DGG: Hello, all! So I had this idea since like last year because I started writing a crap-ton of random little fluffy one-shots all based around the Sakaki family. So I decided, "Why not just put them into one big collection?" Some are saved on my computer, some are still only handwritten, and others I still have yet to write...

I'm going for a sort of chronological order here. So it's going to start with Yusho and Yoko before they were married. Eventually it'll go on to include Yuya (obviously). Then it'll include angsty stories because it'll cover when Yusho disappeared and before Yuya leaves for the war, and all that stuff.

I actually based this one-shot off of a different one-shot that I only have posted on my tumblr. This version is way better, in my opinion. The original is just Yoko explaining to Yuya how the events of this one-shot went. So, yes.

Also there are a couple other one-shots I already posted on this site that I'll actually probably remove and then place as a chapter into this collection instead. It makes me sad because they had nice reviews from nice people! (Sorry, nice people!)

Anyway, here is the first one-shot of the series! Enjoy.

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc V or any of its characters. I'm just writing for fun.

"There you are!"

The female voice stopped the male in his tracks. He crinkled his brow. For a moment, he wondered if the voice could possibly have been talking to him, but he was the only other person on the street. In fact, he hadn't seen another individual since leaving from the lab he and his friend, Leo Akaba, shared earlier that evening.

He waited, but her still couldn't locate the voice's owner. Perplexed, the male turned to look over his shoulders, but there was nothing behind him but cement and pavement. Finally, he heard the familiar sound of a motorcycle's engine being revved, causing him to avert his attention back in front of him. The headlight turned on, causing him to shield his eyes with his arm as the light blared in his face. After a few moments, the motorcycle and its rider whizzed by, the tailwind whipping his clothes violently. He turned as the bike screeched to a halt. The owner of the contraption, a woman about his age, with long, blonde hair, hopped out of the seat and stood in the street, facing him with a look of determination plastered on her face.

"Oh. It's you," a smile spread across his face.

"Good to see you remember me. You rushed in and out rather quickly the other night," her eyes narrowed. "I wasn't sure if you had much time to notice anything."

"Oh. I'm sorry," he plucked his top hat off his head as he bowed. "I suppose I did, didn't I? How rude of me," he stood up straight. "My name is Yusho, by the way. Yusho Sakaki. And you're Shooting Star Yoko, yes? Fierce leader of the Maiami Queens? You're a name to be feared around these parts."

"I'm glad my reputation precedes me," she smirked.

"So what brings you here tonight?"

"I'm here because of you," Yoko's voice was cold and commanding, enough to send a light chill down the male's spine.

"Me?" he blinked. "But why?"

"You think you can just show up out of the blue, settle a dispute I was having with a rival gang, and then just disappear like a ghost? I don't think so, Yusho. I have a score to settle with you."

"Oh. I meant no harm the other night. I just hate to see dueling being used for violence. Dueling is meant to be fun and to make everyone smile. That's all I wanted to show all of you."

Yoko softened as she began to move toward him.

"Yes. You got that point across. But let me tell you what's going to happen here, Yusho Sakaki. I can't just let you off the hook. What sort of leader would I be if I did? You and I are going to duel right here, right now."

"Oh?" he raised his eyebrows.

"Oh, yes, Mister Sakaki," she stopped right in front of him and placed her index finger under his chin. Yusho felt his breath hitch in his throat at her touch. "We're going to duel, and when I win, you're going to take me on a date."

"Oh," his cheeks flushed a light shade of pink. "A date, huh?"

"Mhm," Yoko batted her emerald eyes.

"But… what if I win?" Yusho's voice involuntarily cracked, causing Yoko to giggle and his heart to flutter.

"You won't. But on the off chance that you do win, I guess you get to walk away and resume your odd, vigilante life. So what do you say? Will you accept?"

"How can I not?" he grinned. "I never back down from a challenge."

"Good," Yoko brushed his chin with her fingertips as she backed away and activated her duel disk, causing the male to shudder.

"Ready?" she asked.

"Of…of course," Yusho finally regained some composure as he activated his own duel disk.

"DUEL!" they both shouted.

Yusho: 4000

Yoko: 4000

"Ladies first!" the gang leader declared as she drew her card. "I play Road Raven Renegade (ATK: 1400/Def: 1000) in attack mode!"

A monster that appeared to be a woman fused with a motorcycle appeared on the field in a flash of light.

"And I play two cards face down and end my turn," she continued. "Now show me what you've got, Yusho Sakaki."

