Author's Note: This chapter is dedicated to all those hopeless romantics out there.

Love is a very fickle thing.

Chapter Fourteen: A Declaration of Undying Love

The students of Deck Construction and Analysis were currently busy working on a class assignment that Professor Oyamada assigned to them. One student in particular was deep in thought, staring down at the paper before him.

Name: Kai Hideki

Title: The Blue Bomber of Duel Academy

Rank: Second

Age: 16

Likes: Being Heroic, Video Games, Dueling

Dislikes: Cruel and Unjust People, Vegetables

Deck Type: Megaman X

Advantages Over Me: Better Looking, Has A Fan Club, Hitaki Fawns Over Him (So Unfair!), Better Duelist (For Now)

Disadvantages: ...(There's Got To Be Something!)

Ed furrowed his brow, 'He has to have some kind of weakness.' He thought to himself, tapping his pencil absent-mindedly as he racked his brain for more information on his would-be rival for Hitaki.

Sighing he turned his head slightly to look down at the sheet of paper parallel to the one he was working on.

Name: Hiro Katsuya

Title: White Lightning

Rank: Unknown

Age: 15

Likes: Dueling, Possibly Hitaki (Can't Really Tell Yet), Shrimp

Dislikes: Bad Hair Days, Comments On His Appearance, Bad Attitudes, Eggplants

Deck Type: Mythical Beast

Advantages Over Me: Girls Seem To Like His Hair And Eyes, Might Be Better At Dueling, Hitaki Seems To Like Him

Disadvantages: Strategy Revolves Around Special Summoning From The Graveyard

'Okay, so these are the details I know about my rivals for Hitaki.' Ed went over in his head. He tilted his head back, spotting where Hitaki sat, her focus solely on her work.

"What are you doing?" A voice whispered, causing Ed's head to snap down. The voice was that of his roommate, Shindo Amano. "That doesn't look like the assignment." He commented as his eyes roamed over the two sheets of paper. "What are you doing?" He asked.

"Don't tell anyone, but I'm writing down a list of the known rivals for Hitaki." He replied.

Shindo chuckled lightly, causing Ed to frown. "What's with the chuckling?"

"You do realize I know about twenty people that have their eyes set on Hitaki, your going to have to add a lot more names to that list of yours." He replied with a grin.

Ed sighed, eyeing the grin on his roommate's face. "Your enjoying this, aren't you?"

"What gave it away?" Shindo replied, a grin still on his face.

Sakura yawned and stretched her arms over her head, trying to get the kinks out of her back. Today had been a long day for her, she couldn't wait to head to her dorm and sleep the day away. She stopped in her tracks outside the building.

A crowd of students were laughing and giggling at something she couldn't see. Sakura blinked in confusion. Reaching out to a female Osiris Red student she asked, "What's going on?"

The girl turned around, still giggling. "Oh!" She squeaked. She quickly bowed, "Sakura-san, I'm sorry. Was I in the way?" She asked formally.

Sakura shook her head, "No, I just wanted to know why so many students are gathered in front of the school. You wouldn't know why, would you?" She questioned.

The girl had a look of utter surprise on her face, "You mean you haven't heard?"

Sakura was about to open her mouth to answer the younger girl when she heard an over the top voice cry out as if in pain. "Sakura my love! Where art thou!?" Not liking the scenarios that played out in her mind when she heard that, Sakura decided retreating was her best option.

Sakura began to slink through the crowd, hoping nobody would spot her before she could make an escape. "Hold it right there my love!" The voice called, causing Sakura to take on the look of a deer caught in headlights.

The crowd that was surrounding her began to move away, as they did so Sakura could finally see who the voice belonged to.

A young man wearing an Obelisk Blue blazer was staring back at her, a rose in his mouth. With a wave of his hand cherry blossom petals fluttered around him. It would have actually seemed impressive if not for the fact that two Osiris Red students were tossing them from a bag behind him.

