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The Duel Tower: The first year students. (A Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Academy Roleplay.) [Axed]

"If you insist." Tsukiko sighed as she took the salad from Hayate where she started to eat it. She wasn't sure if she'd be able to finish it since classes were probably about to start pretty soon. She also recalled Hayate asking if she wanted to go anywhere. The offer was nice though they might get in trouble if they skipped classes. She would wait to see if there was any announcement on classes before she decided anything. Her day was not off to the best start today where she was bothered by Camryn though it was okay due to the fact she was a girl. Then Haas decided to invite her over to talk with his group though Tsukiko had no interest in talking to either where she remained quiet the entire time. When Haas pulled out his deck she thought the deck structure he chose was ridiculous, but before she could say anything she was hoisted off by Hayate before she could even in a word where she has been sitting ever since.

"You know they should give us the option to make our own food... i prefer cooking my own food... i have been doing it for 5 years now... and i kinda don't want to stop because I'm at a academy." Hayate quickly changed the subject and looked inside her bag to pull out a small box which contained a salad she made at home for the first week to consume. Tsukiko wasn't sure what to think of Hayate. She tried to come up with words to explain what kind of girl she was, but she had a hard time actually figuring out anything to refer to Hayate as. The first word that came to mind was "annoying" which was true except in a good sense. She wasn't as bad as the boys who were drawn into her flames of beauty. Well, it wasn't necessarily wrong that Tsukiko didn't think Hayate was a bit annoying though she was less irritating than some of the boys she had come across. "I suppose you're right about that." Tsukiko tried to add as she wanted to agree with Hayate, but her mind was so sidetrack that she didn't really hear anything she said about the school should allow students to pack their own lunches.

"I don't want to talk about my brother." Tsukiko said with hesitation as you could see in her eyes that something was really bothering her, but she hid it with her cold scowl that she continued to wear which was so freaky that it even scared Nathan. She remembered when she was pulled away from the table Nathan was relieved when earlier he looked almost like he'd seen a ghost. Such a rather cute reaction from a boy though Tsukiko didn't quite think of it that way. She knew Hayate wanted to hear what she knew about her brother, but right thinking about her brother just made her even more depressed. She almost felt like she was being neglected by him toward the point she felt abandoned which left her with nothing left to cling to accept the pain inside her heart. "Just stop talking about my brother, okay! He doesn't give a damn about me! I just want to be left alone!!!" Tsukiko said in anger as she slammed her hand down on the table in frustration. Her anger in her eyes prevented her from crying where the raging fire in her eyes dried up the tears before the you could roll down her face. She didn't mean to act like that in front of Hayate, but there was so much going on in her mind right now where it was about to explode. "Sorry..." She said regretfully as she took her palms off the table which she slammed hard onto it as she was in a standing up position.

"You're just trying to help. I know you want to know about my brother, but..." Tsukiko again paused where she couldn't finish her sentence. She didn't see her brother at all yesterday after class. After he took Hayate away that was the last time she saw him. She was kind of jealous that Hayate was taking her brother's attention away from her which filled her mind where she exploded like she did a moment ago. She wouldn't admit that was partial the reason she got so upset with Hayate. It wasn't her fault though since it was Ethel who tripped her and her brother was just being nice by not letting her hit the ground. It was the first time she saw her brother do anything nice for anyone in a very long time. "I just want to be left alone right now. I don't mean anything by it, but now's just not a good time for me. Maybe after class I might consider." Tsukiko said as she declined Hayate's invitation for a girl's day out. The idea was great in all, but she was so down today that she didn't think anything would brighten her day. Though she did say she would consider it after class meaning she didn't completely turn it down.

For once, Tsukiko actually felt a little bad turning the girl down. She looked as lonely as she did, but she just didn't want to be around anymore right now. After her rough day yesterday and her rough morning of listening to students insulting her by gossiping about her she had about all she could take from anyone. "See you in class, Hayate." Tsukiko said as she stood up from the table and walked back over toward the wall where she leaned against it. Unfortunately she was too upset to hear her imitate Hayato's voice and by the time she heard she had walked away from the table with a gloomy look on her face. Tsukiko looked very sad as you could see it in her eyes, but that cold expression on her face let people know to stay the hell away from her. I know Hayate was only trying to help, but now's just not a good time. I really feel like a victim refusing someone as innocent and cute as she is. I did get that motherly feeling from her, but I hope I didn't hurt her feelings. I don't even know why I care so much anyway... She thought as she turned her as she looked over toward her shoulder then pointed it downward where she would just stare the floor. Some people noticed her as they walked by and wondered how could such a sad girl look like she almost hated everything in the world.

The Duel Tower: The first year students. (A Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Academy Roleplay.) [Axed]

"Hey wait..." Tsukiko tried to say something, but Hayate grabbed her and pulled her out of her chair. Tsukiko almost grabbed the person who snatched her like that and was about to put them flat on their back making them regret the fact they ever touched her until she saw it was a girl since she was wearing a skirt. Even though it wasn't a boy who just grabbed her and dragged her off the pulling on her reminded her of the day Angelo just grabbed her hand which made her slap him very hard. She wouldn't allow anybody to ever grab her like that when they were boy including Ben. She had to reach her hand to pull her skirt down since being dragged away by Hayate the way she was making almost what was underneath her which were her striped green and white panties show. Luckily she grabbed her skirt before it flopped upward so anything became visible was covered where she whispered to herself phew. The last thing she wanted was some unsuspecting pervert seeing what was underneath. "All right." Tsukiko sighed as she managed to break her hand free and decided to sit a table alone with Hayate. All she had to do was ask where she would have agreed without saying no toward her about sitting at the same table as her. She told Hayate to sit at the empty table she spotted toward the back with her if she wanted to talk to her. It seemed the girl had things on her mind and she was a little bit curious if it had anything to do with her brother yesterday who hauled her off which caught a lot of attention.

