Hey Guys! Thanks for the reviews! Sorry about any OOCness from Jaden last chapter. He should be more clueless about the whole romance thing and I'll work on it. Anyway, this chappie, more people arrive, more feelings explored and more bathing suits revealed! Hope you enjoy! And please review!

Chapter 2 - A Picnic for 1 and a Flashback.

"Where are those guys?" A beautiful girl of 17, with long blonde hair and large golden brown eyes, folded her arms and looked out towards the sea.

"C'mon Lex. You know what guys are like. They're always late, especially when breakfast is being served. And if we know Jaden, he never forgets breakfast." Alexis turned to face Jazmine, a girl with shoulder length red hair, also 17 years old.

Alexis smiled lightly. "Yeah I guess your right."

"Hey! Somebody mention me?……and breakfast?! Speaking of which, you wouldn't happen to have any would ya?"

The girls turned round to see Jaden and Syrus running towards them, waving with both hands in the air. Alexis smiled shyly. However, this didn't go un-noticed by her two friends standing nearby; Jazmine and Mindy. Mindy had mid length blacky/blue hair tied back in a ponytail. They both knew of her crush on a particular brown haired slifer. The two boys reached the girls and looked at them hopefully. Jazmine put her hands on her hips and shook her head, looking slightly amused at the pair.

"You two are so lucky that we are considerate. Well actually, it's Lex you should be thanking. She figured you'd be hungry so she said we should bring a picnic."

"A Picnic? Awesome!" Jaden exclaimed. "Lex your a girl after my own heart. You're the best!"

With that, Jaden practically dived head first into the picnic basket. The remaining four watched him with a sigh and a sweatdrop. Alexis turned to face the ocean and thought about what he had said, trying to hide the blush creeping onto her face. But she knew there would be no point. 'Did he mean that? Oh Lex, what are you saying? He's Jaden for god sake! If Chazz had brought the food, Jay would have said the same...Hmmm, Chazz; a girl after Jadens heart...that would be wierd...'

Lost in her thoughts, she failed to notice somebody walk up behind her.

"Hey Lex, you ok?"

Alexis turned quickly to face the person that had startled her, but her feet weren't able to keep up with her body and she found herself falling backwards. She braced herself for the impact on the ground but was suprised when it never came. Instead, two arms held her tightly; one around her waist and the other round her back. Opening her eyes, she came face to face with a rich, chocolate brown pair. They, of course, belonged to none other than Jaden.

He smiled at her. "I gotcha Lex." He moved so that they were both standing upright again. Alexis felt her face getting warm as Jaden hadn't released his grip on her yet. A loud "Ahem" could be heard from behind them and Jaden looked at his arm that was on Alexis's waist. He dropped it quickly and blushed, turning to face Syrus, who was grinning.

"Hey troups! We're here!" The group of five turned to see the last two of their party walking over to them, waving. The one that had shouted them in his southern accent was Tyranno Hassleberry. He had a liking for dino's, which was obvious in his deck and his clothing. The other was Bastion Misawa; Duel Academy's very own Einstein.

Once they reached the group, they looked between Syrus and the two girls and then Jaden and Alexis.

"Did we miss something?" Bastion inquired in his very distinct Brittish accent.

"No! Nothing..." Alexis and Jaden said in unison. Jaden scratced the back of his head nervously.

Hassleberry narrowed his eyes slightly. "Mmm-Hmm...Alright, Sarge. We don't buy it but we'll go with it." He replied with a look of suspicion. Alexis sighed with relief. "Anyway, weren't we suposed to be having a beach party? 'Cause we're not dressed for the occasion." Hassleberry's comment lifted the tense atmosphere to one of excitement.

"Yeah! You're right! We've gotta change and get partying!" Jaden exclaimed. He took his jacket off and then started on his shirt. The girls watched him with 'curiosity' before Bastion stood infront of them. He crossed his arms and threw them a knowing smile.

"Are you girls going to stare at Jaden all day? Or perhaps you would like to go and change aswell?" He watched with amusement as all three girls headed over to the changing area.

The guys, who all had on their swim shorts underneath their clothes, were quick to change. Jaden donned a pair of red swim shorts with a black stripe on either side. Bastions were plain and dark blue. Hassleberry wore green camouflage swim shorts. And finally, Syrus had on a yellow pair. After a few minutes, the girls came out one by one. First up was Jazmine, who wore a Dark green tankini. Next out was Mindy in a pink bathing suit. And last, but definately not least, was Alexis.

When she stepped out, Jazmine and Mindy squealed excitedly. The boys just plain stared at her. Jaden's jaw had even dropped slightly. Alexis was wearing a bikini in a baby blue colour, which revealed her toned legs and stomach. She had also styled her long hair into a side ponytail, so that some of her locks fell over her shoulder and the rest down her back. This, her girlfriends told her, gave her an innocent look. Either way, the outfit was flattering and Alexis was clad she had taken Jazmine and Mindy's advice.

xxxFLASHBACKxxx

"Hey Lex,what are you going to wear to that beach party?" The three girls were sitting on Jazmine's bed in the Obelisk girls dorm, discussing the beach party that Jaden had suggested earlier that day.

"I don't know Mindy. I haven't really been to a beach party before." Alexis replied, a little sheepishly.

Jasmine thought quietly for a few seconds before she grinned. "Well Lexi, as soon as Jaden said the words 'beach party', Mindy and I were discussing outfits, naturally."

Mindy caught on to Jazmines hint. "Yeah, and we've got the perfect swimsuit for you."

Alexis loooked slightly suprised by this. "You chose a swimsuit for me? Why?"

"Well, Jazz said that she'd bought a swimsuit a while back but said it wasn't really her style. So she showed it to me and we both agreed it would look perfect on you." Mindy and Jazmine both grinned at her hopefully.

Alexis sighed. "Ok, I can tell you're not going to drop it so you might aswell show me."

Jazmine jumped off her bed and ran to her closet. "We knew you'd be interested!" She took a box of a shelf and brought it over to the bed they were gathered on. Then she took the lid of and lifted out the top of the bikini.

Alexis's eyes widened. "No. Way. It's too revealing!"

"Oh, come on Lex. Please? It's only a bikini. And with your figure you'll pull it off no problem." Mindy tried her hardest to persuade Alexis but she still looked at the bikini suspicously. Jazmine decided a new angle was in order.

"You know, in this bikini you're going to turn a lot of heads...including a certain slifer's.

Alexis looked down and blushed. She had been a bit obvious about her feelings for Jaden and wasn't really suprised that the girls had caught on. "You...think so?"

"We know so!" Jazmine and Mindy exlaimed together. Alexis sat and thought about what they had said. Then she looked up and smiled.

"Ok. I'll wear it." She agreed, much to her friends' delight.

xxxEND FLASHBACKxxx

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This chappie was a bit longer than the last one. Next chapter, the fun begins! Everybody loves watersports, especially the gang. And pehaps a suprise visit from the 'Master of Love'! Stay tuned!