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Chapter 7: A New Day

Yusei walked into school the next day, a little nervous. He hadn't dealt with Jack since Friday morning, and he wasn't sure what he was going to do. To make things worse, it was raining. Yusei was a jittering, fidgety mess. He just wanted to go home and hide under his bed, but he had a full day of school that day…

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Nearly the entire day, Yusei and Jack had not spoken to each other. Jack had made the smart choice and sat on the opposite side of the classroom from Yusei. That was making Yusei more nervous that anything. He seemed to have gotten used to Jack's constant flirting and annoyance.

During lunch that day, Yusei was sitting with Kaiser, Kalin, Jaden, Syrus, Atticus, Chaz, Kezan, Asuka, and Bastion. They were sitting where they always did, near the windows at the end of the cafeteria. Yusei was sitting in a way that he had a perfect view of all the doors to the cafeteria and the kitchen. So, when Jack started walking over to their table, Yusei saw it right away.

"Yusei," Jack said, coming up to stand before Yusei.

"Jack," Yusei said calmly.

"We need to talk," Jack said, rocking back on his heals. "Privately."

"Fine," Yusei said, standing. "I know where we can go."

Yusei walked right out of the cafeteria, knowing Jack was following, He went down a small hall that was across from the cafeteria and behind the stage. Down the hall, where were several sound proof practice rooms for the choral students. Yusei shoved Jack into one of those, closed the door, and kept the lights off. Their Devil senses allowed them to see each other in the dark. Yusei shifted nervously. It almost sounded kinky. Someone himself and someone he was attracted to alone in a dark, soundproof room…

"I wanted to apologize," Jack said, also a little nervous. "What happened Friday… I don't know what happened…"

"Me either," Yusei said with a nod.

"Why don't we both just forget it happened?" Jack asked, offering his hand. "Just get to know each other."

"Agreed," Yusei said, taking the Australian's hand.

"Do you think we…" Jack started hesitantly, making Yusei's cock his head in confusion. "Think we could be friends?"

Yusei smiled pleasantly at the thought. "Yeah, I think we can," Yusei said with chuckle.

Just then, thunder clapped so loudly that the school shook. Yusei jumped a foot in the air, right into Jack's arms. Jack had also jumped, so the two fell against the piano bench. Yusei was shaking he was so scared. Jack rubbed his back soothingly until the boy calmed.

"Yusei, are you alright?" Jack asked as soon as the shaking stopped.

"I told you already," Yusei whimpered. "I'm terrified of rain, and thunder is even worse."

"Well, it'll stop raining soon enough," Jack said with a chuckle. "You won't need to worry."

"I'm sure…" Yusei said with a smile, putting his head back on Jack's shoulder. 'I'll be fine since you're with me.'

Yusei wasn't sure what made him think that, but part of him was glad that he did. He felt safe in Jack's arms. He wasn't sure why that thought didn't scare him. He was a Hunter, he shouldn't feel safe with a Devil. But the fact remained that he was, and there was nothing he could do.

Jack calmed Yusei down and brought him back to lunch. They parted ways and Jack went back to his Pack while Yusei stayed with his friends. They asked him what happened, and he just casually brushed it off and continued to write his book. Several times, his eyes slid over to where Jack was sitting with his Pack. A couple of times, he saw Jack looking back through the corner of his eyes. This just made Yusei chuckle and avert his eyes.

When they got into class, Jack sat next to him, but didn't flirt. He asked Yusei a regular question about the class. That got them talking until the bell rang. Then, the Mr. Banner called the class to attention and paired everyone off. Jack and Yusei were paired together. It was a science lab, so they were working with chemicals. Jack wasn't annoying Yusei, in fact he was working really hard on the lab. It was boggling Yusei's mind.

Then, in government, Jack was struggling again. Yusei helped him, and Jack was actually grateful. Blister had been watching them and realized that this may actually be good for Yusei. This was going to be an interesting rest of the year…