Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh Zexal!


I was somewhere I didn't know of. Sand was below me and you could see the dark azure sky.

Someone stood in front of me. He had blue glowing skin so I was sure it was Astral. But…when I looked at the being's eyes, I saw the same dark brown as my own. He said something to me that I could not understand.

I was panting when I sat up. A dream? I lay back down and stared at the ceiling, "Just what…No, who was that?"


I stared at my desk as I thought about my dream. It was still haunting me. What did it mean?

A hand waved in front of my face, "Rima? Rima?"

I blinked in surprise before looking up to see Kotori, "Oh, sorry, Kotori. What's up?"

"The bell rang," she said before grinning broadly, "Did you hear?"

I stood up as I made sure my deck was still on my belt, "About…?"

"Robin!"

I looked at her, "The TV show character?"

"Yeah!" she said happily, "He's at the waterfront for a shooting and we're going, right?!"

I just laughed at her enthusiasm, "Yeah, sure. Just for a little while though." Robin was a character from an action show. He had spiked up blue hair, a red mask that hid his dark green eyes, a white suit, and a flowing blue cape. I wasn't a huge fan of Robin but he was a cool character. But that's all he was, a character. His real identity is probably a bit different.

She grabbed my arm as we bumped into Tetsuo. She told him what she told me and he agreed.

Kotori ran ahead of us to find Yuma. Tetsuo and I sighed before following the hyper girl.

"Hey, Hey, Yuma!" said Kotori as we spotted him arguing with Astral. "Have you heard?" asked Kotori excitedly.

"What is it?" asked Yuma, a bit annoyed. I guess he was fighting with Astral again.

"Robin is coming over to our area!" exclaimed Kotori.

"What?" I heard Astral ask.

I decided to cut in, "They're coming to a set by the shoreline to shoot some scenes for the next episode or something."

"Huh?" asked Yuma.

"We should all go check it out," said Tetsuo.

Kotori got that sparkly look and was blushing with a smile, "This slightly terrible feeling is unbearable…Aah, Robin-sama!"

I rubbed my head, "Kotori sure is excited."

"Yeah…" agreed Tetsuo.

"I must go meet Robin as well!" said Astral, surprising me. I know Yuma had shown him TV but he was already fan-girling over a character?

"Robin is great and everything," said Yuma as he started walking away, "But I'm gonna go duel…"

Kotori grabbed his collar, "Let's go, Yuma!"

He tried fighting it as I laughed, "Yuma, you're fighting a losing battle."

"But I was gonna duel…!" yelled Yuma upset.


"This guy is super popular…" said Yuma as we looked at all the cheering fan girls. And when I say girls, I mean girls!

"Robin-sama!" Kotori cheered along.

"At this rate, we won't meet him at all" said Tetsuo.

"Oh well, that's sucks. I'm just gonna go and-" before I could run away, Kotori grabbed my collar. I sighed in defeat and she let go, knowing I wasn't gonna run off.

I heard laughing and turned to see Tokunosuke.

"Everyone, got a problem?" he asked with a smirk.

We walked over to the back area.

He continued, "These kinds of things, you can leave it to me! Everything in this world has its hidden ways. Acting nervous like an outsider, this will only make you seem more suspicious. But if you walk in freely, you'll look just like one of them!"

"This seems like it will not work," said Astral as he floated next to me.

I giggled quietly, "I agree." They would definitely have ID passes and stuff. They won't let just anyone in but it'll be fun to see what happens.

We watched as Tokunosuke started walking carelessly to the gates where a security guard was, "Ah, hard day of work! Last night was sushi at Roppongi. Then it's off to get rich at the Ginza midnight reservation."

The security saw through his act and grabbed him from the collar, "What are you talking about?"

Tokunosuke was making a huge scene…

"Now!" said Tetsuo.

I grinned, "Yeah, he's the perfect distraction."

We ran through. Astral floated by as well. Poor Tokunosuke.


Inside!

"Ah, unbelievable!" said Kotori as we looked around. We were pretty much roaming the halls. I'm pretty sure we're gonna get caught though…

Then I heard a snap. I looked down to see that my clip for my deck box broke. I picked up my deck box from the floor and held it out to Yuma, "Could you carry this for me?"

He nodded, "Yeah, sure…" he grabbed it and put it in his bag.

I whined a little, "My pride and joy…"

Everyone sweat dropped as we continued walking.

"Robin is really here!" said Kotori as we walked by a door.

"Prepare yourself, King of Darkness, Dead Max!"

Kotori gasped, "That voice…It's Robin!"

