Chapter 4
Warning: Rating may go up! I don't know yet. A/N: Please read the ratings and warnings before you proceed on to reading the (or any) story.
Oh, just in case I forget, I forgot to include why Y. Bakura has waited 9 years to show himself to Ryou. I'll try to fit that in later chapters. (thank you for reminding me, Bronze Eagle!)
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The next morning, Ryou awoke with a stinging red mark on his cheek from last night's incident. He still couldn't believe what happened last night. 'What did happen last night? Was it all just a dream? I hope so.who was he? If it was a dream, then why is my cheek stinging so much?' he thought to himself. As he began to get out of his bed, there was a knock on the door.
"Ryou? Hurry up and come down for breakfast. Today's the first day of your new school, remember? You wouldn't want to be late!" Ryou's dad spoke as he descended downstairs.
Ryou sighed as he looked over at the clock on his night table. It read 5: 30 a.m. 'Yeah.don't want to be late for school.great.new friends.more chances to get picked on.' Ryou thought to himself as he washed and got dressed for the day. Still, one things remained in his mind: Who was the person, if you can call it a person, that was here with me last night? What did he mean by mortals? Does it mean that he's not a human? I must have been dreaming.yeah, that must be it. There's no way it could have been a ghost.there is no such thing as ghosts, is there?
As he sat down with his father at the kitchen for a simple breakfast of toast with butter and milk, his father spoke.
"I've found a place where you could stay while I'm gone."
"Really? Where? With whom?"
"Well, first, I was hoping to arrange your stay with a friend of mine, but he went out of town recently. So, I've found a new place where you could stay, and there's a kid about your age, too. Maybe you could make a new friend."
Ryou frowned at that comment. He didn't like being close to anyone, in fear of losing them, too. He just wanted to be left alone; he didn't need any friends; why couldn't his father see that? Ryou faintly smiled to show his appreciation to his father for his hard work.
"Really? What's his name?"
"Hmmm.name? Let's see.Oh yes, his name is Yugi Mutou (A/N: Did I spell that right?). He seems like a freshman in high school like you."
"When am I going there?" Ryou asked, beginning to be slightly interested in this kid named Yugi Mutou. "I'm leaving early tomorrow. So you'll have to pack up tonight and I'll drive you there in the morning. Yugi's grandfather owns a game shop called "The Turtle Game Shop," so you and Yugi can get to know each other for a while before you go to school." Ryou just nodded.
'I wonder if Dad knows about this "Yami Bakura".I just hope I was dreaming.' Ryou thought to himself. He opened his mouth to ask, but then thought it was better not to ask, for he didn't want to seem like a fool in front of his own father. 'Besides, it couldn't be more than a hallucination.there is nobody in this world that could look almost exactly like me.could there?'
The rest of the breakfast was finished in silence as both Ryou and his father rushed out of the door in order for Ryou's father to not be late for his work.
~ At School ~
Ryou walked towards the school nervously as he caught the glances of many students. They stood in groups, categorized in who they were or what kind of people they were. Nobody said anything to him though, why would they? Ryou thought to himself. They just glanced at him and went back to what they were doing. Some didn't even notice him there. He quietly walked to a corner of the field in front of their school, keeping his head down, trying to avoid the glances the other students were giving him. As he walked, he thought to himself. There are a lot of students here.all of them are so different from what I was used to. Would I make any friends here? What if they're nothing like me? Then what would I do?
Soon, the school bell rang and the doors of the school opened. The other students didn't seem to care though. Some just strolled into the school by little groups if they felt like going in so early. Most just stayed where they were, not bothering to go inside and get ready for class.
Having nothing to do, Ryou sighed and slowly walked inside the school building. He looked at the large clock on the hallway to see what time it was. It was 7: 20. School didn't start until 7:45.
Ryou walked around the school gazing at the new building where he would hopefully make new friends. A lot of other students shoved each other around, because the school's population was so large and the building wasn't big enough. Cautious not to get caught in the crowd, Ryou stayed against the wall until the crowd went by.
