Author's Notes: Prepare for doomness! Errr...possibly. Or maybe not, it's up to you.

Chapter Two: Girls In Uniform Are Always Cuter

"There's something I need to do. So go get your uniform on and blend in while I take care of this." With that out of the way Rikuo took off in the direction of what he hoped was the Obelisk Blue dormitories. He'd never been there before, so he'd have to hope he was going the right way.

Drake watched Rikuo go, and then once the guy was out of sight he turned his attention to the folded white and blue uniform in his arms. "Not exactly like a high school uniform, but then again, I haven't seen the girls uniform yet."

He took a look around the seemingly abandoned building, trying to see if there was anyone around. Once he was sure that nobody was there he undressed, leaving his clothes folded on a nearby table. Then he got into the uniform, which Rikuo told him was that of the highest ranking dorm in Duelist Academy, Obelisk Blue.

Rikuo's exact words had been, "If you can match me in a duel, I think you deserve to be a member of Obelisk Blue, even if you aren't really a student. So while pretending, I'll give you that much respect."

Of course he had never explained how he had gotten the uniform so easily, when Drake had figured he'd need to sneak in and steal one. Looked like the wolf had some thief skills to go along with his 'badass' persona. "Speaking of which, I wish I still had my Badass shirt. I really liked that thing too."

He sighed, thinking of the loss of one of his favorite shirts and his old leather jacket. He had been rather upset when they got ruined, but he was happier to be alive, so those took a back seat. "Of course it helps that my trench coat is way cooler. Not that I don't look snazzy in this uniform."

Grinning, and feeling like a regular teenager for the first time in a long time, he struck a pose. While posing his eyes fell on something a bit further into the room, a stone of some sort. He approached it and bent down, giving it a quick once over. "Looks weird. I can even feel a bit of magic in it. Guess this island has its share of secrets. Oh well."

Standing back up Drake headed out of the room, ready to go blend in with the school and wait for Kirani. Since she was had been in London when she called it was likely that she wouldn't get here until the next day since this was just an island off the coast of Japan. "That just means I'll have to settle with seeing other girls in uniform before I get to see Kirani in one. Pity."

Cursing his luck he grabbed the improved duel disk that Rikuo said was his wife's, and attached it to his arm. The thing was lighter than his DD2, and a bit more streamlined than the block device. He didn't know what it was called, but for the moment he figured he'd just call it a DD3 in his head. For all he knew it was the DD5. "Stupid Kaiba never settling on a model...." XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Drake restrained the urge to kick his feet up on the desk as he looked down from one of the top rows of the class room. He had completely forgotten how much high school bored him and now here he was, blending in and trying to act like he cared about some class about dueling. 'Damn it. I'm a champion level duelist! A class like this is boring!'

"You there! I don't think I've ever seen you here before, and we've been through a few months of classes already." Drake's attention was brought back to the present by that outburst. He looked up to find a bearded man with an outfit with a lot of gold in it staring down at him. He had a really foul look on his face as well.

"Ummm....actually I've been out so far. I was in a bit of an accident so I wasn't able to attend up until now." The teacher glared at him, but finally his glare settled into a smug little smirk. Drake raised an eyebrow at seeing such a look, because it could only mean one thing. This guy was plotting something.

"Very well then, I'll accept that for the moment. I am Professor Midas King, your teacher. This class, if you hadn't noticed, is about analyzing deck types. So let's see if, as a member of Obelisk Blue, you can tell me how one would go about creating a Huge Revolution Deck." It took Drake a moment to think of what type of deck the teacher was talking about, but once he had it was an easy question to answer.

"Well, a Huge Revolution Deck revolves around the trap it's named for and the three monster cards that are needed to use that trap. Considering that until they're together those three monsters are worthless as being weak normal monsters, the deck must be half stall. Sangan and Witch of the Black Forest speed up the deck, along with any other monster searchers. Adding a little bit of extra draw power to give it more speed also helps. I could write up a deck list right now if you'd like it." He grinned smugly at Midas, satisfied with his answer.

"Hmph. I see that you are really a member of Obelisk Blue, and not just a poser. I just wish some people were a bit more capable with Duel Monsters." He cast a glare down at the front row, emphasizing his words. Drake followed his gaze to the people down in those rows, each of them wearing red uniforms.

