A/N: This is my first fanfic and I decided that since I've gotten Tales of Vesperia and am also a proud yaoi fan girl why shouldn't I pair Flynn x Yuri? I'm new to the game but I chose to take a chance on this.
Summary: Flynn Scifo, President of the student council and top student in his grade at Zaphias Academy never expected that he would associate with his childhood friend, the problem student Yuri Lowell after 3 year…. Or that they would be sharing a dorm together this year. How will things turn out from here on now that the Lone Wolf and Zaphias's Knight finally come to heads?
Disclaimer: I do not in any way own Tales of Vesperia or any of the characters in the game. If I did Fluri and Ristelle would most likely be canon.
Flynn's P.O.V
When I was younger, day in and day out following in the footsteps of the person whom I admired above all else was my all-consuming desire. I trained every day, and yet being better than fighting than the one I admired never satisfied me. I never hesitated to come to the aid of those in need and yet the one I admired was always one step ahead of me. Through the painful times when I cried to myself this person was always my only warmth, someone who I would always be able to trust and confide in. It might have been that in my childish mind I saw in this person all the qualities which I lacked or maybe something even deeper that cannot merely be expressed in words. Nonetheless my gaze would always fell on him, secretly looking up to and chasing in his footsteps, always wanting to prove myself to him.
Time went on and as I grew out of my blind devotion I noticed the flaws in the one person I admired the most. In truth, he was not a perfect idol nor was he the epitome of justice and good. For the first time I remembered feeling a sense of shame upon realizing this because up until then I had been truly ignorant. The person I once admired became the one who clashed with my ideals of right and wrong more and more until finally I couldn't stand it. The dream which I had experienced as a child was only a fleeting desire that caused my heart to ache. Self-loathing mixed with denial as I tried to justify my past admiration to no avail for now I saw the true reality which lay before me. It seemed as though in an instant my world had come crashing down upon me. I doubt that I was ever the same again.
As we grew older, we inevitably grew apart, though I cannot be asked why. All my irritation, my disappointment, my anxiety, and my yearning mixed together at the sight of this person and yet as he slowly began to disappear from my life entirely so did these things in time and I suppose that I accepted this fact easily. Still, as I hold onto the ideals that I held sense I was a child, feeling the need to become strong and protect those in need, I remember him. I remember the person who believed that everyone should be protected. After all, doing the best that we could to make things just a little bit better had been our unspoken agreement.
"Goddammit! That Yuri Lowell Is at it again!" I heard someone yell angrily from outside in the halls, immediately knowing it to Leblanc, the history teacher.
As I heard this, I was in the student council room, discussing the best way to maintain the dress code with this other the loud outburst though most burst into fits of laughter. My vice president Sodia was the only one who seemed truly irritated by the unwanted disruption, evident by how her hands clenched and her face became a bright shade of red. All except Sodia and me exited the student council room to see the problem for themselves. No sooner than the door was opened did none other than Leblanc himself appear, out of breath and soaked in sweat with his blood shot eyes fixated on all of us collectively.
"Have any of you seen that troublemaker Lowell?" he asked in his irritation, wiping his forehead with the back of his right hand, "That brat started another riot and class and then just fled the room before I could get my hands on him and ring his little neck!"
"Ah, that makes sense. A good place to look for him would be the rooftop then Leblanc-sensei. I hear he tends to hide out there," I replied calmly, when none of the others apparently had seen the teen with long, jet black hair.
The older man regarded me in thanks and left in the moment to pursue Yuri. The student council, disappointed by how quickly the uproar had ended, returned to their original dispositions. Estellise Heurassein, the secretary proceeded to ask how exactly I knew where Yuri Lowell would be. I scratched the back of my head nervously and returned that it was merely a deduction since I had heard that he liked high places. She would have asked how I knew that if not for her cousin Ioder, who also was the treasurer, intervening by nonchalantly was telling her to "leave it alone". Sodia's eyes flickered between me and Estelle but she didn't comment on it either as she turned the topic back to the dress code that we had been previously discussing, something which I was thankful for.
The rest of meeting was smooth and Estellise recorded our activities and discussions as usual as we prepared to call it a day. Sodia stood closely by my side, her hand brushing against my own slightly. Ioder suggested that we should head out and all grab a bite to eat and with some persuasion on his part everyone agreed. We wound up going to a place not far from the school campus called "The Quarter". It was dimly lit and had an adult air to it, which made me mistake it for a bar or club and almost walk out. I was stopped by Sodia, who quickly assured me by saying it was only a diner that was popular with students. Estellise grabbed my hand and guided me over along with Sodia and Ioder to an open booth. We all took a seat, Ioder and Estellise together on one side while Sodia and I occupied the other.
