DM: No own.

CG: Another short chapter. * sigh* we really gotta think more.

DM: Grr! MARIK! HATE THAT NAME!

CG: Marik's NICE? Now that's weird.

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The teacher turned around. "We have a new student. Please welcome Marik Ishtar."

A blonde-haired Egyptian boy with violet eyes walked into the classroom. He gave a light smile.

With permission, he went to his seat. Yugi sank into his chair as Marik sat down and tried to copy the notes on the board. Eventually, he turned around and flirted with the girl behind him, claiming he couldn't read the Japanese symbols.

"What a ladies man!" Joey exclaimed disdainfully from the corner of the room.

Yugi was worried about what Marik would say, but the Egyptian boy just continued flirting with the girl.

Tea leaned forward. "Where'd you come from?" she asked, not realizing Marik was Egyptian.

"My brother, sister, and I moved here from Egypt with our father," Marik replied, turning away from the girl. (A/N Would Rishid still be with the Ishtars if none of this happened?)

Tristin laughed. "Egypt! What do you live in, a pyramid?"

"No one lives in pyramids," Marik said, outsmarting Tristin.

"I think he was being sarcastic," the British-accented Bakura pointed out to Marik.

Yugi stared at his notes. He had accidentally drawn the Dark Magician.

"That's pretty good," Marik commented. "What is it?"

"Oh, nothing," Yugi said, hastily hiding his paper. "Just a doodle."

In his "dream" Marik was a power-hungry Rare Hunter who wanted the powers of the great Pharaoh. Apparently, he wasn't really like that.

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Replies:

Liz= Guess it is kinda freaky.

WildWolf= Getting one word reviews lately.

Seto-Kaiba Red Archery Girl= Well, we're thinking of making Bakura Marik's friend and Marik being friends with Yugi.

Yami-Yugi= Yami will come. . .Eventually

Cheeky-bear007= Thankx for reviewing for our other stories. Here's Malik/Marik.

Person= We'd make the chappies longer if they weren't off the top of our heads. This fanfic stuff is HARD.

=D = We'll continue.

YAMI CHIP= That was too short. Sorry.