{{ All credits go to Kazuki Takahashi for the characters. I meerly created my OC. Special thanks to Clare Melvin to agreeing to post this as she is my roleplay partner as Jaden and various others. Reviews are appreciated, thanks!}}
As expected, Jaden was late to the very first class. He didn't mean to be late. He just slept in. As he entered the class, the teacher gave him a detention. Jaden huffed and sat down beside Calypso who just laughed at him.
"That teacher is just mad because I beat him yesterday." The Slifer-Red boy smirked with a soft laugh. "He can't handle that pressure." He teased.
"Especially because you're a Slifer red as well, apparently dorm is a real big deal here~" she whispered quietly with a gentle giggle. Unlike Jaden, she was one of the first to class.
"These are the notes we've taken so far~" she passed him a sheet that was filled with all the work. She'd already written hers so she thought she'd do him a favour.
Jaden grinned, putting the notes into his folder. "Thanks, Calypso." He winked, taking out his pencil to continue writing notes.
Professor Crowler couldn't help but glare at Jaden. That Slifer slacker was hanging out with one of his precious Obelisk Blue students! It was horrendous! He wouldn't let Jaden live it down.
"Now we shall continue with our lessons on field spells, with hopefully no more interruptions." He snarled, glaring at Jaden, causing the boy to gulp.
Calypso quietly wrote down her notes and answered the questions that Professor Crowler threw at her with ease. She couldn't help but feel the glares from some of her Obelisk Blue peers but she didn't let it bother her. If they had a problem with it, they can deal with it.
Jaden noticed how Calypso didn't like the stares, so he glared back at some of the students, hoping they'd back off. Unfortunately he was just a Slifer. He had no power. He couldn't help but growl at himself for being so useless to help his friend.
After a good 10 minutes, Jaden yawned and folded his arms on the desk, instantly falling asleep. Jaden had tried so hard to stay focused, so that he would look good in front of Calypso - he was trying to impress her with his so called "study skills". However, he couldn't help. He had just spent so much time awake deep in thought; he had to catch up on that sleep.
Throughout the lesson, Calypso mostly kept her head down and worked, not eve noticing that Jaden had fallen asleep until she heard his soft snores. She giggled lightly and read over his work and catching him up to speed as best she could.
She'd managed to get him up to date before Crowler noticed his sleeping form. "Jaden!" He screeched. "Tell me, what cards can cancel a Field Spell?" She kept her eyes on Crowler but swiftly nudged his rib to wake him up.
Jaden jolted awake at the nudge and looked around, trying to think of the answer. Calypso then secretly pointed to Jaden's notes, which he gave her a thankful smile in return.
"Uhm..." Jaden stuttered, looking over his notes. "I believe that answer is..." He mumbled, trying to find the information, and grinned when he found it. "Oh uhm! A field spell can be destroyed by a spell, trap or monster effect." He read. "However it can also be destroyed by using another field spell card unless another card is used to allow the field spell card to remain on the field." He finished, hoping the answer was good enough.
Calypso smiled softly as he read out the answer and as Crowlers face slowly dropped into more of a sneer. "At least look like you're paying attention Yuki!" he stated before going back on explaining the different effect on different field cards and Calypso happily wrote the info down.
"You're welcome~" she poked her tongue out at him before shaking her hair a bit and shifting slightly. Her refitted uniform was so much better than the one before and she was very happy with it.
The Slifer boy sighed in relief as Crowler turned away. Thank god that was over. He nudged Calypso gently with a smirk. "You are a life saver." He grinned before going back to taking notes. Jaden managed to stay awake for the rest of the lesson, even though their teacher kept asking him questions to try and catch him out, Jaden had Calypso to help him out. Finally when Jaden had enough, he raised his hand, waiting to ask his question.
"Professor Crowler, can you please stop picking on me just because you're mad that you were beaten by a Slifer Red?" He asked innocently before putting his hand back down with a shrug. "It's pretty immature for a teacher if you ask me." Jaden pointed out as several whispers went throughout the classroom. Jaden finally got his say.
Crowler stiffened and turned himself around, mind racing with comebacks that he really needed at this point. "Jaden! I am not picking on you.. According to all your results from the written exams you barely managed to pass. I'm just making sure you don't fail!" He hissed, silently pleased of the comeback he made.
