Disclaimer: Wish I owned Y-G-O but sadly…I DON'T.
Zoeygirl: Hey guys, finally I was able to update. Once school starts it will be only like 1-2 chapters a week though, this may be my busiest year yet. (O_O) Anyways a reviewer of mine with the account name Falcon, helped me realize a very good point that was brought up. I can't guarantee two more stories after that b/c I really don't know what'll happen then or if I get writer's block or whatever, but I have the layout that I want and I know what I want to do, I just can't make that type of promise. And well the reason I'm not writing anymore stories is well, I'm just too busy. Next year is gonna be hectic for me if this year already isn't! I don't even know if I'd be able to update monthly, so that's why I can't. (--_--) I'd still review, read and keep my account up but I just wouldn't write anymore. Sorry to all, but eventually everyone's gonna have to quit sometime right? (*_*) Oookay maybe not everyone but for me it will. Besides it won't be for another year, so everyone take a breather, relax and enjoy! (^_^)
3 hours before the first day of school started just three more hours!
And what a day it was going to be. Everyone was still recovering from the Ishtar experience, and on top of that there wasn't a teenager in sight that wasn't hustling for last minute shopping. Sunday truly was a hellish day! But as for Yugi, Yami, Ryou, Bakura, Serenity, Joey, Tea, Tristan, Duke, Seto, Mai, and Malik, things were going to get a LOT worst!
Both Ryou and Yugi decided it was best for the Yami's to attend school, just to catch them up on today's world. Besides they might be old but their chances at getting a job in today's world was slim without getting a High School education. Frankly, Yami didn't have a choice in the matter. Grandpa was going to make both Bakura and Yami attend school whether they liked it or not. He'd already spent a lot of time building profiles on both of them indicating that they were cousins with a little help from the Kaiba industries of course. And he wasn't about to let them get off Scott free without some initiative in return.
So to prepare Yami for the worst, Yugi woke him up at 3:00 in the morning! (O_O)
Yugi: Hey are you up now Yami?
Yami: (-_-) Thanks to you I am.
Yugi: Good, uh breakfast will be ready in just a minute. After we eat we can talk about today's plans okay?
Yami: (Rolling his eyes.) Yugi I may not be from this time but even I know kids don't get up THIS early! (*_*)
Yugi: Yeah and that's exactly why I got you up. Now I have our first period schedule and we're gonna be split up in Homeroom.
Yami: I know my way around the school. (He replied coldly.)
Yugi: No need to get grumpy Yami.
Yami: (*)_*) WELL I WOULDN'T BE GRUMPY IF SOMEONE HADN'T WAKEN ME UP SO DAMN EARLY!!!
Yugi: (((o_o)))
Grandpa: Hey is everything okay up there!?
Yami: YES! EVERYTHING IS DAMN FINE! (-_-)
Yugi: Uh….okay Yami why don't you go back to sleep for another hour or two…
Yami: That's better! (O_O)
Mumbling something under his breath, Yami trudged over to his bed and crashed under the covers. Meanwhile, Ryou and Bakura were wide awake and then some! (O_O)
Bakura: I shouldn't have to go!
Ryou: But you are, so just deal with it. (He sighed in desperation.)
Bakura: How about I rearrange your face and you deal with that! (He warned.)
Ryou: Remember what Shadi said. (He replied shaking his finger back and forth.)
Bakura: He said if you die then I die, he said nothing about beating you.
Ryou: (-_-) Bakura that wouldn't be a good idea.
Bakura: OH? And why is that? (He asked less then interested.)
Ryou: B/c then mate, I'd be forced to explain to all your new classmates why your nose is slightly bruised. Cough, cough…
Bakura: ((*))_((*)) You…wouldn't…(He growled menacingly.)
Ryou: (^_^) I'm just saying.
Ryou smiled innocently while Bakura made his way to his room. He was definitely pissed today and it was going to stay that way for the REST OF THE DAY.
7:00 rolled around and the tardy bell finally rang. Tea sat in her seat patiently, her head resting on her hand, looking less then enthusiastic. The PMS thing was still in high gear, and it had actually gotten worst. Now her first day of school wasn't going exactly planned.
