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I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh or Arisa Mizuki, or Ayumi Hamasaki (j-pop) idols.
Ummm…I use the term Ma'ke Inu once…which translates to "Pathetic Dog"
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Chapter 1: We All Have Our Petty Problems
Seto my love,
How I dream about you…
And all the while knowing, how it's all not true
But, I love you.
Shizuka Jounouchii looked down onto the sheet of crisp loose-leaf paper that she had been writing on and quickly scrunched it up and shoved it deep into her pocket. What was she thinking, writing love poems about Seto Kaiba? If anyone, let alone Seto, ever found them, she would be in trouble.
What was more was that she hated the guy. She couldn't have hated anyone more if she had tried. Though, she had to admit that she had caught herself more than once thinking about those cold blue eyes, or that chestnut colored hair that seemed so nice to run your fingers through. Some days it was the leather jacket that he wore or the way he looked when he was bored during class.
She couldn't believe that she actually noticed, or cared, about any of this.
Besides, it didn't matter what she thought of him because it was clear that her young, naïve sixteen year-old self didn't stand a ghost of a chance with the cold, or was he hot, seventeen year-old named Seto Kaiba.
She supposed that he was both, cold and hot.
Now the question was, where should she stuff that horrible love poem so that there was absolutely no chance of anyone finding it whatsoever? The main person who should never see this poem was Katsuya, her brother or, she knew, all hell would ensue.
And speaking of hell, speak of the devil, when she heard: "SHIZUKA!" it was her brother.
"Coming!" she yelled back. She quickly took the paper and shoved it underneath her pillow. It should be safe there. This was bad. Since she had been day dreaming and writing poetry instead of getting ready, she had exactly thirty seconds to throw clothes on.
It was a feat that few could accomplish, but she had managed.
There she stood in the doorway, ready to go, her face slightly flushed at what she had been doing.
"You're face is red, Shizuka." Jounouchii said as if it was something that no one was aware of.
"Thanks." She said blankly. God, tell her something that she didn't know already. "Well anyway, let's go Onii-chan!" She called from the bottom of the stairs to Jounouchii who was still standing at the top of them and looking rather confused as he tended to look most of the time. Her goal was to change the subject away from her red face.
Seeing his sister at the bottom of the stairs, Jounouchii quickly sped down the oak staircase to join his sister where she waited on the small light blue carpet on the foot of those stairs.
The sibling pair walked merrily out the door and Shizuka closed it behind them. "I have that math test today." She said.
"Oh the really hard one?" Jounouchii asked.
She sighed. She loved her brother, but he could be so, so dumb at times. "Yes that one. It's to get college credit while I'm still in high school." She replied. "Only two people out of the whole city can get the credit and the test is extremely difficult, it tests the hardest concepts of algebra, trigonometry, and geometry."
"Count me out." Jounouchii replied, lazily.
That was to be expected of her brother though. She didn't expect him to exert himself in his classes. While he pulled off, at best, C's and the occasional B in his classes, Shizuka took pride in her straight A+ report card and that was why acing this test and getting into the college of her choice was so important to her.
She wanted to attend Kitagawa College and that was one of the best on the entire archipelago on which she lived (Japan). If she got the top score on this math test, she was guaranteed a spot there, and if not, well then, she could never afford the tuition without the scholarship that this test also gave.
But, every student, from every grade in high school was allowed to try for this scholarship so a person's chances of getting in were slim. But, she was in the advanced math class and was doing extremely well in it. We might add that she was in the same math class as her senpai, Seto Kaiba, who was sure could be in an even more advanced class yet he just didn't care.
Well that's nice that he has all of his money and stuff, but that pisses me off to no end. When people need to try so hard to get what they want, and he, he just sits there and rings up on his cell phone and gets whatever he wants. Ughhhh!
Yes, the feelings of jealousy that she felt for Seto Kaiba could not be contained by poor Shizuka. As though having only math with him was not enough, she was also in the advanced physics class with him. They both took Quantum Physics, a college level course.
"I thought as much that you wouldn't be too interested in the test." She said.
"Well, ya know, these smart people things are just too much for me, but I bet I know a couple of other people who'll be in that testing room with you, one of whom I'd rather not mention." He replied, narrowing his eyes as he approached the end of his sentence.
"You don't mean Kaiba?" she asked quickly. "You think that he'll be taking the test?!?"
"I'm sure he will."
"But why? He doesn't need the scholarship!" she exclaimed.
"It's simple really, he's just Kaiba." Jounouchii replied, annoyed at even having to mention the name of his bitter rival. If there was one person that he had an uncontrollable urge to beat at something, it was Kaiba. It didn't even have to be duel monsters; it could have been a quilting bee for all cared! Kaiba bested him at everything he did.
It figures that he would take this test just to do better then the rest of the people so they don't get the scholarship. He just wants to prove to the world that he's the best, its no different when he torments my brother with his remarks like "Ma'ke Inu." and when he calls him "Pathetic." Or "Weak." Or "Second Rate." But, if I hate him that much, why am I writing love poems to him?!? AHHHHHH! I so gotta stop doing that poem thing!
Well it didn't matter. Even if Seto Kaiba was taking this exam, she would beat him at it. She didn't care who he thought that he was. No one was perfect and he wouldn't win against her, not when it actually mattered and her future depended on it.
"Shizuka-chan! Jounouchii-kun! Ohayoo!" The pair stopped and turned at the voice that they knew so well. It belonged to the petite duelist known as Yugi Mutou.
