Legionstone: Thank you for reviewing, glad you liked the duel! :)
Kias: Thank you for reviewing! :) I'm not particularly fond of Viper's deck either lol. Now, about whether that experience would affect Serena or not… Not in this case. Serena doesn't care about dueling at all, nor does she care about what Viper thinks about dueling in general. What she only wants is to duel the least possible, and get out of the academy, which is why her way of dueling won't change… For now, anyway. What she wants is to hear the least about it, if possible. :)
Well, guys, this chapter features quite a time jump. Previous chapters were some sort of prologue and setup for future events. It's from this chapter that the story really begins, and I just can't wait! :)
Also, a note; this chapter is loosely based on the episode 'Back To Duel'.
I only own my OC's!
"Serena, are you done packing?" Aunt Maria shouted from the hallway. "Almost!" I shouted back while grabbing my herbarium and throwing it into my suitcase. I then put in some other things and closed the suitcase.
At that moment, I could hear door opening. I quickly turned around to see my aunt walking into the room. She was carrying something in her hands. "I just wanted to give you this." She offered the object to me with a smile. I had no idea what that was supposed to be…
I took it slowly, my eyebrows furrowing. "What's that?" I looked up at my aunt peplexed. "I found it at the attic just now." She said simply, still smiling. I raised an eyebrow. Why did this thing make her so happy all of a sudden?
Nonetheless, I sat down and opened what seemed to be a book. However, it wasn't a book at all. My eyes widened once I turned the first page. It was an album! It had a lot of pictures… My eyes landed on a first one on the left.
Three people were in it, which I recognized immediately. Those were my aunt, Sarina and Sartorius… They were sitting by one table and smiling at the camera. "When was this taken?" I lifted up the picture so she could see.
"Oh, that was taken about a year after I had met them." Aunt Maria replied while sitting next to me. I simply nodded, putting the picture back in the album. My eyes landed on the next one. Sartorius and Sarina were dressed in more formal versions of their usual outfits. The former had a baby in his hands, while the latter was playing with the baby. A grin was on her face. The man, on the other hand, was looking at the newborn with a small smile.
I raised an eyebrow in surprise. "Aunt, what about this one?" I asked her and lifted up the picture. "That was taken after your christening." She explained, making my eyes widen. I looked at the picture once more. If this was taken after my christening, then that meant… "Is that me?" I pointed at the baby. "Si." She smiled.
"I remember that day like it was yesterday." She then sighed. "Could you tell me more about it?" I asked her pleadingly. Honestly, I had no idea what came over me. I didn't know why I wanted to hear more about this, especially since Sarina and Sartorius made it clear they wanted me out of their lives by not calling me anymore…
Aunt Maria's gaze landed on me. "Your parents invited me and Luca to your christening while I was still pregnant with Ben," She started explaining. "Since I was always in touch with Sartorius and Sarina, I asked them if they wanted to come with us. I was so happy about your birth, and I wanted them to meet you too." I frowned, but paid attention to every word she said.
"Both of them were a bit hesitant at first. Sarina soon agreed, and Sartorius not long after. This was taken when your parents agreed to let them hold you." Aunt reminisced with a small smile. "Sarina immediately warmed up to you. Sartorius, on the other hand, was a bit more hesitant. However, it changed when he took you in his arms."
I looked up at her, away from my hands. "Really?" I asked. "Yes, really. The moment you grinned at him; he became a lot more comfortable with holding you. You had all of us wrapped around your finger. You were always so happy, even with people who weren't your mother and father. None of us could resist your toothless grin." She smiled at me.
I didn't know what to say at those words. Instead, I looked at the picture in my left hand. From what I could see, both Sartorius and Sarina looked happy in it… But then I remembered what happened nearly a year ago. Pursing my lips, I looked away from the picture with a huff. This thing was taken when I was a baby after all! Lots of things changed since then… They obviously hated me.
"What's wrong?" Aunt Maria asked, apparently noticing my expression. "Aunt Maria, have you heard from Sarina and Sartorius lately?" I asked slowly. She frowned at hearing my words. "Now that you mention it… No. I've called them so many times, and they never answered it." She folded her arms with a sigh.
I let out a laugh of disbelief. "So they must hate you too then." "What was that?" Her light brown eyes looked at me, filled with confusion. "They haven't called me either. I called Sarina, but she told me not to call them anymore, so we did something to make them hate us." I frowned.
