So... major fluff in this chapter! X3 I couldn't resist... Yeah, in this story, if you haven't noticed, they don't really hate each other... Hoshi just thinks Aster is freakin' stuck up. But, deep down, yes, she likes him. And yep! Aster is still totally in love with the girl.

XD You'll see what I mean in this next chappie.

Special thanks to Madly Chessur (Tek-Tek) for her awesome drabble/song-fic using Starshipping.

Don't worry; she wasn't OOC! ^^ It was perfect.

Just A Simple Dream

After a two days of Jaden missing, Hassleberry dueled a chef, or Professor Sartyr, to determine whether or not he'd go back to Ra or stay in Slifer. But, at least we got some good food, instead of the slop that was originally served, and Sartyr said that we could come eat at Ra whenever we wanted.

Meanwhile, Bastion and Alexis insisted that I stay inside and rest after I'd lost all memory of the night before. All I remembered was a bright light and a scream. Bastion was staying by my side when he didn't have class, and I was staying with the white freak named Chazz.

But I still dreamed of one thing; the night that Aster beat Jaden. It meant something besides hatred… I just didn't know what. And speaking of Aster, no one had seen him for a long while. Aster was missing from class, as Bastion said.

Also, Hassleberry and Syrus challenged one another to duel for the rank of Jaden's Best Friend, trash-talk and all. Atticus got involved, which was always bad news. Before then, Syrus ran off in the middle of the night, which got me and Lex involved, too. We figured he was out looking for Jaden, which could've been the reason why Syrus wasn't eating at all that day. Syrus was missing when the duel was about to start. He came as soon as the duel was about to sight, covered in dirt and leaves. In the duel, Syrus was stomped on, bitten, and many other dinosaur moves.

However, Syrus made a huge combo with his Decoyroid and his other decks. I was so happy for him, especially since he won. But, he was so tired, and he hadn't been eating much in the previous days. That's only because he was searching for Jaden every night.

Then, of course, to make matters worse for Sy, his brother's career was going downhill. He lost duel after duel, and was kicked from the Pro League down to the Amateur League. Alexis and I knew that Zane was going to win, and we knew that he was the best.

However, Zane lost. Then, he was dropped by his sponsorship. Which meant his career was completely over.

I was afraid to face him, especially because he was supposed to be my first opponent of the new season. I hoped that I would be facing a champion.

"Poor Zane… " I mused, looking down at the paper. His career had plummeted before his eyes. Zane was no longer a pro – he was a complete loser, and a "disgrace to Duel Academy", as Bonaparte put it. One report, by Kimi, had pictures of Zane at his best, and focused on his pro career and his reputation at Duel Academy, according to Alexis and Atticus. Now, after he was dropped, he wasn't seen dueling in ages. As I dueled Alexis and Syrus to cheer them up and practice, the crowd around us grew. Syrus was cheering up, if only a little bit, and everyone else was a little bit more distracted. Even though Jaden was still gone, we all had fun, or at least, the most fun we could without our happy-go-lucky friend around.

But then, Zane reappeared, and started to win every single one of his matches, but he showed no respect towards his opponents. His opponents were down and out by the time the match was over, and Zane didn't even seem to care. Even Syrus knew that the Zane that appeared in those duels wasn't his brother.

Meanwhile, Hassleberry and Syrus were moping again, so, to hopefully cheer them up, I asked them to tell me about his duels in the previous year. Syrus told me about Jaden's exam, where he had to face Crowler and his Ancient Geer Golem. He told me about Jaden's victory over Bastion to enter in the school duel, and about his win against Chazz, using his Winged Kuriboh and Transcendent Wings spell card. Jaden didn't win against, Zane, but he almost won the duel, but he did win Zane's respect. He also told me about the Shadow Riders; of Nightshroud, who was actually Atticus, Camula, Tanya, Don Zaloog, Titan, Amnael, and Kagemaru, and about the duels for the Sacred Beast cards.

Jaden's P.o.V.

After he saw Wheeler again, Jaden tried to find Duel Academy, but what he found was much different. He found monsters to add to his deck.

Aster's P.o.V.

Aster looked out the window of the jet, glaring at the island below. He couldn't stand the thought of going back to Duel Academy. He sighed, and knew that he'd at least be able to see Hoshi again, even if she didn't return his feelings.

Alexis's P.o.V.

As Aster walked up, she grimaced, and knew that she had to be at her best. To defeat Aster, she had to be as good, or even better, as Jaden. Aster's deck was nearly unbeatable, and Alexis knew that.

"LEX!" someone yelled. Hoshi ran up, panting, next to her sister. Alexis looked over at Aster, and saw his eyes light up. "What the heck is going on? I mean, I woke up to find everybody missing! Are you seriously dueling to keep the Silfer Dorm up?"

"Yeah."

"Well, let me duel! If you're dueling Aster, then you've got a whole other thing coming!" Hoshi cried, not wanting her sister to suffer the same fate as Jaden or her. She cared too much.

Hoshi's P.o.V.

"Get your game on," Aster said, slipping his deck into the slot.

"HEY! That's my line!" someone protested. Jaden Yuki ran into the arena, a little beat up, but Jaden, nonetheless. Everyone gasped, as he walked up to Alexis, and asked, "Did everyone miss me? What's up?"

"It's about time!" Alexis cried.

Syrus asked, "Where've ya been, Jay?"

Jaden smiled sheepishly and answered, "Actually, Sy… it's funny you should ask about that. I've gone where no man has gone before!"

"Couldn't you have just stayed there?" Aster scoffed.

"Of course not!" he protested. "There wasn't any oxygen there. And besides, they didn't get cable. See, I went to outer space, and I chilled with this dolphin-man. Then, he gave me these totally rad cards for my deck."

