Interesting thing I was looking up yesterday

Zane: Means Beloved and it can be a girl's name,

Ryo means excellent and is also a unisex name.

Alexis means protector of men.

Xander also means Protector of men (I didn't know that they meant the same thing until last night)

Aster is a girl's name (laughs) it means star.

Edo Means Wealthy Guardian (actually, that's what Ed means, I got as close as I could)

Jaden doesn't have a meaning.

BTW:

Fei is an alternate spelling of Faye, and it means Elf Or Fairy

And my full name (Jillian Sarah) means youthful princess

Wow! that means that when I write my name out Jillian "Fei" Sarah, it means Youthful Fairy Princess

WHAT THE HELL WERE MY PARENTS THINKING!?

And why didn't I know this when I was five!? I could have told everyone my name meant youthful fairy princess! Although, I didn't go by Fei until I was about 11…

Ew, I just realized my first name can be associated with Gai and Lee from naruto... ew…

I have to say, looking up baby names is a hell of a lot of fun!

"Alexis, what's going on?" Zane asked.

"Well, um…" Alexis started.

"Where's Xander" Zane asked, furiously.

"Sleeping" Alexis said calmly.

"Alexis, why are you at a hospital" Zane spoke as if he was speaking to a child, slowly and enunciating every word.

"Xander, he's sick Zane, He's really really sick" Alexis said, Zane could tell she was crying.

Zane was quiet, mostly out of fear.

"With What?" Zane asked, he didn't want to hear the word Sick and Xander in the same sentence without knowing just what was wrong.

"Some form of the Flu… but it's really contagious, and it's really-" Alexis cried to hard to finish her sentence.

"It's really?" Zane turned the lights off, grabbed his things, put on his shoes, and ran to the car. The few seconds it was taking Alexis to answer seemed like an eternity.

"D-d-d-deadly" Alexis sobbed.

Zane knew she was a mess of snot and tears, her face was red, and she was probably slumped onto the ground.

Zane swore when the word registered. Deadly? It wasn't possible for this to be happening, Xander was a genius, he was speaking almost six months early. He was a sweet little baby, with an adorable laugh. The image of Xander's little body, lying pale in a crib crossed his mind. He shook his head, as if to get the thought out of his mind. It wasn't possible for this to be true, was it? Zane tried to analyze the situation

"How severe is it, how did you find out?" Zane asked, he was already in the car, and pulling out of his driveway. It was a good thing that it was almost midnight, because Zane was not looking as he pulled out.

"Xander had a checkup today, and the doctor noticed a… thing… on his tonsils, and they wanted to get a scan on it, and it turned out it was one of the symptoms of the disease… the doctor said he found it early, and Xander will probably be okay…" Alexis said, with disbelief in her voice.

Zane exhaled, probably? Probably was not good enough! He could "probably" beat Jaden in a duel. He could "Probably" retire by the time he was thirty, and he could "probably" win the championship next year. Probably was not a definite thing.

They were both silent.

"Where is Xander?" Zane asked. Xander was clearly in the hospital, but he needed to know just where his first son was.

"I-i-in, the… he's in a room where he's under s–s-supervision… on the sixth floor, I'm not allowed to be in there until the morning" Alexis said, it was becoming more and more difficult to understand her through the heaving sobs.

This didn't click right in Zane's mind. First of all, a minor's parents were allowed in the room at all times, unless the patient is undergoing surgery, or something of that general matter. Second of all, Alexis's father worked in the hospital, ergo, wouldn't she get special privileges?

"Alexis, you're his mother, you're legally allowed to be in there" Zane said.

"n-no… I'm, they won't, Zane, I just…cant…" Alexis said in barley a whisper.

Zane cursed as he hit a red light. It was late, and there were hardly any people on the dark streets. Zane found this calming normally, he liked to think of them as "reverse haunted" or, as there are less and less people, there seemed to be more life. But now, he was just pissed off.

"Lexi… Relax, I'll be there soon" Zane said softly.

Alexis sniffed into the phone.

"You better be" she said in a deadly tone.

Zane rushed into the hospital at about 12:30. The waiting room had a few people in it, with the occasional teenager being rushed in to get their stomach pumped.

But No Alexis.

Zane noticed the stares, and wished he looked a bit more inconspicuous.

He walked to the receptionist's desk, his steps quiet on the cheap linoleum floor.

"I'm looking for Xander Kirin Truesdale" Zane said to the woman.

She didn't look up from the magazine she was reading.

"You and every other tabloid reporter in this city, unfortunately for you, I'm not obliged to give you that information" She said.

