It was the first day of school, and the first time the gang had all been
together all summer. Tristin stood on the front steps of Domino High,
looking out over the campus. He saw people he knew, and a whole group of
people who were new. He spotted Yugi, Tea, Joey and Serenity coming across
the grass. He waved.
"Hey there, Tristin," Yugi called.
"Hey Yug'," Tristin called back. "Long time, no see," he added as everyone joined him on the steps.
"How was summer?" Tea asked.
"GREAT!" Serenity told her.
"Too short," Joey grumbled.
"Fine, exhausting," Yugi said.
"Yeah, I heard you were at some kind of competition?" Duke asked, coming up behind them and scaring everyone.
"What? Oh, that, yeah," Yugi told them. "I kind of got worn out."
"What was it?" Tea asked.
"Just something Gramps wanted me to try," Yugi told them, clearly saying that he would say nothing more about it.
"Hey, who's that?" asked Tristin.
"Who?" Duke asked.
"Her," Tristin said, pointing across the lawn.
"The girl talking to Bakura?" Serenity asked.
Joey rolled his eyes. Serenity had been going out with Bakura for months now, and Joey was sick of it. He still didn't trust Bakura completely, not while that Ring was around.
Tristin nodded.
"She must be new," Tea said, clearly stating the obvious.
The bell rang, and everyone raced into their homeroom.
"I love it that homeroom takes up almost two hours," Yugi commented happily.
"Well, how kind of you. Don't even bother to look for another friend," said a voice behind them. "I can't believe that you are all so eager for school to start."
"Oh, hi Seto," Yugi commented, turning to face another of their friends. "Believe me, I don't want to be here. I was racing Joey."
"I should have guessed he'd be happy to be back."
"Hey, look who's stuck with us once again," Duke grinned.
"Am I supposed to care?" Seto asked. "'Cause I don't."
"I don't think we bug him anymore," Tea commented, knowing that Battle City had ended all hard feelings on both sides.
"Settle down, class," called the teacher from the front.
Everyone took their seats, and was determined to be bored.
"I hope you all had a wonderful summer, and I know that there are many of us here, me included, that thought it was far too short. Am I correct?"
"YES!" cried most of the students.
"Just as I thought," their teacher said. "Now, this may or may not be a good thing, but we have a new student.
Everyone looked toward the door. "Come on in," the teacher called.
The door slid open, and a girl walked in. Everyone stared.
"Wow," Duke whispered. "She is really pretty."
The girl was tall, slender, and graceful. Her eyes were a cold, bright sapphire blue, hidden partly by long, black eyelashes. Her hair was red-gold, and twisted up into a neat crown around her head. She was dressed simply; light blue t-shirt, loose, grey pants, with a cream sweater tied around her waist. Slender lines of eyeliner surrounded her eyes, and it looked mildly like she had frosted contacts in.
The girl's eyes flickered over to Duke. "I have little tolerance for comments, good or bad, about my looks," she said flatly.
"Come on up to the front and introduce yourself, Miss," the teacher said lightly.
The girl walked to the front of the room, and turned to face everyone. "My name is Kara-Aryanna Seerson. I do not answer to my full name, Kari, either part of my first name, or nicknames that I disapprove of. I go by Fyre. I was at Black Sapphire Academy all my life. A couple things I'd like to let you all know about myself: 1) I have no tolerance for either positive or negative comments about my looks. I won't pick fights with people who choose to say anything, but I will not talk to them, unless it is absolutely necessary. And 2) I'll not do all the work in groups, nor will I slack off and do none of it.
"Hey there, Tristin," Yugi called.
"Hey Yug'," Tristin called back. "Long time, no see," he added as everyone joined him on the steps.
"How was summer?" Tea asked.
"GREAT!" Serenity told her.
"Too short," Joey grumbled.
"Fine, exhausting," Yugi said.
"Yeah, I heard you were at some kind of competition?" Duke asked, coming up behind them and scaring everyone.
"What? Oh, that, yeah," Yugi told them. "I kind of got worn out."
"What was it?" Tea asked.
"Just something Gramps wanted me to try," Yugi told them, clearly saying that he would say nothing more about it.
"Hey, who's that?" asked Tristin.
"Who?" Duke asked.
"Her," Tristin said, pointing across the lawn.
"The girl talking to Bakura?" Serenity asked.
Joey rolled his eyes. Serenity had been going out with Bakura for months now, and Joey was sick of it. He still didn't trust Bakura completely, not while that Ring was around.
Tristin nodded.
"She must be new," Tea said, clearly stating the obvious.
The bell rang, and everyone raced into their homeroom.
"I love it that homeroom takes up almost two hours," Yugi commented happily.
"Well, how kind of you. Don't even bother to look for another friend," said a voice behind them. "I can't believe that you are all so eager for school to start."
"Oh, hi Seto," Yugi commented, turning to face another of their friends. "Believe me, I don't want to be here. I was racing Joey."
"I should have guessed he'd be happy to be back."
"Hey, look who's stuck with us once again," Duke grinned.
"Am I supposed to care?" Seto asked. "'Cause I don't."
"I don't think we bug him anymore," Tea commented, knowing that Battle City had ended all hard feelings on both sides.
"Settle down, class," called the teacher from the front.
Everyone took their seats, and was determined to be bored.
"I hope you all had a wonderful summer, and I know that there are many of us here, me included, that thought it was far too short. Am I correct?"
"YES!" cried most of the students.
"Just as I thought," their teacher said. "Now, this may or may not be a good thing, but we have a new student.
Everyone looked toward the door. "Come on in," the teacher called.
The door slid open, and a girl walked in. Everyone stared.
"Wow," Duke whispered. "She is really pretty."
The girl was tall, slender, and graceful. Her eyes were a cold, bright sapphire blue, hidden partly by long, black eyelashes. Her hair was red-gold, and twisted up into a neat crown around her head. She was dressed simply; light blue t-shirt, loose, grey pants, with a cream sweater tied around her waist. Slender lines of eyeliner surrounded her eyes, and it looked mildly like she had frosted contacts in.
The girl's eyes flickered over to Duke. "I have little tolerance for comments, good or bad, about my looks," she said flatly.
"Come on up to the front and introduce yourself, Miss," the teacher said lightly.
The girl walked to the front of the room, and turned to face everyone. "My name is Kara-Aryanna Seerson. I do not answer to my full name, Kari, either part of my first name, or nicknames that I disapprove of. I go by Fyre. I was at Black Sapphire Academy all my life. A couple things I'd like to let you all know about myself: 1) I have no tolerance for either positive or negative comments about my looks. I won't pick fights with people who choose to say anything, but I will not talk to them, unless it is absolutely necessary. And 2) I'll not do all the work in groups, nor will I slack off and do none of it.