I DO NOT OWN YU-GI-OH GX OR 5D'S.

Well, perhaps time and space is on your side, Yubel told the boy in his head.

Yusei and Judai were surprised as they sat on the D-Wheel. It was about seven-thirty and they just reached Basilica San Marco. Evidently, there were lanterns hung on strings everywhere with booths standing everywhere as families roamed together. Teenagers were in groups, laughing as they looked through a few booths. Different scents of sweets and grilled foods waft through the air, reaching the two boys (whose mouths were already watering at this point). There was actually some type of big festival happening in the plaza.

Judai pressed the side of the helmet, lifting the visor up as he looked around. "We didn't even see any people around this morning or any set-ups." Yusei nodded. "Yeah, not even when we came back to get my D-Wheel." He feels a nudge from behind as Yusei looks over his shoulder to meet eyes with the helmet-wearing brunette as his eyes are practically in stars. Yusei didn't even need to imply a thing as he began to back up into the same space he found earlier. "Sounds like we can still have some more time for fun, after all."

Yusei and Judai were in awe. The festival was rather simple as they walked through the plaza, but what amazed them was the incredulous amount of spirit and happiness that coursed through the area. Yusei felt accomplished, knowing that these people had no idea of the time-slip that would've done so much harm. There were no collapsing buildings or wild fires caused by Paradox. Everyone was happy to be alive. And, he wished to celebrate along with everyone else. He turns his head towards Judai's direction. The guy was smiling with his toothy grin, nodding his head to the music that played in the air. "It's so nice to see everyone just having."

His words went into one ear and out the other as Judai ran to a food booth nearby. It had the next best thing Judai enjoyed in this world other than dueling: fried shrimp. The cooks were finishing the deep fry as they served them in platters. He quickly dug into his pockets, hoping to have some sort of money left. I guess Judai's just enjoying this just as everyone else. As he looked in the opposite direction, he sees a small boy, gawking up at him. Yusei felt a bit uncomfortable at first, thinking he may be staring at the marker on his cheek.

But then again, it was only a child. He bends over on one knee, ruffling the boy's black, messy hair.

"Doubt you could understand me, but do you duel?"

The boy was silent, still staring at him.

"Guess it doesn't seem that way," Yusei shrugged in a nervous smile. He reaches into his deck box and pulls out a random card as he points at it. "Do you duel? Play Duel Monsters?"

The boy blinked as he looked at the Stardust Xialong card then back towards the man, staring once again. Then he pointed at the man in his face as Yusei's eyes focused at the small, grubby finger.

"Granchio!" The boy shouted.

"W-what?"

"Granchio testa!"

And with that, the boy runs off through the crowds. "That was bizarre," Yusei blinked.

"Mmf?"

Yusei turns. Judai stood holding a plate of about a dozen of fried shrimp with one already stuffed into his mouth as he munches. Yusei pointed towards the crowd where the kid disappeared. "A kid was just staring at me and he then he called me something." Judai tilted his head, gesturing what he had called his friend. Yusei scratches at the back of his head. "Granchio-something, I think?"

Judai blinked his brown eyes as he looked back at the stand he just pillaged. The tail of the shrimp spat out of his mouth as he began laughing madly, his free hand holding his stomach.

"THAT'S HILARIOUS!" Judai shouted.

Yusei glares at him. "What's so funny?"

Judai composed himself as much as he can as he pointed at the menu sign at the booth. Yusei looked up. The entire menu was of seafood variety. There's small pictures of different critters to help translate for the foreigners, Yusei guessed. Then, he felt his face lit up red as his eyes widen in horror. There was the word, granchio, right under a picture...

Of a crab.

"PBBBFFFT," Judai lets out right before another hysteric boast of laughter. "OMIGAWD, that reaction was even more freaking hilarious!" Yusei gritted his teeth in a sharp grunt. His hand lunges into the opposite man's dish, grabbing two shrimps as he began to eat them, looking away from him. Shame too, because Judai's facial reaction was that of a little child seeing his goldfish die.

For the next few hours, the two boys were having fun in the festival. They participated in the small games they had, ate some food and treats. Judai insisted Yusei to come dance with him by the small stage as a small band played. Yusei declined, saying he doesn't dance. He sat back in a small table that wasn't too far off, watching over Judai's bag as Pharaoh rested in his lap, purring. Yusei smirked as he noticed a girl asks Judai to dance with him. He was blushing as he danced with the girl, smiling sheepishly. The man looked down at the feline, petting it. "I suppose he never was one with girls?" Yusei looks back up, just in time to see the girl kiss Judai on the cheek.

Yusei held his mouth, trying his absolute hardest not to laugh. Judai fell as he had a big smile on his red face as crowds came to check on the fallen lad. Behind Yusei, Daitokuji's spiritual form stood in bewilderment, placing his palm over his face. "No, not really, Yusei," the professor sighed in his palm.

It was ten o'clock now as the sky was covered in stars. The two were sitting together on a rooftop of the plaza as the festival's glow light just under them. Yusei never could really see a starry night above the city lights of Neo Domino; the smog was also too thick to see during the days of Satellite. A cool breeze was blowing over, relaxing Yusei. His eyes slowly closed as he wore a small modest smile. Judai was staring down at the people, having a smile of his own on his face. The bangs of his hair hung over his eyes, out casting them.

Only two hours left, and then he'll be...

Yusei felt a bit of shifting next to him as he turned to look. Judai was on his hands and knees, his shoulders shrugging as he looked for something in his bag. Upon finding said item. Judai stood up, not turning around. Yusei stared up at him. "Something wrong, Judai?"

Judai turned around, wearing his Osiris Red duel disk as the cards of his deck shuffles. Judai lifts his head up slightly as he grinned.

"Let's have a fun duel, Yusei!"

Okay, most likely the next couple of chapters will be longer since they will cover on the duel so if the sentence structure seems weird, my bad. Also they will take a while to finish since I'm trying to plan out the duel as much as I can. I hope you enjoyed this chapter!