Tsukiko walked over and took a seat then invited Hayate to sit with her turning her cold eyes and scowl toward everyone else to leave them alone or they'd be sorry. When she threw her dirty look at some of the students who were thinking about sitting their they scurried off toward another table to leave the two alone. She wasn't entirely sure what Hayate wanted, but she didn't really want to talk about yesterday at all. She also managed to catch glimpse of Angelo where she buried her head downward so he couldn't see her silver hair very well. Seeing him disturbed her and the fact Hayate was with her was even worse, because he'd try the same old tricks again on her because another girl was present. She sighed to herself knowing full and well you can't teach an old dog new tricks. At least Angelo was too busy distracted with Ethel which was advantageous for Tsukiko. She could just sit there until class started and he wouldn't even spot her.

"You have a lot of nerve just pulling me off like that!" Tsukiko started because she was a little bit upset that Hayate would just go up and grab her like she did her brother. She was fortunate that Tsukiko saw that she was girl before she performed her maneuver, because had that not been Hayate they would have ended up flat on the back. Tsukiko was still a bit irritated though some of that annoyance didn't come from Hayate. It was from the rumors she had to put up with and the events of last night which wouldn't leave her head. Hopefully she could get a duel in later on and those memories would vanish like cookies from the jar. "So, what do you want anyway? You must want something if you had the gall to pull me away from the table like that." Tsukiko sighed deeply as she finished speaking toward Hayate. She wondered if it was questions about her brother or something else completely. Not like it was really any of her business anyway. She preferred to mind her own business and not get involved in her brother's affairs since they were none of her business in the first place.

Tsukiko crossed her legs at the table as she relaxed back in her chair. She wondered if Hayate was going to eat anything or if she was like her and her brother who only ate two courses a day which were lunch and supper. Tsukiko hardly ate breakfast because she preferred to diet to say nice and slim like she was right now. The last thing she wanted to do was gain weight from eating too much junk food though she did have a certain sweet-tooth for sweets. They were probably her favorite part of the meal, but she was limited on how many she could eat due to the fact she didn't want to spoil her diet which was perfectly fine-tuned so she wouldn't gain any weight. While she waited for Hayate to say exactly what she wanted she took out a piece of candy and unrolled the wrapper placing it in her mouth. She could both taste the sweet refreshing taste of the tangy flavor which danced on her tongue making her feel fulfilled. Such a great taste to satisfy the taste-buds. They had to be dancing happily inside her mouth as they savored every moment of the candy in her mouth as she swooshed it around with her tongue before she swallowed it.

The Duel Tower: The first year students. (A Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Academy Roleplay.) [Axed]

"Wait, no!" Ethel fumbled out when noticing it's doors closing, quickly grabbing a card out of her deck box and throwing it towards the elevator. Shinrei noticed a card fall at his feet then noticed a girl that yelled wait where he looked on to see it was that blue-haired girl from yesterday. He wondered what she wanted out of all things as he grumbled to himself then noticed there was a card of hers that was at his feet. Well, he thought it was her card since he could have sworn he saw her throw a card like a Frisbee at the entrance toward the elevator hoping to jam the doors due to the motion detectors, but got too much spin on the card where it landed in the elevator at his feet. He reached down to pick the card up where he took it into his hand by scooping it off the floor with his palm flat before he leaned back upward as he waited for the elevator to ding. He noticed it was a Blackwing monster that was a Tuner. He was slightly impressed about the structure deck she chose. Blackwing was one of the decks he actually liked, but it wasn't a deck that fit his machine theme. Tuners are important for Synchro Summoning. He thought to himself as he read the language on the card clearly. He closed his eyes thinking maybe he should take the card back to her, but his client was also waiting and they wouldn't wait all day for him. "Hopefully she doesn't ask me any questions where I can just return the card to her and be on my way. I could have one of my associates return the card for me, but I don't want to draw suspicion at myself. The academy most likely doesn't yet know I'm the owner of Ikushirou Enterprises and I intend to keep that way for now." He said toward himself as he placed the card in his coat pocket sliding it in perfectly for safekeeping. The elevator reached Floor 1 where the doors opened as he walked toward the exit of Dual Tower and to his rendezvous point. A car pulled up which was a fancy one just like his own and he knew it was an old acquaintance of his.

The man inside the luxurious looking white limousine stepped out of his car as Shinrei nodded at him and extended his hand to greet the man. It was always a good impression for business relations to start off the talk with a firm handshake. It was something he learned from his father when he watched his father run the company in the past. This man had a white beard that extended down toward her neck looked quite elderly as he wore a white and gold colored suit that consisted of both shirt and pants. Some really sparkly gold shoes along with white ankle high socks. "It's a pleasure to finally see you again, Sir Shinrei. You have really matured ever since the World Circuit. Shame you didn't win it, but your skill is that of a professional. You've shown that clearly with the many tournaments you have taken part in. You are indeed the greatest dueling prodigy that the Ikushirou family produced. Shame to hear what happened to your mother. She was really a remarkable woman. I hope she's resting in peace and enjoying herself. I really hated to see her go at such a young age to leave young Master and your sister on their own." The man smiled as he released his grip and pulled his hand back as he invited Shinrei to step into his vehicle. Since Shinrei knew he probably didn't have classes today this was a golden opportunity to finally land a deal with one of his oldest clients. One that his father never managed to secure a decent deal with.

