Only a tiny bit left! … oh and keep an eye out for my Hanukah story coming out Friday (the first night!) OMFG the American version aired the episode with little Zane… omg faints at his cuteness! Btw this chapter is dedicated to my older sister Rachel who is stressing about her getting her college letter Friday… gawd help any one within a two mile radius… okay here it goes!

(seventh year with the Truesdales) Alexis and Sy are 15, Atticus is 16 and Zane 17

"Mom! Did it come yet?" Alexis asked for the eighth day in a row.

"No, I told you the early decision for duel academy is very difficult, that's why I made sure Atticus went through normal enrollment!" Mrs. Rhodes answered, shaking the snow out of her hair.

"But Zane did early decision and he got his letter ON TIME! And Syrus did his, okay so he didn't make the first cut but still he got his days ago! Mom when is it going to come?" Alexis was reverting back into the mind of a five year old in her impatience.

After all, Zane and Atticus where returning home that night! And what better way for her to prove she was their equal then showing that she had been accepted to Duel Academy on early decision.

"Honey, are you sure that your obsession with getting into this… School is completely because you love to Duel. Or is it more about your feelings for Zane? I know what it is like to be a fifteen year old girl in love, but honey I think it would be best if maybe you put off going to this, academy and went towards more realistic career goals." Mrs. Rhodes spoke truthfully to her daughter.

"What?" Alexis asked

"Honey, this dueling obsession, maybe it is time to give it a rest, try for a more feminine career…" Mrs. Rhodes clarified.

"No" Alexis frowned

"My baby girl is not exactly built for this hard life of dueling, you're delicate. Remember those modeling lessons? You excelled! You where born extremely pretty, you should take advantage of it baby!" Mrs. Rhodes smiled

"Don't ever speak to me again!" Alexis ran to her room and locked the door.

Mrs. Rhodes tried many times to get Alexis to open her door, but Alexis wouldn't open it, not a crack.

Finally Mr. Rhodes returned from picking up Atticus.

"Hey mom, school is amazing! So much fun! I missed you! So where's Alexis?" Atticus asked, putting his bags down on the floor.

"She's in her room, but she's not in an extremely good mood." Mrs. Rhodes said.

"Oh… I'm going to unpack, call me when dinners ready!" Atticus answered.

"So I take it she believed you?" Mr. Rhodes asked

"Every word" Mrs. Rhodes answered.

The next two hours passed and Alexis never left her room.

"Alexis the Truesdales will be here in a minuet, come downstairs NOW!" Atticus screamed.

"NO!" Alexis yelled back.

Alexis sat in silence for the next half hour. She was well aware that the Truesdales where in her house, but she refused to leave.

Knock, Knock, Knock!

"Alexis you want to open your present?" Atticus asked

"No! Go away!" She answered.

All of a sudden it became quite cold in her room.

Shit! Did I leave the window open again? Alexis thought before turning around and sprinting towards her window.

And right into Zane.

"Hey Lex." Zane said.

"How, how, HOW THE HECK DID YOU GET IN HERE?" She demanded.

"Your room is on the first floor, and the window was open, do the math" He answered.

"Stalker, get out of my room!" Alexis said.

Zane shook his head and held out a thick white envelope.

"Merry Christmas" He said.

Alexis looked at him, dumbfounded, but her curiosity got the best of her and she snatched the envelope from his hands.

Alexis opened it and saw it was a letter, addressed to her.

"Dear Miss Rhodes, we are pleased to inform you that due to your exceptional grades and references that you have been accepted into DUEL ACADEMY!!!!!" Alexis screamed and jumped up and down.

"I GOT IN? HOLY CRAP I GOT IN!" She screamed.

Zane smirked.

"May I be the first to say welcome to Duel Academy?"

"You knew… the whole time?" She asked.

"Not just me, Atticus, your parents, my parents, hey even my brother knew, we had a feeling that you would rather find out this way." He said sarcastically

"I hate you, so freaking much" Alexis laughed.

"You ready to stop moping and come downstairs?" He asked, holding out his hand

"Yeah…" She said taking it.

So, hand in hand they stepped out of her room.

That is until…

"Hey guys look up!" Atticus laughed.

Zane rolled his eyes and kissed Alexis, all of there emotions from their three month separation flooded into that one kiss.

(About twenty minutes later…)

"Syrus I won the bet! I said that they wouldn't come down!" Atticus grinned.

"Mom, can we just open our night before presents?" Syrus yelled into the kitchen.

"Sure honey, there wrapped in silver paper!" Mrs. Truesdale yelled from the kitchen

"A guitar? AWSOME!" Atticus said, opening his present.

"Atticus, right about now I am glad I didn't get into the academy." Syrus laughed opening his present.

"Where are our siblings?" Syrus asked suddenly.

"Probably still making out in Alexis's doorway, why?" Atticus answered, strumming his guitar.

(Back to Alexis and Zane)

"They call you the what?" Alexis asked

"Kaiser… it's German for emperor" Zane said, rolling his eyes.

The two of them where lying on top of Alexis's bed. Zane was stroking Alexis's hair while the two of them where talking about their separation.

"So if you had a girlfriend, she would be the Empress or the Kaiseres?" Alexis asked.

"Huh? Well I guess if I ever actually had a girlfriend she wouldn't really take my quote unquote title. Besides, I love dueling so much that my girlfriend would have to be a great duelist, great enough to have her own title. So I guess she would have to be somewhat of a queen you know?" Zane said sitting up.

Both of them where thinking the same thing, why haven't we ever considered going out? We have admitted we had feelings… so why is it we aren't together?

"Alexis you're driving me insane!" Zane said suddenly.

"How so?" she asked.

"Why is it that, we never? You know…" Zane asked, once again reverting into his alter ego, the Kaiser.

"I'm going to make you a promise Zane… I'm going to work for it, get my own title. But promise me that if we ever decide to, well you know, go out, then make sure I am your equal and you respect me." Alexis said standing up.

"Ha, you're my best friends little sister, you're the girl next door, you're my best friend, and I love you Alexis. Do I really have to wait for never?" He asked.

"Funny… I'm going to leave you with this, when you are positive that you are ready I'll be waiting for you." Alexis answered.

Christmas day arrived, there was a note left on Alexis's window.

Lex, I love you… do you want to be my girlfriend… officially?

Alexis rolled her eyes and sent him a text message,

Well duh!

And that's how Alexis and Zane became a couple

AWWWWWWWWWWWW!

And now a quote from Itachi-san!"

"Yesssss…." (I am going to kill you)

"HI"

And this my dear children is why we don't do crack.

Okay look out for another update coming out soon!

OH and my Hanukkah story will be out on Friday (I hope) which is the first night…

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