A/N: Chapter 25!

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Sorry for the delay. Like I said, this week's very busy for me.

It was a few days later and Andrew still hadn't heard anything from Mr. Tetchin.

He had told Yusei and the twins and they were happy.

However, something was still bugging him.

The school year was almost over and he worried that the word about Sayer's plan might not even get out.

As he went to pick up Akiza and his schoolwork, for one of the final days of school, there was a flier attached to it.

He looked at it.

"IMPORTANT SCHOOL MEETING.

All staff and students are required to attend.

It will be next Monday during the final week of school."

Andrew was excited, but also nervous.

"Does Sayer know about this?" he thought, "He might have seen the flier and could get suspicious."

He quickly ran up to Akiza's room.

"Hey Andrew," Akiza said as he came in, "Light load today?"

"Yeah, but that's not the only thing."

He showed her the flier.

"Does Sayer know about this?" Akiza asked.

"I don't know. I'll have to go talk to Mr. Tetchin."

Andrew knew that he was going to leave pretty soon.

So, he handed Akiza her work and quickly left.

Andrew got in the elevator and ran to the teachers office.

He then spotted Mr. Tetchin heading for the door.

"Mr. Tetchin! Mr. Tetchin!"

Mr. Tetchin turned around.

"What's up Andrew?"

Andrew bended over and put his hands on his knees.

"I need...to talk...to you..."

Mr. Tetchin leaned in close and whispered.

"Is it that flier I gave you?"

Andrew nodded.

"Does Sayer know?"

Mr. Tetchin shook his head.

"The teachers got that through e-mail," he said, "If Sayer does find out, he's not allowed inside."

Andrew was still nervous.

"It still sounds like he might find out," Andrew said, "Plus, what if the kids tell anyone!"

Mr. Tetchin's eyes and voice firmed up.

"There's only one thing we have to say to a teacher or student, if they try to tell him."

Andrew was confused.

"What's that?"

"Loss of job or loss of schooling," he said, "You'll end up on the streets or with no income."

Andrew's eyes widened.

"That's how serious you, me, and all of us all taking this. We want everyone to know, except Sayer, so that way, everyone's on our side."

Andrew nodded.

"Thank you."

They both nodded and went their separate ways.

Andrew then relayed the information to Akiza.

Akiza sat on her bed and Andrew sat on her desk chair as he told her what happened.

Her eyes widened when he finished.

"Wow, I didn't think that they would take it this seriously," she said, "So what's their move after the meeting?"

"I don't know," Andrew said, "I'll have to attend and see what happens."

Akiza sighed.

"I sure hope they figure out a way to get me out of here," Akiza said, "I thought Sayer had a plan for keeping me here. Why hasn't he done anything?"

"Well, maybe he wanted to see if you would try to make a run for it," Andrew said, "If you did, he had threatened to punish you. Which, no offense, Sayer seems to enjoy hurting people. It's kind of creepy."

Akiza became saddened.

She hadn't told Andrew that she had once enjoyed bringing people pain.

She looked down and closed her eyes.

"Andrew," she said, "There's something you should know."

Andrew's face became surprised.

"What is it?"

"I...at one point...enjoyed what Sayer does. Bringing other people pain."

Akiza turned her head away from him.

"Akiza," Andrew said softly.

He heard her start to sniffle.

He quickly got up and sat down next to her.

Andrew wasn't sure what to do. He had never been in a situation like this.

He wanted to comfort her, but he wasn't sure how.

He put his right hand on her left shoulder and tried to find something to say.

"Um..." he said in a confused tone, "It's okay...Do you still feel the urge to do that now?"

Akiza turned and faced forward.

She had tried to cry, but it looked as though not a single tear had fallen from her eyes.

Akiza then shook her head.

"I feel badly about what I did," she admitted.

"Well, that's good," Andrew said.

He paused.

"What do I say now?" he thought.

He didn't know what to do.

"Um...I'm not sure what to do," he admitted.

Akiza giggled.

"Don't worry," she said with a hint of happiness in her voice.

Andrew frowned.

"I guess I'm not Yusei," he admitted sadly.

Akiza opened her eyes.

