Sooner or Later
A/N: So I originally planned on making this a set up chapter to get ready for the end… but I found that to be redundant, short, and very difficult. So I'm gonna skip it. Then I couldn't decide how to end it, so I'm gonna make you all wait while I debate the ending! Mwahahahahaha! JK! I would hate myself if I did that to you all. So I'm gonna write 2 different chapters to end the story. A good ending and a bad ending, and I'll post them at the same time. (That way you can decide what to read. Although I would really appreciate reading both. They will be very different too!) Now since I'm pretty sure there's a rule against posting an author note as a chapter, I'm gonna write you guys a little side story. Introducing Tatsumi and Watari in: Chapter 5: Sooner or Later.
As usual, I own nothing and everyone (along with their respective storylines) belong to their creator. Yay!
It had been weeks since Watari had seen the light of day, or even made human contact. He was mentally drained and in an emotional state of withdrawal. Why hadn't somebody come to see him, maybe wonder why he'd been gone for so long, inquire about his new invention? He turned to look at the average size box. Just by looking at it, no one would be able to tell what it was.
The heavy metal door creaked as it was pushed open. It was Tatsumi carrying a plate of the worst smelling food Watari had ever known.
"What is that?" He grimaced wrinkling his nose to show his disgust.
"I could ask you the same thing." Tatsumi put down the plate on a desk knocking a stack of papers on the floor. "Is that what you've been working on this whole time?"
"It's my new invention." Watari bent down to pick up the papers at Tatsumi's feet.
"It's a box."
"Not just any box."
"What kind of box is it?"
"A metal box!" Watari couldn't help smile at his own bit of humor. Tatsumi just sighed.
"Well, what does this metal box do?"
"I thought you would never ask!"
He walked over to his invention taking what looked to be a fruit off the plate of food on the way. "This has yet to be named, but you can put any object into this box, size permitting of course." He put the fruit into the box-shaped machine. "Then you press this button and…" the machine emit a bright light and loud whrrring sound. It clicked when it was done.
"And what?"
"Ta-dah!" Watari pulled out the fruit.
"It's the same fruit. What did it do?"
"It turned it into… A Paperweight! You Christmas present nightmares are over!"
"I swear you come up with the most stupid-"
"Hey!" Watari held his hand up next to Tatsumi's face. "I won't have you bad mouthing my inventions. But I'm too tired to slap you, so bash your face against my palm!" Watari looked serious, which made Tatsumi start to laugh. He continued to laugh even harder when Watari started to pout.
"Stop that! It isn't funny!" Tatsumi took a breath; he was still chuckling a little but took a step toward Watari.
"Thank you." Watari looked confused, Tatsumi just smiled.
"Wh-what f-for?" Watari began to blush as Tatsumi continued to step closer.
"I haven't laughed like that for a long time."
"W-well you d-do come off a little st-stern."
"Maybe you could help with that."
Watari felt his back hit the wall. He was trapped, nowhere to escape! Tatsumi gently cupped Watari's face in his hand. "That is, as long as you don't mind." Unwilling to be outdone Watari took the offensive and their lips met in a passionate kiss, an alternating fight for dominance.
Not two minutes into this personal battle they were interrupted by Gushoshin.
"Watari I came to check-" he trailed off when he caught sight of Watari and Tatsumi, glasses askew, hair sticking up in odd places, shirts unbuttoned. "I-I-I Sorry!"
The two men laughed as Gushoshin ran out of the room and then proceeded to straighten themselves up.
"That was something." Watari said handing Tatsumi his glasses.
"Something alright…" He smoothed his hair down in the back "I just thought of something to call your machine."
"What would that be?"
"A waste of time. I mean, who uses paper weights anyway?"
And the two continued to laughed even when Watari tackled Tatsumi to the ground.
A/N: Awwww. Wasn't that a cute little story to break up the depressing? Alright so the next 2 chapters will be updated at the same time. #6 will be the bad ending and #7 will be the good ending. Read whichever you want first, but I really do suggest you read both. (I put a lot of time into both of the chapters and I'd like you to tell me which one was written better….) I'm almost done I promise! Please Review…. Oh! And I plan on writing a short set of ficlets for yu-gi-oh. As well as another short TsuSoka one! It'll be cute not depressing. I promise!