Hey Y'all, I'm back! This chapter will be on Destiny trying to get Jaden to trust her more, and she and the guys will also find out a little secret of Jaden's.
And on a side note, in response to one of the reviews, Jaden runs a Fairy deck, but he calls them angels because it sounds more manly than fairies.
And it ties into the new deck he's going to get soon, but that will be a secret for now.
Disclaimer: Wolf only owns her OC's and the idea. Everything else goes to the creators of Yu-Gi-Oh GX.
Well, here we go! Enjoy!
Chapter 4: Befriending a Dark Angel
The next day was a ruckus. While the girls had agreed to keep quiet about the duel, the rumors got out. Anna, the girl they had spoken to before arranging the match, helped out in the nurse's office when she wasn't in class.
The morning after, Alexis had come in saying her stomach hurt. The nurse didn't know about the late night duel, so she was concerned about the bruising she saw on Alexis' torso. Alexis thankfully had a lie ready, saying she had tripped going up the stairs. Nurse Fontaine told her not to worry and to take it easy for a while.
The nurse bought the lie, but Anna suspected the truth. She told her roommate, Violet, who told someone else and it just rippled out from there. By midday, the grapevine was ringing off the hook, and Alexis and Destiny were interrogating Jasmine and Mindy to see if they were the leak.
"We didn't!" Jasmine exclaimed.
"Honestly, guys?" Alexis asked, still skeptical of their innocence.
"We didn't Alexis! Really!" Mindy persisted.
"Then how did it get out?" Destiny asked, sounding like an interrogator. She probably did since she had watched her dad do it with suspects a few times. "We were the only ones there, and we all agreed to keep our mouths shut."
"It doesn't matter now," Alexis sighed. "The word's out, and that's that."
"Not exactly." Said a voice, coming up to them.
The girls turned to see Bastion, Syrus, and Chumley walking up to them. After some quick introductions, Bastion continued what he was saying. "Jaden's in the chancellor's office with Crowler and a couple of Obelisks he had gotten into a fight with. Jaden said they started it, but we all know Crowler always takes sides with the Obelisks. What's more, Crowler's trying to use the fight to get Jaden expelled."
"Whatever, the guy's dangerous! Look what he did to Alexis!" Jasmine exclaimed, telling the boys about the duel last night. "If he does get expelled, then good riddance!"
"Knock it off!" Destiny snapped at her, startling everyone. In the short time that they knew her, no one had ever seen the Slifer cowgirl lose her temper with anyone. "You don't know anything about him, so you don't have the right to judge him!"
Before anyone could say anything, she ran off toward the chancellor's office. 'I know Jaden's not dangerous; he's just scared and alone. And I'm not going to give up on him.'
Main Office
As Bastion had said, Jaden was in the chancellor's office, looking incredibly bored, having been through this ring before. He had been heading to class, ignoring the whispers he heard, when a couple of Obelisk boys came up to him and starting harassing him.
He would have ignored it further until one of them called him a freak. That was the last straw. Soon, they were all in a fist altercation with Crowler showing up at the wrong time.
Now, they were in the chancellor's office, the Obelisk boys sneering at him, Crowler believing the Obelisks' version of events, where he had started the fight, and telling Chancellor Sheppard to take action.
"You have to do something about this boy! He's a violent ruffian, expelled from numerous schools before for endangering the other students! We can't take any chances; we have to get rid of him before someone gets seriously hurt!" Crowler was practically screaming.
Chancellor Sheppard waited for Crowler to calm down before speaking. "Dr. Crowler, before I decide anything, I prefer to hear both sides of the issue. All you've done since coming in here is relay the Obelisks' story and rant about what happened at Jaden's past schools, which I was already well aware of."
That fact got Jaden's attention. He knew about the accidents and still let him come here?
Sheppard then turned his attention to Jaden. "Now, Jaden, why don't you tell me your half of the story."
Jaden stared at him for a minute before telling the chancellor his version of events.
"Why is it that I believe his version more than I believe the first?" Sheppard asked, looking at Crowler pointedly.
Crowler and the Obelisks blushed a little at that. The chancellor sighed before making a decision.
"Alright, I'm going to let Jaden off with a warning, since he came clean about it. As for the other party involved, I'm imposing a week of detention since this the second time I've had to deal with this particular group." Sheppard decided in a stern voice that left no room for argument.
