The pair woke up sore as expected and their legs a bit like jelly as pins and needles radiated from all around as the limbs were forced back to life. Atem scowled at his legs, muttering a few profanities as he tried his best to avoid any pain while trying to regain function while Terry silently grit her teeth and bore the discomfort as she hopped and shook her limbs to speed up the process a little. The nurse watched in amusement as the polar opposite pair handled the punishment, her giggling catching Terry's attention.
"Oh, excuse us!" She bowed to the nurse, clearing her throat a bit to try and get Atem to give a proper greeting as well. The nurse was not about to hold her breath, knowing Atem well enough but found herself surprisingly mistaken as he gave a bow of sorts. It was hardly proper like Terry's, but it as a whole was unexpected overall.
"No need to be so stiff with me. Seems you two had a lovely nap here. Rough night?" She asked casually enough, turning her chair to look at the two.
"Not really, just a hectic morning with a lot of running." Terry honestly answered with a courteous smile.
"That's none of your business anyway. Shouldn't you act like a real teacher or something and scold your students?" Atem argued, scowling at the question as he pulled Terry close to him. She looked at her male comrad with a cocaked brow. It was clear to Terry he had no attention of looking at her as she glared at his rude behavior.
I swear, he just doesn't think sometimes! Taking the matter into her own hands once more, she quickly thought of a way to grab his attention as well as get her point across. "That's no way to talk to a faculty member!" She hissed, Atem jumping with a shout as he rubbed his bicep.
"Shit, did you just pinch me? The fuck you do that for?" He rubbed the spot as he took a step away from her for good measure as she mimicked the motion in the air with her thumb and forefinger with zero regret or guilt.
"You weren't noticing anything around you again so I figured I'd handle the situation." She casually responded, crossing her arms lightly as she awaited for him. "Well…?"
"Well what?" He grunted back, keeping an eye on her hands as his flickered between them and Terry's face. The fuck you want from me? You're the ass that pinched me! Geez, she's always doing something! He slowly sifted through the events, trying to see if he had missed something that had earnestly earned him her punishment. The ability to focus on said task was a bit difficult though, with her lips curled into a frown and her eyebrows knit together. She looks cute like that, she knows I like to get her reactions out. How am I supposed to pay attention when you're looking at me like that? He hid his thoughts with ease for now as he glared back at her.
"Apologize," she dropped her shoulders as she sighed out the simple word.
Apologize, for what?! "You pinched me...the hell am I apologizing for?" He cocked a brow at her. Knowing her, it's honestly just because I was blunt with the nurse. Yeah, I could've been more polite or some shit, but that ain't me and the nurse has no business knowing if we did anything. He quickly pieced together.
"Not that," she dropped her head back for a brief moment as she pinched the bridge of her nose and shut her eyes. "You need to apologize to her on how you spoke to her!" She clarified, Atem chuckling as he found how on the mark he was for that.
"What? Did you want her to know how far we had gotten last night? I didn't realize you had such particular interests Terry." He purred as he stepped closer to her, resting a hand on her hip as he pulled her flush against him. "To think, my foolish girl was bold in such a way." He leaned closer enough for his breath to caress her cheek which slowly grew redder as his words processed bit by bit.
"I, you, that's not what I meant at all and you know it!" She quickly argued, fumbling to push him away as she swatted at his chest and tried to step back only for his arm to snake fully around her waist.
"Oh, so you aren't denying you have such interests?" He innocently asked, leaving Terry all the more flustered as she finally pushed at his chest hard enough to free herself and glare at him while he laughed at her genuine responses to him.
"I could watch you all day and never get bored with how many different faces you show." He chuckled, cupping her warm face. Keep this up and I'll never stop teasing you. He placed a gentle kiss between her furrowed brows as if to pacify her before patting her on the head. "Alright, alright, I'll stop for now. We can revisit this topic later." He promised before quickly stepping away before Terry could hit him.
The nurse watched the two, unsure whether she needed to remind them that she was here or to silently watch the wholesome scene unfold as she has been thus far. She warred with her personal want to keep watching, and let logic and adult responsibility win this round seeing that if anyone walked in this would be a bit difficult to explain.
"You two can flirt on your own time in private, if any other teachers or faculty comes in you'll be in trouble." She finally spoke up, watching as Terry jumped back from Atem a good amount for propriety's sake and snickered to herself. "You don't need to tell me about your night if you don't want to. I promise I won't tell anyone, I keep everything my students say private after all. However, now that you're both better you should head back to class. You missed your gym period from the looks of your clothes. May as well change with the rest of your classmates."
"Oh, we slept that long?! I'm sorry to bother you. Thank you for letting us rest." Terry spoke, bowing again.
"You're so proper, it's surprising how he landed someone like you!" The nurse smiled warmly at Terry.
"Sure, proper is what she is." Atem muttered more to himself as he grabbed Terry's hand and tugged her towards the door to escape the nosy nurse. "C'mon, we'll be late at this rate and the teachers might just panic and call your dad or something."
"Right, I'm coming. You don't need to go yanking my arm off you know." She mumbled as she quickly matched his pace as he led her back to the locker rooms.
"Consider it payback for how many times you've yanked mine while running." He scoffed back, Terry elbowing him as the door closed behind them as they quickly headed back to catch up with their classmates. The boys endlessly teased Atem as the girls tried their best to pry information at out of Terry, unable to believe the two simply fell asleep in the nurse's office. Forced to hold off their question, they took their usual seats and classes began once more.
