Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh GX or its characters or the Devlin Twins. I also do not own anything Final Fantasy related. I only own Takari Maruzakashi and this idea. This is my 2nd fanfic! No Flamez please! Please R&R! Thx for reviewing the last chappie and I know I have the time messed up, but this is my fanfic. Okay, now onto the chappie!
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Chapter 5: Afriad of Love
"What's his deal?" Syrus asked as he entered Jaden's dorm the next morning.
Mokuba was sighing as he did his essay for Dr. Crowler's class. A frown on his face. Tyranno was lying on his bunk, staring at the ceiling. Jaden had been pulling on his sneakers when Syrus had arrived. The light blue haired boy sighed and got a demanding look on his face. A missing report flashed across Jaden's PDA, causing Mokuba to look even more depressed.
"Come on! What is wrong with you guys?!" exclaimed Syrus.
All three boys exchanged a glance before Jaden grabbed Syrus, locked the door, and planted him in a chair.
"Listen Sy, we have a MAJOR problem on our hands." Jaden said firmly.
Syrus blinked his silver eyes in confusion, "Hu
? We do?"
"The Tag Team Competiton Dance." Tyranno finally said. "We were all invited since we're competing and it says date required."
"AHH!" Syrus fell out of the chair and start whining. "That can't be! Now I'll never get to go!"
"Why not?" Mokuba asked, not used to the normal 'If-there's-a-date-I-can't-go!' Syrus ordeal.
"Sy is nervous around girls." Jaden explained. "So are the rest of us. I know SQUAT about love. Only dueling."
So that's why he doesn't realize Alexis digs him... Mokuba realized. Maybe I'm not alone in this...
"So, who do you want to go with, Sarge?" Syrus asked before he almost started hyperventilating.
Tyranno turned completly red. No one but Bastion knew about his crush on Rae. Could he really trust them?
"If I tell you guys, you have to swear NOT to tell anyone else! Got it!" Tyranno threatened.
"Yeah!" Mokuba, Syrus, and Jaden chorused.
"Rae Andrews." Tyranno finally mumbled, clearly satisfied.
Syrus' eyes went wide before he fell anime-style. Mokuba sweatdropped as he remembered seeing Rae going off because the soda machine ate her money. Jaden only nodded slightly.
"Hmm..." Jaden smiled. "So, Sy."
The bluenette chibi-blushed.
"Who do you wanna go with?" asked Jaden, smirking.
"Uh... um..." Syrus began to rock back and forth while sitting crosslegged on the floor before he answered in a small, shy, quiet voice. "Alexa..."
"MAAKA?!" Tyranno and Jaden both anime collapsed with anime confusion swirls in their eyes as Mokuba chuckled.
"What's so funny?!" Syrus snapped. "I know for a fact you want to go with my cousin!"
Mokuba stopped laughing at once, his face the same color as his blazer. Jaden and Tyranno both had identical looks of surprise on their faces as they stared at the slightly shorter raven haired boy.
"JADEN YUKI! WHAT IS GOIN' ON IN THERE?!" a voice yelled from outside the door.
All four boys began to panic before Jaden looked out the door window. Atilea and Aelita stood outside, Atilea red in the face from yelling.
"OPEN THIS DOOR THIS INSTANT!" Atilea ordered.
Jaden did so very slowly and...
KONK!
Jaden was out cold on the floor.
"Sheesh! No one can concentrate for a thirty mile radius at the level of the noise comin' from here!" Atilea exclaimed as Mokuba, Syrus, and Tyranno scooted as far from Atilea and Aelita as possible. "Now what is goin' on in here?!"
"We're talking." Syrus said in a small voice, Aelita rolled her eyes at her twin and continued playing her Gameboy Advance SP. "What're ya playing, Aelita?"
"The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap." Aelita replied simply.
"Talking about what?" demanded Atilea, her jade green eyes narrowing.
"The dance..." Mokuba sighed, finding it best not to enrage Atilea any further by lying.
"Oh..." Atilea began to grin psychotically.
In a split second, she had pulled Mokuba to his feet by his shirt.
"Spill! Who are you planning on asking and when!" demanded Atilea.
"Ati! Let him go!" Aelita cried, her mouth agap. "Now!"
"Help me!" Mokuba cried at once.
Tyranno and Syrus exchanged a look before they pried Atilea off of their friend. She was STILL grinning psychotically while Mokuba started to tremble in fear.
