Angel: (sneaks into writers room and posts this before hiding) Um…. Hi? (sees angry people and sweatdrops) Meh. I'm gonna admit this. I lost mah motivation to write… for a long time… But I's back now! ^^ And I also had to catch this little bastard. (holds up a net with a bunny in it) My plot bunny got away from me! DX So ya…. I'm gonna try and finish this story up before the end of the month :P Then get right back into updating. Yay! So no throwing stuff at me! v.v Oh! And I dedicate this chapter to Kyo-Chan :D You've put up with me for so long… Enjoy!

Disclaimer: For the last time NO! I DON'T OWN IT!! If I did I wouldn't need a job as a cashier -.-

Chapter 3: Mistakes

Johan and Jim were walking down from the Obelisk dorms to the front of the school. It was just after twelve in the after noon and everyone was meeting up at the front of the school for a day of fun. Karen was strapped to Jim's back while Ruby was perched on Johan's shoulder. They had walked in silence all the way up to this point. Finally, the silence had gotten to be too much for Jim so he decided to break it.

"So…" Jim started. He continued when he saw the smaller boy look up at him. "Do you still doubt your choice on how you're handling this?" Johan sighed and looked back down at the ground.

"I was hoping you would ask that… and hoping you wouldn't." The Gem Beast wielder stated as he kept his gaze to the ground. "I had this weird dream last night… At first, this shadow thing was chasing me. I eventually ran into Judai… but when I found him, he was crying and when I asked him what was wrong, he just got angry, punched me and then I woke up." He summarized. "I can't shake the feeling that that might happen… but I'm not sure what to do about it." The taller boy put his hand to his chin in thought.

"Hm… that is quite a predicament mate. I'm not sure what to tell ya." He finally said. "As I told you last night, to me it seems to that it's too late to go back and on what you've been doing. So my advice to you is to just wait and see. And if you find yourself in a situation like that one, just make sure you pick your words better then in your dream." Johan mulled this over for a few moments. Of course, he would choose his words carefully. He would never want to hurt the happy go lucky brunette. Just being around the other was like having your own personal sun. It was hard to be sad around him. Johan eventually nodded.

"You're right…" he finally said. "I will choose what I say much better this time! I don't want him to get the wrong idea about things! I just hope that he listens." Johan sighed again.

"He's Judai." Jim said matter a factly. Johan looked up at him confused. "He'll listen no matter what you have to say mate. You know him better then anyone. Do you really think that he would just walk away from a friend?" The Aussie asked.

"Once again you're right Jim." The blunette said with hope in his voice. He was smiling again as the others came into view. Manjoume and Kenzan were arguing over the size of Kenzan's brain while Sho and Asuka were watching in silence, sighing the whole time. "Oi mina!" Johan called over when they were in earshot. Kenzan and Manjoume stopped arguing for a second to give them a quick hello before going right back to there arguing.

"Hi guys." Asuka said with a smile. Asuka was in her trademark position, arms crossed under her chest. She sighed again as Kenzan out Manjoume in a headlock. "No matter what you say or do, they always just end up fighting. Why must they do this everyday?"

"HE STARTED IT!!" Kenzan and Manjoume yelled at the same time. They both glared at each other, lighting shooting out of their eyes and at the other. "I DID NOT!! GRR!!" they then started to fight again. This time more physical then verbal. Johan chuckled lightly.

"How long have they been at it, Asuka-Chan?" he asked the other Obelisk.

"Not long, actually." She answered her attention now on Johan. "We just got here a few moments before you did. Kenzan said something, Manjoume insulted him, and I'm sure you can figure out the rest." Johan nodded.

"Not that hard knowing those two." The blue exchange student chuckled a bit once more. He put his hands behind his head as he watched a bit himself. Manjoume and Kenzan put each other in headlocks and began to give each other noogies. Jim chuckled a bit.

"They fight almost as often as Manjoume yells at poor Judai." Jim said with a slight smirk.

"Speaking of Judai, where is he?" Johan asked, perking up a bit. Asuka smiled a knowing smile.

"Not here yet. So keep your pants on, Lover boy." Asuka said with the same smile on her face. Johan flushed instantly. Sho blinked and looked at Asuka confused, while Jim just chuckled and tried to look like he knew nothing.

"Lover boy?" the mini Ra student said. "What are you talking about Asuka?" she glanced at Johan who was looking at her in utter confusion.

"It's a secret, Sho" she said with a wink. Sho deflated instantly, letting it drop. Asuka looked back at Johan, who was motioning for her to come a little closer. Once they were out of ear shot, Johan spoke up.

"How do you know?!" He asked in a loud whisper.

"It wasn't supposed to be bluntly obvious?" The Obelisk said, tilting her head to the side a bit. Johan hit his hand to his forehead and let out a slight groan. The others mouth twitched up into a smile once more. "Well, you have to know where to look. And me being the 'Master of Love's' sister, you tend to pick up on a few things. Including who likes who." She said using air quotations around "Master of Love". "And you and Judai are just perfect for each other." Johan finally took his head out of his hands and looked up at the blond.

"Really? You think so?" he asked. Asuka just nodded. The Gem Beast wielder's face lit right up. However, it soon turned into a frown. "But Judai's all but dense when it comes to this kind of thing! How do you know it'll work out."

