I'm sooooo sorry! It's been sooooo long since I last updated and... I don't know! It's halfway through my summer break and I barely wrote anything... I was kinda losing interest in Zexal until I came back to it yesterday... I caught up (three episodes, I think?) and I literally cried when I saw episode 64... I CRIED... YES. I won't say anymore just in case if I spoil it for anyone. Anyways, here you go!

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! ZeXal

Chapter 10, What Did I Do?

Ring, ring! Ring, ring!

It was finally break for third year students. Most of the teens piled out of the school and into the central field of the school. Some kids picked a spot and started dueling. Others went to go hang out. While some, like Kaito, sat or stood somewhere to eat something.

Kaito sat on a bench under a shaded tree with his D-Gazer on. He watched duels as he ate his rice ball. He was amazed as monster appeared suddenly in the vision he saw. The spells and traps made quite a show also. He watched as a hawk like monster circled around it's owner's side of the duel area.

He turned his head and saw many other third years dueling. He was amazed about strategies that they threw at each other. Life Points decreasing and increasing, back and forth. He was mesmerized by the actions that he forgot he was holding a rice ball. He slowly lifted the food to his mouth and took a bite. He barely noticed a figure next to him.

"Amazing, huh?"

The teen glanced to the side without turning his head. It was the purple haired girl, Droite. She had a D-Gazer on also. Her's was a nice blue color and the shape resembled a butterfly. It also had a turquoise lens. She gave him a small smile and he nodded.

"So, Kaito, right? Do you know how to duel?"

Kaito shook his head. He turned to Droite. He always wanted to learn how to duel since he first discovered it. It amazed him and he really wanted to see his monsters in action. He wanted to feel the excitement when dueling and feel the rush of pressure when he was about to lose or his tactic failed.

"Do you want to learn? I mean, I can teach you."

He stared at her with slightly widen eyes. To learn how to duel? It would be a dream come true! Without thinking twice, he nodded.

Droite smiled. "You do have a deck right? That's good. Duel Disk and D-Gazer, check." She nodded happily. "Alright! We can start right now, if you like."

Kaito nodded and gave her a very small but happy smile. Droite explained about monsters and their effects. She taught him about different types of spells and traps like; field spells, equip spells, and ritual spells, continuous and counter traps. She talked about combos and different strategies.

They watched a duel from start to finish with Drote explaining what was happening. Then she told him about defense mode and attack mode. She talked about flip summoning and finally she went to XYZ summoning and monsters. She explained that they had ranks not levels. She kept explaining even though the bell rung.

They both headed back inside but Droite kept talking and Kaito patiently listened. He was very interested in dueling and felt like he wanted to try it out himself next time. He looked down at the box on his belt that held his deck.

"Hey Kaito." Kaito looked up at Droite. "Want to talk after school? I mean, if you have the time."

The teen stood and stared at her. Her expression changed a bit and her face was a little pink but it might have been the lighting. He gave her small smile and nodded. He really liked Droite and he considered her to be his very first friend he made here. Kotori and the others didn't really count since they were Yuma's and Astral's friends in the first place. Droite smiled and nodded.

"Well, I guess I'll see you after school then. Wait for me and I'll wait for you."

The two nodded and went to their separate classes. He smiled as he walked down the corridor and towards his next class. Maybe being the new kid wasn't so bad...

…

Kaito left his last period of the day and headed out to the central field. As he saw the doors to the exit, he was suddenly pulled back and slammed against the wall. His mind started to pound as his collided with the solid surface. He opened his eyes that he didn't realize that he had close and saw another pair in front of him.

The person in front of him was a taller and looked a lot stronger than Kaito himself. The other had spiky hair in a green-ish blond color. There were two other teen behind him that looked to be his followers. They all had third year uniforms.

"Huh, so this is the new kid." He slammed Kaito against the wall again and Kaito's head started to pound harder. "He seems pathetic. Weakling... I heard he's pretty smart in his classes."

"Nerd!" his two companions chanted. "Nerd, nerd, nerd!"

The one who was holding Kaito against the wall laughed. His spit landed on Kaito's face and the teen quickly rubbed it off. The teen looked around to find help but he saw no one. His head snapped back to face the bully.

"There's no one here to help you..." The bully's grin scared Kaito just a little but he didn't let fear take him over. The stronger teen laughed and tighten his grip on Kaito's collar.

