Chapter 1

It was a beautiful summer day at Duel Academy. The wind was blowing and the sun was actually nice to be today. A bluenett was sitting under a huge oak tree, enjoying the shade it provided. Jesse loved the summer. For some reason it was his favorite season and he enjoyed every moment of it. He closed his eyes and let the wind blow through his hair. Jesse was so into the moment that he didn't hear his best friend Jaden Yuki come up and sit down beside him. Jesse jumped when Jaden spoke.

"Man Jess, it took me forever to find you." Jesse jumped and opened his eyes. He looked over at Jaden and noticed the brunette smiling at him.

"What?" asked Jesse confused. Jaden continued to smile and Jesse grew more and more confused.

"Uh Jay, are you feeling alright?" Jaden nodded.

"I'm fine Jess but I can't believe you forgot." Jesse's heart began to beat faster.

'Did he finally remember it's my birthday?' Jesse thought to himself. Jesse shook his head.

"Forget what?" he asked leaning towards Jaden with pretend curiosity. Jaden slapped his head and he too leaned in.

"Today...is someone's sixteenth birthday." he whispered in Jesse's ear. Jesse gasped in mock surprise.

"Who's?"

"Why Alexis. That's who." Jesse was crestfallen.

'So he did forget.' Jesse thought sadly. Jaden looked at Jesse with curiosity.
"What's wrong Jess? You don't seem very excited." Jesse forced a smile.

"Course I'm excited...it's just that...I forgot to get Alexis a present." said Jesse rubbing the back of his head in embarresment. Jaden smiled.

"Hey don't worry about it. If it helps any, I forgot to get her a present too." This caused a chuckle out of Jesse and pretty soon, Jaden joined in. After a moment, the two caught their breath and Jaden stood up. Jesse looked up at him and felt a blush creeping up in his face as the wind caught Jaden's hair and began to toss it around. Shaking his head, Jesse took a deep breath and leaned against the big tree's trunk. Jaden stared at him for a moment before offering him a hand up.

"Come on Jesse, we're going to miss the party at this rate." he said smiling. Jesse returned the smile and grabbed Jaden's outstreched hand. As Jaden pulled Jesse up, a wave of pain washed over Jesse's body. Jesse cried out in pain and fell backwards onto the ground. Jaden gasped in shock and knelt down beside Jesse.

"Jesse, what's wrong?" asked Jaden with a look of worry on his face. Winged Kuriboh appeared beside him, also with a look of concern upon its face. Jesse grasped at his chest and forced a smile.
"I'm fine Jay. I guess I just sat up to fast." Jaden shook his head.

"I don't think so. Most people don't cry out in pain when they sit up." said Jaden placing a hand behind Jesse's back. Jesse shook his head.
"I said I'm fine Jay. Now let's get a move on before Hassleberry hogs all of the birthday cake." said Jesse slowly standing up. Jaden grabbed Jesse's right arm and helped to pull the Obelisk Blue student to his feet. At first, Jesse was a little bit dizzy and Jaden had to hold onto him but after a minute, Jesse regained his composure and turned to face Jaden.
"Alright, you ready?" Jaden looked at him curiously.

"Are you sure you're alright?" Jesse nodded.
"Never been better." Shaking his head, Jaden moved in front of Jesse and knelt down in front of him. Jesse looked at him confused.

"Umm Jay...what are you doing?"
"Waiting for you to get on my back." Jesse blushed at these words but quickly shook his head. Placing his hands on his hips, Jesse frowned.
"No way partner. I refuse to be carried around like some little child." Jaden turned around and smiled.

"Are you sure you want to refuse? I have ways of making people change their minds." he said mischiviously. Jesse felt a sweat drop fall down his forehead and he started to scratch the back of his head.

"Well...since you put it that way." Jaden smiled at his victory and once again offered his back to Jesse. Making a dramatic sigh, Jesse slowly placed his arms around Jaden's neck and jumped on. Jaden made a little "oomph" sound and Jesse chuckled.
"What's the matter Jay? Can't you handle a little old Obelisk Blue?" Jaden laughed and slowly stood up.
"It's not you Jess. It's just that I guess I thought I was stronger than this." Jesse chuckled and laid his chin on the top of Jaden's head. Closing his eyes, Jesse felt at ease and as Jaden took a step forward, Jesse knew that this was going to be a great night after all. Or so he thought.

Jesse didn't remember falling asleep but when Jaden said something, he realized that his eyes were closed. Slowly opening his eyes, Jesse looked around and noticed that they were at the front of the Slifer Red Dorms. Jesse noticed that the lights were off and it didn't appear that there was any partying going on. Jesse thought that this was rather odd and was interupted from his thoughts when Jaden spoke again.

"Hello, earth to Jesse." Jesse shook his head.
"Hmm. What did you say?" Jaden sighed.

"I said we're here. I think you're safe to walk now." Jesse blusehd.
"Oh...yeah." he said jumping off of Jaden's back and onto the solid earth. Brushing himself off, Jesse looked up at the dorms.

"So, where is everybody?" Jaden smiled.
"If you want to know, you'll just have to follow me." Jesse looked at him confused and Jaden slapped his head.
"You know what, come on." Before Jesse could register what Jaden meant, Jaden grabbed his arm and started to pull him up the stairs. At the top of the stairs, Jaden pushed Jesse in front of him and before Jesse had time to react, Jaden threw open the doors and pushed Jesse inside. The moment Jesse entered the room, the lights turned on and Jesse was greeted with a loud...
"SURPRISE!" Jesse blinked in confusion and realized that all of his friends were standing in front of him wearing party hats and throwing confetti. Jesse looked around in amazement.
"How...where...when..." Chuckling behind him, Jaden came up beside Jesse and threw an arm over his shoulder.

"Come on Jesse. Do you really think that we would forget your birthday?" Jesse stared at him awe-struck. Jaden smiled and slowly led Jesse over to a long table where a birthday cake with his name on it was waiting with sixteen lit candles. Jaden motioned for Jesse to take a seat in front of the cake and Jesse obeyed without question. As he took a seat, Jaden and the others also took a seat. Jaden was on Jesse's right with Syrus on Jesse's left. Alexis, Chazz, Hassleberry, and Jim all sat on one side while Axel, Zane, Aster, and Atticus sat on the other side. Once Jesse was seated, Jaden nudged him in the ribs.

"Come on Jess. It's time to make a wish and blow out the candles." Jesse smiled.

"Alright...here goes nothin'." Closing his eyes, Jesse made a silent wish and took a deep breath. Just as Jesse was about to blow out the candles, another wave of pain went coursing through his body. Crying out in pain, Jesse grabbed at his chest and fell back into the chair. Hearing his friends cries of alarm, Jesse knew that this time, the pain was much more greater. As another wave of pain shot through his body, Jesse tried to stand up but his feet failed him. The last thing that Jesse remembered before falling into the blissful realm of unconsciousness was falling into someone's arms and hearing Jaden telling him to hold on.

To Be Continued...

A/N: Unfortunatly, I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh GX or any of its characters. Sniffle.