It's finally finished! And I'm so late (;ŏ﹏ŏ) Well, at least it's super long, right? Enjoy!
Laying on the couch, doing a few minor adjustments on the program Faust and the others were working on through his ipad, Ryoken hugged his lover tight. Ever since they moved in together, Yusaku developed a habit of falling asleep anywhere as long as he could snuggle against the young man. Today was no different. He just said he was sleepy and next thing Ryoken knew, the emerald eyes teen's hot breath was blowing on his neck as he naturally turned him into a cushion. Usually, he woke up after an hour or two, but with the ragging storm outside, weather getting cold, Ryoken doubted he would be up any time before lunch. Even Puffy Master hadn't left it bed all morning.
Then, all of a suddenly, an email notification popped up on the screen. It was from an unknown address, but he had a feeling he knew who it was. After reading the first sentence, he realized tonight was actually Halloween. He remembered how excited Yusaku was when talking about it, their first Halloween as a couple. It was a day to celebrate he said. He even went so far as to making their costumes a few months ahead. Ryoken thought it was childish of him, but he still agreed to go "Trick or Treat" with him. However, the forecast dropped and the storm came. They said it was going to stop, but in the end, it just grown stronger. Halloween was officially cancelled.
Thinking for several minutes while continued to scanned through the email, he reached for his phone careful and dialed.
"Yes?"
"I need a favor."
...
"Yusaku! Yusaku, wake up!" Ryoken called out while shaking his body lightly.
"Uhh... Is it dinner time already?" He let out a small yawn.
"No, but we are going to be late if we don't leave right now."
"Leave? Unless I'm dreaming, the storm is still there, Ryoken."
"Who said anything about going outside?" He smiled. "Here, put on your duel disk and log in with me."
"You want to have a duel?" He titled his head.
"You'll see."
After that, they were off to Link Vrains. However, the moment he arrived, Yusaku had a strange feeling that something was wrong. As he saw his reflection on a nearby glass door, he nearly screamed out loud. He wasn't wearing his usual suit as Playmaker but a white gothic blouse along with a pair of white gloves, black pant and black leather shoes, topped up with a black cape. What more his appearance was Yusaku Fujiki, not Vrains' greatest hero, Playmaker.
"What is going on here?"
At that same moment, a familiar voice echoed in the air.
"That outfit looks good on you."
It was Revolver's voice. However, what awaited him when he turned his head was Ryoken dressed as a priest with his right eye being gold.
"Rev-Ryoken?!"
"Come on. This way." He grabbed the teen's hand and pulled him along.
"W-wait! What is happening? We are in Link Vrains, aren't we? So why--"
"Don't these costumes look familiar to you?"
"Familiar?" He took one closer look at them. "They are the ones I made."
"Yeah. It was a pain but I manage to redesign our avata, just for today of couse."
"Wait, did you just say Halloween party?"
"Uh-huh. Since it has been cancelled in real life, SOL Technologies thought it would be a good idea to throw one in here. There are humans like A.I scattered over. Talk to them and we get this stamp which could be use to exchange for real items. I guess you can say we are going "Trick or treat"."
"How do you know all these?"
"I told him."
"Takeru. And Zaizen too."
"Yo!" The violet eyes teen smiled. He was dressed as a werewolf while Aoi choose a witch costume for herself.
"Nice to see you too, Yusaku. You know you could call me by my name, right?"
"You should give him a break. Talking to girls isn't really one of his strong points." Shoichi said as he approached them with his mummy brother next to him.
"Kusanagi-san? I didn't know you were into this kind of thing."
"Well, my brother wanted to join the party, so I thought we should both have some fun."
"I brought some candy for everyone." He smiled.
After that, they each received a candy from him.
"Right. Now, what do you say we crash this party?" Ryoken winked.
"Yeah!"
And they went scouting. The A.I was pretty easy to find for they really stood out among other users. However, the last one, upon seeing them, started to run for its life. It even started throwing things at them. Just when Ryoken suggested they skipped this one, it snatched the microphone of a nearby band and started rapping a bunch of unspeakable things toward him. The young man was smiling, but his murdering aura was stronger than ever.