My aunt was looking at me as if I were crazy. "No, we didn't." She shook her head. "Yes, they are." I replied nonchalantly. "Serena, I think I'd know if I did something bad to my closest friends. I've known them for 16 years." She said firmly with determination in her eyes. "Well, maybe you didn't. Maybe it was me who did something." I pointed out in annoyance.
By now, Aunt Maria was glaring at me. "Serena Accardi, you're crazy." She declared, making me glare back. That was so rude of her to say! "Ever since they've seen you, Sarina, and especially Sartorius looked after you as if you were one of their own. And that says a lot since they're not close to so many people."
I frowned yet again. As if I were one of their own, she said? "Well, they sure have a funny way of showing it." I pointed out bitterly. Aunt let out a sigh. "I really don't know why they're not answering our calls… Either they must have a really good reason, or they're in trouble." She stated. I stayed quiet, wanting to change the subject.
"What about this picture?" I pointed at the third one. Aunt Maria and I were in it. "It was taken on your seventh birthday." She explained. "Oh." That was the only thing I could say at the moment. Looking at the picture again, my eyebrows furrowed.
Both of us were waving at the camera… However, something else caught my attention. A bracelet was around my left wrist… And it looked pretty damn similar to the one I was wearing right now! Maybe Aunt knew where I got it from!
"Aunt Maria, do you see the bracelet on my left wrist?" I asked while pointing at the picture. My aunt's eyebrows furrowed. "Yes… What about it?" She asked warily. Wariness in her tone did not go unnoticed by me. "Do you maybe know how I got it in the first place?" I looked at her.
She was quiet for a few moments. "Someone gave it to you." She finally said. My eyes widened in surprise. "Who was that 'someone'?" I asked. I couldn't help it; curiosity was getting the better of me! "I think it was one of your friends. It was a gift for your birthday." She said slowly. It was strange; like she was wondering which choice of words she should use…
"What was that friend's name?" I asked. "I don't remember." She waved it off. I looked down at my bracelet. "But I don't remember any of it, much less when this picture was taken." I told her truthfully. "You were little at the time, that's why." She said simply.
Seeing she wasn't willing to talk about it; I wasn't going to push it further. Instead, I looked at the album. "I want you to bring this with you." Aunt then smiled. "Fine." I said simply. "Thanks." I then added, smiling as well.
I then put the album in my suitcase while she raced downstairs to finish the dinner.
It's been three months since I finished my first year at West Duel Academy. In fact, that was both my first and last year there. I had no idea how in the world that happened, but yes. I managed to finish freaking first year with passable grades!
Following Ben's advice, I decided to transfer to Duel Academy in Southern Japan. That way, I would get to be with him, but far away from people like Viper. After months of torture at that hell hole, I finally felt free. I wouldn't have to see the snake's ugly face anymore, or attend his stupid detentions!
Thankfully, Aunt and Uncle managed to convince my parents to transfer me there. I had no idea how they did it, but it worked! They also managed to convince Mum and Dad to let me stay with Ben and his parents in Japan during summer holidays. They had two houses, but Aunt and Uncle bought this one last summer. They did so they could spend time with Ben during holidays, and that travelling to Duel Academy would be easier.
Now, about my transfer to the academy… I was apparently in Slifer Red. Ben said that transfer students started there, and that my grades weren't exactly appropriate for Ra Yellow or Obelisk Blue (not that I cared) … According to the Chancellor's standards anyway. Speaking of the Chancellor, apparently, he was just appointed this year. Ben wasn't pleased about it at all. His name was… Crowler, if I remembered correctly.
It didn't matter anyway; I would get to see him sooner or later on the island. Ben was practically in love with the school; he even had some crazy adventures last year…. Some crazy Shadow Divers (or Riders, I wasn't sure) were trying to take some sort of keys and get their hands on sacred cards…
I wasn't listening to most of his words anyway. In fact, I was surprised I even remembered this much!
However, that didn't stop Ben's excitement. He was so happy we were going to same school now… He couldn't wait to show me the island. I was just happy to be out of West Academy and with my cousin. I still wasn't keen on dueling, and I planned on avoiding it as much as possible. Just to finish that school, and then I would get the hell out of there!
However, I had to admit, I would miss Axel. I got used to his company and our usual conversations at night… But I wanted to stay in touch with him, which was why I took his phone number.
