A HOLIDAY CHALLENGE
A/N: WELL LADIES AND GENTLEMEN I'VE RECEIVED ENOUGH VOTES TO DECIDE TO DO A SEQUEL TO "GX CHRISTMASTIME." PLEASE READ THAT ONE FIRST IF YOU HAVEN'T YET. YOU WON'T UNDERSTAND A LOT OF IT IF YOU DON'T. THIS IS CHAPTER 1. A FEW SURPRISES AND PLOT TWISTS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS STORY. I HOPE YOU ENJOY. NOW TO CHAPTER 1!
PS: I'M GONNA BE DIVIDING THE CHAPTERS INTO TURNS INSTEAD OF CHAPTERS TO GIVE IT MORE OF THE AUTHENTIC EPISODE FEEL
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN YU-GI-OH GX!
TURN 1: HE'S YOUR UNCLE?
Recap: we left Jaden and Alexis running towards his dorm to get his stuff packed up.
AT JADEN'S DORM:
"Come on hurry Jay" Alexis shouted watching him dart around his room and gather up all of his things.
"I'm goin Lex, I'm goin!" Jaden yelled back, shoving yet another shirt into suitcase.
"We've got 10 minutes before we have to be down on the docks, I'm sure you've got enough to get you by the next few weeks." Alexis said, jumping into the room and grabbing him by the arm. Now let's get moving." She smiled at him
"Lex, I really want to thank you for going through all of this for me. It makes me feel special" he smiled at her, she smiled back
"Jaden you are special, you're the only boyfriend I've ever felt this way about. Besides it's the holiday season no one should ever have to be left alone." Her smile grew wider, "besides I'd miss these lips too much."
Jaden knew the sign she was throwing up and wasted no time, he pulled her into his body and kissed her very deeply. Alexis wrapped her free arm (Her left) around the back of his head, and let him do as he pleased, finally after about a minute the 2 had to break.
"Come on Romeo, we've gotta get going" Alexis said patting both hands on his chest, and throwing his last shirt into the already overflowing suitcase.
"Wait Alexis!" Jaden demanded, as she grabbed his hand. "There's something you should know about my family…"
"Why are they a little weird or something? It's not like we're going to see them, and I wouldn't care if they were…." Alexis interrupted
"It's not like that you see…" Jaden began to explain his situation to Aleixs, but was interrupted once again this time by a loud blaring horn from the docks.
"OH that must be our boat, come on" Alexis said, zipping up the suit case and shouldering her purse (I don't know where she got it). Jaden went along with her, he'd tell her later about what happened when he was a kid. In the meantime he wouldn't make her worry about it. He let her guide him to the docks, he'd tell her his story when the time was right.
At Alexis' home town:
The boat ride was nice, smooth not too many bumps. The boat was also very nice, it wasn't overbearingly big it was easy to get around. It was also fast, so it took almost no time to get back to the mainland and to the docks in Alexis' hometown. When they got off the boat Jaden was surprised, at the sight. He expected Alexis to have come from a more urban area. But there were yards of forest stretching around the town. It was truly beautiful. Green covered every inch of the ground, and there was even some dirt left on a rather peaceful road. Jaden smiled, he'd grown up in such an urban area for much of his life that it was refreshing in a way to see a different venue. He looked to Alexis who was giggling lightly at the way Jaden was taking in the sights.
"Come on lover boy" Alexis sighed, "My parents are expecting us" she smiled
"What? Can't a guy take in the sights?" Jaden asked,
"Come on!" she goaded "there's our ride" she flagged down a large blue car headed their way.
"Ah James great to see you" Alexis greeted as she stepped in the back seat, and pulled Jaden into the car.
"Miss Rhodes, Very nice to see you again" the driver greeted,
"James how many times have I told you call me Alexis! Miss Rhodes sounds way too formal" Alexis sighed,
"Very well then Alexis" A young blue-haired boy turned around with a smile to greet her (I hope you guys know where I got that from hint: it's from another Anime series).
"Well don't I at least get a hello kiss?" she asked, "it's been 6 months since I last saw you!"
James looked at her, still smiling he brought his lips to her cheek. Jaden turned red,
"AHEM!" Jaden said,
"Oh sorry of course, James this is my boyfriend Jaden" she introduced
"Ah! So this is the famous Jaden Yuki. Well welcome to country, I hope you enjoy your stay with the Rhodes' they are a great family!" With that James turned around an pressed his foot to the accelerator, and the car began to move towards Alexis' home.
