[Chapter Ten! Double Digits! We made it! Hahaha. Anyways, I can't thank all my loyal readers and supporters enough. I started this as a distraction from work and it turned it maybe the best thing I've ever written. Also, be sure to check out and review my other GX fics. And, as always, read and review! And I dedicate this chapter to Mr. Trite!]

As the Jeep made its way around the curving roads, the two otherwise occupied occupants traded giggles every half mile or so.

"Watch the road." Jaden humorously ordered. Jesse chuckled into Jaden's mouth.

"Fine, fine…" He drawled, shifting his attention back to the road. "Never would have pegged you as a safe driver."

"Shut up." Jaden chuckled, his hair bouncing as he shook his head. He didn't notice, but his words had the slightest, tiniest hint of a twang. Jesse noticed but said nothing.

"So, how do ya like snow?" The bluenette inquired, chuckling slightly.

"It sucks." Jaden replied, not hesitating. "Really sucks."

"Oh, come on." Jesse demurred, eyelashes batting. "It can't be that bad."

"Yeah, bro." Jaden countered. "It is. How can you live with the cold?"

"Cause I spend most of my time on a beach with you when we're at the Academy." Jesse explained, entirely truthful.

Jaden shrugged, agreeing to factual nature of the statement. Wriggling about in his seat, Jaden leaned over to rest his head on Jesse's warm shoulder. Despite their chatty nature, the two needed no real words to express most of their feelings. Between Jesse's twang and Jaden's dreamy babblings the two could come up with dialogue for several date movies.

With the snow falling at a steady pace, Jesse slowed the Jeep somewhat, in no mood for a roll over. Jaden smirked as he played over Jesse's various humorous speech patterns. His eyes glittered with an idea.

"So, Jess." Jaden began, putting on a drawl that would have made any Country musician jealous. "What kinda thangs do y'all do for fun down here?"

Jesse, wanting greatly to respond, could not get past his own laughter. He had heard all the jokes about his accent back at the Academy, but Jaden's "impression" raised the bar to a whole new level.

"Jay… I've heard some bad accents, but that's a total new one." The Southern beau laughed, face nearly as blue as his hair. Freeing his right hand from the stick shift, Jesse ruffled Jaden's striped mange. "That was just bad."

Jaden smiled, happy to have gotten his point across.

"So, what's it like living in a house straight out of a horror movie?" The brunette asked.

"It certainly has its charms." The bluenette replied. "What's the matter, too creepy?"

"A little." Jaden nodded. "I mean, it's all big and empty and creepy looking."

"Don't forget cold." Jesse added. "Like the frozen room in The Exorcist."

"Oh, that'll help me sleep well, Jess. Thanks." Jaden said, jokingly punching Jesse's shoulder.

"That's why I said it." Jesse giggled. Jaden faked a laugh as he thought of ways to mess with his bluenette.

"So, how long you been obsessed with all things blue?" Jaden inquired.

"Since birth." Jesse laughed. "You should see my parents. All they buy is blue. It's crazy."

"That's no excuse for blue briefs." Jaden quipped.

"Strong words from a guy who swims in a red Speedo." Jesse casually retorted. Jaden merely shrugged.

"Was that a complaint?" The brunette purred.

"Nope, just an observation." Jesse giggled. Jaden ruffled Jesse's hair as he feigned laughter. He simply loved the fact that no matter what manner of quip he came up with Jesse was able to come back with something just as good.

"So, should we trade the standard likes?" Jaden asked.

"Huh?" Jesse arched an eyebrow.

"You know, the standards." Jaden explained. "Like those lame dating websites. Walks on the beach, soul music, stuff like that."

"Oh!" Jesse exclaimed. "Umm… music, food, you." Jaden burst into laughter.

"Come on, bro." Jaden said, flicking Jesse's ear. "You can do better than that."

"Fine, fine…" Jesse drawled. "Tight jeans, fried chicken, Dierks Bentley, my Jeep and you."

"That's better." Jaden nodded as he relaxed into his seat. "Lemme think… tight jeans, food, dueling, loud music and you." The brunette answered, clearly having put great thought into this. "And you playing guitar. Especially that."

" 'Cause it shows I'm musically talented?" Jesse asked.

"Nah." Jaden chuckled, placing one of his hands atop Jesse's. "Because it shows you're good with your fingers."

