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Disclaimer: I do not own YuGiOh GX or any of its characters. I do not own about 30 percent of the plot. I also do not own Jess and a few other OCs to be introduced.
Claimer: I own this title, idea FOR the climax of the plot, and about 70 percent of the plot. I also own all OCs aside from Jess.
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Jaden's POV
"Maria!" Mark yelled over and over again, holding her tightly. Tears were streaming down his face as he rocked back and forth. He was shaking as the sobs broke through him. I've never seen Mark so distraught.
"Here's the shooter L2," a Blood said. I turned to see two Bloods restraining Brad. He was glaring at me hatefully but there was a triumphant smirk plastered on his face. I glared back at him. "What do you want us to do with him?" the same Blood asked. I swallowed, hoping to clear my throat from the thick emotion I felt taking over. I didn't want my voice to break. I turned to look at Jim. He was holding his hat against his heart and staring at Maria with sadness in his one visible eye.
"Jim," I called, thankful my voice didn't break. He looked at me. "Take Brad and figure a few things out, would you?" I asked. Jim nodded and placed his hat back on his head.
"It would be my pleasure," Jim said, smiling rather evilly. I nodded but didn't smile back. Jim walked around the gang and us. He instructed the Bloods to follow him. Brad was struggling more than ever to get away from the Bloods. It was useless though. I sighed and turned my attention back towards Mark. Mel was still sitting on her knees. Her head was held so her bangs were covering her eyes. She reached forward and picked up Brad's gun. She stood up slowly, still concealing her eyes with her bangs.
"I'm going to try and figure out some stuff about the gun," Mel said slowly. Jesse reached his hand out toward her.
"Mel," Jesse whispered, placing his hand on her shoulder. Mel shrugged him off however and walked away without another word. Jesse's hand was still hovering in the air after her. He dropped his arm after a moment. Pain was evident on his face. I frowned and walked over to Mark. He was still rocking back and forth with Maria, crying. Jesse saw me and walked over with me. His lips were pressed together tightly; the look he always had when he was thinking deeply and/or trying to cover up his emotions. We each grasped Mark's upper arm and pulled him up. Mark shifted Maria so he was cradling her against his chest. Mark walked out of the room and down a hall without a look in our direction. We stared off after him for a moment. Ethan followed after him quickly.
I turned and looked at Chris and Emmy. Chris was still holding her. They were looking at me, as well as the gang. Jesse was watching me as well. I noticed that Jess was no longer there.
"Do you guys understand now why we have to send them back?" I asked. Chris bit his lip and more tears pooled in Emmy's eyes.
"Yes Jaden, we do," Jesse answered for the three of them. His tone was bleak. I looked at him. His expression was carefully composed. I know I looked similar.
"I'll call and get them a ride back to Duel Academy," Emmy said in a quiet voice. I turned to look at her and nodded. Chris cleared his throat.
"I'll get some Bloods together and escort them," Chris said. I nodded again.
"Hold on!" Chazz yelled, throwing his hands up, palms out like he was stopping traffic. I narrowed my eyes dangerously at him. Everyone else looked at him curiously. He glared at me. "What gives you the right to make decisions for us!?" Chazz demanded. I felt my eyes grow hard.
"What…gives me the right?" I asked slowly, my voice cautious. Chazz nodded his jaw tight. My nostrils flared and I pointed at the hall Mark just went down. "THAT! THAT'S WHAT GIVES ME THE RIGHT CHAZZ!" I yelled. Chazz glared at me.
"How?" Chazz asked. My eyes turned furious and my hands clenched into fists.
"How!? HOW!?" I roared. Everyone stared at me wide-eyed. "Maria was just KILLED Chazz and you have the NERVE to ask me how I have the right to make the decisions for you that will protect you!?" I yelled. Chazz took a step toward me.
"How do you know that sending us back will protect us!? What if we're safer here than at Duel Academy!?" Chazz asked. I glared at him.
"Because I've lived this life longer than you've existed in it! I know when enough is enough!" I yelled. Chazz glared at me.
"I'm not going to leave; you're no in charge of me…slacker," Chazz said smirking. My nostrils flared again. My clenched fist shot up and collided with Chazz's jaw. Chazz stumbled back and fell into Atticus and Aster. Everyone gasped and stared at my wide-eyed. I glared at them.
"You're all going to leave; no more discussions," I said in a tone of finality. Before anyone could dare argue further, I spun on my heels and stormed out of the room and down the hall that Mark went down.
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Alexis' POV
"Wow; Jay sure seemed mad," Syrus said. Blair glared at him. She was looking at Chazz's bruising jaw.
"No, Jaden always punches his friends in the jaw," Blair said sarcastically. Syrus glared back are her.
