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Jaden's POV
"Robby, can you hand me that screwdriver?" I asked him. He was knelling down next to the tool box. My hand was extended toward him from out under the four wheeler I was currently tuning. He reached for the screwdriver and placed it in my hand.
"There you go." I wrapped my hand around the handle and pulled it back toward me.
"Thank you." I began unscrewing some part of the four wheeler. Alexis was sitting on a four wheeler I'd already tuned. She was leaning against the handle bars. My family, more me actually, owned five four wheelers. They were kept in the back of the barn. Usually I kept them pretty well tuned but being at Duel Academy, they aren't ridden that much, as they can only be ridden when I'm around. But I wasn't the only one who could tune them; I was surprised to find that the wheelers hadn't been tuned in a while. "Where's Ethan?" I asked. I knew my parents and Aunts and Uncles were around. Phil and Sophie were in the house in the air conditioning. Dad was spinning a set of four wheeler keys around his index finger. Joey was lying down at his feet, his head on his paws.
"Oh, he got married about two weeks ago and is on his honeymoon. He should be back in a few days," Dad explained.
"Who's Ethan?" Alexis asked, looking around. Sam was sitting on the back of the bike Alexis was on.
"Ethan is their insanely hot ranch hand! Oh, he's gorgeous!" Sam explained. I laughed as Uncle Mike looked at her disapprovingly.
"So Ethan and Rebecca finally tied the knot?" I asked. Sam whimpered.
"Yes; she's so lucky!" I laughed again. Alexis giggled.
"What does Ethan look like?" she asked Sam. Sam spun around on the four wheeler so she was straddling it and looked at Alexis, who had her head turned to look at Sam.
"Okay, imagine! Gorgeous shaggy deep red hair frames the most beautiful tan. Light blue eyes framed by black sunglasses almost every day of the year. A simple red button up shirt the same shade as his hair and blue jeans." She described Ethan down to his normal attire. I rolled my eyes, though no one could see.
"You're hopeless, Sam," Kara said. She was sitting on the ground with her back against the side of the barn. Aurora was sitting between her legs. Kara was playing with her hair. Aurora was humming some tune as her sister played with her hair.
"Are you almost done?" Kyle asked, getting impatient. I sighed.
"Just about," I said. A chorus of impatient sighs sounded around me. I chuckled.
"I don't see why we can't ride the four wheelers when Jaden's not here," Brad muttered. Jake and Shelbi had a long talk with him and he came back only in a slightly better mood. Jake glared at him.
"Because they are Jaden's, Brad," Mom explained. I suppressed a sigh. Brad always got grumpy over the four wheelers.
"Still," Brad began to complain. I quickly finished screwing in the last screw and then I slid out from underneath the wheeler.
"Done," I said. The younger ones cheered and jumped up. Brad narrowed his eyes at me. I stood up and dusted off my pants. Dad threw me the keys he was twirling; I caught them.
"Be careful," he said as he and the other adults turned and began heading back toward the house, Mom carrying Tommy in her arms. He was asleep. Joey stood up and ran after them, barking. I smiled at them.
"Always!" I called. Their quiet laughter made it back to us. I chuckled and turned to see the younger set of kids arguing over who got to go for a ride first.
"I get to go first!" Robby yelled. The triplets shook their heads.
"No way, logical speaking, it should be the child who is the youngest," Kyle said.
"Then it would Mia, Zoey, and two of you guys first!" Susan complained. Alexis looked at me confused. I smiled and walked over to her. I leaned against the bike, my hands braced on the handle bars right next to hers.
"I'm the only one allowed to give Mia and Zoey a ride. And I can do it all at the same time," I explained. She nodded.
"Wrong, Susan, there are actually four drivers," Tyler corrected. Everyone blinked and then turned toward Alexis. She shook her head.
"I don't know how to drive these things," she insisted. I smiled at her.
"I could teach you," I said. She smiled up at me and shook her head.
"No, that's quiet alright." Sam placed her hands on Alexis' thighs.
