Odd Occurrences & A Past Visit:

Character List:

Yuki Judai – Yuki Jaden

Tenjoin Asuka – Alexis Rhodes

Manjyoume Jun – Chazz Princeton

Marufuji Sho – Syrus Trusdale

Marufuji Ryo – Zane Trusdale

Maeda Hayato – Chumley Huffington

Misawa Daichi – Bastian Misawa

Chronos de Medici – Dr. Vellian Crowler

Daitokuji – Dr. Banner

Sameshima – Chancellor Shepard

Tyranno Kenzan

OC Characters:

Ryu Tanabi (Spiral Dragon) – 17

Tobias Gramfield – 15

Andros Landers – 16

Baxter Hammingson (Real name: Lazarth Grimstone) – 24

Relena Darson – 17

Cornelia Darson – 19

Taylor Anderson - 14

Hotaru Akari – 36

Chapter 2: A New Beginning & New Surprises

As the helicopter continued on its way to Duel Academia, Ryu noticed that Tobias was still asleep. He then took out his deck & did a quick examination, to make sure that nothing was missing. The only thing that would make Ryu stand out was that he didn't actually have 1 deck, but 2. He then looked over on the last card which was at the top, Black Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning.

'This was Andros' signature card,' thought Ryu. 'I haven't heard from him since. I wonder how he's doing.'

Just then, a few seconds later, a slight turbulence occurred, causing the helicopter to shake suddenly & for Ryu's deck to fly out of his hands.

'Not good,' thought Ryu, as he felt the helicopter go back to normal. He looked over his shoulder & noticed that Tobias was still asleep. 'I'm surprised he's able to still sleep & not feel that.'

As he quickly scrambled to get back all his cards, he suddenly heard a slight chuckle from someone next to him. As soon as he managed to get his cards & looked them over, he realized one card was missing.

'Oh no…not Andros' signature card,' thought Ryu, as he quickly put back the rest of his cards in his deck carrying case & almost frantically searched for the last card.

The one sitting near to where Ryu was standing couldn't help but stifle a chuckle.

"Excuse me…you dropped this," said a voice. It was a female.

Ryu looked over to his right & saw that it was the same girl he saw before, the one with light brown hair & brown eyes.

"I couldn't help but notice that you were worried that you lost it," she said, handing him back the card.

"Yeah…thanks," said Ryu. He couldn't help but stare at her, as though if they've met some years before. "Haven't I seen you before?"

The girl was silent for a few moments, and then gave a slight gasp of surprise when the answer finally dawned on her. "Aren't you the one who won that tournament 7 years ago?"

"Yeah…I'm the guy," said Ryu, surprised that she remembers something that was way back. "Name's Ryu Tanabi."

"Mine's Relena Darson," she answered.

"Pleasure to make your acquaintance," replied Ryu, taking her hand & kissing it, causing her to slightly blush.

"That card must've been important," said Relena.

Ryu was silent for a few moments, and then said, "Yes…it once belonged to a very old friend of mine. I haven't heard from him since."

"Oh…I see," answered Relena. "Haven't you tried to talk to his parents?"

"He doesn't remember who his parents were," said Ryu.

"Oh…that's so sad," said Relena, feeling that sense of pain.

"He has foster parents luckily, yet…2 weeks after the tournament, there have been rumors about 2 rival gangs in Domino that keep either recruiting or taking kids by surprise, forcing them to duel, or beat the heck out of them, just to get their rare cards & make money off of them. Yet if there are ones that they really like, they keep it & add it to their decks," explained Ryu. "They're kinda like the Rare Hunters that walked around during the Battle City tournaments. One of them was known as the Demon Gang that uses a bunch of powerful Fiend & Zombie type monsters & the other was the Dragon Warrior Fighters, which uses a bunch of Warrior & Dragon type monsters. "

"Where did you get this information?" she asked curiously.

Ryu then went into his bag & pulled out a Dueling magazine & went to the page that discussed that particular topic.

"What's even more surprising is that sometime later someone else joined in one of the gangs temporarily, but then slipped off & leaked information on both gangs to the authorities. Most members from both sides managed to disband, except for a few, including the gang leaders from both sides. Turns out they're in their late-teens, & were both charged of selling drugs & attempted murder. Both were sentenced to 20 years in prison & their decks...turns out that they were even linked to armed robbery of several game stores. Crazy isn't it?" asked Ryu.

