Duelists of the Rose
Disclaimer: Don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! GX.
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My dearest Amazoness
I have watched you from afar
I've seen your blades, more or less
When I see you, my heart jumps cars
Today, on this day of hearts
I hope you enjoy these roses
As much as you enjoy your cards
-Your Secret Admirer
"...this guy's not exactly the best poet is he?"
Christina shook her head at Siho's remark, then looked at the rose she was holding in her other hand, "No...but it is a nice thought," she mused.
Today was Valentine's Day and for Christina, it began in a very unusual way. When she was getting ready in her room, she watched as her roommate giggle stupidly as she wrote a Valentine card. Then, as soon as she opened her door, she saw a rose lying on the ground with a envelope attached to it.
Siho snickered and patted his friend on the back, "Chrissy, congrats...you got a crappy poet for a boyfriend,"
WHAP!
"One, it's a secret admirer and two, at least I got something from someone!" she glared at him.
"Hey, you know we're not like that Chrissy!" Siho held up his hands, "I just didn't know I had to show you that with stuff I could I just get from a store!"
Rolling her eyes, Christina looked into the envelope and noticed something else. She held it upside down and a card fluttered to her feet. She knelt down and picked it up. It was a new Duel Monsters card.
"A rose, a badly written poem, and now a new card...," Siho clicked his tongue, "You hit the mother-lode, Chrissy,"
WHAP!
Christina walked away from the Slifer Dorm, placing the new card into her deck case and leaving Siho behind with a large lump on his head.
"I think it's time I try my luck against Rhodes again," Christina giggled, patting her deck as she walked, "Now all I gotta do is meet him like the email told me to,"
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"Kairi...,"
"Please? Just give it to him!"
"Why can't you give it to him yourself?"
"Because...I'm too nervous,"
"Well, I guess we could...I mean, we do know him,"
Alexis tapped her chin in thought while Zane rolled his eyes. Kairi had come to them, with a large Valentine card in her hand. She wanted to give it to Kristerr, but was too shy to actually give it to him personally. Heck, she was so nervous, she didn't even put her name, just the words 'secret admirer' at the end of it.
Kairi bounced up and down, eyes wide, "Please? I'll owe you both bigtime!" she offered.
Zane rolled his eyes again and turned away, "Sorry, but I'm not into the love business, Kairi,"
"Well, you may not be," Alexis took the card and put into one of her pockets, "But, I'm sort of partial to the romantic areas of life. Don't worry, Kairi, I'll make sure Kristerr gets this," she promised.
Kairi squealed and gave Alexis a big hug, "Thank you! I don't care what other people say about you guys, you guys rock!"
Alexis and Zane watched her leave, then looked at each other, a little surprised.
"What do they say about us?" they asked in unison.
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Jordan sat on a log on the beach, wearing a pair of black swim trunks, staring out at the advancing and retreating waves of the sea. He had meant to come out here and enjoy the sun and surf, but for some reason, was unable to do so.
"Hey, Jordy...,"
"Jordy, hi!"
Groaning, Jordan turned around to see Mindy and Jasmine standing behind him, both wearing bathing suits and smiles on their faces.
"What do you two want?" he greeted, turning back to the view of the waves, "Alexis too busy to listen to you talk for hours on end?"
Mindy wagged a finger, "Now now Jordy...Jasmine and I are just here to help you out,"
"That's right, Jordy!" Jasmine took a seat next to him, "Call us Cupid's Helpers because we're here to help you out with the mystery called love!"
Jordan facefaulted and looked at them both like they were nuts, "Oh God, what have you two done?" he asked slowly.
"Us?" Mindy feigned innocence, "Why we didn't do anything...,"
"...that Cupid himself wouldn't do!" Jasmine reached behind her back and pulled out a Duel Disk, "You'll need this,"
Jordan didn't even look at it, "What...did...you...two...do...?" he asked again.
"Oi, Rhodes! We gonna duel or what?"
Hearing the voice, Jordan nearly fell backward off the log, but quickly caught himself.
"Chrissy?!" he turned his head around to see the Slifer girl walking up to them, "W-what are you doing here?"
Christina frowned as she came closer to them, "You sent me an email this morning, remember? You wanted to meet at the beach,"
"Uh...oh...right," Jordan glared at Mindy and Jasmine, then turned to Christina, "Excuse us, please?"
