TWO-POINT-ZERO

AN: To y'all who thought I was dead, I'm not. Anyway, last chapter I had involved another family duel, this time it was Zane v. Eric. The younger generation won again, as Eric punched out his ticket to DA. We also figured out who'd be placed where, as the majority of the crew found themselves in Ra Yellow while Timothy, Bobbi and Serena found themselves in Obelisk Blue. Now I don't own YGO GX, but I do own the OCs. LET'S GO!

Chapter Four: Start of a new era…

(AN: This is now gonna be the narrator's POV instead of Adriana's from here on in.)

It had been only two days since the entrance exams, but Adriana was feeling a little nervous. Tim saw this. "Hey Adriana, can I have a seat?"

"Free country, Timothy." She said, as Tim sat down.

"Hey, I'm not making fun of you and your so-called cheer squad known as your cousin and your two best friends. In fact, I'm kinda nervous myself." Tim said.

"Well that's a start." Adriana replied. "I mean, you're usually pretty confident."

"But still, I'm the son of the president of the Princeton Corporation, and you're the daughter of two of Duel Academy's most famous students. There's a lot of pressure there." Tim explained.

"Yeah well, I'll agree with you for once." Adriana said.

"Anyway, I'll leave you to think about it." Tim replied as he got up, leaving Adriana to think.

A few minutes later, Adriana looked out at the horizon as the ship sailed to Academy Island. 'We're gonna be like our parents…' she thought. Eric came up, and saw the girl who was his friend for most of his life.

"Addie." He said. She didn't need to turn around because she knew there were only three people who were allowed to use that nickname for her, but she did. As she turned around, she saw the boy who was her best friend for the majority of her life. He then asked, "Why so serious?" (AN: A little Heath Ledger reference here. May he rest in peace.)

"Hey Eric." She replied. "It's nothing. I mean, we're all the offspring of Duel Academy's most famous students. You think the pressure will be too much? I mean, Tim could be right. What if it is?"

"He could be right. I mean, his father tried to prove everyone wrong from his brothers down." Eric explained. "Besides, I'm sure that they'll just treat you like every other student right?"

"Yeah." Adriana answered. "But still, my father saved the world when it needed him most during his time at Duel Academy. I'm not sure I'll live up to that."

"You will." Eric replied. "We all will. If there's one thing I'm certain of, it's this; I'm glad to have my best friend with me in my first year, and in the years ahead."

"So am I." Adriana replied. But then she thought, 'I wish it was more.' It was then that Michelle came up.

"Hey! We're almost here, lovebirds!" She said.

As soon as they heard the word "lovebirds", Adriana and Eric turned around, and both yelled out to her, "We're just friends!" Michelle just laughed at it, and said to Bobbi, "If they don't get together by the time the year's done, I'll definitely have to slap some sense into both of them."

"Are ya sure? I mean, can't you just let them take it slow without your help?" Bobbi asked.

"And take the fun out of it? No way!" Michelle answered. "So, is this about my brother?"

"Yes. He thinks I'm gonna be his girlfriend by the end of the year! He's delusional." Bobbi answered.

"Well, he certainly knows how to pick 'em, that's for sure. I mean, you're going after Mr. Snob, AKA Tim." Michelle said, in an as-a-matter-of-fact tone.

"He's no snob!" Bobbi replied. The two friends were arguing as the ship docked.

As the students filed in, there was some anticipation in the air; after all, Chancellor Shepperd was going to make some huge announcements. But they didn't know how big they were going to be. "As you know, it's the start of a brand new year. Of course, I have a couple of big announcements to start off: Number one, I will be stepping down as chancellor this year." He said, as there was a huge murmur amongst some of the students. "Our new chancellor this year is someone you all may be quite familiar with. May I present to you our new chancellor, Mr. Yugi Mutou!"

An excited hush came over the crowd; the king of games was going to be the new chancellor! Chancellor Shepperd continued with this: "Secondly, we have two new teachers who have decided to also be the heads of both Slifer Red and Obelisk Blue. They are none other than Mr. Jaden Yuki and Mr. Syrus Truesdale." The students applauded at this while Adriana and Eric tried to keep their heads low to no avail as the two waved towards their respective children. With those two announcements, the rest of the beginning of year speech passed off without a hitch.

"Well, looks like both of your dads are gonna be teachers this year." Tim said. "It won't be fair."

"Why's that, Richie Rich?" Eric asked.