Shinrei wanted to know if this old partner that his father used to work who was a close acquaintance of his own knew anything regarding the accidents during the World Tournament. It was rumored that his father had used a brand new simulation system which actually looked like they created at the monsters out of thin air during some of the duels making it appear as some of them were rigged. Before Shinrei could launch these new projects he was working on he had to clean up his father's mess he created during the tournament. First he had to clear up the accident that happened during one of his duels and the victims that were comatosed when they fell toward the might of his deck. "I called you here to help me clean up my father's mess so I can make a new age for Duel Monsters. I cannot do that when people are suspecting my family's company of corruption and staging the accidents that happened during the duels. The media did a great job and covered up the accidents, but there are those that are private investigators who are not satisfied and want to look into the Ikushirou Scandal. I cannot have that weight over my head while I'm trying to launch my new projects which I'm very proud of. I think they will take Duel Monsters to the next level. But first I have to deal with my father's scandal and his snakes." Shinrei said as he tried to convince this old man to help take part in helping clear up the whole mess that happened during the World Tournaments. He knew that not everyone believed what the media said about the accidents blaming it on equipment failure. Since his company provided the equipment for the duels they were solely responsible for the failures.

While Shinrei discussed what his plans were with Ikushirou Enterprises as the car pulled away heading in the direction of where his client was waiting, Tsukiko was still in the breakfast room checking her cards to make sure that they perfectly fit the theme she used which using both dragon and machine monsters. She tried to keep to herself not to get involved with anyone in the room at all as she put the finishing touches on her deck as she returned it to the holder on a belt where her thigh was. Again she was wearing a black skirt along with that red Earth uniform as she tried to avoid bending over as she knelt down enough to reach the holder sliding the cards she didn't need back into it as she slid the ones she was going to use into a duel disk.

While she was sliding those cards into her duel disk she noticed one of the students said something toward her. "Having boy troubles?" Camryn asked her. "Don't worry about it; for every good guy, there's ten utter pricks." When Camryn started speaking toward as she was finishing her thinking about what she needed to add to her deck, her train of thought was interrupted by her talking to her about boys which annoyed her. She stopped staring at the floor as she threw a very cold stare as her face froze with a scowl on it at Camryn. In a way she did agree with her though the asking about boy problems did not make her very happy. She almost spun around to throw her fist into the wall behind her in anger after hearing that first statement. The last thing she wanted to be reminded of was that blunder she had with Angelo. She closed her eyes where she sighed turning her attention toward Camryn to answer her. "I suppose I agree with you about boys being pricks. Not like it's your problem." Her tone was very cold but her words were somewhat friendly. She didn't want to come as a total bitch toward her, but she didn't want to give her any impression that she was a friendly person either. Her mood was very sour at the moment and she really just didn't want to talk to anyone as she waited to see what class she would have to attend today.

"I hate all boys period. They're all selfish thinking only about themselves. They never think about the girl's problems. They just think. AH... FORGET IT!!! Don't even ask!!! They're all jerks, that's all you need to know!" Tsukiko said in frustration as she tried to control herself from doing damage to anything around her. The last thing she wanted was Camryn asking her why she hated all boys, but even if she did she probably wouldn't answer her at all. It wasn't really any of her business why she hated the opposite sex and she wasn't about to go into any form of explanation about it either. All she wanted to do was lean up against the wall and collect her thoughts as she could think to herself without anyone bothering her. Her eyes showed not only a frigid stare, but you could see a deep sadness within them if you looked closely. It was obvious the girl had suffered greatly, but judging by her look and expressions on her face she wasn't about to tell anyone why she looked so gloomy like she almost hated the entire world.

When she thought she was going to enjoy herself, another familiar face approached her from yesterday. That boy that ran into her during the first day. Such nerve that boy didn't watch where he was going though he was under the influence of her artificial personality which she used to try to fool everyone with, but thanks to Angelo he ruined her entire plan about trying to pretend to be nice and the mask was ripped off. She doubt she could use it anymore since there were probably all kinds of rumors floating around about how much of a drama queen she was and on top of that an ice queen to boot. Surely the gossipers devoured all that juicy information from yesterday and widespread it like wildfire. She swore she heard some girls talking about her earlier when she left the dorm area. No one she knew but they were saying how much of a drama queen she was. Such nerve, if they only knew how much she had to go through in the past. They probably wouldn't still be laughing if she told them about it.

"Hey, I know that girl!" Haas eagerly told Nathan, pointing to Tsukiko. Surely enough it was who she thought it was when she heard his voice. She turned her head back toward floor as she had finished talking to Camryn trying to ignore Haas giving him the cold shoulder treatment. "Um, excuse me?" Tsukiko said coldly as she felt a little insulted when he just interrupted her thinking after Camryn pestered her earlier about boy problems. She knew Angelo was responsible for people suddenly knowing who she was where she blamed all this on him. It was his fault that they were talking badly about her making fun of her. Two days in and now she was getting popular, what did she do to deserve this treatment? If it wasn't enough she was popular with the boys during the first day, because of how attractive she was. Ugh... Tsukiko thought to herself as she complained about all these people bothering her. Thanks to Angelo she now couldn't enjoy herself in peace and probably during her free time they'd be harassing her all the time then. Haas opted to take a second option after he made two options. "Wait a sec, I'll invite her to sit with us!" He told Nate with a smile, before jogging over to Tsukiko.