"And what was that all about?" Jaden asked in a suspicious tone, though he was just playing.
"Oh stop it Jaden, I've known James since we were about 10 years old, what's a matter jealous?" she asked, smirking a bit
"Maybe, just a little" Jaden folded his arms over his chest defiantly. Alexis placed her hand on his cheek and looked him straight in the eyes.
"You don't have to be, my heart only beats for red" she smiled, and let go of his face kissing him lightly on the cheek. He smiled, and let her head rest on his shoulder as he placed his arm around her, as she snuggled deeper into him.
"Listen" Alexis said, "My daddy has never been very good with me and boys, what I mean is he gets a little overprotective. He may not like you at first, just give him a few days to warm up to you, he'll love you in no time trust me I know it." She smiled at him again.
About 20 minutes later they arrived at Alexis' house. It was at the top of a hill, not gated but it was definitely the biggest house Jaden had ever seen. Immediately Jaden got intimidated turning a fearful eye to Alexis.
"Listen Lex, I'm not sure if I can do this I mean…" Jaden stammered
"What about the Jaden who never backs down from a challenge?" Alexis asked, "I could've sworn I brought him with me?"
"Lex that's not fair!" Jaden shot at her, "there's a ton of pressure here! I mean come on I'm meeting your parents."
"Well then man up and let's do this, you can do it Jaden. If you can take on the shadow riders, and the society of light, plus the sacred beasts and all of the evils that you have I'm sure this won't be a problem."
Jaden smiled at her, "Do you have an explanation for everything?" he asked,
"What do you think?" Alexis asked back,
"Alright Lex let's do this" Jaden inhaled deeply and let it out. This won't be easy but I've gotta do this for Alexis' sake he thought to himself. With that they stepped out of the car and began to walk towards the house.
"MOM! DAD! I'M HOME!" Alexis yelled to her parents,
"Alexis darling!" Mrs. Rhodes came running down the stairs, "it's been 6 months since we've seen you. Oh you are just getting more beautiful by the second aren't you?"
Jaden was dumbfounded, Alexis was a spitting image of her mother. Her mother was older obviously, but other than that it was hard to tell the 2 apart. Mrs. Yuki had blonde hair, wearing it the same way Alexis did, she was dressed in a little more causal dress than Alexis' uniform, and her body structure was almost exactly the same. She was skinnier than Alexis and was about an inch or two shorter but otherwise it was stunning to see the resemblance. To put it bluntly she was very good looking for a woman of at least 40.
"Oh Mom you say that all the time" Alexis said, running to her mother to greet her. Her mother put her in a back-breaking embrace, "Mom…having…trouble…breathing" Alexis gasped, finally Mrs. Rhodes let go of her daughter.
"Now Mom, there's someone important I want you to meet." She walked over to Jaden, "Mom this is Jaden Yuki… my boyfriend" she smiled.
"So this is the famous Jaden, Alexis keeps talking to us about! I've been wanting to meet you for ages, Alexis never stops talking about you, when she comes home all she ever does is wonder what you are doing." Mrs. Rhodes said smiling at Jaden, "and now you two are dating? That is so cute, well Jaden welcome I hope you enjoy your stay."
"Well thank you Mrs. Rhodes…" Jaden began but was cutoff by Mrs. Rhodes,
"Oh Please, don't be so formal" Mrs. Rhodes (I'll get to her name in a second) protested "just call me Alicia " she insisted,
"Alright then Alicia " Jaden responded, "Well I see where Lex got her good looks" he said jokingly. Alexis blushed, Alicia giggled a bit. A few minutes passed where the three talked about how school was going and the dance that was held 2 days ago. It was then Alexis' father came down the stairs,
"There's my little Lexi" Mr. Rhodes greeted his daughter sweeping her up into a hug.
"Daddy could you please not call me that?" Alexis asked, "I'm a big girl now" she answered
"Of course sweetheart, I've missed you it's been 6 months since you've been home. I hope you're enjoying Duel Academy" Her father said,
"You know I am daddy. In fact there's someone here from Duel Academy I want you to meet" Alexis said, drawing in a breath, she had been standing in front of Jaden in order to shield him from her father's sight. Her father was about 4 inches shorter than her and her mother, He had long brown hair, and had muscles that bulged out of his shirt, (he was ripped). She moved to her right a bit to expose Jaden to her father.
