Yami Sennen grimaced as she stared at the well-polished gates that marked the entrance to her new boarding school.
Domino Boarding School.
On the outside, the extensively decorated and trimmed gardens of the rose marble-walled building made Domino High look like an all-girls school.
Her mother had promised that it wasn't another all-girls school... but then again, Yuuko Sennen had also promised that Cheer Camp wasn't as the name had suggested.
Rolling her eyes, Yami readjusted her brown leather satchel and walking inside.
Like most of the girls, Yami donned a pink jacket over a white shirt a blue skirt, although she wore the jacket around her shoulders like a cape, and she had conveniently 'forgotten' the blue ribbon. She had also made sure that she had gotten the skirt lengthened a bit.
She wasn't a large fan of flashing someone in thigh-length skirts.
Taking a deep breath through her nose and exhaling through her mouth, Yami pushed her way through the brown doors that concealed the interior of the school from the outside world.
It was easy to see that it wasn't common for a girl to have hair like hers, judging by the stares of shock she was given. Either that or it was due to the fact that she was new and starting half-way through the semester.
Which wasn't her fault! Her mother had 'mistakenly' sent her to a school that revolved around fashion designers and models rather than actually getting an education and it had simply taken several months to undo the mistake and stop the only two girls who had befriended Yami from suing the Sennen family in an attempt to keep their friend. But she had a feeling that her long, red-rimmed black hair with blonde bangs and streaks didn't help either.
Head high, Yami began walking towards the school office, only to hit the ground as someone crashed into her, much to the amusement of the other students.
She looked up, crimson eyes narrowed, only to find a short girl with similar hair to hers sitting in front of her, looking dazed. The girl blinked her amethyst eyes twice before looking at Yami. "I'm really sorry! I should watch where I'm going more..." The girl spotted the cards that Yami had dropped. "Are those yours?"
"Yeah." Yami began to pick up the cards, making sure that she hadn't lost any.
A bright smile spread across the smaller girl's face. "So you like Duel Monsters! Maybe we could duel some time?" The smile became sheepish. "I'm Yugi. Yugi Mutou."
Yami didn't reply. Once she had collected her cards, she stood up again and hesitated before reaching down a hand to help Yugi up. Yugi gratefully took it but once she was standing, Yami turned around and left.
"Alright, Ms. Sennen; here's your timetable and room key." The office assistant smiled warmly as she handed Yami a key and a piece of paper. "I've arranged for one of your classmates who is in the majority of your classes to show you to your classes."
"Sorry I'm late, sensei," a familiar voice gasped as the office door slammed shut.
"Ms. Mutou," the office assistant raised one eyebrow. "Would you care to explain why you were late when I have excused you from classes to show the new student around?"
"I...couldn't open my locker..."
Yami turned to face her.
"Very well," the office assistant sighed. "Please show Ms. Sennen to your first class. You're already too late to begin the tour now; you'll have to do it in your free time after school."
"That's fine." The girl smiled before turning to Yami, eyes widening.
"Yugi Mutou," Yami murmured, eyes narrowed. "We meet again."