Sdrive: The midterms are over, lets see what rewards Kokuro is in for.

The proctor had lead Kokuro into a hallway on the top floor of the arena base, the secret top floor. He had been instructed to sit in a chair next to a door until he was called for. He had been waiting for quite a while and was growing bored. His PDA had gone off multiple times.

Where are you? We're waiting. Sonomi

Kokuro doesn't love us anymore, he's gone and he'll never come back! Maybe if I promise him a hug when he gets home. Please come home and get a hug! Mia.

Congratulations on your victory.

-Ami

Hope you didn't struggle too hard. I look forward to seeing you soon. Kazuki.

And then the last message he had received read.

I'm not normally one to boast like this, but I defeated my opponent much quicker than you did, and I've gotten straight A's in all my tests. I'm in Ra Yellow now so prepare to see me much more frequently. Ritsuzen.

He waited around until finally Kaiba opened the door and motioned for him to enter. Kokuro gulped slowly upon seeing Kaiba, and walked in carefully. "Ye…yes?" he asked nervously.

"Have a seat," he said motioning to a chair. Kokuro weakly sat down and looked up at him. "Kokuro, since you came to the island, you've shown me that you are a remarkable student."

"Thank you Master Kaiba," he said feeling more relieved.

"According to my studies, you've lost only to Mia Notosa, Kazuki, on a few occasions, and to Denkiteki. All of those students have quite a number of years on you here at the academy, and are all very skilled, especially Mia."

"She's one in a million," Kokuro said chuckling.

"It would appear so," he said putting down a small file. "And she's also in your Dorm room, along with another female student, Sonomi Hinote."

"Um…yeah," he said slowly.

"As you know, there were multiple students that entered into the academy last year, a lot of potential, and the yellow dorm overflowed this year. You've been bunking with two female students, a practice I don't really approve of." Kokuro gulped and looked up at him some more. "Before I continue, I need you to be completely honest with me."

Kokuro began sweating a bit as Kaiba looked down at him and stared into his eyes, "Have you been involved in any sexual activities with either of those two girls while you were in that dorm?"

Kokuro gulped thinking about the kiss, but he didn't want to mention that and instead asked, "Do friendly hugs count?" he asked.

"You know what I mean Samé. Anything involving beds?"

"No," he answered. "Nothing of that sort."

"Good," he said. "I trust you, and them," he walked over to a file cabinet and began searching for something. "However, I can't allow you to be in that dorm room any longer. In fact, I don't think you should even be in that overcrowded dorm." He got what he was looking for and tossed it over at Kokuro. Kokuro caught it and looked down at a blue uniform in a plastic bag. "So to overcome this problem, I'm promoting you to Obelisk Blue." He turned around and gave Kokuro a grin, "Congratulations."

"Obelisk Blue!" Kokuro said amazed. "Seriously?" he asked looking up at him.

"You don't have to accept this offer," Kaiba said. "You can stay in Ra if you like, but I could see you making an excellent Blue Student. You would of course continue your full year courses, but now that your half year courses are over, they will be replaced with more demanding courses, worthy of an Obelisk. If you don't think you can handle it…"

"I can handle it," Kokuro assured him. He looked back at the uniform and then at Kaiba, "This has nothing to do with me rooming with two females does it?" he asked.

Kaiba grinned, "Sonomi wouldn't let you and she'd kill you if you and Mia ever did. I knew you were safe with those two."

Kokuro just looked at the uniform again and smiled, "Thank you," he said.

"You're welcome," he replied. "You'll need a code for your new room, since it's a key pad instead of a key card. You'll also need to move your things into your new room, but other than that from this day on you're officially an Obelisk Blue. You should get your things together."

"I will," he said nodding.

"Good. You're dismissed. When you get to the Obelisk Dorm you'll be given instructions on how to find your room."

"Alright," he said as he got up and bowed. He exited and Kaiba grinned at him. "I'll explain what other ideas I have for him once the week vacation is up."

An announcement was heard all over the Island. Attention Duelists! The next week is a vacation week. At the end of the week will be the night everyone has been waiting for, Parent's Night. Make sure you have your date and your outfit picked out and registered in time. Enjoy your week off, the new semester starts the Monday after.

Kokuro was in the Ra Yellow dorm and was walking down the hallway towards what would soon be his old room. He was wearing his Obelisk Blue uniform and was thankful no one was around to see him and stop him from getting to his room. He wanted to surprise Mia and Sonomi. He was bummed that he wouldn't be bunking with the two girls any longer, but he knew that he would still see them both often.