Taking the rose from his mouth he tossed it at Sakura's feet, winking at her. She immediately recognized the young man as Urusai Mazaki, he was ranked fifteen out of the entire school. Sakura looked down at the rose, and then back at the blonde haired boy.

"What's going on here?" She questioned.

"Sakura Inoue, the first time I saw you my heart skipped a beat, it was in that moment that I realized that I was looking at my future!" He exclaimed, pushing a few stray strands of hair out of his face.

"It took me an entire year for me to work up the courage to finally tell you, but my love for you is hotter than that of 1000 Suns! It can no longer be contained!" Urusai declared as he pointed his hand into the air, his finger pointing at the glowing ball in the sky.

He leveled his finger at Sakura, "And so I ask you, allow me to duel you and win your heart!"

Sakura looked flustered as the watching audience laughed and jeered. They seemed to be encouraging the duel, though their were a few protests from some select male students who seemed to be horrified by the situation. "You don't know what your talking about." She said, quickly becoming uncomfortable with the situation at hand.

"That's why I'm challenging you to a duel, once you see my burning passion you'll understand everything!" He exclaimed.

One of the Osiris Red students that were throwing cherry blossoms petals walked over to Sakura, offering her his duel disk. "Since you don't have your duel disk with you, you can use mine."

Sakura closed her eyes, taking deep breaths in an attempt to calm herself. Opening her eyes she took the duel disk from the younger boy. "Regardless of the circumstances, I never back down from a duel, so I accept your challenge." Sakura decided.

Urusai held his hand to his chest, "Ah, she accepts!" He exclaims as his duel disk shifts into position, his life points displaying proudly. (U: 4000)

Sakura expertly shuffled her deck and slammed it into the borrowed duel disk. In one swift jerk she drew six cards, taking the first turn. (S: 4000)

Taking one of the cards in her hand she slammed it onto her duel disk, "I begin with Tune Warrior(1600/200) in attack mode." A red humanoid robot appeared before Sakura. "I set two cards face-down and end my turn."

Urusai grabbed the top card of his deck, "Sakura, at the moment you may not understand how I feel, but I'm the type of guy who can't let go of his feelings no matter what happens, and this card reflects that."

Grabbing one of the cards in his hand and pulling them away from the rest, slapping his card down on his duel disk. Almost immediately a man wearing a brown tuxedo with flowers and a box of chocolates in his hands appeared before the boy, looking just as hopeful as Urusai.

Sakura looked confused as the man got on one knee and offered her the gifts. "What is this? You've never used this monster in any of your duels...your not using your personal deck?" She questioned.

"I only use this deck for special occasions, such as this one, but make no mistake, I'm as every bit as good with this deck as I am with my personal deck. The monster I've summoned is Hopeless Romantic(0/0)." The audience sweat dropped at the boy's declaration, wondering if the boy was serious.

"But there's another reason why I chose this deck to duel you with, because you don't know anything about it, and that gives me an advantage, because I know a few of the cards you use in your deck."

'So he is serious.' Sakura thought to herself.

Urusai flipped over one of the cards in his hand, "Creature Swap switches our two monsters, just like two lovers swap their most prized possessions!" Urusai exclaimed excitedly.

The two monsters vanished and then appeared on opposite sides of the field. Sakura was surprised to see that Hopeless Romantic was now offering it's gifts to Urusai. "What's going on?" She asked.

"Hopeless Romantic falls in and out of love easily, so when he changes control the new controller loses half of their life points while the new love interest's life points double. Don't worry though, I'm no where near as flighty."

Sakura and the crowd reeled in shock as Sakura's life points began to lower and Urusai's life points began to increase. (S: 2000) (U: 8000)

"Tune Warrior attacks Hopeless Romantic!" Urusai commanded.

Sakura motioned to one of her set cards, "Slip Stream activates, destroying all monsters on the field!" A wave of bright light washed over the field, negating the two monsters from existence rather than destroying them.

