Disclaimer: see previous chapters
(English Smile Bomb)
Running in crowd in a faceless town, I need to feel the touch of a friend.
In the countryside I wander far and wide, the isolation gets me again.
I don't know where to go, when I feel like crying oh my, its time to open myself, do something new, I want to stop-and grow up a bit.
Then suddenly my power and confidence starts swelling up magically erupt, and it's all because of kindness that I feel, from people I don't even know.
Then suddenly my intuition and my wisdom grow and then I know, that most of all I sense compassions wield into strangers wherever I go.
Thank you for waking up!
Chapter 8
A week later, in morning in the Slifer Dorm, Yusuke, Jaden and Chumley were still sleeping, while Syrus was worried about the fields test, as usual. The blue haired boy had on his headband, with three duel monster cards on it.
"Oh please, oh please make me pass the field test or else I'm to be wearing red, for a while I'm here." He begged and looked at the picture of Slifer the Sky Dragon, "Not that red looks good on you, Slifer but I need to pass this test."
Suddenly, an alarm rings, which frightens Syrus, wakes up Yusuke, and Jaden is still sleeping, "Hey Jaden, wake up! You're going to make us late!" Syrus said, shaking him
Jaden calls out, while sleeping, "No, I won't 'cause I activate a trap…." Then went to sleep
Yusuke sat up on his bed and yawned, "Good morning!" he said, while rubbing his eyes and turning off the alarm. The former spirit detective looks at the sleeping Jaden and rolls his eyes as he eyed Syrus waking the sleepy brunette, "Gees, what a total spaz," he muttered
"If Jaden doesn't get up, he'll be late for the exam." Syrus said to himself
"That would be a good thing, Sy!" came a voice
Syrus looked up to see Chumley, awake, "Listen, leave Jaden to his sleep, because that would keep the competition away, besides I don't want to duel the person, who defeated Dr. Crowler."
Yusuke raised an eyebrow, at Chumley, "You're kidding, right?" he asked, "You're accepting us to do something that cowardly, Chum!"
"Now, I'm beginning to see why you were held back 2 years, Chum!" Syrus said and shook Jaden up again, "Come on, Jaden wake up!"
"This is a lost cause," Yusuke sighed
Seeing that there's no way to wake Jaden up, Yusuke and Syrus runs out to test site. After a while, Yusuke and Syrus ran to their seats, "Well, well, well, it's not the Slifer Slacker Duo!" came a familiar voice
The two Slifers glanced at the person, who snapped at them, which was Chazz, with a proud smirk on his face. Usually, Yusuke would snap at the person, threaten or pick a fight with them, but he did something unexpected, "Slifer Slacker Duo, huh? That's a new one! So, tell me Chazz, are you gonna make insults of us Slifers the rest of this year, considering you had a dorm headmaster, who was defeated by a first-year SLIFER!" Yusuke taunted, in Chazz's displeasure, and feeling the anger that was inside of him fading away.
"Pretty good taunting for someone wearing red, slacker!" Chazz taunted, with a smirk
"Oh! So tell Chazz did you really earn the rank Obelisk or you bribed Chandler Shepherd or Dr. Crowler, so either one of them can put you in them considering what I saw in the Obelisk arena, when you were dueling Jaden, I could have sworn that you were dueling like a three-year-old." Yusuke taunted, with Syrus giggled
Chazz's face was now red, with anger, "You better be glad that we're in different dorms, Yusuke or I'd make you eat those words, you Slifer Slacker!"
Yusuke shrugged, "Oh I'm sorry Chazz, I don't duel three-year-olds." He said then started laughing, along with Syrus.
Chazz growled, "Okay punk…" you was cut off when an arm was put in his way. He looked to see a boy with dark blue hair to the shoulders and matching eyes, wearing an Obelisk uniform but a different form.
"Zane, what are you doing? This punk is asking for it!" Chazz snapped
"Obviously, you want to get another beating from Hikari Urameshi for bothering her brother." Zane told him
Yusuke's eyes widened, "Hey Zane, long time no see!" he said
Zane glanced at Yusuke, "Yes it has been a long time, Yusuke."
