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Jaden's POV

"Head's up dude!" Mark yelled. I spun around and ducked just as a sofa cushion was thrown at me. I laughed as I picked it up and threw it back at him.

"Mark, you idiot!" I yelled back laughing. He laughed and caught the cushion. Zac's mom Maria walked over to him, her hands folded against her hips. He smiled up at her and fixed her cushion. She smiled and walked away. Morgan plopped down on the couch next to Mark. I walked over to them and sat on the arm of the couch next to him. "I miss this," I sighed. Morgan looked over at me. Mark had his arm wrapped around her waist.

"Yeah well, they are kinda boring without you." I smiled and turned to look at her.

"Thanks." She smiled. I leaned back against the couch and looked around. The gang and I were invited to Zac's for the victory party. The entire dueling team was there. We were in Zac's family room. Tim and his girlfriend Tia were standing by the stereo talking to a few new members of the team. Some music was playing a little loudly in the background. In the other corner of the room Aster was sitting in a chair, smiling. Girls from both mine and Zac's fan clubs were around him. I rolled my eyes, chuckling softly.

Zane had the same predicament, but he wasn't enjoying it like Aster. He was trying to get away from the girls and talk to Chazz, who was scowling at the girls for flaunting over Zane. Syrus and Hassleberry were hanging around the refreshment table. They were talking to a few of Zac's cousins. Mindy and Jasmine were flirting with a few other male duelists on the team, including Brad. Thankfully he had Chelsea on his arm. She was a very pretty girl. She had long, very light brown hair and very dark green eyes. But she still paled in comparison to my girl. Speaking of which…

"Hey you," Alexis said. I turned to see her walking over toward me. I smiled at her. She came over and sat right on my lap. I wrapped my arm around her waist.

"Hey yourself," I said. She smiled at me. I felt some very deadly eyes on us. I turned to see some girls from my fan club shooting death glares at Alexis. Morgan noticed this to.

"Touch her and I'll kill you!" she hissed at them. They immediately recoiled and looked away. I laughed and so did Mark. He pulled Morgan tight against his side and kissed the top of her head, which was easily within his reach.

"You know, Mark, I just realized how much taller you are than Morgan," I said. They turned to look at me. Well, Morgan kinda glared.

"Shut up, Jaden; it's not my fault I'm vertically challenged," she complained. I just smiled widely at her. She huffed and turned away from me. Mark chuckled and squeezed her tightly before looking back at me.

"Well I am six foot two and Morgan is only five foot two," he said, smiling. She smacked him on the chest.

"Shut up. We can't all be freakishly tall," she spat. Mark smiled and kissed the tip of her nose.

"Babe, I wouldn't want you any other way." She just smiled at him. I laughed and rolled my eyes. Alexis was smiling, too. I saw Blair over in corner with Aster, yelling at one of the girls. Why, I don't know, but that girl looked really freaked out. Bastion was talking with a few of the more school interested duelists. I just smiled.

"Hey, where's Zac?" Mindy came over and asked. I looked around the room. Zac was absent. I sighed.

"He ditched his own party, good job, Jaden," Morgan said sourly. I smiled apologetically at her. Alexis and Mindy looked at us confused.

"What does Jaden have to do with any of this?" Mindy demanded. I looked at her.

"Well, I always disappeared during these victory parties; to get some fresh air and alone time. Being The Captain, you're never left alone during these parties," I explained. Mindy scowled; she turned and walked back to Jasmine.

"Why would she be looking for Zac anyway?" Morgan asked. I shrugged.

"I dunno," I answered.

"To flirt with him," Alexis answered. Morgan looked at her.

"To flirt with him?" Morgan questioned. Alexis nodded. Morgan laughed. "Too bad that boy's no longer single." I looked at her confused.

"Since when did Zac have a girlfriend?" She looked at me.

"He's had one for awhile now, Jaden." I frowned.

"And why wasn't I informed of this?" I demanded.

"Mark was supposed to tell you." I glared at him.

"Mark," I said. He pointed quickly at Morgan.

"Morgan was supposed to tell you," Mark said. I stomped my foot and threw my arms in the air.

"Oh, come on! Does nobody communicate anymore?" I demanded. Morgan shrugged.

"Yes, just not with you," she said.

"Who is he dating?" Alexis asked quickly, probably saving Morgan's life.

"Sakura," Morgan and Mark said at the same time. I blinked.

"You're kidding me," I said. They both shook their heads. I smiled "Glad it's her." Morgan nodded.

"So am I. Zac deserves someone sweet like Sakura." I nodded in agreement and then sighed. I shifted Alexis off my lap and stood up.

"Where are you going?" she asked me. I looked down at her. She had pulled herself forward and was gripping the arm so she wouldn't fall off. I smiled at her.

