Hey everyone! I'm back with another chapter! Enjoy!

Disclaimer: *Glares at everyone* Hell, why do I have to go through this every new chapter? I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, plain and simple.

Claimer: Okay, I own this plot, Mel, Mark, and Michael the Archangel owns Michael, duh. Oh, I also own Aura Beast.

Chapters Remaining After This One: 6

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Jesse's POV

"Aren't you going to ask about it?" Mel asked. I turned my head to look at the top of hers. We were lying on her bed; she had her head on my chest. Marron and Ruby were curled up sound asleep at our feet. We had been just relaxing in a comfortable silence for a while.

"What do you mean?" I asked as I ran my fingers through her hair. She sighed and turned her head to look at me.

"Esabella." My fingers stopped combing through her hair, the silky strands between them sliding out easily. I let my hand fall so it just rested on her arm.

"What should I be asking about?" Mel sighed and turned her face away from mine, readjusting her head.

"You tell me."

"Mel, if I wanted to know about her, I would have already asked." This caused her to sit up and look back at me.

"What do you mean?" I sighed and sat up, using my hands as support. I looked at Mel.

"What I mean is I don't want to know what happened to Esabella or about her." Mel's eyebrows pulled together in confusion.

"How could you not want to know?" I reached up and tucked some of her hair casually behind her ear.

"I already know all I really care to know about her. Besides, you don't seem like you like talking about her." She flushed and quickly turned away.

"I don't."

"Then why are you wondering why I'm not asking about her? I thought you'd be happy that I wasn't pestering."

"I am." She turned back to look at me.

"Then why question it?" She bit her lip.

"It's just, I thought that maybe…What I mean is, I thought you'd want to…wait…ummm…oh, forget it!" Mel huffed and turned away from me, folding her arms across her chest. I sighed and ran my fingers through my hair, ruffling up the flattened mess. Neither of us spoke for some time. Finally, I sighed again and opened my mouth to say something when Mel spoke up before I could.

"She saved me. Esabella, I mean, from Aura Bestia. She told Sensei and my parents that she just found me; that Bestia just ran away but she showed up and when she did, it disappeared. I…I think she did something but I was already so drained, I couldn't focus on anything…"

I stared at her. Her hands were folded in her lap. She kept clasping and unclasping her fingers.

"How did she make it leave?" I asked. Mel shook her head, making sure to keep her face away from mine.

"I don't know. I told you, I don't remember much after Aura Bestia crying out 'Oracolo!' and then it was gone. I asked Esa once, but she just brushed me off. I took that as a sign not to ask again. Before I knew it, she was killed. Right in front of me, too."

"Mel…," I whispered. She sighed and reached up, rubbing her eyes. She turned and looked at me.

"I guess that's what I wanted to tell you." I wanted to say something but realized quickly how tired she looked. I laid back down and pulled her with me, placing her head on my chest. I tucked the blanket around her.

"Okay. Now sleep." Mel tilted her head enough so I could see her smile at me. Then she relaxed and was soon fast asleep. My right arm was wound around her waist and my left arm was folded behind my head. I smiled and leaned down, kissing the top of her head. The only sounds in the room were the even, mixed breathing of everyone asleep. Soon, I found my eyelids drooping and then, before I knew it, I was asleep as well.

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Jaden's POV

"Where are we going?" I asked after five minutes of walking down endless hallways. Some monsters saw us and seemed to jump out of their skins when they did. Were we really that scary?

Alexis looked back at me, smiling. "You'll see when we get there. Trust me, you'll love it." I smiled back at her.

"As long as you're there, I'm sure I'll love it," I heard myself say before my brain could register. Alexis' cheeks turned pink and I clamped my mouth shut, turning away to cover my own blush.

Smoooooth one, Jaden! NOT! I cursed myself. My head whirled around when I heard some very familiar snickering. Winged Kuriboh was following faithfully behind me, his chubby little paws covering his mouth and his eyes were closed as he giggled. I glared at him.

"Here we are," Alexis said, slowly stopping. I turned away from Winged Kuriboh and looked where we were. We were standing in front of two doors. They were seemingly normal sized, shocking!

"And where is that?" I asked. She just smiled at me and pushed open the door with one hand, keeping a hold of my hand. My eyes grew wide when she pulled me through the open door. "Whoa."

We were standing outside the castle, on a stone balcony. A matching stone fence-type thing surrounded the three bare sides of the space, ensuring there was no way to fall off by accident. Green ivy was on the walls of the castle by the door and pots of sprouting flowers were in each corner.

I let my hand slip out of Alexis' and walked slowly to the edge of the balcony, placing my hands on the smooth stone as I gazed in awe at the view. It was the perfect view. Mountains were off in the distance and flowing green fields were all around. The sun was beginning to set just past the mountain ridge.

"This is incredible!" I exclaimed.

"Dark Magician Girl told me to come check this place out. She said it was the best view of the sunset," Alexis explained as she walked over to me, taking place to my left. I turned to smile at her.

"Well, she's right." Alexis smiled at me.

"When isn't she?" My smile faded, the excitement of the view dissipating quickly.

"With Mel for instance," I said, turning back to the view. Alexis' smile also disappeared.

"But, wasn't it Dark Sage who was mistaken? I mean, she even said he could be wrong." I shrugged and leaned down, folding my arms on the fence.

