Yugioh: The Hope of Six

Chapter 3 - Feelings Known and Uncertain

"Wow. And here I thought things would get better after the war with Academia." Masumi said depressingly. Everyone was sitting in the fancy dorm room in Osiris Red. After being told of the events after the group left her world, the young girl was very much overwhelmed. She was both concerned and confused about what had happened to her and to the teenage boy sleeping on the couch. "How long do you think it will take for Yuri to wake up?" She asked.

"Who knows?" Kenzan said with a shrug. Yuri had been out cold since his arrival, aside from his brief waking moment before passing out again. The whole group kept watching over him as he slept.

As she observed him, Serena had mixed feelings of guilt and caution. She still felt bad that Leo kept her from helping Yuri be a better person as Ray intended. From what she heard, Yuri did start to change due to his time merged with Yuya. However, she also felt that he might cause trouble if he wasn't being supervised. Therefore, Serena decided she would keep an eye on Yuri during their time here, just to make sure.

"You know, I still can't believe how much Yuri looks like Yuya, and Serena resembling Yuzu." Grace said in amazement. Her sister nodded.

"They were all once different people but with the same faces from what I understand. It is definitely striking." Gloria said. Masumi nodded.

"Yeah. To think, this is the same guy that I talked to just before you all took off." There was no way she could deny the resemblance. As she gazed down at his sleeping face, Masumi remembered what he said through Yuya. She still wondered if he was actually flirting with her or was just messing around. Either way, his words shook her up a bit. No one actually attempted to woo her before. True, she was always flattered when Professor Marco, her Fusion teacher on her world, complimented her talents. Still, that wasn't actual flirting. 'What does Yuri really think of me?' Masumi asked herself. Her thoughts were interrupted by an important question.

"Masumi, I heard that Reiji led a mission to infiltrate Academia to save all the carded people. You were included. How did that go?" Serena asked, wanting to know if they succeeded. She was about to answer when a bright light appeared in the room, which was replaced by the returned form of Judai Yuki.

"Yo! I'm back!" He announced.

"Took you long enough." Manjome complained.

"What did you learn on Cyberse World?" Asuka asked.

"Quite a bit actually, but that'll have to wait for a second. I want you guys to meet the newest member of our little group." Judai said as he raised his Duel Disk.

"Who are you...?" Sho started to ask but stopped himself when he and the others saw the little red and black figure emerging from his best friend's Disk. They were stunned by Flame's appearance.

"What is that thing?" Grace asked. Flame growled.

"I am not a thing! I am the Fire Ignis, Flame!" He yelled while covering himself in a roaring fire. Grace yelped and jumped back a bit from his reaction.

"S-Sorry! My mistake!" She quickly apologized. Flame immediately calmed himself.

"So that's an Ignis, huh?" Judai, Flame, and the others turned toward the couch. Yuri had finally awakened and was both amazed and curious to see an Ignis for the first time.

"Yeah, and you seem to be... well, you again." Judai said. Yuri took a moment to examine himself, still very much surprised to have his body back.

"How did this happen? How am I in my own body again?" He asked, looking down at his hands. "What the heck happened to Yuya and everyone else?"