"Well…that's what drugs & other stuff will do to ya, make you destroy your intellect," answered Relena.

"So…when did you start getting into Duel Monsters?" asked Ryu.

"I started when I was ten. That is…once I started practicing against my sister," answered Relena.

Ryu's eyes went wide when he heard this. "I didn't know you had a sister."

"She's like the second best compared to one of the other girls at the school. She's in Obelisk Blue," explained Relena.

"I see. Anyway…on top of that…it seems that one of the members matched the description of the one I defeated 7 years ago. He was caught, yet since he didn't participate as much compared to some of the other members & was the one that leaked out information, he was given a lighter sentence, probation," explained Ryu.

"I just hope he's learned his lesson," said Relena.

"I doubt it. Sometimes old habits die hard," answered Ryu. "You mentioned Obelisk Blue. What exactly is the highest rank?"

"Well…from what my sister told me…she heard from someone while taking her exam that Obelisk Blue is the highest, followed by Ra Yellow, & then Osiris Red. Those that are in Osiris Red usually end up being pretty lucky," explained Relena. "How'd you do on your test?"

"Me…I've gotten an 880 on mine," said Ryu.

"That would put you in the middle, Ra Yellow. I got a 690 on mine, meaning that I'm in Osiris Red," answered Relena.

"Do you mind if I see your deck?" asked Ryu.

"Sure," she answered, as she handed him her deck.

As Ryu scanned through it, he could clearly see a bunch of Spellcaster-type monsters, as well as a few Warrior-type monsters. It was mostly Spellcaster & partly Warrior. He then spotted her side deck & did a quick examination. Until he came across one Spellcaster card that he thought hardly any duelist would find. It had 1600 ATK & 1100 DEF & was an effect-Spellcaster.

'That's…Magician's Valkyria!' realized Ryu in utter shock & surprise.

"Not too shabby. Pretty decent deck you got there," said Ryu.

"Thanks. This was the first one I created. My sister thinks it's crappy," answered Relena.

"I beg to differ. I think the deck is pretty well tuned. You just need some extra cards. And…I remember telling this to my old friend once when we were little. Remember the love you first felt when you started playing the game. Always remember that. As long as you put your heart & time into your deck & believe in it…you can't go wrong," replied Ryu.

Relena was quite astonished when she heard what Ryu said & appalled. 'Wow…he's not only intimidating & a smooth talker, but very kind too,' thought Relena.

"Might I ask…how exactly you got Magician's Valkyria?" wondered Ryu.

"I got from a booster pack that was sold at a nearby game store near my place. Didn't cost much really," explained Relena.

Just then, the P.A. rang off on the helicopter.

"Attention all newcomers, we're approaching Duel Academia. Please return to your seats & prepare for landing."

"I guess I'll be seeing you around then," said Ryu.

"I hope so," answered Relena.

As Ryu looked back over his shoulder, he noticed that Tobias was still asleep. He then gave Tobias a slight tap on the shoulder, and he stirred slightly a bit.

"5 more minutes, please," mumbled Tobias. Then went back to sleep.

Then Ryu had an idea. He leaned closer to Tobias' right ear & whistled as hard as he could, causing Tobias to quickly jolt awake.

"Mou…what was that for!" shouted Tobias, clearing out his right ear.

"Had to wake you up somehow, sleepyhead. We're approaching Duel Academia already," answered Ryu.

"Oh…really?" wondered Tobias, as he looked from the window.

Ryu was silent for a moment, and then Tobias shook him & told him to take a look at what's ahead.

Ryu hesitated slightly, then looked & saw a small island with a volcano & a huge building in the middle of a huge forest with a supporting body at the bottom, then 3 colored domes on top of it & a huge white one behind the 3, surrounded by 4 obelisks at the corner of ea. part of the supporting body. All in all surrounded by what seemed to be a mountain wall. Then there was a small section for the harbor, which was connected to the main island by a bridge.

"I suppose that's it then," guessed Ryu, as he sat back & prepared for landing.

After the helicopter touched down some time later, the students, already wearing their uniforms, and then made their way to a huge classroom, where a huge screen went off showing a man with blond hair & appeared to be in his mid-thirties, yet he was also wearing lipstick, so it appeared to be, on him as well.

