Yay, I'm updating again cuz I'm bored! WOOT! Lol I hope you enjoy this chapter. I'm kinda free-writing it cuz I don't know what I want to happen next so…yeah. ENJOY!

After school, Judai couldn't help but feel a little upset that Hiroshi never told him the truth.

"Judai are you ok?" Johan asked as he walked him to his bike.

"Yeah. Just kinda mad that my dad never told me the truth, you know?"

"I would feel upset too. But he was only trying to protect you."

"I know. I'm gonna talk about it with him when I get home."

"Do you want me there with you?"

"No, I'll be ok."

"Alright. But go easy on him. I'm sure he's upset about it too. She was his wife after all."

Judai smiled. "Thanks, Johan." He hugged him. "I owe you."

No you don't, Johan thought. I've already got everything I need right here. "Don't worry about it, Ju-chan. Just…be careful with him."

"Ok. I'll see you later."

"Ok, call me and tell me how it goes if you get the chance."

"I will." The brunette hopped on his bike and started down the street.

When he got home, he slowly made his way up the steps and into the house. Since Hiroshi had the day off, he was on the couch reading the paper.

"Dad?" he called out.

"Yeah?" he answered, his nose still in the paper.

"Can I talk to you for a minute? Maybe longer."

Hiroshi looked up and saw Judai standing in an awkward position. His shoulders were tight and his hands were shoved tightly in his pockets as he tried to take deep breaths but they sounded labored.

"What's up?"

"I wanted to ask you about…about Mom."

He patted the seat next to him. "Sit down, son."

Judai sat down and stared at his hands.

"You're mother was-"

"Why didn't you tell me?" he interrupted.

Hiroshi was taken aback.

Judai looked up with anger in his eyes when he didn't answer. "Why didn't you tell me the truth?" he snapped.

"Oh god," Hiroshi whispered. "Who told you?"

Judai rolled his eyes. "Pretty much half the school!"

"And you choose now to believe it? Judai, who told you?" he asked again.

"Johan did."

Hiroshi grumbled something about not allowing him to visit anymore.

"Dad! I shouldn't have to find out something like that from someone I've only known for a couple weeks. I should've found out from you! You're my father!"

"Don't talk to me with that tone!"

"I can and I will!" He yelled. "Why didn't you tell me? And don't try to change the subject again."

"I was trying to protect you!"

"That's not protecting me! That's lying to me!"

"I never lied to you!"

"But you didn't tell me the truth!"

"It was for your own good! You weren't ready to know yet."

"Dad, that was when I was four! Now look at me! I'm almost eighteen years old. Almost at the age where I'll be considered an adult."

"Well with the way you're acting, you're nowhere close to being considered an adult!"

"With the way, I'm acting? Look at you! You're a middle-aged man who still doesn't have the courage to tell his own son that his mother's dead!"

"Ok! Fine! I'll admit it! It wasn't responsible to keep this away from you."

"Ya think?"

"However, you're at as much fault as I am! An adult wouldn't be this selfish!"

"How am I being selfish! I'm the only one who taking this seriously! My mother's dead! She's never coming back!"

"You're not the only one who's lost someone, Judai! Megumi was the love of my life! I've known her for twenty-three years! I'm heartbroken too!"

Judai sucked in a breath as he realized his father was right. But he couldn't help the anger rising up in him. "I hate you!" Then before he could reach the steps, the tears started spilling over and he locked himself in his room and cried into his pillow.

Hiroshi stood in shock as his own tears slipped down his face. Never, had Judai ever said those words to him. Sure, he got mad at him every once in a while but he had never said those words.

He huffed as he ran his hands over his face to wipe his tears away. He turned on the TV but he didn't listen or pay attention to any of it. He just kept replaying Judai's words.

I hate you!

He closed his eyes as he winced. He wanted to go check on Judai and apologize but knowing Judai, he just wanted to be alone to think. Or to cry.

He sighed knowing that he was the reason for making his son cry.

Meanwhile, Judai's cries had come to a minimum. His sadness changed back to anger and Judai felt a searing pain in the middle of his heart but he welcomed it.

Soon, he became unconscious and could've sworn someone with a deep dark voice had said,

Allow me to take over.

Haou was now in business and unlike Judai, he wouldn't allow anyone to give him any crap without being punished.

He was about to walk downstairs to give Judai's father a piece of his mind when Judai's phone buzzed. He picked up and saw he had a text.

From Johan? As it Yohan's lighter side?

Read it, Judai thought to him.