Chazz was bewildered, "Wait, you know this Slifer Slacker!" he exclaimed pointing at Yusuke
"Yes, I do," Zane replied, eying Chazz, "And you shouldn't underestimate Yusuke's dueling skills, just because he's a Slifer." Zane turned his glance onto Yusuke, "Well, I wish you luck on the test, Yusuke and you too, Syrus."
Just then Professor Banner came into the classroom and to the front of the class, "Okay, settle down class, I hope that everyone has study for today's field test." He said passing around the test papers to each of the students
"Man, Jaden better get here, before it's too late." Syrus whispered
"He better or else he'll be stuck as a Slifer." Yusuke said
Syrus starts to nod off and yawned, "Hey Syrus, wake up!" Yusuke said, nudging him
Syrus wakes up, "What time did you go to bed?" the blackette asked
"To tell you the truth, I didn't get enough sleep last night."
"What! How come?"
"Because (yawn) I was to worried about the test to go to bed (yawn) because I really want to pass to exam." Syrus then started to sleep.
Yusuke gave a frustration grunt as he started to nudge the blue haired Slifer, "Hey Syrus! Hey Sy! Wake up, you idiot!" he said, shaking the small boy up, in result Syrus woke up.
"Huh? What?" Syrus said, looking around the room
"You really need to stop worrying a lot about these things too much, Sy," Yusuke told him.
While outside, Jaden runs into the school.
"Damn it, now I'm late!" he cursed running through the halls
After a while, the students were taking their test and Syrus was taking his hardest not to fell asleep, but failed.
"Hey Syrus, wake up, man, you're going to fail if you don't wake up." Yusuke said, waking the small blunette up.
Just then, Jaden comes into the classroom, about thirty minutes late. The brunette comes to see Yusuke waking up Syrus, "Hey Yusuke, allow me!" he said
Yusuke glanced at Jaden, "Jaden, where the hell have you been?" he whispered, "You're thirty minutes late!"
"Sorry, I guess I overslept." Jaden said, "Hey Sy, if you don't wake up, you'll fail the test."
Syrus wakes up, "Jaden, where were you?"
"Hey, could you three Slifer Slackers shut up!" came a so familiar voice
"Oh great, the barn loser." Yusuke said, in a bored tone
The Slifers turns to see an angry Chazz, "In case you've forgotten, we're taking a test!" he said
"Ah Jaden, so nice of you to come, please come down and take your test please." Professor Banner suggested
Jaden laughed nervously, "Right!" he said, running down to get his paper
Yusuke rolled his eyes, 'And this is the guy, who defeated Dr. Crowler's own deck.'
Alexis, who was taking the test, thought, 'How could he be so calm, after coming here thirty minutes late.'
Kari glanced at Jaden, who was handed his test, 'I'm beginning to think that him defeating Crowler and Alexis must have been a fluke.'
Bastion thought as Jaden came up the stairs, 'How could Jaden be so calm?'
Later, Yusuke was done, with his test and took it downstairs. As he came up and back to his seat his glanced over to both Jaden and Syrus, who were seating left of him and sleeping. The former spirit detective rolled his eyes, once again, 'Oh brother!'
Later, after the students ran out of the classroom to get the rare packs, while both Yusuke and Bastion wakes up the sleeping Jaden and Syrus.
"Hey guys, wake up!" Yusuke said, shaking Jaden up
"Come on, you two!" Bastion said, shaking Syrus
Syrus wakes up, "Oh man, I failed the test, I knew it!" he said, then looking around the room to find no one. Jaden wakes up as well, "Hey, where did everyone go?" he asked
"They went to the card shop for the rare cards, which could be ALL GONE for us!" Yusuke said
"What! The card shop, now oh man!" Jaden exclaimed and looked at Bastion, "Hey Bastion, why aren't you there?"
"Please, my deck is ready finished." Bastion said, "One more rare card and my deck would be unbalanced."
"Damn! Are you lucky!" Yusuke said, "Now guys, we have to go!"
The Slifers ran out of the classroom, down the halls and to the card shop to see no one there. They spotted a cashier there, "Hey excuse me miss, are there any more rare cards?" Syrus asked
"Well, there's one more pack of cards." She said, showing the boys the pack, "All of our rare cards have been sold to a mysterious student."
"ALL OF THEM!" Yusuke yelled, "THAT GUY MUST BE LOADED!"
