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7 Years ago...
Ruby Rose was a lonely girl, her parents were always away. Her father was at his sister's dojo helping teach classes and her mother was working at Kaiba Corporation. Her older brother Ryoken asked his friend Jaden with his mother's permission if he could watch over her while he was at school to which she agreed as she also thinks that Ruby needs to make new friends. Summer was currently taking her daughter Ruby to both her childhood friend and fellow student of the former Queen of Games Kikyo house who she works with from time to time. Summer was a former student of Kikyo, but she had to move because of her father's job. she was able to enter her former teacher's tournament, then she and her family moved back just in time for Battle City before.
"Mika, I really don't want to interact with other people." Ruby complained to her partner Duel Spirit.
At this point Mikazukinoyaiba appeared, he was a humanoid-shaped dragon with navy blue and black metallic armor with golden spherical pauldrons and matching gauntlets with a crescent-shaped dual-handed blade in his hands.
"My dear, I know you don't like interacting with other people and it's hard for you to make friends but he's a friend of your brother at least tried your best My Mistress." Mika said. Mikazukinoyaiba was originally a card and Duel Spirit belonging to Summer Rose her mother, until she gave him to her daughter. Because his name is always so long both mother and daughter called him Mika for short.
"I don't know? The only one I've seen is Kisara, and me and her do get along sometimes." Ruby replied sadly.
"Trust me you will." Mika replied with a reassuring smile.
At that moment they arrived at the card shop Ruby knew it was the home to King of Games and the current Queen of Games and the Former Queen of Games and she could see that the shop was a little bigger than the what she saw it in picture it the shop was still on the bottom but she could see that they add 2 stories to it and they have several upstairs bedrooms and other living quarters as well as about 2 stories wider than before.
"Don't worry Ruby, Tea and everyone else is really nice, and did I ever tell you that me and her dueled in Kikyo's tournament and Battle City right?" Summer smiled.
"Yes I've read about battle city and Kikyo's tournament, but i'm not sure if I can make friends?" Ruby shyly said.
"You won't know unless you try honey." Summer replied getting out of the car, Ruby did the same however she was more nervous she stopped as her mom knocked out the door.
Out came a woman about the same age as her mom, with strange spiky brown hair and blue eyes, the sight of the woman's hair made Ruby raise an eyebrow. 'Either a new hairstyle or a bad case of bedhead?'
"Tea, it's good to see you. And I see you have the same style as your daughter now, I have to say it's been a long time since I've seen it, you and her look so much alike now." Summer smiled as she hugged her friend."
Tea hugged her back and was also happy to see her friend. "I haven't seen you since the Queen of Games Tournament that Kikyo hosted and Battle City, and thanks I'm just trying it out." Tea said while hugging Summer.
"I know, It's great to see you again." Summer said happy to see Tea after so long. Summer then turned to her daughter who was nervous "Ruby come say hi to an old friend of mine." Summer asked her daughter who just continued to hide behind her mother causing her to arched an eyebrow while turning back to Tea.
"Tea, this is my daughter Ruby." Summer introduced her old friend to her daughter.
"It's nice to meet you, my name is Tea, but i'm sure you already know that." Tea smiled but Ruby shrunk behind Summer confusing Tea making her wonder if she did something wrong.
"It's ok Tea, she's a little shy around people. But I know spending time here would help her open up the only one outside the family she talks to is Kisara." Summer answered.
"It's ok, I'm sure after spending time with Jaden and Mana. she'll be fine especially Mana, she is a magnet for making new friends." Tea smiled reassuring Summer. "I'll call the kids while I make tea for us." she said before leaving them.
"I'm not sure about this mom?" Ruby said Tea was nice but she wasn't sure how to act around her or her kids.
"It's ok, honey. She is a good person and Mana and Jaden are very nice kids, I want you to try to make new friends ok?" Summer smiled patting her head.
At that point both Jaden and Mana came into the room with Jaden saying his hello to Summer while Mana just lied down tired. At that point Jaden noticed Ruby and decided to sit next to her which made her nervous and asked what she was doing.
"So what do you do?" Jaden asked Ruby
"Umm…." Ruby couldn't think of anything.
"You ok?" Jaden asked confused by her reaction.
"Y-Yeah… and I'm really smart and I like computers and books." She sighed surprised she hadn't fainted yet. "S-S-So what's wrong with her?" she asked pointing to Mana who looked tied, she did look like Tea with that spiky hair.