"Blue Angel."
"Huh?"
"I don't suppose you brought a microphone with you."
"I do, but--" Before she could finish, he snatched it out of her hand. "Hey!"
"Yusaku, hold my bible."
"Eh? What are you planning to do, Ryoken? Ryoken?"
"Hey you!"
"Da?" The A.I looked at him.
"Let's dance!"
After that, an all out rap battle began. It wasn't just the emerald eyes teen but his companions were also deeply in shock.
"You didn't tell us he could rap, Yusaku!" Takeru looked at him.
"Not to mention, he is surprisingly good at it." Said Aoi.
"I...didn't know."
And they continued to watch as Ryoken wiped the floor with his killer lyrics. The moment it realized it couldn't win, the A.I made another run but the young man forced it down with a kick right in the middle of its back. Thing didn't stop there as he stomped on it a few times.
"Now, the stamp if you please."
"H-here."
"Thank you." He took it and returned beside Yusaku. "A piece of cake."
"Question. Why did you suddenly decide to go all rapper mode?" The violet eyes teen furrowed his brows.
"Naughty child needs to be punished." He said it with an angel smile.
Since it was still early, they decided to check out the haunted house they walked pass by earlier before going to the cafe. For some reasons, the designer decided it should look like something the great Pegasus would play in his deck, so it was created in the image of a Toon card. However, the inside was another story. Just ten minutes in, everyone got the scare of their lives. To add up, there was bobby traps all over the place. As so, Yusaku nearly got pierced by some stakes when he was unlucky to fall into a trap Aoi accidently set off. While Shoichi suggested they stay close together and not touch anything, something caught Jin's eyes. The next thing they knew, the purple haired teen was chasing after a white shadow while every bobby traps in existence activated with each step he took. At the same moment, a giant cage fell on them, trapping them inside.
"Jin, come back! It's too dangerous!" Shoichi yelled out, yet, it didn't reach the teen's ears as he continued to move forward, miraculously dodged the traps one after another.
And then, at one point, all of them just stopped and reset themselves. At that moment, they quickly dashed toward him.
"Jin!"
"Brother."
"Why did you just suddenly run off like that?" Shoichi grabbed his shoulders.
"Meow."
"That sounds... Could it be...?" Ryoken took a look in his arm. "A kitten?"
"Mhm. I was afraid it might get hurt, so..."
"But what is something like this doing here? Last I check there is no animal A.I in Link Vrains." Said Takeru.
"Actually, it's something my brother and his team is working on. But it shouldn't be anywhere ready."
"In that case, just maybe..." Yusaku leaned down and held out his hand. "Trick or treat."
The next second, the kitten turned into a ball of light and landed right in the palm of his hand, transforming into a box of Yugioh's packs.
"Isn't that the latest booster box? Phoenix Raising?"
"Yeah. I guess this is the reward for catching the kitten."
"Looks like coming in here wasn't so bad after all." Ryoken smiled.
"Here, Jin. You should have this."
"Eh?"
"Yusaku's right. You're the one who caught it in the first place. It's only natural this box belongs to you." Said Takeru.
"Happy Halloween, Jin."
"Th-thanks."
"Heh? Is that a blush I see?" The violet eyes teen took a closer look
"N-no, this is...um..."
"Yusaku, take responsible." Aoi hit him lightly with her elbow.
"What?"
"Alright. Why don't we head to the cafe before Ryoken here became a jealous boyfriend and ended up killing Jin?" Said Shoichi.
"Ho? So you do understand after all."
"Ryoken."
"Don't worry, I'm just kidding." The young man patted his head.
After that, they carefully made their way out and headed to their next destination.
...
