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Jaden was bored, there was no other way to describe it. She'd been cooped up inside for the last three weeks because she'd gotten really ill after the attack and it was really getting on her nerves. She could understand why Zane was being so careful, of course, but she was missing out on so much action!
Jaden had been told that Chazz had ran away and that during winter break, some stupid kids had tried to summon Jinzo, and they'd succeeded, fortunately someone managed to send him back to the monster world.
Jaden glanced at the small clock before grinning to herself, Zane would be in the middle of his lesson, meaning that if she snuck out she could be back before he realised. With that thought in mind the young Slifer tugged on her red jacket and grinned brightly before she slipped out of the room.
If she remembered correctly her friends would be in Gym at the moment, and Alexis had been telling her that they were playing tennis the last time she'd visited.
Jaden was slightly tired by the time she'd made it to the tennis courts and she laughed to herself when she spotted Syrus and Bastion playing against Alexis' friends. Then she spotted the blonde and she grinned brilliantly as she began to jog over to the other girl. Then she heard a loud voice yelling, "Alexis look out!" and Jaden looked over in the direction of the voice, her eyes widening when she spotted the ball flying towards her friend.
The young brunnet dove at the other girl,shoving her out of the way of the ball, luckily she didn't fall over, at the same time as an older looking boy dived infront of them and hit the ball away.
He landed with a thump and Jadens eyes went wide as she panted slightly, "Thank you." stated Alexis softly, staring at Jaden. The young girl blushed faintly and shrugged, "It's no biggy." she mumbled before turning to the boy, "Although I have to thank you," she stated lightly, rubbing the back of her head nervously as the boy looked up.
Alexis' friends came running over with wide eyes, "Alexis! Are you ok?" asked Mindy with wide eyes.
Alexis gave a small nod as the boy stood up slowly, "Yeah, and Jaden's the one who nearly got hit!" she declared, her brown eyes filled with worry for the young brunet, who was bent over slightly and was taking deep breaths.
The boy gave Alexis a bright smile,"Are you sure, I could carry you to the nurses." he offered flirtatiously, making Alexis scowl as she wrapped her arms around Jaden and helped her stand straight, "I don't need it!" she snapped, "Can't you see that Jaden's having trouble breathing?" she asked furiously as Jaden wrapped an arm over Alexis' shoulder for support.
The boy stared for a moment before going bright red and running off. Jaden blinked in confusion at that before shrugging slowly, "Well that was weird." she mumbled before freezing when a familiar voice stated, "What a suprise, I'm in pain and you're near bye." Jadens eyes widened slightly and she span around quickly, wobbling slightly for a moment before Alexi's steadied her.
"I just got here!" she stated desperately, causing Crowler to scowl, "Not an excuse!" he yelled, making Syrus, Bastion, Alexis, Mindy and Jasmine gape in shock. "But how can it be his fault if he wasn't even here?" asked Alexis furiously.
Crowler scowled furiously, "It was your fault! Now come with me." he ordered. Jadens eyes went wide and she gave her friends a desperate look before she chased after Crowler, who was storming off.
~~~Later that day~~~
Jaden was panting violently as she chased after the balls, cursing Crowler as she dropped to her knees, "I can't." she gasped out. Harrington stopped at that and jogged around to her side of the court, "This is your punishment!" he snapped, "You gotta keep going." he ordered. Jaden glared up at him, her eyes narrowed, "I'm still not a hundred percent!" she snapped, "I was stuck in bed for almost two weeks! What the hell do you expect?" she glaredd at him causing the boy to roll his eyes as he bent down next to her.
"Listen kid, I've been told to work you hard and I'm going to." he stated confidently. Jaden groaned to herself and closed her eyes, "I'd rather play a Shadown game with my crazy godfathers when they were evil than this..." she mumbled as Harrington grabbed her arm and hauled her up.
The young girl stumbled slightly and he caught her before she fell. His eyes widened when he felt her body pressed against his. To be more precise a distinctly female body. He looked down at the young girl with wide eyes and blushed faintly as he stared at her. Brown eyes widened in shock as Jaden realised what had just happened before they narrowed and she hissed, "Tell anyone and I will rip your balls off."
