Drabble Notes – Ryou/Rebecca, post-DM by a few years.
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"How about we go together?" Rebecca asked.
The question left Ryou feeling a little taken back. He'd known Rebecca as one of Yugi's friends for some time but he'd not really spoken to her much before. It seemed a little forward of her to ask him to the celebration.
"I… umm…" any response he had intended to make died out before reaching his throat. Now that he thought about it, as well as not having much experience talking to Rebecca before he also hadn't had much experience talking to girls in general before either.
She was fast to spot his hesitation and filled in, "You wouldn't want to go on your own would you? You'd be so lonely sitting on the sidelines…"
He knew her observation was right. He did get lonely being on his own, and all because of…
…That thought halted in its tracks. It had been a few years since the spirit of the Sennen Ring had been defeated and he didn't need to let a fear of hurting others control his life now. He might not know her well but she seemed like a sweet girl, and she seemed to like him. Girls who liked him didn't turn up that often…
"Sure," he replied, smiling a bit more cheerfully then he'd intended to.
She beamed back at him then took his hand, making him blush. Perhaps Anzu was right about making others happy being more rewarding then pursuing a crush after all, she thought.
"Now," she said, in a matter-of-factly tone, "Before we attend we need to brush up on our dancing."
Ryou's recent surprise returned to him. He really didn't know much about girls.