Alright people, I've gotten lots of ideas for this story's pairing, some having greater detail than others, and I think I've made my choice. Thank you to everyone who helped me to make this story progress further than it has before! Also, at the end of this chapter, I'll be placing a list of cards that were used in the duel and their effects. This will be used for every chapter where a duel is involved. So, I hope you enjoy this chapter!
*I still don't own RWBY or Yu-Gi-Oh GX!*
An Offer From Seto Kaiba!
Soon after Ozpin and his entourage left the house/game shop, Jaune came downstairs dressed in his usual attire. He wears a black vest over a red sleeveless muscle shirt, a pair of blue jeans with the pant legs tucked into a pair of black combat boots, and a belt with a buckle that looked like the Red-Eyes Black Dragon's head. His deck was in his deck holster while clipped to his belt.
The blonde boy yawned as he made his way to the kitchen to make himself a cup of coffee, too tired to notice Tea and Yugi sitting at the dining room table. The two adults turned to Jaune and looked a bit sheepish knowing that they were most likely the reason he was awake at this hour.
"Good morning, Jaune. Did you sleep well?" Tea greeted, getting a nod in response.
"Sorry to get you up so early." Yugi apologized.
"It's fine. I'd probably be late to my duel exam if I got up any later than this." Jaune replied.
Once his coffee was done, he took a sip from the caffeinated beverage and made his way to the table. However, he was stopped by a knock at the door.
"Oh, go home already!" Yugi growled as he got up to answer the door.
He stomped over to the door and roughly opened it as he said "What part of Jaune isn't attending Beacon do you NOT understand?!"
"Really now, is that any way to greet an old friend?" asked a familiar voice.
Now that Yugi heard the voice, he saw that the person, or should I say PEOPLE, standing at the door are none other than Seto Kaiba and his family. Like Yugi, Kaiba looks as though he's still in his prime, even though he's really much older than that. The same could be said for his wife, Ishizu.
Ishizu Kaiba, formerly Ishizu Ishtar, is a beautiful woman of Egyptian heritage. Her long black hair was done up in a ponytail while her tan skin and brown eyes made her look even more beautiful. And Like Kaiba, she doesn't look a day over twenty five. She's currently dressed in a white T-Shirt, a pair of skinny jeans and a pair of hightops.
And standing with them is their adopted daughter, Blake Kaiba. Blake is a cat Faunus with black hair, pale skin and amber yellow eyes. She looks almost completely human, aside from the pair of black cat ears on top of her head in addition to her human ears. A rare trait for any Faunus; having two sets of working ears. Her attire makes her look more like some kind of ninja, being a black and white color scheme and unlike most Fauni who would attempt to hide their animal features when in public, Blake's cat ears are proudly on display.
"Oh, sorry Kaiba. I thought you guys were somebody else." Yugi said apologetically.
"Let me guess, Ozpin and his cronies tried to convince you to send Jaune to their huntsman academy again, didn't they?" Seto guessed.
"Yes! How did you know?" Yugi asked, allowing the Kaiba family inside.
"The same thing happened to us yesterday! But like Jaune, Blake would rather NOT become a huntress and wants to become a duelist so she can help human and Faunus relationships through nonviolent means. Especially with what has become of the White Fang." Ishizu explained.
While the grownups were talking, Blake followed Jaune into the kitchen to help him prepare coffee for everyone. She and Jaune were great childhood friends. Even before she was adopted by Seto and Ishizu Kaiba, Jaune was alway looking out for her. He'd alway bring her money and food whenever he could, and just always made sure she had a companion to talk to.
Heck, he even taught her how to play Duel Monsters! They hadn't been able to build her a decent deck yet, but that had changed when they met the Kaiba family at the game shop one day. Blake told them about how her parents were murdered by Adam Taurus of the White Fang for not siding with them when they turned into a Faunus Supremacy Terrorist group, and how she's been living on the streets ever since then.
Let's just say that knowing how it was like to live as an orphan for most of your life, Kaiba and Ishizu had filled out the adoption papers and brought Blake home with them in less than a day.
What can he say? He's got a soft spot for orphans.
And because of how Fauni are normally treated by most humans and his own low tolerance for bullies, Kaiba created and enforces several rules against Faunus abuse and bullying in general at his school, Central Duel Academy. He doesn't want his child to be around any human supremacists in his school during her stay there!
Although, he's got the sneaking suspicion that someone's been breaking a lot of his rules and encouraging discrimination among the ranks and the Faunus.
At the Kaiba Dome, a makeup wearing man who looks like an ugly woman sneezed as they were setting everything up.
"Good to see you again, Jaune!" Blake said, giving her friend a quick hug.
"Good to see you again too, Blake! How goes things with the family?" Jaune asked.
