Calai'di- Don't own Yu-gi-oh, characters, or plot line. This is from Ryou's point of view, so the story's the same. Ryou Bakura is "Ryou", Yami Bakura is "Bakura".

thoughts- /Ryou to Bakura/

//Bakura to Ryou//

Rating: same as previous.

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"I can't believe we had to move again," complained Ryou Bakura as he walked to his new school, Clearwood High.

"We wouldn't have had to leave Domino if you hadn't made such a fuss about what I was doing," answered his yami, Bakura.

"Well, why did you think you could get the Millennium Items? You've never beaten Yami in a duel."

"I almost had that duel won! But Yami is a dark so he didn't seem to have a problem killing you if it meant getting further in the finals. Sometimes I wonder why I saved you from that attack."

"I'm glad you did, yami. Thank you."

"Don't start getting mushy on me. Believe me, if I had had a choice I would have let you get attacked!"

"Oh! You have to leave now, yami, we're at school."

"I'll be watching you," Bakura answered and disappeared. Ryou entered the talking, laughing, joyful crowd of teens jostling into the building. He broke off from them as he reached the office, entered, and sat down. He was soon talking with the principal, explaining whom he was, and apologizing for not informing to school he'd be going there now. It took two hours for his papers to be filed and sorted, so he felt bad when the principal took him down to Mr. Yokura's room.

/I wish I could have stayed in Domino/

//It's your fault we left you know. I'm not happy about it either. Domino has always been a hot spot for the Millennium Items.//

They entered a classroom and the principal began to explain to Mr. Yokura about the new student.

/At least I had friends in Domino. Yugi was really supportive, though that might've been because he had the Puzzle./

//Well look out, because I think I see a potential friend right now.//

/Where?/

//Furthest row from us, three seats back.//

Ryou looked and saw a girl that was watching him intently. She was actually quiet pretty, with lavender hair partially in a ponytail and partially hanging down her back. Sea green eyes blinked in surprise as she realized he was watching her. A necklace with a silver pentagram hung from her neck onto a purple blouse. Silver bangles, earrings, and a ring completed the look. Then he felt the teacher's hand on his shoulder as he was introduced to the class.

"Class, this is Ryou Bakura. He is a transfer student from Domino High School in Domino City. I'm sure we'll all make him feel quiet welcome here."

Ryou was somewhat doubtful of that last statement. The girl his yami had pointed out was the only student that seemed to be paying him much attention. At least the rest of his peers were polite enough to keep quiet while he was up here.

"Ryou, there's and empty seat behind Yoshiko, why don't you go sit there," Mr. Yokura said, and the girl that had been staring at him raised her hand so Ryou could find his seat. But even as he sat down, the girl had kept her hand raised trying to attract the teacher's attention.

"Yes, Miss Sachi?" said the teacher as he called on her.

"I was wondering if I could show Ryou around the school," Yoshiko answered.

"That would be very nice, thank you, Miss Sachi. I'm glad someone is polite enough to welcome Mr. Bakura."

Mr. Yokura went into the next lesson, but not many students were paying attention, including Ryou. He was very interested in this Yoshiko and why she'd been so quick to volunteer to be his guide around the school. Then there was the feeling he got as he sat behind her. It was a familiar feeling, like of someone keeping a secret, someone like him. He glanced around and noticed some of the other students were shooting curious glances his way. He wondered if they were watching him, or the girl, or both.

He could tell the girl, Yoshiko was it?, was the type of person he'd get along with. She looked smart, funny, pretty; they'd get along just fine. What worried him was why his yami had been so quick to point her out. He could sense her aura was mostly good, but that part that he sensed was evil could easily grow if given the right tools. Bakura was definitely the type of person that would try to enlarge that evil if given a chance. The two of them shouldn't get together.

At lunch time, Yoshiko showed Ryou where all of his classes were, but as they walked along, Ryou didn't pay much attention. He was to busy trying to keep his yami from possessing him again.

/Go and…think of ways to beat Yugi or something like that! Just leave me alone!/

//That's not what I do in my soul room. I want to talk to her.//

/No! You'll just mess things up like always./

//Ryou!//

"Thank you for this, Yoshiko," Ryou said near the end of the tour, purposefully ignoring Bakura. "I don't know what I would have done if you hadn't volunteered."

"My pleasure, Ryou," she replied. "Now, what's your last class?"

"Uh, Art with Mr. Kanto."

