Okay, now, we're on chapter three! That was crazy, redoing the whole story in one day. Just another day in paradise.
Disclaimer: Wolf doesn't own Yu-Gi-Oh GX or any elements related to Ayashi no Ceres.
Enjoy the story, and hopefully this doesn't kill me.
Chapter 3: Making the Grade
Dream Sequence
Jaden woke to find himself lying on a couch in a house that felt oddly familiar. He felt like he had been there before.
He got up to take a look around, when he heard a child's laugh. He followed the laugh to the kitchen, and what he saw nearly made his heart stop.
He saw a little boy that looked like him playing house with his stuff toys. What made it shocking was that said stuffed toys were floating!
"Come on, Mr. Bear, let's get cookies for everyone!" The little boy said to a stuffed brown bear. "I know where mom keeps them."
The child took his little friend and walked over to the fridge, the cookie jar floating down from the top of it.
"Ok, let's go watch Robin Hood!" He then walked into the living room, his toys and the cookie jar following him.
Jaden followed his younger doppelganger into the living room where he was putting a disc into the DVD player. "This is our favorite movie!"
As the video played, the boy's head looked up, like he heard something. Then, he turned toward the door. "Say, Mr. Bunny, could you please go get the door? Mommy's home!"
The stuffed bunny floated over to the door and moved it's little arms around the knob, opening the door.
A woman with light brown hair and brown eyes like the little boy's, wearing a business suit, stepped into the foyer and looked around before her eyes landed on the stuffed bunny. While most people would freak out or at the very least be startled, but the lady, who was the boy's mother, just smiled.
"Hello, Mr. Bunny. Do you happen to know where my son is?" She asked the little toy, playing along.
"Yes," The little boy said from the living room, trying to sound like someone else. "He's in the living room, watching a movie with Mr. Bear, Ms. Kitty, and Mr. Turtle."
"I see." The woman laughed, looking towards her son with a loving smile as the stuff bunny floated back into the living room to rest next to the boy. She laughed again and went to sit with her son and his friends.
"And what have I told you about having cookies before dinner?" She asked, trying to sound stern, but still smiling.
"I only had one." The little boy defended himself, but he was also smiling.
"All right," The mom caved, taking the cookie jar. "But that's all you're getting for right now, you can have one more before bed tonight."
"Okay!" He nodded in agreement. "Oh, Mommy, Daddy's going to be home early today."
"Well, then, I guess I better start dinner." His mom then walked out of the living room and into the dining room which then lead into the kitchen.
The little boy settled back on the couch and returned to the movie he was watching.
All the while, Jaden was watching in stunned agony, tears silently falling from his eyes.
Reality
Jaden's eyes snapped open and he sat up, not quite remembering where he was. He then remembered yesterday's events. He was at Duel Academy, and in many ways he was free.
He brought a hand to his face and realized he had been crying. Wiping away the tears that were still falling, he whispered to himself, "If only I'd known…"
He knew that was a memory of his more innocent years. Of a time long gone.
He looked over at the clock and saw that it was now seven in the morning. "Well, may as well get up."
He noticed that Syrus and Chumley were gone, meaning they were most likely in class.
After going to shower and get dressed, he went down to where the dining hall was. No one was in there, so he decided to go poke around in the kitchen for something to eat. When he moved the curtain aside, he was met by a man with long black hair and glasses holding a plump looking tabby cat in his arms.
"Oh, good morning, you must be Jaden." The man greeted him. He seemed pleasant enough, but Jaden could sense he was hiding something.
"Yes, and who are you?" He asked, suspiciously.
"My name's Professor Lyman Banner, I'm one of teachers here at Duel Academy and I look after the students in the Slifer dorm," He explained with a kind smile. "Since I don't have a class to teach for a while and since your duel isn't until noon, I figured I'd get to know my future student."
He set the cat down, and then grabbed two trays of food from the counter. "Since I didn't see you come down for breakfast, I assumed Syrus and Chumley let you sleep in. So, I made extra for when you came down."
Jaden stared for a moment, then followed the professor out to the dining area. "Thank you."
"You're quite welcome, Jaden. I wish you luck in your upcoming duel." Banner said kindly, as they ate.
Jaden smiled a little when he saw it was fried shrimp, it was his favorite. He started eating when he felt something rub against his leg. The cat from earlier was trying to get food out of him, and he had even sent him an image of Jaden giving him shrimp to prove it.
