"Ugh…"
"Judai? You okay?"
"Mmhmm… I think…"
"You think…? You must go to infirmary now…"
With that Judai and Asuka went to infirmary. Where Ayukawa-sensei greeted them with her usual warm smile.
"What's wrong, Judai…?"
"He doesn't feel so good today… He thinks…"
"Hmm… Let see…"
Ayukawa-sensei checked Judai's temperature and his body. The boy just kept silent.
"Since when did you start to feel like this?"
"Don't know… I don't remember… Maybe I just ate too much lunch…"
"Your heart beat is not normal… I must send you to hospital center… I'll discuss this with principal…"
"No… I'm just fine… I need some rest… That's all…"
But Ayukawa-sensei and Asuka looked at him with worrying look. That's not usual, Judai looked so pale and weak.
"I'll still go to the principal…" Ayukawa-sensei said and left the two students there.
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Meanwhile, Principal Sameshima was busy with all the reports on his table.
"Sheesh… Too much happen in this Academy… I wonder, what Kaiba-san is doing right now with these entire problems…"
Flashbacks about Judai's and his friend's adventure's can't forget that easily. About Yubel, lost in other dimension, about Fujiwara…
The rings of the phone broke the silent and his thinking. "Yes…?"
"I hope there's no problem's in the academy right now…"
"Mi… Mister Kaiba…! Can I help you… Sir?"
"Well, actually my wife and I want to visit the academy… My brothers are all ready there I supposed…"
"Mo, Mokuba-san and Noa-san…? I'll call you if they arrive here…"
"Not need… We're here…"
Two teens came inside the principals' office so sudden. The raven long haired teen just stood quietly, crossing his hands in the middle of room. The green short haired one walking closer to the principal with warm smile on his face.
"Can I talk with my brother…?" He asks him politely. Principal Sameshima gives the phone to Noa.
"Hey, Nii-san… We just arrived… No, we're fine… You want to talk to Mokuba?"
"Nahhh… Not need… He knows I'm still alive…"
Noa just smiled at Mokuba's sarcastic tone. "We'll wait you and your lovely wife, then…"
"I wonder why Atem-nee chose an ice-man like him…?"
"Mokuba… We did not come here to talk about that…" Noa just sweat dropped at Mokuba's question.
"I'm sorry about our sudden visit… But we have something important to discuss… About one of Duel Academy's students…" Noa sat beside Mokuba, face to face with the curious principal in his office's living room.
"Who is it, Noa-san…?"
"First… I want you to meet her father…"
A big man with eagle like eyes coming inside the room. He looked older than principal, with short beard and mustache. He looks so dignity. Principal Sameshima shook his hand.
"What can I do for you, sir…?"
"My name is Genzou Yuki… I want discuss something about my daughter…"
"May I know your daughter's name…?"
The principal think his ears are not working well, when he heard the man's daughter's name…
"Judai Yuki…"
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"Aniki… You must eat something… You just ate bread this lunch and morning…"
"What? You said you ate too much…?" Asuka and Sho started to worry Judai again. Kenzan and Rei gave Judai two big boxes of bento.
"Come on… You can't act like this… You'll wont feel better without food in your stomach, Judai-sama…"
"Geez, this is the first time you're like this, aniki-don…"
"Or you wanna die fast?" Asuka nudged Manjyoume's stomach because of his words.
Judai just shook his head slowly. "I'll be just fine with some rest… Besides, I'm not hungry…"
But everybody's looking at him with worrying looks again.
"How about fried shrimp? It's your favorite…" Martin said trying to help Rei with her lunch box for Judai.
Judai kept shaking his head, suddenly something in her pocket rang. He slowly dug into his pockets and pulled out his PDA.
"Principal calls me… I must go…"
"B, but…" Sho was about to stop him, but Judai was already running to DA center building after he read the message on his PDA.
"Hmm… I wonder what's wrong with him-saurus…"
"Kenzan! That's for Judai-sama! Don't eat them all!"
"Aww… Come on, Rei… I'm starving…"
"Itadakimaaasu…"
"Manjyoume!"
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"Principal, I'm here… Wha…? Whys so many people here…?"
Judai looked around principal's office. There was Principal Sameshima, Ayukawa-sensei, even Chronos-sensei. And two tall teens looked at him, they looked older about 3 years than Judai. But the most surprising was a big man who was standing between them all.
"Judai…"
"O, Otou-sama…? What are you doing here…?"
"There's something I want to tell you, honey…"
"Otou-sama… Don't call me like that… It's too girly…" Judai laughed at his father because of calling him 'honey'. But Judai's father just looked at him with his eyes serious. And that made Judai's smile go.
"Judai… This is the time… I must tell the truth about you… After all this time…" Genzou Yuki held his 'daughter's shoulders. Judai just looked up confused at his father.
