Heeeey! Kitsune is back! It's been a fair while but I started reading my own fic again and I'm still amazed at how huge this story has had in terms of responses and favorites! I've gone back over the previous chapters and (while I may re-edit them to make them more in style with my current writing style) I'm stunned they've turned out as good as they have! Made me gain a little inspiration for this chapter which I'm now uploading for you all!

It's been... what? Nearly a few months now since my last 'proper' update? I'm not even sure, it's been that long! :'(

This fic will not be abandoned, nor will it be up for adoption. I've realized (with wonderful words from you all) that I've made this such a personal fanfiction that I can't, in all good honesty, hand it over to anyone because only I can write this, now. The plots, the (dry) humour, the OC's, the relationships, the decks...

I'm still overwhelmed at how amazing this has become and I truly do have all of you to thank for this! So, many thanks from the bottom of my heart! -bows with happy tears!-

Anyway! -wipes tears and shakes tails up- This chapter has a lot of attempted humour and I'm sure many of you will have a good few laughs from this first part of the chapter and (after a not-so-tough decision and easy persuasion) I've added one final female into the harem.

Mai.

This is the FIRST fic that will feature a JadenxMai pairing of any kind so I'll be claiming the first in that regard! (As far as I know.) It seemed a really good idea with her flirtatious personality and 'big-sister' attitude to him and showing everyone that he is still just a teenager, despite his status. Something I think he's been missing up until now, really. So I'll try and write him more as a teenage boy instead of a Pro-Duelist Gary Stu.

As far as the duel lengths are concerned; it's really difficult in terms of arranging the cards to try and make it not so one-sided, nor an easy win for either opponent so there will be times I need a generator or someone who could arrange a lengthy duel simulation for me when I need them. (If anyone is interested, PM me.)

So! With those notices out of the way -perks up and wiggles ears-, let's get this story back off hiatus and back on the road with Chapter FIFTEEN of 'Enter the King!' :D

"Talking!"

"Whispering!"

'Thoughts!'

"Loud Speaking!"

"Selected Position (ATK/DEF)/Multiple Voices!"

~ETK~

Chapter Fifteen: Fustercluck!

The news had spread like wildfire that Eleanor Crawford had been placed into the Campus' Infirmary after her duel with Harrington Rosewood, causing a small amount of panic to occur through the student body and causing paranoia within the ranks on their safety within dueling. It had further escalated over the week when Sheppard had requested a team of medics to come to the island and grant her a professional check-up and treatment; building up the pressure of the students' welfare to bursting point.

It should be noted that Eleanor, while recovering from the ordeal, was pleasantly surprised to have woken up to a veritable forest of flowers and 'get-well' gifts that had been left for her by the other students. With the treatment and the astigmatism she had dealt with back in the Southern Branch, she had developed social introversion and had ingrained that no-one would want anything to do with her. Despite that, she would swear not admit to have shed a tear from the kind gesture and doubly refused to admit to crying openly in front of Jaden when he had come to visit her and wish her well with comforting words.

Under the risk of castration.

Yes ladies, it's effective if nothing else.

It was also worth mentioning that Harrington had been placed under campus arrest and placed into a highly-secured cell after the numerous threats he had been given, alongside the several threats, from male and female alike, for the heinous acts he had committed. Kaiba had personally asked for his deck and confiscated it from him, putting out a message to the higher-ups to blacklist him from entering the dueling world ever again. Not much of him was heard after the fact... and this had been around a week ago.

Skipping the events of the rest of the week, we find ourselves within the same hall where the students had taken most of their lectures and had been allowed to attend out of uniform as it was a Saturday, granting them free reign on clothing. Everyone had received a message to meet here but they had no idea who had sent the message, apart from a few who were in the loop.

"So where the hell is Jaden? He should've been here by now!" Chazz grouched as he leaned on his palm, tapping his fingers on the desk in front of them.

"We don't know. It doesn't make it better if you keep asking the same question over and over." Bastion sighed as he leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes, earning a groan from Chazz as he collapsed his face into his arms on the desk.

"Be patient, Chazz. Acting like this is unbecoming of an Obelisk Student." Zane chided lightly as he stretched in his chair, allowing himself to kick up his feet onto the table... right before he found his ear being yanked hard by Alexis.