Arrived at the cafe after a ten minutes walk, they took the table next to the window and started ordering. His companions have it easy, but Yusaku just couldn't make up his mind. In the end, he went with the special spooky drink of the day. Everyone was please with their orders. However, the moment Yusaku took one sip, his personality changed rapidly. One second, he was the stone cold wall nothing can penetrate and the next second, he was the best playboy in town. Even Aoi had started to blush before his words. If Ryoken wasn't keeping him at bay, the teen would have probably went and kissed her already.
"What gotten into you all of a sudden? Snap out of it, Yusaku!"
"Hm~? If you want me, all you have to do is ask, Re. Vol. Ver~" The teen whispered in his ear.
"You!"
"Hey. It's fainted but isn't there alcohol in this?" Aoi asked as she took a sniff of his cup.
"Let me see." Shoichi took the cup and have a small sip. The next second, he was coughing heavily.
"Brother!"
"Kusanagi-san!"
"I-I'm fine. This is alcohol alright. Tequila if I might say."
"Then... Yusaku is drunk?"
"Eyes on me." Yusaku pouted as he forced the sapphire eyes young man to look at him.
"Seems so." Ryoken let out a sigh.
"You mean you didn't know either?"
"Of couse I don't let him drink. He's underage. And after this, you can believe I'm never letting him touch it again." He grabbed the teen's wrist as he tried to do something very naughty. "No, Yusaku. Not in front of everyone."
"So, what do we do now?"
"We get him some water."
It was a great plan. However, just like a child, the emerald eyes teen refused to do anything he didn't like. In a split second when their guards was down, he snatched the glass and finished in one go. That was when the real nightmare began. One touch and he injected Ryoken's duel disk with a lock program. Something like that shouldn't happen, yet it did. His disk was in the same stage. Before this situation, the young man suggested the others logged out and informed the other knights for him.
"But what about you?" Asked Jin.
"I'll be fine. As you can see, he won't hurt me." He said while Yusaku hugged his neck, rubbing their cheeks together.
"Are you...sure?"
"Yes, Soulburner. What's he going to do? Rape me? Just go!"
"Alright. Hang tight till we get back."
With that said, they logged out one by one. Once the coast was clear, Ryoken suddenly grabbed his lover by the collar and pushed him down on the couch while loosing up his buttons.
"Now, time to get serious."
The next morning...
Sitting on his usual spot on the couch drinking coffee, Ryoken was checking the news on his ipad when he heard a bunch of noises coming from the bedroom.
"He must be up."
As he finished taking another sip, Yusaku entered the room, rubbing his head. Meanwhile, PM sprinted and climbed on to the young man's lap
"Morning. Did you sleep well?" He smiled while petting his cat.
"Ryoken, just what happened?"
"What do you mean?"
"About yesterday. I can't seem to recall anything after taking a sip of that drink. Not to mention, I feel like I had been hit by a truck."
"Nothing. You just doze off."
"Really?"
"Yeah."
"Then why is Ai here cleaning our house?" Yusaku pointed at the one who was currently cleaning the coffee table dressing like a bad housemaid.
"He just wanted to be helpful. Am I right, Ai?" Ryoken gave him the freezing cold ice.
"Y-yeah."
"Beside, Pandor's here too."
"Hello." She smiled. "Pancakes?"
"This is Pandor?"
"Yeah. Her old appearance was fine, but I thought I should make her look more natural. In a way, she's my daughter."
"I see."
After that, Ryoken gave her a sign and Pandor pulled Ai out of the room.
"Come on. We have a bathroom to clean."
"W-wait! Can't you do it by yourself?"
"Nope~"
And their voice got smaller and smaller.
Meanwhile, back in the living room...
"I guess I'll go lay back down."
"Yusaku."
"Yes?"
"I...had a lot of fun yesterday. Let's go trick or treat again next year." He smiled.
"Ryoken, you..." His eyes widened.
"Just promise me you'll never touch a single drop of alcohol as long as you live."
"What? Why?"
"Promise me!"
"A-alright. I promise."
"Good boy. Here's your treat." Ryoken pushed himself up and kissed him. "Happy Halloween."
