I apologize. Normally I update on Friday but I forgot and was kind of busy. Regardless, I present to you this next chapter.
Definite OOC in this chapter.
Note: I do not own anything other than the world that this story takes place in. All characters belong to their rightful owners.
After being dropped off at the housing complex, Yuya spend the rest of the day in bed, watching recordings of a comedy duo performing their skits on a tablet. Yuya only got up to get some more water, use the bathroom, and eat, nothing else could make him budge from his position. "So… This is what my life comes down to?" Yuya thought as he looked at the time. "One in the morning? I guess I should sleep now…" Yuya thought as he set his tablet on the bedside table. Yuya began slowly drifting into the land of dreams until the tune of the Entertainer woke him up again. "Ugh… Who in the world?" Yuya grumbled as he picked up his phone. "Hello?" Yuya asked as he answered the call.
Yuya was only met with silence, forcing him to look at the caller's number, which was the same as the one in the afternoon. "Yuzu?" Yuya asked trying to confirm the caller's identity. The silence continued, which almost made Yuya end the call but something stopped him. "Y… Yu… Yuya?" A voice replied hesitantly. "It's me…" Yuya answered, remembering Yusei's words to keep his lines short. Another silent pause, only the static and the ambient noise of the night filled Yuya's ears. "… Um… I was just calling to ask if…" Yuzu began but eventually trailed off. "If?" Yuya asked with a curious tone. "…If you want to… Go out with me tomorrow? As friends! Just as friends." Yuzu asked before correcting her statement. "Sure. Any place you have in mind?" Yuya answered before asking his own question. "I'll send you the address and time. Good night…" Yuzu said before the line went dead. Yuya then saw a message pop up on his phone, disclosing the time and location the two will meet. Before he went off to sleep, Yuya sent a message back to Yuzu. Good night…
Morning…
Yuya continued walking towards the location that Yuzu had given him, it was only twenty minutes until 11:30. Upon arriving somewhere near the address, Yuya saw a mob of people in surrounding a Café with numerous security guards holding the tide back. "Okay, that must be the place… Now how do I get through that mob?" Yuya thought, pondering on the possibilities. Yuya then took out his duel disk and activated it in battle mode. "I summon Entermate Partnaga!" Yuya yelled as a colorful snake with a hand at the end of its tail appeared. "Help me get over that mob!" Yuya said before the snake began wrapping its head around a lamppost and its tail on another. Yuya began walking back first into the elastic snake, planning his trajectory as he drew the snake to the right distance. Once ready, Yuya put his goggles on, leaned into the snake, and lifted his feet of the ground, launching him into the air. He soared over the crowd and security, who were surprised to see someone get launched right over their heads. Problem, Yuya made a slight miscalculation and wasn't flying towards the open front door, but towards the front window. "Oh shi-!" Yuya thought as he braced himself.
A few minutes earlier…
There Yuzu sat drinking her tea, mentally preparing herself for the inevitable meeting between two long lost friends. "Okay… You can do this… It's just the two of us catching up…" Yuzu thought calmly. "But what if Yuya doesn't show up? What would he say if he did? What if the crowd scared him away? What if I say something wrong? There are too many things that could happen!" Yuzu thought as she felt her heart rate spike. "I need to calm down…" Yuzu said quietly, taking a few deep breaths before drinking more tea. "I knew I wasn't ready… I should leave before Yuya gets here… I'll leave him a note apologizing for wasting…" Yuzu thought before stopping short when she heard a scream. "What is that?" Yuzu thought as she got up.
It was then that a shape crashed through the front window and came tumbling into the Café. Yuzu started backed off from the unknown shape until she saw shades of red and green cover its head. Yuya, upon rolling onto his feet, got up and checked if he got any cuts from the crash. Miraculously, Yuya had none what so ever, just a sore back from the rolling. "Nailed it!" Yuya shouted with a smile. Yuzu had the urge to hit the man, but quelled the feeling as Yuya was just being himself, and the fact that she no longer has her fan. "Yuya, you do realize you have to pay for the damages right?" Yuzu asked with a smile, momentarily forgetting the nervousness she had felt. "Oh… Right…" Yuya answered upon seeing the mess of broken glass. "Don't worry about it. Come on, we have a lot to catch up on." Yuzu said as saw Yuya's monster slither into the building through the open door. "Is that how?" Yuzu asked pointing at the snake. "Yeah, it wasn't one of my better plans…" Yuya replied as he deactivated his duel disk.
