Hello everyone, I'm back at it again after a very long period of hibernation. I've been thinking about doing this story for a while and I kept getting more and more ideas for it as time passed. Unfortunately I've been having some real life responsibilities and some problems.
I've started and stopped this story more times than I can count because I could never figure out how to implement it, but now I have an idea of how I want it to go and I think I'll be happy where it's going to go.
Before I get into the story I just want to say that this chapter will be a short one.
I also wanna thank a good buddy of mine, Rakaia the Dragon Duelist for the use of his characters and his advice when I was a novice. If you're reading, I think you'll like this story.
Another honorable mention also and thanks goes to SegaLovesAnime09 for her feedback and advice.
With that said, here goes. I hope everybody enjoys the story and any feedback would be welcome.
Chapter 1: The Dragon and The Phoenix, Part 1.
It was just another day on the island of Duel Academy, the sun was shining as usual upon the island and it's population. It was actually a special day for two students in particular from the Slifer Red dorm. This student's name was Lucas Black and he was just waking up after taking a quick nap. He grabbed his deck of cards from under his pillow and reorganized them.
He spread them out into a single large hand and stared at his cards in admiration.
"Alright...These cards have gotten me through a lot, but today is where it really counts" he thought to himself. "It's gonna be a tough one, but hopefully this deck and I can pull it off" he thought as he gazed at a couple of his signature cards.
"Time to get to the arena...I've gotta be ready for anything" he thought.
He stood up and pulled on his Slifer Red jacket over his black t-shirt before placing his silver dog tags around his neck. After placing his deck into his pocket and grabbing his Duel Disk he opened the door to was surprised to see his favorite Obelisk Blue student Rose Amora standing in front of it.
"I was going to knock first, but I guess this is better" she said with a smile.
"Haha yeah it is" Lucas laughed. "This is a surprise, I thought I'd see you at the Arena" he finished as he stepped outside .
"That's where I was headed, but I thought I'd stop by and wish you luck" she responded as they began walking. "How're you feeling?" she asked as she ran her hand through her hair.
"Well to be honest...I'm kinda nervous, but at the same time I'm so excited. I've waited so long for this day" Lucas responded with a determined grin. "This is where I can show you guys how far I've come" he finished.
"Kinda like how you feel when we have tests or quizzes" Lucas added with a chuckle.
"Don't be jealous some of us have brains, some of us don't" Rose teased as she patted Lucas's head as if expecting to hear something rattling around in there.
"Hey! Who're you calling brainless?!" Lucas responded, turning red, making Rose laugh at him.
"Ohh don't worry nobody special..." she said. She began running away from Lucas which made him chase after her.
After a while of teasing, running, and laughing, Lucas and Rose had made it to the entrance of the duel arena. While they were walking, they heard loud cheers from inside the arena coming from behind the doors on the other side.
"Listen to that...It sounds like a lot of people showed up for this" Lucas said. He gulped and began walking to the door and clenched his fists, bracing himself for not only the crowd inside but his long awaited challenge. Rose placed her hand on his shoulder and had him turn around.
"I guess this is it" Lucas said, taking a deep breath.
"Yeah...I guess it is" Rose replied, as she looked into his brown eyes reflecting the gaze from her green ones. "Good Luck Lucas" she finished.
"Thanks... I'll do my best" he responded. His head slowly began to inch toward hers and hers towards his, both their eyes closed and their lips began to slowly and steadily towards one another.
"Awwww" said a voice from behind them, causing them both to jump and turn in surprise.
Luna Tenshi, a friend of both Lucas and Rose's appeared with a giggle. "Did we interrupt anything? I hope not" she teased. Lucas and Rose both blushed red and turned away from each other.
"No you didn't!" Rose responded defensively, making Luna's giggle become full blown laughter.
"Hey, Luna" Lucas greeted, still red in the face. He hugged her while she was still laughing at Rose. "What do you mean 'We'?" he asked.
"Come on Lucas, I know it's a big day for you but it's not nice for you to forget your friends" said another voice behind him. It was another friend of Lucas's, she was the pro duelist known as Sega Rivera. She was followed by another girl with shoulder length purple hair in a bob cut like Rose's, it was the older sister of one of Lucas's friends, Alexia Meiyo.
"Sega? Alexia?" Lucas reacted in surprise. He gave his Duel Disk to Rose to hold before hugging his other two friends. "What are you guys doing here?" he asked.
"Rose e-mailed me in advance so I could come out to watch you duel" Sega answered. "It's not like I'd miss a duel with my favorite junior duelists" she said, ruffling Lucas's hair and making him slightly frown.
"Well, I've been waiting to see this duel myself" Alexia responded. "You and your opponent have both proven to be great duelists, so It's going to be interesting seeing how this turns out" she finished.
"Yeah, I can't wait to see how far you both have come" Sega agreed.
"You guys..." Lucas uttered speechlessly as he gazed at the group of friends around him that continued to inspire and support him. "Thanks...I'm gonna give this everything I've got" he finished with a grin.
Alexia, Luna, and Sega nodded as a sign of saying good luck in silence. Rose however took one more gaze at Lucas before blushing, handing him his Duel Disk and turning away with a smile, he and she both knew what she wanted to say.
Lucas opened the door and proceeded to the right part of the arena center, somebody was already standing in the left section. It was Alexia's younger brother, Lucas's friend, and fellow Slifer Red roommate Rakaia Meiyo, Duel Academy's self proclaimed number one Dragon Duelist.
"Glad you could make it Luke" Rakaia said, he crossed his arms and grinned at his friend. "We've both been waiting for this day" he finished.
"Haha yeah, It's been a long time coming" Lucas responded. He took his deck from his pocket and walked towards Rakaia who also took his deck from his pocket. They handed each other their cards and began shuffling their decks.
"I'm not holding anything back Lucas" Rakaia said, still grinning. "I'm giving this duel everything I've got" he finished.
"Good, I'm glad we're on the same page" Lucas responded still grinning himself. "Because I'm not expecting anything less than the best" he finished. They finished shuffling their opponents cards and walked back to their respective sides of the arena. The crowd's cheers began to echo even louder, as both duelists took their places.
"This is it...Good Luck Rakaia" Lucas said.
"I was gonna say the same thing to you Lucas" Rakaia responded. Their Duel Disks lit up and the crowd went wild.
"LET'S DUEL!" Lucas and Rakaia shouted at the same time.
This is it! The duel between Lucas Black and Rakaia Meiyo begins here!
I apologize for the short chapter. The next one will be longer.
Stay tuned for the start of the fated duel between friends!
Rakaia Meiyo, Luna Tenshi, and Alexia Meiyo are Rakaia the Dragon Duelist's characters.
Sega Rivera is SegaLovesAnime09's character.
Lucas Black and Rose Amora are my characters.