Here it is! This is where Hanaski gets his big shot in this story. It's cool. Yes, it's the one where Hanaski tries to be a superhero, but this one will be different. Since he and Yugi are best friends, Hanaski won't be the same boy in the manga. He'll be different, but similar. Oh, and I put in a littlekuriboh reference at the end. Review please!
Yugi and Hanaski were running down the sidewalk while holding hands. Yugi was carrying some sort of duffel bag over his back and holding it with his free hand. The boys were excited about having their sleepover. This was special since Hanaski's father was going to visit from America. Hanaski wanted his father to meet his best and closest friend in the world.
Yugi had never met Hanaski's father in his life. The dad seemed like a cool guy from what Hanaski would say about him. Hanaski's father was the one who gave his son the collection of Zombire models that used to be in all of the shelves of Hanaski's bedroom, until Atem told the boy that his room looked like a room for nerds.
"This is gonna be awesome!" Hanaski grinned while laughing. "You're gonna love Dad. He's the coolest guy around."
"I bet! Although, I bet he can't be as cool as Atem," Yugi teased.
"You're just jealous."
"Na-ah."
"Yeah hah!"
"Hanaski, you're home!" Hanaski's mother called when the boys arrived at the house. "And I see you brought Yugi along too." She gave Yugi a warm hug, being close with him since he and Hanaski became friends.
Hanaski never mentioned to his mother about Atem and Yugi sharing a body. In Hanaski's house, Yugi was called Yugi instead of Atem. It really didn't matter since Hanaski's mother never dropped her son off or picked him up from school. Hanaski never even invited Joey or Tristan to his house either. It was only Yugi. Tea never arrived since she was a girl and Hanaski was afraid his mother would misunderstand his relationship with his friend.
Atem rarely ever changed into his body during Hanaski's sleepovers. Yugi and Hanaski were very close. They did almost everything together, so Atem was rarely involved. He just watched and rolled his eyes in amusement. The boys acted like total nerds sometimes. That didn't surprise Atem too much.
Hanaski and Yugi climbed upstairs and walked into the bedroom. Instead of the models of Zombire on Hanaski's shelves, there were books and Zombire comics. Under his loft was where Hanaski placed his text books and other items he needed. His desk had a cup filled with pencils and pens. The shelves next to his loft were pictures of his family and him and his friends. There was a picture in the middle of Hanaski and Yugi making peace signs. Although, the Zombire poster still hung on the ceiling, but the Zombire decoration that hung like a puppet was taken off. Hanaski gave it to Yugi as a gift.
Yugi and Hanaski smiled while walking into the room. Yugi placed his luggage on the carpet floor while Hanaski dug into his drawer in the bedside table.
"I got a surprise!" Hanaski grinned before getting out two boxes of garage kits.
"NO WAY!" Yugi screamed almost as Hanaski threw his friend a garage kit of Zombire. "Where'd you get these?"
"My dad mailed them to me about a week ago. I thought I'd save it for the sleepover," Hanaski replied as the boys opened the boxes. "This is gonna be fun when Dad arrives."
"I bet!" Yugi grinned as the boys started making models of their own of Zombire.
"Nerds," Atem muttered while rolling his eyes.
"Shut up, Atem!" Yugi glared. He didn't mind talking to Atem in front of Hanaski since he knew about the two sharing a body.
The two friends made their models and even showed them to each other. Yugi and Hanaski enjoyed spending time making models of cartoon characters. It didn't even matter if it was nerdy or not. At the same time, Atem enjoyed watching the boys having fun with their little toys. They acted like there wasn't a care in the world. This made Atem smile.
Hanaski's mother came into the room with her bright smile. She loved watching the boys make models and even play around sometimes.
"Hey boys! Having fun?" Hanaski's mother asked.
"The greatest," Hanaski grinned before showing his mother the model he made. "Look! It's Zombire!"
The mother chuckled, "I see that. I have a surprise."
All of a sudden, a head popped out with a Zombire mask on his head. The boys gasped as the masked man waved happily.
