Hello back again with the ninth chapter. People reading this makes me so happy! It's pretty popular. Thank you so much everyone for your support~ we've gotten so far with this
(Also so you all know, it's pretty obvious but I'll say it anyway, even in the Nobody's POV Serenity will be referred to as a girl. Why? Well the author can't get confused now can she? Also her real name will be used, it's just everyone else that will refer to her as a guy and use the name Ren Sekai) Also for one the people reading this who requested that I use people's first names in all POVs I'll put their names in parenthesis so that you know who it is.
Another duel scene arrives, to cover up my complete errors of duel scenes since I base it off of how I duel (which I get rid of my opponent pretty quickly I must say) so that's why these duels don't last for a few chapters, of course plenty might actually be happy about that XD. A straight to the point duel scene can be entertaining. And I'm sorry with how long this took I went to a summer academy and hardly had time to do anything and got busy with school before so yeah, sorry!
~Hoping Everyone Was & Is In Character. If Their Not Then I'm Truly Sorry~
~With Wuv Ru-Ru chan~
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Yu-Gi-Oh GX or any of its characters or some of the cards. Also I DON'T own Raina Kimamoto and Carson Konna, KawaiiAnimeLuverGirl (RK) and ThreesandFives (CK) do! I only own my OCs, most of the dialogue and some made-up cards XD.
Ru-Ru: Been a while hasn't it?
Serenity: Writing duel scenes seem to be so hard for her.
Ru-Ru: Shut up or I'll turn you into a Mary-Sue and make everyone hate you! You're lucky that you aren't a sue! Honestly no matter what test I took for you or how much I read about sues you didn't fit the bill.
Serenity: Isn't that a good thing?
Ru-Ru: Yes it is XD
Alexis: Then why are you complaining.
Ru-Ru: Because she took my cake *cries in corner*
Serenity: You've had too much!
Ru-Ru: *throws a duel disk at her* Disclaimer please.
Alexis: Ru-Ru chan doesn't own anything except for her OCs, two current OCs belong to two other people.
Ru-Ru: Well I just stole Serenity's trick for an OP skit, it's time for the unveiling of who took her pocky too, anyway enjoy the chapter!
Chapter 9 – The Importance of Pocky?
Nobody's POV
Serenity spent the next few hours lost in deep thought, how exactly was she supposed to help Destiny was beyond her. Finally lunch came around and Bastion invited them to eat at the Ra Yellow dorm with him, of course they agreed. But while they were there Bastion decided to question Serenity's strange absence to the human world they lived in. "Sekai-kun you've been quiet all day? What exactly is disturbing you?" "Huh…? Oh it's just that… I don't think it was Timezone-san (Destiny) who raided the room. I can tell all clues point to her but still… it doesn't add up." Serenity said, almost to herself more than to anyone else. "Well then why don't we do a background check on Destiny Timezone-san?" Bastion suggests. (A/N: How else will we find out about her other than snooping into her personal stuff?) "Isn't that a bit illegal?" Syrus mentioned. 'I can't even talk because then I'd be a hypocrite on the illegal part…' Serenity thought a bit annoyed. "But maybe she'll duel one of us if we save her!" Jaden said, completely hyper again as he stood from the table. Although he completely missed the point of this whole conversation and almost ruined part of the plot too, so we must have him shut up for a while. "That's not the point Jaden…" Serenity said as an anime sweat drop appeared next to her head. "The point is it's her personal business that we shouldn't be snooping in, but it's true that she needs the help. She'd owe us then but there's no guarantee that she'd want a duel, she could even say that her payment is that she won't rat us out for going through her personal records." "So it's decided that we're going to snoop right?" Jaden said as he stood, another burst of enthusiasm. "But we never-" Syrus started as Jaden rushed to finish eating so they could leave.
"I think it's decided…" Bastion said to the defeated group. "I think that's obvious!" Serenity and Syrus said in unison.
Serenity's POV
Now that I thought of it that was how a lot of things ended up being decided… we really need to try and get some say in some of these things! Well it was sort of too late now, once he decided something there was absolutely nothing that was going to stop him from doing it. So we had no choice but to hurry and finish lunch so we could figure out how we were going to get this done… I hated these types of situations!
