SF4E: "I'm back!"
DC: "With new fanfic idea!"
SF4E: "A childhood friendship that seemed gone forever has returned."
DC: "Now the GX Gang must learn about the mysterious yet familiar dueling techniques of the new transfer students."
SF4E: "Unable to suspect that Yugi and the gang have managed to create a new generation, passing down their own traits and tactics through them."
DC: "Where love and light must defeat sorrow and darkness one more time."
SF4E: "Disclaimer!"
Syrus: Disclaimer: Syrus Fanatic 4-Ever and her beta, Divine Child, do not own YGO GX, the characters, the YGO characters, or the characters that belong to DQ17 or their friend Mikey. Nor do they own anything relating to FF8 and Sonic (Don't ask). First Dreamshipping fanfic with some Royalshipping as well! Please R&R but do not flame!
Gone Forever
Chapter I
A Childhood Once Innocent
"You sure that they're gonna meet you here, Lexi?" Atticus asked, looking around Domino Park a few times.
Being two years older than his ten-year-old sister, Atticus was supposed to be the responsible one. Supposed being the key word in that statement. But in reality, Alexis was far more responsible than her easy-going, laid back older brother. The dark blonde nodded and climbed onto the slide, looking around even more. She broke into a smile when she spotted two of her friends from school.
"Riana! Rorii!" Alexis called over to them.
A couple of other ten year olds waved and made their way over to Atticus and Alexis. The oldest had dark, dark brown locks that were styled similar to the manga character Tateishi Ayu's from Ultra Maniac with a pair of dark purple eyes that were innocent in some ways. The barely younger who looked startlingly like her companion facial feature wise wore her auburn brown locks like Mystical Elf's only they stopped at her shoulder-blades and she wore a dark green bandana. Her own eyes were a hazel green.
"Alexis!" exclaimed the auburn brown haired one.
"I'm so glad you guys could come, Rorii!" Alexis said to her.
Rorii put an arm around Riana's shoulders, "Riana and I couldn't wait to see you! We even got our chores outta the way early just so we could have more time to play!"
Riana smiled shyly at her two best friends. Alexis and Rorii had been her best friends since they were in diapers. Rorii and Riana D'André were cousins and had grown up in the same household. Atticus and Alexis Rhodes had grown up across the street from them. Atticus treated Rorii and Riana like a couple of little sisters.
"Hey, Atti, isn't that Zane guy gonna be meeting us today with his little brother?" Rorii demanded, putting a hand on her little hip.
Atticus nodded, giving them a handsome smile, "Sure is! I know you guys'll get along with Zane and Syrus! Heck, Riana, you and Syrus act exactly alike. You're both so quiet!"
Riana glared at Atticus for a minute until they heard a voice call out to Atticus. Looking towards the entrance they saw a boy of twelve with teal blue locks and turquoise eyes. A smaller boy was hiding behind him, slowly peeking around his arm. He had light blue hair, the color of the sky, and eerie grey eyes the color of the sky after a rain storm. A small pair of glasses was perched on the bridge of his nose.
"Yo! Zane!" Atticus laughed and locked arms with Zane Truesdale in greeting like any pair of normal almost thirteen year old boys would. He paused and knelt down so he was eyelevel with the small boy, Syrus Truesdale, "Heya, Syrus! How've ya been, buddy?"
Syrus simply hid behind Zane in reply, keeping his eyes lowered, and his mouth shut. Riana had stepped behind Rorii in equal shyness and was fidgeting. Alexis smiled and coaxed little Syrus out from behind Zane.
"You don't have to be scared. We're your friends." Alexis smiled before hugging Syrus. "So sweet and cute. That's what you are, Syrus." She giggled at the deep blush across his adorable face. "Riana, why don't you and Syrus go and play on the swings?"
Riana blushed faintly and eyed said bluenette from behind her cousin. Rorii raised an eyebrow and watched as Riana slowly and timidly approached Syrus and Alexis. Very slowly, she smiled, revealing a pair of braces, and she held out her hand. Biting his thumbnail uncertainly, Syrus took her hand, and she guided him towards the swings. Rorii raised an eyebrow again at the sight before turning to her other best friend and the two boys.
"How'd ya know they'd open up to each other?" She asked the blonde.
Alexis smiled with her golden light brown orbs, "Because they're a perfect match, Rooren." She whispered, using Rorii's first name.
Rorii slowly smiled before she tagged Atticus and started a game of freeze tag.
Two Years Later…
"D-Do you guys really have to move away?" Syrus sniffled, clutching his teddybear in one hand, and rubbing his eyes with the other.
