Possible(?) OOC in this chapter.
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Dawn… The sign of a new beginning… For Yuya, it was just another day to deal with. But he was too comfortable in bed to deal with the morning and decided to sleep in. Yuya was cuddling with something warm, something he found oddly comforting, and something that had the faint smell of mangos and pomegranates. He never questioned what was in his arms, Yuya just couldn't because he was too damn comfortable with it. But before he sank back into the darkness of sleep, Yuya felt the something move, and it promptly raised a red flag. Who is he sleeping with? It couldn't be Yuzu because he sent her home after their talk, knowing that any sexual advance would probably lead to several lumps on his head. Or was that just denial creating a memory that would remove the truth and prevent Yuya from seeing reality? That has happened a lot before, so Yuya knew better than to trust his own memory. Yuya opened his eyes slowly to see pink, specifically pink hair. And that proved the unsure certainty running through his head correct, Yuya is in fact in the same bed with Yuzu… Naked…
"Oh no… This won't end well…" Yuya thought as he tried to get up without waking Yuzu up. But that failed and woke the girl immediately, slightly slow to what the situation currently is. "Yuya… What are you doing?" Yuzu mumbled, shifting her position as she tried to fall asleep again. Then the realization of something wrong came down like a storm of bricks, something that would catch the attention of anyone. Yuzu immediately got up and looked at herself, then Yuya before covering herself with the blankets as her face became very red. "Yuya… What did we do?" Yuzu asked, not sure if she could look at her friend. "I think it's safe to assume we had sex..." Yuya answered rather bluntly, seeing that all evidence pointed to such action. Yuzu scanned the room seeing that clothing was all over the room and Yuya's tomato like hair was in a complete mess, even if it was pretty messy to begin with. Combined with the fact that they are naked and Yuzu's back was sore, all evidence did indeed pointing to the only answer it could be, they had sex.
The two remained quiet and did not look at each other, only giving small glances before turning away again. "You know…" Yuya began, breaking the silence. "At the risk of sounding… insensitive. I enjoyed it more than I should have, it was nice." Yuya continued. Yuzu looked at him surprised and slightly disgusted. Here she had just committed adultery, putting many things on the line because of this act. Her marriage, her reputation, her peace of mind, and most importantly, her friendship with Yuya. But the more she thought about it, the more Yuzu began realizing that the issues were bothering her less and less. "Yuya, don't say that. We did a bad thing and Yuto is not going to happy with this…" Yuzu said in response, voicing whatever remorse remained. "I know, but I'm just saying I enjoyed it. But I apologize for forcing myself onto you. I don't think you got anything meaningful out of this encounter…" Yuya replied with a sad tone.
With that last statement, Yuzu felt strange and wanted to know why. As much as she didn't want to admit, Yuzu did in fact enjoy every second of their nocturnal activities. But it is that question of whether or not those acts had any meaning behind them, any feelings behind it. "I think I did get something out of it Yuya… But I'll let you know once I figure out what that is…" Yuzu mumbled, just loud enough for Yuya to hear. Before he could say anything back, Yuya's stomach answered first with a large growl that could be mistaken for animal. "I'm hungry…" Yuya said as his growling continued. "We never did eat anything last night…" Yuzu replied, thinking back to yesterday's events. "I'll make us some breakfast, you could use my shower if you want." Yuya said as he slipped into his pants. "Just make sure you wash your hands, who knows where and what you touched last night…" Yuzu replied, slightly embarrassed at the second half of her statement. "What was that?" Yuya asked as he got up, fixing his shirt. "Nothing! Just go! I'm not decent!" Yuzu yelled. "Okay, Okay, No need to shout. I'll tell you when I'm done cooking, just have a nice, relaxing bath" Yuya replied before leaving the room, closing the door behind him.
