High School Never Ends
Author's Notes: Hey guys, it's Blueberry-kun! Here's my new story, High School Never Ends! One day back in late summer, I wondered to myself, "How cool would it be if the people from Satellite in 5D's eighteen and under went to Duel Academy?" (That includes Yusei and Crow, since they are 18.) It kind of got pushed to the back of my mind as school started, but back in October I went on vacation with my family for my grandparent's fiftieth anniversary. As we were driving to Newark Airport to go home, I was listening to 'High School Never Ends' by Bowling for Soup and the ideas started flowing! Hence, my first multi-chapter 5D's story, 'High School Never Ends'! Unfortunately, there is no WRGP in this, so it's kind of AU-ish in its own way. On with the story!
Disclaimer: I do not own YuGiOh 5D's. That, as all other YuGiOh series, belongs to Kazuki Takahashi.
Yusei's POV
"Why are we here again, guys?" Rally asked. Truly the question was directed toward no one, but Crow being Crow answered any way.
"Because the government thinks we need an education. Like we didn't learn everything we need to know in Satellite!" he spat. After a short silence, he turned to me and asked, "How much you wanna bet that Jack is laughing his ass off right now?"
The reason he said this was because the government had "found" some leftover money, enough to send the kids of age in Satellite (which was between eleven and eighteen) to Duel Academy in Neo Domino. (This is also why Jack couldn't come, as he's twenty.)Imagine Crow, Rally, and I's shock when we got acceptance letters in the mail. I could've understood Rally, but Crow and I had been dueling since we could walk and talk and I was the King. (A card I never liked to play.)(A/N: Unintentional pun.) The whole story had been covered by our very own Carly Nagisa. For someone who was Jack's ex-girlfriend, she was oddly close to everyone, especially Aki and Mikage, of all people. But, that's a different story.
"I don't," I replied, beginning to proceed toward the school.
"Why not?" Crow protested.
I stopped briefly and turned to face my bristly-haired friend. "Because you'd win," I responded. I turned back to the school and began to open the door. Behind me I heard Rally trying not to crack up and Crow blow off my comment. As I continued to open to the door, I truly began to wonder what we were getting into.
The school was just as I had remembered it with light blue walls lined with similarly colored lockers. I checked my schedule, which also contained my locker number and combination.
'Locker B-12,' I mused, scanning the rows down the line.
"Hoping your neighbor isn't some annoyingly giggly cheerleader, eh, Yusei? Or are you hoping that it is?" Crow asked me. I rolled my eyes.
"Leave him alone, Crow," Rally said almost absently. I could tell as hard as he was trying to hide it, Rally had never been in a place this big with this many people.
"It'll be all right, Rally," I said. I found my locker next to a girl whose face I couldn't see. I ignored her and began to turn my combination.
Then, the locker door slammed and a familiar voice said amusedly, "Fate must really like us, Yusei."
I looked at the girl in surprise. "Aki!"
The red-haired psychic giggled. "That's me," she said. She saw me fumbling with my locker and said, "That one always needs an adjustment." She then banged it in three spots on it and it popped open.
"How did you-?" I began.
"Last kid who had this locker always needed my help," she explained, smiling.
I was getting ready to smile back when an unfamiliar voice shouted, "A-ki!" Unintentionally, my muscles tensed. I looked over to see a boy about our age with brown hair and blue eyes make his way over to us. (A/N: I'm leaving him pretty much open to interpretation.) He wasn't physically unattractive. Suddenly, I felt very possessive of Aki, but not in a brotherly way.
The smile melted off her face, only to be replaced by a deep frown. "Oh, dear sweet God, no," she muttered.
When the boy finally approached us, he slung an arm around Aki's shoulders. "Hey," he said to me. "I haven't seen you around before, but you seem familiar. Sorry, Haru Ikumi."
Haru Ikumi. A name I would associate with extreme hatred. Later. He made no move to be any friendlier than that. Then, Aki's face brightened and she moved to stand in front of Haru, much to my relief.
"Haru-san! This is my friend, Yusei Fudo!" she said with obvious false cheeriness.
His eyes widened. "You're Yusei Fudo- san?" he asked incredulously.
"The Satellite's Shooting Star!" Aki burbled with true pride now.
I grinned. "I don't like mentioning it, though, right, Aki?" I said, addressing the young woman next to me.
She blanched. "Right, sorry," she said.
"So, Aki," Ikumi-san said, most likely eager to change the subject. "See you at lunch?"
"As always," she replied as if she had to say this every day.
Without saying another word, Ikumi-san sauntered off, shoulders slumped. Aki leaned against the lockers and sighed.
"Does he bother you, Aki?" I asked her, laying a hand on her shoulder.
She smiled gently. "No," she said. Then she laughed and said, "But, I think he thinks we're dating."
"What?" I asked with unmasked surprise.
"Yusei, chill out, he means nothing. He's not my type," she replied.
I blinked. "What is your type?" I asked.
She rolled her eyes and stood up. "You'll find out soon enough, Fudo," she said, winking. Then, she snatched my schedule, knocked my books out of my locker and in to my hands, and slammed my locker door closed. "Come on, we need to start walking or else we won't get to class in time. Mr. Hiran is unbearable when you're late. We'll meet the twins along the way."
Then, she stopped me, smiled her beautiful smile and said, "By the way, welcome to Duel Academy."
