GX: Kaze Ni Naru
Written by: Sakura Solo
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, Angelic Layer, or anything else mentioned here in the story. Enjoy!
Chapter 2: On the Wind! Landing at Last!
The next morning arrived early and bright. At least it was early for most, but Misaki, who had fallen asleep at dinnertime, was up right at the crack of dawn, and was out watching the sunrise when Syrus joined her. He had just gotten up, and wondered where on earth she had gone, considering it was a huge liner, and neither knew their way around.
"Morning, Syrus," Misaki called from the railing. Syrus smiled, and joined her, "Have you seen the island yet? According to what I've heard, we should be arriving there before lunchtime." Misaki nodded, "Yeah, I heard that, too. But, it's really nice out here, when it's quiet, and everyone's just waking up at home." She leaned out over the railing as much as she could to enjoy the fresh breeze that was blowing by. Syrus had to admit, this was nice, first thing in the morning, seeing everything that most either dream about or read in a poem.
After standing outside and enjoying the view, Syrus looked at his wristwatch, "Hey! Misaki, it's time for breakfast!" Misaki nodded, "Oh wow! It's that late?" Syrus nodded, and dragged Misaki off towards the dining hall.
After everyone had eaten some breakfast, every last student was ushered into the Main Hall, where there was a giant movie screen, that was blank, or so everybody thought.
On the other end was the principal, Seto Kaiba.
Kaiba was watching the students come in and wander around until they found someplace where they could see. At that moment, Seto's eyes fell on Misaki, and he dropped his pen, murmuring, "Shuko's daughter. But how can that be?"
He was then alerted that he was supposed to start addressing the crowd. Meanwhile back on the boat, Kaiba's face appeared on the screen. Some people gasped, and Misaki, who was too short to see anything without aid, stood on a chair, and when she saw Kaiba, she was a bit surprised, but she had seen this trick in an old movie before.
"Young duelists, as your principal, and founder of KaibaCorp, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to Duelist Academy. As you may know, you have already been selected for your dorms, which will have a professor supervising everyone. Of course, this won't be easy. You made it because you have the willpower. Here, you will improve on that. I hope you enjoy this." The screen flickered, and the main lights were switched on again.
Misaki asked Syrus, "Why is Seto Kaiba the principal? Isn't he supposed to be a CEO or something?" Syrus shook his head, "I have no idea, Misakichi. Your guess is as good as mine."
A few minutes later, the ship landed at port. As everybody got of the liner, they were given a wireless palm pilot for information about the school. After walking up into what appeared to be the main courtyard, Misaki and Syrus sat down in order to look at the info. "According to this, there are three dorms, Slifer Red, where we stay, and then there is Ra Yellow, and then Obelisk Blue. I wonder how you get into different dorms."
Syrus wondered about the same thing, and told Misaki, "Here, dorms decide the uniform colors here. Ours is over there somewhere, I think." Misaki sat up, and led the way, often stopping to take in the sights of her new school. The main building was gigantic, with three colored stone cylinders out front. On the whole, it resembled a stadium of sorts, with gardens, forests, and other buildings surrounding it.
A good while later, Syrus and Misaki reached their dorm. It was modest compared to the others. It looked like an old fashioned house that had been separated into suites. Misaki nodded, "This is really neat. Wonder where we're staying." Syrus checked the info again, and it listed that they were in Suite# 256. It was on the second floor, so after climbing the outside stairs, Misaki unlocked the door.
Inside, it was a bit cramped, but Misaki liked it almost at once. There was a small common room, separated by three bedrooms, a kitchenette of some kind, and a bathroom. Misaki and Syrus decided to get separate bedrooms, and after getting settled, decided to see if anyone else was home. Misaki was still holding onto her deck, in case she got to duel someone.
Walking into a random room, Misaki opened the curtains because this bedroom has the best view of the beach. Just then, a voice piped up, "Hey! Close the blond! I'm trying to sleep here." Misaki sweat dropped, "Whoops! Sorry, I didn't see you there," and she quickly closed the curtains.