"Judai… You… Are a girl… Actually…"
Judai could not talk. He just stood there silently. Of course he couldnt believe what he heard before, from his father. And he thought his father was joking.
"Otou-sama… Are you all right…? What makes you think like that…?"
Genzou sighed for a moment with his 'daughter's reaction.
"Can we sit…? I'll tell you everything…"
Judai's father took a deep breath to begin his story… Judai's story…
"Actually, you were born as a girl… A pure little girl… But one day… When you were 5 years old… That accident… You were in the car… From kidder garden… A truck… Hit our car… Doctor said, you cannot be safe anymore… But in my heart, your mother's heart could not accept that… We tried to find someone who could help us to safe you… And then we met Professor Arthur Hawkins… He could change your body with a new flesh body from donor in his hospital… All organs were from donor too… But, there was just boy's body… We didn't care… As long as you can be safe… But still… Humans hand can't be a same with God's hand… Your body has a limit… Until that limit comes, Hawkins Inc. try to fix your girl body with their technology, and Kaiba Co.'s technology… Your body is being able to use now… Because, your boy body has reached the limit now… I heard your condition from Ayukawa-san… Professor Hawkins said that's the sign…"
Judai couldn't say anything. His body was trembling. Tears came from his brown eyes. He couldn't trust his father's words. He just sat silently. Principal Sameshima, Ayukawa-sensei, even Chronos-sensei couldn't believe what they've heard.
"So… Judai… Must get his… I mean… Her true body back…?" Chronos-sensei asked with disbelieve.
Genzou nodded slowly.
"So I'll take Judai to Professor Hawkins's place… She will help Judai have her body back… Her body and all the new organs are ready… All is ready…"
"BUT I'M NOT READY!!!"
"Ju, Judai-kun…" Sameshima tried to calm Judai down.
"What is this??? After all this time… You just tell everything… NOW??? Why you keep all of those from me???" Judai could not hold his tears anymore. Ayukawa-sensei hold him tight. Judai couldn't accept this all in once. He holds Ayukawa-sensei back, tightly. Genzou felt so hurt when he heard Judai cry, sobbing, and screaming. He knew Judai was angry.
"I can't tell you… Because… I don't want to hurt you more… When your body was changed… You lost all of your memories… I wanted you live happily… I'm sorry… Judai…" Genzou couldn't hold his tears. Judai looked up to his father. And felt so guilty. That his parents wanted… Just to make Judai happy.
"Wait a minute… 'She'…? I thought… Professor Arthur Hawkins was a…"
"He passed away some years ago… And your case was taken under the care of his granddaughter…" Mokuba explained shortly about Judai's new professor.
"Is she as good as her grandpa?" asked Chronos.
"Don't underestimate her… Even her grandpa told me, she smarter than himself…"
"We have no time anymore…"
Everyone in that room looked up to someone who just entered the room.
"Sir???"
"Ka, Kaiba-san…???"
"Kaiba-san-nanone…!"
"Kaiba-sensei???"
"What took you so long, Seto-nii? Where's Atem-nee…?"
"She's already in the helicopter… Come on… Look at him… He's already pale…"
Ayukawa checked Judai's temperature. She looked surprised. Genzou hurriedly wrapped Judai with his coat.
Everyone followed the CEO to the helicopter-field. Atem was already there with a beautiful young woman with a long blond hair. She's was about at same age with Mokuba and Noa.
"Come on in…" Atem held Judai's shoulder softly.
But the boy just stood there.
"Principal Sameshima…"
"Yes, Judai-kun…?"
"Will you tell about this to all of my friends…? I don't want…to just leave them like this…"
Sameshima just nodded with smile. "I will, Judai-kun… I'll tell all the truth…"
"Please… Tell them… I love them…"
After that, the helicopter flew, leaving the Duel Academy.
Judai sat near window, looked at the land… In silence. Genzou patted Judai's head softly.
Noa and Mokuba sat face to face with Seto and Atem.
And the blond girl, sat after Mokuba, face to face with Judai.
"Are you sure about this…?"
"I, I'm sorry…?" Judai was a little bit surprised about the blond girl's question.
"You'll lose all of your memory… About your friends, your day… Everything…"
"Who, who are you…?"
"I'm your new professor… Rebecca Hawkins…"
"Is there something we can do about Judai's memory? I don't want Judai to lose it all…" Genzou heard so begging. Rebecca just kept silent.
"I'll try my best… If Judai's brain's nerves are strong, the memories can be back even if Judai loses them at the first time…"
"You mean… Judai will lose his memory, but he… I mean… She will get it back but in the long time…?" ask Mokuba.
