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So yeah, I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh GX!

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Lea stood beside the teacher, glaring at the two boys that were also standing right next to her. Much to Tempus' disbelief, the teacher didn't excuse them of their late entrance to the classroom just because they were in the middle of "a heated battle that shook the earth" and other colorful phrases that Tempus spoke in an attempt to placate the teacher, but he would have none of it. And as a result of said failure, the three students were forced to be the teacher's helpers for the class, passing out papers, fetching things for him, anything that the teacher decided not to do himself. And if that wasn't enough, the teacher forced them to stand in the front of the class instead of returning to their seats.

"… ea… Lea, are you listening?"

The girl looked to her left and glared at Tempus, "Yes I'm listening, what do you want?"

"Do you think that there's anyone else we can duel today?"

Lea looked back at the ground, trying to attract as little attention that she possibly can, "Don't you think that you've dueled enough for one day?"

Tempus let out an over-exaggerated sigh and let his head fall back, "But we've only had one duel! This is Duel Academy; we've got to have at least three duels a day, that's my rule!"

"What about yesterday?" Lea said, smirking.

Tempus' eyes snapped open when he realized that he broke his own rule on the very first day at Duel Academy and let his chin fall to his chest in defeat. Lea let out a small laugh, but quickly stopped herself when the teacher turned to face the three, "You three!" the teacher snapped, "I put you up there for a reason you know!"

He let out a huff, "Honestly, I expected this behavior from you Slifers, but Keith, a Ra Yellow? The mere thought is inconceivable!"

Tempus frowned, "Hey, why is it so hard to believe that a Ra Yellow student can love to duel Mrs. Crowler?"

A vein bulged on the teacher's forehead as the class suppressed fits of laughter, "I have a Ph.D in dueling, I've earned the title DOCTOR thank you! And I am a MAN!"

"Well excuuuuuse me princess!" Tempus said, moving his arms in a slow arc.

Dr. Crowler bit down on a handkerchief and pulled down on it in frustration, clearly not enjoying the attack at his wardrobe, "You insolent little…"

"Come on Tempus, lay off of the doctor," Keith said in a serious tone, but Lea could tell that he was trying hard to keep a grin from surfacing on his face.

But luckily, Crowler didn't seem to notice his façade and smirked, "See, that is why I respect the Ra Yellows far more than you Slifer slackers."

Tempus just shrugged, "Whatever you say doc."

Before the teacher's vein could burst, the door to the classroom opened up and in walked Professor Williams, his red cloak flowing behind him as he walked down the stairs. Dr. Crowler turned around and faced his fellow teacher, a little peeved that he had interrupted his lesson, "How can I help you Professor?"

Professor Williams stopped when he was in front of the small podium in the front of the class, giving a small smile to the two Slifer Reds as he passed. He cleared his throat and pulled out a monocle and placed it in front of his right eye, "I know that you are all wondering why I'm here dear students."

The headmaster smiled and pulled an envelope out from the breast pocket of his cloak, waving it in the air, "This would be the answer; I received this letter not a moment ago by the Chancellor and was told to read this immediately to you."

After opening the letter with a simple swipe of a finger, Professor Williams pulled out the letter and scanned his eyes over it, reading its contents with a few nods. Three minutes later, the professor put the note back into its envelope and cleared his throat once more, just now noticing the tension that had built up in the classroom as he read it to himself, "Oh, sorry for the suspense dear students, but I'm sure that it will be worth quite the wait: The note states that the for the first time ever, the school will hold an event called the Duel Lotto! The Duel Lotto is an event where students are picked at random by a machine to duel one another. These duels will be held once a day and are mandatory, but it will be graded on participation, so don't worry about losing, we only care that you give it your all! But that is not saying that you should merely throw the duel because the winner of the duel will receive a prize!"

"What are the prizes?" Tempus asked, nearly panting in excitement. Professor Williams paused, then slightly tilted his head to the side, a smile on his face, "I don't have the slightest clue, but I'm willing to guess that it'll be something worth it, like a discount at the card store perhaps."

Tempus had a wide grin on his face as he heard the news, "This is gonna be great!"

"Silence yourself!" Crowler snapped, which Tempus surprisingly did.

The headmaster of the Slifer Reds laughed at Tempus' enthusiasm and put his monocle away. He turned to the whole class and gestured to all of them with a hand, "Now, study hard children and remember to never give up in both your studies and in your duels! That will be all."

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After the announcement was made, the class couldn't be calmed down, so Crowler could see nothing better to do then to merely end the class early and be on his way. Lea herself couldn't help but be excited, but was able to hide it, but Tempus' excitement was far too much for the lad to contain and it continued to spew out like a fountain, "Canyoubelieveitcanyoubelieveitcanyoucanyoucanyou? !"

"Can you just calm down for one friggin' minute?!" Lea shouted, trying to calm her friend down.

Keith laughed at Tempus' seemingly sugar-free sugar rush, "Just let him bounce around, I can't help but wonder how long it'll take for Tempus to collapse from exhaustion."

Lea rubbed the bridge of her nose at the nonstop buzzing in her ears, "I wish that would be sooner than later."

