Well, as promised, for those who actually wanted a sequel to Who's Wedding is it, Anyway, here it is! The first chapter. Enjoy! Shadgirl2 and I don't own Yugioh GX. I don't own the plot, but Shadgirl2 does.
Asuka sighed; so her wedding had been crashed for the second time in about as many weeks. Well, she couldn't say she was particularly upset about it, but she still wasn't sure exactly what she thought of Judai, that fun-loving duelist who apparently had a serious crush on her. She also wasn't sure if he was seriously getting advice from her idiot brother about love or not—that one she would be happy to keep a mystery.
She was planning on heading back to Duel Academy since she wasn't getting married. After all, it was the middle of the school year. Winter break would be in a few weeks, and she was only here because she was supposed to be getting married. So, she might as well cut her vacation short and head back to work.
Before she could even start packing, her phone rang. Looking at the caller ID, she saw that it was her boss, Mr. Samejima.
"Hello, sir! How are you?"
"Hello, Miss Tenjoin! I'm doing fine. Thanks for asking. Listen, I've got a favor to ask you..."
"A favor?"
Meanwhile, in Sho's apartment, Asuka's worst fears were coming true—Judai was getting love advice from Fubuki.
"Okay, first off, it's been a few years since you two have seen each other, and a lot can change in such a short time, as you might have noticed from the two weddings she almost had! So, the first thing to do is to sit down and talk. You know, get caught up! I suggest you ask sissy to have coffee with you," Fubuki said.
Judai scribbled that down on a notepad; he didn't want to mess up, so he was taking notes for the first time in his life. "Coffee, huh?"
"Yup!" Fubuki said with a smile. "That's the best way. Then, while you're out, you can catch up. Or talk about old times. It's a perfect place to start! Then if it goes well, ask her on a real date! Got it?"
"Okay, got it. Thanks, Fubuki!"
Yubel's snide remark in Judai's head was unwarranted, but accurate: "Yes, you wouldn't want to do anything stupid and blow it, would you?"
The door opened as Sho came home from another date with Junko. They had been on a couple of other dates since that first one, and Sho was less nervous before each one; this time, Judai didn't have to step in at all—Sho managed to calm himself down.
"Okay, I know I'm in love now!" Sho said, his feet off the ground, like they usually were when he came back from a date with Junko. "She even laughed at Fubuki's stupid jokes!" Yes, ladies and gentlemen, Sho Marufuji had asked Fubuki for advice with his girlfriend! "She likes me! She really, really likes me!"
Fubuki smiled, gesturing to Sho. "And, there ya go! Take my advice, and you'll be as happy as Sho!"
Just then Sho started floating toward the open window. Judai grabbed his foot.
"Sho!" he said. "I'm gonna eat your fried shrimp, okay? And then I'm gonna trade your house for this really awesome card I saw!" Judai wasn't really going to do that; he was just trying to get Sho back on the ground.
"Aniki! Don't even joke about doing that!" Sho said angrily, right before falling on top of Judai.
Judai, lying on the floor under his friend, looked at him and grinned, saying, "Good, you're back. How was Cloud 9?"
Sho blushed. "A-Aniki..."
"Anyway, Judai, now it's your turn!" Fubuki said from where he still sat at Sho's kitchen table. "Go find Asuka and invite her out!"
"Right, okay!" Judai ran out to go see Asuka.
Asuka was packing up. It was about time she left, but she hadn't been expecting to be sent to another school! Oh, boy. Is it really that bad?
There was a knock on the door. "Asuka!" Judai's voice called. "You there?"
"Oh! Judai! It's open!" she called.
Judai walked into the hotel room. "Hey, I was wondering..." He trailed off, seeing the open suitcase sitting on the bed. "You going somewhere?"
"Well, that's a stupid question! She doesn't live in the hotel, Judai!" Yubel answered.
"I've been asked to go to the American Duel Academy to deal with some problem students," she answered.
Judai deflated. "Oh..."
"Why? Is something wrong?" Asuka asked.
Shaking his head, Judai said, "No, I was just hoping that we could hang out. But, if you can't, that's okay."
An idea struck Asuka. "Well, why not come with me?" she asked. "You used to be a 'dropout boy,' after all. And who better to teach an 'army of trouble-makers' right from wrong than the number one trouble-maker, right?" She was teasing about Judai being a major trouble-maker—she just wanted him to tag along.
Judai grinned. "Hey, that sounds great! The American Duel Academy, huh?" He looked up for a moment, apparently thinking about it. "Sure, I'd love to tag along!"
"Great! Because it sounds like I may need some help with this one."
"How bad could it be?" Judai asked, shrugging.
Judai didn't have any idea. At that moment, a woman with black hair was tied up on the couch in one of the student's rooms at the American Duel Academy in Texas. A teacher at the school, Midori Hibiki was wishing that she had never left Japan.
"Honestly, Sam!" she said. "So I gave you an F! You don't even try to pass! This is ridiculous!"
A boy with purple hair and brown eyes, Sam, answered in a heavy German accent, "Look, I'm the son of an important game designer! If I fail, so does my whole company! Why can't you understand that and just take the bribe already!?"
"The American Duel Academy!?" Sho asked, seemingly freaking out. Judai had just told him that he would be accompanying Asuka to the aforementioned school, and the blunette wasn't taking it well.
"Yeah," Judai answered. "Asuka's been called in to help out. I guess things are pretty crazy over there right now."
Sho nodded. "Yeah, I've heard from Junko that it's dangerous to teach there. She just left last year for her own safety. But I didn't think that was true!"
