The Fusion Predator

x continued here with @synchroclearascrystal​

I think it’s a little unfair to punch the guy giving you all the booze.

Oh?

You’re admitting I’m hot? You must be drunk.… 

@theacademysknight​

“Don’t freak out?” Yuri hissed, his grip tightening on Yugo’s arm. He didn’t want to hurt him, of course, but he was just trying to process Yugo’s fucking recklessness. “You sneak back to your home dimension without permission and expect me to stay calm?”

Months ago, Yuri wouldn’t have given two shits about what Yugo did, as long as it didn’t affect his plans, but thanks to being a god damn sap now, he couldn’t help but feel his heart freeze upon hearing the news. 

@lunalightlancer

"Shut up," he grumbled quietly, crawling into bed. Yuri honestly wasn't in the mood to argue after their last fight. He just wanted to curl up with her and let them be okay again. Nothing else mattered apart from that.

God he was starting to become such a sap for her. Satan have mercy.

Tired pink eyes looked over the girl next to him, silently admiring every curve, every scar – every inch of her. Serena was annoying, rude, insufferable. But... she was beautiful, caring and strong. As much as he hated to admit it when he first realized it, he...

He loved her.

Delicate arms slowly wrapped themselves around Serena's frame, pulling her into his chest as Yuri rested his head on her shoulder. He nuzzled into her gently, taking in her scent, her warmth – everything.

Curious pink eyes gazed at the soldier before him, a raised eyebrow matched with a slight smirk as Yugo tried to deny what Yuri had to say. Maybe Yugo didn’t believe it, but Yuri sure did and he’d keep telling Yugo how he felt over and over again to get the message across if that was what he wanted.

“I wouldn’t be who I am now without you.”

“Heh,” Yuri grinned taking a few steps back as he let Yugo step forward, enjoying this interesting game of chase they were playing, “You’re not the only who’s changed, you know. I wanted this world for my very own, and now look at you…” he trailed off, reaching up to caress his cheek as he reached the edge of the bed, “you’ve managed to make me care about someone that isn’t just me.”

With that, Yuri let himself fall to the bed, a light huff leaving his lips as he landed on their mattress, his smirk still wide across his face as Yugo made his way on top of him, their fingers intertwining just as their hearts had done many times before.

“You might be wrong on me conquering you… but you are mine.

Right~?”

Well, congratulations Yugo. You’ve managed to make Yuri blush – it was a small dash of pink, but it was evident against his pale cheeks. He had no words as Yugo pressed his lips against his own, but he felt the fire that Yugo felt in his heart, and he was eager to respond, but just as he was about to pour his own passion back into the kiss, Yugo pulled away.

That wasn’t very nice. He wanted more of you, Yugo – one kiss wouldn’t be enough for him.

But then he heard those three words.

Growing up, Yuri had despised those words. He never wanted to love anyone and he didn’t want to be loved, but… with Yugo, it was different. He wanted Yugo to love him – he craved for it, and that was exactly what he got.

He finally had someone to love who loved him in return, and the joy Yuri felt in his heart was… something he had never experienced before, but he would fight to keep it.

“I love you too.”

A devious smirk spread across Yuri’s face as he watched Yugo’s cheeks heat up, a light snicker leaving his lips as the mechanic gave a rather pathetic attempt to brush off the unintentional sinful threat. It was actually quite amusing how easily flustered Yugo could get these days, but maybe that had something to do with the fact that Yuri was onto his little secret~

That was the thing with Yugo when it came to crushes… he couldn’t be subtle even if he tried. It was either that or Yuri was a lot more observant than he realised.

“Well, it’s hard to get my mind out of the gutter when you’re the one who keeps putting it there.” Yuri teased with a light chuckle before stealing another chocolate and popping it into his mouth, letting out a satisfied hum as it melted in his mouth. “So…” he continued once his mouth was free of any food, “do you threaten all the boys who try to steal your chocolate, or is it just because I’m not a certain tomato haired entertainer that just so happens to be taken~?”

Despite Yuri finding out the truth behind Yugo’s hidden crush, the mechanic had nothing to worry about; Yuri wasn’t planning on telling anyone. Well, not yet anyway. However, he was feeling rather generous to at least keep his voice down. After all, who knows just how much of their little gossip Yugo’s housemates might accidentally hear~?