"Sure, just hurry up,"
"Thank you...," Jordan grabbed his cousin's friends and dragged them off to the side, "Alright, you two have some explaining to do. What did you do?!"
Mindy pulled out of the Ra's hold, "Jaz and I have seen how you act around her, Jordy,"
"What do you mean?"
"Oh please, it's like, so obvious!" Jaz held up a few fingers, "You stare at her sometimes, you write her name in your books-,"
"What, you guys been in my stuff?!"
"-also, Lex told us that it'd be good if you try your luck with her," the Obelisk girl finished.
Jordan stared, wide-eyed at the two girls, "But...why the duel challenge?"
"Pfft," Mindy handed him the Duel Disk while Jasmine walked over and gave a spare one to Christina, "If we know you two, the love bond between you two will appear and grow through the duel!"
She turned him around and ushered him back to where Christina was waiting for him, "Now...go on, and let the love bloom!" she whispered, handing him his deck.
Jordan growled as Jasmine and Mindy walked to the sidelines, God, I'm gonna kill those two...
"We gonna do this or what?!" Christina snapped, inserting her deck into her disk, "C'mon...third times a charm!"
Jordan sighed and lowered his head as he inserted his deck, "If you say so, Chrissy...if you say so...,"
"Ok then, let's duel!"
C: 4000
J: 4000
Jordan drew his hand, then his sixth card, "Let's see...I'll place one card facedown, then I'll play the Spell card Cost Down!" he took a card from his hand and slipped into his Graveyard, "By discarding one card from my hand, any and all monster cards in my hand are downgraded by two levels. This comes in handy since I now summon Blowback Dragon (2300/1200)!" he explained as he placed the card onto the field.
Whistling, Christina looked at the first monster to make an appearance on the field. It had the lower body of a lizard that walked upright, but the torso was stranger. It looked like a strange version of a pistol, sunlight glinting off of it.
"Daaaang...nice card,"
"Thank you, I end my turn," Jordan glared at the two Obelisk girls again. The two of them didn't seem to mind it at all, they were smiling at the duel.
Christina drew her card, "Alright...first, I play Shield & Sword to switch your monsters attack and defense around...,"
Blowback Dragon (2300/1200) - (1200/2300)
"Next, I'll summon Amazon Archer (1400/1000) in attack mode!" Christina smiled as a light-haired teenage girl with a well-crafted bow came to her aid, "Next, I play the Spell card, Double Attack! By sending a monster card that's a higher level from my hand, namely my Kiryu," she paused and slipped the mentioned card into the slot, "A monster of a lower level on the field can attack twice in the same turn!"
Oh great... Jordan frowned, That means her Amazon is gonna do more damage this turn than I thought!
"Amazon Archer, attack with Arrow of the Amazon, destroy Blowback Dragon!"
The light-haired Amazon pulled back her bow and fired off an arrow, sending it straight into the dragon's chest, blowing him to pieces.
C: 4000
J: 3800
"Do it again, Amazon Archer, hit Jordan with Arrow of the Amazon!"
Jordan groaned as the holographic arrow went straight through his bare chest. For holograms, sometimes the pain dealt through Life Points smart like hell.
C: 4000
J: 2400
"I'll end my turn, now. You're move, Jordan,"
Jordan drew his card, then pressed a button on his disk, "I play the facedown Trap card, Call of the Haunted to bring back the card I tossed when I activated Cost Down. Barrel Dragon (2600/2200), come to me, my old friend!" he commanded.
Both duelists watched in silence as another Machine monster, this time one with three long barrel on it's body crackling with electricity, came to the field.
Sorry to keep you waiting, Barrel Dragon... Jordan looked down at his disk, mind drifting to when he first recieved the card he had just played.
-Flashback-
"Jordan, what's wrong?"
Jordan looked over his shoulder to see Alexis walking up to him, still wearing her elementary school uniform. He had been depressed over something, but he didn't want to tell her anything. He turned away, holding his deck in front of him.
"Nothing, big sis...,"
"I know you're lying, Jordy...," Alexis walked around and sat in front of him, "C'mon...what's wrong? Bad day at school?"
Jordan looked away, "...I lost another duel,"
"Oh...,"
"I'm not any good...," Jordan clutched his deck, "I try and try, but I can't seem to get a strong enough monster to beat anyone! Not even big bro...,"
Alexis smiled a little and reached into her pocket, "In that case, I have something for you. Mom took me to a card store right after school today and I found a card that I thought would be perfect for you,"
"Huh?" Jordan snapped his head to her, "You...did?"