'Those must be Osiris Red students. Rikuo said they were the lowest level dorm. I guess that means that dueling wise Osiris Red students must be really weak.' When he started paying attention again Midas had already headed back down the isles, lecturing as he went. He started to lean back into his desk so that he could fall asleep, but he felt a little uncomfortable, like he was being watched.

He shot a glance to the side, and noticed a teen a few years younger than himself looking at him. The teen was also in an Obelisk Blue uniform, and his cold gaze reminded Drake somewhat of Dalin. He was getting some strange vibes of the guy, and he wondered if this might be the one he was looking for. "What are you looking at?"

"I always familiarize myself with every student that attends here every year. This may only be my second year, but I know everyone at the school. You weren't here last year, and no new student can become Obelisk Blue." Although Drake maintained a cool outward appearance, inside he was starting to freak out. It had only been one class and already his cover was blown!

"I must chastize myself for not having become familiar with everyone and having missed a fellow member of Obelisk Blue. I am Hitokage Seijitsu." The teen extended his hand, giving Drake a look that seemed to say that the hand was only being offered out of acceptance that Drake was also a member of the same dorm. Otherwise it said that he was nothing.

"I'm Daisuke Ihachi. Nice to meet you." Heaving an inward sigh of relief Drake turned his 'attention' back to the teacher. The guy seemed to be as arrogant as Kaiba was. 'What a pain in the ass. I'm here for just a few hours and I've already met a stuck up duelist. I'd forgotten this part of high school.'
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Drake discovered quickly that trying to ask questions of other students during that class was a stupid idea, as Midas seemed to notice anyone talking out of turn. So he'd been forced to wait till the next class, one he had chosen himself instead of following other students in.

This class was Advanced Dueling Techniques, a class where the higher level duelists got to test their skills against different levels of skill, both in computer opponents and real opponents. Occasionally duelists from this class would attend a class from the lower level and duel someone there. 'Dueling as a class. This is something I wish they'd had in high school when I actually went.'

He grinned in anticipation of getting to duel, patting his pocket. 'I hope my soul deck is ready, because I may just be using it in a moment.'

"I'd like two volunteers to step forwards for the first duel. Keep in mind that everything you do in this duel will be carefully watched and analyzed to improve your technique." With a big grin on his face Drake immediately stepped forwards, ready for a potential challenge. He wanted to know just how strong the toughest duelists at this school were.

"That's one. Who else is willing to duel first?" The person to step forward appeared to be rather young, probably only fourteen or so. He was probably a freshman at the school, and he was wearing a yellow uniform. So he was Ra Yellow then, the middle class of dorm.

Brushing back his spiky black hair the blue eyed duelist readied his duel disk, inserting his deck to begin. "I don't believe I've had the chance of dueling you yet. But you'll get to know me soon enough, because once I get the chance to take the test I'll be joining the Obelisk Blue dorm. My name is Adriel Zaytel, you'll learn to know it soon enough as I become the top duelist of this school." (ALP: 4000)

Drake smirked and activated his own disk, ready to begin. The guy was cocky alright, but that didn't mean he was good. "I'm Daisuke Ihachi, a true top duelist. Now why don't you show me what you're made of and start this duel off." (DLP: 4000)

Adriel sneered and drew his opening hand, looking over his options. Finally he settled on a card and slapped it down onto his disk. "I'll start off big with Spear Dragon(1900/0). I'll also combo it with the magic card Dragon Unleashed. This allows me to discard two cards to automatically special summon a dragon from my hand."

His blue dragon with the needle nose appeared, and he soon followed it up by shoving two cards from his hand into his cemetery. Now he was ready to get down to business of summoning out his dragon. "Come forth my Tyrant Dragon(2900/2500)!"

Adriel's second dragon was a massive beast with red scales and an extending frill around his neck. Drake knew all about both dragons, but he wasn't threatened. He'd beaten deadlier monsters than Tyrant Dragon before. "That all?"

The Ra Yellow student nodded, aware of the power he had assembled. Just by looking at him Drake could tell what Adriel's plan was, and it was pretty basic. Bring out a heavy hitter to force Drake on the defense and then break down that defense with Spear Dragon's trample ability. He was probably also counting on Tyrant Dragon's immunity to traps. "You should never leave your monsters unprotected, and I'll show you why."

He picked up his first card and added it to his hand. Even without that card he already knew what he was going to do. This was gonna be pretty easy. "I play Magister School to generate two Magister Tokens(500/500 X2)." Two red robed magicians appeared on his field, crouching in defense mode.

