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Jaden's POV
"You're The Captain?" Syrus asked me in shock. The gang looked at me in shock, aside from Zane and Alexis. I laughed nervously and scratched the back of my head.
"Ya caught me!" I said, adding a nervous chuckle. The gang, minus Zane and Alexis, were staring at me dumbfounded.
"You have got to be kidding me!" Chazz said. I laughed nervously once more and shook my head. I dropped my hand.
"Nope, I really am The Captain," I said. They didn't look like they believed me.
"It's true, he really is," Mark said. Everyone looked up at him. Chazz snorted and rolled his eyes.
"Yeah, like we should believe some bleach blonde surfer boy."
"Hey! I may not be all that smart at times, but I don't lie!" Mark said. I chuckled and smiled.
"Captain, could you please join us down here?" Jerry asked again. I totally forgot that everyone was staring at me, which is kinda hard to believe considering I had a huge spot light blinding me.
"Well, go, Slacker," Chazz said. He reached out and pushed me out of my seat. I staggered out into the isle between seats. I glared back at him. Everyone started cheering. I sighed and shrugged out of my jacket. I threw it on my empty seat and walked down the stairs; the spot light followed me the entire way. I reached the bottom of the steps and headed toward the stairs by the Ochi City team. All of them, except Morgan and Brad, were staring at me in shock. I walked over to Jerry and stood next to him. He draped his arm across my shoulders and squeezed it.
"How are you doing, son?" Jerry asked me. I shrugged. Jerry chuckled. "Very talkative today, son?" I smiled at him.
"Not so much," I said. He smiled. Todd walked over to us so he was standing in front of me.
"So you're the infamous Captain," he said. I smiled.
"Infamous?" I questioned. He chuckled and smiled.
"Okay, the famous Captain." I laughed. Todd extended his hand toward me. I took it and shook his hand. "It's a pleasure to meet you."
"The feeling is mutual." He smiled and took his hand away from mine. He walked around to stand on my other side.
"WE LOVE YOU, CAPTAIN!" a group of girls in the audience screamed. I looked around and saw a large group of girls standing up in the stands. They were wearing matching shirts; the shirts were light pink and said "I (red heart) The Captain". I groaned and dropped my face into my hands. Jerry thought this was amusing somehow and started laughing.
"Thought you lost the fan club?" he asked. I nodded mutely into my hands. He chuckled and squeezed my shoulder.
"WE LOVE YOU, CAPTAIN!" the group screamed again. I brought my head up and took the microphone from Jerry. I looked directly at the girls as I spoke.
"I would just like to say for the record that I am no longer single! I am off the market! I have a girlfriend!" I said making sure that the girls got the message that this captain already had a first mate! They stadium was completely silent.
"WHO THE HELL IS SHE?"
"YEAH, WE'LL MURDER HER!"
"IT'S BROOK ISN'T IT?"
"WE THOUGHT YOU LOOKED DEEPER THAN APPERANCES, CAPTAIN!"
"YEAH, I'M A MILLION TIMES BETTER THAN BROOK!"
"YOU? I'M WAY BETTER FOR THE CAPTAIN!"
"YOU GUYS ARE BOTH WRONG! I WILL HAVE THE CAPTAIN!"
"THERE IS JUST A TINY MATTER OF HIS CURRENT GIRLFRIEND!"
"YEAH! TELL US WHO SHE IS!"
"WE'LL GET RID OF HER!"
"HEY! NO ONE IS GETTING RID OF MY SISTER!" Atticus yelled suddenly. Everyone whipped their heads around to look in the direction of his voice. Atticus was standing on his chair glaring at the girls threatening his sister's life.
"THE CAPTAIN IS DATING YOUR SISTER?" the girls asked.
"THAT'S RIGHT!" he yelled back.
"WHO IS SHE!!??" they demanded. He fell down in his seat and then on the ground. He jumped up and glared at the girls again.
"I'M NOT TELLING!"
