Hello once again everyone! Well, this week has been somewhat dull for the most part, although I have had fun playing on Warcraft 3. There is a custom game on there called Shinobi War, which if no one has any clue, deals with Naruto. It's lots of fun, and I almost always get into a game of it once or twice a day. Always so much fun, lol.
Last time, Seto explained why he wished for our favorite heroes to go to Duel Academy, plus the truth about what really happened with the disappearances on the island. Also, the truth about the Abandoned Dorm was released, that it once was the Anubis Dorm. Now the question is, what will happen when the pair arrive?
Alright, it's time once again to get to the reviews! (/Cranks up 'Gai's theme' from Naruto.\) Ah! Horrible visions of Gai in that freaking green jumpsuit!
Isis the Sphinx: Yeah, don't worry about the chapter thing. I'm unsure why that happened myself. It's odd. Yes, they're friends. Ten years of dueling one another would have to get you somewhere, lol. (/Points at flying pig. Also points at Spider Pig (Simpson's movie commercials, lol).\) Thanks for the comments.
Very Swampeh: No prob. Yeah, Isis said the same thing about 4-7 not loading. Could have just been a glitch I suppose. Yep, Seto has changed a good bit. Things will get interesting I'm sure with the GX people running around. Yes, curse paperwork and all it's evil!!!
x-knight20: Thank you. Lol, yes, the paperwork of DOOM!!!
Ultimate Legendary Master: Thanks. Yes, things are finally coming together. True, he's not officially lost a duel, but remember, between stories, him and Marie have been alone, and I did account that him and her traded wins back and forth. So, he's not undefeated all the time. Where him and Marie duel one another so often, they occasionally beat one another, so like I said, he's not invincible. As for will Illidan lose in one of my stories, well, we'll see how this one goes. I thought about him losing in The Wolves Seal, but I decided to have him stay alive. This time around though, who knows, he may lose a duel, or he may win them all. You just never know. (/Winks.\)
Well, that's it for today. Hopefully, in the near future, I'll be able to post 3 chapters a week. We'll see. It all hinges on my ability to finish writing this story. Time will tell I suppose.
Till next time everyone, take it easy and enjoy this chapter. Oh yes, don't forget, leave a review so I can continue the craziness of the review answering session, lol.
Chapter 8
Nearly three months passed by since Illidan had dueled Seto, and the time to finally move to Duel Academy arrived. While waiting, Seto had paid for the two to live in a small house he had along the beach. Both were grateful, for now they had a place to leave their stuff they didn't want to take with them to Duel Academy.
The two had also earned checks throughout the waiting period, which they thought was generous of Seto as well. In turn, the two had helped him out with several things, like tutoring sessions with some summer school students at local schools, as well as helping teach younger kids to duel in his place. As well, the two studied hard, preparing their curriculum for the fall semester.
Finally the day arrived for the two to head out. It was marked with a bright red circle on their calendar. The date was August 13th, which was a Wednesday. The two hoped to rest up somewhat that night and then unpack on Thursday, which would give them enough time hopefully before the students started arriving, which would begin on Friday through Sunday.
Their apartment was cluttered with many boxes, many belonging to Marie, which Illidan jokingly complained about. "I thought we were just taking what we needed, not the entire thing." he playfully said aloud.
Marie's response was swift, as she came out of the backroom holding one of Illidan's bokkens (wooden sword) in her hand. "What was that!?" she snarled.
Sweat dropping, Illidan simply replied "Uh, nothing…"
"Thought so." was all she said as she turned to finish pulling stuff out to be taken with them.
Letting out a small sigh of relief, he smirked when he remembered his former teacher in ancient times had one lesson on having a wife. "An important lesson to always remember is this one Illidan. Never make your wife mad when she has a weapon in hand." Squall had said that the day he had literally been knocked out by his wife, Rinoa, for doing something entirely too reckless. This lesson of course had come after he'd managed to awaken several hours later.
Looking around the apartment, Illidan made a final check to see if everything he wanted was packed. He mentally checked off the items he was taking, and finally was satisfied that he had indeed packed all the things he wanted to take with him. Marie had of course checked her own stuff off, and made absolutely sure not to leave a thing behind she couldn't do without.
At long last, the door bell rang, causing Illidan to call out "I'll get it."
He quickly walked up to the door to find the movers standing behind it. "You Illidan Stormrage?" the guy closest to the door asked.
Illidan simply nodded and the guy said "We're the moving company Mr. Kaiba hired. Can we come in?"
Again, Illidan nodded and showed them in. The crew looked around at the spacious apartment for a moment, seemingly taking in the sights in it.
Pointing at the boxes neatly stacked up, Illidan said "These are the boxes to go. All of them are labeled, with these front ten being breakables. Please do be careful with them, for I think my wife would kill someone if you broke them."
