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Fandom: Yu-Gi-Oh GX
Title: Friendship Between Kings: 2-20: Fun In The Springs
Characters: Pharaoh Abidos III, Juudai
Word Count: chapter: 300||story: 600
Genre: Friendship||Rated: PG-13
Challenge: drabble123: Pharaoh Abidos III & Juudai: #17, splash
Notes: These drabbles all take place in the revised world of Hell's Ice, wherein Marufuji Ryou is one of the Seven Stars and holds power over ice and snow.
Feedback: All forms eagerly accepted. Concrit is loved the most, but everything is welcome.
Summary: In one timeline, Abidos spent a bare hour in the modern world, dueling Juudai. In one that's a little chillier, another course of events took place.


Juudai relaxed into the steaming water, eyes closed, and sighed in contentment. Nothing beat a good visit to the hot springs, especially with Hell Kaiser's snowstorm still blowing around out there.

"Are you going to just stand there all night?" He didn't bother to open his eyes when he spoke. He knew what he'd see if he did: Abidos, still in all of his royal regalia, standing to one side. "The water's great!"

Somehow, he wasn't surprised when he didn't hear an answer. At least not a verbal one, since a few moments later, he heard a quiet rustling, and cracked one eye open in time to see the pharaoh settle down at the edge of the water and slide his feet in.

"Is that all you're going to do?" What was the point of coming to the hot springs and just dangling your feet there? Though maybe he didn't know how to swim? Juudai didn't know if Pharaohs would've learned.

Abidos said nothing still.

Wonder what he's saving up all those words for? Juudai closed his eyes again, slipped onto his back, and started to backstroke through the water. Wish Shou would turn up. He didn't think the other would, though.

He shifted to his side and stared at Abidos for a few moments before he swam a little closer. "Hey, your majesty?" Juudai hoped he wouldn't have to wait long for this. Abidos lifted his head, lips parting, possibly to ask what Juudai wanted now.

Juudai never gave him the chance to utter the question. He struck the water with one hand, sending a small surge of water dashing across Abidos. "Surprise!"

He'd never seen someone look that surprised; jaw dropped, eyes wide, water dripping off him. Juudai grinned with pure mischief. "Gotcha!"

Whaddya know? Pharaohs can swim!

To Be Continued

Note: These drabbles aren't going to take place in any sort of time-based order. Some will occur before others, some after. So, be warned.