Despite the setback Urusai was smiling. "I should have known it wouldn't be that easy, no one ever gets the best of you." Setting card face-down, Urusai motioned for Sakura to take her turn. "I know I love you, but I don't know your feelings at all, so show me exactly how you feel about me."

Sakura frowned as she drew a card from her deck, 'He hardly even knows me.' Sakura glared at the boy standing before her, 'I can see right through him, he can't fool me.' Sakura depressed a button on her duel disk. "I activate the continuos trap card Birthright, this card returns my Tune Warrior to the field." The red monster reappeared before Sakura.

"For my normal summon I choose Sangan(1000/600) in attack mode." The brown furry monster emerged next to Sakura's revived monster. "Tune Warrior will attack first." Sakura said, expecting Urusai's set card to activate.

"I activate the special ability of a monster in my hand!" Urusai declared as a spot on his field began to shimmer. A handsome young man with jet black hair and piercing blue eyes appeared on the field, dressed in a loose t-shirt and blue jeans. "Meet Teenage Heartthrob(1000/1000)!"

The new monster smiled, causing Sakura's two monsters to glow a faint red color. "What's happening to my monsters?" Sakura questioned as her two monster's attack points dropped to 1100 and 500 respectively.

"My monster decreases the attack points of all monsters on your field by 500 points, for every monster affected by his effect, he gains 500 attack points." Urusai explains as his monster's attack points rest at a solid 2000.

Sakura frowned, "I choose to use the right of recall, there's no point in wasting life points." Tune Warrior stops it's attack as Sakura ends her battle phase. "I activate the continuous spell card Synchronized Realm. Turn end."

Urusai draws a card from his deck, "During my turn I gain life points equal to the amount of attack points my monster has gained through it's effect." Urusai explains as his life points increase by 1000 points. (U: 9000)

Urusai pointed at the red monster on Sakura's field, "I'm going to have my monster attack your Tune Warrior!" The handsome young man began to slowly walk over to Sakura's side of the field.

Sakura signaled to her set card, which flipped over, "I activate the trap card Emergency Tuning! This card allows me to sacrifice one Tuner monster and one non-Tuner monster on my field to perform a Synchro summon!"

Tune Warrior transforms into a bolt of energy as it encircles the furry brown monster, causing it to glow brightly as it changes form. "I Synchro summon Gaia Knight, The Force of Earth(2600/800) in attack mode!" A robotic version of the famous Gaia the Fierce Knight appeared as a result.

"The effect of my continuous spell card activates now, each time I Synchro summon a monster, you take 500 points of direct damage." A bolt of orange energy bursts out of the spell card and slams into Urusai, causing him to stumble back. (U: 8500)

"That was a good counter, I use the right of recall to cancel my attack, just like you said a bit earlier, there's no point in me wasting life points, but don't forget, your monster loses 500 attack points, which means it now only has 2100, though my monster's attack points decrease to 1500." He said as an afterthought.

"When Sangan is sent to the graveyard from the field I can search my deck for a monster with 1500 attack points or less." Sakura explains as a card slides out of her deck, which she adds to her hand. "I choose my Junk Synchron(1300/500), now I have to shuffle my deck."

"Well I can't do anything more so I guess I'll just have to end my turn." Urusai says, not bothering to set any additional cards.

Sakura swiftly draws a card from her deck, giving her four cards to work with, the same amount of cards that were currently in Urusai's hand. "Graceful Charity allows me to draw three cards from my deck." Sakura drew three more times, "Now I have to discard two cards to my graveyard."

Sliding her Shield Warrior(800/1600) and Speed Warrior(900/300) to her graveyard Sakura grabbed one of the cards in her hand and placed it onto her duel disk. "I summon Junk Synchron(1300/500) in attack mode." The stubby robotic monster emerged from the card before the girl.

"When this card is successfully normal summoned I can special summon one level two or lower monster from my graveyard with it's effect negated, I choose one of the cards I discarded due to Graceful Charity, Speed Warrior." The gray armored warrior appeared, ready for action.

