It was strange. Florence thought as she looked unseeing at the blackboard. She wasn't paying attention. She knew all the material anyway.
But there was an undeniably odd feeling that Florence couldn't place. When she looked at the small, tri-coloured hair boy who had smiled at her earlier, she sensed something hidden. Inexplicable. She didn't understand. She sometimes had weird vibes, but this was on a different level. She'd not even met these people before.
Running a hand through her hair in exasperation, Florence jumped several centimetres off her seat as the lunch bell suddenly rang, breaking through her thoughts. Glad to be salvaged from the boring confines of mathematics, the teen hastily packed her equipment away in her bag, feeling a cold glare boring disapprovingly into the back of her head.
Finally, straightening up, Florence looked directly into the brunet's narrowed eyes. "Is there a problem Mr …Kaiba, wasn't it?" She asked, laying her hands on her hips. The guy had the cheek to ignore her the entire lesson and was now looking down skeptically at her. What was she supposed to have done wrong?
Kaiba's cerulean gaze met hers with enough intensity to send any lesser person cowering. However, Florence met his glare with one of equal ferocity. Blue met green in a silent battle of wills.
After a few minutes that felt more like hours, Florence looked away, bored of the exchange. As the girl did, she could have sworn she had seen a trace of a smirk on his arrogant features.
"Hm." He said, not bothering to dignify her question with a response as he swept from the room, briefcase and laptop in hand.
For the next few minutes, Florence simply sat, resting her chin on clasped hands, watching the door with a glazed expression. April wasn't due out for a while yet, in addition the teen hadn't had chance to make friends with anyone due to the fact she had been sitting next to the most antisocial person in the entire northern hemisphere for the duration of the lesson.
Just my luck. She thought glumly.
Suddenly a hand entered Florence's vision and jolting out of her reverie, the teen looked up to meet a pair of sparkling violet eyes. The boy was the tri-coloured hair kid who had smiled at her earlier. Sending her a charming smile, he pulled up a chair and sat on the opposite side of Florence's desk.
"Hi?" Florence asked tentatively, unsure how to react to this sudden intrusion upon her privacy.
"Hi! I'm Yugi. You're new. So what do you think of the school so far?" He blurted out all at once. Florence blinked, trying to understand everything he said.
"Hey Yugi. I'm Florence, but I guess you know that. Yep, I'm new and it's alright but I'm not so sure about Mr. Antisocial next to me…" Florence brushed her bangs from her face as Yugi laughed.
"That's just Kaiba." He said simply, then gave her a cheeky wink. "Don't worry, you'll get used to it."
"God, I hope so."
"Hey Florence…" Yugi began, a light dusting of pink tingeing his cheeks.
"Yes Yugi?" Florence prompted, smiling at the small boy's embarrassment. To be honest, she was amazed he was in her class… he was so small! Anyone would think he was at least a year below. Then again, looks can be deceiving. The blonde reminded herself with a hint of irony.
"I don't s'pose you'd like to come have lunch with me and my friends?" Yugi asked, the pink tinge blossoming into a crimson blush. Cute.
"I'd like to Yugi, but I'm sorry. I can't come today cause I'm waiting for my sister." Florence explained, feeling guilty at the disappointed expression on little Yugi's face.
"You have a sister? What's her name?" Yugi asked friendlily, quickly dispelling the disappointment and replacing it with interest.
"Her name's April, but she was put in a different class." Florence paused for a moment to rub her aching forehead then looked back up to meet Yugi's concerned purple eyes.
"Oh. That sucks." He said sympathetically, then shifted in his seat. Figuring he was hungry, Florence smiled gently at him.
"Go have lunch Yugi. I'll come tomorrow. If you still want me that is." Florence volunteered.
The spiky-haired boy grinned widely, his purple eyes sparkling once again. "Cool." He lifted his hand and gave the girl a thumbs up before carefully replacing his chair and walking out the classroom, leaving Florence alone with a few other kids making idle conversation.
Meanwhile:
April smiled and waved goodbye to her classmates. Perhaps this school wasn't so bad after all. Once the classroom door slammed shut behind her, the teen sighed, exhausted. As if starting a new school wasn't enough, the teachers had already assigned several essays and various other homework papers. Talk about unfair.
Subconsciously fiddling with her short school skirt, April began to make her way towards her sister's homeroom, as she had promised. Just as she turned towards the classroom, a blue-uniformed blur rocketed around the corner and knocked the girl to the ground.
Another chapter! Enjoy and review! XD (Reconstructed btw)
~ DragonGirl