By the end of the day, the others had finally come around to believing the two. There was no evidence of otherwise and Marik was able to tell with ease that Terry was not lying about this. The truth, though dull in comparison to the secret tryst the others had been cooking up, was sweet and a bit of a relief.
"I mean, yes you're both dating now and all but you've only just started. Knowing each other since you got here in all that aside, your being intimate so soon would've been a bit troubling to me." Rei honestly admitted as the girls made their way to grab their shoes.
"Intimacy...I honestly wouldn't know what's appropriate or not in a timed perspective since I've lived among different cultures and steeped mainly in the ones long gone." Terry chuckled at little at the fact. "I don't think he's one to really rush that though. I can't really say why, but I have a feeling I don't have to worry about being rushed with him. Yes, he's very brusque and horribly clumsy with words but that's only because he cares so much. I've learned that good people who care a lot tend to be really clumsy with words because they feel so much, and the clumsier they are the more they're feeling." He's got a lot of feelings he needs to sort though...I only hope I can help him in some way. He deserves sincere happiness.
"I...don't get it at all." Minako frowned as little as she knit her brows together. "How can you be clumsy in words because you care so much in that sense? You're obviously saying what you mean."
"To an extent," Terry shook her head. "Mmmm, for example, when I was sick I had ended up meeting with him and his family at the convenience store when I went to go buy myself something sweet." She started off , both girls blinking blankly at her at this new bit of information.
"You went to go by yourself something sweet...after passing out during gym from overworking yourself?" Minako clarified and Terry nodded in response. The two girls heaved a heavy sigh as they rubbed their temples.
"Continue, we'll scold you afterwards." Rei mumbled, Terry giving a slight apologetic smile.
"Yes well, he walked me home that day. He said it was because I'll get in trouble again and was yanking my arm like I was on some leash. I asked him to slow down a bit and stop pulling so hard and I ended up walking right into him. He didn't say anything, but he changed his pace for me though he kept on arguing with me. He's roundabout in the what he means more so than saying exactly what he means. He's also more about action than words."
"He walked you back? Really? Huh, I guess I can see it better now." Minako hummed as the three split up to grab their shoes.
As each of them opened their lockers, Terry was the only one to have something more hers. A crisp white sheet of paper was neatly folded on her her shoes. Cocking a brow at it, she carefully picked it up to see her name neatly written on the front of the flap.
What's this? She frowned a little as she carefully opened the note to find the same neat handwriting that was on the front on the inside. If you want to know the secret of the kiss, come to the X location at 10 PM on Friday. Alone. She stared at the note for what seemed like an hours as her mind quickly kicked into high gear. That means he's finally making a move? He knew I was searching too, but he's probably annoyed that I'm not as invested in it anymore...if my guess is correct anyway. She tensed at the thought of the one person who she had yet to confront. He's either going to come clean or this is some sort of trap because he realized I've been looking for a culprit.
"Terry, you ok?" The sound of Minako's voice pulled her from her thoughts as she casually pocketed the note in her blazer while dropping her shoes to the ground to make a noise loud enough to avoid suspicion.
"Yeah, I was just checking to see if I had everything before I changed by shoes." She replied as she closed the locker and made her way over to the two who were waiting for her after she tied her shoes.
"Oh, that's a smart idea! Well good thing we're not heading off grounds just yet since we promised the boys we'd watch them practice." Rei chimed in, the three walking to the right of the school where the fields were. "We can always go back and grab something we forgot."
"True, true! Oh, there's a nice shady spot over there!" Minako pointed out not too far off from the soccer field but a good distance to be safe from too much trouble.
"That looks like a great spot, c'mon we should claim it quick!" The two quickly sprinted ahead of Terry who smiled at the enthusiasm the two had for a spot that no one was going to steal from them. Normally she would be the first to join them in the lighthearted fun but she had a little too much on her mind grounding her.
I can't bring this up right now with Rei...Minako doesn't have a clue and I don't want to pull people into this mess especially if he is involved. Should I show Atem? I don't wanna hide from him, but if he knows who I'm suspecting and if he suspects the same he won't be all that pleased about it. He'll want to tag along. She turned her gaze to the soccer field to watch the opposing team try and steal the ball from Jonouchi who seamlessly psyched them out as if to pass to Marik who lined up perfectly to play along with the deceit only to pass back a little to Atem who then sped up and passed to Marik who landed a splendid goal.
"Oh my gosh, did you see that?! It was amazing!" Minako squealed with glee as she shook Rei who was now flushed a lovely shade of red as Marik spotted them with ease and sent a wink her way. Some of the cheerleaders giggled and squealed as well, thinking he was looking towards them but Rei knew better. "He's so totally showing off for you!"
"Y-you think so? I mean I'm sure he plays that well even without me around." Rei laughed off, clearing her throat to try and regain some cool as she fanned herself a little.
"Oh don't even try it! You know he's aiming for you! There's no denying it, I mean he could've easily just made the goal and kept playing the game. He purposely looked around until he spotted you and winked!" Rei, unable to keep the smile from her face, grinned and gushed alongside Minako over the fact. Terry had seen it all, but none of it had registered just yet as she picked at what was the best course of action for her to take with the note that was now burning a hole in her pocket from how aware she was of it.
If I were him though, I'd want to know...it's only fair I tell him since he's pretty much involved in this now too. He's not just some regular friend anymore. I'll show him after practice, maybe we can walk home alone. With her decision for now made, she pushed the thoughts aside in preference for teasing Rei with Minako as they continued to watch the boys.