Numbershot 53: Family Reunion Chapter 3, a yu-gi-oh! zexal fanfic

Vile: Chapter 3 is here at last! Now we get a little backstory on our star couple.

Yuma: This'll be interesting, I bet.

Vile: Has Yamoto been rubbing off on you with that?

Yuma: No. What, I can't talk like someone smart? *sips his soda*

Vile: ...Anyhoo... You people already know the disclaimer, so here we go! Enjoy!

Numbershot 53: Family Reunion

Chapter 3

Yamoto didn't like the sound of that, and his face looked slightly scared. "Tou-chan… what are you talking about? What happened to Kaa-chan?"

Gauche was silent for a few seconds, then he sighed. "Droite was not always the cold person she is now. In fact, she was just the opposite: She was similar to me. She almost always had a smile on her face… it was the most beautiful smile I've seen in my life." Gauche said, not looking at the others. "Even from a younger age, she always had that smile."

*Flashback*

Gauche, at 7 years old, wandered around in the park, when he heard a small giggle. He looked and saw a small girl, 6 years old, sitting by herself. Gauche thought she might've been lonely, but as he approached her, he noticed she was smiling. A few butterflies were flitting around her. "Whatcha doin'?" Gauche asked.

"Aren't they cute?" The girl said, referring to the butterflies. One of them flitted over and landed on Gauche's nose.

Suddenly, his nose felt tickling. "Achoo!" Gauche sneezed, making the butterfly fly away. He heard the girl giggle at him, and he laughed with her. "Aren't you lonely?" He asked?

"A little bit." The girl said. "I don't really have any friends."

Then, she saw Gauche hold out his hand. "Come with me. I'm sure you'd fit in with my friends.

The girl smiled and took his hand. "Okay. My name's Droite."

The boy smiled. "I'm Gauche. Come on!" He turned to run in a different direction, pulling the laughing girl with him.

*End Flashback*

"10 years went by, yet her smile remained." Gauche said. "It was one of the many things that made me love her… even more so than her spirit."

*Flashback*

A Tag Duel was going on. A 17-year-old Gauche and a 16-year-old Droite were on one team, with two guys on the other team.

Gauche and Droite LP:3400

Opponents LP:2300

Gauche and Droite's Field: Heroic Champion Gilgamesh (Gauche), Magical Hierophant Hieron (Droite), 1 facedown (Droite)

Opponents' Field: Arcana Force XXI – The World (Heads effect active), no facedowns

Heroic Champion Gilgamesh: Rank 4 FIRE Warrior/Xyz ATK:3000 (boosted)/DEF:200 1 Overlay Unit

Magical Hierophant Hieron: Rank 7 DARK Spellcaster/Xyz ATK:2800/DEF:2600 1 Overlay Unit

Arcana Force XXI – The World: Lv.8 LIGHT Fairy ATK:3100/DEF:3100

Gauche and Droite looked at each other and gave a nod. "Gilgamesh, attack Arcana Force XXI!" Gauche declared. Gilgamesh readied his axe.

"He's nuts! Arcana has more points!" One of the opponents cried.

"Wanna bet?" Droite chirped with a smile. "Trap Card, Attack As One!, activate!" Her facedown flipped up. "If we have only two monsters combined, the Attack Points of one of them are added to the other! Hieron, give Gilgamesh your power!" The mage turned into a purple aura, which radiated around Gilgamesh's axe.

Gilgamesh ATK:5800

"Nani?" Both opponents cried.

"We win, you lose!" Gauche and Droite called out. "Go, Gilgamesh!" The massive axe was brought down, smashing through Arcana Force XXI and slicing it in half. It exploded violently, and both opponents were sent flying from the force.

Gauche and Droite LP:3400

Opponents LP:0 – LOSER

"Yosh! Awesome win!" Gauche cheered. He turned just in time to see a giggling Droite jump at him. He caught her in midair and spun her around, both of them laughing happily.

"You rocked, Gauche!" Droite told him after he stopped spinning her, brown and purple eyes locked on each other.