Against my better judgment, we all walked into the studio room. We quickly hid behind some stage props.

Robin was making grunting noises as he slung his whip around. He then moved his cape back in a heroic fashion.

"He's here…Robin's here!" said Kotori. Okay, I can sorta see why Kotori likes this guy but…he's just an illusion made by TV.

"It's the real deal!" said Testuo.

"King of Darkness Dead Max," said Robin, "Today we will settle this once and for all!"

"King of Darkness Dead Max…" said Astral, "Could that by my enemy?"

I looked to Yuma confused, "What's he talking about?"

"He thinks that TV is real," said Yuma as he watched Robin.

All of a sudden, I heard Astral gasp, "Watch out, Yuma! That's one of Dead Max's servants!"

"Eh?!" asked Yuma scared but then noticed the monster costume beside him, "That's just a costume."

"Costume?" asked Astral puzzled.

"This stuff is all made up," said Yuma. He moved and I heard a press of a button.

I watched in amusement as Yuma was lifted up to the ceiling with the costume. He yelled in fright.

"Yuma!" Kotori and Tetsuo shouted.

You know, is it bad if I'm enjoying this?

Astral flew up beside him, "Yuma, you can fly in the sky?"

Smiling at Astral, I noticed something. I watched something fall out of Yuma's bag. It was a white deck box. I screamed, "Yuma, you idiot! My deck!"

It landed somewhere on the stage and I ran to get it. I didn't notice when Yuma's deck fell as well, near mine.

I quickly picked up all my cards as it had scattered. My hand hit someone else's and I looked up to apologize before gasping. It was Robin! I blinked as he helped me pick up some cards, "Thanks."

He nodded, "You're welcome, um…"

"My name's Rima," I said as I stood up. I put all my cards into my deck and sighed in relief as I had found all my cards. I'm going to murder Yuma! I noticed Robin holding another deck box…It was red…Was that Yuma's?

"My name is Fuya- Robin. My name is Robin," I heard the hesitation.

I smiled, "So your name is Fuya-kun, huh?" I'd rather call him by his true name then by Robin.

"Ah-"

We looked behind me to see Yuma get knocked into a huge prop?

I winced, "That's gotta hurt."

Later…

"You!" yelled the security guard, "Just how the hell did you get in here? Now, come with me to the guard office."

Robin told me to go to the first room while he went to get Yuma. I wonder what he wants with us…


I looked at the bouquets of flowers on the sanctuary. I wonder if Robin, I mean Fuya-kun, is actually a narcissist.

Yuma and Astral came in with Fuya-kun.

"Huh, Rima?" asked Yuma, surprised.

I waved, slightly distracted. Then I realized who it was. I whipped around to glare at him, "How dare you drop my deck?!"

Yuma freaked out, "I did?!"

"And you also dropped yours too!" I seethed.

"This is your deck, isn't it?" asked Fuya-kun as he held out Yuma's deck box.

"Huh?" asked Yuma, "What the…? Oh man, that was close! I can't believe I dropped my deck case…"

I felt like strangling him. I just settled for glaring.

"The life of a duelist…" said Astral, "Unbelievable!"

"You're a huge idiot, Yuma" I said angrily. I had to hold my deck in my hand, "I am never giving you my deck again!"

Yuma just shrunk under my gaze. He looked to Fuya-kun, "Thank you! You totally saved me!"

"No need to thank me," said Fuya-kun, "However, I have a request for you."

"Request?" asked Yuma.

"Please, join me in a grand banquet of dueling!" said Fuya-kun.

"So you duel?" I asked. Wow, that's awesome.

"Yeah, a little bit," he said.

"In that case," said Yuma excitedly, "Let's do it right now!"

"Really?!"

I blinked, his voice was a bit…higher pitched. Could this be how he really talks?

Fuya-kun blushed before coughing, "…No, I mean…Do you really mean it?" His voice was back to the deep voice. Why is he doing that?

"Yeah!" exclaimed Yuma, "I'm Tsukumo Yuma! Let's hurry up and duel!"

A duel between these two? That'd be pretty cool. Yuma's probably going to embarrass himself in front of a celebrity, but you know.

Astral interrupted, "Yuma. Aside from dueling right now, ask him if he knows anything about me."

Yuma grew irritated, "Like I said, he doesn't know anything about you!"

"Yuma, stop yelling at him!" I shouted.

"You're yelling at me!" he said.

We heard a huge scream and turned to see Fuya-kun…hiding under the shelf.

"What's wrong?" asked Yuma, confused.

Fuya-kun was still in a fatal position but he pointed, "T-T-That thing!"