"Why do you care so much?" Syrus asked.
Atilea made a face and indicated to her sister, "Cause I don't have a date. And she does."
"Who?" Mokuba and Tyranno said at once.
Aelita blushed slightly, "Bastion asked me."
"And now I want to know this instant." growled Atilea, she put her hands on her hips as Jaden finally woke up, rubbing his head.
"RUN!"
All four boys evaded the twins and took off down the metal stairs. Screaming their heads off. Aelita only hit her head in agony before she slowly backed away from her sister and into the dorm they were using while they were there. Atilea realized that her sister had locked her out a split second later.
"HEY! LEMME IN!" Atilea cried, pounding on the door.
"Can't hear you!" Aelita sang as she turned on her PS2 and started playing a RPG.
"AELITA AIMEE DEVLIN! YOU BETTER ANSWER THIS DOOR THIS INSTANT OR I'LL-"
"You'll what?!" Aelita demanded, cutting her off.
"Tell Bastion you're going to the dance with Chazz!" Atilea smirked.
"YOU WOULDN'T DARE!" Aelita unlocked the door, wrenched it open, and tackled her sister at once.
Kari arrived just then, "Uh... did I miss something?"
The twins were too busy having a catfight to pay attention.
"Oh-kay... have any idea where Cloud is?" Kari then asked.
"He ran away!" Both twins exclaimed.
"Thanks." Kari said, sweatdropping, before she quickly took off and ran towards the only place she could think of that they would be hiding...
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"You think they followed us?" Mokuba dared to ask from behind Syrus' bean bag chair.
"Dunno." Jaden's muffled reply came from the closet.
Tyranno shifted his head from behind a bookcase, "I hope not..."
Syrus peeked from underneath the bed, "I think it's safe to come out..." The door opened. "Or not!"
All four guys hid themselves from view as four people entered the dorm.
"Come on out, 'fraidy-cats." Alexa's voice sang. "They aren't here."
Syrus quickly scurried out from underneath the bed and leapt ontop on it, hiding something quickly behind his pillows. Alexa stared at him with her silver-blue eyes.
Was that a teddybear? Alexa thought in sheer surprise. Aw! I love teddybears!
She's not wearing her reading glasses... Syrus smiled. It makes her even cuter...
"You guys are such morons..." Rae muttered as she grabbed Tyranno by his ear and pulled him out from behind the bookcase.
"Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow." Tyranno winced. "OW!"
Rae sheepishly let go as Kari threw the bean bag chair across the room and ontop of Syrus. She pulled Mokuba up by his red blazer sleeve.
"Cloud!" Kari said, knowing that some people in the room knew him as Cloud Coleson. "What are you doing?!"
"Uh... hiding?" Mokuba replied shortly.
"From what?" Kari demanded.
"Atilea..." Syrus, Tyranno, and Mokuba sheepishly replied.
Alexis yanked open the closet door and Jaden fell out, face first.
"Ow." he muttered as he stood up.
"Are you guys done being morons?" Rae asked.
They all nodded slowly.
"Good." Rae continued. "Now us girls are going outside."
And with that, Alexa, Kari, Alexis, and Rae exited the dorm. Closing the door with a slam. All the guys had looks on their faces that said 'And-you-thought-I-was-crazy-for-liking-her!' before they fought over who got to look out the window.
"What're they doing?" Tyranno asked.
"Lemme see! Lemme see!" Syrus cried, hopping so he could see out the window.
Kari and Alexis were on their PDA's as Rae and Alexa played Frisbee.
"Hey, Jay, you never told us who you want to ask." Syrus realized.
Jaden turned pink, Mokuba smirking.
"Come on... we told you. Sorta." Mokuba said, grinning and crossing his arms across his chest.
"Well... uh... I was sorta hoping that you guys could help me get up enough courage to ask Alexis." Jaden admitted, stretching his collar.
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Geez, how can anyone be so clueless... Rae thought annoyed as she threw the Frisbee back to Alexa. We practically threw it out there that Alexis, Kari, and I wanted them to ask us to the dance, but NO! I had to like the most hardheaded, gruff, guy here!
"Heads up!" Alexa cried, the next thing Rae knew, the side of her face was throbbing. "Oh! I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"
Rae rubbed her bruised cheek and glared at the dark brown haired girl currently sweatdropping and apoligizing her head off. Kari and Alexis exchanged a look before they grabbed Alexa by her underarms and hightailed it out of there!
