black fyre: -sits whacking various critters that pop out of the ground- Ha! Take that! -slaps "I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh sign on one of the creatures-

Ryou: Uh... black fyre? What are you doing?

black fyre: Wha? Oh, nothing. -grins evilly and pockets mallet- So, Ryou. Opened that box yet?

Ryou: No. Why?

black fyre: Oh, nothing. Nothing at all.

Ryou: Okay then...

Bakura: black fyre, may I join you in the torture of innocent, hapless critters who have no intelligence or realize what happens when they come for a breath of air and get whacked on the head with wood or steel objects?

black fyre: Sure, Bakura.

Bakura: Thanks. -sits down next to her and hits various creatures-

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"Hey, guys. What does 'blasé' mean?" Joey asked, flipping through the pages of the dictionary, trying to find out how it worked.

"It means dull, or sort of bored," Ryou answered, scrawling down a few more words on the worksheet. Tristan leaned casually over Yugi's shoulder, dropping his eyes to the page. Yugi glared up at him, but didn't bother to cover up his blank page.

"Hey, what's the matter, Yugi? You haven't even started yet," Tristan pouted. He had been hoping for some free answers. Yugi shrugged.

"Just... thinking about things," Yugi replied. He scrawled down a few words, then returned to his pencil tapping. Tea gave him a quick glance. Ryou was enveloped in the same silence, though he was writing. Tea shrugged. It probably was nothing.

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"Hey guys, mind if I join you?" Raen asked wearily. Tea nodded and Raen sat down, practically slamming her tray down on the table. She muttered something and slammed her head down on the table.

"What's wrong, Raen?" Tea asked gently. Joey said something, but it was inaudible through the hunks of fish and other mashed up food in his mouth. Ryou barely looked up, but Yugi was immediately interested. Raen glanced up, opening one eye.

"Just tired. Long night. I couldn't sleep," she replied, dropping her head again. Tristan reached towards her plate and stole a drumstick.

"Mind if we eat your food?" Joey asked, not waiting for an answer. He snatched up her muffin. Raen raised her head off the table a few inches, let it drop with a thud. She repeated that a few times. "I take that as a yes," Joey answered, snatching up her cookie. Yugi was immediately curious.

"Why are you tired?" Raen raised her head off the table, staring Yugi straight in the eye. She seemed to be considering something.

"It was a long night. I couldn't fall asleep," she answered with a shrug. She snatched a carrot left on her plate, eating it ravenously. There was silence. Ryou was busy studying. He seemed oblivious to the fact that she was there. Joey and Tristan were fighting over what appeared to be a half- chewed piece of pizza. Tea was eating and studying. Yugi watched her for a moment. Raen pulled her cap down self-consciously. She was wearing the regular school uniform, the one devoid of any individualism. The only thing different was that she wore a cap every day. Usually it was one of those knit ones. "I better go," she said, standing up quickly. She grabbed her tray and walked briskly away from the table.

"She's hiding something," Yugi said to the others, watching her. Tea merely shrugged, and Joey and Tristan totally ignored Yugi's statement.

"Everyone has something to hide," Ryou whispered, talking for the first time at lunch. He returned to his studying. There was once again silence.

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That chapter took a bit longer to write, sorry about that. I can only have half an hour on the computer a day, so that's my problem. Hope you enjoyed it!