"Gladly," Yusho smiled while drawing his first card. He glanced at the card with a frown then puckered his lips in thought as he examined the rest of his hand. "Hm. I end my turn."

"W-what?" Yoko sputtered, her features falling in shock. "You end your turn?"

"Mhm," he nodded.

"Are you serious? You aren't going to play a single card?"

"Nope. I have nothing to play. Lousy hand. I guess I should have shuffled my deck better," he shrugged.

"You have absolutely nothing?" Yoko eyed him. "Not one single, solitary monster? No spells? No traps? Not even a bluff?"

"What can I say? I didn't receive the luck of the draw this time," the male shrugged again.

Yoko's eyes narrowed as she continued to stare at him. Was he serious?

"Whatever," she finally rolled her eyes and drew her next card, "but don't think this means I'll be going easy on you."

"I wouldn't expect you to," he shook his head.

"Good. I attack you directly with my Renegade!" Yoko declared.

Her monster raced forward, aiming directly for Yusho. He gracefully dodged out of its way; however, even though it didn't actually touch him, the attack still cut into his life points.

Yusho: 2600

Yoko: 4000

"And I'll end my turn. I hope you can do something this time."

"Let's find out," Yusho drew from his deck. "Because you control a monster and I don't, I can special summon Entermate Review Dancer (ATK: 800/Def: 1000) from my hand."

His monster appeared, looking every bit as flashy as its user. The monster sported a large bow on her crown as well as a large band of pearls that wrapped around her head. The creature also had a large, flashy, red collar and wore a black, sleeveless top with orange tights and knee-high black boots. She donned a whip with a purple club suit at its base and what appeared to be two, white puffballs attached on either hip.

"And now, thanks to Revue Dancer's other effect, I can use it as two tributes. So I tribute my Review Dancer in order to summon Entermate Sky Magician (Atk: 2500/Def: 2000)."

Yoko stared at the looming monster with a sense of excitement as it appeared. The magician towered above the field like a skyscraper. Yusho hopped onto one of the flying magician's interlocking rings, allowing him to be lifted into the air by his monster. The female gazed at the sight. That was the monster he used to win the duel the other night. He rode on the creature and flew around the field with it, captivating everyone's attention, especially hers. It had been a wonder to behold, and now she was about to witness it all over again.

"And now," his voice snapped her from her thoughts, "I attack your Road Raven Renegade with my magician!"

"I don't think so. Negate Attack!" the female activated one of her trap cards, immediately ending the battle phase. She wasn't going to make it easy for him.

"Hm. Good show. I end my turn," Yusho and his monster returned to his side of the field.

"Ending your turn without setting any face down cards again?" Yoko raised an eyebrow.

"Well, I…suppose I might have one card I could have set. But it's a little too late now," he shrugged. "It slipped my mind for a moment. Oh, well. I'll try to remember it next turn."

"No. Set it now," she commanded.

"But…I already ended my turn…" he deadpanned.

"I don't care. We're supposed to be dueling. So just play your card."

"Um…okay," he blinked. "I rescind my previous declaration in order to set one card. Now I end my turn."

"Good. Now this duel may actually get interesting," Yoko smirked as she drew her next card.

"I tribute my Road Raven Renegade in order to summon Road Raven Red Queen (Atk: 2000/Def: 2000)."

The monster on Yoko's field disappeared in a flash of light, revealing a new monster in its place. This one lived up to her name. The female monster stood tall and commanding atop her two motorcycles, both of which had the bodies of horses. Yoko's ace monster. Fitting for the leader of the feared Maiami Queens.

"And now I activate her special ability! Once per turn I can take control of your monsters!"

"Not so fast!" Yusho swung his arm. "I activate my trap, Entermate Sky Ring!" the card flipped face up.

"It says that it stops your monsters from being destroyed," Yoko read the card's description. "I'm not destroying your monster. I'm just taking control of it."

"Oh," he raised his eyebrows with feigned realization. "Whoops. I guess I misunderstood," the hologram of the card disintegrated. "You may continue with your turn, then," he hopped to the ground from his monster.

"What are you doing?" Yoko demanded.

"Nothing," Yusho cocked his head to the side. "Why do you ask?"

"You just wasted a perfectly good card for no reason!"

"It wasn't for 'no reason'. I said I misunderstood," he explained innocently.

"How could you have misunderstood! I said it plain as day!"

"I'm a guy. Sometimes I hear what I want," he smirked.

The female growled in frustration before continuing her move.

