"...And next up, Seto and Kyara."
Heeding Mrs. Takahashi's order, the two partners brought their project to the front of the classroom. From her desk, the teacher nodded at them. "Now then, what did you two create?"
Kaiba set the Card Translator onto the presentation table while Kyara explained. "Seto and I call this the Duel Monsters Card Translator."
At her words, the class began to buzz with conversation. Kyara waited until the murmurings ceased. "A Card Translator?" Mrs. Takahashi looked skeptical.
"I'll explain." Kyara reached into her pocket and drew out a single card. "See this? It's a Duel Monster card. The only problem is, it's written in german. I'm sure many others have faced this problem too. You buy a card and have no use for it because you can't read it! But we've created something that'll help with that."
Kyara inserted the card into the Translator. After a second, a 3-D image of an ancient spectacled man appeared above the holo-generators. "The Stern Mystic." it reported. "Level: 4. Element: Light. Type: Spellcaster / Effect." a pause. "FLIP: (A/N: Meaning in the game when the card is flipped from face-down to face-up.) All face-down cards on the field are turned face-up, and then returned to their original positions. No card effects are activated when the cards are turned face-up. Attack: 1500. Defense: 1200."
(A/N: Again, the Stern Mystic is also a real card. This one can be found in Yugi's Starter Deck.)
A round of applause sounded from the audience. "Hey! Where can I get me one of those!?" Joey shouted from his seat.
Kaiba smirked. "Sorry, they're not in stores yet. Or at least not until its patented."
As the talking grew louder, Mrs. Takahashi rose from her desk. "All right then. Next, Joey and Tristan."
There was a scraping of chairs against the floor. Slowly, the two ambled to the front. Proudly, Joey set down their invention onto the table. "Ladies and gents! I present to you, Joey and Tristan's remote-controlled pizza-cutter!"
Murmurs of confusion followed his bold announcement. "How about a demonstration?" Someone shouted.
"Sure!" Joey motioned to his partner.
From his pocket, Tristan drew out a black box bearing four red buttons. Most likely cardinal directions. Prancing back to his desk for a moment, Joey retrieved a large cardboard box. Upon opening it, he revealed it's contents: A large pepperoni pizza with extra cheese. After setting the pizza-cutter onto the pizza, Joey faced the class again. He grinned cheekily. "Observe, and prepare to be amazed! Start her up, Tristan!"
"Right." Tristan pressed a button on the remote. At once, their pizza cutter emitted a strange humming noise. But instead of moving, it vibrated back and forth. Joey bit his lip. "Uh oh."
All at once, a thick stream of black smoke erupted from the back of the cutter, fogging up the room. "Enough, enough!" Mrs. Takahashi grabbed the offending article and carried it out into the hall.
Back in the classroom, Joey slapped himself on the forehead. "Dang." he turned to Tristan. "So much for that C we were hoping for, huh?"
"You can say that again."
In the back row, Te'a and Kyara laughed heartily at the turnout. "I think they deserve an A!" Kyara giggled.
"No way! At least an A+!" Te'a countered.
Across the aisle, Kaiba shook his head. "What idiocy."
Five minutes later, their teacher returned, looking slightly distressed. "Okay....now that THAT'S over with...Yugi, Te'a, you're next."
Yugi hopped up. "Sure!" he held up a box. "Its a remote-controlled-"
"Wait." Takahashi's eyes glared at the object Yugi held. "Remote-controlled you say?"
"Yes m'am."
She shot Yugi a I've-had-my-fill-of-remote-controlled-crap-today-thank-you-very-much look. "Forget it. I'll give you two an A, if you don't present it."
Te'a grinned. "Okay!"
* * *
"Y'know, I think that went pretty well, don't you?" Kyara said as they strode down the hallway.
Te'a nodded. "Yep! Didja see the way Takahashi was freakin out when Yugi told her our invention was remote-controlled?"
"I wonder why...." Kyara mused.
"Okay, okay," Joey groaned. "So we messed up. I don't get it though! It worked so well when we tested it out!"
Tristan suddenly gasped. "I think I know why it messed up!"
Joey advanced on his partner. "Really? Why?"
"What kinda pizza did you use?"
Joey thought for a moment. "Pepperoni. Extra cheese."
"You numbskull! How could you use EXTRA CHEESE?"
"Waddaya mean?"
"For God's sakes, it didn't work because it was probably jammed up by all that cheese."
"Oh." Joey grinned nervously. "My bad."
* * *
"Well, we got an A, Seto!"
Kaiba nodded but said nothing and walked ahead of Kyara as they headed across the school's grounds. Kyara stared at the back of Seto's head and blushed. She took a deep breath. "Um Seto?" she said.
He stopped and turned to face her. "What?"
She cowered under his stare. Well, now was probably the best time. "I have a confession to make."
"Something wrong?" he asked.
She bowed her head. "I um..." she trailed off.
Seto noted her sudden shyness and nodded. "Let me guess." his voice came sharply. "You like me, don't you?"
Kyara nodded. "Yea...and-"
"No."
She raised her head in surprise. "Wha?-"
He glared at her. "Believe me, I don't need that kind of relationship."
Kyara stared almost unbelievingly at Seto. Her eyes stung and tears threatened to form. Wordless, Seto Kaiba stalked away, leaving behind someone's heart whom he had just broken.