"What are those little things going to do against me? Tyrant Dragon can attack a second time in my turn so long as you have more than one monster, so crushing them will be easy for me." He smirked broadly, obviously believing that his mighty dragon made him invincible. Drake was just going to have to show him what real dueling was all about.

"Watch and learn Adriel, because this is real strategy. I play Dimension Magic, sacrifice a Magister Token in order to special summon a spellcaster from my hand! Of course to do so I'll need a little help." The dragon duelist's eyes widened as a golden sarcophagus appeared on the field and shot out chains. The chains wrapped around a Magister Token and around Spear Dragon, pulling them into the coffin. It shut around them.

"Now that those two are gone, my token as a sacrifice and your monster having been destroyed, I can bring out Black Magician of Chaos(2800/2600)!" His blue skinned favorite monster exited the sarcophagus, spinning his staff over his head. Tyrant Dragon roared loudly at him, but the magician was unaffected by fear tactics.

"Using its effect I take back Dimension Magic and replay it, sacrificing my last Magister Token and destroying your Tyrant Dragon in order to special summon Ghost Sorcerer(1700/1700) to the field." His spectral sorcerer took shape, gliding out of the sarcophagus, joining the Black Magician of Chaos in facing down Adriel's completely empty field.

"To add insult to injury I'll summon Chaos Apprentice(1600/1300) to the field. And all three of my monsters attack directly!" The blasts of energy knocked Adriel off his feet even after depleting him of all his life points. Drake grinned as the disks deactivated, and turned to face all the other students. (ALP: 0)

"What have we learned class? Why simply this. Never leave yourself undefended and never become so overconfident that you assume your opponent can't turn things around." The teacher raised an eyebrow at Drake's words, and the class laughed at Adriel's fallen posture.

Drake almost felt sorry for the kid. There he had been, all confident in his skills, and then he had ended up facing a champion level duelist like Drake. Well, he had learned a lesson, at least hopefully he had. "Hey Adriel. Keep that lesson in mind in case you ever do make it to Obelisk Blue. Speed can be power, but you have to know when and how to use it. And don't get overconfident." XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Drake sighed and put his arms behind his head as he walked. Most of the classes he had chosen to show up for were over, and he'd talked to a few people about the incident from a few days ago. So far nobody knew much, it seemed that the faculty was keeping the event pretty hush-hush. 'Guess I'll just have to figure out some other way to get information.'

"You! I know it's you. The one who crushed that upstart Adriel Zaytel earlier today." The voice he heard from behind him was feminine. On the other hand it also had an air of malice to it, an undertone that said something along the lines of 'I'll kill you horribly for fun'. Or maybe it was just his overactive imagination.

"Yeah, what of it?" He turned to see who he was talking to and stopped dead. The girl was in a blue uniform similar to his, only styled more for a girl, what with a skirt and all. She was about a foot shorter than he was and looked to be a few years younger, probably fifteen or so. She was definitely cute but...

"Ummm....you cosplaying or something?" He pointed at the top of her head, where a pair of pointy ears could clearly be seen. The girl narrowed her eyes at this comment, clenching her fists as her entire body began to shake.

"I'M A DEMON!" At the furious glare she shot him Drake could only run a hand through his hair and chuckle nervously.

He gave her a once over and grinned, not knowing that checking out a demon might be the last act he ever did.'This girl's cute, but she's more irritable than Rikuo is. This is why I go for nice girls nowadays.' The girl narrowed her eyes at the older boy, and raised her hand, proudly displaying her claws. Drake's gaze was immediately drawn to them.

"What the hell do you think you're looking at mortal?! Keep your eyes to yourself or I'll rip them out!" Shaking his head in amusement Drake approached her and leaned down so he was face to face with her, his violet eyes meeting her golden ones. She blinked in surprise at his sudden closeness.

"You know, some guys may think girls are cute when they're angry, but death threats won't get you anywhere with guys. I'm a nice guy, so if you need any dating advice I can offer. Course I don't know much about the dating habits of demons, but I assume they don't involve savagely mauling the other party involved." It was Drake's turn to blink in surprise when he saw her eyes begin to turn red and glow.

'I should really shut up, but this is getting funny. Best part is she actually is cute when she's angry.' Grinning he stood up to his full height and put a hand on her head before she could react. He ruffled her hair and flashed her a bright award winning smile, one he had used on girls for quite some time.

