Chapter 02 : summer school.
Jaden Yuki, to some one of the most relaxed and carefree duelist on Duel Academy island, had an interrupted sleep to say the least since he couldn't hold off the arrival of his mother. While the relationship between the two is nothing short of loving her expectations of him were to say the least stress inducing so that following morning he got up earlier than he usually did, dealing with it the best way he could, stress eating.
Rummaging through the Slifer dorm's fridge he didn't find much other than what his neighbor and rival stocked up, a few sandwiches that he drew a few days ago in a friendly competition courtesy of a nice card shop owner Ms. Dorothy and a few left overs of Jaden's favorite dish fried shrimps, taking out the leftovers the hero duelist heated them up as he found a nice spot to sit down, situating himself he was about to eat as an all too familiar voice spoke up.
" fried shrimps are reserved for lunch."
Jaden dropped everything he did as he stood up saluting.
" yes mam….."
The woman who stood in front of Jaden, though in her early to mid 40's was one who struck a balance between feminine and athletic, she's lightly brunette almost to the point where people can mistake it as red headed and stands a head taller than her son.
" it's mom to you wise guy, now return those shrimps to the fridge, we're having breakfast as a family."
Jaden at that sighed as he made his way back to the fridge he returned his would be breakfast with some degree of sadness before turning around towards his mother with a welcoming smile and stretched out arms waiting for a hug. Accepting it his mother, Lancia Lauren Yuki, embraced him back while trying to straighten his messy hair.
" did you forget how to punch my number you big ape?"
Jaden at that smiled innocently.
" no, it's just that one crazy adventure after another keeps piling up."
Before the conversation could continue Syrus Truesdale and Chazz Princeton, the neighbor and number one rival entered the kitchen, walking in into this family moment.
" hey guys, let me introduce you to my mom"
At that Syrus cleared his throat saying.
" nice to meet you mom… I mean mam… I mean…."
At that Lauren assured the short teen by saying.
" take a deep breath you've done very well."
Chazz on the other hand gave a somewhat polite nod before heading for the fridge, getting his
prefered breakfast as Lauren asked bluntly.
" cat got your tongue?"
Chazz at this point rested his breakfast in one of the seating areas before replying.
" let me cut to the chase, one, I'm no friend of Jaden, I'm his rival and two, it's too early for me to talk or pretend like he's any shape or form my friend."
At that Jaden's mom began laughing saying.
" someone honest with guts huh?! would the two of you like to join us for breakfast?"
Not passing up on a nice breakfast the mom and son duo were joined by Syrus and Chazz as the group reached their destination. During said breakfast Chazz and Syrus introduced themselves better with the former being surprisingly the life of the party as he shared stories and answered questions left and right as Jaden stated.
" this is fun, we should do it more often"
with that everyone at the table agreed with even Chazz flashing a small smirk on his face as the group continued their breakfast until a reminder came that Chancellor Shepard was waiting for the Yuki's arrival
As Syrus and Chazz excused themselves the Yuki family were beginning to make their way towards Chancellor Shepard's office as Jaden hoped.
' gee…. Someone say something… it's too quiet'
Just as the family reached Shepard's office Dr. Crowler was waiting for them unenthusiastically with Alexis Rhodes next to him of all people as Jaden was left to wonder the following.
" hey Alexis, did Shepard asked to see you too?….."
His mom let out an audible grunt as Jaden reminded himself.
" where are my manners today…. Alexis, please meet Gordon and Lancia Lauren Yuki, A.K.A mom and dad"
With that said and done Alexis introduced herself as well with Gordon Yuki greeting her with a polite tone and a handshake as Lauren sized her up quietly with a small smirk on her face as she asked.
" has my son caused you any trouble this past year?"
Jaden's only response was.
" gee thanks for the confidence boost mom….."
Alexis tried to stifle her laugh as she assured the woman in front of her.
" quite the opposite, he got me out of a few troubles."
At that Jaden added confidently.
" even helped with a small family issue along the way."
Lauren at that kept her son close to her as she rubbed his left shoulder.
" nobody like gloating son."
At that Dr. Crowler cleared his throat as he stated.
" much as I hate to interrupt a pleasant conversation we mustn't waste precious time, now Chancellor Shepard is waiting for all of you."
On cue the doors to Shepard's office opened as Crowler excused himself while Lauren tried to get a one good final read on the strange man as she asked her son.
" are you sure that man is a doctor?"