"Hey, Tsukiko!" he greeted upon being close enough. The boy didn't want to leave his new friend for too long, so decided to make it brief... Even if the girl wasn't listening. "Hey, I noticed you just got here and I wanted to ask if you wanted to come sit with us. Even if you don't, that's fine!" the boy invited, with a blissfully unaware grin on his face. "I'll talk to you later either way, alright? Don't want to keep them waiting!" Haas departed with a quick nod, before running back over to his seat. She almost wanted to scream 'damn you Angelo, this is all your fault' except she decided not to. Another boy though she knew Haas, but she wasn't sure if he was like all the other boys. She closed her eyes again thinking he was, because he just went over there and disturbed her when she was trying to enjoy some peaceful time to herself trying to rid of herself of all the backlash she got earlier when she woke up. This had to be a nightmare she woke up to and even if she pinched herself she wasn't going to wake up. Face it, Tsukiko. You allowed that idiot to see sides of you that were best left hidden. He also seems to have an obsession with girls who are dark. No wonder he likes Ethel. ...and now me... She paused her thinking for a moment as her face almost turned bright read where she continue to think more about it. Oh no, no, no... She thought as she shook her head at the end denying the thought of what she was thinking a moment ago. She denied Angelo cared about her trying to implant it into her mind that he liked Ethel and that he would leave her alone.

She then knew that wouldn't work since he already knew that she was experiencing great pain which she did not want his help to deal with. She knew he said something empathetic about his Uncle and how his parents made him live a harsh life which she could relate toward her devious father, but she still refused to believe that he could completely understand the void in her heart which she thought could never be filled. It was obvious she did this to herself. All she had to do was walk away instead of hoping he'd walk away. Thinking about it just frustrated her even more. She tried to push Angelo out of her mind and get back to thinking about Haas. Those words she said to him about being a good duelist were lies. She didn't actually mean them as she was just trying to torment her brother for pissing her off earlier for being a complete jerk. If he thought she actually thought he was skilled then he was a fool. She didn't know who was more annoying. Haas or Hayato though there was a similarity since both names started with the letter "H". She decided to accept Haas invitation and go sit with them, but she wasn't about to say anything to either. Neither of them really interested her at all and where was her damn brother? He was there the other day and now he's gone.

Tsukiko walked over toward where Nathan and Haas were sitting where she sat on the opposite end of the table due to her dislike for boys. She still had a mean look on her face and didn't really look like the friendly type as she took a seat. She wasn't hungry either so she would just sit there until class was ready. Not a word came out of the girl's mouth as pulled out Void Dragon out of her deck and took a look at it to see if it would do anything, but nothing happened as she returned it to her duel disk. Hopefully neither of them asked her what she was doing a moment ago, because she didn't even want to answer that question.

The Duel Tower: The first year students. (A Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Academy Roleplay.) [Axed]

Shinrei heard the loud speaker where he decided to sit on while he sat on his bed. He pondered what happened yesterday with Hayate as he decided what he would do for today. He surely had no interest in Turbo Dueling so he decided he might just skip that class especially if it was the class today, because it would not help make his deck stronger and he thought the Speed Counters were so stupid. Even if it wasn't, he was going to meet with one of his clients today so he was just going to avoid classes today. He might catch the end of the other class if he has time. He wasn't about to go ride on machines that gave people suicidal tendencies while they battled each other like a bunch of drunks playing bumper cars. Well, of course, he knew there were safety regulations in place where the automatic pilot would take over if one of the students was acting dangerously. He did worry about his sister, because of the fact one of those idiots could get her hurt and he would not forgive himself or the person responsible if that did happen. Shinrei placed his feet square on the floor as he used the momentum in his hands to push himself to stand up.

As he looked around in his decorated room which held all his collectibles which he earned, he tried to reflect on yesterday about how Hayate stayed with despite him informing her that she didn't have to. He found that girl somewhat strange though parts of her reminded him of his own mother. It did frustrated him in one way though in the other way he was intrigued maybe to find out more about her. Shinrei was a man who needed a reason to get involved with anyone and the fact that Hayate gave him flashbacks of his own mother when he was doing a bridal carry with her earlier after she passed out was more than enough reason for him to at least pursue an answer of why she made him feel that way.

"Everyone else here is a waste of time. None of them have proven that they are worthy of my attention." Shinrei said as he put his clothes that he laid out for himself and placed his uniform over the regular clothes he liked to wear. He decided he would take his duel disk with him this time except he didn't plan on heading toward class. He had other plans he made with a certain representative from his company where he needed to discuss some findings they found regarding both the Ray twins. He needed to wear his uniform so he could at least avoid unnecessary suspicion from the faculty of the school. The last thing he needed was them becoming suspicious about his activity. He was still worried about his sister though he couldn't worry about that right now. He had other agenda that he needed to attend to. At least he wouldn't have to worry about Leander since he wouldn't be in class or any area where Leander would try to annoy him. He decided to leave right after he got ready closing the door as he made his way toward the elevator to head toward the first floor. From there he would walk outside Duel Tower toward the abandoned building where he set up the rendezvous with his associate from his company. He got into the elevator and closed the door before anyone could see him.

