It's Just a Little Secret

Hello back again with the second chapter. Same rules apply; I appreciate everything because you DON'T HAVE TO read this. But also there was some confusion in the 1st chapter. You can't know everything by just reading the 1st chapter; you have to read the whole thing. And about Mokuba being short still, I did that on purpose because that's how I pictured him, I know plenty of full grown men who are still very short, also you'll learn more about Kaiba's reason in here, and meet an unexpected guest that might not appear again unless I go on to the 2nd season XD

Anyways, this chapter makes it pretty obvious who he is and his connection to Serenity. And also don't like it don't read it, simple. Thanks!

Note: Some Honorifics are going to be used in this. Disclaimer: I do NOT own Yu-Gi-Oh GX or any of its characters or some of the cards. Or the idea of a girl cross dressed as a boy in Duel Academy. I only own the OCs, most of the dialogue and some made-up cards XD. And I don't own Serenity's hair style, it's from Sailor Moon XD. Also I do know that Destiny's last name is weird, but it goes with the flow of her name XD

Ru-Ru: Hello again thanks for sticking around this far. I'm amazed.

Serenity: Hi Hi! Hey what is gonna happen now?

Ru-Ru: Read and find out. -.-

Serenity- Fine….. Ru-Ru chan doesn't own anything except the OCs and of coruse I'm one of them! Also some of the plot too! Thanks for reading!

Chapter 2 – The Written Exam

Serenity's POV

I sat on my bed and looked at the wig and hat that sat there next to me, then at the hair tie on my nightstand. 'This could work.' I thought as I took down my hair and retied it with the hair tie up in a bun on the back of my head. I went to the mirror and put the wig on, it looked natural and it was also jet black. It went to my shoulders and had long bangs on either side of my face, also bangs in front of my face dropped to my eyes. I shook my head displeased. "No, I have to do something about this wig so the hair won't be so long. But I don't want to cut it, maybe I could tie it up in the back and leave the bangs down. But they seem a bit girly to me." I said to myself. I grabbed a hair tie and tied the rest of the hair but still wasn't pleased. "What's missing?" I asked myself when I noticed the hat again. My eyes widened as I picked it up and placed it on my head; I looked more like a guy now since it covered some of my girlish face and part of my large eyes. I smiled and thought of what I would do about my chest, it wasn't like anyone would really notice but it was good to be safe. I didn't have anything people would normally use and I didn't exactly have any money to spare to buy something that expensive.

"Well I guess I'll think of that later, for now I'll have to think of how to keep this hat and wig on so they won't come flying off." I continued saying to myself. A sound came from my deck that was on my desk; I turned to face it and smiled. "Happy Lover what do you mean by braid the under part of it to my head with my hair? That would hurt you know." I calmly said as my spirit partner made her entrance and placed her plump puffball self on my bed. Her wings flapped and the heart on her head glowed as she continued with her noise. I laughed and replied "Alright, alright I'll try it! Give me a break already!" She seemed too smiled as I removed the hat and started to braid my hair and the wig's bottom together in a temporary hold. "Ouch" I flinched in pain at first but then got used to it and sighed. "There … hey it still looks nice!" I reported as I placed the hat on my head once again. "Well I'm going to need a more guy-like deck. I don't need to be laughed at for being a 'boy' with a fairy based deck! So let's go through the box of cards Aunt Sakura keeps in her room and make a deck, girl. I can't have you in it but I'll keep you in my pocket at all times." I said as I turned for my bedroom door and went down the hall. I entered my Aunt's room and went straight for the closet to reveal a box on the floor covered in dust. I brushed it off and picked it up as I almost fell to the floor with its weight.

I managed to get it back to my room but my arms hurt as I opened the box and looked in awe at the amount of cards my father had gotten from card designing. I smiled and looked through the rare and normal cards, all the magics and traps, normal and fusion, everything you would need for a good deck. "I wish Jaden was here so I could test it out on him." I whined as I picked out a few dragons then a few spellcasters. A smile came on my face again as I picked up a Dark Magician card and remembered that it was Yugi Motou's favorite. "I don't think other people's favorite cards will give me any luck at the academy. But I wish I could use my own deck … well Happy Lover I guess we won't be dueling together for a while, but at least you'll always be with me right?" I said to the fairy puffball next to me. She made her cute little sound again and smiled as her heart lit up again. "I thought so." I replied then laughed, but soon became sad. "I won't be able to tell anyone that I'm a girl. So that means that I can't tell Jaden who I am and I can't just go up to him and explain everything. What will I do if I get found out; it would be my fault that we would be in more debt Happy Lover." I said my voice filled with depression as I brought my legs up to my face and placed my chin on my knees.

