Well, it's a full story now. But as of right now, the pairing is undecided. However, I will tell you that the reason this took me so long to write is because I needed time to edit my personal deck. I hope you guys don't mind? Anyway, for the next One-shot, expect a picture of Lei Ren and his own Duel Monster spirit. Enjoy this first chapter! It's kind of an expansion on the One-shot itself, but I hope you like it anyway!

*I don't own RWBY or Yu-Gi-Oh GX!*

"Red-Eyes Black Dragon!" = Normal Speech

'Maybe I should prepare a defense, in case I really can't stop that thing…' = Thoughts

(Red-Eyes Black Metal Dragon: [Monster/Effect] Machine/DARK [8] ATK: 2800/DEF: 2400]) = Card Stats

"I activate my Metalmorph Trap card!" = Yelling

"It's time to duel!" = Duel Spirits Talking

Rise of the Red-Eyes Duelist!

In the small town of Arc Town, a little boy was walking home from school with his head down. The boy is Jaune Arc, the only son of the Arc family, and he was feeling really crummy because of some of the other kids at school bullying him for being a lousy player at Duel Monsters.

Now, this is far from being true.

Jaune is actually a prodigy when it comes to this game and can beat anyone in a duel when he puts his mind to it! It's just that he's using the deck that belongs to his grandfather to duel, due to his father pushing him to use a deck that's centered around Warrior and Beast-Warrior type monsters. But no matter how hard he tries or what strategies he uses, he just can't seem to win using that deck! And there are only so many losses and so much bullying a kid can take before he can't take it anymore!

And since he has a little extra time before he has to get home, he decided to take the scenic route home. It has this wonderful little game shop where people can buy lots of great Duel Monster cards, and Jaune tends to go there to hang out whenever he's feeling down in the dumps.

Oh! Speak of the devil, there it is now!

The bell dinged as Jaune walked in, sighing heavily as he sat down at the front counter. He looked at the many different dragon type monster cards with a look of longing in his eyes. And that's part of the reason why his dad is trying so hard to get him to use warriors and Beast-Warrior type monsters.

You see, what no one but a select few outsiders know is that every member of the Arc family is tested at a young age to see which type of Duel Monster they have a connection with. Jaune's mother has a connection to the Insect Type monsters with her best card being the Insect Type Kaiju monster known as Gadarla, The Mystery Dust Kaiju. Jaune's seven sisters from oldest to youngest have a connection to Dinosaurs, Fiends, Spellcasters, Machines, Beast-Warriors, Sea Serpents/Fish, and Winged Beasts.

But this is where the problem began. Jaune's father knows that his son isn't connected to Warriors or Beast-Warriors like himself and the boy's grandfather, but he wants Jaune to specialize in those cards anyway. Even though he knows perfectly well that Jaune is connected to monsters of the Dragon Type. Particularly, the Red-Eyes Black Dragon.

"Rough day at school today, Jaune?" asked the store's owner.

Jaune looked up to see the face of Yugi Moto, the current King of Games and owner of this game shop after his grandpa's passing. Yugi barely looked older than twenty five, despite being in his mid thirties, and he seemed to be the only one who truly tried to understand Jaune's plight.

"As per usual." Jaune replied with a sigh. "I don't know why dad doesn't just let me build my own deck! I can't use this deck, because I'm not in tune with warrior monsters like he and grandpa are! What doesn't he get about that?!"

"Yes, your father is a stubborn one. He needs to realize that a duelist must build their own deck to ever truly be in sync with the cards that are within it. You already realize that when a duelist builds his deck, he chooses his favorites from several different types of cards. But sometimes a card can choose a duelist. That duelist can then bring out the card's true power, because each is bound by the Heart of the Cards!" Yugi explained, taking his deck out and shuffling it. "And while warrior monsters seem to favor your father and grandfather, the Dark Magician has chosen me!"

Once his deck was shuffled, Yugi drew the top card and revealed it to be the same Dark Magician card that he used all throughout his career as a duelist. The very first artwork, with the wizard robed in purple and lavender. Or is the lavender really lilac? I can never tell.

"He has never let me down before!" Yugi declared.

His card began to glow as the spirit of Mahado, the original Dark Magician, appeared behind Yugi with his arms crossed and a smile on his face. Jaune stared up in amazement at his dueling idol before he heard a low rumbling growl.

