the noisy, violent years of teenage (Jack got taller at such an alarming rate it made Martha both amused and irritated at how quickly Jack's clothes got too small for him).
It was around the age of 11 when Yuusei first experienced the feelings of wanting Jack's attention more than ever before, 13 when he first masturbated (more like touched himself lightly, embarrassed and squirming helplessly in the bathroom), and, when it was time for him, Jack and Crow to leave the orphanage as they saw it was best for them to go live on their own when they were 15, Yuusei knew what all those little tingling sensations in his stomach and groin meant and was utterly terrified of it. He liked Jack, very much - of course he had always admired him... But now, a completely different meaning made itself clear in Yuusei's bright head.

Just how embarrassing it was to admit it to himself while having both Jack and Crow around...! The copper-haired friend would be totally taken aback - "Why him, why Jack?! He's an idiot, no matter how much of a duel genius he is because, wow, he's an idiot!" - and, well, he wasn't entirely sure of Jack's possible reaction which made him feel even more insecure. 'Better stay quiet,' Yuusei told to himself as the three of them found themselves trying to find a good place to spend their night in.

Finally, they settled into one of the many abandoned factory buildings near the shore, each of them taking an own room to inhabit and sleep in. Yuusei, too, crawled into one corner of the room after finding a tattered, thin blanket to cover himself with. It wasn't much of a protection from the chilly air but he didn't complain. He never complained, after all. Closing his eyes he relaxed, let out a deep breath and snuggled as close to the wall he could, curling up into as tiny ball as possible. Somewhere outside something was broken loudly and distant yells were heard. He hoped he could get some rest before the sun rises.

He listened to his own breathing for a good while until his senses suddenly got sharper: he could swear he heard someone on the other side of the room's door. And indeed, soon he heard the door handle being lowered and the door pulled open with a quiet creak. Immediately Yuusei turned to look who had come in -
Even in the room's dimness Yuusei could tell it was Jack. The blond closed the door behind him and quietly walked closer to his dark-haired friend.

"Yuusei?"

"Jack?"

"Oh, you're awake... Good."

"Didn't you get any sleep?"

"In a cold and dirty place like this? I couldn't get any sleep in a million years," the taller boy grumbled. "Figured it would be more comfortable here."

"...what about Crow?"

"The birdbrain's probably with the other birds on the roof. Birds of a feather..."

"I wish he's okay, I heard someone shouting outside just a while ago..."

"Yeah, yeah," Jack mumbled, getting down on his knees and settling himself to lie down next to the other boy. Yuusei turned to his other side so he was face to face with Jack and spread his blanket open, throwing it partly on Jack who nodded - his way of saying "thank you". The blond moved closer, and it was impossible for Yuusei to ignore how Jack's broad body emanated pleasant heat onto him. It then occured to him that the other guy hadn't been physically this close to him in years: back then when they still had pillow fights and bed wrestling together they were only children, and now when they were older, Yuusei did feel a difference having Jack this close to him. Wanting to avoid silence between them, Yuusei whispered,

"We will be okay, right?"

"Absolutely. As long as we have our decks and duel disks."

"We haven't gotten into duels yet..."

"But the time will come soon... Maybe tomorrow even."

"Uh huh." They both breathed calmly for a while, then Yuusei opened his mouth again. "Aren't you nervous?"

"Not at all," was the immediate answer. "We already talked about this months ago, it was time for us to leave, it was getting too cramped at Martha's place and we're old enough to take care of ourselves. I don't know about you and Crow but I won't let anyone step over me - I will crush them all before they know what hit them." Yuusei couldn't see Jack's face but deducing from Jack's low voice and its heavy tone of determination he knew that Jack was having one of those familiar expressions on his face: frowning, his eyes narrow and the corners of his lips curved downwards. Same Jack as ever. Yuusei smiled, happy to know Jack couldn't see it.

"Yes, you will," he said in a calm voice.

"You just wait and see. None of them will get from the hands of me, Jack Atlas, before I'm done with them."

"That's right." Yes, always the same...

"I will protect you, always, anywhere..."

"Huh?"

"Because you... You are too kind sometimes." The smile dropped off from Yuusei's face and he frowned, facing to the direction where he knew Jack's face was.

"I can fight too."

"Yes, you can... But now it's a little different, Yuusei..."

"But with you and Crow... I will do anything to keep you two safe." Jack didn't reply instantly but took a few seconds to collect his thoughts before answering.

"Stay close to me. I'm not letting you wander off somewhere just like that. We're not children anymore."

"...Jack?"

"...I will crush them all for you if I have to." Yuusei's breathe got stuck into his throat. He heard Jack's voice tremble just now, he definitely did... What was it? What did that voice and those words mean?

"Jack... I'm never leaving you." This time, Yuusei's heard and felt his own words shaking. It made him feel slightly anxious, he had no idea what he was getting so nervous about, they were just talking -

Talking, discussing about their feelings. Yuusei wanted to let it all out at once, now when they finally were alone, just the two of them. He breathed in and said quietly, "I promise, I will always follow you wherever you go - just wait for me."

He felt a lot lighter when he got those words out, as if he had kept them in his head for God knows how long... Funnily enough, he realised, there was a chance that was exactly the case. So much to say to Jack but no right time, place or mood had ever come for him to actually say any of those things. But now they were there...

"..."

Yuusei wondered why Jack stayed silent. Did he fall asleep? Did he hear any of -

"Yuusei." What a relief... Or was it?

"Yes, Jack?"

"I'm..." The black-haired boy shivered. Was he angry, or utterly confused by Yuusei's promise? Or did he finally see through him with those beautiful, light lilac eyes of his even without seeing him...?

A hand grabbed gently on Yuusei's chin, a warm breath brushed against his face and something new, pleasant, fantastic touched his lips.

*heavy sigh* DONE!

That's it, that's the first chapter. More like a prologue, was it? I wanted to leave the end kind of vague just to tease you readers but I can fairly say that whatever happened just now wasn't followed by any sexy activities. (I'm just as disappointed as some of you might be but it's actually essential for the future chapters that nothing more serious happens between Jakku and You-Say just yet!)

As you can probably see, I'm still having a LOT of problems with writing in English. Any tips and hints are greatly appreciated (make it simple so I don't missunderstand anything ahaha)! Also, wow, my first multi-chap story... NO I'M NOT NERVOUS AT ALL