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Possible(?) OOC in this chapter.
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Mutou Arcade, second floor…
"Guys, I'm starting to get worried about Yuya-kun… We haven't seen him since last week." Yugi said as he sat down. "At least we know he hasn't been neglecting his duels." Yusei commented as he showed the others an article covering Yuya's recent action duel. "I wouldn't worry about Yuya too much. He's probably just at home, contemplating on his meaning in the world." Judai replied before drinking some coffee. "We should really check up on him though, we know where he lives right?" Yuma asked, looking up from a pile of duel monster cards. "We do, but is now the right time?" Yusei answered before they all heard a knock at the stairway door. "I'll get it." Yugi said as he left the room. "We need to figure something out about Yuya, he's going to revert into a pile of angst at this rate." Yuma said as he continued to scrounge around the pile. "And everyone knows that no one likes depressing, angsty, or completely edgy characters in a story." Judai commented as Yugi walked back in, but stood the entrance way. "Who was it?" Yusei asked, putting his paper down. Yugi didn't say anything, he stepped aside and revealed a concerned Yuzu behind him. "Oh… Coffee?" Judai asked, trying to ease the oncoming heavy mood.
Placing down a cup of the bitter drink, Yuzu took it and drank a good portion of it before putting it back down, releasing a bitter exhale as she did so. "I could have gotten some cream and sugar if you wanted." Judai said, surprised that someone could down that much black coffee in one second. "Thank you for offering, but I needed that…" Yuzu replied, still looking down at dark liquid. "May I ask why you are here Yuzu-san?" Yugi asked. Yuzu didn't respond, she just continued to look into the coffee for answers. "It's Yuya-kun isn't it?" Yugi continued. Yuzu just drank more coffee in response, nothing escaped her lips and yet they discovered the cause. "Esse cara vai ser o fim de nós… Can't he see we're practically playing cupid here!?" Judai whispered angrily. "I don't think you can play cupid when one of them is married…" Yuma replied. "So!? Fandoms don't care about that kind thing! And neither do I! We. Will. Get. Those. Two. Together!" Judai said quietly, punctuating his final sentence to display determination. "I'm right here you know…" Yuzu commented as a light blush could be seen on her face.
"Okay you two, stop embarrassing her. First, tell us what problem you have with Yuya. Did he do something to you recently?" Yusei asked. "I think he followed on his word to shut me out of his life. I tried calling him but he doesn't pick up, every one of my messages were ignored, and I don't know how to reach him through anything else. I came here to ask if any of you seen Yuya, just to know that he is doing okay." Yuzu replied. "He's doing okay enough to be dueling. But other than what we see of him in the paper, the rest of us haven't seen Yuya-kun in about a week." Yugi replied. "Do you know where Yuya lives? I can go visit him." Yuzu asked. "If you said he's shutting you out, then I doubt Yuya will open the door for you." Yusei answered, explaining why that action won't have any effect. "Don't worry about that, I already have a plan that will breach the tomato man's outer shell…" Judai said deviously as everyone looked at him. "This isn't going to end well…" Yuzu thought as Judai began explaining quietly.
Later…
Yuya laid in his bed, listening to some music as he stared at the ceiling. One week, this is how he spend all of his extra time when he was not dueling. It was unproductive, that much he knew, but Yuya's mind couldn't focus on doing anything else. A specific girl was on his mind, a girl that suddenly came back into his life and made things complicated. "Does she still love me? What if she doesn't? I wouldn't blame her, I have been a jerk to her… And she is married to someone far more competent than I am…" Yuya thought. "I love and want Yuzu in my life again... But I can't just take her from someone else's arms… We could just remain friends, but that is going to hard pill to swallow for me… And shutting out Yuzu will only end up hurting her… Ugh! Why is love so complicated!?" Yuya grumbled before hearing a knock at the door. Getting up to answer the door, Yuya continued to wonder about his disposition before gazing out the peephole on the door.
