Knight of the Yellow Sage

I am Bastian Misawa., a 2nd year Ra yellow at Duel Academy. I deal in formulas and logic. But some things are just beyond explanation. For one, there is Jaden Yuki. He has no set strategy and duels on impulse. Yet he still wins duels. I am not sure how he does this. I can find no logic in it at all. Then there are these strange voices I hear. They sound like nothing I have ever heard. No one else hears them and they sometimes come when I am alone and looking through my cards. Lastly there is Isabelle Catkin. She is the perfect mix of intelligence, intuition and beauty. Her father is a rocket scientist and her mother is a artist. She is charming, and alluring. Yet we constantly quarrel. The girl gives me a headache and makes my heart lighter. I am being pulled in just to many directions at once. Let's just hope I can get through this chapter without losing my mind…

I woke up with a headache of cosmic proportions, and a blanket laid carefully over me. The room spun under my feet as I stood. I was in the Ra common room. In one hand I held Isabelle's picture. The other a bottle of hot sauce. I cursed who ever spiked that soda, and gave me the bottle. I thought back to the night before. Steaks… Girls… Music… Girls… Spiked soda… More girls… Ow… Must have thought to hard. None of those girls were Isabelle. Then I remembered the scene by the fire. After running after her, I lost her in the crowd then made my way back here to await her return. I must have fallen asleep while I waited and someone was kind enough to give me a blanket. I sighed. If Isabelle did like me she probably hated me now. The dizzy feeling gone I walked out onto the grounds, where it looked like a battlefield, with bodies all around. Except they were all still alive of course. My metaphors get away with me sometimes. Anyway among the bodies I couldn't see Isabelle. I walked across the glade with great care, to the small indention in the forest were the fire had been. Only four remained, all of whom were fast asleep. Alexis and Jaden leaned against each other, Alexis wearing Jaden's jacket. Melody's head was on Loki's shoulder both where smiling dreamily. I bent down and poked Loki's head. He stirred and looked around sleepily. Then he looked at Melody, eyes wide. "Oh Slifer! It wasn't a dream!" his movements caused Melody to wake. She looked up at Loki and shrieked.

"What the-?"

She scrambled away before getting up and running. Loki looked hurt and confused. Sighing he saw Jaden and Alexis. Looking up at me he asked, "Should we wake them up."

"Nah…" I said. I wasn't exactly paying much attention.

"So how did things go with Isabelle?"

"Terrible."

"You couldn't find her, huh?"

"No. It's as if she fell off the face of the earth. She isn't anywhere around here."

"Did you check her room?"

I opened my mouth to answer but realized I hadn't in fact checked her room. "Thanks, Loki. I didn't think of that."

"Hey you got a camera?"

I stared wide eyed at Loki, "Why do you need a camera?"

Loki shook his head and stood. A boy from the photography club was just outside the little circle. Loki grabbed his camera and took a picture of Jaden and Alexis. He stood there counting then looked at the picture. "Gotta love Polaroids."

"That is really terrible you know that. And after getting you and Melody together too. I thought that was what you wanted. Just because we're having woman problems doesn't give you any right to start some for Jaden."

"I hare it when you're right… Later then." he said putting the picture in his pocket. He sat underneath the tree and sighed. Closing his eyes, he smiled.

"Thinking of Melody, are we?"

Loki looked up at me. "Bastian, what am I going to do?"

"Don't ask me. I have problems of my own."

"Dumb ass, just apologize."

Loki's slight outburst surprised me, "Why don't you apologize to Melody then?"

Loki looked at me like I had just told him the sky was orange, "I have nothing to apologize for. I will never apologize for how I feel. Never. I meant everything I did last night." he might of sounded angry but he was smiling.

"Whatever you say, Loki."

Alexis stirred, jumping when she saw Jaden. She stood and brushed herself off, face red as a tomato. Laying his jacket on him carefully she walked quickly away.

Jaden awoke with a yawn, his jacket falling to his lap when he stretched. He looked around. "What happened?"

"You spiked the soda, jerk off!" Loki yelled, throwing a rock at his head, creating a good sized lump.

As Jaden rubbed his head I asked, "You don't remember, do you?"

"Nope, not after the band started playing."

Loki stood, "You're such a-"

I put my hand on his shoulder, "He's been punished enough."

"For what?"

"Nothing Jay." Me and Loki walked down the path.

Jaden scrambled to his feet, "Come on guys! What?"

Just then Isabelle walked out of the woods, she spotted us and stopped dead. "Isabelle!" I cried out in both surprise and relief. Her presence made my heart lighter. "Can I talk to you?"

Loki grabbed Jaden and pulled him down the path.

"Sure." she said walking towards me. I felt a strange sensation. My eyes strayed to her hips and I had to look away. I wondered how far I could push this.

"About last night-"

"Don't worry about it." she said as she stopped in front of me.

I was slightly confused. "What?" Did she understand that I was forced into that extremely awkward situation?

"I won't tell anyone. Promise." Then she turned on her heels and walked quickly away off.

"Wait! Isabelle that-" but she was gone. "- that wasn't what I meant." Girls are complicated, I thought with a sigh. Just then Syrus stumbled onto the path, gasping for breath.

"Bastian! You haven't seen Margarita around have you?"

"No… I've been a little preoccupied."

"Good. No sign of Zane either. Man, I'm telling you, that girl is clingy!"

"I know. I grew up with her. Even went out with her once."

"What happened?"

"She broke up with me. Said I didn't answer her calls. True is I threw my phone into a river."

Syrus straightened and looked at me, "Hey what's up. You look like duel monsters was just outlawed."

"I think I just screwed up a relationship before it even started." Then I turned and walked to the Ra dorms.

(LUNARFLARE14)

Next Knight of the Red Bond! Starring Syrus as Duel Academy's very own cupid. Love's gone wrong, and it's up to Syrus to fix it.