The next morning, Brent actually caught the school bus on time and didn't end up late like he had yesterday. That morning was uneventful from his point of view, other than his sister [i]still[/i] teasing about Amelia coming over the previous night. It's not like she was his girlfriend or anything. Well, maybe not yet. He was still working on teaching her what love was really about.

As he went to class, he took his usual seat next to Joshua and reclined a bit, hoping that he wouldn't be like his sister had been. Luckily, he didn't have to worry too much about that, because the second he sat down, the professor began speaking.

"I have been told to give an announcement this morning. There will soon be held a tournament between the all students of LDS who desire to Dual-Enroll. This means that a student will be allowed to attend multiple Summon Classes at one time. Only the top three finishers will have proven themselves worthy of Dual Enrollment. There will also be other rewards available for those top finishers, including cash prizes and a full Deck of rare cards for the first place finisher. Anyone wishing to participate should see me at the end of class, though only sixteen students out of the entire school will make it in the lineup. Now, for the lesson today--"

The professor's mistake was in giving that announcement at the beginning of class. The class now erupted in conversation, all talking about how they wanted that first place prize and wondering which cards would be in the Deck. Brent simply glanced over at Joshua, knowing right off the bat that one or both of them would have to compete. He even knew exactly which class he would go for if he made top three: Synchro. Maybe he'd even be able to learn enough of Synchro from Amelia to be able to use it in the tournament. Whatever happened, he wanted in.