He slid his card in and opened the door. The two turned around, "There you are, what took you so..." Sonomi stopped once she registered what he was wearing. "What is that!" she asked.

"Like it," he asked turning so they could admire it. "Headmaster Kaiba promoted me to Obelisk Blue," he told them. "I'm moving on up in the world."

"Ha ha, very funny," Mia said giving him a slight punch in the arm.

"What are you talking about?" Kokuro asked.

"I know you," she said smiling. "You would never turn down the chance to sleep with two girls," she said smiling slyly. "You're just doing this to tease us."

Kokuro chuckled, "well, as tempting as it is, I actually took the offer."

"You what?" Sonomi asked stunned.

"I took the offer," Kokuro said. "I came to pick up my stuff to transfer into the Obelisk Blue dorm."

Sonomi's eyes were wide for a moment but they instantly narrowed, "Ok, enough," she said standing up. "This charade is getting old fast. After all we've talked about; I know you couldn't have possibly taken up his offer."

"Talked about what?" he asked.

"About taking the easy way out," she said getting angry.

Kokuro's eyes widened slightly and then he closed them chuckling a little, "Come on Sonomi, this isn't me taking the easy way out. What happened at the beginning of the year, a complete nobody coming into the school and doing what no one else had and getting recognized for it, while it wasn't easy to do. But I did get recognized for it and I got to skip the bottom of the food chain here at the Academy and go into Ra. But now I've had time to make myself known, Master Kaiba has seen me in action before, and he's acknowledged my skills. He feels that I can handle Obelisk Blue, so I can assure you that this is not taking the easy way out."

"But that's exactly what it is!" she yelled at him.

"What are you talking about?" he asked not understanding.

'Oh no,' Mia said as she moved back as they got closer to each other.

"You skipped Red entirely, and you've only taken half a year of Yellow. You don't honestly think you can graduate this year do you?"

"That never even occurred to me but who knows, maybe I could," Kokuro shrugged. "I don't plan on graduating this year, I'll probably hang around for another year as an Obelisk, but if the opportunity arises itself, why not?"

"Because you've practically breezed through everything this year! I've worked hard to be what I am, and you come in and in less than a year you've completely turned this entire academy around!"

"Oh come on," he said mocking a laugh. "Remember what I said I was here to do? I said first I was to have fun, and second I would make new friends. My third and fourth reasons were to get better and prove myself back home. In less than a year I've gotten much better and I'm more than sure I can prove myself back home now. I mean look at this, Kaiba himself welcomed me into Obelisk."

"I also told you that breezing through everything is a weak person's way of trying to be strong. You have skills, I acknowledge that, I acknowledged that your second day here for crying out loud. However you can't deny that you've lost to Mia and you've lost to Kazuki, even that other Obelisk with the Toons! You're scared that you're going to keep losing, so you want it to seem that you're the all powerful Kokuro, better than everyone and show off your blue jacket. That way idiots will avoid you, and you have Yaku and Kazuki to protect you."

"I can't believe you," he said looking at her in disgust. "What is wrong with you? You think that just because you refuse to advance in level, minus Legend, and decide to stay in whatever dorm you might be in no matter how many times you've been offered more, that everyone else has to go along with your ways and be held back."

"There are no short cuts in life," she said growling, a small tear running down her face. "If you take a short cut, you reveal your true colors."

"Apparently my true colors are blue," Kokuro said glaring at her.

Sonomi clenched her fists in fury, and finally shouted, "Get out!" She pushed Kokuro into the hallway and slammed the door on him.

He banged on the door, "Open up!" he shouted. He swiped the card through and was about to get in when the door was shoved back closed and the bolt was thrown. He banged louder, "Open up Sonomi. I need to get my stuff."

"Go buy new stuff with your Obelisk friends," she shouted through the door.

"This isn't funny," he yelled kicking the door trying to bust it open. He kicked it again but it wouldn't budge. He glared at the door and wiped his forehead clear of the sweat that had started to form. "Open up Hinote," he yelled at her.

"Screw off," came the distant response.

Kokuro fumed and kept restlessly beating on the door until finally he collapsed onto the ground, worn out. He began to get up and head towards the room of the Ra Yellow janitor. 'He'll have a way to get in,' he thought. As he was almost down the hall he heard the door open and turned to see Mia running over to him with his backpack and a few of his other knick knacks.

