Alright guys,

Hope you enjoyed chapter one.

Thank you to anyone who reviewed chapter one, it was really good to hear that people enjoyed the start of the story, I don't just write for myself I want you guys to enjoy the story I'm trying to tell.

Like I said reviews are always incredibly useful but remember that this is fiction, what happened in the series may not apply to this story at all times, so keep that in mind when reviewing and hopefully you'll enjoy this second part.

P.S: I've changed the rating to M just to be on the safe side, I don't want to be caught out by anything in case I change my mind over a potentially direction that the story will take during the course of writing it. Hopefully you all understand.

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Writey x

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh… so just enjoy the ride.

Jaden's POV

I can't really blame mum for answering the door I thought to myself as I boiled the kettle in order to make our Syrus and Zane a warm beverage.

You see, as much as my mum loves duelling, she doesn't really keep up with the professional scene. Yes, she used to duel professionally herself but that was quite a long time ago and her family does keep her rather busy these days.

So, when she saw two of the top 10 duellists in the country at her door, she probably didn't register their celebrity status.

After a rather uncomfortable hello at the door, I'd really had no choice but to let the guys in, there wasn't really much I could say that would have prevented their presence in my house and it might have been nice for Josh to have met his two favourite duellists.

It wasn't that I didn't want Zane and Sy to be here, no, far from it in fact, I just knew that I had a lot of explaining to do and I wasn't sure this was the best time or place to have that conversation.

Once, Zane and Syrus had come inside, the house had become a bit of a frenzy, they'd introduced themselves to mum, who obviously then realised who they were and became rather embarrassed by the whole thing.

She hadn't met any of my Duel Academy friends so the fact that she had met some probably excited her more than the fact that they were professional duellists but still, she was making a conscious effort to try and be more welcoming to the guys.

My brother had also come inside once mum had told him that some of my friends were here.

Josh loved to go on about how I was friends with some of the top duellists in the country but kept on at me over the fact that I had never once had them over to the house. The look on his face was priceless with them just suddenly being sat in his living room, especially it being Zane and Syrus.

"His face was rather funny," said Yubel who was watching my brother animatedly talk to Zane about duelling.

I finished up preparing the rest of the drinks, grabbed some biscuits and headed into the living room.

I sat down next to my mum on the big reclining sofa. My brother and sister, who had apparently woken up from her nap at the sound of guests, sat at the feet of Zane and Syrus who were in the two smaller seats that were sat adjacent to ours.

"Honestly, Mrs Yuki…,"

"Please Syrus, call me Susan," mum said warmly, smiling at my old dorm buddy.

"Of course, sorry, it feels like forever since we were at Duel Academy," he said whilst picking up my younger sister who was trying to get his attention, "it also nice to finally meet some of Jay's family, I don't ever remember him really talking about you guys," he said smiling at my younger sibling.

I smiled at Syrus before taking a sip of my tea. He had really grown up since Duel Academy that's for sure. I'd seen him duelling on the TV a few times and I hadn't really noticed the changes until actually seeing him in person. His hair was slightly shorter than I remember, he had also broadened out a little but the main thing that was really noticeable was his height. I mean I was certainly taller than I was at Duel Academy but Syrus had really grown up, physically and mentally. He was much calmer and more confident than I remember, and he sure as hell had definitely gotten taller, he was almost the same height as me!

In a way, it was nice to see my friend doing so well, we both went through a lot at DA so the fact that he was doing so well for himself made me swell with pride.

"I'm not surprised he didn't really talk about us, you see, his dad and I both went to Duel Academy as well, I was obelisk blue and his dad a slifer red, both of us were really proud when he got in," mum said patting me on the head as she spoke, "but we were also quite well known by a few of his teachers so I can get why he didn't want to talk about us on campus."

I looked at my mum. I have never told her about anything that happened at Duel Academy, she would only have worried. My parents were very protective at the best of times without having to worry about me when I was duelling.

I looked at my brother who was still invested in a deep conversation with Zane about his cards.

I'd never tell anyone this but with everything that happened to me at the academy, I do worry about my brother going. That's why everything that happened, had to be kept a secret from my family, I've never liked keeping secrets from them, but the fact is that if I told them anything, I know for a fact that Josh would never be allowed to attend Duel Academy.

I mean, I'm sure that everything has improved, but there will always be that sense of doubt in my mind about him going even though I could never stop him, even telling my family the truth might not stop his desire to go.

As far as my family knew, I had just a normal day-to-day experience at Duel Academy.

"You know Jaden, eventually your family will find out about everything," Yubel said, clearly trying very hard not to give me another lecture.

She loved to tell me where I was going wrong, it was one of her many favourite things to do.