"Daddy I want you to meet, Jaden Yuki… my new boyfriend" She explained, her father gave a stern look to both Alexis and Jaden. He began to move towards Jaden, keeping his emotionless look on his face.
"So this is the famous Jaden Yuki? The same one who beat the shadow riders? The very same person who freed My little Lexi from the Society of Light?" He asked Alexis, she nodded both times.
"Well then… WELCOME SON!" he shouted, slapping down hard on Jaden's shoulders, "Alexis never stops talking about you, it's great to finally meet you in the flesh"
"The pleasures' all mine Mr. Rhodes…" Jaden said extending his hand to shake Alexis' fathers
"Jason, please call me Jason" Mr. Rhodes interrupted, "And I want you to feel at home here Jaden" Jason smiled wider,
"O-OK" Jaden stammered still keeping his arm extended, which finally Jason took and shook (RHYME!). "I'm honored to finally meet you both" he spoke up, gaining his usual confidence as the conversation wore on.
"Well if there's anything we can do to make you feel any more at home just let us know" Alicia told Jaden,
"Yes, oh and by the way Alexis your Uncle is here and he wants to see you" Jason explained,
"Uncle Doug is here today? I thought he wasn't due in until tomorrow?" Alexis asked her parents,
"Not Uncle Doug" Alicia answered her "You're other uncle" she said narrowing her eyes on Alexis so she could understand.
"Wait… he's here this year?" Alexis asked again this time getting more excited, both her parents nodded. "NO WAY!" she yelled, "I haven't seen him in forever. Oh my gosh where is he!"
"He's upstairs in the TV room just waiting for you, he specifically asked to see you when you got home." Jason explained,
"Can Jaden meet him too?" Alexis pleaded
"Sure he can sweetheart" Alicia answered her again. Almost in a flash Alexis raced up the stairs to go see her uncle. She would've sped right into the room had it not been for Jaden slamming his heels down to stop her.
"WHOA LEX!" he said, "Who's this Uncle you haven't seen in so long?" Jaden asked,
"You'll find out Jay" Alexis said, unable to contain her joy at the fact that she was going to be able to see her Uncle. She now walked down the corridor, towards the TV room the last door on the right of the hall.
The TV room had a beautiful setup, 3 TV's of different sizes. One was a 40 inch flat screen TV that Alexis' father either used for his shows or sports, the other 2 were moderately sized TV's that Alexis and her mother used for their soap operas and other shows. Adjacent to the flat screen TV sat a fire place and mantle which held pictures of both Alexis and Atticus and their parents portraits, and pictures from their childhoods (Alexis' and Atticus' anyway). Standing facing the fire place stood a man about 6 feet 3 inches tall, with medium length brown hair, wearing a grayish-white trench coat with black sleeves and a red trim on the inside (I think I just gave away who her uncle is).
"Uncle Seto!" Alexis said joyously, "It's great to see you again!"
Seto turned around "Well there's my favorite niece. And look at you all grown up" he smirked in his gruff tone.
"WHA-WHA-WHAT?" Jaden asked "Alexis are you telling me that you are related to the famous Seto Kaiba?"
"Yes she is" Kaiba moved over to Jaden and seemed to tower over him. "And who may I ask are you?" he sneered
"Uncle Seto this is Jaden Yuki…my boyfriend" Alexis explained now for the third time.
"I've heard of Jaden Yuki, though I was picturing someone a little different, from how Pegasus describes you." Kaiba kept his smirk on his face. He sure was arrogant about everything. "He says you may be one of the best duelists he's ever met. Said you took on an Egyptian God Card and won… that's impressive my friend. He also mentioned something about you taking on the Society of Light and winning as well… quite the impressive resume young man. And Pegasus also says you can communicate with the spirits inside your Monster cards, you sound an awful lot like….well Yugi. I'd love to talk about those incidents sometime." He explained
"Well sure, anytime you want Mr. Kaiba…" Jaden said
"Seto or Kaiba is fine Jaden" Seto said, "Would now be ok?"
"Sure thing, but first I know you're her Uncle but how exactly are you related to Alexis?" Jaden asked,
"I'd be happy to explain that" Seto answered, both Alexis and Jaden sat listening intently to Seto's explanation
END TURN 1!
A/N: OK SO THERE'S ONE TWIST, BELIEVE ME MORE ARE TO COME. I HOPE YOU LIKED IT! READ AND REVIEW PLEASE. A TON OF ALEXIS AND JADEN STUFF TO FOLLOW! ENJOY READING!