"Atticus!" I said into the microphone. He turned his attention to me, as did everyone else in the stadium.
"YEAH, JAY?" he asked. I raised my hand up, palm out flat and facing the ground, and lowered it slowly.
"Sit down," I said as my hand lowered. He pouted and slowly sunk back into his seat. I sighed and shook my head side to side before returning my attention to the girls. They were scooping out the area where Atticus was. One of them suddenly pointed toward someone.
"HER! IT HAS TO BE HER! THE ONE WITH THE LONG DARK BLONDE HAIR!" she yelled. Everyone looked to where she was pointing. Sure enough, the girl was pointing at Alexis. She looked both shocked and terrified.
"OH MY GOD! SHE'S GEORGEOUS!"
"HOW CAN WE COMPETE WITH THAT?"
"Girls!" I yelled. The girls looked back at me. "Sit down and knock it off," I said, sighing. I hated my fan club more than Morgan hated Brook; which is a stretch but true. The girls frowned and slowly, one by one, they sank back into their seats. Jerry was laughing as he pulled his microphone out of my hands.
"A heart breaker I see," he teased. I smiled at him.
"Not really, but that's what everyone keeps telling me."
"WHO THE HELL CALLS YOU A HEART BREAKER, SLACKER!" Chazz yelled. I sighed but didn't turn around to look at him. Apparently, no one even listened to what he said.
"So, Captain, what are you doing these days?" Jerry asked. I shrugged and slowly put my hands in my jean pockets.
"Oh same old, same old. Dueling a little here, napping a little there," I said, adding a shrug at the end. He smiled.
"Captain," Todd called to me. Jerry and I both turned our attention to Todd. "Since you are no longer the captain of Ochi City's team, where are you attending school now or did you just retire as captain?" I shook my head.
"No, I didn't retire. I'm just going to Duel Academy now," I explained. He nodded understanding.
"Ah Duel Academy, probably taking them by storm," Jerry said. I chuckled and looked back at him.
"Again, I don't think so but everyone I talk to does; even my Chancellor has told me I've livened up the academy upon my arrival." He smiled at me.
"Probably king of the campus." I laughed.
"Not even close. Obelisk Blue runs the academy, not Slifer Red," I explained. This obviously confused him, as one of his black-and-grey eyebrows rose in confusion.
"Are you not a top Obelisk?" I laughed again and shook my head.
"Nope," I said. Jerry and Todd were both shocked.
"But your dueling skills…," Jerry began to say. I cut him off.
"In Duel Academy, you need more than just amazing dueling skills to rise in the ranks; you need an amazing brain. Something I lack." I knew I just insulted myself but hey, I don't care. Jerry blinked once and then started laughing. He nodded his head though. Todd looked between us very confused.
"Ah yes; I remember now. You aren't exactly the brightest crayon in the box, are you, Captain?" I smiled and shook my head.
"Just call me the black crayon." This caused everyone in the stadium to laugh.
"Still cracking jokes I see, Captain," Jerry said. I laughed.
"Of course, if I didn't crack jokes, I'd be Chazz," I said.
"HEY! I HEARD THAT!" Chazz yelled. I looked over my shoulder to look at him.
"YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO!" I said. He glared at me but remained silent. Jerry saw me look at Chazz and followed my gaze.
"New friends?" Jerry asked. I nodded.
"Yup, speaking of which," I turned back toward Jerry, "is this twenty questions over? Can I return to my seat?" I asked, raising my eyebrows. He chuckled and nodded.
"Of course, Captain, we really must begin this tournament. Thank you though," he said. I smiled and nodded.
"Of course." I shook both Jerry and Todd's hands before descending down the stairs. I was immediately mobbed by the Ochi City team when I reached the bottom.
"Jaden! I can't believe you're actually here!" Sakura said. She threw herself and me and wrapped her arms around me. I chuckled and hugged her back.
"Nice to see you, too, Sakura," I said. She pulled back, still smiling. Tim smiled at me.
