I decided to start a new story. It's when the characters are in their senior year in high school. We start towards the beginning of the school year.

Akiza was just getting her books out of her locker, when Carly comes up to her.

"So, Akiza? Are you ready for senior year?" Akiza groans.

"What's wrong? Isn't Senior year supposed to be the best year ever?"

They start walking down the hall.

"Carly, I get the feeling that it's going to be like the last 12 years of school for me."

"What do you mean?"

"Simple, I'll be spending my nights at home and fall into the same routine. Wake up, eat, go to school, get home, relax, eat, do homework, and sleep again. It's nothing that exciting."

"Well, maybe you should go to some sports games with me. It'll be fun."

Akiza rolled her eyes. It's not that she didn't like sports; it's just dealing with seeing other students there with their friends. They look so happy and are having fun and you're just sitting there. No group conversations, just watching the game.

Akiza broke out of her trance and suddenly saw the ground in front of her. She fell down and her books fell all over. Nobody seemed to notice.

"Here, let me help you," someone asked.

"No it's alright, I can get it myself."

She picks up all of the books she can see and notices one missing.

"Here," a male voice says. He gives her the book.

She grabs the book and looks up. "Who are you," she asks.

"I'm Yusei. I had to come here, because I lived in the Satellite for years. They're just having me come for one year, even though I'm already 18."

"Oh, well, I'm Akiza and this is my last year too. I'm only 17, but I'll turn 18 soon."

"C'mon Yusei," a voice from a distance says.

"Well, nice meeting you, Akiza." He runs off.

Akiza's face is red. "Well, Akiza, did you like him?"

"Yusei," she whispers.

Carly just giggles. "Akiza," she asks.

"Oh Carly, I was just looking at the, um, floor."

"Oh Akiza, I can tell you liked him."

"Why what's not to like? He seemed like a nice guy. C'mon, we got to get to class."

They split up and head off to their classes.

When lunch hits, Akiza's stuck sitting at a table all by herself. "This is just like every year," she thought.

She looks around and admires all the happy kids. They smile and laugh. They point fingers at one another and giggle. She sighs, "Why am I so shy? I'm "friends" with Carly, but I don't see her very much. The only reason we know each other, is that our parents know each other. Besides, she moved farther away. I haven't visited her house for 3 years."

She picks up her tray and empties it. She puts it in the "cleaning area" and sits back down. "Man, I wish I had someone to talk to."

A few days later, she sees Carly talking with some friends. "Hey Akiza, did you hear about my encounter yesterday?"

"No, obviously," she thought. "What happened," she asked.

"Well, this guy, named Jack, has a locker near me. He bumped into me and I feel down. So, he helped me up, like a gentleman should. When I told him I was okay, his face was redder than the ketchup in the cafeteria. He then had trouble getting words out and just ran away," she screams, "It was the cutest thing ever." All of her friends laugh. They start talking about something else.

"Well, I got to go. See you later," Akiza says. No one was really paying attention to her.

"Man, Carly gets one encounter with this "Jack" guy and they instantly like each other. Why couldn't that Yusei guy give me a reaction like that?"

While Akiza was thinking, she walked past a group of four young men. They were in a circle talking. "Hey Yusei, isn't that the girl you helped out yesterday," an orangey haired one asked.

"Yes, Crow, her name's Akiza."

"Wow, man, she's one of the better looking ones in this school," a light blue haired one, named Kailn, said.

"Yeah, but she's no better than the one I met yesterday," a very tall man, named Jack, said sharply.

"What was her name," Crow asked.

"I don't know. I didn't get to ask her. She was just too beautiful for me to look at."

"You guys stink! Yusei and Jack both have crushes and I'm stuck here without a single girl saying, "Hi," to me," Crow complains.

"Okay, shorty," Kalin said, "Let's get to class."

Crow growls, "You're going to pay for that!"

He runs after him.

Later…

"I can't believe that I have to ride the bus home. Of course, when Duel Runners aren't allowed on school grounds and I don't have enough money for a car, what do you do? It's too far to walk home."

Yusei watches as the bus stops at a stop sign. He sees many kids riding with their friends and thinks, "They look so happy. The last time I was as happy as them was… when I saw that girl. That girl named Akiza. She's so pretty and her eyes look so innocent. I got to find a way to speak with her again. What do I ask her about? I'm not good with talking about girl's stuff. I don't know anything about clothes or fashion. I guess I'll have to find out what she likes."

Yusei thinks back for a moment. "Wait, who was that girl? The one with glasses? Maybe she knows something about her! I have to find out who that girl is!"

Yusei knows what he has to do.

Akiza was riding home on a separate bus and tries to take a nap. Her legs rest against the seat in front of her. "Man riding the bus isn't fun, especially when you're the oldest on it. Plus, you have no one to really talk to." She thinks back to the confrontation with Yusei. "That Yusei guy was so cute. His black hair, with those yellow streaks. It doesn't seem like a great combination, but somehow it looks great on him. I really want to know more about him. Who was the person who was calling out to him? His hair was spiky and orange. Huh, kind of like carrot sticks. I should find out who this "carrot sticks" guy is.

"Now, I have a game plan," she thought.

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