He looked down and saw that another card was glowing in the display case of Yugi's shop. It was a card that looked like a beefed up version of the Red-Eyes Black Dragon. Only it was a darker shade of black with different style wings in place of its arms and a sleeker body type.

"Hey, Yugi. What kind of dragon is that one in the display?" Jaune asked.

Yugi looked at the card the boy was staring at and smiled. It seems like the boy just has a knack for finding the cards that will really fit his dueling style.

"Ah, I see you found that one. This is a brand new card that Pegasus released for the Red-Eyes Black Dragon and its developing Archetype. It's called the Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon, and it's a rare and mighty card!" Yugi explained.

"May I hold it?" Jaune asked.

"I don't see why not. Just be very careful with this card, okay?" Yugi replied.

The man took out a set of keys for the display case and opened up a door in the back. He took the card out of its own display case and held it out to the young Arc boy. Jaune took the card, being as gentle with it as he could so he wouldn't crease it or cause it to bend or tear. And as he held it in his hands, Jaune felt a strong connection with the dragon on this card.

A low rumble, equivalent to a type of purring sound, alerted Jaune to the fact that he and Yugi are not alone. He looked up and was absolutely floored to see that the Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon was hovering right in front of him! And it looked as though it wasn't really dangerous at all!

"Red-Eyes…?" gasped Jaune.

The dragon rumbled and gently nuzzled Jaune, making the boy laugh a bit before petting the dragon's snout. Yugi watched the interaction with a smile on his face, all while using the magic of the Millennium Puzzle to make it seem like he and Jaune were just having a conversation to everyone outside of the store.

Having access to Pure Light Magic and being able to see Duel Spirits does have its advantages sometimes.

"Well, it seems like you've found your partner, my young friend. Now, I believe I have some extra booster packs in the back of the shop. We can use those to build you an excellent deck all your own. One that can show your father that he will never choose the path you take as a duelist!" Yugi said.

"Wha? Are you sure, Mister Yugi?" Jaune asked. "I don't think I have enough money to pay for any packs, let alone enough cards to build my own deck."

He didn't want to owe a large debt to Yugi by using cards he couldn't afford to buy, but the older man just chuckled and waved him off.

"It's no trouble at all, Jaune. In fact, I want you to have these cards. Consider them a gift from your future sponsor." Yugi said.

"Uhhh… Moto say what now?" Jaune asked.

Yugi let out a boisterous laugh at the boy's choice of response and lead him to the back of the shop where there were several boxes of booster packs with a circular red sticker on them. Jaune didn't know why they had those stickers, but something tells him that it must be important.

"What I'm saying, Jaune, is that Kaiba is introducing a new system to the Duel Academy later on. Pro Duelists will be able to select certain students to sponsor during their stay at Duel Academy, and can do a variety of things to help them. For example, one sponsor might choose to help their student by providing money to help pay their tuition. Another might offer lessons in Dueling. And in my case, I will be providing you with cards to help you build and improve your deck for various situations, while at the same time providing you with the money you will need to pay for your tuition when you eventually apply to Duel Academy." Yugi explained.

Jaune's eyes widened and his mouth fell open. He had no idea that Yugi would be willing to go so far in helping him with something this big! But he still needed to know…

"That's a very generous offer, Mister Yugi, but what's the catch?" Jaune asked.

He may be young, but even HE knows that nothing in life is ever truly free. Yugi smirked slightly at Jaune's question. The boy was certainly much smarter than his school grades let on.

"You catch on quickly, Jaune. Yes, there are a couple of things I would like in return for being your sponsor. The first being that you work here at my family's game shop during your summer breaks. I may not look it, but I'm getting on in years and can't run the shop on my own like I used to. And as for the second condition? When you finally make it to becoming a Pro Duelist, I would like for you to promote my shop." Yugi said.

Rather than getting dejected at the thought of work like most children his age would, Jaune broke out into the biggest grin imaginable.

"You got a deal, Mister Yugi! I won't let you down!" Jaune declared.

"I know you won't, my boy! I can tell that you're going to do great things in life!" Yugi said.

And so, the two went straight to work. They selected several boxes and started opening packs and sorting the cards within. It was time for a new age of Red-Eyes Duelist to rise up over the horizon!