She had a sad look on her face as she handed them to him, he slowly took them and they stood in the hallway, not speaking. Finally the silence was unbearable and Mia looked up, "wait here, I'll go grab the rest."

"Don't bother," he said. "I'll have the janitor break in some time tomorrow and I'll get it then."

"Sonomi will calm down after a while," Mia tried to reassure him. "It may take her a while but she'll forgive you."

"There's nothing to be forgiven for and quite frankly I don't want any forgiveness from her anyway."

"You don't mean that!" Mia said quickly with tears running down her face. "You like her, and you're friends with her, you'll…"

"Apparently we're not friends anymore," Kokuro said. "She can't let me live my life the way I want to. A real friend wouldn't try to control me. But as long as you don't hate me I still want to be friends with you."

"Of course I don't hate you," she said wrapping her arms around him and burying her head in his chest. "And I know Sonomi doesn't either," she cried.

"Sorry Mia, but I know that's not true any longer If she really didn't hate me, she'd be happy for me," he let her go and he looked back at her, "See you around." He left the Ra dorm and made his way towards the Obelisk Dorm, leaving Mia to stand there upset.

He got to the dorm and once inside, looked around in awe. He had been in the Obelisk dorm before, but it always awed him every time he went in there. It was filled with such an outstanding elegance that none of the other dorms even came close too. He saw a man sitting on a couch in the lobby, when the man noticed him he walked over to him, "Kokuro right?"

Kokuro nodded, "Listen, just tell me my code and my dorm room, I'm not in a sociable mood."

"Um…ok," the man said surprised.

Kokuro got his info and walked up the flight of stairs to find his dorm room. He entered in the number and let himself in. It had a long bed off to the right, and a desk with a fancy new computer on it. There was a comfortable looking chair next to a lamp on one wall and there was a huge window with large blue curtains off to the side. There were two nightstands next to the bed with a small lamp on each. Kokuro dumped his stuff and went over to the bed.

He laid down in it and found it to be very comfortable. He fast fell asleep, completely exhausted from his fight with Sonomi. He slept through the night, in his uniform and absolutely nothing put away.

He woke up very tired the next morning; he had had nothing but nightmares the entire night. He slowly made his way into the bathroom and sat in the hot steamy shower until the water went cold. He wasn't satisfied with his shower so he grabbed a pair of sweats, a black t-shirt, and grabbed his swim suite. He left the dorm, surprising Satoshi on his way out.

"What are you doing here?" Satoshi asked him.

"I'm official," Kokuro said tiredly. He kept walking leaving Satoshi to stand there staring at him.

Kokuro dragged himself out towards the hot springs. He was about half way there when two joggers began to run up towards him. He looked over to see Mia stop in front of him and Yaku collapse on the ground gasping for breath. "Finally, we rest," he said gasping.

Kokuro raised an eyebrow at him before turning to Mia, "hey," he said to her.

"Hi," she said. "How'd you sleep last night in your comfy new bed?"

"Let's not go there," he said.

"Bad night?" she asked a little surprised.

"I had nightmares," he replied.

"Oh, I'm sorry," she said looking down. "I could have slept better myself. But poor Sonomi, she was up almost all night…"

"Oh well," he said shrugging. He looked down at Yaku who seemed to have passed out, "Do you always work him this hard?"

"Of course," Mia said smiling. "It puts him in shape, and he's going to need it if he wants to fit into a cheaper tux for Parent's night."

"Your sister works at I2 and you're trying to get a cheap tuxedo?" Kokuro asked skeptically.

"Just because she's filthy rich don't mean I am," he said standing up slightly. "Mia told me what happened while we were running; bummer about you and Sonomi but awesome that you're an Obelisk now."

"I don't feel like one," Kokuro said.

"You miss Sonomi," Mia said quietly.

"You can't miss someone who hates you," he replied harshly. He saw that Mia was hurt at what he had said and sighed, "I miss you," he said. "Plus I really don't know too many people in Obelisk."

"I'll give you the walk around tour after my work out," Yaku said.

"I'll be in the hot springs for a while," Kokuro admitted. "I don't expect to be back in my room for a while."

"Oh," Yaku said shrugging. "Well, give me a text when you do."

"Sure," Kokuro said nodding. He said goodbye to them and they went in the opposite direction as he continued his path towards the hot springs. As he was walking he heard a loud explosion and turned to see what was going on. He realized he was close to the restaurant and the beach. He looked down and saw an Obelisk get pushed back into the ocean by an explosion. He wasn't surprised when he saw Sonomi there glaring at the Obelisk.