She continued making noises until I looked at her. "Alright, let's finish the deck, figure out everything else and by the time were done with that Aunt Sakura will be home and I can tell her about the deal." I said to her as she sat down, on my bed.

Now I have a dragon based deck like my brother had, with almost the same cards just I had some rarer ones in mine just in case. Aunt Sakura came in through the front door and said "Serri-chan I'm home!" I went down to her with a miserable face. She looked at me and assumed what I wanted her to assume. "Oh I'm so sorry … I was so sure that you … Serri-chan dear please don't be too upset …" she said as she continuously stopped in her sentences. Then I laughed and she looked startled so I explained. "What's wrong with you? I got in but it's the conditions that I don't like." She looked confused for a moment before saying. "OK … so what are these 'conditions'?" "One I need to have at least A's and B's for the entire three years and I can't stay back at all. Two at the end of the three years I'll have to duel someone of his choice and if I tie or win he pays off all of our debts and whatever I would owe the school." I said and she looked amazed then replied. "How is any of that so bad?" I frowned. "It's the third condition that's bad Aunt Sakura. I have to cross dress as a boy for the entire three years and can't get found out by anyone or the deals off, I'm expelled and we'd owe the school for whatever time I spent there as well as what we already owe." I said miserably.

Shock was the only feeling that was in her expression, so much that she was speechless. An awkward silence filled the room as we stood there staring at each other. "No." she finally said which broke the silence. "What?" I replied confused. "No, I said no. You won't make it as a boy, it's a trap I can feel it. You'll just have to wait until next year Serri-chan." She said with an unusual stern tone. "But you're the one who got me into this mess, and I can to make it as a boy! I'll prove it to you, I want to go!" I complained angrily. "No is no Serri-chan! I won't let anything happen to you!" she yelled with even more sternness and strength than before. "But I-" I said before she cut me off. "N.O. You will NOT go this year, is that understood Serenity Valara?" she yelled once more before walking into the kitchen. 'My full name' I thought. 'She never calls me by my full name.' Silent tears fell from my eyes as I turned to go back upstairs. "Dinner won't be long Serenity, stay here." She said with her back to me. "No, I'm not hungry!" I shouted as I ran up the stairs. 'My whole world.' I thought again. 'My whole world is falling apart before my eyes! My dream that was in reach has now been removed from my sight! This isn't fair, not at all.'

"Come on you've been in there for an hour, come out." Aunt Sakura said from the outside of my door. "Then let me go." I replied. "I said no." she said again "Then I won't come out." I said for what seemed like the hundredth time. She sharply sighed before continuing. "You won't make it there as a boy, that's the point. It's a trap so you'll owe more." "I can understand that he might be mean but I know what I'm doing, I want to do this no matter what. I can make it and if I don't I'll personally pay off whatever I would owe to the school! Just let me go there, I want to make my dreams a reality!" I shouted from my room. Then everything went silent, I don't know if she understood or not but she didn't speak for a long moment. "Why do you have to be as stubborn as your father?" she said with a sigh. She breathed in heavily and said. "Fine, but I want you to keep in contact with me, and tell me how everything goes each day. But I don't want to hear you complaining if you get expelled." I flung open the door and tackle hugged her into the wall across the hall."Thank you so much Aunt Sakura!" I shouted happily. She sighed again and hugged back. "I just didn't want anything to happen to you, I wanted to protect you but like I said before you have to make mistakes to learn from them. You won't get stronger if you don't get knocked down and hurt. Go have an adventure Serri-chan."

I looked up at her, her eyes filled with pain … could it be that it was hard for her to let go? Or because of something else that she sensed or knew?

