Just to keep you guys going until I update :D

This is connected to ROS (Resonance of Souls) and you probably won't understand until you've read that but this little drabble is set right after Yuma leaves with Nasch but before they met up with the other Emperors (so somewhere after chapter 2 but before chapter 3 I believe)... its basically some good old Yuma and Nasch friendship :)

Enjoy!

Lonely Stars

"Yuma."

The younger Barian jumped after hearing the unusually soft voice of his best friend and leader and turned his head to the left to look at him. Kamishiro Ryoga (or Nasch as was his real name) had always been his best friend, both in their past and current lives. Yet he had never gotten angry with him, rather always treated him nicely and gently as though he would break if he ever dared to press a bit harder.

"You should call me by my real name, Nasch."

The purplehead's responese - a snort - caused him to be confused as the elder reached over and grabbed his hand, chuckling slightly as he did. Feeling him squeeze his palm, Yuma did the same back as the leader spoke.

"Shame, you will always be Yuma to me. As it is right now, that's what I know you the best as..." he trailed off. "... you can still call me Shark, if you want to, but only you, got it?"

Yuma had to laugh at the slightly embrassed flush that now spread all over Nasch's face and he tugged at his arm. He knew that he would never be able to fool Nasch - Shark - into thinking that he was alright. His best friend simply knew he too well for that. However stubborn and old-fashioned Shark was, he would never let Yuma be lonely. Hell, the younger teen knew that even if he ever felt lonely, his leader would find him and be lonely with him. He wouldn't just let him brood on his own and that was simply what made Shark who he was. Yuma's leader, best friend and brother in everything but blood.

"Let's go!" the younger Barian yelled to the red heavens. "Sharkbingu!"

"I told you to stop saying that..."

But he just laughed with his friend when he began to let out that joyous sound. Shark guessed that he could deal with some silliness... as long as Yuma didn't rub off Vector too. He didn't need two jokesters running around, after all.

Thank you for reading! :)