Welcome, chickadees! Two down and one more to go Lol well I guess I've tortured you enough...well actually not nearly enough, I should've let you suffer for seven days but I won't go against my word :) Here's Judai's side of the story. Enjoy!…well actually don't enjoy because if you like watching people get hurt, like physically hurt then you need some serious help. Haha juuuuuust kiiiiidddiiiiiiiing

Alright, I'm way too high on sugar right now lol I'll start the chapter now

Song: Goodbye Apathy by OneRepublic (yeah I know I've been a OneRepublic fanatic lately lol)

Judai's POV

When I woke up, I felt good. Today, I just didn't mind the fact that it was a degree below freezing and that I had to walk all the way down to Haou's house. I didn't mind that Haou was kind of a jackass and I didn't mind that I was the only student still staying here on the school campus.

All I knew was that I was making progress. I wasn't in my usual slump and I was out doing something.

It probably wasn't the safest thing to do but it kept me distracted nonetheless.

When I was dressed and ready, I went outside and hopped onto my bike. I didn't start the engine, I just pushed myself as if I were on a scooter. It actually made things a lot faster.

I was grateful when I had finally reached the auto shop. The warm air felt good on my almost frozen skin.

"Excuse me?"

The man behind the counter looked up. "Can I help you?"

"Yes, I was looking for Haou. Is he in today?" I asked even though I knew he was.

The man nodded. "Yeah, he's in the back fixing up a car. He'll be out momentarily."

"Ok, thanks." I sat down in the chair and waited. It wasn't long until Haou walked out with his usual permanent agitated expression and black marks on his hands and a streak on her two on his face.

"Can you please fix that damn car?" Haou growled to the man that was still behind the counter. "The owner F'd it up perfectly and it is pissing me off to no end!"

"Alright, alright, calm down. I'll see what I can do." He stepped around Haou and went into the back as Haou sighed loudly.

Standing up slowly, I said carefully as to not make Haou any angrier than he already was, "Haou?"

"What?" he spat.

Wow, ok. So much for being careful. "Um, should I come by another time?"

He took a deep breath and waved it off. "Whatever. It's just been a rough day. Some kid called out sick so now I've got a double shift."

"So I guess there's no lesson today."

Haou shook his head. "No lesson."

"Ok, I guess I'll see you tomorrow then," I said as headed toward the door.

"And just where do you think you're going?" Haou asked.

I turned back around and raised my brow at him. "Home. Well not home but…whatever. You know what I mean."

He rolled his eyes. "No." He pointed toward the chairs. "Sit."

Sighing, I sat down.

"My breaks in fifteen minutes. We're going out for lunch."

I froze. Did Haou really ask me out? To have lunch? Can I get a, "Holy crap!"

"What's that look for?" Haou asked.

"You…you mean like a…date?"

He just stood there for a minute. Then he said, "Yeah. A date. Then I was thinking I could take you to my house and we could screw like bunnies."

I nodded with a smirk. Sarcasm. Right. Now the question was: Was I disappointed?

And then Haou laughed. Like a real, solid laugh. "Ah, you're funny. Here."

I held out my hands as he tossed me his iPod.

"Keep yourself busy, I won't be long," he said.

I smiled. "Thanks."

I turned it on, expecting to see some heavy rock douchebags. Which I did but that wasn't it.

I mean, I saw a lot of Breaking Benjamin, 30 Seconds to Mars and Seether. But I also saw OneRepublic, Nickelback, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Oh my God, was that REO Speedwagon?

I laughed and looked at his play lists. There were tons like Loud, Angry, Speed but I stopped on one that looked interesting. It just had a J.

I had no idea what it was but I played it on shuffle.

The first song I heard was Goodbye Apathy by OneRepublic.

"I can't sleep no not like I used to.

I can't breathe in and out like I need to.

It's breaking ice now, to make any movement.

What's your vice? You know that mine's the illusion."

"And all at once (as I'm trying)

I can help you out (just to keep things right)

I'll be what you need, I'll do anything (I'll kill myself to make everything perfect for you.)

Goodbye, apathy, so long, apathy."

Huh. Haou was definitely not the guy he acts like. Interesting. And after listening to the other two songs I couldn't figure out what J stood for. But I decided it didn't matter when Haou came back out and threw his jacket on.