Sakura's POV

I sat on my bed and stared at the white ceiling sadly. Letting go of her was hard but what was worse was that I knew a secret. Her mother sent me a letter a today, saying something about her having a long lost brother and how he had a child but he died soon after he was born. The child was still alive but his child was an adult now, I was supposed to meet him tomorrow but I didn't have the heart to tell Serri-chan about it. She was to busy preparing things for life as a boy at the academy, I couldn't ruin her life, I would rather die. I leaned back against the wall and sighed, soon she was going to leave me until a vacation, but she might want to stay for winter and would only see me next summer. 'I'm going to have to tell Ryou Nii-san (Serenity's father) tomorrow, I wonder what he'll say.' I thought as the phone rang from downstairs. 'Who would call at 8 pm?' I got up from the bed and went to the phone downstairs. When I reached it I picked up and answered. "Hello … Yes this is Sakura Valara, who is this … So it's you, Hanako-san's (Serenity's mother) father …Yes I'm coming tomorrow … No she can't make it, she's going to be taking the written exams tomorrow … For Duel Academy … She's a late entry … Alright I'll see you both soon … Bye-Bye …" I hung up and saw a light from Serri-chan's room and went up. "Serri-chan are you still up?" I asked as I knocked on the door to her room. "Yes, I'm talking to Jaden on my computer." She replied.

"Shouldn't you study for the exam tomorrow?" I asked as I opened the door and say her merrily typing at on her laptop. "I will, and I'll get enough sleep too. Don't worry." She finally said with a small glance in my direction. "When you say 'Don't worry' is when I worry." I muttered as I retreated from the room.

Jaden's POV

I continued typing as a voice came from the other side of the room. "Hey Jay, its late can you please shut down? The light from your computer isn't letting me sleep." I sighed and said. "Sy, I haven't spoken with her since yesterday I want to at least speak with her for a bit more." He groaned before continuing his complaint. "It's not like either of you will die if you don't speak to each other. It's almost as if you're dating her!" "Hey! I'm not, we're just friends Syrus!" I exclaimed angrily. "Can you both keep it down, now you're interrupting my sleep!" a stronger voice came from the top bunk of the triple bunk bed. "Sorry Chumley!" Syrus and I said. "Still Jaden you need some sleep too. You already have detention for falling asleep on the first day of classes." Syrus responded. I sighed heavily and said. "Fine I'll say good-night." I pouted at the thought of saying good-bye, but she probably has some things to do tomorrow since she said that Sakura-san was bugging her.

From: Jaden Yuki

To: Serenity Valara

Hey Bunny I got to go to bed now. Second day of classes begins tomorrow. Oh and about that duel with Chazz Princeton, we didn't get to finish it the other day but I know how it would have ended. So I guess in a way I won. Oh and I got detention cause I fell asleep in 's class yesterday! It's not fair to get detention so fast, but I know you'll probably say that I shouldn't have been sleeping then so there's no use trying to get sympathy from you on that subject. Well I'll talk to you when I can.

Jaden

Serenity's POV

I read his last message and frowned when he signed off, I didn't want him to leave yet. I glanced at the time and almost jumped when I noticed it was already midnight! And I had to be at Kaiba Corp for the test at 11 am. So I need to get some sleep now but … I didn't study for it! How would I remember everything I know about dueling history and the cards and everything? I quickly typed my last message:

From: Serenity Valara

To: Jaden Yuki

Ok Jay, then I'll talk to you when I can as well. Wow and the first day sounded tough too! Well how do you know that he couldn't have turned it around? By the way you told me about the duel he seemed to be a pretty good duelist if I do say so myself. Ha ha Jay! You're right I'm not going to give you any sympathy; you should have gone to bed early! See you!

Bunny

I signed off and turned my computer off before getting up and heading to my bed. "It's a big day tomorrow Happy Lover. I hope I can still get a good grade." I said as I slid under my covers and Happy Lover joined me on my bed. "Well good-night then. Sleep tight." She made her cute noise again before drifting off. Today I prepared everything I need to become a boy, now all I have to do is pass the two tests that are coming my way, the written exam and the physical exam. For the written I go to Kaiba Corp, but if I pass the written they'll send me to the academy for a day and then after classes I have to take the physical exam in front of everyone! I was so nervous that I was shaking, but at the same time excited.

I yawned as I rubbed my eyes and looked around the sunlit room, "What time is it?" I said tiredly. I turned to my clock to see it say 10 am, my eyes shot open fully and widened to their biggest size as I realized that I had over slept. "I didn't even get to study a little! I need to eat, get dressed and get there! And Kaiba Corp's on the other side of town!" I screamed as I launched from my bed over to wear I had put my clothes yesterday, out my bed room door and into the bathroom as Aunt Sakura nearly got trampled to the floor. "Oww…! W-what was that for?" she yelled from the floor. "Sorry I woke up late now I have to rush!" I yelled from the closed bathroom door as I changed, which probably sounded muffled to her. I heard a faint sigh and then steps down the stairs as I turned on the shower water and got in. 'I wanted to take a bath' I thought as I quickly washed my hair with shampoo. 'But since I woke up late I don't have time so I have to settle for a shower. In fact if I pass both exams, I have to settle for quick showers for a long time if I don't want to be found out.'