"I just know about these things." She said knowingly. She turned back to the others and began to walk over to them. "Okay you guys! Break it up!" she clapped her hands as she walked over to the still arguing Kenzan and Manjoume. The two stopped fighting, crossed their arms over there chests, and looked away from each other, pouting a bit. Johan walked back over to stand next to Jim.

"Asuka knows…. Doesn't she?" Jim asked. Once again, the red tink appeared on Johan's face.

"….Maybe…." Johan said. Jim smirked.

"That's a yes." He said.

"How is it that what took me weeks to figure out, took you guys only seconds to get?" Johan asked with a huff.

"This kind of thing is complicated when it's happening to you, mate." Jim stated. "But from an outside perspective, it's kind of obvious."

"You don't have to put it like that!" Johan said taking a step forward, a bright blush clear on his face. In response, Jim took a step backward. As a result, Johan fell over a perfectly placed rock and started to fall forward. Jim landed on the ground with a thud, and Johan landed right on top of Jim, his blush still on his face from moments before. "Oh…sorry Jim!" Johan said, going into full apologize mode.

"Hey guys! Whats up!" a certain red clad duelist asked, making his presence known.

"Aw crap!" Johan said as he tried to get off Jim before Judai saw him. But he was too late. Judai ran up to them and spotted Johan on top of Jim, with a blush on his face. The huge grin that he had on his face was instantly turned into a frown. A look of sadness appeared on his face right away. He clearly got the wrong idea.

"Are you alright, Aniki?" Sho asked as he began his way over to Judai. Judai put on another fake smile when he turned to Sho, and this one wasn't masked as well as the others.

"Ya I'm fine Sho!" Judai said. "I just remembered I forgot something back at my room! Be back in a few guys!" And with that, Judai took off running in the direction of the woods.

"Judai! Wait!" Johan said finally getting to his feet. "Dammit!" he started to run after the happy go lucky boy, but a strong hand stopped him. He looked behind him to look the owner right in the eye. "Why'd you stop me, Jim?!" he asked the tall Aussie, a little angry.

"I think you should just let him go and calm down himself mate." He answered the question, ignoring the slight venom in it. "I just think its best that he sort out what he just saw by himself." Johan shrugged off the hand that was on his shoulder.

"But what if he comes to a completely wrong conclusion, and things take a horrible turn?!" he accused. "Screw what I said before! I'm making this thing right, here and now!" That was all the bluenette said before he took off after Judai.

"Johan!" Jim called out in a last attempt to stop the other. Of course, his cries were ignored. He sighed and took off his hat, running his hand through his hair. "Well this will be interesting to say the least…" he said to himself. "I just hope the blokes are able to fix this problem."

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With Judai…

Judai didn't know where he was running to, all that mattered was that he got away from where he just was.

'Johan was on top of Jim!' he shouted in his head. 'I should have seen the signs long before! He doesn't love me! He loves Jim! Why?! Why dammit?!' tears brimmed in Judai's eyes, but he ignored them. Because of his blurred vision, he was having a little trouble seeing. So he ended up tripping over a tree root and falling face first into the dirt. Judai clutched at the dirt as he slowly began to sit up a bit. He only got as far as onto his hands and knees before he stopped.

"Why?!" He kept asking himself. "Why?! Why?! Why?! Why!?" each time he shouted, he slammed his hand into the dirt, making the side of his palm turn a little red. "Why didn't I notice it before?! There was nothing more then friendship between us! He loves Jim! And not me!" He shakily got to his feet. He put his forearm to his eyes and cried silently into it, letting out a few hiccups every few moments.

"Judai!" a voice rang out through the forest. Judai's head sprang up to the source of the voice.

'J…Johan…?! Why would he run after me like this?! He must feel guilty or something! That's it… he doesn't love me… he loves Jim…' Judai's heart sank each time he thought those words. It just hurt so much…

"Judai there you are!" Johan finally made his way over to Judai. He was panting and he leaned over onto his knees, holding himself up by his hands. "Jeez you do run fast… Why did you run off like that? Its not what you think!" but Judai wasn't even looking at the other. He was just staring at the ground, his bangs covering his eyes. "Judai….?"

"Why….?" The question was just above a whisper.

"Why what Judai? Why did I run after you?" Johan asked. "You totally got the wrong idea! I didn't want-" Johan wasn't able to finish his sentence. Judai's head shot up and he looked at Johan, his big wide eyes filled to the brim with tears, a look of pure agony on his face.

"Why can't you love me instead of Jim?!" Judai blurted out. Johan took a step back. Out of all the things that he expected Judai to say, that was not one of them. "Am I to clingy?! To naïve? Tell me! What did I do wrong? What's wrong with me?!" he was now shouting. "Tell me!" Johan was at a complete lost for words. He just stared blankly at Judai, eyes wide and his mouth open slightly.

Judai had had enough of the silence. He closed his eyes tight again and took off running in the direction that he had just been going. Johan could only just stare after the other, trying to digest what had happened.

What had Johan done…?

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HOLY CRAP THAT TOOK WAY TO LONG TO TYPE!! DX I wanted this up a freaking month ago! Dammit I'm lazy! Naw but I also got sick and you people don't care do ya? Bah! But I am off this week and I am DETERMINED to get this thing done and over with before I go back to school! And as a reward for putting up with having to wait so freaking long for updates. I'm giving you guys a choice! :D

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I hope this was worth the wait! And I will be back soon dammit! –Angel