Hello back again with the tenth chapter. People reading this makes me so happy! Thank you so much everyone for your support~ we're already at ten! Wow this is the longest I've kept with a piece of writing.
(Also so you all know, it's pretty obvious but I'll say it anyway, even in the Nobody's POV Serenity will be referred to as a girl. Why? Well the author can't get confused now can she? Also her real name will be used, it's just everyone else that will refer to her as a guy and use the name Ren Sekai) Also for one the people reading this who requested that I use people's first names in all POVs I'll put their names in parenthesis so that you know who it is.
So in this chapter Serenity's issues aren't the main thing we read about! Time to give some other characters a chance to be the stars and to see why Leiko and Destiny hate each other so much! And even though it isn't that much, it's still the main idea of this chapter!
~Hoping Everyone Was & Is In Character. If Their Not Then I'm Truly Sorry~
~With Wuv Ru-Ru chan~
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Yu-Gi-Oh GX or any of its characters or some of the cards. Also I DON'T own Raina Kimamoto and Carson Konna, KawaiiAnimeLuverGirl (RK) and ThreesandFives (CK) do! I only own my OCs, most of the dialogue and some made-up cards XD.
Ru-Ru: Hey I updated faster!
Serenity: Hooray!
Ru-Ru: Now my headcounter is still under construction. Writing stories for now too and then school work! I'm packed.
Serenity: Yep, she gots all high level classes so she gets pretty flustered.
Ru-Ru: Yea but their too easy!
Syrus: Is it safe this time?
Ru-Ru: I'm pretty sure I'll be fine, no flipping out yet.
Serenity: That's not a very tempting offer…
Ru-Ru: *dumps punch on her* Disclaimer NOW!
Syrus: Zeairu-san doesn't own anything except for her OCs and some dialogue that takes place, two current OCs belong to two other people.
Ru-Ru: Well now on to the chapter!
Chapter 10– The Female Love Rivals; Monthly Exams
Nobody's POV
"Wh-what…? Wh-who are you?" Serenity stuttered while whispering, trying not to disturb the others. "Shh, we can't talk here. Come with me Serenity-chan." The girl said, stepping towards the door. 'I've seen her before… Ahh now I remember!' Serenity thought anxiously. 'The footsteps in the upstairs hall before I left, the nerve-wrecking wait, the thoughts and then the beautiful girl… so slender with light peach skin… rosy cheeks and lips… waist length light pink hair, big azure eyes… the girl who broke into my house! How did she get here? And my name too! Wait-'
…Flashback…
Serenity lightly blushed in amazement at the young girl, completely forgetting her objectives. "A-ano… I-I… I'm so sorry!" The girl shouted in a child-like voice before racing past Serenity leaving muddy tracks where she once stood. "Huh? Hey wait!" Serenity, finally realizing what was happening, shouted in reply. Just barely grabbing the girl's small wrist she managed to keep the girl from running any further. Even so the girl managed to continue backing up until she got to the other side of the hallway in front of the window. "Oh come on there's nowhere to run this is the second floor!" Serenity said before once again being amazed by the girl opening the window and starting to get out. "H-hey what are you-? That's dangerous you know!" Serenity said before the girl fully slipped out the window. "WAIT!" she shouted as she looked out the window to see that the girl had vanished, like she was never there. "What the… Where did she go?" Serenity thought aloud. She frowned before securing the window and went into her bedroom, leaving her backpack with her deck and everything inside on her bed. She then headed down the steps to secure the rest of the house. "I don't know how she got in and I don't know where she went, all I know is one thing and one thing only. THAT WASN'T NORMAL!" Serenity ranted to no one in particular.
…Flashback End…
'How did she survive that fall… and where did she go, she disappeared!' Serenity continued thinking as she got up from bed and went after the pink haired beauty, her eyes flowing with curiosity. "Where are you taking me?" She whispered. "Somewhere safe, away from people so we can talk freely…" The girl quietly said in her childish voice. They walked down the Ra Yellow hall to a window in the far darkness. "Why not the door?" Serenity whispered again, looking behind them to make sure they weren't followed. "Because they'll see us. Now come on." She said, opening the window and climbing out.
Serenity's POV
Okay you could call me an idiot now, why did I willingly follow someone who broke into my house and wanted me to go off with her alone in the dark. When no one could save me if something happened. I could've turned back right there, but I didn't… I climbed through the window anyway and followed her. I was still sore from the run earlier, and I had school soon… or it might be a weekend it was too early- well late- to think about what day of the week it was.