*Meanwhile, With Jaune's Father…*

Johnathan Arc sighed for what felt like the tenth time that day. His son wasn't doing so good with his father's deck like he thought he would. Sure, Johnathan knows that Jaune is linked to the Dragon Type cards in Duel Monsters, but he had hoped to at least help his son become a warrior duelist like himself and good ol' grandpa by having him use a warrior themed deck.

But you know, in hindsight he realized, this idea sounded so much better in his head.

Jaune was absolutely terrible at using warrior type monsters for a deck! He knows his son is a dueling prodigy, so why isn't he doing so well with warriors? I mean, sure, warriors are trained to kill dragons for sport or to defend their homes… Oh, sweet Oum, no!

This was all Johnathan's fault, and his fault alone! He failed to realize that the spirits of the warrior monsters in those cards would forever be in conflict with the Dragon Type monster spirits that were trying to protect his son from them! Knowing what had to be done, Johnathan took out a piece of paper from his pocket and unfolded it to reveal a target that said 'hit head here' in big bold letters.

He placed the paper on the table, and proceeded to repeatedly bash his skull against the table right where the target is.

"Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!" he said after each hit.

This went on for about another five minutes until there was a decent sized dent in the table, and a rather large bruise on Johnathan's forehead. He sighed once again and put away the paper from before.

"Are you going to be okay, honey?" asked Sarah Arc as she walked into the dining room.

"Right now, my pride as a duelist is hurt more than my head. I messed up big time with Jaune!" Johnathan replied.

"What did you do?" Sarah asked, her tone demanding and firm.

If there's one thing you don't do when it comes to Arc women, it's messing with their family. Particularly, never mess with a momma Arc's children, lest you die a slow and painful death! As painful as Rolf's papa's charcoal anecdotes!

Knowing that dawdling would only get him into a world of pain with his wife, Johnathan began to tell Sarah about his convaluded plan to get their son to use warrior type monsters in his deck instead of dragon monsters and how he figured out the very negative effects it was having on their youngest child. And while Sarah was glad her husband finally came to his senses on the subject, she was annoyed that it took him THIS LONG to realize what was happening!

"You're an idiot, Johnathan. You know that, right?" Sarah said with a deadpan voice.

The Arc Patriarch just lowered his head with an anime storm cloud raining over him and said "I know…"

They were broken from their talk when they heard the door open and saw Jaune walking inside with a worn looking backpack on his back. And from what they could tell, it was filled to the brim with books that were definitely not what they taught at school. And clipped to his hip with a red deck case with a picture of the Red-Eyes Black Dragon on it.

"Hey, son. What'cha got there?" Johnathan asked.

"Mister Yugi helped me build a deck of my own while I was visiting his shop earlier. He also gave me some books to study for when I apply for Duel Academy." Jaune replied.

He knew better than to lie to his parents, even if it meant they were going to try and take away his deck. But that doesn't mean he's giving up his cards without a fight!

"But why did he decide to help you with that?" Sarah asked.

"Because of this card." Jaune replied.

He reached into his deck case and pulled out a card from his new deck. Sarah took the card and looked at it and gasped at what she was seeing!

"Johnathan, look! It's the Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon!" gasped Sarah.

"But that's impossible! That card has never let anyone but Yugi and Pegasus so much as hold it!" Johnathan exclaimed as Sarah handed the card back to Jaune.

"Mister Yugi told me that sometimes cards will choose a duelist. And it looks like Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon has chosen me!" Jaune replied. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I have lots and lots of studying to do."

And with that, Jaune walked up the stairs and to his room in the house. The two Arc parents looked at each other with looks of worry. They were glad that their son has finally found his spirit partner, but they just didn't know why it had to be a monster like the Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon.

Why couldn't it have been one of the lesser dragons? Like the Baby Dragon?

Oh well, they'd dwell on that later. Right now, they need to make sure that Jaune knows he has their support. While it's true that Duel Academy is a safe place from the Grimm, it would be wise for their son to have his Aura unlocked and some huntsman training under his belt so he'd at least be a little safer.

After all, better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it, right?

*To Be Continued…*

Next chapter won't really BE a chapter. It's actually going to be the list of cards currently in Jaune's deck. Remember, this is my own personal deck I'm using for this story, so it's better than most of the other decks I've built on YGOPro. Anyway, I hope everyone enjoyed this chapter, and I'll see y'all next time!