"We're truly very undoubtedly sorry!" Jonouchi clapped his hands together in front of him, jogging in front of Terry to stop her. Since they had left the house she had not said a single word to them. The moment the front door had shut behind them, any and all conversation from her had ended as if the door was some sort of signal. At first, the two had thought nothing of it, but when she failed to respond or even look at them the two were quick to catch on there was something going on.
Marik frowned as she made sure to keep a few paces ahead of them, ignoring him when he tried his best to get some sort of rise out of her. When he failed, Jonouchi had taken the lead to try only to befall the same fate, silence. They had mumbled about the possible reasons behind this odd behavior. At first, they worried if she was regretting what had happened last night with Atem. That hardly seemed like a Terry thing to do though, so it was quickly stricken from the list. The only possibility was they had crossed a line at breakfast.
Now here they were, heads bowed and hands held together in front of them in hopes to return to her good graces. Terry frowned at this, crossing her arms as she finally let out a small sigh. She really wished they would have been a little more mindful in front of the others at him, especially her father. This was the first time she ever dealt with this sort of situation unlike them. She had no clue how her father would have reacted, though she knew he would be calm about it even if concerned.
"You two can stop that, I'm not upset." She finally spoke up, the jerking their heads up with hope filled eyes. "Yes, yes, I forgive you." She hung her head as they their arms around her and pulled her into a group hug. They thanked her profusely, throwing all sorts of promises at her in hopes to make up for any possible residual displeasure. "It's alright guys, really!" She laughed, patting theirs arms. "Seriously though, we might just have to run at this rate!" She pointed out and the two quickly pulled away so they could resume the walk.
"Well look who's waiting." Marik whistled, looking ahead to spot the flash of blue that stood stark against the crowd. The familiar sight of spiky hair sent a rush of excitement through her veins as she quickly looked over to see Atem leaning against the back of a bench with his eyes on the ground.
"Oh, what an eager look...aren't you just so cute?" Jonouchi chuckled, pinching her cheek.
"H-hey, don't do that! I'm not being anything but my usual self!" She huffed, swatting the hand away.
"Oh we know, we're just being more vocal about noticing what it is that you do now that he's finally been able to put his neck out there." Marik snickered, sticking his tongue out at her.
"I swear, you two!" She rolled her eyes. "I should've kept you begging for forgiveness!" With those words, she took a few large strides to be ahead once more as she made her way over to their friend. I wonder...what does this make us now though? She wondered, calling out to him.
"Hey, took you all long enough. Did you plan to see what time we be just late enough to not run or something?" He scowled, noting the two guys who looked a bit like dejected puppies. "What the hell is wrong with you two?"
"Terry said she forgave us but now she's thinking of unforgiving us!" Jonouchi sniffled, Marik throwing his arms around Atem.
"You have to convince her to forgive us! Please, I beg of you!"He bat his lashes at Atem who wrenched his head as far back as he could from Marik as he tried to create some distance without pushing him off.
"O-oi, get the fuck off me! Ok, ok, I get it! Just don't fucking do...this , it's just weird!" He huffed, shoving Marik off. "So what's the problem?" He scratched his head as they started walking to the station.
"Well, this morning we were all have a great breakfast as the big old family we are...when she started kicking us under the table!" Jonouchi scowled at Terry who was now glaring at him with slightly reddened cheeks.
"You know very well that's not all of it, quit acting so innocent!" She grumbled, Marik feigning that her words had wounded him in some way.
"Such accusations so early in the morning!" He sniffled as Jonouchi nodded his head in agreement.
"I should be saying that about you two," Atem rolled his eyes. It's way too early in the morning for all this. What are they getting on about and why is she so red? "So what has her pissed at the two of you dumbasses?" He bluntly asked, looking over at them as Terry made sure to walk ahead as they informed him about what had led to her kicking the two of them. He froze mid-step, staring at the two a if they were the dumbest spectacle to ever come before him. "You're fucking kidding me." He narrowed his eyes, shaking his head as he walked ahead. "You two screwed up, so you two fix it! You're at fault!" He said simply, the tips of his ears a little red as his chest swelled with happiness at the fact that she was so frazzled by merely talks of them.
"What?! How cold! You have to help us! You said you would!" Jonouchi scowled, pouting before shouting after them. "H-hey, get back here and give us back our Terry! You can't have her if you won't help us!"
Atem had grabbed her hand and pulled her along as he began to run. Throwing a wink her way he looked over his shoulder to flip his finger at them.
"Serves you dumbasses for being dumbasses! Let's see you try and take her away!" He shouted back, pulling her through the station. They just narrowly catch the earlier train, panting as they catch the other two just make it to the platform. They fumed a little as they watched the train leave with a smug Atem and a slightly concerned Terry.
"I hope they get to school on time. I don't want them late because of me." She mumbled, Atem blinking at her. His chest warmed at her concern as a bit of jealousy kindled inside of him.
"They'll be fine, it's their fault anyway. Also, they spend more than enough time with you...can't you focus on me now?" He pouted, Terry smiling at his words.
"True, we don't get much time with it just being us huh?" She laughed, falling into him at a push. She was about to apologize and pull away, but his arm kept her in place as he turned them so hi body was shielding her from the cramped car.
"Relax, I won't let you fall." He whispered in her ear, his voice making her heart jump.
"This has happened before." She suddenly realized, all of the familiarity not entirely lost on her. Atem is a little puzzled by her words, about to say no when he recalled the train ride home yesterday.
That's right, heh. Feels like ages already. He chuckled a little as he rested his head on hers. "It did, but that was before I kissed you. Now I can do this more. Remember, only I can do this. I don't care who it is, you're not allowed to look this cute without me around."
