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The Beginning of It All

'Another day, it seems. I haven't seen Jesse in a week. I really miss him. It wouldn't hurt to stay friends with him, right? I guess I could head on over to say hello and joke around at least for a little while.' Jaden thought.

(Meanwhile)

'Gosh, I haven't seen Jaden since last week. Maybe I should go talk to him. It wouldn't hurt to just talk for a little while. I'm sure he doesn't hate me, right?' Jesse hoped.

Jaden was walking to Jesse's dorm room and right when he was about to knock, Jesse opened the door.

"Ahh!"

"Ahh!"

"What the heck!"

"Oh, what are you doing here?"

So, they crashed into each other and were left thinking similar thoughts.

'Was he about to see me?'

"I think he was here to talk to me.'

"So…" Jaden began.

"So…" Jesse went on.

"Why exactly haven't I seen you lately?" Jesse asked.

"You're gonna think this doesn't make sense." Jaden replied with a slight frown. "I have a lot of things that I've kept from you. I guess I'll start with how I'm not all that pure and innocent. I'm actually the host for the Supreme King of Darkness."

"What? You mean you're not perfect?" Jesse questioned. "That's impossible! Nothing could ever make you less perfect in my eyes!"

"But, I-" Jaden began.

"There are no buts to this! As far as I know, you're still more perfect than me!" Jesse shouted with tears brimming in his eyes.

"What do you mean? What could you possibly have that's so bad?" Jaden remarked.

"I'm a host for Yubel and you probably hate me for it because she hurt you." Jesse began to let the tears fall. "And what really hurts is that I could never be good enough for you!"

"Jesse. I've been thinking all this time that I should have been avoiding you. I should have known it was better to have just spoken the truth and get the pain over with. I'm sorry." Jaden began to cry too.

"I'm so sorry! I love you with all my heart! I can't help it. Every time I'm with you, it seems that a match has been struck inside my heart and I burn up with intense emotions for you!" They both, surprisingly, said all of this together, at the same time.

"You- you do?" Jaden meekly asked.

"And you love me too?" Jesse inquired.

"YES! That means we can be together!" Jaden suddenly yelled and hugged Jesse with a huge death grip.

"Jaden! Do you realize how happy I am?" Jesse started to cry, but these were tears of joy.

They hugged for at least five minutes until someone just had to ruin the moment.

"Uh, guys? What are you doing?" A curious Obelisk who happened to walk by, asked.

"Nothing! We were just-" Jesse started blushing furiously.

"Having some hugging time!" Jaden finished for him.

"Oh, okay." He left them and their strange manners to themselves.

"You wanna come in?" Jesse offered.

"I'd like that."

They walked into Jesse's room to have some 'fun' in bed. After all, how long can you go without having intimate actions with the one you love? Certainly not a second longer than they had been doing!

(The next morning)

"Jaden, where have you been?" Syrus questioned.

"Oh, I was sleeping with Jesse." He cheerily replied.

"You were-what?" Syrus obviously didn't take this too well.

"I slept with Jesse." Jaden repeated.

Syrus' response was a faint, and a small wail of despair. He obviously liked Jaden, but never had the courage to say anything or leave any hints. Poor guy.

"Sy? You okay?" Jaden looked worried.

"Wuh? Did you really have sex with Jesse?" Syrus suddenly jumped up.

"No! We were just cuddling and hugging. A few kisses, but that's all." Jaden waved his hands in front of him, in defense.

"But, I really wanted- Never mind." Syrus gave up. The poor guy was still too scared to show any sign of love.

"Okay, then. See you around!" Jaden obliviously ran off to find Jesse.

(Later, at lunch)

"So, I heard that Jaden's going out with Jesse!" An Obelisk girl whispered.

"No way!"

"Yeah, they are."

"Who said?"

They were gossiping about the rumors they heard of Jaden and Jesse dating.

"And then I said, 'I was sleeping with Jesse' and Syrus just fainted like that!" Jaden exclaimed.

"Well, I had a good reason for fainting! I thought you were having sex with him!" Syrus started to get fidgety.

