Ahahaahhaha this sucks so bad. I've been dying to get this idea out of my head though. It's so short. I wrote it in less that an hour. It's more of a drabble really. blaaaah.

I should probably point out that this is meant to take place during season 2, pre-Hell Kaiser.

Warnings- None really, that I want to point out. ;C

Now scuse me while I headdesk a lot.

Ryo swallowed as he dialed the phone. He was slowly becoming used to the late, lonely nights as a pro duelist, but he wanted to talk to her. Just tonight.

The hollow ringing stopped as he was greeted with a sleepy sigh.

"…Ryo?"

Ryo smiled at the sound of her voice. "Hey…" He suddenly felt awkward. "…Thought I could check on my girl."

There was a soft giggle and a pause. They had always been an awkward couple.

"Hey Ryo…" It was evident by her raspy voice that he'd woken her up. "…What time is it?"

"Around 3. Sorry, I really wanted to talk to you." He scratched the back of his head and sighed. "I, uh.. Well, I'm alone a lot now."

She giggled again. Ryo was ashamed at himself for being so horrible with small talk.

"So how's school?" He muttered, lost of anything else to say.

"You make yourself sound so old." She yawned. "I'm doing fine. Nothing much's going on here, thank god."

"Mm."

They found themselves lost their silence for a while. Ryo cradled the phone in his hand as his head slumped embarrassedly.

"Ryo?"

"Yeah?" His voice was hoarse. He needed sleep too.

"Well, um… what else did you want to talk about?" Her voice was quiet and laced with curiosity.

Ryo pulled the phone a little closer to his face, as if to fill the distance between the two of them.

"I really miss you." He said quietly. He listened to the sweet silence that followed.

"So, I'm sorry to have woken you up."

There was another slow sigh on the other end of the line.

"Ryo, I miss you so much." She mumbled in a choked voice.

"I think we should both get some sleep. I promise I'll call again soon."

"…I'm sorry, Ryo."

"About what?"

Ryo listened to her final, almost mocking, sight. "No, it's nothing. Good night."

"Night…" Ryo hung up the phone, a bit confused, but relaxed by the warm feeling in his chest. He was glad he got to talk to "his girl" again.

Asuka put her cell phone on the table beside her bed, trying to avoid seeing the clothes scattered across the floor of her room. She hugged the covers to her naked chest whining at the aching relief she felt. A pair of broad arms pulled her closer to a warm body and she felt a chin snake around her shoulders.

"What did he say?"

"Nothing." Asuka snapped embarrassedly, bowing her head in his embrace. She felt a pang of guilt as she realized she had forgotten his name again. She sighed, long and thoughtful, searching for a name to identify with the arms that were delicately cradling her. He had brains enough to realize this and whispered softly in her ear.

"Misawa. Daichi Misawa, remember?"

-end-

ilu asuka. But you're a slut when it comes to hetero pairings. ;v;