The mover that had spoken to Illidan chuckled and nodded, saying "Of course sir. We'll be especially careful with them."
Smiling back, Illidan nodded as the group got to work. One by one, the movers picked up stacks of the boxes and began taking them out of the apartment.
After five minutes, Marie finally came into the room lugging two big suitcases. "That's all I need." she said while she flopped down onto the couch, seemingly completely exhausted.
"Oh? I figured you only needed one change of clothes for the day." Illidan teased as he walked over and lightly nibbled on her ear.
Marie lightly gasped at the act, but then pushed him back, saying "I need clothes to wear to class, you silly boy."
Smirking, Illidan replied "You get a uniform to wear for the school, so no worries."
Shaking her head, Marie only sighed, saying "Such a silly boy."
Sitting down beside her, he simply replied "But of course. Would you have me any other way?"
She smirked and shook her head, saying "Of course not."
The two were inches from kissing when they heard someone clear their voice. Slightly grumbling, both turned to find the movers back. "We've finished loading all the boxes you had sir. Is that all?" spoke the one Illidan had been speaking to for the most part.
"That's all. Thank you." Illidan simply replied, wishing the man to leave immediately.
Nodding, the man slightly bowed and said "Very well. The car to come get you will be here in an hour. Mr. Kaiba asked for me to relay you that message. Your things should be at Duel Academy time you arrive. Good day."
The men then turned and left, leaving Illidan and Marie an hour before time to leave for Duel Academy. Knowing what was on her mind still, Illidan nibbled lightly on Marie's neck, getting a small gasp of pleasure.
"Oh, come on now, we only have an hour to finish getting ready." Marie protested, although her heart wasn't entirely in the protest.
Cupping her cheek as he continued to nibble, a muffled voice said "Plenty of time."
After a few more moments, Marie finally relaxed against his body, allowing him to have free reign over her. Smiling triumphantly, Illidan pulled back and picked her up in his arms, carrying her bridal style into the bedroom and shutting the door behind them.
A knock on the door ruined the whole moment a few minutes later. Illidan growled somewhat loudly as he quickly pulled his shirt back on. They had only begun removing clothes before he heard the knock. Marie was quick to scramble and get her pants and shirt back on.
About ready to rip the door off the hinges, Illidan stopped at the door and attempted to calm himself. "This had better be very, very important." he deeply growled in his mind as he felt the heat still consuming his body and mind.
After another knock, he took a deep breath and opened the door, finding a man in a driver's hat standing there. "Hello sir, are you by chance Illidan Stormrage?" the man asked.
Illidan nodded and the man quickly added "I'm here to pick you and Mrs. Marie Stormrage up to take you to the airport."
"You're early." Illidan snarled, trying hard to keep his anger in check.
Sensing the hostility, the driver became flustered, but replied "Yes, I know, and I'm sorry about that, but I always try to show up to a job early."
Looking at his watch, the driver sheepishly smiled, saying "Oh my, I'm nearly an hour early. Well, sorry about that. If you like, I can wait a while, or if you two are ready now…"
"Hold on a few minutes. We're almost ready." Illidan snidely commented, still trying hard to suppress his anger.
"Alright sir. I shall wait out in the car for you." the driver replied as he bowed and then walked back away from the door.
Slamming the door shut, Illidan walked back into the apartment and let out a primal roar of frustration. Marie, who was coming into the room, shrieked lightly at the roar and stepped back.
Seeing that the roar helped him calm down, she asked "Feel better now?"
Sighing, Illidan replied in a depressed voice "No… Can I kill him?"
Bursting out loud laughing, she shook her head no, saying "No, we don't need any dead bodies here before we leave. Besides, if you did that, Kaiba would have to hire an attorney and all, and he'd complain about those costs too."
"True…" Illidan said as he moved in front of Marie and took her into his arms.
In a low whisper, he said into her ear "Later there will be no distractions to stop us."
A small shiver ran up Marie's back as Illidan's hot breath had hit her ear. She smiled and whispered back in his ear "I hope so, because I will get you back for earlier."
"I hope so." was the only reply Illidan gave as he turned away.
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A day later, after a well spent night, both Illidan and Marie found themselves walking up to the administrative building for Duel Academy. They had spent part of the early morning looking over the dorm, trying hard to get at least semi familiar with the building.
Once they had familiarized themselves enough, the two then headed home only to find a note on their door asking them to report to the main building to meet with Chancellor Shepherd.
Now the two were walking along the main walk, hand in hand, dressed in business casual clothing. Marie had on a black skirt that went to her knees, and wore a white blouse. Illidan had decided to pick a pair of black khaki pants, and wore a white long sleeved business shirt to match.
Both walked straight into the building to find a secretary at the front. She informed them what room to walk to, and the floor level. The two quickly headed for an elevator and arrived at the destination in no time.