Lunch done now on the computer with Misawa-kun (Bastion) at the keyboard figuring out how to hack the computer without being tracked which as he said it would be an easy job for him to accomplish. Computers remained a mystery to me despite the century I lived in, never actually understood them even though I had a laptop, I just used it for what I needed then shut it off, as for hacking… that was out of the question. Misawa-kun (Bastion) was amazing for this, but it still felt wrong going through Timezone-san's (Destiny) personal files. "We're in, now does she spell her name in any special fashion?" Misawa-kun (Bastion) asked us, which of course none of us actually knew how she spelled her name! The end of her first name could've been y, ie, e, or just i! Her surname could've been spelt Tyme instead of Time, or some other strange spelling. None of us actually knew how she spelled her name because we never were close enough to see her write her name on test papers or homework papers, how were we supposed to know? There weren't any IDs to tell us! Ra what now? "Why not try it like it sounds D-e-s-t-i-n-y T-i-m-e-z-o-n-e?" Syrus suggested. "Would it really be that easy?" I asked, completely confused. "It could be." Jaden answered. "Then how about we try it." Misawa-kun (Bastion) said as he typed in the name, up came one file… Timezone-san's (Destiny) file… apparently her name wasn't strangely spelt after all. "Well then let us take a look at our mysterious classmate's personal records." Misawa-kun (Bastion) said.
Name: Destiny Timezone
Age: 15
Height: 5' 1.5"
Weight: 105 lbs.
Race: Japanese/French
Hair Color: Blond
Eye Color: Blue
Blood Type: A
Birthday: December 31/January 1
Birthplace: Paris, France
Allergies: Dairy Products
"How can it list two dates for her birthday?" Syrus asked. "She's French?" Jaden questioned. "She wasn't even born in Japan…" Misawa-kun (Bastion) said. "She's lactose intolerant? Then she wasn't lying about taking the pocky, there was bite marks! She wouldn't have been able to eat them because of the chocolate!" I said happily. "It doesn't completely prove that she didn't commit the crime. She could've just broken off the parts and made it seem like bite marks, if there was saliva she could've put water. She isn't a fool and could pull something like this off." Misawa-kun (Bastion) said. "Never thought of that… oh I'm a hopeless detective!" I said as I turned. You know how in the younger grades they teach you that you had to tie your shoes so you wouldn't fall, I forgot that rule because I never tripped over my shoe laces… until right now when I kissed the linoleum floor tiles. I opened my mouth to scream when I was dog piled by the two other Slifers in the room, both having a firm hold of my mouth as I screamed into their hands in complete pain. "It hurts!" I let out my muffled complaints, tears now streaming from my eyes, meanwhile Misawa-kun (Bastion) continued looking through Timezone-san's (Destiny) profile. "We can't get found out!" Syrus whispered. "Calm down Ren!" Jaden hushed. How could I calm down if it hurt this much though? Ra I still remembered promising myself that I wouldn't cry as Ren Sekai, but I just broke that promise, because here I was, crying like a little girl. But wouldn't anyone cry if they felt this pain? Not just girls cried!
More and more thought like that filled my head, and that's probably why I stopped crying, I wanted to grow up a bit, that was a fact… but I also was mad. The stereotype that only girls cried, everyone cried at some point in their lives! Whether they wanted to admit it or not, it was a fact! Well expect for those with tear duct problems of course, other than that it was a fact! But as my thoughts swam some voices were heard outside of the room, like lightning Misawa-kun (Bastion) turned off the computer, Jaden grabbed me and Syrus, and we were out through the other door. I wonder if Misawa-kun (Bastion) liked doing 'bad' things like this every so often, it felt pretty good actually, we might even become friends after this whole incident… or if we get caught he might hate me for life. There were multiple possibilities. I would have named them all but I have to pay attention to where I was going from now on since I ran into the wall already and we didn't run very far… yeah I would make it a whole three years at this rate. My nose and stomach now were throbbing in pain but my heart was racing from the adrenaline, now I could kinda get why the movie people did what they did, the adrenaline felt amazing as it pumped through your body. It made you forget pain if you were in it, or made you forget that you could get in trouble after all of the mess would end. This was the same feeling I always felt before a duel, I guess that was why I was able to love it so much!