"Oh? And yet the Kaiser is allowed to prop his feet up like some commoner, eh?" she grinned playfully as Zane snapped his legs back down on the floor. Syrus chuckled at his older brother's misfortune as he continued to play with his new Card-Sleeve necklace; holding his main three female magicians in his hands with a smile on his face as he continued having a chat with them.

"Oho? I wonder what poor Eleanor would say if she saw you now, hmm?" Jenny winked as she slipped her hands around his neck, startling the lone Slifer Red into jumping, turning all nearby attention to him. He tried spluttering a dignified response in return but was saved when the final member of their group made his arrival.

The double doors burst open as Jaden slowly walked into the classroom with a serious look on his face. Everyone's attention had immediately switched to him as they noted he had come in dressed in his old lecture outfit and made his way to the front of the stage with a small smile on his face that didn't fully reach his eyes.

"Thank you." he strongly spoke, holding a hand up to simmer down the murmurs down to a respected silence. "Now to answer the unbidden questions on your lips; I am the one who invited you all here and this is off the record as Sheppard doesn't know about it until now, most likely." he explained, earning confused and worried looks from the students. "Nothing bad, I assure you." he placated with his hands.

"This is a three-fold meeting and I would like to explain a few things to you about what's recently been happening during the past few weeks here in Duel Academy;" he began as he jumped down from the stage and leaned against the platform with his left hand in his pocket and his right hand holding up his index finger. "Firstly; Eleanor is doing just fine and she is expected to make a full recovery in a week and half, with plenty of rest. Harrington Rosewood, as of yesterday, has been officially expelled from Duel Academy and is permanently barred to apply for this, or any other, branch." he began explaining, earning a surprising round of applause from the audience.

"That was unexpected but not entirely unwarranted..." he chuckled as he lifted his middle finger to join the first, "Secondly; I want to tell you all this. What happened during the duel was underhanded use of emotional blackmail, physical abuse and sexual harassment. I will warn you all now so there is no mistaking this next part:" he lowered his head before snapping open his amber eyes, earning flinches from the students as his glare came in full effect with Haou's voice leaking a little bit into his own.

"If any student is caught acting and dueling in a manner similar to what happened with Eleanor; then we will show no tolerance and you will be immediately expelled and blacklisted from the dueling industry. Full stop. We will not tolerate this behavior here and I will not have our students fall to such low standards!" he warned in a steely tone of voice, making the message so perfectly clear to the students that they all nodded in unison. Jaden kept his eyes amber before nodding with a smile, allowing them to return back to chocolate brown.

"I'm glad. Now, for my last piece of news; we have found a new lecturer for Dueling Techniques and she has agreed to take on the role after me stepping down-" he began before the doors slammed opened once more, allowing a new figure to walk through them; a curvaceous woman who wore a white corset, with a blue string holding the piece together (and pushing up her, already impressive, bust to the point of popping out) underneath a sleeveless lavender leather jacket and white arm-warmers. Finishing the ensemble was a short skirt that reached down to her mid-thighs and finished with matching lavender boots.

"Let me correct you, twerp! You blackmailed me into taking this position after cashing in all your favours in which I owed you," she stared, earning shocked stares from the students at the brashness of her voice, "Under the stipulation that you would make me breakfast every Saturday morning along with one of your sublime massages," she continued as her long blonde mane came into sight, "All after I emotionally blackmailed you in return by having you thinking you had wild sex with me after getting utterly drunk back on your sixteenth birthday!"

"WHAT!?" Alexis screeched from her seat next to the rest of the group, slamming the desk in front of them as feminine rage entered her eyes and landed on the brunette, who had the decently to shiver and curl into himself. The remaining boys all wisely leaned away from the two raging girls, paying their silent respects to Jaden. Jenny simply patted Alexis in an attempt to calm her down, already having been told what happened.

"Chill out, girlie; I did say I had him thinking he did." the voice bemusedly reassured them as she sauntered in front of the students with her eyes still remained closed and a deactivated duel-disk on her arm.

"Well, did you?" Alexis gingerly spoke up, afraid of what the answer would-

"Well, yeah! Poor boy couldn't remember a second of it and I still have it all on tape... somewhere." she mused.

-be.

The blonde burst out laughing as she saw an aura of death surround the Obelisk student who wanted nothing more than to extract her pounds of flesh from the young man standing beside him (who was now as pale as a ghost from the revelation of the news) but she had to call the fun and games off, despite feeling so incredibly happy in getting her revenge on the brunette now shivering behind her and using her like a shield.