@aphantomknight

Yuri didn’t have the heart to look up from his intense gaze towards the ground as Yuto made his way to sit beside him on the front steps of their shared apartment. It wasn’t like Yuri had to worry about the others seeing them out like this; Yugo and Yuya were already out buying groceries since it was their turn to do it this week.

Yuri just… needed some fresh air.

But of course, he should have expected that Yuto would try and find out what was wrong. He was pretty damn good at picking up vibes from other people.

“It’s nothing, I…” A sigh left his lips as he did a horrible job of trying to pretend he was fine. God, what had happened to him? Being in a relationship with the other three was starting to turn him to mush. Well, that was just great. The last thing he wanted to do was get all mushy in front of Yuto. It just… wasn’t Yuri’s thing, which was just one of the many things that had made him question his own purpose in this relationship he had found himself in.

@synchroclearascrystal

Yuri could hardly believe what was coming out of this Synchro duelist’s mouth. Did he seriously not know what the heck he was talking about? Was he trying to play dumb so Yuri would leave or... did he genuinely have no idea?

Oh my, things were certainly about to get interesting.

“You know… the Professor? The one who rules Duel Academy? The same Duel Academy your dumbass boyfriend betrayed?” He raised an eyebrow once he was met with Yusei's confusion once more. So it was true – Judai hadn't told him a single thing about him. He had been lying this whole time about where he had come from, just like the Obelisk Force had informed him.

Well, it looks like Judai forgot one of Yuri's simple rules; you can run but you can’t hide – not from him.

“I can’t believe this!" Yuri let out a loud laugh as he shook his head in disbelief, amazed by the situation. "So let me get this straight. You decided to date this guy and completely trust him when you don’t even know anything about him? Like the fact that he’s from a completely different dimension? Oh, this is absolute gold!” Yet as much as Yuri absolutely loved the idea of tormenting this lame Synchro user, there was a certain someone missing the show! Now Yuri certainly couldn't have that, could he?

@stardustedxsynchro

Yuri couldn’t stop himself from letting out a light huff at Yusei’s words, his purple eyes never leaving his book as he sat in the mechanic’s garage, waiting for him to finish on the last of the repairs to his motorcycle. Yuri didn’t mind the conversation all that much, but he didn’t realize that part of the deal was apparently having to listen to Yusei’s apparent love for brunettes. Yusei, you weren’t subtle in the slightest.

“Yeah, uh,“ he scoffed, turning a page of his book as he had finished skimming through it, "judging from the way you and Jaden like to practically suck each other’s faces any chance you get, I kinda got that.” Once Yuri was aware that he wasn’t going to get anywhere near finishing the rest of his book thanks to that sudden distraction, he let out a sigh and put his book down, finally looking up at the mechanic to figure why he suddenly wanted to gush about his partner.

Yuri blinked once. Twice. Possibly even a third time.

“What?” He asked, completely confused as to what the hell Lance was talking about. Here he was, being asked to take care of the new kid and show him the ropes of Duel Academy, and now he was mumbling something about it being his birthday today. And of course, Yuri had to be the genius he was and ask what he meant, considering Yuri had never celebrated a single birthday before. Maybe others had, but as far as Yuri was concerned, he had always just… been on Duel Academy Island. There was no special story to it – he was just… there.

And so he had assumed that your birthday was just the day you were born (which Yuri honestly still didn’t know about himself); he never knew that it was some sort of annual celebration.

"Want to go grab a cup of tea and bitch about life?"

"All you need is the courage to share your gift with others."

"I feel like the universe is taunting me everywhere I go today."

"When a door closes, a window opens... or, something like that."

"Oh boo hoo, poor little rich kid."

"You don't know who the fuck I am, or who you're messing around with!"

"Come on, put that thing down!"

"I'm so SICK of people trying to control me!"

"Get that gun away from me, psycho!"

"It's time to be an everyday hero."

"I think John Lennon once said that 'Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans.'"

"Do. Not. Freak. Out."

"Now, why don't you go fuck your selfie?"

"I'll get your boney ass out of my way."

"Just one of those days, you know?"

"Hey, nobody is bullying anybody. I'm doing my job."

"It's been one strange fucking day."