"She had a nightmare that kept her up last night." Jaden said.
"Sounds like a lie…" Ruby replied after reading a Psychology book she could tell when people lied.
"It's family business, sorry." Jaden added.
"It's ok Jaden… My duel spirit has been acting a little bad lately." Mana said making Ruby wonder what could be wrong to make a duel spirit act like that.
"Mistress there's a dark presence here." Mika said.
Hearing this Jaden just sighed to himself making both Ruby and Mika look at him.
"It's probably Death Rex and Genospino." Jaden replied his answer shocking Mikazukinoyaiba which confused Ruby.
"Who are Death Rex and Genospino?" Ruby asked not knowing the dangers they possess.
At that point Ruby's mother Summer appeared with Kikyo to explain.
"They are two of the most dangerous monsters in the game, used by Xeno Jameser the Seeker of Darkness used to have them." Kikyo explained. "But they feed of darkness, and Xeno never let them feed off of his darkness. Their duel spirits always existed before their cards were created. Xeno captured them when they appeared in Egypt."
"So are they really that Dangerous and why would he leave them here?" Ruby asked.
"Because, he thought Jaden has the capability to control them." Mana said.
"Yeah and me and him have been helping him with that control." Kikyo added.
"Is that why my mom is here too?" She asked Ruby thought there was more to why her mom had come here besides helping her make new friends.
"No, your brother Ryoken really wanted you to make new friends." Summer said to her daughter Ruby while looking at her straight in the eye while holding her shoulders.
At this point Kikyo looked at her wrist and realized that they both have to go to work now.
"Summer dear, it's time to go to work now." Kikyo told Summer before telling her Grandchildren she'll miss them and hopes they behave while she's gone.
"Ruby, it's time for me to go to work now, please listen to Tea while I'm gone please and try to make some new friends please." Summer asked Ruby before she went to work. Summer looked at Ruby and hugged her tight and gave her a kiss on the cheek before leaving with Kikyo.
"So where does your mother work?" Jaden asked Ruby
"At Kaiba Corp." Ruby answered shocking Jaden and Mana.
"That's a coincidence, our friend is the heir to Kaiba Corp Kisara Kaiba." Jaden said, this shocked Ruby.
"Kisara's your friend? I met her a few times and even talked to her, but I had a hard time talking to her. She even gave me a book about overcoming shyness." Ruby replied.
"That's nice of her, so does it work?" Jaden asked.
"Not for me… I've read through it so many times, and still I can't talk to people without fainting or stuttering." She replied ashamed.
"Hey, it's ok Kisara and her dad, Mostly look at books and computers for information. But you have to make a change to not be shy anymore, take your time, and you'll get there and I'll help you along the way." Jaden smiled, making Ruby stare at him, she never had anyone promise to help her with her timidness, except for her family.
So Jaden helped Ruby try to overcome her shyness and social anxiety and little by little he was succeeding slowly but surely. Ruby started to come out of her shell and felt safe with Jaden and through him was able to become close to his sister Mana as well. Soon Ruby realized that she was slowly starting to fall in love with Jaden. When her mother Summer realized this, she was always trying to get them together now much to her embarrassment.
Years later after the exams after Jaden and the others left….
Ruby was in her room feeling sad Jaden and the others were going to the academy today. while she stayed behind. She could have entered the exams this year, but because of her shyness even though Jaden had helped her a lot, it just wasn't enough to help her join him and the others.
"I'm pathetic… stupied timidness, I wish I was confident like Mana or the other girls." Ruby just sighed she had the skills and knowledge, but the confidence was not good just them her phone rang. "Hello…"
"Hey Ruby, it's Jaden."
"Hey, Jaden how's the academy?" Ruby asked.
"Pretty nice the dorm is nice." Jaden replied.
"So who are you bunked with?" She asked out of curiosity.
"Just Mana, and Maya." he casually replied.
"That's nice to know." She replied wondering why the school would allow that, but she knew Jaden would never take advantage of that situation.
"You know I wish you were here." Jaden sadly replied.
"Me too… but I have to go, good night." Ruby said as Jaden said the same thing before hanging up.
As she hung up she thought to herself. 'Just you wait for Jaden next year I'll be able to enter Duel Academy and I promise to be more brave.'
With that declaration, Ruby promised herself to be brave and to always be at Jaden's and his sister Mana's side, unaware of the hardships and the dark trials she will faced when she arrive.
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