"Sorry, big fella, but this food's mine." He told him, but picked him up and set him on his lap to pet him.
"You must be special, Jaden. Pharoah's never warmed up that quickly to anyone." Professor Banner commented.
'You have no idea.' Jaden thought, dryly.
Nurse's Office
After having breakfast, Jaden went to the main building to meet with the nurse about his injuries.
"Oh, hello, Jaden. Please come in." He walked in and sat on one of the beds.
"May I see the wounds on your back, please?" Jaden nodded.
He took off his jacket and pulled up his shirt to that his back was exposed. When Fontaine went to look, she was surprised by what she saw.
"Jaden… your wounds have almost completely healed." She said, not quite believing it.
Jaden then remembered about his healing capabilities. He could heal from almost any injury, how fast depended on how much energy he had. The food he got yesterday and this morning must have given him the boost needed to start healing, if he got food regularly for a day or two his wounds would be completely gone.
He smiled, but his eyes were sad. "I always did heal pretty quick. Guess I really am a freak after all."
Ms. Fontaine looked at him in surprise. "Jaden, why do you say that?"
Jaden's eyes widened, and quickly played on his amnesia angle. "I don't know. I just feel like I've said that before."
Ms. Fontaine looked at him, not quite believing that answer, but let it go for now. "All right, since these wounds will probably be gone soon at the rate they're healing, I don't see a reason to come back again. So, I'll give a clean bill of health and let you go work on your deck for your duel."
"Thank you." Jaden said, adjusting his clothes. He then quickly left the room.
Nurse Fontaine decided to find out just who Jaden was.
Main Arena
The main arena was full of people. Naturally, word had gotten around about the mysterious new kid who had been found on the path to the school, and was going to be dueling Dr. Crowler for the right to stay here.
Naturally, Bastion and Syrus were there, sitting up in one of the top rows. Sy didn't know where Chumley was.
Alexis was also there, on the other side of the arena, with another boy with blue hair and wore an Obelisk uniform with the colors inverted, showing he was a third year. His name was Zane, the older brother of Syrus and the top duelist on campus. Alexis didn't know where her friends Jasmine and Mindy were.
There were also three guys sitting a couple rows in front of her and Zane. One was Chazz Princeton, a kid with spiky black hair and an Obelisk, the other two were his two "friends," Taiyou Maki and Raizou Goki.
"Certainly a lot of people here." Jaden commented, looking around from where Syrus and Bastion were.
"Yeah," Syrus agreed. "They're probably all just curious about what kind of deck you use."
"Or they're sizing you up as competition." Bastion added, being realistic.
"Well, then," Jaden smirked. "Guess I better give them a show."
He grabbed the duel disk he had been given and headed down to the field.
"He's so sure of himself, I wonder if he's really that good." Syrus said.
"He's going to need to be," Bastion said, looking at the duel field. "Look who he's dueling."
Crowler was prepped for the duel. His duel disk looked like it was attached to his uniform, at least the part that held the graveyard and deck did. The tray part was held in his hands like a guitar.
Jaden walked onto the platform, looking completely calm and collected.
"All right, test time!" Crowler said, looking at Jaden with confidence. "So, son, your name?"
"Jaden Yuki."
"Well, Jaden Yuki, I'm Dr. Vellian Crowler, Department Chair and Techniques Professor here at Duel Academy," Crowler introduced himself with pride dripping from his voice. "Are you ready?"
"As ready as I'll ever be," Jaden answered, activating his duel disk. "Time to throw down!"
"Duel!"
Crowler: 4000
Jaden: 4000
"I'll go first!" Jaden drew his first card. He looked over his hand and smiled. "I'm gonna summon Rogue Hero Windblade in defense mode!"
A teenage boy appeared with long, wavy navy blue hair with side bangs that cover his rights eye, deep purple eyes, and fair skin. He was wearing a simple gray, short-sleeve shirt under a black coat, black jeans, and black boots. His weapon of choice was a short sword with a curved blade, with the scabbard attached to a brown belt around his waist. The final touch was black wing-shaped marking on his right hand.
He crouched defensively using his sword to defend himself. (1800/1500)
"Whoa, Jay, where are we?" The monster asked his master.
"This is the place Rose told us about, Duel Academy." Jaden responded over a mental link. "But in order to stay, we have to beat this guy."