Mental Note Number 9: Don't follow a person you don't know, especially if they've broken into your home before
But there was already so much on my mind right now, like the e-mails I read earlier after they all fell asleep from Aunt Sakura and Jaden…
From: Sakura Valara
To: Serenity Valara
I'm afraid that I may have to cut your fun there short if your father gets any worse Serri-chan. I don't know how you'd start reacting if things got worse with him. So let's hope everything gets better for him. And by the way how have you been, I must say I'm surprised that you've made it this long. Well I have to get back to working, talk to you soon.
Aunt Sakura
From: Serenity Valara
To: Aunt Sakura
Don't take me away if Otou-san gets worse! Please don't, I don't know how I'd react either but I need to do this. If anything happens to him, if I can just try to finish his dream it would make so much of a difference! I'll be hoping but I refuse to come back even if things get bad. I've been really good by the way, the pocky mystery was sort of solved and I learned a bit more about Timezone-san. Okay, but how are you? See you.
Serri-chan
From: Jaden Yuki
To: Serenity Valara
You missed one of the sweetest things ever Bunny! We just solved a mystery with Ren and Bastion's help! We cracked into the computer system to find out Timezone's information and then she got kidnapped and Ren had this sweet duel. But it got interrupted by something in the forest so we had to run back to the Ra Yellow dorm that we're staying at. Also how's school going without me? Is it fun? I hope you're having a blast like I am!
Jaden
From: Serenity Valara
To: Jaden Yuki
That sounds awesome Jay! How do you think the duel would've ended, who was winning? I wanna be there so badly! It sounds like such fun! And this Ren Sekai-san sounds really interesting, maybe I'll get to meet him next year. It's been good I guess same old same old just without you to keep me happy. No new friends yet but I'm trying. Well I'll talk to you later then Jay!
Bunny
It was still so hard lying to him, but what actually hurts was seeing how much more free he could be with male friends than a female friend. It was obvious since they could spend much more time together and everything, it was the same for girls, but I couldn't understand why it bugged me so much. I wanted his attention to be on female me, no on Ren and the other guys… "OW!" I yelped, tripping and falling to the ground. "Serenity-chan are you alright?" the girl squeaked as she ran over to me. I scrambled up to my knees and wrapped my arms around my torso, it hurt so badly! What was this? Normally when I fell down my face, legs, arms or stomach would be in pain… never my chest… that for some reason felt swollen. Was my body maturing? No, that wasn't possible! I couldn't happen now! If I was anything like Okaa-san then I'd be melon chested and guitar shaped, and then my cover would definitely be done for! I couldn't already be here and say I had an overnight sex change, it didn't work like that! What was I going to do if my body was maturing? Would I have to leave before it was too late? No I couldn't do that, there was too much at stake but… but… darn these tears… they just started falling and now wouldn't… stop… no… I didn't want to be found out! I didn't want to go back home after coming this far! That wasn't fair he set that up! He knew something like that was bound to happen eventually; he just wanted his money… why did I fall for it? Why was I so stupid to get my hopes up just for them to come and slap me in the face again? Why… why… why… "Serenity-chan…"
Mental Note Number 10: Never get lost in thought when you're with a stranger
"Wh-… I-I'm fine, just got some dust in my eyes." I stuttered, rubbing my eyes from the blazing tears. "Now how much farther is the p-place you want to talk?" "Not too far, just at the foot of the cliff. Do you need a hand?" she said, extending her small hand to me. "Okay… and… I'm fine; I can get up on my own." I said, starting to mumble towards the end. Unsteadily I rose to my feet, then watched the pink haired girl begin walking again, so of course I followed her like an idiot again.
Nobody's POV
The ocean waves crashed into the brown rocks at the bottom of the small piece of land that lay under the cliff near the Slifer Red dorm. The dark velvet sky softly but beautifully kissed the horizon as the two girls slowly made their way to the piece of land. The rocky land scape was slightly wet from the ocean and was filled with that salty air, go figure for a coastal setting. The pink haired girl stopped towards the edge of the landscape and stared intently as Serenity made her way onto a flat surface before turning to face her approacher. "Okay so why did you bring me here?" Serenity said clearly, her face now completely dry from her previous tears. The slightly feminine figure was getting more and more clear as well, and her voice still being so high made her a curious male. Something that she was always aware of but had no power to change it, she couldn't make her voice extremely deep. And that was frustrating to her at the moment. She wanted desperately to stay at the academy but that wouldn't be possible if things kept going the way they were, but she could do nothing about her body finally catching up to her age… absolutely nothing. "I wanted to give you this Serenity-chan… and warn you about the monthly exam in three days that you should probably start studying for. It gives you the opportunity to change dorms depending on your scores too so it's really important that you-" the girl started before Serenity decided to be rash on her emotions and take them out on someone as quickly as possible… hormones, hormones.