"Aww, come on Alexis! It's so much FUN!" she insisted. Alexis shook her head and removed her Sam's hands from her thighs. She stood up.
"No." Sam pouted at her. I shrugged and turned toward the younger bunch of coconuts.
"Alright then, Kara you ride with Brad, Aurora with Sam, and Susan with me," I said. Aurora jumped to her feet, her hair now French braided down her head. Susan smiled and ran at me, throwing her arms around my waist smiling. Kara sighed and rolled her eyes. She stood up after Aurora and walked slowly over to her brother. Sam pulled herself forward on the four wheeler she was on, a dark crimson with black flames, pulling a helmet on once she was situated; Sam had changed into a pair of loose white kapris. Aurora climbed on the back of the four wheeler, a helmet already on her head. She wrapped her arms around Sam's waist and hugged herself to her back.
Brad was already on his favorite four wheeler, a dark blue one with red and white splotches (almost like it was paint balled). Kara, already wearing a helmet, pulled herself onto the four wheeler and wrapped her arms around his waist. Susan sat down on the four wheeler we were going to use. It was my favorite one, a dark red one with Slifer the Sky Dragon on it. I pulled some keys out of my pocket. I handed Sam a set of keys and Brad another set of keys.
"Be careful and Kara and Aurora make sure you guys pay attention to how Sam and Brad do it," I said. They nodded. Brad immediately slid the key into its slot and turned the four wheeler on. It roared to life and he took off toward the large backyard we have. Sam sighed and soon followed. They took off in different directions, shifting gears and speeding up.
I pulled my helmet on and got on the bike. Susan wrapped her arms around my waist and pulled herself tight against my back. I started the bike much more gently than Brad or Sam did. I shifted gears and we took off. Susan eeped at the change in speed and tightened her arms around my waist. I laughed. "Relax Sue, you're completely safe with me," I assured her. She nodded against my back. I smiled and switched gears again, gaining more speed.
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Narrative POV
"Totally unfair!" Robby complained, kicking a stone. The younger ones who were waiting and Alexis were sitting against the barn. Mia and Zoey crawled over and sat in her lap. The triplets were sitting next to each other in front of her in a crescent shape. Robby was pacing.
"What's unfair about it?" Alexis asked. Robby didn't hear her as he was muttering to himself. Kyle shook his head and looked at her.
"Every year ever since Sam learned to drive the four wheelers, Robby has never been picked first," he explained. Alexis knitted her eyebrows together.
"And before Sam learned to dive the four wheelers?" Tyler rolled his eyes.
"Robby was always picked first by Brad." She nodded.
"And when Sam learned to drive…," she began trailing off. Skyler picked up where she left off.
"Sam demanded that Jaden have it go by whose eldest first."
"Ahh and now Robby isn't picked first because Kara, Aurora, and Susan are all older than him." The triplets nodded.
"Yeah," Kyle said. He sighed and leaned back. Tyler smirked.
"And he's not even picked second," he said. Alexis blinked once confused.
"Why?" Skyler leaned forward.
"Well, Alexis, the first year when Sam first started driving, Kyle and Tyler were picked with Robby to go second. Jaden didn't feel right by letting my two older brothers go before I did, so he took me over Robby last year," he explained sounding a little guilty. "I insisted he take Robby first but he refused to. I have a feeling he's going to do it again this year." Alexis smiled and reached out to ruffle his hair.
"Probably," she agreed. Skyler smiled and pulled her hand out of his hair. Suddenly, Jaden came up. He parked the bike a few feet from them. Susan hopped off and skipped over to Robby, who had halted his pacing. She shoved her helmet into his chest.
"Your turn!" she yelled. He blinked once.
"What?" Jaden pulled off his helmet; his bangs clinging to his forehead because of his sweat.
"You're next Robby; I told Brad and Sam to take Kara and Aurora around for another few minutes, showing them how to drive the bikes. So I came back to give you a ride now let's go!" Robby blinked once more and then smiled. He shoved his head into the helmet and jumped on the back of the four wheeler. Jaden took off quickly. Susan came and sat down next to Kyle.