"In that case, we might need my ability."
"I activate Wind Blade's special ability. When he's summoned, you get dealt with a whopping 500 points of damage." The warrior teen slashed his sword hard through the air, causing a fierce air current to hit the good doctor.
Crowler: 3500
Jaden: 4000
"And there's more where that came from!" The warrior said, confidently.
"Easy, Nova, the fight's just begun."
Meanwhile, everyone in the audience was staring at the monster with awe and wonder.
"Rogue Heroes?" Syrus wondered aloud. "I've never heard of them."
"Neither have I," Bastion added. "But I had heard of a contest a few years ago where the winner had their submitted designs turned into cards. Jaden must have been the winner of the contest."
"Have you ever heard of these cards, Chazz?" Taiyou asked the rich, spiky hair boy.
"No, but let the kid play whatever he wants," Chazz responded haughtily. "It won't help him."
"I set a card face down," Jaden proceeded with his turn. "And then I activate the effect of Rogue Hero Cyclone! By sending a WIND attribute monster to the graveyard, I can summon him!"
Nova jumped into the air and mysterious winds swirled around him.
When they dispersed, another teen, this time with short, messy dark brown hair, matching eyes, and really tan skin appeared. He wore a similar outfit to Windblade, only with no coat, his boots looked like cowboy boots, and instead a sword, he had a spear. He also had a dark brown headband and his mark was on the left side of his neck. (2800/2500)
"Need some help, Jay?" The newcomer turned to his boss.
"Anything you can give me, Madu." Jaden said, before turning back to the duel. "Now, I'll use his ability. When he's successfully summoned, I can draw a card from my deck. If it's a monster I can keep it, if not I have to send it to the graveyard."
He drew his card and smiled at what it was. "Looks like I can keep this card. I'll end my turn here. Take your best shot, teach!"
"Yes, of course. Don't tell me what to do!" Dr. Crowler said muttered as he looked at his hand. 'After all, since I'm using my own personal deck rather than one of those puny test decks, I'll be calling all the shots. I'll fail this nobody and send him back to where he came from in no time.'
He grinned when he saw the cards in his hand. "I think I'll start off nice and easy, by playing the spell card Confiscation!"
"What's it do?" Jaden asked, tense for what was coming.
"What it does is allow me to pay 1000 life points to take a look at your hand and then send one of your cards to the graveyard."
Crowler: 2500
Jaden: 4000
As he was explaining, Jaden's hand glowed, startling him, and then holographic images of those cards appeared in front of Crowler.
"Ah, yes, I remember some of these from back when I was a naive rookie." That comment made Jaden growl at his deck being insulted, but Crowler didn't notice.
"Now which one shall I banish?" He looked at each card carefully before making a decision. "Monster Reborn to the graveyard!"
Jaden's card was sent there.
"Next, I'll set two cards face down," Two face downs appeared in front of Crowler and then he held up one more card. "And last, but not least, I play Heavy Storm! This spell destroys every other spell and trap card that's out on the field."
A heavy wind picked up, causing Madu and Jaden to cringe against the wind and brace themselves. Jaden's face down, Draining Shield, was destroyed along with Crowler's two face downs.
"Why'd you activate that? Your own cards were destroyed along with mine." Jaden asked seriously.
"Now, now, you mustn't speak out-of-turn, young scholar." Crowler countered, dark clouds starting to form around his side of the field.
"Hey, what's happening?" The brunette asked, getting nervous. His warrior gripped his spear tighter, knowing something was coming.
"Nothing's happening," Crowler said dismissively before adding, "Not yet!"
Just as he said that, two golden dragon-worm-like creatures appeared on his side of the field. "But that's about to change."
The audience was amazed by the two creatures but Syrus was confused. "Could someone tell me what's going on?"
"Those two cards that Dr. Crowler had out were Statue of the Wicked," Bastion explained as he observed the duel. "It's a special trap that creates a vicious monster token when it's destroyed by a card effect. That's why he played Heavy Storm."
"A card that strong couldn't be in one of the test decks, Crowler must be using his own." Taiyou said.
"Then this duel's over," Raizou added. "No one can beat the deck of an expert like Dr. Crowler."
"Yeah, it's impossible, don't ya think Chazz?"
"Yeah, what do you think, Chazz?"
