A/N: It's been a while sorry hectic couple of months. I do not own Yugioh Arc-V.

Chapter 2 - Memories

Yuya, Gong and the girls were sitting down waiting on news about the solid vision, Rin taking the chance to scold Yuya. "Really Yuya? You could have gotten hurt or worse and your concerned about the fact you didn't finish, I knew were an idiot but I didn't think you were stupid." Rin scowled in frustration.

"Aren't they the same thing? Gong asked tentatively, afraid of setting Rin off even more.

"No an idiot is someone who is smart enough to realize he is an idiot, someone stupid is so dumb they don't even know they're an idiot," she replied.

Yuya placed his goggles over his face, "I just wanted to make my audience smile, then Yuzu broke the machine. No it's because you were goofing off!" Yuzu retorted and slapped him over the head.

"Your as stubborn as Yugo! Rin shouted and threw her hands up in frustration. "Can we calm down a little? Yuya is not hurt and he is a Dueltainer right so that's just the way he duels," Ruri said giving Yuya a smile that caused him to blush, Gong and Rin gained small grins at the sight while Yuzu stewed in jealousy.

They knew that Yuzu liked Yuya while he had a crush on Ruri that was born on the day they met.

(Flashback) Ruri's POV

Ruri was walking down the road admiring Miami city and mentally comparing it to heartland, before seeing a crowd of people in a park, curious she went to see what the commotion was. A group of people had someone surrounded and were laughing at him, she moved through the crowd to get a better view and saw something that shocked her- it was Yuto!

"Your pathetic Yuya", mocked the leader of the group, "just like your coward of a father Yusho." Her eyes widened 'Yusho-sensei?

"Shut up, My father is not a coward," the boy who Ruri had figured out by now was not Yuto shouted out before he was kicked in the gut.

"You know I can get why you would try and believe that I mean he didn't just run away from the duel but he ran away from his family too, he was probably to scared to show his face to his own family or maybe he thought you and your mother were so pathetic that he abandoned you."

As the laughter and mockery continue Ruri's fists were clenched tighter and tighter and some tears fell down Yuya's face.

"What's wrong cry baby? Are you sad daddy abandoned you and mummy or just because your father is a coward? Answer me!" He shouted after the only response he got was sobs and raised his hand to punch Yuya only to be shoved back by Ruri who could not stand to see this outright bullying especially towards the son of her teacher.

"Leave him alone," she demanded. "Get out of the way girly before I do go after you next," he said with a look of displeasure on his face. "No I won't sit back and watch you cowards gang up and hurt someone."

Yuya had a mix of surprise and confusion, "Why does this girl looks like Yuzu and why she helping me?"

"Cowards, Us? Look at that weakling your protecting and his fath- "Yusho Sakaki is a great man who I hold in the highest respect. I won't let someone like you insult him or bully his son," Ruri said glaring at them and making them a bit uneasy.

She then noticed a D-Pad on the boys hand and got an idea.

"Alright lets settle this in a duel between me and you, if I win you apologize and leave Yuya alone from now on! The boy smirked and said "Fine but if I win you go on a date with me." Ruri had a look of disgust on her face but agreed.

Activating their D-pads their duel started "Lets Duel!"

Smirking at his hand, the boy said, "Before we begin let me introduce myself I am Gen Ankokuji and what's your name girly? He mocked.

"My name is Ruri Kurosaki" she replied coldly.

(Turn 1: Gen)

"My turn to start if I control no monsters I can special summon Battleguard Gardna from my hand (LV3 500 Att 2000 Def) next up I summon Battleguard Berserker to the field (LV4 2000 Att 1000 Def).

Battleguard Gardna effect as long as I control a Battleguard monster other than this card Battleguard monster's I control cannot be destroyed and Battleguard Berserker effect gives him 300 attack for each monster on the field (Att 2000 – 2600) I set two cards and end my turn. Why don't you just give up now girly?

(Turn 2: Ruri)

"If you actually think I would go out on a pathetic hundredth rate duelist and bully like you must be stupid. I draw to start off I activate the spell card Lyrical Call, I can discard two cards to add two Lyrical Luscinia monsters to my hand from my deck.

Now as I control no monsters I summon out Lyrical Luscinia – Turquoise Warbler from my hand then I can summon a Lyrical Luscinia monster from my hand or graveyard, I summon Lyrical Luscinia – Cobalt Sparrow from my graveyard if this card is special summoned I can add a Lyrical Luscinia monster from my deck to my hand I add Lyrical Luscinia - Sapphire Swallow.