"It's time for another Synchro summon." Sakura declares as Speed Warrior launches itself into the air, Junk Synchron becoming a bolt of light that encases it. "Junk Warrior(2300/1300) is summoned to the field." The resulting monster pumped it's fist into the air.

"Synchronized Realms deals you another 500 points of damage." (U: 8000)

"Don't forget that your new monster loses 500 attack points while mine gains 500." Urusai says as Junk Warrior's attack points decrease to 1800, his Teenage Heartthrob's attack points increasing to 2000 once again.

Sakura pointed at Urusai's handsome monster, "My Gaia is still stronger, so I'll have him attack first!"

Urusai clapped his hands together, his set card flipping over as a result. "I activate my trap card, Love At First Sight, which is exactly how I felt when I first laid eyes on you!" Sakura looked surprised as Gaia groaned and exploded, with one less monster Urusai's monster's attack points decreased to 1500.

"This trap card destroys all monsters on the field except for one on each field that I choose. Now the two remaining monster must do battle, though neither is destroyed, any life point damage is given to the other player as life points." Junk Warrior's fist slammed into the handsome monster's hand, which he simply shoved away. (U: 8300)

Sakura surveyed her hand briefly and placed one of them onto her duel disk. A face-down card materialized behind her Junk Warrior as a result. "I end my turn."

Urusai slid a card from his deck a warm light surrounding him. "I gain 500 life points as a result of my monster's effect." (U: 8800)

"It's time to introduce another monster, I summon Promiscuous Boy(1400/1400)." A teenaged boy dressed in a red suit emerged from the card, winking at Sakura. "My Teenage Heartthrob has another effect, it can increase the attack points of monsters other than itself by 500 points." Urusai explains as his new monster's attack strength increases to 1900.

"Promiscuous Boy has an effect as well, by paying 800 life points I can return one spell or trap card on your field back to your hand." Sakura frowned as her set card popped off her duel disk, which she caught. (U: 8000)

"Now that I don't have to worry about your set card, Promiscuous Boy is going on the attack!" The newly summoned monster blew a kiss at Junk Warrior, causing it to shatter. (S: 1900)

'How embarrassing.' Sakura thought to herself as her opponent motioned to his second monster.

"Teenage Heartthrob's attack decreases to 1000 since there are no longer any monsters on your field, but it can still make a direct strike." The handsome monster walked over to Sakura and poked her softly in the forehead using it's index finger. (S: 900)

Urusai closed his cards together, thrusting his right arm into the air. "This is the power of true romance Sakura! I am completely controlling this duel with my burning passion for you! It is clear to everyone how strongly I feel, but what about you Sakura? How do you feel about me?"

"Quite frankly?" Sakura questioned.

Urusai nodded his head, "Yes, I must know!" He exclaimed.

"Your annoying." Sakura answered.

Urusai clutched his heart, as if in pain. "Oh the cruel heavens deny me my love!" He cried out, causing everyone there to sweat drop. He gaze returned to the girl standing opposite of him. "But I won't give up that easily, I cannot be deterred from my quest, I shall win your heart by the end of this duel!"

Sakura drew, quickly slamming the drawn card onto her duel disk. "Poison of the Old Man has two effects, I choose to gain 1200 life points." A frail old man dressed in a dirty brown robe appeared on the field, holding two vials, one contained a green liquid, the other, purple.

Sakura took the green vial from the man and drank it, causing her life points to increase. (S: 2100) Grabbing one of the cards in her hand, Sakura continued her play. "I summon Sonic Chick(300/300) in defense mode." A cute fluffy pink bird appeared before the girl, ducking for cover.

"When I successfully normal summon a monster I can special summon this next one from my hand, Oneshot Booster(0/0) in defense mode." A yellow vehicle appeared next to the small bird. "I end my turn."