Jaden smirked as he quipped.
" a witch doctor would be more accurate."
Crowler's voice could be heard in the distance.
" I heard that….."
Jaden at that wondered to himself how did Crowler do that as Lauren urged her son into the office as the group entered to see Shepard himself greet them with a warm smile.
" thank you for coming, so glad you could make it."
As Shepard introduced himself to Jaden's parents formally he wasted no time getting to the point.
" Jaden here is one of our most talented and best duelist of our first year's students, however his academics suffer greatly."
Lauren replied.
" that's putting it mildly."
Jaden at that pantomimed a dagger being stabbed in his heart as Gordon kept his son in check as Chancellor Shepard continued.
" since I believe in no half measures I want to assign Jaden a tutor, someone from his year who consistently shown good grades throughout this year."
At that both Jaden and Alexis connected the dots as the latter was the first to ask.
" so you want me to tutor Jaden, hopefully catch him up to speed with the rest of us?"
Shepard nodded as Jaden got straight to the point as well.
" with all due respect Shepard but is there a catch in all of this little arrangement?"
Shepard gave a smile and a hearty laugh stating.
" well two actually, you can't quit and you won't be able to graduate from this school if you don't show significant improvement."
At that Jaden shrugged as he asked his mom and dad.
" okay….. and you two agree on this?"
Gordon was confident about it while Lauren was a bit hesitant at first but if it meant that her son would improve his grades, that was a risk worth taking in her mind.
" guys, could you give me a moment with Shepard I have something I want to ask from him."
With that Both his parents and Alexis stepped outside of the office for a little bit.
" may I be frank with you?"
With the sense of humor not lost on Chancellor Shepard he replied as follows.
" ok though Jaden is a more memorable name."
Fighting not to roll his eyes Jaden got straight to the point.
" did you talk to Alexis before you went ahead with that plan of yours?"
Shepard answered frankly.
" not in great detail but I did mention that I'm considering opening a tutoring program in the academy."
Jaden at that asked.
" and you see eye to eye on this?"
Shepard nodded as he asked.
" what don't you tell me what's really bothering you."
Jaden took a moment to pause and take a deep breath before saying.
" if this whole tutoring thing doesn't work out and I can't improve my grades, I want you to promise me this won't affect Alexis in anyway."
Chancellor Shepard gave a knowing smile as he assured Jaden.
" let me share with you a little secrets adults can't admit to at times…."
Jaden at that paid close attention to what Shepard said next.
" teachers and students more often than not can learn from one another as equals, so no I don't believe you'll fail and Ms. Rhodes will not be hurt by this either, now is there anything else?"
Jaden just answered.
" nope."
At that Shepard dismissed Jaden stating he had less than an hour before the school day starts as the Slifer in question left the office only to find his dad stayed behind.
" well…. Where's mom and Alexis?"
Gordon simply replied.
" they took this chance to get to know each other a little better."
At hearing that Jaden began feeling a sense of dread building up from his stomach and spreading throughout his body as Gordon sensed it as he deadpanned.
" you should be."
Jaden laughed a bit as he replied with.
" you're a real confidence booster you know that?
Gordon deadpanned yet again as he gave his son a little smirk.
" yep."
Before the two could share a quiet moment Gordon urged his son to go back to the dorms and get ready for school to which Jaden complained that no matter what he'll do Crowler will most likely give him hell.
" don't worry about that, make that witch doctor concentrate on himself instead of you."
Jaden at that started lightly jogging back towards the Slifer Red dorms as he turned around and asked.
" you too?!"
At that Gordon gave him a devilish smirk saying.
" like father like son."
with that a couple of minutes passed before Lauren Yuki returned stating.
" he's too much like you sometimes."
Gordon teased at this point.
" you mean devilishly handsome?…"
He got no comment from his wife, her version of teasing him back. At this point and time Jaden sneaked a quick glance back towards his parents as he thought to himself while both smirking and blushing.
'….. you guys…..'
Speaking of guys Jaden made it to his first period of the day, the one Crowler always teaches, as the hero duelist arrived to class first with ten minutes to spare.
" okay, who are you and what have you done with Jaden?!"
Seeing it was Alexis who asked this he replied as follows.
" ha ha Lexi ….. my parents were here this morning if you recall, so I couldn't be my usual self, speaking of…..."
Alexis stopped him there and then.
" no, I'm going to let you wonder what your mom and I talked about."