"No. WE rocked!" He said with his trademark smirk. Droite giggled, a radiant smile on her face, before the two of them kissed each other.

*End Flashback*

"I began to think those days would never end… that I would always see her smile. Even when we found out about you, Moyen, we kept high hopes. She was nervous, and it worried me when I didn't see her smile. I thought my fears would've vanished when you were born…"

*Flashback*

Gentle crying was heard from the other room, and Gauche peeked his head around the corner. He saw Droite on the bed, holding a small bundle in her arms, smiling wider than he had seen. She noticed him and looked at him. "It's a boy." She said.

Gauche smiled and walked over to them, looking at the bundle. Inside was a sleeping little boy with Droite's hair. Aside from the hair, though, he looked a lot like Gauche. "He's beautiful." He said. The baby's eyes shook before opening, showing Gauche's purple eyes. "Hey little guy. I'm Tou-chan."

The baby's eyes blinked. "And I'm Kaa-chan." Droite cooed to him. A small smile came on the baby's face before he fell asleep. "What should we name him, Gauche?"

"Moyen." Gauche said simply. Droite looked at him, confused. He pointed at Droite. "Droite. Right." He pointed at himself. "Gauche. Left." Then he placed his hand on the baby's forehead. "Moyen… Middle."

"Moyen… it's perfect." Droite said, smiling at him before looking back at her sleeping son.

*End Flashback*

"But Tou-chan… if she was so happy, what happened to her?" Yamoto asked.

Gauche shook. "We thought things were good… but bad times hit us. We became unable to support you… so we had only one option."

*Flashback*

"Gauche… are you sure you want to do this?" A man asked him. Droite was with him, holding seven-month-old Moyen.

Gauche sighed. "It's our only choice. Moyen deserves a home that can support him." He said solemnly. The friend nodded.

Droite looked at her sleeping son sadly. "Goodbye, Moyen…" She said, kissing her baby's forehead gently.

Gauche took Moyen from Droite and looked at him. "Gomen-nasai, Moyen. Please, don't hold this against us when you're older." He kissed the baby as well before handing him to the friend.

"I'll make sure Moyen knows you are good people." The friend said. "When he's older, I'll tell him the truth." Gauche and Droite nodded. The friend then turned around and walked home, the sleeping baby not stirring.

Gauche had a sad look, but it paled compared to what he saw in Droite. Her eyes were full of tears that threatened to fall, and she looked about to collapse. Gauche pulled Droite to him, and she broke down, letting out her tears into his chest. "I c-can't believe it… he's g-gone…" Droite sobbed.

Gauche held her tighter, his own tears starting to fall. "I'm so sorry, Droite… I failed our son… But I promise you, I will always protect you. I'll do whatever I can to get you to smile again…"

*End Flashback*

Yuma, Kotori, Kaito, Orbital, and Yamoto were awestruck. Kotori had tears in her eyes, and she embraced Yuma. Yuma held her to give her comfort. "Despite what I told her… I can feel it. The day we lost you... it destroyed her. I tried my hardest, but her smile never came back the way to the way it was." He sniffled a bit. "But losing you wasn't the end of my troubles. Seven years ago, I was dealt my worst hand yet."

*Flashback*

26-year-old Gauche held 25-year-old Droite when she suddenly pulled away. "Droite? What's wrong?" Gauche asked.

Droite was shaking. "Gauche… I'm sorry, but I can't do this anymore…" She moaned.

Gauche gasped. "But… why? We spent our whole lives together. Why end it?"

"…Nothing is what it used to be." She said, turning away from him. "I'm never happy, no matter how hard you try… you're always protecting me… I'm weighing you down!"

"Don't say that, Droite! I'd protect you even if it cost me my life!"

"That's the problem!" Droite suddenly shouted, making Gauche recoil. She turned to him with tear-stained eyes. "What if I lost you because of this…? I'd never be able to live with myself if you were hurt or possibly killed. We already lost Moyen… I don't want you gone either."

