Love, Lust, and Lolicons

Authorship: Avery Likelytale (but you already knew that...)

Author Notes: I apologize for my insanely slow rate at updating...spring break just ended, I'm a freshman student with mountains of geometry and biology homework, I have no time to get on the computer to write fanfiction...especially when I'm trying to play MapleStory too.

Mr. Xing's site likes to delete stuff and make me look like an idiot...wtfridge, I thought this wasn't the 4kids forums. D; Anywho, peace to all those who reviewed. I'll try my best to meet your impossibly high standards.

Caution: ZanexChazzness, dubbiness, OOCness, stupidityness. :D


4. Alexis Confesses Her Feelings

Chazz was furious as he stormed back to the Duel Academy main building. He placed his hand to his forehead, where Zane had kissed him, and wiped furiously.

"I love you", Zane had said, and he wanted Chazz to say the same. No way in hell.

Wearing a scowl, with these thoughts heavy on his mind, he headed to the back door of the Duel Academy classroom and flung it open.

The door slammed loudly, cutting into what had obviously been a long silence. Every head in the classroom turned to stare at Chazz, slouching in the doorway, looking peeved.

"Chazz, do you have any explanation for your tardiness?" Professor Banner said in a sing-song voice, stroking his cat Pharoah's fur. Chazz scowled.

"No," he said simply.

He glanced at the rows of students, who seemed to have been taking a test. His eyes roamed until he found Alexis; she met his gaze briefly before turning away.

The simple gesture broke Chazz's heart and he felt like crying right then and right there, if Chazz Princeton knew how to cry.

"Now, now, Chazz," Banner said. "No need to be upset. Even the best students falter sometimes. All you have to do to make up your tardiness is help clean up the classroom..."

"Who's upset?" Chazz said, as nastily as he could, before storming off to his seat. Jaden, sitting in front of the empty seat that belonged to Chazz, grinned.

"Hi, Chazz!" He said eagerly.

Syrus let out a small whining noise, and Chazz could tell by this that Syrus, unlike Jaden, had not forgotten what Zane had said earlier that day--that "boyfriend" crap. Was it really the same day? Chazz felt that so much had happened, even though nothing had really happened in all.

"Quiet down over there, Jaden," Banner said, in the same gentle sing-song voice.

All during the remainder of the class period, Chazz snuck glances at Alexis. Alexis didn't seem to notice at all--she was too engrossed in taking her test, biting on her pencil nervously and occasionally staring up at the ceiling. Chazz loved the way her neck curved when she looked up, the way her hair flowed down her back, the way she sat with her long, beautiful legs gracefully held together...not to mention her chest.

Alexis Rhodes was a looker, all right. She was amazing. And--a darker thought wormed its way into Chazz's mind--she likes Zane!

Zane, of all people, who was the subject of Alexis's affections. Zane! Did she even know his true nature? Probably not--there was no way any girl could like Zane if they knew what he was really like. I should tell her, Chazz thought, and it was possible that he was becoming half-crazed. I should tell her what he's really like, and maybe then she'll see the light. Maybe then--

But the bell had already rung and Alexis had swept off in an instant. Chazz sat there blankly until the image that had been imprinted in his retinas of Alexis sitting in her seat had faded--and then he realized she was gone.

"Hey, Chazz, get a move on!" Jaden said, gesturing Chazz over from the aisle.

"Oh, right--"

But he was staring after the door, wondering where she had gone, where she could possibly be...


A dark internal conflict had begun within Alexis two days ago, when Chazz had first confessed his feelings. She didn't like him very much, but there was no denying--he had been quite brave to confess.

And now, Alexis didn't know whether she should follow Chazz's example and confess to Zane or not.

She was quite desperately confused.

"Seeya, Lex!" Mindy and Jasmine waved as they parted from Alexis. Alexis waved back, and turned toward the lighthouse.

"Have a nice date with Zane!" Giggled Mindy. Alexis rolled her eyes.

"Mindy, grow up, will you?" She said, but inside she was giddy. A date with Zane! Of course, she knew that Mindy was only joking--no one knew about how Alexis felt...no one, except for Atticus and...Chazz.

Chazz. Why the heck had she told him?

Zane was waiting by the lighthouse, the sun blazing down upon him, brightening the stray strands of cobalt hair that fluttered over his forehead because of the breeze. He turned and smiled slightly when he saw Alexis, and Alexis smiled as well, feeling her heart skip several beats. Zane was so incredibly gorgeous--

--and in that instant, she resolved to tell him.

"Hi, Alexis," Zane said. He turned back around to watch the seas, which burned orange as the sun sank in the horizon. His eyes were focused and serene.

"Uh...Zane..." Alexis said, and before she could stop it, it all came spilling out. "Zane, I love you. I really do. I've loved you forever. I really do. I really do."

She kept repeating the words "I really do" like an idiot, feeling stupider by the second as Zane stared blankly at her, and suddenly Alexis realized exactly how Chazz had felt when she had rejected her and began to pity him.

"Huh?" Zane said.

"Uh...I...like...you..."

"You like me?"

"...yeah..."

Zane seemed to pause in thought for a moment. What is he thinking? Alexis thought, panicking. He's thinking of a way to reject me without hurting my feelings--I know it!

"You know, Alexis," Zane said slowly.

Alexis wanted to die. Just say it!

"I like you too."

"Huh?"

"In fact," Zane said, quite matter-of-factly, "I think we should go out. We'd make a great couple. What do you think, Lex?"

Alexis wasn't thinking. In the passion of the moment, she seized Zane's neck nightly and buried her lips against his in a kiss. The kiss--Alexis's first kiss--was everything she thought it would be. Wonderful, sweet, passionate, gentle--hell, even delicious.

She stayed, pressed against Zane, Zane making no move to push her away, until her senses returned. Slowly, reluctantly, she pulled away, staring into the depths of Zane's eyes. He did not seem embarrassed by the kiss at all, returning her gaze unflinchingly, so Alexis wasn't embarrassed either. Not embarrassed at all--she felt wonderful, free, blissful.

This is what heaven is like, she thought. Heaven was being with Zane, as the last glimmers of daylight faded, as he held her and gazed at her with those lovely sea-green eyes, eyes that seemed to be hiding deep, mysterious secrets. This was heaven.

Zane swept Alexis into a hug, and Alexis wrapped her arms around Zane in turn, burying her face against Zane's shoulder. With her eyes squeezed shut with pleasure, she could not see the expression on Zane's face--and that was probably for the better, anyway. He stared straight ahead, wearing a satisfied, evil, smirk, and only those who knew about his bet--Misawa and Chazz--could have understood the reason behind the smirk. And only they could understand that Alexis was merely another pawn in the game where the checkmate was Chazz's heart.


Author's Notes: Hoshiz. I apologize for the short chapter. I know, I know, I haven't updated for a week and when I do, it's with something this short. And this took forever to upload due to the bugginess of Mr. Xing's site...so please don't kill me. D; The next one will be longer, seriously.

Well, guys, review anyway. 'Twould be appreciated. Yess.


PS: There is no 'PS', but I shall keep this section because it makes the chapter appear longer. :is shot: