Duel Academy Stories

Courtship

After winter break breezed through, Duel Academy re-opened the doors for classes again. Right now, gym class was running and everyone presently in class was playing tennis with pairs. Jaden and Syrus were playing against Mindy and Jasmine, while Melody and Alexis were playing against Claudio and Bastion. With the Ra Yellows and Obelisk, all four players were keeping it together yet the girls were ahead currently.

"Bastion, I hope you got an equation to stop these girls from kicking our butts," Claudio said to his partner. "Otherwise, we'll be through..."

"Relax Claudio," Bastion assured him. "It's our serve and with what I've come up with, we'll win the rest of the way. Just follow my lead..."

"Hey guys, any day now!" Alexis called over, ready to go.

"Yeah, hurry up so we can beat you down already!" Melody taunted.

"Please..." Claudio waved off. "Trust me, when I say this; we're about to make a comeback."

"Whatever you say..." The lady Ra continued with the taunts.

"Bastion, serve the ball." Claudio said.

"With pleasure!" Bastion launched the ball, with some force that Alexis returned to Claudio, and he shot to Melody that went back to Bastion. While they were having the time of their lives, Syrus and Jaden were having trouble against the Obelisk girls. Well mostly Syrus, Jaden was just frustrated with playing the game altogether.

"Come on, would someone tell me what does tennis have to do with dueling?" He asked as Syrus returned the ball.

"Everything!" Mindy replied. "Taking turns, thinking on your feet and the more you play..." She paused for a moment to hit the ball in the air, heading right for Jaden. "...the better you'll do!"

"In that case..." Jaden leaped into the air to deal a powerful strike, but at a bad angle as the tennis ball curved away from the court he was at to the neighboring one, and it was about to hit someone... "Alexis, heads up!" He yelled as the ball was closing in on the Obelisk's face... until someone got into the line of fire and deflected it away from her. Too bad, another person was targeted...

Claudio was about to hit the tennis ball he was currently keeping in play, when he heard Bastion's warning...

"Claudio, duck!" Bastion warned him. The Jukebox Hero duelist saw the ball, and ducked in time but it cause him to put a huge force on the ball he was currently focused on.

"Oh man, Melody, deflect it!" Claudio shouted. She was about to do that, when another person got in the way and swat it away from all the players.

Unfortunately, it headed right for...

"That's Dr. Crowler..." The Obelisk Headmaster was currently refereeing another tennis match, when two tennis balls came in, one right after the other and nailed him right in the eye and forehead, knocking him down.

Meanwhile, the one who blocked the shot was now visible, a young man with brown hair wearing a tennis uniform made for Duel Academy, landing a few inches in front of Alexis. Plus another blue-haired young man, also in a tennis uniform, landed in front of Melody.

"Thank you..." Alexis said in half-surprise to the guy in front of her.

"I almost had that shot!" Melody said to the guy in front of her.

"Alexis, Melody!" Jasmine and Mindy came over to check on the girls. "You two almost got creamed, are you okay?"

"Yeah, would you like me to carry you to the nurse?" The brown-haired guy said, turning to face the girls, flashing Jasmine and Mindy a grin...which ensnared them right off the bat.