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Chapter 6

Jaden could feel a disturbance in the force. He wasn't making a cheesy Star Wars joke; he could feel a sense of doom upon him. Maybe it was him still freaking out about the whole world history thing or maybe it was that a few dark gray clouds found their way into blue sky…

…Or maybe it was the short light blue-haired boy that was making his way toward him. Though he would probably deny it if you questioned him, Jaden had been discreetly watching the group that parked themselves a little ways away from his current placement. So it was no surprise that he caught them looking, pointing, and talking rather loudly about him. Syrus' friends had convinced the below average height teen to come talk to him and he progressively making his way over. Jaden kept his head bent over his sketchbook. Maybe if he just lay low and kept quiet then the guy would get the message.

In a matter of seconds, Syrus was standing in front of him with a nervous smile. Jaden could tell the boy was nervous because he was slightly kicking the grass at his feet and wringing his hands. Even though the boy had made excellent progress with the social stuff, it was still awkward for him to talk to people he didn't really know.

"H-hi." Syrus stuttered out. He was trying his best.

Jaden wasn't planning on answering at all, but something in those light silver eyes completely drew him in. It made him feel like if he didn't at least make an effort to say something, he'd be letting the boy down… and that made him feel gut-wrenchingly guilty. "Hello." Jaden replied shortly. He didn't mean for it, but he said that a smidge too harshly because Syrus visibly flinched.

"U-uh…is your name Jaden… Yuki?" Syrus forced out.

Jaden's attention was taken from his sketchbook to Syrus. It was absolutely astonishing. Jaden never fancied looking foreign figures (meaning people) in the eye, though, he wasn't having any trouble looking Syrus in the eye. Maybe it was because Syrus was scared just like he was. "Yeah, I'm Jaden Yuki." Jaden uttered. He even raised his hand and pointed at himself, but he quickly put his hand down because he felt like an idiot. Jaden blushed slightly. Man that was embarrassing.

Syrus must have noticed the slight coloring on the brunette's face because he giggled slightly. His posture relaxed and he stopped kicking at the ground. He was becoming more comfortable. Jaden couldn't fathom why. Nothing about him gave off that kind of effect.

"Well, you and I are supposed to be partners in world history and I just thought, since you're not sitting with anyone, would want to maybe…" Syrus trailed off. The shyness was starting to kick in again.

Jaden sighed and leaned back onto the tree trunk behind him. He closed his eyes and let a light breeze pass over his face, ruffling his hair. He knew the reason why Syrus walked over here. He just didn't prepare himself to answer the question he knew was coming.

Syrus must have taken his silence as rejection because he dropped his gaze and began stuttering again. "W-well that is… only if you want to! I didn't mean to insult you or anything. Uh…um…" Syrus was running out of words.

The soothing feeling was gone. Jaden felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand up and his whole body became jumpy. It was like his instincts were screaming at him 'RETREAT! RETREAT!' He could simply say 'NO!' like his brain was yelling at him to do, but a small part of him felt like if he rejected Syrus, it would be the worst mistake of his life. It would make him so incredibly guilty that he wouldn't be able to function normally ever again. For some reason, he just couldn't say no to that chibi-like face. Jaden deduced that even though Syrus was just like him, the guy could be dangerous and lethal when he wanted to be. And the guy didn't even realize he possessed this power. Jaden had only one choice in the matter and he didn't like it.

"S-sure." He forced out. The words tasted awful coming out.

A broad smile broke out on Syrus' face and it was like the air around him shimmered. Man it was trippy. Jaden rubbed his eyes to make sure he wasn't hallucinating.

Syrus could barely contain his excitement. He barely waited for Jaden to pack his things before he was dragging him over to his circle of friends and in no time, Jaden was standing before them looking down at the ground.

"Hey Jaden, this is Alexis, Jesse, Axel, Blair, and Jim. Everyone, this is Jaden."

"Hi." Was all Jaden said in greeting. He was still looking at the ground. Now he felt the way Syrus did a couple of minutes ago.

Syrus invited Jaden to sit down and he did. Everyone's gaze followed him as he did. Jaden panned over Syrus' friends secretly. He really couldn't believe he was doing this. He tightened his hold on his sketchbook to stop his hands from shaking. An awkward silence fell over the group. Now that they had the mysterious and shy Jaden Yuki to sit with them, how were they going to get him to talk?

Alexis thought she should try first. She pointed at the book in Jaden's hands. "Hey do you write or something?" she asked. It wasn't much of a conversation starter but it was the best she could mange.

Jaden looked down at his trusty old black sketchbook. It had been a birthday gift from his mother and sister. It was his most cherished possession. His eyes softened and a small smile was on his lips. "No I don't write. I draw." He ran his hand down the black, slightly rough cover and his smile became bigger.

Alexis was taken aback by the way Jaden said those few words. He sounded so content and passionate. Maybe he wasn't as shy as everyone thought he was.

"Oh you draw huh?" Blair asked. It seems her attention had grabbed by their visitor.

Jaden nodded his head. He slowly inched away from the dark-haired girl that was making her way towards him. She made him feel highly uncomfortable.