Zane was silent, Those damn tabloid reporters! How could they have known before he did? What kind of father did that make him? He wasn't there; he was never there, for anything! He was too young to be a father. Or to obsessed with his career to be a father. Or… to SOMETHING. This wasn't right, what wasn't he doing right!?

Seven years from then, Zane imagined Xander bringing home one of those essays from school, about his hero. Kids always wrote about their parents at that age. Zane probably wouldn't even be home! But he'd get home from a duel, late at night… and seeing it posted on the fridge. Of course, it would be an A+, between his and Alexis's brains he was bound to be smart. He was talking already! Unless of course, he got the gene that gave Atticus his brains. Zane shook his head; Xander was going to be smart, no doubt.

What was I thinking about? Zane thought.

OH MY GOODNESS, XANDER!

Zane cleared his throat.

"Yes?" The receptionist didn't look up.

"I'm here to see my son, and if you do not comply with me, I will have you fired" Zane said in a monotone.

The receptionist looked up and gasped.

"I am SO sorry Mr. Truesdale!" Her eyes were set in shock.

Where is my fucking baby you moron? Zane thought.

"Xander Kirin, he's in room 614, but you can't see him right now… if you'd come back at six AM, I'm really sorry, he's under supervision…" she said.

Zane's mobile buzzed.

"Z-Zane… are you here yet?" Alexis said her voice more steady.

"Yes, where are you?" Zane asked, not letting his emotions show in this room full of people.

"Doctors lounge… it's on the first floor" She said.

Zane hung up and made his way down the hallway. He had a general idea of where this room was… he had waited in there for visiting hours to start after Xander was born.

Zane walked into the room, and was startled at what he saw.

He wanted to gouge his eyes out, he wanted to scream. He wanted to tear that cocky little prick limb from limb.

Zane cleared his throat.

"Zane!" Alexis shot up and ran to him, practically glomping him at the speed she hugged him.

"Truesdale" A man was sitting across the room, his suit looking slightly disheveled, his hair a mess, his silver eyes slightly red.

"Phoenix" Zane said with bitterness in his voice.

"Alexis, can you leave for a minuet, I need to talk to him, alone, thank you" Edo said, his voice low and creepy.

Alexis nodded and went out into the hall.

"You Asshole" Edo spat, as if he was speaking to dirt.

Zane stood there, slightly shocked. He and Edo hated one another, plain and simple, but it was a SILENT hatred.

"I am going to fucking kill you" Edo said.

He was most definitely not a kid anymore. At nineteen (and a half) he was a good six feet tall, and his baby face had thinned out and matured. His voice had finally dropped, and his maturity skyrocketed.

Zane stared.

"Innocent until proven guilty" Zane muttered.

"You think this is just some kind of joke, don't you?" Edo said.

Zane stared at the silver haired duelist.

"I threw my ENTIRE career out the window, thanks to you" Edo began pacing around the room.

"What did I do" Zane said, he hated being yelled at, but he honestly had no idea what was going on.

"I'm fucking married you asshole! MARRIED!" Edo yelled, on married, he punched a vending machine, sending a small package of pocky down into the bottom.

Zane was in shock, what the hell did Edo getting married have to do with him.

"Idiot, I got drunk, with a girl, in a city, with all night wedding chapels. YOU ASSHOLE!" Edo threw a magazine off the desk at Zane's head. Zane caught it easily.

"Edo, stop being a baby about this, just get a divorce," Zane said, rolling his eyes.

"Oh sure, it's that easy. FIRST OF ALL, I can't get divorced unless she wants to, second of all, she doesn't want to, Third of all, SHE'S FUCKING SETO KAIBA'S SISTER IN LAW'S SISTER!!!! HE FUCKING KICKED ME OUT OF THE PRO LEUGES AND DROPPED ALL OF MY ACCOUNTS!" Edo screamed, there were tears streaming down his face.

Zane could not place that emotion. It was a mixture of hatred, anger, and… jealousy? Whatever it was, Zane felt an emotion that seldom hit his body, pure guilt.

Zane bowed his head down. Did his punishment fit his crime? Sure, he had never actually meant for Edo to get married, his intentions were more embarrass the poor asshole.

"And how is this my fault?" Zane said, he wanted to see what Edo was thinking.

Edo paused on his rant.

"It just is!" he answered, just like the little boy he was at heart.

Oh, how fitting. ..

"Edo, this is not my fault… just relax," Zane said.

"I, I need your…" Edo mumbled the last word.

Yes, beg you prick, BEG ME TO HELP YOU!

"I need your help…" He mumbled quietly.