Not knowing where to go, he went into the main office to see if anybody could help him. It was a rather small and untidy office, for the population of the school. He spotted a secretary, who he supposed was working at her desk, while she talked and laughed loudly on the phone. She was a very thin lady, with big glasses and her hair tied in a long ponytail. She wore a dress too big for her body, and boots that seemed to need some cleaning.
He went up to the desk, and waited for the secretary to notice him. For quite a while, she didn't notice him there, so he cleared his throat and timidly said, "Excuse me, I need help figuring out where to go."
The secretary seemed rather annoyed by his interruptions, but hung up the phone and looked up at him.
"What do you want, kid?" Startled by this abrupt manner, Ryou stuttered while he was trying to tell her why he was there.
"I-I'm new here.an-and I ne-need my schedule," he finally said.
The secretary sighed in annoyance and went to her computer muttering something that Ryou could not make out clearly.
"What's your name?" she asked.
"Um. Ryou Bakura."
The secretary spent quite a long time at the computer while Ryou patiently waited for her. Finally, she printed something from the computer and got up from the seat.
"Follow me, please."
The school started by now, and the hallway was quiet while Ryou walked behind the secretary, who seemed to walk with quite a bit of speed.
"Our school is a bit over populated, you see. But we still manage quite well, and we bring out excellent qualities of students." On she droned on, with a voice that seemed to drone on and on. Ryou didn't pay any attention to what she was saying, for he was too caught up in what classes he would have and with whom.
The woman suddenly made a halt at the door of a small classroom. Ryou almost bumped into her, for he was not looking where he was going. "This is your first class, English with Mr. Lee." She opened the door for him and motioned him into the classroom. She walked in after him, with light, jumpy steps. The teacher had stopped the lecture to see what the interruption was all about. The secretary walked towards the teacher, handing him a paper and speaking to him quietly for a few minutes. Then she went out the door and was gone.
The whole classroom was filled with the students whispering about what was going on. The teacher turned to his students and said, "Class, quiet down. This is our new student, his name is Ryou Bakura. Please welcome him to our school, and introduce him to everything in the school if you have any spare time. Well, then, where to seat you." The teacher looked over the classroom filled with students. Finally, he found a seat in the way back next to the window. "Ah, you may sit way back there, next to.whoever sits next to you," the teacher said, for he forgot what the student's name was due to the large population of students in the classroom.
His seat seemed miles away from the board. How was he supposed to see the board? Ryou just shrugged that thought off and began walking over to his seat. He didn't notice as another student's foot lurked out on the narrow aisle between the desks. Not knowing that it was even there, Ryou tripped over the foot as he walked through the aisle of the crowded desks. He would have fallen, if it wasn't for a hand reaching out just in time to grab his hand to prevent him from falling. Ryou heard a few snickering behind him, and he was too embarrassed that his face was turning bright pink.
He looked up to the person who helped him and stuttered a quiet, "Thank you."
The boy who was trying to trip him mockingly said, "Thank you," which brought laughter from the other students in the class. "Shut up, Ken," said the unknown figure who saved Ryou.
Ken, clenching his fists, got up from his desk to face the figure. "Oh yeah? What are you gonna do about it, Katsuya?"
The others, anticipating that a fight would happen, got up from their seats and started chanting, "Fight, fight, fight, fight."
Suddenly, the teacher raised his voice and said, "People, get back into your seats. We're not here to waste time. Mr. Ken, I'll see you after school for detention. Mr. Katsuya, please sit down and Ryou, please go find your seat."
Ken muttered, "He's the one who started it." as he sat down.
Ryou, not wanting anymore trouble on the first day he's been in this school, started to move when the person named "Katsuya" held him back. "You sure you're all-right?"
Ryou smiled faintly and said, "Y-yes. Thank you." Then he made his way to his seat and class picked up normally as if it wasn't disturbed even for a second.
A/N: So, I've taken a long time to post this chapter up.sorry! Please R& R!