"GET BACK HERE TWERP!" roared Rae as she chased them around the dorms in hot pursuit.
"RUN!" Alexis shouted as they ran inside the dorms and down three or four corridors, trying to loose Rae. They hit a dead end, panting. "I think... I think we lost her..."
Kari held onto Alexa as they wheezed and wiped sweat off of their brows, "We have to hide somewhere..."
"WHERE'D YA ALL GO!?" Rae's voice cried out as she hit a dead end.
"Quick, Sy's dorm." Alexa whispered.
All three of them looked around the corner and saw the coast was clear before they rushed down the corridor and turned right. They reached Syrus' dorm quickly, wrenched open the door, and rushed inside to find all four boys sitting in the middle of the floor. All had looks of horror plastered on their faces as Alexis locked the door.
"What's goin' on, Lex?" Jaden asked quietly.
"Um..." Alexis blushed.
"I'M GOING TO GET YOU!" Rae's voice exploded. "IF IT'S THE LAST THING I DO!"
Tyranno sighed, "That woman is gonna be the death of me..."
Alexa and Kari both were panting and flushed as they collapsed to their knees.
"That explains what's goin' on." Mokuba concluded before Syrus opened the mini-fridge and handed everybody a can of soda. "So, what's the deal with her? Why's she so mad?"
"Ask Alexa." Kari said, before sipping her soda.
"Well," Syrus said, turning to the silver-blue eyed girl.
"Uh... we were kinda playing Frisbee..." Alexa began, sweatdropping.
"Lemme guess," Tyranno interupted. "You accidently hit her and now she's goin' psycho on ya?"
Alexa nodded slightly and Syrus placed a reassuring hand on her shoulder, "It's okay. I do it all the time to Hassleberry."
Tyranno stood up, "I'm gonna go calm her down."
"Good luck!" chorused the rest of them.
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Rae finally collapsed in defeat, "Awright! You win!"
Her ebony black bangs that went to her shoulders hung over them as she weakly closed her eyes while sitting in front of the soda machines. She was dying of thrist and was completly wiped out from running after Kari, Alexis, and Alexa. Rae quickly put the money in the machine and selected a Coca Cola.
"C'mon..." Rae muttered in annoyance. "Damn!" She hit the machine in agony. "It ate my money!"
"Havin' issues?" Tyranno's voice smirked.
"Ty!" Rae whirled around, her face turning pink from embarrassment. "Yeah... the stupid machine ate my money..."
Tyranno smiled a half-smile before gently kicking the side of the machine, Rae's soda was dispensed at once and she sheepishly retrieved it before drinking it like she hadn't had anything to drink for days.
"Thanks Ty," Rae said, wiping her face afterwards. She tosed the empty can in a wastebasket. "What're you doing here?"
"What's wrong?" Tyranno demanded. "I can't wander around the dorms like you do?"
Rae blushed, "Well... er... I..."
The truth was, Rae felt more at home at the Ra Dorms than she did the Obelisk Dorms. She loved how quaint it was and she couldn't bring herself to like the high classy stuff that Obelisk offered. She wished that the school wasn't so discriminating and that girls could also be in Slifer and Ra as well as Obelisk. That way she could be closer to Tyranno...
"Rae..." Tyranno said, closing his dark forest green-brown eyes and he smiled. "What's up?"
"Nothing..." muttered Rae, shifting her feet somewhat.
"Doesn't sound like nothing." replied Tyranno.
Rae's icy green eyes widened behind her Avalanching Aussa like goggles and she began to feel nervous.
"Well... it's just this whole competiton." sighed Rae.
"So?" Tyranno countered.
"So, it's screwing with everyone's minds." Rae retorted. "And I hate it."
Tyranno blinked in puzzlement, "What'd ya mean?"
"Listen, Ty, we have to duel against each other... and neither of us likes to loose." Rae began, looking at her feet. "And it's already messing with people's hearts. Alexa might be dueling Syrus... and I have to duel you..."
Her icy green eyes shifted to his for a moment or two before she quickly looked back down.
"Yeah, that's gonna be hard on Truesdale and Alexa." Tyranno sighed. "They obviously like each other that way."