"Oh man, now what?" Syrus asked
"Hey, why don't you take the pack, Sy?" Jaden suggested
"Yeah, besides you were worried about the test more than us." Yusuke added
Syrus was surprised that they would let him take it, "Yeah, but what about you guys?" he asked
"Don't worry about us!" Jaden said
"Well, if it isn't the boy, who helped me this morning." Came a voice
The boys glanced at an old woman, by the cashier, "Hey, you work at the card shop, ma'am?" Jaden asked
"Better yet, I own the card shop!" the woman said, with a wink
"Hey Jaden, you know this lady?" Yusuke asked
"Well, sort of!" Jaden replied
"If got something for you for your help, this morning." The woman said, giving Jaden a pack of rare cards, "I thought that there weren't anymore cards left." Jaden said
"Well, I stashed some pack for polite young people like yourself, the names Dorothy." The woman said
Just then, Kari came into the store, "Hikari, it's so nice to see you, again dear!" Dorothy said
"Hey Dorothy!" Kari greeted
"I've stashed some packs for you too!" Dorothy said
"What! You know this lady?" Yusuke asked, "Yeah, this morning, I helped Dorothy here carrying boxes of cards into the school." She replied
"Hikari, is this young man your brother?" Dorothy asked, pointing at Yusuke
"Yeah, his name is Yusuke Urameshi." Kari replied
"Well Yusuke, I've got some cards for you two!" she said getting the cards
"Thanks!" Yusuke said, "How much do we owe you?"
Dorothy giggled, "It's on the house, dear!"
Later at the duel exam, other students are facing another in the same dormitory.
"Wait I thought that students have to duel others from the same dorm." Yusuke said, looking at his opponent, who happened to be his own sister.
"Well, I asked Ms. Fontaine and Professor Banner to arrange this duel, so I can see your improved skill." Kari asked
Yusuke wasn't sure that he'll pass this exam, because I every duel he has with his sister, he'd lost, "Okay!"
Their duel disks have been activated, "Lets duel!" they yelled (4000/4000)
"I'll start!" Kari said, drawing her card, "First, I'll activate the spell field card Wasteland, which gives my zombie monsters a power bonus of 200." Then, the duel site had turned into a desert wasteland, with dead trees and all, "I'm going to summon Vampire Lady in attack mode!" Then a coffin came up to the surface and it opened. Yusuke wasn't frightened by this, considering as spirit detective, he's fought demons scarier than this. A lady vampire with green skin and hair, wearing a formal dress and had her fangs ready to strike. (1550/1550), "And that's not all, my wasteland gives my vampire a power bonus of 200, making it's attack 1750 and I toss two face down cards and end my turn." She declared, as two skateboard-sized facedown cards card appeared on the ground.
"Okay!" Yusuke said, drawing, "I'll activate the spell card of Reinforcement of the Army allowing me to bring to my hand a level four or lower warrior from my deck." He declared, digging through his deck, getting his card and shuffling it, "Marauding Captain, rise in defense mode!" the blonde captain appears kneeling down to one knee (1200/800), "And with his special ability, I can summon another warrior onto the field, so I'll choose another captain!" another Marauding Captain appears by his fellow captain, "And thanks to his special ability you can't attack either one of them then I'll play a facedown end my turn." He declared, 'This a good defense for now.'
From the stands, Jaden, Bastion, Syrus and Alexis were watching the duel from the stands
"Okay, it looks like Yusuke knows what he's doing." Bastion said
"Yeah, because of Marauding Captain's special ability making it impossible for Kari to hit Yusuke's life points." Alexis added, "Making his deck safe from Kari's Vampire Lady's power."
Kari draws her card and smirked, "Okay Yusuke, I'll activate my trap card, Phoenix Wing Wind Blast!"
"What does it do?" Yusuke asked
"Well, after I discard one card from my hand, I can return one card on my opponent's side of the field to the top of his or her own deck." Kari replied as a fire wind appears and blows one of the captain's back onto Yusuke's deck.
"Oh no, Yusuke's captain it's gone!" Syrus exclaims
"That would mean that Yusuke's life points and deck are now easy picking!" Jaden added
"Now Vampire Lady, attack Marauding Captain with Blood Lust Bite!" Kari commanded as the vampire jumps at the captain and sinks her fangs into his neck then destroys it, 'Okay, since my captain was in defense mode I don't lose life points.' Yusuke thought, 'So, my deck is safe.' "Okay, my draw!" Yusuke declares, "I'll summon a not so old friend, Marauding Captain in defense mode and along Obnoxious Celtic Guardian in defense mode." Both Marauding Captain (1200/800) and an elf warrior with a purple cape appears kneeling down to one knee (1400/1200) "And that would do for now!"