Riana sniffled as well and nodded. Alexis, Atticus, and Zane were silent as Syrus started to sob. The bluenette suddenly threw his arms around Riana, crying hard, and she started to wail too. Rorii blinked back her own tears as she and Alexis hugged tightly. Atticus and Zane then hugged her together.
That did it. Tears started to pour down Rorii's face as well.
"But why!? Why do you gotta go away!?" Syrus exclaimed.
Rorii held up a letter with a special seal on it, "We got accepted into a special Duel Monsters program. We'll be in the program for a few years. But Ria and I need this program if we wanna get to the Pro Leagues when we're older! We gotta become great duelists!" She exclaimed in reply.
"But I don't want you to go!!" Syrus re-clung to Riana and they started to cry again.
Riana opened her mouth and choked out, "I-I'll m-miss you, S-Syrus!"
A limo pulled up in front of the D'André house and a man got out and opened the door. Rorii and Riana exchanged one last goodbye with their childhood friends before climbing inside to begin a new life.
Duel Academy: 3rd Year
"Knock, knock!" Jaden laughed and knocked on Syrus' new dorm door. "Hey there, Sy, how's the Obelisk Dorms treatin' ya?"
Syrus turned around and smiled at his best friend, "Great, Jay! Hey, did you hear the announcements?"
Jaden nodded and replied, "Sure did! New transfers from an exclusive Dueling Program can only mean one thing! New opponents to get their game on!" He pumped a fist in the air for emphasis.
The brunette plopped down on Syrus' bed as the Ra picked up a photo of his brother, Atticus, Alexis, and himself from when they were younger. The edge of the picture seemed strange to the ever curious Slifer. Once Syrus had placed the photograph back down, Jaden swiped it, and slide the picture out of its frame. He paused, his big brown orbs widening as he found the edge folded over, and Jaden unfolded it to reveal two more girls around Alexis' age. One was holding Syrus' hand in the picture.
"Hey, Sy, who are these girls?" Jaden asked immediately.
Syrus blinked in shock and surprise, having no idea how the picture ended up like that in the first place, and examined the picture. Memories came back to him after a few seconds, causing his own eyes to widen slightly, and for Syrus to pale. After all these years he had forgotten his once best friend…
"Attention students please report to the docks to greet our new students!" said a voice over the intercom.
Without a second to spare, Jaden and Syrus put up the photograph, grabbed their decks and duel disks, and took off towards the docks.
Duel Academy Docks
"Welcome to Duel Academy!" Dr. Crowler exclaimed excitedly as he shook hands with the students that unboarded the ferry. "We are so very pleased to accept you! After five years of training, it must be nice to be at an academy where you can test your skills."
Jaden and Syrus met up with Alexis, Bastion, Chazz, Jesse, and Tyranno just in time for Crowler to turn around. All the students were in a line behind him. He then spoke very loudly over to noise until Boneaparte brought him a microphone.
"I'd like to introduce to you our new transfers! Alicia Crosby, Riana D'André, Rorii D'André, Amaranth Ishtar, Maikeru Huyana, Raiden Tala, and Hikaru Taylor!"
Six girls and two boys were stared at by most of the student body, mainly the Obelisks who were judging their new school mates by appearance. The girls all wore the Obelisk Girls' uniform; the two boys wore the Slifer Red uniforms with their blazers open.
Syrus froze along with Alexis at the sound of "D'André" escaping their creepy teacher's mouth. Their gazes traveled to a girl, with hair that was almost to her waist and that seemed almost black, who was only slightly taller than Syrus, and another girl with auburn brown locks styled like Mystical Elf's.
Crowler examined all the students and smiled, "When I call your name, please come and get your school information from my colleague, Boneaparte." Boneaparte grimaced and some of the students visibly cringed, "Alicia Crosby."
A girl who appeared to be in her 3rd year approached the blonde slowly. She was tugging at the hem of her skirt somewhat, as if in a desperate attempt to make her skirt longer by doing so, and glared intensely at him. Her raven bangs were styled like Nanobreaker's and her locks barely grazed her shoulders while dark brown roots shined in the sunlight. Her ice green eyes locked on Crowler's and he cringed at the loathing in them. She accepted her dorm information before picking up her bag.
"Riana D'André," Crowler then said next.
Riana was a 3rd year also. She scanned the crowd with her dark purple eyes, as she accepted her dorm info as well, and froze in shock when Rorii's and her eyes landed on Alexis and Syrus. Despite the fact they were older, they still recognized each other. Dropping her bags, Riana broke into a run, throwing her arms around Syrus in a tight embrace.
"Syrus! I missed you so much!" She wailed.
