Chapter 2 - An Invited Stranger?

Mandy and Jasmine woke me up because there was a knock on the door. I wondered why they would wake me up for that, unless it's Jaden or Zane. I open the door to a stranger and I scream waking up Kari, as well as slamming the door on the stranger's face.

"What going on?" Kari leaps out of her bed with extreme danger larking in her eyes. She opens the door and screams. She jumps around and let's the stranger in. "Hey T.K. these are my roomies Alexis, Mandy and Jasmine. I'm so excited you're here. I thought you would never show up." Her face was that as if she hadn't seen him in forever. Her eyes had tears in them. She hugged him as if there were no chance she'd see him again. He held her tight in his arms.

"Kari, who exactly is he? Can't he wait 'till it's a considerable hour of the day to come here? I need my sleep." Jasmine yelled at Kari. Jasmine was about to go slap Kari. Then TK walked up to her and said …

"Hello Jasmine, I'm T.K. I'm sorry it was hard enough to get around here without getting caught, it's even harder when you don't know where you're going to; I mean I couldn't find Kari and then looking around here, it was so hard." T.K. was trying to get to Jasmine that it was tough being here and not knowing where you're going.

"Alexis another person who you have to enroll at our school, are you crazy? Mrs. Fontaine is going to go nuts. Where do you expect to put him… wait? Alexis, don't you dare, Alexis, you hear me stop thinking that right now!" Mandy was yelling at me with her loudest yelling. I wasn't listening to whatever in the world she was saying.

I picked up the phone and called Jaden. "Hi Jaden, hey meet me at the girls' dorm pool. I have a favor to ask you." I hanged up the phone. I knew Mandy and Jasmine thought I was crazy. "You really expected me to hide two people in our closet. Especially a boy, I don't think so! TK, here is the rules of dueling, and a deck. Jaden, Syrus and Chumsley will teach you your exam is in the morning don't be late. Chumsley is a little younger than you but he'll help get in."

We walked over to the lake. I rowed over to Jaden's boat with T.K. "Jaden this is T.K. He is a new student trying to get in; can you help him out? He has a deck and he read the rules just try to get him thrugh and he has his test in the morning. He can't be late, meet you there thanks a bunch Jaden." I rowed away.

(Morning)

"Today's duel test will be friends vs. friends. We have two new students trying out. Kari and T.K. please come out on the field you will be battling second after Alexis Rhodes and Jaden Yuki. We will also have duels with Lisa Penn vs. Zane Truesdale, Molly Yuki vs. ME Truesdale." The announcer announced it as Kari and T.K. got out on the field. There were a lot of new students trying out. I was surprised that Jaden had a sister and so did Syrus. I had a duel to prepare for but I had some new questions.

"I guess it's time to battle Jaden. This time you and me will be judged by the whole school. So don't do anything to embarrass you or me. Let's Duel!" I was glad to finally battle against Jaden again and I knew his weakness. I have improved and so has he but this is going to be a great duel.

"I won't make a fool of you or myself. Just be prepared for a real duel. I'm doing my all (I agreed that I would do my best too). Let's Duel!" Jaden was all excited and ready for my duel. Well it wasn't long before our duel was stopped by a crazy boy named George. He was of course insulted by Jaden's Sliferness. He demanded that strangely I duel him first. He wanted to show his worth as an Obelisk Blue so that I would 'stop looking for strength in the wrong places'. I told him I knew what kind of duelist Jaden was and to step off.

I rule the Obelisk Blue duel he'll listen to me. He stepped off, I loss the duel by 150 life points. Our duels are always close he did his dueling move. The Crowd cheered and I was happy, Jaden is a great duelist if Syrus and Chumsley pulled there act together they might be able to go to Ra Yellow. I am always glad to duel Jaden it's such a learning opportunity. Jaden has such great cool under pressure. He does like my dueling type which is not much different to his. Jaden's great attitude toward dueling makes this school more fun and enjoyable.

It was time to see who would and who wouldn't make it into Duel Academy. Kari and T.K. would be tested on Deck Bases, Deck Type, how well you use a card and a lot more. I was just glad they both had a chance. Kari and I had studied all night hopefully Jaden had helped T.K….a little. Kari had been studying up until the last second. Kari was into her studies. We had a big exam before the duels, Kari was studying with T.K. Kari is easily disturbed during her studying; which of course caused a disturbance in the class.

"Mrs. Fontaine this class is much too loud can you quiet them down please." Kari rebuked the tiny sounds of people walking down the hallway. I was at fear of how Mrs. Fontaine would reply to her sudden during test outbreak.

"Miss. Kamiya this class is completely silent if you would like to complain please complain to the principal." Mrs. Fontaine took her outbreak seriously.

