A/N: So... Um, I really like Faithshipping. I haven't been on FanFiction much lately, and especially not in the 5Ds section for a while... But it's summer vacation! I have time to write!

This is going to be a collection of Faithshipping one-shots, drabbles, and short stories based off of prompts I find on Tumblr. I do not own the prompts I use, and I'll give credit by providing the user name of the person who originally came up with the idea. A lot of them are AUs, some are not.

So like. Each 'chapter' probably isn't going to be ridiculously long. Like I said, they're one-shots and drabbles, so they'll be, on average, fairly short. Every prompt will be different, so every chapter will take place in a different setting. I'm looking forward to this! And I hope you all like what I have to write:) I appreciate reviews if you feel like taking the time to do so.

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds or the writing prompts found on Tumblr. I do, however, own my writing.

Warning: Language, implied sexual themes later on (usually as jokes), and maybe other stuff eventually? Rated T, but it shouldn't be too bad.

[ "this is totally awkward considering before this the only interactions we've ever had have been casual nods to each other in the hallway but there's a huge fucking spider in my bath tub and you seem like the friendly neighbor type please help me" au - bisexualclarke ]

"This was just supposed to be a simple, fuckin' shower," Yusei was muttering as he stepped out in the hall. "Just a stupid shower, just one shower and that's all it was gonna be."

He stood outside his door for a minute, arms folded over his chest as he peered down both ways of the apartment foyer. He had to choose carefully. There was no way in hell he was going to wait for Crow to get home and ask him; he'd never live to see the day when Crow finally stopped antagonizing him about it. Even then, the delivery boy wouldn't be home for another few hours and Yusei couldn't wait that long.

Sucking in a defeated breath, he knocked on the neighbor's door to his immediate right. A young woman lived there; she had moved in recently. The receptionist at the front desk had mentioned her name being Izayoi Aki, who was around his age and, from what he'd seen of her, had a unique shade of red hair. The girl seemed nice enough; nicer than some of the other people in the complex. So, with a groan, he waited to see if she would answer.

She did, and Yusei suddenly couldn't decide if he was embarrassed enough to feign innocence and walk away or man up and ask her to rescue him because he wasn't man enough to kill a bug.

Aki was pretty, with round, brown eyes and pale skin. She was wearing a pair of pajama pants and a tank top, and he promptly apologized for coming over so late. She shook her head. "It's fine, I haven't gone to bed yet. Can I help you?"

The blood in Yusei's face drained and his embarrassment returned. "Actually...I wanted to know if you could help me with something."

"Depends," she smirked.

"Okay, um...this is weird," he said, rubbing the back of his neck. "But like...there's this huge fucking spider in my shower..."

The girl blinked at him, quiet for a moment before covering her mouth to hide a wicked giggle. "You want me to get rid of it?"

"...Please..."

"This is just sad." She rolled her eyes, laughing out loud. "All right, the only reason I'm going to agree to this is because your roommate, Crow, and I go to the same college. So I figure I can trust that you won't murder me."

"I'll give you your space," he promised, blushing because he was asking for such a pitiful favor. "I'm sorry about this, you don't have to - "

"Nah," she said, coming out and closing her door. "In school, I take care of the roach and spider crisis's. You're good." She grinned. "I've got nothing better to do. Lead the way!"

Awkwardly, Yusei flung his arms in the direction of his apartment, which was, like, three steps away, and brought her into his and Crow's home. For a college Senior and a man who had graduated just last year who was now trying to make a living, it wasn't a bad-looking place. Mildly messy; they were two bachelors, after all. It wasn't like they had visitors often, and if they did, it was Jack, and he lived upstairs. (Yusei had neglected to ask Jack to assist him with the spider problem for the same reason he hadn't contacted Crow.) There were some dishes piled in the sink, a few shirts draped over chairs. But it wasn't awful; you could walk around without dying, at least.

Aki sniffed, seemingly amazed that the environment didn't smell like socks. That had been Crow; he'd purchased an air freshener a couple months ago and now it was just a thing they made sure to keep around.

Yusei brought her to the bathroom, hovering at the door as she marched inside and over to the shower. As she moved the curtain aside, she began talking.

"You probably know this already, but I'm Aki. I moved in not long ago. Sorry if I was loud and kept you awake or anything while getting myself settled and - holy shit! - "

Yusei grimaced. "Yeah..."

Aki was gaping. "I take back what I said earlier. That...has got to be the biggest fucking spider I've ever seen in person. Holy shi- okay, I don't know if..." She frowned thoughtfully. "Normally, with spiders, I do my best to catch them and set them free outside. Umm...you own a jar big enough for this guy...?"

"On it," Yusei said brightly, disappearing as he hurried for the kitchen. Aki turned back to the shower. The spider was sprawled in the far corner, big and brown and fuzzy, as well as motionless. Scared, probably. It might have been one giant spider, but humans still easily out-sized it, and that was probably a bit intimidating. Just when Aki was coming to point of thinking that it was slightly cute, her neighbor returned with a container.

"Best I could find," he said, handing it to her. It was one of the refillable jugs from the Circle K down the street, the ones that could hold sixty-four ounces and came with a screw-on lid. "Just...don't tell Crow I used this to hold that thing. It's his."

