With the first chapter I got exactly what I wanted. Shock factor. Though I only got two reviews I liked reading them.

Disclaimer: I don't own anyone or anything except Shiori Aiamai.

AN: Love triangle Bastion x Alexis x Jaden

Chapter 2

Crowler couldn't breath… this was alien to him. He had most certainly never been kissed in his life. (Which of course is no surprise.) Shiori felt him place his hand on the back of her head and at that moment there came a rapid knock at the door. They looked at the door and waited fearing that someone would walk in. Instead the voice of Lyman Banner came from the other side in a worried tone.

" Miss. Aiamai! Are you up? A student of mine Jaden Yuki fell and hurt his arm, I'm afraid it might be broken!" Crowler frowned and wanted nothing more than to beat those to Slifers senseless. Especially Jaden… Damn Slifer-slacker.

"I can't stand those stupid Slifer-slackers…" Crowler mumbled under his breath, earning a half serious glare from Shiori. She was looking around for a place to stash Crowler until it was safe for him to come out.

"Closet." She said lowly, she jumped up and shoved Crowler into the small room and rushing to the door. She put her house shoes on and readied her self. She opened her door to see a slightly nervous Prof. Banner standing in front of her.

"Hello, as I said Jaden fell and I think he may have broken his arm…" Shiori nodded in agreement and followed Banner. "My name is Lyman Banner, I don't believe we have been properly introduced yet." She's Beautiful! I've never seen someone so gorgeous… I wonder if she has a boyfriend, probably not. She wouldn't leave him on main land and take a chance on him having a fling until she returns.

"Let me take a look at that arm Jaden…" As she examined Jaden's arm she was well aware of Banner Jaden and two other boys there examining her. One was fat and not handsome. He reminded her of a kola, the two others Jaden and a small boy with turquoise hair both had promising futures in the world of dating. "Um… I can only put a makeshift cast on his arm an actual physician will need to apply a real one." She sat at her desk and wrote an excuse for Jaden to go to main land. " I'll call the parents and notify them, Yuki is it?" Jaden nodded. "Good, well you've succeeded in breaking your arm in two places… Your parents will meet you at dock four, the boat leaves in twenty minutes, get going." They all left but Banner took one last look at Shiori before he left.

God I hate cats…Shiori thought to her self as she entered her room. She walked over to her closet and opened the door and Crowler fell out onto her. "Get off you idiot!" She shoved him up and off of her small frame with quite a bit of easiness. Crowler rubbed his chest gingerly.

"You didn't have to impale me in the sternum you know…"

"Yeah I did…" He looked at her shockingly; he looked so stupid that she couldn't hold back her laughter any longer. "I'll go see if it's clear for you to leave." She walked out the door and Crowler followed her until they reached the infirmary room door. She poked her head out the door and took a look around. "I don't see anyone…" They walked out into the hall as Alexis Rhodes turned the corner. She stopped dead in her tracks and made no sound. They were talking, but the strange thing was… Crowler seemed pleased and was smiling too. She wondered why he had come out of there, was he sick? Or… Ew, Alexis! Don't think gross things like that!

"So… I suppose I'll see you later?" Shiori said frowning a little. Crowler noticed this and smiled; She really did like spending time with him.

"Don't worry… I'm sure it won't be long until I'm hit with another baseball… or softball, or tennis ball… never mind… I've got to go… So many F's to write on papers, so little time… Bye." Shiori giggled as he walked away, once he turned the corner Alexis yelled for Shiori.

"Miss. Aiamai, I need to ask you something." She ran up to Shiori whom was turning to face her. The petite woman looked up slightly to Alexis.

"What can I do for you Alexis? Isn't that your name?"

"Yes, Alexis Rhodes… Have you seen Jaden? I heard that he broke his arm and was sent to mainland."

"Oh yes. He fell or something, would you like to come in?"

"Sure…" Alexis walked in and into the backroom. The room had a nice layout; a few pictures on the walls, a dining room and a few other doors along the walls with words like Closet and Pantry written on them. There were shelves lined with candles and photographs, a few medical supplies here and there. (Not feminine things.)

"Sit down on the couch darling. Make your self at home." Shiori said smiling. Alexis sat on the couch and spied the wine glasses. She told her self that it meant nothing but that was when she noticed traces of purple lipstick along the rim of one of the glasses.

"Miss. Aiamai… Was Dr. Crowler in here?"

"Why yes, we were talking… Why do you ask? Because of the wine glasses?" Alexis nodded slowly… "Don't look at me like that… I was merely trying to be hospitable…" Alexis gave her the yeah right, how choice look that made Shiori laugh. "Oh and Alexis don't call me Miss. Aiamai call me Shiori, please." Alexis smiled and nodded.

"Do you know why Dr. Crowler is so crude to Jaden? I don't, other that him thinking Jaden to be a slacker. I'm not saying that Jaden is not a slacker… because he kind of is…"

"Oh, well you see I knew Vellian when we went to school. He doesn't remember me at least not by the name Shiori but I remember him… Jaden's father, Jarren Yuki used to bully Vellian… a lot. Vellian was the smartest on at the boarding school, Reddenington Academy (Red-ing-ton). Every one thought he used his intelligence to show off but he didn't really… He was in fact very modest… But Jarren Yuki made sure that he looked like a fool… on more than one occasion." She seemed a bit nervous… "Few people made it into Reddenington Academy… and just like every other school… It had its brains like Vellian and Orion Truesdale, it also had its trouble makers like the previously mentioned Jarren and the muscular Chad Huffington…"

"So basically what you're saying is that Crowler doesn't like Jaden because Jaden's father was a jerk?"

"Pretty much… well not really if you look at it from Vellian's point of view. He knows that Jaden is not a jerk but he does know that Jaden is a slacker and that he doesn't seem to be trying to pass his classes. It seems to me that Jaden is just getting by unlike Bastion Misawa…"

"I know. Bastion is very smart and a great duelist t- Hey! You changed the subject. I can't believe I almost fell for that…" Alexis said with false anger in her voice.

"I can… I've seen Bastion around… Tell me. What do you think of him?" Alexis was mildly shocked but giggled at her question.

"Well… He is very smart like I said… He's cute too… But to tell the truth I like Jaden."

"I know…" Shiori did not have time to finish her sentence before Alexis started freaking out.

"How? What have you heard? Rumors? Oh God not rumors! I hate rumors!"

"Rewind about three questions and allow me to finish my statement… I was saying that I know because of you coming to ask me where he was."

"How did you know by that?"

"The way you fidgeted and sounded. You were worried, and the look in your eyes was enough to give you away in the first place…" Shiori looked at her watch. "Oh you need to get going Alexis my niece, Mindy will be waiting on you out by the docks… She needs to talk to you about the Christmas holidays coming up."

"You're related to Mindy?"

"Yes I'm her aunt from her mothers side. Shoo, be gone with you…" She laughed. Alexis left happy but sad at the same time… She had said that Bastion was cute… well he's not cute… more like handsome… and Jaden never treats me like Bastion… Jaden seems to think I'm just one of the guys… but… Bastion treats me like… like a woman…