Disclaimer: I own nothing involved in this story unless I invented it myself. This is written for fun, not for profit.
Fandom: Yu-Gi-Oh GX
Title: Fragrance of a Storm: 1-20: From The First
Romance: Asuka x Manjoume
Word Count: chapter: 300||story: 300
Genre: Romance||Rated: PG-13
Challenge: drabble123: Asuka x Manjoume: #1: infatuation
Feedback: All forms eagerly accepted. Concrit is loved the most, but everything is welcome.
Summary: Asuka and Manjoume's romance wasn't handed to either of them on a silver platter. This was something they had to work for. But as sure as a storm, as sweet as perfume, they'll be together.

"Hey, check her out." Manjoume glanced over to where Torimaki had indicated and snorted. What was so spectacular about her?

"I've seen dozens of girls here, Torimaki. She isn't special." Most of them never caught the smallest scrap of his attention, being more concerned with their looks and clothes than anything else. This one was pretty, but nothing made her stand out to his eyes.

Mototani shrugged. "You didn't see her duel the other day, Manjoume-san. She's fantastic."

Now that stirred more at Manjoume's interests. If he were going to rule the dueling world, then he had to be better than all other duelists, including the female ones. "What's her name?"

Torimaki and Mototani exchanged a pair of rueful looks. "I didn't catch that much," Torimaki admitted. "I was watching her duel."

Why did he keep them around again? "Find out." Manjoume leaned back in his seat and looked at the girl. If she really were a great duelist, then he would have to defeat her in battle one day. It couldn't be that hard. He was Manjoume Jun, after all.

Four days later, he found out her name, when she and Torimaki dueled one another. Manjoume rolled it around it around in his mind, tasting it from every angle. Tenjoin Asuka.

"Finish her, Torimaki!" Mototani cheered from the sidelines. Manjoume stayed quiet and watched as the duel moved back and forth. Torimaki played a beast and beast-warrior deck, while Tenjoin played some sort of warrior deck with a dancing theme.

"Cyber Prima, attack!" Tenjoin declared. "Closing Reverence!"

Manjoume watched, his eyes wide, as the monster leaped across the field and struck Torimaki dead on, depleting all of his remaining life points in one strike.

She's wonderful. It was a thought that wouldn't leave his mind for years to come.

The End