"I told you," she said to him as his Life Points fell to zero. "I'm in a bad mood." She turned to head back towards the restaurant and glanced up over the hill to see Kokuro standing there, staring back at her. Their stares turned into glares and they moved off towards their destinations, not uttering a word to each other.

Kokuro got to the hot springs and changed into his swim suite, before going off into the steamy hot water. He slid down onto a seat and let his body relax itself. He didn't get to relax long until male and female students began entering into the hot springs and began chatting and talking to each other. He glared at them before closing his eyes and tilting his head into the water, so that his ears were covered. A couple students tried to approach him and he easily reassured them that talking to him was a bad idea.

Kokuro spent most of the day in the hot springs. Around lunch time he went down towards the restaurant and ordered a burger. His waitress tried to tell him that she had heard about his victory into Obelisk Blue and was happy for him but he didn't pay her any attention. He watched Sariana duel a couple students before she came up to him.

"And how are you?" she asked.

"Tired," he said.

"Care for a duel?"

"No."

"You don't have the project stopping you any longer, what's the matter?"

"I said no," he replied angrily.

"Maybe I should buy you a drink, we can talk about it," she said. He declined but she bought him and herself one anyway and sat down next to him. "What's with you?" she asked. "You're in Obelisk Blue and you've done it in less time than anyone else here at the academy, you should be proud of your accomplishment."

"I am," he said.

"Then why are you so angry all of a sudden, when we last met you were just annoyed."

"Sonomi and I aren't speaking anymore," he said simply.

"About time," she said.

"Excuse me," Kokuro asked looking over at her.

"You're so much better than her. I don't know why you bothered with her to begin with. You need a real woman in your life, not that stuck up, pompous nitwit."

He glared at her, he didn't want her talking about Sonomi that way, but he didn't want to defend Sonomi either. "I wouldn't call her a pompous nitwit, but stuck up seems to be a good word to describe her."

"If I were you I'd quit thinking about her and move on with your life. You need to stop dwelling on the past and think about the future," she said showing him her Future Fusion card. She handed it to him and he looked down at it.

"What's this for?"

"A congratulations gift, a message to move on with your life, and also a promise."

"A promise?" he asked.

"Yeah, if I let you have it, you have to promise me you'll duel me before the end of the year."

"It's a promise," he said putting the card in his pocket.

"I have to get going, nice chatting." She said slyly. Standing up she walked off towards the back of the restaurant. Shortly after, Kokuro left and returned to the hot springs.

Kokuro spent another three hours in the springs before heading back towards the Obelisk Dorm. It was dark by the time he reached his room. He contemplated texting Yaku but he just didn't feel up for a tour of the dorm. He didn't want to be rude so he sent a quick text, "Tour tomorrow." Yaku gave a reply and Kokuro changed into his night clothes and logged onto the computer. He surfed the internet for a while and sent Yamato and Domid a quick E-mail.

Hey guys.

I'm in Obelisk Blue now, I'm still adjusting but I think I'll like it here. Sonomi and I had a huge blowout and we're not speaking any longer. She can't accept the fact that I want to move forward while she wants to stay back, although she's more than capable of going forward with me. Either way, Mia and Yaku are fine. My mom and dad will be coming to Parent's night. I wish Selaya could come, but I know that she'll be busy with the tournament. Wish her luck for me, and tell her I'm sending her a letter soon. Talk to you both later.

Kokuro.

He signed off and went back to his bed. He read the book that he had brought with him from the beginning of his journey at the academy and before long, found himself asleep again.

The next morning he woke up feeling calmer than he had the previous day. He looked out his window at the academy and sighed, 'those hot springs really help.' He also remembered that his Psychology teacher had once told the class that if you have a bad day, usually you feel calmer and more accepting the next day. His PDA went off and he grabbed it looking at it.

Wake up and meet me in the lobby in half an hour. Yaku

Kokuro got changed into his Obelisk Blue uniform and half an hour later met Yaku down in the lobby. He was a bit surprised to see Kazuki standing next to Yaku. "Hello and welcome to Obelisk Blue," Yaku said. "Today on this tour of the dormitory, we're going to teach you everything you need to know to be an exceptional blue student, and when you're ready, we'll even show you the best location from our dorm to spy on the girls in the other."