Chazz grinned at this. "I think I'm going to enjoy watching Crowler wipe the floor with our little friend down there. I just wish he had treated all the other second rate duelists that applied to the academy the same way."
"What an elitist snob," Alexis said. "Bullying our mystery boy with his very best cards."
"You're too soft, Alexis," Zane spoke up, causing Alexis to look at him. "I just hope we get to see that legendary rare card Crowler has stashed away in that deck of his."
"Hope this doesn't end too quickly," Alexis added, turning back to the duel. "I'd like to see more of those Rogue Heroes that kid's got."
"Ready for your next lesson?" Crowler called to Jaden on the other side of the field.
"Bring it!" Jaden said with determination on his face and in his voice. Only those who could see and hear duel spirits could see the determination on Madu, too.
Crowler regarded that negatively. "Very well."
His tokens started to glow and writhe in flames. "Now, I sacrifice my two Wicked Tokens to summon the Ancient Gear Golem!"
In place of Crowler's tokens stood a giant robotic creature with the working gears clearly seen. Once again the audience was amazed at the sight of the monster, more so at it's stats (3000/3000).
"There it is! That's his legendary rare card!" Alexis gasped.
Even Zane's eyes widened a bit. "Now, it looks like we're about to find out what makes it so legendary."
"Now, now, I hope you're not too scared of my legendary Ancient Gear Golem." Crowler said sarcastically toward Jaden.
Jaden, however, just stared it down levely. "This oversized rust bucket doesn't look so tough to me."
"Let's show the good professor just how dangerous we can be!" Madu spoke up, smirking.
Jaden nodded to his spirit friend.
Jaden's lack of fear shocked many people, including Syrus. "Either Jaden's brave or he's nuts!"
"He's staring down that legendary rare monster like it's nothing," Zane said incredulously. "I guess the youth and inexperience have their benefits."
"Give it a rest, Zane," Alexis said, getting tired of Zane's attitude. "At least the kid's showing some backbone."
"There won't be much to show after this." Zane retorted.
Dr. Crowler cackled as he gave his orders. "Golem attack! Mechanized Melee!"
His monster's single eye glowed red slightly before pulling back it's fist, going in to strike the lone warrior.
"This is the end of the road for me, Jaden! You keep fighting!" Those were Cyclone's last words before the machine monster's fist struck him and he burst into pixels.
"Madu!" Jaden called as his friend was destroyed.
"Oh, man, Jaden's monster didn't stand a chance!" Syrus fretted as he watched the duel. "Its defense points were too low! This doesn't look good."
"And it's about to get worse," Bastion said, remembering what he knew about Ancient Gear Golem. "When Ancient Gear Golem attacks a monster in defense mode, the difference between its attack points and the opposing monster's defense points are dealt to the opponent as damage."
"But that would mean that Jaden's life points are gonna take a hit!" Syrus cried as he realized what was going to happen.
Just as he said that, a transparent version of Ancient Gear Golem's fist slammed through Jaden's body, making him grunt in pain but he stayed on his feet.
Jaden: 3500
Crowler: 2500
Crowler noticed Jaden was shaking a little and laughed.
"Now, now, don't feel bad," He taunted. "Not everyone has what it takes to get into the top dueling school in the country…"
Crowler trailed off when he realized that Jaden wasn't shaking from crying, he was shaking from anger.
"You may have gotten a good shot, but don't underestimate my skills or my deck!" Jaden said with a dangerous calm, fire burning in his eyes, holding a barely contained rage. It was taking all his strength not to let his powers out.
This took everyone by surprise, confused as to why he was so angry over losing one monster.
Crowler was also surprises, before he started scowling angrily. 'Doesn't he get it? He will not be admitted into this school! And he will certainly not make a mockery of my deck!'
'I've got him riled up,' Jaden thought feeling satisfied as he reached to draw a card from his deck. 'He's going to be shaking even more once I get serious!'
As he was about draw his card, he heard a faint cooing sound. He paused for a second before drawing and taking a look. He smiled when he saw it was Winged Kuriboh. If the little furball had a mouth, Jaden was sure he would have been smiling too.
'Your special ability would come in handy, but only if you're willing to make a sacrifice play.' Winged Kuriboh gave his duelist a wink as reassurance.
"Okay, I summon Winged Kuriboh in defense mode." A small brown fur ball with green paws and little white wings appeared (300/200).
