SCHOOL PLAY
By Starflower Sakura

DISCLAIMER: Yu-Gi-Oh does not belong to me. I've been saying that a million times already!

To readers/reviewers: Just to let you know. I have started a lot of fics today, but I haven't finished even a chapter. It's annoying really, but oh well. I'm cold, I'm filled with ideas, and I have way too much time. That's just great, isn't it? *sighs*

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SCHOOL PLAY
CHAPTER 1 - A SCHOOL PLAY GONE WRONG


Drop. Drop. Drop. Drop. That was how it was all afternoon. The never ceasing rain caused everybody in the classroom to feel moody and depressed. I felt my eyes begin to droop, but was awakened by excited gasps around the room. I turned my head slowly up towards the board and saw 'School Play' written across it. I was getting sort of giddy myself.

"Hey Ryou!" someone whispered to me.

I turned my head and saw Malik who, in turn, passed a note to me. I cautiously opened the note, watching the teacher while I was opening it. It read:

What play do you think we're going to be doing? If it's going to be some kind of action play I could definitely be the star!

I chuckled at the note and replied with my own.

I'm sure you'll be perfect for the part.

I tossed it back to him when the teacher weren't looking. I saw him grin at me and struck a small pose. I held back the small giggle that was about to escape my lips. I turned around and saw that my yami, Bakura, and Malik's yami, Marik, were looking extra bored. I was definitely starting to doubt that making our yamis go to school with us was a good idea. Yami Yugi didn't look that pleased either, but at least he didn't have a murderous look on his face like the rest of the yamis.

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"Now, class. You are going to draw a piece of paper out of the box and that determines what role you play. Since there won't be enough roles for everybody, some of the papers in the box are backstage roles like costume designer and backstage manager."

Somebody raised their hand to ask a question.

"Yes?"

"You still haven't told us what play we're doing."

"Oh right. We're doing the play 'Beauty and the Beast.'"

An excited squeal from girls as they sighed about how romantic it is could be heard all over the room. The boys gave out to a groan for they were hoping for something less… sappy? Ryou didn't give much of a reaction, but Malik were groaning with all the rest.

"I can't believe they are making us do something so girly?!" Malik moaned.

"Cheer up, Malik-kun! If you keep on groaning like that you would actually get jinxed and pick the part as Belle!" Yugi exclaimed, a smile on his face.

Malik practically screamed, while Ryou and Yugi laughed at his face.

"That just proves how evil this place called school is!"

They yamis didn't say anything during all this time, and their hikaris were beginning to wonder what's wrong. They sweatdropped when they saw Marik making tiny braids in Bakura's long, silky, but unruly hair while Yami watched in interest. You're wondering why Bakura isn't responding, right? Well, it seems that at that moment, Bakura was well off to dreamland.

Ryou shook Bakura as to wake him up, "Bakura, wake up! Before the teacher notices you!"

Bakura looked up and growled at Ryou, "What the hell do you want?"

Another thing, just because Ryou got Bakura to go to school doesn't mean he turned nice all of a sudden.

"You're a temperamental little beast, aren't you?"

"I may be temperamental, and I may be a beast, but I'm definitely not little!"

Ryou lowered his eyelids a little and looked at Bakura who glared back.

"You would definitely be perfect for the part of the beast, you know that?"

"What beast?" Bakura asked, clueless to what's been going on.

"We're doing a play called 'Beauty and the Beast' and I'm sure you'll be perfect for the part."

Bakura scoffed, "You better be kidding me because I'm not playing some scrawny beast from out of nowhere."

"Bakura-san, would you please stop talking and grab a piece of paper?" the teacher asked Ryou, irritation rang clearly throughout the classroom.

Ryou blushed slightly and drew out a piece of paper. Bakura, who sat behind him, grabbed a piece of paper also when the teacher came to him. Ryou didn't open his piece of paper yet for he was more curious about what his yami got. He saw Bakura's face twist in anger and annoyance.

What could Bakura possibly have gotten that made him look like that? Maybe he got costume designer… Ryou thought, whom in spite of himself let out a giggle.

"And what is so funny?" Bakura asked in a low and dangerous tone.

"Nothing! So… what did you get, Yami?"

Bakura wouldn't answer, so Ryou raised an eyebrow at him. Ryou turned to his friends and asked them the same question. It seemed that Yugi had gotten Chip. An ideal part for him since they were about the same height. Mai and Anzu got costume designer. Yami was the stage manager. To their relief, Malik and Marik was in charged of the props. All of them began to wonder what kind of insane and twisted props would appear in their play. After everybody gave Ryou their answer they asked Ryou about his part. He slowly unfolded the tiny piece of paper in his hand and in a scribbled handwriting it read…

"Belle."

"Belle?!" the others exclaimed in horror.

Ryou's face turned white with dreadfulness.

"I can't play the part of a girl! Especially, not the main female role!"

"Calm down, Ryou-kun. I'm sure you'll do fine," Yugi reassured after composing himself from the shock.

Ryou didn't give an answer for Bakura haven't said anything about him playing a girl. He turned to his yami once again and his face matched the one that he had worn earlier.

"Bakura? Are you okay?"

"W-What is the play about?" Bakura asked, eyes never wavering.

"I know this one!" Malik exclaimed.

"Do tell," Marik said to his young hikari.

"It's about a girl named Belle whose father got captured by the beast. To set her father free she took his place to live in the castle with the beast. They mainly fall in love and when the beast is about to die, Belle kisses him and… and…"

Malik started panting for he used his last breath to say all that.

"Well that's mainly it, but I'm sure I left out some parts," Malik said, smiling.

"K-Kiss?" was all Bakura managed to say.

"Yup!!"

"Why what part did you get, Tomb Robber?" Yami asked, certainly showing interest in why Bakura was acting this way.

"T-The…" his voice getting softer by the second, "… beast."

To be continued…

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I'm sorry if this bored you. I was bored while I was typing this so… ^-^;; Since I didn't have time to plan this out, can you please help me out on the parts of what character should play what? I could change it without messing up the story, so please help me! If you did like it then please review! Thank you!

Any comments? Questions? Suggestions? Reviews? Email me at--- xstarflowerx@hotmail.com if you want to ask me anything!

~* Starflower Sakura *~