Kari draws, "Okay Vampire Lady attack Marauding Captain with Blood Lust Bite!" Vampire Lady jumps onto the captain, bites it neck and destroys it, "That would do for now!"
Yusuke draws, "Okay, I'll activate the magic of Mirage of Nightmare and end my turn!"
"Okay, I'll draw!" Kari declares
"And the effect of Mirage of Nightmare activates allowing me to draw until I have four cards onto my hand." Yusuke says drawing his cards
"But, you'd have to discard the same amount of cards that you drew because of it's effect." Kari explained, "Now, I'll summon Royal Keeper in attack mode!" a decayed zombie mummy appears (1600/1700) "Thanks to Wasteland, my keepers points increase by 200." (1800/1900)
"Oh man!" Yusuke exclaimed
"Oh no!" Syrus exclaims followed by gasps from Bastion, Jaden and Alexis
"Now Keeper, attack with mummy strike!" Royal Keeper charges and punches Yusuke's elf warrior, destroying it, "Now Vampire Lady, attack Blood Lust Bite!" Vampire Lady jumps at Yusuke and bites his neck, which was followed by Yusuke's scream (4000/2250). The vampire jumps away and back with her master, "Thanks to my vampire's power, anytime I inflicted damage to my opponent, I choose one type of card and you have to choose a card of that type from your deck and send it to the graveyard. The card type I choose is monster."
"No way!" Yusuke exclaims and searches through his deck then sends it to the grave.
Chazz was watching with a smirk on his face, "Well, it's about time that Slifer Slacker, Yusuke knows his place in this academy."
Yusuke draws, "Thanks to the effect of Mirage of Nightmare, I have to discard one card from my hand to the grave because that's how much I drew because of it's effect." He says, discarding a card to the graveyard, "Now, I'll summon onto the field in defense mode, Mystic Swordsman LV2!" a swordsman in purple clothing appears, kneeling down on 1 knee, on the field, "Then, I end my turn with four facedown cards!"
"Okay then, my turn, little brother!" Kari said, drawing
"Then, the effect of Mirage of Nightmare activates meaning I draw until I have four cards in my hand!" Yusuke says drawing two cards, "But, they won't save you from this attack now, Keeper attack mummy strike!" the zombie attacks and punches the defended swordsman, "Vampire Lady, attack Blood Lust bite!" the vampire jumps at Yusuke, once again, "Now this time, sis, I've got a trap, Sakuretsu Armor! This trap card can and will destroy your Vampire Lady!" a wind appears and destroys the vampire, "No, my Vampire!" Kari cries
"Oh yeah! Yusuke destroyed that vampire!" Jaden exclaims
"No, Hikari can't lose to that Slifer Slime!" Chazz exclaims
Yusuke draws, "As you know, Mirage of Nightmare effect activates, so I'll discard two cards! Now, I'll activate the spell card, Reinforcement of the Army, allowing me to add to my hand a level four monster or below." Yusuke searches through his deck, "I'll summon Gearfried the Iron Knight in attack mode!" an iron clad warrior appears on the field (1800/1600), "Next, I'll activate another spell card, Release Restraint, so I can tribute my Gearfried to summon Gearfried the Swordmaster!"