Syrus blinked and returned the embrace, "Riana! It's been so long!"
"Rorii D'André,"
Rorii, a 2nd year, dropped her own belongings and tackled Alexis in a hug. Rorii was actually shorter than Syrus and Riana so she only came up to Alexis' chest. Crowler scowled; not liking the fact that the slacker Syrus knew one of his precious transfer students. Bitterly, he went back to his list.
"Amaranth Ishtar,"
People froze at the name as they recognized the adopted daughter of Malik Ishtar. She had raven hair with red and purple streaks which was worn in a crazy bun with two strands framing her face. Her eyes were pale blue with a white sheen, revealing she was blind. Despite her handicap, the 3rd year walked straight over to Crowler and accepted her dorm info, leaving Crowler trembling slightly. She then crossed her arms, looking kind of bored.
"Maikeru Huyana,"
A tall boy with black hair, who had shaggy bangs and was shoulder length similar to Riku's from Kingdom Hearts, walked forward. His light blue eyes practically glowed as he received his dorm info. His skin was pale, only a shade darker than Chazz's, and he appeared to be a 1st year.
"Raiden Tala,"
A boy around Alicia's height stepped forward. He had shaggy, collar-length dark brown hair and warm dark brown eyes. His skin was darker than the pale Maikeru's and he had a carefree smile in place. He was a 3rd year too.
"And Hikaru Taylor,"
A spunky-looking girl bounded her way over. She was a little shorter than Jaden with vivid orange eyes and dark red locks. Her roots were black and so were the tips of her kneelength hair, which she wore in a high braid with a big black bow. Her bangs were similar to Asuna Kagurazaka's from Negima. She appeared to only be around fourteen, but her information claimed she was a 2nd year.
"Alexis, please escort the Obelisks to the Girls' Dormitories. Jaden, please escort Maikeru and Raiden." Crowler requested through gritted teeth.
"Yes, Chancellor." Alexis and Jaden replied through clenched teeth.
Hikaru paused and looked at Jaden before breaking into a smile. She then huggled him around his slim waist.
"Gwah?! What the-?!" He exclaimed, caught completely off guard.
"You're cute! I like you!" Hikaru exclaimed, closing her eyes, and tightening her hug.
Jaden blushed without realizing it, "Uhhhhhhhhhh…"
Alicia face-palmed and exclaimed, "Hee-kar-oo!! Get off Jaden!!" She shouted, tackling the redhead off of said Slifer. Hikaru pouted as Alicia held her arms back and started dragging the Obelisk behind Alexis. "C-Can we get a move on! She's kinda strong!"
"I'll help you."
Raiden grabbed Hikaru's other arm and together the two managed to restrain her. They then followed Alexis and Syrus toward the Blue Dorm while Maikeru followed Jaden, Jesse, Chazz, Bastion, and Tyranno to the Red Dorm.
Red Dorm
"Nice to meetcha, Maikeru! You seem like a pretty cool dude!" Jaden exclaimed.
Maikeru laughed and said, "As long as I have ramen I'll be okay."
Tyranno laughed too, "Just like Jaden I tell ya!" He then paused and said, "Hey, did y'all get a load of that Rorii girl? She sure is pretty…"
"Here we go again…" Jaden sighed with a teasing smile.
"I call dibs!" Bastion and Jesse exclaimed playfully.
Tyranno growled, his eyes shifting to the green and his pupils slitting, "What was that?!"
"Aw, calm down, Hassleberry. We're just kiddin' around." Jesse said with a smile. "She's all yours."
Bastion then scratched his chin, "That Hikaru girl does get attached quickly if I do say so myself."
Chazz scoffed and replied, "I have one word for you to describe that child. Annoyance."
Jaden ruffled his hair, "Actually, I thought she was kinda cute… kinda like Blair. Not that I like Blair or anything. But Hikaru reminds me of her in a way. Innocent cute."
They all got the "O.o" look on their faces at the fact Jaden Yuki was saying a girl was cute. Maikeru just looked a little bit lost until they reached the Slifer Dorms. That's when his eyes brightened and he darted for his dorm, which was right next door to Jaden's.
"Woot! This place is awesome!" He shouted.
Blue Dorm
Riana huggled Syrus as they walked together, pressing her cheek against his warm one, "I missed you so much, Syrus. It's been so long."
Syrus was blushing for some unknown reason, "You've grown up in the years we've been apart." He pointed out, "Last time I saw you, you were a little girl."
She gave him a smile that revealed her braces had done their job. Riana's teeth were straight and perfect. Syrus' silver gaze couldn't help but notice that she had developed in the ways of a young lady as well. Her bust size wasn't as large as Alexis' or Amaranth's, but they definitely were noticeable to a young man such as himself.
