Starting a new story. Hopefully this one will get more reviews. Anyways, please enjoy the story!

Prologue

Aki grumbled while packing the rest of her clothes. Why did her parents have to send her to a new school? She was perfectly fine with being the weird, outcast kid at her old school where her low reputation had already been established. Now she would have to go through the degrading process of being called names, getting weird looks and being talked about behind her back all over again. She was NOT looking forward to this.

Her father stood in the doorway and watched his daughter agitatedly pack the last of her things. He didn't want to do this to her, but he had been elected ambassador of Neo Domino and had to relocate to the city in order to claim his new title. It was an amazing opportunity he simply couldn't pass up. It came with an already-furnished mansion, a customized hybrid saturn car, a huge pay-raise and a guaranteed spot for his daughter at Duel Academy Boarding School, the most prestigious academic and duelling institution in all of Japan. People came from all over the world just to apply to it, and his daughter was already guaranteed admission. He thought it would make Akiza happy, but she had taken the news rather painfully.

She grabbed her last sweater and stacked it on top of the others in her cherry red suitcase then attempted to close the luggage with little success. Her father chuckled at her frustrated attempts to get the bag to closed.

"Y'know, instead of standing there and laughing you can actually help me." She said, extremely annoyed at her father, who continued to laugh as she sat on top of the luggage piece. He approached and zipped the suitcase shut with ease, causing his daughters jaw to hit the floor. He smirked and held his kin in his arms.

"Don't worry Akiza, I'm sure you'll make some friends and fit in." he tried to assure her. She sighed and laid her head against him.

"I don't think so daddy. I couldn't make any friends at my old school and I had known all of them for years. How am I supposed to make friends when people who knew me pretty well didn't even bother with me?" she sighed, the reality of this new life hitting her even harder than it had before.

Her father pulled away from her and looked her in the eyes. "Akiza, you are smart, kind, beautiful and fun to be around. How can you not make friends?" Her father tried to convince her, but she looked down at her feet, trying to hide the fact that her eyes were starting to water. Her father tried again, "Look darling, just because a bunch of snooty, stuck-up snobs didn't like you, doesn't mean these kids won't. They are duellists after all, and I can think of a certain someone in this room who loves duelling more than anything else in the world." He smiled at his daughter who couldn't help but return it.

"You really think so daddy?" she asked, suddenly seeing a small shred of hope for this school.

"Darling, I know so." He responded, causing his daughter to jump into his arms and laugh. Maybe he was right? Maybe this could turn out to be a good year…

"Akiza darling, it's time to go!" Her mother called.

"Coming!" She called back as she grabbed her suitcases and rushed down the stairs. Her mother was waiting at the front door for her beloved daughter who smiled at her and hugged her.

"This is going to be a great year, Akiza!" Her mother said as she returned her daughters embrace. "A new beginning!"

"Yeah," Akiza replied with a hopeful look on her face, "it will."

END

Y'know, I kind of just realized that this is in spite of school starting again. Anyways, the first chapter will be up soon, and don't forget to go read my other story 'Bite me' if you like vampires! Review!