"You know Yubel, sometimes my thoughts are my thoughts and you don't need to chime in," I snapped back, trying not to admit that my duel spirit friend was correct.

I knew they were more than likely going to find out now that Zane and Syrus had all of a sudden reappeared back into my life.

"When is your next duel Zane?"

My brother was clearly very intent on finding out everything he could about the older of the two brothers.

"We have one coming up in the next week or so, I'm not sure, I think it's Tuesday or something, its actually here in New Domino," Zane said glancing towards his younger brother.

I looked back at Syrus who was clearly getting along well with my little sister, in fact she had pretty much fallen asleep next to him. She seemed to get attached to new people she met; I don't really understand it myself but hey if Sy was fine with her being there than so was I.

"That was actually part of the reason we're here Jay," Syrus said looking at me, "we were going to ask if you wanted to be in our VIP area for the duel, but now, I think it only fair that we invite all of you to our box for the duel."

I stared at Syrus for a minute.

This can't be right. I haven't seen them in almost two years and suddenly they're inviting me and my family to watch the duel in a packed-out arena. I really don't deserve this.

"Sy, I'm not sur…."

"Oh Syrus, Zane, thank you, we would love to," mum said not even allowing me to reply, "we haven't been to a live duel together since Jaden got back from the academy."

"Zane and I would be thrilled to have you all," Syrus said. Zane nodded his approval.

I looked at my brother, I could literally see he was about to explode with excitement. In one day, he had gotten a new deck with cards that not even Zane had heard of apparently, met two of his biggest idols and been told that he was their special guest at their next duel right here in New Domino.

"There's no way you can say no to that Jaden," Yubel said, clearly agreeing with my mother, "I agree, there is something else to this but you can't tell Josh that we can't go, I'd think he'd literally hate you forever."

Yubel was right, if I said no, I'd look like the bad guy.

I smiled at Syrus, "of course we'll go Sy, I need to see for myself if you're as good as they say you are now."

Syrus looked at me with a smile. I couldn't begin to imagine the effect that my silence had on my best friend. After graduation, I cut off from everyone, a number of people tried to reach out to me, Jesse, Bastion but Syrus, he tried everything he could to get in contact with me. At one point I almost did reach out to him, but it just never felt like the right time.

Mum prepared some food for everyone whilst we talked about the past few years. There wasn't really much to talk about, most of their social lives were in the news all the time and well I didn't really have that much to talk to them about except my job and the fact that I haven't duelled since Duel Academy.

"So, wait, let me get this straight, you haven't had a competitive match since DA?"

I could tell Zane didn't take well to this, but I needed to have this conversation with them some other place. I wasn't really sure what to say.

Mum entered from the kitchen at just the right time, "Zane, Syrus, did you want to stay for dinner? I've got to pop out and get some things anyway."

The two looked at each other then looked at me.

"If you're okay with that," Syrus said looking at me for approval.

"That sounds like a good idea," I said, it'll be nice getting to spend a bit more time with them I thought to myself as Tessa unwillingly detached my blue haired friend.

Mum gathered her things, got Tessa ready and made her way to the door.

"Jaden, your dad will be home soon, can you let him know that I've just popped out and will be back soon," she said peering her head round the door.

As if her words had summoned him themselves, Tessa's squeal signified the arrival of my father.

"I'm home," shouted a middle-aged man as he planted a kiss on the top of Tessa's head.

"Ah, I'm quickly going shopping, are you okay to look after Tess whilst I go out," mum said trying not to crash into my father on her way out, "I won't be long."

"Of course, see you in little while," dad said placing a small kiss on her forehead as she went out the door, "now where are my boys."

That was the queue for Josh to run and greet my father, "ahh there's one, where's Jaden?"

"Dad, Dad, you'll never guess who's here," Josh said to full of excitement to answer my father's question.

"Oh, we have some visitors, do we," he said, picking up Tess and making his way into the living room.

Zane and Syrus raised themselves up from there seated positions in order to greet my oncoming father.

"Ahh," my father said noticing that it was not just me who was in the room, "Zane, Syrus, I wasn't expecting to see you when I arrived home," he said attempting to shake their hands with Tess clambering all over him.

"Malcom, how are you?" Zane said far more in formerly than perhaps I was expecting for two people who had only just met, "we're actually here to see Jaden."

My dad looked at me before smiling mischievously.

"Wow, Jay, you actually have visitors," he said as everyone, including Yubel, decided to burst out laughing.

One thing you'll quickly learn about my dad is that he likes to joke around a lot with me and my brother. You see, he also has two brothers, one older and one younger and when they were our age, they used to love to play pranks and have a joke with each other so my father decided he would take the same approach with me and my brother by continually joking around with us.