"Settle down, Lex." she ordered in an authoritative voice, stopping her instantly from acting out of hand, "I did say he got drunk when this all happened. I was drunk myself, so it came down to a 'heat of the moment' thing and neither of us should be held responsible for our drunken actions. This, however, does not mean I condone drunken sex but I always believe that 'What happens when your drunk should stay when you're drunk.'" she finished, with Jaden almost kissing her feet from calming the two girls down...

"You're owing me a clothes spree for this." she quickly whispered, making him quickly whimper in response. "And like you should know by now; he's a wild one in the sack and he can keep going on for miles!" she sexily smirked, earning a few nosebleeds from the female students and two deep-red blushes from Alexis and Jenny who knew exactly what she meant by that.

Jaden? He was lying on the floor, pale white and his spirit (along with Haou's, weirdly enough) trying to escape from his mouth from sheer embarrassment and awkwardness. He shuddered after feeling the glares of all the male students aimed at him and simply cursed Murphy for everything.

"E-Excuse me, miss? Who are you?" a student called up, becoming the ire of all the rest of the students who had been entertained by seeing their former professor and resident Professional Duelist seem so... human. She chuckled as she slowly opened up her violet orbs; taking in the delight of the surprised and awed gasps from the students in front of her as she flicked her hair behind her shoulder.

"I'm Mai Valentine, and I am your new lecturer in Dueling Techniques." she grinned playfully, earning a large round of applause. She had to give it to Jaden, he was right when he told her that teaching, in itself, was its own reward...

... and now she could clearly see why.

"Wait!" a recovered female student stood up and pointed at her in Tsundere Pose #35 (one hand on her hip and the other pointing at her) with stuffed tissues up her nose. "Y-You mean to tell us that... that... uh... ugh..." she trailed off as she thought about what she'd say next, causing her tissues to turn crimson once more as she fainted once more from blood-loss, joining several recovered females as they digested that piece of information.

Mai Valentine had sex with Jaden Yuki.

And she pretty much broadcasted it!

Mindblowing.

"Oh good grief!" Mai shook her head in exasperation before turning her attention to the female students, "You've all had the sex talk by now so why the hell are you all pussyfooting around the subject!?" she yelled. "We were drunk! I had an itch and he scratched it for me! Granted it was the best moment of my life..." she trailed off-handedly, earning face-faults for her casual admittance on the subject, "But it happened and nothing will change that. He doesn't remember it... yet... and he had no idea it happened so it doesn't really count." she shrugged before clapping her hands once more.

"Seeing as Jaden is..." she looked down to said person and paused at seeing his pale face, mentally berating herself for going overboard and knew she'd fucked up a little more than she intended to, "... unavailable, right now, I want to conclude this meeting by telling you all that my lessons are starting on Monday morning and we will be having a practical lesson. So don't forget your decks and duel-disks!" she grinned as she dismissed the class, who left in mixed moods; save for Jaden's friends, who she wanted to stay behind.

"Okay. Can someone please tell me what the fuck happened? 'Cause I tuned out after she professed to having sex with Jaden." Chazz asked blankly, earning concerned looks from the weirdly blank look on his face.

"Chazz? Are you alright?" Syrus asked innocently, earning a small look from the ravenette as he shook his head.

"Nah. I know now he's the luckiest man alive." he commented freely as he turned and walked away, causing mass face-faults from everyone (including Mai). They all glanced at one another at the weird vibe Chazz was giving off but dismissed it as a 'Chazz-thing'.

"That aside," Jenny coughed, "What's the real reason you've stopped us from leaving?" she asked, making Chazz pause just before leaving the room. He sighed as he quickly jogged back to his prior position as he knew this would be sensitive information.

"I assume Jaden told you all about the signatures on this island and that they would be after the Sacred Beasts, correct?" she rhetorically asked, knowing he had from their last conversation. "With me now taking his position as a teacher, it's freed up his time to spend with training all..." she trailed off, counting the heads off, "Seven of you, including Eleanor, in dealing with the Shadow Games in preparation for your trials ahead." she lowly spoke, earning small nods from already been told most of this.

"I now understood why he felt so conflicted with himself..." Bastion murmured a little loudly that others had heard him.

"Huh? What was wrong with Jay, Bastion?" Jenny asked him, feeling a weird sensation settle in her stomach. Bastion simply sighed as he leaned on his leg and folded his arms.