I looked to see a spider.

"It's only a spider," said Yuma.

Fuya-kun…is afraid of spiders? The great Robin is afraid? Well, I was right when I thought the actor and the TV character are different. It was sorta funny.

"Boku, I'm terrible at dealing with bugs…"

{Boku = young boys use this}

"B-Boku…?" I said with a sweat drop. Fuya-kun was acting pretty adorable though.

He was crying, "Hurry, please do something about that spider!"

Yuma took the spider and blew it out the window. I was just watching Fuya-kun, intrigued.

Yuma walked off the seats and came back to our side, "Everything's fine now."

Fuya-kun looked up and got out from his spot. He sighed out of relief, "You saved me…Thank you…"

Yuma burst into laughter, "What's with you anyways? The great ally of justice is afraid of spiders."

I nudged Yuma, "Yuma!"

He stopped laughing.

Fuya-kun took off his mask to reveal his faded dark green eyes. Fuya-kun smiled sadly, "All of this, it's just a fantasy that everyone made up."

He ruffled his hair and it felt down straighter. "My true self is neither powerful nor courageous, compared to Robin. I'm just a cowardly person who can't even stand spiders. However, this image that everyone created…to tell the truth, I'm fed up with it. Every day, I play out the Robin you see on TV. However…There's no one out there that knows my true self."

No one…knows? I looked at him in sympathy, I know how it feels like to be lonely. I walked over to him and wrapped my arms around his torso. He tensed but I smiled and whispered in his ear, "Don't worry. I know how it feels to be lonely…"I quickly let go of him and smiled.

He smiled at me, "Thank you…Rima-chan"

"Not really sure what' going on, but…" said Yuma before beaming, "Wouldn't it be great to just let out your true self?"

"You mean it?" he asked. Fuya-kun walked over and grabbed Yuma's hand, "Thank you! You're the first person to ever say that to me!"

"Then I'll be the second," I said smiling.

Fuya-kun's face lit up. He was blushing brightly. I wonder why, "Hey you two, won't you be my friends? My name is Okudaira Fuya."

"Fuya?" I heard Astral ask.

"Of course, Fuya!" said Yuma.

"Same here, Fuya-kun" I said.

Yuma smiled, "Hurry up, let's have a duel to our friendship!"

Fuya-kun nodded happily.

"Robin!"

We turned to the door to see a scary woman.

She looked to Yuma and I, "Those children, who are they?"

"Mother…" said Fuya-kun.

"Mother?!" asked Yuma as I studied the lady. She was sort of…I can tell she's a terrifying lady but she was pretty. I'll give her that much.

"Didn't I tell you to not talk to any unrelated outsiders?" she asked.

"That's Galaxy Queen," said Astral, staring at her. Ah! Astral was right! Galaxy Queen was the antagonist in ESPer Robin!

"I-I understand, mother," said Fuya sadly. He was hiding his pain from her. I've done that on many occasions as well. Like when my parents called to tell me they couldn't make it home on my birthday, Christmas and sometimes violin recitals, when I was younger.

"No, you don't get it!" she basically reprimanded. She walked over as I noticed Fuya-kun's eyes water.

"If you keep exposing yourself to your fans like that, you'll end up ruining your hard-earned image!"

I felt my blood boil. How dare she say that to her own son? My parents never did that. Never.

She gestured to herself, "Think about all the hardship I went through to make you a star! It's best for you to live your life protecting Robin's image."

"If you tell anyone you've met Fuya, I'll sue you for trespassing!" said the woman, turning to face us.

"How dare you say that to Fuya-kun?!" I asked in anger.

She had started pushing Yuma out but she turned to me, "What was that?"

I glared at her, "How could you talk to Fuya-kun that way?"

"I'll sue you for trespassing if you don't shut your mouth!" said the woman angrily.

I smirked, "You think I'm afraid of you?!"

Fuya-kun put a hand on my arm, "Rima-chan, just go."

"But Fuya-kun-" I saw the desperate look in his eyes. I sighed but complied with him. I left the room to beside Yuma.

"Yuma, Rima-chan!" said Fuya-kun as he ran over to the door.

"Fuya!" said Yuma, "We're friends, aren't we? That's why, one day we'll duel for sure!"

Fuya-kun looked down, "It's fine…There's no way to keep that kind of promise…No one can save me from this…"

The doors closed as we stared at it. No, Fuya-kun, that's not true…


On the bridge!

I stared at the water as it reflected the sun.

"Somehow, being a star is pretty terrible…" said Yuma as he leaned on the railing, "Just what in the world does this mean?"

