So the chapter title says a lot. Any guesses on who the roomies are? Guess you'll just have to read to find out!
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Roommates
Jaden's POV
Jaden stared at the sheer mass of the building, or really buildings, before him. One was a large dome shaped building, wider that it was tall, almost like a stadium. The one next to it looked like a large hotel, spanning several stories with balconies encircling the entire building. Then there was a much smaller building that seemed to connect the other two together. Jaden had never seen anything like it before.
He let out a low whistle. "Wow, this place is huge!" Jaden said. "No wonder they decided to hold DuelCon here."
Jaden walked in the front doors, which were on the smaller connector building, into a large lobby area. His jaw dropped at the size of the space, and then almost hit the floor at the number of people there. He quickly regained his composure and fought his way into the line at the registration table. The line was long, but it moved pretty quickly and soon he was at the front of the line.
"Name please," said the woman who was sitting at the table.
"Jaden Yuki, champion duelist," he said, grin stretching across his face. The woman, who honestly looked like a librarian, just glared at him and then went back to staring at his information sheet.
The woman sat there for a minute looking at his information. Slowly she nodded to herself before handing him a room key and a lanyard. "Your room's on floor 23. Keep that lanyard with you at all times; you'll need it to get into convention sessions, plus it has your name on it so people can identify you," she explained. "Which means do. Not. Lose. It," she added in a stern voice.
"Got it!" Jaden nodded and slipped the lanyard over his head. He walked out of the line and headed towards the sign that said "Con-Center Lodging". He passed through another set of glass doors and entered into an area that was almost like a sitting room. Except this sitting room had old school duel tables set up and big screen TVs. There were also two elevators and a set of double doors that led to a dining hall. Jaden looked at some of the duel tables that were set up. Hm, I might just have to check those out later, Jaden thought.
He walked over to the elevators and pushed the "Up" button. He stood there with his hands in his pockets, whistling, while he waited for one to come down. Soon, the elevator dinged and the doors on the right opened. Jaden slipped inside and pushed the button for the 23rd floor.
The ride was pretty short, even if it was up 23 floors. The doors opened and Jaden stepped out into the hall. The hall was long and was elegantly, but simply, decorated. Even though the brochure had sad that all attendants would be staying in the con-center's dorms, he had never expected that "dorms" were the equivalent to a 5-star hotel. His years at the Duel Academy had spoiled his idea of a dorm.
He walked down the hallway looking at room numbers as he went. "Let's see…2311, 2313…Ah, here it is, 2315." Jaden slipped the key in the door and entered the room. The first room was a small living area with a TV and a small kitchen. There were two glass doors at the end that opened up to a large balcony. On the left side of the room, there were three doors, all closed. Jaden walked over to the one in the middle and opened it. Ok, there's the bathroom. So that means that these other two rooms must be bedrooms.
Jaden stepped over to the door on the left of the bathroom and opened it. "Sweet! A king-sized bed!" Jaden went a jumped onto the bed, sighing at the softness of it. He got up a dropped his duffle onto the floor in front of the bed. Then he pulled off his jacket and flung it onto the chair in the corner. He went back and flopped down on the bed. He didn't really need another nap, but he did want to rest for a few minutes…
Yusei's POV
The con-center loomed in the distance. The dorms were among the tallest buildings in the city while the convention hall itself had the second highest occupancy level; the highest obviously being Duelist's Stadium. Yusei turned his runner to the left and sped into the large parking garage next to the con-center. He quickly found a parking space and parked the runner. He flipped the kickstand down and climbed off. Taking off his helmet, Yusei opened up the storage compartment in the back. He removed his duffle and replaced it with his helmet. Then, he activated the security features before heading towards registration.
As he walked down the sidewalk to the entrance, Yusei noticed the amount of people still making their way to the con-center. Some had on backpacks with duel disks sticking out of them, others with duel holsters similar to Yusei's strapped to their waists. Hopefully this will be a good convention, I need a nice vacation, he thought.
Yusei walked through the sliding glass doors and entered the main hall. Other than the registration table, there were tables that were set up around the room selling various items. Some were selling new cards and gear, others selling T-shirts sporting various legendary monsters and champion duelists, including the famous Yugi Muto, Joey Wheeler, Jaden Yuki, and Syrus Truesdale; although he had only heard of Yugi and Joey, Jaden Yuki and Syrus Truesdale had only been in professional dueling for two or three years. Jack and himself were the only turbo-dueling faces present on the merchandise, but they were also the most well known turbo-duelists, so it made sense.
He walked up and stood in the registration line. It was long, but moving quickly. Yusei observed the other duelists in the room. Some seemed nervous and slightly jumpy, glancing around the room and fidgeting; while others were about to go through the roof, their excitement uncontained and spilling out from them. Yusei felt like he was one of the calmest ones here, granted he had never been one to show a lot of emotions. It's not that he wasn't excited, he just didn't feel like acting like a bubbly fangirl.
Yusei registered and went over to the dorms. He glanced around the Commons before heading to the elevators. Yusei scratched absentmindedly at the mark on his cheek as he waited for the elevator to come down. He sighed and closed his eyes. I wish there was a way to get rid of this thing. I'm getting tired of still getting strange looks because of it. The elevator dinged, ripping him from his thoughts.
Yusei rode the elevator up to his floor. He stepped out into an elegantly decorated hall. One thing most people, or at least people who didn't live in New Domino, didn't know was that the con-center's dorms were made so that the more important guests, champions, celebrities, VIPs, got the better rooms; meaning that they were better decorated, higher up, and more spacious. The best room was the penthouse on the top floor, but the only people who ever saw it were convention hosts and visiting dignitaries when they came. All the other floors were the ones that were used by regular people, slowly getting better the farther up you went.
Yusei walked down the hall looking for his room. It was set up like a hotel so he only had to look on one side. Finally he reached the end of the hall. "Finally! It figures that my room is at the end of the hall," he mumbled. He slipped the key in the door and opened it.
The layout was a basic 5-star hotel suite layout. The main room consisted of a sitting room and a kitchen with a balcony at the far end. To the left there were three doors, two of which were open. Looks like my roommate's taking a nap…better not disturb him.
Yusei went over to the first open door. He stopped in the doorway, shock plastered on his face. Lying on his back on the bed was a young brunette rifling through his duel deck. "Uh…" The noise was involuntary and Yusei clamped his mouth shut. Still the guy turned his head to look at him.
"Oh, hey," he said sitting up. "You must be my roomie."
"Yeah, I guess," Yusei said. He watched as the kid, well not really since he looked like he might be a few years older than Yusei, stood up and walked over to him, grinning from ear to ear.
"Name's Jaden Yuki, soon to be the next King of Games!" he stated, sticking out his hand. So this is who Jack was talking about earlier, Yusei thought. He also remembered seeing the name Jaden Yuki on some of the merchandise in the main lobby.
"Yusei Fudo, turbo-duelist." Yusei shook Jaden's hand. Jaden's eyes lit up at the word "turbo-duelist".
"Well it's nice to meet ya, Yusei!" Jaden said with a laugh. Yusei sighed internally. Oh boy, looks like I'm rooming with a grown-up version of Leo.
Hehehe...Yusei has to deal with Jaden! From a 5Ds perspective, Jaden reminds me of Leo, ya know cause he can be a little hyper. Anyway, Yugi and the gang will be in the next chapter along with these two. Please review!