"Ohayoo Yugi-kun!" Shizuka said in her calm, polite voice.
"Oi Yugi, did you do the history homework?" Jounouchii wasted no time getting to the point.
"Sure, do you need to see it?" he asked, with that cheerful smile that he always wore. Jounouchii nodded vigorously, and Yugi put down his back pack for a second and shuffled through some folders to find the document that Jounouchii wanted. After a few seconds, he pulled out the packet and placed it into the waiting hand of his best friend.
"Arigatoo!" Jounouchii exclaimed, and immediately began scanning the packet as the gang walked along.
Almost instantly, they were joined by Anzu, Honda, and Otogi, and that made up their normal walking group for the mornings.
Anzu and Shizuka were definitely the best of friends and being the only two girls in the group of guys, it wasn't surprising. "Did you get the new Arisa Mizuki CD?" Anzu gushed to her friend.
Shizuka shook her head, "No, I got Ayumi Hamasaki instead, I like her better anyway."
"Really?"
"Yeah, her songs are better."
"Hmmm, I'd have to argue with you there, but hey aren't you taking that huge test today?" Anzu asked.
"Oh yeah!" Honda exclaimed.
"That's supposed to be really hard right?" Otogi asked. Soon the whole group had its attention on poor Shizuka who felt extremely cornered.
"Yeah, they're really hard tests." She replied meekly.
"Well I know that you'll do really well!" Otogi said, and was quickly grabbed by the shoulder by Honda.
"Watch who you flirt with!" he whispered fiercely to him.
"Oh what? Is she your girlfriend? I don't see you two going on any dates!" he retorted.
"Yeah well, neither are you two!"
"Well, I guess its whoever gets her first then."
"You're on!"
And so, this was going to be the beginning of a fierce battle between the two lovers who would both stop at nothing to win Shizuka's hand and her heart.
***
Of course, our high school group wasn't the only group with problems.
Young Mokuba Kaiba sat with his two best friends on the steps of his school. His friends were named Kai and Riku.
Kai was a rather angry young child, as most people put it. It was true, he was a hypocrite. He didn't like anybody yet people were still strangely drawn to him, which bothered him, naturally. He had short brown hair that stuck up quite a bit and he was usually quiet, and if he made a comment, it was usually to emphasize the stupidity of something that he thought was stupid or to make a sarcastic remark of some sort.
Riku was the opposite. She was friendly, and always wore a bright smile on her pretty, round face. Her black hair was short and it framed her face in a cute sort of way. She wasn't pretty, but she had appealing qualities about her ten-year-old self that made everyone want to talk to her, no matter their age.
And those were Mokuba's best friends in the entire world, besides his Nii-sama, of course.
"I didn't do my math!" Mokuba whined miserably.
"Why not?" Kai asked. He wasn't helping.
"It was really hard." He said.
"I did it, and I thought it was easy." Kai said.
"Shut up Kai!" Riku said, giving him a look of distaste. "Look, do you want me to help you. It took me a long time to do, but I think that I got it."
"We don't have time." He said miserably.
"I'm leaving, since I'm obviously not appreciated here." Kai muttered, and stood up and walked away.
"Who needs you?" Riku yelled after him. It had been that way for as long as Mokuba could remember. Riku and Kai were never on good terms on the outside, but Mokuba knew as well as they did, that without each other they'd be lost. They were best friends and so they were stuck with each other even if against their wills. "Honestly Mokuba, why didn't you ask your brother? There's a really big test tomorrow!" she said, voice full of concern. Riku was a rather motherly person.
"I know." He sighed. They looked at the clock on top of the school building simultaneously and both got up to go inside, but the walk would take them about a minute and a half.
"Then why didn't you ask…"
He cut her off. "He doesn't like it when I ask him for help with homework." He said loudly.
"But you need help, so you have to…" she was cut off again, but this time it was by someone that she did not want to talk to.
It was Lara.
Who the heck is Lara?
Let's start here. Lara is the devil. In Riku's, Mokuba's, and Kai's eyes, she was the devil.
"Well, well!" she said, sneering. "What have we here?"
"Get lost Lara!" Riku said, letting her temper get the best of her.
"Ooohhhh, calm down, there's no need to get nasty, Riku." She said sweetly, but Riku could feel the venom that accompanied Lara when she pronounced the word "Riku". Riku wished that Kai was here. He knew how to deal with that bitch.
"What do you want?" Mokuba asked. He had no time for her. He needed to get inside and try to study math during English class, which was his first period class. He was pretty good at English.
"Everyone's so sharp!" Lara exclaimed, and then she clicked her tongue. "That's no way to talk to a friend, now is it?"
"Friend?" Riku mumbled under her breath.
"You know Riku, why don't you just leave us alone, I have to talk with Mokuba, and this conversation does not concern you." She said. Her voice wasn't sweet anymore. It was now on the level that she used for all of the people that she resented, and the person who she resented the most was definitely Riku.
But Mokuba made that decision easy for Riku by breaking away from the two girls and running inside the building. He didn't want to be late for class, and he needed to study math, and he hated to look at Lara.
"Look you scared him away!" Riku exclaimed, half-amused. But then, she realized that she was indeed very amused, and broke into a fit of laughter that annoyed Lara very much indeed. Then, with a casual wave to Lara, she bounded into the school building, leaving the pretty, popular girl alone in front of the school.
Lara tossed her hair and walked into the building. Yes she hated Riku, and yes she would have her revenge on her.