FudoTwin17: Hi, long time no see!

Cat: Grrrrrrrrr.

FudoTwin17: Anyways, um, I don't own any of the Yu-gi-oh's.

GoldFish # 1: Oh, by the way, Little 3 is . . . DEAD!

FudoTwin17: Um . . . here's the chapter.

Chapter 6

Alexis woke up late that morning. It was her day off so she could afford to be late. She spent it like she spent most of her days off.

When she woke up, she just laid there, letting the tears fall. Then, after a few hours of remembering him, she would get up and get dressed.

As she dug through her closet, about to grab a casual blue dress, she saw it. There, in the back of her closet was a little red dress. It was too much like the red slifer jacket. She shakily picked it up.

She slid down the wall, holding the dress so tight her knuckles turned white.

She quickly released it, realizing she was wrinkling it. She smoothed it out and glanced at the mirror, debating whether or not she should put it on. In the end, there was no argument.

She slipped it on. The fabric was smooth and silky. The red color stood out against her skin. It was completely one color with spaghetti straps and was as short as one of the uniforms.

Looking in the mirror, she felt tears spill over.

It was right then that she heard a knock at the door.

She whipped away her tears, "Coming!"

She knew her eyes were red and puffy, but Alexis decided to answer the door anyways.

"Hey!" Blare said after the door was open, "I hope you don't mind, but some students here wanted to come with me."

"Y-yeah, it's fine."

Walking in behind Blare were three kids.

The first was a Ra yellow, Kim. She was a bit tall for her age, but still not the tallest of the group. Her hair was black and a bit messy. She wore her outfit Tyrano did, but the shorts were more feminine. Her eyes were a sharp blue.

The next was a slifer red named Jeffrey, but went by rocky. He had the sleeves cut off and had the jacket open. His hair was bleach blond and had a few other artificial colors running through it. His eyes were a light brown.

Then, there was another girl, a slifer red named Jenna. She wore the jacket with black instead of white and wore shorts instead of a skirt. Her skin was a bit darker and her hair hung in braids. Her dark eyes sparkled.

Alexis motioned them to some seats in the first room.

"Wow, Mrs. Rhodes, you look awesome! What's the special occasion?" Jenna asked.

"Oh, uh, thank you. But there isn't a special occasion." Alexis smiled.

The three enjoyed coming out to see Alexis. They were her favorite students, after all!

"Oh." She said a little embarrassed.

"Are you okay?" Rocky asked.

"Hm? Oh, yeah. I'm fine." They all stared at her suspiciously.

There was silence.

"Uh, I'll be right back." Alexis said, standing.

As soon as she stepped into the hall, the hairs on the back of her neck stood up. She didn't look behind her, afraid of what she'd see. She walked quickly and calmly to the bathroom, but as soon as she got there, she screamed.

Rocky, being the fastest, grabbed her shoulders, "Mrs. Rhodes!"

She pointed at the mirror. In bright red lipstick, lipstick that didn't belong to Alexis, read 'I'm sorry.'

"Woah." Someone behind Alexis said, but Alexis wasn't focused on that.

She pushed passed them and stared at the shadows. The long windows at the end of the hall were open and someone in a dark trench coat had one foot on the seal.

"Jaden!" Alexis yelled.

He turned back. Alexis's face fell. He wasn't her Jaden, not the fun, happy one. He was dark, hopeless.

"No way. That's Jaden Yuki?"

"He doesn't look like I imagined him."

"Why is he here?"

"J-Jaden?"

Alexis started running. Nothing mattered but getting to him. She tripped and felt the wood floor scrape against her skin, but she didn't care.

Before he could jump, she grabbed him around the waist. She found her sobbing muffled by his shirt. He stood there for a second quietly, but his eyes were full of more emotion than they had been during his last three years missing.

He put his hands on her back and whispered, "I'm sorry, Lex."

That was the last thing she heard before he knocked her out.

He picked her up bridal style and walked her into the room they first were in. He laid her on the couch.

"You can't just do that!" Blare yelled at him.

"Yeah! Quit messing with Mrs. Rhodes!" Rocky ran in.

"You seem like a good young man." Jaden said to Rocky, "Do you mind keeping Alexis away? It's not safe."

"Since when has that mattered?" Blare cried, "How many times did she do things for you? When are you going to wake up and realize that she always got hurt?"

"Blare, it's been a while. You're all grown up." He said, crossing the room and ruffling her hair.

"Answer me!" She yelled, pushing him away.

"Fine. I don't want her to get involved with these people. They're dangerous. And, you'll stay away from them as well."

"Why? We've stopped more th-"

"No." Blare froze, "And if you do, they'll dispose of all people who are unnecessary."

"Then why are you involved with them?" Kim asked.

"Because I had no choice. And, just so you know, this time I'm on the wrong side."

"Don't you realize how much you're hurting them? Everyone you fought for, you're hurting. Why?" Jenna said calmly, making it that much more serious.

"It's the only way I can protect them." He started to walk away.

"Hey! You can't just-" A firm hand gripped Blare's wrist before she would've attacked Jaden.

"Jaden, we're going." Yugi said, still holding Blare's wrist.

"Okay."

"What!" Rocky yelled, "You-you can't!

"K-king of games!" Blare gasped.

"As in Yugi Motou?" Jenna asked, shocked.

"Well, I don't care who you are!" Kim yelled, "You're not taking Jaden after Mrs. Rhodes just got him back."

"Unfortunately, that's none of our choices." A voice said behind her.

Yusei stepped into the light.

"Y-Yusei Fu-udo!" Jenna gasped.

"But-"

"Sorry, Blare, but we can't-"

"Jaden," Yusei interrupted, "You've let enough information fly. We shouldn't even be talking to them: All it does is hurt them."

"I-I know, but . . . I had to apologize." He looked away to hide his eyes, "Let's get out of here."

FudoTwin17: I hope that makes up for my silence. Uh, I'm tired. Bye.

Cat: Grrrrrrrrrrrrr.

FudoTwin17: Did you know cats can growl? Well, I'm dog sitting my friend's dog and he's been moody all day because of it. Oh, and my sister got two rats. One of them died though-

LittleVamp: WHY!

LeoThe Rat: R&R! Bye!