Kari tried to rebuke the teacher. "Well I…" I covered Kari's mouth, "She is very sick; I'll keep her quiet" I had stopped her and the teacher had to told me to quiet her.

It was time for the duel of T.K. vs. Kari. T.K. had slept thru Mrs. Fontaine's battle strategy course. So did Syrus and Jaden but that was old news.

The duel was over in 6 minutes. T.K. had a small clue of what he was doing and Kari dueled like Bastian Misawa. He is the most logical person at the school; everything he does has a formula.

After the duels, Kari and I visited Jaden. "Hi Jaden, good duel; How come you never told me you had a sister. You two Syrus, you should have told me?" I think they were a little surprised.

"Jaden has a problem with Molly. She treats Jaden like a 5 year old. She is so independent since their mom was lost a war. Her name is spelled 'M-E' which is pronounced like Emme. ME is better than me at everything. She knows it and she rubs it in my face." Syrus was upset even more than normal about his sister staying here.

"I understand if my brother was here I would be upset too." I so understood, siblings are a mess of trouble, they make everything a fight.

"I thought you were here with your brother for a little before well you know." Jaden asked.

"Sadly no, I barely remember anything about him. He was 3 years older than I was. I miss him." I was very sad and about to cry.

"I'm sorry Alexis, well what do you think about this new anytime in term duel entry. I think it's a challenge for them to join in the middle of the term but that's there choice." Jaden was concerned for me; he wanted to stop me from crying so I tried to stop.

"I think it's nice to filter in some new completion. Just more challenging duels, like that Lisa beating Zane, that's a surprise." I replied feeling better and ready to talk.

"She's no challenge. She is the world champion in our age group. She came late to give us a real challenge late in the term. I talked to Mandy last night. She was really detailed about every student here." Kari had entered in the conversation at the right time. Kari and T.K. walked away into the forest and I suspected they would be looking for the Shadow Realm.

"Nice duel Alexis. Jaden is quite a challenge to beat, not like my brother Syrus." A girl with dark blue-greenish hair like Zane, it was shoulder length hair in a yellow jacket had started talking. I recognized her as ME from the following battle. She had won the duel vs. Molly. "My duel was easy, Molly no where as good a duelist as Jaden. She doesn't deserve to be a Ra Yellow never mind me mentioning her being here." Our group here didn't except here but Mandy and Jasmine did. They liked anyone who could insult people as well as she did. I went to bed and ignored them, deciding who they should hang out with them picked 1 new person which was of course ME.

I was not surprised that they picked ME. ME was a self centered brat. She was even more self centered that Mandy and Jasmine, they both had no siblings but ME had 2 boys and she still was a stuck up little bratty girl. I was concerned for Syrus and Jaden. They're lives couldn't get worse. I went over there, and boy was I surprised.

"Alexis please tell Syrus he can't leave. He has to put ME in her place. She's a little girl and no where near a great and promising duelist you are." Jaden was ready to kick Syrus into his brains.

"Syrus, listen to Jaden he knows what he's saying, he's been taught right. He knows not to give up." I spoke and something of it got to Jaden and only if it could get through to Syrus. Jaden jumped up and ran to the Ra Yellow dorm. We wanted to follow, but I knew why. Therefore, I went anyway. I listened by the door.

"Molly, thank you for all you've done for me. Someone reminded me that you have the right to be protective. You taught me to be confident and never give up. Mom would be proud of you, thanks." Jaden was thanking Molly for being nice. I left after that I had discovered that Jaden had lost his mom that's why Molly was so over protective.

I was so surprised with Jaden. You never saw Jaden with a smile or having fun and laughing how can he hold that up when he has no mom? Molly must be a great person, and but I had more questions. Where was their dad, but I had to wait for all the questions.

I went back to my dorm. ME was there, I grabbed her. I pulled her to Jaden's dorm. "What are we doing at Syrus' dorm, Alexis?" ME was not the point of this meeting it was Syrus.

I knocked on the door and came in. "Syrus, here is ME. Duel her now! You need more confidence. She has too much or even better…" I ran off. I was going to Mr. Blain I told him that Syrus wanted to challenge ME for her position in Ra Yellow. I ran back. "Syrus you and ME have a duel in one hour at the Ra Yellow arena. See you there ME, get prepared." I was serious.

"Wow Sy, you have a duel and you could move up, that's what you wanted right." Jaden was so up beat and confident.

"A duel, Alexis can you cancel it please. I don't want to duel her." Syrus was all down and confident less. "I'll lose and my brother will be ashamed of me."

"Come on Sy, she's no where as good a duelist as you. You can beat her think about all the duels you have won; she won one against my sister. You can do it."

Well we prepared his deck. We walked him to the arena. I knew he could do it. It was interesting. I secretly invited Zane, Syrus needed to prove even more to Zane that he is a good duelist.