Nora grinned, grabbing Yuma’s hand as she followed him up to the attic. She hadn’t really thought much about the action, she was just excited. She came up into the attic, her jaw dropping. “Oooh!! Oh God my mum would die to see a collection like this! L-look at this! This is Norse, wielded by a viking likely!” Nora gushed, kneeling down by an ancient wooden shield. “These runes, they’re words of blessing. I-it’s absolutely beautiful!”

“That’s so sweet! I hope I get ta meet em all someday.” Nora replied. Sure, they may have been evil once, but Yuma had said they were being manipulated. Besides, they’d been reunited with their loves, so they couldn’t be that bad.

“Em… thanks again for bringin me here an takin care-a me. You’re… you’re really sweet.” Nora said after a moment, her cheeks dusting a soft pink.

“Oh, you will! I’ll introduce you to everyone, and then you’ll have a LOT of friends here in Heartland! Anything you need, Nora, we’ll be here for ya!” Yuuma nodded with a beaming smile. When she called him sweet, it made his heart skip a beat and he too was blushing a pink color on his cheeks. 

Nora was absolutely captivated. It did seem a little impossible, but she believed in some pretty outlandish things. She believed in aliens for sure, there’s no way that the universe is as big as scientists say and they were the only sentient living beings.

“Oh, no, not at all! That’s absolutely incredible. I… gracious, I feel a little embarrassed to have met the hero of multiple worlds in such an undignified way.” She laughed, blushing brightly. “So, are ye still able to see Astral? Or ah, the Barians?” Nora asked.

“D-don’t be embarrassed! I might have saved the universe, but I still consider myself a normal guy, ya know?” Yuuma laughed with a big sheepish smile, “Besides, I’m the one that knocked you over, so the embarrassment is all mine to bear!” 

Nora giggled. “Scotland was raised on fairytales and supernatural stories. I’m sure it’s nothing as crazy as soma tha stories I was raised on.” She replied, smiling brightly.

Yuuma chuckled sheepishly at that, “Well, this story is....kinda long and it involves aliens and ancient civilizations and reincarnation, and...okay, here we go.” He took a deep breath before telling Nora his whole story: how he met Astral, the events of the Duel World Carnival, and the Barian Invasion with Don Thousand nearly destroying everything until he and Astral stopped him, then going into his and Astral’s duel and how the Numerion Code was used to bring back their friends who lost their lives during the Barian Invasion, and how to this day he and Astral are regarded as Heroes of different worlds. 

Nora happily accepts the water and aspirin first, popping them and swallowing them before taking the ice pack next, gently placing it on the bruised spot on her head. She grunted slightly, but smiled up at him. “Thank ye. I really appreciate yer help. I was born an raised in Edinburgh, but I got ta see quite a bit thanks ta mum. We moved here cuz dad got a really good job at the hospital here, and mum is now workin with the History Museum. How about you? What’s yer story?”

Yuuma nodded, “Yeah, no problem! I’m just glad you’re alright, sorry again that my friend shoved me into you. Then again, I call this good luck, meeting you.” He grinned sheepishly with a light blush on his cheeks. He listened to Nora’s story with interest, and he beamed at her, “That is really cool! I for one am glad you moved out here, I’ll have to show you around sometime!” 

Nora giggled and blushed, entering into his house, making sure to remove her shoes. It was rude to leave tracks after all, and this boy was… really cute. She had to make a good first impression.

“I’d love to see the artifacts!” She said, sitting down on the couch and waiting for him to come back.

Yuuma closed the front door behind them, and he kicked off his own shoes before he ran to the kitchen to grab an ice pack for Nora, as well as aspirin and a glass of water. He headed back to her in the living room with a grin, “Oh, I can totally show you the artifacts upstairs in a bit! There’s some stuff from ancient castles in Scotland too that I can show ya! First thing’s first though, I wanna take care of you and make sure you’re okay.” 

She looked up, smiling brightly. “Thank ye. I’d quite like to meet them too! It’s rather funny that your parents are archaeologists… my mum is an archaeologist, ya see. My dad’s a doctor, but I’ve always really liked the history involved in archaeology.” Nora explained, gesturing to the history book she’d had.

Yuuma walked alongside the Scottish female with a grin, finding Nora to be a billion times better to chat with than boring stupid Kotori who acted more like a mother than a friend to him. Plus, in his mind, Nora was a Hell of a lot cuter...but he kept that to himself for now. 

“Wow, we got a lot in common already!” Yuuma beamed, “My dad got me into studying some of the History with Archaeology, and we have a TON of neat artifacts up in the attic that I would love to show you, if you wanted to see them!” He then spotted his home in the distance, “There it is! Home sweet home.” 

The girl smiled, taking back the book. “Ma name’s Nora. I come from Scotland. Actually just moved here with my mum and dad. It’s… it’s nice ta meet ya, Yuuma.” She replied, blushing, hand going to rub the back of her head. She hissed and winced as soon as she touched her head, grumbling. “Ah… I think I may have clocked my noggin just a wee bit. Don’t think it anythin major ta fuss about but… perhaps an ice pack would be helpful.”

“It’s awesome to meet you too, Nora! Wow, all the way from Scotland? That’s so cool! My parents explored some ruined castles over there before! They’re both archaeologists, been all over the world twice!” Yuuma boasted with a grin, getting back up to his feet and holding his hand out to the cute redhead, who he immediately felt drawn to and liked instantly. She was cute to him in both personality AND looks.