by Lethe
Chapter Four: Thinking
"Good morning!"
"G-g-" Jonouchi yawned widely. "Good morning, Yuug."
Yugi grinned, looking up at him. "Tired?"
"I don't know how you can be so damn cheerful in the morning…"
"Language!" chided Anzu, startling Jonouchi out of his daze.
"Can't you just say hi like any normal person?" groaned Jonouchi.
The three were walking to school together. It was an ordinary, sunny Monday, and they all were in good moods for varying reasons, the main one being a lack of tests.
"So, Yugi, did you finish the homework?"
"Homework?"
"Remember? …History?"
"…Right! Yep!" Yugi beamed at Anzu. "With time to spare!"
Jonouchi sighed. "Well, there'll be time before class starts…"
Yugi and Anzu both tsked. "You really shouldn't procrastinate," said Yugi playfully.
"Yeah, yeah, whatever… I'll bet you didn't finish the English homework!"
Yugi and Anzu looked stricken. "English homework?"
Jonouchi nodded seriously, but then burst into laughter. "You should have seen the looks on your-"
He couldn't finish his sentence. He had been mercilessly attacked by two large, heavy backpacks.
**
Jonouchi, Anzu, Yugi, and Honda navigated through the chattering crowd with difficulty. It was lunchtime, after all, and Domino High's students were gathered in the halls.
"Darn it," said Yugi. "At this rate, by the time we get to the cafeteria, there won't be any seats left!"
Jonouchi laughed. "Yuug, you worry too much."
**
"I was right," said Yugi sadly. "We were too late."
"Aw, it's not that bad, Yugi!" consoled Honda. "I mean… there are always the seats outside…"
A large clap of thunder echoed through the cafeteria. Honda winced. "Ookay, it's raining. That's… uh… great. Just great."
"Hey! Over here!" shouted Kaiba, waving. The four sighed in relief and hurried to Kaiba's table.
"I'm going to buy lunch," said Jonouchi, after greeting Kaiba. Anzu and Honda followed him.
Yugi glanced over his bag lunch at Kaiba. "Um…hi."
"Hello," said Kaiba. He looked around quickly and then turned his gaze back to Yugi. "Yugi?"
"Yeah?"
"Do you know why Jonouchi changed his mind about me?" asked Kaiba.
"No," said Yugi. "I mean, I have a few ideas, but he didn't tell me why."
"Oh."
"So why did you change your mind about Jonouchi?"
"Uh…" said Kaiba. His cheeks were tinged pink now. "I'm not really sure. Probably because… he told me that he was sorry. What else can you do after that, you know?"
Yugi nodded. "I'm glad that you two can get along."
"So am I."
The two were quiet for a moment, eating their lunches.
Yugi smiled silently. I think…
I think that I'm beginning to understand Kaiba a little bit better.
And he's like Jonouchi.
He giggled. Of course, if I told either of them that, I think they'd say I was insane.