She turned to him and smiled.

"It's okay Andrew. I know you were doing your best."

Andrew still felt bad, but he hid it away.

"So, I guess I should go talk to Yusei," Andrew said.

Akiza nodded and handed him a letter.

"Oh! You wrote one today?" Andrew asked in surprise.

"Yeah. I wanted to make it an actual letter and have something in it," Akiza admitted.

Andrew smiled and put it in his pocket.

He then headed to his room and grabbed his black, light jacket, since it was raining out.

He made his way downstairs and into the streets of New Domino.

He had decided to walk today, instead of making it a race to get to the tops.

A light rain fell as he walked.

Andrew kept a firm face on his face as walked, but it slowly turned into a frown.

"If I can't comfort Akiza, how I can comfort any girl?" he wondered.

Andrew sighed as he made it to the stoplight before the tops.

"Maybe I'll never have a girlfriend," he wondered.

He made his way up to the top floor and knocked on the apartment door.

Yusei saw him in his light jacket, as he still had his hood over his head.

"Hey Andrew," he said, "What's up?"

Andrew looked around.

"Where are the twins?" he asked as he put his hood down.

"At school," he said.

A/N: I apologize for not figuring out the twins were still at school.

"Oh," Andrew said in surprise, "I thought they were home-schooled."

"Weeelll..." Yusei groaned, "It turns out that Leo had called in that they were out of town for two weeks straight, since this whole Akiza incident."

"How did they get their schoolwork?" Andrew asked.

"Their friends brought it to them," Yusei responded.

"Oh," Andrew said a bit awkwardly.

He walked into the apartment.

"Yusei. I'm not sure if you already know, but did Akiza ever tell you that she use to enjoy causing other people pain?"

Yusei's face turned serious and he sighed.

"Yes," he exclaimed, "I knew her, for a very short time, during her "Black Rose" days."

Andrew frowned.

"Does it every bother you?"

Yusei shook his head.

"She is a good person deep down inside," Yusei said, "Akiza feels badly about what she did."

Andrew nodded.

"That's what she told me," Andrew said, "I wanted to comfort her, but I didn't know what to do."

Yusei smiled.

"I guess I'm not as good as you," Andrew added.

Yusei put a hand on Andrew's shoulder.

"It's okay," Yusei said, "I honestly am not good at it either. I just let Akiza cry and let out her emotions. I think about what I should say to her and, when she finishes, I then talk to her."

Andrew smiled.

"Well, thanks for the advice."

Yusei nodded.

Andrew then handed Yusei the flier that he had shown Akiza.

He discussed the plan and Yusei suggested that he should take notes during the presentation.

Andrew agreed with him and he then handed Yusei the letter Akiza gave to him.

"Do you want to stay for lunch?" Yusei asked.

"Um...sure I guess."

Yusei opened the fridge and started looking inside.

"You sure the twins won't mind?" Andrew asked.

"Nah," he said, "They let me eat here all the time."

Yusei got out some bread, turkey, pickles, and mustard.

They both sat down and made themselves a sandwich.

"So, where do you stay, if you don't live here?" Andrew asked as he bit into his sandwich.

"Well, there's this place near here, where my friends Jack and Crow live. It's a small little place and they have to pay rent."

"Is it expensive?"

"No, but they sure come close to not making it. Jack doesn't want to get a job and it leaves Crow with having to pay for it."

Andrew nodded and finished his sandwich.

"Well, I'd better get going. See you later Yusei."

Yusei nodded and started to clean up.

As Andrew made his way outside, it had finally stopped raining.

He slowly made his way back to Arcadia.

The following Monday, was the final week of school, for Akiza and Andrew.

As the mid-afternoon rolled around, Andrew was leaving Akiza's room.

"See you later," Andrew said.

Akiza gave him a small wave and he shut the door.

He walked downstairs and then to the gymnasium.

When he got there, the stands were mostly full.

He then found a seat, as usual, by himself.

Andrew watched as students talked to one another, laughed, and even kissed.

He sighed at the sight of all the happy students.

His attention was then turned to a giant screen that read the title,

"One More Duel."

A/N: Sorry for the delay. I hope no one's upset.

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