"Cute? Me? I think you're just about the only guy our age who would think that." She laughed off, shaking her head. He stared at her for a moment, trying to figure out just how serious she was at the moment. Seeing she was, he suddenly felt exhausted at the trouble this promised him.
"Oi, quit being so stupid." He bit at her nose. "Foolish girl, I guess I'll just have to keep a closer eye on you. Not that I mind." He smirked a little, kissing the corner of her lips. His cheeks flushed red at the sight of her warm face. "D-don't stare like that!" He covered her eyes as he pulled her closer to hide his own face. "Stupid, you don't realize how cute you really are!" He muttered, Terry silently taking his words as the train rattled on. When they reach the stop by their school, the two stepped off, but hung around the platform as they waited for their friends.
More students with their uniform were in sight and Terry tried to pull away from him, taking a step and pulling her hand away but he only pulled her closer still. He raised a brow at her odd behavior, not caring who saw them. It was easy to tell what she was thinking in moments like these, and it only made her even more adorable.
Keep this up and I'll never tire of teasing you. He snickered as she tried to argue with him through looks, pouts, and gestures to everyone around. Leaning in close to her he held back the laugh at her reaction to lean back since his hold on her hand kept her in place. "And if I said I don't give a fuck?" He purred, her eyes widening as he stole a quick kiss behind his bag that he raised to hold over shoulder. "Don't give me such a needy look, I'm trying to behave."
"Behave? This is the last thing from behaving!" She scowled at him, squeezing his hand tight. "Keep this is up, someone will see...are you sure?"
"Yeah, I'm sure...unless, you don't want others to see us?" His voice grew a little cold as he asked the question that was itching in the darkness of his heart. He kept a sober-faced expression as he awaited her response, the little voice in his head dancing away with glee as he said this was it. She would prove to be like the rest and Atem was gonna be kicked to the curb once more. The silence that stretched between them was painful and slowly he was about to pull away when she finally spoke up.
"I don't really care if others see...well, I mean I'm not all that great with PDA and stuff like that, but that's just my lack of experience talking I think." She frowned at his question, carefully trying to explain her take on all this. "I mean...I can't say I really know what we are though. This is all new to me so I'm not really sure what anything means...you said I won't be wrong if I'm thinking as I am, but is that really ok?" He stood there, frozen by her words.
Alway, you always just one up me don't you?! How are you so fucking clueless for someone who see everything?! His hips and knees suddenly lost all strength as he fell down into a squat. Covering his face with his free hand, he squeezed her hand to let her know he was fine as she began to panic. Pulling her down to his level, he kissed her properly without a care of who saw them. I really can't win against you can I? But that's not so bad...if it's like this, I don't mind losing. He smiled warmly at her as she looked at his flustered and confused before smiling as well. "It's perfectly ok with me...but you really have to take full responsibility now."
"I told you I would, I still mean it. No matter how much of a handful you are." She grinned, earning a scowl from him as she stood up before extending her hands to help him up. "I'm used to it by now, I didn't leave you before...I'm not leaving now." She promised him just as they heard some hollering, only to see some of the soccer team, Jonouchi, Marik, and their other friends.
"So that's how it is." Rei smirked as Ryuji and Hiroto made kissy faces at them.
"I really didn't see that coming this morning...but at the same time I've been kinda hoping." Minako admitted, leaning into her boyfriend.
"We win the pool!" Marik and Jonouchi grin, punching a fist in the air as the hook arms around one another.
"A pool? You guys bet on this? The fuck?!" Atem scowled, Terry hitting her forehead at this. "Fuck you all," he snapped as he dragged Terry away to hide his red face. The others chase after him, begging him to come back as he ran with Terry who just laughed it off and ran with him.
"You can't say I'm the one who starts the running!"
"Yeah, well you're always the reason! Not that I mind it, so long as it's you. Just don't grabbing and running with anyone else." He flashed her a grin as they made it just in time for class.
Anzu and Kyohei watched as they both came in red faced and laughing, but something was different. It was a different that made them a little sick to their stomachs was they watched the two. Anzu scrutinized everything as Atem tugged at Terry's messed up ponytail, making it come loose. Kyohei frowned as she looked a little surprised by the action, but was not minding how much closer he was to her as he offered to fix it for her. He fumbled a little at first, but finally managed to tie the ribbon back into place. Anzu's eyes practically popped out of her head as she watched Atem lean close and whisper something to her. The clattering of her desk grabbing everyone's attention as she stood from her seat and grabbed Kyohei who was already on the same page as her. The fact that Atem barely gave them even a passing glance sent the two in a rage as the pushed between the two as they left the room for a moment.
"Back the fuck up bitch." Anzu hissed as she stepped on Terry's foot as hard as she could, but the stern look from Terry had her stumbling a bit until Kyohei smirked coldly at her. "The fuck is up with that bitch? Who the fuck does she think she is?!" She seethed as Kyohei silently agreed with his partner.
"Seems we've underestimated her once again...don't worry. I've got something worked out. I didn't really wanna go this way," he sighed the last few words. Though his expression matched them, his eyes were alight with excitement at the prospect. "It seems we'll have to be a bit strict with her."
"Oh, so you're really going to?" Anzu purred, slipping her arms around him as his hands rested on the curve of her butt. "I'm tempted to watch...can I?"
"Oh, I'd be hurt if you didn't...since I know how you get just thinking about her being utterly humiliated." With identical wicked looks, they sealed their dark deal with a heated kiss as they made their way to an empty room to help sate the rush of heat at their victory.