Black: and here's chapter 2 of Change by Tears!
Judai: will I be a girl for the WHOLE chapter!
Black: I'm not telling
Judai: Please tell me?
Black: No
Judai: PLEASE!
Black: NO!
Judai: AWW!
Black: I don't own Yugioh GX, unfortunately…
Chapter 2 - Feather change
I woke to the sound of people talking around me, voices low in an attempt not to wake me. I opened my eyes, immediately regretting that as I snapped them shut again to block out the blinding light.
"In all honesty, Johan, you aren't making a lot of sense…" I heard Asuka say as I tuned into the conversation.
"What don't you get?" Johan sounded pretty annoyed. "Judai was attacked, got turned into a girl and then was found by us! What is there NOT to get!"
"Ok ok! Sheesh! We'll just wait and ask Judai when she wakes up."
"Why wait?" I asked, slowly reopening my eyes. "What do you want to know? That Johan hasn't already told you?" I pushed myself up into a sitting position, waiting patiently for them to start.
"WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED!" everyone but Johan shrieked. I jumped in fright and backed up a little. Johan glared threateningly at everyone, angry that had scared me.
"Johan," I murmured. He turned to me, looking worried. "Please don't kill anyone… I don't think I'd be able to handle that at the moment…"
Johan pouted. "But Judai!"
"No buts!"
"Aww!"
Though it would be fun to kill them…
-Haou? Is that you?-
Yup!
-I'll question you later on how you are able to talk to me, but for now, don't kill our friends!-
But Judai! I wanna have some FUN!
-No buts! Though I must ask, why are you being so whiney?-
I dunno… side effect from Yubel? Effect of your transformation?
-Jubel? Is this your doing?-
Could be… but maybe it isn't…
-… I'll question you two later…-
"Uh… Judai?"
"Huh?" I blinked in confusion. "What is it?"
"You zoned out for a bit there… are you alright?" Asuka asked, taking my hand.
"Don't worry, I'm fine… probably just a bit tired…" I wasn't tired, I probably didn't look it either, but somehow everyone but Johan bought it; everyone (excluding Johan) left the room to 'give me time to rest'.
"Ok… why did you REALLY zone out?" Johan asked, coming to sit on the edge of my bed.
"Um…" I looked away from him, unsure of how to proceed.
-Jubel! Haou! What should I do!-
Tell him the truth.
I was shocked by Yubel's blunt answer.
-… what?-
Tell him the truth. He will understand.
-H… are your sure?-
Yes. I have been a part of him before, remember?
-Oh yeah…-
"Judai?" I glanced back at Johan.
"Huh?"
"You zoned out again…"
"Oh… woops…"
"Well? Why'd you zone out like that?"
"Uh… well… you see… this isn't easy for me to tell…"
"If it's that hard, you don't have to tell me…"
"Bit I want to… I feel as if, you at least should know…" I murmured just loud enough for him to hear me. "The truth is… Haou and Yubel are still alive…"
Silence followed my revelation.
"… what?" Johan stared at me in disbelief. "Yubel's alive?"
I looked away again. "She isn't to blame… for everything we went through in the Dark world…"
"Judai… what do you mean, Yubel and Haou are alive? Wasn't Haou defeated by O'brien? And didn't YOU defeat Yubel?"
"Haou was defeated, and killed, but he will always be a part of me, so it was easy for me to resurrect him when I needed him, in the battle against Yubel; he and I are a single being, so I didn't go around killing duelists like last time…"
"And Yubel?"
"Yubel was my guardian in a past life. He gave up himself to become a creature that could protect me, a dragon. In this life, she still protects me, but though the form of a Duel Monster. She protected me from my loneliness as a child, though she also sent my opponents, my friends, into a coma when they made me sad. I sent her into space to punish her, where she was affected by the Light of Ruin and went mad. I rid her of the madness during my duel against her by using Super Fusion to muse our souls together."
Johan was silent for several minutes after I finished. He just sat on the edge of my bed, a thoughtful look on his face.
"So, you're saying that Yubel, Haou and yourself all share a single soul?"
"Basically… what happened before, when I zoned out, I was actually talking to them. By the way, Haou seemed to like your idea of killing everyone…"
"… he wouldn't really kill them, right?"
"No, she wouldn't… I hope…"
"… She?"
"You haven't guessed? Haou underwent the same change as me. He's is a girl now, too."