"Hello boys! It's Zombire!" The man greeted.
"DAD!" Hanaski cried before running up to his father who was in a Zombire mask and hugged him.
"Like geek father like geek son," Atem joked as Yugi rolled his eyes.
"I want you to meet my bestest friend Yugi," Hanaski introduced. The boys gave a hug and had grins to match it. "We do everything together."
"That's wonderful!" The father said joyfully before taking off his mask. He then scanned his son's room and noticed something different. "Where are all your Zombire models and decorations?"
"Oh those? I threw them out," Hanaski replied. He kept his smile. "It looked kinda nerdy. I thought I'd make my room look normal. Besides..." He shrugged before climbing on the loft, pointing to the pictures of his friends and family. "I like this better. It shows everyone that have supported me through thick and thin."
"Hanaski's grown up from the last time you've seen him. His friends give him courage and strength," Hanaski's mother said. She turned her head toward Yugi. "Ever since Yugi came into Hanaski's life, I've never seen him so happy."
"I'm proud of you son. You're finally making friends," Hanaski's father said as his son grinned.
Yugi joined dinner with Hanaski's family. They all seemed very nice, especially Hanaski's father. He loved Hanaski very much and wished to only make him happy. Atem was glad for Hanaski having a father since his died so long ago. Yugi didn't know his own father, let alone the family that raised him. All he could remember was being in a tomb alone for 3000 years and being with Atem. He was the only family Yugi ever knew.
After supper, Hanaski's father, Mr. Tomoya, showed his son the costume of Zombire that he bought from America. Hanaski was excited and loved the costume. He and Yugi ran to the bedroom to try it on. Hanaski made a heroic pose with the costume on.
"I'M ZOMBIRE!" Hanaski shouted in glory.
Yugi changed to Atem and he said, "you look like a coseplaying nerd, Hanaski."
"Oh shut up!" Hanaski glared annoyingly.
"Hey," Atem shrugged. "I'm just being honest. I hope you're not gonna run around at night with that, thinking that you're Zombire."
"Come on! I'm not that nerdy," Hanaski declared while rolling his eyes after taking off his mask. His head then bowed in a mope. "Though, sometimes I wish I were a superhero like Zombire." A smile appeared on his face, then did fighting styles lamely. "Fighting bad guys, defending the weak, kinda like what Yugi does."
"Yugi isn't Zombire and he plays stupid games with criminals and gives them timeouts or whatever you call it. Superheros don't do that. They just dress up in lame costumes and go around fighting criminals to get the policemen out of a job."
"Still, I wish I was strong like Yugi."
"You are strong Hanaski," Atem said with a chuckling smile as if he was answering a stupid question given by a toddler. He gave Hanaski a half hug with a firm grip. "Just by being Hanaski. Stop trying to make yourself look like a lame superhero that wears a stupid costume to make a fool of themselves."
"HEY! TAKE THAT BACK!" Hanaski glared in annoyance. Atem gave his friend a friendly punch.
"That's the spirit!"
When the boys were getting ready for bed, Hanaski sat on his bed kicking his legs back and forth, thinking. He wanted to be like Yugi who would take on the bad guys and punish them. To Hanaski, Yugi was a superhero. Any criminal that harmed his friends, he would punish them with his supernatural abilities by the millennium puzzle. Hanaski imagined himself having cool superpowers and taking on the bad guys.
Yugi noticed his friend lost in space. He waved his hand in front of Hanaski before he blinked and stared at his friend. Yugi cocked his eyebrows.
"Are you okay?" Yugi asked.
"Just thinking," Hanaski said. He smiled while looking up at the ceiling. "I wish I had powers just like you."
"Well, they're pretty cool, but it takes time to learn how to use it. Even brother is having a hard time controlling the dark powers," Yugi told Hanaski, before showing a grin. "But hey! There's nothing wrong with being you. You're my hero, Hanaski."
"Me? But how am I a hero? I don't fight bad guys or criminals like you do."
"You helped brother reunite us and that's good enough for me. Though, if you want to, we can play Superhero."
