Family, Secrets and Headaches, Oh my!

It is now night at the academy, and Alexis is at the pier, waiting for Will. She asked him to come here tonight because after seeing what looked like a ghost of her brother out there on the surfboard, she knew that she has to tell somebody about one of the main reasons why she came to the island in the first place. While she can tell Jaden and the others, she didn't want anybody's pity or getting into trouble just because they wanted to help her.

The day at the beach ended with a happy moment, from Jaden leaving with a full belly at the moment, to Bastion getting a new dorm mate and finally Aeris getting another kiss out of her boyfriend. Alexis couldn't help but giggle at the memory because even though Will held back that time, Aeris tried to kiss him with the same intensity as their first one, only for it to backfire on her, forcing Alexis to help her back to the dorms.

She turned when she heard footsteps coming from behind her. Approaching her is an older boy in a mostly white coat with tails, and a blue line around the collar, with long dark blue hair. "Hey Zane, what's up?" Alexis asked the person who she shared a brother-sister relationship.

"Just wanted to meet Mr. Rawelk for the first time." Zane said, while looking out towards the ocean, with his arms crossed, "What about you?"

"Right now I'm wondering if I'm making the right decision." Alexis said.

"That's completely up to you." The pair turned to see Will walking up to them, breaking in his Ra Yellow jacket, "I can sense that something was off about you because every time you smiled, your eyes seem to be hiding something." When he came to a stop, "By the way, did Aeris recover from that kiss?"

A small smile appeared onto Alexis's face, "Oh she recovered alright, although I had to help her get through a barrage of questions from Professor Fontaine and most of the other girls." She said with a giggle.

Zane gave the newest Ra a critical look. When he realized who the person really was, Will looked Zane right in the eyes, as if sending him a message only the older boy could understand. Zane nodded at this, knowing exactly what he is saying: If you figured out who I really am, keep it to yourself. Zane wouldn't do this if the duelist was anything like the Princeton brothers or any of the Obelisks who he had to listen to over and over who either brag about what they do to Slifers or their constant need to try and get revenge on the who keeps clobbering them in a duel. Will has proven himself in Zane's eyes to be a tough duelist and a good person.

"Anyway, what is it that you want to talk to me about?" Will asked.

Alexis's smile disappeared, "I wanted to tell you one of the reasons why I'm here at Duel Academy." She said, trying to keep a strong front, "My brother Atticus disappeared from here about a year ago and nobody has found a clue on where or how he disappeared."

"And you're here to see if you could find something that they missed." Will said.

Alexis nodded at this, "I just didn't want to wait around and do nothing while my brother is in trouble somewhere." She said, while looking out towards the ocean.

"I don't blame you, I have a twin sister and we're a bit protective over each other." Will said, "Even though we're just almost complete opposites from each other, we still care about each other."

"You have a sister?" Alexis asked "What is she like?"

"Twin sister, and basically we're a bit like yin and yang." Will explained, "While we are each other's best friend and we tend to listen to our hearts that is about as far as the similarities go. I love dueling she prefers fashion, and a few other things that probably take most of the night to explain. You'll get the chance to meet her when family day comes to the academy."

Alexis nodded at this, "And I hope I have Atticus with me by then." She said, "So what's her name and why didn't you mention her earlier?"

"Her name is Namine (No this isn't a Kingdom Hearts crossover, I just picked a name) and I didn't mention her because one, once people hear the word sister, I'll have a bunch of people driving me crazy on getting info on her, especially the ones who go gaga for any girl they see, like Syrus, when the word twin finally registers, take a guess on what they're going to start imagining." When he saw Alexis's eyes go wide at the thought, "Exactly and I'm not going to mention her until my family comes to visit."

Zane could relate a bit since he never mentioned Syrus once while he was here because he didn't want to give anybody any wrong ideas and give Syrus a swell head, plus it wasn't any of their business.

"Do you have a picture of her?" Alexis asked.

"I do, but if I show you, then I would be forced to reveal a secret that I don't want anybody to know yet." Will said "Anyway, I'll go turn in for the night, and don't worry, Alexis, your secret is safe with me."

When Will exited the pier, Zane decided to follow suit, "I'll do the same, good night Alexis." He said before walking off, "And I do believe Will is a good addition to the academy."

Alexis stood there at the pier for a bit before turning in for the night herself.

Will is at the crossroads that lead to the main building and the dorms. He stopped and asked "Was there anything else you wanted to know about me, Zane?"

Zane walked up to the younger boy, "I want to know the real reason why a person who is good enough to make the pro-league would want to come to a place where he can defeat everyone here within a blink of an eye." He said.

Will turned around and answered "Because the best things in life are things earned through hard work and patience, and I would rather work my way into the league the right way. If somebody were to offer me an easy way to fame and fortune, I tell them where to stick it because I'm not going to take any handouts from anybody."

Zane couldn't help but smile at this answer. He knew that it was sincere and it was the answer he was expecting after seeing and reading all the interviews, but he had to test him to see if was still the real deal since there are a lot of impersonators out there, "I'll accept your answer, but since I've seen enough people do . . ." He started to say before he was interrupted.

"If you want to find out if I'm the real deal, then how about setting up an appointment because out here, it's too risky and I don't want to reveal my true identity to anybody just yet." Will said, before walking towards the Ra dorms.

While most people would feel offended about being blown off like that, Zane didn't because when he saw Alexis walking up to him, he realized that he made a mistake that he don't intend to make again. "How much have you heard?" Zane asked, wanting to make sure Alexis doesn't do anything she might regret.

Alexis had the decency to look a little embarrassed, "Right around where he interrupted you for some reason." She answered back, "Is there something I need to be worried about?" She asked.

Zane looked at her and said "No, nothing bad, just something you might want to brace yourself for when the time comes for the truth to come out and your loyalty to your friends becomes tested.

Next day at the academy, before class has started, Will and Aeris are just hanging out with each other at the main entrance, talking and laughing. Ever since the kisses they shared yesterday, they managed to feel more comfortable around each other, yet both agreed to take it a bit slower from then on.

Things were going smoothly until a loud "You!" was heard from across the walkway. Everyone looked to see Seika Kohinata with an angry look on her face, walking towards the pair, "Because of you, I'm now treated like I'm some kind of criminal!" She said, getting ready to attack Aeris.

"That's because snakes like you are criminals." Will said, getting between the pair, "You think just because you used to be the Queen of Duel Academy that you get away with tricking somebody into switching their deck with a deck you created out of leftover cards. Well guess what, when I explained to Chancellor Sheppard about what you did, we both agreed that you needed to be taught a lesson."

"And now I'm going to teach you a lesson in why you shouldn't meddle in things that don't concern you." Seika said, while getting her duel disk at the ready, taking a couple steps back.

"Let's dance, Medusa." Will said, getting into position.