"I don't care about changing dorms! I probably won't even be able to stay here much longer because of that fact my body is- ah… forget that, I said nothing… wait but you call me by my real…" Serenity nearly shouted before she began calming as she realized that it was never 'Ren' or 'Sekai' that the person used to refer to her but instead 'Serenity' with the honorific '-chan' no less. "Don't worry; I know that you're not really Ren Sekai-kun, and not really a guy. But I won't tell, promise. I'm just here to warn you about the exam Serenity-chan." The girl smiled as she spoke, tilting her head ever so slightly to the side. "Wh-who are you… y-you stalker!" Serenity barely squeaked. "Tsukiyo Heart… you're-" she started before she was interrupted again. "Never heard of you. And why did you break into my house before?" "Ano… technically all I did was break out. I was already there, in fact I'm always with you whenever you have your-" again cut off. "What are you talking about? This is the second time I've seen you! And you so did break into my house because-" "WOULD YOU SHUT UP ALREADY AND LET ME TALK!" Heart, finally annoyed to the max, shouted her whole face a cherry. Stunned Serenity quietly replied. "Y-yea… sorry 'bout that." "Thank you. Now as I was saying, I'm always with you as long as you have your-" a flashlight light was seen above the cliff, so both girls became silent and pressed themselves against the wall in the shadows.
Serenity's POV
Man she made too much noise, whoever was up there probably heard her and now we had to hide! The light came closer and down the small but narrow path and finally the silhouette that carried the flashlight appeared feminine. "Ahh… Sekai-kun. Couldn't sleep either huh?" the female's voice softly said. "Yamada-san…" I softly said, grateful it wasn't a teacher but having some sort of strange thoughts of how her voice sounded so familiar. But I came up with no thoughts of where I had heard it before. "Here for some air in the moonlight? That's so romantic in a sense Sekai-kun! But why alone?" she continued, finally near me and lowering the light from my face. "Alone…" I started before glancing to my side and noticing that Tsukiyo-san (Heart) had disappeared, then continuing. "… I just wanted some time to myself, three roommates, and right now four, can really get crowded. I desperately needed a bit of me time, you know. By the way Yamada-san why are you so far from the Obelisk Blue dorm?" "When I want to relax I always need to go for a long walk, but as I walked I heard someone talking so I went to find out who it was. So here I am." She answered quietly, inching awkwardly close to me no less. Sadly I didn't have much room to inch away from her, and I betted that she knew this, she started talking about random things in a soft and girly voice. The type that someone would use to talk to a person they liked… it made this even more awkward.
I didn't know her well and she was a girl, flirting with me, I was going to scream or tell her something but then I remembered the cross dressing bit. So it was sort of a good thing I guess if she viewed me as an attractive guy… I guessed at least. But it still felt weird; I didn't know how to act, I wasn't attracted to women and girls that I knew of so far, this was some evidence with how creeped out I was getting. But she kept getting closer and I got more and more confused and flustered until finally she was shoulder to shoulder with me and looked up at me with big, girly, lovey eyes and said. "Sekai-kun… what do you want to be when you're older? Do you want to go pro?" "I wanna go pro. Why?" I answered, but she ignored my return question. "Do you wanna get married when you're older too? And what about kids?" "Uh, I don't know. Maybe… yea. Kinda, sorta, yea I guess… Sure now that I think getting married doesn't sound half bad… not too sure about kids but maybe. Why do you ask?" I replied as casually as I could, trying not to react to the brightening of her eyes and the eager look that came to her face as she continued. "Really? Like, really really? Not many guys actually answer like that, well at least the ones I've asked! Wow, you're one of a kind Sekai-kun, really you are. You're so adorable too, I bet your girlfriend must be so happy to have you, she's a lucky lady!" The words I wished she hadn't said, how do I answer? To get her away from me I would've had to agree but I didn't wanna lie either! I could barely lie with a straight face, she would've suspected something was up, I could tell that she wasn't dumb in the least.