"So, Jaden had it all planned out this year apparently," he said. Susan giggled and nodded.
"Yup." The kids and Alexis talked for a few more minutes when Brad and Sam came up. Jaden came up right after them. Kara, Aurora, and Robby jumped off the wheeler. The triplets jumped up.
"Our turn!" they all yelled in unison. Kara handed her helmet to Kyle, Aurora handed hers to Tyler, and Robby to Skyler. Kyle hopped on Brad's four wheeler, Tyler with Sam, and Skyler with Jaden. Once the triplets were situated, they took off again. Kara, Aurora, and Robby came to sit down where the triplets just were; Robby sat next to Susan and Aurora next to Robby while Kara sat next to Aurora.
"How many more years of Duel Academy, Alexis?" Kara asked. She looked at her.
"One more," she answered. Kara nodded. Aurora leaned forward.
"How do you become a pro duelist?" she asked enthusiastically. Robby and Susan also leaned forward. Kara turned her head to look at her, also excited for the answer. Alexis smiled.
"Well, from Duel Academy, we have to compete in a few preliminary rounds of dueling against seasoned pro duelists. Once those are done, if a pro duelist manager liked you, they'll contact you. Or a dueling sponsor," she explained (1). They nodded, seeming to accept the answer.
"Do you know any pro duelists?" Robby asked. She leaned back against the barn and began running her fingers through Mia and Zoey's hair.
"Yes, actually, I'm related to one and I'm friends with two more," she said. "Amazingly so, Jaden and I are spending the summer with those three," she continued. The four of them stared at me with wide eyes.
"Seriously!?" Robby asked. She nodded. "Who?" She smiled.
"Well, I'm related to Atticus Rhodes and friends with Zane Truesdale and Aster Phoenix." When she looked back at them, the kids were staring at her in shock.
"You know Zane Truesdale AND Aster Phoenix!?" Robby exclaimed. Alexis nodded. The kids exchanged looks. Just then Sam, Brad, and Jaden returned. The triplets hopped off the four wheelers. Jaden got off his four wheeler and took off his helmet. He set his helmet on his seat and walked into the barn; Mia and Zoey jumped to follow him. Alexis smiled after them. Sam and Brad took off on their own. Kyle and Tyler leaned down to whisper in Robby and Susan's ears. The four of them took off toward the house, Skyler trailing behind them somewhat unwillingly.
Kara rolled her eyes after them and Aurora giggled. Jaden, Mia, and Zoey came out of the barn. Mia and Zoey were wearing smaller helmets, like Alexis assumed they were going to fetch. Jaden, however, was carrying something that looked like a belt. He sat down on the four wheeler and pulled his helmet back on. Mia and Zoey jumped up and sat in front of him; Zoey in front of him and Mia in front of her. Zoey wrapped her arms around her sister. Jaden wrapped the belt around his back and around the front of Mia. He buckled it against a metal hook that magically appeared on the side of his four wheeler. He tugged at it to make sure it was secure. Once he was sure, he started the four wheeler and took off. Mia and Zoey giggling as they flew.
"The belt is to keep Mia and Zoey from falling off," Aurora explained. Alexis turned to see her sitting in front of her. She smiled at her.
"I thought that is what it was for," she said. Aurora smiled and nodded.
"Yeah, that's why Jaden is the only one who can give them rides. Aunt Chris and Uncle Lauren just feel better if it's Jaden giving them a ride," she said. Alexis blinked once and started giggling. Aurora cocked her head to the side. Kara was giggling, too.
"Aurora, you said Aunt Chris and Uncle Lauren," she explained still giggling. Aurora thought for a moment and then frowned.
"I always do that!" She frowned. Kara and Alexis started laughing at her. She pouted and folded her arms across her chest. "Meanies!" They stopped laughing. Kara, who was still smiling, scooted up so she was sitting next to her sister. She wrapped an arm around her shoulder.