Yuzu got her clothes together and went right across the hall into the bathroom where she began bathing. All the tension on her body was being washed away by the warm water, but nothing could erase that strain in Yuzu's mind. "Yuya… Yuto… I love you both, but I don't want to hurt either of you… What should I do?" Yuzu thought.
After finishing her bath, Yuzu got dressed, straightened out her clothes, and walked out into the main room. Yuzu stopped when the smell in the air took over her senses, the scent of freshly made pancakes, eggs, other wonderful smells made her mouth water. "Yuya, what are you making…?" Yuzu asked as she walked in, stopping to see the beautifully prepared breakfast on the table. "Oh hey, did you have a nice bath? I just made the usual things, fried eggs, bacon, hash browns, and pancakes. If you wait a bit, I will be finished juicing these oranges and we can eat together. I knew I should have gotten a new juicer…" Yuya replied before grumbling about his machine's lack luster performance. "I'm beginning to think you make a better house wife than most house wives." Yuzu joked. "Well I have to take care of myself and my guests somehow." Yuya replied as he carried two glasses to the table.
Yuzu sat down before Yuya came over and did the same. Both said their thanks for the meal and began digging in, quelling the growling beast known as hunger. "This is really good Yuya, if you weren't an action duelist, you could probably be a cook." Yuzu commented before focusing back on her food. "I'm not that good, my friend's wife is a lot better than me, and there are chefs in the Capital that are other worldly, even compared to pros. I just focus on making good food that will satisfy my tastes." Yuya answered. The two only focused on eating from that point on, enjoying every ounce of food that was before them. Only when they finished that the conversation began again. "Did you enjoy it?" Yuya asked as he began piling up the plates. "Very much, I wish I could've cooked with you, I haven't done that in a long time." Yuzu replied. "I forgot you could cook, maybe next time. We could bring a few people over and have a great time." Yuya said as he carried the plates away.
But with that sentence, a specific person flashed in Yuzu's mind and soured her mood, which was something Yuya noticed. "Did I say something wrong?" Yuya asked, sitting back down. "No… I was just thinking about Yuto… What should we do about our situation?" Yuzu asked. "Well, Yuto is an understanding guy, so we tell him the truth. Simple as that." Yuya replied. "Yuto won't be so forgiving when it comes to people he cares about…" Yuzu mumbled, looking down onto the table. "Don't worry, I don't think he would be too upset with you. The guy would probably just beat me into a submission for forcing you to do what I want, but Yuto would let you off easy. Trust me, I know the guy, he is not that cold hearted." Yuya replied with reassurance. "Then we'll tell him the truth?" Yuzu asked, looking up. "The whole truth, and if he punches me for it, so be it. But first I want to visit my friends down at the Mutou Arcade, see if there is any updates in the league worth noting." Yuya replied as he got up. "Okay, but how are we going to get there without being swarmed by a mob? It took an interesting plan to get me here from that arcade." Yuzu asked, curious at what solution Yuya could do. "I think I got something…" Yuya answered, as he began to look for his duel disk. "I should've known… Try not to cause too much of a scene Yuya…" Yuzu said as she began making her way to the door. "Got it!" Yuya yelled.
"I wonder how the love birds are doing…" Judai mumbled as he continued building his house of cards. "Judai, you're going to be too curious for your own good. Also we shouldn't try to force the relationship if things turn sour, our efforts will only make the situation worse." Yusei commented, taking a sip of his coffee before looking back at his paper. "So should we give Yuya a call? Might as well see how he's doing in the morning." Yuma suggested before taking out his D-Gazer. "He should be arriving soon… Hopefully Yuya-kun will be willing to share his encounter with Yuzu-san yesterday. Could you go check the mail box Yuma - kun?" Yugi replied before Yuma left the room. That is when a loud force was heard landing above them, causing the room to shake and Judai's impressive house of cards to collapse. "NOOOOOOOOO!" Judai screamed as Yugi began opening up the rooftop access to see what it was.
