As soon as the the lunch bell finally rang, Terry found herself pulled in to someone and strong arms wrapped around her as a face nuzzled itself in to her hair. Laughter filled the air as she tried to struggle free and properly look to her captor. "Hey, hey! Let me go Jo!" She pleaded through her laughter, but was answered with a serious of stubborn no's and never's until she was finally given a little leeway to slip away. She sighed with relief at this and glared at him with puffed cheeks of anger, which shocked him greatly.
"H-hey, Ter I didn't mean to-," his sentence was cut short as she pulled him in to a proper hug without a care of what the others thought. A series of gasps and hushed murmurs began at the scene but she did not seem to notice as she looked up at him with a smile.
"I'm home," she said softly and he ruffled her hair.
"Yeah, welcome back." He grinned, but then noted the people who gawked and cleared his throat a bit. "Sh-she's like a sister ya see! She's been traveling the world with her dad and all so she doesn't really know." He stammered out an explanation as Terry turned and looked at their classmates.
"He's my childhood friend." She said simply and the class looked amongst one another before they finally approached her and asked her a million and one questions about her travels. She happily answered them to the best of her ability. Unbeknownst her as the crowd around her grew, the crowd around another girl shrunk and it annoyed her greatly. A glare from the busty brunette was settled on her through the cracks of the audience. A series of gasps and cheers was heard as she went from tale to tale as she went from fails and victories alike. The dangerous life enthralling like some type of film to the others.
"Okay, okay guys she needs to eat too ya know!" Jonouchi huffed, his arms crossed as he started to play bodyguard.
"Aw, he's jealous!" A friend teased.
"He wants to keep her all to himself." Another jeered and nudged him.
"Yup, he's keeping her safe for me." A familiar voice called out and they all turned to see Honda in the doorway. Terry smiled at him and gave a small wave to him as he tried to be as charismatic as possible.
"No, he is saving her for me." Another male voice came from him and Terry raised a brow at this one. She certainly had not met him before.
"Get off me, geez! And Jo would never give her to you!" Honda huffed and looked to his best friend for support as the new comer took the chance to slip in and grab a hold of Terry's hand.
"The name is Ryuji, Otogi Ryuji. You can just call me sweetheart if you like." He smirked at her and the girls squealed at his appearance as some guys muttered while others laughed at his attempt.
"Nice to meet you Ryuji and no, I don't think I'll be calling you that." She said with a little laughter and the guys laughed at the deflated look that came from Ryuji. "You're a friend of Jo's?" She asked curiously and he sighed at the question as if troubled that she knew this.
"Sadly," he muttered but it was clear that they got along well secretly but was soon cut off as he was yanked away by Jonouchi and Honda and accosted for coming too close to her.
"I'm glad he's got such caring friends." She said more to herself and finally stood from her seat. "So uhm, where do we eat lunch?" She asked curiously as she grabbed her lunch from her bag.
"Oh right," Jonouchi straightened up and tugged at the lapels of his uniform. "Follow me." He grinned and thumbed his nose.
"I don't think I have a choice in that matter." She laughed when some girls piped in.
"That's no fair! We want to hangout with her too!" A girl pouted and grabbed Terry's arm suddenly. "My name is Minako, but you can call me Mina! Can I call you Terry?" She asked in a chipper tone, there was no way she could not smile at the cute girl and nod. Minako cheered happily and hugged Terry tightly and looked to Jonouchi who sighed in frustration.
"I haven't seen her in years." He pouted. "What do you mean not fair?"
"W-well isn't she going to lunch with us?" Terry asked and the class laughed at her confusion.
"No, we usually have lunch where we want. Be it the courtyard, another classroom, our classroom, or the roof." Minako explained and a sparkle of interest could be seen in Terry's eyes.
"I want to have a lunch on the roof! With friends!" She said and Jonouchi snickered at her childish blunt words.
"Pfft, what a stupid thing to say." A mocking voice called out and the group turned to see none another than the tri-haired punk that Terry had bumped in to earlier. Her body tensed a bit as she swallowed thickly as he looked at her. She really did not get why he targeted her, they had just met. "You sound like an idiot, ya know that right?"
"Leave her alone Yami. She's new here." Honda cut in, Jonouchi silent at the moment.
"Ignore him," Minako whispered to Terry as she came in front of her a bit as did Ryugi.
