"Where does this go?" Jaden asked, picking up a cardboard box.

"Against the back wall," I instructed him.

"And this?" Zane questioned, holding a lamp higher so that it was in my view.

"By my bed," I answered.

It had been a week since my promotion to Ra Yellow and all of my friends were helping me move into my new room. I was glad to have help from Jaden, Chumley, Zane and Atticus as moving dorms was harder work than I had expected. So I didn't mind the boys lending me a bit of extra muscle power.

"So where's my runt of a brother?" Zane asked coldly. "Isn't he part of this little friendship group?"

I sighed looking down. Telling Zane that I was going through a rough patch with his brother would just be super awkward, so I felt it was best if I didn't bring it up.

"Well, you see Zane..." Jaden began.

Oh, shut up Jaden! I thought to myself, placing my head in my hands.

As mean as it was it had to be done. I walked over next to Jaden and dropped a heavy book directly on his foot. Since he was only wearing his socks, he yelped quite loudly and hopped from foot to foot in agony.

Zane frowned at the fact that his question was being ignored, however Chumley quickly stepped in to save the day. "He had to um see about some stuff," he added. "And besides Sy isn't any good at lifting and stuff."

"Just as Syrus isn't any good at dueling." Zane laughed to himself.

"You don't have to be so mean!" Jaden said, defending his absent friend.

"The truth is my brother doesn't belong here," Zane said bitterly, crossing his arms.

"Take that back!" Jaden yelled. He and Zane were now face to face glaring at each other. Zane towered over Jaden attempting to intimidate him, but Jaden was too stubborn and wouldn't back down.

"Guys break it up!" I said, standing between them. "Now's not the time and if we keep going at this rate I'll never finish arranging my room."

They both sighed, backed away and continued to move the things in my room. In an hours time, the whole place was finished. Everyone then headed down to their separate dining halls for lunch.

At the Ra dining hall, I was amazed at the large selection of delicious food available for me to choose. With all due respect, Professor Banner was a good cook. However, this food wasn't just good. This food was great!
After loading my plate as high as a mountain, I searched for a place to sit down and eat.

"I guess since I'm new to this dorm, I should try and make some new friends." I thought. "Now the question is where to sit?" I pondered.

At one table I saw a guy eating his food all by himself, then that's when I remembered. He's the guy from the entrance exam! My thoughts then drifted back to that day, thinking of how Jaden and I were both impressed by the way he dueled from the moment we saw him. He had very cleverly used the card - Ring of destruction to clinch the match.

I walked over to the table where he was seated and sat down.

He looked up from his meal, a small element of surprise in his facial expression. "Can I help you?" he politely asked.

I didn't really know how to answer his question, but I interpreted it as if he didn't want me sitting there.

"I'm sorry." I apologized. "Is this seat taken?"

"No, it's fine," he answered. He then resumed eating his meal.

"You're Bastian Misawa right?" I questioned, extending my hand to shake his.

"And you must be Rebecca Anderson, yes?" he asked back, mirroring my movements with his opposite hand. "Nice to meet you!"

"Yeah," I replied smiling. "Wait, how do you know about me?"

"Everybody does." he nodded. "You're the Slifer who has taken out two Obelisks and trust me things like that get around fast. I believe you're known as the Slifer prodigy."

"Haha!" I laughed. "Do people really say that?"

"Yes." He gave a half smile.

"Well Bastian, you're quite good yourself." I complemented.

"Why thank you." he replied blushing slightly.

"So tell me what's your secret?" I continued.

"Calculations and Formulas of course!" he said proudly. "I use equations and algorithms to solve the problem that is my dueling opponent.

"Great." I gave him a thumbs up. "Do you have one for me?" I giggled.

"Not yet, but it is something I am currently working on," he said. "Oh and by the way, welcome to Ra Yellow," he smiled standing up, then began to walk away.

After lunch.
I saw that there was a missed call from Jaden on my cell phone about an hour ago. Trying to call him back I got no answer, so I decided to send him a text.

I typed in the message. - Hey Jaden,what's up?

He replied almost immediately. - Hi Bec, meet me down by the water. It's important.

I quickly put my phone back in my pocket and began to race towards the spot where Jaden was. He was standing there by the water, the waves crashing by.

"Jaden!" I called, as I ran up to him. "Is something wrong?"

"Yeah, I'm starting to worry about Syrus," Jaden said, looking quite serious.

"Me too, I mean he hasn't spoken to me since..."

"I'm not talking about that." Jaden cut in. "Sy is having some serious confidence issues, and it's all thanks to that boyfriend of yours."

"Zane?" I asked quite puzzled.

Jaden nodded. "Sy and I were having a practice duel for our tag team match, he didn't even put up a proper fight. He was really excited when he drew this one card during our duel, but he never ended up playing it. I asked him why and he told me that his brother said he wasn't good enough to use it. Even though they say he is as good as his reputation, it doesn't sound like he's very good to his little brother. I mean you heard what he said earlier?"

My thoughts drifted away from what Jaden was saying.

This situation was too familiar to me, and it made me feel sick to my stomach. Just like Syrus I was the younger sibling, but the difference was to my older sister - Megan. She was a top pro-duelist blessed with skills and smarts that I somehow missed out on. Selling out every arena match finishing off her opponents in two or three turns. Everyone had a sense of profound respect for her, but I was just living in her shadow.

Her voice rang in my head, the words cutting like knives "You're not a good duelist Rebecca and you never will be. It's such a shame that such a powerful card as the Blue Eyes White Dragon is stuck in a deck with such a worthless amateur. You'll never make it to the pro leagues because it's not where you belong."

I shook my head, quickly beginning to blink away the tears that were forming in my eyes. She was long gone from my life now. I hadn't seen her in a whole three years (except sometimes I saw her on TV, but never in person) Attempting to make myself feel better I acknowledged the fact that I had improved quite a bit in my dueling since those years. I would prove her wrong. Regardless I had to forget her as she wasn't an important part of my life anymore, Amber was my sister now and she proved that blood wasn't thicker than water. She was always there for me and I would always be there for her.

Jaden tilted his head to one side, looking at me quite confused. "Bec are you alright?"

"Yeah I'm fine. I've just got something in my eye that's all." I quickly tried to change the subject and put the focus back on Syrus and away from myself. "It's best not to pry Jaden." I gently advised. "I mean its none of our business."

"Well it is my business if what he's saying is upsetting my bud Sy." he protested. "I'm going to duel Zane and find out what's up."

"Jaden be careful," I warned.

"I gotta do this for Sy and besides I wanna see how I stack up," he said smiling. "Zane I'm coming for you!" he called, thrusting his fist into the air.

Once Jaden made up his mind there was nothing I could do to change it.

"Good luck!" I said, supporting my determined friend.

After that, Jaden stepped down from the rock and turned to face me. "You know Bec, that same goes for you," he said, his voice more gentle. "I mean if you had some brother or sister saying that you weren't good enough, I'd be pretty mad too."

I sighed. "If only he knew." I thought. "If only he knew."