Drabble Notes – Honda/Shizuka, but mostly Honda/Shizuka/Otogi triangle. Based after the KC Grand Prix, but not at any specific point.
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"You're back already?" Honda asked, running up to greet her as she got off the plane.
"Yes," she answered nodding, "Its good to see you again Honda."
He was happy she was glad to see him but in the pit of his stomach he couldn't help but remember the reason why she'd got off the plane in the first place.
"So how was your date?" he asked, trying to sound casual instead of begrudging.
She looked surprised as she answered, "It wasn't a date. Otogi and I were just hanging out as friends."
That's not what he told us, Honda mused grimly.
"My bad," he said out loud, "How'd it go anyway?"
"It was good," she answered with her usual honesty, "Though it didn't feel right without you there. I'm used to the three of us hanging out together."
"I'm sure he wouldn't have liked that," Honda said cheering up considerably. He had to admit that through all of his fighting with Otogi over Shizuka's heart he had gotten used to it being the three of them as well. Now that he thought about it he could barely remember the last time he'd spoken to Shizuka without Otogi being there.
"He kept asking about you," she commented, which caused him some surprise, "He wanted to know if we'd ever hung out just the two of us. I told him not since before Battle City when you came to visit me in the hospital."
Now he remember the last time it'd just been the two of them. How could he have forgotten? The times he'd spent helping her through her recovery and recreating Jounouchi's duels for her were some of his fondest memories.
"It has been a while," he said, "We should hang out again sometime, without the other guys around."
She giggled and answered, "I'd like that."
He smiled and said whole-heartedly, "I would to."