***TEA POV***
Okay, this day's only begun and I know it stinks. (-_-) First I ran out of Midol, then I almost missed my ride, after that I got grounded for 3 days for saying the F word for the FIRST time in front of my parents, or for the first time at all. (-_-) It wasn't me speaking though, it was my inner self really! So here I am sitting in class, with a mood to kill and I'm absolutely bored out of my mind.
RING, RING, RING!
The tardy bell just rang and none of my friends are in my home room period! This REALLY stinks! Homeroom is like 2 and a half hours long and there's no one I know! Ugh, just great! Usually we have 30 minutes to ourselves during this class to highlight the rest of the day, maybe I'll give Mai a call on my cell phone and ask if there's anyone in her class that I know. I mean I know cell phones aren't allowed and everything, but this is an emergency! Besides none of the teachers here really care anyhow!
UH-OH! (O_O) No please tell me it's a mistake!!! OH please tell me he's got the wrong class!!!!! (O_O) I think my heart just stopped! This day just keeps getting worst and worst! KAIBA JUST WALKED THROUGH THE DOOR!
The seats are filling up fast, and he's looking around as if he's searching for a seat. Oh crap, he just saw me! Those stupid icy eyes of his I think are glaring at me! Oh this is so embarrassing! I bet he thinks of me as the rabid girl of the group now. (-_-)
Oh look he's walking down my row now! This is great he's sitting right behind me. Of all the seats he chose that one! What's he planning?! Oh sure the only two remaining seats are next to me or behind me but he could easily knock one of the guys out of their desks! I bet he wouldn't even get a warning from the teacher either.
"I'll sue you." That's what he'll say, the snob. (---_---)
You know, I have this strange feeling that he's staring at the back of my head. (X_X) EEK! I'm scared to look but I have a huge bead of sweat going down my chin right now. I hate it when people look at me for no apparent reason! Jeez, I saved his butt and I saved his brother's butt and this is how he repays me. STARING!
"Okay class, settle down! I'm your new teacher, Mr. Baines."
OMG! Somebody shoot me and send me to heaven! I didn't think a teacher or a MAN for that matter could be so cute!!!!!! (Drops dead.) It's-it's-it's-----it's just not possible!
Mr. Baines: I will be your English teacher this year and I hope we can get to know each other as much as possible. I don't want to be just your teacher, I also want to be your friend. (He smiled, placing his suit case down.)
Oh and his words are as sweet as his face! I'm definitely not the only one either with heart filled eyes. Every girl in this room is drooling. (-_-) How pleasant. (Sigh.) Luckily I got a front row seat. LUCKY ME!
Mr. Baines: Now as soon as I take roll call, I'd like to talk to you for a minute or two about our plans this year, and after that I'll give you the rest of the period free.
Class: YESSSSS!!!
OW! My ears! Jeez! Oh who cares, I could just stare at Mr. Baines for the rest of the day. He had to be no more then 24 years old with a smile to kill. His blonde hair has the same glow Joey's does, but a little more suave yet still it seems ruffled. What can I say I love it! Oh and he has these blue eyes that could challenge even Kaiba's, and the shape of them are a lot like Duke's! Wow he has a piece of all my guy friends inside him! Is that weird or is that just me? (O_O) Okay I guess that does sound a bit weird to the ears.
Oh and I don't even have to say a thing about his built! JEEZ, HE'S LIKE A GOD! (^)____(^)
SLAM!
Hey, who ruined my moment?
***NORMAL POV***
The door flew open and in seconds every head was turned in that direction. Mr. Baines gasped lightly as a blinding light filled the room and finally faded out. There standing in the doorway was a white haired boy, with a sour look on his face. His hands hung loosely in his pockets, while the collar to his front slid a quarter of the way open.
Mr. Baines: Uh are you the new student this year, um Bakura is it?
Bakura: Yes that's me you delinquent. (He replied in rather raspy voice.)
Mr. Baines: (((;*_*;)) Uh yes, glad to see your already using one of our vocabulary words. Please take that remaining seat next to that young lady right there.
Tea: (--O--_______--O--) WHAT!? (She jumped up, out of her seat.)
Class: (O_O)
Mr. Baines: Is that a problem? (He asked looking on innocently.)
All the girls swooned romantically, as Tea's knees almost gave way. Bakura and the rest of the guys sighed miserably, as Tea finally sat down.
