My Little Obsession
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A Dismal Start
One, two, three.
A pass, nothing happening yet… That's alright, I'll just keep going.
One, two, three.
Still nothing…
One, two, three.
I sighed and spun around, gazing, frustrated, at my target down the hallway. I had now passed by Jounouchi and the others five times, and he hadn't said a word to me! Oh no, he was too wrapped up in his conversation about cars and motorcycles with Honda… though I did manage to get a few funny looks from Yugi and Anzu.
I moved my book bag to my other hand, staring determinedly past the throngs of people. This was my first real attempt at trying anything to catch the blonde's attention, albeit a pathetic one. Well, in fact, it was downright stupid - but it works so well on TV that I just had to try it out. It was good to start small though, right? And this 'Sexy Walk' isn't that hard to do when I put my mind to it (that is, assuming I'm actually doing it right). There was only a few minutes left before the bell went and class started, so I had to make this quick. Okay, I simply just had to remember that old saying… 'If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.' Though the saying 'Third time's the charm' failed me…
No, Ryou! Stop being a pessimist! People don't like pessimists!
There. I was calm now. I can do this!
I took a deep breath and marched back down the hallway, head held up high; too high, perhaps, because I managed to walk into the locker of a fellow student. I reeled backwards, clutching my nose, dull grey lockers spinning around me at an alarming rate, the worried face of the girl blurry in front of my face.
"Oh my - Bakura! Are you alright? Please say something!"
"I-I'm fine…" I managed to get out. I blinked a few times, trying to clear my vision. "Er… Matsuo?"
The blurred face, before sympathetic, quickly changed to annoyed.
"Yumi," she said, in a faintly dangerous tone.
"Oh…" I better get away while I can. "Well, er, thank you for asking…"
I was quick to hobble away with what little dignity that I had left, and I can assure you, what was left was practically nonexistant. When I was fairly confident I was far enough away from her (and my nose had stopped throbbing as much) I straightened up again. Now what had I been doing again…?
Oh yes, that's right.
I started my stride towards them, arms swinging back and forth slightly, bag held in a loose grip, and white hair flowing behind me.
One, two, three.
One, two, three.
One, two, grab.
No wait, that's not right.
I had a split second to try and register the arm that had grabbed mine before being yanked backwards into the group. I regained my bearings quickly and looked at the owner of the hand, Yugi. He and Anzu were looking at me strangely, but also slightly amused (and if I was right about what they thought was so funny, I rather resented that!).
"Bakura, you've passed us about ten times now."
"Ah… I know."
"You have a reason?"
"Umm…" I searched my brain quickly for an answer. "Well, you see…" There has to be something! "… All of the bathrooms are out of order. And I'm trying to find one that's working."
"All of them," said Anzu dryly.
"At the same time?" chimed Yugi.
"… Yes."
"I see." Maybe they wouldn't press it? "Bakura, did you know your nose is all red?"
Great. Because you know that when I got bored of that first conversation, I really wanted to start talking about my poor aching nose, which had most likely swollen twice its size by this time. I glanced over at Jounouchi, who was still talking animatedly with Honda. I groaned inwardly. Pay attention to me!
"As a matter of fact, yes, I did."
"…" Yugi stared at me for a moment, before continuing on worriedly. "You might want to put some ice on that."
"Yo, Bakura!"
Quickly forgetting Yugi, I turned quickly to Jounouchi, who had just noticed my presence. My heart skipped a beat. What was he going to say? 'How're you doing, Bakura?' 'How's the weather, Bakura?' 'Could I look at your homework, because you're so smart, Bakura?'
The heart that had seemingly failed just a mere second ago was now pounding furiously in my chest as I awaited his words. It felt like an eternity had passed before he opened his mouth -
"Whoa, what happened to your face? It looks like you just got pounded!"
- And my previously blotched face turned an even deeper shade of red.
Jounouchi had taken no notice, simply interpreting my uncomfortable silence as an answer, and was now busy riling up Honda.
"Our buddy's been hurt! Somebody's gonna pay for it!"
While my heart swelled slightly at this small show of chivalry, I was really still focused on the fact that I had managed to embarrass myself, again, in front of the object of my affection. The previously mentioned object that was now cracking his knuckles in anticipation of a fight with Yugi desperately trying to talk him out of it.
"So, who's the guy? We'll cream him!" said Jounouchi, Honda nodding in agreement, and thoroughly ignoring Yugi who was still trying to get their attention.
I diverted my eyes, searching for the nearest clock or the nearest watch on a passing student's hand, anything that could tell me how much longer this humiliating episode would last. Please say the bell would ring soon. I caught sight of Yugi's watching peeking past his uniform sleeve. One minute… as in sixty seconds… which have been known to pass agonizingly slowly when you want them to fly by…
Crap.
"I-I wasn't… I didn't get hit… er… beaten up… n-nothing like you think…" Curse my bashfulness!
"What happened then?" said Jounouchi, letting his fists uncurl, looking a bit let down.
"Or…" said Honda, frowning. "Did someone tell you to keep it quiet?" As soon as he heard that, Jounouchi's fists were back up, his eyes flashing excitedly at the prospect of fighting someone.
"No, no!" I said quickly, eyes wide. Seeing two identical confused looks, I sighed. The clock should've rung by now; this wasn't fair! Someone up there is against me! "… I… ran into a locker…" I muttered, waiting for laughter. I wasn't disappointed. Both were doubling over in laughter in no time.
"R-Ran into a locker! How'd you manage that? Both eyes closed?" laughed Honda, clutching his sides.
"T-That was stupid! I-I don't think I've even done that before!" Jounouchi barely got out, wiping tears of mirth from his eyes. I flushed an even darker red, mortified.
Fortunately, before any more comments were made, the bell rang. My saviour. I wasted no time getting away from them and rushing to the next class, only glimpsing Anzu hitting them both upside the head and her exasperated yells about their 'idiotic behaviour' following behind me.
First try: Failed pathetically.
I have a long way to go…
I know nothing much as really happened so far, but bear with me. Other then Avenging the Falsebearer, this is the farthest I've gotten with a multi-chapter story (seeing that it's only my second).
Also, sorry it was so short. It's late and I'm tired. ;.;
(And I should really be working on AtF right now, too!)
Updated: June 4, 2006
