Title: The Twins’ Stories
Author:
exleader75Fandom: Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s
Pairings: Rua x Ruka, Yusei x Ruka
Challenge:
fanfic25Prompt: #25 - Aporia [Writer’s Choice]
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 605 [Total: 9,084]
Summary: The twins, though pretty much ignored, have as much fun adventures with Team 5D’s as the other signers did.
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s nor any of its canon characters. It belongs to 4Kids Entertainment, Konami and Kazuki Takahashi.
“Ruka-sensei?” repeated Aporia, confused.
Ruka has returned to Neo Domino City after being away for a decade to live with Yusei and take on a job to teach. As a result, she agreed to a job at a new school seven blocks away from Duel Academy. The school was smaller than her old school, but it will help that the new school has teachers who were taught overseas in formidable cities like London or New York. It was an offer Ruka couldn’t refuse.
And it just so happened that Aporia, the same terrifying being she saw when she was eleven years younger, is attending the same school as an eleven-year-old who looked just like Luccanio.
“Sorry, Aporia. What do you need?”
Aporia grinned, which she never saw happened with his future self except when he was near death. “Wow, you knew why name already! I’m popular!”
Ruka put on an annoyed smile. Aporia gulped.
“Sorry! I was asking you if you could judge my deck. I don’t know if it’s full of cool cards.”
Ruka nodded. “Okay. Let me see.”
“His deck is nothing like we saw before,” mumbled Ruka to herself.
Yusei was on his computer typing. He stopped typing and turned around to face Ruka. “Remember that the Aporia I fought was paired with years of isolation and stride to save the world by destroying our world. It’s only fitting that this Aporia is not that because he hasn’t faced that yet.”
“I know. It just unnerves me.”
“Loneliness gives out the evil of human beings. It clouds our views of what’s right because of the despair it caused. If I didn’t have my friends before I met you, I could be an Aporia. The same thing could have happened when you left me, but I have friends here and your phone calls to help me prevent that.”
“I understand that. I wouldn’t want to know what kind of life I would have without Rua. But you’re famous, Yusei, so you shouldn’t feel lonely.”
Yusei shook his head lowly. “Even with recognition, it’s not the same as care or love.” He looked at Ruka with something in his eyes.
Ruka tilted her head smiling. “Aww. You were lonely.”
“It brings out my attention for you. I never felt that with Aki because I felt loved by everyone around me already, so I don’t need her love. But now that I don’t have that same love around me, I desire to feel it again. It just so happens you were here on that trip.”
Ruka smiled. “I’m glad. But I thought loneliness gives out the evil.”
“What I mean by evil is the feelings we wouldn’t feel if we weren’t lonely. Despair and desire are examples for those. But love for a woman’s heart is another, especially if she’s pretty like you.”
Ruka blushed. “Yusei…you’re embarrassing me.”
Yusei smirked. “Aporia is loved, so he isn’t feeling the despair he would’ve faced in the future…yet, but I wouldn’t let that happen.”
Ruka went over and kissed Yusei on the lips. “You’re so romantic than you were back then, Yusei.”
“Well, you didn’t have the hot body than you did back then.”
“I was only twelve!” said Ruka in annoyance as she dragged Yusei off the computer and into the bedroom.
“Aporia-kun,” said Ruka. “What’s the answer?”
“The answer is A, Ruka-sensei. Synchro monsters are white border cards with awesome special effects and strong offenses,” answered Aporia passionately.
‘Now I know why Aporia is so soft on Rua. He acts just like him. Oh, well, at least I won’t miss Rua as much,’ thought Ruka, smiling.