Two days later...
Joey kicked a rock that was on the sidewalk. ' Well he IS a busy person. Things come up when you run a whole company. He probably just hasn't had time,' he thought to himself.
"Hey Joey! Wait up!"
' Or maybe he's just giving me some time to hang out with my friends. I mean it's not like we have to report to each other about everything. We haven't even been out on a real date or anything.'
"Joey!"
' And he does have a family. And I DID tell him to talk to Mokuba. Maybe he needs time to work things out.'
"Joey?!"
' He still should have called or sent a message or something to let me...' Joey tripped on something and fell to the ground. A snicker followed. He pushed himself up and turned around to face a very shocked and embarrassed Yugi trying to hide behind Tristan, who was smiling and shaking his head.
"I told you I could get his attention," he said. Joey scowled and got up.
"Hey, that wasn't nice. You coulda just..."
"Called you?" Tristan answered for him. "We did." They started walking toward school again.
"Yeah Joey. Where were you?" Yugi asked. "You seemed a million miles away."
"Sorry. I was just thinking about something," Joey shrugged. He continued before Tristan could comment. "So what do you think the teacher's gonna do to me?"
"Oh. I totally forgot about that," Tristan responded, suddenly annoyed. "I just hope you didn't mess up ALL the grades because I can't afford to fail again. My Mom already said that she..."
"Oh stop. Your mom freaks out about everything," Joey waved a hand to brush the complaint away.
"She's never unreasonable about it," Tristan defended.
"Hey guys. Running late again?" Tea met them as they entered the schoolyard.
"Not any later then usual," Joey commented. The bell rang.
"I knew I shouldn't have waited for you," Tea rolled her eyes and started toward the school. Yugi looked at his watch confused.
"But it's only..." Joey yanked him forward as they raced inside. They slipped in just as the teacher was closing the door. She looked at them a little annoyed but let then go to their seats without confrontation. Joey looked over toward Kaiba's seat but there was nothing there to look back...or even not to. The teacher cleared her throat and his eyes shot back to the front of the room, but his attention was still on that empty chair.
Kaiba stood in the hallway with his hand on the door but he couldn't bring himself to open it. One question had haunted his mind for two days and the more he thought about it the more he didn't want to face it. But this wasn't like him. He wasn't one to harbor fear. Was it even fear? Or course not, it couldn't be. Kaiba shook his head and turned the knob.
"They have been found to..."
The door started to open and all eyes moved to see who was coming in. Everything seemed to pause in anticipation but it slipped closed again.
"The wind is very playful today," the teacher called their attention back to the front of the classroom. Joey's gaze lingered on the door and he sighed as the excitement that maybe it was Kaiba disappeared. But not for long, because a few seconds later the door opened again and Kaiba walked in. Joey sat up straight and leaned forward as if he needed to say something important but Kaiba sat down without even a glance. Joey looked at Yugi who just shrugged. "Well, now that you're all here. I'll get to what we really need to discuss," the teacher interrupted any thoughts that had been started.
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Raine: Okay. I know you're all going to kill me for this one but I...have my reasons. On a different note, I'm going to give a big thanks to mandapandabug and say hey, I'm going to use your idea. What I need from you guys now, is a play I can use. So just spout off some plays that teenagers can act out. Thanks.
Joey kicked a rock that was on the sidewalk. ' Well he IS a busy person. Things come up when you run a whole company. He probably just hasn't had time,' he thought to himself.
"Hey Joey! Wait up!"
' Or maybe he's just giving me some time to hang out with my friends. I mean it's not like we have to report to each other about everything. We haven't even been out on a real date or anything.'
"Joey!"
' And he does have a family. And I DID tell him to talk to Mokuba. Maybe he needs time to work things out.'
"Joey?!"
' He still should have called or sent a message or something to let me...' Joey tripped on something and fell to the ground. A snicker followed. He pushed himself up and turned around to face a very shocked and embarrassed Yugi trying to hide behind Tristan, who was smiling and shaking his head.
"I told you I could get his attention," he said. Joey scowled and got up.
"Hey, that wasn't nice. You coulda just..."
"Called you?" Tristan answered for him. "We did." They started walking toward school again.
"Yeah Joey. Where were you?" Yugi asked. "You seemed a million miles away."
"Sorry. I was just thinking about something," Joey shrugged. He continued before Tristan could comment. "So what do you think the teacher's gonna do to me?"
"Oh. I totally forgot about that," Tristan responded, suddenly annoyed. "I just hope you didn't mess up ALL the grades because I can't afford to fail again. My Mom already said that she..."
"Oh stop. Your mom freaks out about everything," Joey waved a hand to brush the complaint away.
"She's never unreasonable about it," Tristan defended.
"Hey guys. Running late again?" Tea met them as they entered the schoolyard.
"Not any later then usual," Joey commented. The bell rang.
"I knew I shouldn't have waited for you," Tea rolled her eyes and started toward the school. Yugi looked at his watch confused.
"But it's only..." Joey yanked him forward as they raced inside. They slipped in just as the teacher was closing the door. She looked at them a little annoyed but let then go to their seats without confrontation. Joey looked over toward Kaiba's seat but there was nothing there to look back...or even not to. The teacher cleared her throat and his eyes shot back to the front of the room, but his attention was still on that empty chair.
Kaiba stood in the hallway with his hand on the door but he couldn't bring himself to open it. One question had haunted his mind for two days and the more he thought about it the more he didn't want to face it. But this wasn't like him. He wasn't one to harbor fear. Was it even fear? Or course not, it couldn't be. Kaiba shook his head and turned the knob.
"They have been found to..."
The door started to open and all eyes moved to see who was coming in. Everything seemed to pause in anticipation but it slipped closed again.
"The wind is very playful today," the teacher called their attention back to the front of the classroom. Joey's gaze lingered on the door and he sighed as the excitement that maybe it was Kaiba disappeared. But not for long, because a few seconds later the door opened again and Kaiba walked in. Joey sat up straight and leaned forward as if he needed to say something important but Kaiba sat down without even a glance. Joey looked at Yugi who just shrugged. "Well, now that you're all here. I'll get to what we really need to discuss," the teacher interrupted any thoughts that had been started.
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Raine: Okay. I know you're all going to kill me for this one but I...have my reasons. On a different note, I'm going to give a big thanks to mandapandabug and say hey, I'm going to use your idea. What I need from you guys now, is a play I can use. So just spout off some plays that teenagers can act out. Thanks.