There stood Yugi, Judai, Yusei, and Yuma, but was something not right about the four, Yuya could feel it. But against that nagging feeling, Yuya began opening the door to let his friends in knowing that he had no contact with them for a week. It was only when the door was completely open that Yuzu walked in and the other four were nowhere in sight. "What? Yuzu…? Where…? Why…?" Yuya began babbling, completely confused at what just happened. "Is there something wrong Yuya?" Yuzu asked calmly, holding back all frustration she felt for the past week. "Weren't there just four people out there?" Yuya asked as he looked out the door, trying to figure out an answer. "There was no one else out there. Close the door, you're going to look suspicious if you keep looking out the door constantly." Yuzu lied, knowing that the other four is around the corridor. "Okay…" Yuya mumbled, admitting defeat as he closed the door.
"Take a seat, make yourself at home. I'll get some tea ready." Yuya said as he began scrounging through his kitchen cabinet. "You have a really nice place Yuya, do live here by yourself?" Yuzu asked as she sat down. "If I had known you are going to visit, I would have this place cleaned up a bit. And yes, I live alone." Yuya answered. "Do you know why I'm here Yuya?" Yuzu asked, shifting into a more serious tone. "I know… Hold on…" Yuya answered before taking a look at a recently received message. "Play nice you two… ;) – Your friend, Judai." Yuya read quietly. "I'm going to kill that guy…" Yuya thought as he began hearing the water boil. After placing leaves into a teapot and pouring the water into it, Yuya served the tea and sat down in his armchair that was across from Yuzu. "Thank you… Anyway, I need to talk to you. Why have you been ignoring me for the past week? Did you know I was trying to call you?" Yuzu asked after taking a sip of the tea. "I know, but I was trying to figure out something. Something involving… Us…" Yuya answered. "Us?" Yuzu replied, delving deeper into that subject. "It's dumb… I was just thinking about our current relationship… I know things are different now than they were before, and I want to do things differently. But I don't know if you would feel the same things as I do, and I don't want to create more tension and awkwardness than there already is. The point is I'm sorry, for everything. I really have been depressing and neglectful of your want to spend time together... As friends…" Yuya answered.
Yuzu looked at Yuya before giving him a soft smile, she needed to hear that come from Yuya's mouth. "Then do you want to spend the rest the day together as friends?" Yuzu asked. "Sure, I would love to. What do you have in mind?" Yuya asked as he got up. "You could show me around the place, or show me some of more of the hobbies you picked up." Yuzu suggested. "Okay, I'll be back." Yuya said as he ran to the closet that kept his things. After fishing out several items of varying shapes and size, Yuya came back with an armload of seemingly random stuff. "What do you want to see first? Guitar? Ventriloquism? Magic tricks?" Yuya asked, holding a guitar, a puppet, and a plain old deck of playing cards. "You can start with anything you want." Yuzu replied. "Then prepare to see some of the greatest magic tricks I have learned." Yuya declared as he sat back down with the playing cards.
It must have been a few hours since Yuya began showing off his many hobbies, because by the time he finished, the sun already began setting and the two were a bit hungry. "It's this late already? Man, we completely skipped over lunch. Shall I cook us up something nice?" Yuya asked as he got up. "Absolutely. I could help you if you want, I haven't cooked in a long time." Yuzu replied, trying to get up before Yuya gestured to stop. "You're a guest and I'm the host, I'll handle it… Oh no…" Yuya said, checking the fridge just to find it barely containing anything. "What is it?" Yuzu asked. "I forgot today I'm supposed to go shopping for food stuff. I'm going to go to a nearby market for stuff, so feel free to explore my humble home. I'll be back soon." Yuya replied before leaving the apartment. "Take your time!" Yuzu yelled before the door closed.
While she was alone again, Yuzu smiled for the fact that Yuya is opening up to her again and this time tried not to run out on purpose. She had enjoyed today and wished that she could have more opportunities to spend time with her best friend… Best friend?
Sometimes by sacrificing our love towards another person, we can still find happiness in simply being around them…
And that is chapter 11. Originally I was planning to include what Judai's plan was but it was too lengthy. All you guys need to know is that the plan involved battle mode and several cards fit for the situation. And just like in Episode 48 of Arc-V where Serena activated a card to shroud her and Shun's escape. Here the four helps Yuzu get to Yuya undetected using the same method. Except they have the creativity of five people as opposed to two, just think of the possibilities!
Anyway, onto the serious stuff. I have this vague feeling that this story is not as good as I thought it was. But what is your opinion on this? Leave a review and tell me how you feel about this fan fiction. That would be much appreciated.
That is pretty much it. So...
Until next time... T1