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Chapter 9
The Society Of Duel Monsters Protection
Their newborn daughter asleep in her mother's arms, the two lovers looked at each other. Jaden couldn't stop the sadness reaching his eyes, and that mere image nearly broke the bluenette's heart. He knew he'd caused the heartache Jaden had felt, and he understood now that he had been wrong to ever keep the truth from his lover.
Zane wasn't going to be happy with him. Yugi would be even less happy.
But not telling Jaden had almost been the end of him. Never again.
"Jaden, I think I owe you an explanation."
"You do" the brunette said in an annoyed voice.
Jaden wasn't sure if he was happy, or angry, or upset. He was feeling so many emotions running through him that he didn't know what to feel towards the bluenette, but he decided to listen to him.
"Jaden, you'll never have heard of it, but there's an organisation called the SODMP. The Society Of Duel Monsters Protection." The bluenette paused to let this sink in before he continued. "Yugi Mutou is in charge of it, and there are a couple of branches in different schools. There's one here, and I'm a part of it."
Jaden nodded to show he understood so far.
"Zane leads it, and then there's me. Kind of like I'm second in charge, I guess. But anyway. Sometimes being in the SODMP can lead to danger. We have a rival, a group that doesn't want peace achieved between Duel Monsters, because then they'd have nothing to do. They work with rogue monsters" Jesse continued, his lover nodding again. "They're called the Lords. Anyway, like I told you before, my deck has a lot of power in it, and apparently also has the ability to unite Duel Monsters."
"Why the Crystal Beasts?" the brunette asked, puzzled.
"No idea. All I know is what Yugi told us" the bluenette shrugged. "Anyway, the Lords want my deck and Yugi told me they were tracking me down. They'd do anything to get the power my deck has, and that includes kidnapping those close to me. My being here put you in danger, Jaden. It still does."
"Huh?"
"The Lords are following me here. Zane and Chazz went to hold them off, but I don't know how long they can do that for." He paused. "You do realise, Jaden, that you can't tell anyone about the SODMP? We're a secret organisation and nobody outside of that organisation is supposed to know about it."
"Then why are you telling me?"
"Because I put you through a lot of pain when I left, and it would have been easier for you if I'd just told you why I was really leaving" Jesse whispered. "I will never lie to you again, Jaden. I promise. Nobody can know about the SODMP, but I feel like you have to. It's the best explanation I can give. I wanted to protect you."
Jaden let a smile spread across his features as the truth dawned on him.
"So you left because …"
"Because it was dangerous for me to stay. I wouldn't put you in danger, Jaden. Especially not when you were pregnant" the bluenette said softly. His eyes fell on the baby in Jaden's arms. "Our little girl is in danger because I'm here, Jay. I shouldn't have come back. But I couldn't let you do it on your own. I'm sorry I came back here."
"Jesse, don't say that!" the brunette whispered. "I don't think I would have had the strength to keep going if you hadn't come in when you did. Thank you."
"Don't thank me, Jaden, please. I've made a mess of things, but now it's time to set things straight."
"Don't you dare leave me again, Jesse Andersen!"
The brunette couldn't bear the thought of Jesse leaving him again! He had been angry with the bluenette, but to hear that Jesse had left truly because he was in danger. Jaden couldn't begrudge his lover for not wanting to put their baby in danger.
"I'm not going to leave you, Jaden. Not ever again. But I do have to call Zane. He and Chazz might be in trouble."
Silence fell between them but was shortly interrupted by the sound of their daughter crying, and both boys looked down at the baby.
"Shh, baby, we're here" the brunette whispered, cuddling her close. "What's wrong, Kasumi? Huh? What's up with my baby?"
"She's probably hungry, Jaden."
"Oh."
A sudden thought dawned on them: they had to get milk to feed her with, because Jaden certainly didn't have the parts to feed a baby, even if he could conceive one!
Jesse got up and Jaden looked at him.
"I'll call Zane straight after I've got the nurse to put some milk on for the baby" the bluenette said with a smile. "Family comes first, right, Jay?"
Jaden grinned and nodded, all the while trying to calm the crying baby.
"Hey, sweetie, calm down. Daddy's gonna get you something nice to eat" Jaden said in a sweet voice, stroking her cheek. "And you're going to be a good girl for us. Your daddy isn't going to leave again."
"He sure isn't" Jesse smiled, kissing both Jaden and Kasumi before he left the room in search of the nurse.
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