Hey everyone! Glad you liked the last chapter. Here's a new one. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own YuGiOh GX or Jess; she still belongs to ladydream-chan.
Claimer: YAY! This ENTIRE STORY IS MINE!!!! And the one or two or three OCs that show up that aren't Jess are also mine. :)
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Jaden's POV
When I first thought about meeting the infamous Pyramids, I was thinking they would be these very tough, strong guys who look like they belong in a gang. But, who the Pyramids really were was something I wasn't expecting at all.
"So, you're here to collect Mark's debt?" a Brooklyn accented voice asked. I nodded.
"Yeah." The man who asked stepped into the light. He had blonde hair that looked like a knock off of Elvis. He had brown eyes and a strong looking face. He was dressed in light jeans and a white muscle shirt with a green leather jacket. I knew exactly who he was. He was the famous pro duelist, Joey Wheeler.
"How do you know Mark?" a different man asked. His voice was a little deeper than Joey's. I recognized him immediately, even before he stepped into the light. He had dark brown hair with bangs that fell just between his eyes. He had dark blue eyes that fit perfectly in with his signature monster: The Blue Eyes White Dragon. Joey looked at him.
"Gramps already told us, Rich Boy," he said. 'Rich Boy' glared heatedly at his blonde haired companion.
"I don't recall asking you, Mutt!" Joey leaned forward, his hand balled into a fist. A vein was pulsing in on his forehead.
"What was that?" Before anymore could be said between the two, another man came forward. He had brown eyes with matching brown hair. His hair was styled so it came out to a point in front of him. He walked over to Joey and grabbed him around the neck, pulling him into a headlock.
"Knock it off, Joey," he said. Joey struggled in his grip, trying to pry his arm away from his windpipe.
"Gah! Lemme go, Tristan!" He was gagging slightly. Tristan sighed and dropped him quickly. He grumbled as he rubbed his throat. Another man stepped forward. He had pale colored hair that was long and slightly spiked. There were interesting marks underneath each of his purple eyes. He wore golden pendants in his ears. He had a black vest with metal shoulder bars on over a blue muscle shirt with black pants and biker boots. He was also a very familiar face.
"We have more important things to deal with that doesn't involve the two of you bickering like school children," he said. Joey rolled his eyes and stood up, dusting himself off.
"Whatever, Marik. I'll control myself as long as Rich Boy does the same." 'Rich Boy' snorted.
"A Mutt can't control himself. That's why he has a master." Joey's vein pulsed again. He opened his mouth to say something when the very last man spoke up.
"That's enough, Joey, Seto." He stepped into the light, revealing his strong face, deep purple eyes, and interesting hair style: spiked black and red with yellow highlights. He wore all black and was the most familiar of the group. He walked to me and extended his hand. "Atem Adams (1). I'm the leader of the Pyramids." I took his hand and shook it.
"Jaden Yuki. I'm the leader of the Bloods." Atem nodded and gestured for me to sit down. Before we could, Joey stepped forward and lightly pushed Atem back.
"Hold up." Atem raised his eyebrow at him, but complied. I looked at him confused. Joey walked over to me and reached into my jacket. I jerked back slightly, but not enough to get away. He grabbed my concealed gun and pulled it out. As soon as I saw the barrel, my instinct kicked in.
Without thinking, I grabbed his wrist that was holding the gun. Then I shot my other hand forward and popped his shoulder out of its socket. Before he could gasp in pain or realize what was happening, I flipped over him, shoving him to the ground, and pinning his now-dislocated arm behind his back. My gun clattered to the floor.
All of that took only three seconds.
"Gah!" Joey cried out. I kept him pinned, my hands pressing his arm to his back as my knee jabbed into his lower back.
"Three seconds, not bad at all," Kaiba said, sounding quite proud. Joey glared at him.
"Shut it, Rich Boy!"
"You really shouldn't have done that, Joey," Jesse said. He knelled down next to me, picking up my gun and setting it on the table. He also set his own down next to it. He looked at Joey, leaning down so they were level. "He wasn't the best fighter in the Bloods for nothing." Joey scowled at him. I blinked once and released his arm, standing up quickly.
"Sorry…I'm just on edge lately," I apologized quickly. Atem just chuckled and placed his hand on my shoulder.
"It's quite alright, Jaden. Joey shouldn't have grabbed your gun; it's just a habit of his. I apologize." I just nodded.