Bastion shook his head sadly. "The poor guy's gone mad."

"Actually, I kinda find it cool!" I exclaimed, smiling at Bastion. His face turned a bright pink as my smile grew wider.

Aster's P.o.V.

As he saw Hoshi smile at the Ra Yellow, something inside Aster burst. "JUST START THE DUEL!" he exclaimed, glaring at the two. Alexis handed Jaden her duel disk, and he slipped his deck into the slot.

As the duel went on and on, more of Aster's old monsters appeared, the Destiny Heroes, as Jaden's NeoSpacian deck was able to start kicking butt as soon as one of them got out.

Even though Aster's field was able to summon his Dreadmaster for him, Jaden was able to bring out Neos, using the same field.

But the surprise came as Neos was able to Contact Fuse with Aquos to form AquaNeos, a new Elemental Hero, who's special ability was able to destroy one card in Aster's hand, and he was able to destroy Dreadmaster. Afterwards, Neos disappeared back into Jaden's deck. Then, Aster triple attacked Jaden. But as his Air Hummingbird came to the field, Jaden gained back 1500 Life Points. Jaden was getting through to Aster, allowing him to remember his father, and the reason he dueled.

Aster finally made a move, and this time, he dueled honorably. He probably realized how dueling to destroy a home to students was wrong. Aster soon made a move that surprised us all. He kept dueling, even though the look on his face told me he knew what he was doing was wrong. Aster looked at me with saddened eyes, telling me he then realized why I dueled when my friends were in trouble. Dogma was an impressive monster, with 3400 attack, who had a special ability that sliced Jaden's LP in half every Standby phase.

However, Jaden came back with his monster called FlareNeos, combining Flare Scarab and Neos. As his attack rose, and rose, Aster used more and more spell cards to power up his Dogma. Neos lost all his gained points, but Jaden used a spell, winning the duel against Aster Phoenix.

"That was amazing!" I yelled as I ran down to greet him. I engulfed Jaden in a hug, and looked over to Aster.

He smiled, and said, "Jaden, I don't say this much, but I'm impressed. Now look, I don't intend to lose again. So you better enjoy this moment while it lasts."

"Of course!" Jaden replied. "I'm gonna milk this victory for all it's worth! I mean, come on! It's not every day I beat the pants off of an undefeated duelist! Now, here's how I see it. We don't count our first duel, since you let me win, so that means we're tied."

"Yeah? Well, not for much longer," Aster answered then left.

"Aster!" I yelled. He turned around, surprised. "You wanna get some ice cream, or something? I mean, it's what I do whenever I lose a duel," I added, since Lex was looking at me funny.

Aster hesitated, "Sure, I'd like to." We walked out, and to the store. Aster then asked, "I wonder… how many lies has Sartorius told me? Is that why he said Jaden was a threat? Because Jaden is a threat to him, not me?" He hesitated, as I looked at him, scared of what he was talking about.

"What are you talking about?" I asked, almost afraid to hear the answer.

Aster sighed. "I'll tell you when I actually know myself." He smiled sadly and hesitantly placed a kiss on my forehead. I smiled at him, but wondered to myself why he did that. "I missed our after-duel conversations, you know that, Hoshi?" he asked.

"Well, so did I," I admitted. After we talked and laughed over ice cream, just like we used to, it was too late to go back to the dorm. "Oh… It's too late to go back to my dorm, otherwise the head of Slifer will have me get in trouble… " I sighed, as I looked at my phone.

"Hey, you could stay with me," Aster offered. I looked at him, asking him if it was okay. "Sure! I mean, I could take the couch."

"Alright, but can I borrow a shirt or something?" I asked. Aster nodded as he took my hand and led me towards his yacht. I blushed a little, but since it was so dark, he couldn't actually see me.

At the yacht, after I got dressed, I climbed into Aster's bed. Aster looked a little uncomfortable on the couch. "Aster, it might be awkward, but this bed is big enough for two, so… "

He got what I was saying, and climbed into the bed next to me. I blushed so much, my face almost burned, and I was sure Aster could tell. He chuckled a bit, and picked up the remote from beside him. Only a movie was on, the movie Twilight. I was never a huge fan of it, but I loved the plot. At the end, the fight sequence frightened me a bit, so I buried my face in Aster's shirt. He smirked and wrapped one arm around my shoulders.

"Scared?" he whispered into my ear.

"A little," I admitted, holding on tighter. As the fight was over, I looked at the screen. It was almost 2 in the morning, and I was dead tired. I quickly fell asleep on top of Aster's chest, and Aster had also fallen asleep. "Goodnight, Aster," I murmured, finally falling asleep, dreaming of the nights we spent together.

Uh-huh! Aster has a soft side... he just doesn't show if much in the anime.

To all of the fans of Don't Forget, I'm updating tonight~

So.. Review reply-ness!

WARNING!: Spoilers ahead!

Madly Chessur

XD Yeah, good friends. They noticed... they just didn't think much of it until Chazzy-boy was acting all weird. (Bastion: "OMFG! Did the man rape her?" LAWL I'd laugh if he said that. Too OOC, though...)

She will relive her worst nightmares soon... like, during the Domino Arc. (YES SPOILERS!)

RETURN OF THE HUNGRY DUELIST! XD

...Personally, I like my fries extra salty. XP

Yeah, all I watch is the dub. I like watching how horrible it is. Aster is hawt, but his voice is kinda... nasal? :3

Well, my besties may request! (*coughTekTekcough*)

Again, thanks for the awesome Hoshi/Edo song-fic! Maybe you could do another! 8D I'll talk to you about it soon. X3