"Are…you serious?" Kokuro asked.

"Come on," Kazuki said walking over to him. "You've been down for the past few days, its time we cheered you up. Besides, we can't get caught if no one knows we do it, right?" he asked.

"I don't believe you two!" Kokuro said getting red.

"Don't worry," Yaku said, "You have to first pass the test, but no doubt you will. Anyway, let's begin the tour."

The two older boys showed Kokuro around the dormitory. Between the lobby, the indoor swimming pool, (which even most of the other obelisks had no clue about) and the cafeteria, it was all kind of overwhelming. Finally they took a stair case from the lobby into the basement.

"And just where are we going?" Kokuro asked.

"We're going to see if you're worthy for the," Kazuki paused clearing his throat, "special privilege."

'Oh great,' Kokuro thought. He was a boy, and besides the fact that other weird thoughts ran through his head every day (let's face it, he is Kokuro after all,) he couldn't get rid of his boyish ways. However he just wasn't in the mood for this kind of thing right now. Girls made him think of Sonomi, and Sonomi made him think of throwing up.

They were lead down into a special dueling arena where Yaku and Kazuki stood at either side of the doorway and motioned him in. He walked in and had to admit that it was a nice arena. "This arena is used for all sorts of duels," Yaku said.

"But its main purpose is in, 'the test,'" Kazuki said.

"The test?" Kokuro asked.

A tall boy in a blue robe appeared in front of Kokuro, "Greetings," the boy said, his hood hid his face. "Is this the one?" he asked the other two.

"It is," they replied.

"Very well," the boy said. "Please step forward."

Kokuro was lead to the dueling arena while the other boy continued on to the opposite side. From inside his cloak he produced a Duel Disk. "Let the test begin," he said.

"Excuse me?" Kokuro asked looking at his two friends.

"You must survive the test in order to grant access to certain Obelisk Blue secrets," Kazuki said firmly tossing him a Duel Disk.

"Whatever," Kokuro said slipping it on. He inserted his disk and shouted out, "alright, Game on!" 'Game on?' he asked himself. 'Crap that's what Sonomi says. I have to remember not to say that.'

"I'll begin," the hooded student said drawing. "I summon Love Maiden," he announced. A beautiful girl with long brown hair and an expensive looking dress appeared on the field. (400/800) "My turn is over," he said.

"What the?" Kokuro asked looking at the other two

"This is the test," they said as if hypnotized. "You must pass the test or you will lose the very thing that makes you a man."

Kokuro didn't want to think about what that meant and drew his card, "Ok, I summon Skilled White Magician," he announced as his white robbed magician appeared. 'No matter what this 'test' is; this is still a duel and I'm an Obelisk now, I can't fail.' "I'll set a card under the table," he said placing a card. "Now Skilled White Magician, attack his Love Maiden."

"Shame on you for striking a girl," all three shouted at once causing the lights to flicker on and off.

'What the hell?' Kokuro asked. The magician released a beam of magic that struck the girl. She was pushed back and began crying. Hooded Obelisk: (6300)

Skilled White suddenly felt very embarrassed and walked over helping Love Maiden up, "excuse me?" he asked looking at his card.

"Love wins," the three said. Love Maiden took a small glowing heart and inserted it into Skilled White Magician making him blush. He walked back over to Kokuro glaring at him.

"What did I do?" Kokuro asked him. It turned around and began to blush as it saw Love Maiden stand up and wipe herself off. "Eh, I'm just going to end my turn."

"My turn," the Hooded Obelisk said drawing. "I activate Cupids Kiss, and give it to my Love Maiden. Now, Love Maiden, attack!" Love Maiden began to skip towards Skilled White when she tripped and fell. H.O: (5400) Skilled White Magician walked over and helped her up. "Now Skilled White Magician, attack Kokuro!"

"What?" Kokuro asked stunned as his magician released a beam of white light that struck him in chest. Ko: (6300)

"Whenever Love Maiden attacks a monster with a Maiden Counter on it, she takes control of the opponent's monster."

"You're kidding right?" Kokuro asked.

"Love does not joke around," the three said together. "Now then," the hooded one continued, "I equip Love Maiden with Happy Marriage. This makes it so that as long as there is one other monster on my field, Love Maiden gains that monsters attack power," he explained. She changed into a wedding dress and Skilled White had his robes become a silver tuxedo. He placed a wedding band on Love Maiden's finger, causing her to beam with happiness. (2100/800) "I'll set one card under the table and end."

