Title: Love is Blind

Genre: romance, hurt/comfort

Rating: T for language, mild violence, and suggested themes

Pairings: JohanXJudai (hinted other pairings)

Summary: When Johan goes back to North Academy, he confesses to Judai just before he leaves. He then gets word at North Academy that Judai has fallen into a coma. Johan rushes to Duel Academy in hopes that Judai will awaken. Judai does, but when he awakens from his coma, he's blind! Is his blindness permanent or temporary? Can Johan cure it? And is it just blindness, or is Judai's life in jeopardy?

Me: The next chapter is up!

Lucy: Judai is slowly using the ability to use his body! What will Johan do in order to save the brunette from certain death? Because once Judai's body stops functioning, the last thing to stop working will be his heart and brain, and that can make him die!

Me: Please enjoy this chapter!

Chapter Ten: Lady Hibiki

"Dammit-!"

He slammed his hand against the wall for what must have been the hundredth time that evening. Blood was starting to stain the white walls, and while Asuka wanted to stop him before he hurt himself worse, she was too afraid to get near him. He was trembling violently, resting his fists on the walls, his head pressed in between them on the white wall, between the fading blood stains.

"Dammit," Johan murmured softly. He was about to punch the wall again, but Asuka managed to gather enough courage and stop him. She caught his hand and kept him from smashing it against the wall.

"Stop, Johan!" she commanded.

Johan snapped a glare in the blonde's direction. Asuka stepped back, but then moved forward again. She tried not to get too close to the angry bluenette, since she could practically feel his heart-broken aura resonating from where she was standing.

"Why?" Johan breathed. He drew his hands away from the wall, emerald eyes trailing towards the blood he had left. "Why should I stop? Judai's going to die, and there is nothing that I can do about it-!"

"That is not true!" Asuka reached up and grabbed Johan's shoulders. She gave him a shake to snap him out of it. "Johan, you will find a way to save Judai. He has faith in you. All of us have faith in you. We're all here to help you, if you need us."

Johan fell silent and couldn't speak no matter how hard he tried to. He knew that Asuka was right, but he couldn't shake the feeling that he wouldn't be able to save Judai from whatever was happening to him. Johan shook his head violently. He couldn't surrender. Judai was laying in an infirmary bed, in pain, unable to see or move his legs without a lot of effort, and yet, Judai was still trying to smile and not let anyone know that he was in pain.

Johan exhaled and nodded. "I guess so," he gave a nod and flashed the blonde a smile. "Thanks, Asuka."

"No problem," the blonde Obelisk grinned.

Johan turned and leaned his back against the wall. He looked down at his bloody hands and frowned. It was only around this time that Johan started to notice how badly his hands were hurting from having slammed them so hard against the walls outside the infirmary. The bluenette contemplated going and seeing Ayukawa-sensei and getting some bandages. But he realized that Ayukawa was probably busy with trying to ease the pain Judai was in, so he decided not to go in.

Johan felt something hand on his hand, something that felt like fabric wrapping around his hands. He glanced up and spotted a black-haired woman with bright brown eyes, dressed in a maroon Duel Academy jacket wrapping fabric around his hands, where he had been injured. The woman looked up and smiled.

"I hope this makes it feel a little bit better," she said. Johan nodded slowly.

"Y-yes. T-thank you, Miss," he stammered.

The woman flashed him a small grin. "My name is Hibiki. I'm a nurse over at the Ra Yellow Dorms. I heard that poor little Judai was in pain, so I came to see if I could do something to help," she introduced herself.

Johan nodded once and introduced himself. Hibiki told Johan that she might have a small idea on a way that might be able to save Judai from the horrible pain he was in.

"Y-you might have a way to save Judai!" he yelled.

"Yes, that's right," Hibiki said with a nod. Asuka gave her a shocked look. "In the abandoned dorms, there's a rumor that the infirmary there holds a really powerful medicine that might be capable of curing any ailment. I'm not sure if it can help, but if you retrieve it, we might just be able to save little Judai."

Johan nodded and looked towards the infirmary door, in which Judai was behind. He squeezed his fist tightly, feeling his nails digging into the skin once again, not drawing blood due to the bandages.

Then, I will go and retrieve it. No matter what the risk. I will get that medicine for Judai, the bluenette thought.

He didn't notice the shocked look that Asuka was giving him. The blonde looked from Johan to Hibiki, and her golden eyes narrowed. She sensed something wrong, but she decided that it was just her paranoia about what had happened to Judai.

Me: All right! Johan has found a way that might cure whatever is ailing Judai!

Lucy: However, if he goes and gets it, even if it is still on the island, it'll mean that he's going to be away from Judai! Will Johan manage to go through with it?

Me: Review, review, review and we shall update ASAP!