But what could I do, I couldn't stay silent for too long either or else she would suspect something. My Ra this was like talking to Timezone-san (Destiny), hard and completely awkward! There was hardly a thing you could say that wouldn't get that girl suspicious of something; even after saving her I betted that she didn't care and she would just pretend it never happened. But back to my dilemma, what could I say? I guessed the only thing I could say was this… "Nah, no girl will ever like me like that. I already got one accusing me of being a girl, so I'm obviously too feminine for girls to like. Oh well." "Don't say that dar- I-I mean Sekai-kun! Just 'cause one thinks that doesn't make it a fact. And plus, there's plenty of girls who like guys that they can relate to in some way. Some guys are way too insensitive, but the more feminine ones make great friends AND lovers." She cooed, it sent shivers through my body. She just acted more and more strange, her words were icy but supposed to be warm and I really, REALLY wanted to get out of here. I would've rathered talking with Kaiba-san again than this in ANY life! "Th-thanks… but I still just think how I think." I softly stuttered. "Don't worry, you'll find someone. Maybe we could hang out someday?" she said, was she asking me out on a date? "Umm… maybe… but look at the time, I'd better get back to bed. Exams tomorrow, can't oversleep! Bye Yamada-san!" I said, as quick and casual as possible I bolted out of there and to the Ra Yellow dorm, into Misawa-kun's (Bastion's) room and squiggled into bed next to Jaden's warm sleeping body.
It made me feel so safe, I remembered napping with him as a child, I always felt so safe near him and it made me happy. And after that experience the only thing I wanted was to feel safe, strangely lucky for me his sleeping-self clung to me after a few minutes. It made me feel good… because for once… this awkwardness was all I wanted.
Nobody's POV
Back at the cliff Leiko was still leaning against the wall, a prize winning smirk on her lightly pink face. Softly she giggled, then whispered to herself. "You don't know… you just don't know what's about to happen… I hope you're prepared for it… Ren-chan." With Serenity's alias her cheeks deepened in color, her giggling continuing. Her brown hair was loosely dancing next to her as she pulled away from the wall, looked to the side and said. "I knew you'd eventually come here. You run into Sekai-kun, Destiny Timezone" "Just as keen as before Leiko, why the hell did you want me to come here so late at night. Especially after THAT incident." The blond said, making her way down the narrow path. "You see Destiny if that didn't happen then we both wouldn't have seen how strong Sekai-kun is a duelist." Leiko chuckled, taking a glance at Destiny with her brown eyes. "It got you some of the information you've been wanting and some of the evidence I've been wanting. Win, win situation Destiny." "Yeah but that was a little too far. You broke a law just to find out some things." Destiny scolded. "Yeah but you'd do the same wouldn't you? Whatever it takes to get what you want. I know you. You definitely would." Leiko teased. "Law breaking? I know I've said 'whatever it takes' but I didn't mean extreme measures like that. That's something else you now Leiko." Destiny sighed, her eyes locked on the ocean waves. "Whatever, it doesn't matter what you say now. What's done is done and you can't rewrite history. Let go of the past and deal with it already." Leiko snapped, suddenly irritated.
"I could tell you that too Leiko." Destiny stated bitterly. Leiko turned completely and glared at her. "Haru Yokojima-senpai should've been mine! And you know that Destiny!" "He never liked you to begin with." Destiny muttered, getting ready to leave. "And if that's all you can think and talking about then I don't see why you asked me to come here. I've said it before, I'm tired of that topic." "He stopped liking me when he saw you! It's your fault that me and him aren't together! You took him away from me!" Leiko nearly shouted, shaking in anger and clutching her fists. "This time, Destiny, I WILL have MY way. He will be mine and you'll be the one in tears. You'll see! You may be chasing him now but you're not going to get him." With that she ran past the blond up the path and stopped at the top. "I hate you Destiny Timezone, now and forever!" and off into the darkness she ran. After Leiko was gone Destiny has a confused expression on her face before saying. "Eh? Who's she talking about now? She like someone here? I'm not even chasing anyone unless she thinks I'm going after 'him' which I so obviously am not." Destiny sighed, the mixed emotions from the event still settling in her mind.