"And last time I saw you, you were this little squirt that hid behind his mother's legs." Riana teased back, apparently more open and less shy than Syrus remembered.
"Aw, he grew up!"
Rorii skipped next to them suddenly. Like her cousin, Rorii had developed as well, only her bust size was smaller since she was smaller than Riana as well. She actually reminded Syrus of the creepy Alice doll/girl that Tyranno had fallen in love with briefly. In fact, Rorii seemed to be Tyranno's type.
"It's so great to see you guys again," Alexis said to them from the front of the group, "Tell me, what was that special program like?"
Everyone grew silent at once, Syrus and Alexis blinking in confusion, and Rorii quickly changed the topic.
"So, Raiden, how long have you and Ali been dating now?" She piped up.
"Rorii, you know it's been 3 years now." Raiden sighed in response while Alicia blushed.
Riana blinked and said, "Hey, where's your pet wolf?"
Syrus looked alarmed, "Wolf?!"
"Avalanche will be here tonight," Alicia answered, "I'm having my 'Aunt' bring him tonight."
"Ah." Rorii said.
Alexis frowned and said, "Well, here we are. Raiden, I can show you to the Red Dorm if you want me too."
Raiden shook his head, "That's okay, Alexis, I can find my own way. Thanks for the offer."
In unison, Alicia and Raiden released Hikaru, who bounded inside, shrieking about how large the dorms were and how cool as well. Syrus sweatdropped with Riana and they locked arms like Zane and Atticus would, smiling at one another.
"So, wanna catch up?" She asked.
"Definitely." He replied, grinning still. "Let's get you unpacked and I'll give you a personal tour of DA!"
Riana paused, "Hope Maikeru didn't get attacked along with Jaden."
Rorii blushed and said, "That sergeant dude was really cute…"
"Hassleberry? Tyranno Hassleberry?" Syrus and Alexis repeated in disbelief.
"Oooh! Cute name too!" Rorii clapped her hands happily.
"I'm scared." Syrus murmured.
"You should be." Riana whispered back.
Syrus started to head inside, "Better head to your dorm then!"
Alexis took Rorii by her shoulders and started to steer her.
"Welcome to Duel Academy." They both chorused to the D'André cousins.
That Night
Maikeru and Raiden arrived at the docks just in time to see the others. They said their normal greetings just as the boat docked in. Alicia knelt down as a silver and white wolf bounded over to her, licking her face happily, as his bright moonlight blue orbs stared into hers.
"Does anyone know?" spoke a female voice.
"They know about Amaranth because she didn't use an alias last name," bitterly replied Maikeru. "Unlike me."
Raiden nodded and said, "Hikaru got away with it because "Taylor" is common."
Téa Gardner and Yugi Moto stepped into the dim light of the lighthouse with worried looks on their faces. None of the duelists looked surprised to see the King of Games.
"We can't let anyone know that we've completed your apprenticeship." Téa said worriedly.
"Not until the time is right. With the tactics and techniques we've taught you, you will be protecting the world and the other world as well." Yugi added.
"I understand," Riana said.
"Me too," Alicia piped up.
Yugi passed out letters and said, "These are instructions from your teachers. Maikeru, yours is from your foster father, Joey. Rorii, yours is from Mai. Raiden, yours is from my grandpa. Amaranth, yours is from your father, Malik. Hikaru, yours is from your foster father, Tristan." He then handed his own instructions to his apprentice, "Here you go, Riana."
Téa handed hers to Alicia, "Take care, all of you."
Yugi placed a finger to his lips and winked with one grape purple orb, "And remember, it's a secret!"
The two then boarded their boat and departed.
"I hope that we don't disappoint them…" Riana whispered.
"I hope that we won't hurt Lexi, Sy, Zane, and Atti by not telling them." Rorii whispered.
Riana looked down at the moonlight water as Avalanche rubbed against Raiden's legs. She held the letter to her chest, her eyes falling partway shut, and she thought of Syrus.
Her best friend and growing into something she didn't want to admit yet.
Those feelings should've been gone forever….
But they weren't.
To Be Continued
SF4E: "Mwhahaha. Brought back Yugi and the gang."
DC: "Will Riana and Rorii be able to keep their apprenticeship from their best friends?"
SF4E: "Or will they lose their friendships over it?"
DC: "Find out next time!"
SF4E: sweatdrop "We seriously need to stop watching anime…"
DC: sweatdrops too "Yup."
SF4E: "Please R&R but do not flame!!"