Urusai snagged a card from his deck, "Since you have two monsters on the field my Teenage Heartthrob's attack points increase to 2000, don't forget that I also gain life points equal to the boost he receives." (U: 9000)

"I summon another monster, Sexiest Man Alive(1800/1800)!" A man wearing a white wife beater and blue jeans shimmered into existence, a sexy smirk on his face. Some of the female spectators squealed upon seeing the monster, it's attack points increasing to 2300 due to the effect of Teenage Heartthrob.

"I know what you plan on doing Sakura, and it won't work, I know all about your two monster's special abilities, so I'm activating this spell card, Heartfelt Break Up! This card destroys one monster on your field, I choose your Oneshot Booster!"

The machine monster exploded into a tiny pixels, leaving Sakura with only her Sonic Chick. "Your Sonic Chick can't be destroyed in battle if a monster with 1900 or more attacks it, but since I got rid of your Oneshot Booster, my Teenage Heartthrob's attack is no longer 2000, it's now 1500, which means I can destroy Sonic Chick!"

As Urusai's monster casually strolled over to the small bird the spectral image of a monster holding a shield appeared before it, stopping him in it's tracks.

"By removing my Shield Warrior in my graveyard from play my Sonic Chick can't be destroyed by this battle." Sakura explained before Urusai could ask.

"Clever." Urusai complimented. "I set one card face-down and end my turn."

Sakura sighed as she drew another card from her deck, 'He was right, he is just as strong with this deck, if I don't come up with something soon, I'm going to lose.'

"I activate the spell card Shift Down, by removing a Synchro monster, namely my Junk Warrior, in my graveyard from play I can draw two cards from my deck." Drawing two more cards, Sakura continued with her play.

"Synchro Return allows me to special summon a Synchro monster that was removed from play, which means my Junk Warrior(2300/1300) returns to the field." The blue monster returned, it's attack points increasing to 2600 as a result of it's effect.

"Teenage Heartthrob's special effect decreases your monster's attack points by 500 points, while his attack points increase to 2000."

Sakura held up one of the two remaining cards in her hand, "Synchro Blast Wave activates only when I have a Synchro monster on my field, a monster on your field is destroyed, I choose your Teenage Heartthrob." The blue monster unleashed a blast of green energy from it's fist that converged on Urusai's monster, obliterating it.

"Without your Teenage Heartthrob on the field my monster's attack points return to 2600, while your two monster's attack points return to their original attack scores, now my Junk Warrior will destroy your Promiscuous Boy!" Junk Warrior's fist glowed golden in color as it slammed it into the weaker monster's jaw, effectively destroying it. (U: 7800)

"I set one card face-down. At my end phase Junk Warrior is removed from play due to Synchro Return. Turn end."

Urusai casually drew, "Your so resourceful, that's what I love about you Sakura." He commented. "I summon Loving Family Man(1600/1600) in attack mode." A man wearing a business suit and holding a briefcase appeared before the boy, adjusting his glasses.

"Upstart Goblin lets me draw a card from my deck at the cost of giving you 1000 life points." Urusai explains as he draws a card from his deck. (S: 3100) "Now his special effect activates, whenever my opponent's life points increase, so does it's attack points."

The new monster needlessly adjusts it's glasses as it's attack points increase to 2600. "I activate the spell card called Rejection, it has the same effect as Heartfelt Break Up, it destroys one monster on your field, so say goodbye to Sonic Chick!"

Sakura depressed a button on her duel disk, "I activate the trap card Remote Revenge." A small remote materialized in Sakura's hand. "When a spell, trap, or monster effect targets a monster on my field that destroys it, I can switch the target to one of your monsters."

Sexiest Man Alive keeled over and erupted into flames as Sakura pressed the small button on the remote, much to the horror of some of the female spectators. "There's that resourcefulness I love so much." Urusai comments as his turn ends.

Sakura slash-drew the next card from her deck. "I activate the magic of Card of Sanctity, this allows us both to draw cards from our decks until we have six in our hands."

