Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh Arc V or any of the franchise, characters or plots.

NOTE: Stories for this particular series start chapter 2 onwards. This is just a brief explanation and a time line of what story fits where (including related but separate stories).

This is based post-series. The world/AU (whatever you want to call it) is the same as in my other story 'Red Scarves and Wooden Crosses'. You don't need to read it to understand this one (or vice versa). That said there will be a few ties in with some of the jokes and motifs carrying over here.

This series will specifically cover interactions around the counterparts, Shun and Sora and their families (new or otherwise) post-series. It will be a series of linked one shots. Other spin off ideas unrelated to this specific theme will be written as separate stories (if I have other spin off ideas).

Who lives with who is as follows:

Yoko and Yusho - Yus: Yugo and Yuya (permanetly), Yuri (as a kind of trial thing, although pretty much permanently), Yuto (temporarily; moves between the two houses) & Sora (permanently)

Shuzo - the bracelet girls: Yuzu and Rin (permanently), Serena (deciding if temporary or not), Ruri (temporarily) & Shun (temporarily)

Parental figure wise, they all view them as parents or guardians with the main exceptions being Shun who views them as more of an...equal I suppose, someone who is temporarily taking care of him and his two 'chicks'. Yuto and Ruri, while viewing the others as temporary guardians, mainly consider Shun their main guardian.

Note: the stories on here will not be updated in chronological order (rather in the order that I think of them or they are suggested). Thus the timeline is to make it easier for you (and me) given that I will be referring to events and so on in different chapters depending on when they occur in said timeline.

Timeline

'A Froggy Incident' (separate one shot)

*Yusho Sakaki disappears*

*Invasion of the Xyz Dimension by the Fusion Dimension*

PRE-ANIME

*Events of the anime and battle against Zarc*

POST-ANIME

'Something to smile for'

'Something to change for'

'Something to trust in'

'Something to rebuild'

'Something to run to'

'Something to accept'

'Something to surrender to'

'Something to coddle'

'Something to be grateful for'

'Red Scarves and Wooden Valleys' (separate one shot)

'Something to make bloom'

'Something to claim'

If you have any suggestions for any stories I am open to them (either review or PM me). Some guidelines though - I will not accept OCs (unless they are minor, such as one of them helping a kid), any romance relationships must be canon (e.g. Yugo/Rin, Ruri/Yuto) and I will typically not repeat what I have already written. Sending in a request does not necessarily guarantee it will be written. But for the most part they probably will be. ;) So yeah. If you have any ideas, I'm open to them.