Jim Cook x Tenjoin Asuka: A Duelist and a Gentleman: Abstinence
Author: Higuchimon
Fandom: Yu-Gi-Oh GX
Characters/Pairing: Jim Cook x Tenjoin Asuka
Prompt: Abstinence
Word Count: 858
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters here. This is done merely for fun. Everyone will be put back where they belong at the end of the story.
Author's Notes: Nothing very special here, just people being people. You know how that is.
“Want a drink, Tenjoin?” The offer was made by one of her classmates, and Asuka turned away, shaking her head some. “Why? What’s wrong, don’t you want to be sociable?”
Asuka mentally sighed. Normally this particular classmate was as respectful as she could have ever wanted. But when he’d had a few too many, as it appeared he had right now, he turned into an obnoxious jerk. She missed being back at the Academy sometimes, where the most you had to worry about was someone trying to steal your soul or brainwash you, not offer alcohol that she really didn’t want.
“I have homework to finish,” she said quietly, gathering up her books. They probably shouldn’t have been waving around that bottle, but the teacher was out of the room, and he always had pushed the rules too far any chance that he had.
There was also someone else on her mind, and had been over and over for the last few months. She didn’t know when she’d see Jim Cook again, but frankly, it couldn’t be too soon for her. She needed his good sense and the shared experiences that helped her to feel so much closer to him than so many other people.
“You are no fun, Tenjoin,” her classmate grumped, taking another swig of the beer. Asuka didn’t care if she was fun or not where this was concerned. “What are you, some kind of a nun or something? You never go out with anyone, you never do anything but study! You never have fun!”
At the mention of fun, Asuka couldn’t help but remember long walks in the park with Jim, Karen on his back, and days when they went to the beach and talked about everything and anything; what had happened to old friends from the Academy and from the Monster Worlds, and duels, some of which she’d won and some of them he’d won. She thought of times when they’d sat and played with Ren and he’d chewed their fingers and eaten tuna out of the palm of her hand.
I have fun. I just don’t need to drink it out of a bottle. She didn’t bother gracing them with a response, only walked out of the classroom and headed towards her apartment. Ren was going to need to be fed, and that was much, much more attractive than most of the other options that were offering themselves right now.
She let herself in, and smiled at the sight of the sleek kitten who bounded across the floor to greet her. “Hello, Ren.”
A cute and fierce meow was her answer. That was just what she needed after the last day. It was Friday night, which meant there were going to be parties all over the place, and most of them wanted her to attend somehow. None of those had ever caught her attention. She doubted that they ever will.
She’d just put a can of cat food in Ren’s dish when a knock sounded from the door. Great. Are they going to try and ask me again? No one had come to her apartment to pester her about partying, but there was always a first time.
For a moment, she thought about pretending she wasn’t there. That would be a little too rude, though, especially if they’d actually seen her come in. So, she headed over to open the door.
She really wasn’t expecting to see who was there, and her slightly annoyed look transformed into a smile as soon as she realized who it was. “Jim! Come on in!” She never hesitated to invite him in, anywhere. He was more than trustworthy.
“Hey there, Tomorrow Girl,” he smiled, using that nickname he’d had for her since shortly after they’d met back at the Academy. “How have you been?”
“Bored. Studying when I’m not bored.” She didn’t really want to complain, especially now that he was here. The pesky problem of people wanting her to do something she didn’t want to do wasn’t all that important while he was there. “I didn’t know you were in the area.”
Jim only shrugged and gave that soothing smile of his. “I didn’t have a lot to do this weekend so I thought I’d come by and see you.”
“I think we can come up with something to keep you occupied.” After all, there were a couple of new movies opening that weekend, and there was so much else that they could do to keep themselves occupied. But for the most part, Asuka was certain she’d be happy just spending time with Jim, and if anyone really asked too hard about what she was doing, she could always tell them she was spending time with one of her best friends.
If they wanted to assume that he was more than a friend…well, she wasn’t going to confirm or deny it. Let them think whatever made them happy. Right now, being with Jim was something that made her happy. And she was content with everything being that way.
