Disclaimer: I do not own any Yugioh characters.
Warning: Um . . . expect the unexpected? I don't know.
RING!
The school bells chimed as Ryou ran up the steps to the entrance. He was late, again. Despite his early start, he still managed to gain another tardy. One more and he'd have after school detention for an hour.
Running through the school halls made him perspire and cough from the lack of air. He peered inside the classroom as his face popped up into the door window. Typically, Joey and Tristan were snoozing in the back of the room. His eyes roamed further up the rows until he got to the second one.
Frantically waving his hands in front of him, Ryou tried to get Tea's attention. A few seconds passed before Tea looked away from the teacher and glanced towards the clock. Luckily for Ryou the door was right below the time. When Tea finally looked at the desperate boy, she shook her head in disapproval. She flashed him four fingers, notifying that it was his fourth detention.
The frustrated boy nodded his head and signaled to the teacher. Tea quickly looked to the man, who was currently turned away from the students and writing on the chalkboard. She widened her eyes and swung her arms so he knew that it was safe to come in.
With sweat building up on his forehead and his lips becoming dry, Ryou reached for the door's knob. He slowly turned it and pulled, making sure not to make a sound. When the door was wide enough for him to squeeze through, he tentatively slid through the space and slowly pulled the door shut. Now safely in the classroom, he lowered himself onto his hands and knees and began to crawl to his seat.
Counting the desks he passed, Ryou stopped when he got to the third one. Looking at Tea to make sure it was okay to continue, he silently crawled down the aisle until he got to the second row. Lifting his head to look up at the girl, he saw the fear on her face. His heart began to pound in his chest and a lump formed in his throat. Turning around to see the horrifying sight, Ryou almost shrieked.
Standing right behind him was Mr. Shimora. "So nice of you to join us, Ryou." He announced to the class.
All was silent, even Joey and Tristan's snores. "Sorry, Mr. Shimora," Ryou apologized, standing up from the floor and sitting down in his desk. He was so close, too.
"Do you know this is your fourth tardy?" asked the teacher.
"Yes," the shy boy whispered.
"And do you know that the next time you are tardy you will have detention?"
"Yes," he mumbled.
"And do you know that it will be an hour of cleaning the classrooms?"
"Yes," he grimaced. Ryou thought he would only have to sit in the classroom, not clean it along with plenty others. If he told the teacher he didn't know, he'd get another detention for not being aware of the proper punishments.
"Listen up, class," Mr. Shimora instructed. "Take this foolishness of Ryou to teach you all to come to class, on time." When he said these words, the teacher gave Ryou a cold stare.
The adult turned around and continued on with the lesson. Ryou groaned and flopped his head on the hard desk.
"It's okay, Ryou. I'll come pick you up tomorrow so we can walk to school together. Then you definitely won't be late."
"Thanks, Tea," he smiled, turning his head so he was looking at her. From the aspect of the events so far, he knew it was going to be a long day.
--
"Thank God, Buddha, Ra, and any other higher powers!" Ryou shouted to the sky. It was lunchtime and he felt like he had been trapped at school for a week. During Mr. Shimora's lecture on North American history, he had felt like someone was watching him. The paranoia of who was watching him and why they were doing it kept him from paying attention to anything. As guessed, there was going to be an important test tomorrow on the different events that helped form the continent.
After the first period was over, Ryou went directly to his next class. Ms. Takigume gave the class a pop quiz on the comparison to a dog and cat's anatomy. When their twenty minutes of testing was over, they watched a video about life from a bee's point of view. If anyone were to fall asleep, that person would have to spend lunch watching the video, and then writing a five-page essay on what it would be like to be a bee.
Once third period rolled around, Ryou was exhausted. He had to plaster his eyes open to watch the boring tape, now he had to go to Algebra II. Mr. Kagume consisted of monotonous lessons, heavy books, and long assignments. The only good thing about his class was that you could fall asleep in it without getting in trouble. Of course being the good boy that Ryou was, he stayed up not wanting to miss something important.