"It's great to see you, Jaden," he said. I smiled back at him.
"It's great to see you, too, Tim." Brad stared at me wordlessly, his arms folded across his chest. We all looked at him. He turned on his heels and started walking away.
"I have to go through my deck," he muttered. He sounded angry that I was there. Tim looked at me. He jerked his thumb back toward Brad.
"Something happen between you two?" I sighed and looked at him.
"Nothing happened," I assured him. 'Brad and I never had anything between us anyway.'
"How come I have a hunch that this attitude is due to Brook dumping him?" Morgan asked. I shrugged.
"Probably because it most likely does." She frowned but nodded. I turned my attention toward Zac, who was standing on my right side silently. When I turned to face him, He also turned around to face me. I brought my hand up and held it open for him, waiting for him to grab it. "Good luck." He smiled and grabbed my hand. We squeezed each other's hands.
"Thanks, but Poko's the one that needs the luck," he said smiling. I smirked back at him.
"A lot of talk for only an apprentice." His smile fell into a smirk to match mine.
"Apprentice? Oh no, Jaden, I'm no longer your apprentice."
"Talk is cheap; you're going to have to prove to me today that you've moved up from apprentice." By now we were almost touching foreheads.
"Well I hope you have an umbrella, because you're in for one hell of a storm." I smirked and dropped his hand. I took a step back from him and started walking around him.
"Are we thunder, Zac? Or lightning?" I asked my question rhetorical. I could practically feel the confusion emitting from everyone on the team aside from Zac. I reached the bottom of the stairs that would lead me back up to my friends when Jerry and Todd started speaking again.
"Zac! Craig! Please come to the middle of the stage!" Todd called. I stopped with one foot on a step and one hand on a handle bar. I turned to look at the stage. Zac and Craig slowly walked up the stairs and walked to the center of the stage to stand in front of Jerry and Todd. They faced each other; their faces were impossible to read.
"Alright boys, you know the rules. You're line up was submitted by your vice captain's two days ago and we're all set. Shake hands, wish each other luck, and let's start this tournament!" Jerry yelled. Cheering erupted in the stadium again. Zac and Craig took each other's hands and shook them forcefully.
"Ah, I remember those days. How about you, Yuki?" a familiar voice asked. I pulled myself completely on the step so I could turn around completely to face the owner of the voice. A boy with slightly spiky, light grey hair and dark brown eyes stood just behind me. He had his arms folded across his chest. He was dressed in a black jacket and a white tee shirt. His dark blue jeans made his white sneakers really pop against his outfit. I smiled at him and looked back at the stage. Zac and Craig were already off the stage and with their teams.
"Yeah I do." The boy chuckled and looked back at me.
"Still dueling I take it," he noted. I looked back at him.
"Of course, Matt, why wouldn't I?" Matt shrugged and looked back at Craig.
"He's good; but he's definitely no Zac." I raised my eyebrows, my mouth turning up at the corners.
"Is that supposed to be a compliment, Matt?" He chuckled and looked back at me.
"Yeah, but not for you." I laughed and smiled at him.
"It's great seeing you again, Matt." He nodded.
"Likewise." He started to walk toward the Poko City stands. "See you around, Yuki." He waved at me over his shoulder.
"You bet." I shook my head slowly and walked up the stairs back to my seat. The gang was looking at me confused.
"Who was that?" Alexis asked me. I smiled at her as I took my seat again, draping my jacket across the back of my seat.
"Oh, that was just Matt. He was my old duel rival during high school. He was Poko's captain," I said. Mark chuckled behind me.
"He doesn't look seventeen," Syrus noted. I looked back at him; my expression said 'of course not you idiot' though I knew Syrus wasn't; he was just being obtuse at the moment.
"Of course he doesn't look seventeen, Syrus; he was seventeen when I was fourteen. He's twenty now." Everyone stared at me flabbergasted.
"Wow," Syrus said. I rolled my eyes and shook my head.
"Alright! Let's get's this tournament started!"
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