What Would You Do? YuseixOC

Chapter 5

I cover my cleavage with my hands, stuffing Rocky back in stealthily. A group of men shove their way inside the open door. I'm behind Yusei faster than you can say "card games."

More of these guys! I just hope they aren't here for me.

Yusei takes a protective stance in front. "Come on," says the largest of them, pushing the three of us out the door. The dominant shoves continue all the way to the ground floor where they round us up. Yusei and Yanagi keep their feet under them. I, however, meet the ground at the last of them pushes my back. The hand that offers help belongs to my protector. He pulls me up to stand with him.

"Welcome to my duel field," annouced one of the group's members. His hair was cyan blue, poking out all around the crown of his skull. He was big and muscular, too much for anyone of us to take down if he decided to go that way. "I'm Himuro. This is my realm."

He's the big cheese around here, I see. He's not chasing my skirt, so he must have some semblance of dignity.

Yusei pulls me behind him when Himuro moves toward us. Yanagi bounces around, a ball of nervous energy.

"Since you're new, you don't know that there are two sets of rules." He leans in closer to Yusei. "One for inside the facility and another for the outside. Got it? And I rule the inside."

Thinking there's no way out of a duel here, I'm puzzled to see Yanagi's excited smile. "I know who you are!" He exclaims. "You're the pro-duelist Himuro Jin, right?"

"Shut up, Jii-san!" There was no harsher a rejection than that.

"Awesome! I'm so lucky I can meet you in a place like this! Hey, An-chan," He addresses the violet-eyed man. "I've seen him several times on TV."

My hand comes to rest on the old man's shoulder. "Yanagi... I know you're not fangirling over the guy that's going to MURDER US RIGHT NOW! Stop being a groupie!" I can't believe he's letting his hero worship get in the way, here. "He's threatening us, don't you see?"

"Stop talking about the past!" The fact that we're speaking casually must also be making our guest upset. He's angry, that's for sure. "Hey Jii-san! When I talk about the rules on the inside, it means you have to duel me to determine your rank. The lower rank must obey the higher rank!"

I gulp again when Yangi speaks up. "Hey, I figured this would happen, so I brought my deck." Himuro seems pleased. "My deck is incredible. It's the rarest of the rare! I call it the treasure deck! Look! Look!" He gathers the cards into both hands.

"It's good that you're prepared," The muscular male chuckles. How about you two?"

Yusei looks straight ahead. "I don't have one."

"I-" I have to swallow to get some saliva in my mouth. "I don't duel anymore. I don't have cards, either. I'll take a low rank."

Himuro stalks a circle around us. "You're trespassers from Satellite. That means you don't have a deck." His face comes closer, enough that I can feel the heat of his breath. I'm sure Yusei is doing no better. "Just by being citizens of Satellite, you're the lowest of the low."

"Hey, Yusei doesn't have it on him, but he does have cards!" By now, I know it's time to shut my mouth but I keep going. Himuro is glaring down at me, getting angrier by the word. "And he's more man than you'll ever be. Yusei doesn't look down on people because of where they were born."

I've pushed too much, I know when Yanagi jumps between us to save my skin.

"Well now, Pinoko didn't know anything!" He pushes us apart. "Take it easy on her, Himuro-chan!"