While I do love each and every one of these pieces in this little series, this is one of my all-time favorites ever done. Humor has never been my strong suit with my writing, but this piece I think shed some light on the potential for growth in such territory. My prompt was "Lemon" and I love the result! Please enjoy!

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Disclaimer: In Togashi's world, he made things classic. In mine, I screw around with it. That's why his world isn't mine, just my playground.


Against the Rules

"That dirty, no-good, lying son of a -!"

"Yusuke, there's no need for such language right now."

"The hell there ain't! That bastard stole my Spirit Gun and used it on me!"

Yukina looked at him, breathing easily while he stomped and kicked at everything in sight. Primarily the dirt. Once in a while he was like this; a sore loser. But Yukina let him rant and rave until he was able to look her in the eye.

"I-I mean… you saw it! Don't you think that was stupid?"

"Yes I saw it, but remember – you made the rules. There's no rule about not utilizing your opponent's tactics."

"Wh-? Utilizing? Aw hell girl, I don't even know what that means!" Yusuke stomped around again, thrusting his hands into his pockets to keep him from punching holes the size of meteor craters in the ground. He didn't like being this way, especially around Yukina, but it just wasn't fair!

She would have waited patiently for him to exasperate himself and therefore allow for a quiet trip home, but the now former King of Makai was crownless and throwing a temper tantrum. There was no time for patience, so she decided to take a page from Keiko's book of useful knowledge.

"When life gives you lemons, eat them any way. They're a good source of vitamin C, so eat one daily."

Yusuke stopped completely in his tracks, looked at her quizzically and finally sighed before laughing. He felt so foolish of course for making the scene he had, but Yukina was here standing up to him and telling him to pretty much deal with his loss and move on. He was lucky to have had women like her throughout his life to keep him straight and even more fortunate to have Yukina with him now.

Yukina smiled at him adorably, but suddenly felt uncertain. "Did… did I get the quote right?"

His grin didn't fade and he took Yukina in a casual hug, slinging his arm over her shoulders as he brought her close. "Close enough, girl. Close enough."


God, I love these two as best friends. They're like puppies that grew up together and have stayed close. I LOVE IT. Please leave a review if you like it, too! Thanks! Love you guys!

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