Sure enough, the force came from Yuya and Yuzu riding on top of Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon. "Yuya… Please don't do that again…" Yuzu said as she and Yuya got down from the dragon. "Good job Odd-Eyes. Get some rest, you earned it." Yuya said as he deactivated his duel disk, forcing the dragon to disappear. "Yuya-kun! You just can't land on top of my arcade without the safety established! You could have fell right through the whole building!" Yugi shouted calmly. "Oh right, sorry about that. Oh, Yugi, this is Yuzu. Yuzu, this is Yugi." Yuya replied, introducing the two to each other. "We already meet Yuya…" Yuzu whispered. "What?" Yuya asked flatly. "It's a long story, now come on in, you don't want to spend all day on a roof." Yugi replied as he climbed down, allowing the other two to do the same.
Inside, Yuya and Yuzu saw Judai sulking over his fallen creation, though it didn't last long when he noticed the two. "Hey buddy! How are you doing this fine morning?" Judai asked with a wide grin on his face. "You're lucky I'm in a forgiving mood right now. But anyway, this is Yuzu, my… friend." Yuya replied, struggling to choose a good last word that doesn't provoke Judai's teasing attitude. But that didn't work as Judai pick up the choice of word, but the pause that came before it. "Just a friend you say… I know things go a bit deeper… So I would say you two are friends with…!" Judai said before being interrupted by a hit to the head. "You should really work on that teasing attitude of yours. She is a guest, and we shouldn't make her more uncomfortable than she already is." Yusei said as he put down the rolled up newspaper. "Okay, just don't hit me with that. What do they use to make newspaper now a days? Lead?" Judai asked, rubbing the back of his head. "Putting aside poorly set up slapstick skits, are there any notices for me?" Yuya asked. "Yuma checking the mailbox now. He should be back any minute now." Yusei replied.
With that, Yuma walked, with a strange note in his hand, curiously reading it. "A note?" Yugi asked. "A challenge…Addressed to Yuya." Yuma replied after reading a bit more into it. "Me!? From who?" Yuya asked as he snatched the paper and began reading it. "From a guy named Yuto. Know him?" Yuma replied. "Ummm… Yes…" Yuzu answered. "He's your husband isn't he?" Yusei asked for confirmation as he turned to Yuzu. "Yes…" Yuzu replied softly. "Voi paska! Things are getting real serious now!" Judai yelled excitedly. "I have to meet him in the Waking Peace Forest in one hour... Preferably with Yuzu and no one else..." Yuya read as he put down the note. "Is Yuto dangerous? Should we observe your duel from a distance?" Yugi asked. "No that won't work. The guy can sense you like a hungry dog with food, no point in trying to hide from him. And Yuto is not that dangerous." Yuya explained. "We will cross that bridge when we get there. Let's first get you two to Waking Peace, then the rest of us will figure something out." Yusei said before walking down the steps leading to garage.
The others followed, not knowing what to expect. But for Yuya and Yuzu, they begin to prepare for the worst case scenario... An all-out battle...
Desires are choices with great rewards and great penalties. Should we pursue these choices, it will grant us wonders beyond our imagination... But such wonders come at the price that may cost us too much...
And that is chapter 14.
This chapter is not as coherent as the others, but I hope you all are still following the plot-line quite well.
Things are heating up as we approach the second half of the climax, a duel between Yuya and Yuto. So stay tuned in.
In other news... Holy shit, Arc-V has really kicked itself into high-gear. I just can't handle the amazing that the anime puts me through, its crazy and I love it. And now Mama Sakaki is leaping into the fray to slap some sense into her son. Then we will once more be subjected to CARD GAMES ON MOTORCYCLES as we follow Yugo and Yuzu into the Synchro Dimension. As I mentioned in the last chapter, if you leave a review, please include your reactions to the anime as I would love to see your comments on it. The fun has just begun!
Anyway, I kept all of you here long enough. So...
Until next time... T1