"Welcome, elite duelists to Duel Academia. My name is Chronos de Medici, overseer of Obelisk Blue. The principal of this academy, Sameshima is currently teaching at another school so to speak. So…it's my job as overseer of Obelisk Blue & temporary principal to overlook this academy & make sure that no trouble happens here. As you all have received with your colored uniforms, a DA-PDA. That will tell you what dorm you're in as well as the location of the dorm. Later tonight is the welcoming banquet, so I expect to see you in your utmost behavior. I'm sure you'll enjoy the academy. I will see you all again later," he said, and then the screen went blank.

Tobias turned to Ryu & asked, "What's a DA-PDA?"

"DA stands for the initials of the academy, & PDA stands for personal digital assistant," explained Ryu.

"Isn't kinda weird that the person that was talking a while ago wore lipstick?" asked Tobias.

"Heh…you're telling me," answered Ryu.

As the two went outside, Ryu then spotted Relena sitting on one of the stone carving tablets, looking a bit down.

"Hey…you ok?" asked Ryu, as he sat next to her.

"Yeah. It's just…" started Relena, looking down. "I'm probably the only girl in Osiris Red. It's mostly guys that are in Osiris Red & I'd probably be alone."

"Not necessarily," said a voice, it was a female's.

The three looked up & saw a young girl with dark red hair & a blue braid on the left & right sides of her hair with light green eyes & was also wearing the same color for Osiris Red.

"Name's Taylor Anderson, nice to meet ya," she said in a cheery voice. "What's yours?"

"Relena Darson. I have an older sister that's in Obelisk Blue," she explained.

"Ryu Tanabi, pleased to make your acquaintance," answered Ryu.

"Tobias Gramfield, nice to meet you," he answered.

"At least we'll be roommates," said Taylor, with a smile.

"Sure you'll be ok now?" asked Ryu, with concern.

"Yeah. Thanks guys," answered Relena.

As they were about to leave, a bunch of Ra Yellow boys were watching from behind.

"Well this is a surprise. Couple of girls being in the Osiris Red dorm," said one.

'This doesn't look good,' thought Ryu as he glanced over his shoulder.

"Yeah…they're kinda cute too," said the second, who was shorter.

A third gave a wolf whistle, as he checked them out.

'Oh this had better not turn into conflict,' thought Ryu a bit annoyed & worried. 'I just hope they didn't hear that.'

Unfortunately for him, they did. And then a fourth, fifth, & sixth appeared in front of the two girls.

"Hey cuties. Lookin' fine today. Hope your dueling skills are better than your looks," said the fourth.

Tobias was about to have a word with them, yet Ryu retrained him, & pointed to a small group of guys heading their way.

"What'd you say!" asked Taylor, angrily, holding up a fist.

"Take it easy Taylor," said Relena, trying to restrain her.

Just then, 2 Ra Yellow students & a Osiris Red student appeared behind them. One was a tall young man who looked like one of those smart students that should've been Obelisk Blue, followed by a short guy with blue hair wearing glasses & the Osiris Red student had brown hair.

"Hasn't anyone ever told you it isn't nice to bully young ladies?" asked the tall one.

"Yeah…unless you want to make a scene about it," said the brown haired boy wearing the Osiris Red uniform.

"Uh…Judai…I think he's already got it covered," said the short one.

"What was that!" asked the first of the group.

"Why don't you butt out Judai. This is not of your concern," said the second.

"Oh really…then why not pick on someone your own size? Or…should I report to Prof. Chronos for misconduct, giving you guys detention?" asked Ryu, as he stepped in.

"No one asked for your opinion freshman," retorted the third one.

"So…what's it going to be? Choice a…you leave these ladies alone & go back to the dorm, or b.) Have this young man report you lot to Chronos for misconduct?" asked the tall one.

They were taken aback, but then left one by one.

As Tobias & Ryu went over to meet the trio, Relena turned to Ryu & said, "Thanks Ryu. I owe you one."

"No biggie," answered Ryu.

"Hey…not bad. You put quite a show," said the brown haired Osiris student. "Name's Yuki Judai."

"I'm Misawa Daichi. I suppose that you two are going to be joining me later?" asked Misawa. "Sorry if my Ra Yellow classmates gave the ladies a hard time."

"Name's Ryu Tanabi. This here is Tobias Gramfield," answered Ryu.

"Nice to meet you both. This is Marufuji Sho by the way," answered Misawa, pointing to the short blue-haired boy with glasses.

"H-hello," he said nervously.

"You two ladies all right?" asked Misawa.

