when ryo heard asuka was coming back to japan during her semester break, he decided to meet her at the airport. it had been so long since he had seen her. he hadn't gotten the chance to visit due to things with his league, but now she was back for a bit. the moment he saw her, he smiled. "it's good to see you again." he wrapped his arms around her. "i hope your semester went well." she had always been like a little sister to him. it was almost strange she was so far away now. "how are you?"
aside from manjoume, asuka hadn’t seen anyone from duel academy in person since she left. she had been counting down the days for weeks. she could finally go home, where she could finally relax and spend time with the people she missed so much.
the warm feeling in her chest spread up to her smile when she saw ryo. she wanted to surprise fubuki ( and didn’t want him cancelling plans to meet her ), so she only called ryo to meet her at the airport. as soon as ryo hugged her, she returned the gesture, holding onto him tightly. it felt so good to be home.
“ you look well. i’m glad. ” it was hard to keep up with everyone for many reasons, so she hadn’t heard as much from ryo as she would have liked. though she supposed no news was good news. he looked a lot better than he did when she left. “ it’s about what you might expect from a teaching job, especially since it’s my first ... but i’m doing well. i’m excited to see everyone again. ”