"I consider myself a pop... cultural pirate connoisseur."

"So you're sensitive..."

"Whatthefuckever."

"Nobody, nobody lectures me. Everyone tries though... They try..."

"Don't give me the guilty face. At least pretend you're glad to see me."

"It makes perfect sense I'd see you today."

"At least you're still a smartass."

"Oh man, are you cereal?"

"Sorry. I wasn't trying to be nosy."

"She/He was my angel."

"We were gonna kick the world's ass."

"I just wanna blaze and be alone for a moment."

"You hella saved my life..."

"Now that we got the mushy shit out of the way, I feel like stage diving!"

"Yep yep, I'm fucking insane in the brain!"

"Shake that boney white ass!"

"I don't like strangers here."

"I'm sick of your disrespect!"

"That was an epic win."

"This shit-pit has taken away everyone I've ever loved..."

"I'm not crazy. But there's something else I have to tell you. Something... Hardcore."

A soft grumble left Yuri’s lips as he had no choice but to listen to Yuto’s advice. Yuto was Yuri’s usual guy to go vent to, but honestly? Yuri wasn’t even sure if the venting was helping; all it did was remind him of the horrible situation he had found himself in.

“You want me to talk to Serena – the most stubborn girl in the whole world? Yeah I don’t think so.” He scoffed, shaking his head as he crossed his arms. He understood why he had agreed to let Serena live with him in the first place, but having her as a roommate was a nightmare. He couldn’t stand it! She always did things to get on his nerves, which led to them bickering practically every day. His poor apartment used to be so silent without her. Now it was just chaos.

Yuri raised an eyebrow as Yugo did his best to go off about himself, feeling rather amused that Yugo seemed that desperate to prove to Yuri what kind of qualities he had that Rin would like about him. It was just too bad Yuri really didn’t care.

“So that’s your big speech huh?” He shook his head, showing his disapproval before taking a few steps towards his Synchro counterpart. “You’ve got it all wrong, so let me fix it up for you; you’re a coward, you’re a lousy duelist, you’re boring, you gave up the moment you decided you’d rather duel in some lame tournament than save your ‘best friend’, you’ve got a weak heart, you’re...” the fusion duelist trailed off, mimicking Yugo earlier as he shifted his gaze to the ground. However, when Yuri looked back up at Yugo, there was a devious gleam in his pink eyes as his wide smirk was plastered across his face.

“...nothing to her.” Yuri let out a loud laugh as he continued, doing whatever he could to try and make Yugo angry. “You should see her now - what an improvement. Like me, she knows that dating someone like you would be a waste of time, so don’t get your hopes up, Hugo.” A light snicker left his lips as he came up close and personal to his counterpart, a wicked idea coming to mind that he couldn’t wait to try out. Did Yuri actually care about Rin? Not in the slightest, but would going for her make Yugo’s blood boil?

God he sure hoped so.

“You know what? Maybe I might just claim her myself. After all, she has standards now, and you certainly don’t meet the criteria.”

As Yuri’s hollow form lowers himself to Yuya’s level, his crimson eyes snap to it; his entire body still shaking and desperately waiting to hear the others words. He didn’t want anything ever bad to happen to those he cared about, especially Yuri, Yuto, and Yugo. They are apart of him too, so if they hurt surely he would too. He needed them more than he would admit, even if he treated them like annoyances sometimes.

“But…” He quietly says before stopping; slowly taking a deep breath before continuing his statement. “…Alright, if you think that’s best. I’m sorry Yuri, I really am. I just want answers about my missing memories, but…if you all get hurt in the process, maybe it’s not worth it after all to search. There just has to be a way for me to get them back and for you guys to be okay too! Don’t you think…?”

"Don't apologise." Yuri sighed softly with a light shake of his head, trying to move past the incident. It was better if they didn't talk about it anymore; that way Yuya wouldn't be in pain and Yuri could avoid accidentally spilling a secret he wasn't supposed to.

"I'm sure there is, but we don't know how yet. Let us figure that out, okay? We're your personalities, after all. Maybe we can find something since we're in your mind all the time." Sure, Yuri was telling the truth about being in Yuya's mind constantly, but it definitely wasn't because Yuri was just a symptom of the Phantom's multiple personality disorder. That had been a complete lie.