I looked at my packed suitcase. Tomorrow we would be leaving for the Academy… That's why Aunt was preparing dinner in the first place. Both Uncle Luca and Ben were still out of the house. They wouldn't be back until 8. Dinner was going to be at that time.
Folding my arms, I let out a sigh. "Ever since they've seen you, Sarina, and especially Sartorius looked after you as if you were one of their own." Aunt Maria's words were echoing in my head. I frowned. If that was the case, then why weren't they calling me anymore?!
As much as I wanted to just forget about them, I couldn't get those words out of my head. That was when I made the decision. I was going to their house, and I was going to ask them some questions. That way my conscience would be clear if Aunt was wrong about everything.
I made my way out of the house, telling my aunt how I'd be back before 8. Another advantage of being here was that my overprotective parents couldn't forbid me from going out all alone. I truly felt free here. I wasn't at any sort of academy, and I could move freely wherever I wanted…
My eyes widened in surprise once I came to the entrance of the house. A huge board was on the door, with 'ON SALE' written all over it. This was certainly unexpected… I couldn't help feeling worried.
I decided to phone Sarina. However, I received no answer. After I tried to call Sartorius, I didn't get any answer either. I let out a sigh. They weren't answering their phones, and their house was on sale…. It was literally as if they had disappeared out of thin air…
"What you're telling us is that they just disappeared?!" Ben was gaping at me along with his mother and father. "Pretty much." I nodded with a frown. "Gee… I wonder what happened…" He sighed while playing with his fried shrimp. "Luca and I will try to find out while you two are at the Academy." Aunt Maria declared.
"I hope you'll find them." I looked up at her. I was still upset over what happened last year… But, right now, I was more upset than angry. They had pushed me away from them… But now, they were really gone. That hurt even more… Back then, I at least knew where they were, but now, absolutely nothing!
Ben looked at my empty plate. "Look who's already eaten their portion of fried shrimps…" He trailed off with a smirk. I rolled my eyes. "Yeah, so what about that?" I demanded a bit offended. "I can't decide who has a bigger stomach, you, or Jaden." He pointed out in amusement.
I huffed at him. I had no idea who that so-called Jaden was… Nor did I care. "No one has a bigger stomach than me." I retorted and pushed my plate away. I then stood up.
"Where are you going?" Uncle Luca raised an eyebrow. "If you don't mind, I'm going to turn in. I'm really tired." I stated. "Not at all. Go ahead." Aunt Maria encouraged. I sent her a small smile before saying 'good night' to everyone. I then made my way towards the guest room, where I was sleeping during holidays.
All of this was just too much. Even though I was happy I would get to spend time with Ben… I was still going to a place where I didn't want to be. Ben would make things easier, however, I still felt as if I were in a cage. Sartorius and Sarina's disappearances weren't helping either…
I just had to hope those two years would pass as fast as the first one…
My eyes were going over the ocean. Right now, Ben and I were in a helicopter along with some of second-year students. Even though I transferred here, this was still my second year, which was why I was with them.
However, the flight lasted too long… I just wanted to see the island already. "So… What's the uniform for girls like here?" I asked Ben. "It's similar to yours, but it doesn't have leggings. It also has fingerless gloves." He said.
I simply nodded. "You're excited to see your friends again?" I presumed. "You bet!" He grinned. "I missed them so much, even Chazz warmed up to me…" "Chazz? The idiot who shouted at you during Entrance Exams?" I raised an eyebrow. "Yup, him." Ben smiled. "But he's actually not such a bad guy. It's his two brothers that are morons."
Raising an eyebrow yet again, I didn't know what else to do apart from nod. I continued looking through the window… When my eyes widened. I could see the island!
"Cousin… Welcome to Duel Academy." Ben put a hand on my right shoulder with a smile. I didn't say anything. Instead, I kept staring at island which was closer and closer every second…
I got off the helicopter, with Ben right after me. We landed right at the top of the building… I took that as a chance to look around the island. From what I could see, it was a bit different from the West Academy. The island had a volcano, and a huge forest. There was a large schoolyard, and few constructions at locations a bit away from the main one.
Before I could say something to Ben, a woman walked up to me. She had red hair which was tied in a ponytail, and grey eyes. She was dressed in a blue uniform. "Are you Serena Accardi?" She asked me. I nodded. "Welcome to Duel Academy. My name's Fonda Fontaine. I'm head of Obelisk Blue dorm for girls, head nurse and a gym instructor."