I finished my shower and got dressed in a pair of blue pants, a black T-shirt and a blue jacket that matched the pants. My sneakers were down stairs along with most of my shoes, so I just raced down to the kitchen and put some toast in the toaster and grabbed a box of strawberry milk from the fridge. As the toast toasted I was brushing my hair and fixing it under the wig and hat, when it popped I grabbed it, put it in a bag and ran to the door with the milk and toast to put my shoes on. I opened the door and said "Bye Aunt Sakura!" as I jumped the gate and ran in the direction of Kaiba Corp. I glanced at my watch and saw that it was already 10:30; I had no time for busses so I'll just have to run. As I ran I saw a man with spiky blonde hair and something behind it with an elderly man about his height, I was going to fast so I didn't get a good look at him until I rammed into him and I flew into the tree behind him. "Ouch!" I said as I fell back and held my nose, "Ow." The man said from the ground behind me, I looked behind me and started picking up his belongings that scattered on the dirty ground and noticed a Dark Magician card amongst them. "Oh I'm so sorry I didn't mean to knock you down, I wasn't paying attention because I was late for something important. Oh no I'm still late but, it doesn't matter. Are you hurt Sir?" I said in a rushed tone. "No, no I'm fine." He replied calmly but grateful. "But are you alright, your face collided with that tree and it looks like it might swell." I felt my face get hot from his worry and looked up to meet a pair of violet eyes, followed by blonde hair and a child's face. My eyes widened as I realized the owner of the eyes "You're Y-Yugi Motou!" I exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes and you're name is?" Yugi replied cheerfully. For once I was dumbfounded, here I was face to face with the King of Games, I knocked him over and now he's worried about me. But which name should I tell him, Ren Sekai or Serenity Valara? I'm dressed as a boy right now, but … I only have 20 minutes to get to Kaiba Corp! "Umm … I'm sorry but I really have to leave now I have a test that I need to get to and if I don't go now I'll be late. I'm so sorry!" I said as I handed him his belongings and stood with a bow and started to run off. All I heard him say was "Hey wait! You're Serenity Valara right? That means you're …" the rest I couldn't make out, he was too far away and I couldn't go back now. 'How did he know my name? And what was he going to say?' I thought as I started eating my toast. 'Whatever it was, I guess it'll have to wait for now, I have an exam to pass. Even though I forgot to study for it, I know I can at least pass it right?'

I ran inside Kaiba Corp and waited until the, now familiar, man from the door came and said. "Alright, just this way and I'll take you to take your written exam. Hopefully you remembered to study Sekai-san." "Yes I did." I lied as I followed him through a mechanical hall into a large room with desks. "Pick anyone of them and your test will be brought and the rules will be told to you." He said as he made his exit through another door. I resisted the urge to explore the oversized building and took a seat at the beginning of the middle isle. I breathed in heavily as I remembered earlier, 'So far I've met 2 famous duelists, who next Aster Phoenix?' I thought with a chuckle. 'The possibility of me meeting him was slim to none, well so was for me running, and nearly injuring, Yugi Motou. And getting an appointment with Seto Kaiba was also the same

percent. Well now I officially believe that anything can happen.' I continued thinking. "Next I'm going to get only five or less questions on the written exam wrong." I whispered sarcastically. I didn't exactly believe in fate or anything like that, or miracles. Another man entered the room, dressed the same as the door man that never told me his name so I'll just call him 'the door man' or 'the man from the door'.

"Good day Sekai-san, I presume you are prepared to take your exam." He spoke with a formal voice, which completely irritated me. I simply nodded and he brought the test and started to explain the rules that seemed endless, I wondered if he was trying to bore me so I'd leave. After a blur of words I was ready to get some more sleep, but managed to stay awake. "Now begin and good luck Sekai-san." He finally said, which was the last thing I heard before an awkward silence filled the room and I realized that I could start. I glanced down at the test in utter shock … at how easy this was. I didn't study but I could remember everything, well at least in the first page, the rest must be hard right?

