(So here is Chapter 1. Sorry it took so long. Please enjoy.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Yugioh GX characters w)
Chapter 1
The day had finally come, though he was exhausted from jet lag, Johan was very excited about seeing his new home. He had all of his boxes shipped to the school itself. All he had with him was his giant lime green suitcase and a backpack. He wore a light blue t-shirt, blue jeans and plain black converse. He was listening to his ipod on shuffle as he sat in the air shuttle taxi that was taking him to his university looking out the window at all the new sights. His university was situated very close to the coast line. He was quite surprised to see how cool and overcast it could be in Northern California. He had always expected California to be white sandy beaches, warm weather and plam trees but the cost line he was looking at was quite rocky with a few sandy beaches here and there. It was quite pretty to see the wave's crash against the rocks. He liked it.
After a while the air shuttle taxi arrived at his school. Looking down at the map he was using to help the driver get him to his dorm, Johan realized that though his school was small student and faculty wise, it was still quite large land wise. Many of the buildings were spread out. It seemed that each section was dedicated to different departments. Taking a closer look at the map he noticed that the science department was on the far left of the map while the small dueling department was all the way on the other side of campus. It looked like it could take up to 30minutes for him to get from his department to the dueling area. He frowned at this but decided there was not much he could do. His dorm room was situated about 5 minutes away from the science building. At least getting to most of his classes was not going to be that hard. He shrugged as he pointed the driver in the right direction.
Dropping Johan off outside his dorm room the driver wished him luck and drove off. Johan looked up at the large building. It looked to be about five stories high. His paper seemed to read that this was the building reserved for students who were active in sports teams. He remembered getting an email informing him that his roommate would be someone else that was on the water polo team with him; something about building good team spirit. He looked at the paper again and it read that he would be in room 408. He looked back at the building and mentally counted the windows. It looked like maybe he got a corner room. He looked back down at the paper one last time to check that he was certain that this was the right place.
After making sure all was correct he grabbed his oversize suitcase and made his way to the front door. Once inside the building the first thing he noticed was a hug common room with many plush couches situated around a large flat screen TV. 'This must be some sort of common room or lobby' he thought as he looked the room over. He then noticed that there was a desk across from him with a sign that read 'Dorm Room Check In'. He made his way over to the desk.
Behind the desk there sat a very peppy looking boy with short black hair, glasses and freckles strewn across his nose and cheeks. There was also a girl with chin length brown hair who looked like she still needed a few more hours of sleep. "Why hello there!" the boy said with a big grin on his face as he motioned Johan to come forward. Johan dragged his luggage over to the desk. He looked at the boy and assumed that this boy had to have been an upper classman, maybe a junior. "Is there anything we can do for you sir. Are you here to check in?" the boy asked.
"Duh! Of course, he is here to check in! It IS the start of check in week for people in our dorm," the girl huffed emphasizing the 'is' and rolled her eyes before Johan could answer. The peppy boy frowned at the girl giving a very indignant look and mumbled something under his breath about trying to be welcoming.
Johan gave a nervous smile not quite sure how to react. Taking a deep breath he said "Yes, I am here for check in. I think this is my building."
"Okay then, please give us your name and we will check over everything and get you your key," the boy said with a kind smile.
"My name is Johan Anderson," Johan said trying to sound friendly and not to shaky. He didn't know why he felt so nervous, or was he excited. Maybe it was due to jet lag or being in a new environment. Looking back, when he went to Duel Academy in Japan he had a little bit of nerves and excitement but not like this. Maybe this was part of growing up. Starting something new would make anyone nervous right? 'Or maybe the idea of a future that is not revolved around dueling upsets me,' he thought but quickly wiped it from his mind.
The girl typed something into the computer a scrolled for a bit. "Oh here it…" she started to say but was cut off by the boy next to her.
"Ah! Johan Anderson! Here you are… and look, you're a member of the water polo team," the black haired boy said this all with an overly cheerful voice not even noticing that he pissed off his partner. He gave Johan a wide grin and just stared at him.
