Darkness and Light, Into the Chaos!
"Here at last!" Jaden cheered, throwing his arms in the air as he came off the ship.
"You act like we've been on there forever." Sora teased, admiring the building in the distance. "First order of business, let's get settled in." He advised, checking his map. "Looks like Ra is this way. You coming Bastion?" he called behind him.
"I was going to take a look around the school first. You chaps go on without me." The other Ra replied l, waving his friends off.
...
"Home sweet home, I guess." Wynn said, floating into the room with Sora close behind, pulling a large suitcase behind him.
"Looks good." he declared after a second. "Let's get set up."
"Could do with see light." Wynn muttered, glancing at the blackout curtains. A sudden gust of wind opened them. "Thanks."
The pair set to work. Sora grabbed his clothes and places them in the dresser and closet, while Wynn took notes of places their posters could go up on . "Hope you like the place, cause this is probably gonna be our room the whole time we're here." Sora commented.
"You don't think you'll graduate to Obelisk?" Wynn asked, shocked.
"I'm not the best duelist in the world, not do I aspire to be." Sora explained, "I'm only here to learn how I can be the best duelist I can be. And to keep our resident power couple out of trouble."
Wynn giggled at that."They do seem to attract it." she agreed.
"It follows them like a lost puppy." Sora declared,. throwing the couple into a fit of laughter. "Come on, let's go find them." he suggested.
...
Jaden and Syrus looked at their dorm. "This can't be right." Yubel deadpanned.
Jaden checked the map again. "Well, it says this is the place. Besides, it doesn't look that bad." he reasoned, heading toward the rustic(read: broken down) building.
"Jaden, there are vines growing up the walls." Syrus pointed out.
"Makes it look more nature friendly." The brunette replied, not missing a beat
Syrus flinched as one of the stairs creaked worryingly. "I think this place was built when my parents were babies." He added.
"More rustic feel." Jaden shrugged off, coming to their door.
"I think I saw a bird nesting in a hole in the roof." Yubel informed.
"Come on! It's really not as bad as you two are making it." Jaden laughed.
Us two? Oh, right. Syrus thought, glancing around to see if he could see Jaden's girlfriend... Who was apparently a duel spirit. I wonder if they could introduce me to Dark Magician Girl. he thought with a blush.
He entered the room behind Jaden and Yubel, looking around the tiny room. Barely room for the triple bunk bed, desk, and closet. "Oh, you always wanted to try sleeping in a bunk bed." Yubel noted, smiling as Jaden cheered.
"Could you keep it down?" Someone grumbled from above them. "I'm trying to sleep."
"Whoops, sorry about that.* Jaden apologized, scratching the back of his head as he noticed the lump on the top bunk.
The lump sat up to reveal a koala looking boy glaring at the trio. "Whatever. Who are you guys anyway, and why are you in my room?" The boy asked.
"Oh, I'm Jaden, and I'm your new roommate." Jaden replied.
"I'm Syrus. Nice to meet you." The shorter boy introduced.
"Oh, well I'm Chumley." Koala boy replied. "Nice to meet you, I guess." he grumbled before laying back down.
"Well, I guess we'll let you get back to your nap." Jaden said akwardly, placing his suitcase on the middle bunk. "Come on, Sy. Let's have a look around." he suggested. The pair left Chumley to sleep.
"He seemed nice." Yubel quipped, making Jaden snicker.
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Sora wandered the halls of Duel Academy. So far he had stumbled onto two duels going on in separate arenas, met a couple fellow Ras, and was headed to what one of said students claimed were the Obelisk arenas. If I know Jaden, he'll end up right in front of an Obelisk and talked into a duel. he thought dryly. And sure enough, when Sora found Jaden, Syrus, and Yubel, they were being confronted by a spiky-haired ravenette in a blue jacket. And Yubel was growing more and more tense as the boy spoke.
"He did beat Crowler and that legendary monster of his." Spiky-hair was saying. "That must take some skill."
"Got that right." Jaden grinned.
"More skill than you have, for sure." Yubel mocked, though only Jaden and Sora could hear her.
"Who's the hotshot with the porcupine hair?" Sora asked Syrus, being sure to whisper.
"Chazz Princeton, the top duelist in his prep school." Syrus explained.
"Or was it luck?" Chazz wondered. "I say we find out right now."
"Bring it." Jaden challenged.
"Well, isn't this a motley crew." a new voice cut in. Everyone turned to see a blonde girl wearing a white top with blue trimmings and a dark blue skirt approaching.
"And who's this, I wonder." Sora muttered.
"Me too." Syrus agreed with a small blush.
"Hey Alexis." Chazz greeted smugly. "Have you come to watch me mop the floor with my new pal Jaden?" he asked.
