here's the third chapter. you get more detail into the Iro Ryu, and how Jaden came to be a part of them.

Alexis skipped as she walked down the street to school. It was around 6:30, so there weren't a lot of people around, but she had some student council duties before homeroom today. It had been about 3 weeks since she was saved by Osiris, and she wondered just who he was under the mask.

As she was walking, she was bonked on the head, knocking her out.

When she woke up, she saw she was tied up, and got a better look at her captors.

She looked around and found similar dressed people as Osiris, the Red Dragon. Alexis looks around and sees a White Dragon, a Coal colored Dragon, a Golden Dragon, a Crimson Dragon, a Red and Black Dragon with womanly curves, a Teal Dragon like the one before it, a Grey Dragon, a Silver Dragon, a Yellow Dragon, and a Blue Dragon. Suddenly the door opens and a Black Dragon enters the room, with the others bowing to him. He strolls towards Alexis and says "You may call me Darkworld the Black Dragon and you will help me get my revenge on Osiris for abandoning us when we needed him the most. For now Fairy and Black Rose will watch over you as the rest of us wait for Osiris."

Meanwhile Jaden was following the Iro Ryu after they kidnapped Alexis, he was on his way to help Midori with some heavy lifting when he spotted what happened. Jaden begins to think back to what caused him to join the gang as he travels to their cave.

~ Flashback ~

Jaden's biological father was a mess, after his wife left him with his sons he began to drink heavily and beat them saying they were the cause of his troubles. One rough night, their father kicked them out and locked the door after changing the locks forcing them to live on the streets. It was there that the Iro Ryu saved them and gave them a better life, but at what cost?

~ End of Flashback ~

Arriving at the warehouse, Jaden changes into Osiris as he stashes his board and backpack away before sneaking into the building. As Jaden walks thru he quickly spot Alexis with Black Rose and Fairy on both sides of her but is stopped as floodlight shine in his eyes. The rest of the gang jumps from the upper floor and attempt to restrain Osiris. Osiris takes down Blue-eyes and Red-eyes as they both charge him from opposite sides before crashing into each other as Osiris dodges. Stardust and Archfiend are the next two to fall with Osiris tripping Archfiend into a wall before breaking Stardust's nose.

The rest of the gang minus Darkworld decided to go overwhelm Osiris with their numbers. Osiris is holding his own before Ra comes from behind him trying to get a hold of him but misjudged the distance just ripping his mask off to reveal Jaden to Alexis, who is shocked at who her hero is. Jaden quickly deals with the rest of the gang after that with only the two girls between him and Alexis. Black Rose charges Jaden but is quickly stopped by Jaden fist in her stomach. Fairy just runs away before Darkworld reveals himself from the side. "Hello Osiris, still as strong as ever I see."

"Enough with that name Haou, I quit the gang and decided to do better than this. Now let Alexis go this has nothing to do with her and let's settle this once and for all." Jaden slips into a different stance after he finishes talking and Haou knows that Jaden is serious about finishing it.

"Fine, Jaden," Haou said, taking off his mask to reveal a face that looked like Jaden's, but with gold eyes and a scar over his left eye. "We'll finish this another time, bro."

With that, Haou left with Fairy, Galaxy and Ra. So Jaden got Alexis untied, and they left as the police arrived.

"They're in there," Jaden said to the police officer(AN: think of a guy who looks like Trudge from 5D's). Before he walked off, the officer put a hand on his shoulder.

"It must be tough to see them again and have to do that, especially to your brother," he said.

"Brother?"

"He's not my brother. Not anymore."

So, Jaden and Alexis left, and Jaden changed into his uniform. Once done, he saw the look Alexis gave him. It wasn't the cold "I want nothing to do with you" look. It was the "You better start talking" look.

"It's a long story."

"Considering what just happened, I think I should know now."

Jaden sighed.

"Look if you want an explanation, just come to Midori-sensei's class during lunch and she'll help explain," Jaden said as he looked down wishing not to go thru those memories again.

Soon they reach the school and spirit off to do their own tasks, Alexis with the student council and Jaden helping Midori as well as telling her to expect some company during lunch. The first half of the school day is a blur for Jaden and Alexis, one seeking the answers to what's going on and the other dreading his crushes response once she knows of his past.

The lunch bell rings and Jaden leads Alexis to Midori's classroom, where she is waiting by her desk for the two teens.

"Alright Alexis, please have a seat and if you have any questions we will answer them at the end. Jaden's father was abusive towards him and Haou after his wife became fed up with his lack of employment. One night he just became fed up and threw both of them out after changing the locks, leaving them to fend for themselves. After a few nights they were picked up by the Iro Ryu gang and joined that same night. For years they lived for the gang but Jaden was seeing what the gang was doing as wrong and it was tearing him up inside. However the gang also changed Haou as well, he became thirsty for power and wanted the Iro Ryu to be the only gang in town. My brother Koyo and I were caught in the battle one day before Jaden rescued us. To thank him for his effort, Koyo and I did everything we could to get Jaden out of the gang. However Haou had other ideas and tried to stop Jaden by beating him with the rest of the gang. Jaden took the rest of the gang out till only him and Haou were left and the two fought for an hour till Haou broke Jaden's sword. Haou used the broken tip of Jaden's sword to try and stab him but Jaden managed to slice Haou left eye out causing a scar as he missed Jaden with his loss of depth perception. The police shortly arrived later and arrested the rest of the gang except Jaden."

"Okay so, when the police officer mentioned your brother and you said he wasn't, what did you mean by that Jaden?"

"My brother died shortly after we joined the Iro Ryu gang, that was what I meant by that. Look Alexis before we go any further, I wanted to apologize for the accident the first day of school and hope we can at least start over as classmates," Jaden says as he holds his hand out for Alexis. She looks at the offered hand and reluctantly shakes it but says "Alright I can do that much after saving me from Chazz and the Iro Ryu. However I hope that we don't have anymore incidents," Alexis says with a strong glare at the end but softens after she made her point across. "Unfortunately, Alexis, no more incidents is unlikely. I thought the Iro Ryu were gone for good, but they aren't. Moreover, it looks like Haou is the Supreme Dragon now. That means he defeated the leader from when I was there, Cyber End, the Silver Steel Dragon, and he was very dangerous. Not to mention they know I'm alive, and here in town."

"You mean this isn't over?" Alexis asked.

"Alexis, considering how Haou got, it's barely begun. We're gonna need some help. Luckily, I can contact another former member who can help us."

"You mean...Gem, the Rainbow Dragon?" Midori asked.

"Yeah. Hopefully, he hasn't changed his number." Jaden called, and got an answer. "Hey, Jesse, long time no speak, huh? Yeah. Listen, we got trouble in Domino City. It's the Iro Ryu. Yeah, they're still alive, and Haou has become the Supreme Dragon. Yeah, majorly bad. So, how long? A week tops? Okay, thanks." He hung up, and nodded. "We've gotta be careful, guys. Haou could try anything at any time. So keep on your guard. Also, here, Alexis." Jaden gave her shirt pin. "Keep this on at all times. If something happens, we'll know right away."

"Alright."

Alexis put the pin on, which was a distress beacon that would activate automatically.

Soon, lunch was over and the rest of the class started pouring in, so they decided to discuss further plans later.

not bad, huh? things are getting interesting.