Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! If I had a choice, however, I would actually own my school. That way I can choose to destroy it cause it is such a pain.
Chapter 2: And Class Begins!
With three floors and over a hundred classrooms, the Dark Magic Academy was easily the biggest building in the kingdom. And, probably, the only one littered with a million boys eagerly waiting to become Dark Magicians. And what was Cy eagerly waiting for? She was waiting for the humiliating laughter that was sure to commence when she set foot in her class. Or waiting for that humiliating moment when her helmet drops, the door shuts, and she walks right into it. Or the humiliating thought of even thinking about what the boys might do if they figured out what she was there for. Or the humiliating defeat she'd have to accept at the hands of her father after realizing Dark Magic was not the best thing for her. Or even, the humiliating thought that there were so many things humiliating that she couldn't even list them all.
At least the boys were good-looking. Okay, so maybe this wasn't the most important thing on Cy's list of things to watch out for as she stood in the front entrance of the school. But, hey, she had to be blind not to notice that they were really cute. If only Cy looked any more attractive in that purple dress of hers…not possible.
Okay, dear mental diary. It's the first day of school. WOW…as in Working Out Wonderfully. Not only did I manage to be on time, but also I didn't trip…more than fifty times. But hey, it's all good! At least I didn't trip a hundred times! Now, if I can only get over the fact that today is going to be so humiliating, it would be fine. Maybe I should just concentrate on the guys' faces and not their thoughts. That should keep me occupied…oh my gosh, that purple-haired guy is so hot! I hope he's in my class! But then again, how my luck is turning out, he's probably not even going to be on the same floor. In fact, he might be here on accident or something and never show up again. Why am I worrying about him? I should worry about myself. I have to plan how to do things today. Hope the bell doesn't ring for the next half an hour…
The bell rang. Cy swore under her breath and picked up her Spell Book. She muttered something about someone jinxing her. Then, she hurried off to class.
………
Okay, so perhaps hurried wasn't exactly what to describe her as she was tripping, falling, and bumping into every guy possible. It was better than saying she ran or walked to her classroom. The majority of the time she was on the floor or on the wall. But, she did eventually make it. She stepped in just as the bell rang announcing the start of class. Luckily, the bell was actually a Time Wizard going insane, and so the boys didn't really notice that she had walked in. That's why the helmet had to drop in her eyes the second she walked into the aisle. Her sight vanished. And, she had to take that fatal step that made her trip and fall down to the floor with a clank of her helmet. Everyone's eyes were immediately on her.
Dear mental diary, okay…so maybe today isn't exactly WOW!
Cy grinned sheepishly. She put a hand to her helmet to lift it up.
"Hey, dude, you all right?" asked the student right in front of her. "Hey, man, watch out in the future…a guy as short as you can really get killed in this school." Cy didn't know what to make of it, but she quickly left her helmet how it was and dropped her hands to hide her bright pink nail polish. Did this guy actually think she was a boy? He certainly acted like it. Maybe her dress was so baggy no one noticed. And of course, most of them had as long a hair as she did.
"I'm fine, really," Cy said, trying to make her voice sound as "manly" as possible. She couldn't see what the guy did, but she found her way to the back of the seat. Only then did she raise her helmet and sigh.
On cue, a swirling purple mist blew into the room and the Dark Sage materialized.
"Hello class," he announced. "Welcome to the Dark Magic Academy." The class – well, except for Cy cause she had no idea what to do – got up and bowed. Cy blinked a couple of times before standing and bowing. Her helmet once again dropped to her nose.
"Hello, teacher," the class chimed simultaneously.
"Hello teacher," Cy bit her tongue as she almost forgot to use her "manly" voice, saving herself in the last syllable.
"Now, you may all take a seat while I call role." A great muttering and chattering arose as everyone sat back down. Cy thought girls were the worst prattlers. The boys in her class seemed to do twice the talking. However, it was all about "do you know there's this new girl academy for Magicians right across from here? The girls there are really hot, man!" Cy couldn't really join in.
She was spared the necessity. Dark Sage's ahem brought everyone's attention rather quickly.