Tsukiko had also heard the guy over the horn tell her to get up which almost made her pick up one of her stuff animals and throw it at the wall. She was still tired from having to get up early to take a shower so she could get in a warm one. She remembered the events from yesterday and didn't know if inviting Angelo to walk her back to her dormitory was a very good idea. A lot of people gave them unusual stairs as the approached her room though she didn't really care. Not like he was that important to her though she sure hope he didn't see her react to that painting she saw as she got on the elevator. It would be most embarrassing to have him the next day decide he was going to become an artist in hope of impressing her. She would think he was a complete moron if he even suggested such a thing.

"Ugh, last thing I want is him waiting for me. Hopefully he goes and bothers that Ethel girl. I can do without him after what happened yesterday." Tsukiko complained as she finished putting on her clothes including her uniform and skirt before she stepped out of her room closing the door almost immediately, because it was none of anyone's business what was in her room. She stepped out in the hallway and put her arms out in the air and stretched high toward the ceiling as she took a breath of the fresh air outside of her room. Luckily she tidied up her room so it didn't smell like it did last time. That was such a terrible foul stench she had to deal with when she first arrived which almost made her puke.

She noticed a few people greeted her saying hello where she threw some cold stares that she wanted to be left alone not answering them at all. If people were going to harass her today she would just ignore them. Most people knew about how she was and there was no use hiding the fact that she wasn't this nice pretty girl that they all envisioned her as. She was more of a dangerous ice queen that liked to toy with people's minds and they didn't even know she was pretending to be nice yesterday. It was a drag that she had to act like herself now, because she was sure everyone spread the rumors about how mean and nasty she really was after her meeting with the naive Angelo boy. "My entire day yesterday was ruined due to that Angelo kid who just wouldn't take no for an answer. He's about as bad as that Leander kid who wouldn't take no as an answer from my brother. They both share in common that they are equally as annoying." She sighed as she walked over toward the elevator as she took it to the floor where there was breakfast. She noticed her brother wasn't around when she ate her breakfast then decided it was time to head straight to class. Then she remembered she didn't even know that class was being held today. She took a look at the list noticing there was a blank and sighed as she stopped the elevator on the breakfast floor. This made her sigh since that was a class that her deck had a major disadvantage at if Turbo Dueling could be the class today. Well... this is going to be a long day. I don't need to volunteer today unless I want to lose big and hard today. With this current deck structure, I don't stand a chance at Turbo Dueling if that is the class today. She thought to herself as the elevator finally dinged where she reached the floor where the breakfast was though she wasn't going to eat right now. She'd wait until lunch due to the fact she wasn't really hungry.

Tsukiko walked over toward the entrance then leaned up against the wall staring down at the floor as she tried to avoid eye contact with everyone. If Ben showed up she might at least go say hi to him since he was one person who she could respect. The rest of the boys she would try to just give the cold shoulder to since their gazes would make her nervous and very uncomfortable. She thought she was the first one to arrive so she decided to fix up her deck and add a few new cards to it to strengthen a little bit more. She knew that adding Chimeratech Overdragon to her deck would give her a little bit more strength. She would need to summon Proto-Cyber Dragon to be able to bring out Chimeratech Overdragon which would provide a bit of a challenge considering her brother had Cyber Dragons in his deck. She also put Creature Swap in there which would be a good turn the tables card in case she needed it. She could have used that card against Michelle to help gain an advantage over, but unfortunately it wasn't one of the cards originally included in her structure deck. She wished she still had her Magic Jammer card, because she could have destroyed Realm of Light with that card, but she traded her brother for Overload Fusion which he thought suited her a lot better than it did him.

She was wondering if her brother would ever show up since she had waited in front of the room several minutes while she scoured through her cards thinking of how she could strengthen this deck since a few of the cards were brand new and just became official. The last thing she needed was some unsuspecting person breathing down her neck while she sorted her entire deck out to find out where the advantages all lied in her deck. She noticed that De-Fusion was in her deck? Why was De-Fusion in her deck when that card was highly outdated? Well, she did remember that her brother said it's good for easily setting up Xyz summon without actually having to get both monsters on the field. So she decided to leave it in her deck for now.

Again Tsukiko just stared at her deck with the cold look on her face and icy scowl implanted on her lips. She adored the three Void Dragon cards, because she remembered someone very special to her had used those cards in their deck in the past. This was even before her brother became the top tier high caliber duelist he was. She had a feeling that they might be the same cards her brother threw away. If the academy found them then why did they choose her out of all people to use them? She knew then and there they must have records on her brother and perhaps she would find out something about this mysterious duelist known as the Silver Flash who was popular way back then. She noticed there were Cyberdark cards in her that pack, but without the fusions they were practically useless in their current state. She decided to put them in her collection for now since she had two of the three. Even though she didn't have Magic Jammer anymore she did get out of that pack Mystical Space Typhoon which would have been a great card to have to eliminate Michelle's field card with. She would certainly add that one to her deck and Trap Jammer since it could destroy cards like Mirror Force. She added those two cards to her deck though she wasn't satisfied since she failed to get the Call of the Haunted card she was trying for. Oh well... She thought to herself since better luck next time. She did get the Creature Swap card she wanted.

"Hopefully with some of these newer cards I can prolong the duel with. I know I probably had a great chance had I not used Mirror Force too early and screwed myself out of using Dark Hole later on. I now understand what my brother said by you will know the exact time when a card should be used, but don't hesitate too long or you'll lose your opportunity.' She said to herself as she slipped the new cards which would prove vital to her deck into it and put the ones that weren't that useful into her collection. Since she did run a dragon deck the Cyberdark cards might be useful later on when she got the fusions and the last one that completed the set of three Cyberdark dragons. She then slipped her deck back into her duel disk as she returned her hand toward her side and began to ponder more thoughts about what exactly happened the other day and why.

