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Chapter 1

Plans

The four members of the Society Of Duel Monsters Protection stared at their fifth members. Jesse Andersen was frozen in place, since Yugi's transmission had been cut several minutes ago. He had yet to react, and nobody was going to move or speak until he did. But Jesse was lost in his own thoughts.

How could he just suddenly abandon everything he knew and loved? How could he leave him? His boyfriend, his one love, his everything … Jaden Yuki. How could he be expected to just leave him? Especially with Jaden in his condition.

But Jesse knew why Yugi had suggested that. The Lords, the rival gang of the SODMP, had ways of making people 'disappear' when they became an inconvenience. And they were sneaky enough to realise that if they wanted Jesse on edge and perhaps too angry to take proper care of his deck, they'd be best to go after the one thing that meant more to him than anything in the world. If the Lords really were so interested in him and his deck - and if they wanted the deck, they'd want him to tell them how to control the monsters - then people that Jesse was close to would be in danger. Especially people like Jaden.

Soon, the silence was too much.

"I'm sorry, Jesse …" Alexis whispered, her heart in her voice. "Will you leave?"

"Does he have a choice?" Chazz muttered.

"He can't leave Jaden! Not now!" Alexis hissed.

Aster started to agree with Alexis, while Zane sided more with Chazz, and the four of them got into an argument while Jesse stared straight ahead at the black, empty screen, unable to make sense of the situation.

The Obelisk dorms sure had more space in them than the Slifer dorms did. A small kitchen and living area, a bathroom, a bedroom and a spare room. Most students had that spare room set up as a study. The two lovers had other plans for that spare room, though, and nobody in dorms had it set up the way they did.

Hasselberry and Syrus sat on the couch in front of the large television screen, sipping water as they shouted at a duel on the screen. Watching them from to the kitchen area, a certain brunette silently laughed. He could barely follow the duel because he kept getting lost in his own thoughts, so he'd relocated to the kitchen table and found something to eat. His appetite was certainly a bit strange now, but it wasn't any less present - in fact, these last months, he'd been eating more and more. Oh well, at least there was now an excuse for that greediness!

This was Jaden's room. Or rather, it was Jesse's room that Jaden had moved into. Not long after they'd returned from the alternate dimension, he had confessed his feelings for the bluenette, who had in turn confessed his mutual feelings for him. That was when they'd started dating and moved in together. That was almost a year ago. Jaden and Jesse, along with everyone except for the younger Hasselberry and Blair, had graduated. However, some people - truth be told, most people - had decided to stay on the island for another three years. It was simple and relaxing.

Jaden went to put his empty plate in the sink. He stood there and grabbed the soft sponge and rubbed the food stains of the plate before putting it on the drying rack. It could be put away later, but Jesse didn't like to live in a mess like Jaden had had back at his room in the Slifer dorm.

He leaned against the counter, stretching his aching back. There was more pain in his lower back as the months wore on, and now at eight, he was considerably far along and had the back pain to prove it. From his abdomen came a sudden, swift movement - one that managed to stab him right in the ribs. He mockingly glared at his swollen stomach and placed a hand on the bulge slowly growing there.

Jaden was eight months along in his pregnancy. He was carrying his lover's baby and couldn't have been happier about it, despite the pains that came with it. He loved Jesse more than he loved his own life, and their unborn child was a symbol of their love - that's how Jaden saw it, anyway. He had had bad morning sickness in the earlier months, but gradually that had toned down. He had back pains now, instead, and his feet got sore easily, but it was all worth it.

His friends were still watching the TV; they'd never notice he'd slipped away. So the brunette went to the spare room and opened to door to see the set-up that was unique in the Obelisk dorm. There was a simple white crib in the corner, with rainbow sheets tucked inside it. One special blanket was carefully embroidered with a large picture of the Rainbow Dragon, and a tiny picture of each Crystal Beast around that image in a circle. Complete with changing table, high chair and wardrobe, the room was set up for a new baby. Jaden sat down on a chair which was placed by the window, taking the weight off his feet for a while. He subconsciously wrapped his arms around his swollen stomach and couldn't stop the smile coming to his face. This rush, this happiness, was even more than what he got from duelling - maybe even more than what he got from loving Jesse.

"I don't know if I can go through with this" Jesse muttered at last, turning to face the other four members of the team. "Guys, I can't leave Jaden now. He's eight months along, and Miss Fontaine said it was likely for him to be early. I can't let him go through it alone."

"Jesse, it's all you can do" Zane said with an expressionless face. "If you stay you'll be bringing the Lords down on him. He doesn't know what we do. He doesn't know the SODMP exist. If the Lords get him, he'll be in for more pain than you want to imagine. At least if you leave him, he'll be hurt but safe."

"And if they go after him anyway?"

"They won't. They don't go after innocents unless they're associated with someone from here at that minute in time. If they think you two have broken up, they'll leave him be and chase after you."

Seeing the truth in Zane's words, Jesse fell to his knees.

He would have to leave. He had no choice. There was no way he could protect Jaden if the Lords showed up, not even with the help of the other members of the team. His only way of being sure Jaden was safe was to leave him.

Ten minutes passed before plans were being made. Jesse agreed to leave on his own and take the Crystal Beast cards with him.

"Listen guys, don't let Jaden get hurt" the bluenette growled, glaring at the four people in the room with him. "And when he goes into labour, make sure he isn't alone. He can't handle that kind of pain on his own."

"We'll stay with him, Jesse" Alexis promised.

Jesse nodded, thanked and said goodbye to everyone, and left the room. He didn't have time for better goodbyes to his team, and had no time for any goodbye to anyone else. Except for his brunette. He always had time for him, especially when it came to either happy or truly unhappy circumstances. Now was one of those miserable times.

He had to tell Jaden he was leaving.


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