Yugioh: To hell and back.
Authors note: My second chapter and special thanks to AspieWriter my first reviewer YAY.
/Outside/Jaden POV/
"Fantastic… just fucking fantastic" I muttered as he walked to "Domino city's central academy" the dread only increasing by every step (would have helped if I knew the way) I thought. I was never the ace student in my life, hell sometimes I was convinced that the only reason they let me graduate was because they just didn't want to see me for another year. All the same my old school wasn't the place I'd want to return to, (when you get the feeling that the old male physics professor is eyeing up the boys a little too much the instinct to jump out the window become's really difficult to resist even though the classroom is on the fourth floor") I Thought.
My train of thought was halted when I rounded a corner and walked right in to a soft lovely and comforting embrace that made me feel safe, fuzzy and warm inside. (Of course I've crashed in to a cleavage; this is not going to end well) was the last I thought as I crashed to the surface of the sidewalk next to a girl.
"I'm so sorry sorry sorry sorry…!" I repeated as my face began to take a much redder shade. (Oh god I hope she doesn't get mad, crap not the best way to make an impression) I thought as I looked up to see just "whom" I collided with. It didn't help that the girl was probably one of the hottest girl's I'd ever seen. She had blond hair and gorgeous brown eye's she wore a schoolgirl's uniform and a way to short skirt and all was of the designer brand Mai Valentine or MV as the logo said.
"It's ok calm down" she said with a soothing voice that made her sound distinctively young but also very perceptive. "Look it was an accident you don't have to apologize" she stated with a smile and gently grasped my shoulder witch oddly enough made me calm down and not just a little.
"All right it's just that I didn't see you and I…" I began to ramble nervously.
"Hey" she interrupted my rambling, "it's ok it was an accident" She assured me "what's your name anyway?" She asked once I had calmed down.
"Jaden… Jaden Yuki" I answered" "Uh… what's yours; I mean your name what's your name?" I began to chatter (crap I just suck at this) I thought as the words just fell out of my mouth and to my surprise she began to laugh really hysterically.
"I'm sorry what's so funny?" I asked with a dumb expression.
"You are, do you see yourself" she answered while doing an expression of me that I just didn't find fair at all (my eyes doesn't squint that much) I thought. "Look sorry my name is Alexis Rhodes I live in the area I was just on my way to school" she stated rather proudly.
"You live here?" I asked and only then did I realize just how luxurious the neighborhood was. It had house's of similar design as our own (guess that's why I didn't notice it I never thought we were rich enough to live in such a place like this, hm mom must have kept some of our reserves a secret) but the side walk was noticeably more well kept then that one just across the street.
"Yeah why wouldn't I?" She asked and frowned at my disbelief.
"No it's just that I just moved here so I never had time to think about how rich this place looks" I answered in an apologetic manner trying not to make her mad.
"Well duh of course it looks rich this is the upper district of domino city" she answered while her smile returned. Then she began to look at me funny and I simply backed away "wait what are you doing?" she asked. "I'm not going to hurt you, you know" she joked and I chuckled in response.
"It's nothing It's just that I don't usually get to crash in to a girl and get her to eye me up in the same minute I just met her" I sarcastically remarked.
"Oh please I was only looking at your hand" she said as she grabbed my right arm and brought it up (God damn it I knew I should have put a band aid over it no scratch that make it two) I thought as we both observed my injury it had healed pretty nicely over the night, side benefit from having the faith on your side. "How did this happen? Was it my fault?" She asked with a worried expression.
"No No this was an accident from a while back its fine, heh doesn't scare you does it?" I asked and began to wave the wound over her face "Look blood" I teased but to my surprise she simply reached into her bag and pulled forth a salt licorice candy, (oh shit) was the only thing I had time to think as she pressed the candy right into my wound then threw it on the side walk.
"No my mom is a doctor so I've seen blood since I was four" she answered with a smirk.
"That was just evil" I hissed as I rubbed my hand. "Look you said this was the upper district so you must know you're way around here I'm trying to go to the central academy but I'm kind of lost you know the way?" I asked while trying to contain the small tears that we're forming "that hurt damn it" I muttered while I kept rubbing my hand.