Tea: Um sorry…M-Mr. Baines. (She whispered.)
Mr. Baines: Oh that's quite alright! (Smiling.)
Tea: (X_X) Anything for you love…
Kaiba: (*_*)
Bakura: COUGH! (Major sweat drop.)
Mr. Baines: Excuse me? (Raising an adorable, golden eyebrow.)
Tea: (@_@) Uh…I said isn't he being a bit……..rough? (She smiled sheepishly.)
Bakura: (X_X) What?!
Mr. Baines: Oh he's just shy…
Bakura: Piss off…
Tea: (-_-) Yeah right.
Girl: Hey Jessica, that white haired guy's really cute wouldn't you say?
Jessica: I don't know who's cuter, Kaiba, the guy called Bakura, or Mr. Baines.
Girl: (^_^) I know. (Giggling.)
***Bakura's POV***
Great…. I have to be stuck in the damned hell whole with all these other fools! I bet I have a greater vocabulary then this sucker institutionizing it all. Oh and if things couldn't get worst I have to sit next to Tea of all people! What's wrong Ra, you didn't feel like punishing me until now???! Screw you! (-_-)
Ugh…I got lost earlier no thanks to Wheeler. I asked him a simple question that even he could answer. "Where was the ENGLISH department?" All he could say was, over there! And then he ran off.
Now I'd like to know where the hell over there is! I can't believe that idiot sometimes! He's been only going to this school for what 3 years already, going on his 4th year!
Hmm, let's see, who do I know in here. Aw yes, the unspeakable Kaiba.
Hmm, Kaiba and Tea, what a great combination this is. I'd be happier with the Pharaoh in here. At least I could amuse myself with him or keep myself busy, but no you piss any of these two off they either cry or take it PERSONALLY……or punch you in the nose, that works too. Of course I must work up some type of revenge on Tea, the little brat! I could send her to the Shadow Realm. Technically that's not killing…
Mr. Baines: Tea Gardener!?
Tea: HERE!!!! (She screamed jumping out of her chair.)
Class: (*_*)
Mr. Baines: (Sweat drop.) Uh…thank you Tea, you can…sit down now.
Tea: OKAY! (She screamed again, sitting down.)
This guy is going to make it hard to concentrate on anything. I swear if she does that again I'm going to-
Mr. Baines: Alright class, first off it's very nice to meet all of you. I hope this year I can open your mind a bit to the great possibilities of our world.
Bakura: Been there, done that, don't really care for it.
Mr. Baines: (O_o) Uh I'm sure you have…(*_*) Well the world can open a whole new perspective on life. There are so many possibilities out there for all of you. I mean what do you want to do in the world?
Bakura: Want TO DO in the world? I don't want to do ANYTHING in the world, I want to RULE the damn thing…
Mr. Baines: Is he okay? (He whispered to a nearby student.)
Tea: No. (She replied simply, her arms folded.)
Oh please, this guy is a joke! I have better things to do with my time then listen to him all day. Humph, and that Tea, what a suck up! If I have to listen to that mouth for the rest of the year I'm going to commit suicide! (-_-)
Mr. Baines: Now I come to your semester project.
Class: (Groaning.)
Bla, bla, bla, does he plan on shutting up anytime soon?! GA! I don't have time for this!
Mr. Baines: I know this is quite early in the year, but if we get it out of the way then we don't have to worry about it later in the school year. As you all may know, the English department is required to do one final for all senior classes.
Seto: (Sigh.) And your point is? (Checking his watch.)
Mr. Baines: Well I find that finals tend to be very boring and unimaginative. So I suggested to the school staff something a bit more interesting, and they approved it.
Seto: Will this thing be time consuming? Some people have major corporations to run.
Mr. Baines: (O_O) Uh…well it's more like a project, and yes.
Class: A project? (They replied in unison.)
Mr., Baines: (Growing impatient.) Yes is there an echo in here, a project!
Tea: (*_*)
Bakura: (O)_(O)
Seto: 'Stressed out idiot.' (-_-)
Mr. Baines: (-_-, sighing heavily.) Well I call it the get to know you program. (^_^)
Boy: The what?
