Pookles: Here's my next story! I have two study halls this year so I have more chances to type for you guys.

Luna: Yeah Pookles is very busy with life and friends and hating all of her story ideas.

Pookles: Just do this disclaimer.

Luna: Pookles doesn't own Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's


What is a Study Weekend?

Akiza

"Akiza!" Luna's voice came from behind me as I was walking out of the academy building.

"Luna, Leo, it's good to see you guys," I greeted.

"We're heading over to Yusei's. He said he'd help us study for our finals over the weekend, wanna come?" Leo asked.

"Uh sure," I replied. "Why not?"

I followed the twins down the sidewalk toward the guys' place.

"So what exams do you have next week?" Luna asked.

"I have a deck subject exam, but I can choose the subjects because I'm at the top of my class, a duel with a student, then a duel with the Vice Chancellor," I replied.

"What?! You have to duel that crazy guy?!" Leo shouted, opening the door to the garage.

"Yeah, but don't worry; it shouldn't be that hard," I answered.

"What shouldn't be that hard?" I answered.

"Akiza has to duel the Vice Chancellor for one of her finals," Leo explained.

"Don't you have a turbo dueling final as well?" Luna asked.

"Oh, right; that one too," I replied.

"So you all have your final exams soon?" Jack guessed.

"Next week," Luna replied.

"And you guys need help studying right?" Yusei asked.

"Yes please," Luna replied.

"We're all here to help then," Jack said and we all stared at him in shock.

"What? I'm in a giving mood today," Jack answered.

"Then duel me Jack!" Leo shouted. "I need to learn how to kick some serious butt!

The two began an argument about who was better as they walked outside to duel. I pulled a notebook out of my bag to read while the duel was going on. I flipped to a section of notes that I'd taken on speed spells and began reading, all the while thinking of possible combos to use during the Turbo Duel.

"So do you know who you'll be turbo dueling against?" Yusei asked as Crow and Luna cheered for Leo.

"No idea," I began. "I'm the only student that has to take a Turbo Dueling final, so that means that my opponent has to be a teacher. Or Trudge."

Yusei laughed, "dueling against Trudge wouldn't even be a challenge for you. It's a final right? Shouldn't it be a challenge?"

"It should, and to be honest I don't want to duel him again," I explained. "I just wanted to run him off the road."

"Guess you'll have to wait and find out," he answered. "I just hope you enjoy yourself."

"Well it's an exam, so how much can I really enjoy myself?" I answered, looking back to my notes.

"Oh, I almost forgot," Yusei said suddenly. "I need to upgrade the engine on your runner with the new program."

"But my runner's back at my house," I began.

"You can just ride on the back of my runner again, then drive yours back," he explained. "Now c'mon."

"Alright fine," I responded, catching the helmet.

"Hey! Where're you guys going?" Crow asked.

"To get Akiza's Duel Runner so I can upgrade the engine," Yusei explained as I climbed on his runner.

I nodded to him and he took off out of the garage and onto the street. I relaxed my grip on the top of Yusei's runner as I watched the mesmerizing medley of skyscrapers fly by.

"Are you alright Akiza? You seemed kind of down earlier," he asked. "Are you nervous about your finals?"

I sighed, "yes, but only one of them. I'm still not that great at Turbo Dueling, so I can't help but be nervous about that one."

"You're great at Turbo Dueling Akiza," he began. "Whoever your opponent is, I'm sure that you'll have no problem beating them."

"I hope you're right," I replied.

Saying that I was worried about my Turbo Dueling final as a bit of an understatement. With so many pros in town, the school could just as easily pay one to kick my ass in front of the entire school, and I did not need that kind of embarrassment.

'What if they bring in someone for Team Unicorn? Or Team Catastrophe? Or Team Ragnarok? I don't think I'll be able to handle the stress! It'll be the only final that I fail next week!'

Yusei's runner slowing to a stop outside my house pulled me from my thoughts. He helped me down and I tossed him his extra helmet before running to the garage and typing in the code to open the door. I turned on the light inside the garage to reveal my scarlet and gold Duel Runner. I quickly put my riding uniform on over my school uniform and grabbed my helmet before joining Yusei in the driveway, then heading back to the garage. I pulled my runner up to the lift deck and hopped off before shedding my riding uniform and packing it away in my bag nearby.

"Oh c'mon Luna!" I heard Crow's voice ring from outside. "You've gotta know how to trash talk! It's like the most fun part of dueling!"

"He's right," Jack added.

I chuckled as I pulled out my notes and flopped on the couch next to where Yusei was tinkering with my runner before resuming my reading.