Aki laughed, taking the jug and opening it while pondering her best course of action. She didn't want the little creature to escape and end up somewhere else in the building, but she also preferred not to harm it. As she mapped out her options, she started speaking again. "Okay, I don't blame you for seeking help in this situation. This guy's colossal."

"Thanks...I guess..."

"So like, anyone who's sane would be freaked out by this spider in particular," Aki continued, crouching lower to see where it could possibly skitter away. "But out of curiosity, how do you feel about bugs in general?"

Yusei answered as she worked to trap it in the corner; it hadn't moved yet. "Absolutely terrified of them."

"Really?"

"Yup. Bad childhood experience."

"Oh?"

"I'll...save that story for another day...," he simpered, tugging at his collar, although she couldn't see him do it.

In a dumbfounded sort of astonishment, Yusei watched as she lunged, slamming the open jug over the not-so-small monster, having calculated the exact angle to come at it without chopping off a leg accidentally. She held it there, exhaling a breath she'd been apparently holding. After a moment, she said shakily, "There." A pause. "Now what?"

Yusei's skin was crawling, though he hoped desperately that it didn't show. Working up the courage, he knelt down beside her and murmured, "I guess now we work on the lid...?"

"Hold this," Aki ordered, nodding at the jug. When she saw the look of horror on his face, she pursed her lips in exasperation. "Put your hands on this," she shook it gently, "and hold it over the spider while I do the difficult part."

Embarrassed for the hundredth time that night, Yusei did as he was told, gripping the container in place with white knuckles. Aki grabbed the cover, analyzing the position they were stuck in. She was completely in his shower now, squatting on the tile floor with bare feet and wearing nightclothes. Wow, he realized, I feel really bad for making her spend her night like this. This sucks.

Aki reached out and softly smacked the side of the jug, causing Yusei to jump in alarm. She chuckled at his reaction, hitting the sides of Crow's cooler lightly as not to injure its new resident, moving around Yusei's fingers. His heart leaped into his throat when he felt the spider make a mad dash up the side of the container, silhouetted inside by the light in the bathroom. Yusei had to swallow something that reminded him suspiciously of a shriek.

"Tilt it to the side, quick!"

Reluctantly, he did, and Aki was incredibly fast as she popped the lid on, twisting it shut and taking the jug from him, carefully maneuvering it right side up. Their rather ugly friend rested at the bottom now, wriggling around every so often against the foreign feel of plastic.

"Well!" Aki said happily. "We did it!" Her eyes were twinkling with pride and Yusei couldn't stop the smile that was spreading across his face. But it fell when she knitted her eyebrows. Aki peeked up at him from where she was now standing beside him. "Now what...?"

"Save it for Crow? Tell him we got him a drink?"

Aki punched his arm faintly. "That's cruel and you know it." She glowered down at the container. "I suppose we could let it go by the canal a few blocks over. It shouldn't bother anyone there... Besides, there's no way we can kill it after all we've been through," she joked.

"That outta work," Yusei said, leaning against the door frame. "Thank you. I mean, I feel pathetic, but I'm grateful that you took the time to come over and do this."

"No problem," Aki assured, holding out a free arm. "It's nice to properly meet you, uh, Yusei, right?"

"Yeah. It's nice to properly meet you, too, Aki. I'll, ah, try not to make this a habit. The whole coming over at ten PM begging you to save me from a bug isn't something that'll happen again. Or at least, not too often..."

Aki laughed freely, shaking his hand and shifting the safely concealed spider. "I don't know, I thought it was kind of fun. Maybe we can have more adventures in the future. Speaking of which, it's Saturday tomorrow. Want to come let this guy go in the morning with me?"

Yusei's expression soured. "Not really, but I'll come anyway. Nothing against you, I like you, but I don't think this guy," he said while pointing at it, "and I get along too well."

"It's a date, then," Aki said, heading for the hall. "I'll take this back to my place so you don't have to angst over it. I'll take it to the canal around nine tomorrow morning if you feel like tagging along."

Yusei stared after her dumbly. "I'll...be there."

"Great!"

She was just stepping out the door when Crow materialized at the top of nearest stairwell, shoving his keys in his pocket and glaring down at his cellphone. His head snapped up to the sound of someone in his apartment, practically glowing when he saw his classmate and roommate just ahead. He was already shrugging off his delivery jacket, motorcycle helmet tucked beneath his armpit, a painfully large smile tugging at his mouth. "Yo!"

"Hey, how was work?" Yusei asked, casually taking hold of the jug that was safely secured in Aki's grasp. Aki quirked a brow at him, allowing him to steal it away.

"Long," Crow yawned, scratching his ear and coming closer to them. "And your day?"

"Fine," Yusei said evenly. "Oh! We found something you might like."

"Yeah?" Crow grinned. "I was wondering why you were here. Glad to see that you two have met," he told Aki, who was falling back to give them conversational space. "Hey, is that my drink?"

Yusei handed it to him, and Crow put his palm over the lid. Aki stiffened, biting her tongue to stop any amusement from showing. "Yup," Yusei was saying. "Actually, that's what I wanted to show you."

"The heck does that mean...?" Crow muttered, twisting it off and putting his face real close to peer inside at the same time Yusei elected to take Aki back to her apartment as a thank you for her services. They didn't make it very far before Crow's screeching voice echoed around the complex. "Christ, Yusei, what the- what is this thing?! And why is it in my cooler?! Yusei?!"

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