"This is getting annoying," Kokuro said drawing. "Fine, I activate Cost Down, and I'll use it to discard my Black Magician Girl," he said putting her in the Graveyard. 'Sorry Black Magician Girl, but I'll use you later.' "Now I can summon Chaos Command Magician," he announced as his green robed magician appeared. (2400/1900) "Chaos Command Magician, attack Skilled White Magician."

"Activate Trap," the hooded obelisk said. "Defense Maiden, I can now switch your target to my Maiden." The red beam of magic knocked into Love Maiden, causing Skilled White to be very angry with Chaos Command Magician. H.O: (5100) "Now your Chaos Command Magician will fall in love." Love Maiden produced another glowing heart which she blew to Chaos Command Magician in a kiss. As it neared the Magician he used his wand to burst it.

"Sorry, but my Magician likes being a bachelor," Kokuro grinned. "I end my turn," he said.

"As you wish," the boy said drawing a card. "I activate Pot of Greed," he said drawing twice. "Now then, I'll activate a spell card, Till Death. Any monster that has been taken by Cupid's Kiss can no longer be destroyed in battle. I'll also activate Raregold Armor, and give it to Skilled White Magician. I'll switch my Magician on guard and end."

Kokuro placed his hand on his deck and heard a very faint sound, he pulled the card and saw his Kuriboh. He began to get a chill down his spine, he could barely here his Friendship Spirit. 'Is this because Sonomi and I are fighting?' he asked the card. There was a small, faint sound, and he was pretty sure he was right. 'There's nothing I can do about it,' he thought. 'She's the one that needs to get over herself.' He placed Kuriboh in his hand and took another card. 'I can't really do anything right now, so this will have to do.' "I'll place one monster on guard and I end."

"Then it's my turn," the other boy said. "I equip Hopeless Romantic to Love Maiden. Then I'll have my Love Maiden attack your Chaos Command Magician." Love Maiden ran towards Chaos Command Magician and fell. H.O: (4800) She then got up and winked at Chaos Command Magician as Skilled White Magician helped her up. "This allows me to activate one of Hopeless Romantic's abilities. It can either have a monster equipped with Cupid's Kiss attack you directly, or it can do damage to your Life Points equal to the current power of whatever mode your monster may be in. So I'll use that ability to take 2400 Life Points out of you."

"Afraid not," Kokuro said as his Pikeru's Circle of Enchantment appeared around him. "This will prevent the damage I would have taken." He announced as a rune circle appeared around him.

"Fine, I end."

Kokuro drew a card and smirked. "Alright, I'm activating Premature Burial he said as he slid the card into his disk. Ko: (5500) "Now come on back Black Magician Girl," he announced as the Black Magician Girl appeared on the field giving off a twirl. "You see? I have my own type of maiden," he said as Black Magician Girl winked at the Obelisk.

"It's too bad you can't do anything."

"I wouldn't be so sure of that," Kokuro said taking Mage Power and placing it on Black Magician Girl. (2500/2200) "Now you can't destroy my Magician Girl. I end my turn."

"But you've lead a whole new possibility to exist," the hooded obelisk said. He drew and chuckled. "I activate Cute Flirting. This allows me to put a Maiden Token on one of your monsters." The maiden blew a kiss at Black Magician Girl who began to feel happy inside.

"Oh come on," he said.

"Now Love Maiden, attack Black Magician Girl," he announced as the Maiden ran towards Black Magician Girl. She tripped and fell and the Black Magician Girl went over to help her up. H.O: (4400) "Now I can take control of your Black Magician Girl, and not only that, Hopeless Romantic activates, allowing me to strike you down with your own Magician Girl. The Magician Girl ran over and blasted a pink ray of light at Kokuro knocking him backwards. Ko: (3000) "It's your turn," he said.

Kokuro drew his card and smirked, "It's time for your Maiden to have a Change of Heart," he said showing the card.

"No way!" the Obelisk gasped.

"Now I take control of your Maiden, and I'll sacrifice her and my face down Spirit of the Harp to summon Buster Blader," he announced as his strong Warrior appeared on the field. (2600/2300)

"Now, I'm willing to bet that that Till Death has to stay on the field in order for my Skilled White to remain indestructible, correct?"

"That's right," the obelisk growled.

"Now then, Chaos Command Magician, attack Skilled White Magician!" The Chaos Command Magician shot a ruby colored magic blast at Skilled White destroying him.

