Not much to say up here. So I hope you enjoy the chapter.
Definite OOC in this chapter.
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"Wait!" Yuzu yelled as she grabbed Yuya's arm. "What?" Yuya asked without turning around. "Listen, do you want to go for a walk?" Yuzu asked. "Why?" Yuya asked, looking back at Yuzu. "It was nice when we walked together…" Yuzu replied. "It was… But I don't want to send any mix messages… Especially to Yuto…" Yuya explained. "Yuya, just this one time. For old times' sake?" Yuzu said, giving Yuya a pleading look. After much hesitation, Yuya simply nodded but stopped remembering that there is still a problem. "I don't think we can do anything with that mob out there." Yuya said as he pointed out the window. "Oh… Right…" Yuzu mumbled, realizing that they really can't go anywhere with a mob at their heels. "I have the solution to this. Do you really want to go on this walk Yuzu?" Yuya asked as he placed his hands on the girl's shoulders. "Very much…" Yuzu answered softly. "Then I hope you don't mind me blowing all subtly out the window." Yuya said with a smile. "What?" Yuzu thought as she was dragged off by Yuya.
On the rooftop, Yuya activated his duel disk and set it to battle mode. "Wait, this is your plan!?" Yuzu asked, realizing what Yuya's solution was. "You know me more than anyone else Yuzu. Of course this is the plan. I thought you wanted to go on this walk?" Yuya answered. "I do, but…" Yuzu said quietly. "Trust me, I know what I'm doing… Sort of…" Yuya replied before he turned around. "I summon Odd Eyes Pendulum Dragon!" Yuya yelled before his ace monster appeared before them. Yuya climbed up onto the dragon's head, using its horns as the means to hold onto the creature as they ride it. "Come on up, Odd-eyes won't mind the extra weight." Yuya said, stretching his hand towards Yuzu. "What is that supposed to mean?" Yuzu asked, pouting as she took Yuya's hand. "Nothing hurtful. Now hold on, this going to get rough…" Yuya replied as he pulled Yuzu up.
Putting on his goggles, the dragon began to lower its body, getting ready to jump. "Yuya, I'm starting to think this is a bad ideeeaaaa!" Yuzu began saying before screaming as Odd Eyes jumped high into the air. The dragon flew over the mob, and landed a few feet from the crowd. "There she is!" Someone yelled. "Uh oh, I think it's time we left the stage. Odd Eyes! Let's get going!" Yuya said before commanding the dragon to run at full speed. Despite having large, clumsy looking feet, Odd Eyes is a capable runner, out pacing the charging mob by several feet. "All we have to do now is lose them in the traffic and we'll be golden!" Yuya shouted. "Wait what!?" Yuzu yelled back, unsure if she heard Yuya correctly. "Hang on tight Yuzu! This is going to get crazy!" Yuya yelled as Odd Eyes turned the corner into a more traffic heavy street.
Normally, one wouldn't expect a fanatic mob chasing a dragon into some traffic heavy streets. But here on Sanctuary, especially in the Capital, these kinds of things happen more times than not and has almost became the norm. Never the less, having a giant red dragon on the road can cause… Inconveniences to the other drivers on the road. "Watch where you're going asshole!" Some driver yelled as Odd Eyes nearly stepped on his car. "Sorry!" Yuya yelled as Odd Eyes continued to dodge the oncoming traffic. "Yuya! At least get onto the right lane! If I didn't love you so much I would…!" Yuzu yelled before stopping short, hoping that Yuya didn't hear her. "What was that!? You're going to have to speak louder! I can't hear you over the wind and car horns!" Yuya yelled. "Get on the right road!" Yuzu yelled at the top of her lungs. "Okay, got it!" Yuya shouted as he veered Odd eyes into the right side, now running with cars instead of at them. "Looks like we got away. Did you enjoy the ride?" Yuya asked, looking back at Yuzu. "As much as I want to hit you right now…" Yuzu replied, heart still beating a mile a minute.