"Huh?" Judai cocked his head. "Why's it dangerous?"
"Apparently the students are running the show. Ever since a boy named Sam Lloyd got there, the whole class has been following him like a pack of wolves. They do anything he says, even skip class. Or assault a teacher. Even the principle has lost control over the students!"
Judai's eyes widened slightly. The students would attack a teacher? Like, say, Asuka? Now there was no way she was going alone!
"Huh. That's not good... So that's what Asuka's supposed to help with."
"Aniki, don't go! It's too dangerous! You guys can't go!"
"Well, Asuka's going, and I'm not letting her go alone," Judai said. "So I'm going."
"Arg... Then I guess you can count someone else in, too..." Sho looked annoyed. "I can't let you guys go alone!"
Judai smiled at his friend. "Thanks, Sho, but we can handle it."
Ignoring Judai, Sho pulled out his phone, saying, "Let's see, Manjoume or Johan...who should I call first?"
"Sho!"
Sho dialed Manjoume's number. "Hey, Thunder? It's me. Listen..."
Judai groaned as Sho told Manjoume what was going on. Everywhere I go, Sho goes, he thought. How could I forget that?
"So, you'll go with them? Great! They could sure use the help!" Sho said to Manjoume. "Okay, see ya soon!" He hung up, turning to Judai. "Manjoume's going, too."
Judai thought about this for a second before asking, "Okay, why are you sending the guy I just got Asuka away from with me and Asuka?"
"Oh, not just him!" Sho said, dialing another number. "You two could use all the help you can get, so..."
Judai looked at Sho questioningly.
"Johan! Great! Can I ask you a favor? See, Aniki and Asuka are going to the American Duel Academy, and they're gonna need some help. Think you can go with them?" There was a momentary pause before, "Me!? Well, it's kinda dangerous, so... Uh-huh... Yeah, well..." Sho sighed; apparently Johan was winning the argument. "Okay, I'll go, too... Great. See you soon. Bye."
What was that about? Judai wondered. Could it be Sho was planning on...?
Sho put his phone away, mumbling, "Well, he does have a point... Okay! I'll go, too, then!"
That answered Judai's question. Still, he thought he'd better ask, just to be sure. "Wait, so, were you planning on going or not?"
Sho blushed. "Uh, well..." He laughed nervously. "Anyway, we should get ready!"
With that, Sho ran off to pack.
Judai stared after him for a moment before muttering, "So he wasn't planning on going, huh? How bad is this school?"
It was slightly worrisome that Sho would think this place is too dangerous to go with Judai when Judai needed help. After all, Sho had followed him to Dark World, which had to be the most dangerous place they had ever been. On the other hand, that might have been when Sho realized that there were some places that he just shouldn't follow Judai. A lot of people had been hurt on that adventure. Still, Judai couldn't shake the feeling that Sho's reluctance was a bad omen.
Later, Judai and Sho met up with Johan and Manjoume outside of Asuka's hotel room.
Johan waved at his friends. "Hey, guys! Are you ready for another adventure?" he asked.
Manjoume humphed. "This isn't a game, you know."
"Yeah, I know," Johan said, rubbing the back of his head. More seriously, he said, "It sounds really bad. I just got carried away because Judai's here this time, is all. We haven't worked with him in a long time, you know?"
Manjoume mumbled something that sounded very much like "idiot."
"Anyway, can we get this thing started please?" Sho said. He really didn't sound like he wanted to do this, but he was here, so he was going with the rest. He walked over and knocked on the door.
"Who is it?" Asuka's voice asked from the other side.
Judai took it upon himself to answer. "It's the entourage that decided they had to go with you!"
The door opened, and Asuka stood there, looking stunned. "What are you three doing here?" she asked. "I only asked Judai."
"I know," Sho said, "but my girlfriend—your friend Junko—made this place sound like a living hell, so I thought it would be better to get some backup."
Asuka looked almost as annoyed as Judai felt. "Sho... I'm sure we can handle it..."
"I doubt that," Manjoume said, annoying Judai even more. "I've heard of this place from Momoe, too. The teachers are held at gun point sometimes. This is far too dangerous for you to go in alone!"
Ignoring the implication that Judai mattered so little that Asuka may as well be going alone if she went with him, Judai said, "I told Sho that we can handle it, Asuka." Then he turned to Manjoume and Sho and said, "And what I want to know is what your elementary teacher girlfriends are doing at a duel high school, guys."
"Ever heard of promotions, idiot!?" Manjoume yelled. "Junko started out as an elementary school teacher, but she has a license to teach high school and the headmaster thought she'd make a good high school teacher, so he transferred her!"
"Yeah," Sho added, nodding, "but after what happened to her there, she says that she'd rather go back to her old job. That's how bad it is! Junko's too scared to teach there!"
"Wait, what?" Asuka asked. She hadn't heard this from her friend when last she saw her. "What happened?"
Sho just shook his head.
"Well, from the sound of it, Sho's right, guys," Johan said. "You need our help! So we're going whether you like it or not!"
"Well, honestly, I don't mind some of you tagging along," Judai said. Muttering, he added, "Though I'd still love it if you didn't..."
"What was that!?" Manjoume snapped, taking that as an attack on him.
Judai grinned broadly. "Nothing, Thunder!"
"I guess there's no helping it," Asuka sighed. "Okay, you can come. Just try not to get in the way."
With that, Asuka and her entourage headed for the airport, and their next adventure.
