Yu-Gi-Oh! Genex: Neo
Chapter 4: Back at school again
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh!, Angelic Layer, Sailor Moon or Spirited Away. They belong to Kazahaki, Miyazaki, Naoko Takehashi, and Clamp. Enjoy the story!
As the next few days passed, Misaki got her strength back, and she got used to living with Yugi and Anzu. It was nice having two people around who cared about her, and she got to learn some new stuff as well. Yugi took her under his wing, to sharpen her dueling technique, while Anzu taught Misaki how to dance. Of course, word had gotten out about Shoko's murder, so Misaki received sympathy cards from numerous people, even from the kids at her school. Soon, Misaki decided that she wanted to go back to school.
Misaki was eating breakfast that Monday morning, when Yugi asked her, "Are you ready to go back to school, Misaki?" She nodded, "Yeah, I am. I miss my friends." Yugi nodded in agreement, "Hurry up, and we'll go." Misaki finished her oatmeal, and ran upstairs to wash up.
Because it was too far to walk, Misaki went in the limo. When she got to school, she jumped out, and waved bye to Yugi. Since she was early, there were a few kids running around the playground. Misaki smiled, it was great to be back. She went to go swing, when a girl called, "Hey, Misaki!" It was Chihiro! The older girl ran over, and embraced Misaki. "Hi, Chihiro. What's new," Misaki asked. Chihiro smiled, "Not a lot. Same old school stuff. We all heard about your Aunt Shoko, so we sent you cards. Did you get them?" Misaki nodded, "I did. Thank you for them." Chihiro smiled, "Anytime. Wanna swing?" "Sure," was Misaki's reply, so the girls played together.
A few minutes later, Haku showed up, and shouted, "Chihiro! Did Mom give you the note?" "Yeah, she did," Chihiro shouted back. Haku shrugged, and walked off. Misaki looked up, "What was that all about?" Chihiro looked at her friend, "Haku is going to get his adenoids removed today, so I had to give a note to the office." "Okay," Misaki replied, "How long will Haku be out of school?" Chihiro said, "Maybe about two weeks. I don't know." Just then, the first bell rang, and they ran to their classes.
As soon as Misaki sat down, Ms. Haruna asked, "Are you felling better, Ms. Suzahara?" Misaki blushed, "Yeah, I am, Ms. Haruna." She smiled, and walked back to the front of the classroom, and classes started.
The rest of the morning went well for Misaki. All of her teachers asked if she was felling better, and her classmates were happy she was back. At lunch, Misaki sat with some other first grade girls, and they were talking about Duel Monsters, when some boy in their class threw a piece of pizza at them. A food fight almost started, but a monitor took him to see the principal.
Recess was nice, considering that the playground in Misaki's neighborhood, was a very long walk from her house. Considering dueling somebody, Misaki challenged a fifth grade girl, and wound up winning. The girl, Mari-Su Nakazaki, was quiet upset, because she considered herself quite the duelist, when in fact she was second-rate. She growled, and knocked Misaki to the ground, and yelled, "How dare you beat me! I'm the best here, you little brat!" Misaki rose to her feet," That's not true. Your deck is very weak. All your cards are wimpy, since you collect them based on looks." Mari-Su lunged at Misaki, and gave her a good kick in the shins. Misaki fell to the ground and started to cry, when Chihiro yelled, "Mari, leave her alone! She's little, and you need to grow up!" She then led Misaki to the clinic, while Mari-Su was sent to see Mr. Kaiba about beating up a fellow student. Kaiba wound up expelling her, because she, in his opinion was a weak duelist, and she was bent on beating up the underclassmen to make sure she was stronger.
After school, Misaki ran up to the limo, and jumped in. As soon as she was home, Anzu greeted her, "How was school?" Misaki told her everything that had happened. When she told Anzu about Mari-Su, Anzu laughed. "Why are you laughing, Anzu," Misaki asked, puzzled. Anzu sat down next to the little girl, "A girl duelist who has wimpy cards, acts better than everybody else, and whines all the time is called a "Mary Sue" by other duelists. Mary Sues are not well liked in the dueling community, and I'm sure Seto has enforced that rule at your school." Misaki nodded, "Mari-Su left school today, because Mr. Kaiba told her that she was not welcome at our school anymore. Is that because she is a 'Mary Sue'?" Anzu nodded, "I suppose so. If you don't want to be one, you have to recognize your limits, and try your best." Misaki considered this for a moment, and said, "Okay." Anzu smiled, "That's my girl." Misaki kissed her, and ran upstairs to do her homework.