AN: Well, I should be sleeping right now but instead I got sucked into writing this and couldn't stop. This chapter took longer than the others because I wrote this as a scene not in the show, and decided to add a minor original character in. Hopefully he isn't too distracting from the two! Characters might be OOC in this chapter, but I tried to make them as in-character as possible. This chapter also details a bit about their backgrounds,which I hope you like. I'm not sure how to reply to reviews, so I'll do what I've seen others do and put them in the actually story notes! They'll be at the bottom so you won't have to scroll a lot just to read the story!
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! GX no matter how much I want to.
Set in between episode 107 and 108, as a scene not in the episode. Enjoy!
Chapter 3
Bright, luminescent stars lit up the pitch black sky, along with a huge, looming pure white moon. Despite how late it was, there were students wake and roaming the campus. On the roof of Duel Academy, Jaden and Jesse were lying on their backs, resting on the ground while staring at the stars. The two had been there since their duel, without a care in the world.
"Oh! That there's the big dipper!" Jesse said in his Southern twang, pointing to the constellation.
Jaden's gaze followed Jesse's slender finger to the sky, looking for the big dipper. "Hey, you're right! Hah, it does look like a big spoon! I would finish my bowl of rice in no time with that!" Jaden joked.
Jesse was about to reply when a loud rumbling came from both of their stomachs. They both laughed, hurting their stomachs even more. Jesse chuckled as he sat up, "Why don't we go hit the caf?"
Jaden replied, "Aww, the Slifer Red dorms don't have food this late!" His stomach growled, making him sit up. Jaden pouted, "What'll we do now! I don't think I'll last until tomorrow…"
Jesse looked up to the sky thoughtfully, and then answered, "I think the Obelisk Blue dorm has chefs working 24/7!" He exclaimed while patting Jaden's back, "We might be in luck, pal!"
The brunette looked down slightly and Jesse stopped, "But only Obelisks can eat there…"
Jesse sighed and ruffled Jaden's hair, "No worries! You'll be my guest, plus pretty much every student here admires you from what I gather." He flashed the brunette a toothy grin.
"Well, I'm not that hungry, so you can go without me." Jaden's stomach rumbled, and he flushed.
Jesse looked at Jaden, before standing up. "Let's go, buddy. If you're not hungry…" The brunette's stomach growled again, and Jesse smirked. "Then at least come with me."
The bluenette gave a helping hand to the brunette, who gladly took it and practically jumped right up. "I hope they have some fried shrimp!" Jaden beamed and ran ahead, "Hurry up Jesse!"
Chuckling, Jesse ran after him. "I'm comin'!"
Luckily, most of the Obelisk Blue students were hanging about in their rooms or out on campus doing who knows what, so the cafeteria was completely empty. Only the chefs remained, working hard with preparing tomorrow's exquisite, top-notch food for the students.
Jaden stood at the entrance and stared in awe, until Jesse grabbed his hand and pulled him up to the counter, where a chef was cutting away at a steak. "Hey there, me an' my friend missed dinner and we were kinda hopin' you could whip up some food for us." Jesse smiled sheepishly. "Doesn't have to be anything fancy, of course." He looked at Jaden, then continued, "Actually, we'd prefer it if it was something simple. Fried shrimp would be nice." Jesse whispered the last part to the chef.
The chef had put down his knife and looked up at the two. The brunette and bluenette were smiling brightly at him, and looked like the perfect couple. Seeing the two smiling seemed to lift the exhausting hours of work off his shoulders, and made the chef feel energized. Now it was the chef's turn to grin. In a slightly gruff voice, he replied, "Sure thing! How about you sit over by those tables while I make something filling?"
They both nodded, and thanked the chef before heading to the tables. Once they sat down, Jaden chattered excitedly, "Wow! This place is sweet! Just coming here and smelling the food makes me hungry!"
"Same here! This school is really different compared to North Academy. It's huge, and there's way more people here!" Jesse exclaimed, looking around.
Jaden gazed at Jesse thoughtfully, before he asked, "Hey, Jess?"