Nobody's POV
As the four ran down the hall, turned corners a few times, and back down halls a familiar figure watched them. "… He's trying to save her, huh? We'll see about that." The figure giggled as the four came to a stop at the far end of a hall. "Think they'll find us?" Syrus asked, heavily breathing. "Well if you act suspicious they will." Bastion said, catching his breath. "Even so…" Serenity started as she straightened up. At the same time Jaden was already straight up and smiling again. "That felt amazing!" they all said, then glanced at each other and laughed. Meanwhile the figure walked off in one direction, a smirk on her face. "Sekai-kun you're just too cute… and dumb." She said with a snicker.
The four were able to go about their days as if nothing happened, but instead of going in different directions that afternoon they went to the Ra Yellow dorm to discuss what they found out. "Okay, as the evidence stands, Timezone-san (Destiny) seems rather innocent, but how are we actually able to prove that she is, is the actual dilemma." Bastion said as he sat in his desk chair. "Maybe we can question her. Get some real info out of her, y'know." Syrus suggested. "Good, now does anyone actually know where she is? She wasn't in class today." Serenity stated. "She was at breakfast though…" Jaden said. "I know, and she was at lunch… but she wasn't in any class." Serenity answered with a sigh. "She would probably be in her room then." Bastion said. "But we're not allowed in her room…" Syrus said, a light blush coming to his face at the thought of a female's room. "No one said that we're going in. Just that we're gonna knock on her door." Jaden mentioned as everyone's eyes turned to Syrus. "I-I knew that!" Syrus squealed, standing up. "Yep..." Serenity muttered. '… Perverted thoughts much?' she thought, trying her best not to laugh and feel disturbed at the same time. "So… let's get going then…" Bastion said, standing as well and heading towards the door. "Hai…?" Jaden and Serenity said, looking at each other awkwardly before standing and following the pair.
"How can she still not be home? It's eleven o'clock at night for Ra sake!" Serenity growled angrily. "And she doesn't seem to have any friends, so she can't be at a friend's house!" "Calm down Sekai-kun, you'll wake the neighbors." Bastion said. The group was back in Bastion's room; every so often they would go back and check if Destiny had returned. There was no answer from her room; she wasn't home either, since the door opened. "How can I calm down, this is serious Misawa-kun (Bastion)! She's missing!" Serenity went on when her PDA started making noises. "Huh?" she peered down at the small rectangle and flipped the screen. A black cloaked figure appeared and started to talk in a low feminine voice. "Ren Sekai, you've snooped around in business which is not your own for too long. Come to the forest in exactly one hour if you ever wish to get something so dear to you back…" she showed some boxes of pocky and moved the vision to the unconscious blond that lay near a tree. "… and Destiny Timezone too." End transmission. "He gots my pocky!" Serenity nearly screamed. "That was a girl Sekai-kun" Bastion stated. "Oh… well she took my pocky!" Serenity corrected. "And Timezone-san (Destiny)…" Syrus said. "Yeah and her too… we have to save my pocky!" Serenity said determined. "And Timezone (Destiny)." Jaden said. "Yeah and her too… LET'S GO!" Serenity raced out of the room… bad heroics whatever way you think of it; shouldn't Destiny have been more important?
Run, run, as fast as they can, for once Serenity hit nothing… never mind there goes the tree. But at least when motivated she had quick recovery time because once again she was off in front of the rest in a blind rage… for her pocky not for Destiny. And right on time they arrived in the forest where they were requested to meet. "Black-Cloaky-Person-san! I'm here, now hand over my pocky!" Serenity shouted at the black cloaked figure. "And Timezone (-san) (Destiny)!" the others shouted as they arrived at the scene behind Serenity. "Yeah and her too!" she said. The figure slapped her forehead and the now conscious Destiny growled. "Sekai you idiot! You're lucky I don't kick your ass right now you little reckless SOB!" Shocked everyone but Serenity, Destiny and the cloaked person stared at her speechlessly. Serenity, being her usual 'I'm-Not-Listening-Because-I'm-One-Track-Minded' self didn't acknowledge Destiny's insult, even though it was well in her rights to make one. "Don't ignore me!" She shouted again. "Hand them over!" Serenity shouted, ignoring Destiny again. "Sure, have the girl if you want her. I don't have much use for her." The cloaked person said as she tripped Destiny. The tied up girl was only able to simply fall to the ground as Serenity raced past her to catch up with the cloaked woman. As the black cloaked person ran off they all knew that there wasn't any hope of catching up with the person at the rate Serenity was going.