Tyranno re-thought Rae's words and he felt his heart skip a beat. Her hands were folded in front of her and her ebony black locks fell down the sides of her face. Her left cheek was red from where Alexa had accidently hit her with the Frisbee and she closed her eyes. Tyranno stared at her and began to blush.
"Rae... why is this REALLY upsetting you?" Tyranno dared to ask.
Rae refused to respond, a lump forming in her throat. No, don't cry Alison. Don't give into the tears. You haven't cried since your mom passed away. Don't start now. Especially in front of HIM. Don't cry... Rae fought with herself.
"Alison." Tyranno tried again, this time placing both hands on her shoulders and she finally looked up, tears brimming her eyes. "Please, don't be upset."
"You don't get it, do you?" laughed Rae.
Tyranno smiled slightly, "Get what?"
"Nevermind..." sighed Rae before she began to pull away.
"Alison! Wait!" Tyranno exclaimed, grabbing her shoulder.
"Yeah?" she asked quietly.
Tyranno grinned sheepishly before he blurted, "You wanna goto the dance together?"
"Uh..." Rae's face turned bright red. "Oh...kay."
Tyranno smiled, "Great!"
"Um... see ya, Ty." Rae said, smiling softly before she hurried down a corridor and leaned against the wall.
He actually asked me! I couldn't be any happier!
Tyranno thought Rae was gone so he let out a whispered/yelled, "YES!"
What the-? Rae smiled, hearing his outburst. He seems happy too...
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"Wow, seven already?" yawned Kari as she glanced at her watch. "We better go..."
Alexa and Alexis stood up and stretched.
"Aw, do you have to?" asked Syrus.
"Sorry, Sy." Alexa apoligized quickly. "But we have to go to our dorms and study."
Syrus looked down cast at once, Alexa was the only one not to notice, causing Jaden and Mokuba to snicker.
"Night." Kari said softly to Mokuba, he swore he saw a flicker of sadness in her silver eyes. "Cloud."
"Night, Kari." Mokuba replied, he couldn't bring himself to ask her just yet.
Kari then left the dorm and waited for Alexis.
"I'll see you tomorrow you guys." Alexis said to Syrus, Jaden, and Mokuba. "Oh, and thanks for hiding us from Rae."
"No prob." Jaden grinned.
Alexis smiled with her light golden brown eyes before she quickly left with Kari. Alexa looked at Syrus one last time before she quietly went to the door and exited into the darkening corridor.
"Where's he goin'?" Jaden muttered as Syrus hopped up and rushed out of the dorm.
Mokuba shrugged before staring out the window, the moonlight reflecting in his dark eyes...
"Hey! Alexa! Wait up!" Syrus' voice exclaimed from behind her.
The Nanobreaker look-a-like stopped short, her cloak moving with her body as she turned around to face the light blue haired boy. He reached her quickly.
"What is it, Syrus?" Alexa asked slowly.
Her heart was thumping in her chest. Her palms were sweaty and she was beginning to feel a blush creep towards her face. Syrus stood there, grinning from ear to ear. His grey eyes smiling from behind his glasses. Moonlight filled the almost deserted corridor. Alexa shifted her weight to her left leg and stared at Syrus, waiting for a reply as her stomach did flips.
"Let's take a walk." Syrus said suddenly.
Uh... okay then... Alexa thought, trying hard not to sweatdrop. We're gonna take a walk...
"Alrighty." Alexa agreed before the two teenagers exited to Ra Dorms and walked towards the gazebo.
"So... do you like Duel Academy?" Syrus asked cooly.
"Yes, very much." nodded Alexa. "It's very nice and peaceful."
"Yeah, that's one of its good qualities." Syrus agreed. He smiled shyly. "What do you do in your spare time?"
"Well, when I'm not training Atilea or Aelita, I'm usually reading a book and listening to music." Alexa giggled.
"What type of music do you like?" Syrus then asked.
"Soft music. And some of this, and some of that..." answered Alexa quietly.
"Example?" said Syrus slowly.
"Example?" Alexa repeated, she then got a thinking expression on her face. "Well, Fleetwood Mac, Eurythmics, Heart, Michelle Branch, Jackson Browne, Melodies of Life, and other stuff, I guess."
"Um... don't get mad at me for asking, but who's Fleetwood Mac?" Syrus asked, shuffling his feet as they reached the gazebo's entrance.
Alexa got the 'You've-gotta-be-kiddin'-me' look on her face before she giggled.
