Hello, Britt here. :)

I hope I didn't make them seem too OOC, as I tried my best. Be sure to let me know at what points I could improve! I've only seen the first season of 5D's alright? Cut me some slack! But one night as I was lying in bed, I decided the world needed more starshipping. :) So yeah, here it is. I've already pretty much written the next chapter, it just needs to be edited, but expect this to be about 3 to 4 chapters long, if all goes according to plan.

And as always, more reviews will probably help kicking me to start working again.

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After they said goodbye to Yugi-san, Yusei and Judai got back onto Yusei's D-Wheel to take them back into Judai's own time.

"You ready?" Yusei asks, remembering their last trip, with Judai clinging to him as if it was a matter of life and death.

"Yeah, let's go!" Answers the boy, maybe a bit too enthusiastic, obviously nervous about the trip seeing as he was already pretty much slipping his arms around Yusei's waist. Yusei however doesn't really mind all that much and just gives a slight smile, starting to wait for the Crimson Dragon.

After arriving in an abandoned park city park in what he assumes is still Venice, Yusei watches with an amused look as Judai pries his arms from the death grip he was holding Yusei in, dropping down to the ground in a dramatic fashion, breathing heavily.

"On the one hand, it is so awesome, cuz you know, traveling through time, but then again it really makes me miss the dear ground." says Judai, hugging the grass as if it were the best thing he had ever seen in his life.

After lying there for a little while, he looks up as if he suddenly remembered something. Opening his bag with an apologetic look, a very pissed off Pharaoh jumps out, giving Judai a very annoyed look and runs off into the trees. Yusei eyes follow the cat questioningly but doesn't comment as Judai beats him to it.

"It's alright, all that traveling most likely ruffled his feathers so he's probably going to blow off some steam or something. He'll probably return in a day or so... I hope." He says, sweat dropping. After taking a deep sigh, he turned to the dark haired duelist, knowing what was about to come.

"I guess this is where we say goodbye, huh?" He sighed looking solemn, not really wanting to, as he enjoyed the others presence a lot. Nodding, Yusei answered.

"Regretfully, yes, but I hope our journey will bring us together again. Thank you for your help today, without you and Yugi-san we would have never been able to defeat Paradox." Giving a slight smile, quickly returned by Judai, he offered his gloved hand to the boy, and Judai, seeing the leather hand appear in front of his face allowed himself to take it. As Yusei pulled the younger boy up from the ground, he turned it into a firm handshake.

''This is where we shall part our ways, but I hope we shall meet again.'' said Yusei as he gave one last look at Judai. The boy was sporting a very forced smile, trying his best not to let the taller boy know he was unhappy with him leaving. As Yusei turned to leave again on his D-Wheel, he took one more glance at the other duelist. Who appeared to be trying to look anywhere but at Yusei, fidgeting about, and Yusei couldn't help but give a small smile. He made two good friends in such a short period of time, the others should be proud.

Stepping onto his motorcycle, he waited for the confirmation from the Crimson Dragon that he had an okay to go. But after waiting for a little while, with no reply, he could see from the corner of his eyes that Judai was shooting him a questioning gaze. Staying on his D-Wheel for a few more seconds, contemplating what to do, he came to the conclusion that the Crimson Dragon was probably recharging his powers and needed him to wait a little longer. Stepping of the vehicle he told Judai so.

"Would be nice if he took the time to let you know tho..." Judai mumbled as Yusei shrugged of his comment, not knowing what to do about the situation. The boy had a point though. Then it seemed as if realization suddenly hit the brunette, as his face instantly beamed brightly.

"Does this mean that you can spend the day with me? Here in Venice?" A happy grin flashing upon his mouth. Thinking it though for a few seconds, Yusei shot a glance at this bike and back to the ever widening smile on the others face.

"Yeah. I guess I can." He said, unconsciously relaxing his tense shoulders, secretly happy that he could spend the day with the other duelist. Concealing his bike behind some tall bushes in the park, he let himself be dragged off by a hyperactive and cheering Judai, feeling the boys tight grip on his hand through the leather. Seems like this day wasn't over yet. Not by a long shot.

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Walking through the city in the sunny morning had been amazing, and although Judai had told him that it was a quiet shopping season, Yusei had found that he had still thoroughly enjoyed it. Not because of all the interesting game stores that he got dragged to and from, or even the nice weather. No, it was Judai grabbing his hand every now and then, taking him to who knows where, and seeing the smile on his face as he happily chatted on and on about what he was going to show him this time. Normally, half of the stuff wouldn't even register in Yusei's mind, but Judai seemed to catch his attention every time, face beaming with the most carefree and happiest smile he had ever seen, whenever he answered Judai, or simply by showing that he was listening. It still made a smile cross Yusei's lips, every time he saw it. Yeah, he felt pretty content.

"You know, you should smile more often. I think it suits you." Judai said, smiling, as Yusei looked up to face him while they sat down on a bench behind some tree. Seeing a slightly amused expression on Judai's face, he replied.

"You think so?" He said as he settled down onto the wood, face relaxing through the streaks of sunshine from the setting sun.

"Yeah, most definitely!" Came the instant answer. Looking over at the shorter boy, he could see that Judai was looking quite comfortable, settling onto the bench and stifling a small yawn.

"Want to go grab something to eat before we look for a place to sleep?" Judai asked sheepishly after hearing his stomach rumble, protesting at the lack of food. But before Yusei could even think about the answer, Judai added,

"At least, if you think you don't have to go home yet." Yusei raised his eyebrows slightly at the fast change of the boys mood, and he would have almost missed it, were he not watching the boys face so intently. He didn't comment on it but he still filed it away as something he should pay attention to. He had looked almost embarrassed.

