Hello everybody! Here I go with a new fic, not my first but it is on this account. So, the idea just hit me when I saw a publicity of a girl who lost her legs in a car accident but I wouldn't private my dear Johan of his legs! Anyways, the story is really full of suffering and sad events, but of love and comfort too. I'll let you now reading, hoping that you'll like it :) !
Words: Author's notes
"Words": Character's talk.
"Words": Character's thoughts.
Oh and another thing: Characters may be a little OOC, especially Johan who would be too shy and sensible :D! Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own GX. If I did, Asuka would never exist and Judai and Johan would be together!
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Heartbreak.
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THAT was a beautiful sunny day! It was actually Saturday, which means: no shool! Yattada for Judai, who had woken up an hour ago, exactly at eleven ten, showered, wore his clothes then ate and got out of his dorm room. He had this sudden want to go to the beach, sit on a big rock and just watch the waves slamming against sand and rocks and breath the sea's fresh air. Actually, he first wanted to go there to swim, but since it was just the last week of May, it wasn't that hot and he didn't want to catch a cold (Judai is thinking! Yay!) so he just decides to wait a couple of weeks till summer break and then go to swim with Sho, Kenzan and maybe Manjoume too.
The brunet reached the rocky part of the beach. He started walking carefully on the big sharp rocks to not fall into water, until he found a flat comfortable one. He sat and pressed his palms against it, sliding them lightly to the back, and gasped deeply for fresh air. He closed his eyes, feeling the wind caressing his face and brown bangs and enlacing his body. He then started to recall the last events that were disturbing his calm and happy life. Girls. Yeah, Asuka was all around him, all the time. And he HATED it. Just when he thought things couldn't get any worse, Rei popped up out of nowhere. She said that Duel Academia was starting to become very popular and lots of new students were transfering to it so the school limited the places for next year, and that's why she registered earlier and arrived at the beginning of May. And since that day, Judai's life became HELL. He had now two crazy girls fighting ane against another and getting jealous from one another, not even wanting to understand that he didn't have feelings for neither of them. The brunet sighted deeply.
"This probably woudn't be a peaceful year with those two around..."
A ball of fuzzy brown hair with white feather wings and big purple and yellow eyes appeared next to Judai's shoulder.
"Kuri kurii?"
"Good morning Hane Kuriboh."
"Ku kuri!"
"I'm not trying to change the subject! I'm just being kind and saying good morning to you, jeez! And to answer your question: YES, I'm sure I do NOT like Asuka!"
"Kuri kuri krri?"
"I saved her several times because everybody was expecting me to do it, I was kinda the only one with enough courage to face evil oponents in duels since I did it just for fun."
"Kuriiii!" Judai blushed madly at what the fur ball just told him.
"Huh? N-NO! I'm not ga-" He suddenly stoped when his eyes caught a red source of light."Huh?"
The red source that seemed to be some red gem ball hiding behind a big rock revealed the rest of itself, showing a purple cat look-alike spirit with ruby eyes, four long ears and a tail ending with the big ruby ball.
"Kuri!" Exclaimed Hane Kuriboh.
"What is he? A squirrel ?" The spirit approached Judai and gazed at him with red curios eyes.
"OI! Ruby~!" Judai left his head when he suddenly heard the voice, a boy's slightly feminine-in-a-good-actually-cute-way, seemingly foreigner voice. He couldn't have a good view because the big rock, the one 'Ruby' was hiding behind, wa disturbing it.
"He must be your master, ne?" Judai asked.
"Ruby!" The spirit nodded then turned and started to run towards the voice source.
"Kuri!"
"Hey! Wait!" Judai shot as he stood up and quickly ran after Ruby, Hane Kuriboh following him.
"Hey! Where did you-" He stopped as his eyes widen. There, right behind the big rock, sitting on another flat rock directly exposed to the water was sitting a boy. A teal blue haired boy with emerald green eyes, wearing a lavender long sleeved shirt, black jeans, brown and white boots with a ruby gem near the ankle, and an obelisk blue vest. The boy stared up to glance from his duel spirit to an astooned brunet. Judai then snapped out of it, mentally slamming himself.
"Yo!" He walked towards the sitting boy. "So his name's Ruby?"
"Yeah, SHE's Carbuncle No Ruby." The teal blue haired boy replied with a beautiful voice, ressonating like a melody in Judai's ears
"Carbuncle?" Judai asked with confusion. The boy smiled as he looked to Ruby who was now standing on his shoulder.
