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Fable: "Yup! Blinkshipping is next! This one I had a bit of difficulty with but I hope it turned out alright."

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Angel: "Yeah. Let's hope Yugo remembered his lines this time."

Yugo: "Hey!"

Angel: "What? I'm just speaking the truth."

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Fable: "Oh! What is your favorite shipping? Just out of curiosity?"

Angel: "Okay! Now we got Blinkshipping, the shipping name for Yuya Sakaki, Zuzu Boyle, and Yugo! In this AU, we got a sort of medieval timeline where Yuya is king, Zuzu is the healer, and Yugo is a knight in training!

Ship Name: Blinkshipping (Yugo x Yuya Sakaki x Zuzu Boyle)

Name Reason: Named so because when Zuzu and Yugo tried to approach Yuya, Zuzu's bracelet started to blink.

Break Time

A loud frantic knocking sounded at Zuzu's door at around 11 at night. Confused and groggily, the young healer quickly threw on her silk pink robe and slippers and headed down, her way guided by candlelight. She undid the locks and open the wooden door and was shocked by what she saw.

"Prince-? I mean, King Yuya?" Zuzu quickly corrected herself. It was hard calling her friend by his official title even though the crowning ceremony had only been a few days ago.

"Z-Zuzu..." Yuya manages to speak. Even in the darkness, Zuzu could see the tears in his eyes.

"King Yuya, what's wrong?" Realizing how cold it was, Zuzu usher her friend inside while shutting the door.

"P-Please, just call me Yuya. I can't...I can't...handle this anymore." Yuya hiccup.

"Yuya..."

One word to describe Yuya's life right now? Stressful. It all started about a week ago, with the death of his mother. With the Queen dead and with Yuya being their only heir, Yuya was to take up the crown. At the age of 14.

Everyone thinks that being the King is easy. That all you have to do is sit on the throne and have others wait on your hand and foot. That was not true in the slightest. There were meetings to attend, paperwork to read and sign, officials to meet, and Yuya hasn't even completed all of his training so he still had many things to learn, from speaking and understanding different languages to something as simple as dancing.

The boy barely had time to mourn over his mother before his duties of king were forced onto him.

As much as Zuzu wish she could, there wasn't much she could do for him. Except be there for him when he needed a break from the world.

"Here, sit." Zuzu guides Yuya to her couch. "I'll make us some drinks."

"Could you make it three cups, please?" Yuya called as Zuzu enter the kitchen.

"Sure thing. Should I be expecting someone?" Zuzu asked, even though she already knew who it was.

"Yugo." Yuya answered. "I think he might be here soon." Of course it would be Yugo, the impulsive short tempered squire. Just as she got done with the drinks, another set of rapid knocking sounded at her door. From the nature of the knock, Zuzu knew it had to be Yugo.

"I'm coming! I'm coming!" Zuzu called as she raced up to the door. Before she could even get the door fully open, Yugo pushed his way inside. The boy was still dressed in his night clothes except his faithful blade, which he nicknamed 'Clear Wing', was strapped to his side.

"Yuya, you here?!" Yugo called into the house.

"Yugo! You came!"

"Of course I did!" Zuzu shut the door behind him, smacking the back of Yugo's head as she walked past him. "Ow! Hey! What was that for?!"

"Next time, don't barge into my home. You're a squire for Slifer's sake. Act like it." Zuzu knew Yugo was sticking his tongue out at her, but she decided not to address it. Right now, Yuya was priority. She return to see Yuya and Yugo sitting on the couch next to each other, with Yuya's head leaning on Yugo's shoulder.

Zuzu sets the tray of drinks down on the table, before taking a seat on Yugo's other side.

"I hope you didn't get into too much trouble with Sir Jack." Yuya mumbles quietly.

"I didn't." Yugo responds, taking two cups of hot chocolate and handing one to Yuya.

"Really?" Zuzu couldn't help but ask. It wasn't like Jack to let Yugo off so lightly if he had done something wrong, especially if it had something to do with Yuya like she thought.

"Well, honestly I ran away before he could yell at me..."

"Yugo!" Both Yuya and Zuzu groaned while Yugo just chuckled.

"It's no big deal! Really! The worse Jack is gonna make me do is scrub the horse stables from top to bottom, like last time."

"But I don't like it when you get in trouble!"

"Yuya, I told you. It's fine." Yugo takes a sip from his cup. "You needed this right now, and if those guys can't understand that then...then...they're just idiots!" Zuzu finally understood what was going on.

"Yuya, is Declan pushing you too hard again?"

"No!"

"Yes!"