"…"
"Uh… Johan, you're not mad, are you?" I looked nervously at Johan, mentally wincing at the fear in my voice. When Johan stayed silent, any hope that I had of him NOT being angry at me evaporated. I turned my gaze away from him, tears starting to rise in my eyes. "I… it's ok if you're mad at me, I deserve your anger… I deserve worse than that…"
A single tear slid down my face, leaving a trail of salt water on my cheek.
A sharp pain shot through my chest, making me cry out in pain.
"Judai! Are you ok!" Johan asked worriedly, grasping my shoulders. "What's wrong?"
"It… hurts… Johan… help me…" I whimpered in agony, clutching my chest. I felt the pain intensify, turning into a fiery, burning sensation. The pain was becoming too much for me to bare, continuously increasing until my whole body was pulsing with agonizing heat. I fell forward until my forehead rested on Johan's chest. Johan's fearful shout was the last thing I heard before I fell into the blackness creeping across my field of vision, fainting in Johan's arms.
~~~ Johan POV~~~
A bright light shone out from under Judai's skin, covering her completely from view. I felt her body one again change shape, slowly becoming masculine once again. Two pillars of white light erupted from his shoulders, taking on the shape of wings.
The light soon faded, leaving Judai still laying in my arms, breathing peacefully. Who beautiful, ruby-red wings were folded against his back, the feathers tickling my arms.
"Gods…" I murmured, brushing a hand gently down one wing. I felt it twitch beneath my hand, the feathers rustling. "Judai… what's going on?"
~~~ Time skip - 4 hours. Judai POV~~~
I slowly woke, feeling refreshed and slightly bouncy. I opened my eyes, giggling happily at nothing. Realising that I was still in the nurses office, I slipped off the bed and stretched my arms above my head. I felt something move behind me, making me whip around. I saw a flash of red in the corner of my eye, turning around to see what it was. Nothing. I turned my head and looked over my shoulder, my eyes widening in wonder at what I saw.
A pair of wings rose from my shoulders, deep red in colour, rising above my head before falling until the feathers brushed the ground. Wondering if I could control them, I tried to extend the feather-covered limbs. To my absolute delight, the did indeed spread to their full length, which was a good three meters each.
Just then, the infirmary door opened and Johan walked in. I saw his jaw drop, staring wide-eyed at me. I laughed, finding him extremely funny and refolded my wings.
"Jo-kun!" I grinned, bouncing to him and grabbing his wrist. "Come ON! I wanna see if I can fly with these!" with that, I raced out the door, dragging a protesting Johan behind me.
I dashed out the doors of the Academy building, heading down to the cliff where the Osiris Dorms were situated.
"JUDAI! SLOW DOWN!" Johan yelled, stumbling behind me. I slowed down, seeing my destination in sight.
I stopped in an empty field close to the Osiris dorms, finally letting go of Johan's wrist. He regained his balance and rubbed his wrist.
"That hurt Judai! Couldn't you have just walked here?" he complained. I grinned.
"Nope!" I cheered. "I wanna try this now!" with that, I sprinted away from him, spreading my wings. I flapped hard, managing to get my feet off the ground. I flapped harder, finally lifting myself over the tree line.
"Johan!" I flew down to him, landing in a heap beside him. "That was so fun! Apart from the landing, that needs work."
Johan grinned, crouching down beside me. He gripped my hand and pulled me to my feet.
"Looked it! But that was also very dangerous…"
"No sweat! I'm fine! I've gone through worse than a little fall!" I slung my arm around his shoulder, leading him back to the Osiris Dorm. "Let's go see the others!"
Black: And that's it for this chapter. Btw, I'm changing it to whenever Judai cries in SADNESS that he changes… k? not pain, not happiness, just sadness.
Judai: … Well at least I'm not a girl now… right?
Black: But remember, you won't have wings forever, and until you lose the wings, you're gonna ALWAYS be happy and bouncy and naïve. Your attitude and personality changes with your appearance.
Judai… WHAT!
Black: ^^'
Judai: So… you're gonna make me… into WHAT EVER YOU WANT!
Black: Ayup!
Judai: … *anime cries* NO! HAOU! BLACK'S BEING MEAN!
Haou: *materialises* *glares at Black* *tries to attack*
Black: Eep! *runs off* *pauses* you know… I just realised that I run away from people a lot in these comments…
Haou: *growls menacingly*
Black: Eep! *runs away* *screams over shoulder* PLEASE REVIEW!
Haou: *chases*
Judai: … Haou didn't say a word during that whole comment… wow…