"He's been feeling conflicted with himself in terms of his interaction with everyone." he slowly started, taking the silence as his cue to continue. "He's been so busy with work that he hadn't have chance to sit down and arrange a proper regime for us, nor has he had much time with us or his duel spirits. He's now happy that he's got more freedom... more time to connect with us all." he softly spoke, asking for his forgiveness in telling them when asked not to.

The silence that followed was unsettling and everyone turned to the unconscious Jaden as his face had regained colour but now held a frown on his face as he rested, as if hearing this conversation. Before it could continue further, a card appeared on Jaden's chest and glowed briefly; sending a small pulse of light out from it.

"He wouldn't want you to worry about him right now, nor does he seek pity." a new female voice spoke up as she appeared in front of them all.

"Yubel?" Jenny asked, not quite believing that Jaden's closest duel spirit could manifest herself like that. Yubel simply nodded as she turned to face Mai and smiled a sickeningly sweet smile.

"Oh? I thought I could smell trash here. It's just you." she harshly commented with a smirk, earning a growl from the older blonde.

"Hah! Cheap words coming from a spirit with a maid and bondage fetish for her King." Mai shot back, just as venomously as lighting sparked between the two of them.

"Haha! At least I didn't stoop so low to have to rely on intoxication to debase myself." she smirked once more, leaning closer and whispering harshly towards Mai as she haughtily laughed.

"Least I was brave enough to do it. If I remember, you're still waiting." she smirked in response, taking a secret delight in the snarl that now frowned Yubel's face as her third eye opened, revealing her red eye that was flowing with power that was ready to be used. Everyone else sweat-dropped at the sight before the two were brought out of their staring contest by a sharp piercing whistle. They turned and were surprised that Zane was the one who whistled.

"Enough of this! Yubel? What did you need?" he asked, cutting straight to the heart of the matter. Yubel sighed as she floated herself in midair, using her wings to keep her afloat. Mai was briefly reminded of a younger and more colder Seto Kaiba by his words and posture, sending a small shiver down her spine.

"I have a message to pass on. Not from Jaden, but from Haou." she started, earning a startled look that turned to seriousness. "Like myself, the others have been keeping tabs on the rest of the island and it is as we feared; they have began to make a move." she explained, earning a solemn silence.

"Do you have any more information on that?" Chazz asked up next, fidgeting with his duel-disk for the time being to calm his nervousness.

"I have two pieces of information but... I do not know how such information would fare if revealed." she admitted cautiously, making the group narrow their eyes slightly in response. "The deck he uses is what Jenny used to use before she incorporated the use of her Blue-Eyes' but... the signature is vaguely similar to that of you... Alexis." she finished, earning a startled gasp from said woman as she held her hands over her mouth.

"Then..." she trailed off, shaking, "Then... the theory is true..." she paused as she tried getting her voice under control once more. "If this is the case, then we need a deck that will be able to stand against a dragon-based deck." she commented seriously, shocking everyone how determined her eyes had become.

"If I remember," Zane trailed off, crossing his arms and closing his eyes in thought, "There was one card in which Jaden gave you, just after your duel with him, that would be crucial to building this deck. And if your deck remains the same as what you use within the Circuit, Mai," Zane trailed off, looking towards the older blonde with a calculating glint in his eyes...

Alexis, meanwhile, pulled out the card sleeve she kept on her at all times and scanned her deck for the card that Zane may have been on about. She found it easily; being the only Equip-Spell card she had been given. She quickly noted the name of it and read it out loud for others to hear.

"Sword of Dragon's Soul?" she spoke up, earning a strangled squeak from Jenny as she went rigid. "What's wrong, Jen?"

"I hate that card with a vengeance." she spoke lowly before shaking her head clear. "It's an Equip-Spell that can only be used on Warrior-type monsters. It increases the monster's attack by seven hundred and has an overpowered effect when facing against Dragon-type monsters." she explained.

"Why do I not like the sound of this?" Chazz spoke up, earning an understanding and sympathetic nod from her fellow dragon-user.

"Because if a monster equipped with it goes to battle with a dragon, then regardless of attack points; the dragon is automatically destroyed come the end of the battle phase." she finished, earning a shiver from Chazz as he mumbled alongside Jenny about overpowered cards, huddling close to one another as they consoled one another.