The Obelisks all grumbled and left the office, each giving Jaden a deadly glare, which he returned. After they had gone, Crowler started arguing with the chancellor again, to get him to change his mind. Jaden was about to get up and leave when suddenly Destiny burst into the room.
"Don't say another word, Jaden! As of now, I am acting as your lawyer!" She declared, turning her attention back to the front. "My client is innocent of any wrongdoing! The witnesses against him are all biased and unreliable, and any past indiscretions are irrelevant!"
Sheppard stared for a moment before laughing. "It's all right, Destiny. I've let Jaden off with a warning."
"Oh," The cowgirl blinked and then grinned widely. "I'm better at this than I thought!"
The chancellor laughed again, and even Jaden cracked a smile. Crowler, however, wasn't amused.
"And I'm not changing my decision, Dr. Crowler," Sheppard added, eyeing the Obelisk Headmaster.
Now it was Destiny's turn to laugh. "Anyway, I'm glad that Jaden has such a protective friend."
Now Jaden was uncomfortable. He had vowed to himself that he didn't want friends and he was sticking to that vow. To ease the discomfort, he decided to change the subject.
"You said that you knew about my powers. Did anyone else know?" He asked in such a quiet voice that it almost went unheard.
Sheppard raised an eyebrow but answered. "Only I and Professor Banner were aware of your abilities."
"Okay," Jaden said, before standing. "If we're finished here, I have some things I need to do."
Before anyone could say anything, Jaden walked out the door.
Destiny followed him. "Hey, Jay! Hold on a sec!"
Jaden stiffened but stopped. Destiny came around in front of him to look him in the eye. "So, what's your deal with this gift of yours? When you realized that someone knew you looked upset."
"It's not a gift!" Jaden snapped, today just being too much for him. "It's a curse! All it's ever done is cause me one problem after another. It's dangerous, so keep away!"
He rushed past the cowgirl, bumping into her hard enough to knock something out of his jacket, but he didn't notice that.
"Jaden!" Destiny yelled, but he didn't stop. She would have gone after him if she hadn't seen what had landed at her feet.
"What's this?" She picked up what appeared to be a journal, one of those small ones that could fit in a coat pocket.
It was all black, but when Destiny tilted it slightly, the lighting made words appear on the front. It wasn't a name, but it sounded like a title — Eye of the Beholder.
Destiny wasn't sure what it was, but she was confident it was Jaden's. The only problem was she didn't know where he ran off. While she knew it would best to return it, the investigator in her wanted to find out what it was.
Coming to a decision, she decided to go catch up with the others, and they would look at together.
A few minutes later, in the courtyard
When she had met up with the others, they gathered in front of the school by some of the statues.
"Are you sure we should do this?" Alexis asked. "I mean if it's dairy we'd be invading Jaden's privacy."
"Don't worry, Lex," Destiny reassured the Obelisk queen. "If it's a diary, we'll stop reading immediately."
She then opened the book to a random page, near the middle of the book, and scanned the contents. The others watched her with semi-baited breath.
"Oh, wow."
"What, what is it?" Jasmine asked.
"Yeah, Destiny, let us in on it," Mindy spoke next.
"It's not a diary," She spoke, looking intrigued. "It's a story."
"A story?" Bastion spoke, questioningly. He didn't know Jaden very well, but he didn't strike him as the creative type.
"What's it about?" Syrus asked, looking curious.
Destiny, instead of answering, started to read out loud.
The duo was tied up pretty good to the post in the middle of the room. But two males knew that they had to escape before the bomb went off.
"How long do you suppose we have?" The professor asked, trying to be calm in the current situation.
"If I'm right, not long." The young detective said, trying to break through their ropes.
'Why couldn't my power have razor claws or super strength or something?' He thought as he worked.
He soon felt the ropes loosen and soon they were free. "Quickly, Dr. Miwa! We have to hurry!"
Both gentlemen rose to their feet and were about to make their way toward the door when they heard pounding on it like someone was trying to kick the door down.
Sure enough, the door was soon kicked off its hinges and fell, revealing a young woman with long dirty blond hair and amber brown eyes. She wore a long brown coat over a green t-shirt and blue jeans with brown boots.
"Are you two Detective Jared Yulee and Dr. Sebastian Miwa?" She asked, sounding out of breath. She probably was since she just kicked in a door.
"That depends, who are you?" Jared asked, looking suspicious of their savior.
"Special Agent Alexandra Rose, SPD!" The woman, now known as Alexandra answered, sounding professional now that she had gotten her breath back. "I was called in to get you guys out."