While she thought about all that she mumbled to herself quietly as she paid no one else any attention, "The last thing I need is advice from an ignorant jerk like Vincent! I can't stand boys like him anyway. They make me want to smash everything that is in front of me!" Tsukiko raged at the end slightly raising her voice, but not enough so it could echo so everyone could hear her. She was hoping that he wouldn't stop when he walked by and harass her about how she was assembling her deck together since she had some new cards to it. The thought of that arrogant jerk from the other day who wiped the floor with Hayato just pissed her off, because she couldn't believe someone like that was around. His attitude made her anger boil within the cauldrons of the hell her demons thrived from. Too bad she didn't have her brother around to keep him away and now she would just have to fend for herself today. This seriously sucks, I sure hope I don't get picked for Turbo Dueling if that is the class today. It'd be like trying to slay a dragon with a dull sword. I wouldn't stand a ghost of a chance with the current deck I have due to my lack of Synchro support. I'm walking right into suicide's domain.

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When he said he is always willing to become helpful; Tsukiko gave him one of those doubtful looks, because she knew as long as it was the opposite sex he would be willing to help. Of course her brother is male so he would never try to help him. She wasn't at all fooled by that statement he made, because he didn't want to hear about her brother, because he was male is what she thought in head. Though knowing her brother and how he didn't like to be around people she doubted he would want to talk to him either when he called him a peon earlier today during Action Duel class.

A long sigh came out of her mouth when he said he wouldn't abandon her after she had told him that she wouldn't forgive him if he got engaged with her and didn't see it through to the end. The foolish statement he made just a moment ago almost wanted to make her facepalm, because it looked like he didn't remember the conditions to her agreement. It was true, she was going to hold Angelo to every single word he made toward her as he was making her promises which when you broke with her all hell would break lose. Just ask her brother who has seen the fierce and dangerous nature of that girl. He would also tell you when she gets dangerous she isn't pretty at all. Some of that was seen when he blew her off during one of Haas duels and she made him pay for it by forcing him to succumb to her needs. There was no mercy shown when she stomped on his foot repeatedly though Angelo probably wasn't there when she did it. Though strange she chose out of the blue not particularly caring much about him though she did try to pretend to get along with him just to get back at her brother.

Tsukiko shook her head in disbelief when he actually believed that she liked him in the way he was thinking. He was not only a fool, but an idiot to boot to think she would ever see him like that. His smooth talking she found very annoying earlier hitherto demeaning since it not only made her feel uncomfortable, but made him come off as a condescending sexist. Only a fool would think a demon girl like her would be flattered by mere charm. Which is certainly what he was earlier and the only reason she was laughing at him earlier, because he was being as goofy as Haas as she thought he might just be as dumb too. Well... maybe not since she knew Haas had not won a single one of his duels yet. Every duel he had participated in had resulted in a loss and to lose to a dimwit like Cassie who she couldn't stand, because she reminded her of one of those angry fans at ballgames that always tried to troll on everyone else's emotions.

Before Tsukiko left with Angelo to return to her dorm she at least put her shorts back on so she wouldn't get cat calls toward the perverted males who made up a small quantity of the academy. She decided she would leave her blouse off, because she was just going to change out of it anyway when she got back to her room. She was extremely disappointed she didn't get one chance to go swimming as it was a chance to relax her spirit which was exhausted from Michelle's duel earlier. One which she didn't want to talk about either and hopefully Angelo wouldn't dare ask her something like that unless he wanted to get whacked with her fan for being a pest. The entire time Tsukiko said hardly a word which was not uncommon. The girl didn't really talk much when she was like how she was right now and probably now that people saw the true side of her it just might be a better idea to remain the way she was instead of pretend. She could thank Angelo for that since he annoyed her enough to bring out that tsundere side of her which she masked under a fake personality she created so she could at least accomplish what she needed to. Thanks a lot, Angelo. Now I can't go back to how I was otherwise people will think I'm a raving lunatic. Not to disagree that I looked like one a moment ago, but they will know that I was faking that whole bit. Dammit, this sucks... Now I'm going to have boys horde me, because I don't want them to be around me. That idiot Hayato could have saved me from this humiliation too. Oh well, naught I can do now, but accept what has happened. She thought to herself as she tried to distract herself from saying really anything toward Angelo as she started to walk in the direction of the elevator.

"What a long day... glad it's over with... Now I can soak in the shower and reflect on what happened though I would like to forget about what just happened a moment..." She was about to finish that statement when she was mumbling toward herself as she pushed the button to wait for the elevator to open. She wasn't sure if Angelo was beside her or not since she wasn't paying much attention. She was hoping the next day he would be bothering Ethel again rather than her. She had enough to deal with than having another boy acquaintance trying to see what she was up to. Besides, didn't he like that girl? Or did he just have some infatuation for girls who were tsundere? On the wall her eyes caught interest to a fantastic art piece which she adored. She smiled brightly and laughed as she enjoyed seeing the piece. She remembered her family owned pieces like that. Particularly her mother who adored any art that was well crafted and this one was no exception. "Pretty... This piece brings back so many fond memories. It's so beautiful that it inspires my mind." She said as she stroked the picture though couldn't touch the actual thing since it was behind glass to protect it which was good since she wouldn't want to see something so magnificent get ruined.