"Hahaha! That's a good one! I don't think Jaden, here, even knows what you're talking about, Sy." Jesse laughed.

"Actually, I do. Just because I act like a kid, doesn't mean I never took health class!" Jaden pouted.

"Aw, but your innocence is what makes you cute." Jesse playfully smiled.

(Bedtime)

"So, are you ready?" Jesse asked.

"Don't treat me like a little kid! Of course I'm ready!" Jaden got annoyed.

"You sure? I wouldn't want to rush anything." Jesse checked.

"I mean, if you were to move in permanently with me, others might get suspicious."

"Well, it could take some convincing to let Sy and Hassleberry let me move in with you, but that's alright."

The next day, Jesse woke to his sweetheart's smiling face. It looked so peaceful, so serene, and free of any pain. He couldn't help but smile and gently touch his face. He placed an affectionate kiss on Jaden's lips and got up.

When Jaden began to stir, he wondered where Jesse had gone. He looked around and got worried.

"Jesse? Where are you?"

"I'm right here. I thought I'd bring you some breakfast and let you sleep in." Jesse came in with a tray and various breakfast items on it. He smiled and gave the tray to Jaden.

"How did my precious love sleep?"

"Great! I was snuggling with you all night!"

Jesse gave him a quick kiss and told him to get dressed when he was done.

"We can go on a date today! We haven't even been on dates yet! We should start or else our relationship would seem strange."

Jesse took Jaden on a walk around the campus and then lay down for a picnic at a sunny spot between the beach and the woods. Jaden had gotten tried out so Jesse offered to carry him. They were currently running around like there was no tomorrow, and laughing as if the world was happily enjoying life as it was. Too bad that this wouldn't last for long.

When the Supreme King noticed this happiness, he decided it was time to get rid of Jesse. After all, Darkness cannot reign when pure laughter is ringing through with light. On the other hand, Yubel was very happy. She had always wanted to spend time with Jaden, loving her. This just happened to fit her fine, since she was in Jesse's body. When Yubel noticed the dark aura surrounding Jaden, she sent a spark of instinct through to Jesse. She couldn't just telepathically call on him so she chose to let his feelings lead him, and manipulated his feelings so that Jaden wouldn't be hurt.

"Jaden! Wake up! Now!" Jesse shouted. He didn't even know why he was saying that. Jaden was obviously awake and smiling at him.

"Huh? Did you say something?" Jaden looked blankly at Jesse.

"I don't know. Did I?" Jesse felt just as clueless as his love.

'Jesse, you have to listen to me!' Yubel cried.

'Whoa! What are you doing?' Jesse responded, slightly anxious.

'It's about Jaden. He's being slowly taken over by the king. I need you to connect with me so that my powers can be easily transferred to you when you need it.'

'Why are you doing this?'

'I care about Jaden. I still love him, but since I'm in your body, it's as if he loves me too. I'm perfectly content with your love, however, HE isn't. The king doesn't want Jaden to feel happiness or to get close to anyone. He needs darkness and hatred in his heart to fulfill his destiny.'

'What can I do?'

'You can watch over him and protect him from the evils lurking in the world. Keep him away from shadows, loneliness, fear, anger, and all the pains of the world. As long as he feels carefree and safe, the control over HIM will stay secure. I believe in you, Jesse. And if it comes down to it, I'll give you all my strength to bring Jaden out of the darkness.'

'Thank you, Yubel. I guess you really aren't so bad, after all.'

"Um, Jess. You okay? You're kind of spacing out."

"What? Oh, hahaha! I was just thinking about some stuff. You wanna have some ice cream? I'll buy!" Jesse tried his best to keep Jaden in control over HIM.

"Yeah! Let's get some ice cream! I want strawberry!" He gleefully jumped up and down, running full speed ahead, with Jesse being dragged behind him.

"Slow down, you're pulling my arm right out of its socket!" Jesse yelled, but didn't really mean it. Jaden was happy and that's all he could ever ask for. Although, he would prefer it if his arm wasn't being pulled so hard!