Chapter 5: A Friendly Foe?
I decided to get Jaden's work and do it for him. I knew he wasn't going to do so I did it. It was my fault anyway because he was in the hospital. I felt bad for him, he could come back and fail an exam and get kicked out. I'd never hear the end of it from my conscience. I did everything I could to try to keep him in the school. I even almost got a lawyer to make sure he couldn't get kicked out. I had tutored him too. That worked the best, well not better than doing it for him.
After 1 month he still was unconscious and I was still sad and upset. Moreover, to make things worse the news couldn't get worst.
"Well good-bye Alexis, I had a great time here with you. Well Gotomon's back and we have to go help her. My disturbing visions tell me they have a better fate for you and Jaden. You'll have some problems but things will go okay. T.K., Gotomon and I have to go now. Good luck with Jaden." She smiled and walked off into the sunset. I needed more information. Later I found an envelope with a letter in it. It read:
Dear Alexis,
I didn't want to tell you this when I left so I hid it and I knew you would find it. Amy is one of my Digi-girl friends and that's how she knows so much about SA. I wouldn't leave you unprepared; Jaden and you do have a future together. I know it doesn't seem like it but you do. Atticus is at stage 5a on the chart Amy showed you. You have to go to 5b then follow directions. Good Luck to you and Jaden.
Love, Your Friend,
Kari Kamiya
I didn't know she could see the future but maybe she didn't have too. Kari is a great person I wish she didn't have to go. It has been 2 months and most people at the hospital said he was going to die soon if he didn't make some improvements. I knew what I had to do.
I went to my dorm; I made the call. "Hi Molly I have some bad news. Jaden is in the hospital and has been in the hospital for almost 2 months. I had to tell you, I just too sad. I want you to come to the hospital in Vadertough, it's the closest hospital meet you in an hour." I hanged up I was just too sad. I went into our dorm bathroom. I just cried for a while until Mrs. Fontaine took me to the hospital.
"What's wrong with him? How did he get like this?" Molly was yelling and crying at the doctor.
"If you want to know how he got like this, Contact this girl: Alexis Rhodes. Wait there she is. She brought him in." The doctor pointed to me. I just wanted to cry. Then Tim and Chazz came over and Chazz yelled some strange words from the book. It sounded like "Arête fi talus"5.2. I had no clue what it meant but Jaden awoke and was startled. I sighed and wondered how he knew to say that.
"Syrus handed me a note, he said it was from Amy." Chazz had no clue what it meant but as far as I could see. Kari had defiantly left Jaden and I, in the right hands.
"Jaden how are you? Alexis called me so upset and I thought you were about to die. I'm so glad you're awake. You do have a lot of work to catch up on." Molly was embarrassing Jaden and me. The whole room started laughing. We all knew that Jaden slept thru his classes, he never did his work. I also knew that his work was already done, because I had already done it. Molly was wondering what was going on. A day later, I returned with Mrs. Fontaine to pick up Jaden.
" Well Miss. Rhodes, It looks like Jaden has made a full recovery in 1 day. He has my permission to leave to go to the school. Make sure he gets rest and try to keep him from ending up here." The doctor had no clue that the SR was involved and maybe that was a good thing.
Two days later, I talked to Jaden again. "Hey Alexis you did my work for me didn't you? My teacher said this was my best work yet." I don't know how he found out. I wanted to smack myself and hide sort of.
"Maybe I did, maybe I didn't." I was not admitting it. What I did was a good deed I didn't want to be recognized for?
"Everyone said that you were taking care of everything. The bills and everything for the time I was in the hospital." Jaden was being annoying and troublesome. Can't he let me do anything good without being recognized?!
"Fine, I paid for everything, it's no big deal. It's just 3,000 dollars. I also got your work and did it. I didn't want you to get kicked out of the school for being in the hospital." I walked off; he was wondering where I got 3,000 dollars and why I bothered trying to keep him in the school. I just hoped that he wouldn't ask the question. Why do I care?
I knew someone would find out the answers to his question of where I got the money eventually. I didn't like anyone to know, it made me feel different and disliked. The people who do kind of know are the Obelisks and they call me their "Queen".