"She didn't look pleased, but not like she didn't believe him." Alexis frowned and folded her arms across her chest.

"Actually, this is kinda what I wanted to talk to you about." I turned my head, an eyebrow raised in question. Alexis looked at me. "I'm worried."

I sat up and said, "About Mel? She'll be fine." She shook her head.

"Not Mel, I know she'll be fine, at least, she won't die." Alexis locked her gaze onto the ground.

"Then what are you worried about?" I inquired. She stayed quiet for a while before sighing and looking up at me. I could see the real worry in her eyes.

"I'm worried about you," she confessed. That confused me.

"Me!" I gasped. She nodded. "Why?" She bit her lip.

"It's about what Dark Magician Girl said, when she was telling us about the Aura Bestia."

"What about it?"

"She said that Aura Bestia was interested in people who can see Duel Monster spirits in our world, which means it's going to be interested in hunting you," she confessed.

"Yes, but that also means it'll be interested in hunting Jesse and Chazz. Not to mention that it still wants to finish Mel off." Alexis gave me a sour look.

"That is so comforting," she said sarcastically. I raised my hands in surrender.

"Okay, you're right, sorry." Alexis sighed and dropped her arms. I walked forward and took her in my arms, hugging her tightly. Her arms locked around my torso and she buried her face in my shoulder. My right hand rested in her hair as my left arm held her tightly around the waist.

"It's okay. I know what you're saying. But it's also what Mel said, when she was possessed by the Oracolo," she said softly. Her voice was muffled against my blazer.

"When she called me the Elemental Knight and Jess the Cosmic Knight?" I asked. Alexis nodded into my shoulder. "Why would you be worried about me over that?" She pulled away, looking at my face.

"When Jesse asked Dark Sage, he freaked out. That means it's something important which means the two of you are something important. Which means you guys could be in real danger!" Tears sprang in Alexis eyes. I pulled my arms away from her so I could frame her face with them. My thumbs brushed underneath her eyes, catching her tears.

"Hey, hey. It's okay. You're making something big out of something that could be nothing. I mean, it has to be something, but maybe not as big as you're making it." Alexis looked up at me.

"What are you trying to say?"

"What I'm saying is that you need to calm down. We don't know what she meant so until we do, there is no reason to freak out," I said.

"And what if I'm right? What will we do then?" I shrugged.

"I don't know, but I'm positive we'll think of something." Alexis rubbed her eyes and I dropped my hands. My left hand came to rest on her hip and my right one rested on her shoulder.

"You swear?" I smiled and leaned my head forward, pressing my forehead to hers. My hand on her hip moved to cradle the back of her neck.

"I swear." Alexis smiled and I smiled back at her. We just stood there, smiling and staring into each other's eyes. I never noticed how beautiful hers were. They were so bright, so clear. I was getting lost in them. But wasn't so lost that I didn't realize that if anyone came out and saw us, we would look like an intimate couple.

One that was about to kiss.

"Umm, well," I began to say, backing up slowly. But, just as my forehead left hers, something happened. It felt like I was kicked in the back of the head and my head jolted forward until my lips crashed onto hers. We both froze in shock. My eyes grew wide and I began to pull away, getting ready to apologize when Alexis did something I wasn't expecting.

She kissed me back, locking her arms around my neck to keep me where I was. Her body moved to press against mine and her beautiful orbs closed. To say I was shocked would be an understatement. But, who was I to ruin such a perfect moment?

So, I closed eyes and wrapped my arms tightly around her waist and kissed her back.

It was incredible. I can't explain the feeling that coursed through me, so I won't bother to try. All I can say is everything we did felt like we'd been doing it our whole lives.

But, being human, we had to eventually pull away for air. When we separated, we both gasped and began to breathe raggedly. Alexis smiled at me and I felt my lips pulling up in my signature goofy grin. She laughed hoarsely for a second before dropping her head onto my shoulder and hugging me, closing her eyes. I hugged her back. Everything seemed perfect. That is, until, I heard some clapping.

I opened my eyes and looked right at Winged Kuriboh. He was sitting on the ledge, clapping his green paws together. Not like the clapping that happens at the end of a show, but the kind of clapping someone does when they're pleased with something they just did.

In other words, he was my little kicker.

Cheater! I yelled in my head, pointing an accusing finger at him. He just giggled and looked at me.

Kurr Kuri Kur Kurri! (All I can say is it's about time!) He then proceeded to fall off the edge, backwards, and disappeared. I sighed and Alexis pulled away, looking behind her to where Kuriboh just was.

"What was that?" she asked. I sighed again.

"Just a little, flying troublemaker," I answered. Alexis looked back at me in confusion. I just laughed. "Don't worry about it." She just nodded. I chuckled and kissed her forehead. She flushed and then quickly tucked her head underneath my chin. I just laughed again.

Supper is prepared. Everyone proceed to the dining hall! Kaibaman's voice boomed suddenly, causing Alexis to jump. I smiled at her and extended my arm toward her.

"Shall we?" She smiled at me and looped her arm through mine. She locked her hand with mine. We left the balcony and headed back inside.

This felt like the beginning of a very different relationship.

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Finally! It's about time Jaden made his move…ehhh…well, it's about time Kuriboh helped him make his move. XD

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