Destiny's POV
That girl was crazy, just about as mental as Sekai. She assumed too many things, true or not. I still remembered when this all started, we met in Kindergarden; she was a well-loved girl that was always surrounded by kids. I was an anti-social girl that preferred to keep to myself, and as a result was always secluded from the rest of the kids. Each month kids from the middle school would bring cakes for the people whose birthday it was that month when December came I got a cake along with a few others, and then in January I got another since my birthday was right in between the two months. In January it was Leiko's birthday and she remembered that I had a cake the previous month, and she threw a fit. Her name meant 'arrogant' I always thought it was because she always wanted more than everyone and she was really stuck up, to be honest that still seemed to be a possible answer. Anyway she demanded to have another cake the next month because she wanted to be some special princess, but they declined it and she never liked me since. But it kept getting worse since we ended up in the same classes every year since then, in eighth grade there was a new transfer student that just about every girl, including her, had a crush on, Haru Yokojima. Because he was a year ahead of us everyone loved referring to him as 'Senpai' but when he first came I was out of school because of all the wounds. Apparently he was really interested in Leiko and it stopped when I came back. One day he saw me in the hall and Yokojima kept bugging me since that day. Every girl that had an interest in him seemed to despise me more and more.
One day he asked me out, I didn't exactly like him but I wanted to try out the damn relationship thing girls would always squeal about… it brought more and more hell. Leiko threw another fit, bigger than any other fit she has ever thrown until that point; her flirty-girly self didn't get the guy she wanted. Me and Yokojima were together from the end of my eighth grade year until half of my ninth. But after that Leiko tried going after him who had no interest in her, leaving her heartbroken yet again, throwing another fit on which she would come after me. That was why she hated me so much, why I hated her was because she was immature and arrogant, unruly and unforgiving. She would never let anything go no matter what the person did or said; she was just one of those 'I'm too good for you' types of girls. People accused me of being that type of girl but I really wasn't all I was, was anti-social and nothing more. But oh well… now it was finally time for bed and nothing was going to drag me out of bed again, finally free from that damn dumbass that kidnapped me I was ready for a nice, long relaxation time before exams.
Nobody's POV
Finally the morning arrived, after a night filled with study and review, and people putting the events from three days prior behind them. It was exam day, the written and physical exams that could jump you up or down the dorm ladder depending on your overall scores. But in the Slifer Red dorm there were two individuals who just happened to be allowed to sleep in while their two roommates left for the exams. "KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY DIDN'T WAKE US UP! WE'RE SO LATE!" Serenity screeched, grabbing her clothes to go get changed. "No time for leaving to change, just change here Ren." Jaden said as he stripped off his bed shirt. "But I-" she started as she turned and noticed her friend's firm and sort of muscular BARE chest. Quickly she turned back around, hiding her burning face and from him. 'When did he start to look like that?' she thought, recalling the last time she saw him without his shirt. 'He didn't look like that last time…' "You ok Ren?" Jaden said, now pulling up, zipping and buttoning his academy pants. "Y-yea I'm fine." Serenity said as calmly as she could, holding her hands clutched on her heart. 'Calm down, calm down. He can't find out, he won't do anything… calm down!' she thought, beginning to panic. Finished quick Jaden stepped to the door and said. "Seeing as you like your privacy I'm gonna step out so you can change." Then out he was, Serenity slumped to the floor, still holding her heart. 'Why am I…' she thought, catching her breath and standing. With a nod of her head her thoughts continued. 'Time to change.'
Changing was easy for her, knowing that no one was watching her. It was quick too, because in a few minutes both of them were running for the Academy's main campus. Meeting the kindly woman from the store, Dorothy, in trouble with a van. Being a gentleman Jaden helped her, but when Serenity attempted to give a hand Jaden pushed her away. "Don't worry I got it." He said. 'Wow I'm losing my mind. Ren looked like Bunny for a moment there.' He thought embarrassed. "But Jaden…" Serenity started, pouting. "No buts, I'm fine. You can watch to make sure nothing's in front of the van." He said, a strange look on his face for a moment when he saw the pout. 'This is kinda freaky… Ren looks exactly like Bunny when he does that… I'm serious… they have to be related!' he thought… densely.
Ru-Ru: That was a pretty interesting chapter I'd believe.
Serenity: *wet from the punch* yea… do you know where my clothes are in this mess?
Ru-Ru: Umm in one of those boxes *points to the hundreds of unmarked boxes*
Serenity: You did that on purpose! *cries*
Chazz: Now what?
Ru-Ru: We watch her wail?
Chazz: *shrugs*
Ru-Ru: Anyway it's about time to wrap this up
Serenity: WHY DID YOU DO THAT?
Chazz: SHUT UP!
Ru-Ru: What he said!
Serenity: But-
Ru-Ru: I DON'T CARE!
Chazz: Review, so she'll continue with this. Also read her YGO fanfic, Kingdom Come. And check out her stories on
Ru-Ru and Serenity: See ya
Ru-Ru: and my lesson for the day is this: DON'T FOLLOW STRANGERS LIKE A BUNCH OF MORONS! Thank you, bye bye!