AN- Okie, I'm finally back from internetless holidays, and here's an upload :) I'm sorry, it's a little shorter than the rest... and I lied a little, I haven't written loads more chapters... It's because adult type people made me go on loong walks and stuff.. and because I got all animation obsessed.. Anyway, I'm gonna shut up now, enjoy ^^

Still, she felt vaguely apprehensive as they reached her, all with friendly smiles plastered across their faces.

"Hey there!"

The small, strange haired boy greeted her cheerfully, and the others simply stood and smiled.

"You must be Enoki Tamiko, right? I recognise you from homeroom," he added. Tami raised an eyebrow slightly. She hadn't noticed him... Although she had walked out pretty quickly, she would have expected to see someone of his sort. That is, someone with such a nutty hairstyle, that he somehow managed to pull off.

The seemingly older tri-colour haired boy took over from him quickly, sensing a slight discomfort in the way Tamiko's face was set.

"Hi there," she automatically relaxed; this boy had a far more level voice, less pep and general OTT friendliness, "I'm Yami, this is Yugi," he indicated his crazy-happy version, "Tristan, Joey, Téa, and Duke."

He pointed towards each person in turn, and as their names were said they gave some form of greeting, ranging from a short nod to a slightly manic grin and waving. The latter came from the overenthusiastic boy, Yugi. He seemed pretty... Enthusiastic, to say the least, and happy in a creepy way to put it more bluntly.

"Would you like to come sit with us, since those two abandoned you?" The question came form the brunette girl, Téa. Tami considered for a moment, and when she realised she didn't know where the boys had gone to in their attempt to avoid these people, and nodded, smiling back.

Her smile was pretty genuine; she didn't mind them, and was actually quite confused as to why Bakura and Marik didn't like them. Maybe they were just too cheerful for them.

She followed the small group to the field, and they sat down in the shade of a tree. She realised slowly that this was where she'd sat with the others when they'd bunked off previously.

Not that it mattered. It seemed to be a popular tree though. Although... Looking around, it was one of the only trees. Huh. Maybe the school had something against lots of trees.

She shook her head slightly, earning herself an odd look from a few of the teenagers she was sitting with, which she ignored, clearing her head of stupid thoughts quickly.

Most of them had got deeply involved in a conversation that seemed to revolve around Duel Monsters. Although she owned a deck (a pretty kick-ass one too, although she wasn't about to say she could beat all of them quite yet... Although she expected she could) she wasn't all that into the game, or at least, she couldn't talk about it for lengths of time. From what she gathered, Yami and Yugi were a pretty formidable team, but the older teen could beat his lookalike with ease if he felt like it, although he often let him win. Joey and Tristan were teasing Yugi, and Duke was smiling slightly as he listened to, but didn't participate in, the conversation.

Tami scooted over from her seat beside Téa to sit next to him. He seemed the least OTT and cheerful of the others, so she decided he was probably her best bet for a half-way decent conversation. The last thing she needed on her very first day was never-ending pep.

Ok, so she didn't really mind happiness, but still. There's only so much ridiculous cheer one girl could handle per day. She was gonna have to find a way of balancing out who she hung out with, otherwise she might go a little mental. It was possible.

"Hey," she smiled, glancing across at Duke, who looked over, returning her smile.

"Hey. All a bit much for you?" He asked, indicating the crazy group, which seemed to be engaging in a heated discussion about whether or not Tristan could beat Joey at Duel Monsters. Tami simply shrugged.

"Nah... Bakura and that lot are a lot different though. I guess all the childishness is a bit un-nerving." Duke nodded slowly, laughing slightly.

"I got pulled into this group as soon as I walked through the door. It's a bit of a nutty way to start your first day at a new school, surrounded by strangers, but still." Tami laughed as well, then settled back to lean against the tree.

Duke seemed content with not bothering to talk, so Tami sunk back into her thoughts. Duke was new here, and had been pulled into this group, so she guessed that was why he wasn't quite as... She couldn't quite think of a suitable word that wasn't mean, so she gave up pretty fast. They were obviously nice people, but she doubted she'd be able to spend all her time with them. Well, maybe Yami and Duke. They seemed more... normal. But still odd enough to be considered interesting.

After what seemed like an age, the bell for the end of their break rang, and they all began to head back to their homeroom. Duke, Tristan and Téa were in a different form, so they split off when the got into the building.

It was halfway through the register when Bakura and Marik showed up; Bakura with his right eye bruised and Marik with a massive mud splatter across his side. They looked a lot as if they'd just walked into a wall. A muddy wall.

"Sorry miss, had to go see the nurse," Bakura drawled, sauntering to his seat, while Marik smirked, following him.

The teacher didn't even bother telling them off. She seemed to know a lost cause when she saw one. Some of the other students grumbled slightly, but she silenced them by smacking a book against the table top.

Tami could tell this was going to be a long lesson.

AN- sorry, that was probably just more character development, but I'll get writing the next chapter :D Reviews and all that lovely stuff? There will be cookies :D Ok, cyber cookies, but still xD