Time to unveil the new teacher! You're excited, aren't you? Oh, and too my reviewer, Peter Kim, don't you think you're putting too much thought into this?
Chapter 10 – New Headmaster, New Adventures
"I see you remember me. That makes me very glad…cutie."
Weevil's jaw dropped as Sharon Autumn made her way into the room. She was now wearing the red jacket she normally keeps around her waist, instead of the standard girls' uniform. Most of the Slifer Red boys' eyes turned into rubbery hearts. The only ones who acted indifferent to her presence were (no surprise) Chazz Princeton, although, if one looked closely, you could barely see him blushing, and Jaden Yuki, who didn't seem to know what was going on. Autumn picked up Pharaoh, sat down on a chair ahead of all the tables, and crossed her legs.
"For those of you who haven't seen me at the entrance exams, my name is Sharon Autumn, and I will be the new headmaster, or headmistress I should say, of the Slifer Red dorms. In which case, I'd like you to call me Professor."
It was at that point when everyone, except Chazz, fainted at once. She merely smiled as she scratched Pharaoh behind the ears.
Oh yes, right there, a voice in Pharaoh's mind spoke. That feels wonderful…
"I know you're surprised, but since Slifer Red was the only co-ed dorm on campus, not even our founder seemed to mind, especially since we were short on staff at the time (due to the previous headmaster turning to dust). Also, I will be staying downstairs with the girls, but that does not mean you can barge in anytime you want. Bear in mind that visiting a dorm of the opposite gender is restricted. Anyone who must, must have my consent first, which reminds me, I need to wrap this up quickly so I can head down and meet the girls. Now, all new students, please tell us your names and a little something about yourselves…starting with you, with the big glasses." She pointed to Weevil, who had already finished half of his meal. He swallowed and stood up, still blushing after seeing Professor Autumn again so soon.
"My…uh…" He stopped to clear his throat. "My name is Weevil Underwood. And I used to be the Duelist Champion of Japan." Everyone clapped for him, except Chazz, of course. "But…all that came to a very, very abrupt end at Duelist Kingdom when I was humiliated by…by…"
"It's all right, Weevil," Professor Autumn said. "Just take your time. I won't force you to go on."
Suddenly, his voice became more manic, like the Weevil we very well know. "…by Yugi Mutou!!! Ever since then, our popularity as duelists, Rex and mine, started to drop inch by inch as we failed duel after duel. That was when we set our sights on Duel Academy. If we can become strong duelists here, we can become strong enough to beat the Egyptian Gods!!"
Weevil broke into his classic evil laugh, which embarrassed Rex beyond belief and made everyone stare at them. It was at that moment, that he stopped laughing.
"Uh…yeah. Also, my hobbies include bug collecting and my favorite food is dried bee larva."
It was then and there that half of the Slifers, this time including Chazz, nearly retched with disgust, while others laughed.
"Oh, don't do that! It's good! It tastes like chicken!"
Autumn, who was kind enough not to laugh or retch, merely pushed up her glasses. "Yes. Well, thank you, Weevil. Next we have…oh, you'd like to go next?"
Rex actually had his hand raised and stood up while Weevil sat down again.
"My name is Rex Raptor. And I actually got second place when Weevil beat me in a tournament. Since then, we lived the life of luxury, we got to preview movie trailers, lots of parties, blah blah blah. But like Weevil said, this came to an end when we met up with Yugi Muto and that pathetic excuse for a monkey, Joey Wheeler!"
Monkey? Jaden thought as his mind instantly flashed back to a real dueling monkey named Wheeler. He laughed to himself quietly. I wonder if our founder knows about this! (If only he knew.)
"Anyway, like Weevil said, we're gonna rise to the top and make Underwood and Raptor household names once again. So there." He sat down, but quickly got up again. "My hobbies include card collecting, long walks on the beach, and my favorite food is any kind of octopus."
Everyone clapped for Rex Raptor as he sat back down, just as they did with Weevil (sort of). This continued for about ten minutes until the newbies got their introductions out of the way. Eventually, Professor Autumn stood up again.
"Thank you. I'm glad I got to know you all. Now, before I head downstairs, Weevil, I'd like to talk to you outside for a second."
Weevil's eyes widened again as he got to his feet and followed her out the door to the observation deck. She had a card in her hand.
"I meant what I said before at the entrance exam. You do have the potential to become a champion again, but I feel your heart's not strong enough."
"Yeah? What of it?"
"I have a card in my hand that I feel will be of better use to you than me. I want you to take special care of it, okay?"
She handed the card to Weevil, who didn't even take his eyes off her for a second. She put her hand on her head and messed up his hair before heading downstairs.
"I hope to see you in class…cutie."
He continued to stare at her, even after she left, before looking down at the card she gave him. It was a monster card: a female humanoid with green skin, long blonde hair, a pink flower petal dress, and thorned vines where her arms should be. It was around that point, that Weevil heard a faint giggle. He snapped out of his reverie and looked for the source of the sound, but as far as he could see, there was no one else there...unless that was Professor Autumn giggling. It sounded a lot like her voice, at least.
"Hey, Weevil!" Rex called from inside the dorm. "Get in here before I eat your seconds!"
"Coming!" Weevil ran back inside and closed the door behind him. As much as they didn't even like school, the boys couldn't wait for this particular term to get under way. After all, in a place like this, it's bound to be fun...right?
Didn't see that coming, did you? Lemme clue you in a bit about Miss Autumn. Not much is known about her past, but her deck is a plant/fairy deck based on a book she read when she was a little girl. And though she doesn't think much of it, she's extremely sexy and often flaunts her body to mess with the hormones of male students and teachers alike. She often wears a white blouse with as much cleavage showing as possible, a tight miniskirt which is not too high nor too low, black leather go-go boots, and a Slifer Red jacket around her waist, which she only wears on her back for special occassions.
In the next chapter, Weevil and Rex take a "tour" of the Obelisk Blue dorms, but immediately find out they're not welcome. Big surprise. And who's that creepy girl with the book and the black eye makeup? Chapter 11 is called A Trek Through Forbidden Territory and it's a doozy.
Oh, and by the way, that voice in Pharaoh's mind was none other than Professor Banner. Yep, he's still stuck in there.