"Why is Robin also named Fuya?" asked Astral, puzzled.

"Robin isn't Fuya, it's not like that!" answered Yuma, "Fuya is supposed to be Robin."

"What?" asked Astral.

"Like I said, Robin is just live action," said Yuma, "Characters from TV show don't exist in real life."

"In that case…" said Astral, "Was I deceived?"

I stifled a giggle before smiling, "No, nothing like that. That's just Fuya-kun playing as Robin."

"Playing…" said Astral softly before looking down sadly. "Then about my memories…"

"Like I said, he really doesn't know anything about you!" said Yuma.

I watched Astral. He looked really disheartened.

"I see…" he whispered.

"Huh?" asked Yuma, finally noticing Astral's expression, "What is it? Are you disappointed? I mean, do you feel kind of lonely?"

Astral looked up to us, "What do you mean by lonely?"

Yuma still had a smile on his face, "Lonely means that you're feeling pain from being alone by yourself."

Astral…He must feel lonely because he's here, stranded, on a world he doesn't know about.

"Alone by yourself…" repeated Astral, "Then is Fuya also in pain?"

"Huh?" asked Yuma, surprised.

I just looked back at the horizon. I was pretty sure he was.

"He was crying out for help," I heard Astral say.

Yuma and I looked to him. Astral totally ignored our question.

"Astral, are you lonely?" I asked softly.

Astral look away from us and closed his eyes.

I stared at him before taking his hand in mine. His eyes opened and he stared at me.

I smiled, "You don't have to be alone, Astral. Yuma and I are here."

"Hmph…" said Yuma, looking away but in the end, he does agree. There's no way I'm leaving him alone to suffer. I understood Astral. Loneliness is not something you should feel. That's why I'm there for Ryoga when he asks. I've been through loneliness and being alone.

Astral looked me in the eyes. What was he searching for? What could he see? He nodded slowly, and I saw happiness flitting in eyes, "Thank you, Rima."


Yuma was sitting cross-legged on the desk as we watched the new video. Astral was floating beside me as Kotori leaned over the desk.

"According to eye witnesses, they said it was the works of popular TV series main character, ESPer Robin," said the reporter, "Was it the real Robin that did all this?"

There's no way Fuya-kun would do that! He was too kind, too timid!

The screen turned to Fuya-kun's mom, "All of this is just slander! Robin would never do anything like that!"

"Agreed!" exclaimed Kotori, "Robin would never do anything like that!"

Yuma and I exchanged looks. Fuya-kun…


It was nighttime and Kotori, Yuma and I were walking around. We each had one flashlight and Astral floated beside me. I was wearing a white V-neck sweater and faded blue jeans.

"Like I said, why do I have to come too?" complained Yuma.

I just wanted to see if it was actually Fuya-kun. I just can't see that fragile and timid kid doing such bad things.

"Did you want me to patrol all by myself?" asked Kotori as we moved our flashlights around. Kotori continued, "With this, we will clear Robin's name once and for all! Without a doubt, that guy is Robin's imposter."

"That's right…" said Yuma, "A cowardly guy like him…"

"Yeah…" I mumbled, "He'd be too scared to-"

"What are you saying?" asked Kotori as she stopped to look at us.

"No, I mean…It's nothing," said Yuma as we both sweat dropped.

We heard a scream.

"Over there!" said Kotori as we started running.

"Oh!" Yuma said in agreement.

We got to the top of the stairs and looked around. Yuma gasped as we all looked to see a man tied up. We ran over as Kotori asked, "Are you alright?"

She proceeded to untie his binds.

"Yuma, Rima!" said Astral as he stared off in one direction.

We both looked up and we spotted Robin running off.

"Wait a sec!" yelled Yuma as he ran there. I followed.

The way we took was a dead end but that didn't stop 'Robin'. He just jumped up onto the ledge of it.

He turned back to us to reveal that he was, in fact, Fuya-kun. It was the eyes…I could tell it was him because of it.

"F…Fuya-kun?" I asked incredulously.

"Rima-chan, Yuma…" he said in his Robin voice, "Mind your own business."

We watched in shock as he jumped some buildings and disappeared into the shadows.

"Where's the culprit?" asked Kotori as she ran over.

"No…We lost him," said Yuma as we turned to her.

"Yeah…" I said halfheartedly.

Why was Fuya-kun doing this?


I walked home and lay on my bed. I stared at my ceiling. I just remembered that dream I had the other night. The one with the blue being. Maybe I should tell Astral about this. I know he doesn't remember anything but he should know about another blue being.

My eyelids felt heavy as they slowly closed.