"… Is that really all you can think about?" Jesse asked, shaking his head. "Need I remind you were both virgins. I'm pretty sure neither of us are gonna know what the Hell to do when that part rolls around."

"Well, gee, Jess." Jaden began, voice dripping sarcasm. "Sounds like we're gonna get stuck fooling around all night. You know, be all clumsy and stuff."

Jaden's wordplay had its desired effect. Jesse was hornier than a dog in heat.

"Doesn't that sound like fun, Jesse?" Jaden asked, flicking Jesse's nose. The bluenette blushed several shades not found in nature.

"Jaden, where in the Hell did you learn to act like this?" Jesse babbled, at a loss for an explanation.

"Bad romance movies." Jaden explained. "Blame Aster for getting cable in the dorm room."

"Cable?" Jesse repeated. "Sounds more like really crappy porn."

"See, now that would be fun." Jaden remarked.

"What would? Porn?" Jesse asked. He wasn't really a fan. All the bad acting was just too much.

"Yeah." Jaden said. "Don't tell me you don't have a copy of the sex tape Zane and Atticus made."

"….What?" Was all Jesse could say.

"Oh my God!" Jaden burst into laugher. "You didn't know?"

"No!" Jesse babbled. "I don't keep track of who makes amateur porn at school!"

"Bro, everyone knew about this." Jaden continued. "Did you really not know?"

"No!" Jesse cawed. Jaden continued laughing.

"This is too funny." Jaden managed to speak, laughing entirely too hard.

"C'mon, Jay." Jesse drawled. "I do wanna be a good duelist. How am I supposed to do that when all you think about is porn?"

"I'm a teenaged boy." Was Jaden's response, a perfect defense. "What kind of teenaged boy would I be if I wasn't obsessed with porn?"

"A slightly more normal one." The bluenette deadpanned.

"Yeah, Jess. That's why you like me." Jaden rolled his eyes. "Because I'm normal."

"Nah." Jesse shook his head. "My normalness balances out your weirdness."

"You? Normal?" Jaden burst into a new fit of laughter. "Yeah, right."

"What?" Jesse asked. "No way I'm as weird as you."

"Nope." Jaden agreed. "You're weirder."

"I'm so not." Jesse countered. "How am I weird?" He asked. In all honesty, Jesse thought himself rather well adapted in terms of the student body at Duel Academy.

"Okay, let's start with all the blue." Jaden said. "Your clothes, your bed sheets, everything!" The brunette laughed. He had been curious of his boyfriends' love of all things azure since they had first met.

"I like blue." Jesse shrugged.

"Fair enough." Jaden nodded. "Now, and maybe I'm being hypocritical here… but you jack off way too much. And you always do it in one of your various pairs of shoes. All of which are blue."

"No comment." Jesse said simply, not showing any reaction to the oddball question. Jaden practically fell over at the reaction. Jesse was only capable of being embarrassed indirectly, never precisely.

"That's it?" Jaden chuckled. "No comment? Relax, bro. You're not Chazz or Aster being followed around by paparazzi during dueling trips." Jesse merely shrugged.

"It's just somethin' I like doin'." The bluenette explained. "What's wrong with that?" He asked, putting Jaden on the spot.

"I don't know." Jaden finally admitted, knowing he was beaten, somehow.

"Exactly." Jesse said, winking. "See, I'm takin' the high-road and not mention' your weird little habit of you only wearin' red underwear."

"Same as your reason." The brunette eschewed. "I just like it."

"I like what's under the Speedo more." Jesse drawled, eyes sparkling.

"Settle down, Jess." Jaden said, leaning over to purr into Jesse's ear. "That parts comes after dinner." Jesse chuckled lowly.

"See, if ya keep actin' like that, I'm not gonna last that long." The bluenette explained.

"Of course we're waiting until after dinner." Jaden corrected. "What kind of skank do you think I am?" He asked.

"Hey, my house, my rules." Jesse countered. Jaden grumbled.

"My junk." The streaked brunette finally replied.

"Fair enough." Jesse said. "I'm still a little freaked out by your massive junk anyway."

"All that means is we're gonna have to buy lube." Jaden said.

"Yeah, that won't make dinner awkward." The Southerner drawled. "Driving home with some pizzas and bottles of lube. Real romantic, Jay."

"It all adds up to romance." Jaden quipped, giggling.

"Yeah." Jesse rolled his eyes. "Romance."