A Selfish Heart
Category: Anime/Manga » Yu-Gi-Oh GX
Author: kellyQ
Language: English
Rating: Rated: M
Genre: Hurt/Comfort/Angst
Published: 02-06-08,
Updated rewritten: 08-26-2023
Summary: Judai has to marry Yubel by his sixteenth birthday. But he doesn't want to marry someone who doesn't have deep feelings because Judai wants to find someone he cares about when he gets married. JudaixJohan YubelxJudai
A Selfish Heart
Judai's sixteenth birthday was coming up, and he was not looking forward to it. He was in line for the throne, which meant he had to marry Yubel as the prince of the next kingdom. Prince Yubel was intelligent, but he was jealous of anyone close to Judai and didn't hesitate to hurt anyone who came near him. That was the one thing that Judai didn't understand. Yubel didn't have to break persons he spent time with, especially Johan Anderson - a sweet sixteen-year-old kitchen boy close to the prince. The two did many things together, and it wasn't long before Johan noticed a change in his friend. Prince Judai began to look stressed and out of it. He should be happy that he's coming of age, Johan thought, watching the prince.
"Is everything alright?" he asked, bowing respectfully.
Judai sighed and stared back at the sky. "My father picked someone for me to marry, and I don't want to marry someone I don't have deep feelings for. I want to marry someone who I can trust, someone I can understand and at the same time who can understand me," he explained.
"Who's the person you have to marry?" Johan asked, standing next to him.
Judai's expression darkened. "Yubel. He is a great guy and everything, but I don't feel the same about him as he does for me."
Johan's expression darkened, too. He knew Yubel quite well. Nothing good could come out of that marriage. Yubel wouldn't go easy on the prince. The young kitchen boy pulled the prince close and rubbed his back. Judai liked being close to Johan. It made him feel that he could be himself and safe to express his feelings.
Yubel, from where he was standing, heard the whole thing. His heart dropped to the floor when his beloved prince would tell him how he felt about someone else instead of going to him. It's that piece of filth, Yubel thought, feeling jealousy grow when he saw Johan holding his Judai tenderly. He has no right to touch someone as pure as Judai. Ever since that filthy kitchen boy showed up, Judai has stopped taking an interest in me. I'll make him pay, Yubel thought.
"Judai," he called out. Yubel walked up with Judai's cloak draped around his arm. "You forgot your coat."
Johan and Judai pulled away as Yubel wrapped the cloak around the prince's shoulder.
"No wonder why you were shivering," Johan chuckled.
Judai only smiled. The prince thought I was shivering because I like it when you touch me. "Thanks, Yubel."
Johan watched Yubel pull Judai close and rub his arms. "Well, I better get supper started. I wish you two luck." With that, Johan bowed. Judai watched the kitchen boy walk out.
Three weeks later ...
Johan sat in a corner, trying to hold back the tears. He had strict orders from Yubel not to even be near Judai ...
Johan grabbed a bowl and poured a cup of flour into the mixing bowl. He placed another bowl in front of him and was about to pour some oil when two guards came in and looked around.
"Who goes by the name of Johan Anderson?" One of them asked.
The turquoise-haired teen frowned. "I'm he."
The two guards grabbed Johan and pulled him out of the kitchen.
"Yubel wants a word with you."
They arrived at Yubel's room, and one of the guards opened the door. Johan winced when the two guards tightened their grip. Yubel smirked and told the guards to leave and stand watch so they wouldn't be disturbed.
"I'm glad you can join me, Mister Anderson. I've heard you're a good listener under heated pressure. Let's see if that's true." Yubel had the Johan pinned underneath him with a knife at his throat in one swift motion.
Johan's eyes widened in fear and confusion. "Y-Yubel ... why ...?"
Yubel growled and stabbed Johan in the shoulder, and Johan yelped in Pain. "Let's make one thing clear, you piece of filth," Yubel seethed, his voice dripping with venom, "Judai will be mine. We belong together, and I won't let you or anyone stand in my way." Yubel stabbed Johan in the left shoulder. "And if I see you near Judai, I'll worsen things. Is that clear?"
Judai noticed a change in his friend and was starting to wonder if something was wrong. Why would Johan start avoiding me all of a sudden, he thought? Did I do something wrong? Judai began to feel depressed and lonely without staring into those beautiful emerald green eyes and hearing the voice that filled his heart with love. Is ... Is that how I feel? Do I love -
"There you are, Judai," came Yubel's voice. He walked up and wrapped his arms around the prince. "What's wrong?"
"I wish I knew what's wrong with Johan. He's been avoiding me, and I want to know if I did anything wrong."
"You should just forget about him," Yubel suggested.
"That's the thing," Judai sighed out of frustration. "I can't …" Pain flashed through Yubel's eyes as he tried to control his anger. He buried his face in Judai's shoulder, trying to seek comfort through the prince's scent. "Johan is my friend, and I care about him."
"Do you care more about him than you do about me?" Yubel murmured.
Judai turned and hugged Yubel. "I care about both of you," he said, moving some hair from Yubel's face. "And I would like you to be nice to Johan. Can you do that for me?"
A fake smile made its way across Yubel's face. "Sure."
Judai beamed. "Great! Now I'm going to see if I can find him."
To Be continued …