I do not own the rights to Yu-Gi-Oh But Weevil wishes I did, because he thinks I like him better than Kazuki Takahashi does.
"It's bug boy!"
"Hey Weevil!"
"Step on it!"
He heard the catcalls as he walked to his first class. It was always like this It always had been like this Forever For as long as he could remember An endless succession of the same hallways, over and over The same cruel voices, taunting him.
"Why did I have to be born so smart?" he thought, for about the millionth time that day, "Why did I have to get skipped two grades?" Other high school students passed on both sides They towered over him Even the girls. "Closest thing I have to a friend in this place is Rex," he thought, "And I don't have a class with him until 6th period "
He went into the classroom. Took his favorite seat Center front Biology wasn't bad. They were on Echinoderms He liked Echinoderms. Besides, the teacher was cool. No one sat next to him. In fact, there was a big circle of empty space all around him. No surprise Who would want to sit next to "Weevil"?
He took out his Duel Monsters deck Shuffled through it. The cards were like friends to him, he knew them so well. There was his Empress Mantis His Needleworm One of his Maneater Bugs He came to his Ultimate Great Moth, and smiled. His most powerful card! He'd won duels with that card. He would again. His smile grew wider.
"Hey bug-boy " Someone leaned over his desk. "Whaddya lookin' at?"
"Duel Monsters cards," he muttered.
"Lemme see " The cards were snatched out of his hands.
"Give those back!"
"Hey look " He saw his cards being waved around, held up for the whole class to see, "They're all BUGS!" The class erupted in laughter.
"Give 'em back!" he said, louder.
"Oh no I better do what he says, or Weevil might LAY EGGS ON ME!" More mocking laughter. He felt his face grow hot.
"All right, people In your seats " It was the teacher. What took him so long today? The Duel Monsters cards dropped back onto his desk, scattering His Ultimate Great Moth fell on the floor. Some hulking, behemoth foot came down on it Left a mark, the idiot!
He picked it up and wiped it carefully on his pants. Almost clean. Wasn't mint any more though His best card! He scowled.
"I'll show 'em," he thought, "Some day when I'm Duel Monsters Champion, I'll show them all!"
"Put your cards away, Mr. Underwood," the teacher said tiredly, "Now People Turn to page 258 in your books "