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Chapter 2: First Duel
The class was a beehive of activity. Class hadn't officially started, and students were gathered and talking in their groups. Yuugi, Anzu, Jounouchi and Honda were gathered up in a corner in the back of class, keeping their voices hushed, as a few of the other groups were doing.
"I can't believe I ate the whole thing." Jounouchi finished his story with a longing sigh.
"Sounds like it was a good pizza, Jou." Honda commented with a laugh.
"I tell you… Once you guys have had a pizza like that, no other will do." Jounouchi said, with a movement of his hand.
Yuugi glanced down at his watch, then towards the door. "Yuuhi's a little late." Yuugi muttered.
Placing a hand on Yuugi's shoulder, Anzu half-bent down to look him in the face. "He's probably in the office or something, finishing up his registration and getting his uniform."
Yuugi's face brightened a little. "Yeah, you're probably right." Yuugi walked towards his desk and sat, from his backpack, he pulled his deck box and started looking through his deck, picking out strategies and combo's. Jounouchi took his seat behind Yuugi and swivelled himself around so he could face his dark-haired friends.
"Ryou-kun is a little late, too." Anzu commented as she looked up at the clock. Ryou was very punctual, and always on time. Anzu would have thought more on the subject, but the teacher walked in, signalling for the students to take their seats.
"Welcome class, I trust your Sunday was fulfilling?" The teacher asked in a mockingly friendly tone. After some muttered replies, he continued on with the class news. "We're also taking in two new students today, both of which have transferred in from North America: Kaiba Seto, and Mutou Yuuhi." The teacher gestured towards the door, and Yuuhi entered, he hadn't gotten a uniform yet. Following Yuuhi was a taller male, with short, well-groomed brown hair. His face seemed pulled into a never-ending look of smug satisfaction. He was wearing his uniform, and in his right hand, he carried a cobalt-colored briefcase. The class uttered some greetings and Yuuhi and Seto were shown their seats. Yuuhi's was to the left of Anzu, whom was to the left of Yuugi. Seto's was in the front of the room, closest to the door. Yuuhi laid his elbow on his desk, and propping himself up by his palm, he lazily watched as the teacher drew on the blackboard.
The day progressed slowly, and after what seemed like an eternity in hell, or more rather math, the class was let out into their lunch hour. Yuugi led the way to their usual lunch spot, a corner on the roof of the school. Yuugi opened the door to the stairwell, gathered on the various landings were numerous groups of students, talking, and laughing, then there were the groups of just two, and let's just say they weren't eating lunch. Yuugi thrust open the door to the roof, which was fenced off so students couldn't fall off of the three story building. Set up along the chained-link fences were some basketball hoops. A few students were playing, but Yuugi's crew sat down near the door.
Jounouchi and Yuuhi yawned in unison and cracked into their lunches. Yuugi, Anzu and Honda ate more slowly then Yuuhi and Jounouchi, but managed to finish their lunches sooner.
"So, what do you think of Domino High so far?" Nobody needed to know whom Yuugi directed his question.
"It's all right." Yuuhi commented with a shrug as he bit into his last sandwich. "That teacher needs to change that monotone voice of his, fell asleep three times." Yuuhi said.
"Join the club, Jounouchi here can't go through a class without sleeping." Honda jerked his head towards Jounouchi.
"Yuuhi would've slept clean through if Anzu hadn't kept waking him up." Yuugi said.
Anzu's cheeks reddened. She'd been found out.
"How come you never wake me up, Anzu?" Jounouchi asked.
"Because, Jounouchi, you could sleep through a hurricane. A solid poke in the ribs from me is not going to wake you up." Anzu said as she crossed her arms.
Jounouchi nodded in agreement. He knew it was true. Behind the group, the roof-access door opened, and out strode Otogi and three women. He sat down, and the three of them followed suit. Each of the girls were blond, and had blue eyes. If it weren't for some of the glaring difference in other features, they could be mistaken for triplets.
"So, how was your first half a day?" Otogi asked to Yuuhi, who hooked some of his hair behind his ear.
"Like I told everyone else, boring." Yuuhi yawned again.
"Say, Otogi," Yuugi asked, and when Yuugi had seen that his dark-haired friend had given him his attention, Yuugi went on, "you live close to Ryou, do you know why he isn't here today?"
"I normally see him just outside, since we live so close we usually walk together, but he wasn't there today. He's probably just sick, you know how Ryou is." Otogi explained.
"Either way, I'm going over after school." Yuugi stated. If his friend was sick, he'd want to help.
To Yuuhi, something hadn't seemed right about Ryou right off the start. From what he'd heard of the light-haired boy, he was very polite, but Ryou had just disappeared, right after he'd been introduced. Then he remembered the similarity between Yuugi's pyramid-thing and Ryou's ring. They both had that eye on it.