I turned his iPod off and handed it back to him and followed him out. But he stopped when he saw my bike.

"You really shouldn't leave it out like that. Someone could take it," he said to me.

I shrugged. "I don't see why. It wouldn't be much help to them considering I have the keys."

"But still, they could steal it. Hold on." He went back inside and came back with a chain and lock and rolled it to the bicycle rack. "Ok, c'mon."

I hopped into the passenger of his big black truck just as he started the engine.

"So, what are you studying?" Haou asked. "In college, I mean."

I looked at him. He's never asked me something like that before. I mean, it just didn't seem like something he would do.

"Why'd you ask that?"

Haou scrunched up his face in that way I hated. Into the way he seemed to always have it in. "I was just trying to end the awkward silence. Jeez, I didn't know that asking a simple question was so bad."

"Wow, you are perpetually angry."

He glared at me for a moment before looking at the road. "Thanks."

"That wasn't a term of endearment, dips hit," I said, not afraid to be rude right back to him.

"And you're not heading in the right direction either, dick."

I laughed. Why, I don't know. And Haou laughed with me.

"English," I said. "I'm studying English."

"Like the language?"

I shook my head incredulously. "No, like writing, grammar stuff like that."

He was quiet. "Seriously? Wow, you're just full of surprises."

"Wow, you're just full of sarcasm," I mocked.

"Actually that wasn't sarcasm but I guess I do use a lot of that, huh?"

"You don't say."

"Alright, now you're just bragging."

I rolled my eyes. "Whatever."

Haou pulled into the parking lot of the café that wasn't too far from Yugi's house.

I got out of the truck and walked into the café behind Haou. "Not that I'm complaining but why'd you tag me along to lunch?" I asked.

Haou looked at me, silently asking for elaboration.

"I mean, you could've gone by yourself and saved money. Now you have to pay for two because I only have a five on me. The rest is in my wallet which is in my dorm."

He shrugged. "I could've kicked you out if I wanted to. I was actually close to since I was so ticked off. But I thought it would be mean if I sent you home after you came all the way out here."

I sat down at the table across from him. "And since when you care if you're being mean or not?" I asked lightly.

"Since you gave me seventy dollars for a dumb motorcycle lesson."

I almost laughed until I saw his face. He looked like he was completely serious which made me feel like a burden.

"Dude, I'm kidding."

I scoffed. "Well it would be nice if you smiled every once in a while."

He gave me the most sarcastic smile ever and I just shook my head at him.

Then our waitress came. "Hi, my name is Jenny, I'll be your waitress today. What can I get for you guys? Or do you need another minute?"

Haou looked at me, allowing me to go first.

"Um, can I have a salad please?" I said.

"Sure. And you, sir?"

Haou just shook his head at me. "Scratch that off. He'll have a steak. And make that two."

"Ok. I'll assume you'd like that with fries. Drinks?"

"Mountain Dew," we said simultaneously.

When Jenny was finished writing it down, she said, "Be right up shortly." And then she walked away.

Haou rolled his eyes. "I'll have a salad, please."

"I don't sound like that!" I laughed.

"That's what you sound like to me."

I shook my head. "A steak?"

"What? You're really gonna tell me that you don't like steak?"

I couldn't say no to that.

"Exactly. You just look like the type of dude who likes steak."

"You're very strange," I said.

"And you're not? I did see the way you were rolling on your bike like it was a scooter."

I laughed.

When Jenny came back with the stake, we weren't able to talk because he were too busy stuffing our faces with way too big bites. It didn't take us long to finish.

"You ready to go?" Haou asked.

I nodded. "Yeah."

He left a twenty on the table and then we left.

Soon we were back at the auto shop.

"Thanks for lunch," I said.

"Well a man does have to eat," he replied. "See you tomorrow, Judai."

"Bye."

I had learned a lot of things in that one hour. One: Haou wasn't really a douchebag under all that armor he's got covering himself. Two…well actually now that I think about it, that's all I learned. But that's a big. And I'm not talking big like a seven foot long hotdog, I'm talking big as in the Eiffel Tower big.

So I sat back in my dorm for about six hours until I couldn't take it anymore. I didn't wanna spend another second in here.

So I went outside and got on my motorcycle and started the engine. I knew all of the parts to the motorcycle and how they worked and I figured one ride wouldn't kill me.

