Hey! Sorry, not a new chapter of Phases. I did this starshipping oneshot as a request from a friend on tumblr. Enjoy :)
Jaden stared into the sizzling vat of bubbling grease, utterly terrified. Why had he thought this was a good idea? 'It's too late to back out now!' he told himself. With a deep breath, Jaden threw the sliced potato strips into the grease, causing a great amount of it to splash out. "Hey, Jaden, I-" "HOLY MOTHER OF GOD! IT BURNS!" Yusei's blood ran cold as he heard this and ran toward the source of the yell. He had just arrived to tell him something important. "Jaden, are you okay?" he asked as he turned a corner leading into the kitchen. Jaden was on the ground with an empty pot beside him, potato strips strewn across the kitchen and hot grease covering him and the floor. "Jaden, what happened? Are you alright?" a panicked Yusei squatted down next to him and held a hand to his red face, fingers just touching the skin. He jerked away from he painful touch ans said, "Ow! Yeah, I'm alright. I was trying to make french fries when all this hot grease splashed out at me. It was crazy hot! Anyways, my hand accidentally hit the handle of the pot, throwing what grease was left all over me and making a huge mess. And by the way, OW! THIS FREAKING HURTS, MAN!" Yusei looked concerned. "Okay, I'm taking you to the hospital." He slowly helped Jaden up and walked him to the door where he collapsed. "Owowow! Tsssssss it got on my legs!" Yusei looked down to see Jaden's legs were burned, too. Sighing, he lifted the boy in his arms bridal style and carried him outside, closing the door behind him. Jaden looked up at Yusei's determined face and blushed. He was helped into Yusei's car and gingerly buckled himself in as they started towards the hospital. "Hey, thanks man." "No problem. But may I ask just what you were thinking when you decided to make french fries wearing a short sleeve shirt and shorts?" Jaden smiled and rubbed his head. "Gee, I don't know. I guess I didn't really think about it." Yusei looked at him worriedly and then smiled, looking forward. It was then that Jaden realized something. "Hey, when did you get a car?" Yusei looked back at Jaden for a second before looking back at the road. "I traded it for my motorcycle." Jaden stared at him with an open mouth. "What? But you loved your motorcycle! Literally! You were dating it!" Yusei smiled at him, again, briefly. "I thought it was time to move on." Jaden asked him what he meant and just got a bigger smile in return. "I found someone else," he finally responded. "Really? Who?" Another smile. Another glance. A second blush from Jaden confirmed to Yusei that he understood. Jaden, too, looked ahead and smiled, not quite feeling as much pain as he did before.