Kiss From a Rose
My first YGO GX fanfic so bare with me on this. She was always so quiet and shy around the other Obelisk blue students, and hardly went anywhere outside her dorm room or the classes. However, when she accidentally bumps into Misawa Daichi/Bastion, she leaves behind an unknown card called "Sprite Interchange." Daichi takes it for safekeeping, and, being the gentleman he is, he intends to return it. However, something gets in the way. Asuka/Alexis learns that the girl has a hidden crush on someone at the academy, and what makes everything confusing is that she acts sweet, kind, shy, and quiet, but when she is dueling, not only is she a strong and amazing duelist, she also acts like a completely different person. Moreover, when someone calls her by her nickname, this person is revealed and takes over until her full name is spoken. What is going on with this girl? Romance, Humor, a bit of violence, and Angst.
Character Information
Name: Akatsuki Manami
Alias: Akatsuki Nami
Deck Type: Dark Creatures and Spellcasters
Signature Card: Sprite Interchange (as a heads up, the cards she uses I made up, so don't sue. And I'll try to be fair for this.)
Race: Human
Gender: Female
Age: 16
Hair: Black
Eyes: Silver
Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 105 lbs.
Status: Obelisk Blue Freshman
Notes: Akatsuki Manami is my own character, supposedly represents, not the real me, but the FD everyone knows and loves. The person I am on this site. Manami is normally a shy, quiet, and kind girl who appeared out of nowhere and was accepted at the Duel Academy after her entrance exam. When she dueled that day, she defeated her proctor in less than two moves, which surprised everyone, but since that day, has not dueled since. She was immediately put in Obelisk Blue, even though she was a freshman, and,(this'll surprise many people), she insisted on being in Osiris Red. But her suggested was immediately denied when her grades and dueling talent are thoroughly searched.
Since she arrived at the Duel Academy, Manami has been somewhat a shadow in the sun, so to speak. No one truly noticed her, because she was so quiet and shy, and hardly went outside her dorm room besides to classes. That was, until a rumor started to spread about the school about her liking one of the boys at the academy, and then she became noticed. Boys now flirt with her and question her of who it is she likes, but no one knows. In fact, some may even believe there isn't a boy who she likes, but a rumor she started herself to gain attention. The choice is yours to believe.
However, as you may find in the fanfiction story that I have just made, Manami may hold some similarities to Asuka/Alexis. Manami is very dedicated to one of her family members, but not towards a brother or sibling,(which she has two of, both boys, one older than her, the other younger.) Manami is very dedicated to one person and one person only, and that is her father. Strong, shy, smart, and talented, Manami may be considered a lot of things, but one thing separates her from normal teenage girls.
Whenever her nickname is called, or whenever she's in a duel, she starts to change...personalities, that is. She goes from the shy, quiet, self-conscious girl to a powerfully strong, loud, and self-confident rebel girl who--might I say--kicks ass! However, once the duel ends, or her original name is called, she turns back into the original, shy, Manami. This evolves into a mystery as it is seen quite early in the story.
Anyways, there's a little bit of information to tell you about my OC, and if there are any problems or comments, please let me know, and I'll try to change them. I don't want this girl sounding like a Mary-Sue, so please let me know if you see that around at all. Thanks, and enjoy!
Prologue
The waves splashed across the shores of the island in which the Duel Academy stood upon. Several of the students had fallen away from their classes and had wandered onto the beaches or fields to enjoy the day. The clear blue sky seemed to shine brightly as the sun hung high over their heads. Rushing from one class to another was an older boy, his dark hair being billowed softly, while his dark, matching eyes scanned the courtyard of the school, searching for anyone he knew. He quickly stopped to realize what time it was. He had enough time to meet his friends. The break had only just begun between the first period class and third. He quickly moved over towards the front steps and sat upon one to wait. As he sat there, he opened one of his notebooks he carried, and flipped through the pages filled with mathematics and formulas. He began reading these theorems, formulas, and equations as if they were a book, while he waited for them to appear.
A few yards away, buried within her own sketchbook, was a young girl whose long black hair fell over her shoulders and gently fell onto the pages. Her hands seemed to drag the pencil over them like a river through Egypt. Her silver eyes, piercing and flashing beneath the shadows cast by her hair, seem to wander into thoughts and ideas deep within her mind. Her fare face glowed in the shadows elegantly, although no one paid notice to this Gothic beauty. Her blue school uniform sparkled in the sunlight radiating off her, although she moved occasionally to find the shade cast by the tree above. She did not look up from her sketchpad as she drew a beautiful picture of the ocean and horizon that you could see from the hill she sat upon. If one were to see such a drawing, they would not believe that a child would have created it. Several times, she closed her eyes to feel the soft wind surround her, but then would reopen them to finish and analyze her creation. As the waves crashed against the shores of the beach, the soft wind billowing her hair, her mind began to wander to somewhere else, to someone else.
