Notes – For the gx_100. Set during season three, after the academia had been sent to another dimension. Presumes that because we didn't see Fubuki there that he wasn't there.

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He was notably a person who hated waiting for others to pick up the phone because he loved talking to people. This time he couldn't bear waiting for the phone to be answered out of fear. He really didn't want to talk about this, but he didn't have a choice. Anything was better than waiting and not knowing.

On the third ring the other person picked up, and Fubuki knew well enough to know that if this person took that long to answer it either meant something really bad had happened or he really didn't want to talk to anyone.

For once he hoped it was the latter.

"Fubuki?" he was enquired, through a sharp tone.

"Ryo, thank goodness I've been able to get in touch with you!" Fubuki choked out.

He hadn't called Ryo at all for a long time for various reasons, but now he felt as if he had no choice. Because there was no one left to turn to.

The other voice sounded oddly relieved as well; "I thought that you'd have gone with the rest of them. It's good to hear that at least one of you is safe."

At any other time Fubuki would have made a point about Ryo actually caring what happened to others, but right now he was more concerned about all the people who weren't safe.

"It's true then? I didn't want to believe it but people are saying the whole site of the school's just disappeared. Samejima wasn't there but I haven't been able to get in contact with him either," Fubuki said.

"He's busy, as is pretty much everyone," answered Ryo, and it did sound as if there was a lot going on in the background of wherever he was, "I wouldn't believe what people say about the academia, we both know that place is stranger than any rumours, but for once they're right. Duel Academia has disappeared into a different dimension along with all of those who were inside it. Regardless of how that is possible we need to find out how to get everyone back safely."

"Including Asuka…" Fubuki trailed off at the thought of her being trapped.

"Yes, including her," agreed Ryo, and in a rare moment of consideration for how someone else was feeling he added, "It must be hard for you to lose her again after what happened last year."

"This time I'm powerless, but then it wasn't me who helped her the last time either," confirmed Fubuki, "We just have to have faith that they can protect each other in the place they've been sent to."

"And do what we can here in the meantime," finished Ryo.

There was a long pause in which Ryo tried to listen to Fubuki's breathing to determine what sort of emotional state his former friend was in.

"Ryo… I know I can't do anything but…"

"I'll come get you," Ryo said firmly, "Just tell me where you are and I'll bring you here. Though it'll have to be quick because Zweinstein will need me here as soon as we make contact with the other dimension."

Fubuki breathed again.

"Thank you…"

"You're welcome." It was clear that Ryo felt awkward about prolonged conversations on the phone, but that was all right because he'd taken the weight off Fubuki's chest that had hung there at the thought of losing his friends again.

"I'll give you the directions, and I'll try not to waste too much of your time," Fubuki confirmed to him, for the first time trying to keep a phone call short.

After that had been done he said goodbye to Ryo and hung up, sitting back to stare at the ceiling with some kind of relief.

Even when they lost almost everyone, there would always be a friend to turn to.