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Yugi and Ryou head out into the busy hall of people. Ryou attempts to make conversation with the new student.
"So, where in America are you from?"
"North Dakota. Wait...how did you know?"
"I was kidding." Ryou laughs, then realizes that Yugi is serious. "Wow...you mean, people actually live there?"
"Yeah, a couple. We're outnumbered by cows, though."
"How many people were at your old school?"
"Thirty-two."
Ryou anime drops behind Yugi, but quickly regains composure. "Get out!"
Yugi looks puzzled.
"How many go here?"
"A couple thousand. Most of them evil."
Ryou steers Yugi through the crowd as he points to the various cliques.
"Here we've got your basic beautiful people. Unless they talk to you first, don't bother." They watch the cheerleaders and jocks walk by and are greeted by several Stetson-wearing, big belt buckles.
"Those are your cowboys."
"I'm used to them."
"Yeah, but these guys have never ridden a horse. They mostly jack off Clint Eastwood."
Next they pass an espresso cart, with a group of people huddled around it.
"To the right, we have the coffee kids. They're very edgy. Don't make any sudden movements around them."
Walking into the high school's courtyard, they see several white boys with dreadlocks and Jamaican knit berets lounging on the grass. A cloud of pot smoke hovers above them.
"These delusionals are the White Rastae. Big Marley fans. Think they're black. Semi-political, but mostly, they watch a lot of Wild Kingdom, if you know what I mean."
Ryou waves to Marik, the one with the longest dreads.
"Marik – save some for after lunch, bub," says Ryou, punching him lightly on the arm.
"Ryou, my brother, peace," says Marik, clearly very stoned.
Yugi follows Ryou into the cafeteria.
"So where do you fit in in all this?" asks Yugi.
Ryou walks over and sits down with a group of studious-looking students.
"Future MBA's. We're all Ivy League, already excepted. Someday I'll be sipping Merlot while the jocks are fixing my Saab. Yuppie greed is back, my friend."
Ryou points proudly to the alligator on his shirt and continues talking. Yugi, on the other hand, stops listening as he spies Serenity walking by. He instantly falls in love with her.
"That girl, I..." Yugi trails off.
"You burn, you pine, you perish?" Ryou asks. Yugi nods.
"Who is she?"
"Serenity Valentine. Sophomore. Don't even think about it."
"Why not?" asks Yugi.
"I could start with your haircut, but it doesn't matter. She's not allowed to date until her older sister does. And that's an impossibility.
