"Tasuku... Tasukuuuuu.....? Tasuku!"

"Ha!? Wha-?!" Tasuku exclaimed as he snapped out of his trance, shooting up his head and colliding into Stella's forehead.

"Ack! Owww...." Stella rubbed her forehead as she whimpered in pain.

"Sorry, Stella.." Tasuku said, bending down and covering up his head as the pain subsided slowly.

"You know, you've been acting really strange ever since you got back.."

Tasuku took a peak at Stella as she adjusted her glasses and turned over to Takihara. "She's right. You've been acting a lot more.... empty minded...."

Tasuku let go of his head and glared at the older man. "It's all your fault..." Tasuku pouted disappointedly.

"'Scuse me? What did I do?" the man looked at the boy confused.

Tasuku stood up from his spot and walked up to Takihara, grabbing his collar and shaking him violently. "IT'S. NO. THING," Tasuku cried out with clenched teeth.

Stella looked at the boy, shocked at his action until his conversation with Yuna this morning came to mind. "Tasuku, did something happen between you and, well, Yuna?" she asked with concern.

"....."

"Oh? You went to-"

Takihara got interrupted by the boy, being shaken violently. "IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT!" the boy yelled once more, letting go of Takihara.

Walking out of base, the disappointed boy started to think of another time to ask the girl as Stella followed him out.

"Tasuku... Would you like to tell me what happened?"

Tasuku turned around to see Stella coming towards him. "It's nothing, really.."

Tasuku looked at the ground, feeling Stella's hand rest on his shoulder. "I know you're hiding something. You can tell me. May help you feel better?"

Sighing loud enough for the girl to hear, he nodded and turned around to face the girl. "You know about my thoughts of Yuna, do you?" looking at the teen for a reply, receiving a nod.

"I tried... to uhh... yeah... and before I finished telling her... I got interrupted by Mr. Takihara." Tasuku mentioned Takihara's name with disappointment filling his voice, pouting.

"Awwww, that's so cute!" Stella cooed. "Sorry about the interruption though. Maybe ask her tomorrow at school?"

"Yeah.. alright.." Tasuku said, looking away.

"How long have I been singing this already....?" Yuna decided to ask with a tired tone.

"You've been attempting to sing this song for about..... 2 hours straight? Maybe 3?" Daisuke noted.

"Ughhhhhh..... I never actually sang a moderately fast piece before...." the singer groaned.

"Go take a break. Maybe it'll help."

Yuna nodded as she took her headphones off and headed outside for some fresh air.

"Before you head outside, Eiji designed some clothes for you to disguise yourself."

Yuna looked over her shoulder at the older boy, giving him a blank stare.

"If you ever head out for the studio or anywhere else out of the studio and back, you'll need to cover yourself."

"Uhhh yeah... sure... I'll go change now then.. Psy, stay in your card, okay?" Her buddy immediately turned into a card ad flew over to the girl.

Taking a deep breath as she walked around the city, Yuna started to think about her match with Gao the next day.

'My prediction for this match....? I lose. As usual,' the girl thought.

"Hello, miss!" Yuna turned around to see a middle aged woman with a bandanna tied on her head.

"Hello.." Yuna greeted.

"You look like a fine young girl. What are you doing here by yourself?"

Yuna looked at the women through her sunglasses and wondered why she decided to talk to her. "... I'm just taking a walk."

The sweet women gave a sweet smile to the girl and headed into her flower shop only to come back with a bouquet in hand. "Take these. You seem to need something to relieve your mind."

Yuna hesitated to take the bouquet from the woman and tried to push away the offer.

"Please, I insist!"

Sighing mentally, Yuna bowed and took the bouquet of flowers from the woman, thanking her politely. "I should head back now, thank you once I again, miss."

Entering the studio once more, Yuna took off her sunglasses as the twins opened their mouth to ask something.

"Don't ask please and let's continue..."

The next day was a tiring day for Yuna as she had a full schedule to deal with.

"Are you okay? You seem a lot more tired than usual..."

Yawning as she stretched, the girl nodded and responded back to her friend. "Yeah, I'm totally fine..."

Slowly closing her eyes as she slowly fell over, Tasuku immediately stood up from his place to support the girl. "Are you going to do anything afterschool? I think you should head home and sleep once you finish packing up your stuff.."