But apparently the only one thinking of a way to stop them within seconds was her because she quickly stopped in her tracks and threw her duel disk like a Frisbee at the person. Contact between the person's head and the duel disk were soon made, as well as the person's face hitting the ground and the duel disk coming back to Serenity's hand. Everyone else just stared in a mix of amusement, surprise and something else; she then turned to them and smiled while saying. "There's 1,001 ways to use a duel disk you know, but only one of them is to actually duel." Then turned back to the person and said. "Fine we'll duel; if I win you give me my pocky!" "And if you lose, you do as I say." The person said standing and dusting herself off. Serenity gulped but still said. "Fine, it's a deal. But remember this! You can mess with my stuff, you can mess with people I don't really know, and you can even mess with my friends! But when you mess with my pocky, you just crossed the line!" With that everyone else just gaped at her, that wasn't the most expected saying to come from her lips, but she still said it. "Are you serious Ren, your Pocky's more important than your friends?" Jaden said in disbelief. 'Ahh… that's hard to answer… their pretty equal really…' she thought before answering. "Of course not, I just needed to come up with a cheap heroic line to make the moment seem dramatic." "Well that's an obvious lie." Destiny commented. 'Darn, she saw right through that!' Serenity thought sadly. "A-anyway let's get on with this!" "Bring it Sekai." The girl said. "DUEL!" the both shouted.
Ren: 4000 LP
Girl: 4000 LP
"I'll start! Draw." The girl said, overly dramatic as she drew a card from her deck. "First I'll summon 7 Colored Fish in attack mode!" a large rainbow fish with sharp teeth came in a yellow glow on her side of the field. "Now I set two cards face down and end my turn." The girl finished while two large cards appeared on her side of the field. "My turn. Draw!" Serenity shouted drawing a card from her deck and looking at her six card hand. 'Okay so I got Magic Jammer, Big Bang Shot, Call of the Haunted, Mirage Dragon and Red Eyes B. Chick in my hand. Umm… none can match up to her 1800 attack… not even the defenses can match. I might take some damage this turn…' she thought a little annoyed. "Hurry up already. Stop dragging out your loss." The black cloaked girl said. "I'm not dragging out my loss! I'm thinking." Serenity protested. "You actually have enough brain to do that?" the girl chuckled. Annoyed Serenity pouted and thought. 'If I continue to act like this then they'll all definitely know that I'm a girl. What to do, what to do…' "Boring." The girl said again, forming a sassy stance while she waited. "I set a monster and I set two cards. Your turn." Serenity said, hiding her anxiety. "Draw…" she shouted, looked at the card and nodded before continuing.
"I summon Abyss Solider in attack mode!" the light shined again and the creature emerged from that light, stunning Serenity with the fact that there were two 1800 attack point monsters on her opponent's field. 'Wh-what can I do? She can attack this turn!' Serenity thought, knowing fully that she was going to get 1800 points in the least of direct damage. "Battle time, 7 Colored Fish attack his face down card!" A large bite attack rained down on the defenseless face down card as it flipped over in dire pain. Mirage Dragon appeared for a moment before disappear into the light; Serenity's saddened face frowned at her fallen friend. "Well that was too easy. Abyss Soldier you attack now, direct attack!" the cloaked girl shouted again, through the intensity Serenity forgot the card that could've saved her 1800 life points if it was down and she was paying attention.