"She's a legendary animal."
"Huum... 'Lengendary'?" Judai asked again, dumbly, not having any idea about what he was missing.
"Yeah." The boy then turned towards the brunet. "Hey, is that Hane Kuriboh?"
"Kuri kuri!" The flying fuzzy ball agreed.
"That must mean you're Yuki Judai."
"That's right, but... You can see Hane Kuriboh?" Judai was amazed by the fact that this guy could actually see duel spirits, just like himself.
"Yea! I can see duel spirits since I was a kid. It's the same with you, right?" The boy asked with a friendly smile. Judai smiled back.
"Um-hum! I see them since my childhood too. By the way, I haven't seen your face here before. Are you a freshman?" Green eyes started at Judai with surprise, before smiling again.
"Well, if you say it like that, I guess I am a freshman!"
"Really? Well, welcome to Duel Academia!" Judai lift his hand to the other boy who's smile just grew wider.
"Um-hum." He reached for the offered hand while Judai sat down besides him to shake hands with him. It appeared wierd to him that the boy didn't stand up while they were talking but he didn't mind. Their fingers enlaced and the two boys gasped mentally, feeling a weird electric chock.
-SILENCE-
"Kuri kuri!" Hane Kuriboh played around with Ruby.
"Ruby!"
"..."
"... I've got a strange feeling about you." Judai finally spoke.
"Same here, It's like this isn't the first time we've met." The other replied calmly, smiling, his emerald eyes sparkling. Judai nooded. They just sat there staring at each other for several minutes, then they finally let go of each other's hand.
"So, how did you know that I was Yuki Judai?" The blunet smiled and turnet to face the sea.
"Well, let's say I met somebody who told me that the only person who owned Hane Kuriboh was you."
"Oh.. I see. By the way, what's your name?" The teal haired boy then faced Judai with sparkling eyes.
"Johan Anderson." Judai's eyes widened.
'WHAT? A-are you really Johan Anderson? Hōgyoku-juu dekki no Johan ! The boy with the gem beasts deck?" He asked unbelievingly. Johan lift his arm and rubbed the back of his head shyly.
"Yeah, It's me."
"Sugooy! I'm sitting besides the fifth top duelist in the world!" Judai shoted with excitement.
"Hehehee.." Johan laughed shyly.
"That's awesome! I've heard about you a year ago or some. You're really strong! What a baka I am! I should've known after seeing Ruby!"
"It's nothing, Judai. Really!" The brunet's expression then turned from excitement to confusion.
"Wait.. Then... Why did you tell me that you were a freshman?"
"Well, you thought I was a freshman, and I didn't wanna seem kinda boasting so..." He replied, smiling.
'He's really... kind..' Judai stared in awe at the pro duelist. "Oh... Okay then." Judai smiled in content. "So, since when you're here? Did you too come in advance to reserve your place in Duel Academia because of limited places?"
"No, I didn't have too... But I'm here since yesterday."
"Oooh! Well since you're a new student, let me take you in a walk to show you this place!"
Johan lowered his head. Judai looked with confusion at the boy who seemed in deep pain.
"Sorry.. Did I sa-"
"I can't..."
"Huh?" Judai exclaimed with confusion.
"... I... can't walk." Judai's vision went blank.
"Wha...?" Johan raised his head a little bit to lock eyes with Judai, who gasped at the hurt, heartbreaking look in Johan's emeralds.
"My legs are paralyzed."
Judai froze. His now wide eyes stared in disbelief onto broken green ones, feeling a rush of emotions encircle his heart.
Chock...
Pain...
Confusion...
Disbelief...
Pity...
And then... Some other feeling that he couldn't distinguish... Totally different, making him feel his heart tighten while an image of Johan sitting on a wheelchair crossed his mind. 'It's... It's unfair... Why him... Of all people...' The brunet stayed like that for a while before snapping out of it. He stared at the blunet's legs then locked eyes with him again.
"... I'm... Really sorry.."
"Don't be.."
"No, really! I didn't know that... Nobody actually told me that when I first knew you."
"It's because a year ago, I could still walk.."
"Wha..? So..., you weren't paralyzed since your birth or something?" Judai felt a little bit of relief and hope.
"No... I was paralyzed... Five months ago... By chock." Judai gasped.
