"The story is actually only a small piece of a series of stories," the teacher started as she passed out the play. "I took the liberty of writing it up as a play for you. I really think you guys will enjoy this."
"THINK, is the operative word," Tristan said sarcastically. He grabbed a packet from Tea and looked it over. "I can't even read this, look at how it's written."
"You don't have to understand it to quote it," Yugi offered, trying to lighten his mood. Tristan didn't respond and Yugi looked to Joey for help. Joey however, didn't even seem aware that class had even started again.
"Now it is a love story but it's not the same kind. But since Joey decided to be such a big shot last time, he and Mr. Kaiba have been cast as the two main characters, Palamon and Arcite." Joey looked up at the sound of his name but looked no closer to understanding what was going on. He glanced over at Yugi, noticing his look of concern, and straightened up in his chair uncomfortably. "I'm sure you boys will have fun. Two cousins, sworn into brotherhood, broken apart by their love for the same woman. Ally will play that woman, Emelye." This caused Joey to look down at the packet that had been placed on his desk. ' The Knight's Tale,' stood prominent at the top. With ' excerpted from Geoffrey Chaucer's, "The Canterbury Tales," ' underneath. Joey looked over at Yugi and Tristan skeptically.
"She's got to be kidding," he said, causing both of them to look at him. Tristan shrugged.
"Hey, at least you don't have to kiss anyone this time," he said. Joey scowled but couldn't keep himself from glancing at Kaiba. He got that far away look in his eyes again and turned back to his packet in thought.
"Tristan is playing Theseus. Yugi, Perotheus. Tea..." the teacher droned on the parts and everyone searched through their papers to find them, none of them finding them to be any more then two or three lines.
"Hey, it says I'm a great conqueror," Tristan smiled, pointing at a line on the page.
"It also says you're a duke," Yugi responded, reading further.
"I hope I'm not like Duke. That would..."
"What's wrong with being like Duke?" Duke spoke up defensively.
"Do you really want him to answer that?" Tea said acidly. Duke looked at her but she was pretending to ignore him.
"Yes, I think I just might," he replied matter-of-factly.
"He didn't mean to start anything," Yugi tried to stop anything from beginning.
"I don't remember asking for YOUR opinion?" Duke spat out harshly. Yugi quieted, a little taken back.
"You didn't have to, it was an open discussion," Tea spat back at him.
"Well I really wouldn't go as far as saying..."
"Shut up Tristan!" Duke and Tea said in unison. Tristan withdraw as well. The teacher cleared her throat but they didn't seem to notice.
"You always have to control everything don't you?" Tea went on angrily.
"Well at least I don't..."
"Excuse me!" the teacher shouted, cutting him off. Tea crossed her arms and turned away.
"I'm sorry," she said instantly. Duke rolled his eyes.
"Thank you. But anyway, as I was saying, the rest of class is yours to figure out what you're doing and hopefully you won't use it up fighting." She moved behind her desk. "If you need to go anywhere though, don't forget to ask." She sat down. Yugi looked to Joey again.
"Are you okay?" he asked. Joey took a minute to register that he was being spoken to and then looked over.
"What? Oh yeah, I'm fine," he responded.
"Are you sure because...you don't seem fine," Yugi pushed.
"I said I was fine alright," Joey snapped. His mood suddenly shifted and shook his head. "Sorry Yug'. I've just got a lot on my mind with everything that's been happening."
"You're upset about your sister leaving, aren't you?"
"Y...yeah, that's it. I guess I just miss her," Joey shrugged and looked away, starting to doodle on the side of his papers.
"I wonder what she's doing right now," Tristan sighed sadly. They both looked over.
"She's probably trying to forget that she ever met you," Joey said making an attempt at a joke. Tristan just sighed again.
"Yeah, I hope so..." Yugi and Joey looked at each other confused, then looked back at him for an explanation. "I mean, I wouldn't want her to be unhappy...you know, because she can't be near me right now." Joey shook his head.
"You're so full of yourself. She's probably telling all her friends about the stupid..." Joey cut himself off as the word came out of his mouth. For some reason it felt like the word had lost it's meaning and even developed a totally different one but that it couldn't be uttered by anyone like him. "The...a...big p...pushover she found to do everything she asked him to," he tried to recover. "I...a... I'll be right back." Joey got up and went up to the teacher's desk. They exchanged words and the teacher handed him the hall pass. He left the room. Yugi looked at Tristan.
"I think..." he started.
