Maricksage: I thought of this after seeing "Brokeback Mountain" I thought of Jesse instantly and decided to write my own version of a western love or will try my hand at it this won't be spiritshipping but still I hope that everyone loves it.

I do not own Yugioh GX so here goes something…

Early morning rose on the ranch as one looked over the sunrise from high in the mountains but not so far from home as a horse ride away. The boy in question was astride a chestnut colored horse watching the sun rise alongside him. He smiled and sighed "You know Stardust…I think today is going to be different. I can simply feel it in my bones."

The horse shook a little and he smiled satisfied that the horse seemed to agree with him, she was his only companion that he trusted in the mountain range aside for his family but there was none for miles around that could understand him the way that another teen his age could. Due to summer break just beginning he was in for a long 2 months and he could already feel a sad loneliness creeping up on him but the southern boy wasn't one to admit that he was ever hurt or in need of others. As the sun breached the horizon he decided that he should head back before his parents let him have it for leaving the ranch without permission, again.

"Jesse Anderson! How many times have I told you not to go running off into the wilderness without telling us something?!" Jesse cringed under the angry glare of his mother. Melissa Anderson was a young woman with short teal hair and a thin figure and wore at this point a frilly nightgown and a stern gaze upon her son. Jesse looked down and said "Sorry ma…I just wanted to go off by myself…I had Stardust with me…"

Melissa sighed and shook her head in a hopeless fashion "If your father where here he'd throw a fit over this and I hope you know you are lucky that he's gone to take care of errands in the town. Jesse sighed again his father Aiden Anderson was off on his weekly outing to the local town, it was a log journey down the mountain and usually took two days for him to return. One for the drive down, and one for the journey home. If anything Jesse would see him today if all went well. But he wouldn't hold his breath.

"Look Jess, I know you aren't feeling like yourself…and I know things are rough having nobody around your own age…but please don't go giving us a heart attack whenever you run off like this."

"Sure…I think I'm going to rest a little now…" Jesse said as he left the room not even seeing the saddened look on his mother's face. Closing the door to his room he sat on the bed and lay down upon it. From his bedside table he picked up an envelope and saw the beautiful script of his friend. Jesse didn't have much but if there was one person he could trust it would have to be him. They had been writing letters back and forth for three years, it had begun as nothing more than a 

simple class assignment to write to others in different countries. But unlike his classmates he had never seen his pen pal face before or even a picture. He remembered the day he was supposed to meet him and his escort told him that he had fallen sick and was unable to make the journey. All Jesse knew about his whereabouts was his home in Domino City Japan. He called himself ruby and he called himself sapphire. It was silly but at the time he had a big thing for gemstones and happened to love rubies. His pen pall loved the idea and stuck to sapphire, his favorite gemstone. Their last letter described how his school vacation was coming up and how finals were winding down and he would be relived when the year was over. Jesse looked the letter over many times since he had received it but had yet to get a new letter after four weeks, he wondered if he would reply soon at all. Putting the letter to rest on the table again he pulled a comforter over his body and he soon dozed off into a deep sleep.

Later on mid day Mellissa was tending to the housework and Jesse was out working on cleaning up in the stables when he heard a familiar voice call his name as he entered the stables his truck just outside. The strapping Aiden Anderson was slightly taller and built like a true cowboy and had lightly tanned skin due to working with animals on the ranch. "Dad!" Jesse said excited and he ran to embrace his father and welcome him back home. Aiden smiled as he held his son "You been keeping the ranch up and running son?"

Jesse nodded and looked back at the work he had done and the stables were finally in working shape and now the horses had fresh hay and cleaned stables and he had done it with no help. He was quite proud of himself. "Jesse, I have something for you look in the front seat of the truck." Jesse smiled and went to look and he found a thick envelope in the seat and he picked it up and his smile widened seeing who had sent it to him. It was his pen pal, he eagerly opened it and he found a letter and also inside another thing, a photo. His eyes widened as he looked over the picture, it showed a thin young boy with paled skin. His eyes were a deep grey in color and he sported a soft sweet smile and wore a school uniform. Jesse was confused and he looked at the letter that was attached to it and he was surprised at how short it was compared to many of his long lengthened out letters.

Dear Ruby,

School has finally let out for the year, I need to ask a favor of you. I know it is sudden but my family is being called away on a business trip, I have no place to go Ruby…I need to know if I can spend the summer holidays with you. I know this must be awkward but please think about it. I really want to meet you and more still I would love to see where you live and well…I hope you will accept. I left my number and instructions on how to contact me. Let me know as soon as you receive this letter.

-Sapphire

Jesse gaped at the message as he turned over the photo and saw a number scrawled upon it and he was stunned till his dad snapped him out of it asking if anything was wrong. Jesse handed him the letter and let him read his pen pals' problem. "Well…that is a fine turn huh…" Aiden mused after reading the note "Dad, what can we do? Could he stay, please?" Jesse pleaded.

Aiden looked at his son and saw the hopeful look in his eyes and said "I say lets bring him here, but he'll have to help you on the ranch, understand he'll need to work with you." Jesse's expression lit up to this and he assured him " I will show him all the ropes." Aiden smirked and said "Better go call him then if the case be that and tell your mom bout this."

Jesse didn't need a second prompt as he raced to the house and told his mother everything. "Well, and this s the same pen pal that couldn't meet you before?" Melissa asked looking at the picture. Jesse nodded and said "Dad said he could stay if he worked on the ranch with me and he could stay in the guest room too right?"

Melissa nodded and Jesse hugged her and ran into the kitchen for the phone and dialed the number accepting the charges of the cross country call. It rang and he crossed his finger that Sapphire would answer him.

One ring…

No answer and Jesse rocked on his heels nervously twirling the chord of the phone between his fingers.

Two rings…

Jesse grew scared, had he misread the number on the back of the photo, did he put the right numbers in?

Three rings…

Jesse sighed he wasn't answering and he was so eager to hear his friend's voice after all this time and he had hoped that they could make plans…he started to hang up

"Hello?"

Jesse's heart leapt as he placed the phone to his ear and eagerly answered "Hello"

"Who is this?" The voice on the other end asked.

"It's Ruby, is this Sapphire?"

Along pause followed and Jesse prayed that he hadn't called the wrong person as he feared he had. That was until the voice said timidly "Ruby? Is it really you?"

"Yeah it is, we finally get to talk, and I got your letter and called as soon as I could." Jesse said excitedly.

"So…what is your answer…can I come?" Sapphire asked

"Of course!" Jesse said

The voice on the other end cheered and said "I knew it, thank you so much Ruby I am so excited about meeting you."

"Yeah, but dad said you'll need to help me on the ranch but I won't push ya too hard" Jesse said in a gentle tone and Sapphire quickly answered "No problem, I am flying out as soon as I can so call me in a few hours and I'll tell you everything you'll need to know."

"Kay, I hope to talk to you soon, bye Ruby!" Jesse said.

"Bye Sapphire!"

Jesse hung up and his heart was pounding in his chest deeply and he cheered finally and he left out the kitchen with the photo in his hand. He hoped that time went fast as he waited for the proper time to come. In the early evening Jesse called again and asked when Sapphire was to arrive and he said it would be 10:00 am in their time. Jesse staggered and asked his dad "Can we make that?"

Aiden sighed and said "It'll be an all nighter but if we go now we should make it in time." Jesse breathed a sigh of relief as he confirmed with Sapphire and hung up with him. Taking their dinners on the road Jesse left with his father to meet the one person who he was exceptionally excited to meet. But even he couldn't know that he was in for a wild ride that summer