"Yes…we're fine…thank you," answered Relena.

"Name's Taylor Anderson. This is Relena Darson," said Taylor, introducing herself & Relena.

"Nice to meet you," answered Relena.

Seeing that the two girls were wearing Osiris Red uniforms, it was clear to Judai that he was going to have some roommates over. "Come on…I'll show you around. Later guys. Nice to meet you Ryu. Same to you Tobias," said Judai, as he led them to the dorm.

"Likewise, Judai," answered Ryu.

"So…it seems that you two are our new classmates," said Misawa.

"Yes. What kind of deck do you use Misawa?" asked Ryu, curiously.

"I have different assortments really," said Misawa.

Ryu's left eyebrow cocked up in surprise. "Really? Then how do you decide which to use?"

"All depends on the situation. I see Duel Monsters as more of a numbers game," answered Misawa.

"Me…I see it more as a combination of strategy, power, & skill," answered Ryu. "Like they usually say…numbers isn't everything."

"True," answered Misawa. "What type of deck do you use Ryu?"

"It's more of an Elemental-Spellcaster deck," answered Ryu.

The right eyebrow on Misawa's face went up with interest. "You don't say. Mind if I take a look?"

"Dozo," answered Ryu.

As Misawa examined the deck slowly, he noticed that Ryu had one card that seemed out of place with his themed deck.

"What's with the Black Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning?" asked Misawa curiously.

"It once belonged to an old friend of mine. I have his old deck with me as well. Haven't heard from him since," explained Ryu.

"Doesn't he have any parents?" asked Misawa.

"No, he doesn't," answered Ryu. "He doesn't even know who his parents were. He told me that he had foster parents. Yet what surprises me is that they never told him the real truth."

"I see," said Misawa. "Poor thing, not knowing his own real parents. Must be hard on him."

"He told me once that I was like a brother to him," said Ryu. "I tend to thing of him as the same."

"That's good to hear. Considering that my brother has acted differently," said Sho.

"What does he mean?" asked Ryu.

"I'll explain everything after the welcoming banquet," said Misawa.

"There's a welcoming banquet?" asked Tobias, with interest.

"Of course there is silly. How else do you think they'll greet the newcomers," asked Ryu, ruffling Tobias' hair & nearly messing it up.

"Hey…do you realize how much gel I had to use to get this fixed to this state?" whined Tobias, trying to re-fix it.

"HA! And you said I'm trying to impress the ladies," retorted Ryu.

"It's not that. I just like mine the way it is," answered Tobias.

"Well…I guess we'll be seeing you two at the banquet later tonight then," said Misawa.

"Cool. See you there," said Ryu.

Sometime later, the PDA's of the new students started ringing off. It showed the following message: "Welcoming Banquet starts in approximately 12 minutes."

Relena looked over the horizon & notice the sun was setting. She then tapped Taylor on the shoulder. "It's getting close to night time."

"No kidding. It's like…already 6:48 p.m. right now," answered Taylor.

As Judai neared the dorm, Relena tapped him on the shoulder & asked, "Did you hear that there's a new overseer for this dorm?"

"No. I wasn't even informed," answered Judai.

"Well…during the introduction, Prof. Chronos said that to notify all Osiris Red students," said Relena.

"Seriously? I just hope that the new overseer isn't a pervert & all," said Taylor.

"I guess we're about to find out," said Judai.

When they reached the dorm it was already dark.

Once he opened the screen door, he was surprised to see all his Osiris classmates there, yet as he walked around while the 2 girls followed him, the girls noticed that they were being stared at by Judai's classmates. Relena was starting to feel a bit uneasy.

"I've got a bad feeling about this," said Relena.

"Don't worry about it. If anyone tries to mess with you, they'll have to answer to me," said Taylor, hitting her fist onto her right hand.

"That's what I'm here for," said Judai.

"Arigatou, Judai," said Relena.

"No problem," answered Judai. He then looked around again & wondered, "So…where's the new overseer?"

"That would be me," said a voice.

Judai looked over to where he would usually get the food & out came a young woman in her thirties. She had black hair & purple eyes & wore a white suit with purple sleeves, a dark purple skirt, & black high heels.

Relena & Taylor couldn't help but stare at her in awe. Judai looked speechless, just as well as his fellow classmates.