Harringtons face paled at that as Jaden stood straighter and pushed him away.
"Let's just get on with this." she snapped. The pale boy ran around to the other side of the courts, his eyes still wide. Jaden sighed as she ran her fingers through her short brown hair and she got ready to hit the ball again. Fortunately she was distracted by a familar voice, "Hey, Jaden!" yelled Alexis, waving at the small girl as she ran over to her. "You won't believe what I just heard." she stated excitedly causing Jaden to tilt her head slightly in confusion.
"What is it Alexis?" she asked softly. Alexis grinned at her, "I was on my way here and I ran into professor Banner, he told me someone spotted Chazz." she told Jaden. Knowing the young girl enjoyed being in on the action and hated being couped up.
Jadens eyes widened in excitement at that and she grinned brightly, "Where is he?" she asked, practically bouncing on the balls of her feet. Alexis laughed at her excitement and smiled, "He was..." she was interupted by Harrington yelling, "Hey! Get back to practicing." he ordered.
Jaden frowned and pouted slightly, "Just one minute." she retorted. Harrington blushed very faintly at that. "Fine." he stated quickly. Jaden beamed as she turned back to Alexis, who was frowning slightly at Harrington, her mind slowly working.
Jaden pouted again and tapped Alexis on the shoulder. "You were saying?" she asked slowly. Alexis grinned, "Oh yeah, he was spotted on a boat a little way from the island." she informed the other girl.
Jaden grinned at that, "At least we have a vague idea where he is." she stated brightly. Harrington scowled and rushed over to the net, "What are you two talking about?" he asked quickly.
Jaden smiled brightly, "Chazz Princeton." she explained simply. Harrington scowled, "He's just a run away who isn't worth your time!" he blurted out, causing Alexis to raise an eyebrow and Jaden to frown slightly.
"Chazz may be an ass but he's a good duelist." she stated sharply. Harrington frowned at that, and Alexis's eyes widened in realisation, he was jealous, but why? "He isn't worth your time." stated Harrington.
Jaden rolled her eyes, "Ok, this is weird," she mumbled, "What's your problem with Chazz?" she asked in confusion. Harrington scowled, "You're much too cute for him." he hissed.
Alexis' eyes widened in shock and Jaden blushed scarlet before she backhanded him across the face, "Shut up!" she shrieked before spinning around with a huff and storming off, ignoring the feeling of Alexis and Harrington staring after her in shock.
Then Jaden stumbled and Alexis and Harrington both yelled in shock. The young girl squeezed her eyes shut and threw her arms out to catch herself only to let out a startled gasp when she was caught by someone, who helped her up effortlessly and wrapped an arm around her waist, "Jaden, last night you were being sick and bad, you shouldn't have been out of bed, let alone playing tenis." stated an annoyed voice scoldingly.
Jadens cheeks flushed red and she looked down, "I'm fine." she mumbled, as she heard two pairs of footsteps running towards her and she looked up, biting her lip nervously when she saw Harrington and Alexis stood in front of her and Zane.
The Obelisk boy glared at Zane for a moment before spinning around and storming off, obviously thinking better of insulting one of the best duelists in the entire school. Alexis however stared at Jaden for a moment, her eyes narrowed before she sighed, "How did I not realise it before?" she asked incredulously, causing Jaden to blush and shrug and Zane to sigh.
"Great... listen Alexis, you can't tell anyone." he told her slowly. Jaden nodded quickly at that and Alexis gave Zane a knowing smile before nodding, "Of course I won't Jaden." she stated reassuringly.
And then Alexis noticed how unhealthily pale and blotchy Jadens face was, and the way the other girls face was shining with sweat.
"Crap." she gasped out, "Jaden you look bad, you need to get some rest." she stated quickly. Zane looked down at the young girl and his eyes narrowed slightly before he picked her up bridal style, "That's it, I swear I'm gonna lock the door if you're gonna just go out and make youself even worse than you already were."
His voice was brittle, but Alexis noticed the concern hidden deep within it and she gave a soft smile, "I'll walk you guys to your room," she stated warmly as they wandered towards Obelisk, blissfully unaware of how crazy things would soon become.