Yuya directed his dragon into the Amana Park, where there were fewer people than the more congested concrete blocks. "Good job Odd Eyes, go ahead and rest up." Yuya said as he patted the head of his dragon. The two climbed off Odd Eyes and Yuya deactivated his duel disk, making the crimson monster disappear in a cloud of dust. "Yuya… Please don't do that again…." Yuzu said as she threw herself onto a bench. "What? You didn't enjoy the ride?" Yuya asked, sitting down next to her. "No… It was just… Unexpected…" Yuzu replied. "You know me..." Yuya said simply, removing his goggles off his face. The two went quiet, enjoying the fine weather as the wind gently blew around them, rustling the trees around them. "Yuya, did you mean what you said back at the Café?" Yuzu asked quietly. "Huh?" Yuya asked, snapping out of his tranquil state. "Back at the Café, when you said after this, you didn't want to see me anymore. Did you mean it?" Yuzu repeated, this time specifying what Yuya said
"I may be a fool and an idiot Yuzu, but I am not a liar. I always mean what I say. You shouldn't be held back by me anymore. I have nothing to give back by staying with you." Yuya replied. "But you do have something that I need. My life has become to monotonous, every day was the same as the last. Get up, eat, practice, spend time with Yuto, and go back to sleep. I wanted to try to do something else, but never had the time for it. As the same day passes, I start to feel more like a machine than a person, following a code that was made. But when you appeared on that stage, wanting to duel me, I began to feel like myself again. Looking back, every single day was unique because of you. You were that chaotic element that made each and every single moment fun and exciting. That is something that I never have now Yuya. And it is something that only you can give me." Yuzu explained, trying her best to convince Yuya. "Everything I do always breaks or hurts something or someone. I broke that window because I wanted to see you but never considered a safer approach. I nearly crushed that guy's car because I wanted to get away from the mob in the only way I knew how. And I hurt you for not considering your feelings back then, leaving you with unanswered feelings. I appreciate your kind words, but someone like me shouldn't be around you. My antics could only bring you trouble." Yuya replied with a sad tone.
Silence sat between the two, only having ambient noise pass through the air. "Do you love me?" Yuzu asked suddenly, breaking the ambiance. "As a friend or something more?" Yuya replied, asking his own question. "I don't know… In general?" Yuzu said, unsure if her answer was even proper. "Yuzu, I love you in every way possible. You were one of my first friends. You always helped me when I needed it the most. You believed in me when I couldn't even believe in myself. You gave me the happiness that kept the pendulum swinging. I'm sorry I couldn't return any of your kindness, I ignored every hint until the truth was in my face. If I could start again, I would tell you that I appreciate everything you did before something would try to separate us." Yuya replied, resisting the urge to pull down his goggles. Yuzu didn't respond, instead she looked at the sky, watching the clouds roll by. "Yuzu? Are you okay?" Yuya asked. "I'm fine… Just trying to figure out a response…" Yuzu answered. "Okay… Listen, I think I had enough for today. I'm going to go now." Yuya said as he stood up. "Will I see you again?" Yuzu asked as she did the same. "I'll think about it, but no promises." Yuya replied. "Okay. But before you go, let me do one last thing…" Yuzu said as she moved closer to Yuya.
It was then that Yuzu gave Yuya a kiss on the cheek. Taking a few seconds to register what just happened, Yuya's face then turned as red as a tomato. "What was that for!?" Yuya asked, both shocked and embarrassed. "For today. I had a lot of fun." Yuzu replied. "Me too…" Yuya said, still unsure of what just happened. "I'll stay here a bit longer and enjoy the weather. I never get out much because of the mobs of people I manage to attract." Yuzu said as she sat back down. "Okay, I'll see you around…" Yuya replied as he ran off. Yuzu took a deep breath and thought about what she said and did, was she digging up the hatchet she buried so long ago? "Are you thinking about Yuya?" A voice asked from above. Yuzu looked up and saw Yuto standing on top of a branch of a nearby tree, looking down at Yuzu. "Yuto! Uhh… How long were your there for!? Did you saw…?" Yuzu asked as she shot up from her seat, facing her husband. "I saw and heard everything. But I won't say anything, it was just an innocent gesture." Yuto replied before jumping down.
Yuto approached Yuzu and the two looked into each others eyes. "Do you love Sakaki Yuya?" Yuto asked with an oddly warm tone. "I don't know… If I say yes, you would only get angry… If I say no, I would only be lying to myself…" Yuzu replied, confused on what to do. "I would never be angry at you if all you're doing is trying to be happy. In fact I predicted something like this would happen. My point is don't worry about me, just worry about yourself." Yuto said, putting his hand on Yuzu's story. "But I don't want to hurt you. It would be selfish of me to betray the decades of memories we created." Yuzu replied. "I have survived too many battles to let this incident hurt me. I know this is confusing you, but give some time to think about it. I will wait for your answer and help you decide what to do then. Deal?" Yuto suggested. "…Deal…" Yuzu mumbled. "Now, let's get back to the hotel before we get discovered." Yuto said as he activated his duel disk. "You're going to do the same thing aren't you?" Yuzu asked, already knowing where this was going. "More or less." Yuto answered with a serious smile.
To whom do we owe our feelings to? The one who never answers back with his own? Or to the one who was never meant to receive it at all?
And that is chapter ten. A lot of mood swings here but I feel it was pretty good. What did you guys think of this chapter? Remember to leave some reviews, they're worth more than gold here.
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