I looked at her in surprise. Three jobs? Wow… "Chancellor Crowler told me to give your uniform since he and Vice-Chancellor Bonaparte are… On a business trip." She cleared her throat at the last part. "Now, if you could follow me…" She motioned with her hand.
"Go with her. I'll catch up with some of my friends while waiting for you." Ben told me. I bit my lower lip. If he wanted to catch up with his friends, then I knew where this was going. As soon as I appeared, he would introduce them to me. That was something I wanted to avoid. I wanted to avoid contact with people here in general. All of them would more or less talk about the same subject anyway; Duel Monsters. Dueling fanatics were everywhere after all…
I shook my head. "No, you don't have to. I can find the dorm myself. You go catch up with your friends." I told him with a small smile. "Are you sure?" He gave me a skeptical look. "I insist." I managed to muster a forced smile on my face. "But…" "Ben, just freaking go and catch up with them, we'll talk later anyway!" I reminded. "Fine." He sighed. "I'll see you later then." "See you." I waved and followed Nurse, Professor, or whatever she was already… Anyway, I followed Mrs. Fontaine downstairs and into the building.
Once we were in girls' changing room, Mrs. Fontaine gave me a red uniform. She also gave me their version of PDA and Duel Disk. After she had left, I decided to look at the uniform better. It really was similar to the one from the West Academy… The only difference were the skirt's length, lack of leggings, fingerless gloves, and shorter boots.
I immediately frowned at the skirt. No way in hell was I going to wear that thing… It was too short for my liking! I decided to keep my skirt and leggings. I then changed into a dark blue, v-neck, sleeveless shirt, the same, sleeveless, red and white jacket from before. I put on shorter, red boots, and then red, fingerless gloves on my arms. Thankfully, I put the glove over my bracelet with ease… I decided to keep my jacket unbuttoned.
After checking to see whether I had everything I needed, I headed outside.
"Excuse me, do you know by any chance where the Slifer Red dorm is?" I asked a random Ra Yellow student. "By the beach. You won't miss it." He pointed his finger in the direction where I was supposed to go. "Thanks." I told him and started walking away from the main building.
Slifer Red dorm was… Quite interesting. It definitely wasn't a shed, but that didn't mean it was better. It reminded me of an outhouse with a deck… Even the roof at West Academy looked better than this one! However, from what I could see, it had a nice ocean view.
Just as I was about to walk to the cliff and check out the view, I could see some people there. There were two guys, a girl, and a woman who was sitting on the ground. Thankfully, all of their backs were turned.
I let out a silent groan. As much as I wanted to see the view, it would have to wait. I didn't want to socialize with dueling fanatics. Instead, I decided to head to my room. It was number 7… I climbed up the stairs and opened the door.
Once I walked inside, I could see a huge bed, a table with a chair, bathroom, and a wardrobe. The room was quite small. A smile appeared on my face. It may have been small, but, just like last time, I didn't have annoying roommates!
After dropping my suitcase and backpack, I pulled away the curtains. Light came into the room. Window was looking right at the ocean! An even bigger smile appeared on my face. I may have been in hell, but this one had more positive energy than the previous one. It had volcano, forest, beautiful ocean view… And I had my cousin here with me. What more could you possibly get?!
Sun was setting by now. It looked so nice from here… Seeing there was still time until dinner, I decided to take a walk outside. It would definitely clear my thoughts with fresh air…
I was walking around the place near Slifer Dorm. Ben was probably still catching up with his friends, and I definitely wasn't going to interrupt him. I preferred being alone… Letting out a yawn, I stretched out my arms.
Suddenly, I could have sworn I've seen something shining in my Deck Box. My eyes widened in surprise. What in the world was that white glow?! I quickly took out the deck to see what it was, but… There was none of it. My eyebrows furrowed. Were my eyes playing tricks with me?! I could have sworn I've seen something glowing in the box…
I frowned at the cards but I decided to put them back. This was really weird… However, just as I was about to put last few cards inside, wind started blowing strongly. "No!" I shouted as it blew cards out of my hands.
I quickly closed the box. "Get back here!" I shouted and started running after the cards which were being blown away. Aunt was going to kill me if I lost them… I was going to kill myself too. Aunt trusted me when she gave me that deck!
Wind was blowing them towards a nearby cliff. "No!" I cried and started running even faster. I was just about to grab the cards… When two hands grabbed them instead, and I ended up crashing my head with someone else's, my body hitting theirs in process.