To Be Continued
Fandom: Yu-Gi-Oh GX
Characters/Pairing: Jim Cook x Tenjoin Asuka
Prompt: Abstinence
Word Count: 858
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters here. This is done merely for fun. Everyone will be put back where they belong at the end of the story.
Author's Notes: Nothing very special here, just people being people. You know how that is.
“Want a drink, Tenjoin?” The offer was made by one of her classmates, and Asuka turned away, shaking her head some. “Why? What’s wrong, don’t you want to be sociable?”
Asuka mentally sighed. Normally this particular classmate was as respectful as she could have ever wanted. But when he’d had a few too many, as it appeared he had right now, he turned into an obnoxious jerk. She missed being back at the Academy sometimes, where the most you had to worry about was someone trying to steal your soul or brainwash you, not offer alcohol that she really didn’t want.
“I have homework to finish,” she said quietly, gathering up her books. They probably shouldn’t have been waving around that bottle, but the teacher was out of the room, and he always had pushed the rules too far any chance that he had.
There was also someone else on her mind, and had been over and over for the last few months. She didn’t know when she’d see Jim Cook again, but frankly, it couldn’t be too soon for her. She needed his good sense and the shared experiences that helped her to feel so much closer to him than so many other people.
“You are no fun, Tenjoin,” her classmate grumped, taking another swig of the beer. Asuka didn’t care if she was fun or not where this was concerned. “What are you, some kind of a nun or something? You never go out with anyone, you never do anything but study! You never have fun!”
At the mention of fun, Asuka couldn’t help but remember long walks in the park with Jim, Karen on his back, and days when they went to the beach and talked about everything and anything; what had happened to old friends from the Academy and from the Monster Worlds, and duels, some of which she’d won and some of them he’d won. She thought of times when they’d sat and played with Ren and he’d chewed their fingers and eaten tuna out of the palm of her hand.
I have fun. I just don’t need to drink it out of a bottle. She didn’t bother gracing them with a response, only walked out of the classroom and headed towards her apartment. Ren was going to need to be fed, and that was much, much more attractive than most of the other options that were offering themselves right now.
She let herself in, and smiled at the sight of the sleek kitten who bounded across the floor to greet her. “Hello, Ren.”
A cute and fierce meow was her answer. That was just what she needed after the last day. It was Friday night, which meant there were going to be parties all over the place, and most of them wanted her to attend somehow. None of those had ever caught her attention. She doubted that they ever will.
She’d just put a can of cat food in Ren’s dish when a knock sounded from the door. Great. Are they going to try and ask me again? No one had come to her apartment to pester her about partying, but there was always a first time.
For a moment, she thought about pretending she wasn’t there. That would be a little too rude, though, especially if they’d actually seen her come in. So, she headed over to open the door.
She really wasn’t expecting to see who was there, and her slightly annoyed look transformed into a smile as soon as she realized who it was. “Jim! Come on in!” She never hesitated to invite him in, anywhere. He was more than trustworthy.
“Hey there, Tomorrow Girl,” he smiled, using that nickname he’d had for her since shortly after they’d met back at the Academy. “How have you been?”
“Bored. Studying when I’m not bored.” She didn’t really want to complain, especially now that he was here. The pesky problem of people wanting her to do something she didn’t want to do wasn’t all that important while he was there. “I didn’t know you were in the area.”
Jim only shrugged and gave that soothing smile of his. “I didn’t have a lot to do this weekend so I thought I’d come by and see you.”
“I think we can come up with something to keep you occupied.” After all, there were a couple of new movies opening that weekend, and there was so much else that they could do to keep themselves occupied. But for the most part, Asuka was certain she’d be happy just spending time with Jim, and if anyone really asked too hard about what she was doing, she could always tell them she was spending time with one of her best friends.
If they wanted to assume that he was more than a friend…well, she wasn’t going to confirm or deny it. Let them think whatever made them happy. Right now, being with Jim was something that made her happy. And she was content with everything being that way.
To Be Continued