A Japanese Weresheep in Mutsuba Town
Author's Note: Time for a new pairing! Enjoy the story and R&R.
Disclaimer: I do not own anything related to or of the Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH! series.
Pairing: Developing Yuhi x Chupataro.
Summary:
There are some forms of alien activity even MIK turns a blind eye to. The truly alien activity between Chupataro and Ohdo Yuhi, for instance.
Chapter 86: Everyone Will Be Hypocrites
"Oh, Darling! Thank goodness! You're not some sort of illusion, of course!"
Yuga started to evaporate, Yuna's dream house and lawnmower Kaizo evaporating with him. The nursery. The family photos. The palm trees and swimming pool. All of it, like it was never there, until she, Yuhi, Yudias, Yuamu, Zuwijo, Dinois, and Muda were all that was left in an empty plot of grass.
Her vision of a wonderful home life went up in sparkling smoke.
"Yuna…Are you okay?" Yuhi approached her soberly.
"A pretend family…was rather fun, wouldn't you say?"
"Huh? Y-yeah!"
"Right?"
"Indeed!" Yudias nodded.
"Yuna, I'm happy to see you back to normal," Yuamu stated.
"Of course! I would never allow myself to be led astray by some foolish illusion!"
…
"Chupa, chupa! Earth to Yuhi, chupa? Are you okay? You haven't touched your sushi, cabra."
Yuhi awoke from his daze, his cheek in his hand and his elbow on the table. His sushi (just as Chupataro said) untouched, and Damamu downing nigiri sushi beside him in one bite instead of two.
He took a long hard look at Damamu. "Chupataro…Are ya really cool with this? With bein' Damamu's papa?"
"Chupa? Where'd that come from, chupa? Chupa is Damamu's papa, chupa! Chupa said Chupa would care for you and Damamu, chupa!"
"Yeah, I know, but…"
"Bra! If you have something to say, spit it out, cabra!"
"We made Yuna realize the truth about Kuaidul's space-time today."
"And?"
"Zaion. Manabu. Everyone. It's the first time I'm second guessin' whether us shatterin' someone's reality is the right thing to do."
"What was Yuna's dream, chupa?"
"Married to Ohdo Yuga…She even turned the six of us into her babies."
Chupataro spat out his tea, and Damamu laughed.
"M-married to Yuga, chupa?"
"Yeah."
"No, no! You were absolutely right to bring her back to her senses, chupa!"
"You seem awful sure 'bout that."
"Chupa! What if that fantasy were true, chupa? Yuga would be your papa and your descendant, cabra!"
Bloody time travel.
"But…"
"You squashed everybody else's dreams just fine, chupa!"
"Yuna's dream was different."
"HOW, chupa?"
"Cuz Yuna and I, we were both pretendin'!"
Damamu stopped eating. Or chewed slower.
"I forced Yuna to not play house, and that's what I've been doin'! Even before Kuaidul trapped us in this space-time, I've been doin' what she did! What seventh-grader goes out to start his own family? And I'm Mama?"
Yuhi's voice was getting progressively shakier. Damamu became concerned enough to float toward Chupataro for reassurance.
"What Atachi Manya said. It bothers you that bad, chupa?"
"…"
"The Yuga in Yuna's dream was an illusion, wasn't he, chupa? Chupa's no illusion, chupa! Since two years ago, Chupa has loved you, chupa! Choosing you over Meeeg-chan…Fighting back against MIK…Chupa's love for you is real, cabra!"
"Mm-hmm!" Damamu joined in. "I love Yuhi too!"
"Chupataro…Damamu…"
"Manya's just cursing her bloodline by being horrible, chupa! Mark Chupa's words, chupa! Chupa wouldn't be surprised if Yuga knows an Atachi, and she never won a Duel because Manya was such a judgy person, cabra!"
"You're just mad she called you out for liking Meeeg-chan so much, heh heh."
"As Chupa should be, chupa!"
"I feel bad for Yuna."
"Then talk to her, chupa."
"What?"
"You know, that thing you do where you move your mouth and words come out, chupa?"
"Very funny."
"Very funny," Damamu parroted.
"Chupa can be very funny, chupa."
…
They'd been sitting for five minutes without any meaningful conversation, when Yuhi finally worked up the nerve to rip the bandage off.
"Yuna, I…"
"Funny…Rovian-sama and I used to come here for BBQ parfait a lot."
"Y-you did? How…How is Rovian these days?"
"I wonder. You saw her recently, didn't you?"
"Oh. Oh yeah. She beat Shewbahha," Yuhi answered his own question.
"It's strange, isn't it? I convinced myself if I moved on from Rovian-sama – if I proved my independence – what would follow would be pretty sunsets and flowers in the grass."
Man, this was a weird space to be in. And they were already inside a weird space!
"Yuna, I called you here because I wanted to apologize. I still think breakin' Kuaidul's hold on you was the right thing to do. No one should hafta endure that bastard screwin' around with their world, but –"
"There wasn't any other way. You did what you had to."
"I ruined your family."
"My pretend family. Speaking of which, how's your family? Is the alien keeping you on your toes?"
"They're something, all right. But it isn't fair I'm –"
"Don't be silly! You put in the effort. You earned your family. Me, I've only taken the first step on my road! I can't expect him to want to marry me without telling him my feelings first! That isn't the foundation for a sturdy marriage!"
"Yuna…"
"Who knows? Maybe in the future, I'll score my dream husband yet!"
"Please don't. We'd be related."
Bloody. Time. Travel.
"Ohoho! We'll see about that, my baby! Now, don't grow idle! Educational guidance, part five: Relationships require constant maintenance!"
"We're doin' that again?"
"Take Mama's advice! How else do you plan on marrying the scaly green otaku?"
"You're not my mama! And I'm not marryin' Chupataro!"
"Okay. Advice from one mama to another, then. You say that now. Give it a couple years, and you'll be singing a different tune. Mhmhm."
"You're not a mama yet either. And I'm still not marryin' Chupataro, goo…"
"We'll find out in a couple years, won't we?" Yuna put on her best face. Thank you. You were the best son I never had.