"Oh! Yeah… Yes I am," Johan said with a bit of a sweat drop and a nervous laugh. Johan was not quite sure how to react to the overzealous boy.
The girl put her hand on the boy's face and pushed him back, causing him to sit in his seat. "You are doing it again Josh," she said as she pushed the boy back a bit. She then turned to Johan. "I'm sorry about that but despite his age Josh still has trouble controlling himself," she said this all with what seemed to be a very forced smile. Josh pulled his face away from the girl's hand and frowned at her like a two year old who had just been told no by his mother. The girl gave him an even sterner look as if to say 'Do you want to be punished?' and at this Josh cowered. Johan assumed that she had been working with the boy all day and had probably had enough of his over joyous attitude.
"Oh, it's okay," Johan said with a chuckle. He felt that these two made a very funny pair. He also felt some of his nerves lift.
The girl then cleared her throat and gave Johan a more genuine smile. "It says here that you are in room 408," She said as she looked back at her computer. "It also seems that your roommate has already checked in and received his key." She then turned to Josh, giving him a very stern look. "Get him his key and the paper work," she said in a very flat tone.
At this Josh jumped a bit making a small squeaking noise. He got up from his chair and without a word ran into a small office behind the counter to get the paperwork and key.
The girl then turned back to Johan replacing her stern look with a… less stern look. "My name is Bella and my annoying partner is Josh. We are two of the five RA's in the building. There is one RA for each floor. My room is situated on the third floor and Josh's room is on the first. If you have any problem throughout the year feel free to see me," she said all this as if it had been recited by heart. Johan assumed that it probably had been, being that she probably had to tell every new freshman that came in.
Just then Josh came out of the back room still a little flustered. He handed the key off to Bella and sat back down in his seat without saying a word. It seemed he was not willing to push Bella's buttons. Johan didn't know why but he just assumed that Bella might be one of those people you don't want to cross. He made a note of it for later.
"Before we give you your key please read over this form and sign" Bella said handing Johan a form. Johan read over the form. It was mostly rules about living in the dorm; such as quiet hours, fees if there were any damages and so on. After signing the form the girl handed Johan the key and he took, and slipping it into his pocket.
Bella then pulled out a few more papers. "Here is a map of the building with the fire exits and on the other side lists the trash days. Please don't forget to take your trash out." Without missing a beat she then put a small stack of papers under Johan's nose. "Here is a school calendar with various dates. Please read over it when you have time." Johan took the papers from here giving it a once over before stuffing the papers into his backpack. She then pulled out a small booklet of stapled together papers. "Here is orientation information about school and what not. I am sure it will be able to answer any questions you have about school life. If you find that you are still confused then feel free to ask one of us RA's! Oh, and speaking of RA's, here are the emergency contact numbers," she said turning the booklet open to page 7. It had a list of phone numbers. "Right here is the number you call to contact the on duty RA," she said pointing to a number that was located near the bottom of the list. "Do you have any questions?" She asked giving Johan a pleasant smile due to the fact that she was able to relay all the needed information without a single distraction from her partner.
"No! I think I got it," Johan said as he shoved the papers into his backpack.
"Well then, if you find that you have any problems, please feel free to ask. We will be down here till about 9pm if you need us." She then leaned over the counter and pointed down the hall on her right. "The elevator is located down that hall," she said. She then pointed to the left where a door was located next to the lobby "and the stairwell is that way thought the door." She was about to wave him goodbye when she remember she forgot something else to tell him "Oh! For the next two weeks of school the dorm building will be unlocked so anyone can enter but after that you will need your student ID to get into the building. Please remember to pick up your ID at the main office before the two weeks are up," she said with a nod.
Johan nodded back to show that he understood. He then slipped his backpack on and made his way down the hall to the elevator waving goodbye to Josh and Bella. Despite Bella's strict demander and Josh's overzealous disposition, Johan felt that they seemed like very nice people. 'I wondered if they play duel monsters,' he thought as he dragged his suitcase into the now open elevator.