"Sure seems like that lately," Aster muttered. Jesse glared at him.
"Shut up Aster, You don't know what Jaden has to deal with," Jesse snarled. I could tell his control over his emotions was slipping quickly.
"You guys can't force us to leave," Hassleberry said. Chris glared at him.
"Wanna bet Dino-boy?" Chris asked. Emmy smacked his chest.
"What's going on here mates?" Jim's voice asked. We all looked to see Jim standing behind us. He was whipping his hands off with a white cloth; the cloth was turning red as he continued. I flinched, realizing where the blood came from. Jesse sighed.
"Nothing Jim; Jaden's friends are just trying to convince us to let them stay," Jesse explained. Jim nodded.
"Ahhh," Jim breathed. Jesse sighed again and looked at Jim.
"What did Brad say?" Jesse asked. Jim scowled.
"He said that Craig sent him here to kill Mel, mainly for her using him like she did. But also to keep us distracted," Jim said. Chris stared at him confused.
"Distracted?" Chris questioned. Jim nodded.
"Yeah, apparently Craig thought that if we were too overwhelmed with the emotion of losing Mel than we wouldn't be able to focus during the war and we'd surely lose. After he said that he said that Maria is probably better than Mel," Jim said. Jesse's jaw locked together.
"That bastard," Jesse growled. Jim sighed. Jesse looked at Jim; his eyes were hard. "Do what you want with him Jim; I've got more important things to deal with right now," Jesse said. Jim nodded and turned to leave. I saw an evil glint in his one eye. I shuddered at the thought of what he might do to Brad.
Jesse turned to leave, where he was going I don't know, when Mindy spoke up.
"We're not done discussing this!" Mindy yelled. Jesse froze and turned to look at her. His eyes no longer concealed his emotions but were filled with many emotions. The most dominate one was anger. We were getting on his last nerve.
"Yes we are Mindy! There is nothing left to discuss!" Jesse snarled. Chazz shot to his feet, knocking Blair over as he did. Blair glared at him and stood up after him.
"You don't control us! We will leave when we wanna leave!" Chazz yelled back. Jesse glared at Chazz.
"I'm sorry to tell you Chazz but YOU HAVE NO POWER HERE!! IF IT WASN'T FOR JADEN YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN SENT HOME A LONG TIME AGO, OR MAYBE KILLED!" Jesse yelled.
"IF JADEN IS THE REASON WE'RE HERE THAN WHY IS HE THE ONE THAT IS TRYING TO SEND US HOME!?" Aster demanded.
"BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE GETTING IN WAY TOO DEEP! ANY DEEPER AND YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO TURN BACK! JADEN DOESN'T WANT YOU GUYS TO LIVE THIS LIFE!" Jesse yelled. Everyone began arguing; Chris, Emmy, Jim (who returned during the arguing), and Jesse all yelling at the guys to shut up and the gang yelling at them to let them stay.
I sighed and snuck away from the gang quietly and headed down the hallway that Mark and Jaden went down. Everyone was so caught up in the argument, no one saw me.
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I walked down the hall quietly and quickly, avoiding all the Bloods I could. I caught site of Jaden standing outside of an open door. He was staring into the room but didn't appear to have any idea of going into the room. I walked over to him and stood next to him. I looked into the room.
Mark was in the room. Maria's body was on the table. He was running his hand through I her hair and apologizing to her for everything he'd done to her.
"I'm such a failure," Jaden said. I looked at him confused. He wasn't looking at me but I knew he was speaking to me.
"You're not a failure Jaden," I said. Jaden shook his head.
"I am. I can do anything right," Jaden said.
"Of course you do things right Jaden," I said, trying to convince him he was wrong. Jaden shook his head once again.
"No. Maria is dead, Mark's distraught, the gang hates me for sending them back when I'm the real reason they were allowed to stay…" Jaden began to say but I stopped him. I reached out and slapped him across the face. His face turned quickly to the side because of the slap. He reached up and gently placed his hand on his cheek and stared at me wide-eyed. I was glaring at him.
"Stop blaming yourself! None of this is your fault! And the gang doesn't hate you; they just want to help and don't like the fact that you're pushing us away," I explained. Jaden looked away from my piercing gaze and back at the ground.
"I promised Maria that I'd take care of her brother," Jaden whispered.
"And you will!" I yelled. Jaden's head shot up to look at me. My lips were tight; I was still glaring at him. "Mark needs time right now and by giving him all the time he needs is a great way to begin helping him!" I said. Jaden stared at me for a moment before he smiled slightly.
"You're right; thank you Alexis," Jaden said. I smiled back at him.