"Good grief!" Mai spoke in exasperation once more. "It is possible that we can make a strategy around that card but-" she started before jumping at the feel of a hand on her shoulder... which lead to a pair of pissed off amber orbs. "H-H-Hey Jaden-sweetie! A-Are you feeling okay? I was just messing with ya! Ahahahaaa..." she nervously chuckled as his grip tightened on her shoulder as a macabre smile appeared on his face, causing everyone to back away from this side of Jaden.

"Oh Mai~!" he sang, sending everyone over in the corner as far away from Jaden as they could get, Zane included in the huddle as he mentally freaked out. "Why would I be mad at you~?" he evilly chuckled before evolving into an insane laugh as Mai whimpered in response.

~ETK~

Chumley sighed to himself as he grabbed another cheeseburger from the counter and made his way down to an empty table with his drawing equipment. It had been a while since he had talked with Jaden but he understood why and didn't blame him for it. Nevertheless, he had to thank him for introducing him to Pegasus a few weeks back.

He was sure Jaden was being overzealous in his compliments in regards to his drawings but he was stunned to silence when Pegasus said the exact same thing! With a small discussion with the head of Industrial Illusions about a contract with him as his personal Chief Card Designer, working under Pegasus himself! He was brought out of his musings when an ear-piercing shriek rang out from the island before settling down back into an unsettled silence.

~ETK~

"Now do you promise not to go overboard again?"

"H-Hai!"

"And you promise to not make me use this method of teaching again on you?"

*whimpers* H-Hai..."

"And you'll be considerate enough to find that video for me, hm~?"

"..."

*Crack!*

"Eeeek! Yes! Yesyesyes! I'll do it! Just no more~!"

Jenny, Alexis, Syrus, Zane, Bastion and Chazz were all stunned into silence once more as they saw Jaden grin sadistically as he stood over a kneeling Mai, who was softly rubbing her rear after Jaden had pulled a whip of all things! from nowhere and began snapping it on her plump ass. It was a weird reversal of events but they all knew now that Jaden could take banter and give like he got...

... but go too far and you'll rue the day you made the decision.

This would forever be dubbed as the 'Fustercluck' moment because it was too damn confusing for it to be a regular 'Clusterfuck' moment in which the name derived from. Well, that and Syrus made a Freudian Slip of the tongue and called it a 'Fustercluck' instead. Yubel simply grinned with a smile that said 'the cat got the canary' as she grabbed a camera and recorded the entire event, including the beatdown.

Happy with her responses, the whip disappeared from sight as he calmed down from his 'OOC-Moment' and regained himself with a small sigh and put back on a soft smile that had less stress than it did when he walked in the room.

"Out Of Character!?" Jenny fumed upwards to the sky, shouting at no-one in particular. "That was so damn 'Out Of Character' that you may have just as well given him a secret fetish for..." she trailed off as she read a note that appeared in her hand.

Funny you should mention it. Enjoy! ;)
Kitsune~

"Me... and my big fucking mouth." Jenny cursed as she tore the note up and threw the remains into the air, not caring for the protests that were sent her way. Deciding to get the plot back on a tangent-

Excuse me?

-she coughed into her hand and brought the attention back on her. "So the ideal situation then would be-" she started as Jaden nodded, confirming her unsaid statement.

"We need to make a deck specifically built to stop a dragon-user in their tracks." Jaden finished with a small smile on his lips. "That's just as well as I've been asked by a student who just so happens to have a good solid base for an anti-dragon deck and I'll ask him for a list of the card in exchange for some rare cards. We can work from there." he smiled happily now, his previous traces of sadism removed.

"No shit, Sherlock." Jenny remarked once more, earning a shocked look from Jaden at her response.

"Uh, Jen? You alright?" Jaden asked, stunned that she would give him such a sarcastic response. Everyone else was stunned but none more so than Alexis as she hadn't seen this side of her since her and his 'Fairy Tale' duel, months ago.

You quite finished now?

"Bite me, Kitsune." Jenny smirked playfully before she stopped for a moment, interrupting Jaden from asking her if she was alright. Her eyes widened to shocking proportions as she fell to her knees and let out a lusty moan, right before clamping her hands over her mouth in response. Jaden blushed as he knew that moan from their nights together and knew he needed a cold shower after this.