Mr. Baines: That's your project. I will give you the rest of the week and this weekend to get to know 2-3 of your fellow students and write a paper on he or she. You will have to spend no less then 20 hours with he or she to get yourself a passing grade. 30 hours for a B, and 45 hours for an A. Sounds simple enough right?
Class: NO……(-_-)
Mr. Baines: Well in order to get to know your fellow student you will be asked to do at LEAST one activity requested by each person, that way each of you will understand your student's likes and dislikes.
Seto: This is ridiculous.
Tea: Oh I don't want to.
Girl: Mean neither. This is stupid.
Mr. Baines: Oh come on, I thought this would be fun for all of you.
SILENCE.
Fun?! Fun!? He thinks this is going to be fun?! I don't want to get to know one of these petty fools! I'd rather kill them and get them out of my hair! Shit, I don't have time for this! Shadi! Where the hell are you!??
Mr. Baines: Oh before I assign partners, I will like to point out that your passing grade will indicate on the event you choose to write as a group. It has to be a memorable experience and it better to be good. I also see it fit that since none of you look too enthusiastic on the matter, whoever can write the biggest scoop, if you'd like to call it that, will be exempt from their end of the year exam.
GASP!
What the hell is an exam and why are they all making that annoying noise? I say just cut off his head and be exempt from the whole freaking year…(-__-)
Tea: (Smiling weakly.) Uh Mr. Baines sir, um do we have to do this? (She asked fluttering her eyes.)
Mr. Baines: (--_--) Why yes you do miss Gardener. It's quite simple, if you pass you move on in your life, if you fail you can see me again next year and attempt at it with someone new, it's your choice. (He replied smiling.)
Tea: Oh…(Sweat drop.) Um, just asking.
Seto: Can we work alone?
Mr. Baines: WHAT? (O_O) How do you work alo- Wait, no you can't work alone! Now you're given this period free, but by the end of class I will post your so called buddy if you call it that. Some will be in pairs others will be in groups of three. I say take this time to get know everyone so you don't feel so shy later on. Oh and may I remind you the fair opens up this weekend so I advise all of you to work that to your benefit.
Tea: (Mouth agape.) Great…
Ugh I don't know what this means but I'm going to go in that corner over there now, and carve DIE into his freaking wall until I'm satisfied. Hmm, I wonder if you can bring steak knives to school? Oh no matter, those silly rules don't apply to me.
***Mr. Baines POV***
Great, just great. I said I wanted a job with thinking strategy and they give me a job as an English teacher……………(-_-) I need a smoke…
***Tea POV***
Okay, this day totally bombed for me. Get to know your class mate? That really is the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Luckily I'm in the same boat as all my friends. I heard from Serenity that everyone has Mr. Baines, and hopefully I won't be alone in this project thing.
Kaiba really doesn't seem too happy. He just got his cell phone out after Mr. Baines said we had the rest of the period free, and I over heard him say, "Get me my lawyer." I'm guessing that can't be good. Speaking of cell phones I better give Mai a quick call.
Oh good, Mr. Baines left the room, I was hoping he wouldn't mind but that's even better.
Ring, Ring, ring!
Mai: Tea? Is that you girl?
Tea: Hi Mai. (She replied tiredly.)
Mai: Hey Tea you okay? You don't sound too thrilled over there.
Tea: Well I guess I'm still uh you know…
Mai: Say no more I'll slip you a Midol during lunch. But hey who's in your class?
Tea: Bakura and Kaiba. (--__--)
Mai: OOOHHH, so that's why you sound so happy. (Grinning.)
Tea: Well I was happy after I saw our new teacher, and I think you will be too, but we have this project we have to-
Mai: Oh that new teacher, Mr. Baines I heard! Yeah I have him too! What a babe ya know?
Tea: (O_O) Um yeah obviously…
Mai: So what about this project?
Tea: I have to do a buddy assignment with 1 or 2 other people in my class…yippee…
Mai: Hey, you won't be the only one suffering if that helps.
Tea: Yeah I know…So who's in your class?
Joey: Mai get off the phone and come over here and see this!!!!!
Tea: (((*___*)))
Mai: (-_-) Can ya guess? Yugi's in here too, so it's not so bad.
Tea: Speak for yourself.
Mai: Hey you should be happy!
Tea: Why?
