Malik Ishtar was sitting in the back of the class, twiddling his
thumbs and trying not to fall asleep as the homeroom teacher rattled on
about some upcoming assembly. His attention was diverted along with the
rest of the class's when there came a sharp tap on the door.
Miss Yoshi came in. Ooo, if Miss Yoshi was here, then there must be a new student! Everyone started craning their necks, trying to see who it was.
Kurry nervously sidled into the room, and Malik couldn't stop his jaw from dropping. Holy Ra!! Where did this girl come from?!?!?! Kiramina?!?! Malik stared openly, not even hearing the teacher telling Kurry to sit at the back...next to him! Malik snapped his mouth shut and slid down a little in his seat, gulping as she came forward. The teacher went back to droning, but Malik ignored him. Instead, he chanced a glance sideways at the new girl.
Kurry was quietly sorting out her books when she sensed eyes on her. She looked up suddenly, glanced around and when her gaze fell on Malik he looked away, whistling innocently. Kurry cocked an eyebrow, shook her head, and continued with her sorting. Then the bell rang.
Four periods later, Kurry had acquired a locker, two new textbooks and a revised schedule that included her comps. Feeling rather worn out and in need of some refreshment, she shut her locker tightly and followed the rush of students downstairs to the cafeteria.
After getting a trayful of food that didn't look half-bad, Kurry scanned the crowd, searching for Yugi's group. Through a large glass window, she saw a courtyard where more students were milling and suddenly spotted Yugi's group sitting at a picnic table under a huge oak tree. Threading her way through the crowd, Kurry headed outside.
There was a bit of a breeze now. Kurry's hair whipped gently across her face as she edged towards the table. Yugi caught sight of her and waved her over. Joey pulled out an extra chair and Kurry sat down.
Everyone jumped as a loud CRASH was heard. Kurry looked over in shock to see the same guy who had been staring at her in homeroom gingerly pick himself up off the ground. Malik had been leaning back in his chair, and when Kurry came up to the table, was so busy watching her that he pushed himself back too far and went over, arms flailing. Now he picked up his chair and sat in it, glaring slightly at Ryou, who attempting to muffle his laughter and not quite succeeding. Kurry just shook her head again, while Malik was thinking, +Oh, real smooth, Ishtar. I'm such a dumbass. .+
As they were eating, Kurry looked at each person at the table, trying to find anything to be precautious about. She had not had good experiences with people, but so far she could see nothing suspicious and decided to keep a good attitude going and try to casually find out some things about this group.
'Ahem,' she cleared her throat. Everyone looked up at her expectantly.
'Uh...I was just wondering what you guys do, like hobbies or whatever,' she said quietly, attempting to start a conversation.
They were silent for a moment, then Tea spoke:
'Can you trust us?' she asked.
Kurry thought it was an odd question, so she said, 'Well, I hardly know anything about you.'
'Yes,' Tea replied, smiling. 'But if you were to learn about us, would you trust us when we say that nothing we are involved with would hurt you or be dangerous?'
Now Kurry was a little wary, but also intrigued. She decided that, for the first time in her life, she was going to take a leap, and said, 'I guess so.'
Tea smiled. 'Okay then' and she nodded at Yugi.
Yugi leaned forward a little, and spoke just loudly enough that only those at the table could hear him.
'Okay, the whole story is too long to go into here, but the long and short of it is there are seven Sennen Items. I have one, Ryou has one, Malik and his sister each have one, and the rest are owned by Shaadi, whom we haven't seen in awhile. Back in Ancient Egypt, the Pharaoh sealed himself and another inside two of the Items. They became spirits, reincarnated, connected to us through the Sennen Items. They're the dark halves of our souls, called yamis, while we are their hikaris. The other Items only come with certain powers. Ryou and I are the only two who have yamis, and they're like brothers or roommates or something. We can talk through the Items in our heads too, but only to each other, not to another hikari. Are you getting any of this?' Yugi finished.
Throughout this long spiel, Kurry's eyebrows had been rising higher and higher on her forehead, until they disappeared into her hairline. The result was an incredulous look that bordered on 'Are you INSANE?!?!' Yugi chuckled at her expression. 'I know, I know, it sounds crazy, but if you're alright with it, why don't you come by the gameshop later and we can explain this fully.'
Kurry looked away for a sec. In spite of the fact that this...entire story...was incredible and almost unbelievable, she felt no negative vibes...there was something about this bunch that she felt she could trust.
