The Giant and the Tomato

Deadline

Yuya smiled as he sat in his room after dinner, opening some new packs. Gongenzaka had gotten them for him that morning, and Yuya had been waiting until he got home to open them so that the wind didn't blow them away from him.

Yuri, Yugo, and Yuto were all gathered around him, watching him open the card packs. The four of them weren't exactly sure how they'd gotten their own bodies back. One minute they were one, and the next they were suddenly waking up on the floor in their separate bodies with the Lancers all gathered around them worriedly. That had been a few days ago, and they were still adjusting to life separate again.

"So, you still think he doesn't have a crush on you?~" Yuri teased Yuya. He was, of course, referring to Gongenzaka. "I mean, you said he let you use him as a pillow and kept you warm with his jacket! He totally likes you!~"

"Yuri! Don't tease me!" Yuya whined, pouting furiously with flushed cheeks. "Not cool!"

"Aw, but you're fun to tease, Yuya!~" Yuri purred. "Just imagine how easily he could carry you! Why, you're barely the size of his whole arm!~"

"Sh-shut up!" Yuya squeaked, covering his blushing face. "Yuri!"

"Stop teasing him, Yuri," Yuto said, frowning at the Fusion cabbage. Yuri just grinned and continued. "You know, you should really tell him how you feel, Yuya!~" he purred. "We all know you like him back!~"

Yuya made a sound comparable to a squeaky dog toy, and pushed Yuri over. Yuri just laughed and said, "How about this! If you don't tell him yourself by sundown Friday, I'll tell him for you in front of the whole school!"

"WHAT?!" Yuya yelped, eyes wide. "You wouldn't DARE!" But he knew Yuri would dare. It was just the sort of conniving and humiliating thing that Yuri would certainly enjoy doing. Yuya groaned and flopped backward onto the floor. "UGH! Okay, fine! I'll tell him! Just give me some time to figure out how!"

"Sundown Friday!~" Yuri purred, grinning evilly at Yuya. "That's your deadline!~"