Dark as a raven that streak across the moonlit sky during the night over the shimmering waters that flow through the river gently. The thought of that beautiful phrase brought light to her face where she smiled just gently for a moment at the thought where she saw a picture of what she thought on the wall and hoped Angelo did not catch glimpse of her smiling like that or laughing a moment ago. She didn't want to give him any indication that she ever smiled since he would probably attempt something really stupid that would annoy her anyway. "Such a gallant and picturesque moment which demonstrates such a beautiful aura in the architecture of artistry. I wish I saw more elegant pictures that are atmospheric as this one." While she waited for the elevator to arrive she enjoyed the artwork of the picture she saw on the wall. One thing she couldn't resist was beautiful scenery and another was fantastic artwork by a renown and brilliant artist. She wish she knew the name of the person who made this masterpiece as she would want to meet him someday. The scenery in the picture captured her heart and eased her mind soothing the tense darkness that ran rampantly inside her heart. The girl's heart wasn't completely darkness and those smiles and laughs were authentic. There was radiance in all of them as the girl's light started to show in her heart. Too bad she didn't show this side all the time. But when she did she looked almost like an angel that that was heaven sent.

The elevator dinged as it finally had reached her floor and the doors opened wide letting her into the small space it had to offer as it would take her straight to her dorm. She had returned back to normal where her cold look returned to her face and the gloomy gaze in her eyes which screamed agony from the sadness she felt. Even one thousand sunshines wouldn't rectify the suffering she felt and erase the despair that was deep within her soul which devoured the light that shone toward her happiness leaving her only the rainy nights of loneliness. "You were looking weren't you? I expect you to forget what you saw. I just like artwork so don't get any ideas." Tsukiko said coldly toward Angelo reaching behind her gripping her fan as she pressed the button to take it down toward the Earth dorms so she could return to her room and head to bed. She wanted to see her brother about something, but decided it could wait until tomorrow. Tsukiko was keeping an eye on Angelo closely in case he tried any ideas if he saw her like she was a moment ago. It was true that she didn't want Angelo to remember what he just saw a moment ago if he did indeed just see her like she was when she was adoring that picture she saw on the wall. She kept her eyes focused on him though she would listen to anything he would say while the elevator was taking her toward the floor toward her dorms.

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<Snipped quote by Xeiyenreisha>

Lol. Nobody goes after the hard-to-get girls in this age group, they're too damn lazy. Many just don't even give a damn, and those who do are (usually) the stereotypical hormone-driven macho teens or practically adults.

@Ammokkx

Well, I was rather blunt with that statement. I was talking in terms of anime/video game boys and well my vagueness kind of sparked this debate which I'm not taking any part in. Well in the real world, hard-to-get-girls are usually the prey of sexual predators than decent males. That's just the way this world works right now. People are too lazy to pursue girls like that and most that do have some sort of mental problem.

Satsuki from Strawberry 100% was a misandry. Not as hellbent on causing harm to boys as that one girl with silver hair from Girls Bravo. Too bad Tsukiko is more like that girl than Satsuki.

But from now I'll refrain from my making vague abrupt comments like that, because you blew the whole thing out of proportion. Leaves a lot of room for uncertainty, that's for sure.

Edit: I must have been out of it to write that last OOC comment. Either boozing or snoozing. Don't recall which one since I'm still only half awake.

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@Jangel13 It's not often Tsukiko actually does invite someone to walk with her. To be honest, it never has happened and the only reason she had Hayato sit near her is she wanted to gauge Hayato and her brother's relationship. He'd be a fool to turn it down, but he doesn't have to accept he doesn't want to. It may be a once in a lifetime opportunity to get closer to her and improve his status with her. Most boys would kill to get an offer like that, because one she doesn't like boys and two she doesn't like walking with people she doesn't know though she does make exceptions based on the conditions they made with her.

So what is he going to do? Accept her invitation or decline it?

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I know the problem is that Angelo is just a naïve kind of person so he essentially doesn't know what to really do. I'll do my best and hope it doesn't blue up in my face

@Jangel13

Congratulations, you managed to get closer to Tsukiko and become at least an acquaintance of hers but that is far from friendship. I'm very impressed that Angelo actually managed to reason with her despite her being so negative and repulsive. That is an accomplishment and I didn't think Angelo had the audacity to actually try to see things from her point of view and be empathetic but I guess I was wrong.

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Tsukiko sighed as she was about to leave then it appeared Angelo at least wanted her to hear him out, because he was going to take another approach toward her. She didn't really see any reason to, because the last few times he only tried to look at things from his own point a view. Surely this time would be no different, but something inside her made her close her eyes and think it over. Where she came to the conclusion she would at least hear what else he had to say. It better not be the same repeated nonsense otherwise she was going to leave, because she was tired and wasn't in the mood anymore for people to treat her like some object of possession. "Fine, I'll listen to you. If it is the same nonsense as earlier I am going to leave." She did lighten up just slightly, but still that anger inside of her raged on like a lion. There was no replacing what she had lost and even Angelo's words couldn't bring what she lost in the past back. This was his last chance with her so he better make it good, because her patience was at its limit.

