Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha and Yugioh GX

I'd just like to say, before reading this chapter:

Please make sure you've read my other story, Love Letter.

You'll understand why in the end. Please enjoy this chapter!


"Ryou…?" Manjoume murmured, hardly daring to believe it, "Ryou gave them to you?" His chest ached and his breaths came in shallow as he tried to calm himself, "But how could it be him?"

Ryou knew that Manjoume had feelings for Kagome…why was he…

Manjoume clenched his fists. His nails nearly pierced the flesh on his palms, leaving crescent shaped marks that scarred his otherwise smooth, pale skin. His silver eyes narrowed further and his frown grew deeper.

Kagome looked at him, startled at his question, "Ryou?" She stared at him in confusion, "Why…" That was when she remembered what had happened.

"Chronos-sensei's work is so difficult!" Kagome yelled into the sky, obviously frustrated, "And to top it all off…I forgot to get the notes earlier on!" She sighed, her anger cooling, "It isn't helping my situation one bit…"

Good thing Asuka wasn't here right now. She wouldn't be very happy with the way Kagome was acting. Caught up in her aggravating thoughts, Kagome accidentally snapped her pencil in half.

'Oh…that was my last pencil…' She let her head rest on the table, inwardly crying. 'Life is against me today…'

There were several raps on her door. Kagome let out a breath. 'Oh please Buddha…don't let it be any bad news…' Groaning at her depression, she slowly opened the door, smiling as she recognized her visitor.

"Ah…Marufuji-san. Why are you here? You know you're going to be in trouble if you get caught." She lowered her voice so no one would hear. Ryou nodded, speaking in his usual solemn tone, "Yes, well. I just had something to give you."

"Oh, you mean when Ryou came to my dorm?" Kagome inquired, curiosity filling her chocolate brown eyes. Manjoume stiffened visibly, looking anywhere but at Kagome. And wouldn't you know it, the first thing he laid eyes on was Ryou's seat.

His eye twitched.

Oh, how that Marufuji was going to pay…

Kagome spoke again, "But, no, Manjoume, I mean, Manjoume-san," She corrected herself quickly, "Marufuji-san didn't give me the ribbons…" If possible, her previous blush grew even larger.

Manjoume raised an eyebrow. Well, if that was the case, the who gave it to her? Juudai? Misawa? Shou? Some other annoying guy that attended the school? Kagome was fairly talented and widely recognized through the academy as an intelligent and brilliant duelist, so it would come as no surprise to him.

A lot of guys were seeking her attention, that was a definite fact. But who could make Kagome blush this much just by giving her a simple gift? Resisting the urge to pound his head against the wall in frustration, he growled low in his throat.

One thing was for sure…when he found the guy…

'No mercy.' His subconscious chuckled evilly in his mind.

Kagome looked at her current companion worriedly. He was wearing a somewhat evil smirk on his face that made her slightly uneasy. One could only wonder what he was thinking…but some may not even want to find out.

Then, out of the blue, he said to her nonchalantly, "So…if Marufuji wasn't the one who gave them to you, what was he doing?" Kagome smiled, "Well, he brought up the notes that I missed."

"Notes?"

"Yeah…I wasn't in class that time, remember?"

'That's right…' And with that, it felt like a great weight was being lifted off his chest. At least he knew that his friend wasn't backstabbing him.

"Well, then, who gave them to you?"

Kagome looked at him with wide, confused eyes. "Who…who gave them to me? But…wasn't it…?" She was reacting oddly to his question, remaining silent for a while. Then, finally, she spoke.

"But…Manjoume-san…wasn't it you?"

Her reply shocked him to no end.

"Me? But…I…" He tried to recall if he had done so. Maybe this was all a prank by someone else. Or maybe his habit of not noticing things was quickly turning into something more deadly…possible memory loss.

The only thing that he could ever recall giving her was…

As the two stopped chatting and Ryou had left, Manjoume carefully observed the package in his hands, knowing the content fully well.

It was a stuffed animal…or to be more precise, a teddy bear.

Watching as she closed the door, a delighted smile on her face, he frowned. What did Ryou give her anyways? As soon as Manjoume was sure that no one was in the halls, he walked quickly towards Kagome's doorstep.

Placing the parcel that was in his arms near the welcome mat, he stiffened as he heard Kagome run quickly towards the door, the sound of her feet tapping the floor clear in his ears.

"Marufuji-san! Wait!" Came her muffled voice through the solid oak door.

She opened the door hurriedly, and hit Manjoume square in the face, but not noticing that she had done so. "Marufuji-san! You accidentally gave me this!" Ryou came back, having heard her cries.

