A/N: Okay, the first thing I want to say is that Screwed up my formatting on my title. Originally, it was written as A-Musing for Inspiration. Get it? Muse? A-Musing? Yeah… Well, it sucks anyway…

Review Responses:

Galacia: (Hope I spelt that right!) You gave me a review! The first one! Whooooo! Thank you for the ideas for chapter titles… (Actually, there is one that starts with Seto screaming 'You did WHAT!'… or maybe ends. The original was all written in one big block…) As for your questions, I can't answer them here or there'd be no point to read it, now would there? But they should be made clear somewhere along the line… Eventually… Please just be patient and bear with me and keep reading and reviewing and making me happy:D Oh, and I can't comment on American High School cafeteria food. I write about what I see yo… and that is British Senior School canteen food. My friends and I always bring sandwiches… we don't wanna risk the food. Maybe school lunches are just grey slop the world over… o0 No doubt Seto will be insane at some point, or maybe a little of something else to… heeheehee… (You get a long response 'Cause you reviewed first! You also get one of Ryou's cookies… They're so delicious… and you get a special dedication for chapter 2! Congrats!)

Scooby2408: … I have nothing to say to you. A. I see ya everyday at school and B. You didn't say anything useful anyways. No cookie for you!

Disclaimer: Yu-Gi-Oh… I do NOT own it. However, I do have an extensive selection of the cards!

Important Note: Again, this fic is not Ryou/Téa, never will be, and was never intended to be. However, there are going to be some more…unusual…pairings down the line…But no Yaoi, I'm afraid, if ya like that kinda thing…

Now, onto chapter two!

Two: Confessions and Letters (Just for Galacia!)

"What is wrong with you?" Joey asked, waving his hand in front of Ryou's face. Ryou blinked, startled- and looked up.

"About time…" Joey groaned "So, what's up? You've been out of it all day… you didn't get sick off that pie, did you?" he added suspiciously.

"No." Ryou replied, gesturing at the sandwich in front of him.

"It's all well and good pointing at it." Joey sighed "Try eating it. You haven't touched them." Ryou took a half-hearted bite as Joey continued "Now, tell me what's wrong before I have to force it out of you! And if you say 'nothing'…" He left it hanging.

"Well…" Ryou began hesitantly "Téa was acting really weird this morning…"

"Why? What did she say?" Joey's reply was muffled as he took a bite from his burger. Ryou began to quietly relay the morning's events.

"Move up." A voice came from above them, and an arm came and shoved Joey over a seat. Duke sat down next to them and began to quietly eat his food. No-one saw Ryou's relieved look as Joey got into a comfortable position again and glared at the self-proclaimed die-master.

"What?" Duke asked.

"Well look who decided to turn up…" Joey muttered darkly.

"Hey, this stuff is a lot better then my mom's cooking." Duke shrugged "I usually cook, but when I'm sick…" He shuddered. "It's enough to grant anyone a quick recovery. So, what did I miss?"

"You can cook Duke?" Ryou asked, surprised.

"Hey, we've all gotta survive, and-" Duke began, before Joey waved a French-fry warningly at Ryou.

"Don't change the subject." He said. "Carry on with the story."

"…"

Duke looked between the two of them curiously "What's going on?" He demanded "What story?"

Resigning himself to their 'help', Ryou sighed and began again.

When he finished, Joey and Duke blinked at him a few times, and suddenly fell about laughing.

"What?" Ryou asked, going red.

"I think…" Joey spluttered, trying not to laugh "That Téa has a…crush on someone…" Ryou stared.

"W-What?" he stammered for the second time in as many minutes "But…Why didn't she just say…there must be some mistake…"

"No mistake." Duke said, sobering up "Girls always say everything in a weird roundabout way. There's no doubt about it- Téa's in Lurve."

"Oh." Ryou said quietly, sounding as though he wanted to say some more, slightly stronger things. He went crimson. The helpless look on his face just made Joey and Duke crack up again.

"Don't worry Ryou." Duke said, slapping him on the back. "I'll help you!"

"But I-" Ryou began. What he was going to say was never known, as Duke went on oblivious.

"Course you do!" He said cheerfully "And I know exactly how to do it!"

"Errm…Duke?"

"Just trust me! Okay. Here's what you've gotta do…"

"That's so sweet!" One of the girls cooed. Téa sank lower in her chair, wishing that she'd never got the dumb thing out. "Do you know who sent it?" Téa hesitated, then shook her head. She didn't want to embarrass him…

"Who'd write something like that?" Another girl, Emma, wondered. She pulled the letter towards her and scrutinised it. "And you say it came through your door, Téa?" This time, Téa nodded, re-reading it for herself.

Téa,

I don't have the courage to tell you face to face,

But somehow I have to let it out.

I see sunrises and sunsets,

But nothing moves me as does your face.

When you're away, I count the seconds as they fall through the hour-glass,

But when you're near, I just want to hide myself from your beautiful stare.

I know you have dreams- and I wish you all the best,

All I want is for you to be happy-

And yet, as human, I'm a selfish being; and I want you to be mine.

If you left town the pieces of my heart would be so small they could fall through an eye of a needle or the holes in a sieve.