"I apologize, it would seem you damaged my hearing with you unnecessary yelling" Zane smirked, his humorous side did not come out very often, but he loved when it did.

"I NEED YOUR FREAKING HELP! HAPPY!?" Edo yelled.

This, in a word, rocked.

He couldn't believe that THE Edo Phoenix was having a breakdown, and he was psyched to watch it.

Wow, Zane really could be an ass when he wanted to be.

"What do you need?" Zane asked.

"You clearly know how to make a relationship work… and Kaiba respects you" Edo started.

Zane nodded, so it was true. Oh, it was sweet to watch Edo have that breakdown.

"I, I really like Karin… but, its, I don't want to be…" Edo trailed off, not sure of what he was going to say.

Zane looked into Edo's eyes. He was frightened, and desperate.

"You don't think your ready to be married, is that it?" Zane said.

Edo nodded,

"What I suggest, and I'd recommend asking someone else about this, is tell her that you want to date her, but your not sure your ready to be married" Zane said.

"She refuses to get a divorce" Edo said. He had taken the pocky out of the vending machine, and was sitting on the couch, eating it.

"Treat her like a girlfriend, not your wife" Zane said.

Who knew I was good at this sort of thing?

Edo smiled.

"You're not that bad, thank you, Zane, I really do respect you" Edo said.

Zane didn't smile, but he had a smile in his eyes.

"It's no problem," He said.

Zane could finally understand Edo's actions, and that, he was only a human.

Alexis walked back into the room.

"Cute, you two are friends now, but do you not realize that XANDER IS REALLY SICK!?" Alexis screamed.

Zane walked over to Alexis.

"He will be fine, don't worry" He whispered.

Edo rolled his eyes.

-Later that morning.

Zane was tired, really, really tired. He and Alexis had spent the night at a cheap motel outside of the hospital, and had not gotten much sleep thanks to the sirens of ambulances outside the window.

It was six AM, Zane had his cell on vibrate, and was pacing in the waiting room, Alexis sitting in a chair.

There were dark bags under their eyes, and they were still in their clothes from the day before.

"Truesdale, Rhodes?" The receptionist called.

Zane stood up and walked over to the desk.

"Its room 614, you can go in, a doctor will talk to you" She smiled at him.

Zane walked over to the hard plastic chairs and shook Alexis's shoulder.

He tilted his head, as to say

Lets go.

In the elevator, Alexis began to well up with tears, she wasn't crying yet, but she was close.

Zane opened the door, there was a hospital bed, a crib placed by the wall, a counter, and some chairs.

The doctor was standing over Xander.

Alexis rushed over to the baby, who was sleeping peacefully.

"Mrs. Truesdale?" The doctor asked.

"No, not yet" She mumbled.

"How is he" Zane asked from the door.

"Sleeping, we caught the disease early, which is good, I just need to ask you a few questions" The doctor said.

Alexis kept looking at the crib.

"First off, does he often ride in taxi cabs?"

Alexis nodded.

"But we have a car now" She whispered.

"Oh, good. Well, does he sleep through the night usually?"

"On most nights" Zane answered, taking a look at Xander, and then glaring at the doctor.

"Does he speak yet?"

"A few words" Alexis smiled at the baby.

"Does he eat adult food yet?"

"No, he's just started growing teeth" Zane said.

The doctor looked at his clipboard. Zane was taller and tried to get a glimpse of it, but he really couldn't see it very well.

The doctor cleared his throat.

"Well, I recommend going to the ENT at least once every other week for the next two months, to make sure he's okay. Other than that, he seems healthy; just give him this antibiotic every day after he eats breakfast. And, speaking this early in a baby can be a sign of autism, but he doesn't seem to show any other symptoms, so he's probably just a very mature baby" The doctor said.

He handed Zane a bottle of medicine, and left the room.

Alexis sighed, and then the tears began to flow.

"Are you okay?" Zane asked awkwardly.

"I-I'm so happy, he… he's okay! It's great!" She grinned.

You're not the only one.

Fei: well, this is the last chapter for a while; I'm loaded with homework… but the epilogue is already written, but I don't want this story to be over quite yet.

And then I finally decided on which plot bunny is becoming a full story.

Ever Heard Of The Novel Elsewhere? Its somewhat like one of Mitch Albom's books, but for teens.

Its about a dead girl and the after life.

Anyone have an Idea where I'm going?

Yup, Ryo stars in

"ELSEWHERE" (GX style)

I've done the first chapter already, and its pretty good!

10join

Fei!

(Or Youthful Fairy Princess, whichever you prefer)