Yeah, yeah, Haou replied. He opened the message and read: How'd it go?

Not so gr8. Ill tell u bout it l8r, Haou replied.

K c u 2morrow

Haou rolled his eyes and got up from bed and headed toward the door.

Wait, Haou, Judai said. Please don't do anything to him.

Why? He's the one who put you through this pain, isn't he?

No. He was only trying to help.

Haou groaned and left the room. He went down in the basement and turned on a small lamp. Then he closed his eyes and called the Shadows.

They began to form around Haou's body.

When he opened his golden eyes, he manipulated the Shadows to make different shapes. It was his favorite thing to do when he got bored.

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Johan sat in his room and stared at his phone. Judai had told him that their discussion didn't go so well.

The only thing that the bluenette wanted to do was to go over Judai's home and cuddle with him until he felt better. But he couldn't.

Not only would that be awkward and rude, it would also probably crush him. There was a good chance that the reason Judai didn't want to talk about it was because he was ashamed that he was so sensitive to the situation.

He sighed and replied some sort of reply about seeing him tomorrow. Then he stared at the ceiling and counted all the tiles one by one. And again. And again. He was in the middle of counting them the fifth time but before he could finish, his eyes drifted shut and he slept.

The next morning, he had said goodbye to his mother and was on his skateboard heading to school.

He was looking forward to seeing Judai but he was nowhere to be found. Maybe he was late?

Johan tried to distract himself with his work but his thoughts kept running back to the small brunette.

Where was he?

Well, Judai wasn't in control at this time. Haou was still inside of him asleep on the basement floor with the dark shadows still surrounding him.

He was suddenly woken up with someone calling Judai's name.

"Judai, wake up," Hiroshi said again. "Johan's here to see you."

Haou only glared at him.

"Did you get contacts?"

He groaned and brushed past him and over to where Johan stood.

The bluenette was about to greet him with a big smile until he saw how different he looked.

"Judai? What happened?"

"Nothing," Haou answered.

Johan jumped at the sound of his voice. It sounded as if he were imitating Dark Vader but deeper if that were possible.

Wait, Johan thought for a second. It's his dark side isn't it? Damn!

Johan had already been there and it was harder then hell to get back out. "Judai, are you still in there."

Haou chuckled. "Wow, you catch on quickly."

Tell him, I'm still here Haou! Judai whined inside.

NO! Just let me do the talking.

Haou!

"Wake him up," Johan ordered.

"No."

"Why?"

"Because I just got used to him kicking and screaming inside me and I'm not gonna let all that practice go to waste."

"So he's awake?"

Yes! Judai screamed as loud as he could.

This caused Haou to jerk backwards slightly.

Johan lifted a brow. Then his face lit up. "Was that him?"

Haou only glared and started to spaz as Judai started jumping and screaming as if on a sugar rush.

STOP! he yelled.

Oh, sorry, am I too much for you? Judai asked sarcastically.

Johan smiled as he saw Judai working his way through his dark side. "C'mon, Judai, you can do it," he whispered.

Haou suddenly stiffened and his spazzing stopped.

Ha. Beat that.

Johan looked around the corner looking to see if Hiroshi was in hearing distance. He wasn't. He was already at the top of the stairs and heading toward his room.

Johan started humming Judai's favorite song and Haou started to stagger slightly. But he kept control

The European hummed louder and Haou had to put a scowl on his face as he tried to strain Judai.

Then he started singing. "He's my best friend, best of all best friends. Do you have a best friend too? It tickles in my tummy! He's so yummy, yummy, hey you should get a best friend too!"

Haou actually groaned and his eyes began to flicker as if he were loosing power. Then, all of a sudden, his eyes grew so bright, Johan couldn't stare directly at him or else it would blind him.

"Why can't you just let him go?" Johan snapped.

"Because," Haou started, "This way, he'll never get hurt again." He summoned the Shadows again and that was Johan's sign to get the hell out of there.

So Johan scurried out and headed home.

What the hell? he thought. Why is he so strong? Mine was never this hard. It only took someone that I really cared about to talk to me, to wake me up. Well, Judai was wide awake and was trying his hardest to break free. But he wasn't strong enough. It was almost like his dark side had…a bond with him.

He sighed as he figured out what was happening. Unlike his dark side, Judai's cared for him. He didn't want him to get hurt and because of that, he wouldn't let go.

And the only thing he could think of to try to help him was very dangerous. He'd be risking everything by doing it.

But it was Judai we were talking about. He'd do anything for him.

And that's it. I hope you liked it! Review please!

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