"Oh don't be such a baby you have only yourself to blame if you try to scare a girl with blood that's not nice" she stated "And yes I know the way well enough to tell you you're walking the exact opposite way" she said while pointing to a sign that read "Domino City's Central academy 1 mile away" with a little map underneath it. "So you must be the new transfer student we've heard about the last few weeks" she proclaimed with pride "Great so I'm the first to meet the mystery that people have been talking about" she joked but I wasn't laughing (or at least it was not an honest laugh) I thought but then it hit me. (Wait what mystery? A few weeks? Just how long have mom been planning this transfer?) The questions raced through my mind but I chose to lay them to rest at least for now.
"So you'll want to walk with me to school "I asked while trying to ignore just how silly it that question sounded (I sound like a seven year old) I thought but to my surprise she simply smiled and said "sure this way new kid".
We began to walk and I had to say it felt really good walking together with someone normal instead of Yusei who mostly only walked with him to anywhere when they were going to exorcise demons or when he just needed someone to carry his stuff.
"You know what's funny?" she asked and stopped suddenly.
"No why did you stop" I said surprised.
"You kind of remind me of a squirrel, all that's missing is the nut" she said and laughed as she continued walking I however was glued to the spot with my eyes staring at her with disbelief (a squirrel? What' does she mean with a mean with a squirrel? No one calls me a squirrel except mom…) my thinking was interrupted when she turned and yelled "Hey you're coming?" and then continued walking. "Crap" I sighed and followed.
/Near the academy/Normal POV/
Jaden and Alexis had been walking and done a lot of talking as well, apparently Alexis wasn't born here but had moved here when she was ten with her mother. Her mother was the chief of surgery on the "Medical campus" as it was called, it was an educational institute that had many bad rumors circling it not only because it used to be a military facility for biological warfare research but because years ago strange murder's had been occurring there were the victims were described as having their insides molten (that just reeks of demon influence) Jaden shivered at the thought.
Alexis was only a first grader in high school but was already admitted to the math team and had most of her national graduation test's completed in short she was smart. Jaden struggled to keep up as she bantered on and on about her past, her personal life her dreams and her fears (ok this girl opens up way to easy) Jaden thought as he pretended to listen on whatever she was saying. It was difficult enough to try and remember the road they had taken on the way here without her fascination with micro fission power to boot.
"And that's why I personally don't think spiders are that creepy" she said and suddenly looked at him for confirmation. Jaden however had no clue on what she'd just said and decided to answer what every sensible near sixteen year old would do in that situation.
"Uh huh" He said flatly and added an unconvincing "interesting" witch she noticed and frowned at.
"You know it's very rude not to listen when somebody is trying to befriend you" she stated while her eyes fixed on him.
"You know it's very strange for a anybody to tell them so much in so little time hell I've only known you for fifteen minutes" Jaden countered and smirked.
"You stopped listening after I told you about the hospital and yes I noticed that, most of this time I simply talked trash about you and your family and you didn't even notice" she said and deepened her frown "you know you should pay more attention to your surroundings or you'll just miss the big picture" she advised and smiled warmly.
"And what picture would that be?" Jaden asked, (weird girl I haven't even known her for more than twenty minutes and already she's telling me what to do) he thought. (And what did she say about my family I only have mom so she must be bullshitting but who does that anyway) Jaden continued to think while he stared at the somewhat creepily observant girl.
"You tell me I was only finding out whether or not you'd be the kind of guy who's a slacker" she said and smirked.
"What wrong with taking me taking it easy?" Jaden asked sounding distinctively offended.
"Nothing I was just judging character" She answered. "Everybody works at their own pace as they say" she continued "anyway I was not trying to make fun of you" she held her hand up and apologized with a quick "sorry".
Jaden too tired to argue and far too tired to care shook her hand and simply said "it's ok". In all his life he had never really understood girls but she was strange even for them he took a quick look in her eyes again and got the feeling that she knew something she didn't tell him but just what it was about he couldn't figure out.
"So this academy is it far from here?" he asked.
"No it's just around the corner here" Alexis answered and pointed towards a strange looking sign that read "Domino city central academy enter on your own peril" Jaden gulped.
"Don't worry it's just a joke the seniors put up to frighten newcomers or people from M, U, E, C" she said and smiled wickedly.
"M, U, E, C?" Jaden asked with a confused grin.
"Maximillion universal education center" she stated "it's a private school filled with snobs, corporate shmucks and wealthy brats" she said with the distain obvious in her voice.