Feinting a sigh Jaden simply said the following.
" see you in a bit."
Alexis at that questioned why he said that to which Jaden replied.
" Crowler hates me as it is, I don't want to give him a heart attack."
Alexis couldn't contain the laughter as she said between each laugh.
" fair point."
At that Jaden gave her a friendly smile as he waited about nine minutes before entering inside as he sat with his dorm mates per usual as Dr. Crowler entered the class room only to be taken aback by what he witness, Mr. slacker himself, Jaden Yuki was actually on time as the good doctor muttered.
" thank goodness for minor miracles I suppose…."
With that class commenced as usual which meant that Jaden was awake for the first ten minutes or so before falling asleep for the remainder of his classes up until lunch and repeat after that. With his parents now on their way to the mainland by now Jaden was chilling in his room thinking of what happened today.
' summer school with Alexis as my teach…. Sounds kinda crazy when I think about it…'
With that said and done he heard an all too familiar chirping from an all too familiar source, the duel spirit Winged Kurriboh, and yes he can see and talk to duel spirits, he still hasn't figured out why him exactly and he's not crazy, not certifiable anyway.
" don't worry about it little buddy, crazy in the fun kind of way"
The months flew by and the last day before summer was already on its way to be over as it was early in the evening as Jaden and Syrus were dueling the old fashioned way , on their room's floor as a knock came in on their door.
" we already gave at the office."
A slight pause came next before the knocking continued as Jaden got up to see who it was, guessing it was either Chazz or Alexis, however when he opened the door the person standing behind it was Atticus Rhodes, Alexis's older brother of all people.
" come on in, make yourself at home."
Atticus Rhodes is the kind of guy any young girl would fall head over heels for, dark brown hair, dark brown eyes, a tall and athletic guy with a devil may care attitude and a devilish smile to boot, one that he wore just now as Jaden asked Syrus.
" think you could find us a few snacks and drinks, you know the good stuff?"
With that Syrus said with somewhat confidence that he would find some as he rushed through the door.
" so what can I help you with?"
Atticus snickered for a bit commenting.
" nice move with the snacks, now about that summer school thing with my sister….."
Jaden at that could only think the following.
' oh boy…'
Jaden cleared his throat in hopes of escaping an awkward silence as he addressed Atticus.
" let's walk and talk."
As the two existed Jaden's dorm room they ran into Syrus as he was making his way back with the snacks and drinks as his best buddy/bro stated.
" thanks, we'll take it from here, why don't you head inside and keep watch on the place?"
Not being stupid Syrus asked.
" is everything okay Jay?, you're acting weird even by your standards"
Jaden smirked in response.
" everything's fine trust me."
Syrus at that couldn't argue or rather wouldn't since if Jaden was insisting on something he really was insisting on it. Once out of ear shot the two kept on walking further away from the Slifer dorms, nearing the forest Jaden asked.
" so what do you know exactly and how?"
Atticus began snickering and laughing as he asked.
" what's with the secret spy act all of a sudden?"
Jaden sighed.
" first, I don't want anyone to dig into my private business okay? Second I owe a debt to Alexis so I'm trying to keep this thing low profile okay?."
Atticus gave a gentle and knowing smile to Jaden as he began walking back to the Obelisk Blue dorms as Jaden continued the conversation.
" I mean it, low profile… so no unnecessary teasing towards Alexis"
Atticus replied back.
" that's a tall order, what's in it for me?"
Jaden smiled for a second before putting his noggin to work, a few seconds later he had a full proof idea.
" how about a surfing buddy?, always looks fun and always wanted to learn that too."
Atticus at that got really excited as he said.
" you've got yourself a deal pal."
With that said and done Jaden returned to his dorm as it was getting closer and closer to curfew. About an hour later within the Obelisk Blue girl's dorm Alexis was seated by her desk trying to do some studying or at the very least catch up on her reading as a soft knock came on her door.
" it's open."
Without missing a beat two girls entered the room, an auburn, almost ginger headed girl with a tomboyish demeanor and a girly Raven headed girl with accents of gray, those two were Alexis's close friends Jazz and Mindy as the former spoke.
" you're invited for a one last soak in the outdoor baths before we leave tomorrow."
Alexis hesitated for a sec before choosing to respond as such.
" invite accepted, just no talks about boys."
With that Alexis got up as she joined her friends on their way out as Jazz scoffed.
" like that is all we like to talk about."
At that Mindy added innocently.