"Konban wa, watashi wa Hotaru Akari desu. Dozo yoroshiku minna-san. I'll be your overseer for this dorm. I know it's usually rare for a female to watch over an all-boys dorm, but I'm glad to meet you all," she said, with a smile. She then noticed 2 girls in Osiris Red uniforms. "Hello…you must be the new students. I'm Hotaru."

"Name's Taylor Anderson. Nice to meet you Miss Hotaru," said Taylor, with a smile.

"Watashi wa Relena Darson desu. Dozo yoroshiku," answered Relena, with a bow.

Hotaru then noticed Judai standing in front of the two girls, still speechless.

"You must be Yuki Judai. Chronos told me all about you," said Hotaru.

"Eh…h-hai," answered Judai.

Hotaru then turned to the rest of the Osiris students. "As your new overseer you might wonder what I know about Duel Monsters. To tell you the truth, I actually know a lot about its history & partly about its origin. I'd be delighted to try & get to know most of you as time goes by. Now…without further ado, please…enjoy your meal." And with that said, she turned & left.

As Judai showed the girls to their seats, Taylor couldn't help but mention to Relena about Marufuji Sho.

"He looks kinda cute, doesn't he? I mean even without the glasses," asked Taylor.

"Who?" wondered Relena.

"That short Ra Yellow student with light blue hair," answered Taylor.

"You referring to Sho?" asked Judai.

"Yeah…who else?" answered Taylor.

"He can tend to be a bit shy at times," explained Judai. "We're actually best buddies."

"Really? You guys met before?" asked Taylor.

"We actually first met when we were taking our dueling exams," explained Judai. "Speaking of which, how did you do on yours?"

"I did all right. I was close to losing though. Had only 200 life points left," explained Taylor.

"What type of deck do you use Taylor?" asked Relena.

"Me…I just use mainly Spellcaster," replied Taylor.

"Really? Mine is also, well…not entirely, but most of it," answered Relena.

"You don't say. What's your favorite Spellcaster?" asked Taylor.

"It's definitely Dark Magician Girl. She's like…the most beautiful of all the female-Spellcasters," replied Relena.

"No kidding. I like Princess Pikeru, because it looks pretty & adorable," answered Taylor.

"Really? Is it all right if I take a look at it?" asked Relena.

"Dozo," answered Taylor, taking the card out of her deck. The White Magician Pikeru did indeed look like a princess, & there was a small goat holding the end of her cape.

"Aww…totemo kawaii," squealed Relena with delight.

After the 2 had finished their small meal, Judai then showed them to their rooms.

"Each room usually has 2 or 3 students per room," explained Judai. "This one is where me, Sho, & Hayato stayed in."

The room's interior seemed pretty simple. There was a desk to do your homework, a bunk bed for 3 students & a sink.

"This seems pretty simple," said Relena, looking around.

"No kidding. It's no wonder Osiris Red students are always picked on," answered Taylor.

"You mentioned about a student named Hayato. Who was he?" wondered Relena.

"Oh. Sorry. Almost forgot you two are new here," said Judai. He then sat down & explained how Hayato was. That at first glance to him & Sho when he was in the same dorm he was before, saw him trying to get some sleep. When they saw Hayato, they thought he looked like a huge killer koala. Relena tried to stifle a chuckle at the explanation.

"He was very optimistic & could also hear the voice of monsters as I could," explained Judai.

"Wow. That's kinda interesting. Though some people would consider guys like you schizophrenic," answered Taylor.

"Meaning what exactly?" asked Relena.

"It means "crazy"," replied Taylor.

"His deck was basically an Australian deck, or an Oz deck to be more specific. Since that was the case, both Sho & I gave him cards that went perfect with his deck. Sho gave him a Des Kangaroo & I gave him a Fusion monster known as Master of Oz, which had 4,200 ATK points," explained Judai.

"Whoa. A fusion monster that has 4,200 ATK strength? That packs quite a punch," said Relena.

"That's true. But I've heard of a card that takes care of those easily," said Taylor.

"What's that?" asked Relena.

"Bottomless Trap Hole. If a monster w/1500 ATK or more is Normal, Flipped, or Special Summoned, it's destroyed & removed from the game," explained Taylor.

"That's pretty sneaky," said Judai.

"I have 2 of those in my deck," answered Relena.

"He went on to pursue his dream of becoming a card designer for Industrial Illusions," explained Judai.

"That's pretty neat," said Taylor.