It was rare of Zuzu to believe Yugo over Yuya but judging by their expressions, it was clear to see who was in the right.

"He's only doing that because he needs too."

"No he isn't!" Yugo protested, nearly spilling his drink. "You're a person! Not some lesson driven robot! The guy is way too strict and a jerk to boot!" Yuya lowers his head guiltily.

"But he has to be..." Zuzu sets her cup to the side before reaching across Yugo to clasp her hands over Yuya's who was still holding his cup.

"Yuya, I know you want to be the best king you can be for your people, but over stressing yourself isn't going to do anyone any good. No matter what Declan says."

"But a kingdom is only as good as their king." Yuya recites. Zuzu squeezes Yuya's hands gently.

"And a king is only as good as their smile. Isn't that what your father used to say?"

"Zuzu's right, Yuya. I haven't seen you smile in like...forever!" Yugo slides a hand behind Yuya to place it on his shoulder "And we haven't hang out like this in forever forever!"

"I...I know. You guys are right." Yuya's eyes began tearing up again. "I-I miss spending time with you guys but...everything is so difficult and I have to get it right, because the Fusion Kingdom might start another war again and I don't want that to happen. And if I don't want that to happen I have to know the exact thing to say or do or another war will start-" Zuzu covered Yuya's mouth with her hand, silencing his ramblings.

"Yuya, calm down. You don't have to worry about that stuff right now. This is your break time. Your relaxation. Now, I'm gonna take my hand off your mouth and when I do I don't want to hear anymore politics, lessons, or any of the sort come from your mouth, okay?" Yuya silently nods and Zuzu removes her hand.

Yuya blinks for a few minutes before letting out a tired yawn and leaning back into Yugo's shoulder, finally taking a sip of his hot chocolate. Zuzu decided to follow Yuya's example and lean back onto Yugo's other shoulder. The knight in training didn't mind, perfectly content with having his two closest friends by his sides.

The trio laid together for a few peaceful minutes, basking in the warmth of one another. It was so peaceful in fact, that Yuya had fallen asleep. His cup nearly slipping out of his hands if it wasn't for Yugo catching it in time.

Unfortunately, there was another knock at the door. This one was more quiet and calm. Yugo lets out an annoyed sigh as Zuzu stood up to answer it.

She wasn't surprised to see Declan when she open the door, with Sir Jack and Crow behind him.

"Lady Zuzu." Declan greeted calmly.

"Declan." Zuzu also greeted, not bothering to use his title. Was that impolite? Yes. But Zuzu didn't care.

"I'm sure you know why we're here."

"Of course." Zuzu turned around to get the King, but Yuya and Yugo were already coming up behind her. Yuya's face had a clear look of defeat on it while Yugo glared at Declan, not hiding his emotions.

"I'm sorry I ran off during your Xyz lesson. I was just...so tired." Yuya spoke, rubbing his eyes. "And I just wanted to see my friends again...we haven't been together in a long time." Declan stares at the trio, his gaze unreadable. Finally, he lets out his own sigh.

"It...has come to my attention that perhaps I've been asking a bit too much of you, my King."

"You're dang right you have!" Yugo shouted.

"Yugo, zip it!" Zuzu elbows him.

"I will rework your lesson schedule. I'll give you more free time for you to do with it as you wish. However, no more of this 'running away' nonsense." Yuya's eyes brightens immediately.

"Y-yes! Of course!"

"And you." Jack addresses Yugo. "I'm certain I don't have to tell you what you did wrong."

"Yeah. Yeah. Horse stables. I got it." Yugo groans.

"Now that we got all that sorted out, may we please return to the castle? The others are quite worried about you, King Yuya." Declan gestures at their home. Yuya nods.

"Oh, right!" Yuya turns back to Zuzu to hug her. "Thanks for everything, Zuzu!"

"It's nothing, Yuya. I'll see you later then."

"Yeah. Night!"

"Bye Zuzu!" Yugo waved before leaving. "Once I'm done cleaning that stable, I'll visit you tomorrow!" He promises.

Zuzu watches them go, relieved to know that everything had worked out and that things would be better going forward.

Fable: "So big news! After deleting my Youtube channel out of fear of getting sued by COPPA, I have decided to restart it. I have a few videos that I posted today. If you want to take a look at those videos, my channel's name is 'Fable Writeworth'. I should also mention that Angel was a big help as well."

Angel: "Of course I was! If you enjoy the content please think about subscribing and if you don't, well thanks for taking a look anyway! Me and Fable worked really hard on those videos! Now with that over with, next week's ship is Blizzardshipping!"

Shay: "Why are you looking at me like that?

Angel: "No reason."