Ren: 2200 LP
Girl: 4000 LP
"Turn end." She scoffed. "M-my t-turn…" Serenity said her breathing heavy from annoyance. "Draw." Examining her new card, Pot of Greed, she shouted with a new found hope. "I activate Pot of Greed, that allows me to draw-" "It's not like it matters, a Slifer like you is going to lose no matter what cards you draw." The girl chuckled conceitedly. This aggravated Serenity more but she kept quiet and drew her two new cards, Luster Dragon and Swords of Revealing Light. This of course made her smile, another chance to stay in this, for now at least. 'I think I should summon luster Dragon and then before I end my turn use Swords of Revealing Light just in case she has a monster she can sacrifice the remaining monster for something that can get rid of Luster Dragon. It should work right? But what about those two cards she has face down… what could they be?' Serenity pondered, for a few moments before coming to the conclusion of sticking to her original plan and summoning Luster Dragon. "Alright I Summon Luster Dragon in attack mode!" but despite this the girl was unfazed by the slightly more powerful monster that could wipe out either of hers. "Battle!" Serenity said proudly. "Luster Dragon attack 7 Colored Fish!"
Ren: 2200 LP
Girl: 3900 LP
"A measly 100 life points? Is that all you got?" the girl mocked. "Not a chance, I'm just getting started." Serenity counted, knowing full well that in reality she had little memory of any other card in her deck or a strategy she could form… not that she ever really formed one. "Do you end your turn yet? Or are you just gonna stay there happy that you're gonna make it another turn" the girl yawned, even though unable to see her face it was obvious by her actions that this duel hadn't fazed her an inch. She was bored with Serenity and her amateur mistakes and decisions. "Nope, I'm gonna last another three turns. You see I activate Swords of Revealing Light. And now I end my turn, now that I'm safe." Serenity smiled brightly, turning over the reins of the duel for the moment. "Draw… I activate my spell card Mystical Space Typhoon to get rid of your Swords of Revealing Light." With the most bored tone of voice the girl could bring out she spoke calmly, Serenity having an anime fall moment since she believed herself to be safe for another three turns but now that whole situation becoming unsure. "Now I sacrifice Abyss Soldier to summon Amphibian Beast, with an attack of 2400." 'This just keeps getting worse… what can I do? She's nothing like Crowler, in fact she seems so much better… or it could just be because I keep getting a bad hand, or I'm not thinking straight.' Serenity thought perplexed. "Amphibian Beast attack his Luster Dragon now!" The girl said the job being done quickly as Luster Dragon disappeared from the field.
Ren: 1800 LP
Girl: 3900 LP
"Your move, your last move that is." The girl chuckled again. Serenity gulped before continuing to her doom. "Draw." But the shining card in her hand made her eyes widen… a card that she could use to win… Red Eyes B. Dragon. 'If I put down Red Eyes B. Chick in face up attack mode I can use its effect to sacrifice it for my Red Eyes… but it has the same attack power as her Amphibian Beast. So I can use the Big Bang Shot card in my hand to give Red Eyes a 400 point boost and destroy her monster. This could work… I can't afford another mistake…' Serenity thought, not paying attention to the impatience of her opponent. 'Ah! And I could also use my face down card, Call of the Haunted, to bring back Luster Dragon and make a direct hit! That would lower her down by 2300 in total!' "Alright here I go, I summon-" Serenity started to say before a rustling noise came from the forest, causing everyone there to turn and remember that this IS after hours, the cloaked girl whispered hoarsely. "We'll finish this some other time! Here!" She threw the pocky boxes at Serenity's feet. "Take your damn pocky!" she said as she ran off in one direction. "H-hey wait a minute." Serenity started as Jaden placed his hand on her shoulder. "Come on before whoever's out there sees us." He slowly said, as a message from Bastion so it seemed. "But… alright." Serenity said, disappointment filling her voice as she grabbed the pocky and started running with the group of males and Destiny out of there.
