Note: This is an old fic that starts out very OOC; it gets a bit better as it goes, but is due to be rewritten along with other such earlier works.
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
Prologue
Breaking Down
The rain pelted like bullets off the windscreen of their little car. It was dark already, just after nine in the evening. They were on the road towards their friends town, taking a short cut that took them out to the back of beyond instead of through the cities, because they avoided traffic this way.
Jesse Andersen had one hand on the wheel, driving lazily since there was no other traffic on the lonely room in the middle of nowhere.
There were hills rolling as far as the eye could see, miles away from civilisation. Moonlight was blocked by thick clouds and the rain poured down, bouncing off the metal of the car.
Next to the bluenette driving, a tired brunette was nodding off in his seat.
Jaden Yuki had been together with Jesse Andersen for over three years now, basically ever since they left Duel Academy. That simple action had made them act like adults, both of them, and confessing their love for each other seemed only natural.
Jesse didn't mind that his lover was fused with the duel spirit that once possessed him. He didn't really like it, but there was nothing he could do about it, and he was slowly getting used to seeing Yubel appearing so randomly, sometimes not even when Jaden was around. At those times, he was sure that she was just messing with him.
A grudging relationship had been formed between Jesse and Yubel, their connection being that they both loved Jaden. They didn't like each other, but they could tolerate one another, and that was enough.
Yubel's powers inside of Jaden weren't always a bad thing, though. Jesse was all too aware that he and his lover were having a very special gift, and that it was because of the duel monster's power that they could have such a gift. He knew he owed her for that, but he would never admit to it.
Jesse glanced over at the brunette. He could make out the other boy's figure by the light in the car, especially the brunette's swollen stomach. Jesse smiled softly and continued to watch the road, sighing softly. There was nothing on the road to disrupt their leisurely drive.
Jaden was almost asleep when he heard a huge bang. It sounded like it had come from inside the car. He gasped and shot upright, having been resting his head against the window beforehand. The car suddenly stopped.
"What the fuck was that?" Jesse muttered.
"Why'd you stop?" Jaden asked.
"I didn't" the bluenette growled, trying to restart the car. "Fuck. I think we've broken down."
"…What?" Jaden asked, his voice low and unimpressed.
The two were going to visit their old friend Alexis. She had recently got her degree as a teacher and was due to start teaching very soon. As a celebration, she was having a party the next evening, and the two were travelling specially for it. They hadn't seen very much of their friends since leaving Duel Academy, and had reasoned that it was worthwhile going. Jaden had been slightly hesitant at first, but after some gentle persuasion from his lover, had agreed.
Jesse sighed in annoyance. He turned to his lover and told him that the car wouldn't restart, and Jaden groaned a little. The car wasn't comfortable at the best of times.
In his condition, it was even worse.
Jaden was fully nine months pregnant, and long car journeys weren't exactly fun.
To be honest, he didn't think this journey was a good idea to begin with. None of his friends, not one, knew that he was having a baby. Jesse's baby, to be more precise. He was only able to have a child because of the powers Yubel had given him, ones that he'd discovered had altered him physically inside. Yubel hadn't actually meant to give him those powers, but seeing the happiness they gave Jaden, she didn't object to him carrying the baby. Sure, it was Jesse's child, but Jaden loved him. Yubel just wanted Jaden to be happy, and she could tolerate it.
But he hadn't told his friends about it. He kept a low profile for the most part, even more so since he'd conceived the baby. He was nervous about just walking into Alexis' party with his obviously pregnant body. What would his friends think?
He didn't really care right now. All he knew was that his back was aching and the car had broken down in the middle of nowhere. There wasn't a building around for twenty miles, no other cars on the road. There was rarely any traffic here, maybe two cars used this old piece of road a day.
"Hold on, I'll check what's wrong" Jesse muttered, undoing his seat beat.
Jaden did the same; it did cut into his stomach quite a bit.
"You're gonna get soaked, Jesse" he said anxiously.
"Water never hurt anyone, Jay" the bluenette muttered, getting out the car and going around the back to check the problem.
What he had said was technically not true but Jaden didn't feel like pointing that out.
Jaden was sitting there in silence and pulled out his phone. He'd better call the hotel and let them know they would be late.
Except that when he tried to call, there was no signal.
Oh shit, Jaden thought.
No signal. No working car. No civilisation within a twenty mile radius. Pouring rain. Pain going through his back and stomach. Legs aching.
He sighed angrily, realising that the day was just getting better and better.
And as if to make it all even worse for the poor brunette, the baby was moving around a lot and it was starting to really hurt.
Jaden sat still for a few moments, waiting for Jesse, and he suddenly felt a pain go through his body. He gasped and gripped the side of the seat.
Soon the pain ebbed away and he relaxed. That had been a little strange.
And then suddenly he felt something tear inside him, something that Yubel had warned him about.
It was a sure sign that it was time.
Please R&R
