Okay, so I'm officially back in the zone but I have to go back to work soon...that means no more free time so I'm gonna squeeze my brain for it's creative juices until it looks like a raisin.

This is for Ace The Brain Supreme who requested some Misawa and Manjoume. I'll be honest here; I've never seriously considered them to be a coupling. It's not like I hate it...it's just a new idea and I'm taking it slow. Hope you like it.

Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh GX or any of the characters that may appear in this fic.

Warning: Friendship/Yaoi if you squint really hard!

Attention: No Flame

Coupling (?): Misawa x Manjoume

Drabble 13: Bond

The bonds we share in life are as strong or weak as we choose...

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"No one really knows
what kind of bond we share..."

Misawa said this to Manjoume one day as they sat around wondering what to do about Judai's depression over Johan's disappearance.

It was random and unclear what he meant by that. Manjoume was puzzled.

"What?"

Misawa smiled and looked at the raven-haired duelist.

"It's true. We have never been friends, exactly, nor are we enemies or fierce rivals. We aren't lovers and it's been too long to just refer to each other as classmates or associates...yet, I believe some invisible bond keeps us together."

Manjoume, for the first time, wasn't scowling or yelling at Misawa for being incoherent...he sat and listened.

And what Misawa said was right. Actually, the question he was posing made absolute sense.

What were they? What was the bond they shared...what in the world did he even feel for the Ra duelist. Respect? Admiration? Indifferences?

Long ago, he thought of Misawa as a rival. The person to beat. Later on, he disregarded the boy all together. Then he felt sympathy for the guy who simply wanted to be recognized...not for being a hero...or as a genius...but for just being there.

Now, things weren't clear. Everything was colored gray and relationships and bonds were changing or being questioned.

So, what was the bond he shared with Misawa?

"I never really thought about this before." Manjoume admitted. Misawa nodded.

" To tell you the truth...I haven't either...it just came to me now."

Both boys looked out into the sky.

Manjoume's mind was filled with different thoughts and yet had no thoughts at all…none that made any sense, anyway.

He'd never really been a deep thinker.

He scooted over to sit closer to Misawa, their shoulders brushing lightly against each other.

Small human contact so that he could remind himself he was alive. Contact that might help him solve the mystery of why they were as they were.

"So...What do you think?" Misawa asked, really wondering what Manjoume was thinking.

"I don't know...but what I do know is that our bond won't die. When our friends have moved on and the enemies have been defeated and our lovers have left us...we'll have each other."

-End-

I'm not quite sure if this made any sense at all. I thought it did and I tried to convey what feeling they might be feeling during all the season 3 chaos.

Well, lets keep our bond and Review!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!