"So, boys, how are you?" Dad said taking the seat that mum had vacated.

"Dad," Josh said interrupting dad again, "Zane and Syrus have invited us to watch them duel in New Domino next week!"

My dad looked at me in complete shock, "wow, what a gift, thank you very much," he said whilst trying to get his words out.

"Honestly, Malcom, it's the least we could do with everything that you've been doing for us recently," said Zane.

I looked at my dad in confusion before looking at Zane and then to Syrus who had clearly been meaning to tell me this at some point today.

"Wait, I'm confused you've met before," I said trying to wrap my brain around what was going on.

My dad looked at both Zane and Syrus before turning to me, "I've been meaning to tell you Jaden, Zane and Syrus are now clients of the company I work for, they signed up for a new scheme that we've started working on."

"Ah, that could be the reason they're here," Yubel interluded.

My family knew who most of my friends were from the Academy, I spoke about them between years whilst I was back home. They also knew that I hadn't really spoken to anyone since I got back which was probably the reason as to why dad hadn't said anything about working with Zane and Syrus.

"Well, Malcom," Syrus said looking particularly nervous, "the other reason we're here was to let Jaden know about the graduation reunion party happening at DA in a week or so."

"and there is the exclamation point," Yubel said.

My heart sank.

A reunion.

At Duel Academy.

I hadn't been back since, since that day, that argument.

Before I even had a chance to reply my mum, who clearly come back without us realising, came bursting through the door, "oh a reunion, how wonderful, Jaden you should go."

I knew I should, but I would have to face everyone, face her.

Why was Syrus and Zane tasked with telling me about it?

I could certainly think of one reason as to why.

I looked around the room at the expecting faces, I really had no choice but to say yes.

I nodded approvingly before saying, "I don't see why not."

I knew that either way I would have to face all of my old friends eventually, so why not go in at the deep end and see them all at once.

The conversation continued on into the evening and I couldn't help thinking what a day I'd had, not to mention the fact that I'd just found out about the reunion party.

It feels as though I've been going non-stop and as far as I was concerned, I was ready for bed.

Dinner was nice, we all sat around the dining table that had been extended for our extra guests.

Once everyone had finished the lasagne mum had made, Zane and Syrus decided it was time they best be heading off back to the hotel they were staying in whilst in New Domino.

"Thank you for your lovely hospitality, I'm sure we'll be over again soon and next time Josh, I'll bring my deck so that you and I can have a duel," Zane said thank my mother and smiling at my brother.

I could see the excitement written over Josh's face.

"It's been a pleasure having you," mum said who was clearly pleased with Zane's kind words, "you're welcome round anytime."

They quickly helped clear the table before making their way to gather their things, "I'll show them to the door," I said, knowing that they had probably intended to talk to me alone at some point but were too nice to have asked my family for privacy.

Once we had reached the front door all three of us stepped outside into the cold nights air.

"So," I said, not really knowing where to start.

There was so much that needed to be said but I wasn't sure where to begin.

"We've missed you Jay," Syrus said starting the conversation where I couldn't, "I knew you needed some time away from everything, but I was not sure if we'd see you again."

I felt my heart drop again, "of course you were going to see me again Sy, I just, wasn't sure where to start," I said feeling myself start to well up.

"Well, here's a solution, why don't we start right now, no more hiding and not talking to us, we're here for you Jaden because we're your friends," Zane said, smiling the entire time.

Trust Zane to know exactly what to say and when to say it I said to myself as I embraced the two of them.

"You're right Zane," I said smiling, "and I'll start by watching the two of you crush your opponent's next week."

"That, my friend, sounds like a plan," he said smirking.

And just like that, I felt like a little piece of me had been slotted right back into the Jaden Yuki puzzle.

I watched as my two friends, got into their car before pulling away into the darkness of the night.

I came back into the house, my parents were putting Tessa to bed, so I decided to be of help by finish off the cleaning up.

"You know Jaden, I think today has been a good day," Yubel said hovering over me as I finished putting away the dishes.

"You Yubel, you're actually right for once, although, I could really have done with that lie in this morning," I said smirking at the hovering figure.

"Trust you to only be thinking of sleep as the main point of the day," she said smirking.

Once I finished tidying up, I made my way upstairs and got ready for bed.

As the night wore on, I lay in my bed thinking about everything I had been told today.

I knew I wasn't going to be able to sleep, there was just the same thing playing on my mind over and over again, I couldn't seem to get it out of my head.

That argument…

So there you have it, that's chapter two!

Syrus and Zane are back!

Jaden is going back to DA but what is this argument all about?

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