Serenity's POV
That duel was barely even beginning too, I couldn't believe that I could barely view her skills… at the point it was at it really could've gone either way… I guessed I'd never know how that would've really ended huh? And then whoever was in the forest stopped the duel, was it a teacher? Or a student? I didn't think I'd ever know, but running now, side by side with Jaden seemed to be a nice moment despite the circumstances that we had a high chance of getting caught and being in trouble. Watching Syrus and Chumley fall behind us as we ran, Misawa-kun (Bastion) was almost in step with us and then Timezone-San (Destiny) being neither behind, in front or in step… just being in between those categories… the things she managed, the rumors around her. She was a mystery to not just me but to the whole school really! Her blonde hair dancing behind her head as she ran, I wondered if she was going to say anything about being kidnapped, and if she knew who her captor was. But it doesn't seem to benefit her so I doubt she'd even consider telling, going through a process of questions and being social never seemed to be her style either. But that was when I saw it, the icy stare; she was looking at me too…
Destiny's POV
What was this idiot thinking, caring more for a replaceable food item than a person? Honestly if what just happened was a real hostage situation I could've been killed for his stupidity! Now why was he looking at me, from the corner of his brown-hazel eyes I saw his stare. His curious stare. His curious feminine stare. And not to mention that it was either me being crazy or I actually saw it… a long, and I meant EXTREMELY LONG piece of dark hair hanging out from under his hat. By the time we stopped at the Ra Yellow dorm, all of us breathing heavy from the run, I knew for sure it wasn't my imagination. There actually was a long piece of dark hair, just hanging there, not completely noticeable but I was able to see it. So either 'his' hair cut didn't go as planned or 'he's' wearing a wig, no matter which way was right all I knew was there was some more information about Sekai, long dark hair, very feminine, just need some more clues to confirm my gut feeling… this wasn't really a mystery but could've passed for one. Now thinking of it, not much was known about Sekai, just a bunch of lies and secrets… I didn't really care but it sparked my interest. Where was Sekai from? What was Sekai's home life like? Why Duel Academy and not any of its counterparts? Too many questions that would never be answered… well I could find out somehow… but what was more important was clearing my name, was Sekai serious about that before? There was no way that she could do such a thing, or was there? Did Sekai have some sort of special ties with Kaichou… or even worse, Seto Kaiba-san himself? If that was the case then I would've been investigating a bad person since those are pretty powerful ties.
I refused to believe that she could've been some sort of agent; she barely looked fifteen for Ra's sake! But I couldn't get the thought of her having those types of ties out of my head… something was special about her and I didn't know what… but I had to find out soon!
Nobody's POV
Later in Bastion's room Jaden, Syrus, Bastion and Chumley were fast asleep, meanwhile Serenity sat awake in bed, staring at the wall, listening to silence. Her black wig hair was loose and gently tickling her neck as she nodded off… her mind filled with thoughts of earlier and more confusion. Her black and red school bag with her two decks inside lied next to the bed, she looked down at it and delicately touched the fabric. Right on cue a light came from inside the bag startling the young girl, her eyes widened as a female voice whispered from one side of the room. "… Hello Serenity-chan, it's been a while hasn't it."
Ru-Ru: *dueling Jaden on a video game* I WILL WIN!
Serenity: But you've lost so many times already…
Ru-Ru: SHUT UP YOU'RE MAKING ME LOSE MY CONCENTRATION!
Syrus: Hello everyone.
Serenity: Shh~ She's a reckless duelist that apparently needs to keep focused when she doesn't focus on anything else.
Ru-Ru: I SAID SHUT UP!
Syrus: Umm… why am I always getting yelled at?
Ru-Ru: BECAUSE YOU ALL MADE ME LOSE!
Serenity: It's nothing against you, she's just annoyed.
Syrus: Well umm… okay?
Ru-Ru: *eats Doritos angrily* I TAKE A DORITO AND EAT IT!
Serenity: That's Light Yagami's line!
Ru-Ru: I DON'T CARE!
Syrus: Please review, maybe she'll calm down if you do. Also be sure to read her YGO fanfic, Kingdom Come.
Ru-Ru and Serenity: Even though that was pretty lame, you know that we're back in the game. Finally uncovered who took the pocky, even so she was masked and really cocky. Who was it that took it, we don't know one bit. Oh well maybe the next chapter will be nice, but you know there's always a price. We messed up bad but that's okay, so move on out of our way. And by the light of the next full moon we hope that we'll see you all soon! YEAH! *falls and rolls on the floor laughing*
Ru-Ru: and remember kids, always tie your shoes it'll save your face a lot of pain!