Kaito gasped by the sudden decrease of oxygen he was getting. It was getting harder to breathe but somehow he didn't struggle. He just stood there, pinned against the wall, with no one there to help. He was hoping that a teacher would walk by and stop what was going on. His mind was slowly fading. He didn't know what was happening but it was easier to breathe again.

He opened his eyes and looked around and found out why. He was in another memory. Now he was filled with panic. He didn't know what he was doing at the very moment, what his body was doing. Did he faint? Did he start struggling? Did he... fight back?

All thoughts were pushed aside when he noticed his surroundings. He was at a strange house. There was a chandelier above him and the room was a bright color. A door bell went off and he quickly turned. There was a dog bark and there was a large dog that went right through him. He mind threw something at him and he remembered the dogs name.

"Toby..." He whispered to himself.

"Toby!" He turned to see a young looking III and IV run after the dog.

Right behind them was...

V.

Kaito stared as V chuckled and walked up to the front door. He opened it and there he was. Kaito stared at his younger self again. He was hand in hand with Haruto, who looked quite shy but was smiling. Behind him was his parents. His gaze slowly drifted back to V, who was talking to the two adults.

His younger self and Haruto entered the house and bid their parents good-bye. Kaito watched as Haruto ran off to where III and IV left and his younger self stood and looked up at V. As V turned his head to face the door to the living room, Kaito stared into V's eyes.

Blue...

Minutes past and the two left to go after the others. Kaito didn't move but just stare at his and V's backs. He looked down and took a seat on the floor. Somehow, he remembered this memory. It was just a day where he and Haruto went over to III's, IV's and V's house. They played with Toby and just hung out...

Kaito's eyes widen. He learned how to duel that day also... He had his own deck... He doesn't remember what type of deck it was but he had his own. And V... V was the fireman. V was the one who warned him about the dangers...

He surprised himself when he felt tears flowing down his cheeks. He doesn't know why he was crying. The tears wouldn't stop and soon he found himself sobbing on the ground. He looked up when a dog pranced along in front of him and stopped suddenly. The dog's eyes turned and stared at him, tongue hanging out. III, IV and Haruto were there when the dog decided to step towards him.

… Can he see me...? He thought. But that's impossible... Surely he can't...

Toby stopped just an inch away from him and then he barked. The dog seemed to have smiled. Kaito just sat there and stared. The tears stopped but they were still on his face. As he turned his head away from the dog, he saw himself and V appear from the room.

"Toby?" His younger self said the dog looked up.

The dog looked back and forth, from himself and the younger form of himself. Toby finally pranced back into another room and III and Haruto quickly followed. IV was a little hesitant and looked at young Kaito. He shrugged and they both left to follow the younger boys. V was the only one in the hallway and looked down at Kaito. Kaito stared back and quickly stood.

V's gaze remained at the same spot and Kaito concluded that he couldn't see him. V shrugged and went after the children. Kaito stood and after a couple long moments, he realized his surroundings were darkening. He closed his eyes tightly and quickly wiped the tears away from his face.

When he opened his eyes, he found himself on the ground, leaning against the wall. Bullies seemed to be unconscious on the ground and he wondered what happened. His heart was beating so fast that he thought he might have a heart attack. He touched his face and it felt like he was drenched in sweat.

He sat there, feeling a bit dizzy, and stared. It was until he heard voices when he decided to move. He turned his head and saw Yuma and everyone else. Droite was among them... Most of them wore shocked expressions while Yuma had a huge grin on. Droite just stared at him with unreadable eyes.

"That... Was... AWESOME." Yuma cheered. "No one actually took down those bullies! At least, I never saw anyone who had!" Yuma leaped towards Kaito and jerked him up. "Come on! We should go!"

When Kaito was pulled to the group, he was surprised when he heard himself. "Wh-what happened?" His voice sound hoarse and dry but that didn't matter. "Yuma... What happened? What did I do?"

Everyone was just as surprised as he was. They stared for a long moment, no one saying anything. Droite quickly cleared her throat and looked at Kaito with serious eyes.

"Kaito, you fought the bullies. You beat them up."

Okay... That was kinda lame but pfffffft... I kinda liked it. Ha ha~ I mean, what else would you expect from me? I'm gonna write another chapter right after I post this so I can make it up to you guys. Please do review and I apologize if there are any mistakes~

(Oh! And by the way, for their ages, I mixed it up a bit so I can shove this story plot in... I know that Kaito is five years older than Yuma but I made him drop three years... I know Droite is older than Kaito by one year but... Psssssh, she's the same age now. I might continue that later on in the story [changing characters ages, I mean]... I'll let you guys know!)