"You're welcome," I said. Jaden sighed and dropped his hand from his cheek. It was slightly red and I felt bad instantly for slapping him. "I'm sorry for slapping you," I apologized. Jaden shook his head.
"No, you had every right to. I was being stupid." Jaden smiled up at me. "I need a good beating," Jaden said, chuckling. I smiled and then sighed. I bit my lip, hesitating. I wanted to ask Jaden a question but I didn't want to make him mad. I opened my mouth to ask him my question when he spoke up.
"It's for the best," Jaden said. I looked at him confused. He was staring back into the room.
"What's for the best?" I asked. Jaden sighed and closed his eyes.
"For you guys to go back. I know you want to help but you guys just can't; it's way too dangerous. Jesse said that the main reason you guys want to stay isn't because you want to help but because I'm going to stay," Jaden said. He opened his eyes and looked up at the ceiling. "With Maria…gone and Danny a traitor, Mark is going to be out of it. He just lost the only person in the entire world he loves." Jaden sighed and lowered his head to look at the floor. "I already have to worry about leaving Jess behind and she has an actual hit out for her by the Cribs. The last thing I need is to have to worry about all of you. I'd be able to focus more on the fight if you guys were back safely at Duel Academy," Jaden whispered.
I stared at Jaden in shock. I could finally see what he meant; why he was trying to send us back. It made complete sense. Jaden is and has always been worried about us here. I took a deep breath.
"Then why did you convince Mark to let us stay?" I asked quietly. Jaden sighed.
"At first, it was to protect you. The Cribs knew what you looked like so if you were sent back, they would have sent a few Cribs after you. Or maybe they already have some Cribs there. It's well known that I go to Duel Academy so it wouldn't surprise me if the Cribs would sink to that level." Jaden sighed again. "But as the war grew closer and more certain, I realized I was being truly stupid by keeping you guys here. It only put you in further danger. Now, if I send you back, I'm fairly certain that there won't be any Cribs there," Jaden said.
"And what if there are Cribs there?" I asked. Jaden looked at me.
"It will be too late by then; the war would have already begun and be done." Jaden's eyes began to blaze and his teeth were clenched together. "And once this war is over, any surviving Crib won't dare mention that they are a Crib again," Jaden said, his voice grave. I shuddered at the thought. Jaden sighed again.
"Onii-chan?" Jess called to Jaden. Jaden looked down to see Jess standing next to him. They stared at each other for a moment before Jaden dropped to his knees and threw his arms around Jess, pulling her tight against his chest. He rested his chin on her shoulder. I saw some tears streaming down his face and I knew what he was thinking. I frowned. Jess was shocked by the sudden hug but soon wrapped her arms around her brother and buried her face in the crook of his neck. Tears streamed down her face. I took that moment to make my escape to the front room.
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When I walked back into the main building, the gang and the Bloods were still arguing. But this time, they saw me. Mindy waved at me.
"Alexis! Please come and tell these guys that we can help!" Mindy called. I sighed and walked over to them. I stood next to Jesse.
"Guys…I think we should go back to Duel Academy," I said. The gang stared at me wide-eyed.
"You have got to be kidding me Alexis! You don't want to help?" Blair yelled. I sighed again and looked at her.
"Blair, you misunderstand me. It's not that I don't want to help, it's just that I know I can't help," I explained. Blair glared at me, but I ignored her. I looked at everyone. "And that is an understanding which all of you lack," I said.
"But Alexis, I know there is some way we can help," Syrus persisted. I nodded.
"You're right; there is a way for us to help," I agreed. Everyone stared at me confused.
"But you just said that we should go back to Duel Academy!" Hassleberry yelled. I nodded.
"I know, and that's exactly how we can help," I said. Jasmine stared at me confused.
"What on Earth are you talking about Alexis?" Jasmine asked. I looked up at them, as my gaze had averted to the ground.
"The only way we can help is by getting out of the way. If we were to stay here than Jaden and the others would be worried about us. They already have enough distractions; they don't need ten more," I said. Everyone looked at each other before looking back at me. They were frowning.
"I guess I see your point Alexis," Bastion said. Everyone nodded.
"So it's agreed? We go back to Duel Academy?" I asked. Everyone murmured agreements. I smiled. "Very good choice," I said. Emmy took a step toward everyone.
"Alright you guys, let's go to the game room," Emmy said. The gang nodded. Chris, Emmy, and Jim started walking off toward the game room; the gang followed closely after them. Jesse and I remained where we were. Jesse looked down at me. I looked back up at him.
"Thanks Alexis, but why did you suddenly change your mind?" Jesse asked curiously. I smiled up at him.
"It's not that I changed my mind, it's just that I realized that Jaden doesn't need us this time."
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Alleluia! I finished this chapter! Finally! Gosh!
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