MewIchigoPrincess: Hey y'all! Thanks for all the great reviews! It took me awhile to decide on what to write for chapter three so I'm glad it turned out okay! Thanks to ChessyWonder221, JadenYukiAlexisRhodes and all my other fans for reading and reviewing! Tell your friends about my story! Just trying to get the word out! Today, I am writing this chapter on September 11, 2006 the day America changed forever. I just wanted to recognize the victims of the terror attacks, and the brave men and women who risked their lives to save others. They are true heroes, and will always be remembered. Please, join me in praying for the victims and their families of the terror attacks. Ask God to bless them and to bring them peace and hope in the coming years. Again, I just wanted to recognize those people on this very day, 5 years ago. Anyway, without further ado, here's chapter four!

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Chapter Four

Alexis had sat in her spacious Obelisk Blue dorm for quite sometime. She hadn't talked to anyone since then, and didn't really want to. She kept thinking over and over again, 'What did Solray do to Jaden? Was it my fault somehow?' She kept thinking and thinking, thoughts racing through her mind like lightning. Alexis cried and cried and cried for Jaden, not only seeing the hatred and anger in his eyes, but the hurt he had. She cried till she couldn't cry anymore. She finally cried herself to sleep not knowing what the next day would hold.

Jaden woke up the next morning early and went to, what he and Alexis appropriately named, "Paradise on Earth". He needed to think. Now, we all know that Jaden's not really the smartest cookie in the jar, but that didn't matter now. Jaden removed his clothes, (AN: Hey y'all, he has swim trunks underneath mind you! So, get yo' heads outta the gutter!), and jumped in the cool, crisp water. He swam down to the deepest part of the lake and started to think.

'These past couple of days, I haven't been myself and I know it. The look in Alexis' eyes when I looked at her a couple of days ago; she was terrified! Who am I? And, why am I acting like this?'

Jaden kept swimming until he couldn't breathe anymore. He came up for air and saw Alexis sitting there waiting for him.

"Alexis? What are you doing here?" Jaden asked.

"I was looking for you and then I remembered our place here,"

Jaden quickly dried off and changed back into his Slifer Red uniform. He sat next to Alexis, neither of them talking for the longest time. Finally, Jaden broke the silence.

"Alexis---"

"No Jaden, stop. Let me speak," Alexis interrupted. Jaden stopped talking and opened his ears to what Alexis had to say.

"A couple of days ago, I saw a side of you, a dark side, which I had never seen before. It scared me. I cried and cried until it made me sick for you, your sister and myself. I was so worried and so scared; I didn't know what to do. I---"

Alexis paused, tears starting to well up in her light brown eyes. Now, Jaden felt guilty. He had made Alexis cry and was feelin' pretty lousy right about now. He wanted to hold her and never let go. He wanted to wipe away her tears and tell her everything was gonna be all right, that he'd do anything for her. He wanted to tell her that he loved her. But, he didn't because he knew she was pretty upset with him right now. Alexis cried silently for a moment then dried her eyes and began to speak at a whisper at first.

"Jaden, why? Tell me why you were angry. Tell me why you had hatred in your eyes. I'm your friend. You can trust me,"

Jaden took a deep breath, and then he began to talk.

"It was my sister, Chloe. She isn't the same girl I knew from eight years ago. Her eyes were ice cold, her heart was surrounded by darkness, anger coursed through her veins. The girl that I knew would never be so hateful. I got upset. I couldn't believe that she was my sister. I began to hate her, to loathe her. She'll never be the same girl again. She'll never be my sister,"

As Jaden spoke, he started to get angry again. He could feel his blood starting to boil and his heart begin to fill with hatred. He could've lost control if it weren't for Alexis. Alexis wrapped her arms around him in a hug. She laid her head on his shoulder and began to weep. She could almost feel exactly what was going on with him. Jaden was surprised at first, but he quickly accepted it. They stayed like that for what felt like forever. Suddenly, assurance came over Jaden.

He hadn't felt like this in a while and welcomed it with open arms, or rather her with open arms. He knew that this moment, right here, right now, was right. He finally knew that everything was going to be all right, thanks to Alexis. Jaden pulled away from Alexis and smiled at her. Alexis smiled back, happy to see that Jaden was back to himself again. Jaden stood up and offered Alexis his hand.

"Shall we go back to the Academy?" He asked. Alexis smiled and took his had gratefully.

"Yeah, let's go." As they started to walk toward the Academy, Jaden suddenly stopped.

"Oh yeah, I forgot something." Jaden grabbed Alexis' arm and spun her around. He pinned her up against a cool, smooth rock surface. Their bodies pushed up against each other's and their faces weren't more than a few inches apart causing Alexis to blush furiously.

"Ja---" Alexis was cut off by Jaden's lips pressing against her's. Alexis was very surprised and was blushing furiously but she kissed him back. She wrapped her arms around his neck, and he wrapped his arms around her waist, bringing her as close as he could get her. They kissed deeply and passionately and never wanted this moment to end. Yet, it did because they were both running out of air. They pulled away but only a few inches. Their breath came out rapidly. They just closed their eyes and smiled rubbing their foreheads together. They had just shared their first kiss and they knew that it was right.

"Alexis, will you be my girlfriend?" Jaden asked. Alexis just closed her eyes and kissed him on the cheek.

"I'm guessing that's a yes?" Alexis smiled.

