CHAMPAGEN SUPERNOVA

Math Class#

Even though I wasn't allowed to like Seto, I was still allowed to look at him. And think about him. And talk to him.

'Hey!' you say stepping back as Serenity pulls up in her car

'Get in, loser. We're going shopping'.

Serenity's like the Barbie doll I never had. I'd never seen anybody

So glamorous.

- So how do you like Domino city?

- It's good.

Being at the domino Mall kind of reminded me of being home in Egypt. At the markets it would get so crowded some people would climb on roof tops just so they could get home to avoid the crowds.

Serenity House

'Your house is really nice'. You say stepping under a large arched doorway into the main room.

'I know, right'?

'I'm home! Hey, Tara. That's my lil sister'

'Hey' a young girl pops her head up from the couch.

'Hey, hey, hey! How are my best girlfriends'? Serenity's mom steps out from behind a door and give each of us girls a huge. She stops and looks me over.

Hey, Mrs. Wheeler. This is. Mia says pointing to me.

'Hello, sweetheart'. She says hugging me extra hard.

'Welcome to our home'.

'Just want you to know, if you need anything, don't be shy, OK, There are no rules in this house. I'm not like a regular mom. I'm a cool mom. Right, Serenity?

- Please stop talking.

- OK, I'm gonna make you girls a treat'. She says kicking the door closed behind her.

'This is your room'?

'It was my parents' room, but I made them trade me'. She says opening her closed door.

- I haven't looked at that in forever. Tea says pulling out a box from Serenity's closet.

- Come check it out,.

It's our mortification a station Book.

See, every time something unfortunate happens to someone we write about it in here.

- "Isuzu Istar is a grotsky lil byotch."

- Still true.

- "Cathay Webbers is a fat virgin."

- Still half true.

"Yugi motto, dyke."

At Yugi's Shop

-And they have this Book full of embarrassing things they say and write about people.

- About all the people in our grade? What does it say about me? Yugi

asks.

- You're not in it.

- Those bitches. You gotta steal that book.

- No way!

- Oh, come on. We could publish it, and then everybody would see what

an ax-wound she really is.

- I don't steal.

-, there are two kinds of evil people. People who do evil stuff, and people who see evil stuff being done and don't try to stop it.

- Oh my God, that's Ms. Black.

- I love seeing teachers outside of school. It's like seeing a dog walk on its hind legs.

'Hey, guys, what's up? I didn't know you worked here'. ms black walks to the counter where the two of you are standing

'Yeah, duel Monsters are my calling'.

- You shopping?

- No, I'm just looking around. Well, this has been sufficiently awkward. And I'll see you guys tomorrow.

- Bye.

- Bye.

'So.. .. What else happened with Serenity'. Yugi says looking to make sure ms black is gone

'I can't spy on her anymore. It's weird.'

'Come on, she's never gonna find out. It'll be like our little secret'.

Later that night on the phone

- Hello? You say answering the phone

- I know your secret.

Oh, God, busted. Just start apologizing.

- Secret?

What are you saying about?

- Tea told me that you like Seto Kaiba. I mean, I don't care, do

Whatever you want. But let me just tell you something about Seto

All he cares about is school and his mom and his friends.

- Is that bad?

- But if you like him... Whatever. I mean, I could talk

To him for you if you want.

- Really? You would do that? I mean,

Nothing embarrassing, though, right?

- Oh, no, trust me. I know exactly how to play it.

- But wait. Aren't you so mad

at Tea for telling me?

- No.

- Because if you are, you can tell me. It was a really

Bitchy thing for her to do.

- Yeah, it was pretty bitchy, but I'm not mad. I mean, I guess she

just likes the attention.

- See, Tea? I told you she's not mad at you.

'I can't believe you think I like attention!' Tea says whingeing down the phone.

'OK, love you. See you tomorrow'. Serenity hangs up the phone

I had just hade my first three-way calling attack. And with Serenity's blessing, I started talking to Seto more and more. On October 14, he asked me what day it was.

- It's October 14.

Two weeks later, we spoke again.

- It's raining.

- Yeah.

But I wanted things to move faster. So I followed my instincts.

math class

- Hey, I'm totally lost. Can you help me?

I wasn't lost I knew exactly what Ms.Black was talking about

- Yeah. he turned around in he's seat and leaned over to look at my answer sheet. It's a factorial, so you multiply each one by N.

Wrong.

- Is that the summation?

- Yeah, they're the same thing.

Wrong. He was so wrong.

- Thanks. I... I get it now.

- We're having a Halloween party at my friend Chris' tonight. You

wanna come?

- Yeah, sure.

- Great. Here's where it is.

- it's a costume party. People get pretty into it.

- OK.

- oh and that flier admits one person only, so don't bring some other

guy with you.

- "kul."

- I meant to say "cool"

- Right. Well... kul.

- See you tonight.

home

In the regular world, Halloween is when children dress up in costumes and beg for candy. In Girl World, Halloween is the one night a year when a girl can dress like a total slut and no other girls can

say anything about it. The hard-core girls just wear lingerie and some form of animal ears.

Serenity's house

Doesn't she look great, honey?

- What are you? Her dad chokes out.

- I'm a mouse.

Unfortunately, no one told me about the slut rule. So I showed up I dressed like a rotted corpus

You enter the house to find all Mai and Tea in the main room standing together you go over to them.

- Hey.

- Why are you dressed so scary?

- It's Halloween.

- Have you seen Seto?

- You know who's looking fine tonight?

- Tristan Taylor.

- OK, you did not just say that.

- What? He's a good kisser.

- Hey! Seto says walking over to you

- Hey.

- You made it.

- And you are... a zombie. Love it. Can I get you something to drink?

- Yeah.

- Be right back.

Serenity just over heard your conversation with Seto and walked passed you into the kitchen where Seto went to get you two drinks.

- Hey

- Hey, Serenity didn't you know this was a costume party, that means

You wear something.

- Haha, hey you know that girl ?

- Yeah, she's cool. I invited her tonight.

- Well, be careful because she has a huge crush on you.

- Really? How do you know? Because she told me. She tells everybody.

It's kind of cute, actually. She's like a little girl. She, like,

Writes all over her notebook,

"Mrs. Kaiba."

- Oh, come on.

- Well, who can blame her? I mean, you're gorgeous. And OK, look, I'm not saying she's a stalker, but she saved this Kleenex you used and she said she's gonna do some kind of Egyptian voodoo with it to make you like her.

-What?

This was it, Serenity said she would talk to Seto for me, and now she was. You thought looking at the two of them talking in the kitchen.

'I know she's kind of socially retarded and weird, but she's my friend, so just promise me you won't make fun of her.'

'Of course I'm not gonna make fun of her.'

How could Yugi hate Serenity she was such a good...

Slut! You look in horror as Serenity started to kiss Seto right there in front of you.