The entire group of the Duel Monsters teens sat in the principal's office. Joey sat with Yugi and Yami, while Seto sat further away at the other side of the room with his arms folded. Both boys were going to have some bruises, but Wheeler seemed to have gotten the worst of the punches. This didn't bother Seto at all, as he was more pissed that a bruise would most likely be plastered on his cheek for about a week or so. Sitting in this office also embarrassed him, even more so than sitting in the desks back in class. Seto Kaiba did not get into trouble, as he was above these petty student problems.
However, with Joey popping up more frequently in his life, the brown-haired CEO might get in trouble a little more often now. Wheeler had the temper of a psychotic menace, and Seto had tried his best to avoid him. In his defense, it was the mutt who had ran after him and threw the first punch. "Yes, but according to our witnesses, you continued to beat Joseph Wheeler even while he was on the ground." The principal reminded him. Seto shot a glare at Joey, Yami and Yugi, they will surely regret the days they had been born.
"The principal will see you now. If you could all please enter that door at the far end of the room." The secretary said, pointing to a specific door with a silver plate that read "Principal Matthews." Seto had never been in Mrs. Matthews office before, but this was nothing new for Joey. "I have to deal with for of you today, I see." She said, not necessarily complaining but not happy with the situation, either. "I understand from Seto's teacher, Miss. Palermo as well as Yami and Yugi that they have witnessed the fight between Seto Kaiba and Joseph Wheeler take place."
She read through a note that the teacher had written, including some statements from Yami and Yugi, themselves. "Alright. First off, I don't want to hear anything from Joey or Seto, as I will take care of you two at the end. For starters, I want to read Miss. Palermo's statement and I want to hear from Yami and Yugi Muto in private. I do not want any squabbling from Mr. Wheeler or Mr. Kaiba as we try to sort out this problem. Yugi shot Joey an apologetic glare, he really didn't mean to get caught up into this.
Joey, however, seemed fine with the situation at hand. He smiled back at Yugi, which meant something along the lines of 'Don't worry, I'm used to this. It's not your fault.' Also, Joey did not expect his best friend to lie on him for his behalf. Joey knew that he attacked Kaiba, but he was still pissed at the jack ass for kicking the shit out of his ribs. In fact, he was in a lot of pain. Nothing that Joey wasn't used to hiding on a daily basis, especially from his father.
"These are the words from Miss. Palermo herself," Mrs. Matthew's began. "I was wondering where my student, Seto Kaiba had gone as I was wondering if he brought the attendance down to the office. I figured he might have been busy and made my way to the office to relieve him. When I arrived, to my horror Seto Kaiba was kicking Joseph Wheeler in the ribs." The singular word 'ribs' did not sit well with Joey at the moment and felt like he was coughing up a lung. There was still a bit of blood in his cough, but he ignored it and hid it from everyone else.
"Joseph, please go to first aid. "Yugi Muto, make sure he gets there okay, all right?" Yugi nodded and was more than eager to help his friend. Even though Joey was much taller than him, he grabbed his injured friend by the arm and helped him out of the office. "Yami. I require that you please stay here to give me your statement of what you saw. Mr. Kaiba, please leave my office and I will call for you and Joseph tomorrow." Yami nodded. "Yes, ma'am. Actually, this case is more complicated than you think. I don't think that these two people are quite at fault and it's just a situation of teens being teens."
Mrs. Matthews pinched the bridge of her nose and sighed heavily. When the staff witnessed this, they knew to stay on her good side for that day. "Alright, Yami. Please tell me what happened. As it comes to my understanding, you are one of the most honest students at this school. While I do trust Yugi, he has a very…submissive personality, and, I know that he would do anything for his friends. That is why I am concerned he would side only with Joey."
Yami chuckled. "Yes, you are correct. Yugi would do anything for his friends, but, he is also a very honest person just like me. While I am friends with Joey Wheeler, I do think that both students are at fault here. I saw Seto Kaiba walking back to his classroom. Yugi, Joey, and myself were just arriving to school. Joey was always a little late and Yugi wanted to wait for our friend. That is when Joey ran into Kaiba. For some reason, he has been very on edge around him lately… I don't understand why."
"Anyways, Kaiba explained to Joey how he was not interested in his squabbles today. But – Joey wasn't having that for whatever reason. He ran after Kaiba down the hallway, and the other retaliated with a punch. However, Kaiba seemed completely enraged and continued to kick Joey in the ribs." Mrs. Matthews nodded her head. "Alright, thank you Yami. Please head back to class but before you go, please make sure that Seto Kaiba is still outside my office door and that Joey and Yugi are safe in the first aid room." Yami nodded. "It was my pleasure, ma'am." The principal scrunched her eyebrows as the strange colored hair student left her office. He was way too polite for a teenager.