Drunk

Staring out the window at the bustling New Domino City, Yusei felt a sense of peace overcome him. It was not often that the hero got to simply relax and not go out and place his heart and soul on the line for the sake of the world. It felt strange, but Yusei welcomed it.

He turned his back to the window, blinking away the coloured dots that appeared in his azure eyes from the harsh sunlight that poured in and lit the whole room. After rubbing the last of the coloured spots from his eyes, he noticed an empty bowl lying uncivilly on the marble kitchen counter, spoon hanging out the side like an ungraciously murdered animal. Walking over and picking it up to take to the sink, he murmured silently to himself about Jack's inability to clean up after himself. Throwing the bowl carelessly in the sink, he cringed at the clang it made against the walls, but did nothing to stop the noise, as he was sure that Crow and Jack had left already.

"it's too much to ever ask for peace and quiet, is it?" he heard a soft voice murmur, and his eyes darted to the worn out dining table, where almost buried under a stack of loose papers and books was a wild mess of burgundy hair and two soft, round, brown eyes blinking at Yusei sleepily. Yusei shook his head free, not understanding how he missed the female in the first place.

"Sorry Akiza." He whispered to the female, who placed her head back onto her arms in an attempt to get back to sleep. He silently walked towards her, picking up spare pieces of paper that had fallen to the ground and placing them in a neat pile with the rest of Akiza's belongings that had found themselves adorned around the woman as if they were the blanket keeping her warm. As he continued to clean up around the female, he noticed the two empty bottles of what looked like the remnants of Jack's favourite alcohol. Yusei frowned, knowing that he was never going to hear the end of Jack's whinging if he found out. He made a mental note to pick some up before he got home to replace the ones she had unintentionally taken in what looked like a misguided attempt at staying awake to continue studying.

Letting out a sigh, he knew that the girl would not be waking anytime soon, and Yusei was very well aware of the discomfort that was brought about by falling asleep in the hard, wooden chairs that surrounded the table, having been in Akiza's position many times before. Dropping his initial idea of doing some tuning on his runner – for which he believed to be pushing Akiza's sleep deprived tolerance too far – he decided that maybe he had actually should fix the washing machine that he had been putting off for a long time now.

He pondered to himself about who would be more annoyed at finding Akiza sleeping peacefully in their bed – Jack or Crow. Deciding that finding out really was a hassle he didn't want to put up with, Yusei sighed, knowing that at least Akiza would be comfortable in his bed.

He squatted quietly next to the sleeping girl, gently prodding her awake. "Akiza?" he questioned, and after hearing a mumble of acknowledgement, continued. "Do you want to go to bed?"

"I'm not home though." She mumbled, and Yusei couldn't stop a small smile spread across his face. She was actually pretty cute when she was half asleep. Yusei blushed at the thought, shaking his head free of the thoughts.

"You don't need to be." He assured the woman. "You can stay here for a while. You can sleep in my bed." He smiled as her face brightened, although he wasn't sure why she had that reaction to the idea of a bed.

"That would be pretty nice…" Akiza murmured, letting out a large yawn and covering her mouth with a petite hand.

"Well, come on then." He chortled, extending his arm out and watching her smile as she took it sleepily, letting herself be pulled to her feet clumsily.

"Carry me." She grumbled, holding her arms out either side of her and falling into Yusei's direction, letting out an over exaggerated cackle as Yusei scrambled to catch her in time, not predicting that she would do something so careless. Yusei bit his lip, not understanding what he did to deserve this kind of annoyance; he was not nearly this demanding when he was in a state of drunkenness.

"fine." He groaned, keeping her straightened by keeping his hands clasped tightly on either side of her slim shoulders. "Get on my back then." He gestured that he was being serious and she let out a squeal of delight, making no hesitation to jump on his back with the most energy he had seen her use all day.

Carrying her up the stairs had been a little more difficult than he had originally believed, as Akiza's body was in a state of dead weight, her head lying gently against his back as the sound of her soft breathing spurred him forward. As he reached the top of the stairs, he realised that Akiza had no change of clothing, and it was hardly comfortable with Yusei to let her sleep in her stockings and a trench coat.

"Akiza, do you want a change of clothing while you sleep?" he asked her gently, feeling a movement against his back as an affirmative. He swung open the door of his room, feeling another sense of peace warm his soul, although he realised he was a bit embarrassed that he had to at least cleaned up a little bit beforehand. He placed her gently on the bed and moved towards the cupboard, looking for something that would even come close to fitting the petite female.

"Yusei, your bed is very comfy." She laughed, patting next to it as he chucked a jacket over his shoulder as he noticed her small shudder from the temperature of his room.

"thank you." he quipped before continuing, finding a pair of shorts he hadn't worn since his days locked up in the Facility and throwing them over his shoulder as well, before gently shutting the door. "here." He said, holding out the clothing to her, watching as she took them and held them close to herself. "I'll just get out of your way while you change."

"Dress me, Yusei." She ordered, and Yusei stopped, his hand still clasped against the doorhandle, feeling his grip tighten. "I feel like I am about to pass out, you wouldn't mind, would you?" even amidst her tiredness, there was a hint of a challenge that she knew Yusei would not pass up.

With an awkwardness that felt somewhat out of character for the male, he moved towards Akiza, sitting next to her and placing the clothes next to him. She held her arms out, letting out a loose yawn as he slowly pulled her trench coat from her body, placing it in a pile next to the clothes under him. As he pulled the white over shirt she wore off her shoulders and she moved to let him pull them away from her.

Yusei looked at the zipper of Akiza's sleeveless dress, knowing mentally without even trying that he shouldn't even bother trying to unzip the delicate zipper, knowing he would break it. She swatted his hand away, throwing her gloves off her hands and throwing them on the ground, shivering as the cold swept over her. Yusei frowned, handing her the jacket as she accepted, realising that although she wanted to change, she was just too tired. As he helped her pull the hoodie over her head, he noticed just how nicely the extra-long pieces of burgundy hair framed the front of Akiza's face.

"Yusei, you're very pretty." She mumbled, and he couldn't hide a small laugh as he pulled back the sheets and guided her head to the pillow.

"Thank you, Akiza." He smiled as she brought her hands under the pillow, lying on her side and closing her eyes as Yusei pulled the sheets over her shoulders.

"Yusei?" the girl mumbled, and he swung his head around, noticing that she had moved her hand onto his. "Thank you."

You're welcome Akiza. Get some rest." He smiled, giving her hand a small squeeze before standing up and closing the door, leaving Akiza to a well-deserved rest she had not received in a long time.