A/N: Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! GX or ARC-V.
Let's say Sora was one of the few people who hadn't been affected by the society of light stuff.
Prompt: Hurt/Comfort
Characters: Sho Marufuji , Sora Shiunin.
Warning: Still underage.
Summary:{100 Writing Prompts} Hell Kaiser makes his grand entrance and Sora finds out just how effected Sho is by his older brother.
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News traveled relatively fast around Duel Academia. The fact that it was also Genex helped to fan the flames a bit. Everyone was on alert as Pros and wannabes made their way onto the island.
So the instant Hell Kaiser stepped foot on the island… everyone knew about it.
Everyone who wasn't hunting down students around the island that is.
Sora had already worked his way through most of the red dorm and was quickly making a dent in the number of Ra Yellows taking part in the contest. It was almost embarrassing how many underclassmen took to the forest to hide. Sora showed them no mercy.
The obelisk blues seemed to be falling away quicker to Manjoume than anything else. He hadn't had any run ins with those of the 'white' dorm yet and frankly they all seemed far too out there for him to have any fun with. He definitely was watching out for 'white thunder.' Manjoume was obnoxious on a good day and lately he'd seemed… off to say the least. Not to mention after her duel with him Asuka Tenjoin had also declared herself a member of the white dorm and began to plow her way through most of the blue dorm beside Manjoume.
Sora was staying as far away from that as possible.
Then there was Edo Phoenix. The boy was somewhere on the island and Sora suspected no one would challenge him but the Red dorm's superstar.
Judai Yuki was an idiot, but no one wanted to duel him and lose their medals. Sora had already tried to duel him at the beginning of the semester but the boy had beaten him, something that still upsets him to this day, he and his monsters wanted a rematch but then again that would involve being around the boy.
Sora was scouting from his usual spot upon a well placed tree just away off from the red dorm, where all the duelists seemed to be coming. Genex had been announced days ago and already the island was swarming with eager duelists. Both Pro and barely passable students were out to prove their worth, or hiding as was the case of most who were not the blue dorm.
For some reason the idiots in hiding thought they could keep their medals just by hiding in the forest. They seemed to forget they were required to duel once a day to stay in the competition.
It had been a dull morning; barely anyone had come by besides a few Reds and he had already beaten them and won their medals.
Sora hopped off his perch and yelped as he toppled over when he landed directly on top of a metal trash can. The object sent him flailing into the grass and he landed a few feet away, his hands stinging from the fall. Sora cursed and vaguely heard the trash can do the same.
He blinked and pushed himself up to examine the talking trash can.
The thing definitely had no place in the forest and he definitely hadn't seen it before he climbed up the tree. Interesting…
Sora kicked the bin. He watched in mild disappointment as it yelled and tipped over revealing its contents as one disgruntled Ra Yellow.
"Marufuji?" Sora looked at the boy as he lay sprawled on the ground.
The undignified heap twitched before suddenly snapping to attention and turned his crazed stare to Sora. Sora took a step back at the look. Marufuji looked like a caged animal.
"Sho?" He tried again.
The boy moved and Sora barely had time to flinch before he grabbed him and pushed him into the bushes.
"What are you-!" Sora hissed indignantly as he was elbowed in the gut and forced into thorns and the dirt below.
"Be Quiet!" Sho hissed as he pushed the other boy down more and rolled the trash can away with a kick of his foot.
The sound of chatter and heavy stomping against the forest floor got Sora's attention and he peered interestingly through the bushes despite Sho's attempts at trying to pull him further into the shrubbery.
"He's around here somewhere!" One of the voices shouted clearly amongst the group.
Several Ra Yellows and even a few Reds came into sight, each one brandishing their duel disk and obviously looking for someone in particular. From the way Sho was breathing down his neck Sora was pretty sure Marufuji was that person.
"Come out wherever you are!"
One boy from the Ra dorm got dangerously close to the bush hiding both him and Sho, the other boy shaking like a leaf. Sora licked his lips and reached for his duel disk, only to bite back an irritated sigh when Sho hugged him tighter as though to protect himself. The boy had a surprisingly strong grip and Sora felt another surge of disappointment when the Ra Yellow once again put distance between him and their hiding place.
After a few minutes the group finally left the clearing, taking medals Sora was positive he could have won and leaving him alone once more with Marufuji.
Sora looked back at Sho who was still glancing through the greenery like a mad man.
With a sigh Sora shot up, knocking the other boy face first to the ground with a startled yelp, and stepped away from the thorn infested bush.
Marufuji shot up a few seconds later, red in the face and glaring, he opened his mouth to no doubt shout but Sora cut him off. "They're trying to duel you?"
Sho flinched at the incredulous tone but nodded. Sora pulled a lollipop from his back pocket and popped it into his mouth.
"They think you're an easy target." Sora deduced aloud and was relieved to see anger in the other boy's eyes.
"Yes."
They both stood there, gauging the other's reactions before Sora finally turned away and headed in the direction of the school and the other duelists.
"I won't tell, Marufuji."
"What?" The boy squawked, scrambling to catch up to him. Sho looked hopeful for a moment before Sora continued.
"But you should duel them." Sora shot a pointed look towards the Ra Yellow.
Sho spluttered as he held the lid of his trash can close to his chest. "I can't duel them!"
"You want to beat your brother, right?"
"How did-"
"You and Judai aren't exactly the quietest people you know." It also didn't help that Sora was notoriously nosy but he wouldn't say that out loud.
"Dueling those chumps is nothing compared to Kaiser." It's the point he wants to make, after all even Sora is eager to see if the rumors are true. Had Kaiser really become this champion that thrived off of pain?
Sora didn't know Kaiser before he left the island but he had definitely seen the humiliating defeat through Edo Phoenix with the rest of the school. He had also seen Kaiser fall from glory after that and then suddenly become something powerful and undefeatable.
Sho looked torn.
Sora made to leave but stopped as he saw Marufuji's face. The boy was always easy to read and now was no different, clear agony was apparent.
"He's changed." Sho's voice sounds haunted and despite himself Sora finds the urge to help the other boy.
Sora stopped walking and gestured for his senior to continue.
"My brother… " Sho glanced down at his hands, staring blankly at them. There was silence for a few moments before he exploded. "He taught me to respect my opponent, to fight a respectful duel!" Sho's eyes glistened and Sora for once felt pity for Marufuji.
"And now he's…" Sho let out a mix of a sob and snort. "He's changed."
"And?" Sora couldn't help the retort.
Sho focused his attention back on him as if he had forgotten he was speaking to someone, which he may well have. "And, what?"
"Marufuji, the answer's simple."
Sho gave a full body twitch as Sora's hand moved to the compartment on his side and pulled out his deck.
"Show him a respectful duel."
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