Hey! Back again for another chapter!

Disclaimer: la la la la I cant hear anything la la la la I dont own anything I tell you! Nothing!!! la la la la

Anyway here's a recap of what happened at the end of last time…

"Are you ready to get your game on!" Jaden said as he prepared his duel disk for battle

"My game is always on"

"Duel!" they said together and the game was underway

The crowd roared and cheered throughout the entire match but in the end there was a clear winner…

"And the winner of this match is Zane Truesdale! That means the duelists competing in the finals are decided! The final duel next Saturday, Aster Phoenix vs. Zane Truesdale. Be here to watch the final match of the season and cheer for your favourite duelist!"

Jaden and Zane walked towards the centre of the arena and shook hands.

"That was an awesome duel Zane! Congrats for getting into the finals! I hope you win""

"Thanks Jaden and yes it was an extraordinary match"

"I can't wait till the next time we get to duel"

"Same here"

And the crowd kept on roaring.

After being congratulated by his fellow friends, he and Alexis met up after the match outside the arena. It was a beautiful night with the stars and the moon displaying their beauty in the night sky.

"Hey I watched you play today. You were great"

"Thanks Lex you really think so?" he said teasingly

"Well of course. Are you excited about dueling Aster?"

"Yea because I'm gonna beat that pansy" but secretly, dueling Aster again bought shivers down his spine. He was afraid that he would lose to him again plus this was no regular match. This was probably one of the biggest duels of his life because he wanted to win the tournament just as much as Aster did.

"Well it's nice to see you're confident" Alexis said and Zane was trying hard to be

"Oh I don't know I might need a bit of a boost"

"I think I can help with that"

And they blushed as they held onto each other with their lips drawing closer and they went in for their first soul searing kiss. They felt their soft lips touch and sparks were flying everywhere around them. It seemed to go on forever as they embraced each other beneath the night sky. The scene and the mood were all set for the occasion.

"Come on I wanna go in here!"

"But I'm really tired could we take a break at least"

"Hmmm…Oh alright then"

It was almost the end of the season and at the end of every season, there was a party that was held to celebrate. Alexis had to find an outfit and Zane just had to tag along. It was a complete nightmare for him shopping with Alexis because she was always going from place to place. Whoever said that shopping wasn't a sport obviously hadn't been shopping with their girlfriend before. Zane could honestly collapse on the spot.

"Ok so are we ready to go again?" Zane just groaned meaning he was ready to go again but he wasn't happy about it.

"I wonder which shoes were better, the red strappy ones or the black heels…I think I might just go back to that shop and try those black ones again"

"Aaaaaaaaah!!!!" Zane was just screaming inside his head

"Well look who we have here, it's the royal couple"

Zane and Alexis turned around to see Aster standing there in his flashy white suit looking smart and everything like he usually does.

"So what are you guys getting up to?" Aster asked

"Well I'm shopping for an outfit to wear at the end of season celebration party" Alexis replied

"Oh I see well you'll look good in anything" Alexis was flattered by his comment while Zane was clenching his fist and powering up for one of his 'stop-flirting-with-my-girlfriend-and-get-your-own' punches.

"Well I have to be off now. You two have fun…oh and Zane, I'll see you at the match this Saturday"

"Hey Zane?" Alexis asked

"Yeah?"

"When was the last time you called me pretty?"

"Look what you've done to me now Aster. I should have knocked you out when I had the chance" Zane thought to himself. Now he had every reason in the world to beat him in the finals this Saturday. He hated that stupid prick.

The days ticked by after each passing second as the day of the finals got closer and closer.

The week for both Zane and Aster had been very hectic. They had interviews, photo shoots, and listening to their agents go on and on about pointless drabble…not that they weren't used to all this fame already.

As well as all that stuff they were also busy preparing for their upcoming final duel. For Zane it felt like playing an old memory you had been trying to forget, trying to avoid. A nightmare you wished you didn't live.

Zane was at his place, in his room just thinking. He was revising his different moves and combos. He heard a knock at the door and it turned out to be his best friend Atticus.

"Hey Zane how's it going?"

"Ok I suppose"

"How are you feeling about the duel tomorrow?"

"I don't know. I feel nervous, tense, and not too confident either"

"Is this because of what happened when Aster…" Atticus didn't need to finish his sentence because they both knew quite well what the end of the sentence was.

"Maybe. I don't know. I'm not sure" Zane replied

"Hey look man I bet that duel still gives you nightmares. I know you try to forget it but there are some things that you just can't forget and instead of trying to forget it, how about you try to accept it." And in a way Atticus was right

"Where did all this come from?" Zane asked

"What is that supposed to mean! I'm trying to help you out and then you imply that I seem to have issues?" They both kinda laughed at his reply because they both agreed that he really wasn't acting like his usual self

"Yea you're right I think I listen to Jaden's heroic pep talks too much. Look anyway the point is don't run away from your problems. You have to really focus on the here and now because wallowing in your past isn't going to do you any good. It's not getting you anywhere. Move forward man."

"You're right Atticus I guess I really gotta move on huh"

"Yea that's my man Zane that's what I wanna hear! Now do you feel any better? Because if you don't I can teach you the art of surfing" and Atticus was back to his regular sense of humour.

"No thanks. I feel pretty good now actually. Thanks a lot"

"That's what a best friend is for!" And Atticus left the room grinning and feeling quite proud of himself. Atticus felt like a hero and he felt as if he just saved another poor, helpless soul from something evil.

Zane actually never heard him be so inspiring. Usually it was Jaden who did all the talk.

"I guess he's of some use after all" Zane said to himself and he went back to revising his strategies.

12 weeks of dueling and it had all come down to this. Today is it. Today is the final of Zane vs. Aster.

Zane was backstage preparing and trying to remember his strategies and randomly shuffling his deck using all sorts of different methods. Since his talk with Atticus yesterday, he felt slightly more confident today about his duel. Zane was startled a little when he heard a knock on the door. He saw strands of blond hair so it had to be Alexis.

"Hey Zane how are you?"

"I'm ok"

"You know you're a great duelist and I want you to know that I'm really proud of you today even if you win or lose"

"Thank you Lex"

Zane placed his hand on her face and admired her features and then brought her in for a kiss. Atticus had come through the door during this moment and the couple broke away blushing.

"Damn it why do I always walk in on you guys doing this stuff!" Atticus said and then he turned around and left in embarrassment.

Zane and Alexis began to giggle and they sat there cuddling each other.

Aster was backstage as well but in a separate room. He was acting like his usual cool, calm, and collective self. Aster was a confident duelist and keeps his head up whenever he can.

"I don't get it. Why do I always have to duel Zane?" Aster wondered to himself.

"Will the duelists please take their places in the arena" the loudspeaker cackled.

While Zane and Aster were walking towards the arena they were greeted with many bright camera flashes. It was almost like staring at the sun. There were so many flashes and they felt like they just merged together to form one big blob of light. They looked like a million points of light.

They walked towards the centre of the arena and shook hands.

"May the best man win" Zane said

"Ah correction, may the best duelist win" Aster replied smartly

And they walked back to their places.

This was the duel that would decide the winner of the tournament. This was the duel of the season. This was the duel of the year. This was the duel of the century.

"Duel!" They said together and the match began.

Yus! Another chapter completed!

Thank you to all reviewers! Even though I only had a couple of reviews when I wrote this chapter…

Sorry for the big wait but I have exams on right now but once I've finished them I'm free!!! I have my last exam on 16 November so I should be good after that.

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