"OW!" I cried in pain as I landed on the ground with my front part. I was practically lying on the ground. "That hurts…" I trailed off with my eyes closed while rubbing my head where I had hit it. It hurt like hell…
"Are you alright?" A male voice asked me. I opened my eyes in surprise and looked up to see… A guy. A guy who looked to be about my age. He had this weird, messy hair. Its bigger, lower part was dark brown. The smaller, upper part was light brown. He had those big, chocolate brown eyes, and right now, they were looking at me in worry. The guy was dressed in a black shirt, red, unbuttoned blazer with some white parts on it, white pants, and red shoes.
I looked at him from head to toe again. My eyes then landed on the right hand he was offering me. Yet I couldn't deny he looked familiar from somewhere… WAIT. I knew who this guy was! Only one person I had met had that weird hair…
"You…" I trailed off in shock, my eyes widening even more with every second. "What?" The guy tilted his head to right in confusion. "YOU!" I shouted in realization. He was that guy from the shop, the one who didn't bother to watch where he was going!
The guy seemed to be even more confused. "What's with me…" "I know who you are!" I exclaimed and quickly got to my feet while still gaping at him. He started laughing. "Ah, yes, I'm one of top duelists around here…" He smiled sheepishly and started rubbing the back of his head.
"No, not that! You're the idiot who hit me in the card shop a year ago!" I exclaimed angrily. The guy's eyes widened in surprise. "Idiot? That's kind of rude, you know…" He pointed out with a frown. But then, his eyes widened yet again. "Wait… You're the crazy girl from that shop?!" He asked, his mouth wide open.
My blood boiled once he said those words. He called me CRAZY?! "I'M CRAZY TO YOU?! YOU WERE RIGHT BEHIND ME!" I roared, getting angrier with every second. How dare he call me crazy?! My eyes then landed on what he was holding in his left hand. Those were my cards…
"What were you doing with my cards?!" I demanded with a glare. "Whoa, calm down, man," The guy lifted his hands up in defense with a panicked expression on his face. "I saw you were chasing those cards, and I just wanted to help you…" "By bumping into me yet again?" I glared. "Look, I'm sorry for that shop thing, alright?!" The guy finally exclaimed. "But this time, you bumped right into me!"
I glared at him yet again. "Look, please just calm down, you're kind of scary when you're mad…" He pleaded. He seemed to be genuinely scared… Good. Served that idiot right! Except that… He had just apologized for bumping into me…
Suddenly, for some reason, I was feeling bad. I was feeling bad for being so mean to this guy. True, he had bumped into me back then, but now he apologized… And he was kind of right, this time it was me who didn't watch where I was going. I was too focused on not losing those cards…
I let out a sigh to calm down. However, I still frowned. "Sorry." I finally said. "What?" The guy blinked in surprise. "I'm sorry for shouting at you like that. You had just apologized to me, and I still kept shouting at you, and I definitely overreacted back then…" I was rambling.
"Whoa, slow down. It's alright." The guy grinned. He then waved with his left hand. "I managed to save your cards after all!" "I appreciate that." I said simply. "Here you go." He gave them to me. "Thank you." I said, trying not to give any emotion. "It's nothing, I know what it's like when you nearly lose your cards…" He smiled.
"It's not about that. I was afraid of losing them only because my aunt gave them to me." I frowned. "But also because they're your cards." The guy pointed out in confusion. "If I could choose, I wouldn't play with them at all." I huffed.
His eyes widened to the size of saucers. "Wait… You're telling me you don't like playing Duel Monsters?!" He demanded in what seemed to be surprise. I couldn't help smirking. His reaction was quite amusing… What else to expect from dueling fanatics? "Oh, it's not that. I hate them." I replied nonchalantly, but not bothering to hide my smirk.
The guy's brown eyes were even wider, if that was possible. "You hate Duel Monsters?!" He asked incredulously. He then stopped for a moment. "No offense, but… Are you insane?!" I glared at him at hearing those words. "I have the same question for you." I retorted in annoyance. "I mean, what, seriously, what's the point in playing them?! Even adults do that, and everyone has better things to do…"
"It's because it's fun." The guy cut me off with a smile on his face. "Fun?" I looked up, my light blue eyes looking right into his chocolate brown ones. "Yes. They're fun." His smile became even bigger. I was just about to find a good response to that 'fun' nonsense…
But, for some reason, I couldn't. Instead, I kept looking into those brown eyes which were a few metres away from me. They held this naïve spark, but they were also filled with happiness…. There was something about those eyes that couldn't make me look away from them… It was quiet, and his eyes were looking right into mine…
"JAY!" Another male voice shouted, making us look away from each other. We turned around towards the source of the voice. It was a rather short guy, who had aqua blue hair, and grey eyes under a pair of glasses. He was dressed in the same uniform as the guy, except that his blazer was buttoned and he had yellow shirt underneath.
