"Ahhh... Ms. Shin, is there a problem?" the teacher asked, confused by her sudden act.
For the longest time, the two just stared at each other, until finally the female slowly shook her head, and sat down.
"Well, if there will be no more interruptions, Mr. Muto, you can take that empty desk over there." he said, pointing to his old one.
Obediently, Yugi agreed, and walked over and sat down. He glanced back at Joou for a moment, then faced the front. For the remainder of class, Joou couldn't look away. She couldn't focus at all.
Finally, they were dismissed for lunch break.
Yugi sighed, and was about to stand up, when someone hurried past him, and left the room. He blinked, and looked back at Joou's seat, only to find it empty.
"Yug!" he heard his familiar nickname called from the class, only to them be attacked by Jounouchi.
"Hey buddy! Where ya been!? When did ya get here?! We missed ya!" he exclaimed, not letting go.
"Jounouchi! Let go of him!" Honda said, laughing and patting Yugi on the head.
"Wow, you've grown a lot little buddy!" Jounouchi exclaimed.
All Yugi could do was smile and laugh, as his friends argued with Jounouchi about giving him space to breathe.
"G-guys!" Yugi said, which got the groups attention.
"I missed you too!" he said, laughing still. They all smiled, and eventually all hugged him at once, making them all fall on the floor, which made them laugh more.
"Come on, we better go on the roof." Honda said, standing up and helping the others up. When he helped Anzu up, they both blushed and kept their hands entwined for a while, before Jounouchi said, "What, are you two gonna have a moment?" causing the two to blush more and let go, turning away. He laughed, while Yugi looked at them confused.
"C'mon buddy!" Jounouchi said, putting his arm around Yugi's shoulders and walking out of the class room.
"Hey, wait up!" Honda called, the two hurrying after.
Joou stood attop the roof, looking over the edge of the building and gripping the railing tightly.
"This is a dream, right?" She thought to herself, not sure what to believe.
"His grandfather would have let me know if Yugi was coming. He would have! So, why didn't he tell me? Or, did Yugi not let anyone know? If so, then why not?"
She sighed heavily, and shook her head.
"Yugi, you make no sense!" she exclaimed out loud.
The door to the roof then moved, and Joou panicked, not knowing what to do. She didn't want to be seen up here, or see Yugi. What would she say to him? Her head started to race, and so did her heart.
The door opened, and walked out was Yugi, with Jounouchi having his arm around his shoulder. the two were smiling widely, until Yugi saw Joou.
The world spun around, and turned dark. "Joou!" was the last thing she heard, before passing out, th world falling silent and becoming dark.
Slowly, Joou eyes opened up.
"Where am I?" she thought to herself, and slowly sat up. It took a moment for her to collect her thoughts, and realize she was in the infirmary.
It took another moment for her to remember why she was, and sighed heavily.
"Great.. That was a lame move.." she thought, and held her head.
The curtains around the bed pulled back, and the nurse smiled.
"You're up. How do you feel, darlin'?" she asked the teenager.
"Just fine.. Uh, how did I get here?"
"Oh, Mr. Muto came in, carrying you in his arms. He seemed quite worried about you. Said you got hit when you were playing basketball."
Joou sighed in relief, glad that Yugi made up a lie to make her passing out seem less lame than it was. Suddenly, her face went red, as she realized that Yugi had carried her down to the infirmary, which was quite a ways.
"He must be quite strong then..." she thought, causing her face to turn pink more.
"Darlin', your face looks red, you 'right?" the nurse asked, noticing.
"Ah! Y-yes!" she said, even more embarrassed now.
The nurse laughed, and nodded. "Well, 'right then. Make sure you drink plenty of water then. Now, ya better hurry on down to class."
"Oh, yes." Joou said, standing up from the bed. She turned to the nurse, bowed, and said, "Thank you."
The older lady just waved her hand, and said, "Just get a move on now, darlin', don't keep your friend a-waitin'."
Hurriedly, Joou did as told, and left the infirmary. She sighed, embarrassed to go back in and see her friends after what just happened. She wasn't one to faint or get embarrassed normally.
Her face blushed again, and she slowed her pace, thoughts of Yugi now flooding her mind.
"He's changed a lot.." Joou thought, spacing out. "He's no longer that small, timid boy.. He now is much bigger, and seems more confident.. What happened to him over in America?"
"ACK!" Joou called out, running into someone.
"Hey, you alright there Joou?" Came a male voice. She backed up, and noticed it was Bakura, who smiled slightly at her, worry in his eyes. Unlike the others, Bakura hadn't changed much, except now his hair was cut a bit shorter.
"Ah yes! Fine! Never better!" she exclaimed, followed by laughing loudly.
"Really? You seemed pretty zoned out." he said, sighing a bit.
Joou stopped laughing, and her smile faded.
"Yugi's back."
"What? Really?!" he exclaimed happily.
"That's wonderful news! I can't wait to see him again!"
"Ahh.. Yeah.. I godda go back to class.." she mumbled.
"What's the matter? I thought you of all people would be delighted to see him again. In fact, I thought you'd be jumping off the walls by now." Bakura said, clearly confused.
"..Yeah..." she said, and sighed. "It's a bit more complicated than that."
"I see. Well then, I'll see you later, and tell Yugi I said hi when you see him, if I don't see him first." he said, and patted the girls head lightly, trying to lift up her spirits. He then walked off, and Joou watched.
After a moment, she continued on her way to class.
"Wait.." she thought. "What was Bakura doing out of class?"
"What ever, he's a big boy, he can take care of himself." She rolled her eyes, and didn't think any more of it.