"Wait a minute!" Jasmine interrupted, realizing something. "Her name sounds like yours, Alexis!"
Mindy caught onto it, too. "Hey, yeah, and she looks like you, too!"
Alexis thought about it and realized they were right. She also thought of something else. "Come to think of it, the professor's name sounds like yours, Bastion."
They all started to see what the girls are getting at by this point. Jaden was basing the characters off of people he knew.
"Wonder if we're in it, too," Chumley said, looking at Syrus, who nodded in agreement.
Destiny smiled before continuing.
"Alright, I believe you," The detective said after a moment. "We need to move!"
"Follow me!" Agent Rose said, running out of the room.
The boys didn't have to be told twice and were right on her heels. They soon ran into trouble when their escape route was cut off by guards.
"Okay, what are your powers?" She whispered, getting ready to fight.
"Digital immortality, but I doubt that will help," Sebastian whispered.
"Mine are Medusa-like powers; I can stun them but not for long. Plus, they're in the way of the exit." Alex explained.
"Maybe I can do something," Jared said last, stepping forward.
He closed his eyes and focused. His eyes then snapped open, and the guards were suddenly screaming and scrambling over each other to get away from the trio.
The professor and the agent looked at the detective for an explanation. "My power is illusions."
They were soon on their way again. After a few more turns, they burst out the door, right into a helicopter's propeller wind.
"Up here!" Called a voice from above.
Squinting up, the escapees saw a woman hanging out the helicopter door. She had long black hair and was wearing a black zip-up shirt that left her stomach exposed, blue jeans, and black combat boots. What stood out the most were her eyes. They were a vivid amethyst color.
She dropped a rope ladder down to them. "Grab on!"
Alex was the first one up, Sebastian right behind her. As they climbed, there was an explosion from the building, the force blowing the helicopter back a few inches, nearly sending the people on the ladder falling to the ground.
"Keep it steady, Captain Huntington!" The brunette shouted to the person in the cockpit.
"That's gotta be me!" Chumley spoke up, hearing the last name.
After smoothing out the helicopter, Alex and Sebastian made it up the rest of the way, leaving only Jared on the ground.
"Hey, wait for me!" Called a voice.
The illusionist turned to a see a black cat running toward him.
Jared gave a fond smile at the little creature, scooping him up into his arms. "Of course, we can't forget you, Sirius!"
"What?!" Syrus exclaimed, before turning into a depressed little ball. "He made me a cat?"
Jasmine, Mindy, Bastion, and Chumley were snickering a little at the short Slifer.
"Okay, guys. Stop laughing," Alexis scolded, before turning back to the cowgirl. "What happens next?"
After getting Sirius into a comfortable spot to hang on from, Jared started up the ladder. When he neared the top, he felt something rush past him within in inches of his head.
A bullet. It was a bullet. That was when Jaden registered that someone had shot at him! The detective turned and saw guards swarming out of the building.
"Hold on!" The purple-eyed woman shouted.
Jared did so just in time as the helicopter began to pull away from the building. As exciting as it was, Jared slowly started up the ladder again, finally getting inside.
Sirius jumped off him and scurried toward the front for something to brace himself. The sound of metal hitting metal finally reached Jared's ears, confirming that they were under fire.
"These guys are starting to bug me!" The unknown female hissed, moving toward a large case near the back. She soon moved back to her original spot with a sniper rifle in her hands.
Jared noticed something peculiar about it. "No scope?"
She gave him a smirk. "Don't need one!"
She got the gun into a firing position. The detective then saw her eyes turn red, right before she started shooting back.
Every shot hit their mark.
He didn't have time to admire her marksmanship because he then lurched to the side as the helicopter made a sharp turn.
"Hold on!" The captain shouted to the passengers, Sirius digging his claws into the chair.
The professor and the agent fastened themselves into their seats. Jared regained himself enough to get a grip on a bench at least. Soon, they were out of range of the bullets, the hideout becoming a distant speck the farther they flew.
The door was shut and the flight smoothed out. Everyone relaxed a bit, and the marks-woman put her rifle away as her eyes going back to normal. She moved over to slump next to Jared.
"Well, that was fun!" She said in a tired but cheerful voice.
Everyone looked at her before laughing full heartedly at the obvious sarcasm.
Once the illusionist calmed down a little, he turned to the sniper. "By the way, what's your name?"
"Dynasty Walters, Texas Rangers," She smiled, a hint of a western accent starting to come through. "And as you just saw, my power is I can see really far away. Sounds stupid, but at least it's useful."
