---cafeteria, breakfast---

She was sitting by herself, quietly talking to herself, muttering about studying. She was seated at a table no one ever sat at because it was the "new student" table. She still didn't want to sit with any of the girls from the Ra dorms because they didn't seem to be very nice to her because she was an odd looking girl.

Haruka noticed some of the Obelisk boys staring at her and looked them in the eye, giving her fake smile, like she always did, and went back to her scratched up notebook that held all her notes for her history class. Although she wasn't new, she was treated like the new girl who didn't know her way around. Haruka heard squealing behind her and looked around and saw Pharaoh, Banner's cat, seated between two girls and was being petted by the two girls and admired by a group of really young-like girls.

Haruka shook her head and got up. She took a look at her schedule and sighed, scratching her head. "Who's Professor Crowler?" She felt like screaming and ripping her schedule into small pieces... but she couldn't because she needed it. "How is a new girl to find her place in a place where people judge you by your skills or money? And how does one find Crowler's classes when these schedules don't give classroom numbers?"

"Perhaps one should graduate faster so one won't have to deal with the confusion." It was Lyman Banner. He looked a little more tired than he had the day before. She didn't want to upset him, so she just smiled. "I'm sure that Crowler won't like it that his new student is skipping out on class. Let me see your schedule, please."

For a few moments, he just looked at her schedule and then up at her. "Some of these classes aren't for someone from the Ra dorms. Most of these are Obelisk teachers. And you have a Slifer teacher for History. Why is that? Why don't you have any classes with all Ra dorm teachers?"

"Ah, so someone will help me figure that one out... and he's invisible." She sighed and looked up at him. "But I'd like to know why I've been put in mix-and-match classes, Professor Banner." She suddenly noticed a smidge of blush on his face and looked away. "Am I really that embarassing to talk to? Or are you just embarassed that such a dorky girl can outsmart her own colligues?"

"Er... both." Banner gave a weak smile. "You'll find Crowler's class, no problem. It'll stand out because he always leaves the door open when class is in session." Banner gave back the schedule.

--headmaster's office---

"So, the newest eddition to the Ra dorm was a good idea. But to put her in those classes and in that dorm right off the bat may be a bad idea." The headmaster was talking to himself, deciding. "But if we don't fix that problem, we may have to have her duel in Princeton's place if she proves better than the teachers. Ah, Crowler, if you can gauge her power with her deck, we can all have this school saved from being sabatoged."

The headmaster looked up at the door. His eyes gleamed with a strong glow.

"She might have acctually have been the apprentice of Yugi Moto if she can beat everyone, even lucked-out Jaden. I wouldn't be suprised if she does beat all the teachers. Ah, now I'm rambling on. I had better get Lyman set for his duel after Crowler. Then we'll see who's power gauge is stronger, Kaiba's or Banner's."