"Yuugi, I'd been meaning to ask you… What it that thing?" Yuuhi asked, pointing his index finger at the Millennium Puzzle. "I remember Ryou had an item that was similar to that one around his neck."
A silence fell over the group. The lot of them looked nervously back and forth between them.
//What do I tell him, Yami?// Yuugi frantically asked the spirit.
//The truth. He's your brother, he wouldn't mock you for it.// Yami said calmly. He was perfectly aware that most people didn't believe in the magic of the item.
"It's an item Grandpa got me from an expedition to Egypt. It came in the form of a puzzle, and when I assembled it, I figured I could wear it. I don't know why Ryou's ring has the same design on it though." Yuugi lied. He couldn't tell his brother something that strange right from the start. They'd only just been reunited the other day.
"Oh really?" Yuuhi asked. He knew his brother was lying. That golden trinket was more then he was letting on. If it were so simple, he wouldn't have paused about it for so long. "Can I see?" Yuuhi pointed at it. He was going to see if he could test his theory.
Yuugi shrugged and removed the puzzle from around his neck, and handed the chain to Yuuhi.
"You said it was a puzzle right?" Yuugi nodded. "It looks complicated, would you mind if I tried taking it apart and re-assembling it?"
"It took me a long time to build, and it's too precious to let you take it apart. I'm going to have to say no about that one. Sorry." Yuugi took back the puzzle and looped the chain back around his neck.
Yuugi's answer didn't betray anything, that response seemed genuine enough. Yuuhi decided not to press the matter any further for the moment, as the bell had rung. The group stood and made their way back to their classes.
As they re-entered the class and took their seats, the second bell rang. The teacher strode into the classroom, and class resumed. He continued on in his monotone voice; Yuuhi and Jounouchi fell asleep.
Five minutes before the end of class, Yuuhi woke and stretched. The teacher had wrapped up the lesson, and now students were conversing amongst each other.
"What a boring day." Jounouchi commented as he cast a glare at the teacher. "How could he give me detention?! Yuuhi was sleeping too."
"I guess he just didn't notice me." Yuuhi chuckled.
"You snore really loud though, Jounouchi." Honda said. "Your body was built to not let you get away with any crap."
"Someone upstairs hates me." Jounouchi shook his fist threateningly at the ceiling.
"Or it could be faulty genetics." Said an arrogant voice from behind Anzu.
"Shut yer hole, Kaiba!" Jounouchi stood and jabbed his index finger at the source of the arrogance.
Seto chuckled lightly to himself, and then rose from his seat. He crossed his arms across his chest, and seated himself atop his desk.
"Leave him alone, Kaiba." Yuugi said defensively.
Kaiba must do this often, Yuuhi thought to himself.
"Yuugi, why don't you let Jounouchi take care of himself? Do you think he appreciates having a shrimpy, little guy like you stand up for him?" Seto taunted.
"You don't know what you're talking about, Kaiba!" Yuugi raised his voice.
"No, Yuugi, he's right. As much as I do appreciate having you stand up for me, that rich punk is my problem, and I'll deal with him myself." Jounouchi said.
"That's right, Yuugi, so butt out and let the big boys talk." Kaiba said with a chuckle.
Yuuhi gritted his teeth and clenched his fists.
"Who the hell do you think you are?" Yuuhi yelled to the snobbish Kaiba.
"Who're you?" Kaiba demanded angrily.
"I'm Yuugi's brother, Yuuhi." Yuuhi said with a glare.
"Butt out." Kaiba spat.
"Take Jou's advice and shut your mouth!" Yuuhi snapped, slamming his clenched fist down on his desk.
Kaiba directed his angry look to Yuuhi. "Protective big brother, eh?" Kaiba stood and strode towards Yuuhi. "I know the feeling."
"Don't compare yourself to me, Kaiba." Yuuhi said acidly. "All you've done since you started talking to us is insult my friends. I want you to shut up, and piss off!"
Kaiba narrowed his eyes. "I don't like your tone." He said icily.
"I haven't liked yours since you opened your big mouth." Yuuhi responded in the same tone.
Yuugi, Anzu, Jounouchi and Honda watched as someone finally stood up to the rich snob. The tension in the air could be cut with a knife. It seemed like Seto and Yuuhi were about ready to jump at each other and tear the others eyes out. It seemed like it was going to happen until the teacher told everyone that they could leave. Everyone gathered their belongings and made their way outside. On the curb, stood Kaiba, behind him was a black stretch limousine.
"Get in Mutou." Kaiba ordered. Yuugi stepped forward. "Not you," Kaiba spat, "your mouthy brother!"
Yuuhi narrowed his eyes and stepped forward. Anzu stood in his way.
"Yuuhi, don't go." Anzu pleaded. "I don't want Kaiba to hurt you."
Yuuhi flashed a warm smile at his friend. "You're welcome to come with me, Mazaki. I could use a friendly face." Yuuhi looked up to the sneering glare of Seto. "That all right with you?" Yuuhi asked, not really caring about Kaiba's answer.