He hadn't received any message from the Crimson Dragon yet, although it wasn't the most talkative dragon ever, he was sure he would let him know. So he assumed he could stay for a little while longer he thought, secretly relieved. He was going to try give Judai the best day he could offer the boy, making sure the extra time they got wouldn't go to waste. Giving a slight but resolute nod, he stood up from the bench, he offered his hand once more to the seated boy who took it with a questioning gaze. Upon noticing the confirming smile Yusei gave, Judai's face instantly brightened, glad that his friend didn't have to leave yet.

As Judai's mind raced about where they would go to eat, he remembered something he had pretty much forgotten due to all of his enthusiasm.

"I don't really have that much money on me right now, since I don't actually have any work and stuff, so I hope fast-food will be alright." Judai asked looking slightly embarrassed, glancing at Yusei's face for any kind of disapproval. When he saw no rejection or distaste, he went ahead and pulled Yusei along with him again, grabbing his hand. And as his fingers gazed the amber gem on the glove, Judai tightened his grip on the leather, receiving a slightly reassuring squeeze in return. They didn't let go for quite some time.

After arriving at the McMickeys, (lol) they ordered a couple of burgers as Judai spend the last of his change, mumbling something distastefully about the lack of fried shrimp. As they took a seat somewhere in the back at the almost empty fast-food joint, Judai started stuffing his face with the hamburgers, exclaiming that he was famished. Yusei just wondered when the last time was the boy across from him had had a decent meal. Feeling quite hungry himself, he started eating as well, somewhere in the back of his mind noting that the food didn't taste all that different after all.

After eating for a little while, the obviously starving Judai was down to his last hamburger. Just as he was about to take a bite from the final half, the ever silent Yusei asked him a question he had obviously been thinking about for a little while.

"If I may ask, I wonder as to how you and your spirit duel monster came to be this way." Judai freezes almost instantly at the very personal question, burger close to his mouth and his lips halfway parted. He looks at Yusei questioningly and finds the duelist staring back at him, face totally serious. He closes his mouth shut and puts his burger down, out of words for one of the first times in his life. He looks down for a minute, avoiding Yusei's gaze, thinking about the question.

"You can tell him you know. It's good to share things like that with others every once in a while." He suddenly heard Yubel say in the back of his his mind, closed off from Yusei and hearing from her for the first time in quite a few hours.

"You obviously care for him after only knowing him for such a short time, and I think its about time you had finally told someone." He looked up to see her gazing at him softly from behind his friend. And just as Yusei was feeling stupid and about to say something like how he didn't have to tell him anything if he didn't want to, because he realized that he might just have asked a too personal question if the silence Judai gave him was anything to go by. Judai interrupted him though, before he could utter even a single word.

"It's kind off a long story." He knuckled, as it was becoming painstakingly obvious that this was a really touchy subject for the brunette, and Yusei wanted to slap himself in the face for being such an obvious jerk.

"But I'll tell you." Came the unexpected answer. As Yusei's eyes snapped up to Judai's eyes, he found the boy smiling sadly, gaze holding a maturity beyond his years, and Yusei could feel himself getting lost in those kind eyes.

And tell him he did. They talked about pretty much everything, from the Neo Spacians, to the trip within the other world, and even Haou. Once he got started, he found that the words just started flowing, finding release in finally being able to talk about it with someone. That he was finally able to get all of this off his chest. To talk about all of his deepest fears, the moments in his life that he regretted oh so much, but also the very happy and precious moments. His friends. With just the occasional question from Yusei, he found that the other boy was a very good listener. He was listening intently, obviously understanding just how important the subject was to Judai, just looking at him with his rich blue eyes. Judai found that if he just looked into those eyes, that everything would be okay. And as they continued taking, Yubel just looked at the two from a distance, a small and rare smile gazing her lips.

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When they finally finished, the clock already ticking away into the later hours, Yusei was left with a slightly shocked expression on his face. The story Judai told him took him honestly by utter surprise. He knew that the boy had to have done something special in his life, or else the Crimson Dragon would have never picked the amazing duelist up, but he had never in a million years expected him to have such passion for the game, which rivaled his own. He had opened up to him completely, someone whom he had only known for such a short time, from what he thought was probably the first time someone even heard his story. Looking into the other boys eyes, he found that he was evading his glance, looking rather embarrassed. Before Yusei could even comment, Judai sputtered out a counter question.

"There you have it, my life story. It's only fair that you tell me about the Crimson Dragon as well!" He says jokingly, not really wanting to force someone else to share something so personal with him, but he needed to distract the other duelist from the subject of his own life because he was already feeling embarrassed enough, so he just said the first thing that was on his mind.

Yusei eyed the brunette carefully over the obviously forgotten and discarded hamburgers. The boy seemed shaken, exhausted and ashamed by the intensity of the talk, while really, he had nothing to be ashamed of, as Yusei thought Judai was one of the most amazing persons he had ever had the pleasure of meeting. His story only made him more all the more beautiful in his eyes. And really, how could he not see that himself? Snapping back to reality after gazing at the others beautiful, deep brown eyes, (since when did he start thinking like that?) for what must have been far longer than socially acceptable, he saw that the other boy was poking his fries nervously, occasionally glancing up to meet Yusei's gaze. And just as the duelist looked as if he was about to say something to break the slightly awkward silence, Yusei made up his mind, making his decision in that split second and spoke up, giving a wide, uncharacteristic smile. He was going to tell him. It was only fair, wasn't it?

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This was going to be a long night.

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Oh yeah, I didn't use Jaden as it would feel as if he was cheating on dear Jesse.