"Because, both you and Adriana will probably get less homework!" Tim answered.

"Come on! Our dads will give us equal share of the work!" Adriana replied.

"Sticking up for your boyfriend; he's just like his dad, mate. He needs someone to speak up for him." Another new Obelisk, named Steve Cook said, in a joking way. (AN: Primers on new students will be thrown in at the end of the chapter.)

"Hey! Eric and I are just friends!" Adriana just yelled out.

"Sure. I'll believe you." Michelle said, as the crowd was dispersing. "So, you're gonna be rooming with me?"

"Yeah!" Adriana answered, but then she thought, 'Although I wish Eric asked me first…'

She didn't know it yet, but Eric and Ricky were talking too. "So, Eric, you got a dorm mate?" Rick asked.

"No. Not yet." Eric answered. "Why, you want to room with me?"

"Sure." Rick asked. "Besides, I need some advice on how to approach Bobbi."

"She's too good for you, man." Eric answered as he, Rick, Adriana and Michelle were walking towards the yellow dorm.

As they unpacked, Rick said, "Come on, man. Why do you think Bobbi's too good for me, hm?"

"One, She's an Obelisk Blue. Two, she's got a crush on Mr. I'm-too-rich-to-hang-with-the-common-folk, Tim Princeton. Three, she's Adriana's cousin!" Eric explained.

"But with the way Adriana's been looking at you, I think she wants more than just being best friends, don't ya think?" Rick asked.

"It's probably just a phase. I mean, she might want someone like Tim or that other guy, I think his name's Steve." Eric explained.

"But you know her a whole lot longer." Rick said.

"You're right." Eric replied as they finished unpacking.

At the Obelisk Blue dorms, Tim looked up from the dorm balcony. His roommate, Steve, was unpacking, and he said, "Oi, mate! You're gonna help me?"

"I just needed some air, dude." Tim replied. He then thought, 'This is gonna be one hell of a year.' He went back in after a few minutes to help with the unpacking.

"So, I saw how that brunette was looking at you, mate." Steve said.

"You're talking about Bobbi, right?" Tim asked.

"Yeah." Steve answered. "Hey mate, I also heard that you're also eying this other girl, you know, the blue-haired one."

"Oh, Serena." Tim replied. "There's just something about her. I mean, she and I both had pretty hard pasts."

"Yeah, but she'll probably think you're out of her league. I mean, with you being the son of the famous Chazz Princeton and all…" Steve began, but was cut off.

"Hey! I'm on a mission this year; I'm gonna prove that just because you're related to famous alumni, doesn't mean that you can't make your own path." Tim said.

"Sheesh." Steve replied as the two finished up.

Elsewhere at the Obelisk dorms, Serena was looking at the picture of her and Jesse, her dad. She then took out another picture, of them both with her mother. She threw that one in the trash as Bobbi walked in. As soon as that happened, Bobbi picked up the picture which was a few inches away from the garbage can.

"Wow. Is this your mom? She's pretty." Bobbi asked.

"Yeah." Serena answered. "Even though it's been 13 years since she left our family, I still hate her for causing my father so much pain." She said.

"Can't you just let go?" Bobbi asked.

"It's kinda hard for me." Serena answered. "I mean, if someone does me or my family wrong, I'm the type of person who'll carry a grudge for a long time on that person."

"I mean, my uncle and your dad were good friends back in their day." Bobbi answered. "Besides, I bet you and Adriana are pretty close."

"Well, we're good friends, but we weren't like my dad and her dad." Serena said. She then smiled and changed the subject. "Still, Bet I can't get Tim before you do." She continued.

"He'll be mine." Bobbi said. "Heck, if I get him, you have to give me your Rainbow Dragon."

"Fine." Serena replied. But if I win, you have to give me your Red-Eyes Dark Dragon."

"You drive a hard bargain, Serena." Bobbi said. "But it's a bet." The two girls shook on it. Outside though, a solitary figure was watching Bobbi and Serena.

"We'll see who gets what at the end of the year…" She said as she walked away.

END CHAPTER

All righty. Here's the primer on the new student seen this chapter:

Steve Marco Cook: The son of Jim and Terri Cook (Another one of my OCs), he has gained his father's love for environmental conservation and his dad's fossil deck. Of course, he also has a crocodile on his back, named Pauly. After going to his Dad's school for one year, he decided to change schools for the year after. He's one of the most popular students in the school with the girls, but he has a small crush on Adriana.