"Fine. Then I'll end this! Thanks to my Red Queen's effect, your monster is now mine, but its attack is lowered to 100. So now I attack you directly with both Red Queen and your own Sky Magician!"

Yusho watched with anticipation as both monsters came hurling toward him. The force of both attacks sent him flying to the ground as 2100 of his life points disappeared.

Yusho: 500

Yoko: 4000

"You're pretty good," Yusho commended.

"If you think that's good, then just wait! Now I activate the magic card Thunder Crash! With this, I destroy all monsters I control and deal 300 points of damage to you for each one! So by destroying my Road Raven Red Queen and your Entermate Sky Magician that I still control…"

"You deal 600 points of damage," Yusho interrupted with a smile as the two monsters turned into lightning bolts and came careening straight for him.

Yusho: 0

Yoko: 4000

Yusho lay sprawled on the ground, his smile never leaving his face, even as he heard Yoko stomp right for him.

"What the hell was that!" she demanded.

"What was what?" he sat up.

"That duel!"

"I don't know what you're talking about," Yusho cocked his head to the side.

"The person I dueled just now is not the same person that swooped in the other night and saved my friend! The skills you displayed just now would make a novice look good! Did you have a receiver in your ear! Was someone feeding you how to duel that night?"

"No! Of course not!" Yusho laughed.

"Were you mocking me?"

"I would never!"

"Were you just taking it easy on me because I'm a girl? Do you think I can't win on my own?"

"Of course not! You can obviously win. How could you have such a feared reputation if you didn't?"

"Then why weren't you taking this seriously?"

"I assure you that I was taking the duel very seriously."

"No. All you showed me was that I wasted my time," Yoko huffed as she placed her hands on her hips. "I was hoping to have fun with this duel, but…"

"You mean you didn't? Because I had a blast," the male finally stood.

"What does that mean?" the female hissed. "So you were just toying with me?"

"Not at all. Like I said, I took the duel very seriously."

"Oh, really? Then could you enlighten me on how that worked?"

"Of course. It all goes back to the ante at the beginning. I believe the deal was that if you won I had to take you on a date. And look at that. You won," he beamed.

Yoko visibly jerked with surprise, causing Yusho to chuckle.

"That deal is still valid, right?"

"You…lost on purpose?" she raised an eyebrow. "Just so you could take me out?"

"Mhm," he nodded. "I mean, I don't get many offers for dates, so I'd better jump at the chance when it arises, right? Especially when the woman who's asking me is as gorgeous as you are."

Yoko could feel her cheeks warm up, shock still coursing through her veins. He was charming. Almost too charming. So much so that she nearly forgot she was angry with him. Unfortunately for him, she couldn't be won over that easily; she shook her head in order to regain her composure.

"But you lost on purpose," she spoke, a hint of anger still hiding in her tone.

"I did, yes," he nodded.

"I take out professional duelists all the time. And you're no pro duelist –"

"Yet," he winked. "I am just about there, though."

"– Do you honestly believe that you're so good that you can defeat me? And not only that, but you're so confident in your skills that you thought losing on purpose – and badly, I might add – was the only way for me to win?"

"Oh, no," he shook his head. "You're very powerful. I don't have a doubt in my mind that you would have wiped the floor with me even if I was actually putting forth any effort; however, I will say that I'm not so easy to defeat either when I'm playing my best."

"If that's the case, then why didn't you try?"

"That's easy. It's because I wanted the duel to end as quickly as possible so that I could take you up on your offer as quickly as possible. You see? You're the famed leader of the Maiami Queens, and I am an up-and-coming professional duelist. I've heard you've never lost a duel. Nor have I. If I had played how I normally play, there would have been such a fierce back-and-forth between us –"

"Sounds like it would have been nice," the female interrupted.

"I agree under normal circumstances. But if that had happened during this duel, it would have taken too long to decide a winner, and I really, really just want to take you out on that date."

"I see," a smile crept its way onto her face despite herself.

"And I promise that if this date goes well, I will duel you again. For real this time. Deal?"

"With all your odd, acrobatic, daredevil, razzle-dazzle?"

"Definitely," he grinned.

"It's a deal, Mister Sakaki," she smiled.

"Well, then," he offered her his arm. "Shall we?"

Yoko hesitated for a moment, not used to such chivalry, but her hesitation quickly disappeared when she saw the warmth in his eyes. She nodded as she linked her arm with his.

"I could get used to this," she spoke as he escorted her.

"Good," he nodded. "I hope so, too."

DGG: And thus the begin their romance.

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