"And now," he said pointing to Buster Blader, "Attack…" he saw his Black Magician Girl and sighed. "I'll just end," he said.

"Love prevailed!" the other two boys shouted triumphantly. Kokuro glared at them and they quickly shut up and took a step back.

"My turn," the boy said drawing. "I'll summon the Unhappy Girl in attack mode," he said as a girl in a tattered blue dress appeared. (400/300) "And since she's so unhappy, I'll give her the Axe of Despair," he said as an axe appeared in her hand. (1400/300) "Your move."

"I'll give her a reason to be unhappy," Kokuro said drawing. "Buster Blader, attack!" Buster Blader flew forward and slashed the girl across the chest but she simply fell to the ground crying. H.O: (3200) Buster Blader suddenly felt depressed and sat down, dropping his sword.

"When my Unhappy Girl is attacked while in attack mode, she isn't destroyed, also, as long as she's on the field, any monster that attacks her can no longer attack."

"Good thing I still have my Chaos Command Magician," he said as his Chaos Command Magician blasted the girl with ruby colored ball of magic. H.O: (1200) "My turn is over once I play Mystical Space Typhoon and destroy Mage Power," he said as his Mage Power shattered and Black Magician Girl returned to normal stats. (2000/1700)

The obelisk drew a card and put it in his hand before taking another, "I switch my Unhappy Girl on guard and give her the Heart of Clear Water. I'll also switch my Black Magician Girl and end."

Kokuro drew his card and smirked, "Pot of Greed," he said drawing. "I'll summon Ebon Magician Curran," he said as his small magician in the black skirt holding the whip appeared. "I set one under the table and I end my turn."

The obelisk drew and sighed. "I switch the Magician Girl and attack."

"Reveal Shadow Spell," he called out, 'Sorry Black Magician Girl.'

The Magician Girl was bound by black chains which stopped her from attacking. (1300/1700) "I end."

"Then I draw and my Magician takes away 600 of your Life Points," Kokuro said smirking as the magician took out her whip and whipped the hooded obelisk. H.O: (600) "I end." The obelisk drew and waved his hand passing. Kokuro drew and the let the small magician whip his opponent again. H.O: (0) "Looks like I passed," Kokuro said grinning. The holograms vanished and the Obelisk sighed.

"Indeed," the Obelisk said. The lights shut off and they were in pitch black. "The password," his voice echoed. "Is The Naked Eye." The lights came back on but the Obelisk had vanished.

"Where'd he go?" Kokuro asked the two.

"Follow us," they said. They lead him out of the room and lead him up back into the dorm rooms. When they got to the third floor, they stopped at a door and knocked once.

A voice was heard from the other side of the door, "Present the password," it said.

Kokuro was pushed forward, shrugging he said, "The naked eye."

The door opened and he was allowed in. It was an Obelisk Blue with short blue hair. "Come," he said taking him over to the window. "Use these and tell me what you see," he said handing Kokuro a pair of binoculars.

Being a complete moron and completely forgetting what Yaku and Kazuki told him earlier, he looked through the binoculars and saw a girl in the Obelisk Blue Female Dorm in nothing but her bra putting a nightshirt on. Kokuro flung himself back in shock with a giant look of anger on his face.

"What the hell!" he shouted at them.

The three of them just began laughing at Kokuro and couldn't stop for quite a while, meanwhile Kokuro was fuming. Yaku handed him a tissue as he laughed at him. "You so fell for it," he laughed.

"I think that one topped yours Yaku," Kazuki said laughing his head off.

"He certainly earned it," the other Obelisk laughed. "Though its not tournament worthy, the Lovely Maiden deck is quite a toughie to beat."

"You…you're the hooded freak I just dueled," Kokuro asked in shock.

"Life is full of mysteries, isn't it Kokuro?" he asked.

"You guys suck," he said grumbling.

"And now it's time for the next part of your initiation," he said. He took the Lovely Maiden deck and handed it to Kokuro.

"What's this for?" he asked.

"Each year, a group of obelisks have gotten together to do this little lecherous trick to some new Obelisk. It's like a final right of passage," the student explained. "However, whoever was tricked then has a duty to fulfill. As the year goes on, he has to pick one person who is selected to join Obelisk Blue, and duel them using the Lovely Maiden deck, getting them ready for this moment. If they pass the test, then it's their job to take them to this room and do what I just did to you, and force them to except the Lovely Maiden deck. If they fail…well, I'm not sure. No one's ever failed."