The detective laughed again. He had a feeling they were going to get along just fine.
"Hey, that must have been you, Destiny!" Mindy spoke up.
The cowgirl had to agree; the ranger girl did seem like her.
"Hey, you know what I just noticed?" Alexis spoke next.
"What?" Bastion asked turning to the Obelisk queen.
"The detective's name, Jared Yulee, sounds a lot like Jaden's name."
"Hey, yeah!" Mindy agreed, seeing what Alexis was seeing.
"Why do you think Jaden wrote this? And why did he base the characters off of us?" Bastion asked the questions that were in the back of everyone's minds.
"I think I know," Destiny said, the pieces starting to come together in her mind. "While the story itself is fiction, an author reveals more about themselves in their writing."
"Then what does Jaden's writing tell you?" Alexis asked.
"What he desires most, friends," The cowgirl explained. "We know that he based his characters off of us, right?"
Everyone nodded. "So, look at the way his character interacts with ours, it's the opposite of how he acts around us in real life. He wants friends, people he can rely on and talk to and play around with."
"So, why doesn't he just make friends in real life?" Mindy asked, not quite getting the depth of the situation. "Nothing's stopping him from walking up to someone and saying 'hi.'"
"Maybe that's none of your business!" Came a cold voice from behind them.
They turned to see a very ticked off Jaden standing there. When he saw the item he had been looking for in Destiny's hands, he snapped.
"Gimme that!" He lunged at the book, but Destiny saw it coming and dodged, the rest of the group scattering as Jaden regained his balance.
"Give it back!" He snapped, trying to get it out of Destiny's hand, but she kept it out of his reach.
"But it's good! I want to read it from the beginning!" Destiny whined in a playful tone, keeping up the game of keep away.
When what she said registered in Jaden's brain, he stopped and backed up a step. She thought what he wrote was good?
Destiny took Jaden's pause as an opportunity to come up with a plan to get the truth out. She looked back at the journal and got an idea. "Jaden, meet me at the Obelisk arena in ten minutes. We're going to duel! If you win, I'll give you your journal back. If I win, you have to do one thing for me without complaining."
Everyone looked at her stunned, no one more so than Jaden. Realizing he didn't have a choice, he nodded.
"Fine, I'll play this little game yours." He spat, before turning to leave.
The others gathered around Destiny after he left.
"What was that all about, Destiny?" Jasmine asked.
"You've got a plan, don't you?" Bastion asked, having a feeling she was up to something.
"You bet!" The Slifer girl confirmed. "It's time to meet the real Jaden!"
Obelisk Arena
Ten minutes later, the gang was in the arena. Destiny and Jaden were on the duel field while the others were up in the stands.
"Time to see if these rumors are true." Bastion muttered.
"Oh, they're real, believe me," Alexis said, worried for Destiny's safety as well as their own.
"Let's duel!" The duelists said, drawing their opening hands.
Destiny: 4000
Jaden: 4000
"Ladies first! Look out!" Destiny drew her first card.
"I summon Ice Pegasus in attack mode!" The white pegasus from her duel with Chazz appeared on the field (1800/1600).
"Now, I'll use his special ability to summon another Pegasus from my hand. Come on out, Light Pegasus!" The second pegasus she had summoned in her duel with Chazz appeared next to the first (1700/1000).
"Last, I place a card face down! Your move, Jaden!"
Jaden drew his next card. "I summon Tiny Angel in defense mode!"
A small, white, Kuriboh sized creature with wings and two cones connected by rings appeared in front of him (200/100).
"Then, I'll set two cards face-down and end my turn!"
"Why would he start his turn like that?" Jasmine asked.
"Yeah, what was he thinking?" Mindy agreed.
"I have a feeling it has to do with his facedowns." Bastion deduced.
"My turn!" Destiny drew a new card.
"Ice Pegasus, attack Tiny Angel with Frost Wind!" Ice Pegasus gave off a 'neigh' and beat his wings hard enough to create a freezing wind with ice shards in it, sending it at the small fairy, destroying it.
"Now, Light Pegasus, attack Jaden directly!" The second pegasus charged at Jaden.
"I activate my trap! Sacred Revelation!" Jaden said as his face down flipped up, showing a dragon being stopped by a spotlight.
"When my opponent declares an attack, I can send two level four or below angels from my deck to the graveyard and cancel the attack!" He explained as he fanned his deck to make his choice.