"Fine, bring your cheerleader." Kaiba spat. Yuuhi and Anzu walked towards the limo.
"Yuugi, please check on Ryou for me?" Anzu asked.
Yuugi watched with disappointment as Anzu left with Yuuhi and Kaiba. "I will, Anzu." Yuuhi whispered.
Yuugi, Honda, and Jounouchi took off towards Ryou's apartment as Yuuhi and Anzu entered Kaiba's limo.
"Do you own a deck, Mutou?" Kaiba asked.
"I do. Are you thinking of resolving this with a card game?" Yuuhi asked, dumbfounded.
"What better to prove my superiority?" Seto asked. "Are you not up to the challenge?"
Yuuhi clenched his fist. I'm getting sick of his attitude, Yuuhi thought to himself. "I'm up to the challenge, Kaiba."
The rest of the drive was in complete, tense silence. Anzu looked back and forth from Seto to Yuuhi. Both were looking out separate windows. It was amazing, how closely the two looked alike. Both were the same expression on their face. Yuuhi, who was normally laid-back and lazy seemed to be replaced by someone who was used to situations like these. Almost like what happened with Yami and Yuugi, however, Yuuhi didn't have a Millennium Item or anything like that. It had to be something else.
"Kaiba?" Anzu asked.
"What?" Kaiba looked towards Anzu.
"Yuuhi doesn't have a Duel Disk, are you guys going to duel the old-fashioned way?"
"I invented the Duel Disk, Mazaki. I can give him one. Did the elder Mutou not make it into my Battle City tournament?" Kaiba asked.
"I wasn't interested in competing Kaiba." Yuuhi said stoically.
The silence returned to the limo, as the driver turned down a street. In the distance, Kaiba's mansion could be seen. The limo slowed down and pulled in through the gates and up a long driveway. It slowed to a complete stop, and the driver stepped out and opened the door. Anzu stepped out and Yuuhi followed, as soon as they were out, Seto stepped out as well. Seto walked towards the door, and with a gesture from his fingers, Anzu and Yuuhi followed.
The three made their way through several large, intricately decorated hallways and eventually came to a door with a card-reader on it. Seto drew a card from his deck and swiped it through the reader. The door unlocked, and swung open.
"This card-reader will only read one of three Magic and Wizards cards in the world." Kaiba said smugly.
"Blue-Eyes White Dragon?" Anzu asked.
"You had to ask? Mutou: You'll be testing the new model Duel Disk." Kaiba tossed a white and grey wristlet to Yuuhi. "You put it on your wrist, and a solid hologram is displayed that you play your cards on. We'll play using my Battle City rules. 4000 Life Points, tribute rules apply, and you can only set two Magic or Trap cards a turn."
"Doesn't sound too hard." Yuuhi commented as he slipped the wristlet on. He pushed a button in the shape of the KaibaCorp. Logo. The hologram appeared and it didn't look too much different from the Duel Disk that Yuugi had.
"If you don't mind, I'll go first." Seto said as he drew his card. He looked at it. "I set two cards face down, and I'll play Gargoyle Powered (1600/1000) in attack mode." The two images of face-down cards appeared in front of Seto, and a red gargoyle appeared. "Go."
Yuuhi drew his card and looked at it. "I summon Explosive Bowman (1700/700) in attack mode." A man, clad in green forest garb and carrying a bow appeared. "Attack Kaiba's Gargoyle Powered now!" The archer drew an arrow, which had two sticks of dynamite tied to the shaft and set it against the bow string, with a good draw, and a sound snap of the bowstring, the explosive arrow flew at Gargoyle Powered.
"Activate face-down card!" Kaiba said, as the face-down Magic/Trap on his left flipped face up. "My Magic Card, Shrink! It halves the attack power of one monster on the field, and I choose to halve the attack of my Gargoyle Powered!" As the arrow soared towards the crimson gargoyle, it's shrank to half of it's original size. "Now that my monster has less then 1000 attack points I'll activate my other face-down card, my Deck Destruction Virus! This Trap card destroys all of the monsters on your field, hand and deck with more than 1500 attack points!" Kaiba laughed, revelling in his accomplishment.
Yuuhi leafed through his deck and hand and cast to the cemetery all of his powerful monsters. "Destroying my archer with your Trap Card has activated his special ability: When he goes to the cemetery, he'll send three of your Magic cards to yours!"
As Yuuhi finished telling Kaiba the Explosive Bowman's ability, the archer shot three charmed arrows into Kaiba's deck. It then shattered into several shards of light and the card went to the cemetery, as per the Deck Destruction Viruses effect.
"I now place two cards, face-down!" Yuuhi said. Come on Kaiba, summon one of your Blue-Eyes White Dragon's, Yuuhi thought.
"Please win, Yuuhi." Anzu whispered as she watched the duel that had just begun.
End of Chapter 2
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