Urusai smiles, "How sweet of you. Maybe this is a sign of you warming up to me."

Sakura rolled her eyes at the boy's comment. "Fissure destroys your monster." A chasm opens up in the ground, swallowing Urusai's monster before closing. "I summon Nitro Synchron(300/100) in attack mode and activate Double Summon."

"I normal summon Ghost Guardna(0/1900) in attack mode." A mostly white machine like monster with clawed gauntlets appeared before the girl. "My three monsters will now synchronize!"

In a burst of flames a new monster emerged, several pipes protruding from it's body. "This is Nitro Warrior(2800/1800), and when Nitro Synchron is used to Synchro Summon it, I can draw one card from my deck." Sakura explained as she drew another card from her deck.

"Now Synchronized Realm deals you 500 points of damage." (U: 7300)

"I activate the spell card called Battle Tuned, by removing a Tuner monster in my graveyard from play I can add that monster's attack points to a monster on my field, I choose to remove my Tune Warrior(1600/200)."

Flames erupted from the new monster as a white aura surrounded it's body. "When I activate a spell card Nitro Warrior's attack increases by 1000 points once during damage calculation." Sakura explains as her monster's attack points rest at a impressive 5400.

"Nitro Warrior, attack Urusai directly!" Nitro Warrior unleashed a wave of flames that converged on Urusai, causing him to fall to his knees as a large portion of his life points depleted. (U: 1900)

Nitro Warrior's attack points decreased to 4400 due to it's effect.

Urusai motioned to his set card, "I activate my trap card, Lover's Spat. By discarding a card in my hand when I receive a direct attack I can special summon a monster in my graveyard and decrease the attack of one monster on my opponent's side of the field by 1000 points."

"I choose Teenage Heartthrob, who decreases your monster's attack points by 500 while he himself gains 500 attack points." The handsome boy returned, it's attack points increasing to 1500 while Nitro Warrior's attack decreased to 2900.

"I set the last two cards in my hand face-down, your up."

Urusai slid a card from his deck, "I'm going to use everything I am to win right now! Sakura, witness my fiery passion I have for you, I'm pouring all of it into this turn!"

'I don't like the sound of that.'

"First my monster's special effect increases my life points by 500 points." (U: 2400)

Sakura's set card flipped over, "Jar of Greed activates, I draw one card." Sakura said interrupting him.

"I sacrifice my Teenage Heartthrob to summon Reformed Jock(2500/0) in attack mode." A young man wearing a jersey and black shorts took the place of Teenage Heartthrob, a kind look in it's eyes.

"If you don't like the way I am now, I can change, just like this monster has, but don't worry about it's effect just yet, I activate the Warrior Returning Alive, this adds a warrior-type monster in my graveyard to my hand." The chosen card slides out of Urusai's graveyard slot.

"Double Summon lets me summon once more, I choose to summon my Teenage Heartthrob(1000/1000)." The handsome monster returned, it's attack points increasing to 1500, while Reformed Jock's attack rose to a powerful 3000.

"By discarding a card in my hand I equip my Teenage Heartthrob with Promise Ring, it now gains the effect and the half of the attack points of a monster in my graveyard, I choose Promiscuous Boy." Silver energy flowed from Urusai's duel disk, surrounding his monster as it's attack points increased to 2200.

"Now I'll activate his newly acquired effect, by giving up 800 life points I can return your remaining set card to your hand." (U: 1600)

Urusai grimaced as the set card flipped over, "I activate my trap card in chain, Synchro Spirits. By removing my Gaia, the Force of Earth in my graveyard from play I can special summon the monsters that were used to Synchro summon it, Tune Warrior can't returned since it's removed from play, but Sangan can." Sakura explains as the furry creature returns, curled up defensively.

Urusai frowned, his chances at victory this turn had been dashed. "Ah, I should have counted on your resourcefulness. Reformed Jock, attack Nitro Warrior!" The named monster charged over to Sakura's field and punched the monster square in the jaw, toppling it. (S: 3000)

"Every time this monster destroys a monster in battle it loses 100 attack points." Urusai explained as his monster's attack decreased to 2900.

