A/N: Okay, before I write this thing, I'm just going to make one thing clear. I do not like waiting for fics to be updated. AT ALL. It's a pain in the butt to wait to find out what happens next. So whenever I write a fic, I post it all at once. The only downside sto this little policy of mine is that it will take long for you to see the next fic I write. But the good news is I just quit playing a game that was consuming a lot of my time, so fics will take a lot shorter then I thought they would to be published. Lets get started already!

Oh yeah, and PLEASE REVIEW! This is my first fanfic ever so some tips would be great.

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-gi-oh GX, but I do own a very large yu-gi-oh card collection.

Chapter One:

Jaden's Choice

Time: 1:12 AM

Location: A glade in the forest, Academy Island.

The forest of Duel Academy was not a common place Jaden Yuki generally enjoyed hanging out; it was pretty cold even in late spring. The shade from the trees kept the entire forest very cool. The chilly April breeze did not help the situation either. Add it all up and it was probably 13 degrees in the forest. Jaden was lying down on his back, looking at the night sky and deep in thought. He liked just staring at the sky, back home at his house in the city all the lights blocked out all the stars, but tonight, he wasn't focusing on the cosmos. What was on his mind? Yesterday's duel with Alexis.

Jaden knew breaking Sartorius's grip on Alexis meant a lot more then just defeating her in a duel. He had to break through to her, reminding her of their past adventures and their friendship. What he had not counted on was her memory loss; she didn't remember anything that had happened in the four months Alexis had been under the sway of the light. When he had won using Elemental Hero Flare Neos, she had been knocked down from the shock of his attack, and when he had woken her up, he had also told her she had won the duel they had.

He thought at the time that the small lie he told to her would help her in her recovery, but now he felt guilty. Who was he to distort the truth to a poor girl who had been mind controlled for a long time just to make her feel a little better?

"In a certain way, I'm as bad as Sartorius," He thought, "I should tell her the truth. But how would she take it? I lied to her, and I would normally never lie to one of my friends"

Jaden was so deep in thought he didn't notice a lithe figure clad in blue and white that had just stepped into the glade. Alexis Rhodes saw Jaden a good minute before he saw her. She didn't ask him what he was doing, it was not her business anyway, but she did greet him.

"Jaden?" she asked cautiously "are you okay?"

Jaden turned his head to see who had spoken, and a smile appeared on his face when he saw Alexis. "Hey Lex!" he said excitedly "what are you doing out this late?"

"I just wanted to go for a walk, to jog my memory" Alexis said "I thought I may see something out here that would help me remember what happened"

Jaden smiled again. Maybe he wouldn't have to tell her the truth after all. He felt bad as soon as the thought crossed his mind.

"Have you seen anything yet that helped?" Jaden asked, still smiling and getting to his feet.

"Well, not really, but I did want to ask your something," she said, walking toward him and sitting down, Jaden sitting down with her.

"Shoot Lex" Jaden said, still smiling but on the inside he was worried.

"Our duel" she said quietly "after I woke up you told me I won the duel we just had. Was that really true? Only two people have ever been able to defeat you, Zane and Aster, I doubt I would be able to."

Jaden felt his stomach turn over. He felt like a pile of dung. But he knew he had to tell the truth. "You really want the truth? No, you didn't win. I thought if I told you that it would help get you back on your feet, but I've been feeling terrible about it"

Alexis's face fell. She felt angry, sad, betrayed and touched all at the same time. All those emotions came out in the form of a single tear and a slight whimper. "Jaden I…" she sobbed "I thought… "

Jaden was even more depressed then her. He couldn't have felt worse had he slapped her across the face. In a small gesture of friendship, he placed his hand on her shoulder. "Alexis, I'm so sorry"

She gently took his hand and removed it from her shoulder, then turned away, another tear falling from her other amber colored eye. She didn't understand. Jaden never lied, he always told the truth, especially to his friends. "Jaden, just go" she sobbed, "I want to be alone"

Jaden made no argument. He simply got up and left the clearing. Alexis's rage was far stronger then her sadness, and she was seconds away from screaming at him. But her self-control won, and her fury came out in more tears and she hugged her legs. She had truly thought he would never lie to her, and for this she felt like a part of her had broken.

But Alexis's sense of reason started coming back now, and her brain began working again. He had not truly meant to harm her, he had just meant to help her feel better, and in a way she couldn't blame him. Jaden was a sweet boy and she was sure of two things. One was that he would never, ever do this again. Second was that her feelings for Jaden were beginning to surface again. She had subtly flirted with him last year and this year, but he was so… naïve that he couldn't see her interest in him. Occasionally she had surges of emotion that made her just want to throw herself at him, and other times she just wanted to call him the biggest imbecile on the planet for not realizing her flirtations with him.

But this time the surge was different. Instead of she just wanting him to comfort her as a kitten or a silk blanket, she felt like she NEEDED him. Not entirely in an intimate way, just as a person. Someone who she could talk to, and pour all the emotions causing the deep pain in her heart.

"I have to talk to him," Alexis thought, "I have always liked him, but now I need someone who can truly understand me. Jaden is a knucklehead, but I know, deep down, he can help me"

Alexis decided to talk to him tomorrow, after classes were finished. In the meantime, she desperately needed to sleep. She got to her feet, brushed off the leaves and bits of grass on her uniform, and headed back to the Obelisk dorm. For now, she let all those thoughts of hurt and pain dissipate, and she let her mind wander, preparing for rest.

A/N: Ah, that felt good writing that chapter. I should do this more often. Lemme know what you think! Review if you love it, review if you hate it!