" I like talking about boys…"
Jazz at this point began teasing Mindy.
" of course you do."
With that Jazz and Mindy began bickering all the way to the outdoor bath as Alexis smirked while rolling her eyes as she thought.
' I'm honestly gonna miss this sort of insanity…'
By the time the girls entered the outdoors baths Alexis suggested the following, breaking the bickering between her best friends.
" how about we save the craziness for when we get back home and just relax in the bath for a while?"
At that Mindy commented.
" yeah well, crazy back home would be nothing compared to the kind of crazy here."
Both girls at this point couldn't argue with that statement which made Mindy quite proud of herself while Jazz shifted the topic of conversation.
" so how do you feel returning home with your long lost brother and a fiancée to boot?."
By this point late in the year Alexis didn't bother with an exaggerated reaction, though she was grateful that she wasn't drinking or eating anything since such a blunt question would definitely at least made her choke as she replied.
" well for my brother, it would be as much as a relief for my parents as it was for me and for the umpteenth time Jaden is nor my fiancée or my boyfriend."
Jazz smirked.
" I didn't mentioned him by name….."
Catching her slip up Alexis further added.
" besides…. I doubt if he'd make an interest in that kind of a relationship."
Mindy at that point added to the conversation.
" I think the fact that he doesn't know what fiancée means drives the point home."
Jazz shook her head in dismay.
" nobody is that stupid, in fact it has to be an act.."
Mindy retorted by saying.
" well you say I'm stupid all the time."
Jazz just deadpanned.
" that's because you are."
At that Mindy hummed in acknowledgement before the following realization began to sink in as she only responded with.
" hey!….."
Alexis at that broke up the would be fight by pointing out that they've been in the bath for close to half an hour. With that said and done the trio got out, got dressed and headed back to their rooms for tonight as the blonde in question made herself ready for bed before turning in, speaking of, back in the Slifer's dorm Jaden was unusually wide awake as he was tossing and turning in bed as eventually he decided some fresh air would do him some good. Stepping outside he came across his favorite neighbor Chazz.
" couldn't sleep either?"
Chazz didn't say a thing at first as both of them shared a rare occasion of peace and quiet as he asked.
" should I knock you out cold?"
At that Jaden grinned.
" not tonight buddy."
Jaden at that began wondering the island a bit before returning back to his room now completely relaxed as he fell asleep fast, like a log through the night. The following morning Jaden packed his stuff as he got himself ready to return home as he wondered to himself.
" what am I forgetting… what am I forgetting…. Oh Pharoh….."
Jaden began calling over his late professor's brown chubby cat as said animal was waiting for him in the kitchen for his meal, feeding the cat Jaden began wondering who will take care of said cat as Chazz informed him as he walked to the kitchen.
" the school staff will take turns taking care of him."
Jaden sighed in relief before petting Pharroh one last time before setting out.
" don't be a stranger Chazz"
Chazz scoffed at that saying.
" as if slacker…"
As Jaden left the dorm's kitchen a ghostly image much like Winged Kurriboh appeared over Chazz's shoulder, this one however was a tiny humanoid monster wearing a pock doted speedo, a yellow complexion and features that resembled a snail with a voice that took inspiration from a Three Stooges character, Ojama Yellow.
' so boss, can you do me a favor?'
Chazz didn't say a word as he knew that any response to this runt would cause him a headache so Ojama Yellow opened his big mouth anyway.
' can we take a vacation from being Light and Darkness Dragon's chew toys?'
Chazz relented by saying.
" just a single one, and try at least to be quiet for once."
With that the little Ojama was too excited for his own good before disappearing as Chazz thought to himself the following.
' what have I done…..'
Making his way to the ferry back to the mainland Jaden Yuki boarded the vessel back to Domino, along with his buddy Syrus and a few other of his friends, Alexis included he passed the time with ease as a few hours passed by in a blink of an eye. With an hour left for their arrival most of his friends were all doing their own thing as Jaden wondered aimlessly on the boat as he came across Alexis looking at the horizon over the railing.
" anything good on?"
Alexis was surprised a bit before nodding her head from side to side.
" nervous about being back home I guess, and you?"
Jaden gave her an honest answer.
" never thought about it too much."
Alexis couldn't help but give a smile and a giggle saying.
" that's not surprising."
Jaden fainted an offended reaction before breaking into laughter himself stating that he walked into that one before taking place next to her as he quietly enjoyed the view as well for about twenty minutes as the question came out.
