A/N: Time for a little high school AU! Requested by Sister of the Pharaoh.

Also, don't forget the poll I have for the Valentine's Day oneshot (it's more of to see what you guys would like to read 'cause I can write any of the choices).

DISCLAIMER: I do NOT own Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's. That goes to the respective owner. I only own my OC(s).

High School AU- It Gets Better:

(Ren's POV)

I hate my life sometimes, I groaned inwardly. My sister, AJ, and I had been transferred to a new high school for our senior year which sucked 'cause now I know no one in this place! All our friends and my band mates are in the next town over, so hanging out with them would have to wait until the weekends or holidays now.

"This sucks," I groaned.

"Come on, it won't be so bad once we get to know more people here," AJ replied.

"Easy for you to say. I've had at least three teachers and a dozen students eye me like I'm gonna burn the school down."

"Well, your outfit kind of does scream delinquent..."

"You aren't helping."

"It'll be fine. Once people get to know you more, they won't see you as the kid that probably does drugs behind the school. Maybe the teachers will get off your back when they find out about your math and science skills."

"I guess. Still sucks that we had to move yet again, and right as senior year is starting."

"Look, Dad said this is the last time he's moving us since we'll be heading to college soon. Just bear with it until graduation, and then you can move to anywhere you want."

"Fiiine."

"Let's take a look at the schedules real quick. It's getting close to first period."

"Okay." I pulled out my schedule from my pocket while AJ got hers. We put them side by side. "Oh, come on! We have no classes together at all!"

"Well, we'll be meeting at lunch and after school anyway. Plus, this gives you the opportunity to be more social."

"Pff, I'm a social butterfly."

"You're about as social as a mercenary." The bell rang. "Time for class. Don't do anything extreme."

"By extreme, do you mean...?"

"I mean nothing to get you expelled or seriously injured. I'll catch you at lunch!" She hurried down the hall as the rest of the students shuffled around.

I sighed, letting my head fall back to stare at the ceiling. This school year is gonna suck majorly, I thought, putting my head back down to see what classroom my first class was. A match class, huh? Just what everyone needs early in the morning when they're barely awake enough! I wandered around, looking at the class numbers before finding the right one. Right on time, too, as the last bell rang. Thank God, I'm not late for my first day. And, of course, the only available seat is right up front. F***ing hell, why me?

(Time Skip- Three Weeks Later)

"I can't take it anymore! I want to head back to our old home!" I complained.

"Not even a month in and you're already complaining," AJ sighed. "Have you even tried at all?"

"Yes."

"Me trying to introduce you to people doesn't count."

"Hey, I have been doing it outside of your help, but it still doesn't do shit! Apparently, people find me unapproachable."

"Then try smiling more. And not in a cocky way, either. Now, I've got to hurry, or I'll be late for my date."

"Please, I know how to- wait, you're going on a date?!"

"Yes, why do you think I offered to walk you to town?"

"...I thought it was our usual hang out time..."

AJ sighed again. "This is part of the reason why I wanted you to have some friends to talk to here. It'll help with when we go to the colleges we picked out. I'd at least like to know that I can keep my eye off of you without worry."

"You act like I'm trouble."

"You? Trouble? No. It's more like you attract trouble."

"Hey!" I noticed something out the corner of my eye. I looked to see familiar spiky raven hair with gold streaks. Yusei? What's he doing here? He was a classmate in several of my classes at the school AJ and I have been attending. We don't talk to each other much, but we've been partners a few times (mostly by default as I didn't know anyone from the rest of the class...so I'm not good with other people, sue me). Judging from his posture, he looked...dejected? I think that's the word.

AJ noticed I had stopped, noticing me looking at Yusei. "Friend of yours?"

"Ah, not exactly. We're just in a lot of the same classes." I started heading to him. "Stay there, I'll just be a minute."

"Ren..."

"Oh, all right. Go on ahead, I'll be fine." I waved my hand at her.

"Thank you." She headed off while I continued in my direction. He hadn't looked up at all from where he was sitting, lost in his own thoughts. I stopped next to him, trying to think of some way to start a conversation. Okay, okay, Ren. Think of how to start. Oh, right!

"Uh...yo," I started. And mentally kicked myself. Great job, Ren. Reeeeaaaal smooth.

He straightened up, looking to me. "Huh?"

"It's Ren. You know, from every other period?"

"Oh, right. What are you doing here?"

"I was sort of slightly hanging out with my sister when I spotted you out here. Anyway, what are you doing here? Kind of a random place to be on a weekend."

"It's...a bit complicated, and I don't want to bother you if you're busy."

"Me? Busy? I've got nothing to do and AJ more or less ditched me to get to her date, so I have nothing to do."

He sighed. "Okay, but not here."

"Wanting a bit more privacy on this?"

"Something like that."

"All right, but uh, I have no idea what any good places are in this town."

"I'm guessing you don't get out much."

"Nnnnooo—yes."

