A/N: Thanks go to exleader75! He wrote the duel and I edited some of it, due to the length. Most of it's still there.

I apologize for not coming out with it on Sunday. I had to work long shifts both days and I didn't have time to look this over. The next part I will post in the middle of the week. Since school's still a problem for exleader75, the third and fourth parts will come out next week, most likely.

Sorry for both delays.

Wind crawled through the banal and insipid, empty hallways leading to the gymnasium. Classes were over for the day. However, near the gym was the figure and shadow of Yusei Fudo.

Yusei was casually shuffling his deck with a mind full of thoughts. He was thinking of how he can ameliorate Akiza's condition and status at this school through this duel. Things hadn't been easy for Akiza [and Leo and Luna]. She was the most invaluable thing he ever known. He wanted to be near her forever, so he must therefore protect her. He always felt that curse of pain whenever she was hurt. That was how close their bond is. However, Yusei was also conscious of Akiza's new problems, besides her blessing of being with him, with those people who value someone on their living rather than their personality. Yusei hates those people—it's one of the reasons he snapped against Crow when he talked about his dirty magazines. Yusei was also prescient in knowing that his fight for Akiza's safety against the principal will be tough. Yusei could only speculate what would happen.

Yusei sighed and slightly hesitated, before he attached his duel disk to his left arm, and walked to the doubled doors.

Akiza, Leo, and Luna were all there waiting for Yusei. Being there was murder for Akiza and she looked worry. Leo and Luna were silent. They wondered how to help their friends. Martha was there too, whom volunteered in helping to keep the three calm and giving them hope in this one duel. Martha known Yusei for a long time and knows that Yusei is a strong duelist. He has grown into the best at their home, and he was about to test that skill against the head of the school.

The three were met by two apathy administrations of the school. One was a male that have jet black hair. The other was a female with long golden hair that ran around the middle of her back. Both wore blue school staff uniforms with the male with black jeans and the female wearing a red mini-skirt.

Then the door opened on the right side. Everyone looked and saw it was the Satellite native, Yusei Fudo. His spiked crab hair with golden lines gleamed and glittered in the sunlight that poured from the dirty, large windows.

Akiza blushed; it was one of the reasons that she loved him: He looked so handsome with crisp, strong, blue eyes concentrating on something important for her.

Yusei turned his head toward Akiza and smiled; Akiza smiled back as her blush subsided. Yusei walked silently toward his seat between Akiza and Luna, whom was watching him with an intent eye. After he sat down and relaxed, Yusei turned to Akiza whom was staring at him. Both were introspective toward each other's feelings and concerns; and both of them felt worries and love for one another.

"Yusei, how good you are at dueling?" Luna asked, questionably at Yusei's skills.

"I'm competent," Yusei assured while Luna and Akiza smiled.

"What does that mean?" Leo asked with a dumb look on his face.

While Luna explained the meaning to Leo, Akiza and Yusei continued to stare at each other. Martha smiled, sensing the love between the two.

"Yusei!" Leo screamed.

"Huh?" Yusei turned toward the twins.

"Go get'em, Yusei!" Leo cheered.

"You can do it!" Luna continued.

"Just do your best!" Martha said slapping Yusei's back. "Good luck! And remember, for your girlfriend!"

Yusei stumbled a bit forward from Martha's slap but quickly recovered.

Yusei saw Leo, Luna, and Martha's smiling faces, but noticed Akiza didn't say anything and appeared to be in a deep thought.

'Yusei already done so much for me…He helped me get started here, took me out on dates, comforted me when I was down, and we even shared our first kisses together. Now, he's going to duel, so that he can protect me. I feel like I'm almost a burden. Sure, I've done some things for him, but not as much as he's done for me,' Akiza thought.

She then felt something touch her face. She looked up and saw it was Yusei touching her cheek, and their faces were very close to each other.

"Oh boy…" Leo sighed.