"Really?" Hanaski grinned.
"DUH! We're best friends and I'd do anything with you!" Yugi replied before his friend gave him a bear hug.
"Thank you! Thank you! You're the bestest friend ever!" Hanaski thanked before him and Yugi climbed out of the window and ran outside in the dark. "Are you sure it's safe to run around late at night?"
"If anyone tries anything, I'll give them a timeout," Yugi assured. Little did the boys know the figure that was lurking around the corner.
The boys ran around the dark corners of the streets. It was very quiet besides the cars driving by and the few people walking and talking. Hanaski and Yugi didn't care about what was around them. They went to a park and pretended they were superheros fighting the bad guys. It was fun and Yugi loved being with his best and closest friend. There was nothing they couldn't do.
"AH!" A voice cried from outside of the park.
"What was that?" Yugi asked before putting his coat, which was over his head to make himself look like a cloaked villain, back around his shoulders.
"I don't know," Hanaski replied as the boys ran behind the trees where a man was getting beat up by two strong thugs. "Oh no! That guy's in trouble!" He ran toward the thugs before Yugi could stop his friend from getting hurt. Hanaski ran up to the thugs and yelled, "HEY! LEAVE HIM ALONE!" He stood between the victim and the thugs.
"What says to you?" The first thug smirked before he showed a fist ready to punch Hanaski. He covered his face, waiting for the pain, but there was non. "AH!"
Hanaski gasped and saw the thug on the ground crying in agony. He gasped, "did I do that?"
"Why you little..." The second thug shouted before running for Hanaski. He narrowed his eyebrows and punched the second thug on the lower part of the chest before the thug grabbed his stomach and fell over. The two thugs ran off cowering in fear.
"Let's get outta here, man," the first thug said.
"Hey! Did you see that?" Hanaski grinned in excitement.
"Yeah, but you never touched the first thug that got hurt and they didn't look hurt either. Something's going on," Yugi thought with narrowed eyes. "Hanaski," He grabbed his friends arm before he could object. "Let's follow them."
The boys ran after the thugs who were running off in cower. They then, stopped running and walked normally. This gave Yugi huge suspicion. He wasn't sure what was going on or why these guys were faking it, but he was willing to find out. These guys didn't seem like the type who would just fake a defeat for some lame joke. There was something behind it.
The thugs met a mysterious figure who seemed very familiar. Yugi and Hanaski hid behind a trash can, so nobody would see them.
"We did what ya said, now cough up the money, Pops," the second thug demanded as some cash was handed over. He counted the bills lustfully.
"Thank you," the mysterious figure said calmly. He appeared out of the shadows to reveal Mr. Tomoya, Hanaski's father. "I might need your help again."
"Alright, just tell us your son's name and where he goes to school," the first thug smirked. Yugi gasped in fear. What was Mr. Tomoya thinking? Doesn't he know these thugs could easily harm Hanaski in one swift or even kidnap him?
"Domino High and his name is Hanaski Tomoya," Mr. Tomoya replied. The two thugs grinned evilly as Yugi started shaking in fear and anger.
"Yugi," Hanaski muttered quietly. He took his friends hands to keep him from shaking anymore.
"What is he thinking?" Yugi sobbed with tears overflowing. "Doesn't he know that telling those... those... jerks that information could put you in danger? I..."
"Yugi," Hanaski muttered again. He didn't know what to say, besides the fact that his father put out an act just to make him feel stronger. It wasn't like his father was meaning any harm by this. Though, it did disappoint Hanaski that his attacks were fake. Still, Yugi was hurt and Hanaski needed to make his friend better. "I don't think he meant any harm by that. He's just trying to help."
"By putting you in harms way?" Yugi cried in anger. "Brother wouldn't even think of the sort and he knows what I'm capable of!"
"Please don't be mad at Dad."
"Why shouldn't I? He's putting you in harms way," Yugi cried before holding his best friend firmly. "Those guys know where you go to school at and they know what you look like. You need to stay with Joey and Tristan. I'll have Atem explain your situation."
