Note: Italics = thoughts
Italicized quotes = whispers
Narrators' Point of View (POV)
Chapter 1: Memories
Alexis Rhodes looked out her window, it was a beautiful sunset. It has been three years since she graduated from Duel Academy. Three years since she last saw Jaden Yuki. Three years since he disappeared from her life. Studying abroad soon lost its thrill without Jaden. The excitement of duelling, the tension before the last draw and her love for duelling soon left her.
She was still friends with Mindy and Jasmine but Jaden's friends seem to have all but disappeared from her world. As the sun slowly drifts under the horizon she regrets him about her feelings. Then suddenly there was a knock on her door and Alexis snaps back to reality, it was her manager at the door. He was wishing her good luck for her duel tomorrow. She was facing some new guy name Thomas Harrison.
Alexis never made it to the top of the pro leagues but she did make a small name for herself as a duellist. The good people in the pro leagues could win against her in few turns but that never discouraged her. She always thought about what Jaden said: The duel's not over until the last card's been played. Alexis never gave up a duel. She won small tournament which gave her a measly income. She was still as beautiful and attractive as ever which meant she had a huge fan base, mostly guys. Even the men from the top of the pro leagues asked her out but she always said no. Her heart has always belonged to Jaden Yuki, the extremely dense boy from her days at Duel Academy. There was something about him that always made her smile.
But Alexis didn't have time to think about him right now, she had to focus on willing tomorrow's duel. The prize is 10,000 bucks which she needed desperately to pay off her debts. Alexis lives in a small house by herself. Her next payment was coming up and she didn't have any money so wining this tournament was very important to her and her sponsors since she has lost the last three duels.
That night, Alexis laid in her bed starring the ceiling thinking how long it has been since a certain brown haired Slifer left her life. She knew she had to focus on her next duel but couldn't. He means everything to her. She wished with all her heart that she could see him once again and tell him how she really felt. Alexis could feel tears behind her eyes. "Jaden" she whispered softly before falling asleep.