I strapped on my helmet and pulled up the kickstand.

Then, I started off slowly. I wasn't even going ten miles an hour. And just like Haou said, it wasn't complicated at all.

And when I was out of the parking lot, I had no choice but to speed up to twenty. I was a little nervous at first but it didn't take long for me to get the hang of it. I knew Johan would be proud of me.

Johan.

It didn't hurt to think his name anymore. I mean, I was still upset he left but I realized that moping over him wouldn't make it better. And if he decided to come back, I'd rub it in his face that I didn't need jack squat from him. I was perfectly fine without him.

So I sped up to twenty-five. Then thirty. And soon I was going almost seventy miles an hour. And it was easy because not many people were out driving since it was winter.

I saw a traffic light coming up so I began pressing down on the brakes just as Haou explained it.

But that's when the trouble started.

There was ice on the road so I panicked and pressed brakes harder but that didn't help.

The light was red and I could see cars on the other side begin to move and my bike was still sliding.

Finally I let out the scream that was building up in my throat and prepared myself for the worst.

I could hear the tires sliding against the road as I was slammed into my a black Ford.

The force threw me off of the bike and onto my bike. My right knee was searing with so much pain, it made my eyes water. I was sure it had fallen off completely.

"Judai-kun!"

I forced my eyes open and saw Haou running toward me.

"Are you crazy?" he yelled. "The hell were you thinking? You don't even know how to ride the bike! God damnit! Shit, I'm so sorry. Where are you hurt?"

I swallowed. "My right leg."

Haou looked down as did I. The pant leg had been ripped open and there was a big stain of red on them. "C'mon, we gotta get you to a hospital." He carefully wrapped his arm around my back and my legs and carried me to his car. Then he ran back and got my bike and threw it in the back.

And when he got into the car, he pressed down on the gas pedal so hard, the tires squealed before we began moving.

"I'm sorry about your car," I managed to say.

"Judai, you got hit by a freaking truck. I think a human being is more important than my truck."

"Still I'm sorry."

He sighed. "Don't be. But why were you riding it anyway?" he said angrily again. "I mean, I told you not to ride it without me. Seriously, Judai, what the hell?"

"Just so you know, I was doing fine," I snapped. "The only reason why I got hit was because of that stupid ice."

"Well, I guess now you'll be following the speed limit now won't you," he retorted.

"Says the man who's driving over eighty miles an hour."

"You could possibly get your leg amputated if I don't hurry so I'm sorry if I actually like seeing you walk on two feet."

I crossed my arms and pressed my lips together. I didn't even think about losing my leg. Great. I'm now officially a crippled man.

The tears that were in my eyes fell then. I didn't care that I looked like a pansy in front of Haou because like he said, I just got hit by a car. I've earned the right.

When Haou saw me, he sighed but didn't say anything.

Finally we were in front of the hospital.

Haou quickly hopped out of the truck and took me into his arms again as he ran into the emergency room.

"Yo!" he yelled. "I need some help over here!"

The doctors turned and came over with a stretcher.

"What happened?" one of them demanded.

"I hit him with my truck, I didn't see him," Haou said, not taking his eyes off of me.

When they started to push me down the hallway, Haou went crazy.

"No!" he said. "I'm not leaving him!" His unnatural golden eyes began to glow which scared the crap out of the doctors and nurses.

"I'm sorry, sir, but you'll just have to wait."

And I didn't get to see the rest before I was turned behind the corner but I could hear the profanities coming from Haou's mouth and it made me smile.

I knew I would be ok because if I wouldn't Haou would lose his mind which to me would be an amusing sight and I couldn't help but laugh.

"I think he's hallucinating," one of the doctors said and I just rolled my eyes.

Finally, I was rolled into a room with even brighter lights than in the hallway. Jeez, were they trying to blind me?

"Now, just relax," the lady said. "All we're gonna do is put you to sleep so you won't feel anything, alright?"

I nodded.

She put the mask on me and I took deep breaths of it. I wasn't sure I could take the pain in my leg anymore. So you can imagine my relief when the pain simmered down to an itch and my vision began to blur. And I was out like a light.

Ok, so that's chapter 21. I hoped it wasn't too bad. Review plz!

And don't forget to come back here at 5! lol

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