Sick Day

It was a cold night in Neo Domino City. Crow was out running some errands, and Jack and Yusei were at their place. Yusei tended to stay up late at night working on his D-Wheel, and was usually fairly loud about it, the familiar sounds of tools clanging and engines revving reverberating throughout the apartment. Jack had just woken up from his earlier nap, and to his surprise, all was quiet.

"Strange, Yusei's usually working at this hour. Did he fall asleep or something?"

Giving into curiosity, Jack crawled out of his bed and walked downstairs to the garage.

"Hah...just as I suspected."

Jack chuckled softly at the sight of an exhausted Yusei, who had fallen asleep while working. He lie across the front of his D-Wheel, sleeping soundly. Jack always had an affection for Yusei, but being unaware of the other male's feelings, he kept quiet about it. With a soft sigh, Jack quietly walked over to him.

"You're going to catch a cold if you keep this up..."

He grabbed Yusei's jacket that was hanging from the back of his D-Wheel and carefully laid it around his shoulders. He smiled as Yusei shifted in his sleep slightly, letting out a soft sigh.

"I suppose I shouldn't just leave you like this..."

Jack carefully removed the tools from Yusei's grip and set them aside. He gently picked up the black-haired boy, as not to wake him. Yusei was still sound asleep, unaware of the tall blonde man that was now cradling him in his arms.

"God...he looks so damn cute when he's asleep..."

He quietly carried Yusei up to his bed and placed him in it, taking the jacket from his shoulders. Jack placed Yusei's jacket on the back of a nearby chair and gently tucked him in.

Yusei shifted very slightly, just enough to cause a small strand of his hair to fall out of place and into his eyes. Jack smiled and, with gentle fingers, brushed the hair back into place. He wanted to place a quick kiss on his lips, but he decided against it, turning away instead. Just as Jack was about to head back to his own bed, Yusei awoke.

"J...Jack...? Is that you...?"

Yusei was still half asleep. The sound of Yusei's sleepy voice made Jack absolutely melt. It was so damn sexy! He turned to face Yusei, who was now rubbing his eyes.

"Yeah, it's me, Yusei. You fell asleep working on your D-Wheel. I brought you up to your bed. You could get sick working in the cold without a jacket like that!"

Yusei chuckled lightly at this.

"Yeah, I guess so."

He shivered slightly.

"O-okay...I guess it is...a little cold..."

Jack smiled slightly.

"Well, you'd better get some rest, Yusei. You've been up all night it seems like, and I can't have you getting sick on me while Crow's out!"

"Cmon Jack, there's no way I could get sick so- ah...ACHOO!"

Yusei's sneeze made Jack chuckle to himself. It wasn't very loud at all, and he thought it was just adorable.

"See? What did I tell you? Now I'm going to have to take care of you...I swear, you can really be such a pain sometimes."

He sat down next to Yusei on the bed.

"Here, lay down and let me take your temperature."

Yusei laid down on his pillow and got a sudden chill. He was now shivering uncontrollably. Jack put his hand to Yusei's forehead.

"You're burning up, Yusei...You must be running a fever. Try to cover up as best you can. I'll go get you some soup and a few extra blankets."

"No, wait!"

Yusei grabbed Jack's arm before he had a chance to get up. He wasn't sure why he just did that, but he didn't want Jack to leave. There was something about his presence there that just made him feel safe...protected.

"Just stay here for a while, Jack..."

Jack's eyes widened slightly. He was shocked to hear Yusei say that! Did this mean that Yusei might reciprocate Jack's feelings?

Jack sighed softly and gave Yusei a look of reassurance.

"Sure."

End of Chapter 1.