"It's a defiant yes." They laughed and walked hand and hand back to Duel Academy.

Back at Duel Academy…

Jaden and Alexis both walked in late, causing the class to stare and Crowler to yell at them. They both blocked him out and took their seats smiling at each other before they took their seats. Syrus saw Jaden staring at Alexis with a dreamy look in his eyes. He knew that something happened between them this morning, and he was going to find out.

On the other side of the classroom, Jasmine caught Alexis having the same look towards Jaden and knew instantly that they were dating. She smiled at her friend, happy that they finally hooked up.

"Class, I would like to introduce you to two new students. Come in please,"

A girl with long black hair and emerald green eyes with a Ra Yellow uniform on, and a tall boy with shoulder-length dark green hair and yellow eyes wearing an Obelisk Blue uniform walked in.

All the girls were swooning over the tall boy, and all the guys were swooning over the raven-haired beauty (AN: Do people even use "swooning" anymore? Man, I really need to catch up on times!).

"Class, this girl is Talia Landon. She transferred over here from North Academy and we're happy to have her! And this boy is Aaron Ramsey, who also comes to us from North Academy. Please, give them a warm welcome here at the Duel Academy."

Everyone started to clap and Talia started to blush but she smiled and waved at her new classmates. Aaron, as cool as he was, just smiled slyly. They each took their seats. Talia sat on the opposite side of Alexis, and Aaron sat on the opposite side of Jaden.

"Hi there! I'm Talia! Who are you?"

"I'm Alexis Rhodes, and this is my friend Jasmine," Alexis said cheerfully.

"It's nice to meet you Alexis! Since you know people here better than I do, tell me who that hottie is over there!" Talia pointed to… Jaden! Alexis, who just a second ago was cheerfully and kind to the new girl was now bitter. She crossed her arms and closed her eyes. Jasmine knew this was going to be trouble and closed her mouth tight and sank down in her seat.

"His name is Jaden Yuki and he's off limits to you!"

Talia was totally freaked out by the tone of voice Alexis had.

"Whoa chill out! I was just asking! Is he your boyfriend or something?"

"As a matter of fact, he is!"

Talia raised her hands in front of her for defense in case Alexis was going to attack her.

"Okay, okay! I hear ya! I'll stay away from him!"

Alexis let her guard down and smiled at Talia.

"You promise?"

"Yeah, totally! You can trust me," Talia said with her fingers crossed. Jasmine smelled a rat, and it smelled like Talia Landon.

On the other side of the classroom, the same situation was going on between Aaron and Jaden. Aaron too had his fingers crossed. They each wanted what Jaden and Alexis had, and would do anything to get it.

As the class went on, Jaden started to get bored and was wishing he could get out of class. He got his wish when his watch-communicator went off. Jaden jumped up and sprinted out of class along with Alexis and Atticus before Crowler had a chance to see who it was. As they were running out of the classroom, a hole in the floor appeared and the three spies dropped into that hole. They landed once again, one on top of the other. Jaden stood up quickly and ran over to Lydia. He took her hand and started to shake it.

"Man Lydia, I tell ya, I've never been so happy to get out of class in my entire life!"

Lydia sweatdropped and took her hand back before it fell off.

"No problem, Jaden. I've got an important mission for you. But first, I would like you to meet your new teammate,"

A girl with long lavender hair and sky blue eyes appeared in a black stealth suit like Alexis' except the rims were pink. Atticus suddenly took interest in this girl. He kept starring at her, not realizing that he was. Jaden looked at the girl; he remembered her from somewhere. And then, it struck him like a ton of bricks. It was his ex-girlfriend!

"Valerie? Valerie Ballentine is that you?" Valerie suddenly lit up and ran over to Jaden and embraced him.

"Jaden! Oh my Jady-poo, it's so good to see you again!" Jaden was surprised by the girl's actions and tried to pull her off but, to no avail. Alexis stepped in between them, now as bitter at Valerie as she was at Talia.

"Uh hem. Jaden, who's this?"

"This is Valerie Ballentine. She's my ex-girlfriend. She and I went our separate ways a long time ago," Jaden said. Alexis looked at Jaden and raised one eyebrow.

"Oh really?"

"Yes, it's true," Valerie chimed in. "I broke up with him a long time ago and I regretted it ever since. He was such a nice boy to be around. Oh by the way, who are you?" Valerie asked somewhat snooty.

"Valerie, this is my girlfriend Alexis." Valerie's jaw dropped and her eyes filled with jealousy.

"Y- your girlfriend?"

"That's right. And this is my brother Atticus," Atticus walked up to her and grabbed her hand. He lightly kissed it and smiled sweetly at her.

"It's nice to meet you, Valerie," Valerie quickly took her hand back, leaving Atticus out in the cold.

"Yeah yeah, it's nice to meet you too." Atticus just froze, not believing that a girl like her rejected a guy like him.

"So, your Jaden's new girlfriend, huh?"

"Yeah, that's right."

"Well you better watch yourself Alexis. You never know just when I'm gonna sneak up on you,"

"Bring it on, Valerie!"

The two girls stared at each other with flames in their eyes. They were both prepared to fight for what they wanted, and they weren't gonna back down.

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MewIchigoPrincess: So, what did you guys think? Did you like the kiss that I threw in there? I sure hope so! Please review and tell me what you think! God bless America!