Tempus finally let out a large scream of excitement before calming down, his face dripping with sweat and red, "Ha ha ha… Fhew! Sorry about that guys, sometimes I get too excited about dueling!"

"Really? I didn't notice!" Lea said, sarcasm dripping off of every word. Tempus ignored the comment and popped open the deck box at his hip, "Oh man, I gotta have a duel NOW!"

Keith whacked him on the back of the green haired teen's head, "Calm down man; I'm excited too, but you're taking it a little too far."

Tempus rubbed the abused spot and readjusted his visor, an over-exaggerated pout on his face, "That hurt man!"

Lea sighed and shook her head in self-pity, "Ugh, why don't you grow a pair?"

"A pair of wha-"

"Mr. Grace."

Tempus turned around to face the person who said his name. The person standing in front of him had jet black hair that was slicked back and looked like he was in his mid-thirties. He wore a blue blazer with long coattails which could only mean that he was a teacher and a small pair of spectacles were balanced on the bridge of his nose. A stern frown was on his face as he held a small leather bound suitcase in one hand. He looked like the typical no-nonsense business man… And Lea didn't like the look of him one bit.

Tempus tilted his head in confusion as light reflected off of his red visor, "Who are you?"

The man adjusted his spectacles with a finger, "Although that is no way to address a teacher of the school, I'll let it be for this time, but next time I will deal a suitable punishment."

"What a jerk," Lea thought with a frown on her face which Keith's face mirrored. The teacher straightened invisible wrinkles on his coat before speaking, "You will call me Mr. Devon, I am the teacher of literature in this school."

Tempus gave a little bow, much to Lea's surprise, and said, "Hello Mr. Devon, what brings you here?"

The teacher nodded in approval and pointed to Tempus' chest, "As much as I like your sudden politeness, I'm afraid that I'm not here to make light chitchat; Tempus Grace, I need you to come with me."

Keith took a step forward, "Whoa whoa whoa, why does Tempus have to go anywhere? He didn't do anything wrong."

"Don't worry," Mr. Devon said placidly, "Mr. Grace isn't in any sort of trouble. Chancellor Sheppard merely wanted to talk to him."

Tempus smiled and gave a small salute but Lea and Keith looked at each other with an unspoken question in their eyes.

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The three students and the teacher stood in front of the wooden desk of the Chancellor, two of which being slightly nervous and the other two being calm and collected. Chancellor swiveled around his chair to face the four with a smile, his eyes sparkling with a light that seemed to never falter for one second. Mr. Devon inclined his head and directed Sheppard's attention to himself, "I have brought Mr. Tempus Grace as you asked, Chancellor Sheppard."

The Chancellor smiled, "Thank you Mr. Devon! But if you mind me asking, who are these other two students?"

The teacher inclined his head once again, "Please accept my apologies, but these two are the friends of Mr. Grace and they insisted that they come along."

Chancellor Sheppard's face stretched from the wide smile that broke out on his face, "Ah friends already? Fantastic! This is what I was hoping for when I made the Beginning-of-the-Year announcement!"

Mr. Devon coughed and said, "Excuse me Chancellor, but I must depart; I have many assignments to grade and many quizzes to create…"

"Ah, of course, thank you for bringing Tempus here!" Chancellor Sheppard said, waving a hand to indicate that Mr. Devon was free to go. The teacher bowed once before leaving and closing the doors to the room.

The head of the academy eased into the back of his leather chair and directed his attention to the three in front of him, "So, how are you enjoying the academy? Good I hope?"

Tempus grinned and gave a thumbs up, "Yeah! This place is better than I imagined! Everywhere I go, there are new people to meet and duel!"

Lea rolled her eyes and Keith just laughed at the teen's enthusiasm. The Chancellor nodded with the smile that never seemed to leave his face, "That is exactly what I wanted to hear! But as much as I like to listen to my students, I have called you here for another reason."

Lea nodded to herself, 'Here it comes.'

"I have chosen you to be one of the first duelists who will duel in the Duel Lotto!"

Lea blinked, "Huh?"

Tempus jumped in the air, "YAHOO!"

Keith rubbed the back of his head, "I thought that the Duel Lotto was a… well… Duel Lottery, as in, random? By chance?"

The Chancellor chuckled, "Well, of course that it will be decided by chance, but I thought that it would be best to start it off with a duel that will set the example for future duels! After all, Tempus has already dueled twice in two days! Not many people have that fire to duel inside of them!"

As Tempus was cheering, Lea had a question that she had to ask, "Okay, so Tempus is dueling, but who is his opponent?"

Chancellor Sheppard smiled, "He is…"

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In the Ra Yellow dorm, rather slim student sat on at the edge of his bed with his deck spread out on the pale yellow sheets. Long brown hair hung around his face and blue eyes scanned the many cards that comprised his Duel Monsters deck. He skimmed through his deck until he found a certain monster card and picked it up, gazing at its smooth surface. The Ra Yellow student fell back on his bed at stared at the card, "Well brother, I'm finally here, I'll be sure to make you proud!"

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What, a Yu-Gi-Oh Fanfiction that's not a romance has a chapter without dueling in it? IMPOSSIBLE!