"Oh, they're great. My arms are killing me from watching over those little devils I call cousins, though." Blake replied.
And it's true. Her little cousins on her uncle Mokuba's side of the family were hyperactive little devils that drove her absolutely nuts! It's even worse when Mokuba and his wife Rebecca go off on dates and have Blake babysit the little demons!
Jaune just chuckled. Even though he doesn't live with his parents anymore, he still loves his seven sisters and would gladly babysit the younger ones whenever possible. He may no longer be on the best terms with his parents, but his sisters still mean the world to him. And nothing in this world or the next will ever change that.
"I understand how you feel, Blake, but you should cherish the time you have with your cousins while you still can. After all, you never know what you have until it's gone." Jaune said.
Blake looked down as her eyes misted over, remembering her birth parents and how that madman Adam killed them in cold blood.
"I know, Jaune. I know."
Sensing his friend's emotional pain, Jaune placed a comforting hand on the girl's shoulder which drew a smile from the Faunus girl. The two of them finished preparing the coffee and brought it over to the adults.
"It's been awhile, Arc. I trust your apprenticeship under Yugi is still going well?" Kaiba asked.
"It is, mister Kaiba." Jaune replied. "If you don't mind my asking, what brings you and your family here so early in the day? Not that it's not great to see you all again."
Kaiba took a sip from his coffee and sighed as he remembered why he was here in the first place.
"As I'm sure you know, Professor Ozpin of Beacon Academy and General Ironwood of the Atlas Military have been trying for the longest time to recruit you and Blake into their respective factions. Well, the fact of the matter is I don't trust either of them as far as I can throw a mountain! So I've enrolled Blake into Duel Academy with you, Jaune. But you two won't just be students. You will both be under my employ as inspectors." Kaiba said.
This drew a couple of startled looks from Jaune and Blake. Even Yugi and Teà looked surprised by that declaration.
"But why do you want them to be inspectors? What brought this on?" Teà asked.
"For the past few months, Seto has received several complaints from students that Central Duel Academy has been corrupted by teachers who show blatant favoritism, the Obelisk Blue students being mostly snobby rich children who expect things like rare cards, good grades and victories in duels to be handed to them on a silver platter, and if things get any worse Faunus discrimination is going to start cropping up!" Ishizu explained. "I'm sorry to say this, Teà, but if things at Central Duel Academy go any further down south they're going to hit Space Mexico!"
"It's like Ishizu said. That's why I need Jaune and Blake to not only go to Duel Academy as students, but I need them to investigate several matters that were brought to my attention!" Kaiba added.
He looked up to face his daughter and her best friend. He won't say this out loud yet, but he honestly hopes that his daughter and Jaune get together during their time at Duel Academy. Jaune's way better than most of the other boys Blake's age.
"So what do you say, kids? You in?" Kaiba asked.
Blake didn't even need time to think.
"If it's to save Central Duel Academy, then I'm in!" Blake replied.
"You can count on me, mister Kaiba, sir!" Jaune added, saluting Kaiba.
The older man nodded and took out his PDA in order to alert Chancellor Shepard about these developments. He's one of the few people at Duel Academy that he knows is not corrupted.
"Hey, Yugi. I was thinking about adding some new cards to my deck, and I think I've made my choices." Jaune said, taking out four cards.
"Really? May I see?" Yugi asked.
Jaune held his cards out to Yugi, and the man was impressed by Jaune's choices.
"Swing of Memories, a Mirror Force trap card, a second Red-Eyes Fusion and Shield & Sword? Great! With these new spell and trap cards combined with your monsters, your deck will be nearly unbeatable when complete!" Yugi praised.
"Alright!" Jaune cheered.
"But before you leave for the Kaiba Dome," Yugi reached into the golden sarcophagus that once held the Millennium Puzzle and pulled out three cards. "Add these to your deck. They could be helpful in a tight spot."
Jaune took the cards and looked at them. They were some cards that he knows will come in handy and has been looking to add to his deck for some time now. He just could never find the cards in the packs he opened.
"Wow! Thanks, Yugi! I promise, I'll make you guys proud!" Jaune said as he and Blake left for the Kaiba Dome.
"You already have, my young protege." Yugi said with pride.
As the two watched their dueling proteges leave to register for Duel Academy, Kaiba shed a tear as his daughter left for parts unknown.
"They grow up so fast…!" he mumbled.
*To Be Continued…*
*Blake is wearing her season one outfit, minus Gambol Shroud and her bow.*
Just so you guys know, unlike Jaune's deck, Blake's own deck will have a few anime and video game only cards. An example being the Dragon Nails card used in the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime show, but not being a card in real life. Makes me wish it was a real card, though.