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Chapter 2

Atty, Atty, Atty. My dear over protective brother, you must be confused about all of this. Well, I can't say you didn't deserve it. You started all of this. Everything that caused me to make these tapes was started by you. You started my snowball effect. Dating was all you ever thought about. Why you wanted me to date those guys I didn't know why. I complied though.

'What was so bad about wanting her to be happy?' Atticus asked himself silently.

How did you, my darling older brother, play a role in my story? I will tell you. On my fifth date you set me up on two weeks ago—the one with Harrington—he kissed me. He stole my first kiss. Then he bragged to his friends about it. I beat the shit out of him twice, once for kissing me and again for telling his friends.

"So that was why Harrington had a black eye." Chazz murmured.

"I think he deserved it." Syrus said. Jaden nodded his head in agreement.

Zane smirked. Atticus chuckled quietly, before feeling bad. This wasn't a good time to laugh.

A week later people, mostly in the girls' dorm, started calling me names like 'Slut', 'Tramp', and 'Whore'. Most of them didn't say it to my face, but gossip gets around. See that is the thing about gossip, it is hurtful and idiotic. But for some reason, no one can get enough of it. It is addicting because somehow it makes you feel powerful. It makes you feel better than the other person. It is a way of empowerment, a stupid way but a way none the less. Now are you wondering why this tape isn't about Harrington?

"I was wondering that. He did technically start the rumor by bragging about it to his friends." Bastion mused. They nodded. Bastion had a point.

Well he has a tape as well. It is just about a different issue. This tape is about you Atticus because if you never convinced me to go out with Harrington, he would have never stolen my first kiss. If he never stole my first kiss those rumors would have never spread. You are probably wondering about the rumors, aren't you Atticus?

"We all are." Zane murmured. "I haven't heard any rumor about, Lexi. She is just too nice to have a rumor started about her."

"I agree. Alexis had never done anything wrong to anyone that I can remember." Atticus said, as he pressed pause on the cassette tape.

"Besides that one time she was in the Society of Light. She acted extremely rude to almost all of us." Bastion said as he glanced at Zane and Chazz.

"The only reason she was nice to us was because of Sartorius. I was a part of the Society of Light and she was nice to me. After I lost the duel to Jaden, I quit the Society of Light and she was rude to me as well." Chazz said.

"Why was she nice to my big Bro then?" Syrus asked.

"Sartorius wanted to collect Zane. After all, Zane is the number one duelist at the school. To have him and Alexis in the Society of Light was like being Royalty. The King and Queen of Obelisk Blue in one roof, under his control—he wanted that. Alexis was a way to get him. After all, Zane and Alexis were very close. We all know that if she wanted, she could make him do anything."

Zane nodded. Although he hated to admit it, he would have done practically anything for her. "I'm not the only one, Chazz. You, Jaden, Syrus, and Atticus would have done anything she asked as well."

"I'm not denying it. I liked her more than a friend. Atticus is her brother and Jaden and Syrus…I don't know why."

"We are her friend, That's why!" Jaden said.

"Were." Atticus corrected. Jaden gave him a confused look.

"She's dead. You were her friend, when she was alive."

"We still are her friends."

"The word 'are' is a present tense phrase, Jaden." Bastion said. "You can't really use a present tense word with a person who is dead since they are not technically in the present. Therefore, Atticus is correct about using the word 'were' instead of 'are' when referring to Alexis."

"Who cares?" Jaden huffed.

"Yeah, Jay isn't the smartest," Jaden shot Syrus a look, "when it comes to grammar."

Zane was growing bored of the conversation. He wanted to listen to the tapes more. So, he pressed play.

Well, the rumors were caused by a girl who didn't like me. She also has a tape on here, so I won't get into too much detail about her in your tape, brother. All I can tell you is that she was jealous of me, for what I do not know. Envy is one of the seven deadly sins for a reason after all. Wasn't that one of your favorite sayings, Atty? I think it was. I still remember the day you told me that. I think it was the day you introduced me to Zane. I got mad at our cousin for getting her way all the time and you told me not to get jealous over something stupid. Then you made me laugh and we took a walk to the park, just the two of us. At the park we, well I seeing how you already knew them, happened to meet Zane and Syrus. Too bad my life wasn't like that all the times. It would have been wonderful if everything was fun, and there weren't any problems. But, it cannot be like that.