"Akiza," Jack began. "You're up next."

"My stationary dueling is fine Jack," I replied without looking up from my notes.

"It's only just "fine?" he began again. "That isn't good enough for the mighty Jack Atlas!"

"You could test the new cards you were telling us about in Study Hall," Luna began.

"Oh yeah!" Leo cheered. "Show us! Show us!"

"When did you get new cards?" Yusei asked.

"Last week," I replied. "I was poking around in the attic of my house and I found some cards that my dad never gave to me. But when I asked him if I could have them he agreed. They're a surprise in case I need one during my finals."

"Oh come on," Crow began. "It can't hurt to find more strategies within your deck."

"Other than slight variations of my method of Synchro Summoning, I have everything else figured out," I explained. "Like I said, my Turbo Dueling is the only thing that needs work."

"Then we'll Turbo Duel when Yusei is done upgrading your runner," Jack finished. "And I won't take "no" for an answer."

I rolled my eyes, "fine."

"Akiza, what was the thing you told me to work on again?" Leo asked.

"Anticipation, and working around counter play," I replied. "You worry too much about what you want and don't pay attention to what the opponent is doing."

"What about me?" Luna asked.

"Confidence and quicker-decision making," I responded. "You tend to second guess yourself and not make moves that would actually have won you the duel or given you a huge advantage in some cases."

"When did you become so analytical?" Yusei asked.

"I'm not really," I replied. "I shadowed their class for a week and watched them all duel. The same problems appeared in each duel."

"Wow," Crow breathed.

"So I'd like Jack and Crow to duel," I began. "So Luna will look for any mistakes Crow makes, and Leo will look for any mistakes Jack makes. Based on my observations, you should have a list of at least ten for each by the end of the duel."

Jack and Crow immediately got into a trash talking match about who was better as Luna and Leo grabbed their notebooks and followed them outside.

"So you're tying to have them be able to recognize mistakes?" Bruno asked.

"More or less," I replied. "It's easier to recover from a mistake when you know you've made one right?"

"Right," Bruno replied.

Silence soon blanketed the garage when Bruno went outside to watch Jack and Crow's duel and help Luna and Leo.

At least it was until Yusei called out to me.

"So what are you reading?" he asked, occasionally glancing over between his tinkering with my runner.

"My notes on Andersen and Heitmann's decks," I explained. "They're my first two dueling finals."

"Who's Andersen? I know Heitmann's that crazy Vice Chancellor of yours, but the other guy...is he a student?" Yusei asked.

"Yeah, his name is Mark Andersen, and he's the second-best in the senior class," I replied.

"He must make a formidable rival for you then."

"The kid follows me around like a lost puppy. He's more of a fan than a rival."

Yusei laughed, "well at least you're popular."

I couldn't help but smile, "true."

A moment of silence befell us before Yusei began asking questions again.

"So what's he like?" he asked with a sly smile.

I narrowed my eyes at him and I used my powers to make one his his wrenches fly into my hand, and I gently hit him on the head with it.

"Ow!" He protested.

"Then don't sound like my mom," I answered. "She does that same routine every time I mention a guy's name in conversation."

"Oh?" Yusei began with a mischievous smile. "Like who?"

"I don't recall you being my mother," I replied with a smile of my own.

"Ah, so there is something you're not telling me," he assumed. "So is there someone else? Who's this lucky guy?"

I narrowed my eyes at him again and he laughed; a genuine laugh, and I couldn't help but smile.

"Do you guys want to spend the rest of your time preparing over here?" Yusei asked.

"I already agreed to this," I replied.

Yusei shook his head, "I mean like having an extended sleepover."

I froze. 'A few nights at a guy's house? I don't really know what my parents will think about that...'

"Sounds good to me," I replied.

"I'll take you home so you can pack a bag," he said with a smile then turned to the garage door. "Hey Luna, Leo, go home and pack a bag! We're having a sleepover!"

"Really?" Luna and Leo asked.

"Really," Yusei replied.

The twins cheered and Yusei got up to mount his runner after tossing me his extra helmet once again. I hopped on the arm of his runner as he sped off toward my house.

"What do you think your parents will say when you ask them?" Yusei inquired.

"I have no idea," I replied. 'But it really can't be anything good.'

Yusei pulled up outside my house and I hopped off his runner before running into my house.

"Aki?" was my mom's nickname for me. "What are you doing home? I thought you were spending the rest of the afternoon at Yusei's."

"Well, since Luna, Leo, and I have tomorrow off, we were gonna spend the weekend at the garage to study," I replied.