"I send two level one Sacred Spirit Parmals to the graveyard!" After sending his two cards to the graveyard, a powerful flash of light appeared in front of the Pegasus, scaring it into rearing up and stopping its attack.
Destiny grunted at the turn of events. "I end my turn."
"My turn!" Jaden drew a new card.
"I summon Iofiel in attack mode!" A humanoid winged creature appeared in front of the Ra (1000/800).
"What?" Syrus asked, confused. "Why would he summon something with only 1000 attack points? Both of Destiny's monsters are way stronger than that thing!"
"Not for much longer!" Bastion answered cryptically, knowing what this monster did.
"I activate his special ability! When he's summoned, I can send one level one angel from my deck to the graveyard and give Iofiel 1000 extra attack points!" Jaden explained, repeating the action he did for his trap card. "I send Zeriel to the graveyard and give my angel a little extra power!"
The fairy monster's wings glowed and grew more prominent as it's power increased (1000-2000/800).
"Oh no!" Syrus exclaimed at the twist.
"That's enough to take out Destiny's Pegasus!" Chumley added. "Either one!"
Destiny growled as Jaden made his next move.
"Iofiel, destroy Light Pegasus!" The fairy flew at the mentioned pegasus.
"Hold it right there, partner!" Destiny said, activating her trap card. "I play the trap Pegasus Barrier!"
"When my opponent declares an attack on a Pegasus monster, this trap stops the attack and ends the battle phase automatically!" Iofiel collided with a barrier and bounced back to Jaden's side.
Jaden growled and took another card from his hand. "I place one card face down and end my turn."
"My go then!" Destiny made her next move. "I sacrifice my two Pegasi to summon their stronger forms! Rise, Snowstorm and Shining Nova Pegasus!"
The two Pegasi on her field began to glow. When the glow faded, two new ones were there. The first one looked like Ice Pegasus, only bigger. The second one looked like Light Pegasus, only with light blue lightning streaks along its flank and more massive wings (3000/1000) (2700/2000).
"Hold on! How could you summon two level eight monsters with one sacrifice each?" Jaden demanded.
"It's their special abilities," The cowgirl explained. "Snowstorm requires a sacrifice of a Pegasus that's the same attribute as him. And Shining Nova specifically requires Light Pegasus as a sacrifice. As for their other abilities, Shining Nova can't be destroyed by DARK monsters, and as long as Snowstorm is out, you can't use your face-downs!"
Jaden growled at that, glancing at his facedowns. 'Great! My defenses are now useless!'
"Impressive!" Bastion praised watching the duel. "With his face-downs neutralized, Destiny can start an offensive assault!"
"You heard the man!" Destiny said to Snowstorm Pegasus. "Attack his monster with Frozen Fury!"
The ice-themed pegasus spread its wings and unleashed a powerful blizzard at Iofiel, causing it to freeze and shatter.
Jaden shielded his face from the cold winds.
Jaden: 3000
Destiny: 4000
"Now, Shining Nova, attack him directly!" Said pegasus galloped to the middle of the field, spread its wings and let off a fierce light, strong enough to make Jaden shield his eyes with a yell.
Jaden: 300
Destiny: 4000
"Wow!" Mindy exclaimed.
"One turn and she got Jaden's life points down to the remaining 300!" Alexis added, almost unable to believe it.
"I seriously hope I don't have to duel her at the next field test!" Chumley said, Syrus nodding in agreement.
Jaden was stunned at the turn in the duel. 'It can't be… one turn and she nearly beat me!'
He looked at Destiny with a glare as he started his next turn. "I play the spell Card of Sanctity! Now, we draw until we have six cards in our hands!"
Both players drew three cards. "Now, I play the continuous spell Court of Justice!"
A portal appeared in a flash of light over Jaden's side of the field. "As long as I have a level one angel on my field, I can special summon another angel from my hand once per turn!"
"This is not good," Bastion said. "With that spell, Jaden will be able to summon high-level monsters from his hand without having to sacrifice any monsters."
"I summon Divine Spirit Parmal in attack mode!" A small, humanoid angel appeared on the field (200/300).
"Now, I activate Court of Justice and summon an angel from my hand! Or should I say, a dark angel!"
"Oh crap!" Destiny muttered, having a bad feeling about what monster he was going to summon.
"Uh oh!" Alexis said, also coming to the same conclusion. "If I'm right about the monster he has in mind, Destiny's in for it!"
"I summon Darklord Desire!" The portal gave a dark glow, and from that portal descended Jaden's headliner (3000/2800).
