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This is the Life

Lost Soul Edition

Chapter 8: Did You Forget?

These girls enchanted

Are a magical two

Don't take it for granted

It's a gift these shrew must use

Rose rose an eyebrow at the girl, "Is this that chick you wanted?" she asked Cecelia.

Cecelia was smirking as she watched the rest of the group enter her dungon. She nodded at Rose's question and continued to smirk in victory.

Rose watched as the rest entered too. She gasped and dropped her drink, making it spill to the ground. "Syrus, Jaden, girls what are you guys doing here?" After she asked this she turned to Cece accusingly. "You said this didn't involve anyone I knew!"

"I doesn't." Cece sighed. "Your friends just happened to run into my actual target. I just want the girl."

Rose calmed slightly. "Guys!" she began. "Please leave, this has nothing to do with you." She gestured to Jade. "We just want whatever that girl's name is."

Jade gasped. "You don't remember me?" she asked, hurt. "It's Jade! Your best friend!"

Rose crossed her arms, "I don't know what you're talking about, Cece's been my best friend since I was 5."

Jaden groaned, "I have a horrible case of dèjá vu."

"Dèjá vu? How?" Jade asked, forgetting about their current problem.

"Remember Jesse?"

"That blue haired kid I liked?"

"Jesse?"

"You liked Uncle Jesse?"

"Uncle?!"

Just incase you're wondering, those talking went in this order: Jaden, Jade, Syrus, Katherine, Jade.

"Oh my gosh!" Cassidy laughed. "Wait 'til Julie hears this!"

"Jaden? What have you been up to in the years of my absence?" Jade asked, slightly ticked. "I leave you alone for a second and you suddenly have a pregnant wife, two teenage daughters, two little boys, a million friends, and a load of cash! Are hiding anything else from me?!"

"Well, I'm fused with a Duel Spirit. I can control Haou. I've met Yugi personally. I've been to other dimentions. I've saved the world several times. And other normal things. Oh, and Yugi passed his title onto me."

Anime sweatdrop.

"Yes. Totally normal." Cecelia rolled her eyes. "Anyway, Jay." She smiled innocently, "Don't you remember dating me back in High School? We went to Juiry Academy together with Rose. I don't know what you're doing with these strangers, but you won't stab one of your best girl friends in the back, I'm sure."

Rose's eyes widened. "That was you Jay? Oh my gosh I can't believe I don't remember."

Jade's face was plastered with a flabbergasted look as she turned to stare at her unexpecting elder brother.

"Me?" Jaden asked, confused. But then he looked Cecelia straight into her eyes.

Cecelia's eyes turned from its normal brown color to blue and red.

Jaden's eyes turned from its original brown color to Yubel's green and orange ones.

Cecelia growled as Jaden continued to stare back without losing a bit of his power.

Jaden/Yubel smirked. "You won't take us. You're too week Kirasaku."

Wide eyes and gasps.

This enraged Cecelia more, making her hetromatic eyes glow brighter than the man's in front of her.

Yubel retreated and Jaden's eyes turned back to normal.

So did Cece's.

Cece smirked, "Remember sweetie?" Jaden's eyes were covered by his bangs, but this soon changed when he looked up to where he was called from.

His eyes were dull.

"Yeah, I remember."

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"Hey Jay," Jade began, turning to look her brother in the eyes, "Promise me something."

"What is it sis?" Jaden asked, concerned.

"Promise me that if anything ever happens to either one of us, you'll never forget me." she said, almost in a whisper tone.

Jaden frowned, "I could never forget you."

Jade smiled, but a tear made it's way down her cheek. "I know."

"Jaden, no!" Jade cried. She started to run over to her brother's side, but was pulled back by Syrus. "Let me go!" Tears made their way down her cheeks, "...My brother needs me..." she whispered.

"Jaden," Cece began, faking a look of confusion. "Do you know what that girl's talking about?"

"No. I've never seen her before in my life."

You've forgotten.

"Hey Lakey," Jade smiled kicking her feet in the water, "Do you miss your family and friends?"

Lakey sighed, "Yeah, I do. I sometimes wish I could go back, if only for a day, and just say 'Hi'. Tell them I'm alright and that they'll all have amazing futures."

Jade turned to look at him, "I wasn't allowed to look into my future, or any of my friends or family's future either. I think I'm supposed to go back. He told me not to get accustomed to this place."

Lakey shrugged, "He might of meant that you were going to start your new life soon, your reincarnation."

"Yeah... It was probably that, right? I mean, you can't go back from the dead." Jade sighed.

Lakey frowned, "Tell them I said 'Hi'." He whispered softly, "When you go back, tell them that I love and miss them."

"So you do believe..."

"Yeah, I believe in magic."

"Miracles."

"I believe in you."

"Cecelia stop!" Jade screamed. And, to Jade's surprise, Cecelia did stop, and Jaden was standing in place. "Cece... he's okay." Jade walked closer and closer to the older brunette girl. "Lakey still loves you. He'll never stop."

Cecelia's shoulders shook, and she looked down.

Jade was close enough to Cece to put her hands on her shoulders now.

"He missed you C. I swear he thinks about you everyday." Jade laughed lightly. "It's gotten a tad bit annoying even."

Quiet sobs left Cece's demeanor.

"I now he's not able to come back forever, but he told me himself that he'd do anything to see you again. He loves you Cece, and he always will. You don't have to do this. I'll perform the spell, you just needed to ask. I'd do anything for a friend..." Jade smiled.

"But... he..."

"He's still there. He's in your heart." Jade gave, "And as long as you have that memory of a loving man who risked his life for you, he'll always be with you. He's encouraging you to move on."

"Lakey's one of a kind." Cecelia argued. "No one could take his place."

"I know."

Cecelia was so caught up with Jade, that the two didn't even notice Jaden's small, silent steps toward Rose.

"He wants to see Rocky too. Misses her with all his heart." Jade snorted, "Sorry, wrong choice of words." Cece let out a small laugh. "He misses you two with all his soul."

Your memories have been tampered with,

"So, if you just ask nicely, I'd be happy to chant a spell for Lakey to come back for a full day."

So I'm going to give your real ones back.

"O-okay Jade. Sorry about everything. I never knew anyone could be as nice as Rose, so I couldn't stand losing someone else."

Don't worry, because once this is over with,

"One problem, we're going to need Rose to perform the spell."

You'll have your real friends back.

"Not a problem at all, Rose is no longer under my influence."

Rose blinked and looked around, her gaze then turned to Jaden. Her eye's widened. "Jay! Is it really you? I can't believe I forgot about you and Jade!"

(I really felt like ending here, but that would make this short-ish-er.)

Jaden gave her a cheeky grin, cheery as ever, "Hi Rosey!"

Rose laughed in glee.

"Woah Jay, you should consider talking on acting." Jade suggested in an amused tone, "I really thought Cece had you on her control." A smirk played at the corner of Jaden's lips. "So Rose, what'cha been up to? Getting married to shorty, having kids, not telling them they have this magical power they possess?"

Rose blushed. "Yeah. It's been weird." She rubbed the back of her head sheepishly.

So that's it. Part One of This is the Life is almost over. I'm going to be updating slower though, as you can see.

This is the Life

Part One: Lost Soul

Part Two: Kira and Cristopher Yuki

That's all I have at the moment, I don't know if there will be a Part Three or not.