"Ah. Thank you." He simply said, before accepting his binder back. His attention diverted to the squashed teen behind the door, "Manjoume, what are you doing?" Kagome noticed Ryou's line of gaze and followed it.

Her eyes widened in horror and she rushed to help the fallen Obelisk, "Manjoume-san? Manjoume-san?I'm so sorry! Are you okay?" Her voice was laced with obvious guilt.

Manjoume groaned in pain. Those doors did pack a punch. Juudai wasn't exaggerating after all…after getting hit with one, the Slifer had to stay in the hospital for a few days…

Kagome kneeled beside, regret filling her eyes. "Oh…I'm really sorry, Manjoume…"

And even when he was injured quite badly, he still managed to blurt out, "It's Manjoume-san!" He raised his hand to his nose and winced when he found that it was bleeding from the impact. This would be incredibly hilarious if it hadn't happened to him.

Kagome saw his predicament and bit her lip in shame. "I'll get the first aid kit…" She rushed back inside her dorm. Ryou raised an eyebrow. "What were you even doing here? You know that you're not allowed."

Manjoume smirked faintly, "Ditto to you."

Ryou's attention wasn't focused on the injured boy and his weak reply. Rather, it was focused on a package that was sitting so innocently outside Kagome's door…

The said girl ran out of her room hurriedly, immediately tending to Manjoume and his injuries. Unraveling a piece of tissue from the roll, Kagome handed it to Manjoume, not quite sure how to treat an injury like that without making him feel uncomfortable.

He accepted it gratefully, although she couldn't tell with that sour look on his face. He was too preoccupied in treating his injury that he didn't notice that Ryou had picked up the package and began to peer at the contents…

And he didn't notice the smirk on Ryou's face either.

Kagome bowed her head, looking at the floor, "Oh…I'm so sorry, Manjoume-san. I didn't mean to…"

Manjoume scoffed, "What? It's fine…I'm not angry." He was glad that he had said that, for her face changed into one of relief. Ryou placed the package on the floor carefully, holding the object behind his back.

"I think I'll get going." Ryou murmured in a monotone voice. He walked away, trying to make sure that the other two couldn't see what he was holding…or rather, taking.

It worked, for they had noticed nothing.

Ryou let out a small smirk. 'Manjoume…you are in for a shock tomorrow.'

"I only gave you a bear." Manjoume murmured, although not entirely unpleased with the results. Kagome shook her head, "That can't be right. All I found were two ribbons…but your name was on a tag on the box…"

Two ribbons…that couldn't be right…

There was only one person that could have messed with his package. And that was Ryou. Manjoume wasn't sure whether he was going to yell that guy's ear off, or thank him.

But the question was…how did he get those ribbons? He could hardly see Ryou carrying them around. So, how…

Manjoume slapped his forehead for the second time that week. Of course! How the heck could he have missed that? That's why the ribbons looked so familiar…

For not noticing it, he blamed his short attention span.

"Those ribbons…" He muttered, his words catching Kagome's attention, "They were the ribbons that were on the bear's ears…"

An awkward silence.

"Oh…" Kagome looked down at the floor, "You mean that you didn't mean to give them to me? That is was just Ryou's idea of being funny?" Manjoume took a deep breath. He couldn't believe that he was saying this out loud, but…

"Not just Ryou's idea of being funny. It's also…" He gulped and murmured the last words softly.

"An…example…of how…I feel about you." Kagome's head shot up as she looked towards his sincere expression. Her chocolate colored eyes softened. Bringing a hand up to one of her ribbons, which Manjoume thought looked much better on her than the bear, she unraveled it.

Handing it to Manjoume, she smiled shyly, "Consider your feelings returned."

Manjoume's silver orbs widened. He placed a hand on her cheek and smiled. A true smile. He watched as Kagome closed her eyes and he did the same. He leaned in closer, his lips nearing hers. And the only thoughts running in their minds were:

'I love you.'

As well as…

'Ryou…thank you.'

And outside the classroom, out of sight, was Marufuji Ryou, leaning against the door sill. His handsome face was currently smirking. 'Well, well. It seems that Manjoume really was in for a shock.'

He left the two to their privacy. All the while clutching the stuffed animal that was meant for Kagome.

'I'll just leave this on Manjoume's doorstep. After all, he might want to give this to her as well.' He paused in his thoughts as another option passed in his mind. 'Maybe I should have written a fake love letter to Kagome as well in accordance to the ribbons.'

Thinking about it for a while, he shook his head. The ribbons were fine. Besides…

'What kind of immature fool would write a fake love letter?'


So, like I said earlier, you can only understand the last comment if you've read Love Letter.

For the people who do understand it, consider it Zane's payback...in a different story. I hope you enjoyed this story!

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