A/N: Yay! I got a review! Thanks a ton tomboysparkman007! Okay, to make things more clear, the true darkness begins in chapter 4 or 5. Just so ya know. The whole kidnapping thing is just part of the evil that's gonna come. And yes, there will be some LexJess fluff somewhere in here. : ) Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh GX

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Alexis' PoV

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"Hey, Lex! Wake up!"

Someone was shaking my right arm nonstop, causing me to wake up ever so suddenly. At first, my vision was slightly blurred. Seconds later, however, I could clearly see that it was none other than Jesse who was shaking my arm.

"Hey, you're up! Finally!" Jesse said.

"...What time is it?" I asked, lazily.

"4 AM, but that isn't important now! There's trouble!" Jesse warned. Fear overcame my body at that very second. Could the evil that I feared last night be coming so soon..? Without even warning me first, Jesse took my hand, pulled me off of the couch, and dashed out the door.

"What are you doing?!" I yelled through all the wind and rain that was threatening to pull us down. Jesse didn't even answer my question. Instead, he guided me through the heavy storm as we eventually made our way to what appeared to be Duel Academy.

"Why are we here?" I asked.

"All the students were being evacuated over here 'cause of the bad weather, from what I heard." Jesse replied.

"We've never had weather this bad..." I whispered to myself. "What is happening..?"

"You say somethin' Lex?" Jesse questioned.

"N-no. C'mon.. lets head inside." I said, changing the subject and running inside, holding Jesse's hand tightly.

"W-whoa! Slow down!" Jesse said, struggling to keep up. I stopped running and waited for Jesse to regain composure, which suprisingly didn't take very long.

"How did you recover so quickly?" I asked.

"No idea." he replied ever so simply, shrugging and rubbing the back of his head. I sighed silently to myself and turned to face Jesse completely.

"Where do you think everybody has been evacuated to?" I asked.

"The gym, from what I heard." Jesse replied.

"Okay then, lets get go--" Ever so suddenly, something grabbed me by the neck and held me up. I couldn't breathe, I couldn't scream, I couldn't do anything except pray a miracle would save me.

"LEX!" Jesse yelled. "Let 'er down!"

"I don't think so. Miss Rhodes has a little price she has to pay.." the man who grabbed me had said. I struggled and tried kicking the bad man, but nothing seemed to work. It was hopeless...

"Let 'er down and take me instead!" Jesse yelled again. I was shocked, and tried to let loose a 'NO!', but I couldn't speak at all no thanks to the man who had me by the neck.

"N-no.." I managed to say. "D-do..n..'t.. do it..."

"Sorry, Lex." Jesse started. "But it's to save ya."

"Or maybe.." the man grabbed Jesse by the neck and continued to hold me up. "I could take you both!"

I wanted to scream as loud as I could, just to get help. But as much as I struggle, I can't seem to muffle out a scream, or even a little squeek.

"Sor..ry... Lex.." Jesse said, attempting to talk while being held by the neck. Those were the last words I heard before entering a world of darkness, losing contact with the world around me.

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A cold and bitter feeling passed through my veins, causing me to awake with a shiver. Wherever I was, it wasn't pleasant.

"Is this... hell?" I questioned, looking around. The room was dark, cold, and the walls were made of metal that had ice growing off of it. I was so caught up in the world around me that I didn't even notice the position I was in. I was seated on Jesse's lap, who was sitting with his back to the wall, with my legs hanging off of the side and having his arms around my waist. I blushed the darkest shade of red ever known, and struggled not to let my emotions run wild.

"Just calm down Lex.." I told myself. "The evil man just placed us like this.."

Yeah right! You keep on tellin' yourself that, hun.

Who are you?!

Your innerself. Duh. Everybody has one. Including prince charming over here.

Will you shut up?!

You just want me to shut up because I'm right. Can't hide anythin' from me, hun.

Quit calling me that!!

Whatever, man... your heart is beating so fast right now so it's fairly obvious your in love!

I am not! Jesse just happens to be a close friend of mine!

So that's his name? Jesse?

Yes!

Last name?

Andersen.

So you'll be Alexis Andersen later on in life! How sweet!

SHUT UP!

Fine, fine. Just don't expect me to help you before your wedding day picking out a dress.

"...Lex?" a weak voice came from directly beside me.

Well, that's my que! Everybody Loves Raymond is gonna be on soon! Good luck with prince charming, hun.

I turned my quickly only to find that Jesse was awake. However, I failed to notice that our faces were centimeters apart, causing me to blush the darkest shade of red ever known to mankind. I even saw Jesse blushing a light shade of crimson as well, and I simply coughed to try and cover it up.

"Jesse... where are we?" I asked, changing the subject. His blush faded as he glanced around the room with curiousity, unable to figure it out.

"No clue." Jesse replied, shrugging.

"You know.." I started. "we're in an awkward position right now.."

"O-oh.. Yeah, I knew that!" Jesse lied, releasing his arms from my waist and rubbing the back of his head.

"Yeah, I'm sure you did." I said sarcastically, rolling my eyes and standing up as Jesse did the same.

"Well, so you are finally up.." a feminine voice came from the hidden doorway. Jesse ran out in front of me and spreaded his arms out wide, as if he was trying to defend me.

"What do ya want?!" Jesse questioned the voice. A young woman stepped out from the doorway on the opposite wall, smirking devilishly. She had long green hair tied into a bun and a outfit similar to the Obelisk Blue Girl's uniform, with all the blue parts being green and the white parts being black.

"We do not want to harm you," the lady started. "We just need that girl's soul."

"That ain't gonna happen!" Jesse defended.

"Oh, and what are you going to do about it, prince charming?" the lady asked, chuckling a bit.

"We'll duel to decide!" he declared. My eyes widened in shock and fear. What would happen if Jesse lost...?

"A duel? Very well. If I win, you hand over Alexis and you'll be sent back to Duel Academy with your memory erased. However, if I lose, I'll let both of you go with your memory." she reasoned.

"You got it!" Jesse agreed. The lady threw a duel disk at him and he managed to catch it just in time. Both duelists slid the duel disks onto their arms and activated them, drawing four cards each.

"Duel!" they chorused.

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After about an hour later, the lady was left with 200 lifepoints while Jesse was at 1,200.

"Crystal Beast Sapphire Pegasus, attack her directly!" Jesse commanded. Pegasus did as it was told, and finished off the lady as she screamed and fell to the floor.

"No.. I-I lost!" she said unhappily.

"Right! And now you gotta let us go!" Jesse reminded her.

"F-fine... there is an emergency escape boat on the end of the ship... take it and leave..." she ordered.

"With pleasure!" he said, grinning. "C'mon, Lex!" Jesse finished, gesturing for me to follow. I nodded as we both made our way out the door, leaving the lady behind. I was far behind Jesse at that point, so I reached out for his hand and eventually managed to grab it, continuing to run along.

And now, just at that moment, I felt safe.

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Let's go toward the future,

You and me,

Side by side,

Hand in hand.

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A/N: How'd I do? I took along time typing this, so I hope ya'll enjoyed!