Sakura's POV

"So, I never expected someone so famous to be a relative. Serenity is such a big fan." I said to the silver haired senior and the sunshine blonde young man who sat on my couch. "Well we met her outside; she rammed into my grandson on her way to her test I believe." The elder said, his violet eyes meeting mine before turning to the young man. "I am terribly sorry about that, in fact she did the same thing when she woke up to me. She woke up extremely late so she was rushing." I replied embarrassed, which the young man seemed to pick up on since he replied. "Oh I'm not hurt or anything so there's nothing to apologize for. I'm just worried that her nose is alright." I widened my eyes in shock. "What happened to her nose?" I said in a scared tone. "Oh she flew into the tree when she tripped." The elder said at once. "Was she bleeding? Or hurt in any other way?" I sheepishly replied. Her clumsiness was embarrassing even if she wasn't hurt, then I thought of how she was doing on the test.

"No, but she did seem to have a bit of pain in her nose. Of course that would be normal." The young man said with a small chuckle. "She was amusing, and her male disguise was amazing, even though I could tell who she was since she spoke so feminine. To feminine to be a male no matter what was wrong." The young man laughed a bit followed by the elder, I smiled and let out a nervous laugh which silenced them. "Well, I guess I'll have to fill her in on that piece of information." I said. "Yes and I hope I can meet her sometime, as you've said she seems to be an excellent duelist and I'd love to have a duel with her." The young man replied as he turned his attention to the room. "Yes, I think you both would enjoy the match. It's in both of your bloods." I said as I looked to the elderly man. He nodded as we all continued on with a new topic.

Nobody's POV

Serenity sat on the deck of Domino City eating an ice cream as she looked at the bay with a thoughtfully happy smile. "It was easy, and I didn't need to study. Kaiba-san seemed angry when I came out smiling; I guess he doesn't like me much." She said to herself with a small giggle. She had removed her hat and wig, also released her hair from its bun to let it hang on the ground. "The air feels so nice~!" she sang merrily as she heard people behind her. She turned her head to see a silver limo near the buildings; men were surrounding it and coming towards the back door. She redid her hair in a rush despite the sudden wind that nearly took the hat away and stood to leave. As she passed the vehicle a silver haired young man stepped out in a silver suit, his blue eyes piercing just like Seto Kaiba's. With a similar smirk on his face he turned to notice Serenity, with only a glance she continued on her way, trying not to say anything to embarrass herself. 'That's Aster Phoenix! When I said that he'd be the next person I would meet I was being sarcastic! Man this guy is probably stuck up by that look on his face, he seems so fake!' she thought as his voice sounded from behind her. "You dropped something."

Serenity's POV

I turned around and noticed my keys lying on the ground by his foot. "Thanks …" I muttered as I walked over and picked them up. 'If he was truly being polite he would have given them to me, not just said something about them.' I thought bitterly. "You're welcome..." He simply replied as he seemed to laugh. I was confused until I noticed he was staring at my cat chain that was attached to my keys, a last gift from my mother that I always kept with me. I felt my face heat up and knew that my cover in front of him was probably blown. "Nice key chain." He snickered in a mocking tone. "What are you a transvestite? You're a bad actress." I felt angered by his words but couldn't seem to leave just yet. "So what if I'm a bad actress, it isn't any of your business!" I said angrily. He frowned, narrowed his eyes and said "I know it's not. So why are you still standing here?" I didn't fully get what he said; I was focused on his eyes that were burning through my head, so blue and angered. I was ready to knock him off his feet when I took in what he had said, but refused my desire and turned away from him and left, still feeling his eyes burning through me.

Ru-Ru: So how was it? Was it better or worse? Who were to two people in her house?

Serenity: Who, who was it? I wanna know!

Ru-Ru: Shut up! You'll know later on. Anyway and if I only do the first season this chapter and the beginning of the third chapter would be the only time Aster would appear. If I get some good reviews maybe I'll go on with the other seasons, I have a WHOLE story that goes through all of the seasons. Also I hope I got Aster's character good enough.

Serenity: He was mean! I'm not a transvestite!

Ru-Ru:*mumbles something*

Serenity: Ru-Ru chan! Stop being mean!

Aster: Review or they'll not only be upset. You'll have to duel me.

Ru-Ru and Serenity: When did he get here? And shut up Mr. Big-Shot!

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