He pushed the number four button and waited for the elevator to arrive at his floor. When he heard the ting signaling it's arrival he readied himself to drag his heavy suitcase out. He pulled it out as quickly as he could so that the door would not shut on him. Once out of the elevator he looked down the hall both ways. He noticed a sign in front of him on the wall showing where the rooms were located. To his right were rooms 401 to 408 and to his left were rooms 409 to 416. He turned to the right and headed down the hallway. His room was located at the very far end of the hall.
When he got to his room he pulled his key from his pocket and opened the door. He stepped into the room and looked around. The room was quite big. Despite the fact that it was a two person room it looked like it had the potential of comfortably fitting a third person. On his immediate left he noticed a door the led to the bathroom. Johan knew that at most universities communal bathrooms were popular but it seemed that at this particular dorm there was a private bathroom for each room. Johan didn't mind having a communal bathroom. It can be fun at times but he also appreciated having privacy too.
He looked around the room more. It seemed that there was nobody here despite all the stuff in the room. To the right of the room there was a couch facing him. Up against the wall next to the door there was a small flat screen TV on a stand with what seemed to be a Wii underneath it. Next to the TV was a small refrigerator with a microwave on top of it. Next to the couch there also seemed to be a small walk in closet. 'Did all rooms come with this? Maybe this belongs to my roommate,' he thought as be closed the door behind him and stepped further into the room. Behind the couch, on the left wall of the room was a desk with boxes stacked up on it. Next to the desk was an already made bed covered in deep purple and bright orange sheets. The bed was pushed against the wall with what seemed to be the foot of the bed up against the desk and the head up against the wall on the fart side. Next to the head of the bed was a dresser for clothing. 'I guess my roommate has already claimed this side of the room,' he said with a shrug not really caring which side of the room he got.
Johan looked to the left of the room and noticed another bed that was pushed up against the far wall. On the left wall next to the head of his bed was a dresser and next to that was a desk. "I guess this is my side of the room," he said aloud as he made his way over to his bed he plopped his suitcase down on the grown and started to unpack.
He let out a sigh as he started to take out his clothes and put them away. He felt so exhausted. Johan loved to travel but it can really take a toll on you. He was looking forward to bed that night.
After he put his clothes away he made his bed, using the light blue and lime green bed sheets he brought with him. For now he only had his sheets and one blanket. He was going to have to use his jacket as a pillow until his boxes arrived. Once his bed was made he situated his laptop on his desk. The last thing he pulled out of his suitcase was his bran new duel disk he got from his aunt and uncle for his birthday. Despite his parents dislike for the sport, his aunt and uncle didn't seem to have a problem with it. He looked over the new shinny duel disk wishing he could give it a go right here and now but knew he needed and opponent for that. 'Maybe tomorrow I will check out the dueling area,' he thought setting the duel disk down on his desk.
Finished with packing he plopped down on his bed. He pulled out his phone and looked at the time. It read 3:00pm. He let loose a big sigh and closed his eyes to rest feeling quite tired but knowing that taking any sort of nap would not help his jet lag too much.
"Wow Johan it's much bigger than I expected," Amethyst Cat said as she appeared out of nowhere along with the other gem beast, excluding rainbow dragon. Despite the fact that rainbow dragon was just a sprit in the human world, he was just too big for a dorm room. The gem beasts had been quiet during the travel so as to not disturb Johan too much but now that things were settling they wanted to take a look at their new home.
Ruby ran around the room mewing at all the new sights and smells. Cobalt Eagle was perched on Johan's desk chair. Emerald Turtle stood next to the desk looking around. Amber Mammoth was over by the TV inspecting the electronics. Topaz Tiger was laying on the couch. Sapphire Pegasus stood next to Johan's bed and Amethyst cat sat next to Johan on his bed. Johan let loose a big sigh letting go of all his nerves as he looked at his family. They all looked at him with big smiles on their faces. He felt a wave of comfort sweep over himself. He was so happy to have them with him. He was quite a confident headstrong person but he knew that a large majority of his confidents came from knowing he would always have them on his side.