"Now, I'll use his special ability! I can send a monster on my opponent's field to the graveyard by giving up 1000 of Desire's attack points! So, I give up 2000 big ones to get rid of your two monsters!" Like his duel with Alexis, Desire destroyed Destiny's monsters.
"Great Scotts! Now Destiny's wide open!" Bastion exclaimed.
"Desire, attack her directly!" The fallen angel charged at the Slifer girl and rammed into her, knocking her off her feet and the wind out of her.
Jaden: 300
Destiny: 3000
"Now, Divine Parmal, your turn!" The tiny angel shot a beam of light at the downed cowgirl.
As dazed as she was from the last attack, she gathered enough strength to raise her duel disk to block the attack.
Jaden: 300
Destiny: 2800
Jaden was heavily breathing as if he had just run a marathon, yet he had a near psychopathic smile on his face. "Well, I think I've done enough for one turn."
"Get up, Destiny!" Mindy called to the Slifer girl, who was slowly pushing herself to her feet.
"Hang in there!" Bastion added.
Destiny got to her feet, with some difficulty, and looked Jaden right in the eye. "I think I get it now. What makes you tick."
"What are you talking about?" Jaden hissed, his smile fading.
"They say you can tell a lot about a duelist by the way he duels. And I can tell a lot about you by how you duel," Destiny deduced. "You use LIGHT monsters to start, and then you bring out a DARK monster to end it. Like you, you put up a front to keep people away. When they get too close though, you lash out, and while it works, that's when you're at your most vulnerable."
"Shut up!" Jaden shouted, wanting her to stop because deep down, he knew she was right.
Everyone, except for Destiny, was surprised by the sudden outburst since the Ra was usually so composed and collected. "You think that just because you saw me duel a few times that you know what I'm feeling and what I've been through!"
"I'm just saying you don't have to be alone, Jaden. I don't have to be the bad guy; I could be your friend." Destiny explained in a gentle yet firm tone.
"Friend? Who says I want a friend? I have these stupid powers and no matter where I go I'll always be the outcast!" Jaden snapped, trying to be angry, but he sounded more upset than mad. "Get it? My fate is to be alone. That's why it's better for me to stick to the shadows and be isolated. I don't have to worry about getting hurt. Being alone is how I've always done it, at every school I ever went to, this is how I got through it. But you heard what those two girls said last night, Destiny. They don't understand me! Now the whole school is going to be afraid of me!"
"Don't listen to them, listen to me!" The cowgirl urged.
"I can't do this!" The Ra student said, now looking more scared than before. "Why are you trying to get through to me so badly?"
"Because I know you!" The Pegasus duelist insisted, trying to get Jaden to see sense.
"You know who?" The angel duelist asked, looking defeated. "The scared boy? Maybe the kid hiding in the shadows?"
"I know what it's like to be the outcast! I'm from another country, and I'm the only girl in Slifer! You've seen how I dress and talk. You think that sits well with everyone?!" Destiny explained.
She was frustrated with him, but she wasn't going to give up. "You can't stay afraid! You can't hide in the back of the class forever!"
"You're wrong!" Jaden denied stubbornly.
'I didn't want to do this, Jay, but you leave me no choice!' Destiny drew her next card, determined to end it this round.
"I activate the ability of Shadow Pegasus! Since you control monsters while I have none, I can special summon him to the field!" A black pegasus with green eyes appeared on the field with a snort (2100/1100).
"Next, I summon Water Pegasus in attack mode!" A dark and light blue pegasus with a white mane and tail and gold eyes appeared next to the black one (800/1200).
"Now, Shadow Pegasus, attack Darklord Desire!" The black pegasus reared and charged at the weakened dark monster.
"I activate my trap! Heaven's Judgement!" Jaden called, looking desperate to end this. "By sending an angel of the same level to the graveyard, I can destroy a monster on the field!"
Destiny growled as Jaden made his choice.
"I send level five Tethys to the graveyard and destroy your attacking pegasus! Witness the judgment of heaven!" A bright light shot down from the ceiling onto Shadow Pegasus, seemingly crushing him and destroying him.
That's when the wind started picking up. The more agitated Jaden got, the more his powers acted up, and Destiny knew it.
"It's your powers." She realized as Jaden seemed to cringe in pain.
"I wish they were gone!" He said, not caring how childish he sounded.
"But they're a part of you!" Destiny argued. "And everything thing about you is special, Jaden!"