A person she doubted even knew she existed. This person was so smart, so charming, that she would not even be considered one of his inner circle. He was a very strong duelist at the academy, stronger than she was, and if they were to meet, she doubted she knew what to say. He was an excellent duelist, as she has seen many of them take place, but he was in a dormitory lower than hers was. How was she to get close to him without being humiliated?
"Hey, Daichi, what's up!" a voice called to the young boy. He looked up from his equations to see two boys approach him. One was a boy with wild, unruly brown hair and matching brown eyes. His energetic smile seemed to flash in the sun. Beside him was a small boy whose light blue, also wild, hair seemed to billow in the wind, his shy, light gray eyes lowered in a soft shy way.
"You're late!" Daichi snapped at them playfully. The brunette laughed nervously.
"Sorry. We had to run all the way up from the beach," he spoke. The boy smiled, and then stood up from the stairs to face his friends.
"How often are you going to use that excuse?" he teased. The boy didn't answer.
"Anyway, you ready, Daichi?" the blue haired boy spoke.
"I'm just waiting for Judai to come up with a better excuse," Daichi spoke.
"That's the truth! Come on, Sho, we don't need this!" Judai teased his friend.
As the three boys walked into the school, a young girl ran right past them, nearly sending Daichi back into his friends. He looked up at the girl, who had disappeared in a flash of black and blue into the building.
"Who was that? And why was she in such a rush?" Judai asked.
"I don't know. I don't recognize her from around the school," Daichi spoke.
"Oh, that's Akatsuki Manami. She's in Obelisk Blue," a voice spoke.
The boys turned to see a tall, beautiful girl approach them. Her light, blondish-brown hair flowed past her shoulders and down her back, her dark eyes holding such a focus and intensity, yet some soft and marvelous light.
"Asuka, you know her?" Judai asked.
"Not really. She mostly keeps to herself. But she's an amazing artist," Asuka spoke to them. "She drew a picture of my brother once. It surprised me that she is that talented."
"Is she a good duelist? She must be if she's in Obelisk Blue," Judai asked. Asuka lowered her eyes slightly.
"Yes, she's a good duelist. But there's something about her that's not right," Asuka spoke.
"What do you mean?" Judai asked. Asuka didn't answer, because right then the bell rang for the next class, and she disappeared to the other side of the building. Judai exchanged looks with his friends, and then had an idea.
The girl raced down the hall to reach her next class as the bell had just rung. She didn't want to be late. Then after that, she would go to her dorm room and hide out there until dinner. Her black hair seemed to billow behind her elegantly, her silver eyes scanning each passing doorway and classroom. As she ran, a voice called out to her, stopping her dead in her tracks. "Hey, Nami!"
She seemed to just freeze on the spot, and her body went rigid slightly. She shuddered, and then turned to the three boys approaching her. Her silver eyes had narrowed, and they had darkened so shadows swam within them. The three boys approaching her were Yuki Judai, Misawa Daichi, and Marufuji Sho. They stopped before her.
"Hey, you're Nami, right?" Judai asked.
"Yeah, who wants to know?" she asked them in a stern, serious voice
"I do. I'm Yuki Judai, this is Misawa Daichi, and Sho Marufuji," Judai spoke, introducing his friends. She smiled darkly at them.
"Pleasure. And what do I owe this pleasure?" she spoke sarcastically to them.
"Asuka told us that you're an excellent artist. Mind if we see some of your drawings?" Sho asked.
"Sure," she held out her sketchpad to them, and they took it. Judai began flipping through the pages while his two friends were looking over his shoulder at the drawings.
"Wow. These are very beautiful, Manami," Daichi spoke to her.
She suddenly went silent, and her eyes went blank. Then she let out a soft sigh, and she stepped back only slightly. Then she stared at them, and Daichi saw her face glow red at them looking through her sketchbook. She quickly snatched it back and ran in the opposite direction toward her dorm room without another word. The boys stood there, dumbstruck by her sudden actions, and then Judai spoke.
"What was that about?" he asked.