"KAIBA-SAN!"

I may act alert and aware, but I'm not a light sleeper. So it was no surprise when I was finally awake the whole class was laughing at me and noticing that me, the infamous Seto Kaiba, had fallen asleep.

Sensei had threw his ruler hard on my desk, and you could tell it took all his strength to wake me up with the ruler for it was broken when I was awoke and looking at it. His eyes were crossed and his expression was infused with hatred towards me.

I did not really know how to react. Sure, I had been through plenty of situation that could have been worse, but this was the first that I have ever fallen asleep at school.

"Yes, sensei?" I asked as if nothing was wrong. His hatred turned bitter and he scornfully spoke, "You fall asleep in my class, you get the punishment. Even though this is your first offense, I must be fair and give out the punishment everyone else has always been given. Not only do you have to clean the classroom by yourself (In Japan, the students clean the classrooms everyday so they don't get dirty), but you have to write me a five page essay of why it is important to stay awake during a lecture."

I could tell he was enjoying this. All the sensei's loved to make someone that was superior to them feel like a low-life. That was just how the world is, and I'll be damned if I ever receive a day where they let me off.

"Fine." I said simply. I shrugged my shoulders and pretended to not care. "I will admit to falling asleep during your lecture and thus I will accept the punishment."

It seemed though that sensei was boiling within himself. I looked into his eyes and saw the hate and bitterness and jealously towards me. I just admitted that I deserved the consequences and yet he did not want to have seen me do so. He had wanted me to get into a fit of rage and anger and scream out into his face so he could see that he accomplished in getting me mad. I would not let that happen.

"Don't give me that attitude. Over-step your boundaries again, Kaiba-san…" he trailed off with his warning and turned around. "You owe me another ruler." he added. I did not reply.

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I was in a better mood when the class ended, for I was getting tired by the overused looks that sensei continued to give me. The next class was physical education. I disliked PE. I simply applied for it because I usually needed the free time to check up on things or make some quick changes. Like Yugi and Yami, who of course was in the same PE with all his friends, I took it as recess. All we would do is go to where the current activity is going to take place and sit there, minding our own business or rooting people on. Sometimes, depending on the day, we could stay inside a classroom if handed the keys and work on things there.

So now, instead of checking on the customer's compositions or their compromise, or checking the company stocks, I was stuck writing a five page essay to why staying awake during a lecture is important. I just wanted to get this out of my way as soon as possible.

I finished in fifteen minutes within the starting of class. Gozaburo-sama use to always make me write pointless essays to just to see me try and stay awake for hours on end. I before have written at least eight different types of ten page essays to why I should stay awake during a lecture. I just had to combine a few from all of them and put it together within the five pages. What made it easier was the Gozaburo-sama always made me memorize nearly everything I have ever written down. If I was wrong, then he would tell me to rid it from my mind. But, hey, didn't I already say that I have a near picture-perfect mind?

"Kaiba-kun…" I suddenly heard Yami begin to say. I looked at him without really meaning too to answer. "Hm?"

"Why did you fall asleep in science? I thought the talk of computers would interest you, and you could correct him if he was wrong. And besides, how much sleep did you get last night anyways?" he asked. His eyes locked onto mine in a glare that made me get confused.

"Pft, do you actually think that I would care as to what sensei said? And even if I had listened, I would have already know everything and yet would still be mocked by the stupid elder." I scoffed, ignoring the second question. I sounded selfish, and I knew it, but he wanted the truth.

"Within your mind you are even more rebellious then Bakura. It is quite a pity actually, for I had hopes for you." Yami then chuckled. A small chuckle escaped my throat as well, "Yes, but Bakura was able to get tamed into what he is now. I've been this way and it is doubtful that it will ever change."

He simply smiled at me, and I had to look away. I hated that smile.

"How can you do it?" I began, wondering to myself if I really should be saying this. He looked at me, his mouth open to ask, but I beat him to it. "How can you smile so freely without anything behind it? It's not an empty smile…but it's definitely not a regular smile."

"I…lost my memory when I awoke in Yugi's puzzle. Sure I knew how to play the shadow games, but I don't remember what happened to me. So…how can I be sad if I have nothing to be sad about? I smile because I'm happy." Yami smiled at me and I looked away from him once again.

We let the silence in the room become a comfortable haven, and soon I fell asleep again.

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I don't know how long I slept, but I knew that I was alone when I awoke. Except I was not in the extra classroom from my PE class. I was in a bed, a soft pillow under my head and a blanket over my body.

I opened my eyes and saw that I was in a small section of a room with screens separating me from everything else. I sat up, realizing I was in the nurse's office.

One of the screens was pulled back by a hand and a middle aged lady, Onata-san, the nurse, stepped in holding another blanket. "Ah! Kaiba-san! I'm glad you're awake! A group of students brought you in here, saying you had fallen asleep. We firmly decided that you will stay in here and rest until school is over, which is in about three hours." she told me.

"Group of students?" I asked.

"Yes, good Samaritans. You best be happy or you would have had to trudge along with the rest of the day tiredly. Also, before you leave, I'm going to need to contact your parents or guardian to tell them of your news."

I held my breath and looked at her. My vision blurred, and I began to shake. I fell back onto the bed, my body shaking more, and I heard Onata-san run to me screaming out my name.

I was stagnating.

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SO-2: Thankyou all my wonderful reviewers!! So, here are these reviever's responses:

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