"I'm not special! Don't you get it! Everyone I've ever known I've hurt!" Jaden pleaded like he wanted her to understand.
"Maybe, but if you stay mad, you'll always suffer!" The cowgirl warned.
"So accept it? Embrace it? Forget the past?! Pain's all I've known!"
As Jaden said those words, the wind not only seemed to turn into a tornado but a golden and black glow seemed to surround him. The spectators were gripping the chairs in front of them to brace against the wind.
"This discussion is over! If your turn is over, I'll finish this duel!"
"I'm not done, Jaden!" Destiny called over the wind. "I knew you would destroy Shadow, so I can now activate Water's special ability! Since she's the only one on my field, she can attack you directly now! The curse of the dark angel is over!"
Water Pegasus turned into a water jet and shot over Desire and struck Jaden in the chest, causing him to scream in pain.
Jaden: 0
Destiny: 2800
When the duel ended, the wind died down, and the glow around Jaden faded as he fell to his knees. Destiny shut off her duel disk and walked over the angel duelist.
As she got closer, she saw that Jaden was trembling ever so slightly, Before she could ask if he was okay, Jaden jumped to his feet and ran out of the arena. But not before Destiny saw the tears going down his face.
"Jaden!" She called after him, but he was already gone.
With Jaden
He didn't know exactly where he was going, but he didn't care as long as he got as far away as he could. The tears started falling when the duel ended, his emotions finally overloading him.
It wasn't just Destiny he was trying outrun, it was also the awful memories that were starting to come up that he was trying to get to stop.
A six-year-old Jaden was dueling his father when his powers awakened. His father ended up slammed against the wall behind him from the force of his attack. Jaden watched the whole thing in terrified awe.
An eight-year-old Jaden was being harassed and bullied by other kids his age for his skills, and he lashed out with his powers to scare them away.
An eleven-year-old Jaden went to his first boarding school. A male student he had been dueling was knocked down by his power.
A female student almost getting hit by falling pieces of the ceiling. His classmates all whispering behind his back and teasing him.
A thirteen-year-old Jaden, disguised in a cloak and mask, was dueling in the streets and alleys. People were running in fear as old buildings crumbled behind him.
Finally, Jaden came to a stop by a cliff side, panting hard, the tears flowing harder than before. Finally giving out, the angel duelist fell to his knees and openly sobbed, wishing for the one-hundredth time that he was normal.
He wasn't sure how much longer he cried, but soon the sobs stopped. He felt so emotionally drained to the point where he collapsed to the ground and fell asleep.
About an hour later
"Jaden? Jaden, you okay?"
The person in question began to stir when he heard someone call his name. He opened his eyes slowly and looked around, eyes landing on Destiny, who was relieved that he was okay.
"Hey there. You all right?"
"Yeah." Jaden's voice rasped, still a little tired.
He sat up and brushed the dirt off his face. "What are you doing here?"
"I came to give this back," She handed him his journal, surprising him, but he took it back nonetheless. "I was going to give it back either way. Also, I'm here to give my demand. I won, so you have to do one thing without complaint."
Jaden looked at her before sighing. "All right. What do you want?"
The cowgirl smiled kindly. "From now on, you're not going to be Mr. Invisible anymore. You're going to socialize and have friends. Not with the whole school, but for a start with my friends."
Jaden was stunned silent, and it must have shown in his face because Destiny smiled a little bigger. "And this starts in two hours because I convinced the others to meet me at the beach and have some fun. See you then!"
With that, she got up and headed back to her dorm. Jaden watched her go, not quite sure what to say.
Later
A little while later, the gang was down by a small food shack on the beach. Destiny was in her swimsuit from the night before with a light blue hoodie, and the others were in combinations of t-shirts, tank tops, shorts, and beach skirts. The cowgirl was playing frisbee with the boys while the girls were sunbathing and talking.
"So, when's Jaden going to show up?" Chumley asked as Bastion threw the frisbee.
"He should be here soon," Destiny answered, watching Sy chase after the frisbee. "I told him when and where and Jay doesn't seem like someone who would go back on a deal."
Someone coughed to get their attention, and the group turned to see the man of the hour looking very uncertain about the situation. His attire consisted of a white, sleeveless shirt with a zipper and hood, black swim trunks with a rainbow paint splatter pattern on it, and simple sandals.
"Hey, partner, there you are, right on time!" The cowgirl greeted walking up to the boy.
"I'm not so sure about this…" He muttered, feeling really self-conscious.