"Oh look, the Kuriboh has a backbone." Chazz snickered and most of the obelisk blue students laughed, except for Calypso who scowled and Alexis. "Chazz, surely you have more manners than that~" Alexis raises an eyebrow.
"I would rather look a Kuriboh than be a snobby rich kid." The boy spat back. It was like a light just faded in Jaden's eyes. He was reminded of all the bullying back when he was younger, and he just remained quiet afterwards. After a bit of awkward silence, Professor Crowler went back to teaching.
The odd thing was that Jaden didn't sleep, but he didn't take notes. Instead, he just stared at his paper not focusing on the actual lesson. He didn't even realise that the bell rang - not that he could leave anyway since he had detention.
Calypso noticed this and frowned slightly. She was worried about him that was for sure. She looked behind her and saw Chazz from the corner of her eye and she narrowed them. How dare he treat someone like that?
When class finished, she packed her bag the way it was and smiled down at Jaden. "I'll wait outside for ya~" she smiled before walking out. Her eyes scanned around before pinpointing him and walking up to him, pulling him towards. "Who the fuck do you think you are, putting someone down like that?"
Chazz held his hands up in defence, shocked by the girl's outrage. He then shoved her off him. "Why the hell do you care?" He scowled, glaring at her. "He is nothing but a Slifer slacker. He had to be put in his place against the Chazz." He smirked.
"No one messes with the Chazz, especially not some Kuriboh who is barely passing. He doesn't deserve to be here." Chazz snapped, his eyes staring down into hers. He didn't get the big deal about it. She was an Obelisk Blue. She should know the rankings and that Slifers were at the bottom of the academy's food chain. Jaden heard the yells coming from outside, but he wasn't allowed to go out, much to his frustration. He had to continue writing notes and just listen to the commotion outside the classroom.
Chazz's eyes beat down on hers but she had Kaiba genes, and the type of glare that could send people running and begging for mercy, a look she was well to perfect.
"He deserves to be here more than you do, the way you act." She sniggered. "And this whole rank thing? You take it too seriously. In the end, it doesn't matter what rank you are. We're all still human. Just because he's not doing well theoretically, doesn't mean he can't whoop your ass in a duel." she didn't even realise that there was a small crowd of each dorm watching them argue.
Chazz saw the crowd and just shoved her aside, not wanting a public fight. He was a wuss like that. "Yeah yeah! Whatever! I'd like to see him try." He scowled. "You can stand up for him all you like, but it doesn't change anything! He is still a slacker who will just drag you down to his lame level!" With that being said, he stormed off.
Jaden managed to finish his notes quickly and race to the door where he saw the last parts of the argument. He was so shocked. Jaden had never seen anyone stand up for him like that. It made him feel really special, as if he was really worth something.
Calypso kept her stance tall as she watched him walk away until he was out of sight and people cheered. Turning to see the crowd, she blushed and smiled and upon seeing Jaden there as well, she only blushed darker.
Suddenly a small blue haired boy and a bigger kid, both in Slifer Red Jackets, walk over and grinned. "Jesus, you should have seen that Jaden!"
Jaden grinned at the guys. "Well Sy, I certainly heard it from inside. Crowler even let me go early cause of it." He pointed his thumb to the room behind them. "I had no idea Calypso was such a fierce girl." He teased at his friend. The boy then walked up to the blushing girl and pulled her into a gentle hug. "Thank you..." He whispered softly in her ear. "You have no idea how much what you did means to me."
She sent over a teasing look before returning the hug graciously. "Just doing what any friend would~" she whispered back before gently pulling away.
Suddenly, an overheard started binging before a voice came through. 'Students. All the final results for this years ranking are complete and to our utter surprise, we have four students who gained a one hundred overall percentage on the entrance exams. In no order they are, Chazz Princeton, Alexis Rhodes, Bastion Misawa and Calypso Takashi. Congratulations.'
If Calypso went any darker in blush, she'd turn into a tomato.
Jaden smiled gently back at her, giving her arms a gentle squeeze in encouragement. When the announcement came on, the boy felt so happy for Calypso. Jaden saw her expression and laughed softy. "You're practically radiating the sun here with all that heat coming to your cheeks." He teased as he wrapped an arm around her. "But good job! You deserve it!" He grinned. "Helps me a lot to have such a smart friend like you~" The boy winked, teasing the girl.
