Whohoo! Another week down until Winter Break! Chea Duh! Okay so I still don't celebrate Christmas… but I can still join in on the fun right?(don't answer me if your going to exclude me from it…) so the secrets out and one of my friends found my account… crap! So I guess I am going to just have to…well…suck it up and update because math is horrible enough without my friends commenting on my (lack of) updates… oh well…I promised right? Here's chapter 2!
(Sixth year with the Truesdales)Alexis and Syrus are 14, Atticus is 15 and Zane is 16
The heat in the car was horrible. It was loud and on too high. Every five seconds Atticus would complain, unfortunately the cry fell on deaf ears. Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes where a bit preoccupied with the task at hand, Beat the horrible traffic there is Christmas night and get to the Kaiba Land stadium.
Zane was back from his first year at Duel Academy, and was already the number one student. Zane had been given the honor in being the representative in the annual Christmas tournament for Duel Academy. Of course… The Rhodes had been invited to watch as Zane's guests.
Yeah the tradition of the Rhodes Truesdale Christmas was still going strong.
"Are we there YET!?" Atticus asked for the millionth time.
"Atticus you are so immature! Stop complaining!" Alexis whispered, so trying as to not disturb her already ticked off parents.
"you know next year I am going to go to duel academy and you are going to miss me SO much!" Atticus whispered
"yeah… right… first you have to get Into the academy big brother" Alexis said, sneering at her older brother.
"Please… Zane told me about the tests… he said they where so easy that Syrus could have passed them." Atticus said triumphantly.
"you really need to grow up Atticus…" Alexis said… once again annoyed at her older brother.
"ehhhh… I have a long time to grow up!" Atticus said.
"With an attitude like that you aren't going to get anywhere in life!" Alexis said.
"With the way you act… no guy is ever going to love you!" Atticus said
Alexis didn't know how to answer that one… she knew what she wanted to say
Zane loves me… but it would have been presumptuous of her
So instead she said
"Mom are we there yet?"
Mrs. Rhodes turned around… face in defeat.
"honey the traffic is to bad, we might never get there…" Her voice trailed off.
"What? But I want to see Za- I mean I want to see the tournament!" Alexis cried
"Sorry baby… we have only gotten a few miles in the past hour… at the rate we are going… we won't get anywhere… I'm sorry kids…" Mrs. Rhodes tried to console her.
"fine…" Alexis grumbled
(The next morning)
Atticus jumped right out of his bed at 6 am. Running down the stairs he screamed
"ITS Christmas! ITS CHRISTMAS!"
Alexis ran after her older brother…
Why am I about ten times more mature? She thought… but it was Christmas… a day where nothing mattered.
Alexis slid down the banister and ran towards the tree.
A mountain of presents greeted the two of them.
Atticus took no time, tearing off the wrapping paper and piling up the presents.
Alexis on the other hand, carefully opened each one, taking time to see who it was from and what it was.
Atticus handed an envelope to his sister,
"here its from me" he said
Alexis looked at the envelope, it was thin, some kind of cardboard was within.
"Let me guess? A free singing lesson?" Alexis asked… it was the normal present from her brother.
Atticus shook his head.
Alexis opened the envelope slowly,
Merry Christmas, I got this card a while ago… but I planed to use it as a bribe… but you where so upset last night… I decided to swap it for your singing lesson
Love Atticus.
"Oh My Gosh! I LOVE YOU!" Alexis screamed giving her brother a hug.
He gave her the one card she wanted most…. Cyber Tutu.
"I knew you would want it" Atticus smiled as he went back to opening his presents.
Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes walked into the living room smiling.
"isn't that a happy sight!" Mr. Rhodes said.
Mrs. Rhodes nodded.
"Oh, The Truesdales are coming over at eight for breakfast." Mr. Rhodes said.
Alexis smiled.
Then she ran upstairs to get dressed… after all… it was Christmas… and she hadn't seen Zane in a few months.