I write what happens. I could even make it so you and Jaden get 'fresh' with everyone-

"Okay!" she quickly relented, not wanting to expose herself to anyone other than Alexis, Mai and Jaden. 'Wait, Mai?' "I'll be a good girl." she sighed as she lowered her head in defeat.

-Wags tails happily-

"And fifteen chapters in, does he finally make another fourth-wall breaking comment. A little late, don't you think?" Bastion quipped playfully.

-shuffles feet and plays with tails-

I'm sorry.

"It's quite alright. It's nice to see the author coming back after so long to write another chapter for everyone, so we all forgive you." Bastion smiled. He was surprised when a pack of sweets appeared in his hands, even more curious when a chibi fox was on the wrapper of the bag but assumed that it was the author-

Which is correct!

-had given it to him as an apology and quickly took one and ate it. His eyes widened as he had pulled out a sour cherry, one of his favorites. "Thank you! What a pleasant surprise!"

-Wiggle-

"We done breaking the fourth-wall now?" Chazz spoke up, surprisingly calm about the whole thing but still having a blank look on his face.

"Okay, why the hell is your face blank!" Alexis pointed at him in Tsundere Pose #35. "It's now creeping me out!"

"Because he's always had a crush on Mai when he was younger. So this is his little piece of childhood dreams getting crushed now that he heard that she had sex with Jaden, even if it was under the influence of alcohol." Zane smirked, earning a girly 'eek' from the ravenette. Mai simply burst out laughing at the revelation and Syrus?

He was clueless.

"Okay! Decks! Tomorrow! Mine and Jen's Room! Anti-Dragon Deck! Two! Go!" Jaden yelled as he started pushing everyone out of the hall and outside where fresh air was never as needed as it was right now.

... ehehehe! -Wiggle!-

~ETK~

Drip.

Drip.

Drip.

That was the lone sound that echoed through the hollow caverns. The only sources of light were that of the widespread candles that kept the hollow aflame with light. Even so, it would not reach the full extent of the cave. Nor would it illuminate the silhouettes of the people that chose to reside within the area, keeping away from the flames like creatures of the night. As the droplets of water continued to echo their descent throughout the cave, one of the silhouettes grew more agitated.

"Oh c'mon! What're are we all waiting for exactly? It's not like we're going anywhere!" one of the figures spoke up, their slightly British accent spoke up with a hint of condescending tonality in his voice. He smirked before a hand clipped the back of his head with enough force to send him forward.

"You need to calm down. Whining about it won't make it go any faster, idiot." another voice commented, slightly more mature and with a hint of rebellion in within it. The first figure was about to retort before a figure slowly sauntered up towards the two of them.

"Now now, children. We are supposed to be working together here, no?" a sinfully silky voice spoke up, noting a mixture of an Italian and Transylvanian accent to her voice as she smiled lustfully at the two; getting them both to shut up from the underlying steely threat to that statement. Their continuation was halted when another figure arrived in front of them, not able to discern the figure from the disarray of shadows that covered their frame.

"It seems that we have been discovered and have very little time in which to act." the distorted baritone voice spoke up, earning the attention of all the other shadows within as they all appeared in front of the new figure. "There will be a... complication as a new arrival will throw a wrench in our plans."

"Ahh! It's not like we'll have anything to worry about! They can send whoever they want! We'll still beat them no sweat!" the first figure grinned before being silenced by a large blast of KI.

"You insolent fool! Mai Valentine has been officially named as the new Professor of Dueling Techniques! With her reputation in the Professional Circuit, then we will need to be extra cautious of our movements now that Jaden is no longer tied down to a teacher's role." the leader spoke up once more, earning silence in response from the statement. "We will need to make our first move in three days' time. Who will go and deal with our biggest threat first?" they asked.

"Heh! I'll go!" the first voice spoke up, his features now coming into light as he stepped within the candle's rays of light. The long brown mane of hair fell down his shoulders, a visor glinting ominously in the dim light as the long coat hid his frame from view. The leader paused for a few moments before nodding in acceptance. He quickly looked around and found the unflinching stares of each of the members looking back at him with determination in their eyes... yet he couldn't feel like there was something... off.

"See to it you do not lose. Failure will not be tolerated."

~ETK~

He sighed once more as another torrential downpour had hit Academy Island, covering the entire area in pelting rain. He glanced up to the dark clouds overhead and frowned when bursts of lightning flashed into view in the distance. He noted, idly, that there was a hand-glider sailing through the air despite the horrible weather that had befallen them and the dark and unsettling feeling in his stomach told him just what he needed to know about the current situation.