Heeding Mrs. Takahashi's order, the two partners brought their project to the front of the classroom. From her desk, the teacher nodded at them. "Now then, what did you two create?"
Kaiba set the Card Translator onto the presentation table while Kyara explained. "Seto and I call this the Duel Monsters Card Translator."
At her words, the class began to buzz with conversation. Kyara waited until the murmurings ceased. "A Card Translator?" Mrs. Takahashi looked skeptical.
"I'll explain." Kyara reached into her pocket and drew out a single card. "See this? It's a Duel Monster card. The only problem is, it's written in german. I'm sure many others have faced this problem too. You buy a card and have no use for it because you can't read it! But we've created something that'll help with that."
Kyara inserted the card into the Translator. After a second, a 3-D image of an ancient spectacled man appeared above the holo-generators. "The Stern Mystic." it reported. "Level: 4. Element: Light. Type: Spellcaster / Effect." a pause. "FLIP: (A/N: Meaning in the game when the card is flipped from face-down to face-up.) All face-down cards on the field are turned face-up, and then returned to their original positions. No card effects are activated when the cards are turned face-up. Attack: 1500. Defense: 1200."
(A/N: Again, the Stern Mystic is also a real card. This one can be found in Yugi's Starter Deck.)
A round of applause sounded from the audience. "Hey! Where can I get me one of those!?" Joey shouted from his seat.
Kaiba smirked. "Sorry, they're not in stores yet. Or at least not until its patented."
As the talking grew louder, Mrs. Takahashi rose from her desk. "All right then. Next, Joey and Tristan."
There was a scraping of chairs against the floor. Slowly, the two ambled to the front. Proudly, Joey set down their invention onto the table. "Ladies and gents! I present to you, Joey and Tristan's remote-controlled pizza-cutter!"
Murmurs of confusion followed his bold announcement. "How about a demonstration?" Someone shouted.
"Sure!" Joey motioned to his partner.
From his pocket, Tristan drew out a black box bearing four red buttons. Most likely cardinal directions. Prancing back to his desk for a moment, Joey retrieved a large cardboard box. Upon opening it, he revealed it's contents: A large pepperoni pizza with extra cheese. After setting the pizza-cutter onto the pizza, Joey faced the class again. He grinned cheekily. "Observe, and prepare to be amazed! Start her up, Tristan!"
"Right." Tristan pressed a button on the remote. At once, their pizza cutter emitted a strange humming noise. But instead of moving, it vibrated back and forth. Joey bit his lip. "Uh oh."
All at once, a thick stream of black smoke erupted from the back of the cutter, fogging up the room. "Enough, enough!" Mrs. Takahashi grabbed the offending article and carried it out into the hall.
Back in the classroom, Joey slapped himself on the forehead. "Dang." he turned to Tristan. "So much for that C we were hoping for, huh?"
"You can say that again."
In the back row, Te'a and Kyara laughed heartily at the turnout. "I think they deserve an A!" Kyara giggled.
"No way! At least an A+!" Te'a countered.
Across the aisle, Kaiba shook his head. "What idiocy."
Five minutes later, their teacher returned, looking slightly distressed. "Okay....now that THAT'S over with...Yugi, Te'a, you're next."
Yugi hopped up. "Sure!" he held up a box. "Its a remote-controlled-"
"Wait." Takahashi's eyes glared at the object Yugi held. "Remote-controlled you say?"
"Yes m'am."
She shot Yugi a I've-had-my-fill-of-remote-controlled-crap-today-thank-you-very-much look. "Forget it. I'll give you two an A, if you don't present it."
Te'a grinned. "Okay!"
* * *
"Y'know, I think that went pretty well, don't you?" Kyara said as they strode down the hallway.
Te'a nodded. "Yep! Didja see the way Takahashi was freakin out when Yugi told her our invention was remote-controlled?"
"I wonder why...." Kyara mused.
"Okay, okay," Joey groaned. "So we messed up. I don't get it though! It worked so well when we tested it out!"
Tristan suddenly gasped. "I think I know why it messed up!"
Joey advanced on his partner. "Really? Why?"
"What kinda pizza did you use?"
Joey thought for a moment. "Pepperoni. Extra cheese."
"You numbskull! How could you use EXTRA CHEESE?"
"Waddaya mean?"
"For God's sakes, it didn't work because it was probably jammed up by all that cheese."
"Oh." Joey grinned nervously. "My bad."
* * *
"Well, we got an A, Seto!"
Kaiba nodded but said nothing and walked ahead of Kyara as they headed across the school's grounds. Kyara stared at the back of Seto's head and blushed. She took a deep breath. "Um Seto?" she said.
He stopped and turned to face her. "What?"
She cowered under his stare. Well, now was probably the best time. "I have a confession to make."
"Something wrong?" he asked.
She bowed her head. "I um..." she trailed off.
Seto noted her sudden shyness and nodded. "Let me guess." his voice came sharply. "You like me, don't you?"
Kyara nodded. "Yea...and-"
"No."
She raised her head in surprise. "Wha?-"
He glared at her. "Believe me, I don't need that kind of relationship."
Kyara stared almost unbelievingly at Seto. Her eyes stung and tears threatened to form. Wordless, Seto Kaiba stalked away, leaving behind someone's heart whom he had just broken.