(Scene Shift- Half an hour later)

"Wait, hold up. You had a crush on him? Seriously?" I said. Yusei had taken us to a small restaurant that wasn't too crowded at the time. Once we got a place to sit and ordered, he told me what happened. And that was my response. Well, and... "You have weird taste in guys."

"Thanks for the confidence boost," he replied sarcastically.

"Well, I mean, uhh..." Shit, there goes my foot-in-the-mouth syndrome again! "I meant more of, I find it hard that you'd fall for a guy like that is all."

He sighed. "Well, somehow I did, but the feeling wasn't mutual."

Okay, Ren, lighten up this situation. "Hey, look on the bright side. You're still young, so there's plenty of time to find the right guy for you. No one ever said you have to find your one true love in high school anyway."

"You do have a point..."

"There, see? Things will only keep getting better from here."

"You sound like you know from experience."

"Ehh...I've had my few fair share of flops in the romance department. Including some girls that apparently weren't too comfortable with the fact I dated guys in the past."

"Wait a minute, you're-?"

"Yes yes, I'm bisexual. I got enough jokes of 'save some for the rest of us' from my band mates at my old school."

He chuckled. "Well, unless you liked going out with multiple people at once, I don't think they need to worry."

"Pff, I'd be lucky enough finding one person to stay with for more than a week. It's either we aren't too compatible, or they just want something out of me. Or both. Rarely both."

"And you said I have weird taste in guys. Do I want to know about some of the people you've dated?"

"Oh, there are a few that I'm still friends with, but for the most part I've had crap luck. At any rate, I was being truthful. There are plenty of other fish in the sea, so to speak."

"All right, I'll listen to it. I guess I just let the rejection get to me."

"Happens to the best of us. Changing topics...think you can help me find what I'm doing wrong with one of our classes?"

"Which one?"

"Calculus."

"What are you having trouble with in it?"

"I don't know! I got the answers correct and yet they get marked wrong!"

"You showed your work?"

"Yes."

"Exactly like how our teacher does it?"

"Ye...no."

"There's the problem. You're supposed to work it out like how the teacher does it, or it's wrong."

"...who does that?!"

(Scene Shift- Several Days Later)

Since the little hangout, Yusei and I have started getting to know each other more. It was nice to finally have someone to talk to. Even when we got together to study or work on homework, most of the time we'd start talking about other topics in the middle of the work and after. AJ was happy for me to have someone to hang out with during the week or on the times I didn't meet up with my band. He introduced me to his friends at the school and I did the same in turn (the ones from my old town, of course). Even if some people still looked at me like I'd burn the school down, at least I had people to be with who knew I wouldn't do that.

Though, as time went on, I found myself starting to gain new feelings toward Yusei. I knew what was going on, and I also knew that it was definitely going to get awkward. I mean, I didn't want to make him guilty if he didn't feel the same as it would be the same situation only he was in a different position in it. Besides, it wasn't that long ago he got rejected, so I was definitely not about to bring it up! Of course, how well was I ever at keeping things secret for long?

On our way back to my place (he was just walking me home since it was getting late; we had been studying at the library), we took a short pause near the doorstep. "Man, I hope things go well on the test," I sighed.

"You'll be fine. You got the right answers on the questions faster than last time," Yusei replied.

"That's comforting, at least. Better than spending the night before stressing over it."

"Yep. This way, you have a good chance of passing it."

"True."

"Your band's still planning to play this weekend, right?"

"Yeah. It's the first big gig we've had since I moved here, so that's probably where some of the nervous energy is coming from."

"You really don't have anything to be nervous about. You guys have been practicing so much, I'm pretty sure all of you can play in your sleep."

"Oh gosh, if I did that, I'm pretty sure AJ would just move out. Or hit me with a pillow."

He chuckled. "Pretty sure she'd do the latter more than the former."

"True." Silence fell between us when we couldn't come up with more conversation. We weren't even making much eye contact anymore. Shit, say something! I yelled in my head. More directed at me, though. "Uh, well, I...better get inside..."

"Oh, yeah. I've got to get back to my place."

Before I even caught myself, I walked up to him and kissed him on the cheek. Wait, shit, what am I doing!? I jumped back, realizing what I did. "Ah, I'm sorry! I didn't mean...I-I don't know what was...I-I mean, uhhh..." Crap crap, why did I have to act on that crush, now I just made things awkward! I groaned and covered my face with my hands, feeling the heat coming from my face. "I didn't mean to do that, I'm so sorry!"

"Ren."

I felt him pull my hands away from my face and then he kissed me on the lips. Wait, what? He pulled away, smiling at me. "Don't worry, I feel the same way."

Well, that definitely lifted the weight from my shoulders. I let out a sigh, returning the smile.

"About damn time," I heard AJ's voice say from behind me.

"AJ!"

A/N: Sorry this took so long to write. ^^' It was a bit tricky for me to write (mainly 'cause this was my first high school AU that wasn't just in my head XD), but I hope this came out okay. Hope I pulled a laugh with that last scene. XD