Once entering the room, they found a rather medium sized room with a secretary sitting in front of a set of doors. She looked up and smiled at the pair, motioning them on into the room ahead. Both nodded and passed by her to enter the next room.
In this room sat three men and three women in front of a large desk, where another man sat behind. The first two men and one woman wore blue, although the one man had a darker shade of blue on. The other man and two women wore yellow. The man behind the desk wore a maroon colored outfit.
Looking up, the man in maroon smiled, saying "Ah, there you two are. Please, come on in Mr. and Mrs. Stormrage."
Both softly smiled at the warm welcome and came on into the room, taking a seat in the remaining two chairs.
"I take it you two had a good trip to the island?" the man asked. He was bald, had dark brown eyes, a brown beard, and appeared to have a heavy set body build. His clothing consisted of a red maroon jacket and black pants.
Smiling back, Illidan replied "Yes, we did."
Nodding, the man replied "Good to hear. Well, to start things off, we'll do some introductions. My name is Chancellor Sheppard, and I run the school."
Nodding towards an oddly dressed man in blue on the left, the man stood and cleared his throat. He had blonde hair in a long pony tail that was bound up. He appeared to have violet or some shade of blue lips, wore a blue coat that had pink ruffle sleeves and a pink ruffle collar, and finally had black pants.
In an annoying like voice, he said "My name is Dr. Vellian Crowler, and I am the headmaster of the Obelisk Blue Dorm."
The man beside him, who was extremely short, rather round, had a bald head with two patches of hair pointing out, and wore a darker blue uniform stood up.
With a French accent, the man said "The name is Bonaparte. I am Dr. Crowler's assistant."
The woman then sitting beside the two stood up. She had brown hair that was pulled to the side so it sat on her shoulder. It's length was around her shoulder blade. She wore a white and blue uniform top with a blue skirt that came up above her knees.
She smiled softly and said "My name is Louisa Linden. I'm headmaster of the girls Obelisk Blue Dorm."
The man on the side of the girl then stood up and smiled. He had shoulder length black hair with a black mustache. He wore a yellow coat uniform with grey matching pants.
In a thick Spanish accent, he said "Welcome to Duel Academy, my new amigos. My name is Professor Vincent Satyr. I am the headmaster of the Ra Dorm."
Standing up, the young lady beside him smiled. She had dark green eyes, long purple hair that reached her butt, and a kind smile. She wore a yellow and white uniform top with a yellow skirt that came to above her knees.
Kindly, she said "Hello, my name is Izumi Triune. I am the counterpart to Vincent, for I am headmaster to the girls Ra Dorm."
The other young woman, who seemed slightly younger, had long black silky looking hair that went to her mid back, and she had violet eyes. Like Izumi, she sported the same yellow and white top, along with a yellow skirt that came above her knees.
Smiling at the two, she said "My name is Tyranda Whisperwind. I'm pleased to meet you two. I'm a student teacher to both Headmaster Triune and Satyr."
Turning back to Illidan and Marie, Chancellor Sheppard then said "Now, if you would, please introduce yourselves."
Nodding, Illidan kindly said "My name is Illidan Stormrage."
Marie then smiled and said "And I am his wife, Marie Stormrage."
The group all nodded and the Chancellor made a sitting motion for everyone. Once all were in their seats, he said "Now, you two are to become the new Slifer Headmasters I understand."
Looking at the Chancellor immediately, Crowler spoke up, squawking "Chancellor, on what grounds are they being hired!? I've never heard of any Stormrage before, so what makes either of them capable of being a teacher, much less a headmaster of a dorm!"
Adding in, Bonaparte said "Also, I think we should just bid a farewell to the Slifers. They're nothing but a bad mark on this school."
Turning to look at both that had spoken, the Chancellor calmly replied "First of all, I do not question the credibility of these two. They were hired by our school's founder and owner. If he wishes to hire two teachers, it is his business. Second, as for their credentials, they have plenty. When I received their paperwork, I received a video of a duel for Mr. Stormrage here. He dueled with our owner, and won the duel nonetheless. That in itself proved his ability to duel. Also, both have master's degrees, with Illidan having one in Egyptian History, and Marie having one in Mathematics. That alone proves good choices."
Taking a moment to close his eyes, the Chancellor then reopened them, saying with a hint of anger in his voice "Finally, as for the Slifers, they will not be removed. This school was founded on having three dorms, and it will stay that way! As told before, if you have a problem with this, take it up with the owner!"
Bonaparte and Crowler were both taken aback by these words, but finally settled down. Seeing this, Illidan lightly chuckled inwardly at the seemingly quick cowardliness the two displayed.
