He was in no way paying attention to the lessons and the teachers knew this, they were not about to challenge his attendance. It was a step in the right direction. A miracle they would regret ruining if they pressed too much too soon. The class time had gone by with a blur, Atem lost deep in his thoughts of this morning. The sight of her flushed cheeks and labored breathing. The light shine of sweat that threatened to fall on her forehead. Those satin lips that beckoned to him. None of it was leaving his mind and repeatedly played in his mind.

Dammit, just forget about it! Not like she would ever kiss you anyones-like you even want to kiss her! She's a nosy weirdo that's just there! You can't seriously be losing yourself over someone like her! I mean she doesn't even try to look like a girl! He scolded himself, the first bell of break shattering his reverie much to his relief. He glanced toward Kyouhei. A normal motion to see if he was asleep or not.

The light nod from his friend was signal enough to have Atem stand. The sight to follow had him frozen in place. His best friend was sucking face with his recently ex-girlfriend and she was allowing it. The sight had him seeing red instantly. His gut twisted in all sorts of feelings ranging from raging to nauseated, the world around him shaken as the blood drained from his face. His throat parched and constricted in a disturbing way.

The sight sent shock through the class, but rocked Atem's silent world. The feelings that were slowly dying suddenly sprang back to life in him as the two practically devoured one another as they all watched. The teacher was left a stuttering mess as well. Before his body regained the ability to move, a familiar voice cut through the silent room.

"If you're going to be so open, at least be respectful of others…or at least move from my desk." Terry spoke up, unamused by the unwanted attention from this girl. "By respectful, I don't just mean the class by the way and I'm not talking about me." She clarified as she pulled Kyouhei from Anzu to break them up. He growled at her, no woman ever treating him like this. No one treated him like some child.

"What, such a prude at our age? I bet you're a virgin too." He scoffed at her, as if to embarrass her.

"Yeah, I am…so what? Why's that even relevant to this discussion? I'm asking you and her to take it elsewhere." She frowned at the two, the two gaping at her 'stupid' response. She had openly admitted to lack of experience so simply, it was laughable. And they laugh they did. Atem had to stifle his own snickering, she was standing up for him after all. Why? He was uncertain. She always did things that were so unheard of to him. Foreign concepts that were once common.

"I don't really get what's so funny, but I'm serious. Move from my desk and take this where others don't have to see you." She stated firmly, Kyouhei clicked his tongue in distaste at the lecture.

"I'll see you later. The nun parade is a real fucking bore." He rolled his eyes as he shoved Terry as he walked toward the door. Anzu quickly walked after him, stomping on Terry's foot as she chased the male asking him to wait. Terry had to take a deep breath at the sudden physical assault, reminding her that she was not in a life threatening situation. It was a simply disagreement between classmates. Nothing more, nothing less. She inhaled deeply again and held the breath for a moment longer.

Her cheeks flushed red, but not from the scene. Her body was heated, her body feeling heavy laden as her vision blurred in the corners. Fatigue, simple at that. It has to be fatigue. I didn't really get much sleep and then we went running. She shook her head and took her seat, her friends rushing over to her.

"Are you ok?" Jonouchi's voice rang out through her slowly dimming world.

"Me, oh yeah. Totally fine, she just stomped on my foot is all. I can't believe they'd be so careless." She frowned lightly, it no shock that they would be so cruel. She had seen all forms of cruelty and it seems it was nothing unheard of in friendships such as this.

"That's enough of that, everyone in your seats!" The teacher finally spoke up as the class erupted in to fits of gossip and questions. This was the buzz of the school, spreading through it like a virus. Atem grit his teeth and shut out the world with his earphones. Betrayal from them hit deep. Is that how he felt? His body tensed as his jaw slacked, his mind pulling Jonouchi to the front of his mind. He had up and left him as well. Left to his own devices. Am I no different?

The world was suddenly empty and mute as the questions echoed in his mind. Had he, the person so against betrayal and hurting the few that can be trusted, no different? When had he changed so much? Why did he suddenly care all of the sudden? What was real anymore? Who could he trust? The thoughts swirled relentlessly like a storm at sea and he shipwrecked within it. He sat glued to his seat the rest of the day, nudged by Jonouchi when it came time to leave to gym. He was so lost that any retort was replaced with small grunts and he following the boys to the locker room.

During the class, he stood by Kaiba the entire time, the two dead silent for their own reasons. Kyouhei walked up to Atem as if to speak to him, but the lack of recognition, let alone reaction, was a bad sign. The cold glare from Kaiba had him moving on to his other friends for now. The sudden shouts from the girl's class grabbed even their attention though, one voice stood out-Minami.

Soon enough, Atem shoved his way through the encircling girls, his heart pounding as he looked to so a collapsed Terry. Her friends were there around her trying to make her come to. No, no what now? He thought as Jonouchi tried to wake her with shaking and shouting. He quickly ripped her away from him and froze. She was burning up. "You're burning up, the fuck is wrong with you? Coming to school like this…standing up for me and acting like you're okay. Are you trying to give me a heart attack? He thought as he legs raced to the nurse, the unconscious and heavily panting young woman secure in his arms.

"We're taking her to the nurse!" Jonouchi shouted before he followed after Atem, everyone stunned by this turn of events. Today was anything but ordinary.