"Already got you covered," Tristan stood up and exited the room, not even asking for permission.
"THINK, is the operative word," Tristan said sarcastically. He grabbed a packet from Tea and looked it over. "I can't even read this, look at how it's written."
"You don't have to understand it to quote it," Yugi offered, trying to lighten his mood. Tristan didn't respond and Yugi looked to Joey for help. Joey however, didn't even seem aware that class had even started again.
"Now it is a love story but it's not the same kind. But since Joey decided to be such a big shot last time, he and Mr. Kaiba have been cast as the two main characters, Palamon and Arcite." Joey looked up at the sound of his name but looked no closer to understanding what was going on. He glanced over at Yugi, noticing his look of concern, and straightened up in his chair uncomfortably. "I'm sure you boys will have fun. Two cousins, sworn into brotherhood, broken apart by their love for the same woman. Ally will play that woman, Emelye." This caused Joey to look down at the packet that had been placed on his desk. ' The Knight's Tale,' stood prominent at the top. With ' excerpted from Geoffrey Chaucer's, "The Canterbury Tales," ' underneath. Joey looked over at Yugi and Tristan skeptically.
"She's got to be kidding," he said, causing both of them to look at him. Tristan shrugged.
"Hey, at least you don't have to kiss anyone this time," he said. Joey scowled but couldn't keep himself from glancing at Kaiba. He got that far away look in his eyes again and turned back to his packet in thought.
"Tristan is playing Theseus. Yugi, Perotheus. Tea..." the teacher droned on the parts and everyone searched through their papers to find them, none of them finding them to be any more then two or three lines.
"Hey, it says I'm a great conqueror," Tristan smiled, pointing at a line on the page.
"It also says you're a duke," Yugi responded, reading further.
"I hope I'm not like Duke. That would..."
"What's wrong with being like Duke?" Duke spoke up defensively.
"Do you really want him to answer that?" Tea said acidly. Duke looked at her but she was pretending to ignore him.
"Yes, I think I just might," he replied matter-of-factly.
"He didn't mean to start anything," Yugi tried to stop anything from beginning.
"I don't remember asking for YOUR opinion?" Duke spat out harshly. Yugi quieted, a little taken back.
"You didn't have to, it was an open discussion," Tea spat back at him.
"Well I really wouldn't go as far as saying..."
"Shut up Tristan!" Duke and Tea said in unison. Tristan withdraw as well. The teacher cleared her throat but they didn't seem to notice.
"You always have to control everything don't you?" Tea went on angrily.
"Well at least I don't..."
"Excuse me!" the teacher shouted, cutting him off. Tea crossed her arms and turned away.
"I'm sorry," she said instantly. Duke rolled his eyes.
"Thank you. But anyway, as I was saying, the rest of class is yours to figure out what you're doing and hopefully you won't use it up fighting." She moved behind her desk. "If you need to go anywhere though, don't forget to ask." She sat down. Yugi looked to Joey again.
"Are you okay?" he asked. Joey took a minute to register that he was being spoken to and then looked over.
"What? Oh yeah, I'm fine," he responded.
"Are you sure because...you don't seem fine," Yugi pushed.
"I said I was fine alright," Joey snapped. His mood suddenly shifted and shook his head. "Sorry Yug'. I've just got a lot on my mind with everything that's been happening."
"You're upset about your sister leaving, aren't you?"
"Y...yeah, that's it. I guess I just miss her," Joey shrugged and looked away, starting to doodle on the side of his papers.
"I wonder what she's doing right now," Tristan sighed sadly. They both looked over.
"She's probably trying to forget that she ever met you," Joey said making an attempt at a joke. Tristan just sighed again.
"Yeah, I hope so..." Yugi and Joey looked at each other confused, then looked back at him for an explanation. "I mean, I wouldn't want her to be unhappy...you know, because she can't be near me right now." Joey shook his head.
"You're so full of yourself. She's probably telling all her friends about the stupid..." Joey cut himself off as the word came out of his mouth. For some reason it felt like the word had lost it's meaning and even developed a totally different one but that it couldn't be uttered by anyone like him. "The...a...big p...pushover she found to do everything she asked him to," he tried to recover. "I...a... I'll be right back." Joey got up and went up to the teacher's desk. They exchanged words and the teacher handed him the hall pass. He left the room. Yugi looked at Tristan.
"I think..." he started.
"Already got you covered," Tristan stood up and exited the room, not even asking for permission.