"God hath not promised skies always blue, flower-strewn pathways all our lives through. God hath not promised sun without rain, joy without sorrow, peach without pain."

"But, God hath promised strength for the journey, rest for the labor, light for the way, grace for the trials, Help from above, unfailing sympathy and undying love." Atticus said. He finished off the phrase for Alexis, knowing that she would not.

Jaden looked at Atticus in confusion, along with Bastion. "What?"

"It's something their family always said." Zane replied.

Yes, I know there is more to that saying, dear brother. But, it really never helped me. The only part that seemed to make since was the phrase I said, the one I learned the fastest, and the only one I remembered by heart. Now, I need to get back on track. The whole reason why this tape is about you, Atticus, and not the girl or Harrington is because if you never made me go on those dates Harrington would have never kissed me. Then he would have never boasted about it, and the girl wouldn't have started the rumor.

"So it was suicide," Bastion murmured.

"We kind of figured that out!" Atticus snapped at Bastion. He didn't want to believe it, but he knew it was true. Alexis, his darling little sister, committed suicide.

I never wanted to go on those dates Atticus. But I went on them anyway. Why you ask? It was a simple answer. I love you Atticus. You are my brother and I would do anything to make you proud of me. I would do whatever I can just to make you happy that I was your sister.

"I was always happy. I was always proud of her." The grieving older brother said under his breath.

I guess I should say that I did love you, that you were my brother and that I would have done anything for you. Seeing how I am dead. Seeing how I…I can't say the word right now. But by the time you get these tapes, I will be dead. I don't mean to upset you Atticus. You were a great brother. You were almost always there for me. Almost.

"What does she mean by almost?" Atticus wondered out loud. The other boys in the room had to agree. As far as they knew, Atticus—although he always joked around with her pretending to be her 'Cupid' and trying to get her to fall in love—he was always there for her.

You are probably wondering why I said almost. Well I will tell you. You seemed to disappear. You never really hung out with me like you use to. You would go over to Jaden's dorm and hang with him and Syrus. You often hung out with Chazz and Bastion. You always hung out with Zane. But for some reason, you never had time for me. "Sorry, Lex, I have homework" or "Sorry, I'm hanging out with the guys, maybe later" but later never came. You were starting to hang out with them so much that they started using the same excuses as you. I was left alone. You abandoned me, just like your old dorm. And yes, I know I used a simile, so when you listen to this Bastion. Don't comment on it.

"She thought we forgot about her?" Zane mumbled quietly out loud. He was surprised.

"We never forgot about her. Why would she think that?" Atticus cried out. He was upset that she would think that. Sure, he hadn't spent much time with her recently, but he never forgot about her. Never.

"Well, we haven't really hung out with her that much. It isn't very surprising for her to assume that. Even Jaden hadn't been hanging out with her, and he can make time for about anyone." Chazz said.

Zane frowned. 'I never forgot about you, Alexis.' He thought. 'In fact, I couldn't get you out of my mind.'

I was abandoned by you. Just like everything else you grew bored of. It hurt, Atticus. It really did. I thought that at least out of everyone in this school I could count on you. But even you let me down. I had no sun, only rain. I had no joy, only sorrow. And I damn sure had no peace, I only had pain. No fucking strength for my damn journey. I didn't have any rest for my labor—no matter how much work I did. There was no light for the way; I was lost in the dark. There was no such thing as grace in my trials. You wouldn't have received these tapes if I had help from above, or undying love. Sympathy was never an issue. I never wanted it, and luckily I never received any.

"Alexis," Atticus said quietly. He was sad, he actually wanted to cry.

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Please tell me what you think about the second chapter. I am trying to make it a short story so that I can get it done quickly. It really is only a side story. I am out of ideas for my other story, so I decided to do this one. I was dared to do a Yu-gi-Oh GX fanfiction by my friend. I can not turn down a challenge. I hope you liked the Chapter though. So please review!