"It's so nice to go places together isn't it President Flynn. It's just like we're a group of friends all hanging out together!" Estellise exclaimed happily while Ioder nodded in agreement.
"I don't see why we should make a fuss. It's perfectly normal to go out and get a bite to eat after an important meaning. It's nothing to get excited over just because we all came to a restaurant together. Don't you agree President Flynn?" Sodia responded indifferently, turning to look at me upon her last words.
"Well actually I have to admit that I am quite enjoying the fact that we decided to stop somewhere to eat. We shouldn't have to keep up appearances here when we can just hang out like regular classmates and have a good meal right?" I remarked honestly, feeling it my responsibility to offset any tension, "There's nothing wrong with having a good time Sodia."
At my words, Estellise smiled contently while Sodia silently fumed. I laughed awkwardly before a waitress came to take our order and passed out a glass of water to each of us. She was a fair skinned, small woman with a notepad in one hand and a pen in the other while smiling softly at us. Her uniform I had to admit consisted of a rather short maid outfit and open chest area that revealed her large breasts. Sodia nudged me at some point, causing me to realize that I had been staring blankly at the woman without ordering. I coughed and turned away and turned away in embarrassment as I told the lady what I wanted. With this the woman walked away until she disappeared from sight. I looked up to see Ioder eyeing me knowingly, which caused me to feel some momentary guilt. I picked up my glass of water and took a sip from it.
He cleared his throat in the next moment and boldly asked, "Does Flynn-sempai by any chance have a girlfriend?"
I sputtered in that instant in surprise and started to choke. Ioder and Estellise both started to speak out in concern but were stopped by the sight of Sodia's glare. Sodia quickly patted me firmly on the back until I recovered. Sodia berated Ioder while Estellise giggled. I thanked the stern vice president warmly before shaking my head at Ioder and murmuring a barely audible "no". He responded in mild shock and then made a comment about how I should always try to make room for my social life as well as student council duties. I nodded slowly, wishing to move on from the subject quickly.
It was not long before the waitress returned with our orders and we ate while discussing school events and rumors that had been floating around lately. Estellise mentioned a lower classman that she met the other day with whom she had quickly become friends with. According to her, the person she met was quite smart albeit a little short tempered at times, though to the pink haired secretary that made her all the cuter. Her cousin, Ioder talked about the how the teachers always seemed to be quietly feuding amongst each other and that once when he went to the teacher's office to pick up some papers, Oltorain-sensei, who taught history, and Dinoia-sensei, who taught economics, had been glaring at each other with a murderous intent in their eyes. All of us laughed at the thought of the two of them actually fighting however because we all knew that Dinoia-sensei was someone not to mess with.
Sodia then moved onto a completely new topic that caught all of our attention. With great disdain, she mentioned Yuri Lowell and his recent antics around the school. It was things such as ditching periods to fight other students or arguing with teachers in front of the whole class. She said there had been a rumor he had even been suspended once for a stunt that he had pulled at school. Estellise and Ioder both listened intently while I continued to eat, partially blocking out what she was saying.
"I think he sounds very mysterious. Maybe there's a reason why he always ends up in trouble you know?" Estellise stated positively after Sodia had stopped speaking.
"Well Estelle…," Ioder replied afterward, "I don't think it could be a reason that would be worth it to go to the lengths of almost getting expelled. He might just be one of those delinquents who want to get noticed."
Sodia crossed her arms and input, "Ha! People like Yuri Lowell aren't even worthy of going to Zaphias and yet there always needs to be at least one bad egg in the dozen it seems. I don't really care what he does as long as it doesn't affect the peace in our school."
"Yuri isn't really the type to keep up appearances in my opinion. He's too outspoken and tends to make rash decisions if he feels it will get the job done," I added to the conversation, causing everyone to stare at me quizzically.
I sighed and looked at the watch on my left hand which currently read 8:50. It was then that I remembered that the dorm changes were today and mentally slapped myself, realizing that while my room had not changed I was expecting a new roommate today and had made it a priority to greet them amiably when they arrived though it seemed as if I would be the last one to get to my dorm now. Sodia noticed my troubled expression of course and questioned me about it. I dodged by merely alluding to the fact that I had business at my dorm today and she appeared satisfied by my response fortunately. I grabbed Ioder by the arm and led him out the door with little delay, since we lived in the same dorm. The two of us rushed out of the diner with our bags in hand after waving goodbye to Estellise and Sodia who were left sitting at the table. Once we were outside however, Ioder started to protest my grip and I had to release him.
