A/N: Anyone ready to see Ren be the one on the defense? XD This is another request from Sister of the Pharaoh (and boy am I going to enjoy having Ren kick some ass!).

(Also forgot to mention I'm doing these in no particular order until I decide to list this as 'Complete.' Then I'll try to put them in the order that I think they'll correspond...unless they're AU's.)

DISCLAIMER: I do NOT own Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's. That goes to the respective owner. I only own my OC(s).

Standing Up:

(Ren's POV)

"But why do you have to move out now? It's gonna be lonely," I complained to AJ. She was starting to pack up to move in with her boyfriend, Kalin, over in Satisfaction Town...and I wasn't a happy camper at the moment.

"I doubt that considering how often Yusei comes over. Besides, it's not like I'm going away forever. I'll be around by the time the tournament starts," she replied.

"Mph."

She rolled her blue eyes. "Come on, Ren. I'm pretty much grown up."

"You're the same age as me."

"And how old are you again?"

"...dammit..."

"Think for it this way. I won't be interrupting you guys every time you're making out."

"That's because you keep thinking we're about to have sex or something."

"Details details."

I stuck my tongue out at her when we heard knocking from the door. "Were you expecting anyone?"

"Not that I can think of. You?"

"Mm, Yusei said he and Bruno were testing out something with the engine design, so no on my end. I'll go check, probably one of those door-to-door salespersons."

I got up, not really bothering to grab my red coat as I walked down the stairs to the door. More knocks came, this time more insistently. "I'm coming, I'm coming, geez." I opened the door once I got there. "Now what's- HOLY SHIT, YUSEI?!"

"Uh, hey, mind if I come in?" he replied. His clothes were a bit in disarray and he had bruises and scrapes on the skin that was showing along with a slight black eye.

"Shit, hold on. AJ! Grab the first-aid kit!" I helped Yusei get inside and settled him on the couch.

"What are you- holy crap!" she yelped once coming down the stairs and seeing what was going on.

"Kit. Now!"

"Getting it!" She zipped back up the stairs.

(Half an hour later)

After patching Yusei up, AJ went to go call Bruno to tell what happened before we dropped him off. What I was a bit worried about was whoever attacked Yusei. I mean, from what I heard from various sources, he can kick ass even if the other guy is bigger than him. So how-

"Ren?" he started, snapping me from my thoughts.

"Huh, yeah?" I replied.

"You remember a couple weeks ago in the park, when you told me about your ex Micheal?"

"Yeah, of course I-" I stopped, looking up with wide eyes. "Wait, was he the one who did this to you?!"

"Yeah. He said he got tired of me 'corrupting' you. I tried telling him off, but he got physical and I was forced to defend myself. He got some sneak attacks in when I thought he'd had enough. I'm relieved he didn't try to follow me here."

The moment he said it was Micheal who attacked him, my concern switched to anger. Out of the exes I have, it always seems he's the one to try to ruin my relationship when I get a new boyfriend or girlfriend. Whether by telling them some ridiculous rumor or even straight up threatening them...I'm tired of it! He's gone too far this time around, and I'm not letting him get away with it.

"AJ! You take Yusei back to his place, I'm going out!" I called, getting off the couch.

"Wait, Ren, where are you going?!" she called, coming down the stairs with her phone still in hand.

"Let's say I need to visit an old friend for a minute or two." Yusei probably realized what I was going to do.

"Ren, hol-" I slammed the door before he could finish.

I knew where Micheal usually hung around, considering where I usually found him while we had been dating. It didn't take me too long to find him. "Oh, I wasn't expecting you to be coming around," he smirked. "Decided to come crawling back to me?"

"You know damn well why I'm here," I growled. "You attacked my boyfriend with no reason other than your own effin' prejudice."

"How do you know it was me who attacked first? He could have easily twisted the story a-"

"That's bullshit and we both know it! He came to my place covered in bruises and scrapes while you barely have a scratch on you! Anyone with a decent amount of common sense can see how guilty you are, and I'm done with your shit."

"So, what, are you going to go complain to Security about me? I could come up with a more believable story that gets your precious boy toy in trouble more than me."

I gritted my teeth. "Oh, I'll go to Security all right..." I charged at him, grabbing his shirt. "After I beat your f***ing face in!"

Obviously he wasn't expecting me to actually physically fight him, so I managed to get the first punch in. He moved his face out of the way and my fist collided with his cheek instead. He wiped the blood from his mouth. "Well, now you've done it, Mori."

"Bring it, jackass!"

I was no slouch in the fighting department, but I have to admit some of the tricks that Yusei and his friends taught me came in handy from Micheal's onslaught. Once he realized I was mimicking how Yusei must have been defending himself, he tried pulling some fast ones on me too. Only for me to counter them and with much more pain on his part.

At one point, he had me pinned against a wall. "Wanna take back about beating my face in?" he taunted, fist raised. I didn't retort with words...other than an actual spit to his face (more specifically at his eyes). "Argh! You little shi-" My knee then met his stomach, his breath leaving in a whoosh.

I shoved him off of me, panting. With how hard I kneed him, I doubt he'd be getting up quick enough. I started walking away, half tempted to go back and kick him too, but I decided he wasn't worth the trouble. "If you come near me or Yusei again or anyone we know, you're gonna wish I called Security on your ass!" I called back instead.

(Yusei's POV)

Ren, please be okay, I thought. After AJ brought me back, I retired to my room to rest for a while. I wanted to go look for him to make sure he wasn't hurt any worse than I was, but AJ said it was better for me to rest it off which was backed by Jack and Crow. Instead, she went to call up Jazz to help her look for him. Still, I felt bad for not pushing the subject of looking for him too.

I closed my eyes for a few minutes, not quite close to falling asleep, when I heard the door open. I thought it was Bruno checking in only to be a bit surprised as the bed sunk a little and I felt arms wrap around. I opened my eyes, turning to find Ren. A black eye was developing on his own face from what I could tell.

"Ren, are you okay?!" I said, rolling over to face him. He didn't say anything, just tightened his grip on me. It hit me what he was trying to do, a small smile appearing on my face as I returned his embrace. "It's okay, Ren. There's nothing to apologize for."

A/N: I swear, with these two, it seems like the romance just writes itself. Anyway, I'm going to give this a bit of a break and work on some of my other stories for the rest of the month. I want to get the next couple of updates for Elements of the Original Dragon, Treks in Other Worlds, Split Destinies (it's a Legend of Korra/Cirque Du Freak crossover and I want to get to the next update ASAP), and a few others. Plus, there are some other pending stories I'm starting to write that have yet to be posted.

As for this story...I do have some ideas for the next couple of chapters but I haven't started writing them (yet). To name a few:

-A dragon rider/tamer AU

-Vampire and werewolf AU

-A short oneshot of Ren being a little troll on a game (let's say it's a game called Prop Hunt and it'll be hilarious to have Ren playing it XD)

-A street fighter AU (not the game)

-Short scenes of various plot points from the anime

-Some shorts based on the manga (maybe; still debating those)

And that's about it. Just be warned that this story will be somewhat put on standby until maybe the end of the month/the beginning of next month. Hopefully, that'll give me enough time to pop out a few more chapters of this oneshot series. Don't worry, I'm not giving up on this. I just need a bit of time to work on updates for other stories at the moment that I haven't updated in several months. Hope you've enjoyed the stories so far!

(Also, I just realized that this story has the most chapters out of all my content so far XD)