Finally, the mood in the room turned back to normal, and Illidan spoke up, saying "Just so everyone knows, we were not hired by the owner just due to our schooling degrees. We have had past experience in dueling, with some minor Pro League work. In fact, we've both competed against the owner before, and each of us has at least one win over him."
The Chancellor nodded, seemingly taking this on seriously. Dr. Crowler however only scowled, muttering "Whoever the owner is must be a complete loser."
Marie growled lightly at that comment, and was about to give Crowler a verbal tongue lashing when Illidan grabbed her hand and silently sent a mental message using his Shadow Powers. "Calm down. They don't know that it's Seto most likely. I think the Chancellor does, but the other ninny doesn't, so play dumb for now."
Instantly, Marie relaxed and closed her eyes, trying hard to calm herself. After a moment, she opened her eyes once more and smiled. She sweetly said "I think a duel with him would change your mind Professor Crowler."
Crowler now glared at Marie, yelling "My title is Dr. thank you very much!"
Marie only shrugged, not really caring what his title was. Illidan looked at the Chancellor, whom was hiding his laughter. He also noticed that the other teachers, other than Bonaparte, were all chuckling as well.
Finally, the meeting settled down, and the Chancellor went on with explaining Illidan and Marie's duties, their class times, and what they were to do during evening hours. After two hours, the meeting was coming to a close, with the Chancellor asking both the new headmasters to stay behind to speak in private.
After all the others had left, the Chancellor sighed and then smiled at the two. "As you saw, the Obelisk Blue Headmaster is a bit wound up. And since he got his personal assistant this year, his ego has doubled. But don't let him bother you too much. Even though he's an ego maniac, Crowler is a caring headmaster deep down who does care for his students, whether he shows that he likes them or not."
Both nodded to the Chancellor, seemingly understanding. The Chancellor smiled again, saying "Now, there is a small matter to address. The two of you will be having a student teacher under you as well."
Illidan raised an eyebrow to this, asking "Are you serious?"
Nodding, the Chancellor replied "Yes, and he is familiar with this school. You see, he graduated last year as the top ranking student. His name is Zane Truesdale. He will be under the two of you for this year. Next year is up in the air. He was going to go to the Pro League, but I convinced him to stick around and help teach this year. He agreed, but wanted to work with the Slifer Dorm. Naturally, I agreed."
Relaxing back in his chair, the Chancellor pulled his hands together onto his desk, saying "He has only one loss, which really doesn't count due that he was forced to lose. It was during the Shadow Rider invasion last year. His brother was held hostage and would have lost his soul if Zane had won the duel, but rather than lose his brother, he gave up the duel. His only other blemish on his record was at this past year's Graduation Duel. In it, he faced the highest ranked duelist from the freshman class, named Jaden Yuki."
Marie spoke up, saying "I've heard of him. Him and Chazz Princeston dueled on television last year during the School Duel, right?"
Lightly chuckling, the Chancellor nodded, adding "Yes, he did. He won that duel, although the TV transmission was cut before it could be witnessed. Anyways, Jaden is an accomplished young duelist, and managed to mar Zane's record by tying him in the final duel of the year. I would almost guess that the two are truly even in dueling skill."
Illidan interrupted, asking "This Jaden Yuki, he's a Slifer duelist, isn't he?"
Smiling again, the Chancellor replied "Correct you are, and is the true pride of the Slifer Dorm. I think that is why the owner of this school sent the two of you. He wants the two of you to refine the Slifers, and to turn them into a truly elite dorm. For years now, the Slifers have been said to be the lowly members of the school, but Jaden and Chazz proved last year that the Slifer Dorm isn't to be taken lightly. There is much talent within the Slifer Dorm, but it just has to be given a chance to develop. Since everyone labels the Slifers as weak, they rarely get a chance to prove themselves in a duel."
Nodding, Illidan said "Very true, but the Slifer students may just need a bit of encouragement also. That always helps duelists push a little harder."
Smiling and nodding, the Chancellor remarked "Yes, it does, and that's why I believe the two of you along with Zane can make the Slifers truly competitive this year."
Standing up, Illidan smiled and replied "I truly hope so. We'll give them all we have and hope that things turn out good in the end."
Standing as well, the Chancellor said "That's all I ask for. Well, it's late, so we should adjourn for the day. Tomorrow will be a busy day. The students will probably start arriving around noon, so be ready."
Both Illidan and Marie nodded, with Marie saying "We'll do our best sir."
Illidan started to turn, but stopped, asking "By the way, when will Zane be arriving?"
Thinking for a moment, the Chancellor replied "He should be arriving in the next hour or so. He'll be staying in the room in the dorm that our old headmaster stayed in. The three of you should try to get together tonight before very late."
Nodding, Illidan and Marie then turned and left the room, leaving the Chancellor to say to himself "Those two, along with Zane, will make this year quite interesting. I just hope they can do the job that Banner started."