"Mhm," Alexis took out a single card and held it out, "Hope you like it!"
-End Flashback-
I did like it...hell, I loved it! Ever since I got Barrel Dragon from Alexis, I became more confident in my skills as a duelist Jordan smiled, looking back at Christina, Now, you're gonna help me beat her for the third time!
"I activate Barrel Dragon's special ability!" Jordan paused as a hologram of a coin appeared, "If this coin is tossed and it comes up Heads 2 outta 3 times, I get to destroy a monster on your side of the field,"
The coin flipped into the air and hit the sand. Heads.
The coin flipped into the air again, then hit the sand once more. Tails.
For the last time, the coin flipped into the air and landed in the sand. Heads.
"Say goodbye to your Amazon Archer!"
Christina growled as her monster was blasted by a beam of power from Barrel Dragon, "Oh...you did it now,"
"I did something alright...made myself an opening!" Jordan grinned, "Barrel Dragon, attack Christina directly with Tri-Barrel Blast!" he ordered.
Jasmine and Mindy looked away as the triple blast of energy knocked Christina onto her back, sending sand everywhere.
"Ooh...that's gotta hurt," Jasmine winced.
"All that sand in her hair...," Mindy shook her head, "It'll be a mess to clean up,"
C: 1400
J: 2400
Jordan nodded as his monster returned to him, "I end my turn,"
"Damn...," Christina drew her card, "I play the Spell card, Pot of Greed," she drew two more cards, "Sweet...time to meet an old friend," she smirked, "I play the Ritual Spell card, Hamburger Recipe!"
"Oh...crap...,"
"Damn right!" Christina placed a card into her Graveyard slot, "By offering a monster or monsters whose level equals that of the monster I'm trying to summon, I can bring it out! I summon Hungry Burger (2000/1850), quickly followed by the Equip Spell card, Ritual Weapon to boost it's power by 1500 points!"
Hungry Burger (3500/1850)
Jordan gulped as the newly summoned, and now futuristic heart attack on a bun came to Chrissy's side, Not this again...!
"Hungry Burger, destroy Barrel Dragon!"
The sci-fi movie and fast food reject screeched before latching onto Barrel Dragon's body, rapidly chomping on it like crazy. Jordan held up his arm as it was eaten, not really wanting to see it be destroyed.
C: 1400
J: 1500
"That's it for me...,"
Jordan drew his next card, Nice...with this card, she'll be too afraid to attack me! he thought with a grin, "I summon Reflect Bounder (1700/1000) in attack mode!"
"Reflect Bounder?!" Christina gaped as a strange monster in red, with a perfectly round circle in the middle of it's body rose from the sandy ground, "Oh that's just beautiful!"
"So you know what it does?"
"Yeah...yeah, I know," Christina grit her teeth, "Unless I want my attack to come at me, I can't do anything right now...,"
Jordan nodded, "I think I'll end my turn with that,"
Oh great...with Reflect Bounder out, I can't do much now... Christina looked at her deck, C'mon, gimme some love here!
She drew her card and stared at it, smiling, Well, waddya know?
"I place one card facedown, and end my turn," she declared, slipping a card into her slot.
"Seems that's all you can do," Jordan drew his next card, "Time to end this! I summon Drillago (1600/1100) to the field, then I play the Spell card Limiter Removal to double both my monster's attack points, since they're both Machine-Type monsters,"
Drillago (3200/1100)
Reflect Bounder (3400/1000)
"I hope you didn't forget my Drillago's special ability...," Jordan folded his arms, "He can bypass your monster and attack you directly! Drillago, give her the drill!"
Christina only smiled as the drill covered monster rocketed past her fast food creation. She pressed a button on her disk, "Activate facedown Spell card, Mystik Wok! I sacrifice my powered up Hungry Burger in order to gain Life Points equal to it's attack points!"
Her monster disappeared and soon, it's life energy poured into her disk, raising her Life Point meter by a large amount of points.
C: 4900
J: 1500
However, those points were taken as soon as Drillago made contact with her body.
C: 1700
J: 1500
Ow...dammit! Chrissy winced as the drill monster returned to Jordan, Thank God for that card. Dunno who sent it, but I'm loving it!
