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Chapter VII

See Me in Shadow

"Hey, Raiden, wanna hang out with us after classes?" K'van called to the passing boy.

Raiden sent a cold stare at him, "No thanks. I have plans." He said in an even colder tone.

K'van raised an eyebrow as Raiden walked away, "What's up with that?"

"He's been acting strangely since he was attacked." Lilly whispered quietly. "It scares me. I heard he really hurt Alicia. She's been in a depression since then."

"Well… let's go and cheer her up." K'van suggested. He held his hand out to her, "Shall we?"

Lilly took his hand slowly and they headed down the hall. Arya and Emerald both stopped talking for a split second and gave silent awes at the apparently new couple. Jaden raised an eyebrow as he passed himself and then approached Jesse's cousin.

"Heya, Em." He greeted, smiling. "What's up?"

"Nothing much." She replied, "Except some new romance is brewing between Lilly and K'van."

Arya sighed and leaned against the wall, "It's so romantic…" She sighed, batting her dark leaf green orbs.

Emerald giggled suddenly, "You should ask Sarge out."

"Are you insane?!" Arya hissed, blushing a deep crimson.

Jaden chuckled, "He seems to like you, Arya. Why not give it a shot?"

Fidgeting, Arya then took off running, leaving a dust trail behind her. The Slifers sweatdropped before Jaden turned to Emerald.

"You comin'?" He asked.

"Only if you'd care to escort me." Emerald teased.

Jaden held out his arm, "Certainly, m'lady, this way."

Emerald linked her arm with Jaden's and they set off down the hall. Aster stepped out of the shadows of the corridor and growled slightly, watching them with envy in his sapphire eyes.

Slifer Dorms

"Looks like everybody's here!" sang Rae happily.

K'van had organized a small party for the warriors and their close friends outside the dorms. There was music, donated gratefully by Atticus, and everyone was having a great time.

"Great!" Lilly exclaimed, beaming.

Kiyoshi and Noah were both trying to ask Alexis to dance, but everytime one of the boys got to her, the other would interfere. Now, Alexis isn't that oblivious, so she was quite aware of this. Sweatdropping, she was grateful when Jim Cook asked her, stopping both tall boys in mid-sentence so their jaws could drop in shock as Alexis agreed.

"Um, Alley-Cat?"

Said girl looked up after being tapped on the shoulder. She broke into a weak smile to see Virgil staring down at her with his green orbs the color of mint.

"Wanna dance?" He asked with a goofy grin.

"Sure," Alicia took his hand and they started to dance to the music.

Alicia sang along with the song and Virgil smiled softly, "You always sound so beautiful when you sing." He complimented.

"Why thank you." She blushed and smiled.

"You know, Alley-Cat, I was actually kinda hoping that… maybe…" Virgil blushed, "You'd be my girlfriend…"

Alicia bit her lower lip, her eyes filled with torment, "Virge… I…"

Virgil simply stared at her.

"I… I'll be your girlfriend." She finally answered.

"Great!" He positively beamed before holding her closer. "I'm so happy you said yes, Alley-Cat."

As she embraced him back, Alicia fought back the tears threatening to spill, especially when she saw Raiden's empty eyes hidden behind the now misted window of his dorm.

Meanwhile…

"I told all the teachers you're sick, except for the Chancellor." Syrus said, "He understands so he also confirmed you have a very contagious flu and that I'm the only one immune to it." He ran a hand through Tyler's fur, "So you don't have to worry about school for the next week and neither do I."

'Thank you.' She licked his cheek. 'That was very sweet of you.'

Syrus cracked open an ancient dust covered tome that he had checked out of the library, "Now let's see if we can find this counter-spell." He blew on the pages, sending dust into the air, and he started to cough. Tyler sneezed, sending herself flying into the wall, and Syrus hastily opened a window, airing out the room. "Sorry (cough) Butter (cough) fly!"

'It's okay,' Tyler replied once the room was clear.

"Okay, let's try this again." Syrus set himself back in front of the book with Tyler curled up next to him. "Counter-spell… hmm…"

Party

"Come on, dance with me, Jesse!" Rae begged, pulling the protesting boy with both hands. "Please!" She widened her eyes and did the puppy-dog pout.

"Fine," Jesse sighed, before they started dancing. "You know, that look is pure evil."

"Aw, how come? It makes me look so darn adorable." Rae laughed.

Jesse smiled in spite of himself, "You're lucky you're cute otherwise I'd have to prove you wrong, missy."

Rae pursed her lips, "You're no fun."

"'Course I am! You just haven't seen me immersed in it!" He laughed.

Dancing close to them were Emerald and Jaden. The two friends were enjoying hearing this little exchange between both duelists.

"Mind if I cut in?" Aster suddenly was next to them, smirking at Jaden.

"Not at all." Jaden hastily said, trying to ignore the pang of jealousy in his chest, "She's all yours."

Aster started to dance with Emerald but was stopped for a second as Jaden whispered.

"But I want her back." the Slifer growled only low enough for Aster to hear.