Yuna opened her eyes halfway and looked over at the concerned boy. "Actually... Gao asked to have a buddyfight match with me today once school ended..." she said, yawning once more.

Tasuku shook his head and supported the girl to her feet. "I'll take you to where you need to meet him then. I'll also be bringing you home right after," Tasuku told her.

"Psy..., please lead the way I don't want to do anything right now...." the girl groaned tiredly, rubbing her eyes.

"Oh, looks like she's here! And is that Tasuku-senpai with her?" Gao asked excitedly.

"THE RYUENJI TASUKU?" Nanana Paruko asked with surprise, popping out of a bush.

"Whoa there, Paruko. Where did you come from?" Baku asked.

"I overheard your conversation and followed!" she exclaimed proudly.

"Right...." Tetsuya answered.

"Yuna-senpai, are you alright?" Kuguru asked.

"Don't worry, she's just really.... tired," Tasuku answered.

"Yeah.. Just tired. Sorry to waste your time, Tasuku-kun, but don't you have work?" Yuna asked, looking over at the boy.

"It's alright. Now let's get down to business."

"He's right. Let's start! Dragon Blast Fury, luminize!" Gao said.

Yuna gave a tired yawn as she luminized her deck, Tasuku stepped back for her buddy to take his place. "Dragon Knights, luminize."

Paruko hopped into Takosuke's UFO and flew around the challengers. "THE MATCH FOR TODAY IS BETWEEN A MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT, SUZUKI YUNA, AND THE NOVICE WHO WON EVERY MATCH HE TOOK ON, MIKADO GAO! BUDDYYY.....FIGHT!"

"It's time to raise the flag!"

"Dragon world!"

Yuna didn't state her world as she stretched, getting off balanced when doing so.

"Yuna!" Tasuku exclaimed as Psychic Knife Dragon caught her.

"Stay where you are for now, Kid. She'll be fine. If she buddy calls me, you can take my place."

Kuguru walked over to Tasuku and just nodded at him, agreeing with the white dragon.

"Well, then..! Yuna-senpai will be going first in this match!"

"Okay then.... Charge and draw. I call Thousand Rapier Dragon to the left. Thousand Rapier, attack Gao," Yuna ordered.

"You seem a lot more tired than usual, Yuna," the summoned dragon said.

"Yeah.... Don't mention, and just attack," Psy stated bluntly.

"Don't be rude ,Psy."

"Ahh!"

Gao took 2 damage dropping his life points to 8.

'End of move. Your move.'

"She seems pretty good, I guess. But.... Eclipsing the darkness with flames.. And brightening the hearts of the mistreated! THE MIGHTY SUN FIGHTER IS HERE! THINGS ARE HEATING UP!"

Yuna laughed at the boy's lines as she straightened up from her position. "The Mighty Sun Fighter, huh? Interesting.." the girl said, yawning right after.

"She really needs to get home soon. She even fell asleep in class..." Tasuku mumbled to himself.

"I call Thousand Rapier Dragon to the right and Pile Bunker Dragon to the left!"

Gao threw both cards over to their destined space, allowing both dragons to appear. "Now it's on!" the young boy said.

The match went on for a while with Yuna at 5 life points left and Gao at 1.

"I buddy call Drum Bunker Dragon to my right and I equip Steel Fist, Dragoknuckle! Drum, attack Yuna-senpai and create a link attack with me!"

Yuna just stood in her place and gave a smile as she took in the damages the two gave her. Her dragon world flag shattered into cards and disappeared as she stood there and stretched.

"Game over! Winner is, Mikado Gao!"

"Good match, Gao. I saw the results coming anyways."

Gao looked at the girl with confusion and thanked the girl for the challenge. "Thanks for accepting my challenge, Senpai, but what do you mean by 'seeing results?'"

Tasuku held the girl steady before she fell over and answered for her. "She has this instinct that allows her to predict what will happen next and an ability that allows her to have a glimpse of some people's abilities."

"Wow, that's pretty cool, yo!" Tesuya said.

"These instincts don't always kick in," the girl answered.

"So, it only kicks in whenever it feels like?" Kiri asked, earning a nod from the girl.

"Well, I should get her back home now."

"But I feel fi- Whoa!"

Tasuku picked the girl up and answered with a stern 'no you're not.' Yuna pouted and muttered a quick 'fine..'

"See you soon, guys, and enjoy the rest of your day," Yuna said as Tasuku took off to her house.