"Really? That's what I've got! C'mon!"

She almost dragged Ryou to the location of his class, and he could tell she was really excited. But she wasn't that only one who was excited, so was Bakura once he learned the two had all the same classes.

Ryou…

Ryou almost collided with Yoshiko as she stopped so suddenly. But she wasn't the only one who was startled; why would Bakura call out loud like that? Unless he was trying to get her attention…

"Did you here that?" she asked.

"Hear what?" he questioned, trying to sound innocent.

"That voice; it called your name."

"Oh…I didn't hear anything."

Ryou quickly got her to continue walking, and immersed himself with scolding Bakura.

/Yami!/

//That was fun.//

/You don't need to get her attention, and you don't need to possess me!/

//All right! I'll stop for now.//

Ryou and Yoshiko continued until they got to their next class. Coincidentally, Ryou sat in front of her in this class, so they took their seats and waited for the rest of the teens. Ryou took a deck of cards out of his pocket and began to shuffle and systematically place them on the desk face down. After turning one over and studying it, his went rigid and his hand trembled as he turned another over. Following the turning over of a third card, Ryou turned around in his seat and inspected her through fearful eyes.

"I know we've just met," he started. He was trying to sound calm but his voice still sounded shaky. "But are you, by any chance, looking for the Millennium Items?"

He watched Yoshiko's eyes grew wide with fear and he knew he'd said something wrong. Maybe he should have just kept to himself, like always and not have mentioned anything.

"Yes," she answered cautiously. "How did you know that?"

"The cards, they told me. It's an old fortune telling trick I learn from an old friend. I wondered about you when I came in the classroom, especially when you so quickly volunteered to be my guide around the school. So I asked the cards about you and they appeared like this." Ryou moved in his seat so she could see his desk better. "See, this one here, Maha Vailo, represents your past," Ryou explained, pointing to the furthest right card. The cards were arranged in a cross shape, with the right, middle, and top cards turned over. He continued. "It's a spellcaster type, which means you were interested in magic, and it's a light type, too, so you weren't evil. Because of the effect, it shows that for every good thing that happened to you, your self-confidence and mental strength grew stronger. Am I right?"

Yoshiko nodded silently.

"What about the next one, Mystic Probe?" she asked.

"That represents the current problems or situations that are affecting you right now. Based on the last card and the name of this one I figured you're looking for something magical. The picture is of an ancient tablet so that something is also ancient. That brings up a few things, but because of the current events, with Kaiba's tournament going on, I assumed this meant you're looking for the Millennium Items. I was right wasn't I?"

"Yes, you were," she responded. The fear and mistrust were growing on her face. She asked him to continue.

"The last card I turned over, the Soul of Purity and Light, is always a card I get to represent myself in readings. So that's probably what it means here-myself. This position is the person or people that are affecting your present situation. I'll have to explain about how I come in later, in a more private place."

"So what about the two you haven't turned over yet?"

"The bottom represents you right now." He turned it over. "Ancient Elf, another spellcaster, which only confirms the other two 'present' cards. Then the last one-" he turned it over- "represents your future if all three 'present' cards are combined."

Ryou stared cautiously at the last card, then after a few moments drew another card and placed it face up to the left of the Soul of Purity and Light card. This wasn't good. These two cards were spelling doom for Yoshiko. He noticed she was staring at him intently.

"What's wrong?" she asked.

"The last two cards. This one-" he pointed to the first card he'd had on the left- "the Possessed Dark Soul, means something will happen that will make you somewhat evil or possessed. Then the last card I put down, Dark Spirit of the Silent, confirms that, and I think I know what spirit this is talking about. I'll explain later," he said as students started to file into the room. Quickly, Ryou collected the cards, combined them with the deck, and stuffed the cards into his pocket. As he glanced around, he wondered if anyone here played Duel Monsters, besides the obvious Yoshiko, but they didn't seem like the type of people who would be into that kind of thing. Not like Yugi and Joey and their friends, not like him. Hastily, he wrote a note to Yoshiko before the teacher came in; he didn't know what rules this school had about notes.

Yoshiko-

I guess this is the third time I've thanked you for showing me around. Meet me after school by the front gate and I'll explain about the last two cards in your reading. See ya then, and be prepared for anything,

-Ryou

He tossed it over his shoulder and prayed it would land on her desk. Then he sat back, relinquished partial control to his yami, since he knew Bakura had thing for Social Studies, and waited for the day to be over.