My Whirlwind High School Romance

A Grim Past

Jesse's PoV

I sat in the chair opposite Emiko's bed. Ms Hibiki brought us to the nurse'a office to talk as she wanted Zane present as well. "She still not woke up?" I asked earning a shake from Zane.

"She'll be okay," Ms Hibiki claimed as she sat down. "She's been through that before but what I saw wasn't a real shadow game, merely an illusion."

"Ms Hibiki," I began. "Shadow duels don't really exist do they? It's all just rumours for when Yugi Motou and his friends were still on top."

"I'm afraid they do exist," she sighed. "I watched the duels when I was younger and myself and my brother have been apart of them."

"What are you saying? Zane exclaimed. "This is ridiculous, I mean we're just teenagers and magic doesn't exist."

"Just like Seto Kaiba there," Ms Hibiki smirked. "Do you all remember the incident about 8 years ago, where Kaiba Land had to be sealed off due to a freak storm?"

Zane and I nodded. FOr me i remember hearing about it on the news that Kaiba land got shut down but no one was ever told what actually happened. "Jaden was kidnapped on that day along with several other children," ms Hibiki couldn't have said that more bluntly. "I was in the park that day with my brother and we had to duel our way out of there. I had taken Jaden there wth us and he unfortunately got caught up in the incident."

"Wait that was because of a shadow game?" I asked. I was too scared of the answer.

"Yes. I remember meeting several legendary duellists also. Yugi Motou, Joey Wheeler Seto Kaiba and Emi Motou. They all duelled to protect us and the children. I never felt so guilty in my life. I couldn't protect Jaden and worst my brother was drained of his energy and remains in a coma to this day."

I was shocked as Ms Hibiki hung her head. The look on her face changed as she told the story. My heart went out to her but to think my Jaden had been through something so hideous. "So Emiko was affected too?" Zane asked, he voice shaky.

"You see Emiko was there with Jaden that day. They were best friends and it because of her I met the legendary duellists."

"Whys that?" I asked, the story seemed to be getting more confusing.

"She's the daughter of Emi Motou."

"What?" Zane and I screamed in unison.

"She inherited some of her mothers powers which is why she was taken. We also learnt on that day Jaden had special powers also."

"What happened?" I asked clenching my knees.

"I'm not sure what powers awoke in Jaden but it left him distort and worried to get close to other people. He only really opened up the last couple of years but still.."

"He's scared," I finished. "He doesn't want what happened 8 years ago to happen again."

"That Reggie girl. Keep an eye on her. If she has similar mock powers as David did then I'm afraid Jaden won't be able to control his powers."

With that said we heard a crowd cheer. The first round of group B would have just finished. I gulped at the thought of Jaden going further in the tournament.

"Come on then Jesse," Ms Hibiki said with a smile. You could see that it was a forced smile. After a story like that how could you want to smile? "Lets go and cheer Jaden on shall we?"

I waked silently next to Ms Hibiki as we walked back to the auditorium. Jaden really did have something special about him but was too scared of his own powers. What are his powers and how has he kept them a secret all this time?