"Next, I play one card face down and end my turn. You ready for what's coming next, teach?"
Crowler simply laughed at this.
"Not bad, but I'm a master technician, you see," He taunted Jaden. "A Kuriboh to me is rather pedestrian; even one with wings, its defense points are still no match for my Ancient Gear Golem. It's a textbook mistake, don't feel bad. Now, let's proceed."
He then drew his next card. "Now, Ancient Gear Golem, attack that Kuriboh with Mechanized Melee!"
Again the monster struck, smashing the tiny monster to pieces.
Jaden cringed. 'Sorry, Wing.'
Dr. Crowler noticed that Jaden's life points didn't drop. "Check your gear, your life points haven't changed."
But Jaden just smiled. "My gear's fine. On the turn Winged Kuriboh's destroyed I take zero damage."
This information took Crowler by surprise. Some of the audience members were also stunned that Crowler didn't know that.
"How 'bout that, a technique the good doctor didn't know." Alexis stated, sarcastically.
"No one can be expected to know every technique, Alexis," Zane argued in a scolding tone. "Especially one as obscure as that."
"Yeah, well that kid sure knew it." Alexis countered with a slight smile.
"Fine, fine, I guess your lame little monster saved you there." Crowler taunted.
"Hey!" Jaden snapped. "Just because you beat him doesn't give the right to call him lame!"
"Oh yes, I forgot how attached you new duelists get to your monsters," Crowler taunted again. "I'm sorry."
"You should be," Jaden said. "Because by attacking Winged Kuriboh you set off my trap, Rogue Signal!"
His trap activated, showing some rogues hiding among some tries, sounding bird calls to each other in a message. Said calls started being heard around the arena.
"Which lets me bring out my next Rogue Hero!" He took the monster in his hand and slapped it on the disk try. "Rise, Rogue Hero Firebird!"
Out of a column of flames, another teen, female this time appeared. She had pale skin, long white hair that faded to flame colors, and red eyes. She was wearing a black sleeveless turtleneck top, black jeans, and boots with platform heels. It couldn't be seen under her clothes, but her mark was on her left thigh. Her weapon of choice was a whip (2100/1200).
"And once per turn, I can add one trap card to my hand."
"Catch, Boss!" The new hero tossed a card to her boss.
"Thanks, Charlotte!" Jaden put the card in his hand. Then he started his own turn. "My move!"
He looked at his cards and came up with a plan. 'Alright, team, this one's for you, especially you Winged Kuriboh!'
He put the card he drew in his hand and selected another card. "Time to get dangerous. First, I'll play the spell card The Warrior Returning Alive, bringing Windblade back to my hand. Then, I'll bring him back to the field, and you know that that means!"
The card came out of the graveyard slot and then back to the field to stand next to Firebird (1800/1500).
"Welcome back, Nova!" Charlotte greeted her teammate.
"Hey, Char!" Nova said, before turning to Crowler with an angry look. "Now, I'm gonna put a quick hurtin' on this guy!"
Windblade swung his sword, repeating what happened the first time.
Jaden: 3500
Crowler: 2000
"Good shot, Nova, now, let's end this duel!" Jaden said.
"Oh, I see, another amateurish mistake, but this is good, this is good, now would anyone like to tell me what our little friend did wrong here…" Crowler taunted, but was cut off by Jaden.
"I wasn't done!" He said, thoroughly annoyed with this guy. "Yeah, I know my two monsters by themselves aren't enough to take down your behemoth, but where the true strength of my monsters lie is where they stand together, as in a fusion summon."
He then showed Crowler one of the cards in his hand. "And I just so happen to have a Polymerization right here."
"Let's go!" Nova called, jumping into the air.
"I'm right there with you!" Charlotte cracked, following Ven's example.
The two Rogue Heroes started to swirl together as Polymerization activated. After they were done, a new warrior appeared.
He was wearing a white cut off muscle shirt with a black hoodie over top with the sleeves torn off, charcoal pants, and black shoes. His hair was a maroon color and all hair on right side of his head was shaved to show off three scars doing down the right side of his face. His hair was in a wild spiky pattern on the left side of his head with a slight undercut. He had orange eyes, deep tan skin, and his mark is on his left shoulder blade. What made him different from the others was that he was some sort of dragonic hybrid, with red dragon wings and a tail, dragonic scales covering his arms, pointed ears, and his eyes were reptilian slits (2100/1200).