Being friends is torture like no other,

For every day I see your face,

Knowing that it will never feel the love in my kiss.

And yet, if we were not even that,

I think I would be driven to the point of insanity.

My heart beats fast and my lips are dry-

But I'm too scared to ask you…

If you will be mine.

"That must mean it's from someone who knows where you live!" Emma declared. Téa nodded. She had also drawn that conclusion.

"Lot's of people know where I live." Téa pointed out hurriedly "It's not like it's a secret, or anything."

"That's true…" another girl said. "It could be anyone…" They were going through the same thinking process that Téa had done that morning.

At first, she thought it was a joke. It seemed a little OTT. It wasn't like it could be real…especially as the author was meant to be her friend.She'd finished with Yugi ages ago- he wouldn't bother. As for Tristan and Joey- at this she had snorted- Yeah right. Those two wouldn't recognise poetry if it was dancing naked in an RB store. As for Duke…She had hesitated. No, he may have written something like this, but she was certain he would sign it. And as for Ryou…

Ryou. She had re-read the letter, this time noticing how it seemed to fit in exactly. But surely Ryou didn't like her? He didn't like anyone, as far as she knew… and that was when she had realised. What was it with her! She wasn't ready for a boyfriend yet! So why did they all seem to be attracted to her…?

Emma noticed her glazed look. She slapped Téa on the back supportively.

"Don't worry Téa! We'll help you find out who your secret admirer is! And then…"

"What?" Téa asked, growing nervous "And then…what?"

"And then…" Emma smiled "We'll set up the date." Téa sank so low she was practically under the table.

"I wish I would get a letter like that…" One girl sighed dreamily.

"You're so lucky, Téa…" Another added enviously.

"But I don't want…" Téa began, only to be interrupted.

"Course you do!" Emma said happily "It'll be great! Like one of those old movies- 6 girls, struggling to let true love find it's path!" Téa groaned.

"6 girls?" One asked questioningly "But there's only 5 of us…"

"Ah." Emma replied "That's because I know exactly how we're going to do it."

"How?" Emma smiled again.

"Ever heard of a girl called Mai Valentine?" Téa bolted upright.

"Mai!" She yelled "How do you know Mai!"

"She's my cousin." Emma shrugged "And an expert on this kind of thing." She gave what was meant to be a reassuring smile "Don't worry Téa! It'll be fun!"

Téa just groaned again and began to bang her head off the table.

"So?"

"So what?"

"Have you thought of anything?"

"You seem very interested all of a sudden."

"It's not like I have much choice."
"Scared, Seto? Of lil' ole me?"

"Anyone would be scared of… that."

"I beg to differ…"
"Oh please, just don't tell me."

"I'd say that-"

"Be quiet."

"There's a whole lot of people that-"

"Just tell me your idea."

"That's changing the subject."

"You don't say. It's amazing how quickly you drew that conclusion."

"Sarcasm isn't getting you anywhere."

"It seems to have got me pretty far at the moment."

"Now you're just being a know-it-all,"

"That's what I am."

"…"

"What? No answer?"

"Just meet me outside the school at 9PM for Stage Two."

"You're just mad that you lost the argument."

"I haven't lost yet…"

"No?"

"No. I'm just post-phoning it till later. We've gotta do Stage Two first…"

"I hate to ask, but what's Stage Two?"

"You'll see… Just be ready to disable the school security systems. How long would it take you, by the way?" A snort.

"With or without the keys to the keypad?"

"Without? Though I'm sure that could be amended…"

"…"

"Seto? How long?"

"About 30 seconds."

"Hmm…and without the keys…?"

"That was without the keys." He stood up to leave.

"And Seto?"

"What?"

"It wouldn't be hard…if you don't behave, naturally…A well placed poster, a couple of phone calls…I could do it myself…Even if, as you insist, I'm not a muse, and that I've just been sent to find out how gullible you are so I can kill you and your brother and take over your company to make Tellytubbie plush toys."

"I…I never said that."

"But you were thinking it. Why won't you just get it through your head that I'm a muse? You know… For a genius, you're not very smart."

"Thanks."

"You're welcome. See you later!" With that, she left.

: The whole 'Key to the Keypad' thing… See, I didn't know how else to describe it. But ya know those little keypads that you put a code in to disable the security stuff and to activate the keypad you have to put in a key and the only ones who (Are supposed to) have one are the Head-teacher and the caretaker? Yeah. It's meant to be one of them thingies…

A/N: …That was a little shorter then intended; sorry…it's just hard to split it up into chapters when it was all written as one. Oh well. This was like a filler chapter, the others WILL have more happen in them… Hope you all liked the letter, btw. I really did nick half of it off films. I haven't had much experience with Love Letters, actually…. Anyhoo, coming up next time… Stage Two! Why does Azreal want to get into the school? Is it a complicated and fiendish master plan for World Domination! Or is it just another scheme to pair up Ryou and Téa? Speaking of whom, how will they fare now that Duke AND Mai are involved! Has Seto accepted Azreal for what she is! And will I ever stop asking you questions that you can't answer and that I already know! Find out on…Wednesday. Yeah. Let's go for a Wednesday/Saturday update pattern, ne? And let's see how long I can keep it up….