"So I suppose if you fail, you're going to have to stay back a year, that or get another Obelisk to follow this right of passage," Yaku said grinning.

"Not funny!" Kokuro said.

"There is one thing though," Kazuki said getting up to them. "What happens here stays between us, otherwise expulsion is in order. Also, if for whatever reason you get dropped from Obelisk Blue, when you regain your title, you will still be responsible for continuing the Lovely Maiden tradition. If you don't agree to this, we will send an anonymous report to Master Kaiba explaining that you were seen from inside this room spying on the girls. Wouldn't want that would we?"

Kokuro sighed and took the Lovely Maiden Deck. "Do us proud," the other Obelisk said as he let them out. They began walking down the hallway and Kokuro was grumbling.

"Oh come on, you can't say you weren't a bit excited," Yaku said nudging him.

"You guys suck," he said again pocketing the deck.

"Sure we do," Kazuki said laughing. "Sure we do."

They dropped him off at his room and then left him to his own business. Kokuro flopped down on his bed and took out what he wanted to call the "Lecherous deck." He flipped through it kind of impressed. 'It is a decent deck, but it has some holes in it that need to be filled,' he thought. He then slapped himself shuddering. 'I hate them,' he thought. He slid the deck into his drawer and went off to take a shower.

Half an hour later he emerged from his bathroom and slid on some casual clothes. He was wearing a red jacket and a grey shirt following blue jeans. He grabbed his old card key and he emptied the contents of his backpack onto the bed. He slipped out of his room and headed towards the Ra dorm. He made his way slowly into the dorm, a few people passed him but none seemed to recognize him right away. By the time they did he was gone.

He had made it into his old hallway and headed towards his room. He was about half way there when the door opened. He stood cautious for a minute and sighed quietly to himself when Sonomi came out. She turned his way and the two locked eyes for a minute.

"Don't let me give Hikari a reason to expel you," she said glaring at him.

"I'm sure it would just ruin your day," he said walking over to her.

"It's evening you idiot," she glared. "Though it would make tomorrow a good day."

"I'm so sure," he said as he walked past her and headed to the room.

"And where are you going?" she asked.

"In here to grab my things," he answered.

"A likely story," she said.

"What's that supposed to mean?" he asked.

"Mia's not in there," she answered. "And I doubt she would want anything to do with you."

"Excuse me!" he yelled turning around to look at her. "And what is that supposed to mean?" he asked.

"You always liked the idea of her sleeping below you," she said getting in his face.

He realized what she really meant, but didn't bother mentioning it, instead he said, "Maybe because she was better company than the other person I used to hang out with," he retorted.

"If that person wasn't working hard to get where she was, maybe she would have been better company. But that's right; people who slack off don't understand that."

"Poor you," he said. "You had choices, just like I did. You choose to stay back. It's your own fault and you need to learn that you can't control me, and you never will."

"I don't want to control you," she said back at him. "I don't even want to know you."

"Good, once I'm done getting my stuff, you won't know me."

"The only reason your stuff is still in there is because for some reason that only God knows, Mia didn't let me throw it away. Other wise it would have been trashed the minute you left."

"Well aren't you sweet," he said taking the card and sliding it through the door. He walked in and Sonomi stood in the doorway. He grabbed his things that were in drawer, and the things he had hanging on the bed. He threw them into his backpack and walked past her into the hall. "Good riddance," he said walking out.

"There's only one thing I have left to say to you," she said to him.

He turned around to look at her with narrowed eyes, "What?"

"You're a crappy kisser," she then went inside and slammed the door.

He stared at the door awestruck for a moment before yelling, "As if you would know! I'm sure being Miss Personality you get kissed all the time!"

He stormed off as Mia peaked out from the corner she had been hiding in, "Kokuro…Sonomi…" she said softly, tears falling down her face.

Created Cards:

Till Death: Continuous Trap. A monster controlled through the effect of Cupid's Kiss cannot be destroyed in battle.

Hopeless Romantic: Equip Spell. This card can only be equipped to Love Maiden. When Love Maiden is damaged by an opponent you can have a monster equipped with Cupid's Kiss attack you directly, or you can do damage to your opponent's Life Points equal to the current power of whatever mode their monster is in.

Cute Flirting: Spell Card. This card can only be used when Love Maiden is on your side of the field. Place one Love Counter on a monster on your opponent's side of the field.