"It's time."

~ETK~

A lone figure dashed through the trees of the forest, doing his best to escape his pursuer that had been trailing them ever since he had left the cave. They grunted slightly as a pair of red eyes continued to stare at him from several places in front and from behind him, putting him into a tough situation. He had abilities of his own, not touching the power he had been tainted with since dealing with the Shadow Realm, yet he wanted to avoid using them in the event of the others finding out about this ability of his and placing him under more suspicion than he is.

Closing his eyes, he knew he could not escape under conventional means and decided to take drastic measures. He reached into his jacket and pulled out a small speaker before pressing a button on it and turning up the volume full blast. Immediately, soon as the music began to play on the radio device, several shrieks could be heard from the surrounding areas as several jet-black bats fell out of the trees; leaving the figure to pull out a small smoke bomb and use the distraction to escape.

Quickly having lost his pursuer for long enough, he reached a small grove underneath a large tree and slipped stealthily inside and out of the rain. Running his fingers through his hair, he brushed out a good bit of water from his hair but quickly pushed onward in the hopes to get this one warning out. He quickly pulled a candle from inside his jacket and lit it; revealing a tall figure that had matted blue hair and a tanned face, complete with a set of brown eyes. He could hear the bats making their way now that the music had been turned off and he cursed quietly as he wrote down a note on a scrap piece of parchment.

"Ara? What do you plan to do, hmm~?" a soft voice whispered in his ear before a sharp set of teeth bit down on it, drawing a small drop of blood which she had quickly digested. She gave off a small moan as she caressed his ear with her long tongue and softly suckling on his lobe.

"Dammit. I knew I wouldn't have escaped from you." the male sighed as his shoulders slumped. She simply giggled before pulling away from his ear and slowly nibbling on his neck, savouring the taste of his skin. "Are you here to rat me out to the leader?" he asked.

"Come along, dearest, why would I do that?" she asked rhetorically. "You're too much fun to turn in! And your blood is the richest and most succulent I have tasted in decades!" she softly whispered as she took to gently placing one of his fingers into her mouth. He watched in amazement on how she worked her tongue around his finger, coating it lovingly in a healthy dose of her saliva, before a sharp prick told him she had bitten down and began letting his blood coat her mouth.

"Then..." he trailed off, feeling a strain against his lower regions, "Then will you help me get this message out?" he gasped between ragged breaths as his arousal continued to grow more by the passing second. "Please?"

"I suppose..." she smiled at him. It wasn't a playful smile, nor was it a sadistic smile. It was a genuine smile that made his heart beat pick up as she closed the gap between the two of them and slowly began taking his wet clothes off, not minding her crimson silk dress getting stained. "What will you offer me in return, Kamina~?" she whispered once more into his ear as she slowly reached around her shoulders and slid out of her dress with practiced ease, revealing her full body to his thirsty eyes. She smiled playfully as her hand slowly reached into his jeans, finding the thing she was looking for and softly chuckled.

"I-If you help... ah... me with this-" Kamina began before he was cut off by her ruby lips clamping down on his own. The two deepened the kiss with one another as the moans from them both grew in frequency and volume. She had taken to rubbing her naked body against him, feeling the hardening of her pink nipples as it rubbed wonderfully against his toned chest. She pulled away for a brief moment to savour the misty look in his eyes.

"Do not worry, il mio amore~ I shall help you. Please... please let me-" she started before she was interrupted by a pair of lips and pinned forcefully to the wall behind her. She inwardly smiled as she knew she would be unreachable for the next few days...

... not that she was complaining.

~ETK~

"Are you sure this is a good idea, Jaden?" Ayumi spoke up as she had taken to wearing a long coat that reached down to her feet, all white and covered in a sheet that allowed the rain to fall down and not soak the fabric underneath. She was currently sitting down by the lighthouse with Jaden, who had taken to wearing a simple black trench coat, with Jaden pulling out a thick towel for the two to sit on. It wasn't really needed as Jaden sat on the towel while Ayumi had positioned herself on his lap and snuggled close in his arms. She held the umbrella over the two of them as they waited for who they were waiting for.

