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Author: Higuchimon
Fandom: Yu-Gi-Oh GX
Title: Just Checking
Characters: Juudai, Chronos
Word Count: 284||Status: One-shot
Genre: Friendship||Rated: PG
Challenge: Diversity Writing Challenge, A76, friendship that isn't your brOTP; GX Flash Bingo, #172, "People's minds are changed through observation and not argument." -Will Rogers
Challenge Location: Diversity Writing Challenge & GX Flash Bingo may be found at the Duel Monsters Writing Academy forum on FFnet.
Summary: Another year is starting at DA and Juudai decides to drop in on an old friend, just to see how he's doing.
Juudai settled himself in his usual seat: one of them anyway. He'd never pinned down one for himself in any class. Too much trouble, in his opinion. Besides, he didn't intend to stay for very long.
Just long enough to reassure himself about something.
Someone.
"Attention, students!" Professor Chronos de Medici cleared his throat after speaking, standing where Juudai'd seen him so many times. "Welcome to your first year at Duel Academia! Before your lessons begin, are there any questions?"
A few nervous twitches here and there, and then someone in a yellow jacket shifted and stood up. "Sir, is it true that this Academy takes regular field trips to other dimensions?"
Juudai managed to keep a straight face. He didn't have to; no one else could see him here unless he wanted them to.
Chronos blinked once or twice, before a smile spread across his features. "If matters work out with Professor Zweinstein and Misawa Daichi, then that may be possible in the future. And should an accidental trip happen, then if you pay enough attention in your classes, then you will be able to handle what happens there. If you're still nervous, then I can recommend people for you to talk to: graduates who experienced such events for themselves. Now, are there any other questions?"
Juudai decided he'd seen enough. Chronos would be fine. He snickered to himself as he slillpped into the shadows. The thought of what his old teacher would have said if any of his class asked that tickled at him. He'd sure changed, and for the better.
He'd have to come back to see how things fell out later. He thought it would be for the better.
The End
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