Yugioh: The Hope of Six

Chapter 46: Arcadia Arc - Part 1

A pool party at your place? Really, Rua!?" Asked a young boy wearing glasses.

"Yeah Tempei! You guys are all invited!" Rua told him and their other friends.

On a bright sunny day in Neo Domino City, Rua and Ruka had just exited their school, having finished for the weekend. The twins waited until all their friends had caught up. One was Tempei Hayano, the twins' closest friend and and the smartest kid in their class. Another was Bob, a dark blue eyed, chubby, friendly boy who liked to hang out with them most of the time. There was also a green eyed, dark skinned, blonde haired girl named Patty. She was a close friend of Ruka and hung out a lot.

"Sounds like fun! Count me in!" Bob shouted happily.

"Me too. What's the occasion?" Patty asked, curious.

"Well, it has been about a month since news of Divine's escape was reported. Everyone's been pretty tense about him and his current whereabouts. It's also been hard on Yusei and Aki... especially Aki." Ruka said in a sad voice. "But Rua and I suggested that we should all try to loosen up a bit by having a fun event at our home." Rua nodded.

"We talked to them, including Jack and Crow, and they said it was a great idea. We are all going to spend our time up there swimming and just having a blast!" Rua added.

Patty smiled. "That's great. It'll be good to see Aki again. We haven't seen her since she got pulled from school." The others nodded. Not long after hearing of Divine being at large again, Aki's parents decided that until that maniac was caught, they should keep their daughter as close as possible. They then called the school principal and explained the situation. He was told that Aki should be home schooled for the time being for her safety. The principal understood and agreed to their idea, as long as Aki would return to school once the crisis was over.

Aki herself wasn't too thrilled with the idea, but her parents wouldn't hear any objections. Even Yusei had a difficult time convincing her it was for her own safety. Aki reminded Yusei that he too could be a possible target for Divine, but he assured her that he would be alright. The couple agreed that as long as Yusei would stop by to see her everyday, Aki would remain at her family estate to continue her school work.

After a month, Aki was starting to get stir crazy and really wanted to be out of the house. That was when she heard of the twins' proposed pool party at their penthouse. It took more than a bit of coaxing from everyone, including Yusei, but finally Aki's parents relented and allowed Aki to go. Their only condition was that there would be a Security detail in and out of the apartment building. Jack made a quick call and Mikage agreed to have a team there to keep an eye on any suspicious activity.

"Yeah, school hasn't been the same without Aki around." Tempei said.

"I know." Rua told him. "We all miss her not coming to school with us everyday."

"When we all get together, let's be sure to help give Aki a great time." Rua told them.

"Definitely." Patty said with a smile.

"Yeah. Oh, wait!" Ruka smiled more when she saw a certain someone coming their way. "There's Sly! We should have him come with us!" Ruka said, sounded pleased.

Rua groaned, not sounding so pleased himself. 'Nooo... not him.'

Heading their way was another boy around their ages. His eyes were pale purple and the bangs of his dark hair covered where his right eye was. He was one of the quiet types who hardly spoke to anyone. In short, he seemed like a loner. Despite that, he found himself hanging out with the twins and their little group. Although he appeared reluctant to do so.

Sly kept his gaze on anyone but them, intending to get away before... "Hey Sly! Hold up a second!" Sly glanced to see that troublesome girl, Ruka, waving at him. He kept walking, annoyance clear on his face. "Sly! Stop! I want to ask you something!" The boy couldn't get much further before Ruka ran up and stopped in front of him.