Yugi, Yusei and Yami brothers

Shit hits the fan

Yusei pov

It's only been a week, but already my bonds with everyone in this time are more sturdy and secure then the ones I had with my friends from my time. They continue to get stronger, with each interaction, each touch, each word, and I have never felt anything like it. When I told Yami and Yugi that, they shared a sad glance and then looked back at me.

"You should've had that bond with all of your friends from your time. The fact you didn't and you still managed to beat the big bads, shows how strong you are, since that means you only had about a 1/3 or a 1/4 of your rightful power. The bond you have with us now?-"

"-Is the kind of bond you are supposed to have with your reincarnations from your time. Something must've happened, in order for them to not be able to bond the way they were supposed to. Maybe it's part of someone's plan? Force Yusei to leave his time and destroy the future, which won't do anything?"

I never even knew I was supposed to - and missing out on - have stronger bonds, deeper feelings, more sincerity with my friends, until I lost them and got new ones. It sounds horrible, but these guys have been better to me in a week, then my time friends had been to me in years. It was a gradual process, something chewing and destroying the strong bonds, until they were normal. Destiny and Fate must not have been able to stop it since the bonds broke eventually.

I wonder if I  can stay here for the rest of my life? I don't want to destroy Yugi's timeline, but I also don't really want to necessarily go back to my time either. Nothing can really destroy my mood right now. The others are gathering downstairs and I'm getting some stuff for a picnic and some teaching duels. I know the basics, but I need the advanced and the best strategies and stuff from this time, since mine is all basics, strategies and other things for synchro monsters. 

I can't bring myself to get rid of my cards, even if they no longer get used and probably won't ever see the light of day, not in this time. Synchro summon won't exist for some time, and so my cards are simultaneously worthless and priceless. I rub a finger over the back of some of my cards, before putting my deck in my belt. I put my new deck on my belt as well, before grabbing some cards and a few knick-knacks the others left up here from there sleepover.

I groan and stretch, before heading downstairs and giving everything to their owners. Honestly, this picnic will be mostly the others trying to discreetly feed me more food. After the others asked about the excessive amount of food grandpa gave me, and Yugi explained I was quite a bit malnourished, they've been trying to get me to eat more too. However, I don't feel very hungry today, in fact I have a feeling something bad is going to happen. Not an enemy, but not something we want to happen either.

The others grin at me, and then we start heading for some park that exists in their time. I just watch the people walking around, enjoying the buildings, the nature, and the way people interact like they're not above or below someone because of where they live. A young kid races forward, almost running over me. I stumble to a halt, automatically crouching and grabbing the kids arm as he trips. I flinch and go to move away when I realize this might not be accepted in this time, when the kid buries himself further in my chest before pulling back.

"Thank you, mister!"

The kids continues to run, catching up with a woman who takes his hand. A glance shows no one is looking at me weirdly, except my friends and they're only encouraging me to move quicker so they can eat.

"Is it not weird to help a kid like that?"

"No. While most people might not have done that, it's not unusual. You seem good with kids, especially with your age."

"I grew up in the rough part of town. I helped a lot of kids from getting scraped knees, but the parents usually got scared that I was hurting, stealing or planning something. More often than not we were forced to leave kids alone with their parents. Plus, I grew up in an orphanage. I was surrounded by kids older and younger then me for years."