"Meet Rogue Hero Dragonheart! I hope your Golem's ready for a clash of the titans!"
Dragonheart looked around before his eyes landed on Ancient Gear Golem. "So, this is our enemy, boss?"
"Yes, and it's time to end this, Kuso!" Jaden concluded.
The spirit nodded in agreement.
"Well, doc, what do you think?" Jaden asked Crowler, knowing that the good professor had no idea what was coming.
"I think you're dueling quite well for an ametur, but next time try summoning a monster that has more attack points than what's already out." Crowler said like he was disappointed, but he really didn't see the monster as a threat.
"What's he mean?" Syrus asked, looking at Jaden's monster.
"He means that the Dragonheart's attack points are too low to defeat the Ancient Gear Golem." Bastion answered.
"Oh man." Syrus moaned.
"Alright, young scholar," Crowler said, almost exasperated. "I don't mean to rush you but I am a busy man…are you done yet?"
"Not even close!" Jaden replied. "And, yes, I know Dragonheart has less attack points than your Golem. That's why I'm activating this, a field spell called Fallen City!"
He placed a card in the slot on his disk used for field spells. There was a bright flash, and then suddenly they were in the middle of a ruined city. It looked like the cities in zombie apocalypse movies, without the zombies. In the middle of it, Crowler's Ancient Gear Golem looked like a giant monster sent to finish the city off. Kuso stood on top of the skyscrapers still standing, ready to go on the offense.
"Now, Dragonheart!" Jaden called. "Time to last one more day!"
He pointed at the ancient robot. "Attack that Ancient Gear Golem with Sky Dragon Strike!"
Dragonheart spread his wings, jumped from the building he was standing on, and dove toward Crowler's monster, weaving in and out of buildings.
"Fine by me, bring him on," Crowler said, like he wasn't worried. "This silly little Fallen City field spell hasn't lowered my Golem's atk by one point!"
Dragonheart then shot straight up, his body being covered in flames.
"That wasn't the plan. Though it's in ruin, this is the Rogue's home," Jaden revealed, calmly. "Here, when a Rogue Hero goes into battle against a stronger opponent, they gain 1000 extra attack points!"
"Wait! Timeout!" Crowler cried, but it didn't stop Dragonheart's attack as it dove at the ancient robot (2100-3100/1200).
Crowler was freaking out as Jaden's monster slammed straight through his, making pieces go everywhere.
"No, it can't be! He was my best card!" He cried before being hit in the head by a piece of debris.
"That reminds me, you should probably know about Dragonheart's special ability." Jaden said, as the dragon-like vigilante landed in front of him, smirking. "When he destroys a monster in battle, the attack points of that monster get dealt straight to your life points. Looks like I win."
"No way…" Crowler muttered. Just has he said that, the remaining shell of the Ancient Gear Golem fell on top of Crowler, despite trying to get out of the way.
Jaden: 3500
Crowler: 0
Jaden pointed his index and middle fingers at Crowler in a salute that Rose taught him. "We've survived. So, I pass the test, right?"
As the holograms faded, a lot of people were stunned to see that Jaden had beaten a teacher, who was using his real deck, in a duel.
Crowler was dumbfounded by the whole thing. He was beaten by an "amnesiac" amatur from nowhere.
"Impossible," He seethed. "There's no way that this delinquent could beat me!"
Up in the stands, Chazz and his flunkies were just as shocked.
"It must be dumb luck," Chazz muttered through clenched teeth. "No way Crowler would lose to some flunky!"
Alexis on the other hand was smiling at Jaden's win. "This kid's got a future here."
Zane just huffed and walked away.
Syrus was cheering for Jaden's win. "Yay! Way to play, Jay!"
'Nice,' Bastion thought. 'I could use the competition.'
Jaden was surprised by everyone cheering for him, but he smiled and waved to them. He glanced over his shoulder when he sensed Winged Kuriboh's spirit appear.
"I think you played the biggest role in this duel, my friend," He said to the little spirit. "Thank you."
Wing winked at him before disappearing.
Jaden then turned to where Bastion and Syrus were sitting and smiled up at them, he was definitely going to make the most of this new start.
And we are finally caught up! Hopefully, I'll be able to update a little more since my classes are done for the summer. So, like always, read, review, and stay tuned!