Mai: B/c Bakura and Kaiba don't want any thing to do with you.
Tea: Oookaaayy……
Mai: No really! I just heard from Serenity that she has Yami, Malik, Duke, and Tristan in her first period class! Ryou's stuck by himself.
Tea: Yikes! (*_*) Oh Mai I have to go, our teacher just came back with the list. I'll talk to you later I guess.
Mai: By Honey.
Click, click.
Jeez, talk about your gossip…I wanted to be the first to see Mr. Baines- WHOOF! He smells like smoke! (O_O)…………………………I knew it was too good to be true…(-_-)
Mr. Baines: Alright class, I have your partners up here! Help yourself!
***Normal POV***
Tea lurked closer to the paper taped to the door as students hovered around it like bees to a flower. She over heard yippee, and YES, and oh you, along with a few NOOO'S!
Sighing heavily Tea decided it couldn't be that bad. I mean the worst that could happen is she could be paired up with Kaiba or Bakura. Well the more she thought about it, the worst it could become! She could be paired up with both of them! The thought made her laugh out loud, and so she brushed it away.
Tea: Hmmm, let's see, Gardener here it is!
Quickly her eyes scanned over her so-called buddy.
(O)_______________________________(O)
Tea: N O………………………W A Y…There's just no coincidence out there that's THAT coincidental!!!!
Under her name it read:
GROUP C
Tea Gardener
Ryou Y. Bakura. (We all know what Y. stands for right?)
Seto Kaiba
Tea couldn't believe her eyes, this just couldn't be happening! There was just no possible way! She had to spend no less then 20 hours with the least people who wanted to see her face right now.
Tea: NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
Mr. Baines: Is…there a problem Gardener? (O_O)
Tea: Heck yeah there's a problem you stupid teacher!
Bakura: (@__@)
Seto: (Dropping his cell phone.) Well that was unexpected…
Mr. Baines: UH………………………
Tea: You paired me up with THOSE TWO!
Tea jumped up and pointed an accusing finger at Seto and Bakura who simply stared back innocently. Bakura's eyes widened in disbelief as the steak knife drilled its way 2 feet into the wall. Kaiba's phone crumbled into 40 pieces in his hand, a look of sheer annoyance on his face. Everyone else stood there quietly, whispering to each other as Tea sat in her seat, a smug look on her face.
Seto: Look here, if I have to work with those two I will sue this school for everything it has and I will make sure you never work in this country again, let alone this side of the world.
Bakura: Oh well I was just going to hurt you really, really bad but that sounds good too.
Mr. Baines: (--_--) Anything you'd like to add Gardener.
Tea: Don't talk to me. (-)_(-)
Mr. Baines: Okay listen you three, I'm not sure what exactly happened between the three of you but listening to your complaints, it just encourages me even more to group you three together. Perhaps this can make you come to neutral terms with each other.
Seto: Or perhaps I'll hire a hit man. (He mumbled under his breath.)
Tea: But Mr.-
Mr. Baines: Don't but me Gardener, my mind's made up and that's final.
Tea: Butt head……………(-_-) …A really cute butt head…… (^_^) A really, really, really cute butt head-
Boy: Uh, Tea we can all hear you.
Tea: (Beat red.) Uh you can?
Mr. Baines: ((O^O)) Um Gardener do you need to see the nurse?
Tea: Oh n-no I'm sorry I was talking about…uh Kaiba. (Gulp.)
Kaiba: (Snaps his second cell phone in half.) Tea keep your fantasies at a down low will you?
Tea: (Blushing.) 'I need to transfer out of here…' (O_O) NOW!
The rest of the day didn't go too well for Tea. In her math class it was only she and Bakura one on one, and she could swear he was giving her an icy gaze. He really was going to kill her whenever he was free from Shadi's watchful vision.
It wasn't until later that Tea discovered her other friends didn't have it too easy. Yugi told her it wasn't a pretty sight but he just left it at that.
***Yugi POV***
Dear Journal. Sorry I haven't written in a while. Today was really interesting to say the least. I had to break up a fight 22 different times today. (*_*) That has to be a record somewhere. 5 of them was between Joey and Kaiba, 2 of them was between Joey and Duke, 3 of them was between Joey and Malik, one of them was between Joey and Mai, 4 of them was between Kaiba and Malik, oh and all the rest was Duke and Tristan. I'm surprised Bakura didn't hurt anybody today. I guess that black mail Ryou told me about really kept him distant. I feel a bit bad to be truthful.
