Disclaimer: I don't own YuGiOh GX. The OC's Savannah and Copper are mine.
Cats and Fossils
It had been a long day for Savannah, the ride to Duel Academy was longer than she thought and she ended up staring off into space for the last hour of the journey. By the time she arrived her eyes were nearly shut but the jolt from the boat docking soon woke her up.
Copper stretched out in front of her, his golden fur shone in the sunlight from the windows and displayed his black spots and rosettes that covered his body. That's right, she had a leopard as a companion. Not many people knew why and she was going to keep it that way. Copper nuzzled her hand and Savannah stroked him as he purred.
"Looks like we're finally here Copper, you ready?" she asked her companion.
He looked up at her with his green eyes and nodded his head.
They stepped out onto the docks and took their first look at their new home, Duel Academy.
A rush of reds, yellows and blues flowed past as students were gathered in the main teaching hall.
"I wonder why they've called everyone here early?" Jaden asked the group.
"Hopefully to tell us that you're expelled" Chazz responded.
"Come on Chazz, you know you'd miss Jaden as much as the rest of us if that ever happened" Jesse stated.
"In his dreams" Chazz shrugged it off.
"Jaden does have a point though, they usually only call everyone at this time if something big is happening" Alexis said.
"I'm sure it'll be alright mate, probably just to announce a duel that's goin' on" Jim suggested.
"A duel! Sweet" exclaimed Jaden and Jesse at the same time.
"They're two peas in a pod" Syrus laughed as the rest of them joined him.
Once everyone had been seated, Chancellor Sheppard and Dr Crowler made their way to the front of the teaching stage. "Now, I'm sure you're all wondering why we've called you here" Sheppard started to say.
"Is there gonna be a duel?!" Jaden shouted excitedly before getting hit round the head by Chazz.
"Will you shut up and let him speak!" Chazz shouted.
"Sorry" Jaden mumbled while rubbing his head.
"Anyway, we have a new student joining us today so make her feel welcome" he announced.
Savannah and Copper walked out on the stage while Crowler introduced them. "This is Savannah Leopardo and her.. um.."
"Friend" Savannah stated.
"And her friend Copper" he finished.
The students looked at her and Copper and all agreed that they wouldn't want to get on her bad side.
'So she's got a friend just like me, just without the scales and with more of an attitude by the looks of it" Jim thought.
Savannah was directed to a seat in the Slifer section near the front with Copper sitting down next to her.
Class continued as normal and Savannah made it through the day. She headed to where she thought the Slifer dorm was so she could relax but as she hadn't been given a tour, due to teachers being busy, she only had a map to go by. After about 30 minutes she found her way to her room and opened the door allowing Copper to go in first and then followed him in.
"Well we got through our first day without any major catastrophes, so I'd say that was a successful day, don't you think Copper?" Savannah asked her friend.
He simply nodded his head and stretched out before springing up into an attack position snarling.
"What's wrong boy?" Savannah asked and noticed him staring at the door.
Knock Knock
She walked up to her door and opened it to reveal a brown haired boy wearing a Slifer red jacket.
"Hey! The name's Jaden, you're new here right?" Jaden introduced himself as he held out his hand to her but was forced backwards by Copper snarling and growling at him. "Ahhh! Down boy, good kitty" Jaden pleaded.
"What do you want?" Savannah asked.
"I came to ask you if you wanted to duel" Jaden asked excitedly.
"No, come on Copper" Savannah said as she started to walk off with Copper following.
"Aw come on Savannah, I wanna see what you can do!" Jaden said as he ran to catch up with her.
"I said no, I have no reason to duel you at the moment but maybe another day Jaden" she explained.
"Alright, I can't wait!" He smiled.
She nodded and continued walking towards the forest with Copper and found a secluded spot with a waterfall.
"This seems like a good place to relax" Savannah told Copper.
He appeared to agree as he had already stretched out and fallen asleep.
She giggled a bit at his actions. Copper may seem mean but he's just really protective of her. She laid down next to him and shut her eyes. For a while she listened to the sounds around her: birds chirping in the trees, the rushing water next to her and the wind howling.