" speaking of surprises, when does my summer school gonna start?"
Curious Alexis asked.
" we really talked about any specifics did we?"
Jaden's only reply was.
" yup"
At that Alexis rolled her eyes as she lightly punched him in the shoulder stating.
" wow….. what a conversationalist you are."
The two eventually settled on beginning their tutoring session to start within four days as both exchanged contact numbers and addresses just in case their PDAs were useless outside of school as Alexis eventually excused herself as she went to get her luggage before they reached port. Once the ferry docked both Alexis and Atticus came with their luggage as the bumped into Jaden Yuki as he asked.
" need some help with those?"
Atticus was quick on the response.
" I'm good but Alexis wouldn't mind."
Embarrassed by his antics Alexis 'accidently' ran over Atticus's feet as she stated.
" listen Jaden please don't bother if you don't have to."
Jaden in turn gave a genuine smile.
" oh don't worry I actually want to."
With that said and done he helped Alexis with one of her suitcases stating.
" besides if I didn't offer my mom wouldn't let me hear the end of it."
Alexis in turn gave a genuine smile of her own.
" I don't doubt it for one second."
At hearing that Atticus was tempted to tease his little sister though two things prevented him for doing so, his agreement with Jaden and most importantly threats of violence from Alexis, instead he led the two further away from the ferry northbound towards the parking lot. Realizing that his own bag's weight plus Alexis's suitcase in his hand he inwardly thought to himself.
' gee I hope they didn't forget anything…'
reaching the entrance to the parking lot entrance the trio stopped as a late 60's Jaguar sedan was pulling right next to them as a kindly man in his mid 50's with a face that radiated warmth and goofiness got out of the car to greet both the Rhodes siblings.
" Atticus….. Alexis….. how wonderful it is to see you both… especially you my dear boy…."
Atticus in return hugged the older man saying.
" it's great to see you too uncle Elliot…"
At this point the man identified as uncle Elliot took notice of Jaden Yuki as said man stated.
" oh I'm so sorry young man I didn't notice you….. and you might be?…"
Jaden just gave a friendly smile saying.
" Jaden Yuki, a friend from school and for now the guy helping with the luggage."
Uncle Elliot looked disappointed for a second before speaking to Atticus.
" for shame…. What have you roped your friend into…"
Jaden didn't waste any time jumping into Atticus's defense.
" I volunteered sir…."
Uncle Elliot was delightfully surprise stating.
" no need to be so formal, please call me Elliot dear boy"
Jaden acknowledged the man's good nature with a wide smile as in the meantime he loaded the luggage into the car, once finished he was asked.
" may we give you a lift home as thanks?"
Jaden politely declined stating.
" thanks but I'll probably walk home, besides I don't want to butt in on a family reunion."
At this Elliot gave him a warm smile saying.
" oh you're not a bother at all, besides it's the least we could do for helping out with the luggage."
Atticus teasingly and dramatically added at that.
" and for saving my life on a few occasions."
Amazed at hearing that uncle Elliot declared that Jaden must join them as the kid himself couldn't find an excuse to turn the offer down jokingly saying.
" if you're twisting my arm that hard"
With that said and done Jaden joined the rest of the group guiding uncle Elliot to his house, on the way there the group shared a pleasant conversation on what went on on Academy island, minus the disturbing stuff for obvious reasons as Jaden fell right in at home with the older man, almost seeing him as an uncle figure himself. Once pulling into Jaden's neighborhood the Teen exited the car as he said goodbye to everyone.
" nice meeting you Jaden old boy, don't be a stranger."
Jaden replied back.
" wouldn't dream of it."
The sedan at that began pulling away as Alexis and Atticus waved goodbye to Jaden as said hero walked the neighborhood a bit before going home.
" glad everything remained the same…. Otherwise I've might have been lost…."
Laughing to himself the rest of the way home he eventually made his way in as he left his bag for the moment in the living room as he made his way to his favorite spot, the kitchen, as he noticed a note on the fridge saying the following.
' we'll both be working late today, welcome back.'
Jaden smiled warmly saying quietly.
" glad to be back."
With that said and done Jaden rummaged through the fridge as he made himself the biggest sandwich he could muster as he made his way towards the TV. Plopping on the couch he flipped through the channels until he came across a professional duel being broadcast live as he began eating his sandwich , once he was done watching the duel and finishing his meal he washed the dish he used before returning back to the living room's couch. Feeling full Jaden decided to close his eyes for a bit, though that bit turned into several hours as he felt someone nudging him a bit.