"Akiza, are you okay?" Yusei asked, his voice full of care and caution; to Akiza it's so hypnotizing. But Akiza, held a straight frown on her face.

"I'm fine," she said.

"Look, I want you to know that I'm thinking about you every moment that I duel today. So, I just want to know I have your support."

"Yusei, you always have my support. It's just that, what if you don't win?"

"We agreed that there will still be someone that will protect you, it's just that it won't be me," he said. "But you seem depressed. Tell me what's wrong."

"Well, it's just that…I don't know. Yusei, am I a burden to you?"

Yusei smiled at her.

"No, you're not a burden and you never will be. Seeing you smile is why I do all these things for you. I want you to be happy. You deserve happiness."

Akiza smiled at him pleasantly at this new revolution, and he smiled back; they blushed red at each other.

Leo clenched his teeth in more annoyance as he tried not to look at them; Martha and Luna giggled.

Bam! The door opened and there stood a tall black haired man, with a black suit and red tie.

Everyone looked at him.

The principal put out his right hand in front of him and with his two top fingers signaled the school administers. Both nodded as they walked towards him.

Yusei turned toward Akiza.

"Well, I guess I better get going," he said.

"Wait," Akiza stopped as she tugged his arm.

"What?" Yusei asked, looking back toward her.

Akiza kissed Yusei's cheek; luckily nobody was watching.

"That's for good luck," Akiza said, smiling her beautiful smile Yusei love.

"Yeah, for good luck," he said in embarrassment.

Yusei and the principal took their places on opposite sides on the dueling field. Akiza, Leo, Luna, and the administers were watching from the side, therefore giving them a clear view of Yusei and the principal.

"Okay, so if you win, I don't get to take regular classes," Yusei said.

"That's right," the principal confirmed. "But if you win, you get to take the regular classes that Akiza does. No matter what, though, Akiza will be protected."

They nodded at one another.

"Duel," they shouted.

Principal (4000 LP) VS Yusei (4000 LP)

"I'll start things off!" the principal declared. "I set one monster and place three cards face down. "I end it with that!" the principal said.

"Huh?" Yusei was surprised by the lack of action on the first move.

"What is it, Yusei?" Leo asked.

"Leo, look at the principal's field. He is virtually leaving himself defenseless with one face-down monster," Luna explained.

"What about his face-downs?" Leo noticed.

'What is he planning to do?' Akiza thought.

"It's my turn! I draw!" Yusei declared. "I played the spell card Reincarnation of Hope! I discard two monster cards to the graveyard, so I can then add one monster card from my deck to my hand the next standby phrase. I will send Quillbot Hedgehog and Necro Linker to the graveyard. I then summon Junk Synchron (3/1300/500) in attack mode!" A small mechanic looking robot with shiny-looking plates appeared in front of Yusei with innocence in his eyes.

"My Junk Synchron's special ability then activates! I can then special summon a level 2 or lower monster from my graveyard like say…Necro Linker (2/600/0)! But that's not all! My Quillbot Hedgehog's (2/800/800) special ability allows me to special summon him back from the graveyard when a face-up tuner monster is on the field!" Yusei said as two new small monsters stand next him. "I'm then tuning my level 3 Junk Synchron to my level 2 Quillbot Hedgehog and level 2 Necro Linker!" Yusei declared.

"What?" the principal cried surprise.

Junk Synchron with the flick of his hand soon pulled his plug—making the monster trembled and gaining power before splitting up into three green scanning rings. The other two monsters jumped into the portal before being scanned into three bright stars, then vanishing in a thin veil of light. (2 + 2 + 3 = 7) Junk Archer (7/2300/2200), a tall robot with a bow and a pointing arrow soon emerged from the widening light which soon vanished; it jumped off and stand in front of Yusei.

"Yusei is so awesome!" Leo shouted.

"Synchro Summon?" the principal said, surprised.