"I trust him. I can't say who he is but I trust him enough with my life." he commented, running his fingers through her long blonde hair and tilting her head for him to stare deep into her blue eyes with a soft smile on both their faces. She grabbed his hand and pulled themselves closer for her to kiss his soft lips with a tender caress (but not like it didn't have the flowing emotion of love within it) as they simply tuned out the world in favour of one another. The two pulled apart and simply smiled in contentment.

"I'm sorry I haven't paid you much attention, recently." he apologized, earning a rub on his chest in response from the duel spirit in his lap. He knew she meant that she didn't want, nor need an apology and simply wanted to enjoy her time with him; brief as it may be, tonight. The two of them heard a small puff break the sound of the falling rain and crashing waves, turning to the new figure that had come to them. The figure was that similar to an animal, dark grey fur with the odd rings of black fur running down his long, bushy tail. The grey trousers that settled neatly into his black boots slowly made their way into his line of sight, allowing Jaden to see the ever familiar blue jacket of his brother's iconic duel spirit.

"It's been too long, Jaden my boy. How the devil have you been keeping?" the new figure smiled as he leaned against the lighthouse they leaned against, allowing his cane to glint underneath the circling light whose duty was to safely guide the ships to shore within this storm.

"Indeed it has, Sylvester. Indeed it has." he smiled as he shook hands with the raccoon duel spirit. "May I introduce a recent addition to my Heroes; Ayumi, my Elemental Hero Supernova. Ayumi? May I introduce you to Sylvester James Cooper. He is better known by his alias that has made him the most successful Master Thief of our time; Sly Cooper." he smiled as said raccoon flourished a bow.

"And may I say what an honour it is for a lowly raccoon as I to lay my gaze upon such a beautiful woman that would make even angels fall from envy." he charmingly complimented with a kiss to her hand, earning a giggle from the blonde.

"And I find myself in the presence of a charming and dashing young man who has so much silver on his tongue that makes me wonder how much that tongue would be worth if sold." she replied in a similar manner. He let loose a hearty chuckle from her playfulness and let loose a large grin on his face.

"What a woman!" he complimented once more before taking his traditional blue hat off and pulling the note from within it. "Here's what I've been asked to give. It will likely be the last time before this all starts and the next time we will meet... will be as enemies, my boy." he frowned, not liking the circumstances.

"I understand, Sly. Remember, though, that he is putting a lot on the line doing this for me and I am truly grateful. Pass to him my regards and that there will be no hard feelings when the time comes. Say hello to Miss Fox when you see her. It's been too long since we've talked last and a chat is long overdue." Jaden ordered, earning a chuckle and a salute before he vanished into the night once more. Jaden nodded to Ayumi, who was impressed by the young man's skills as the two started making their way back to their dorm.

"What's the note for, Jaden?" Ayumi asked, curious as to what could be so much trouble that would mean bad news if the young raccoon was caught delivering this message. Jaden simply pecked her on the lips to stop the trail of conversation before he leaned into her ear, sending shivers down her spine from his breath.

"I'll tell you when we get back. Not now, for we do not know who's listening in." he warned, earning a nod as the two quickly vanished in a burst of darkness and leaving no trace that the two of them were ever there...

~Chapter End!~

And there we go! No dueling this chapter as it would be better to move the plot along a little more as we finally move into the start of the 'Seven Stars' Arc (probably dubbed 'Eight Stars', in this case) and moving the story into a more serious tone.

To answer any questions that has been made known in the reviews since I've been away; namely the point of Alexis' lemon scene. It IS possible for a woman to produce milk when she is not pregnant; namely to a hormone in women called prolactin, which is released in the pituitary gland within a woman's brain. This is what causes a woman to produce milk for their babies when pregnant but there are cases of it happening outside of pregnancy if the hormone is producing more than needed.

And as a side note; there will be ONE FINAL OC added to the story but she will not be a love interest for Jaden. I got pitched the idea earlier on today and I can easily see it working within the story and it will be a good challenge to write the deck in which they have given me to work with.

Yes! Kamina is one of the Shadow Riders but is he loyal to the cause? Who knows? And yes, his decks will be based off a few popular anime and I will enjoy featuring them and writing them out when it comes to whenever he duels; I have four separate themes in mind and I promise you they'll be good!

Not sure when sixteen will be released but I will need to start preparing for the upcoming duels and I will need to sit down and simulate the duels for the next few matches ready to write for you lovely readers!

As always, F/F and R/R and keep sending in some Original Card ideas for me to use!

For now, Kitsune out! :3