Hey everyone, this is my first fanfic…ever. So if I don't do a good job, feel free to take a complementary baseball bat and break my shins.

Chapter 1.

Ever since the incident in the other dimension, Jaden Yuki had roamed the campus of Duel Academy like a ghost, haunting the Slifer Red dorm, as he is now the only student still in it, since all the other Slifer Red students had moved up in ranks and dorms.

Other students of Ra Yellow and Obelisk Blue had often seen him doing this but didn't know how to snap him out of his depression. He had always been known as "just another Slifer loser" or a "Slifer slacker" but since he had saved Duel Academy (and the world) three years in a row, he had been the most respected student since Zane and it was sad to see him like this. Although a small group of students had tried to talk to Jaden and convince him to come back to class, Jaden had always ignored them.

It was known that Alexis Rhodes, a very beautiful, very talented female student of the Obelisk Blue dorm had always been friends with Jaden ever since their first year at the academy. And she, more then others, had been trying to get through to Jaden.

She would try for hours to get him to have a conversation with her, but eventually giving up and leaving with the feeling of defeat weighing her down, and feeling worse then she would have if she had lost at a duel.

It was a Saturday afternoon, the sun was sinking on the horizon, the sky was streaked with pink and purple and the clouds were outlined with orange. Alexis trudged up the stairs that lead to the top level of the Slifer dorm, thinking of something she could say that would make Jaden respond to her.

She stopped outside of the door to Jaden's room and gave a sharp knock on the door, no answer. She knocked again. Still no answer, feeling slightly agitated, Alexis said loudly "Jaden, I know you're in there, open up!" Silence answered her.

Alexis opened the door, expecting to see Jaden on the bottom bunk bed. But he wasn't there, feeling slightly put out Alexis walked to the window and stared at the view. As she gazed at the setting sun, she saw someone sitting by the edge of cliff, Jaden.

Jaden had his eyes closed, lost in his own thoughts, when he heard a slight cough to get his attention. Jaden didn't open his eyes. He knew was Alexis, she had been coming around the Slifer dorm every afternoon for the past week, talking to him. He had eased up a little since their tag duel against Hassleberry and Blair and started to act like he used to, but he suddenly stopped and withdrew back into his old actions.

"Mind if I sit down?" Alexis asked. Jaden didn't answer her. Alexis lowered herself onto the ground and scooted a little closer to Jaden so that they were side by side. She looked at his face, but it didn't show emotion, no happiness, no sadness, nothing. He didn't look familiar, he looked like a complete stranger. Alexis felt a stab of sadness but quickly dismissed it. "Wow Jaden, that is a beautiful view" she said as if she only just realized it was there. Jaden said nothing.

Alexis tried again "graduation is coming up, aren't you excited?" Jaden didn't show any sign that he had heard her. Alexis frowned slightly, but continued. "You know Jaden" she said seductively "This view is very romantic". Again, Jaden said nothing.

Alexis was overcome by anger, she quickly got up and practically shouted at Jaden. "Why don't you ever talk to me anymore? You don't talk to anyone. You just stay in this dump by yourself. Are you in denial? Or have you just become inhuman? You're a complete asshole Jaden!" That got Jaden's attention.

He slowly got to his feet and turned to her. His eyes showed a slight anger. "Alexis" he began "I don't appreciate you coming over here every single day and trying to talk to me. Get this through your head, I don't want to talk to you! I don't want to talk to anyone! Ok? Just leave me the fuck alone!!" And with that he began to walk back towards the Slifer dorm.

Alexis grabbed his arm. "Jaden, what has happened to you?" she begged, tears threatening to fall down her cheeks "You've changed, what happened?" Jaden turned to her. His eyes flashed to gold then back to their original chocolate brown. When he spoke his voice was practically dripping with anger. "I grew up!" and with that he yanked his arm out of Alexis' grip and walked back to his room, leaving Alexis to sink to the ground and sob uncontrollably.

End Chapter

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