However, the speaker was already awake, and Misaki noticed a plush Koala. Syrus just stared, who over a certain age still had a plush toy? He nodded to them, "Guess now that I'm up, I should introduce myself. The name's Chumley Huffington, by way of Australia. Who are you two?"
Misaki bowed politely, and replied, "I am Misaki Suzuhara, seven years old, first grade."
Syrus then took a turn, "My name is Syrus Truesdale, and I'm 14." Chumley smiled broadly, "Pleased to make both your acquaintances." Misaki nodded, and Chumley commented, "Do you know why this is Slifer Red?"
Syrus and Misaki confessed that they didn't know, so Chumley informed that the Slifer Red dorm was for students who had little hope of graduating. Misaki looked down at her feet, and Syrus pulled Chumley aside, and told him, "Misaki is really good; she beat Crowler, and should be in a different dorm." Chumley nodded, and both boys were interrupted, when Misaki pointed out, "Come on, guys! Let's go exploring!" Agreeing to this, all three went of to explore the grounds.
Misaki was walking ahead of the boys, when she ran towards the main building. Syrus shouted, "Misakichi, where are you going?" Misaki called back, "There's a duel going on! I can sense it!" Running off, both boys followed in hot pursuit.
By the time Misaki reached the main building, there was indeed a duel going on. Inside there was a dueling field, along with a stage hall around it. Syrus was impressed and wanted to duel there as soon as possible. After mentioning this to Misaki, she ran forward to start the duel. Until, two students from Obelisk Blue walked in.
"Hey, runt," one called at Misaki, "morons and babies form Slifer Red can't duel here. Only folks like us from Obelisk Blue can duel here." Syrus nodded, "Well then, sorry for bothering you. Come on, Misaki, let's go"- but Misaki was standing her ground.
"If I can't duel Syrus here, then I'll duel you guys," Misaki announced, hoping they would take her seriously. Of course, things were about to get worse for Misaki and her friends.
One of the older boys entered, and looking over his opponent, he smirked, "This is way too easy. I'm dueling a little kid. Don't think you ever heard of me." Misaki shook her head, "Should I have?" The boy glared at her, "Of course you should have! I'm Chazz, top duelist in Obelisk, and future King of Games. Who are you to challenge me?" The girl replied, "I am Misaki Suzuhara, seven years old, first grade."
At this point, the boys started to laugh. What was that little girl thinking, going up against someone older and more advanced than she was? "Shut up," Chazz ordered. He remembered that Misaki had beaten Dr. Crowler at the test trials, and that she was smarter than she looked.
At that particular moment, Alexis walked in, and shouted, "Give it up, Chazz, or I'll tell a professor." Chazz shrugged his shoulders, and his two companions followed him out the door. Turning to Misaki, Alexis warned, "You should be careful around him. Chazz is dangerous to fool with. My name is Alexis, by the way. Also, there should be food from the Welcoming Committee back at your dorm. What's your name?" Misaki nodded, "My name is Misaki. It's nice to meet you, Alexis. These are my friends, Syrus and Chumley," Misaki indicated the two boys who were waiting patiently for her. After Alexis had left, Misaki, Syrus, and Chumley headed back to their dorm.
Meanwhile, when they got back to the dorm, the meal was pretty normal for a regular dinner compared to the feast that people in the other dorms were eating. However, it all smelled really good, and Misaki started chowing down. At that moment, a tall man with glasses, and dark black hair walked out, and announced, "All right, everybody. I'm now in charge of this dorm. You can call Dr. Icchan, okay?" Everybody agreed, except for Misaki, who was more concerned about her food. Syrus nudged Misaki, "Misaki, you're supposed to stop eating when the teacher's talking."
Icchan happened to join them, and commented, "Heh, don't worry about it Syrus. I did that all the time when I was a kid. Misaki, you're the youngest student here, so I am extra responsible for you, in case of an accident or an emergency. Did you send us your contact information?" Misaki nodded, "Yes, sir." Icchan was taken aback by the child's unusual formal tone of voice, and sighed.