"Too bad that you're not going to use it, because I'll activate my facedown trap card, Mask of Restrict!" Kari declared, as a grotesque tribal mask appeared before her
"What's Mask of Restrict do?" Syrus asked
"It won't allow Yusuke to tribute his Gearfried!" Bastion said
"Now, you can't summon that swordmaster!" Kari said
"Now, I'll activate my trap card, Ring of Destruction!" Yusuke said, "Now, you take damage equal to your Royal Keeper!" he said, as a ring with red bombs are planted onto the mummy's neck, "Don't you mean that you take damage as well?" Kari asked
"No, because I'll activate my facedown spell card, Ring of Defense, which protects me from damage!" Yusuke said
"Whoa, that would give Kari 1800 points of damage!" Alexis exclaims
"And with no monsters on the field to protect Kari, Yusuke would able to strike her directly!" Jaden added
The ring placed on Royal Keeper is detonated and Kari takes 1800 damage (2200/2250)
"Now, with no monsters out Gearfried attack her directly, with Fore-Arm Blade Strike!" Yusuke commanded, as Gearfried attacks, "Not so fast, Yusuke I've got a trap, Enchanted Javelin!" Kari said
"With that Enchanted Javelin, Kari's life points will be increased by the attack of Gearfried!" Alexis said
"You're not getting away that easily, I've got a trap card, go Royal Decree!" Yusuke said, as a card with a castle walls appears, "Oh no!" Kari cries
"With this card out the effects of trap cards are negated!" Yusuke declared, "Including that Mask of Restrict!"
"Not bad, Yusuke might have a chance." Bastion said
"Then, why didn't he bring it out when Kari played that Mask of Restrict card?" Syrus asked
Gearfried hits Kari's right shoulder with his blade and the brunette screams (400/2250)
Chazz grunts, "Why that lousy Slifer Slacker!"
Kari grips her shoulder, "Why didn't you use that effect after I activated my Mask of Restrict?"
"Because I wanted to activate your Enchanted Javelin trap card." Yusuke replied
"You were just toying with me!" Kari yells, as she drew, "Now, the effect of my spell card activates!" Yusuke replied, as he drew three cards, "Okay, I'll play Chopman the Desperate Outlaw in defense mode!" a zombie with black stripes appears, kneeing on his knee, "And that would end my turn!"
"That's all!" Yusuke said, as he drew, "I'll activate my spell card, Emergency Provisions, with this card out I can send spell and trap cards on the field and to the graveyard to increase my life points by 1000 per card. Now, I'll send Mirage of Nightmare to the graveyard to increase my life points!" the spell card disappears (400/3250), "Then, I'll activate another Release Restraint to transform my Gearfried to summon Gearfried the Swordmaster!" The iron knight's armor shatters to reveal a strong build man, with long black hair and tribal cloth on his waist, black boots and no shirt, with his yellow sword ready to attack (2600/2200) "Next, I'll end this duel, with the summon of Command Knight in attack mode!" a young woman in armor appears, with her sword ready to strike (1200/1900), "Thanks to my knight's power it gives warriors a power bonus of 400 points." (3000/2200) (1600/1900) "I'm sorry that I have to do this to you, but I have to show you my real skill." Yusuke said
Kari shook her head, "No Yusuke, you don't have to apologize. I wanted to see your skill for a long time and this is it. No matter what happens I'll always be your sister. I love you and proud of you." She said, with a smile and tears forming in her eyes
Yusuke smiled at his sister, "Thanks now, Gearfried attack Chopman with Slice Attack!" the Swordmaster charges and strikes the zombie down, "Now Command Knight, attack her life points with Diamond Strike!" Command Knight charges at Kari and strikes her shoulder (0/3250)
The images disappear from site and everyone was amazed that a Slifer and just defeated an Obelisk, "Yusuke Urameshi, you have passed your field exam and I grant you promotion to Ra yellow!" said Chandler Shepard in the speakerphone.
Yusuke cheered at his victory and promotion, "Alright!"
"Way to go, Yusuke!" Kari exclaims, running to her brother's welcoming arms, then carried and spun by him.
"What no way!" Chazz exclaims and growled, "How that Slifer Slacker beat Hikari, it must have been a fluke."
Dr. Crowler was even surprised at the duel, 'I can't believe how one of my best duelists could be beaten by a SLIFER! But than again, Yusuke is no slacker unlike that damn Jaden, who humiliated me in his entrance exam, well no matter Chazz has to beat him.'
So, Dr. Crowler made Chazz, who was in the Obelisk dorm, against Jaden of Slifer Red.
"Alright, get your game on!" Jaden exclaimed
After a while, Jaden handed Chazz's deck to him in a silver platter.
Later, Yusuke packed his things in his suitcase just then a knock came to his door. Yusuke opens the door to reveal Jaden and Alexis behind it, "Hey guys, you've packed yet, Jay?" Yusuke said, letting his friends in
"Naw, I'm not going to accept that promotion to Ra Yellow just yet." Jaden replied
Yusuke's eyes widened, "What why not! Besides, you've earned it!"