"Tch, playing innocent? What a joke! Spineless worms like you make me sick." He spat out at her and Terry frowned. "You're all a bunch or fucking morons for falling for a ploy like that."
"I don't know what your issue is, but don't go insulting people who are trying to be nice. They didn't do anything to you out of the blue. Whatever issue you have with me is with me, so keep it between us." She finally said bluntly, her eyes leveled with Yami. He was shocked by this. He opened his mouth to speak again, but was cut off by her. "Furthermore, I haven't said a thing to you and you've just been lashing out at me for no reason. Don't just assume me being silent means I'm spineless or weak. It just means I don't want to further the issue you have going on." What's wrong with this guy? He just goes around bullying people? That's messed up. Hmm...maybe he is just a bully. I guess I'll just have to be careful...bullies in Japan can be pretty scary I heard. She thought to herself, but did not back down as they glared at one another. Finally he looked away with a click of his tongue and some muttered words as he turned and continued towards a group of snickering students. The brunette girl who was once glared at her was all over the one called Yami without a care, her eyes set on Terry as she kissed him. This shocked her a bit, but she was mostly confused by the display and looked away quickly as others groaned for one reason or another.
"Quit whoring around. This is a school not a brothel." A strong voice called out from behind Terry, but it was unknown who he was referring. Before anyone could ask he was headed to the door. "This racket is annoying." Seto muttered and walked past them coldly with his work and lunch. A gaggle of girls was soon after him as they gushed over the 'cold prince'.
"Ignore him too," Minako huffed a bit but looked to Jonouchi who was silent the entire time. His gaze was distant, but nothing was said by anyone and soon those who lingered slowly slipped away to their own groups of friends. Terry placed a timid hand on his arm and he jumped.
"Hunh? Rooftop right? Let's go!" He said quickly and grabbed his lunch and Terry's hand before anything else could be said or done. A worry seeped in to her body as she was led through the school to the roof. A slight frown hung at the corner of mouth. Is Jo bullied by Yami? But he's so strong...what happened to you? She wanted to ask, but figured it was best to stay silent for now.
Once they reached the rooftop, she smiled at the cool breeze that hit them and smiles at the bright blue sky above. So the day still held some negativity. She was not about to let that get the best of her though. She headed toward the fence and looked out at the school below and a bit of the surrounding town. "Hey Jo, do you live near here? I had to take a train in to town from where I live." Terry said, knowing full well it was best not to ask. She noted the shock look on his face and just smiled wider. "Don't give me that look, come here and show me!" She pointed to a direction. "I came from that way." She pointed.
"Really, I do too! What stop are you?!" Minako asked as she joined in at the attempt.
"Damn, I come from that way...maybe I can drive you home some time?" Ryuji offered and Honda cleared his throat at this.
"Over my dead body." Honda said as he pinched the hand was inching towards Terry's waist.
Jonouchi watched the group in shock, unsure of what to say or do at this moment. He was ready to put of a fight to not be asked or talk about his issue. The question asked was not one he had expected though and soon enough his laughter could be heard.
"You're laughing at my pain!? You're such an ass!" Ryugi scolded him and hugged Minako. "You understand my pain yes?!" No answer could be heard as her face went bright red and Terry laughed as well as Ryugi is clueless as to why. "Are you sick? You Okay? Should we head to the nurse's office?" He panicked and Honda only added on as he placed a hand on her forehead.
"Oi, leave the poor girl alone! She just needs water! Morons," Jonouchi said and walked over to join them as he pointed in the direction he came from. They all looked at him surprised by his response as Terry grinned.
"We can go home together today?" Terry asked. "Mina can come too!" She added as they saved her from more embarrassment. The two boys frowned at the exclusion, but internally were grateful that Jonouchi did not recede like he usually did. They all finally settled down for lunch though, food passed around happily. Laughter and scolding echoed through the air as the boys fought for bites and attention and the girls tried to settle them down. Terry and Mianko managed to get even with them as well as they snacked on the unguarded lunches of the boys when they fought which only caused more confusion in the boys. Soon enough, the idea of the roof being haunted was decided on by the trio and fear settled in them so much that the bell signaling that lunch has ended made them all jump. The girls laughed at this, unable to tell them the truth. It would simply be there own little secret for now as they were 'gallantly protected' by the boys who urged them to leave the roof and head to the safety of the classroom where there could be witnesses.