"Like I said, I will call role…" he proceeded to announce everyone's name. Cy nervously waited for her name.
Dear mental diary…oh why couldn't I have one of those names that are meant for both guys and girls? Like Terwen. That's a nice name. Both my cousins are Terwen, and one's a guy and the other is a girl. Even my grandmother's pet Kuriboh is a Terwen. Or even, Cy would be nice enough. WHY CYRRIELLE? Cy grimaced as she listened to the roll call, trying to find the people that were called.
"…Juoro…"
"Here, Sir." Cy's eyes found the black-haired, freckled boy.
"…Svrion…"
"Here, Sir." Cy's eyes wandered to her right and rested on the speaker. His eyes also looked toward her. For a moment, their glances met in mid air. Then, slowly, the other boy smiled. Cy thought,
What the hell?
And there her eyes stayed. Oh my gosh! Mental diary, my luck is changing! It's the purple-haired dude! Oh my gosh! I can't believe it!
"…Cyrrielle…wait…Cyrrielle?" Cy's excitement vanished as her dreaded name finally echoed in her head. Oh, wait, it was just that the teacher had repeated it from confusion. He was probably thinking, Why is there a girl's name on my roster?
"Uh…here…Sir?" At the sound of her voice, every single head turned toward her. How humiliating…but, that was already concluded. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw the purple-haired guy, Svrion, look at her and the others as if there was nothing wrong. Cy wished there was nothing wrong.
"Did he say Cyrrielle?" asked a voice out of the blue from a blue-haired guy. That started the chatter. Cy felt her head spin as she heard all sorts of things blur into different sentences.
That's so weird! There's a girl in our class?
She looks so retarded in that outfit.
Girls are not strong enough to be in this class.
Man, I'm going to enjoy watching her fail every magic lesson.
You know, she actually is pretty cute. (Cy actually liked that one).
Cute? You can barely see her face from that over-sized helmet.
She's short! Good Griffor!
"Class! Settle down!" Even Dark Sage couldn't stop the climbing volume. Cy could no longer distinguish voices. She just sunk her head in her hands, clenched her eyes shut, and listened to the insults thrown around her.
Who does she think she is?
A dumb blonde, that's what she is.
Who gave her the stupid idea of joining this class?
Oh no! We have a girl in our class! We're contaminated!
That's funny. Haha, I can't stop laughing.
Shut up guys.
Look at her in that outfit, she looks hideous.
I said shut up, didn't I? Leave her alone.
Why? It's the first time a girl has joined this class. We can finally prove that guys are stronger and smarter than girls. Definitely smarter and stronger than this pathetic girl-
I SAID SHUT UP! Cy's head stopped swimming. The class had quieted down. Cy opened her eyes and looked over at Svrion, who was standing with a glare on his face.
"What is your problem?" he asked angrily. "If she wants to be in our class, let her be. I don't get why you all make fun of her. She's a girl…so what?" The guy opposite to him stood up.
"Nice Svrion, isn't it? Always coming to the defense of any damsel in distress?" he asked. It was Juoro. Svrion slightly turned red.
"Why don't we all just ignore her like you ignore everyone else and get on with class."
"Well, don't act like the-,"
"That's enough!" Finally Dark Sage got through to the class. "Everyone, sit in your seats this instant! From now on, remember that I am your teacher and you are my students. Just because it is the first day doesn't mean you get a free ticket to talk. Now, Juoro, mind your manners to everyone, especially Svrion. Cyrrielle is a student in this class, and she will be treated respectfully. Now, to begin." Cy sighed with relief and looked over at Svrion. He was still glaring. Her heart poured out to him.
Dear mental diary…not only have I found that hottest guy, but definitely the cutest at heart. Look at him…he seems to act so brave and fierce. I like him…I think my luck is actually changing…
"Okay, class," Dark Sage announced. "I'm going to do the normal teacher routine and say a little about myself. My name is really Morlen. I have been teaching Dark Magic for five years. Let's see, I have ten children, sixteen grandchildren, seventeen great-grandchildren, fourteen great-great-grandchildren, seven great-great-great-grandchildren, four great-great-great-great-grandchildren, and one great-great-great-great-great-grandchild."