"Really, its okay, kid. You got some great moves. Maybe you could show me them someday," Joey said. He stood up and, just as Julie did the day before, placed his arm between his knees and popped his shoulder back into its socket.
"Sit," Atem ordered. I did as did everyone else.
"Look, Rich Boy. He goes to your school," Joey said, leaning back and kicking his feet up on the table. Grandpa knocked them off. Kaiba glared at him. I blinked and looked down. I forgot that I was wearing my Slifer Blazer.
"Enough, Joey. We're not here to discuss Kaiba's Duel Academies," Atem ordered. Joey just sighed and nodded.
"Right, right. So, what do you need our help with, Jaden?" Atem rolled his eyes and Tristan smacked Joey on the back of the head. "What the hell, Tristan?" He didn't look happy. Tristan rolled his eyes.
"Idiot. Let Atem ask the questions." Joey mumbled some things under his breath.
"Who is that next to you, Jaden?" Marik asked. I glanced over at Jesse. He was sitting forward, like me. He didn't seem as stressed as he was a few moments before.
"I'm Jesse Andersen, second in command of the Bloods," he introduced himself. Everyone nodded.
"Well, Jesse, Jaden, what is it you need of us?" Atem asked. I cleared my throat and looked back at him.
"We need your help." Kaiba looked at me.
"What kind of help?"
"We're on a very bad list," I said. Joey rolled his eyes and stood up.
"Listen kid, we can't help you get off of Santa's Naughty list, sorry." He turned to leave when I spoke up.
"It's the Skulls Hit List." He froze, as did everyone else in the room. He whirled around and fell back into his seat.
"Explain."
"JOEY!" Marik and Tristan yelled. Kaiba rolled his eyes.
"Someone put a muzzle on that mutt." Joey shot him a glare before clamping his hand over his mouth, looking at his leader. Atem just sighed and looked at me, gesturing toward me. I took a deep breath.
"Okay, obviously you guys have heard of the Skulls," I began.
"No one in all of Japan doesn't know of the Skulls," Tristan butted in. Marik nodded.
"Yes, but I thought you and the Cribs disbanded them years ago." I nodded.
"We did."
"But they swore revenge on us and now they're out to collect," Jesse said. Atem leaned back against the couch and looked at us.
"How so?" I felt my eyes darken and Jesse turned away from them, looking at the wall. His hands clenched into fists.
"They already killed one of us and have nearly killed another twice. Not to mention they killed the only remaining Crib leader," I said. Atem leaned forward, lacing his fingers underneath his chin as he looked at me.
"Why do you think you need our help? You Bloods handled yourselves quite well last time you fought the Skulls," he said.
"This time is different," Jesse said. He raised his eyebrow at him.
"Oh and how is that?" Jesse looked at me. I glanced at him and then back at Atem.
"There's less of us, probably more of them. And we have much more to lose." The Pyramids looked at each other. Atem took a deep breath and leaned back.
"How many of you can actually fight?"
"Well, technically five, but it might just be safer to say four," I said, glancing at the ceiling as I thought.
"That few? What happened to the rest of you leaders? I thought there were nine," Kaiba said. I glared at him.
"There were, before the huge war last year that resulted in the disbanding of the Blood and Crib gangs. Mark, Maria, and Danny were all killed because of that war, as was Adrian and the rest of the Crib leaders. Chris was just killed by the Skulls and his girlfriend Emmy is pregnant with their baby, so she isn't fighting. Not to mention that she's a wreck and would be more of a hindrance than help," I explained rather snappy.
"Why is it safer to say four than five?" Marik asked. I looked at Jesse. He had his eyes focused on his hands.
"Julie is Jesse's girlfriend, the one who was nearly killed twice. She's a good fighter, but she might want to stay out of the fight and take care of Maria," I said.
"I thought you said Maria was dead?" Tristan asked. Jesse looked at him.
"Maria is our daughter." The Pyramids stayed silent. Atem looked at me.
"You have a sister, do you not, Jaden?" I blinked, confused.
"Yes, she's eleven." I didn't understand that question at all.
"Do you have someone other than her that you care for?" he continued. Alexis flashed across my eyes.
"Yes," I whispered. Atem nodded and stood up. He headed out of the room.
"Jaden, please follow me. I'd like to talk to you in private." I hesitated for a millisecond before standing up and following him.
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1: Atem Adams is the general name I use whenever I add in Atem. You'll find out later why he's here. ;)