Warning: Rating may go up! I don't know yet. A/N: Please read the ratings and warnings before you proceed on to reading the (or any) story.
Oh, just in case I forget, I forgot to include why Y. Bakura has waited 9 years to show himself to Ryou. I'll try to fit that in later chapters. (thank you for reminding me, Bronze Eagle!)
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The next morning, Ryou awoke with a stinging red mark on his cheek from last night's incident. He still couldn't believe what happened last night. 'What did happen last night? Was it all just a dream? I hope so.who was he? If it was a dream, then why is my cheek stinging so much?' he thought to himself. As he began to get out of his bed, there was a knock on the door.
"Ryou? Hurry up and come down for breakfast. Today's the first day of your new school, remember? You wouldn't want to be late!" Ryou's dad spoke as he descended downstairs.
Ryou sighed as he looked over at the clock on his night table. It read 5: 30 a.m. 'Yeah.don't want to be late for school.great.new friends.more chances to get picked on.' Ryou thought to himself as he washed and got dressed for the day. Still, one things remained in his mind: Who was the person, if you can call it a person, that was here with me last night? What did he mean by mortals? Does it mean that he's not a human? I must have been dreaming.yeah, that must be it. There's no way it could have been a ghost.there is no such thing as ghosts, is there?
As he sat down with his father at the kitchen for a simple breakfast of toast with butter and milk, his father spoke.
"I've found a place where you could stay while I'm gone."
"Really? Where? With whom?"
"Well, first, I was hoping to arrange your stay with a friend of mine, but he went out of town recently. So, I've found a new place where you could stay, and there's a kid about your age, too. Maybe you could make a new friend."
Ryou frowned at that comment. He didn't like being close to anyone, in fear of losing them, too. He just wanted to be left alone; he didn't need any friends; why couldn't his father see that? Ryou faintly smiled to show his appreciation to his father for his hard work.
"Really? What's his name?"
"Hmmm.name? Let's see.Oh yes, his name is Yugi Mutou (A/N: Did I spell that right?). He seems like a freshman in high school like you."
"When am I going there?" Ryou asked, beginning to be slightly interested in this kid named Yugi Mutou. "I'm leaving early tomorrow. So you'll have to pack up tonight and I'll drive you there in the morning. Yugi's grandfather owns a game shop called "The Turtle Game Shop," so you and Yugi can get to know each other for a while before you go to school." Ryou just nodded.
'I wonder if Dad knows about this "Yami Bakura".I just hope I was dreaming.' Ryou thought to himself. He opened his mouth to ask, but then thought it was better not to ask, for he didn't want to seem like a fool in front of his own father. 'Besides, it couldn't be more than a hallucination.there is nobody in this world that could look almost exactly like me.could there?'
The rest of the breakfast was finished in silence as both Ryou and his father rushed out of the door in order for Ryou's father to not be late for his work.
~ At School ~
Ryou walked towards the school nervously as he caught the glances of many students. They stood in groups, categorized in who they were or what kind of people they were. Nobody said anything to him though, why would they? Ryou thought to himself. They just glanced at him and went back to what they were doing. Some didn't even notice him there. He quietly walked to a corner of the field in front of their school, keeping his head down, trying to avoid the glances the other students were giving him. As he walked, he thought to himself. There are a lot of students here.all of them are so different from what I was used to. Would I make any friends here? What if they're nothing like me? Then what would I do?
Soon, the school bell rang and the doors of the school opened. The other students didn't seem to care though. Some just strolled into the school by little groups if they felt like going in so early. Most just stayed where they were, not bothering to go inside and get ready for class.
Having nothing to do, Ryou sighed and slowly walked inside the school building. He looked at the large clock on the hallway to see what time it was. It was 7: 20. School didn't start until 7:45.
Ryou walked around the school gazing at the new building where he would hopefully make new friends. A lot of other students shoved each other around, because the school's population was so large and the building wasn't big enough. Cautious not to get caught in the crowd, Ryou stayed against the wall until the crowd went by.