"Well…I'm going to turn up for the night. See you ladies in the morning," said Judai, heading to the middle bunk. Relena took the bottom bunk, while Taylor took the top bunk.

At the Ra Yellow dorm, both Tobias & Ryu had already finished their fill of having curry meals. Ryu seemed quite used to the spiciness of the food, while Tobias was trying to cool his burning tongue with water, which both Misawa & Sho found quite amusing. Later the two were introduced to the overseer, Kabayama & another Ra Yellow student named Tyranno Kenzan. To Ryu, it was evident enough by looking at the dino-made bandanna on his head that this buff guy had a dinosaur-themed deck. Later, Tobias showed Misawa, Sho, & Kenzan his deck, which was basically a mix of cards with no theme in it.

"I find it easier not to have a themed deck because it give my opponent a much more harder time trying to defeat me," explained Tobias.

"I see," said Misawa.

Sho's deck was more around a vehicle-type themed deck. And Sho noticed that Tobias had a card that was also in his deck.

"How did you get a Jetroid Tobias?" asked Sho, curiously.

"I got it off of a booster pack that I bought at a nearby card-shop several blocks down my place," said Tobias.

"Interesting," said Misawa. "You deck seems to focus more on delaying, & direct attacking your opponent Tobias."

"That's exactly what it seems to be," said Ryu. "After watching him duel on his exam."

Tobias gave a quick yawn & decided to turn in for the night. Ryu decided to do the same & then Misawa, Sho, & Kenzan also made the decision to get some sleep.

The next day, Ryu decided to wake up early & go for a quick jog. As he neared his third lap, he heard nearby footsteps approaching, turned around, yet no one was there.

'Odd. I know someone was following me,' thought Ryu, as he started his third lap. As he neared the halfway point, he heard footsteps again, turned, & this time, he caught a cloaked figure that tried to retreat into the trees. However, he managed to catch a glimpse of the hooded figure. The person appeared to be in his mid-twenties, but the only thing that caught his attention was his spiked black hair.

As he finished his third lap & headed back to the dorm, he thought to himself, 'Masaka. Could that REALLY have been him?'

When the sun was up, Ryu noticed Tobias was a bit asleep, & had to whistle in his ear to wake him up. Tobias suddenly jolted up wide awake & looked around. Ryu had to open the blinds to let the sun in. The bright light nearly blinded him.

"Do you mind closing it a bit?" asked Tobias.

"Well…if I were you, I'd hurry up because class starts in a matter of minutes," said Ryu, already fully dressed.

"Aww man, I'm going to regret that," said Tobias.

"I'll wait for ya downstairs," said Ryu, as he headed out the door. As he waited outside, he thought about what happened earlier as he went for his morning jog.

'Should I tell them? Nah…they'd probably think I'm crazy or something,' thought Ryu. 'Although…there was a dark presence when he was near. But why? Unless…he's looking for revenge. But who is he?'

Just then, a loud shout from Tobias interrupted his train of thoughts. "Come on Ryu, we're going to be late!"

"All right. Be right there," said Ryu, as he hurried up to join his friend as they headed to class.

Just as he was heading there, the hooded figure stalking Ryu, used a transmitting device to tell his partner his location & an earpiece to communicate.

"I've made it to the Academy grounds," said the hooded figure.

"Good. I will meet you there in 3 hours," it replied.

Phew. I'm going to try & start a bit on the 3rd chapter, but won't be able to continue for a while due to quarter exams this week. Life as a junior in high school can sure be hectic. But…I'm going to have to try & manage my time the best I can. Anyway…the next chapter is basically when Ryu & Tobias are tested by Misawa & Kenzan to prove their strength. Meanwhile, from a safe distance from within Academy, 2 mysterious figures make their way into the Academy. One spies on Ryu & his friends, undetected. The other hatches a plan of revenge that will soon spring on Ryu & the others. Also, as the new students get to know each other better, Ryu then learns of the harsh life that she & her older sister had to endure when they were little.

Next chapter: Test of Strength & Terrible Memories

Here's a list of Japanese terms that I've used (NOTE: Don't speak Japanese lang. fluently.)

Dozo – Go ahead

Hai – Yes

Watashi wa ……desu – I'm (insert name)

Dozo yoroshiku – Nice to meet you

Minna-san – everyone

Totemo – Very

Kawaii – cute

Konban wa – good evening

Hotaru – firefly

Akari – taken from the word "hikari" meaning "light"

R/R onegai!