"Yes, but it still needs help… It can't be back so easily like that… Maybe a lot of help from people you know…"
"B, but… If I have forgotten about them… How I could help myself to try remember them all???"
"If they really good friends… They'll help you without you ask…"
Judai stopped speaking after she heard Mokuba's words.
Rebecca giggled at Mokuba, and made the man little ashamed.
"Wh, why you laughing at…?"
"Heehee… Nothing, honey…"
"Honey…?" asked Judai with wide eyes.
"Oh… He didn't say that we're a lover's…?" Rebecca teased Mokuba a little with Judai's question.
"what for would I tell this kid about our relationship?"
Rebecca and Judai giggled when they saw blush across Mokuba's face.
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Meanwhile, in Duel Academy… Principal Sameshima told everything about Judai's condition to all his friends. All of students just gasp with disbelief when they heard all the stories. They couldn't say even one word. Just listens with silent.
"A, an accident…?"
"So… aniki… Is a girl… Actually…?"
"But in a boy's body…?"
"And he's about to change his body back…?"
"What will happen if he's still in his boy's body-saurus?"
The principal just let a long sigh when he heard some questions from his students. All the teachers and Academy's staffs like Tome-san, were gathering on the meeting hall too with all the students. Now the hall is loud of students gasp and chat.
They can't believe it… What they've heard before.
"If he still in his body… His life will have a same limit with his body…"
"You mean… He will…???"
"Yes, Asuka… That's why… Judai needs to go to the surgery in time…"
All students started panicking.
"Will he be saved…???"
"He'll be all right isn't he?"
"He will be just fine, if the surgery succeeded… But…"
All the students silent in a second, when Sameshima stops his words…
"But… He will lose all of his memories…"
There's no one say a word. Hall is so quite with surprise and sad on the student's face.
"Judai-sama… Will forgets about us…?"
"Even what happened with our school before…? I mean… Our BIG adventure…?"
"Yes, Rei… Martin…"
Sameshima felt so guilty, when he saw some students crying. Shou, Rei, Asuka, Manjyoume, Misawa, Kenzan, Martin… all Judai's closest friends.
"But I think… He will remember everything again… If you all help him to remember…"
"You mean… His memories can be back-saurus?"
"I hope so, Kenzan-kun… So, can I count it all to you, guys…?"
The entire group nodded.
"We'll do our best…"
"When he will come back…?"
"I don't know pretty sure…"
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"Judai… Are you ready…?"
"I… I'm not sure… I'm scared…"
"The surgery will be about 20 minutes later…"
"N, no… I'm not ready…"
'Kuri… kuri…'
'We will always with you, Judai…'
'No worry, okay…?'
"Mi, minna…"
'You'll just be fine…'
"Haou…?"
Judai whispered to all his spirit friends. Even Haou sat and hold him tight.
'I'll always by your side…'
"Thank you, guys…"
-
"All ready…"
"You'll be in a deep sleep… Okay…?"
"I'll forget everything when I wake up, right…?"
Rebecca stopped for a while, when she heard Judai's trembling words. He looked so scared.
Judai was crying while he laid down on surgery table. He counts hide his fear when he saw all big machines and so much tools surrounded him.
"Your parents are here, honey… Everything will be just fine…"
"I'm scared…"
Rebecca smile and kissed Judai forehead softly.
"I understand… But you'll meet your friends again… And I'm pretty sure, you'll remember them all… They are really good friends aren't they?"
"Y, Yes…"
"Professor… It is the time…"
"I feel so… Sleepy…"
"It's okay Judai… It's okay…"
Rebecca's voice faded out in Judai's ears. Everything became dark. Everything…
All his days, adventures, laugh, sad, duel… With his friends were shows up in his mind. All his flashbacks…
'You'll just be fine… They will always be with you Judai…'
"Haou…?"
'Call me Jaden… That's my true name…'
"Ja… den…"
'You'll remember again… Remember your friends… And Johan…'
"Jo… han…"
The last thing he remembered before he's put in the deep sleep and before he forgets… Is Johan's smile… With his emerald green eyes…
Johan…
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To be continued...
I know, gender bender Atem :) He, I mean... she is Seto's wife here. Mokuba, Rebecca, and Noa are about 19 years old.
You can imagined Judai's father as Prince Judai's dad... The King... I forgot his name... -_- Well, If you see the anime (I forget which episode too! TAT) you'll know him...
From now... I'll called Haou as Jaden.
Judai still with his Japanese name, Judai.
Johan still Johan.
But YubelJohan will called as Jesse.
This is my first Yugioh GX Fanfiction WITH English... So please don't be so hard with me T_T
Thank you for Sesshofan (DA account) / Rakuen91 (fanfic account) as my beta reader :) I'm so happy you did correct my fic.