Domino High School wasn't use to new students. Most people shunned people that were different, but not Yugi Mutou or his team of friends. They didn't exactly embrace Bakura as one of their own, but they never ignored him, or were cruel to him. He had only been living there for a few days when he noticed another student in class.
"Who's that, Yugi?" he motioned to a blue-haired girl sitting in the back.
"Hm? Oh, that's—"
"That's Zakii-Baby!" Joey rudely interjected.
Tea rolled her eyes, "Her name's Kazakii."
"But some call her Zakii-Baby," Joey grinned.
"You mean horny guys call her that,' she corrected.
Bakura blinked in awkward confusion.
Yugi laughed nervously and waved his hand, "Uh, yeah, she doesn't have the best reputation…"
"She doesn't seem too bad…" he tilted his head.
She sat on the edge of her desk, bobbing her head slightly to the music in her ear-buds. She had some weight on her, but she had a cute face. Her skin was like cappuccino.
"She is kinda odd…" Triston admitted.
"Also a whore…" Tea mumbled.
"C'mon, Tea, don't be like that," Yugi frowned. "She's really nice, and I bet all those rumors aren't even true…"
"Rumors?" Bakura repeated.
"It's nothing," Triston tried to brush off the subject. "Just something about her and Kaiba…"
"You mean that fellow that's always reading or on his laptop?"
"Yeah, him," Yugi sighed.
"No way that's even true!" Joey fumed. "They don't even act like anything towards each other at school!"
"Exactly, that's why no one would expect a thing!" Tea wagged a finger.
"Ssshhh!" Yugi waved his arms frantically. "She'll hear us!"
"She's got her headphones in, she can't hear a thing…"
"You used to like Zakii-Baby! What happened?"
"Stop calling her that, it's SO annoying!" Tea snapped.
Bakura turned to Yugi as Tea and Joey continued to bicker. "Tea and Kazakii were friends?"
"Well, we were all friends with her. We still are…just not as much…"
"What happened?"
"Well, she moved here from America a few months back, actually. And at first, we all got along fine. She was kinda timid, didn't talk to us that much at first." Yugi held his finger to his cheek, "Then she kinda turned into a rebel. See, we all have to wear our uniforms. She refused to, at first. She kept saying she never received it, you know, clearly lying just to rub the teachers the wrong way."
"Well, she's wearing the right uniform now…mostly."
Kazakii had the uniform on, but the big blue bow was nowhere to be seen, and she had on knee-high black converses. Bakura then noticed the green choker with a large black stone. It matched her emerald eyes.
"Well, yeah. Eventually she had to put on the right one."
"The right one?"
"She wore the boy's uniform for a few days…"
Bakura smiled, "It sounds rather funny, really."
"Oh, it was!" Yugi laughed. "But after all that, little by little Zakii acted more and more…" he thought for the right word.
"Strange," Triston added. "She's still nice and funny, but I've never met anyone like her before."
Bakura looked back at the girl and couldn't help but linger.
"Heeeey, is Bakura lookin' at my girl?" Joey put him in a playful headlock.
"What? I, uh, no! That is, I was just—"
Joey released him, "Relax, I was kidding!"
Bakura sighed in relief.
"Yeah, we all know your Zakii-Baby likes rich snobs anyway."
"Tea…" Triston warned.
"If you ask me, Tea's just jealous of Zakii cuz she gets more attention from guys then she does," Joey whispered to Bakura.
"I heard that!" she growled.
A fight would have started, but the teacher came in and class started.
The class began and went on as boring as usual. Bakura but couldn't help but keep thinking about the Kazakii girl. "I wonder if she'd let me call her Zakii-Baby…" he thought with a small blush. He shook off the idea. He was horrible at making friends. It was a miracle that he was kind of friends with Yugi and the others.
Class ended, and the day continued as normal. When it was finally over, Bakura saw the gang standing outside the school entrance. He joined them and their conversation.
"Yeah, Joey, you really need to practice dueling more…" Yugi laughed.
"I'm not that bad am I?" he pouted.
"You're not the best…" Triston shook his head.
"Oh, hey, Bakura," Tea greeted.
"Hello," he made a small smile. "What are you guys talking about?"
"They're just making fun of Joey, like always," she giggled.
Bakura chuckled as Joey seethed.
"Herroooo Yugi!" a voice suddenly chimed. Arms wrapped around Yugi's neck from behind. Kazakii leaned down and nuzzled against his spiky hair.
Yugi blushed and stuttered, "O-oh, hi, Zakii!"
"What's goin' on?" she finally released the small teen. She had on black sunglasses that hid her green eyes.
"Nothin' just hanging out before we have to head our ways," Triston answered.
Tea grimaced and crossed her arms.
Kazakii didn't seem to notice and she slid over to Bakura. "You're the kid from British-land, aren't you?"
He laughed nervously, "I suppose you could say that."
She pointed her thumb at herself, "Name's Kazakii. But I'm sure you already knew that." She paused and looked over at the group. "Along with other things." They widened their eyes and tried to look nonchalant. She turned back to him, smiling deviously. "So what were you named against your will?"
"U-um, Ryou. Ryou Bakura. Most people just call me Bakura, though…"
She nodded, "Cool. Well, I gotta get goin," she pulled out her IPod and headphones. "I'll check ya guys later," she waved as she left. She had a bit of swagger in her step, as if purposely trying to draw attention to her hips and butt.
All the boys couldn't help but stare.
"What are you losers staring at?"
Their attention was snapped away by Kaiba's voice. "Nothing!" they all said in unison.
Tea stood glaring at them with crossed arms. She looked up at Kaiba, "Oh, something you're pretty fond of, Kazakii's body."
"Ugh, don't make me sick," he started to walk.
"What no limo for the rich boy today?" Joey taunted.
"My cars are worth more than you're life, Wheeler. I would know with how expensive repairs can be."
"Don't let the wind ruffle your pretty coat!" he barked.
Yugi sighed and Bakura gulped. He didn't like violence.
Kazakii walked briskly to her music and after a bit noticed someone was walking behind her. She twirled around, still walking backwards. "Why you stalking me, boy?"
"I'm not stalking you, Kazakii."
She pulled off her headphones and turned off her IPod. "No ones around, you know."
"I'm aware of that," Kaiba's strides easily helped him catch up with Kazakii's.
She looked up at him through her shades. "So, you can call me it now, without anyone judging you."
He looked off to the side and mumbled, "Zakii-Baby…"
Kazakii giggled and slid her sunglasses down, "So, what can I do for you, Sir?"
He blushed and bit his lip. "You know what I want…"
She smiled wildly and put her glasses back. "Call your car and let's go."