The cards lay on the floor beside me, I was hesitant to pick them up. "What's wrong?" asks the Neo-Spacian beside me. Normally I'd answer with a cool, excited answer of some sort but I just don't have the desire to try. When I don't answer the dolphin alien just sighs, "You'll be fine."
His words do nothing to assure me, so I just smile humorlessly and pick up the dueling cards. "Listen." Aquos begins again (at least he's trying). "You will win. You have the cards, you have the power."
"You don't understand." I tell him almost angrily. "I've watched some of the best duelists I know fall to the society of light." I say, "Chazz, Bastion, even..." I trail off, looking away.
"Even ?" Aquos asks me.
"Even Alexis..." I mumble softly, "Even Alexis." Flashbacks to the blonde girl's defeat to Chazz still hurts. While I had freed her from his control I still had nightmares about her turning into another one of the Light's brainless servants. I sometimes wonder why I care so much about Alexis specially being turned. Now's not the time Jaden. I mentally scold myself, I need to get my game on.
"You like her." Aquos said.
"Of course I like her, she's one of my closes friends." I retorted.
"You're in denial, but the only reason you care about this Alexis so much is you have feelings for her." He said.
I ignore him and begin flipping through my deck, I need it to be as perfect as it can be to defeat. Neos, Avian, and all my other heroes make my deck just that much stronger but is it enough? "It doesn't matter." I finally answer him, "I have other problems."
"It does matter" Aquos said, "You're strength comes from your ability to believe in yourself." The neo-spacian paused for a moment before slightly smiling, "And your ability to love."
Love? What did that mean? I leaned over to pick up my duel disk when it hit me- I knew what he meant. "I'm not in love with Alexis." I protest but for some reason the words :"Love" and "Alexis" seem to fit together just.. perfect.
I'm not the smartest guy in the world (that's why I'm stuck in Slifer Red) but even I would know if I was in love with the pretty blonde from Obliesk Blue with those amazing eyes.
Damn it, what's wrong with me?
"You can do this Jaden." Aquos tells me but I'm still not sure. Most of my friends fell to the light, so how can I do it? I know I'm supposed to be always confident but if Bastion and Alexis, two of the best duelists I know, can't win against the light how can I?
"Jaden." Aquos tries again, "Isn't it time for you to get your game on?"
"No one says that but me." I tell him but I dont sound angry, instead I sound excited. I will succeed where Alexis, Chazz, and even Bastion failed. I will defeat Sartorius and the light.
I slip my duel disk over my arm and grin as I slide my deck in, "Time to get my game on." I say excitedly. I may be the last duelist standing that can stand up to the light, but you know what they say... Last but not least.
Note: I haven't finished the Society of Light arc so I left out most character (as Jaden just defeated Alexis where I am) so I hope you guys enjoy! please R&R and I don't own a thing in this fic.