"Yeah it is bigger than I expected," Johan said as he looked around.
"Yes, and the furniture is quite nice," Topaz Tiger purred as he stretched out on the couch.
"Topaz Tiger! You should not be on that! It belongs to his roommate!" Amethyst Cat said sternly.
"Oh, lighten up! It's not like I am actually able to touching it," Topaz Tiger said scrunching his nose up and sticking his nose out at Amethyst Cat.
"Oh not this again you two, we have not even been here for 5 minutes and you have already started," Amber Mammoth said with a sigh.
Johan could not help but laugh! The Gem Beasts really did fell like a family to him. Amethyst Cat was like an over dotting mother while Sapphire Pegasus was like a reliable father to him. Topaz Tiger was like his cool cousin always being scolded for being too rash. Amber Mammoth was like a gentle uncle while Cobalt Eagle was the sarcastic uncle. Emerald Turtle was his slightly senile yet caring grandfather and Ruby was like a sweet little sister. Rainbow Dragon was like his cool older brother he always looked up to. When he was with them he really felt like he was with a true family. He loved them all so much. No matter what the future will throw at him, Johan knew he would be okay as long as they were around!
"Johan! Don't laugh! It will only encourage him," Amethyst Cat scolding Johan as well. She really was like a mother. Johan put his hand to his mouth trying to hide his smile.
"So have you met your roommate yet," Sapphire Pegasus asked looking over at Johan.
"Oh! Not yet. It looks like he has moved in already but he must be out doing something," Johan said looking over to his roommates side of the room.
"I wonder if he likes to duel…?" Cobalt Eagle piped in.
"Hehe… Maybe," Johan said glancing at his roommates stuff but seeing nothing that stood out to be dueling items. Johan wondered if his roommate liked dueling. It didn't worry Johan too much. He just hoped he was not like his parent. Johan knew that his parents were a special case and most people did not view dueling in such a negative light. He didn't mind if his roommate was a duelist or not as long as they got along. He then reached into his pocket looking for the paper with his room information on it. It also had the name of his roommate. The paper read that his roommate's name was Brendon Suave… 'Suave? What a strange last name…' Johan thought as he looked at the paper. Johan was becoming lost in thought over what kind of person his roommate was going to be like.
"Johan…. Are you even listening?" Amethyst Cat said bending over a bit to look into Johan's eyes.
"What…!" Johan said snapping back to earth. "Oh sorry, I was thinking," he said giving her a sheepish smile.
Sapphire Pegasus cleared his throat. "I was saying that you should try to get to know your roommate. Maybe go get dinner with him tonight or something. Try to become friends with him. He is also part of your polo team right," he said trying to help Johan feel better about meeting the new person. It's not that Johan was too worried about meeting the guy, he was more excited than nervous but there was always some tension when meeting someone new.
Johan smiled warmly at Sapphire Pegasus. "Yeah, that sounds like a good idea. I wonder when he will be coming back," Johan said leaning back a bit on his bed.
Just then, the doorknob to the room began to jiggle. Johan shot up and looked at the door. "Quick! Hide," Johan whispered to the Gem Beasts quickly forgetting that his roommate most likely could not see them. The Gem Beasts all gave Johan encouraging smiles as they faded away, all except Ruby who panicked and ran under his bed.
Johan's attention when back to the door as the door slowly opened. He held his breath for a second in anticipation. 'What was this Brendon Suave going to be like,' he thought as the door swung open.
(Okay! So here is the first official chapter! I hope you enjoyed it. Once again, sorry it took so long to come out! This fic seems to be starting out slow story wise but it will probably pick up after the next chapter! At the moment it is probably going to be a long fic so I hope you all stick around! I am very excited about writing this fic. Chapter 2 is already done; it is just waiting to be proof read! I will have it up maybe in a day or two! Chapter 2 will also address a bit of Johan's feelings for Judai /. And you will meet his roommate… I hope he does not scare you :P Well thank you all again so much for reading and, if you want to, please review 3
P.S. Thank you to Judaisbutt for being my beta 3 Love you)