Kurry glanced back up at the group. She cocked an eyebrow and smirked, making Malik think that she looked very cunning that way.
'Which way is the gameshop?'
Miss Yoshi came in. Ooo, if Miss Yoshi was here, then there must be a new student! Everyone started craning their necks, trying to see who it was.
Kurry nervously sidled into the room, and Malik couldn't stop his jaw from dropping. Holy Ra!! Where did this girl come from?!?!?! Kiramina?!?! Malik stared openly, not even hearing the teacher telling Kurry to sit at the back...next to him! Malik snapped his mouth shut and slid down a little in his seat, gulping as she came forward. The teacher went back to droning, but Malik ignored him. Instead, he chanced a glance sideways at the new girl.
Kurry was quietly sorting out her books when she sensed eyes on her. She looked up suddenly, glanced around and when her gaze fell on Malik he looked away, whistling innocently. Kurry cocked an eyebrow, shook her head, and continued with her sorting. Then the bell rang.
Four periods later, Kurry had acquired a locker, two new textbooks and a revised schedule that included her comps. Feeling rather worn out and in need of some refreshment, she shut her locker tightly and followed the rush of students downstairs to the cafeteria.
After getting a trayful of food that didn't look half-bad, Kurry scanned the crowd, searching for Yugi's group. Through a large glass window, she saw a courtyard where more students were milling and suddenly spotted Yugi's group sitting at a picnic table under a huge oak tree. Threading her way through the crowd, Kurry headed outside.
There was a bit of a breeze now. Kurry's hair whipped gently across her face as she edged towards the table. Yugi caught sight of her and waved her over. Joey pulled out an extra chair and Kurry sat down.
Everyone jumped as a loud CRASH was heard. Kurry looked over in shock to see the same guy who had been staring at her in homeroom gingerly pick himself up off the ground. Malik had been leaning back in his chair, and when Kurry came up to the table, was so busy watching her that he pushed himself back too far and went over, arms flailing. Now he picked up his chair and sat in it, glaring slightly at Ryou, who attempting to muffle his laughter and not quite succeeding. Kurry just shook her head again, while Malik was thinking, +Oh, real smooth, Ishtar. I'm such a dumbass. .+
As they were eating, Kurry looked at each person at the table, trying to find anything to be precautious about. She had not had good experiences with people, but so far she could see nothing suspicious and decided to keep a good attitude going and try to casually find out some things about this group.
'Ahem,' she cleared her throat. Everyone looked up at her expectantly.
'Uh...I was just wondering what you guys do, like hobbies or whatever,' she said quietly, attempting to start a conversation.
They were silent for a moment, then Tea spoke:
'Can you trust us?' she asked.
Kurry thought it was an odd question, so she said, 'Well, I hardly know anything about you.'
'Yes,' Tea replied, smiling. 'But if you were to learn about us, would you trust us when we say that nothing we are involved with would hurt you or be dangerous?'
Now Kurry was a little wary, but also intrigued. She decided that, for the first time in her life, she was going to take a leap, and said, 'I guess so.'
Tea smiled. 'Okay then' and she nodded at Yugi.
Yugi leaned forward a little, and spoke just loudly enough that only those at the table could hear him.
'Okay, the whole story is too long to go into here, but the long and short of it is there are seven Sennen Items. I have one, Ryou has one, Malik and his sister each have one, and the rest are owned by Shaadi, whom we haven't seen in awhile. Back in Ancient Egypt, the Pharaoh sealed himself and another inside two of the Items. They became spirits, reincarnated, connected to us through the Sennen Items. They're the dark halves of our souls, called yamis, while we are their hikaris. The other Items only come with certain powers. Ryou and I are the only two who have yamis, and they're like brothers or roommates or something. We can talk through the Items in our heads too, but only to each other, not to another hikari. Are you getting any of this?' Yugi finished.
Throughout this long spiel, Kurry's eyebrows had been rising higher and higher on her forehead, until they disappeared into her hairline. The result was an incredulous look that bordered on 'Are you INSANE?!?!' Yugi chuckled at her expression. 'I know, I know, it sounds crazy, but if you're alright with it, why don't you come by the gameshop later and we can explain this fully.'
Kurry looked away for a sec. In spite of the fact that this...entire story...was incredible and almost unbelievable, she felt no negative vibes...there was something about this bunch that she felt she could trust.
Kurry glanced back up at the group. She cocked an eyebrow and smirked, making Malik think that she looked very cunning that way.
'Which way is the gameshop?'