The next day, something strange happened. Atticus hanged around with Jaden and his gang. I wasn't stupid I knew what he was planning. According to what Amy said the person who is missing part of his soul, it bothers him like a burning scar. The person thinks that the person who freed him improperly is causing his pain so he tries to kill that person and take his soul. Later at night, Atticus would use our secret to his advantage.
One night, I invited Jaden to the girls' fall dance. It's very formal to invite a boy to the dance. Our first one we had we didn't invite any boys this time we decided to through a party. Molly had decided to come and join up at the school's dance. I had created the list of the main people who were on our invite list.
Lisa Penn: Zane Truesdale
ME Truesdale: Chumsley Huffington
Alexis Rhodes: Jaden Yuki
Atticus Rhodes: Mandy Hamaguchi
Jasmine Makita: Bastian Misawa
All I heard for the next two weeks until the month of the dance was "This year's turn out was taking a great twist and turn. Never has a Slifer ever even been recognized by an Obelisk. You and Jaden are the talk of the girls on our campus. Lisa hooking up with Zane wasn't very unexpected; Lisa and Zane are the top duelists at the school. Zane would probably only date someone who is close or better than him. Atticus and I am not an unexpected couple but ever since Jasmine hooked up with Bastian they are so great together." When it was the same month of the dance, she finally stopped talking a got ready. Mandy was crazy with gossip.
Then when it was a month until the dance, Jasmine marched in. "Good you didn't tell Alexis about the whole thing about her and…" Mandy grabbed Jasmine's mouth.
"What tell me, come on you have to tell me. I think I'm going to find out eventually if you don't tell me now." I wanted to find out.
"See Alexis the whole school is just amazed to see you with a Slifer. Especially Jaden Yuki. Nevertheless, everyone has thought since you got here that you go with Zane. You guys look great together. They had a spy team to watch you and Zane for a week and take pictures that's why we wouldn't give you the paper. I promise it's not that bad. They say you're a disgrace to your family and level." I sat down; Mandy was not the most sensible person to tell someone that his or her life was down the toilet.
I read the front page: The Obelisk Daily: A Obelisk and A Slifer! What's up with that? After that, I decided to read the article to see exactly what it said. "Newcomer 1st year Obelisk Blue, Alexis Rhodes, who just happens to be friends with the academy's top duelist 3rd year Obelisk Blue student, Zane Truesdale are one of the most expectant couples in DA. Alexis is described as sacrifice duelist as she competes with less patience. Zane is described as a duelist who is secretive and all for a long and patient duel. They are expectedly the best couple in DA. She has also been seen around with also 1st year Slifer Red duelist, Jaden Yuki; for more info contact Mandy Hamaguchi or Jasmine Makita or the Alexis Rhodes' blog site."
"Mandy, Jasmine you have some explaining to do! We're 1 quarter into my 1st year and I'm already the school's blog entry center! Just be glad anyone else didn't find out about this!" Mandy and Jasmine quietly walked down the hall into their room. It was 6 in the morning and I really didn't want to talk to Atticus or Zane today. I knew I would have to so I decided and so I went on with my day, so I went over to the cliff. It was just my luck to find that Jaden was there. I sat down next to him. I was very upset. He looked at me and I looked at him. It very peaceful. Then, he asked me what's wrong.
"Well I've always been with the elite and when you're with the elite there's always someone ready to pull you down you understand that for sure, and now they are once in a long time ready to pull me down." I sat there quietly with my problem no out in the open. Jaden was caring and sweet. That's one of the reasons why I admired him; if people would leave me be I might be okay.
The next day I woke up to the same thing. Jaden and the gang had been out with Atticus playing and watching movies. It was the day of the dance I received a package. It read:
To: My Darling Daughter Alexis
From: Your Father
It was a gown for the dinner party that was in a month and a half. I was so excited I remembered that I forgot that it was pink. It was pink! I don't wear pink. I guess I was just okay with wearing it for the dance. I went to class. Jaden was sitting at his dorm and preparing for his duel tomorrow. It was for the chance to stay at duel academy. I knew he would win; it was versus a test duelist. Atticus was also taking one; he missed those days back when we saved him. He missed two months more that Jaden did back then.