Sucks to be You

Chapter 1

A/N: Hey Guys! Well this is my first fanfic as I'm sure you can tell, and if I'm honest I really don't know if it is of a good standard but I need to try first and see what happens. I checked this over myself so if there is anyone who is interested in becoming a BETA reader for me I would be grateful. Oh yeah, I am British, so although this is set in a city that is by no means in England I will set out all systems (e.g. school) and laws the same as the British ones I am familiar with, also all spelling and grammar will be UK English. If you have any questions or criticism please feel free to ask/tell me as I am happiest when improving. Thanks you for reading this and hope you enjoy. Xx

September in Domino City, all the students are going back to school as Summer starts to end and Autumn begins. Yugi Motou has attended Domino Boys Grammar since year 7 and is now entering sixth form there with his best friends Jonouchi Katsuya, Ryou Bakura and Marik Ishtar. Yugi is studying World History, Maths, Geography and Latin at A-level and travelled to school feeling excited for his first day back. He arrived as per normal to see Ryou and Jonouchi waiting for him at the main entrance of the school.

"Hey Yugi, have a good Summer?" Ryou questioned as Yugi arrived, the conversation that followed carried extensive details of the activities that each boy had done over the holiday and whether or not they had enjoyed it. Ryou had previously been a student at DBG however he had only transferred from England at the beginning of year 10. Ryou studied English Literature, Philosophy, Biology and Psychology, Jonouchi however had been attending the same school as Yugi all of his life and studied Computing, Sports, Psychology and Media.

After talking for about 10 minutes and 5 minutes before the bell for morning form went, Marik arrived with a huge grin spread across his face as he sauntered towards the group.

"Someone seems happy" Joey commented as Marik joined them

"Well of course I am, Mariku finally asked me out!" he stated, the smugness shown clearly on his face . Marik had joined DBG in the middle of year 7, and everyone loved him. This year he is studying Physics, Maths, World History and German however his mind would seem to be more focused on his neighbour, Mariku, who is 1 year older and attended Domino Sporting Academy. Marik had been flirting with him all Summer and was overjoyed that his hard work had finally paid off. After discussing as many details of Marik's new found relationship as possible the boys grabbed their timetables and arrived at their forms just as the bell went. Yugi was in the same form as Ryou while Joey went with Marik.

"Ah, it is good to be back" Yugi remarked as he looked around the form room taking in all the students, the room looked pretty much the same as it had done in previous years, the only difference was the rare addition of one or two students who, at this point, would be frantically trying to find themselves a group to talk to.

"So Yugi... I guess we're sixths formers now" Ryou commented, with a content smile forming across his face.

"Yeah" Yugi replied.

"I'm hoping this year will be interesting."

The day passed without any interesting events; Yugi and Ryou stayed tried their hardest with everything, Joey got all card games banned in the common room area and Marik had both of his phones taken away and was now using Ryou's phone to text his beloved Mariku. It was safe to say that this year had started just like any other and there was a high probability that it would continue that way too. At lunch the group gathered outside the school grounds and headed down to the nearest bakery to grab lunch, as they walked Marik continually bragged about anything and everything that revolved around him, he was of course his own favourite subject.

"Hey guys, want to meet up with some friends later?" Marik asked suddenly still staring intently down at the phone in his hands.

"Umm, yeah, I suppose that sounds good" Ryou replied tentatively, looking towards Marik with confusion.

"Why?"

"Oh well, Mariku just asked if I wanted to meet up with him and his friends after school and if he has his friends I am going to have mine" Marik looked up as they arrived at the old bakery, the scent of baked goods wafted out from inside.

"Mmmm, smells good, c'mon lets get lunch" And with that they all went to get their lunch, Joey shouting about how much he had missed the place, scaring a few of the younger kids. After leaving the bakery the boys walked slowly back to the school discussing their plans for after the school day and what they would be doing with Mariku and his friends.

"I think Mariku said that he would be treating us to a coffee or something" Marik mentioned glancing to look at the others.

"It really shouldn't be too bad"

"Hmm, well as long as they're paying it sounds good, right Yug?" Joey expressed, munching happily on the brownie he bought from the bakery.

"Haha, I'm sure they will Joey." Yugi said laughing at his friends predictability. They continued walking down to the school and sat underneath a large oak within the school grounds when they arrived, they talked carelessly about what school would be like this year and how on earth they all planned to survive the workload until the end of lunch, then they made their way back to class. The day passed from then on still without any unusual happenings, not that that was expected, and when the final bell at last signalled the boys ability to leave they all meet in front of the lockers and prepared for a meeting that they may not have expected. Upon arriving at the café where the meeting had been planned Marik immediately noticed Mariku sitting with a group with two others in a corner at the back.

"Mariku!" Marik yelled informing the others of their presence, Marik then confidently strode over and wrapped his arms around Mariku who in turn did the same before gesturing to Yugi, Jounichi and Ryou who stayed awkwardly routed to the spot.

"These your friends Marik?" He questioned looking over them carefully as if scrutinising their actions.

"Hah, yeah, they can be kind of, well, reserved at times." Marik replied rolling his eyes as he looked towards them. Bakura, who was standing beside Mariku laughed.

"Heh, friends with the nerds Marik? Sucks to be you."