Well anyways, Mr. Baine's class was interesting. I heard from a friend who had him for homeroom that Tea grew a fit when she found out Kaiba and Bakura were her partners. I guess I don't blame her. Actually I'm a bit nervous for her. I don't feel right letting her off alone with those two. Anyways I think I was the only one who got off lucky. Ryou was my partner and well guess I lucked out!
Scary as it may be, Tristan, Duke, and Serenity were paired up and I just find that strange. There couldn't be a greater coincidence then that. I wonder if someone tampered with his papers or something. Well as for my Yami, he did quite well today except when he almost mind crushed Mr. Baines. It was really scary let's leave it at that! I could see why he got upset though. He was paired up with Malik and Joey. It wasn't Joey that he minded but the other blonde. (O_O) Joey wasn't happy either. He wanted to be with Mai, but Mai wasn't even in his class so that wasn't possible. Actually I'm not sure who Mai's partner is. She didn't say…In fact she was distant about the whole day. Well tomorrow after school Ryou and I are going to start by going to Isis' museum and I think we're going to strive for an A.
I gave a list to Yami for available ideas he and the others could do, but he wasn't listening, he was too busy strangling Malik, while Joey rolled on the ground in laughter. I guess it's up to them, but if they don't start soon then their going to fail. I know those three can't afford to do that!
As for Tristan, Duke and Serenity they decided to go to the movies, but Tristan and Duke started fighting on what movie to see. I think Serenity walked off after the first 30 minutes of their argument.
Tea, Bakura, and Kaiba were a mystery though. Tea didn't even want to talk about it, and that's strange for her. In fact she's been acting strange for a couple days now. Frankly I'm a bit scared to talk to her other two partners, but I know Kaiba will say something to them soon. He's always had the highest grades and getting a passing grade let alone flunking is not on his to do list. I have a feeling Kaiba's going to say something like "I'll do all the work just leave me alone." Or, "Stay out of my way." I could see it now. (*_*)
Well journal that's all I have to write for today. I have a feeling the real fun starts tomorrow. Again there's no way this could be a coincidence, just NO possible way! Something's up and I don't know what yet.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot! The announcements today were a bit eerie! There's supposedly someone in Domino that's vandalizing property and stealing things from shops without a trace or a clue! Today was the first day actually that someone was kidnapped! More like something. They were pets, two dogs and a cat, but still that's Kidnapping! (*_*) I hope it doesn't get any worst then that. (Gulp.) Ryou even thought it might be Bakura, but Bakura said if he wanted to do any of that stuff he would've killed them first and painted blood on the walls as clues.
Ryou said Bakura might be desperate and resort to something like that, but Bakura over heard our conversation and pointed out all he wants is the millennium items, he stated that VERY clearly! (O_O) Plus he said he has allergies to cats and dogs. So now we're unsure what weird things are going on, but I have a feeling it's just going to get weirder.
Well good night journal.
***Normal POV***
Yugi sighed hopelessly as he closed his journal and turned off the light. Next to his bed was Yami, half of his body on the mattress, the other half dangling near the ground. Yugi sweat dropped as he closed his door and crawled under his sheets.
"It's been a long day for him." Yugi sighed again.
"Stop talking to yourself and go to sleep!!!!!!" Yami shot out, his eyes still closed.
(;O)))_______(((O;)
"G-goodnight……"
Zoeygirl: So what did ya think? Eh it was O K A Y I suppose, I was kinda just getting into the plot. Things should be a little more interesting. (^_^) I hope.
Eris4: Thank you very much! You bet I'll read your story once it comes out! It sounds great! (^_^) (Sorry I'm in a cheerful, CHEERFUL mood here…) I'll tell you what, even if it wasn't going to be a Tea story I would've read it! I don't stick to Tea stories alone. (^_^) Can't wait to see what ya have! Let me know when you bring it up will ya?!
OH Some of the ideas in this story are thought up by Falcon! She gave me a few ideas to do and I have her to thank! See ya people! (O_-.)