Jaden then turned, and started to dance with Blair, who felt a little neglected by Noah. Tyranno was dancing with Arya, Mindy was dancing with Adrian Gecko, and Jasmine had finally snagged Kiyoshi's attention. Alexis was still dancing with Jim.

"Hey, Matt, dare you to try and kiss Hazel." Rae smirked as she danced passed her brother, who leaning against a table, and drinking some soda.

Matt opened one eye and glared at his twin, "Not gonna happen."

Rae pouted, "She's cute! Do it!" She practically begged.

"NO!" Matt hissed loudly.

Still pouting, Rae continued dancing with Jesse, who was giving her a look.

Hazel approached Matt slowly. He looked at her slowly.

"Hey." She said softly.

"Hey." He replied just as softly.

They both blushed slightly as the next song started. Wordlessly, Matt held his hand out to Hazel, and she took it. Together they started to dance, at least until the words started up again. The song ended with a soft note and Hazel and Matt remained in the dance position.

Impulsively, Matt pressed forward and so did Hazel, their mouths meeting in an intense kiss. His hands pressed against the small of her back and her hands gripped his shoulders tightly. After a few seconds, they broke apart, both breathing heavily, before they wordlessly darted into other directions, their faces blood red.

"Say… one… word… and… you… die…" Hazel growled to Alicia, Arya, Emerald, Lilly, Blair, Jasmine, Alexis, Mindy, and Rae.

"Shut it!" Matt snapped to Kiyoshi, Noah, Jesse, Jaden, Tyranno, Aster, Jim, Adrian, Axel, Atticus, and Virgil.

They all heeded the warnings well.

Alicia, Emerald, and Tyler's Dorm

"Found it!" Syrus cried triumphantly.

Tyler blinked in surprise.

'Really?' She dared to hope.

Syrus said the counter-spell quickly. Tyler's body lurched and she collapsed, whimpering in pain, as spasms of it filled her body. After letting out a howl, her body started to change shape, and soon she was human again. Lifting her head up, she looked at Syrus slowly.

"Tyler… your hair…" Syrus choked out.

Tyler weakly stood up, and found the mirror, stunned to see her hair as white as her fur had been. She turned to Syrus and threw herself at him, hugging him, and crying. Syrus held her comfortingly.

"Thank you… so much…" She sobbed.

Syrus kissed the top of her head, "You're welcome…"

Tyler blushed faintly, "So… we're…dating…?"

"Seems so…" He began quietly.

Tyler smiled and stood up, "Let's go to the party…"

Syrus took her hand and laced their fingers together, "I'd like that…"

Raiden and Kiyoshi's Dorm

"Look at them…" Raiden spat. "Look at her!" He tore his eyes painfully away from Virgil and Alicia. "What I wouldn't give…"

He closed his eyes and inhaled.

"No. I don't need her. She'll only hurt me. I don't need anyone... except for Sorrow."

A/N: BAD RAIDEN! (beats with skate shoe)

Party

"Ty! Ohmigosh! What happened to your hair?" Jasmine exclaimed in shock.

"Oh… um… thought I'd try a new look?" She lied weakly.

"It's so pretty!" Mindy squealed.

Syrus smiled and nodded, "I agree." He then kissed Tyler on the cheek.

Jaden blinked, "Hey, Sy, you finally got a girlfriend! Congrats, man!"

Tyler nudged Alicia, "Seems things are somewhat cold when it comes to Raiden, huh?"

Alicia turned and glanced at Raiden's window once more.

"So cold…" She whispered to herself.

Campus

Once the party had ended and the duelists had gone back to their respected dorms, Raiden stepped outside of his, and started to head down the middle of the campus. Rain clouds covered the moon and a light shower started. Raiden didn't stop walking and continued towards his destination. A swift figure ran through the rain after him, her breathing uneven, and her shoes pounded against the wet path.

"Raiden!" She cried out.

He slowed to a stop and turned around, his now cold eyes falling on the shorter figure. Tyler threw her arms around him, sobbing into his torso, and she locked her fingers together.

"Please, please don't do this!" Tyler pleaded, her white locks soaking wet. "Raiden, I love you like my big brother! Please don't listen to Sorrow's lies and tricks!"

Raiden stared down at her before shoving her off him. Tyler blinked, stunned, and tried to grab his wrist. Scowling, Raiden backhanded her across the face, causing Tyler to be sent flying to the ground, her cheek red. She knew it was going to be bruised as she placed her fingers over the throbbing of her cheek.

"The only one weaving lies and tricks is your sister." Raiden spat. "Go back to her crying. You're good at that."

Tyler choked back a sob and tried to stand up. Raiden turned and walked away, leaving her in the storm.

"Raiden Aloysius Davis Williams of Scarborough… what have you done…?" Tyler whispered in a different voice, a thick Celtic accent in it, and her eyes glowed a white shade for a second.

End of Chapter

A/N: Wahoo! I iz on a roll! You lot know the drill! R&R! No flames!

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