Jesse looked back at Jaden. "Yeah, Jay?
"You sound like a Southerner, yet you went to North Academy. So did you like transfer there or something?" Jaden blurted.
The bluenette looked away for a second, before staring at Jaden and answering, "Well, it's kinda a long story, you see," he rubbed the back of his head, "My name is actually Johan, but I changed it to Jesse 'cause my family didn't want me to get bullied. I was actually born in Norway, and my pa was Norwegian, and part American as well. My ma was mostly Japanese, but was part Swedish. So that makes me Japanese, American, Norwegian, and Swedish, or Scandinavian, if that makes things easier."
Jaden gasped, "Wow, I didn't see that coming. How many languages do you speak? But wait, that doesn't really explain your Southern accent!" Johan Anderson, huh? Johan, Johan. I like it.
Jesse chuckled, "Yeah, you're right. Well, when I was maybe 3 or 4, my family decided to move to Dallas, Texas from our hometown in Norway. I've lived there practically my whole life, so I picked up my accent there. And to answer the other question, I speak fluent Japanese, Norwegian, and English, but my Swedish isn't all that good. My parents taught me, though." He shrugged, and saw the chef approach them, pushing a cart.
"Wow! You didn't need to go all out on us!" Jesse exclaimed, and Jaden turned and his mouth dropped.
The chef started uncovering the food, and placing them onto the table as he talked, "Heh, no need to worry. The school pays for all of this food, anyway. Not to mention you kids seemed hungry." Jaden's eyes widened as he saw the chef place down a huge plate of fried shrimp, complete with Japanese dipping sauce and green tea. The brunette started drooling at the delicious sight in front of him, and swallowed deeply.
Seeing the brunette drool, the chef smiled, "Go ahead and eat. I hope you don't mind the Japanese touches, I come from Japan myself."
Once the chef had said 'Go' Jaden and Jesse had started chomping down on fried shrimp, and had already eaten a quarter of the shrimp when the chef finished talking. Swallowing the rest of the food in his mouth, Jaden replied, "So do I, actually!"
Jesse stared at his two-tone brunette friend, before trying to gulp his food, and drinking a cup of green tea to help it down. "You never told me that, Jay!"
Jaden giggled sheepishly, "Well, we kinda got interrupted. Not that I mind, of course. Thanks a lot for the delicious food, by the way!" Glancing toward the chef, who just nodded understandingly before walking away. "Anyway, I also had a name change. My Japanese name is Judai!" He beamed.
Judai Yuki? "Judai? You mean Teenager?" Jesse said. The brunette nodded. "I like it, Ju-chan." Jesse winked at him.
Jaden was flustered, "Ju-chan? I'm not a girl! Fine then, I'll make a nickname for you too!" He thought for a bit and munched on a shrimp before continuing, "How about… Jo-kun!" The brunette smiled at this. "Yeah, Jo-kun! That sounds good."
"Alright then, Ju-chan. Have it your way, " Jesse said. He ate another fried shrimp, dipping it in sauce before adding, "Why don't we only call each other that when we're alone? It might confuse our friends… Unless you already told them this?"
At this, Jaden drank a huge gulp of green tea, and then replied, "Nah, you're actually the first one I told. No one else knows. And yeah, I agree. It can be like our little secret." He continued eating the fried shrimp in his left hand.
Jesse nodded, and then gazed at Jaden as he finished his current fried shrimp, until Jaden seemed to freeze up. "What's wrong, Ju-chan?" Jesse said.
"There's only 1 fried shrimp left." Jaden stared longingly at the last fried shrimp on the plate.
Jesse almost burst out laughing, but didn't. "It's alright, Ju-chan. You can have it."
"Really? Thanks a lot, Jo-kun!" Jaden flashed a quick grin at him before chomping down. Jesse drank the rest of his green tea as he watched Jaden finish his fried shrimp, and drank his own tea. Yawning, he closed his eyes and stretched a bit in his seat. Weird, my yawn seemed louder than usual.