"If you say so," Hanaski agreed, hoping this would make his friend a little better. "Anyways, we better get to bed."
Yugi and Hanaski returned to the house and went off to bed that night to get some sleep. They woke up the next morning for school in school uniform. Hanaski wore contacts since Atem suggested that it would keep the thugs from hurting his eyes with punches on his glasses and the glass cutting his eyes. They also chose to catch the bus and head straight for school instead of being driven by Mr. Tomoya, who offered the boys a ride. Atem nor Yugi could except the offer after what Mr. Tomoya pulled off with Hanaski.
Atem was furious at Mr. Tomoya, being once involved in a street gang. Why hould Mr. Tomoya do something so stupid? Why was he making his son into something he wasn't? Wasn't he proud of his son? Hanaski had friends and was happy just by hanging around them. He didn't need to have bartered thugs pretending they were getting their butts kicked just to be stronger. As far as Atem was concerned, Hanaski was the strongest person he knew, aside from Yugi.
Hanaski was disappointed that his father made some thugs act so it would seem he could beat them up. At the same time, Hanaski was sad that his friend was angry with his father, not that he'd blame Yugi. He held a point, what Mr. Tomoya did was putting his son in grave danger. Hanaski knew this by the stories Atem told of when he was still a druggy and a drunkard. It was still hard to believe Atem was once involved in gangs that raped women.
During class, Atem explained to his friends about what happened with Hanaski and his father. Joey looked like he was going to blow a gasket. Tristan looked the same way. Tea was just pissed.
"That son of a bitch!" Joey burst in anger while throwing his fist on his desk. "What the hell is he thinking? If someone did that to my sister, I'd kill them!"
"Joey, your sister's a girl. Nobody is gonna think about doing that," Atem said while rolling her eyes. "But you hold a point. I wouldn't forgive anyone who did that to my brother..." Then he realized what he just said. "If... I had one."
"It seems like he doesn't even believe in Hanaski. Why do you think he's doing this?" Tea asked rhetorically.
"What do you mean, Tea?" Hanaski asked.
"It's like me and dancing. If someone pretends to mess up, so I can win, it's an insult. You see, if someone pretends to not be as good as me, that just means that person believes I suck and that I'm not good enough."
"I have to agree with Tea on this one," Atem said, then a smirk showed. "And you know if I agree with Tea, then it must be true."
"Dad doesn't believe in me? About what?" Hanaski asked in a sobbing tone.
"Isn't it obvious?" Joey asked while rolling his eyes. "He thinks you're the weakest link... goodbye."
Everyone rolled their eyes except for Hanaski who was feeling even more depressed. Just to hear that his father thought he was weak. Atem felt bad for what Hanaski was going through. Atem smiled and put his arm around his friend.
"Listen, you're not weak and never were. Your dad just doesn't see your true strength yet, but I promise you he will," Atem smirked as Hanaski looked up and gave a small smile.
"I know, but it hurts," Hanaski sighed.
"Just be glad he's not like my dad," Joey said as everyone chuckled while rolling their eyes.
"True," Atem smirked with his arms folded.
The three guys walked together from school. The two thugs waited for Hanaski and saw him with two other guys. Also, the kid they saw with Hanaski seemed... different. He seemed tougher and could beat up the next person who messed with him. The thugs decided to avoid Hanaski, but not before being caught by a curtain Atem.
"HEY!" Atem shouted.
"Oh shit," the first thug muttered.
"What do you want?" the second thug asked in a glare.
"Don't f*** with me!" Atem glared with threat. "I know about the bartering and I've been in your shoes before. I promise you if you do anything at all ANYTHING to hurt my friend, I will tear off your *** and shove it right down your ass. So then, you'll have to f*** sideways!"
The two thugs glared hardly at Atem as he showed one back. The first thug showed a smirk before him and his partner trailed off. Atem was not letting these guys harm his friend. Not Hanaski! If anything happened to him, Atem didn't care of Mr. Tomoya was Hanaski's father or the fact he did it to help his son. Atem would never NEVER forgive Mr. Tomoya for what he did.