Good day to you all. Hope you've all been well. If so, I'm glad to here that, if not I'm sorry that things aren't going your way (don't give in, FIGHT). It took some time before I actually figured out how I wanted to continue.
To those who reviewed, I thank you (bows).
I'd also like to apologize for such a ridiculously late update. My father retired from the Air Force, so we got booted out our house. Total BS, neh? We only just got internet recently and with school and what-not, you know.
K,k now to the story, I mean that's why you're here, right?
Disclaimer: Own only story and OC do I, so no sue do you.
Alexis was walking around Duel Academy, trying to become, again, familiar with the twists and turns of the hallways throughout the large school. Only by chance did she spot Jaden after the dorm arrangement and rules lectures. He was strolling down the dirt path to the run down Slifer Red dorm. Though, something was out of place, or to be more specific someone. There was a girl, a Ra Yellow, hanging onto his arm. Her green hair was braided in the back and fell to waist length. Her brownish complexion suited, perfectly, the forest to the right of the two duelists. Alexis flared red with fury and jealousy. Never before had she seen the girl in her years at Duel Academy.
Alexis, deciding to follow them, traversed the route to the Slifer Dorm and stopped before the large edifice. The stairs to her left were the only access to the second floor, on which resided Jaden's room. She made her way up the stairs telling her to keep calm, that there must be a logical explanation for the two being so close. That, of course, led to very disturbing and infuriating thoughts. Voices could be heard from Jaden's open dorm room. She thought she heard something about a promise, but quickly dismissed it as she stepped into the room. All tranquility Alexis had acquired through her walk was soon obliterated.
The young girl, or threat as Alexis dubbed her, was lying with her hands behind her head on the spare bed that Jaden had acquired when Blaire first entered the academy. Jaden was sitting on the corner of the bed looking quite content with the arrangement. He had his trademark goofy grin on his face and was talking comfortably with the lass. When he heard Alexis walk in he looked up and smiled warmly at her.
"Sup, Lex? Have a good break?" questioned him. The smile caused Alexis to blush outwardly, something she hid by turning away. Lilian saw Alexis's emotions surface and began to giggle uncontrollably. Jaden glanced questionably towards Lilian while Alexis glared daggers at her.
"Ok, Jaden, talk. Who is this girl," demanded the tall, blonde Obelisk Blue in a voice of extreme disapproval after she had finally managed to abate her vigorous heartbeat. The girl had already taken to Alexis' bad side by being so clingy to Jaden. The sitting arrangements and closeness of the two did not help to quell the tempest brewing in Alexis' heart.
'Yes, Jaden, who is this girl who keeps leaping on you every chance she gets? She should learn her place,' came a voice from his head. It had venom that would cause a lesser person to draw back in fear. Yubel was not at all pleased with someone else touching her (I'm just guessing on Yubel's sex) Jaden.
"Eh? You mean her?" questioned Jaden while pointing to the girl with the braid and stunning, orange eyes. "This is Lilian Hana. She's an old friend", replied Jaden to the enraged duelist and spirit. He couldn't really say more with two women glaring at him with a frightening killing intent. If they knew about his promise, there would be bloody murder. Something he had had enough of back in the monster realm. Though he knew Yubel wasn't much of a threat in her current form, he did not know how much damage Alexis could cause. (Remember guys, girls can be really scary. It's bred into them since birth. Don't piss them off. You've been warned.o)
Without missing a beat, Lilian added with a smirk," Don't be so secretive, Jay. Surely you can tell your friends about us." She raised her head, pulled Jaden on top of her, and kissed him lovingly on the lips. Lillian grasped him tightly by his shoulders, incase he decided to pull away. He blushed deeply through a startled expression, but made no motion to end the kiss. She released him a few moments later; the need for oxygen being too great. Jaden slowly backed off and returned to his original position.
If Yubel were still a physical manifestation, instead of spirit, Jaden would have worried for Lilian's life. He had never seen Yubel so, well, pissed. Yubel had broken free from Jaden, into her spirit form, and had thrown herself violently towards the young girl. All the while, Alexis was just staring at Jaden with a look of disbelief, rage, and hurt all rolled into one.
Yubel, of course, flew right through Lilian. She cursed the young girl while trying again and again to cut through her. She had little success. After each swipe of Yubel's hand, Lilian merely shivered. It seemed that even though Yubel was a spirit, Jaden was the only one able to see her. Maybe it had something to do with the whole fusing souls thing.
Alexis was visibly shaking. Her entire body gave off a dark aura. Her blonde hair hid any distinguishing features of her face. Jaden was justly concerned about this. Lilian had done something that he wished she hadn't and right in front of Alexis.
"Lexy…" he began, rising from the bed and walking to her, but before he could continue, she turned and ran all out for the door. She was gone before he could even begin to explain. Jaden thought he glimpsed something glisten on Alexis' cheek before falling to the floor. "Wait, Alexis!" he cried and ran after her. He made it outside and scouted for the blonde beauty. She could be seen a good distance away, running full force for the Blue dorm.
Lilian followed more slowly and wrapped her arms around Jaden's waist from behind. "Now that she is out of the way, we can go back to making up the time we've spent apart," stated her with a small smirk. She cuddled closer to him so that her breasts pressed into his back. "What do you want to do first?" she purred seductively.
"Lilian, that's enough!" exclaimed Jaden in a rare expression of anger. He gently but firmly removed the surprised girl's arms from around him. What he had seen in Alexis' face would haunt him forever. Alexis had looked so hurt by the contact that he and Lilian shared. Though he couldn't say he didn't enjoy the kiss, he could, truthfully, say that it didn't mean anything special to him. Lilian and he had kissed on multiple occasions, but never in a way lovers would. What really crushed his heart was what he hoped he had actually imagined. Just before Alexis had fled, Jaden thought he saw a solitary tear fall from her cheek.
Despair. That was the only word that could sum up the blonde's feelings at this time. Such a numbing emotion it is. It feels as if the whole world has turned cold and life itself has lost any significance whatsoever. Darkness claims one's heart in a never ending cycle of self pity and denial. How can it be that one's heart can be shredded so thoroughly without the use of any physical contact?
Tears cascade from Alexis' eyes. The fire those orb once held was quickly extinguished by the waterfall of heartbreak. After she ran to the safety of the Obelisk dorm she had quickly shut herself in her room and locked the door. Mindy and Jasmine, her good friends, tried time and again to gain access to the grieving Queen of Obelisk Blue's room to figure out what was wrong and how to comfort their wounded friend. But, alas, Alexis had no need for friends, not now. The only person who could dispel this dark emotion was a healer, more specifically a healer of her heart. The only person who could heal her heart was Jaden.
Yay, dark, kinda sappy cliff hanger!
R&R plz, or no cookie for you. I lika da cookie.
I read something that got me thinking. Uh, oh, neh? While reading Mahou Sensei Negima, a personal favorite manga of mine, I came across something that Evangeline said. I'm sorry to say that I don't know who she quotes, or if the creator of the manga made it up. She said," All happy people are the same, but all unhappy people are unhappy in their own way". Basically she said that it meant that all happy people were boring. That only despair can truly move the human heart. That's some deep stuff. Well, anyway, that's where I got the idea for this chapter.
Ah, and ladies (of all ages), if even one of you says otherwise about the comment I made, you're lying out your arse (wink). I don't mean to be rude if any of you take it offensively (bows). Kiss, kiss. Much love.