"I'm going to go talk to Zac," I answered. She nodded. I chuckled and leaned down to kiss her forehead. "Relax; I'll see you in a few minutes." She sighed and nodded again. I smiled and walked out of the room.

"Duck, Jaden!" Mark yelled. I ducked but kept walking. A pillow slammed into a vase on the table by the kitchen and fell to the floor, shattering. Maria ran out of the kitchen.

"Who threw that pillow?" she demanded.

"Tim!" multiple people yelled. I laughed and ducked out the back door. Zac was sitting on the ground leaning against a large Sakura tree in his back yard.

'Huh, irony,' I thought, smiling. I walked quietly over to him and leaned against the tree beside him; I folded my arms across my chest. I was leaning on my arm. "Having fun hiding out?" I asked. He looked up at me. He didn't seem shocked that I was there. He smiled.

"Well, not fun exactly, but it beats being bombarded by fangirls," he answered. I laughed.

"Well, Aster and Zane are cutting back the bombarding and I'm sure I am, too, though no one is coming near me for some reason," I said, looking off in the distance. He laughed.

"Oh, I think you know why they aren't coming near you," he said still laughing. I smiled and looked back at him.

"True, Morgan is a great fangirl repellant." He smiled up at me and patted the ground next to him. I slid down the tree and sat down. "Well, I didn't exactly need a umbrella," I said. He looked at me confused. I smiled at him. "I needed a freaking safe house." He laughed.

"Thanks."

"No, really, Zac, you've come a long way in such a short time," I said seriously. He looked at me. "It seems like only yesterday that you were asking me what Pot of Greed does." He laughed again.

"Yeah, I wasn't the greatest was I?" I smiled and shook my head. He sighed. "Thanks though." I nodded and turned to look off in the distance. Silence followed. "Jay?"

"Hmm?" I hummed, turning my head to look at him. He had his arms folded on top of his bent knees and was staring at the ground.

"I've been wondering this for awhile now and never knew how to ask you," he began. I waited. He sighed and looked at me. "Why did you choose me to be your apprentice?" I blinked once.

"Why I chose you?" I asked. He nodded. I smiled warmly at him. "Because you had potential." Zac blinked in confusion.

"Potential?" I nodded and turned away to stare at the sky.

"Yeah. Sure the other applicants had skill, skill which you lacked, but what you had was much more valuable than skill alone. You had the potential to be a great duelist. You had the mind that had yet to molded into that of a duelist, which made it easier for me to teach you. I didn't have to contradict things you already knew or thought you knew," I explained.

"I'm still confused." I chuckled and turned to look at him.

"Zac, in the short amount of time since you were my apprentice look how far you've come. The other people couldn't have come this far this fast." He shook his head.

"Wait, so you chose me because why again?" I sighed. Sometimes talking to him was like talking to…me.

"I chose you because you could become this great duelist that you are. You had that potential. I wasn't looking for the most skilled, the most handsome or beautiful. I was looking for the most potential, and I found you." He nodded slowly before looking up at me; he smiled.

"I understand now." I chuckled and reached out to ruffle his hair.

"Good." He laughed and pulled my hand out of his hair.

"Hey, Jaden," Alexis called. Zac and I both turned to see her walking over to us. She stood in front of me with her hands folded behind her back.

"What's up?" I asked.

"We're leaving now." I nodded and pulled myself to my feet. Zac stayed on the ground. I reached behind Alexis' back and grabbed one of her hands, intertwining our fingers. She smiled up at me; I smiled back.

"Alexis, this is Zac, Zac this is Alexis," I introduced them. He smiled and extended his hand toward her. She reached out and shook his hand.

"Nice to meet you, Alexis," he said. She smiled at him.

"It's nice to meet you, too, Zac."

"Be sure to keep Jaden here out of trouble; he sure likes getting himself into it." I frowned and Alexis laughed.

"Oh, trust me, I know," she said. He laughed.

"You know, you guys are mean," I said. They both laughed at me. I sighed.

"Hey you two! We're leaving now!" Chazz yelled from the door. I looked over my shoulder at him.

"We're coming!" I yelled. He scowled at me. He turned around and walked away. I saw the gang saying goodbye to everyone and Zane and Aster prying girls off their arms. I chuckled and turned back toward Zac. "I guess we'll see you around, Zac." He nodded.

"I guess so."

"Later," I said. He nodded. Alexis and I both turned and started walking away. We reached the door just as Zac spoke up again.

"Hey Jay!" I stopped and looked over my shoulder at him, my eyebrow raised. Alexis stopped next to me. He was standing up. "I took them by storm!" I smiled.

"Yeah. Yeah you did," I called back. He smiled and Alexis and I both left.

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Yay! Another chapter done! That one wasn't so short or long. It wasn't as long as I'd hoped but oh well. Please review! You guys have five more chapters before number 40!

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