Pairings: Divine/Aki (explicit), Divine/Aki/Yusei (explicit), Divine/Yusei (hints), Aki/Yusei (hints), Jack/Yusei (a little)

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Alternate Universe: In which we'll assume being a signer means you have some sort of special powers and Divine somehow got hold of Yusei after the Old Momentum accident.

Notes:

1. Yusei might seem ooc on occasion, but remember he's several years younger here than in the anime and he's never had to live on the streets. Instead he's had someone take care of him and protect him and never learned of his father's role in the separation of Satellite and the City.

2. Divine has his charges well trained and, if I may say so, brain washed. He's a manipulative bastard.

3. I'm not a native speaker, but I'm trying to improve. If a word or phrase sounds weird or is just plain wrong, please tell me.

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He held them when they cried. He was there for them when the rest of the world abandoned them. He petted their heads in affection when no one else would even get close to them, let alone touch them. He took them from the cruel world and protected them, kept them save. He gave them a place to call home.

They were his children, and he loved them.

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Part 1: The Girl

The girl had finally fallen asleep, tired and exhausted as could be expected. She lay curled up on herself, streaks of her pink hair sticking to her sweaty forehead, still wearing her school uniform. She might have looked like just another school girl, but looks alone couldn't make her belong. She stood apart from normal people because of powers beyond her control, and still it was her who got blamed.

It was a sad fate that many of his charges had suffered before he found them. The man brushed the wayward hair from her now peaceful face, thinking of her not as the monster that her own parents saw in her, but as someone special, someone to be treasured and guarded. He smiled. He had to keep her hidden away till the right moment. It might take years, but he was not one for short term solutions, oh no. His plans extended far into the future, and now they also included his newest acquisition: Izayoi Aki, fifteen.

He left her side and closed the door to her temporary room. One of its walls was a huge glass panel so she could be monitored closely. Right now her safety was more important than privacy.

A reflection in said glass panel brought his attention to another child in his care who had just passed by and was now curiously peeking into the room. Divine thought for a moment; the boy would be of Aki's age, but he had been with him since his early childhood, after his parents had died in an accident related to the work of the boy's father.

"Will she come and live with us, Divine?", Yusei asked after a few minutes had passed in silence.

The man nodded. "She had a very hard time until now.", he looked down at the dark haired boy. "Give her some time to adjust, won't you? She isn't used to being with so many people."

That was certainly true, but not the reason that Divine didn't want Yusei to make instant contact with the girl. He had a talent of connecting to people, of being exactly the kind of friend someone needed. He was the most powerful natural empath Divine had ever seen, but if he let him be all his children might eventually revolve around him. Yusei was a lovely child, but that he could not let him have. They were his, Divine's, children, and they had to love him most of all.

"Okay, Divine.", the boy agreed lightly, keeping his eyes on the girl behind the glass. It was hard to tell what exactly Yusei thought or what he felt; for all his powers being related to emotions he kept his own carefully in check, at least on the outside. They were there though, if one knew what to look for. Right now he seemed oddly intrigued. "She's pretty.", he finally concluded before taking his leave.

Divine went back to watching the sleeping Aki. He could only agree with the boy.