Cardcaptor Yuma
Author's Note: Enjoy the story and R&R.
Disclaimer: I do not own anything related to or of the Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL series.
Pairing: Yuma x Shobee tension.
Summary:
Feigning hatred is the sincerest form of flattery. Or chocolate onigiri.
"Emperor's Key which hides the power of the light,
Reveal your true form before me.
I, Tsukumo Yuma, command you under our contract.
Release!"
"Yuma! Goblindbergh is getting away!"
"I know, Astral! After it, Hope!"
Hope's sword was within seconds of granting Yuma an opening to seal the card, when fire from an outside player's pickaxe interrupted Hope's attack.
"It's him, Yuma!"
"Shobee! Get outta here! I'm sealing this card!"
"A bang-up job you're doing, damn you!" Shobee cleared the next roof, manners coarser than coarse aggregate.
"Yuma!" Astral attempted to warn Yuma, but Goblindbergh U-turned and barrelled straight into him, cancelling the flight bestowed by Sylphid Wing.
A ninety-nine story plummet would have been the end of Yuma's card-capturing, were it not for Shobee pushing off the balls of his feet, catching Yuma in both arms midleap, and summoning the powers of Time Seal to slow their descent for a soft landing.
Bugging out, Shobee looked as surprised as Yuma was he intervened to rescue him. Enough to remain stiff as a board while Yuma shook off the distraction and finished capturing Goblindbergh.
"Return to the form you were meant to be in!
DUEL MONSTERS CARD!"
…
The following school day at Heartland Academy, a peeved Shobee was shooting a long, disgruntled stare toward Yuma from his desk.
"You two make a great team!"
"We're not a team, Kotori! Not even close!"
"In Shobee-kun's arms wasn't close? Want me to rewind the footage I recorded on my D-Gazer last night, Yuma?"
"Kotori, give it a rest already! What the hell?"
"I just find it cute you pretend to hate Shobee-kun, and he pretends to hate you! You should wear matching outfits! I'd be delighted to sew something up!"
"I'm not pretending! I hate him! He's been out to get me since he transferred!"
He sure has! she sighed. Boys are complicated.
"Hey, Yuma-kun! Shobee-kun is looking over here pretty intensely! What did you do?" Todoroki interjected (im)politely.
"We know he is, Class Rep. You two! No matter what you are thinking, if you don't say it, you won't be able to express it!"
"Express what?"
"Your mutual affection for each other!"
"HAH? ME? W-WITH HIM?"
They didn't need Kotori's matching outfits. They were matching already.
…
"What's this?"
"Ch-chocolate onigiri, damn you!"
"Chocolate onigiri? You can have chocolate onigiri?"
"You can! I'm giving it to you!"
"You are? Is this about what Kotori said?"
"I've already forgotten it!" Shobee lied.
"Here."
"Goblindbergh?" He took the card from Yuma.
"You have it. You would've captured it if you didn't get sidetracked saving me yesterday night."
Shobee gave it back. "No. You sealed it. Keep it."
Surprise broke on Yuma's face again.
"What?"
"I didn't know you spoke 'nice guy,' Shobee!"
"I can speak nice guy, damn you! Listen! 'Do you need any help?'"
"I don't need help, but Class Rep soon might!" Yuma poked the air with his finger, tipping Shobee off to what was going on behind him.
To summarize, no one would bat an eyelash if Yuma and Shobee became a cute couple, but they would be unsettled by Ukyo-sensei reciprocating Todoroki's little crush on his teacher!