"There is no such thing as a perfect life." Angelo said knowing that got her attention after he tried to talk about looking for happiness. The first statement she heard from him she was a little taken back by. She didn't expect to hear something like that come out of his mouth where her face shifted into a state where she was completely taken by surprise nearly paralyzed by the what he just said. It was very different than what he had said earlier and it was something she agreed with. At least they saw eye to eye that no life was perfect no matter how you live it. Perhaps she had misjudged him and not given him a chance, because she thought he was another one of those boys who bragged about how great their life was and how she would fit in perfectly. "That is not something I expected to hear from you... You aren't trying to deceive me, are you? You better mean those words, because I'm going to hold you to them. If you're any different than the other boys then you best prove it to me. Only then will I finally recognize you as one of my acquaintances. But only an acquaintance. Don't think I'm just going to automatically become your friend, because my trust isn't that easily given out. But, I guess..." She pondered for a moment as he managed to calm the hellfire inside her body that was raging wildly like flames burning on a course toward chaos. It wasn't enough to extinguish the flames, but it was enough to at least calm the raging phoenix that wanted to burn everything in her path to ashes. Of course, that was just a figure of speech for she earlier wanted to cause havoc. "It's a start."

"There is no such thing as having a life without pain or suffering because that's life. I had an uncle once he was really nice to me and he encouraged me to be a duelist unlike my father but one day he was attacked by some punk in the street. He died in the hospital and I thought I lost someone who would always cheer me on in the stands as I took to the dueling circuit. My parents don't want me to duel and as a result that created friction between us. You're right I don't understand what you have gone through but I didn't live a perfect life because their isn't any such thing. All we can do is take everyday one at a time and hope for the best." Angelo unsure if what he was saying was having any effect on her at this point but even if he couldn't get through to her all he could hope for was that Angelo was really and truly trying to help her. When he continued she was mesmerized by what he had just said. This time his words were trying to relate to her pain instead of the trust big brother I'll make things better approach. Tsukiko wasn't entirely sure if he knew the gravity of her situation. It frustrated her that he spoke that way, because she did agree with some of what he had to say even though she would openly deny it if he ever asked her. "Then you understand full and well there is no light without darkness? If you didn't, you wouldn't have told me about yourself. You finally understand the separation between you and me now that you've finally admitted that you know nothing about how I've suffered in misery. To be honest, I'm somewhat impressed that you changed your approach. Perhaps you're not as naive as I thought you were. But I still think you're a fool to get involved with me though if you make this choice you best be willing to see it through to the end. Despite all those words I said to you yet you are still willing to help me? You really are an imbecile, aren't you? I guess there's no point in telling you to get the point since it's obvious that maybe there is some underlining truth to your first statement. I still hate you and everything you stand for. That will not change unless you can show me that you are different. Knowing that are you willing to shoulder the burden of my hatred toward you in an attempt to show me that you truly want to see things from my perspective? Remember, I will not forgive you if you abandon me, just remember that and if I find out you didn't mean those words I'll make you sorely regret you ever said them to me. I'm still not sure whether I should trust you or not. I will let you at least come closer to me. But hands off." She reminded him as she wasn't about to let him get too close to her. His words did have significant meaning to them and she could relate, but it still annoyed her though she had to keep it under control. There were students in the room and causing trouble would land her straight in the principal's office. Not to mention the scolding she'd get from her brother later on for getting careless and reckless.

"I'll let you at least walk me back to my dorm but that is it. I will see for myself whether you are different or the same as the other boys. Do not try to convince me with words. If you really mean what you said then let your actions speak louder than words." Tsukiko decided to lighten up her cold demeanor slightly though she still had a very cold look on her face which wasn't going to go away anytime soon. The girl had gone through so much that it was hard to put all of it in just one conversation. So, he had problem with his parents too? Though I only had problems with my father... She thought to herself as she placed her index finger onto her lip pondering her thoughts. The only reason she was being more reasonable though is she remembered what Ben had told her earlier. She didn't know exactly what he meant by what he all said, but she did know that he was someone who was appreciating her for an individual and not the fact she was the opposite sex which is why he gained her respect immediately. She couldn't do the same with Angelo, because she still had her doubts about him that he would try to empathize with her, because there was the thought he could go back and try to hit on her again which bothered her. She decided she was going to head back to her dorm and despite the scary icy gaze on her face that froze quite a few boys in the room if they got too close she would at least invite him because maybe he was worth her time. "I'm heading back to my dorm. You are welcome to accompany if you want. I don't care either way, but my mother always told me I should give those who show compassion for others a chance. I suppose I'll give you the benefit of the doubt for now. Don't take me for granted, dammit! I can change my mind in the blink of an idea so just keep that in mind." Impressively Angelo managed to finally calm the ice queen down and purge the exploding darkness that was almost to spill out of her heart. Her mind was captured by shadows where it was caught in a paradox of solitude since that is the only life she knew after the death of her mother. He managed to break her free of her suspicion and cautious approach which repelled most people away from her and lower her shield slightly so he could understand her better. But this was just a minuscule accomplishment because it would take more than just that to bring the light within her heart back to the surface where she might enjoy herself and smile once again acting like any other normal girl.

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@Xeiyenreisha
She still hasn't met the entire cast yet -_- sad times.

Also you said you wanted her to fight Vincent, sure thats a good idea?

@1Charak2

I think I'd rather not have her meet Ignia yet. Ignia is really creepy and it's hard to tell how she would react unless the two met.

I know the problem is that Angelo is just a naïve kind of person so he essentially doesn't know what to really do. I'll do my best and hope it doesn't blue up in my face

@Jangel13

That's all you can do. I know, Ethel is probably easier to deal with than Tsukiko. Yeah, that's his biggest problem and why he has so much of a problem with reading how girls work.