"You may be younger than me, but you sure are cute. I bet one day you'll make a nice guy really happy." For a person with control over a magical item that allowed him to feel other's emotions, Drake was being stupid. He could sense very well the anger that was building, but he also knew that it was also stumbling over confusion and intense irritation. He could be annoying, he knew that. He was good at it.

"Catch ya later." Tossing her another grin he turned and started walking away. She stood there for several seconds, both of her eyes twitching rapidly. Finally she recovered, and her eyes turned a deep shade of red and she snarled. She had her target locked.

"Nobody talks to me like that! I'm going to slice out your spleen and use it for tennis practice!" Drake yelped and lept out of the way as her claws slashed at the space he had been moments before. She quickly spun on her heel and attacked again, forcing him to dodge once more.

'Shit! I think I took it too far this time, she's psycho! If I don't put her down she'll really kill me!' Reaching down into the depths of his magical energies he pulled up what he felt would be enough to stop her. His bangs lifted from the force of magic running through his body, revealing a gleaming third eye on his forehead.

"I have no intention of dying here, so down kitty!" He sent a blast of energy straight at her, knocking her backwards by several feet. She managed to get her feet to the ground, and slid another few feet, making tracks in the dirt with the soles of her shoes.

"As a demon you may be a lot more powerful than a normal human, but I'm no normal human. In matters of power I outclass you, so I suggest not trying to kill me." Idly he considered that this might be his target, but just as quickly he brushed that thought aside. This girl was way to crazy and direct to be his target.

"You think you have more power than I do? I'll show you real power! Erika Amero is worth ten times what human scum like you is worth! So allow me to really give you power!" A black dome arose around them, giving off negative energy. Not only did Drake recognize the effect, but he knew the place. She had just started a Darkness Game.

But that wasn't foremost on his mind. First thing on his mind was quite different than that. 'Amero? Shit! That means she's Rikuo's daughter. I hit on Rikuo's daughter....when he finds out he's gonna kill me for sure!'

"Are you even paying attention? I'm going to explain the rules of a Darkness Game to you, or would you rather just die horribly here and now?" Drake blinked and returned his attention to the game at hand. She had already activated her duel disk and was holding a hand of cards. That meant it was going to be Duel Monsters. (ELP: 4000)

"No need to explain. Like I said, I'm not a normal human. I've participated in Darkness Games before. Considering your disposition towards violence I can only assume that if you were capable of beating me you'd inflict something nasty on me. Lucky for you I'm nicer than that." He drew his own hand of five cards, trying to decide on a Punishment Game to inflict once this was over. (DLP: 4000)

"If I was capable of beating you? You think you're stronger than me just because you're older? Well I'll prove you wrong and make you pay for your perverted comments!" She snapped a card off her deck violently, her eyes still mostly red. Drake's attention was now completely focused on the game at hand, and he was about to find out what sort of strategy Rikuo's daughter used.

"You're a student, which means you're learning how to play and improve yourself. You wouldn't be any match for me." Eri growled and picked a card from her hand to play, ready to begin at last.

"In case you hadn't noticed you're a student too!" Drake blinked and looked down at his blue uniform, then laughed at his own comment.

"Guess you got me there."

"Yes, and now I'm about to get you for good! The darkness is just beginning!" He noticed that she looked supremely evil in this moment, and that was bad for him. He didn't know everything about Rikuo, but he honestly wondered how his daughter ended up being so twisted and angry.

"Ah to be naive and angry again." He paused for a moment to think his statement over. "Actually, I was a serious ass when I was angry like that. I prefer how I am now."

'Girls in uniform may be cute, but having to play a darkness game for checking one out really sucks. Hopefully Kirani will have a better attitude about it.' XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Next chapter: A Collision of Major Egos

Author's Notes: And there you go, chapter two.

G.O.T. Nick: Drake has grown up a bit and is taking a chance to relax and be regular. After all, this is his third chance at life.

WolfGeneral: Yes, he did indeed deserve those. Of course Rikuo also has anger managment problems, so that contributes.

Time Mage: Rikuo isn't exactly going undercover. Drake just assumed he would, not knowing that Rikuo had a daughter attending the school.

Original Cards

Adriel: Dragon Unleashed

Drake: Magister School, Ghost Sorcerer, Chaos Apprentice