"Wow, Jo-kun! We both yawned at the same time. I guess we should probably go to sleep…" Jaden said, before yawning once again.
The chef came back, and started clearing the table. Jesse jerked up in his seat and thanked the chef once again, "Really, thanks. The shrimp was really good! What's your name? It's only proper," he said the last part as he saw the chef give him a look.
"Ahh, I see. Well, no worries! I'm Kazuki," the chef said.
"Thanks for the food, Kazuki!" Jaden and Jesse said. Looking at each other, they all laughed, even the chef.
"Well, I gotta head back to the kitchen. Have a good night, you two!" Kazuki said, turning back to the kitchen.
"Bye, Kazuki!" The duo said. This time, they tried suppressing their laughter.
Giggling slightly, Jesse said, "Why don't you come over to my room, Ju-chan? The Slifer dorms are so far, and you look really tired."
Jaden nodded, "Yeah, I feel ready to pass out! Let's go."
The two got up, and walked side-by-side and chatted the whole way to Jesse's dorm. The bluenette fumbled around in his pockets, before finding his key and opening the door. Jaden went in and quickly explored Jesse's room before exclaiming, "Jo-kun! You call this a room? You have your own bathroom, and a whole bunch of other rooms!"
Jesse took off his vest and threw it on top of a pile before heading to Jaden. "Oh, I forgot to mention there's only one bed… It's big enough for the both of us, though! If you don't mind, of course. I can always take the couch."
Jaden turned around and stared Jesse in the eyes, "No way, Jo-kun! This is your room! Not to mention, I don't mind at all. It'll be like a sleepover, except with a big, comfy bed!"
Jesse breathed out in relief, "That's good! You mind sleeping in clothes, or would you rather wear boxers or pjs? I think I got an extra pair somewhere…" He started moving around his room, looking for clothes.
"That depends. What colour are the pjs?" Jaden asked.
Jesse grabbed something, and then held them out for Jaden to see. "I got a pair of rainbow pjs here, and a pair with the Crystal Beasts printed on, both custom-made for me. Take your pick!"
Jaden responded immediately, "Rainbow. I think the Crystal Beasts would rather have you wear them."
As he said this, the Crystal Beasts had appeared, looking over at Jesse and then nodded approvingly of Jaden. Jesse flushed slightly, before he threw the pair of rainbow pjs to Jaden, who immediately started stripping off his clothes and changing. Jesse did the same, though he was a bit slower.
"Hey Jo-kun, do you have an extra toothbrush? I don't really like sleeping without brushing." Jaden asked.
"Yeah, follow me." Jesse said, heading to the bathroom.
The two brushed their teeth, fooling around a bit before finishing up. They headed back to the bed, both getting increasingly exhausted.
Jaden jumped onto the bed, and then settled on the right side. He lay on the bed, before moaning, "Man, I feel so tired today… I'm not usually this tired!"
Jesse got onto the left side, and lied down next to Jaden. He yawned, "Same here, Ju-chan… We probably just need some sleep." Jaden nodded.
Both of them said good night, before falling asleep. They slept peacefully, Jaden in his over-sized rainbow pajamas, Jesse in his loose Crystal Beast ones. Nothing was wrong until the temperature in the room dropped slightly, and they had subconsciously hugged each other, with Jaden's head resting on Jesse's chest, while Jesse's head rested on Jaden's hair. The bluenette and brunette were completely comfortable in each other's arms, and would stay like that, even when they woke up.
Review replies!:
NinjaJudai19: Haha, I felt like it needed to be said. And yep, hopefully it'll be all of season 3, but with the thoughts of almost everyone!
Lifepaw: Yep, follows the plot, but with a few non-canon parts here and there. Also, I always saw Aster looking at Jaden in a different way compared to others, and I have something planned for that!
Students of the Arts: YES, ANOTHER YJ FAN! I love love LOOOOVE Robin in YJ, he's so lovable. None taken, I'm looking forward to those myself. And yeah, I'll probably check out your poll tomorrow~
jhayride: That's nice to hear! I'm glad you enjoy it.