FINAL CHAPTER! *cue dramatic music*
You might probably be both sad and excited about this like I am, but I still hope you like this.
This drabble is special for three reasons: 1) It's the last! Yeah, that counts. xD 2) This has 300 words, unlike the standard 250 of the previous 11 gemstones and 3) The setting is clearly hinted as post-series.
So... Hopefully you have the time to read the whole drabble as well as the special author's note at the bottom.
I really hope you enjoy!
TURQUOISE: Promise
Johan Andersen wasn't a social butterfly, nor was he a wallflower.
But he felt that this quiet glittery night of stargazing, his back propped against a tree and the cold night wind blowing every once in a while, was made special, wonderful and irreplaceable only by the presence of a certain brunette who was sprawled on the grass that spread under the tree, his head using Johan's lap as a pillow, as both stared enthralled by the pinpricks of light dotting the surreal, beautiful night sky.
"Johan?" the brown-haired boy murmured.
"Yes, Judai?" he responded tenderly.
"We've... been through a lot, haven't we?" Judai grinned lightly at him.
Johan smiled back. "Yes, we have," he replied, referring to their third year at Duel Academia. "And..."
"... We survived." Judai finished.
"I wouldn't trade that for anything in the world though." Johan ran his hand through the brown locks. "Because it's those trials that made our bond stronger."
Judai basked in the comfortable feeling emanated by those nimble fingers caressing his hair. Deep down he knew that he agreed with what Johan said.
The bluenette continued, "I learned a lot of things from that. Like never leaving you alone again." He remembered how he was the reason for the saddest period of Judai's life.
"Me too. I won't doubt you anymore either." Being tricked by Darkness into mistaking Johan as the enemy and at one time believing that Johan was dead will always be heart-rending memories.
But now all of them were only memories.
What mattered was that they're both alive and with a bright future ahead of them.
He flashed Johan his trademark 'Gotcha' pose, smiling up to him. "Promise."
With a wink and a smile, Johan also did the pose, his own forefinger and middle finger touching Judai's.
"Always."
The end
DECEMBER: Turquoise
Associated Properties: Spiritual Bonding, happiness, prosperity, peace, serenity
Finally.
The real end for this drabble set.
This last chapter's associated properties were very connected to Spiritshipping that I couldn't help emphasizing with an underline. xD
Does the lack of a confession disappoint you? No direct 'I love you' from the both of them? But this is because I wrote this fic with the aim of showing the wonders of Spiritshipping and exploring Johan and Judai's emotions without any direct confession, because that's how I see them in canon. Why do we love Spiritshipping and point out hints for them in the series even though we've never heard them confirm if they really loved each other in words? Because their actions do speak louder than words~
Oh yes, this is a really huge favour to ask of you all, but I'd be happy if you can tell me which drabble you loved the most. It would help me know what area of my writing I should improve. ^o^
I'd like to express my most heartfelt T-H-A-N-K Y-O-U to all those who reviewed, put this story into favourites and alerts, and even just remained anonymous... In short, all who read this story and enjoyed it. Thank you for the three weeks (if you check your calendar, this fic ran at exactly three weeks) of support, encouragement and the laughs. I hope you felt the beauty, fun and sweetness of Spiritshipping with these drabbles.
This maybe the last chapter, but it's not the end of my love for this pairing. If you check out Chapter Emerald, I mentioned there that 'I have a major Spiritshipping fanfiction project in the works'.
Well, it's certainly true.
I called it major because it involved book and internet research. And it's more than 20 pages! It really required total hard work and inspiration.
So... Ignoring the fact that this is advertising, I really hope you can spare time to read it when I get to post it on Saturday. :D
Once again, thank you and I hope you enjoyed this fic.
~Rine-Line