"Don't worry, you'll be fine," Destiny reassured, leading him to the others. "Now, come on, come hang with us!"
The frisbee game started back up, only this time Jaden was in it. When they decided to call it quits, they all sat down and snacked on some food that Destiny had brought.
The topic soon turned to Jaden's story. "Your story is interesting, Jay. How'd you come with the powers?"
"Oh, well, I linked their powers to their eyesight, and going off that I came up with a few ideas," Jaden explained, feeling a little self-conscious since he had never shared his story with anyone before.
"I've got one question, why is the character for me a cat?!" Syrus asked, looking indignant, which surprised Jaden.
"Um, he's also part of SPD, he has a soul-transfer ability. However, he ended up losing his original body and now lives in the body of a cat," Jaden explained, nervously.
Everyone looked at him for a minute, then started laughing, except Syrus, but even Jaden was soon smiling.
As they talked further, they realized that when Jay was comfortable, he turned out to be a sarcastic and witty guy. The rest of the time went on with them talking and throwing around ideas.
Next Day
Yesterday was probably the most fun Jaden had ever had. After some fun and food on the beach, Bastion convinced him to come to dinner at their dorm. He even got a few of the other Ras to join them.
Sadly, this didn't change some of the other people's opinions about him, which he could tell by the whispers and stares he got from others at school the next day.
As he made his way to his next class, he saw the same group of Obelisks who had picked a fight with him yesterday was harassing a couple of female Obelisks. "Hey, pretty thing, you wanna hang out after classes today?"
"For the last time, Greg, leave us alone!" Came a familiar voice from the girl group.
A closer look revealed it was Alexis and her friends. If it were anyone else, Jaden wouldn't have cared, but even he had to admit that something had changed inside of him to the point where he did care.
"Hey!" Jaden called out to the group, getting their attention. "I believe the lady said 'no,' which would be a clear sign for you to leave."
"No one asked you, Ra reject!" The main guy, Greg, snarled.
One of the other guys gasped. "Hey, it's that kid who got us in trouble yesterday!"
"Hey, yeah!" The third of the group agreed.
The girls were surprised and relieved to see Jaden show up when he did.
"Just when I thought you guys couldn't get any lower, you prove me wrong."
"What was that?!" Greg snapped, getting ticked.
"Oh, am I using too big of words for you? let me use smaller ones that you can understand. Back. Off. And leave them alone!" By this point, a bit of a crowd had gathered, watching the confrontation.
"That's it!" Greg snapped, making to hit Jaden.
"What is going on here?" They turned to see Professor Banner walking up to them, looking stern compared to his usual calm self.
"These guys were harassing Alexis and her friends. I told them to stop, but they looked like they wanted to start a fight." Jaden explained.
"Were not!" Greg denied.
"Yeah, you were!" Destiny said, making her presence known from the other side of the crowd. "I was going to intervene myself, but Jaden beat me to the punch."
"I see," The professor said, making a decision. "You three, the chancellor's office, we will discuss this. The rest of you, off to class."
The crowd dispersed, Jaden making his way to his own. When it was over, he noticed that the whispers had changed. They were now about what had happened earlier, some of the Ras and Slifers calling him cool for standing up to some Obelisks, and some of the girls were calling him brave for helping a couple of girls in need.
'This has never happened to me before,' Jaden mused as he walked down the hall to get lunch. 'Usually, people are calling me a monster or a freak. Right now, they're calling me cool.'
"Hey, Jay!" A voice snapped him out his thoughts. He looked to see Destiny and her friends up ahead of him. "We're all going to go get lunch together, want to join us?"
"Um, okay." Jaden shrugged, not seeing a problem with that. As he joined them, a couple of guys from his dorm walked up to them.
"Hey, okay if we hang with you guys?" One guy at the front asked, the question aimed at him.
"Sure." Jaden surprised himself, the answer coming automatically.
They all headed to the cafeteria together, chatting amongst themselves. While they were going that, Jaden slipped back into his thoughts. 'This is the first time I've ever been comfortable around people. I've never felt like this before.'
"I'll get us drinks," Destiny volunteered. "What drink do you want Jaden?"
'I guess this is what it feels like to have friends.' Jaden looked at her before giving a small but genuine smile.
"I'll take a root beer." He answered, going over to sit with his new friends.
It is done! (Collapses on a bed) It's already ten, and I've got to get up for church in the morning. So, I'll cap this off. Read, review, and stay tuned.