"How about I sing ya on of their songs?" Alexa asked, her silver-blue eyes shining.
"Er... alright." Syrus agreed.
A/N: (sigh) I CAN'T RESIST! I must have music in my fics! So, Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN FLEETWOOD MAC'S 'Silver Springs'. SO DON'T SUE!
You could be my silver springs
Blue green colors flashin'
I would be your only dream
Your shining autumn, ocean crashing
And did you say she was pretty
And did you say that she loves you
Baby, I don't wanna know
I'll begin not to love you
Turn around, see me runnin'
I'll say I loved you years ago
Tell myself you never loved me, no
And did you say she was pretty
And did you say that she loves you
Baby, I don't wanna know
Oh, no
And can you tell me was it worth it
Really, I don't wanna know
Time casts a spell on you, but you won't forget me
I know I could have loved you, but you would not let me...
Time casts a spell on you, but you won't forget me
I know I could have loved you, but you would not let me
I'll follow you down til the sound of my voice will haunt you
You'll never get away from the sound of the woman that loves you
I'll follow you down til the sound of my voice will haunt you
You'll never get away from the sound of the woman that loves you
I'll follow you down til the sound of my voice will haunt you
You'll never get away from the sound of the woman that loves you...
You could be my silver springs
My blue green colors flashin'...
Alexa ended the song with a soft note and she shyly stared at her feet.
"Wow." Syrus managed to say. "That was great."
"Thanks." said Alexa quietly.
"What's wrong?" Syrus asked.
Alexa and Syrus sat down next to each other in the gazebo, "Nothing..."
"Doesn't sound like nothing..." Syrus couldn't help but mutter.
"You're right... it's just that Silver Springs always reminds me of HIM." Alexa admitted, her hands folded in her lap.
"Who?" asked Syrus gently.
"My first boyfriend." Alexa said quietly.
"You were... serious?" Syrus asked, he tried keeping the hurt out of his voice.
"No. But I liked him for a long time." Alexa admitted, she shook her head and pulled one of her legs close to her body and rested her chin on it.
"What happened?" Syrus questioned.
"He left me." Alexa replied quietly. "For a girl I THOUGHT was my friend. Turns out she was nothin' but a snake."
"What was his name...?" whispered Syrus.
"It doesn't matter." sighed Alexa. She looked at Syrus, "Thank you... for talking to me."
"Anytime!" said Syrus hastily.
Hopefully she won't ask the reason I chased her down...
"So, why'd you stop me?" Alexa then asked.
Dang! Just my luck...
"Um..." stammered Syrus. "A-Alexa... I-I was wondering if..." He trailed off in embarrassment, his face crimson. "Uh..."
"Syrus? Please spit it out." Alexa pleaded.
"Youwouldgotothedancewithme." Syrus mumbled in one breath.
"Uh..." Alexa sweatdropped. "Sy, I didn't understand a word you just said."
Syrus took a deep breath and tried again, finally blurting out, "You would goto the dance with me!?"
Alexa stared at him and frowned, her eyes darkened and she looked into her lap.
"I'm sorry Syrus, but someone already asked me... and..." Alexa began, she looked surprisingly upset.
"You said yes." gulped Syrus.
Alexa nodded, "I tried to wait... I truly did, but you waited too long."
Syrus felt as if his world had come crashing down. His heart was broken and a lump was forming in his throat. Syrus looked away from the Queen of Machines and stared at his Ra Yellow Sneakers.
"Who are you going with?" Syrus asked in a hollow voice.
"Blaze Tride." Alexa admitted in a small voice.
Syrus stood up, "I have to go."
"Syrus, wait!" Alexa exclaimed suddenly, grabbing his wrist. "You don't understand! I only agreed to go with Blaze because I was afriad you would never ask me and I didn't want to show up without a date!"
Syrus stared at her pleading silver-blue eyes and fought back the hot tears trying so hard to flow over. He gently pulled his wrist free and walked away. Leaving his friend behind. She closed her eyes and looked down, her dark brown locks falling into her face. She then hit the bench in pure rage.
Dammit! I had to be stupid! I had to hurt Syrus! Tears started to slide down her face. Why do I have to be afraid of love? Why?
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A/N: Another chappie completed. Now what's gonna happen between Sy and Alexa? Will they learn the truth or will they continue living a lie? And what the heck are Jaden and Mokuba gonna do about asking Alexis and Kari? Please R&R!
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