"Oh Aki you've grown up so fast!" My mom swooned. "You're already having your first romantic weekend with a boy!"

I flushed red and my mom laughed before walking out of the kitchen and over to me.

"I'm kidding dear," she replied. "Go ask your father then go pack a bag. It's best not to keep him waiting."

"Keep who waiting?" my dad asked as he came downstairs.

"Uh..." I stammered and my grinning mother slapped my back. "I was wondering if I could spend the next few days at the garage to study for finals. Yusei's waiting outside for me."

"To only study for finals right?" he asked.

"Right," I replied.

Suddenly my dad laughed and pushed me toward the stairs. "Better not keep him waiting then."

'What the fuck just happened?'

I was so disoriented by my parent's behavior that I just ran upstairs and shoved some clothes, a toothbrush and toothpaste, slippers, an extra blanket, my hairbrush and hairspray, and my sleeping bag into a backpack. I ran downstairs and waved goodbye to my parents who were smiling gleefully.

"Have a great time you two!" my mom called from the doorway as I hopped on Yusei's runner.


Mr. and Mrs. Izinski watched Yusei question Akiza about something before Akiza furiously shook her head. The teenagers waved to the two adults and sped off.

"Remember when we agreed that we wouldn't let our daughter run off with a boy on a motorcycle?" Mr. Izinski asked.

"But she's happy," Mrs. Izinski replied. "So who are we to get in the way?"

"You're right," he replied.


"So how'd that conversation go?" Yusei asked.

'God awful,' I cursed mentally. "It went well, they were okay with it."

"I'm glad your parents trust you so much," he commented.

"Me too," I replied.

Yusei pulled his runner into the garage and saw that the guys and the twins had covered the floor of the garage with a tarp, then a bunch of pillows.

"Welcome back you two," Crow began. "Go change into your pajamas. The study break is almost over."

Yusei led me upstairs and gave me his room to change in. I quickly put on a red tank top, white fuzzy pj pants with a light pink leopard pattern, and my red house slippers.

I climbed back down the ladder and saw everyone each reading one of my notebooks. "How do you stay this organized?" Luna asked me. "It's all written in pen with no scribbles or mistakes."

"Your strategy is flawless Akiza," Crow commented.

"How did Yusei beat you in the Fortune Cup?" Jack asked.

"I have no idea," Yusei replied.

"I accidentally discarded Doom Petal Countdown from my hand on my fourth turn," I replied.

"How do you remember that?" Yusei asked.

"That happened like a bajillion years ago!" Leo agreed.

I smiled a sad smile, "because Sayer wouldn't let me forget it. He was unbelievably cold to me once he realized."

"Did you know that you did it?" Luna replied.

"Of course," I answered. "I did it on purpose."

"So I did get through to you then," Yusei replied with a smile.

I nodded, "of course."

"What, so if Yusei got through to you at the tournament, then why did you have such a violent reaction to seeing him at the hospital?" Jack asked.

'This is starting to feel like a roast.'

Yusei motioned for me to sit next to him and I did so before answering Jack.

"If you recall, I wasn't angry when I first woke up," I began. "If my parents hadn't been there, my reaction would've been much calmer. The duel probably would've happened, but I don't think that I would've hurt Yusei as badly as I did."

Yusei rubbed my back, "it's okay. To be honest, I needed that thrashing you gave me."

I stared blankly at him in confusion for a second.

"That was after your duel with Kalin right?" Crow asked.

"Yeah, that duel shook my confidence," he went on. "And after Martha gave me a stern talking and you gave me a good whipping, it was restored."

Silence fell over the room. I knew he was being honest and trying to make me feel better but I couldn't help but wonder...

"Are you a masochist Yusei?" I asked.

Jack and Crow suddenly burst out laughing and the twins, along with Yusei, looked very confused.

"What's a masochist?" Leo asked.

"Something that kids like you shouldn't know anything about," Crow replied after a cough.

I smiled at Yusei's confusion and grabbed my notebook out of his hands before laying out on my stomach to read.

"These notes you have are still incredible Akiza," Yusei commented whilst reading over my shoulder.

I smiled, "someone has to be the best."

"And that's me," Jack interrupted. "And don't you forget it."

"I'm sorry," I began mockingly. "How many times has Yusei beaten you?"

"You want to go Izinski?!" Jack shouted.

"Bring it on Atlas!" I shouted back as everyone laughed.


Pookles: CHAPTER 1 IS DONE

Luna: Because you've been typing this in class.

Pookles: Yep. This will be a two-shot because fuck yeah.

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