"By chock?" Johan sighted.
"Yeah... It was one of the snowy and cold nights of December, a few days before Christmas. I.. I was in the mountains for witer holidays with... My parents..."
FLASHBACK
It was starting to get dark. Johan was walking in the forest with an older beautiful long light teal blue haired green eyed woman. The two were wearing winter clothes.
".. Do you think we're lost, mom?" Johan asked, a worried look on his face.
"O-of course not! Don't worry honey, we'll get out of here..." She said with a nervous smile. Johan said nothing, even though he knew they were lost in the forest. He was skking with his mother, and when they wanted to come back to the chalet, they didn't know which way to take, so they just started to walk randomly. Now, they were walking since almost two hours. Yes, he knew they were lost, ha was not a kid, not anymore, but his mother refused to desperate him. Johan sighted. He was starting to have cold. He suddenly saw little cotton look-alike pieces falling down from the highest skies.
"It's snowing..." He whispered. Suddenly, the two heard a growling. They froze. "Wha-what was.. That?" The boy exclaimed in horror.
"C-calm down, honey... It's noth-" Her eyes widened as they caught two pairs of sparkling yellow eyes behind the trees. Johan gasped.
"Wha.." He froze when he saw two huge, apparently starving wolfs slowly stepping towards the two humans.
"Johan!" The woman exclaimed, stepping forward and raising her arms horizontally to her sides in a protective way to cover her son from view. "At my sigh, you walk slowly backward before you start running for you life."
"WHAT? BUT MOM-"
"No buts, Johan" She said calmly.
"N-No... NO! NO NO NO NO NO! I can't leave you here!"
"Sweetie..." She turned her head so he could see the side of her beautiful face. "I'll just distract them till you're safe, okay?" She whispered in a soft voice, smiling sadly.
"Mom... Please, no..." Tears started forming in the sides of the blunet's emerald eyes.
"Johan, .." She smiled lovingly with tender green eyes. "I love you." The boy's tears fell down his cheeks.
"Mom..." He cried, begging. But it was starting to be late. The two wolfs were already a few feet away from them.
"JOHAN! RUN!" The young mother yelled.
"MOM! NO!"
"PLEASE JOHAN! RUN!" Johan made a step backward.
"Mom..." He stared in fear. "I LOVE YOU!" He then started running with all his might, tear drops felling backward while he shut his eyes tightly. Snow electrified his face whenever it touched his burning eyes and cheeks. He heard the wolfs run then jump. He heard his mom yelp then fall to the snow covered ground. He heard them growl. He heard her fight. But he couldn't turn... He didn't have enough courage to turn.
The blunet reached an enough big tree to hide behind it. He leaned his back to the tree and slipped to the grownd, bringing his knees to his chest and wrapping his arms around them, before he snuggled his head on them and started sobbing loudly. He cried all the tears of his heart, like a baby, then... He heard it. A loud, terrified scream split his ears... His mother's. He gasped and raised his head, red puffed eyes wide in horror. The boy then started shaking. He couldn't move. He couldn't stand, his legs were too feeble. The following minutes were deadly silent. When he felt it safe to get out from his hideout, he stood up weakly, pressing his hand against the tree for support. After a few seconds he started walking. Slowly... Even too slowly. He was trembling, he fell to the ground with a loud 'THUD!'. The blunet struggled and started crawling on his knees before getting up again with difficulty. He walked to the place where he left his mother. The boy approached slowly, carefully. When he saw no sight of wolfs, he started jogging till he reached the place. His eyes caught a corpse.
"... Mom?" Johan approached. When he made it to the corpse, he froze. His mother-... No. What he saw was definitely not his mother. It was a pool of blood, teared clothes... And bones. The boy fell to the ground, his legs unable to hold his weight, and the chock, eyes wide, pupils small.
"Mom..." Hot tears lined his eyes and instantly fell down his face, burning his cheeks. "NOOOO!" He colapsed completely to the frozen ground, shaking and trembling hardly, and sobbing while whispering weakly. "Noo... Mom..."
The boy stayed there, lying besides what was left of his mother, sobbing while snow slowly covered his frozen body all the night. His vision went black minutes later...
END OF FLASHBACK
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So, how was that? Sad isn't it? Poor Johan :( ... Please leave your reviews. I'll update chapter two soon, it's already done. Sayonara mina..