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Chapter 3

Venice Shore High School, Lunch . . .

Ashley was sitting at an outside table with her best friend Maria Santos. They were complaining about how on of their stupid teachers had given them a test on the first day.

"Hey, look at him, damn he's hot," Maria said looking at a lone kid at a table, shuffling a dueling deck. Ashley looked at the boy. He had blonde hair, big brown eyes, well toned muscles, he was definitely eye candy. But then she noticed that they weren't the only ones looking. Almost every girl was checking him out, which made some of their boyfriends mad.

"Hey girl, look," Maria said. Ashley looked at the boy one more time. A kid with black hair and one with brown hair she noticed from the football team were approaching him. This didn't look good.

"Hey pretty boy, so you think you're all that," the black haired guy said, but Seth continued to shuffle his deck.

"We're talking to you pretty boy," the brown haired kid said. When Seth still didn't respond he slapped him in the head. Seth finally stopped shuffling his deck.

"If it's a fight you want, you're not getting it from me," Seth said standing up. By now a crowd had gathered around the three.

"Well if you don't fight, how about a duel gainst' me then," said the brown haired kid.

"I'll do you one better. I'll take on the both of you, at the same time," he said nonchalantly. This kid is crazy, Ashley thought to herself as she and Maria joined the crowd. All three guys pulled out their decks and duel disks and began. Within five turns, Seth defeated the two. Everyone was stunned. Seth just walked away as the bell rang.

"Dad you should have saw him. He took on two kids at the same time, he was so good." Ashley said sitting in the kitchen.

"Sounds like me back at Duel Academy," Jaden said smiling.

"He may have been able to beat you dad," Ashley said.

"Looks like someone has a crush on him," Alexis said from the other room.

"I do not Mom, I would never throw myself at a guy like some of those bimbo's at school," she said.

"Watch your mouth," Jaden said.

"Sorry," she said.

Ring. Ring, the doorbell chimed. "That's Maria, leaving," Ashley said running towards the door.

"Yo, we're going out to eat, so go get beautiful," Jaden said to Alexis after she had left.

"What about Ashley," Alexis asked.

"She'll be okay alone right," he said.

"I hope," Alexis said

Upstairs . . .

Alexis was looking in her jewelry box for something to where. She had nothing to go with ger sparkling gold dress. She dug all the way down to the bottom of the box and came up with gold necklace, with half of a heart on it. She hadn't seen this in a while. She looked at it for a while and started to sob. He promised. When she was finished she out it on. Would she ever see him again?