A few other people were with him, two guys and a girl. One guy had wild, black hair, and black eyes. He was dressed in a black shirt, black pants with a black belt, matching black shoes and a huge, black jacket. My eyebrows furrowed in confusion. That definitely didn't look like the Academy uniform…
The second guy had angular face. His black hair was slicked back, and he had gray eyes. He was dressed in a yellow, buttoned blazer with green shirt underneath, black pants and yellow shoes. The girl was in between the three guys. She was dressed in a blue variant of girl uniform, with fingerless gloves, white-blue jacket, short, blue, skirt and blue boots. Her eyes were hazel, and she had long, dark blond hair.
All four of them were away from us, yet I could still see them well from where we were. The guy's gaze returned to me. "Those are my friends." He said sheepishly. "Oh," He then exclaimed in surprise. "I haven't even introduced myself. I'm Jaden Yuki." He offered me a hand with a smile. "I'm Serena Accardi." I shook it with a small smile. His own one became even bigger.
"Accardi? Are you French, or something?" He raised an eyebrow. I rolled my eyes. "As a matter of fact, I'm Italian." I corrected him with a frown. I hated when people confused anything French with Italian… "Oh, sorry." He apologized sheepishly. "Forget it." I waved it off.
My eyes widened for a few moments. Wait a second… Jaden… Why did that name sound so familiar? My thoughts began racing while I was trying to remember where I had heard that name before… Then I remembered. Ben did mention dueling someone named Jaden last year…
"Is something wrong?" A voice brought me back to reality. I looked up to see the gu… Jaden. "Nothing, I just remembered where I had heard your name before. My cousin mentioned you a few times." I finally said. "Your cousin?" He asked curiously. "Benjamin Accardi." I quickly said.
Jaden looked at me, surprise on his face evident. "Ben is your cousin?" I nodded. "Sweet!" He smiled. "We've talked a while ago, right after I had finished my duel with Aster Phoenix." He explained. Wait… Aster Phoenix? Why did that name sound so familiar?
"Did he say anything about where he was going?" I asked. "Now that I think of it…" The guy put a finger on his chin. "He did say something about having to check on someone…" "Me, most probably." I presumed. "I think so too." He agreed. "Are you a freshman?" He suddenly asked. I shook my head. "No. I transferred to second year from West Duel Academy." I explained. The guy opened his mouth to say something, when...
"JAY!" The short guy shouted yet again, making us look at them yet again. "I'm coming in a moment, Sy!" Jaden shouted back to the short guy. "Those are my friends." He explained. "I presumed." I answered dryly. "Want me to introduce you to them?" He suggested with a smile on his face.
And socializing was exactly what I wanted to avoid… "Maybe next time," I started politely. "I need to go looking for Ben." "Oh, alright then." The guy responded. It sounded like he was a bit disappointed, but that was most probably my imagination. "Well, it was nice meeting you, Jaden Yuki, but I've got to get going." I tried to muster a polite smile.
"It was nice meeting you too, Serena." Jaden grinned. "I hope to see you around!" He then added excitedly. This guy was quite energetic, and optimistic and all, and I appreciated it… What I didn't appreciate was his love for stupid dueling. And it sounded like his love for it was big. Hopefully we wouldn't see each other around so often…
"Well, we will see each other around, considering we're in the same dorm." I said politely, pointing at his red blazer. "Oh, yes…" He rubbed the back of his head sheepishly. "Well, see you around… I guess?" I waved with a small smile. "See you!" He waved back enthusiastically.
I then started walking away from Jaden, just as his friends ran to him.
Looking at the sun which was setting, I smiled. I then put the cards Jaden had saved back in my Deck Box.
Well… There you have it! Serena finally goes to Duel Academy. She meets Jaden, and briefly sees Syrus, Bastion, Alexis and Chazz. Finally, the story begins! I just can't wait for upcoming chapters! I hope you liked the chapter and until next time! :)