(A/N: This story takes place when Yugi & Gang are Juniors in highschool)

(A/N 2: In this story, the good side of Ryou will be called Ryou and his dark side will be called Bakura)

"speech"

/hikari-to-yami speech/

yami-to-hikari speech

'thoughts'

"Class, please say hello to Ms. Sabrina. She's just moved here from America and I know you'll make her feel welcome. Please take a seat, Sabrina. Class will begin in a few moments." Standing at the head of the classroom was a girl who looked 16. Quickly, she bowed in greeting and then moved to do as told. She chose a seat toward the back, directly beside a boy with white hair and brown eyes.

"Hi," she said cheerfully. "I'm Sabrina. What's your name?" The boy looked up in surprise from the book he was reading.

"Huh? Oh hi." He greeted the smiling girl. "I'm Ryou."

Slightly behind and a row over from Ryou, Yugi Mutou sat at his desk looking over his dueling deck. Suddenly, the voice of his yami sounded in his head. Yugi. Yugi jumped slightly. He had been so engrossed in his deck, and his yami so rarely spoke to him during school, that he wasn't expecting the interruption.

/What is it, Yami/ he mentally asked once he'd composed himself.

Who is the girl speaking with Ryou?Yami sounded worried and Yugi quickly turned his attention to his white-haired friend. Sure enough, the new girl was sitting beside Ryou, talking cheerily.

/Her name's Sabrina./ Yugi told Yami.

Should we warn her about Bakura? Yugi knew what Yami was talking about. Although Ryou himself was practically harmless, he had a yami just like Yugi didonly Ryou's was very evil and very dangerous. Still though... Yugi mentally shook his head.

/No. If she starts getting more involved maybe, but I think she's just trying to make friends./ Yami nodded in understanding and the subject was dropped.

"I like your necklace, Sabrina." Ryou said. "Is it Egyptian?" Sabrina looked down at the gold medallion hanging around her neck.

"Yes," she answered. "My mother bought it for me when I was four. We went to Egypt for vacation." She smiled happily and held the medallion in her hands while she remembered that trip. Ryou smiled as well. Just then, Sabrina came back from memory lane. "Hey, Ryou, I don't know anyone else here. Do you mind if I sit with you at lunch?" At that, Ryou seemed to get a little uncomfortable. He lost his smile and his brown eyes went back to the book in his hands.

"Well...ssure. I guess so." he stuttered. Sabrina blinked. Why was Ryou suddenly so nervous? He wasn't like that a second ago. Sabrina smiled.

"Hey. I don't bite." she laughed. Ryou laughed too. He was back to himself.

"Alright then. I'll talk to you at lunch." Sabrina smiled and turned in her seat to face the front of the room. Ryou turned too, but watched her from the corner of his eye. Suddenly, a voice sounded in his head.

I see that you like this girl, Ryou.Fear sprang up in Ryou's features. Who is she? Ryou started to shake a little.

/She's no one. Just some new girl./

Don't lie to me, Ryou. You know I don't like it when you lie. You're terrible at it.

/I'm not lying/ Ryou insisted, /She's just some girl./ Bakura remained quiet and Ryou sighed in relief. Sabrina was safe...for now.