(Breakfast… man this year is long…lol)
The Rhodes and the Truesdales sat around the table eating pancakes and bagels. (sorry I got no help…damn my neighbor and his restraining orders…jk… is there some kind of traditional Christmas breakfast?)
Atticus and Sy where digging in. Alexis ate slowly, but Zane?
"Zane? Earth to Zane… this is called food and your supposed to EAT IT" Atticus said, waving a pancake in front of his face.
"Huh?" Zane said confused
"Stop staring at my sister and eat dude!" Atticus smirked in triumph as both Zane and Alexis began to turn red.
"I don't eat" Zane said
All three of the younger teens stared at him.
"You, you don't… Eat?" Alexis asked.
"What? Oh sorry forced habit" Zane said with a smirk
"why did you say you don't eat brother?" Syrus asked
"At the Academy, well I have many what you would call… Fan girls… and to avoid them during meals I just ate in my room… when girls kept asking me if they could eat with me… I just started saying that I don't eat…" Zane explained
"Mom may I be excused?" Alexis asked
She didn't wait for an answer. Alexis ran to her room and shut the door.
"I'll go" Atticus said running after her.
He went to her door and checked it…
Locked? Perfect! He thought
Atticus dug something out of his pocket and then went back to the table.
"Zane she wants to talk to you!" Atticus said as he sat down.
Zane nodded and walked to Alexis's room.
Knock knock Knock!
"who is it?" Alexis asked.
"Zane" he answered
Alexis jumped off her bed and unlocked the door.
"Why are you in my room?" Alexis asked
"Atticus" Zane said.
Then at the same time they said… in unison
"Atticus… CRAP!"
And they looked up.
I bet you can guess that mistletoe was there… yup.
"if nobody saw us it doesn't count…" Alexis said stepping into her room.
"are you mad at me Lexi?" He asked
Alexis didn't answer
"Why?" Zane asked
"because… well there are all those girls at your school… and… its nothing… I mean your so talented and handsome and everything… I guess I feel threatened…" Alexis said quietly.
"Jealous?" Zane asked
Alexis nodded
"I can relate…" Zane said turning towards the window.
"what do you know about jealousy?" Alexis asked
"a whole lot more then you would think…" Zane said.
"let me guess… you know what the word means?" Alexis asked smirking
"no I've experienced it" Zane said.
"Really? What where you jealous of?" Alexis asked
"its more of a… who" Zane said
"okay then WHO are you jealous of?"
"Pierre" Zane said softly
"you mean that annoying French boy?" Alexis asked
Zane nodded
"why where you jealous of him?" Alexis asked.
"because… never mind its stupid…" Zane said, walking towards the door.
Alexis took off after him,
Unfortunately when she caught up, they where in the doorway.
And Atticus was sitting outside.
"Look UP!" Atticus said.
Neither of them even had to… they knew they where trapped.
Zane leaned in and pecked Alexis on the cheek.
"What? No show like last year?" Atticus asked cocking his head.
Zane walked right up to his best friend and gave him a nice little Christmas present… a black eye.
It wasn't until New Years that Alexis got an answer.
"I'm jealous of Pierre, because you loved him" Zane said. At 11:59
"you are… Zane Truesdale the only thing more dense then you is a Rock" Alexis said.
"What are you trying to say?" Zane asked 11:59 and 30 seconds
"That I… never mind it doesn't matter" Alexis said
"Lex…I…" Zane said, finally understanding….
"TEN SECONDS!" Atticus yelled
"Zane…" Alexis said
"FIVE"
"Lex…?"
FOUR
THREE
TWO
They stood in silence until the last second
ONE
"I love you" they both blushed
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!
And trust me on this… that kiss was long enough to last Christmas, new years, Easter… and heck… even Passover!
Okay this chapter was long… I'm tired… look out for next weeks update!
10join
-Fay
(yah, I changed my sign off…again)