Title: Sealed Promise
Author: Amm (SoulSeeker)
Pairing: Yuki Juudai/Tenjoin Asuka (Jaden/Alexis)
Fandom: Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
Theme: #24—good night
Rating: For Everyone (PG)
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX. I am just playing 'Barbie' with them, cause god knows they're a lot more fun than real Barbies.
Summary: It was a night she'd never forget. A good night…
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Syrus never liked it when Jaden left their dorm after curfew; it led to nothing but trouble, and the last thing either of them needed on their record was a campus arrest. But, needless to say, when Jaden made up his mind, there was no changing it; he was just stubborn that way. As powerful a character he was though, Jaden still did not control Syrus—he wanted his record as clean as possible, thank you very much, and there was nothing Jaden could do about it.
"I'm not going! You can go ahead and get in trouble all by yourself if you want, but I want no part of it." With a frustrated grunt, Sy turned away from him in his bed and pulled his blanket over himself, covering even his head.
Jaden sighed, and it finally seemed like he was giving up after all that time. He walked to the door looking rather defeated (though Syrus couldn't see it) and Syrus heard it open; he anxiously waited to hear it shut, but the hot-headed brunette couldn't help getting the last word.
"You don't know how to have any fun, y'know that?"
Syrus turned around just in time to see the door shut in his face, and he was left to wonder what his crazy friend was up to.
It wasn't anything bad of course; it never really was. Jaden was a good person—just very daring, and defiant at times. Questioning authority was never a problem for him, and his conscience never bothered him for it.
He pressed on in the darkness, not exactly sure on where he was doing, but he didn't let that stop him. He continued and, looking up towards the sky, it seemed almost like he was looking for something; but finally, he gave a satisfied, approving smile. Tonight was a good night to do this. Perfect, even.
Jaden found himself in an open area near a building he guessed was the Obelisk Blue dorm; it was too dark to see much, but he didn't care.
As long as he could see the stars.
They shone like crazy that night, even crazier than most nights, and many times, you could find little patterns hidden in them. Little patterns that happened to form Duel Monsters—a lot of the time, some of his favorites. God knew they weren't official constellations, and sometimes Jaden wondered if he was simply seeing things, but he enjoyed looking for them regardless.
He had picked a secluded spot, making sure that no one would catch him—or that if they even came out at all, he would have enough time to hide himself. The view was clear, no clouds in sight; and he could just relax.
His fingers playfully connected the stars, and the moonlight had been so bright that he could see the silhouette of his hand against the lit sky. Suddenly however, it disappeared into shadow, and he could see some of the stars 'disappearing' as well—someone was standing over him.
He jumped up rapidly, surprised, but calmed down in a hurry. He could just barely make out Alexis in the moonlight.
"You shouldn't be out here this late," she lectured. "What are you doing?"
"I could ask you the same question," Jaden retaliated. "But if you must know—I'm looking at the stars." He grinned, and the sky quickly called his attention.
"The stars?" Alexis repeated; and she looked up as well, though she looked quite discontent.
"Yeah," Jaden smiled. "You never know what you can find in 'em…See, there's the Winged Kuriboh up there, and I think I see a Flamed Wingman too… and some nights, you can even see Bubbleman." He pointed enthusiastically at the sky, connecting the stars with his fingers and pointing out the patterns he saw—but Alexis seemed disinterested. He saw that as his queue to change the subject. "…and what are you doing out here, anyways? I never saw you as a breaking-the-rules person." The brunette folded his arms demandingly at Alexis and waited for explanation.
"I'm not," she replied hastily. "I just needed to…think, that's all. And some fresh air."
Jaden nodded in understanding, and both sat—laid—down next to each other, staring up into space. "Still worried about the Shadow Riders?" Jaden presumed; and he could almost feel her nodding.
"Can't help it…" Alexis wrapped her hands around the key she had been graciously given to protect, and she let it dangle in front of her, swaying it back and forth hypnotically. She sat up, looking worried. "I can't help thinking that I'm not good enough to face them. And, what if they did something to my brother? What if that's why he's missing?"
She felt a hand on her shoulder and she turned her head, her eyes meeting with Jaden's. "Don't worry about it," he told her. "You're an amazing duelist, and wherever your brother is, we'll all help you find him. You just have to relax. Don't think so much."
There was silence, and Jaden could tell that his words didn't have much affect at all. It just didn't occur to him that the gift of not thinking didn't come naturally to everybody; sometimes truly he wished that everyone was as carefree as he was.
"But how can I not? This is the fate of the world we're dealing with here…"
Jaden just smirked, and his fingers directed her gaze towards the wide open darkness that was the sky. "Just look at the world out there. Look how big this entire world—this universe—is. How can the fate of one Earth be significant?"
He heard a sigh in response; the girl was not convinced. Jaden gave her a small glance, but looked away again.
"Besides…if anything bad were to happen…if anything really bad were to happen…"
Alexis turned to him and shot him a soft-spoken, "What?"
There was a pause, and Jaden seemed in a daze. He didn't say anything, or make any movements, and for a moment she could've sworn he was dead. But his head turned slightly and he flashed a smile that seemed to light up the entire area. "We'll be together, right? Here for each other. Under the same moon, the same sky, the same sun, the same stars…"
She stammered a few moments at his words. "Ah…I…guess so, yeah…there's no reason we wouldn't be…you know…together…"
"Promise me."
"Promise you?" Alexis echoed him.
"Yeah. That no matter what, we'll see through all of this and come out together. That we'll give those Shadow Riders what's comin' to them!" Jaden held up a victory sign, his grin a mile wide. Silence—cold, uneasy silence took over, as Alexis stared at him.
"I…promise," she replied finally.
"Good." He smirked and stared intently at her, waiting a few moments before uttering bravely, "Isn't a promise usually sealed with something?"
Alexis blinked a few moments, processing his words and she pinched herself lightly to make sure that she was reading in between the lines correctly. Jaden had looked expectant, but he finally looked away when he got no response from her.
It was then that he suddenly felt a brief moment of moisture on his cheek; a quick peck that sent shivers up and down his spine and made his body go stiff, sitting upright—he had been kissed.
He looked over to see Alexis, a beautiful smile plastered on her face—an image he'd probably remember forever. "Happy?" she asked, with a devilish smirk.
"Maybe," he replied. He had a smirk of his own, and Alexis knew that the 'maybe' translated into 'yes.' For the few moments she had spent with him, she had completely forgotten about the Shadow Riders—and she was happy too.
It was a good night indeed—one she wouldn't forget.
A/N: I know that some of you want to bash my head in for making you wait so long, but trust me. I have damn good reason for not having this out.
On April 19, about ten days ago, my absolute best friend in the whole world decided to kill herself. She threw herself in front of a train, and after praying to god for a whole afternoon and a night that she wasn't the 'young unidentified woman' who had been struck, it was confirmed that morning that it was her.
I took her death pretty hard, and so it was hard to focus on much else but her, so please, bear with me while I get through this. You guys'll get your stories. Promise.