Blair stood in front of Jaden. She leaned down and sat next to him. "Hey," she started out. "Let me see!" She then snatched the book out of Jaden's hands and began to flip through the pages. Jaden reached for it but Blair simply moved out the way. "Wow! You're really good! Hey guys, take a look at this!" Blair turned the book around to her friends and revealed a drawing of a man. His heavily muscled body was covered in green skin and green feathers. His left arm and legs were deep red claws and a pair of snow whit wings sprouted from his back. The words 'Avian, By: Jaden Yuki' were scrawled in the bottom left corner. It was amazing. Every stroke of the pencil looked effortless but calculated, an every color used looked to be carefully picked out. It was the drawing of no amateur.

"U-um, can I please have back?" Jaden squeaked out. Everyone was looking at him with such awed expressions. He wasn't used to this much attention. His face was starting to heat up from embarrassment. He just wanted to crawl in a hole and die.

All of a sudden, the sketchbook was back in his hands and all eyes left him. Jaden looked up from his lap and followed everyone's gaze. They were watching Axel who was making his way back to the spot he was in previously. Blair was glaring daggers at him but Axel didn't seem to mind.

"What did you do that for?" Blair yelled angrily.

Axel sunk down against the tree and closed his eyes. He still answered Blair. "You were embarrassing him and you took it without permission." That was all he said but he left no room to argue. Arguing with Axel was a lost cause.

Jaden stared wide-eyed at Axel. The guy was amazing! Jaden smiled brightly. This Axel guy was alright. "Thank you." Jaden said.

Axel simply grunted by a small smirk there on his face.

"Hey, you smiled Jay." Jim said. He finally saw an opening to join in the conversation.

Jaden was taken aback by the warmth and familiarity Jim spoke with. He guy spoke to him like they had known each other for years. "Uh… Jay?" Jaden asked curiously.

Jim smiled. His visible eye crinkled. "Yeah. Since we're friends now, I'll call you Jay from now on okay?"

Jaden could only nod his head in response. This guy's aura was almost the same as Syrus'. They both had that smile that sucked you in.

The atmosphere of this group was strange to Jaden. He could tell that even though they were a collection of many diverse personalities, they fit together well. It was warm, sunny, and bright, just like the sun. With Alexis and her motherly nature, Jim and his friendly and comfortable personality, Syrus being shy but still outgoing in a way, Blair being boisterous and slightly bossy, Axel with his strong and silent attitude, and Jess with his…

As a matter of fact, Jesse hadn't said one word since Jaden sat down. What was up with him? Jaden leaned a little bit over to sneak a peek at the teal-haired boy. He was lying on his back with his arms behind his head as a make-shift pillow. He was looking up at the sky with a peaceful expression on his face. His hair was moving in the slight breeze. Jaden didn't realize it until he was sitting right next to the boy that he had even moved. Jesse turned to look at him but never got up from his position. His emerald green eyes were fixed on Jaden now. This caused Jaden to slightly blush but he shook it away because he felt like an idiot. Why the hell would he be blushing at a time like this?

"Hey." Jesse said simply. He smiled slightly at the brown-haired boy and Jaden felt his face heat up again. He could hear the accent of something in Jesse's slightly deep voice but he couldn't quite put his finger on what it was.

"U-um hi." Jaden greeted back."

They both stared at each other for a good minute before Jaden looked away again blushing harder. All the others were very surprised by this. But Alexis picked up on what was going on.

Jesse you sly dog…

At that moment, a drop of water splattered on Syrus' glasses… then another… and another…

Soon multiple drops began to fall on the teens' heads. It had begun to rain. Jaden guessed that was why there were a few dark clouds floating around in the sky earlier.

"Hey we should make it inside," Alexis called out. "It's almost time for the last period anyway."

At that, everyone began to collect their things and make their way to the building quickly. The rain was starting to pick up. Jaden followed Syrus inside. When they were safely within the school Syrus turned around to face Jaden. His glassed here covered in crystal rain drops and his hair had lost some of volume due to the rain. "Hey, sorry about Blair and the sketchbook Jay. I didn't know she was going to do that."

Jaden's eyes softened and he smiled. Syrus was trying to apologize on behalf of one of his friends. That was just like him. "Hey don't worry about it Sy. I don't think she meant to be rude. I'm over it now."

Syrus looked up at Jaden with a surprised look on his face. "…You called me Sy…" He said astonished.

Jaden felt his cheeks heat for the millionth time that day. He scratched his cheek. "W-well… since we're friends now, I'll call you Sy from now on. I-is that okay?" Jaden asked worried. He went out on a limb with calling Syrus his friend but if he was rejected…

Syrus had never smiled so brightly before. He nodded his head furiously. His eyes were sparkling and that shimmering air around him returned. "Yeah, Yeah! That's perfectly fine! After all, we are friends." A giggle escaped Syrus' lips.

Jaden smiled so broadly, he thought his face was going to fall off. "Yeah, friends."

That's it guys! Asdfghjkl! How was that for introduction to the spriritshipping huh? I know it took a while but I just wanted to have Jaden and Syrus establish their friendship first. That way it'll be easier for Jaden to interact with the group.

By the way, I'm sorry if I made all the characters OOC. I mean Jaden is shy, Blair is kind of a bitch, and Syrus is acting like a boy Lolita. But don't worry! I won't make it so unbearable. And I'm thinking of pairing Syrus and Jim with someone. Can you guys guess who they are…?

Guys if you have any suggestions on possible events that could happen in the story, let me know. You know how to contact me.

Well guys, I'll see ya next time! Ja ne!