"And Central academy is…?" he continued.
"Probably the best place for anyone who doesn't plan on being an ass for the rest of their life" She answered and was opening her mouth to say something else but was interrupted by a guy with black hair and a black coat.
"There's my girl I've missed you!" the guy exclaimed and moved past Jaden blocking him from Alexis.
"Chazz please not now..." Alexis began and showed him aside "look there's nothing between us why can't you accept that?" she continued.
"Because I think you're lying and stop wearing that ridiculous uniform seriously if you wanted any more attention you might as well go topless" the guy named Chazz answered.
/Slap/ Jaden winced in shock as the guy flew cross the street and in to the trash bin behind him "I wear this uniform because unlike you I happen to be proud of this school and what it stand for!" she screamed at him while Jaden began to move slowly away from the pair but was halted by a wall (ah hell first she's a pseudo psychic and now she got super strength) he thought
Chazz however appeared unfazed by his high speed crash-landing and quickly got up again and approached Alexis with a wicked grin. She stepped back and prepared for a new wave of advances but was taken aback when he suddenly smiled warmly and simply said "I'm glad your right palm is still as sharp as ever" and gave her a hug which she returned. "Damn it Chazz you know I hate it when you pretend to be the ex back for more, I fall for it every time" she said and smiled. "Maybe you fall for it because deep in your heart you're hoping for it" he said sarcastically. "Oh shut up you know what I mean" she answered and punched him playfully on the arm. "Ouch watch it I already got bruises from last time you punched me" he said and rubbed his arm and smirked, then he looked up at Jaden and asked "Who's this?"
"Oh that's my new buddy Jaden" Alexis filled in and dragged Chazz over to Jaden "Jaden meet Chazz, Chazz meet Jaden" she said cheerfully while Chazz and Jaden shook hands.
"Jaden huh… so you're the new kid that we heard so much about" Chazz smirked at him "but to be honest you don't exactly fit the description" he added.
"What description?" Jaden asked and Chazz turned to Alexis and asked "You didn't tell him?"
"I was going to but I didn't want to freak him out" She answered.
"Wait what are you talking about?" Jaden interrupted.
"Alexis gets vision of things sometimes the future sometimes about math problems you name it" Chazz answered and continued "She's pretty handy for a friend if she'd learn how to focus her power to something useful instead of random flashes" he remarked and Alexis pointed her tongue at him.
"Seriously the future..?" Jaden questioned (so much for normal) he thought.
"Yeah it's weird but it's really true she her predictions are never wrong but sometimes she get confused about the details" Chazz answered. "But with your arrival she was pretty spot on" he said and looked at him with another smirk (He sure like to smirk) Jaden thought.
"However the only thing she can't predict is my awesome jokes" Chazz bragged but Jaden didn't care (maybe she is just pretending to be fooled so that you'll feel good) He thought.
"And why do you decide to tell me about it?" Jaden asked while getting increasingly nervous (Shit if she can see visions of the future and other things then maybe she already knows of what I do on my spare time.) he thought.
"Because you're trustworthy, I don't know why but something about you tells me that you know what it's like to hide something big" Alexis inputted "or am I wrong?" she asked while her eyes pierced in to his as if they were searching his soul for answers.
"Yeah sure I know about hiding things but…" Jaden began.
"You don't want me to know just what" she finished and Jaden almost jumped in shock "it's ok you don't have any reason to trust me now so take your time" she added. "But your secret seems more and more interesting the more time I spend with you, I'll respectfully wait until you are ready to tell me" She stated plainly.
"But if you're able to learn the truth about me in a vision, then what will you do?" Jaden asked hoping a little that she would not answer.
"I'll respectfully wait until you're ready to tell me" she answered and disappeared inside the building that he assumed was the school (Ok either she's just screwing with me or she already know a little too much) he thought and hoped for the first but his instinct told him the latter. (Wait so that's why she told me people were talking about me she was just hiding her secret) he thought and felt like slapping himself for not getting it faster. However that would have to wait, Chazz was still standing there and the uncomfortable silence grew.
"So you're new here what junior class are you in?" Chazz asked breaking the silence.
