A/N About the last chapter, sorry if it seemed to be written in a different style than the previous chapters but that would be because my sister hijacked my account and updated for me (she's really impatient about this sort of thing). Anyway, from now on, everything is mine (apart from of course the characters, duel monsters etc)

If anyone feels like giving me any ideas for interesting plot lines, please do so. I have a rough idea where this is going but inspiration for what can happen in the meantime will be much appreciated!

Previously...

"I'm sorry Jounouchi. I'll try not to call you a mutt again." Kaiba mumbled, reddening as he did so before heading back to his seat.

The rest of gang looked dumbfounded at a smirking Anzu while Kaiba opened up his e-mails on his laptop. He learnt a very valuable lesson today.

Never piss off a girl who is PMS-ing.

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Chapter 3

The class settled down as their Ethics teacher walked into the room. He was a relatively short and balding man but his aura gave off a sense of unquestionable authority, equal to that of Kaiba's. He was not strict, in fact he was a rather easy going man, but he did demand respect. Not only for himself, but for every student in the room.

"Right class, today we are going to be discussing the values of freedom and how it is limited in different societies. Who wants to kick us off?"

All the students shyly looked around at eachother. Their desks had been moved into a horseshoe shape so that they were all facing eachother in order to make for, as their teacher Mr Sagakawa reasoned "a far more productive hour of rational debate".

The class itself was relatively small, most people had dropped out during the first few weeks of the course after they found out that it wasn't going to be the free ride to an A grade that they were expecting. The persevering few left remaining entailed of Ryou, his over-protective yami Bakura, the part-time janitor Honda and his sweetheart Miho, a shy brunette called Hideki sat by himself glancing every so often at the dozing blonde, Jounouchi who, conincidentally, was also being watched by another brunette, albeit a more domineering brunette.

'Hmm, I wonder what's wrong with the mutt. He seems to be catching more zzz's than a sloth!" Kaiba pondered. Since he had been tricked into apologising to the blonde earlier that day, Kaiba had been constantly referring to Jounouchi as 'mutt' as a form of rebellion, as well as systematically plotting how he was to exact his revenge on Mazaki Anzu.

Mr Sagakawa coughed. 'Ah yes' Kaiba thought, 'One of us has to initiate the debate. May as well get this over with.'

"We, as a society, have a great deal of freedoms that others aren't so fortunate to have."

"A broad statement, Kaiba, would you like to expand on that? Maybe tell us what you believe our most important freedom is?" Mr Sagakawa encouraged.

"Freedom of speech"

"Good, now explain why"

"To be able to say what we want without fear of punishment is a luxury few have, however, it is the most valuable asset to anyone able to have it. Words can shape the world to fit your needs, without them, what would be left but an empty shell of a person?"

"Good, Kaiba. Now who wants to take the rebuttle? Ryou, go" Mr Sagakawa exclaimed pointing to the short albino.

"The freedom of being able to live without the fear of being arbitarily killed is more important than the right to freedom of speech, because life is necessary for speech. If life is necessary for speech, but speech not necessary for life, then life is more important than speech, because violation of the right to life also ends the right to speech."

"But what kind of life would you have? Sure, you may not be killed arbitarily but nothing can stop your death. Everyone dies eventually. However, would you be content having to live but hiding your true thoughts, feelings and beliefs from the rest of the world? How could you call that a free life?" Honda jumped in, rebuking Ryou's point and simulataneously strengthening Kaiba's earlier arguement. Due to this, a clear divide was established. Ryou, Bakura and Hideki were arguing for the right to live while Honda, Miho and Kaiba were still arguing for freedom of speech. Mr Sagakawa noted that his usually most lively student had yet to choose a side and had not yet participated in the lesson.

"Jounouchi, who do you agree with?" Mr Sagakawa intervened. Jou looked up thought his answer over in his head and replied, "Neither"

"Oh, so you believe another kind of freedom is more important?"

"No, I just don't believe in freedom. It's an illusion created by those in authority in an attempt to control the masses who readily accept this illusion because they lock themselves away in their own twisted prison. You say we're free to choose our own morals and values and because we can say what we like, we're free? That's bull! Our values and morals are imprinted on us at a young age depending on what society wants and expects us to think. We are genetically suited to being slaves to a higher order, freedom is just the promise that will never be granted. If we gained true freedom, I believe that it would turn us insane"

Looking around the class of shocked faces, Jou smirked. "However, that's just my opinion. Feel ahem free to disagree with me."

The bell ran out, ending the class and the effectively exhausted debate.