She stuck her tongue out at him but laughed anyway. "It's nothing really.. Hard studying and a good strategy can go a long way." She smiled before noticing the blue haired and the bigger red Slifer looking at them. "I'm sorry, I don't know who you are~" she laughed nervously.
Jaden blinked. "Oh yeah! This is Syrus." He patted the blue haired boy. "And this is Chumley." He then patted the bigger guy. "They're my roommates in the Slifer dorm." He turned to his friends and introduced Calypso.
"Guys this is Calypso, we met at the entrance exams." He grinned at the girl.
"Hello, pleasure to meet you both~" she smiled at the two and shook their hands. Syrus smiled in return. "I gotta say Calypso, you're probably one of the nicest Obelisk Blue people I've met!" He chimed and she smiled. "Thanks!"
Suddenly another person walked over to the group, one she recognised as Alexis, and smiled at Jaden. "Hello Jaden, I'd just like to apologize for the way that Chazz acted in class, it was really, rude and awful of him~"
Jaden looked up at Alexis and shook his head. "Don't worry about it! Just a bit of a blast from the past, that's all." His mood quickly changed from being so serious to being back to his cheerful self. He really didn't want people to see that side to him.
"Oh uhm... Who are you? Sorry.. I've never seen you before." Jaden laughed, putting his hand out to shake hers.
Alexis blinked before giggling slightly and taking his hand graciously. "My name is Alexis Rhodes." She smiled at him. "You probably just heard my name being called out~" she laughed a bit.
"I watched you duel and I thought you were magnificent by the way. I reckon by the time the promotion rounds come along, you'll be in Ra Yellow~"
Jaden blushed lightly at the compliment. "Thanks! Also congratulations!" He grinned before placing his hands behind his head. "Oh course it requires me to study.. Which we have learnt from today, it is not one of my strong points." He cringed, a bit embarrassed by it.
"Im pretty sure your friends could help you, if not, I could help you~" she winked at him and smiled. "Well, I gotta go now. I'll see you guys sometime soon~ I'll see you at the dorm Calypso." She smiled before walking off.
Jaden grinned and winked back at her as she walked off. "She's pretty cool, huh?"
Syrus just watched after Alexis with a smile. "Yeeeah. She's so cool." Jaden laughed and ruffled Syrus' hair.
"Calm down, buddy. I can see the love hearts coming off of you." Jaden teased, rolling his eyes playfully.
Syrus blushed lightly, causing everyone to laugh playfully. "Well who's a chick magnet?" Calypso chuckled and nudged Jaden.
"So what are you guys gonna do for the rest of the day?" She asked gently, gazing across the other guys.
Syrus shrugged after he recovered from his blushing. "Well we don't have any other classes today, so Chumley and I were thinking of heading back to the dorms." The blue-haired boy explained. "What about you Jay?"
Jaden shook his head. "Nah I don't really want to head back just yet. I was thinking of sitting out near the harbour for a little while." He then looked over at Calypso with his usual friendly smile. "Did you have anything planned?"
"No, at least not today anyway so I'm free~" she smiled, crossing her arms across her chest. "So I don't really mind what I do~ Although I wouldn't mind just checking out the island and seeing everything~" she stated, stretching her arms out.
Jaden grinned and adjusted his bag, shoving all the notes inside. "Well we could go explore, if you wanted to." He smiled. It would be a good chance to see the academy without having to rush around for classes and assignments, not that Jaden was going to do any assignments anyway. His attitude was to do things the night before it was due. It worked for him a bunch of times. Jaden also wanted to use this chance to properly thank Calypso for helping him back in class. "Whaddya say? Wanna go explore for a bit?"
She grinned a little when she heard the positive feedback for her suggestion. She re-adjusted her bag and smile. "Sounds good to me!"
Syrus and Chumley glanced between the two before shaking their heads, "We're going back to the dorm, you two have fun. Remember, keep it G rated~"
The boy blushed lightly and shook his head. "Why am I friends with you too again?" Jaden teased. However Syrus just smirked.
"Yeah yeah. Anyway have fun on your "date" Jaden!" He laughed before walking off with Chumley.
Jaden face palmed before turning to Calypso with a nervous laugh. "Seriously let's just... ignore them." He suggested before the two walked out of the building.