Dear mental diary…he's old! Dang…he must've lived a thousand years!
"Hopefully, I'll live to even see great-great-great-great-great-great-grandchildren, but first I'll need a great-great-great-great-great-grandchild-in-law, and we're working on that." Cy raised her eyebrows in amazement and casually looked to Svrion to see if he had the same expression. Strangely, he had his fists clenched, eyes narrowed, and his head shook from side to side as he muttered something that sounded like fat chance. We are not working on it, no, no, no!
"Now class," Dark Sage closed his attendance book and stood in front of the class. Everyone turned to him with ears ready and eyes attentive. "Let's start. To begin, let me tell you about this class. As you know, this is Dark Magic, standard One. This is where you will begin the journey that will eventually gain you entrance into the Light Kingdom Army.
"The Light Kingdom is one of the two kingdoms that make up the Spirit Realm, the mirror to the Shadow Realm. It is here that we live and it is here that we die. Yes, die, every day by the hundreds. The other kingdom, Dark, is now waging war on us-,"
"It's already started?" Cy questioned suddenly. Dark Sage frowned at her.
"Raise your hand next time, Miss Cyrrielle. To answer your question, no, it hasn't. Not officially, anyway. But the Dark kingdom is getting a little carried away. Many have been missing from the border and the other kingdom is most likely the cause. They are asking for a battle, and we might have to give it to them." Dark Sage stopped as a hand went in the air. "Yes, Mister Juoro."
"Sir, we all know the Dark kingdom has many spies. Witty Phantoms were a problem the last time a war was almost brewing. This time, they are using Dragon Master Knights. Could this be a sign that they plan to unleash the Dragons?" Dark Sage thought for a moment.
"Yes…that could be a sign…we don't know. Since Jinzo and Cosmo Queen took the throne, we haven't been able to predict anything. But, the Queen is fond of surprises. And there have been a rise of Lord of Dragons and Dragon Master Knights."
"I don't really see the problem," Juoro said. "Why can't we send troops and destroy the entire Dark kingdom. Or at least, all the Dragon trainers. They are all evil anyway."
"That's not true," Svrion protested. Everyone turned to him in surprise. "I'm sure some of the Dragon Master Knights or Lord of Dragons are not obeying the king and queen."
"Very funny," Juoro said. "All of them are evil, and every single one deserves death."
"What if they are not working voluntarily? It's not their fault!"
"Yes it is!"
"Juoro, you like to pick on people because of general society ideas."
"And what's wrong with that. There're rules in life, and anyone that steps beyond those rules deserves death or an equal punishment." Juoro looked at Cy with a glare. "Especially women who don't know their place and Knights and Lords who serve the Dark."
"Cyrrielle has every right to be in the class as you do." Cy slightly blushed. Her name sounded so much better if Svrion said it. "And not all Lord of Dragons and Dragon Master Knights are bad."
"You just don't-,"
"Okay, that's enough, boys! Next time people argue, there will be consequences. This class is meant for cooperation. Let us switch topics. Ask me any question and we'll branch off from there." Dark Sage stood in front of the class patiently as everyone whispered amongst themselves. Finally, Juoro raised his hand with a smug face.
"Mister Juoro?" Juoro smiled and the others around him grinned.
"Say, Dark Sage sir…is your great-great-great-great-great-grandchild a girl, by any chance?" Dark Sage raised his eyebrows.
"Sorry, it's a boy. I know what you're hinting, but trust me, if it were a girl, you'd be the last person I'd accept as a boyfriend. But actually, I have a great-great-great-great-great-grandson. And so, I'm looking out for a girl and you, Juoro, are not a girl. However…" Dark Sage turned towards Cy. "You are. Would you be interested?"
"GRANDFATHER!" Svrion finally yelled, having enough of the way the conversation was heading. Everyone turned to him with surprise as they had done countless other times.
"He's your great-great – you get the idea…" Juoro queried, shock written on his face.
"Sadly, yes…" Dark Sage admitted. Cy smiled.
Dear mental diary…in response to Dark Sage's earlier request…COUNT ME IN, TOTALLY!