"Oh, relax. You know we're just teasing." Aurora smiled and nodded. She curled into her sister's side; Kara chuckled. Alexis smiled at them. Suddenly, Brad and Sam came racing up. They screeched to a halt; dust and rocks flew everywhere. Kara glared at them as they killed the engines. Brad removed his helmet just so he could stick his tongue out at his sister. Sam and him turned back on the four wheelers and gently rode them into the barn. When they disappeared into the barn, Jaden, Mia, and Zoey came up. Jaden unbuckled them and they jumped off, pulling off their helmets. He removed the magical metal hook. He got off and removed his helmet again. Mia and Zoey followed him into the barn. Kara and Aurora stood up. Sam and Brad came out of the barn.
"You're so annoying, Sam," Brad said. Sam glared at him.
"I'm annoying?" she questioned, slightly annoyed.
"Yeah, I mean, who would complain over a little trick I did?" She breathed nosily out her nose and Brad walked up to the house. She walked after him. Kara followed her. Aurora began to follow her but turned to look at Alexis.
"Are you coming, Alexis?" She shook her head.
"Nah, I'm gonna wait for Jaden," she said. She nodded and ran after her sister. After the four of them disappeared out of site, Jaden, Mia, and Zoey came out of the barn. Mia and Zoey took off running toward the house without looking at Alexis; they were giggling. She looked at Jaden. He had his hand extended toward her to help her up; there was a helmet tucked underneath his other arm. She took his hand and he pulled her to his feet.
"Who's that for?" she asked indicating toward the helmet with her head. She already knew the answer but she couldn't stop herself from asking. He smiled and extended the helmet toward her.
"It's for you of course." She smiled and took the helmet. He still held her hand and pulled her toward the four wheeler. It was the first time she actually noticed what was on it. She giggled. Jaden looked at her confused.
"Of course you have a Slifer the Sky Dragon four wheeler," she said smiling. He chuckled.
"Yeah, Dad bought it for me when I told him I was a Slifer," he explained. She smiled.
"That's cool." He nodded. He sat down on the four wheeler and pulled his helmet on his head. He patted the spot behind him. She sighed and pulled her own helmet on. She sat down behind him and wrapped her arms around his waist. Jaden started the four wheeler and they took off.
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Jaden's POV
Alexis and I decided to head back after about ten minutes. We took care of everything and headed back toward the house hand in hand.
"You know, you never did mention Ethan," Alexis said after a minute of silence. I smiled at her.
"Yeah, sorry. To be honest, I forgot all about Ethan (2)," I confessed. She giggled and leaned up to kiss my cheek.
"Don't worry, I'm just teasing you." I chuckled. By now we reached the house. Mom, Dad, Uncle Jake, Uncle Mike, and Aunt Shelbi were standing in the spot where we were playing Monster Badminton (which they already took care of). Sam, Brad, Kara, and Aurora were standing about twenty feet away from them. The adults were wearing blue flags around their waists while the kids where wearing red flags. I smiled. I walked Alexis to the bench and she sat down next to Aunt May. Mia, Tommy, and Zoey all crawled into her lap. I ruffled Tommy's hair and then ran toward the kids. Sam was holding another red belt for me.
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Narrative POV
"What's going on?" Alexis asked as Jaden ran over to the younger Yukis. Sam handed him a belt with red flags on it; he latched around his waist. She noticed that Brad was holding something brown and oddly shaped in his hands.
"Flag football," May explained. She looked at her confused. May laughed at her expression. "It's an American sport. Lauren taught it to us and we play it every year." Alexis nodded.
"Is it fun?" She nodded.
"Oh yes, extremely fun." Then she sighed, "I normally play but, obviously, this year I can't." Alexis nodded again.
"Who normally doesn't play?"
"Lauren." That confused Alexis.
"Why?" May shrugged.
"Lauren prefers to ref but this year she's going to do both," May explained. Alexis nodded and turned to see the adults facing the kids. They looked ready to play. "Get ready Alexis, you're about to see something very interesting."
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1: I'm not really sure how they become pros so I just made that up. So it's mine and fits under my claimer!
2: Okay, I really did forget all about Ethan when I was writing Chapter 19. I have so many OCs it's hard to remember them all! I'm doing my best though!