Do You Really Love Me?

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh GX. I don't own Caitlin or Lisa either, but I am using them with permission.

A/N: Hey, everyone! Thank you so much for your encouraging reviews and suggestions! I'm glad you're enjoying this. A lot of you are sad about Jaden and Alexis, but don't worry. It all ties into the story. I don't want to give away too much, but there will be a special part in the story that will make up for Jaden's and Alexis's heart-breaking moment in chapter 2. I thought I was going to cry while writing it. I came close to crying just thinking of that part. I leave you now with the knowledge that happier times for Jaden and Alexis will come eventually. Happy reading and God bless everyone!

Chapter 3

Maybe it would be best if we didn't see each other for a while…

After Alexis had left, Jaden slumped onto the ground as he felt his heart break over his ex-girlfriend's words. He had tried to convince her that wasn't a good idea, but in the end she won the argument.

"I'll… strive to not miss anymore of our dates!"

"That's what you said last time, Jaden, and after today, you still expect me to believe that?"

As Jaden recalled the last words of their conversation, the usually cheerful duelist felt his last heart string snap in two.

The sun began to sink below the horizon changing the sky into one of God's greatest masterpieces, but at that moment Jaden didn't notice. For Jaden the sun may have really been shining in sky outside, but on the inside it was pouring down rain with no chance of it letting up any time soon.

Back at the Slifer Red boys' dorm…

Syrus and Chumley were getting ready for bed as they talked about the day's events, especially their meeting Caitlin and Lisa. Both agreed that both girls were very nice. Syrus sighed with smile on his face, "Caitlin is so cute! No! She's beautiful!"

Chumley snorted with a sly grin on his face, "Not as beautiful as Professor Banner's teaching assistant!"

The shorter boy raised an eyebrow at this, "Don't you think that she's a little old for you, Chumley?"

"Duh, of course I think that she's too old for me! That doesn't mean that I can't say that I think she's good-looking."

"Well, yeah, that is true."

The blue-haired boy gazed out the window and noticed that it was now pitch black outside. I hope Jaden and Alexis are okay. Jay doesn't usually stay out this long with her, especially this late at night.

A few moments passed before the door to their room opened quietly. Jaden with downcast eyes came in and slumped down into his chair at his desk. At first neither Syrus nor Chumley noticed their friend. When they did both did a double take. Syrus, however, was the first one of the two to speak. "We didn't even hear you come in, Jay! How did your talk with Alexis go?"

For several minutes Jaden didn't answer. Chumley and Syrus exchanged look of concern for their friend. Chumely made his attempt to get Jaden to answer, "Uh, Jaden, is everything alright?"

The brown-haired Slifer remained silent. Syrus moved from his bed over to his best friend's side, while Chumely sat up on his bunk. When the blue-haired boy reached Jaden's side, he saw that the taller boy was gazing at his cards with what looked like a look of regret and sadness on his face. This does not look good.

The brown-haired youth answered as though he had read Syrus's mind, "It's not good, Sy. Things between me and Alexis, that is."

"What happened?"

Jaden turned to face his friends with eyes that revealed a completely broken heart, "It's over, Sy. She said, 'Maybe it would be best if we didn't see each other for a while.'"

The shorter boy's jaw dropped open in shock, "You're kidding!"

"I wish I was."

Chumley frowned, "But it was an honest mistake! You told her that right?"

"I did. She said that she didn't have a problem with me dueling, but she did have a problem with me not at least postponing a duel to a later time when I know we don't have a date."

Syrus thought about this for a moment. As much as he hated to admit it, Alexis did have a point. Jaden continued, breaking the blue-haired boy's thoughts, "She said that it seems like I care more about dueling than her."

Chumley stared at Jaden wide-eyed, "But that's not true! I can see why she would say that, but it's not true at all!"

Jaden sighed, "Thanks, Chumley. I feel a thousand times better."

"I'm sorry, Jaden. You know I didn't mean it that way."

All three of them were silent for several minutes. Syrus broke the stillness, "So what are you going to do, Jay?"

The brown-haired Slifer had once again turned his attention to his cards as he replied sadly, "I don't know. All I know of to do is to either find a way to prove that I love Alexis more than dueling, or… to quit dueling forever."

Syrus and Chumley both forgot to breathe for several minutes. The black-haired Slifer stated after he had remembered to breathe, "Jaden, if you quit dueling, then you'll have to leave Duel Academy."

"Then you'll never see Alexis again," Syrus said finishing his roommates statement.

"If giving up Duel Monsters is what it takes to prove to her that I love her, then that's what I'll do."

A/N: Emmanuel Jones, Agent of the Divine One, Lisa, Raymanly73, and Mr. Evil, thank you very much for your ideas and suggestions. Thank you, Raymanly73 and Lisa, for the reading the chapters over. If I have missed anyone, then please forgive me, and thank you for your ideas and suggestions. I think I've got everyone that did give suggestions, but then again I'm brain-dead at the moment and on top of that I've got a memory span of like 10 seconds. Until next update peace out and God bless!