"I'm here to remind you about the Obelisk Welcome dinner, you're late." Alexis snapped.
"Guess the show's over." Sora sighed before Alexis' words registered. "Shit! Wynn, let's book it!" he panicked, realizing the time.
"Right!" the duel spirit replied, giving chase to her boyfriend.
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"Here's to Ra." the dorm head, Professor Saytr if Sora heard right, declared before everyone began eating. The wind duelist had made it back in time to snatch a decent seat, and Bastion had appeared not three seconds after, taking the seat next to his.
"Damn, this stuff is good." Sora commented, taking a bite of his steak.
"Indeed." Bastion agreed, eating a piece of shrimp.
"Hey Bastion, you do research about potential opponents, right?" Sora asked, catching his friend's attention.
"That's right, why do you ask?"
"That list include an obelisk named Chazz Princeton?"
"No, but I can look into him if you would like." Bastion offered.
"Appreciate it. Something tells me we're going to be seeing a lot of him through a mutual friend." Sora replied, taking another bite. "This is really good." he repeated.
After the dinner had finished, everyone headed to their rooms to get some rest for the next day. Sora himself was laying in his bed, staring at the ceiling in hopes that sleep would come. "Alright, my boyfriend sense is tingling." he said after a second, sitting up and looking to where Wynn was standing. He had been surprised to find the room had a balcony, something he hadn't noticed during the initial set-up. "What's wrong?" he asked, wrapping his arms around the green-haired spirit.
"That Alexis girl, she was pretty, huh?" Wynn asked, sounding almost sad.
"Alexis?" he asked, thinking back to the blonde. "I guess." he admitted.
"And her boobs were big." Wynn added, glancing at her own chest. "Not like me at all."
"You're a perfect beauty and I'll fight anyone who says otherwise." Sora replied, the line coming off his tongue with practiced ease. "Honestly Wynn, when are you going to accept I'm not gonna leave you for some other girl?" he asked.
"Why shouldn't you? I'm not even from this world, you should be happy with someone you can touch without using your own powers." Wynn argued, her voice full of self-loathing.
"I am happy." Sora assured, his wind swirling around him. "I'm happy with the beautiful young woman in my arms right now." he declared, hugging Wynn tightly. "I love you, Wynn. And that's all there is to it."
"I love you too, Sora." Wynn sighed, leaning into the wind duelist's embrace.
"Now come to bed. We have a big day tomorrow." Sora requested, pulling his girlfriend along.
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Across the island, at the Slifer dorm, another duelist was having a similar conversation. Jaden awoke when he turned in his sleep and didn't feel the familiar presence of Yubel next to him. His brown eyes opening, he saw he was alone in his bed. "That's weird." he muttered, sitting up. "Yubel?" he called quietly, not wanting to wake his roommates.
"Sorry, did I wake you?" the dragon girl asked, appearing next to him.
"Nah, but let's go outside so we don't wake the others." Jaden suggested opening the creaky door as quietly as he could before stepping out. "Couldn't sleep, huh?" he asked, leaning on the railing.
"Yeah, just thoughts crowding my head." Yubel replied.
"Thoughts about Alexis?" Jaden asked teasingly, causing his girlfriend to flinch. "Don't think I didn't see you tense up when she came close."
"Don't start with the 'you have no reason to be jealous' speech." Yubel snapped, crossing her arms under her breasts. "I just wanted her to know you were taken."
"Just as long as you don't relapse." Jaden bargained. Sure, her coma-inducing days are long in the past, but some of my opponents still end up with a few more cuts and bruises than I'd like. he thought, remembering the Obelisk he had dueled on the boat walking away with a slight limp. "And what was there to be jealous about exactly? Just so I know your side of it." he wondered.
"She's human, pretty, has a nice pair of tits, and if what I heard from some of the students passing by was true, a decent duelist." Yubel listed irritably.
"Barring the human part, those all apply to you too, you know." Jaden pointed out with a mischievous smirk. "And I seem to remember a promise I made a few millennium ago, and renewed just ten short years ago." he added, his eyes turning gold for a second as he grabbed his beloved's hands, kissing her tenderly. "I am more than happy with my Yandere Dragon girl." he declared.
"Oh, don't you start!" Yubel laughed, wrapping her arms and wings around Jaden.
"Only you, Yubel. For eternity." he whispered against her lips before closing the distance again. The couple stayed like that, making out in front of their room before Syrus appeared, holding Jaden's PDA.
"Jaden, your PDA is going off. I think someone sent you a message." Syrus informed, rubbing his eye sleepily.
"Oh, now who could that be?" he groaned.
And done! I think this might be the longest non-duel chapter I've ever written for a yugioh story. Well, what did people think? Good? bad? not enough? leave a review, and I'll see you guys next time!