Hey everyone, what's up?

So, this is a mini series about, well whatever the (probably crappy) summary.

Anyway, I am not absolutely sure about whether this is true, but in this story one finishes DA at 18, groovy? Okay, let's go!

1- Walk Away

I made this bed
I choose to lie in it
Live with my regrets
Sleep with what I said
Could this be the end
Am I standing on the edge
Of everything I wanted now

I was afraid
I was afraid

Maybe I'm just scared
To face the things I fear
It's easier to walk away from everything

Separate my soul
With all the things we shared
I'm fallin' to pieces now
Say a prayer for me
When you go to bed
I'm in need of your faith now

I was afraid

Maybe I'm just scared
To face the things I fear
It's easier to walk away from everything

If we could just reset
And live in happiness
Instead of our regrets
We'd salvage everything
We don't have to walk away

Pray for me now
I'm in need of faith
Pray for me now
I'm in need

Maybe I'm just scared
To face the things I feared
It's easier to walk away from everything

If we could just reset
And live in happiness
Instead of our regrets
We'd salvage everything

It was an extremely hot afternoon. Chazz Princeton and his girlfriend had just returned from the hotel swimming pool, she was taking a shower so he decided to just lay under the air conditioning. He soon noticed the daily news paper which was probably left there by the cleaning person. He flipped through it, nothing interesting…

Suddenly, his eyes fell upon a report on the social page-

"International dueling superstar Zane Truesdale his girlfriend for seven years now, Miss Carmen Long have announced their engagement, and…"

Carmen long… that was a name he has not heard in a while.

Over the years after Duel Academy, things have made an extremely bright turn for Chazz, everything was going his way.

His final duel in the academy was against his long time rival, Jaden Yuki. In that match, he was finally able to beat him. Ever since he was on an overall winning streak. Another bonus in becoming eighteen was finally able to shake his older brothers off. After their father died, his vast fortune was divided in three- a third for each son, and at eighteen Chazz was finally able to claim his part. More so, he also found out that their laid mother left him solely the entire sum of her money and all her properties.

Just to make things ever more perfect, his long time crush, Alexis Rhodes began returning the feeling and they have been officially dating for four years.

But Carmen long, she was not someone he will ever forget.

Although very few people knew of their relationship, he always saw Carmen as his best friend. Apparently, she did not see their relationship the same way… one day she confessed that she loved him, although she knew how he felt towards Alexis, then they pretty much stopped talking.

Chazz always regretted that their relationship ended that way, but he also thought he would be selfish to ask of her to remain his friend. He has ranted on and on about Alexis to her so many times, he realized how much he hurt her and saw it best to leave her alone.

"What are you reading there?" Alexis asked stepping out of the bathroom in a pink towel. After all, she decided dueling wasn't for her and became a professional cheerleader for a basketball team.

"Is it interesting?"

"Not as interesting as you are… minus that towel." He said smirking at her.

"No seriously, you looked so preoccupied, what is it?"

"A couple of our old schoolmates are getting married."

"So why is it in the paper?"

"Because they are Zane Truesdale and Carmen Long."

"Who's Carmen Long?"

He felt like smacking his forehead, but then a little voice reminded him cheerleader…

XXXXXXXX

"Hola Carmensita." Said her mother as Carmen opened the door to the two storey house. Along with her mother came her little sister who greeted her with a warm hug.

"Hello mama, Esmeralda, how are you?"

After a short wile of small talk, the women were going to business.

"So, have you chosen you maids of honor yet?" Giovanna, her mother asked.

"Of course!", was Esmeralda's quick response, "me! I'm gonna be her maid of honor."

Carmen laughed lightly, Esme was always like that, so fun and jubilant.

She had quite the family, her parents met when her father, who is an archeologist, visited Mexico on an expedition to explore a Mayan temple. Aside of Esmeralda, Carmen had two more brothers- Luke and Antonio.

Carmen herself is a charming person. She had tanned skin, soft brown eyes and long dark brown hair. Her lips are almost always in a smile, since she is a kind and friendly person who can listen to anyone and be considerate to their needs.

"Of you will be a maid of honor, you and Holly."

"Well, what about your dress? We must go shopping together! And the flower arrangements, the cake, invitations…"

Invitations… that was one of the things on her mind, but that was something to share with Holly, he best friend and colleague.

After DA, Carmen decided to enroll into a designing school and is now an internal designer. Holly and her work together in a little company they founded after college.

At about 17:30, the door opened and in came her fiancée, who kindly greeted Mrs. Long and young Esmeralda. He gave Carmen a peck on the cheek, over time thanks to her warm personality displaying emotions became less odd to him to some extent.

After Giovanna and Esmeralda left, Carmen started on dinner. While she was stirring, Carmen felt a familiar pair of hands holding he waist and her beloved nuzzling her neck, planting soft kisses on it which send chills down her spine.

"Guess what?"

"What?" she asked, trying to concentrate a bit so that the food won't burn.

"I found the perfect place for our honeymoon."

"Really? And that might be…"

"A surprise."

"Come on, you know, I could beat it out of you…"

"Or find some other creative way."

She smiled, feeling incredibly happy. Life was really working out for her, everything was perfect. Everything, minus one thing… a distant shadow from the past.

Her long ago cut off relationship with one Chazz Princeton.

It always clouded her, she felt bad for losing a friend and for running away from a situation like that which she should have confronted.

That night, when the two were in bed, Carmen decided to make it right, and so…

"Amor?"

"Yes?" he responded and put his arm around her shoulders.

"Do you think that maybe we should invite some of our old classmates to the wedding?"

"Whatever you want love."

The lyrics are by Good Charlotte and hence do not belong to me, neither do any of the Characters except Carmen long, her family and Holly James.