"Teenage Heartthrob destroys your Sangan." The handsome monster walked over to the smaller monster and swiftly kicked it.

"I choose to add Turbo Synchron(100/500) to my hand as a result of Sangan's effect." Sakura informed her opponent.

"By discarding a card from my and, my Reformed Jock can attack once more." Urusai said as he slid the last card in his hand to the graveyard. "Be gentle." He told his monster as it charged towards a stunned Sakura.

The monster hugged Sakura, who quickly pushed away from it as her life points began to fall rapidly. (S: 100)

"So...what do you think? Was that good enough for you?" He questioned.

Sakura slowly drew a card from her deck, "Urusai, you've definitely improved since the last time we dueled...but I can't accept your feelings as genuine." Sakura tells him as she activates her Pot of Greed, drawing two more cards from her deck.

"Why not?" Urusai asked, his tone a little sadder.

Sakura closed her eyes, the image of a smiling boy flashing before her. "I could tell you, but I'm sure my actions will speak louder." Sakura says as her eyes snap open.

"I summon Turbo Synchron(100/500) in attack mode." A green stubby monster emerges from the card. "Vision Wind revives Speed Warrior until the end phase." The gray armored warrior returned in a burst of speed.

"I activate the magic of Collection of Stars. First I draw a card from my deck and then select two level two or lower monsters on my field, they then gain the number of stars the other monster has, in other words, Turbo Synchron gains Speed Warrior's two stars, while Speed Warrior gains Turbo Synchron's one star, making them both three star monsters, now I'm going to synchronize the two!" Turbo Synchron transforms into a green orb of light.

Speed Warrior is encased in a green light, "I Synchro summon Turbo Warrior(2500/1500) in attack mode!" A red and white metallic monster replaced Speed Warrior, ready for battle. "Synchronized Realm deals you 500 points of damage since I Synchro summoned a monster." (U: 1100)

"My monster is unaffected by the effects of monsters that are level six and less, which means your monster's effect doesn't affect mine, which also means your monster doesn't gain any attack points."

"I equip my new monster with Synchro Boost, increasing it's level by one and increasing it's attack points by 500 points." An electrical current surrounding Sakura's monster as it's attack points increased. (3000)

Sakura held up the last card in her hand, "Silver Contrail increases the attack of one wind attribute monster on my field by 1000 points until the end of the next battle phase." (4000) "Now Turbo Warrior will end this duel, when it attacks a level six or lower monster that monster's attack points are halved. Attack Teenage Heartthrob with Whirlwind Strike!"

The weaker monster was swiftly ripped to shreds by Sakura's stronger monster as Urusai's life points depleted to zero. (U: 0) Urusai held his head down low as the holograms faded.

Sakura felt bad crushing his spirit like that, but it had to be done. "Now do you see?" Sakura questioned. "You should just give it up, you and I will never happen."

Urusai raised his head, a big smile on his face. "Are you kidding? I'll never give up on you, that's my promise of a lifetime, from me to you!"

Urusai raised his arm, stretching his hand out, giving Sakura the thumbs-up. "And you can bet I'll hold myself to it. I never go back on my word because that's my way of the duelist!" He exclaimed, causing the students who were hanging on to his every word to face-vault.

Sakura face-palmed, 'What did I do to deserve this?'

Author's Note: Well that was pretty amusing.

Card of this chapter:

Turbo Warrior: Wind/Warrior-Synchro 6/2500/1500

When this card battles a level six or lower monster, halve the opposing monster's attack points. This card cannot be targeted by the effects of level six or lower monsters.

Hiro and his roommates find out that some strange things have been happening. Getting a message on his palm organizer, Hiro goes out to the designated meeting spot, what he finds there is a complete surprise.

Next time, The Mysterious Message!