New story. Haha. Those of you that read my other stories, please don't kill me. I've been fighting a war against writer's block, and my plot bunny army abandoned me. One of them came back, and this is what it gave me, so I'm just gonna sorta go with it, amd hope it puts me back in the swing of things.

This story takes place in an Alternate Universe, and happens after the Society of Light. The characters may be a bit OOC at times, but it's mainly because this is an AU, so they're coming from different circumstances than they had in the show. So no outright flames, please. Jaden and the others have already met Jesse and the other transfers at this point. There will also be characters from other animes popping in here and there, but I'll try to make sure that I write it in a way that it won't be confusing to anyone not familiar with those characters.

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Yu-Gi-Oh, Yu-Gi-Oh Gx, or any of the amazing characters from them. I do, however, own this plot line, and any original characters that may appear in it.

Preparations

Narrator POV

-Unknown Location-

"Duel Academy, huh? Well, well, looks like I'll be seeing you again sooner than I thought, Otouto," a woman muttered to herself. She paused for a moment, staring at the picture in her hand, before placing it down and walking away.

-Duel Academy-

"Can you believe it, Jay? Yugi Muto, Seto Kaiba, Joey Wheeler, and Duke Devlin are coming here for two whole weeks! How cool is that?"

It was true, too. A few days ago, the teachers made an announcement that three of the greatest players in Duel Monsters history, along with the creator of Dungeon Dice Monsters, would be arriving at Duel Academy the very next day. The entire school was bustling with the news, and everyone was giddy with anticipation.

Jaden grinned at Syrus's enthusiasm. The shorter boy was bouncing up and down, and it was apparent that he was having trouble containing his excitement.

"It's totally sweet, Sy! I can't wait 'til they get here. I just hope I get to duel them!" Jaden replied, eager to join in the shorter boy's happiness.

"This is going to be a great year, eh, Sarge?" Hassleberry asked, joining their conversation.

"Of course it will be! After all, The Chazz is going to leave you losers in the dust will his superior skills this year!" Chazz smirked, striking his usual over-dramatic pose.

"If by 'superior skills', you mean 'showing off, then getting your rear end handed to you because you got too confident', then yes, Chazz, you most certainly do have superior skills," Bastion countered, smiling as he walked up to his friends.

"Oh! Burn!" Jesse laughed, joining in on the fun.

"Ugh! What would you dorks know?" Chazz was beginning to look irked.

"Chazz, my friend, we really need to find you a girlfriend," Jaden chuckled at his friends' antics.

"Or some manners," Hassleberry added casually.

"Why you! You'll see! This will be the year that my darling Alexis finally acknowledges my love for her, and becomes my girlfriend!"

Chazz's friends all sweatdropped at his typical melodramatic declaration of love for the only female member of their group. (Not counting Blair, Jasmine, and Mindy, who really only dropped by now and then, so they didn't really count in Jaden's mind.)

"Not gonna happen, Chazz. Just give it a rest already."

Chazz jumped, startled, and whirled around to find none other than Alexis standing behind him, eyes closed and arms folded across her chest, looking rather annoyed.

"Hey, Lex!"

"Hi, Jaden."

"My darling Lexi! It's so wonderful of you to join us! I was just-"

"Save it, Chazz. I heard the whole thing. And didn't I tell you to quit calling me Lexi?"

Chazz face vaulted, landing on the ground with surprising force.

"You know, Chazz, you really should listen to Lexi. After all, listening to each other is key to a healthy relationship," Jaden burst out laughing as he finished his comment.

"Shut up, Slacker! Wait a second! How come Jaden gets to call you Lexi, but I don't?"

Alexis blushed slightly, scrambling to find a logical explanation.

"Isn't it obvious?" Atticus grinned, showing up randomly behind Alexis. "It's because she-"

"Atty! Shut up!" Alexis screeched at her elder brother, giving him a swift kick in the shin.

"Ow!" Atticus clutched his injured leg, hopping up and down on the other one.

"It's because Jaden doesn't act like a creepy stalker, that's why, Chazz," Alexis cut him off, finishing his sentence before her brother could embarrass her even more than he already does.

Chazz began to sulk while his friends laughed loudly at their friend's expense.

"Students, can we please contain ourselves? Is this the manner in which you plan to behave during the conference? Honestly, can you all just behave for two weeks? And by 'you', I mean Jaden," Dr. Crowler cut in, interrupting them.

"What? Hey! They were all laughing too! Why am I being singled out?" Jaden cried, waving his arms above his head for emphasis.

"For obvious reasons, Mr. Yuki," Crowler retorted, sticking his nose in the air.

Jaden frowned. He really hated it when Crowler got into one of his "superior to thou" moods. It always ended badly for him.

"Anyway, I have last-minute preparations to attend to, so I must be going. Don't forget that you are allowed to dress out of uniform for those two weeks, but you must look presentable, so do put some effort into your appearances, boys. Of course, I'd never have to worry about that with you, Miss Rhodes. I'm sure you'll look primped and polished as usual."

Crowler smirked, walking off to attend to his own business.

"I'm afraid I must be off too, I've got a new strategy I've been working on, and I just can't seem to get it right," Bastion rubbed his chin thoughtfully, before stalking off to go back to his dorm.

"I need to hit the sack. I need my beauty sleep if I'm going to be meeting the greats tomorrow. Later!" Atticus yelled, running off to his dorm.

"I should be leaving too, curfew is soon. See you guys tomorrow," Alexis strode away, heading for the girls' dorms.

"Bye, Lex!"

"Bye, Jay!"

"Well, I reckon it's time we hit the sack too," Jesse smiled at his companions.

Jaden yawned, covering his mouth his one hand, and stretching the other arm out above his head. "Sounds good to me."

The three headed off to bed after bidding each other good night.

-Back in the Unknown Location-

"The kids?" asked the same woman from before.

"At your parents' house," responded a male voice.

"Good... We have to leave early tomorrow. We should go to bed."

The man chuckled, walking up behind her and wrapping his arms around her waist. "Bed, huh? Sounds great to me."

She rolled her eyes, but smiled, turning around to give her husband a quick peck on the lips. "You are so perverted sometimes."

"Wait, wait, wait, I'm the perverted one? Last time I checked that was you," he smirked at the dirty looks his wife shot him.

"Keep that attitude up, and you might find yourself sleeping on the couch."

His smile faltered a bit at that. "You wouldn't really make me sleep on the couch, would you?"

"Maybe, maybe not. Depends."

"On...?"

"How annoyed I am with you."

With that, she sauntered off towards their room, leaving her husband gawking unwittingly as she moved farther and farther away.

A while later, it dawned on him that she was just joking. He slapped his forehead before stumbling after his wife.

Despite the fact that he had been tricked, he was smiling. 'After all, she wouldn't be Chrystal if she didn't enjoy harassing people.'

He walked into their bedroom to find his beautiful (though a bit... okay, a lot on the short side), brown-haired, blue-eyed wife snickering at his gullibility.

'Oh well. Wouldn't be the first time she's gotten me, and probably won't be the last.'

-End Intro-

Translations:

Otouto: Little brother

Characters Introduced:

Chrystal ?

Status: married, with kids

Husband: ?

Hair: brown

Eyes: blue

Height: just over 5 feet

So... How was the intro? I know, it was short! But I didn't want to give everything away yet! XD Just wait until next chapter, and you'll see. Anywhoo... Please review! It'd be nice to get some feedback.

~Hoshi~