The sound of pencil to paper filled the room along with tap and swoosh of chalk to the board, the drawl of the teacher going off about the current lesson only adding to the mundane atmosphere. It was as if the seen of Terry and Jonouchi skidding in to class had never happened. It was once again, another day of school. That was, until the sliding door of the class suddenly snapped opened. Most of the class looked up to see none other than Seto Kaiba walking, but what was surprising was the other student. Atem Moto. The teacher was just as much surprised as well, unsure of what to say since Seto Kaiba was involved in this. The room had become pin drop silent as he stepped in after Seto and stopped in front of the one student who had not looked up. Terry was finishing a sentence when she felt a pair of eyes on her. Actually, she felt many and finally looked up to see the last person she expected before her. She looked behind her to make sure she was not mistaken. Nope, he was definitely staring at her.

"You, me, rooftop, lunch." He said bluntly. She had to be mistaken now.

There's no way he's talking to me. I mean he hates me. Albeit, I don't know why, the fact still stands. "Me?" She pointed at herself and he snorted to himself. She peered at him owlishly, blinking in utter confusion as whispers suddenly begin among the students.

"Yeah, you. Rooftop at lunch. Alone." With that said, he turned and took his seat as the teacher was able to take control of the class once again. That should be good enough. I'll ask her if it was her and go from there.

"Uh, what was that about?" Jonouchi whispered to Terry.

"I...really don't know..." She muttered as she looked at him. Yet again, he had thrown her for a loop. One moment he was jabbing at her, the next he was as if she never existed. Now he was asking for a private conversation. What are you up to? What are you thinking now? She knew these questions would get her nowhere however and she would have to wait until the lunch bell came around. She glanced at the clock. Not too far off, just a few hours.

Or so she thought. The fact he called her out to a meeting had her mind reeling with questions and time seemed to tick by slowly. All forms of ideas filed her head from simple to convoluted, evil to romantic, and everything in between. She was jumping at at the bells for a bit, but finally she had had enough and made herself concentrate properly on her work. She was not about to let his simple request ruin her work.

The rest of the time was still sluggish, but not as brutal. Soon enough she was up out of her seat as he sauntered out on his own. She glanced at Jonouchi who begged her to let him come but she shook her head. She was able to hold her own, though she looked frail she was far from it. Her frame limber from all her adventures as opposed noticeably muscle physique. Anzu glared at the two as they had walked out, unable to sit there tapping her manicured nails on the desk until they were broken. She quickly followed them.

Terry stood before the door that led to the outside, a little nervous. There was a plethora of possibilities, and the most plausible were the more troubling. She looked down at her hands and then back to the door. With a deep breath, she pushed the door open and squinting stepped out in to the blinding sunlight. The crisp blue sky could seen expanding over them, a few white cotton balls scattered across the expanse. The scenery was calming and it helped her relax.

"So, uh, you wanted to talk to me?" Her voice was far more calm than she had thought it would be at the moment. It was surprising to her, but she was grateful she was able to keep her cool and act as if she would when facing some wild animal or booby trap.

"Why else would we be here?" Was the retort that was fired back at her. She bit her lower lip to keep from making a comment back as she took a deep calming breath. She opened her mouth to speak, but decided against it and awaited him to initiate.

Suddenly he began to pace back and forth a few steps. He was not prepared for this. He had called her up on the spot and now he had to find a way to word this delicately. He was not about to tell her about something she had nothing to do with. Maybe she made them angry on their own? But they said a girl came to their rescue-ugh but her?! Well actually would make more sense her...she's from a life of action and trouble. Which came handy for me since normally people ignore the crap that goes on around. He suddenly stood up straight and flicked the cigarette butt he had in hand on to the floor and squashed it with his foot. His azure eyes locked with her grey-blue ones and he sighed as he ran a hand through his hair as he looked away again.

"I saw you and Jonouchi running this morning from some goons...what was that about?" He blurted out and she stared at him blankly, blinking at him.

Is that what this is about? She could not help but grin a little at this and stifled her own laugh of relief.

"What's so funny?"

"N-nothing, I just-I'm relieved! I was afraid I did something to annoy you again or something! I geez, this is something I didn't expect!" She sighed openly with relief and grinned at him broadly before she went in to the details of the story exactly as she had given it to Jonouchi. "And that's what happened...sadly, I don't have a clue who those kids are and if they're OK." She frowned softly as she lightly crossed her arms. "I hope they're safe."

"They are," Atem answered abruptly and looked to her properly. "Those kids you saved, one of them is my brother and the other is Seto's younger brother. I was looking all over the place for them and well you saved them...thank you." He said and bowed to her. Terry stepped back a bit at the sudden bow, stunned silent.

"Oh whoa, uh, no need to bow! I swear it's OK! Really, please stand up!" She said quickly and stepped closer to him but had no idea how to get him to stand up. "I mean, it was my honor to help them honestly. You telling me they're alright is gift enough actually! I was hoping to find out somehow and really had no clue aside from tracking those thugs." She rambled a bit, Atem looking up at her words. His eyes were wide with shock as he gaped at her.

Is she crazy? Look for the guys that were chasing to beat her down? His mouth flapped open and closed a bit before he tarted to crack up himself. She had done it again. She had surprised him yet again. It irked him, but he was becoming accustomed to these actually pleasant surprise. Maybe she isn't so bad after all. He looked at her grinning as his laughter died to a chuckle and Terry was stunned by how handsome he is.

Wow...and he's laughing too! He has a nice smile and laugh. She thought, unknown to them that Anzu was hidden behind the door. She had no clue what was being said, but she could see them clearly from the window in the door. She was the furthest from amused.