Kurry Kurishi stepped out of the coolness of her house into blazing
hot sunlight. Smoothly slipping on her sunglasses, she locked the door
behind her and made her way down the front walk to the street. Pausing for
a moment, she scanned Guardian Avenue left and right before taking a piece
of paper with directions on it out of her pocket. After consulting the
paper, the slim blond turned left and began her journey.
When her parents had made the decision to move, Kurry had really been quite delighted. Her old school in Southeast Domino had been dirty, slummy and unkempt. The other children had laughed at her, often called her names and excluded her from daily activities. In this way, Kurry had come to develop a quiet, soft-spoken manner, though she possessed an inner strength that had often helped get her out of bad situations. Now, as she uncertainly searched for her new school, she convinced herself that things here in Northwest Domino were going to be better.
Glancing around, Kurry saw a small group of teenagers who looked about her age, heading the same direction she was. Steeling herself, she decided to go ask them for directions.
'...so as I was saying, Kaiba better keep his eyes off you Seren, or I'll be having something to say about it!' a blond guy was saying to a younger girl in the group.
The girl blushed. 'But big brother, I don't even think he likes me that way. He's never given me any indication. You're overreacting again,' she reprimanded her brother as everyone else laughed.
'Yeah, well, just the same, I think I should...'
'Excuse me?'
The guy broke off as the group turned to Kurry, who sheepishly smiled.
'Er...hi,' she said. 'I...was wondering if you knew where Domino High was.'
'We should, we go to school there. Are you new?' asked a boy with pointy, tri-coloured hair.
'Yes, I just moved to this neighbourhood in the summer.'
'Well, come with us. We'll help you get there,' said a girl with shorter brown hair.
The group fell into step. 'What's your name?' asked the blond guy.
'Kurry.'
'That's a nice name. I'm Joey, and this is my sister Serenity. That's Tristan, (he pointed at a tall boy who had not yet spoken) that's Yugi, (pointing at the tri-colour haired boy) and Tea. (short brown hair)'
There was a round of 'Hi's and Kurry suddenly felt very comfortable. They talked about random things until they reached the schoolyard, and then Tea started waving to someone.
'There's Ryou,' she said, as a boy with white locks joined the group.
'Hallo everyone,' he said, in a slightly British accent. 'And who's this?' he added, courteously inclining his head at Kurry.
'I'm Kurry. I'm also new here,' she answered, returning the courtesy.
'Pleased to meet you. Guys, the bell is about to ring, so maybe we could show Kurry where the office is and then get to class?'
'Sounds good,' said Tristan, speaking for the first time. The now considerably larger group headed up into the school.
As they passed the office, there was a shout from behind. 'Oy!' They all turned, to see another friend, Mai, come running up to them.
'Hey y'all. What's up?' she said rather breathlessly. Kurry glanced at Joey and saw that he had gone all stiff.
'This is Kurry. She's new. Kurry, this is Mai,' said Yugi, motioning between the two.
'Hey hon. Welcome to the grind, as I call it. How are you?'
Before Kurry could answer, however, the bell rang. Yugi gently pushed Kurry in the direction of the office and said, 'Go in there, ask for Miss Yoshi. She handles new students. See you at lunch?'
Kurry nodded. 'Thanks.'
'No prob. I've got to scoot. See you later,' and with that he ran off after Tea.
Kurry nervously walked into the office, and peeked around the corner. 'Hello?' she said, barely audible.
'Can I help you?'
Kurry whirled to see a nice looking woman with her hair up in a bun.
'Er...yeah. I'm Kurry Kurishi, and I'm new here.'
'Alrighty then, I'll just get you to fill out two quick forms while I find you a homeroom with some space, okay dear?'
After Kurry had filled out her paperwork and received her schedule, Miss Yoshi led her down the hall and up a flight of stairs to a classroom. Rapping neatly on the door, Miss Yoshi entered and spoke quietly to the teacher for a second, then beckoned to Kurry to enter.
When her parents had made the decision to move, Kurry had really been quite delighted. Her old school in Southeast Domino had been dirty, slummy and unkempt. The other children had laughed at her, often called her names and excluded her from daily activities. In this way, Kurry had come to develop a quiet, soft-spoken manner, though she possessed an inner strength that had often helped get her out of bad situations. Now, as she uncertainly searched for her new school, she convinced herself that things here in Northwest Domino were going to be better.
Glancing around, Kurry saw a small group of teenagers who looked about her age, heading the same direction she was. Steeling herself, she decided to go ask them for directions.
'...so as I was saying, Kaiba better keep his eyes off you Seren, or I'll be having something to say about it!' a blond guy was saying to a younger girl in the group.
The girl blushed. 'But big brother, I don't even think he likes me that way. He's never given me any indication. You're overreacting again,' she reprimanded her brother as everyone else laughed.
'Yeah, well, just the same, I think I should...'
'Excuse me?'
The guy broke off as the group turned to Kurry, who sheepishly smiled.
'Er...hi,' she said. 'I...was wondering if you knew where Domino High was.'
'We should, we go to school there. Are you new?' asked a boy with pointy, tri-coloured hair.
'Yes, I just moved to this neighbourhood in the summer.'
'Well, come with us. We'll help you get there,' said a girl with shorter brown hair.
The group fell into step. 'What's your name?' asked the blond guy.
'Kurry.'
'That's a nice name. I'm Joey, and this is my sister Serenity. That's Tristan, (he pointed at a tall boy who had not yet spoken) that's Yugi, (pointing at the tri-colour haired boy) and Tea. (short brown hair)'
There was a round of 'Hi's and Kurry suddenly felt very comfortable. They talked about random things until they reached the schoolyard, and then Tea started waving to someone.
'There's Ryou,' she said, as a boy with white locks joined the group.
'Hallo everyone,' he said, in a slightly British accent. 'And who's this?' he added, courteously inclining his head at Kurry.
'I'm Kurry. I'm also new here,' she answered, returning the courtesy.
'Pleased to meet you. Guys, the bell is about to ring, so maybe we could show Kurry where the office is and then get to class?'
'Sounds good,' said Tristan, speaking for the first time. The now considerably larger group headed up into the school.
As they passed the office, there was a shout from behind. 'Oy!' They all turned, to see another friend, Mai, come running up to them.
'Hey y'all. What's up?' she said rather breathlessly. Kurry glanced at Joey and saw that he had gone all stiff.
'This is Kurry. She's new. Kurry, this is Mai,' said Yugi, motioning between the two.
'Hey hon. Welcome to the grind, as I call it. How are you?'
Before Kurry could answer, however, the bell rang. Yugi gently pushed Kurry in the direction of the office and said, 'Go in there, ask for Miss Yoshi. She handles new students. See you at lunch?'
Kurry nodded. 'Thanks.'
'No prob. I've got to scoot. See you later,' and with that he ran off after Tea.
Kurry nervously walked into the office, and peeked around the corner. 'Hello?' she said, barely audible.
'Can I help you?'
Kurry whirled to see a nice looking woman with her hair up in a bun.
'Er...yeah. I'm Kurry Kurishi, and I'm new here.'
'Alrighty then, I'll just get you to fill out two quick forms while I find you a homeroom with some space, okay dear?'
After Kurry had filled out her paperwork and received her schedule, Miss Yoshi led her down the hall and up a flight of stairs to a classroom. Rapping neatly on the door, Miss Yoshi entered and spoke quietly to the teacher for a second, then beckoned to Kurry to enter.