After dinner was served, Syrus and Misaki learned that they were sharing a room with Chumley. Syrus had just finished making some tea, but Chumley complained that better food was served on overseas flights. Misaki thought the food had been rather tasty, and was reading the latest Shonen Jump issue, when her Palm Pilot buzzed. Opening it up, Misaki learned she had a message.
"Who's it from," Syrus asked, as Misaki retrieved the message. It was from Chazz, and it said, "Yahh, Drop-out chibi-hime! I am waiting at the Duel Field for you to battle me tonight at midnight. This is an anti-rule game, so we have bet our best cards. Come on alone if you're not a chicken."
Misaki closed the message, and glanced over at the clock. It was only 18:45, there were a few hours to go. Of course, Misaki thought it would be fun to duel at night, Syrus wondered if Misaki should be even doing this at all, and Chumley decided that Misaki was too young to be at the Academy, much less sneaking out at night. Like it or not, Misaki was determined to go out and prove how good she was.
At midnight, Syrus and Misaki sneaked out of their room, considering that Chumley was playing lookout for them. Running quickly against the full moon, Misaki and Syrus reached the field, where Chazz and his two friends from earlier were waiting.
"I'm here, Chazz," Misaki said plainly. Chazz nodded, "Good. Now you know the anti-rule, loser has to fork over their best card to the winner. Ready?" "I'm ready," Misaki breathed softly.
Misaki: 2000
Chazz: 2000
Chazz commented, I summon Reborn Zombie to the field in defense mode, and I end my turn." Misaki consulted her hand, and noticed that the Winged Kuriboh was there, along with a few other good cards. Considering her options, Misaki announced, "I play Angel Hikaru and the magic card Mineral Escudo, and use Polymerization to form Magic Knight of Rayearth!" Sure enough, on Misaki's side, there was a lovely form of the manga heroine, decked out in battle armor.
"Hah! You are pathetic, you just opened my trap card! Hell Polymer! Take control of Missaki's Magic Knight." As that was happening, Syrus was amazed what had just happened. Just then, Alexis walked up and told him, "That trap card allows for them player to control a merged monster on the field after sacrificing one of their own." Syrus nodded, and Magic Knight of Rayearth was now on Chazz's side of the field.
Chazz was delighted. He knew that Misaki had used a maho shojo monster card against Dr. Crowler, and no way was Misaki going to get a second chance to do that.
Misaki gulped, she had no monster to protect her life points. Just then, the Winged Kuriboh cheered her up, and Misaki decided not to give up. Chazz smirked, "I have so won this game. Now, Magic Knight Rayearth, Light Circle Attack!" A large blast was heard and seen, sending some guards heading towards the vicinity.
Misaki: 0001
Chazz: 2000
Chazz smirked, "All right, be a good little girl, and give me your card. Admit it, I won." Misaki countered, "Not yet! I summon Pretty Soldier Sailor Saturn in attack mode! Death Reborn Revolution!" There was a final burst of energy, ad Chazz lost his life points.
Meanwhile, Alexis and Syrus had alerted everyone to the fact that guards were en route. They managed to escape, and when the guards did arrive, and turned on the lights, nobody was around.
Once they were out of sight, Misaki walked over to Chazz, and told him, "I won the duel. I want the card." Chazz had to admit that he had lost, though to a little kid in the Slifer Red dorm, which was rather embarrassing. He then walked off, the two other boys following him. Alexis told Misaki, "You did a good job out there. Next time, you won't be as lucky." She then walked off towards her own dorm, wondering about the odd little girl who dueled much better than people gave her credit for.
When Syrus and Misaki returned, they were able to sneak in unnoticed. After Misaki fell asleep on the bottom bunk, Icchan, glanced in, returned to his room, and pulled out a dated photo of a young woman, with curly brown hair, and was sitting in a wheelchair. Sighing, he put it back in a drawer, and fell into a dreamless sleep.