"Why are we in a hurry again Flynn-senpai?" Ioder asked halfway to the dorm as we rounded a street corner as cars sped by literally inches away from where we stood.
"Dorm changes are supposed to happen today and I'd rather be as early as possible." I answered quickly, nearly out of breath, "besides from looking at the roster I know that you were also due for a reassignment."
"Ah, that's true but you see I made sure to arrange it with my new roommate, yours, and the occupants of the dorm to move our stuff last night so as to save time." Ioder said in return, causing me to stare at him for being able to be so organized and well prepared while at the same time berating myself for not thinking of the same.
Ioder followed by saying that as the Student Body President of course I had more pressing concerns and that he admired me for being so hardworking. Somehow at the moment the words weren't that important to me however. We reached the dorms just as my watch read 4:00. I stopped to take a few breaths before entering the building and parting ways with Ioder as we headed towards our respective rooms. I traveled down the hall and ascended the rather steep stairs that lead to the second floor. I passed a few others on the way and we greeted and waved at each other in passing. At some point I stopped at my own dorm, the one which read "719". I pulled my keys out of the outer pocket of my blue uniform blazer and unlocked the door before opening it slowly. What I saw was the last thing I expected to see.
"Oh, it's you Flynn. Ah so the two of us our roomies now? Then I suppose I should be saying 'Tadaima' right now then huh?" greeted a half-naked Yuri Lowell, with a grinning from ear to ear as he stood just feet away from me.
He had a towel loosely wrapped around his lower half with his jet black waist long hair dripping water. His stuff was by the bed closest to the door and already said bed was in a state of disarray. Sheets were hanging off the bed and the pillow was on the floor on at the other side of the room. I rubbed my temples once I recovered from the initial surprise only to realize that he was a not the neatest person I had ever met. After a few seconds he was still grinning at me and out of obligation I replied to his earlier statement with a very bland "Okaeri".
"It has been a while I suppose…Yuri….," I spoke softly, closing the door behind me and walking over to sit on my own bed that lay against the wall, "I hear you made a scene earlier."
His smirk faded almost instantly and was replaced by a frown. Not bothering to reply to me. I watched him walk over to his bed and swing his suit case onto it. He unzipped the contents and started rummaging through it until he had pulled out a pair of plain white boxers and a black t-shirt with a logo that read "Abyssion" with a sword through the letters. He dropped his towel and I averted my eyes without delay. Seconds later I saw him pulling the shirt down and throw his suitcase to the side before passing out onto the bed. He looked over in my direction and regarded my silently, his obsidian eyes locked on my cerulean ones.
"So….," he began bluntly, the tone in his voice more playful than anything, "Did you get any yet or are you still a cherry boy Flynn-chan?"
"Flynn-chan! Certainly you haven't forgotten how to use your honorifics properly Yuri? And am I supposed to know what you mean by that?"
Yuri laughed, gripping his sides as he rolled in bed, "Of course Flynn-chan and besides I was just asking if you've ever been laid."
My face turned beet red as he said this and I stuttered an angry, both telling him that it was none of his business and that I would prefer it if he didn't call me "Flynn-chan". Yuri chuckled, but agreed easily enough and commented on how it was "kinda obvious", much to my chagrin. Yuri smiled brightly while looking over in my direction as if he was a small boy and not seventeen years old. I wasn't surprised though because this was the Yuri Lowell who was the nightmare of the teachers and students alike at Zaphias. He was known to skip classes to go play around and for fighting on a whim. I suddenly sighed to myself.
"Hm, is something the matter Flynn?" Yuri noticed and asked, although I couldn't call his tone of voice quite concerned.
I ignored his question, instead silently turning around and walking back out the door without so much as a word to him. I closed it roughly behind me and slid my body down to the ground, blocking the entrance. Thankfully the hallway was empty at this time as the other students had already gone back to their respective rooms. At the moment, I am sure that even if there were others in the hall that would not have mattered. I tangled my fingers through my own hair as I stared at the ground in utter disbelief. I closed my eyes and took a long deep breath, trying to keep my cool. There was no way that this could be happening to me. I was sure that I must have been dreaming from the instant that I had opened that door and saw him.
Well this was the first chapter sorry for those who think that it is a little on the short side. Constructive criticism is much appreciated. I plan to update this soon also since it's summer time and I have all the time in the world. I might include other characters from the Tales Of series that I am familiar with also later on but I haven't decided yet. Also, for those who were unaware, Dinoia and Oltorain are the last names of Alexei and Schwann respectively (I had to look them up myself so it might not have been obvious). I also chose to make use of some common Japanese honorifics.