"Droite…" Gauche breathed.

Droite looked away from him, sobbing as her body shook. "Gomen-nasai, Gauche… Goodbye!" With that, she suddenly took off running away.

"Droite!" Gauche shouted, holding out a hand, but it was too late. Droite vanished within the city. Gauche's arm went limp as he just stood there, staring after Droite even though she was out of his sight. Thunder began to rumble overhead, and a small drizzle began. Gauche paid no notice, his body frozen in place.

*End Flashback*

Gauche's eyes had tears that threatened to fall. "I never felt like more of a failure in my life. I couldn't provide for or protect my son… the woman I loved was gone, her smile destroyed…" His fist clenched. "Since that day, I rebuilt myself from the ground up. I devoted myself to power and high spirits, so I could protect anyone I held dear, and make sure they would smile."

Kaito was slightly confused. "But what about Droite? You two met again when the WDC came along."

Gauche sighed. "Yes, we did, but Droite had rebuilt herself as well… in the worst possible way."

*Flashback*

"Meet your partner, Gauche." Mr. Heartland told the now low-30s Gauche. The doors opened to show a woman one year younger than him walking in, arms crossed, her face dull of emotion.

Gauche's eyes widened. "D-Droite?" He stammered.

Droite glanced at Gauche. "Long time no see, Gauche." She said, no emotion in her voice.

Gauche recoiled, smirking playfully. "What's with that? Where's the fun-loving girl I knew?"

"This is no time to mess around. We have work to do." Droite deadpanned.

Gauche's smirk dropped. "Aw, you're no fun anymore." His thoughts, however, were different. 'This is not the girl I love… what happened to you, Droite?'

*End Flashback*

"It was as if our past meant nothing to her anymore." Gauche said sadly. "If it wasn't for her hair and eyes… I wouldn't have even recognized her. I kept up my spirit, but I was hurt. When the WDC was cancelled, Droite and I both left. She left before me, so I had no idea where she went. Even so, I hoped that I would see her again one day and let her know that I still love her."

Yuma and the others had sad looks. "Tou-chan…" Yamoto breathed. He lowered his head. "Gomen-nasai."

"Nani?" Gauche asked, looking at him. "Why are you sorry?"

"It's all because I was born. If I wasn't born, you wouldn't have had to give up. Then Kaa-chan wouldn't have become the way she is. It's all my fault she's like this…" A tear fell from Yamoto's eyes.

Gauche's face turned stern. "Don't say that, Moyen." He said, making Yamoto look at him. "It wasn't because of you. If times hadn't been rough, we would've never given you up. You were a blessing to us, and the fact that I've found you after so long makes me feel like less of a failure."

Yamoto smiled and hugged his father. "Arigatou, Tou-chan." He said. "You two may be apart… but I still want to find her. I want to see Kaa-chan in person, even if we don't even talk. All I want is to know who she is."

"We'll help you, Yamoto." Yuma said, giving the dark hunter a thumbs-up.

"Arigatou." Yamoto and Gauche said together.

"Orbital. You found Gauche through your sensors. Could you try and locate Droite?" Kaito asked.

"I'll attempt it, Kaito-sama. Her record is still on here, so I should be able to track her down." The robot said, his eyes going green. A few minutes went by. "Found her!" Orbital suddenly said. Yamoto and Gauche smiled, but a tiny alert went off. "Uh-oh…"

"What is it, Orbital?" Kaito asked. Then, Orbital's eyes went red, which Kaito recognized. "Damn… they got to her."

"You don't mean…" Yuma said, only to get a nod from Kaito.

Realizing what they were saying, Yamoto's face became an angry glare, his fist clenching and eyes glowing. "Numbers…"

Author-Made Cards

Attack As One!
Normal Trap Card
Activate only while you control exactly 2 monsters. Select 1 monster you control: That monster's ATK is added to the ATK of the other monster. The target monster cannot attack during your next Battle Phase.

Vile: The past is explained, but now there's trouble: Droite's in trouble with the Numbers.