Jill slumped to the ground. She couldn't bear to think of what Kakashii thought of her now. Completely embarrassed, she picked up her cards and ran out of the arena, crying the entire way. She ran all the way to her room, closed and locked the door, and fell face-first onto her pillow.
"What's the use of crying? You lost one duel, and you put up a great fight. I even got some play time. So what's the big deal?"
"But… but… I, I lost!"
"It's not a big deal. If anyone lost it was me, I was the one who let the Yamata Dragon get destroyed."
"No… it… it's not your fault. If I had set a trap to prevent…"
A knock at the door interrupted her thoughts. "Hey, Jill! It's me, Kakashii. You in there?"
"Go away! I want to be alone for a while!" Jill screamed though the door.
"Jill…" Kakashii said with a distressed look on her face. She walked over to her own room and closed the door. She sat at her desk and tried to draw something, anything, but the muffled cries of her next door neighbor helped nothing but to dampen her spirits. She pushed the papers off her desk and stamped over to her bed. Maybe Radiohead would help get her mind off of current events. She got through OK Computer and Kid A before she decided that she just needed to get out. She quickly exited her room to explore the island. She walked for about 10 minuets when she passed the Ra Boy's Dorm. She looked behind her as she heard someone call out to her.
"Hey! Hey you!" it was Ryo. He was running from behind her, completely out of breath. "You're that girl who was with Jill. What happed back there?" he asked.
"I'm not quite sure. Did you notice that her personality suddenly changed during your duel with her?" Kakashii said.
"Yeah, it happened when she summoned her Yamata Dragon. That was weird. So where is she now?"
"Oh," she began, "she's in her room" she decided to leave out the part about Jill's crying. It would just make things worse. They stumbled over a conversation for a few moments, neither one knowing quite what to say. Kakashii was never good at dealing with people, especially brown haired dragon-decked people.
"So are you two… like… dating?" Ryo said after an awkward silence.
"What!" Kakashii said defensively with a red to her face. "No… no, nothing like that! We just met today."
"Uh huh…" said Ryo raising his brow with a hint of skepticism.
Jill was still alone in her room, refusing to come out. Her eyes long since dried, she no longer cried. She instead was crouched on her bed, hugging her knees. She breathed slow and deep. "I don't understand Kate," she said, "I just don't understand…"
"Jill, how long have we known each other?"
"Uh… I don't know… since kindergarten."
"Right, and when have I ever misled you? Hun… you know I only want what's best for you. Maybe you weren't ready for Duel Academy…"
"No! I am ready! I'll show you!" she stood up, determined. "I'll be the best female duelist on this whole island! You'll see!" and with that, she picked up her duel disk and deck. She was about to leave before she noticed a card in the middle of the room, she walked over and looked at it. It was the Yamata Dragon. She reached down to pick it up, but as soon as she touched it, she saw, in her mind, flashes of her childhood of herself with another girl. She almost picked it up, but slowly removed her hand, "no. sorry Kate… I have to do this alone." And she left the room.
End of Chapter 4
(Sorry it's such a short chapter. I've had a lot of work recently. Hope you guys like it!)