Yusei smiled. "Junk Archer! Attack his monster! Scrap Arrow!" The robot then fires a laser-beam shot with his arrow and bow at the holographic card; the arrow catching heat and fire as it speeds toward the card obliterating it.

"My face-down monster was Gravekeeper's Spy (4/1200/2000)! Its flip effect allows me to special summon Gravekeeper's Descendant (4/1500/1200) in defense mode," the principal said.

"I place two cards face down and end my turn!" Yusei finished with an empty hand.

"My turn! Draw!" the principal said. He turn his attention toward Yusei. "Yusei Fudo, I'm impressed that a Satellite native like you can synchro summon a monster."

"Thanks, I guess."

"Hmph. That's why I'm activating this spell card from my hand, Final Countdown!" the principal lifted the card's front face into view.

"What?"

"First, I pay 2000 life-points and after 20 turns passed starting on this one, you automatically lose the duel!"

Yusei was speechless.

Principal: 2000 LP/ Yusei: 4000 LP

"I activate my set-down trap card Call of the Haunted. I can special summon one monster from the graveyard as long as the two cards are both present on the field. I special summon back Gravekeeper's Spy (4/1200/2000)! I then activate Descendant's special ability! I can sacrifice my Gravekeeper's Sky to destroy one card you control!"

"But that's not fair!"

"It's totally fair! I will now sacrifice my Gravekeeper's Sky to destroy your Junk Archer! Go!" the principal pointed at the robot which was hooked underground beneath the sand; the female on the other side soon followed.

"I attack you directly!"

"Ahhh!"

Principal: 2000 LP/ Yusei: 2500 LP

"Yusei!" Leo and Luna screamed worriedly.

Akiza and Martha both stared sadly at Yusei's trembling figure.

'Yusei…' Akiza thought.

The school administers looked on.

"I end my turn, but remember the clock is ticking," the principal taunted.

Turns Left: 19

Yusei hesitated for a moment before looking up. "My turn! I draw, and thanks to the effect of my Reincarnation of Hope spell card I can choose a monster from my deck and place it into my hand!" Yusei gathered the two cards from his deck and stared at them.

"Hmmm…" the principal observed.

"I summon Shield Wing (2/0/900) in defense mode and end my turn." A small blue-green dragon flown appeared out of the summon circle.

Turns Left: 18

"That's all? Well, it's my turn! Draw!" the principal drew his card. "I sacrifice my Gravekeeper's Descendant to summon Jinzo (6/2400/1500)!"

"Jinzo?" Yusei repeated the monster's name.

"Oh, no," Akiza said, realizing the monster's name from her classes.

"What's up, Akiza?" Luna asked.

"Jinzo has a very strong special ability. It can negate the activation of trap cards."

"What? But how can Yusei counterattack?"

"I'm sure Yusei will find a way," Martha suddenly said.

"What do you mean?" Akiza asked.

"Yusei has always had a love for dueling, and always did he find a way to get out of any situation. I'm sure he will find a way."

Akiza and Luna turned their heads back toward the duel.

'Come on…Yusei!' Akiza cheered mentally.

"I attack Shield Wing with Jinzo! Cyber Energy Shock!" Jinzo shot a laser at the blue dragon that was crying in pain. Smoke of pixels exploded all over Yusei's field, and the principal smiled knowing that he scored. However, in the midst of its courage, the dragon remained.

"But…" the principal was surprised at the small dragon, "…how? You can't activate trap cards!"

Yusei snickered. "I didn't because of Shield Wing's special ability. For it to be destroyed, you have to attack it twice!"

"Oh, come on!"

"Too bad, sir! And after each turn, Shield Wing's special ability sort of…recycles. Because you have to attack exactly three times or more in one turn or else, Shield Wing wouldn't get destroyed even if you attack it as many times as you like."

"Grr…"

"Phew! Yusei was saved," Leo blew a sigh of relief.

"But how long can he hold on like this?" Luna questioned.

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Thanks again to exleader75!