Frozen Connection (Future Card Buddyfight)

Chapter 6(Final)

"... What are those idiots doing out there..?" Kiri asked bitterly, looking out the window to see Gao and his friends splitting their share of Takoyaki.

'Idiots?' Yukino thought, accepting her ice cream and looking behind her. 'Oh. I shouldn't have asked.'

The two Legend World users continued to watch from inside a little longer until one of the so-called idiots made I contact with them. Baku poked Gao and Kuguru nervously, earning their attention within two or three pokes to notify them that they were spotted. Gao who nonchalantly blinked and turned his head to the window as his friend panicked at his action just smiled like a fool and waved at the two energetically. Kiri growled as Yukino raised an eyebrow and waved back a little at the boy, eating the ice cream she had in her hand.

'Seriously, if only they left us alone..' he muttered sternly.

"I don't mind," Yukino said boringly.

"And I do. We're leaving," the boy grumbled, heading towards the front door.

"What are you so scared of?" the Ice Queen asked, a smirk forming on her face. "Don't you try covering it up, I know you're running. But from what? From Gao and your past self, who else?"

"Running away? What a joke.." Kiri said, looking back at her with a dark look in his now soulless eyes.

Yukino's smirk grew bigger at the reaction she got from the boy in front of her, blue eyes narrowing a little bit. The girl quickly finished her frozen dessert and went to go wipe her mouth, extending the time she was spending with the boy and enjoying his impatience. Kiri started to tap his finger on his arm and his foot onto the hard cold floor, taking sharp glances at the group outside who just sat there and watched like it was a drama.

"How long do you plan to drag this out?" the boy asked irritably.

"Oh, I don't? Until you spill it?" the girl replied, walking slowly. "Like I said just now, I know you're scared. Scared of something that deals with that Sun Fighter idiot. Tell me and I'll follow you obediently. I'll even zip up my lips from asking any further."

Kiri rolled his eyes, trudging out of the building as the girl he left behind frowned at the back of his head and ran up to him, grabbing his arm abruptly.

'What's going on?' Drum whispered to his buddy, staring at the two students before them.

'I don't know why are you asking me?' Gao replied, giving a quick odd glance at the dragon.

"Tell me and I'll let you roam around all you want. And look, your rival is here to listen. We're all opened ears to you," Yukino stated casually, nodding her head over at the group.

Kiri sighed and then glared at Gao.

"W-what man?" the Sun Fighter stuttered, sweating under the boy's gaze a little.

"I have claimed that you are my rival, correct?" the Reaper asked, confirming whether the boy got it drilled in his head or not.

"Uhhhh... You mean a cardfight rival and that love rival thing?" the boy asked stupidly, earning a little blush from Kiri.

The Grim Reaper cleared out his throat to excuse himself and kill the silence, a hand brought up to the front of his mouth to cover himself up.

"Whatever. Anyways, just so you know, I'll be taking her away from you."

Gao and the others blinked at him confusedly and tilted their heads to the side, urging him to continue. Kiri began to feel agitated by the group of past acquaintance of his, but kept his demeanor.

"That means she's going out with me at this instant. It is her payment for asking me to leave you lot alone."

"Uh, Kiri, you do know that I'm... You know... Kind of in a relationship right now?" Gao asked sheepishly, giving a large grin.

"... Eh?" Kiri said awkwardly, staring blankly.

"Right, I forgot to mention that to you didn't I?" Yukino said, playfully eyeing the boy. "Yeah, even I don't know how a moron like him could find a date. But then again, he's Mikado Gao."

"If only he wasn't, I could've made him jealous and torture him mentally," the boy said loudly, pouting a little angrily.

Yukino suddenly smiled and then looked away to hide her laugh, letting go of Kiri's arm as promised. The boy felt her hands leave his touch and grew disappointed.

"So if I asked her out or anything like that, you wouldn't care?" Kiri asked confirming it once more.

"Yeah, man, if he's dating Suzuha, why would he be jealous of you for?" Baku asked awkwardly.

"Who asked you?" Kiri hissed.

'No one..' the boy answered quickly, looking away.

"Well, if you Yukino, why not just ask her out now then? No one is here to take her away from you. Or you take away from them..." Kuguru said, nervously saying the last sentence.

"I was hoping to make Gao jealous and angry, or even take everything he wanted away from him, but it looks like none of that is possible.." Kiri said disappointingly, softening his eyes.

Yukino rolled her eyes and shook her head in a 'no' motion as everything around them went quiet, crossing her arms together slowly.

"How about a proposal? Before anyone can get to you before I do," Kiri announced turning around to look at the girl. "I'll ask you now to be safe. Would you like to go out with me?"

'So straightforward...' everyone thought awkwardly.

"I'm not one to be interested in romance," Yukino said, looking away.

Kiri frowned and then looked at his feet annoyingly, thinking of another way to get her to agree.

"But."

The boy looked up curiously as the group rested their eyes on the girl silently.

"I guess I could give it a try..." she finished, blushing a little and smiling.

"Then it's settled! Starting from today on, you two are a couple," Kuguru jumped in, clapping her hands together.

"Yeah, yeah..." Kiri said embarrassingly.

"Treat her well and everything will be fine," Kuguru said.

"Don't use Gao as an example though, bro. Maybe you're better at this than he is," Baku stated.

"Hey!" Gao exclaimed.

"Don't worry about that. It's not like I'd let anything happen to her," Kiri said, smiling a little around the group for who knows how long it has been.