"I don't really know I wasn't that fully informed by my mom about this transfer" Jaden answered with his dumbest grin
"Well then you'll have to meet professor Banner he's the mentor of Slifer Junior this year and responsible for integration of new students his offer are just inside and up the stairs you can't miss it" Chazz said as he rushed away "and by the way!" he yelled "If you touch my girl I'll kill you!" he continued.
"Right will remember that!" Jaden shouted nervously (Was that a joke or a real threat?) he wondered but silenced his thought as he stared at the main gate to academy, reluctantly he stepped inside.
/In the academy/
The entrance hid just a narrow corridor and some windows filled with awards and pictures of old students Jaded didn't pay much attention to most of it but it was one piece of wood that seemed oddly out of place with the background "Glory of your heart be the sanction of your foes" it said.
"Ah I see you find the wall of achievements interesting" a man said from behind him. Jaded turned and faced an Asian man dressed in a white shirt and black pants, "and I notice your particular interest in the crest of the king of Isring" the man said.
(What emblem?) Jaden turned towards the wall again and looked at the piece of wood and saw a highly decorated crest of arms in its center a picture of a demonizing helmet surrounded by two dragonheads that conjoined in one body at the center. (How did I not see that before it looked like firewood just a second ago?) Jaden thought. "Yeah I found it odd that you placed this here because it doesn't look like anything that a school may win in a contest" he pointed "oh but it is it's a cultural landmark of this country, it once belonged to legendary Saxon king Jarak" The man answered "to merely have it in our collection is a prestigious honor" He added.
"Jarak, I've never heard of him" Jaden said and continued to analyze the crest. "Well that's not surprising considering your foreign appearance" The man said plainly "But to explain him we have to explain our country, you see domino city is much like the Vatican in a sense that it's an independent city state we are as you may have noticed on your way here on a very small island housing only one city and a population of less than 200.000 people" he continued.
(I remember the enormous bridge leading here from Belgium. I thought it was kind of odd that mom would move us all the way from French Caen to a small island north of the Netherlands) Jaden reminisced.
/Author's note/ Sorry for the less then coherent storytelling it's just that I've debated with myself on weather this take place in the real world in an alternative universe or if this is another world altogether but I'll try to make this as coherent as possible./
"Yeah but what does this have to do with Jarak?" Jaden asked impatiently.
"I'm getting to that" The man stated and smiled at Jaden's hurry "This island that we now stand on have just appeared in 1991 for reasons that have confused geometrical geographic and historian researchers in unparalleled proportions.
"Yes but Jarak..." Jaden motioned him to quicken up.
"Jarak was born they say in the seventh century in Saxon Germany, little evidence is found of his life but they think he was a son to a warlord of the time and by the age of fifteen he lead his first army to victory against the franks." The man explained. "But as his reputation as a commander and as a warrior grew so did his enemies and after an ambush in which he lost all of his men he was driven back to his hill fort in the mountains with his enemies in pursuit" He continued while Jaden noticed a strange mark on the body of the dragon (the eye!) he thought as he looked at it, it was no mistaking it the eye looked out of shape and slightly out of place but it also looked so familiar ( the girl from the dream she had an eye just like that) he thought while the feeling of déjà vu took place.
"Hello" the man said as he tapped Jaden on the shoulder.
"Oh what… sorry must have spaced out" Jaden said and snapped out of his thoughts.
"Anyway we don't know how he survived the siege but as ruins of this island tells it he managed to get help from an ally but this is where the truth and myth mix and become all fussy" he snorted and turned to a door down the corridor "if you follow me to the library I can tell you more" he said and smiled.
"Thanks but I need to see a guy here" Jaden answered. "His name is Banner do you know him?" He asked.
"Of course I know him who doesn't" He laughed.
"Really so you'll show me to him?" Jaden asked and grinned.
"Oh I'll show you to him" he said and stepped forward with his hand raised "Professor Lyman Banner at your service!" He exclaimed.
"Eh cool I'm Jaden, the new kid" Jaden answered nervously and shook his hand.
"Yes I've been expecting you please follow me" He said and started walking to the door that lead to the library "and while we're at it I'll give you a complete and free history lesson" he added.
"All right you're the boss" Jaden stated cheerfully and followed.
/End of chapter 2/
Authors note: This chapter was a difficult one as I had some lose ends that I discovered were hard to pin in the back story I'll try to make it better for the next chapter. Also review.