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Summary: Tsubasa has kicked Yu out of their apartment for the day to clean Yu's mess when suddenly, Yu runs into a certain Dragon Emperor...
(A/N) This is my first story, so constructive criticism is welcomed but please don't flame me.
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Ryuga looked at the soaked and shivering orange-haired boy through narrowed eyes. There was a strike of lightning that had Yu backing away until he bumped into Ryuga.
The Libra owner quickly turned around in surprise, and his eyes widened in fear as he realized who he had bumped into.
"Hi R-Ryuga," Yu stuttered weakly.
"What are you doing out here, kid?" Ryuga asked as he leaned against the brick wall of an apartment with his arms crossed.
"T-Tsubasa kicked me o-out to c-clean the a-apartment," Yu stammered out. He was getting colder and wetter as he continued to stand there, and Yu was now shivering violently. The fact that he was standing next to the person that once let him be destroyed by Reiji, was not helping him.
Yu's shivering was quite apparent by now, and Ryuga gave a long sigh before rolling his eyes in annoyance.
"C'mon, you're going to get sick standing out here," Ryuga said, standing up fully and walking towards the forest.
"W-Where a-are you g-going?" Yu replied as he narrowed his eyes on suspicion, and he gripped his bey tighter in his shivering hands.
"Well you're cold aren't you?" Ryuga said smirking, and he then resumed his walk towards the trees.
Yu reasoned that he really didn't have anywhere else to stay, and it was just one night...right? Yu vowed that he would be on alert at all times, but, for now, this was a better option than getting hypothermia.
Seeing Yu start to follow him, albeit a bit reluctantly, Ryuga led the younger beyblader into a small clearing with a tent near the unlit campfire. When Yu raised his eyebrows in a silent question of: "What are you doing here?", the Dragon Emperor explained, "I've been traveling from city to city to become stronger and beat more powerful opponents."
Yu nodded in understanding, and Ryuga walked into the tent with a gesture to come closer. Yu held the bag containing his sleeping bag and pillow in his left hand and his beyblade Libra and launcher in the other, and he then dropped his stuff as far away from Ryuga's sleeping bag as possible. If Ryuga noticed he didn't comment on it; he then zipped up the entrance and turned off the lantern, encasing the tent in darkness.
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It was the in the dead of the night when Yu woke up from shifting restlessly and desperately trying to find some warmth, for it had long since disappeared. Luckily, it had stopped raining, so Yu, grabbing his Libra and launcher from under his pillow, tiptoed quietly to the entrance of the tent before unzipping it slowly, trying not the wake the other occupant.
When he finally made it outside, he entered the edge of the forest to look for firewood. The Libra owner knew that most of the wood would be damp and useless, so he traveled further into the forest trying to find some firewood that would've been shielded from the rain. Yu soon lost track of time, and, before he knew it, he was lost and still freezing. The lost blader admitted that his desperation for warmth may have caused him to have a lapse of judgment, and he was soon wishing he'd just stayed in the tent with the fearsome Dragon Emperor, fire or no fire.
A sudden growl from his left had Yu whipping out his beyblade and launcher; his sharp green eyes darting around for any sudden movements. More growls were heard and soon dark silhouettes with pointed ears and dog-like forms appeared. The now frightened blader froze, trying not to make any quick movements that might set the wolves off, and he slowly stepped backwards until he heard a twig snap in two under the weight of his foot.
Yu winced at this, and the wolves took this as a sign of weakness and attacked. They sprung forward, and Yu realized that his Libra would only be effective if he used his special move, Inferno Blast, to scare off the wolves, but, by this time, the pack of wolves were already too close. Yu's only chance now was to run.
Yu ran faster than he ever had before, but, with the temperature and environment working against him, the orange-haired boy tripped over an unsuspecting tree root, twisting his left ankle in the process, and fell. The young blader bit his bottom lip in an effort not to cry out, and the wolves soon caught up to him.
The moonlight reflected eerily off their yellow, predatory eyes, and their white puffs of breath, visible only because of the cold night air, had Yu backing up against the tree, and he dragged his painfully throbbing foot with him. What Yu could on assume was the alpha wolf, stepped forward and lunged.
Yu couldn't help but look at the razor sharp claws and the teeth made for tearing, and then, he screamed.
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In a tent far away, Ryuga bolted awake to a terrified shriek, and, as he looked around, his eyes widened. His mind was reeling, and he whispered only one thing: "Yu".
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(A/N) Reviews would be much appreciated! Thank you!