"Hey, Yuna. Are you still awake?"

"....." Tasuku looked at the girl only to find her asleep in his arms.

'I wonder what has gotten her so tired these days... She's never been like this before,' the boy thought.

"Hey.... I meant to say this to you the other day.." Tasuku began, "you may be asleep now, but I wanted to say that I like you. I'll try to confess when you're awake, so please do give me a chance.." the boy told the sleeping girl.

"Tasuku.." Jack called to the boy.

"Yeah, I know. I'll do whatever I can just to get this out to her."

Landing in front of her house, Jack handed Yuna's backpack to Psy, allowing him to dig through her bag to find her house keys.

"I'll just put her in bed..." Tasuku said, entering the house

"And I'll be waiting outside until you leave," Psy answered back.

Tasuku went into the girl's room to tuck her into bed, smiling as he did so. Yuna turned from her position, looking uncomfortable in her uniform. '... She looks very uncomfortable right now....' Tasuku mumbled, flustered. The boy reached over to the girl, unbuttoning her blazer and untying her tie for her as he kept himself from doing anything further.

"Hey, I'm going to go now, alright? Get as much rest as you can.."

Tasuku leaned over to the girl and gave a peck on her cheek. Feeling really flustered, Tasuku looked away and sped walked out of her room to meet up with their buddies.

"Psy, I'm leaving now, alright? Make sure she rests for the day."

Psychic Knife Dragon nodded at the boy and thanked him for taking his buddy back.

"....."

"Tasuku, are you okay? Your face is really red right now.." Jack pointed out.

"Yep! Totally fine! Nothing bothering me at all!" the boy rambled.

"Right..... Well, we're at the police headquarter now."

Tasuku gave a nod to his buddy and landed, walking right in as jack returned into a card.

"Hello, Tasuku! So, did you get a chance today?" Stella asked once he entered.

"Ummm.... Yes and no."

Stella gave the boy a weird look. "Yes and no? How so?" the girl asked, confused.

"She's really tired and fell asleep, so I took her home...."

"Let me guess... You confessed when she was asleep?" Stella asked with a devious grin.

Tasuku nodded as he turned into a deep color of red. "I also kind of gave her a kiss on the cheek...."

Stella stood there and stared at the younger boy, mouth wide open.

"That's one smooth move, Tasuku!" Takihara said, walking towards the two.

'Crap...Was he there the entire time?' he thought, eying the man suspiciously.

"THAT'S ADORABLE THOUGH!" Stella gushed.

"Right..... I'll just head over to base and talk to Commander I now.."

The bed cover was heard rustling as Yuna stirred and sat up. Yawning from being so tired from the day before, she looked around her surroundings taking in the environment.

"Psy, are we at home...?" the girl asked sleepily.

"Yep. Tasuku brought you home, sleepyhead. By the way..... he told me to make you rest for the day, but it's your choice. Go to work? Or sleep more?"

Yuna looked at her phone seeing a few texts from the twins.

'Hey, where are you?'

'You're late today!'

'Did anything happen?'

'Should I come get you?'

".... Psy, what time is it?"

The dragon stood up from the corner he sat in and walked over to the girl. "You came home at around 3 I think? But right now, it's already 6. Daisuke called and I told him about your state. He said you can come anytime."

Yuna groaned and rested her head in her palm noticing her blazer was unbuttoned and her tie on her table.

".... Did you try undressing me or something.....?!" Yuna asked in shock, covering herself and leaned back.

"Wait, what?! Why would I?! You probably did that in your sleep!" the dragon yelled back.

"Ughh.. I'm just... I'll head to the studio now..."

Entering the studio with her 'disguise' on, everyone turned over to see the singer enter through the door.

"Hey, Yuna. Are you feeling any better?" Akira asked.

Yuna nodded at his concerned question and headed to Daisuke for another take of the song.

"You have a few concerts coming up and I hope you're ready. Do take care of yourself until then," Emiko told the girl.

"Alright.." Yuna yawned. "Let's hurry and get this over with.. I think I finally got this song down."

Yuna walked over to the recording room and put on her headphones around her neck.

"She stayed up pretty late to get this right, so she may be able to start recording this afternoon," Psy said.

"Alright! Let's get this down. Oh and I also finished another song just now. Check it out later, okay?"

Yuna stared at her composer, disgruntled. "Yeah. Sure....."