"I end my turn here...," Jordan cracked his neck, "I'll get you next turn,"
Mindy and Jasmine looked at him, that at each other.
"Doesn't he realize Limiter Removal's effect?"
"I know, what's he doing?"
Christina looked at the two, having heard the conversation, "Oi, what do you mean?" she yelled out.
"OH MY GOD, I TOTALLY FORGOT!!"
Jordan's eyes bugged out as he tugged at his hair. His monsters monsters crumbled into dust, leaving him wide open.
"Stupid, stupid, stupid!" Jordan wacked his head, "I forgot that part! At the End Phase of my turn that Limiter Removal is used, all monster effected by it are destroyed!"
Christina smiled widely, then drew her next card, "Well then...looks like it's my lucky day! I summon Hayabusa Knight (1000/700) to the field in attack mode!" she cried as her falcon-like warrior with twin blades came to the field, "Like Drillago, he has a nice effect. He can attack twice in the same turn, so we're through with this duel. Hayabusa Knight, attack him with Double Strike!"
Time seemed to go very slow through Jordan's mind as the bird-warrior flew to him, the swords gleaming in the light. As the swords passed through him, Jordan smiled a smile that only he would know was there.
My Dearest Amazoness...Happy Valentines Day he thought as his Life Points went down.
C: 1700
J: 0
-Flashback-
"You sure about this Lex?"
"I'm sure, Jordan. Look, from what I know of Chrissy, she's alot like Jaden. She loves to duel like him, and I've seen her buy a lot of cards from Miss Dorothy's store, so this will be great. Besides, you said yourself it would help her do a good combo with her Burger monster right?"
"Yeah...but, I can't give it to her upfront, I'm too nervous!"
"Well then, do what some people did to me on Valentine's Day, Jordan, send it with a rose and give it to her with an anonymous name. That way, you will be able to give her the gift, and you won't embarass yourself,"
Jordan shrugged and looked at the Mystik Wok card, "Yeah...that sounds good,"
-End Flashback-
Christina danced a little at her victory while Jordan sat up from the sand.
"Uh-huh...go me...go me...go me...uh-huh," she spun around, "It my birthday, it my birthday...,"
Mindy and Jasmine sighed at Jordan's defeat.
"I guess we were wrong...,"
"Seems like it...,"
"Damn right you were wrong!" Jordan looked at them, "If I had any feelings for Chrissy, I'd come out and say it!"
"But...we saw her name in your books...," Mindy reminded him.
Jordan shook his head, "I wrote down her name, because I was making a profile on her deck and I had to get her name into it!" he hissed, "See what happens when you snoop? You do stupid things, and stuff like this happens!"
Both Obelisk girls lowered their heads, "Sorry Jordy...," they said together.
"And don't call me Jordy!"
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Kairi trudged her way towards her dorm room, the moon hanging in the sky. She had sent the card to Kristeer hours ago, but never got anything back. Well, that wasn't surprising, really. The two of them really weren't on the same wavelength, but the least he could've done was sent a card!
Then she slapped herself in the face.
I sent it in as anonymous! she groaned.
"Ah, Kairi! There you are,"
The Slifer girl looked up to see Professor Banner walking up to her, something behind his back.
"Hi, teach, waddup?" she greeted, brightening her face.
Banner smiled, "I'm not exactly sure on 'what's up', but someone came by looking for you,"
"...really?"
"Yes," Banner nodded, "An Obelisk boy. He said he wanted to thank you for the card,"
How did he know about it? The only people who knew I wrote the card were... she mentally slapped herself in the face, That's the last time I trust those two!
"Anyway, since he couldn't find you, he wanted me to give you this the next time I saw you," Banner pulled out a Duel Monster plushie from behind his back. It was a Winged Kuriboh plushie with a card resting between it's claws.
Happy V-Day, Kairi.
The Slifer squealed after reading the big bold words and snatched the plushie away from Banner, holding it close.
Banner smiled and walked away, Pharaoh walking behind him.
"Young love...,"
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Kilnorc: Mwahaha...done a day before the holiday! Booya! Ok, I'll stop acting weird now. Hopefully, I got the duel right...anyhoo, peace out ya'll!
P.S. the combo with Hungry Burger and Mystik Wok, that idea I owe to Phantom 1 for coming up with it. I just added Ritual Weapon into the recipe, so to speak, hehehe.
Ja ne!