Not knowing where to go, he went into the main office to see if anybody could help him. It was a rather small and untidy office, for the population of the school. He spotted a secretary, who he supposed was working at her desk, while she talked and laughed loudly on the phone. She was a very thin lady, with big glasses and her hair tied in a long ponytail. She wore a dress too big for her body, and boots that seemed to need some cleaning.
He went up to the desk, and waited for the secretary to notice him. For quite a while, she didn't notice him there, so he cleared his throat and timidly said, "Excuse me, I need help figuring out where to go."
The secretary seemed rather annoyed by his interruptions, but hung up the phone and looked up at him.
"What do you want, kid?" Startled by this abrupt manner, Ryou stuttered while he was trying to tell her why he was there.
"I-I'm new here.an-and I ne-need my schedule," he finally said.
The secretary sighed in annoyance and went to her computer muttering something that Ryou could not make out clearly.
"What's your name?" she asked.
"Um. Ryou Bakura."
The secretary spent quite a long time at the computer while Ryou patiently waited for her. Finally, she printed something from the computer and got up from the seat.
"Follow me, please."
The school started by now, and the hallway was quiet while Ryou walked behind the secretary, who seemed to walk with quite a bit of speed.
"Our school is a bit over populated, you see. But we still manage quite well, and we bring out excellent qualities of students." On she droned on, with a voice that seemed to drone on and on. Ryou didn't pay any attention to what she was saying, for he was too caught up in what classes he would have and with whom.
The woman suddenly made a halt at the door of a small classroom. Ryou almost bumped into her, for he was not looking where he was going. "This is your first class, English with Mr. Lee." She opened the door for him and motioned him into the classroom. She walked in after him, with light, jumpy steps. The teacher had stopped the lecture to see what the interruption was all about. The secretary walked towards the teacher, handing him a paper and speaking to him quietly for a few minutes. Then she went out the door and was gone.
The whole classroom was filled with the students whispering about what was going on. The teacher turned to his students and said, "Class, quiet down. This is our new student, his name is Ryou Bakura. Please welcome him to our school, and introduce him to everything in the school if you have any spare time. Well, then, where to seat you." The teacher looked over the classroom filled with students. Finally, he found a seat in the way back next to the window. "Ah, you may sit way back there, next to.whoever sits next to you," the teacher said, for he forgot what the student's name was due to the large population of students in the classroom.
His seat seemed miles away from the board. How was he supposed to see the board? Ryou just shrugged that thought off and began walking over to his seat. He didn't notice as another student's foot lurked out on the narrow aisle between the desks. Not knowing that it was even there, Ryou tripped over the foot as he walked through the aisle of the crowded desks. He would have fallen, if it wasn't for a hand reaching out just in time to grab his hand to prevent him from falling. Ryou heard a few snickering behind him, and he was too embarrassed that his face was turning bright pink.
He looked up to the person who helped him and stuttered a quiet, "Thank you."
The boy who was trying to trip him mockingly said, "Thank you," which brought laughter from the other students in the class. "Shut up, Ken," said the unknown figure who saved Ryou.
Ken, clenching his fists, got up from his desk to face the figure. "Oh yeah? What are you gonna do about it, Katsuya?"
The others, anticipating that a fight would happen, got up from their seats and started chanting, "Fight, fight, fight, fight."
Suddenly, the teacher raised his voice and said, "People, get back into your seats. We're not here to waste time. Mr. Ken, I'll see you after school for detention. Mr. Katsuya, please sit down and Ryou, please go find your seat."
Ken muttered, "He's the one who started it." as he sat down.
Ryou, not wanting anymore trouble on the first day he's been in this school, started to move when the person named "Katsuya" held him back. "You sure you're all-right?"
Ryou smiled faintly and said, "Y-yes. Thank you." Then he made his way to his seat and class picked up normally as if it wasn't disturbed even for a second.
A/N: So, I've taken a long time to post this chapter up.sorry! Please R& R!