Sakura, (My Cherry Blossom)

It's Spring at Duel Academy, and things are blossoming like the flowers on the island. Romance between people grows and becomes obvious to see. But during this time, a new girl named Sakura comes to the island, and she starts to play cupid with everyone's hearts. While trying to pair-up Alexis and Jaden, she is completely ignoring the fact that someone may also like her. See how this trouble turns out! Alexis/Jaden, and /Oc

Prologue

The warm sunlight streamed down on the Duel Academy island as the morning of the first day of spring came. It was amazing to see the island not only covered with soon-to-be-blossoming flower buds, but also to see the days clear and bright. The skies were clear, so clear that it was nearly the same blue as the ocean, and the ocean itself reflected the sky and sun beautifully. It was going to be a wonderful spring, everyone could just sense it. Especially the students of the Academy. Who knew that, of all the people to be affected by the season, they would? Most of the students gathered out on this bright and wondrous Saturday, enjoying the day and bathing in the warmth of the sun. Jaden Yuki, a hyperactive, calm, brunette boy crossed the courtyard of the school with his friends, Syrus Truesdale, and Chumley Huffington. They were three students of the many of the third of the school that wore red blazers. This was because they were a part of the Slifer Red dorm, the lowest of the three dorms of the school. The students who were horrible duelist, horrible students, or both, were placed in Slifer Red. The students who did well of the exam, have good grades, and are good duelist, are placed in the middle dorm, Ra Yellow, while students with the highest grades, best duelists, are placed in the highest dorm, Obelisk Blue. Jaden had a few friends that were in those dorms, but he always hung out with these two, especially his best friend, Syrus. They were almost always together, and Syrus even considered him like a "big brother."

As the three walked towards the beach, they saw two familiar faces waiting for them. One was a girl wearing an Obelisk Blue blazer. She had long, dirty blond hair and light, soft brown eyes. Standing beside her was a boy wearing a Ra Yellow blazer. He had sleeked, dark hair and dark, matching eyes. They both smiled as the three boys approached. These were two more of Jaden's friends, Alexis Rhodes, and Bastion Misawa. The five of them started talking, and then Alexis turned from them to look up at the sky.

"Isn't today amazing?" she asked them. "It's so warm and calm. I really think this spring is going to be cool."

The boys nodded in agreement. Everywhere they looked, they felt nothing but warm comfort surround them on this day. It was the first day of spring, and they should enjoy it. So they did. The five of them sat down in the beach, pulling out their decks. Alexis and Jaden had a practice duel, Bastion napped in the sun, while Syrus and Chumley ran head first into the water. Unaware of who was watching them from up the hill was a young girl, smiling sweetly as she took in comfort of the day. No matter, things would always seem like this…when you're in love….

As Alexis went back to the Obelisk Blue Girls' dormitory, she saw two of her friends, Mindy and Jasmine, waiting for her. Each one had a light blush around their faces. They had probably swooned over Alexis' older brother, Atticus. It had at last felt peaceful and relaxing here at Duel Academy. Alexis had her brother back, Zane was going to graduate soon, and she was getting along well with her friends. But the moment she approached them, she saw another girl. A girl she didn't recognize wearing a Blue blazer. As she and her friends grew closer to the girl, she turned and smiled at them.

"Hi! I'm new, and a little uneasy. Can you show me where the Obelisk Blue Girls' dorm is?" she asked them.

"This is it!" Mindy announced happily to the girl. Alexis looked at the girl fully. She had long, wavy pink hair and sparkling, green eyes. They were the same color as the grass. Her blazer was opened only enough to reveal a white shirt underneath. This girl looked both childish and pretty at the same time. She also looked very happy, but so was everyone else on the island.

"Thank you. By the way, my name is Sakura Mitokaza," the girl told them.

"Nice to meet you. I'm Alexis, this is Mindy, and this is Jasmine," Alexis introduced the three of them to the new girl.

"It's cool that you came so late in the year, because you won't have to do any of the hard stuff that we had to," Mindy pointed out.

"Oh…no, I'm just a transfer student here. I'll be gone before the year is over," Sakura explained.

"Really? Where are you from?" Jasmine asked.

"Kyoto, but my parents are moving around a lot, so I don't think I'll stay at this school for very long. I'm just here for the time being. And I guess I came at the right time. Everything is so beautiful here," the girl said with a broad smile. She was right. It was nice here. As Alexis and her friends accompanied the new girl into the dormitory, she had no idea that she was greeting someone who was going to solve a lot of problems about her.

As the day went on, Alexis was showing the new girl, Sakura, around the school. She was telling her about the different teachers, the different people she would meet, and the different duels she would experience. Alexis informed her about how most people at the school were nice and thoughtful, and as she said this, Alexis found herself thinking about someone in particular. Jaden Yuki. Sakura noticed this, and started giggling.

"I can see that there's someone that's always on your mind. Are you in love, Alexis?" the girl asked her. She turned to her, and shook her head.

"No, he's just…a really good friend of mine," Alexis explained. Sakura smiled mischievously, but smiled charmingly at Alexis. As they walked together down the cooridor of the school, a small boy was running towards them. He apparently wasn't watching where he was going, because he collided into Sakura, sending her to the ground. The boy stumbled back, dropping whatever was in his hands, which, apparently, was his deck. Cards scattered everywhere, and Sakura blinked and looked up.

The boy who had crashed into her had wild, untamed light blue hair and dark, stormy eyes. He wore round framed glasses, and a red blazer, signifying he was in Slifer Red. Sakura smiled and started picking up his cards for him, but when he looked up at her, his face immediately went red, almost as red as his blazer.

"A-are you alright?" he asked her. She smiled at him.

"Yes, I'm fine, but I'm more concerned about you. Apparently, you nearly lost some of your cards," she stood up and held his now recovered deck to him. He stood up and took his deck, his eyes lowered so he would not look at her. Then he bowed and took off past them. As Sakura and Alexis watched him run, a soft, warm smile crossed Sakura's face, and her green eyes narrowed as she watched the boy.

"Who was that?" she asked the other girl.

"That's Syrus Truesdale. He's the younger brother of Zane Truesdale, one of the best duelists in the school. He's also best friends with Jaden Yuki, another one of the bests," Alexis explained. She then noticed that expression on Sakura's face, and asked another. "Do you think he's cute?"

"He reminds me of someone I know," Sakura explained, and she and Alexis continued touring the school.

FD: Alright, that's just the beginning of this fic. In case some of you are curious or suspect this, I'm going to be honest with you. The Sakura in this story was inspired by Haruno Sakura from Naruto. In fact, it was her theme song that inspired me to write this. If you like it, please review, and I'll update as soon as I can.