"Because I like the environment here in the Slifer Red Dorm."
Yusuke understood what Jaden said, "Then, I'm not going to accept the promotion as well!" Yusuke said
That surprised both Jaden and Alexis, "What, but Yusuke you have to accept it! Besides, you've earned more than I did, while you've been taking notes and paying attention, I've been sleeping in class, you know being a slacker." Jaden said
"Plus, your sister, Kari is known to get real pissed for working so hard to get you where you are, right now, Yusuke." Alexis added, "You really want to do that to her."
Yusuke sighed, "Okay guys, I'll accept that promotion, only on one condition."
"What is it?" Jaden asked
"Is that when I'm wearing that yellow blazer and staying in the Ra yellow dorm, we'll always be friends, Jaden." Yusuke said
Jaden smiled, "We'll always be friends, Yusuke!"
Later, Yusuke was moved to the Ra yellow dorm, with his bags and with the help of Bastion, Kari, Jaden, Alexis and Syrus, his room was set up. Yusuke then went to his room, with his yellow blazer and sat onto his bed, "Well, I see that you've finally been promoted to somewhere, Yusuke." Came a very familiar voice
Yusuke sighed with annoyance, "Botan! Are you here just annoy me!" he screamed at the reaper, who was sitting on his desk.
"No! I'm here to congraduate you for your promotion to Ra Yellow that's all. Are you still at that, 'Changing your life' thing, Yusuke?"
"Well yeah, my old life was nothing but failure and I have Kari to thank for getting me into this school." Yusuke replied, "Being in this school, has help me realized that."
"Well, I'm glad that you're doing well here." Botan said, "Because there's a certain someone, who's worried about you."
Yusuke realized who the reaper was talking about, "You know, I really don't care what happens to that traitor." He said, in a cold hurtful tone and glaring at Botan
"How can you say that, Yusuke!" Botan yelled
"Because it's true the only reason that she wanted me alive is just to yell at me and make herself look good in front of her teachers!" Yusuke spat, "I couldn't care less of what happens to that brat."
Botan felt resented that Yusuke would say that, she realized its true, the Yusuke Urameshi she knew was dead. The depressed reaper opened the window, "Well, I'm sorry you feel that way." She said, in a sad and quiet tone as she got onto her oar and flew away.
Yusuke closed the door, "Damn it!" he yells as he kicks the side of his bed, "Why do I still feel angry about this, up till now?" he asked himself
The next morning, Yusuke ran out of his dormitory to Slifer Red dorm, to meet up with both Jaden and Syrus.
When he knocked on the door, Syrus opened up the door.
"Yusuke, what are you doing here?" Syrus asked
"I wanted to meet with you guys here and secondly, this is my second home. Sure, I've been promoted to Ra Yellow, but I'm still considered a Slifer Red duelist inside and plus with you and Jaden around, I have a home."
"Really!"
"Yeah!" Yusuke replied, only to get a hug from a crying Syrus, "Oh come, Sy!" he cried
"I'm just so happy that you would us as family after being promoted!" Syrus cried, clanging onto Yusuke's waist
Yusuke tried to get the happy Slifer off, "Come on, Syrus! Let go of me, you're getting my jacket soaked!" he yelled and laughed, "Okay you can let go of me, Syrus!"
It me, Chazz Princeton! I can't believe that Slifer Slacker Yusuke has won his Fields Duel with Hikari and got promoted into Ra Yellow and worse of I lost to that Slifer Slacker, Jaden! I'm going to get those two if the last thing I do! Speaking of Slifer Slackers, two more of them are appearing in this academy and it appears that Yusuke knows one of them. Don't miss the next chapter of The New Yusuke Urameshi!
(English The Sun Will Rise Tomorrow)
When my letter reaches you, please don't break the seal. Just wait a little while, give it time to heal.
And I believe you'll understand, just exactly how I feel. This is my last and my most loving request.
With a restless innocence, our hearts began to race, with one thing in our minds, we foolishly embraced.
Now as twilight closes in, I see you from a distant place, and I wish for you all the courage that you'll ever need. To be your best!
And though it storms and it's raining outside, all the people of the city still believe in the existence of the sun.
And a forgotten melody, and the birds in our hands. A life is a life without joy, without fun!