Now here he was. He survived the beginning, boring part of the day.
"Hey, Ryou," greeted Tristan as he sat down across from the tired boy. "What was all that shouting about?"
"Just thanking the supernatural powers in the universe for helping me survive the tedious part of this thing we call school, but really should be called 'cruel and unusual punishment'."
"Um . . . I'm going to go sit over here." Ryou silently watched Tristan scoot down the table.
"You okay, Ryou? You look tired," Tea asked, an expression of concern on her face.
"Just boring school," Ryou answered, yawning.
"Seriously, Ryou. What's wrong with you? You used to love school."
Without a response in mind to her comment, Ryou closed his eyes. He needed to get some shut eye before he had to go to literature.
The table vibrated and a voice could be heard. "What's beating him?"
"I don't know. I think it has to do with Yami. It must be exhausting to be suddenly be given another person to live with."
"Yami," Ryou could hear Joey whisper. Slowly opening his eyes, Ryou could see pain on the teen's face. Tea continued talking, oblivious of Joey's feelings.
"Does anyone have a dollar?" Tristan began to mooch.
"Sorry, man. My pop lost his job, and I had to quit my own just so I could take care of the old man," Joey explained. More hurt seeped upon his face.
"Tea, you got any money?" asked Tristan, holding out his hand.
"Lucky for you I have exactly one dollar," she laughed.
"Owe you one."
"No, you owe me twenty-eight, not including that pizza I bought you and Joey."
Ryou zoned out the other two's conversation as he stared at Joey. He wondered what was bothering him. Well, he already knew that the previous day's events were biting at him, but what is going on with him and his father?
"Joey? Do you want to come over to my house after school?" Ryou offered.
Looking towards him, Joey smiled. "Sure. I'd like to talk to you about some stuff."
"Okay. Lets meet at the big tree."
"Alright," Joey settled.
Content with his invitation, Ryou closed his eyes and slowly drifted into slumber.
TBC.
I'm sorry! It's been a while since I've last updated. I've been having a writer's block on this story. I hope this chapter is good enough for you. Plz Review!
Warning: Um . . . expect the unexpected? I don't know.
RING!
The school bells chimed as Ryou ran up the steps to the entrance. He was late, again. Despite his early start, he still managed to gain another tardy. One more and he'd have after school detention for an hour.
Running through the school halls made him perspire and cough from the lack of air. He peered inside the classroom as his face popped up into the door window. Typically, Joey and Tristan were snoozing in the back of the room. His eyes roamed further up the rows until he got to the second one.
Frantically waving his hands in front of him, Ryou tried to get Tea's attention. A few seconds passed before Tea looked away from the teacher and glanced towards the clock. Luckily for Ryou the door was right below the time. When Tea finally looked at the desperate boy, she shook her head in disapproval. She flashed him four fingers, notifying that it was his fourth detention.
The frustrated boy nodded his head and signaled to the teacher. Tea quickly looked to the man, who was currently turned away from the students and writing on the chalkboard. She widened her eyes and swung her arms so he knew that it was safe to come in.
With sweat building up on his forehead and his lips becoming dry, Ryou reached for the door's knob. He slowly turned it and pulled, making sure not to make a sound. When the door was wide enough for him to squeeze through, he tentatively slid through the space and slowly pulled the door shut. Now safely in the classroom, he lowered himself onto his hands and knees and began to crawl to his seat.
Counting the desks he passed, Ryou stopped when he got to the third one. Looking at Tea to make sure it was okay to continue, he silently crawled down the aisle until he got to the second row. Lifting his head to look up at the girl, he saw the fear on her face. His heart began to pound in his chest and a lump formed in his throat. Turning around to see the horrifying sight, Ryou almost shrieked.
Standing right behind him was Mr. Shimora. "So nice of you to join us, Ryou." He announced to the class.
All was silent, even Joey and Tristan's snores. "Sorry, Mr. Shimora," Ryou apologized, standing up from the floor and sitting down in his desk. He was so close, too.
"Do you know this is your fourth tardy?" asked the teacher.