The two sat at the table Yuzu was sitting on previously, but upon sitting down, Yuzu felt nervous again. "Nice place, very cozy." Yuya said, as he looked around the Café's interior. "It is…" Yuzu replied simply. "So, tell me about the whole 'becoming a singer' thing. I never thought you would become one." Yuya said as he began folding the cloth napkin in front of him. "Well… I never actually planned it actually. I was just living in the Kingdom of Vesperia with Yuto, just working to make ends meet. It wasn't until I was heard singing by the CEO of the BW Talent Agency that she offered me a shot at fame. I didn't want to do it I at first, but Yuto convinced me, saying I should give something a chance before shooting it down. So, thirteen performances and thousands upon thousands of fans later, here I am, Hiragi Yuzu, the Heavenly Diva." Yuzu explained, keeping her mind off the knots in her stomach. "I see, and how do you feel about performing on the stage?" Yuya asked as he continued to fold the napkin without looking. "I dueled in front of thousands but I still am nervous when it comes to singing… It feels lonely without my monsters there with me and - What is that?" Yuzu began answering before seeing what Yuya did with the napkin. "It's a duck. Quack! Quack!" Yuya replied as he placed down his creation.
And sure enough, it looked like a duck. "How did you do this?" Yuzu asked as she looked at the creation. "I have way too much free time, you'd be surprised how many hobbies I picked up. Which includes writing bad fan fiction." Yuya explained as he began folding the other napkin. "Really now? Tell me more." Yuzu asked, feeling the knots loosen. "Okay cloth origami and fan fiction writing are two givens. But I also learned how to play a guitar, a piano, the trombone, juggling, became a puppeteer, learning ventriloquism, cooking, magic tricks, fencing, javelin throwing, tightrope walking, parkour, scuba diving, and most importantly, dueling." Yuya answered. "I can't believe you find all the time to do that! Don't you have action duels to play or a job to go to?" Yuzu asked in disbelief. "My manager can only find me so many duels in a week. And I have no real job to go to. I really should find something, but I'm too lazy and my shows pay well enough for me to not live on the streets. "Yuya answered as he finished folding the second napkin, this time it was a rose flower. "You have changed a lot Yuya and yet you're still the same… But I'm stuck where I am and I don't think I can catch up…" Yuzu commented, before sadly looking at the table.
"Yuzu, I don't know what you're talking about, you are miles ahead of me. You're out there seeing the world while I sit in the Capital! You are experiencing things I will never have the opportunity to see! And most importantly, you have someone who loves you, someone who cares about you… I have no one…" Yuya replied before trailing off. "Yuya, that's not true…" Yuzu replied. "It's true that I'm not entirely alone… I do have my friends at the Dueling League… But I have nothing else… I only move forward is because I don't want to worry anyone… I don't really have anything to fight for…" Yuya agreed, but ultimately strengthened his argument. "Yuya can you please stop saying things like that? I liked a lot of things about you. The way you dueled, the way you acted… The way you made everyone smile… There was so much I wanted to know about you… There was so much that you had that I didn't... I wanted to catch up, I didn't want to be left behind… I wanted to learn just who Sakaki Yuya was." Yuzu argued.
"Don't lie to yourself Yuzu. There is nothing in my life that you don't already have… In fact, I am the one too far behind to ever catch up to you, I'm out of your league… So I want you to be happy and show all of Sanctuary the smile that I always loved seeing. Don't let me slow you down, you deserve so much more than someone like me… A dead weight…" Yuya continued as he got up. "It was nice meeting you again… But this is the last time we will ever see each other… Good Bye Yuzu…" Yuya finished as he began making his way to the door…
Always we run after the person ahead of us, struggling to surpass them. Only to never realize that we are far ahead of them…
And that is chapter nine. The OOC is strong with this one. I'm not going to explain why I had made these two like this until later on. But right now I want to know how you all currently feel about this story. Or tell me you understand what I'm getting at when it comes to Yuya's and Yuzu's behaviors. If you can leave a review on the situation, that would be much appreciated. We're halfway there everyone, just bear with me just a bit longer.
I'm not going to tell a piece about Sanctuary in this chapter, I'm sure you guys are sick of seeing a block of text here. Unless you all say otherwise, I'll wait a while before including the next piece.
Not much else to say. Leave comments, questions, reviews, and concerns about the story, it will really help. Also, brace for more OOC in the next chapter. Anyway, I kept you here long enough...
Until next time... T1