Then because I control a lyrical Luscinia monster I can special summon it and 1 level 1 Lyrical Luscinia monster from my hand that monster is Lyrical Luscinia - Emerald Chick.

When Emerald Chick is summoned by the effect of a Lyrical Luscinia monster I can special summon a Lyrical Luscinia monster from my deck I choose Lyrical Luscinia- Amethyst Swallow.

Gen laughed at this "All those monsters are so weak they will do nothing to my Battleguard monsters and Battleguard Berserker attack is increased (2600 – 4100)."

"Just because a monster seems weak doesn't mean they are I activate the spell Lyrical Luscinia - Storm Song, I can destroy cards my opponent controls up to the number of Lyrical Luscinia monsters I control.

"What!"

"I have five Lyrical Luscinia monsters so I can destroy five cards."

"Battleguard Gardna prevents my Battleguard monsters from being destroyed," "But your face downs are destroyed."

"Now with my five Lyrical Luscinia monsters I overlay!"

"You can Xyz summon!"

"Birds with beautiful wings gather on the battlefield and take brilliant flight! Xyz Summon! Rank 1 Lyrical Luscinia – Assembly Nightingale! (R1 0 Att 0 Def)

(Elsewhere)

"Reiji-sama we have detected a powerful summoning energy."

"What was it?

"An Xyz summon."

"Xyz?"

(Back to the duel)

"Because my five Lyrical Luscinia are not on the field anymore your Battleguard loses attack (4100 – 2900) Assembly Nightingale's effect, it gains 200 attack for each overlay unit attached to it (0 – 1000)."

"I admit I was worried after you Xyz summoned but with a monster that weak it won't make a difference."

"This duel is over, Xyz monsters power comes from there souls which take the form of overlay units. Lyrical Luscinia – Assembly Nightingale's effect this card can attack directly and can attack equal to the amount of overlay units it has."

"Impossible!"

"Battle Lyrical Luscinia – Assembly Nightingale attacks."

"The first! LP 4000 – 3000"

"The second! LP 3000 – 2000"

"The third! LP 2000 – 1000"

"Wait why would someone strong like you protect someone as pathetic as him?" Gen stalled as he tried to think of something but this was not an action duel so there wasn't much.

"Because I've seen innocent beaten down and hurt by others before, when I moved here I held hope that the hometown of Yusho Sakaki would be a good place where people could smile in happiness and than I see someone assaulting that son of one of the people I admire the most, it sickens me."

"Now the fourth!"

"No wait! 1000 – 0"

Winner Ruri

Gen fell down to the ground in defeat as Ruri walk to Yuya.

"Are you ok? she asked, Yeah I'm fine thanks for helping me Ruri."

"It's no problem Yuya," she replied. "Now come on someone owes you an apology." They walked towards were Gen's location where he was being fussed over by his minions.

"I won now keep your end of the deal apologize to Yuya for what you said and did to him."

"Apologize for what? Telling the truth about his coward of a father and the fact that he abandoned them, how pathetic that cry baby actually is, showing him his rightful place beneath my feet. No I am not going to apologize, you though are going to see what happens when people cross me" he rushed forward with his raised, only for that fist to be grabbed.

"Who the hel- What were you just going to do?" a voice asked in an icy tone as Gen turn his head only to be caught in a glare harder than steel, the sheer ice in that stare caused him to freeze on the spot completely paralyzed a glare only Yusei Fudo could pull off.

"Well, what were you about to do," repeated Yusei.

"N-oth-ing-g," he stuttered in terror.

"Good, that's what I thought nothing, that's what your going to do from now, you are going to do nothing to Yuya or Ruri and leave them alone, am I understood," he asked no demanded. "Y-yes," he croaked out.

"Good now scram!" Gen bolted like he had seen death itself, Yuya looked at the man who had saved him and his new friend in awe. "Who are you?" asked Yuya.

"Name's Yusei and you already know my ward Ruri."

(Flashback End)

That was the day Yuya gained a crush on Ruri and an intense admiration towards Yusei. Much to Yuzu's annoyance on the former.

Then Yusei and Shuzo walked through the door "Right good news and bad news bad news the Solid Vision is completely busted, the good news I can make another but it will take a few weeks."

"But Yusei this is a duel school for action duels without solid vision we can't teach," Shuzo panicked.

"Maybe I could help you out with that," a man dressed in yellow with a disturbing smile walked through the door.

A/N: Ok so some backstory on how Yuya met Yusei and Ruri. Next chapter is a timeskip and peoples the aftermath of pendulum summoning. Still new at this constructive criticism to improve my writing skills would be much appreciated. Also I would like a potential love interest for Yusei none of the bracelet girls I have plans for them. R&R people.