Throughout the entire day, Yuri's mind was in a very foreign, different state. Whereas she could usually be way more focused than she currently was, Yuri instead found herself pondering over Kyoko's offer. Should she really take it?
Well, what's the worst that could happen? And then compare it with what could be the best?
By the time she came up with a fair answer,it was lunch time. Her arms were crossed over her chest and a slightly irked expression adorned her face. Kyoko smugly smirked, waving to her friend as if absolutely nothing bad had happened. "Afternoon~" Kyoko greeted in a sing-song voice.
" ... Alright. I'll go."
"Hmmmm. What was that?"
Yuri sighed, tilting her head back slightly. "I said I'll do it. I'll go ... " Her hand quickly rose. "But on one small condition. I wanna go home and grab something for him to sign."
"DONE! AHHHH, THANK YOU!"
Yuri fought off the urge to cover her ears as her friend screamed, resulting in quite a lot of the other high school students to turn their heads and stare at teh two before going back to their lunch. "YES, YES, YES! You're the best, you know?! THANK YOU!"
"It's not that big a deal ... uwah! Careful!"
Before she could predict Kyoko's movements, her supposed 'sempai' had jumped out of her seat and hugged Yuri tightly, letting go after a bit over a minute ticked away. "This'll be soooooo fun! I promise, you won't regret this!"
.... I dunno. I kinda am, honestly ...
Instead, Yuri merely nodded and sat down beside Kyoko. "Soo ... what are you gonna get for him to sign?" she asked, a curious but very content glint able to seen in the elder woman's eyes.
"You'll see," Yuri merely replied, causing Kyoko to pout and click her tongue impatiently.
"Fiiiiiiine. But only because you can't keep that hidden forever!"
Whether it was because of the sudden plans that arose or Fate itself willed the day to pass by faster than usual, it had done so anyway. Both Kyoko and Yuri temporarily parted ways after the final bell rang. They had agreed to at least change out of their school uniform and grab something for Jack to sign. When the two met up half-way to the Fountain Plaza, they would see one another in their new outfits, with each teenager holding an item of choice.
"Ohhhh! You
are reading those magazines I've been giving you! You look so cute!"
Yuri's face almost immediately flushed, her head subconsciously lowering to look down at her new
outfit. "I mean ... thanks. But this isn't for a date with Jack or whatnot, you know? It's just his autograph."
"Well yeah. But you never know! Something may happen in your future with him!"
Yuri scoffed at the thought, rolling her eyes. "I very highly doubt that," she muttered.
Interestingly enough, Kyoko had taken an almost
opposite approach, seeming to favor black instead of white for a top. Compared to Yuri, however, it was clear to see Kyoko had definitely opted to use a much more bold outfit.
"It's ... nice and all. But ummm ... isn't that a bit much?"
"Ohh? Are you jealous?" Kyoko teased, smirking as Yuri shot an irritated glare over. "Ohh come on. You do know I'm only partly kidding, right?"
Yuri elicited a heavy, exhausted sigh as she held a book under her right arm. It was a horrible attempt at an autobiography of Jack plus a success story. Still, it
had included some pretty decent dueling tips, and that was the primary reason she selected that as the item to take with her to the signing booth. Kyoko, meanwhile, had a
poster carefully tucked under her own arm. It wasn't overly huge; just large enough to adorn any room's wall.
A part of it, anyway. Not the whole thing.
"Oh, shit!" Kyoko declared, noticing the her cell phone and thus the time. "It's already six! Come on, let's go before it gets too late!"
Within mere moments, the two arrived in line. Only to find ... it wasn't as long as they had originally assumed, There was a good chance time had been on their side. With half of the time having already flown by, most of the people had gotten their 'prize' and gone home. Before they knew it, they were standing in front of the king himself, with mere inches separating them from physically touching Jack Atlas.
Kyoko wasted little time as she quickly but carefully set her poster down. "To Miss Kyoko, please!"
Somewhere in between literally being dragged forward and her anxiety kicking in, poor Yuri had frozen up. She wasn't really scared of Jack. Crowds, however, were a different story. The very fact she was among so many other fan girls and being forced to come to something she had never wanted to attend in the first place was making her a bit light-headed, truthfully.
"She's shy. Don't mind her. Make that out for -- "
That made her attention and nerves return as Yuri narrowed her eyes at Kyoko. "I can speak for myself, if you don't mind. Umm ... " Setting the book down, Yuri took another breath, this one meant to help calm herself. "Just Yuri. Don't worry about a prefix or anything. Please and thanks."
" ... Yuri? You okay?"
"Yeah. Why?"
"Your face. It's really red. Ohhhh! Are you -- ?!"
Yuri quickly moved her head from side to side, "It's not what you think! Drop it!"
"Aww. There's nothing to be ashamed of though~"
"But ... it .... it really .... "
Yuri shuddered, feeling a sudden, cold chill trail down her entire body. Everything abruptly flashed ... and just as hastily went black as the last of her consciousness slipped away.
"Oh fuck! Yuri?! YURI?!"
Kyoko watched in horror as her friend began to faint, her body steadily falling towards the floor, being guided by none other than gravity itself.