" dad…"
Gordon joked for a bit.
" well it ain't prince charming."
disoriented a bit Jaden rubbed his eyes saying.
" did I sleep all this time?….."
Gordon smiled at him with sympathy telling him.
" long travels will do that to you"
Jaden by this point tried to move and get up but he was too comfortable and too sleepy to do anything so Gordon went to his son's room to get a blanket and a pillow, tossing it towards his boy he stated.
" just for today I'll let you sleep here."
Before Jaden could respond Gordon reassured him.
" don't worry I'll smooth things with mom."
Jaden at hearing that went back right to sleep as Gordon sighed while thinking to himself.
' what am I gonna do with that boy…..'
As the night quickly went by the next day arrived and so did Lauren Yuki with it. Watching her son sleeping peacefully on the couch did not deter her as she woke him up.
" up and at 'em son!….."
Waking up with a jolt Jaden bolted straight up from the couch saying.
" cadet Jaden Yuki reporting for duty mom."
Lauren smirked as she asked.
" did you get a good night's rest?"
Jaden continued by saying.
" yes mom."
Lauren at that concluded the conversation with the following.
" get yourself ready, we have a lot to do today."
To outsiders the dynamic between the two can be often described as odd but Lancia Lauren Yuki ran her household and son as she did her cadets, befitting an instructor at Domino's police academy. Washing and changing quickly Jaden joined his mom for breakfast, as they both enjoyed their breakfast her son asked.
" said we had a busy day today?, what are we doing?"
His mom answered concisely.
" we're going to buy that nice girl of yours and her family a present."
A bit hesitant Jaden asked.
" let me guess, the old we're not visiting someone empty handed rule?"
Lauren simply nodded at that as Jaden knew that his mom wouldn't change her mind. With that said Jaden joined what Lauren would call normal breakfast routine.
" at ease cadet"
After breakfast was over, too fast for Jaden's liking the duo got into his mom's car as they ventured to the local mall, a thirty minute drive away, storming for ideas she asked.
" so what do you reckon we should buy Alexis?"
Jaden was caught off guard by this question since his mom always took charge answered honestly.
" don't know, I honestly didn't spent too much time with her since we're running in different social circles."
To that Lauren simply reacted with.
" still there must be something you know."
Jaden at this replied as follows.
" I know that she's a great duelist, she doesn't like guys hitting on her, that she loves her brother but hates the fact he's teasing her, does that help?"
Lauren gave her son a small smile as she replied, knowing that it would force Jaden to think a bit further.
" that's a start."
Catching her drift Jaden took a second to think before an idea popped into his head, that idea though would cost him a bit more than his usual spendings so he was about to ask for some before his mom stopped him.
" that would be a no."
Before he could ask why Lauren gave him the answer.
" I want to take the opportunity to teach you to how to shop smarter."
At that Jaden just shrugged saying .
" okay."
The next few moments were spent in comfortable silence as Jaden was having the following thoughts going through his head.
' man it's scary how mom has read my mind…. Wait a minute… can she read my mind?…..'
Seeing her son's expression caused Lauren to smirk stating.
" yes, I can read your mind and often too."
With that said and done the two arrived at the mall as they spent a good amount of time buying the Rhodes a few gifts and a few for herself and her son. As early noon rolled in the two returned home with Jaden doing some of the heavy lifting as his mom teased a little.
" don't slouch."
All that Jaden did in return was endure the load as he carried the shopping bags home as he left them in the kitchen while he made it back to the living room, Lauren on the other hand reminded him.
" those bags aren't going to organize themselves into your closet."
Sighing Jaden took the bags with his clothes and the gift he got for Alexis into his room as he began sorting everything out, while doing that he noticed that he got a text on his phone from Alexis.
' hi, how does it feel to be back home?'
To that Jaden responded.
' like nothing changed.'
the following response came from Alexis,
' same'
' don't forget about summer school now'
Jaden took a moment before replying as follows earning an amused reply from Alexis.
' I was planning to but thanks anyway.'
With that said and done Jaden unpacked most of the bags and plopped on his bed for a small rest before lunch.
Next time: All Roads lead to Rhodes part 01
author notes: thanks for the follows and likes, I would like to see some reviews as well to take notes about how I write the characters, what to improve etc.
