-Elsewhere-
Johnnie is in his dorm room sitting on his bed his arm bleeding from the cuts that are going up and down the arm when he hears the dorm door open with two new kids entering the dorm room getting ready to move into the dorm room.
"Man this place doesn't look half bad, better then some of the places I've lived," The spikey brown haired boy says before his eyes fall on the other person in the room "Hey is everything alright?" He asks as he approaches him "What happened to your arm?" He asks as he puts his bag on the floor next to the bed.
Johnnie looks up at the two covering his arm 'SHIT' "Um it's nothing I'm fine. Uh, who are you two?"
A brown haired boy resembling Axel walks up to him, "That didn't seem fine I think we should take you to the nurse. And I'm Mason Brodie I got enrolled late and this was the last yellow dorm that had space left in it."
Johnnie sighs, "No really it's fine and alright."
"I'm Halon Thompson, kinda the same situation as Mason. And if you're not gonna go to the nurse at least let me bandage that up for ya. My pop was pretty good with medicine and taught me most of what he know's." Halon says and starts to open his bag.
"Uh alright. Thanks, I guess." Johnnie says uncovering his arm showing the four self-harm cuts on it along with some scars.
Halon nods "No problem," He says before cleaning and bandaging the wounds. "You don't have to answer this is you don't want but uh why would you do that to yourself?" He says "Is someone bullying you?"
"Not yet but people have been bullying a lot of other people like me and someone stole something really precious to me today. I got it replaced but I'm scared they're gonna bully me and do the same thing to me that they did to the others. That would ruin me I can't deal with the public, in general, let alone the entire school making fun of me."
"Well next time why don't you tell me? I'll make sure they don't mess with ya. Don't much care to see people in pain or upset" Halon says with a slight smile "Besides as your new roommate I'd like to be your friend"
"Thanks. I guess there's Damien who would defend me if he knew I just didn't want to bother him with it."
"I'm sure he wouldn't see it as a bother. And there's no need to thank me. I'm just doing what my pa taught me to do." Halon says and smiles.
"Probably but with everything going on I didn't want to put more stress on him than he already had."
Mason looks at him, "I'm sure he'd be fine with helping you. If he would defend you than he has to care about you somewhat."
"He does I just didn't want to stress him out."
"But don't you think it stress him out more if he were to learn that you hid this from him? I mean I don't know him or anything but I know if it were me in his shoes it be worse for me to find it out later, or possibly from someone else. It'd make me feel like I failed as a friend" Halon says.
"Well, I wasn't really planning on him finding out about this when I did it. It was kind of an impulsive thing to do at the time now looking back on it."
"I didn't figure you were planning on him finding out but if he truly cares I'm sure he'd have noticed that something was off," Halon says "But ill keep it to myself. I won't tell though I still feel like you should tell him"
"I'm gonna go to bed." Johnnie sighs and lays down taking his binder off once he got under the covers putting it under his pillow hiding it than going to sleep.
Halon nods and turns to Mason "So you want the top or middle bunk?"
"I think I'd kinda prefer the top bunk if that's okay." He says thinking about hiding his binder.
"That's fine with me," Halon says and starts to unpack.
Mason unpacks his stuff and goes to bed hiding his binder under his pillow once he got under the covers.
Once he gets his stuff unpacked he turns off the light before sitting down on his bed with his small reading light and flips through his cards as he thinks.
The next morning as class started the Mr Stein calls the six new students down to the front of the room to introduce them. "First we have Ms Marie Kaida. Then we Abigail Brodie. Next is Halon Thompson. Followed by Chloe and Eli Raptor. And lastly, we have Shane Schroeder. These students have just transferred here just yesterday but with everything that happened and the fact that we didn't really have class yesterday they didn't get properly introduce. Oh, and by the way later today we will be holding duels for each of them, their own little right of passage into the school. As is a tradition for transfer students."
Mason gets red in the face instantly correcting the teacher as soon he got done talking. "Actually I go by Mason I'm a transgender boy I don't see how you didn't get that memo."
"Well in this class you get called by your birth name and gender because that is you're real gender and name." Mr Stein says ushering the kids to go to their seats in the class. "I'm gonna do roll call say here if you are present. Jane Ahmaguchi, Ling Ahmaguchi, Jameson Anderson, Tomas Bonaparte, Steve Cook, Destiny Deville, Aria Gardner, Nenet Gardner Tyson Hassleberry, Lina Huffington, Matilda Huffington, Raina Ishtar, Seto Kaiba Jr., Baron Misawa, Jade Misawa, Meggan Motegi, Damien Moto, Hatshepsut Moto, Alister Phoenix, Ryan Phoenix, Charlette Princeton, Charlie Princeton, Adder Rodes, Dean Rodes, Sabrina Taylor, Alexandra Truesdale, Michelle Truesdale, Trent Truesdale, Tyler Truesdale, Zen Truesdale, Joeleen Wheeler, Maya Wheeler, Jaden Jordan Yuki, and Samantha Yuki."
Johnnie started heaving heavily beginning to have a panic attack from him being called Joeleen. Harry punches the side of his chair from being called Jane. Luke sits there pissed but everyone already knowing his birth name.
JayJay stands and leaves the room, fists clenched to his sides but knowing the best way to deal with this problem was to report to the chancellors.
Alex stands, clearly pissed "Um sir I think you just called quite a few of us by things that aren't our names"
"Like I said to Abigail I will call you by the name and genders that are on your birth certificates as that is your real and legal names," says.
"That's bullcrap and I refuse to answer to anything but my true name. I am not a girl and never will be. Either you respect me enough to call me who I am or you might as well just throw me out of here right now."
"That won't is necessary," Mr Moto says as he steps into the room "Mr Stien when these students were signed up to this school their parents turned in notes explaining their situations. Pegasus and I decided that they would be allowed to go by the names they chose for themselves. As such every one of the teachers was instructed to use those names, that does include you. If not you may leave now and I will take over your place until someone is found to do so"
"Fine, I'll just find another job this one was stupid anyways," says walking out of the classroom.
Mr Moto sighs and shakes his head "Well class looks like ill be taking over. Sorry for the discomfort he may have brought but I assure you we won't let it happen again" he says as he makes his way to the front of the room.
JayJay walks back to his seat and sits down.
Johnnie has his knees curled up to his chest picking at the cuts on his arm.
Halon turns to him a puts a hand on his shoulder "Hey are you ok?" He asks, knowing that he wasn't but unsure what else to open with "It'll be alright. Sure don't effect the way I see you. Your still the same boy I met yesterday no matter what some lame teacher says."
Johnnie nods looking at the floor for the remainder of the lecture.
Halon nods slightly and looks back at the room.
Mr Moto starts a lesson but only goes for about half the day. "Alright, the class now we will be going to the duel arena to welcome our newest students and test their strength."
Mason, Chloe and Eli walk to the duel arena with the rest of the students.
"The first duel is Mason vs Maya," says.
Mason and Maya start duelling and have a hard duel that was about even for 45 minutes before Maya wins.
"The second duel is Marie vs Charlie."
Marie and Charlie duel for 30 minutes before Charlie won by one card.
"The third duel is Holan vs Lucas."
Holan and Luke duel for about 20 minutes before Luke won.
"The fourth duel is Alex vs Chloe."
They duel for about 45 minutes before Alex wins.
"The fifth duel is Eli vs Harry."
They duel for 20 minutes before Eli wins the duel.
"The last duel is Shane vs Samson."
They duel for about 30 minutes before Samson wins.
"Wow, those were great duels. Don't you agree on everyone? Well, you're all great duelist's after all." Mr Moto says before letting them go for the day.