"Yes," the shy boy whispered.
"And do you know that the next time you are tardy you will have detention?"
"Yes," he mumbled.
"And do you know that it will be an hour of cleaning the classrooms?"
"Yes," he grimaced. Ryou thought he would only have to sit in the classroom, not clean it along with plenty others. If he told the teacher he didn't know, he'd get another detention for not being aware of the proper punishments.
"Listen up, class," Mr. Shimora instructed. "Take this foolishness of Ryou to teach you all to come to class, on time." When he said these words, the teacher gave Ryou a cold stare.
The adult turned around and continued on with the lesson. Ryou groaned and flopped his head on the hard desk.
"It's okay, Ryou. I'll come pick you up tomorrow so we can walk to school together. Then you definitely won't be late."
"Thanks, Tea," he smiled, turning his head so he was looking at her. From the aspect of the events so far, he knew it was going to be a long day.
--
"Thank God, Buddha, Ra, and any other higher powers!" Ryou shouted to the sky. It was lunchtime and he felt like he had been trapped at school for a week. During Mr. Shimora's lecture on North American history, he had felt like someone was watching him. The paranoia of who was watching him and why they were doing it kept him from paying attention to anything. As guessed, there was going to be an important test tomorrow on the different events that helped form the continent.
After the first period was over, Ryou went directly to his next class. Ms. Takigume gave the class a pop quiz on the comparison to a dog and cat's anatomy. When their twenty minutes of testing was over, they watched a video about life from a bee's point of view. If anyone were to fall asleep, that person would have to spend lunch watching the video, and then writing a five-page essay on what it would be like to be a bee.
Once third period rolled around, Ryou was exhausted. He had to plaster his eyes open to watch the boring tape, now he had to go to Algebra II. Mr. Kagume consisted of monotonous lessons, heavy books, and long assignments. The only good thing about his class was that you could fall asleep in it without getting in trouble. Of course being the good boy that Ryou was, he stayed up not wanting to miss something important.
Now here he was. He survived the beginning, boring part of the day.
"Hey, Ryou," greeted Tristan as he sat down across from the tired boy. "What was all that shouting about?"
"Just thanking the supernatural powers in the universe for helping me survive the tedious part of this thing we call school, but really should be called 'cruel and unusual punishment'."
"Um . . . I'm going to go sit over here." Ryou silently watched Tristan scoot down the table.
"You okay, Ryou? You look tired," Tea asked, an expression of concern on her face.
"Just boring school," Ryou answered, yawning.
"Seriously, Ryou. What's wrong with you? You used to love school."
Without a response in mind to her comment, Ryou closed his eyes. He needed to get some shut eye before he had to go to literature.
The table vibrated and a voice could be heard. "What's beating him?"
"I don't know. I think it has to do with Yami. It must be exhausting to be suddenly be given another person to live with."
"Yami," Ryou could hear Joey whisper. Slowly opening his eyes, Ryou could see pain on the teen's face. Tea continued talking, oblivious of Joey's feelings.
"Does anyone have a dollar?" Tristan began to mooch.
"Sorry, man. My pop lost his job, and I had to quit my own just so I could take care of the old man," Joey explained. More hurt seeped upon his face.
"Tea, you got any money?" asked Tristan, holding out his hand.
"Lucky for you I have exactly one dollar," she laughed.
"Owe you one."
"No, you owe me twenty-eight, not including that pizza I bought you and Joey."
Ryou zoned out the other two's conversation as he stared at Joey. He wondered what was bothering him. Well, he already knew that the previous day's events were biting at him, but what is going on with him and his father?
"Joey? Do you want to come over to my house after school?" Ryou offered.
Looking towards him, Joey smiled. "Sure. I'd like to talk to you about some stuff."
"Okay. Lets meet at the big tree."
"Alright," Joey settled.
Content with his invitation, Ryou closed his eyes and slowly drifted into slumber.
TBC.
I'm sorry! It's been a while since I've last updated. I've been having a writer's block on this story. I hope this chapter is good enough for you. Plz Review!