Joy: Oh my Ra, has it really been this long? Gods, I am terribly sorry for the...um, LONG delay in updates, especially on this nice little story. I think I might do one or two more chapters on this before calling this one done. To be honest, I got really really stuck on this story and decided to put it on the shelf until I could come up with something. It's not the best chappie I've done, but here comes the next entry to Bakura's journal.

San

Today royally sucked ass. It started out so good. I had a good night's rest and a good breakfast. Then things went downhill fast.

It was bad from the moment I found out Ryou was sick.

How dare he get sick without my permission!

And then he asked me to do the worst possible thing in the world. The one thing I was dreading he would ask. The one thing I never wanted to do no matter what.

I asked me to take his place in school for the day.

Of course, I vehemently refused, stating that it wasn't MY job to go to school for my host. I was not his secretary, his parent, or his stand-in.

Did I mention those repulsive chibi eyes? Well, he tried them on me again and guess what happened.

Go on, guess.

GUESS DAMN IT!

Well, if you guessed that I would spend my precious time taking my hikari's place in school, than you would be correct. Make no mistake, I did this against my will and will NEVER do it again. Let me explain the reasons why.

One. That annoying oh high and mighty pharaoh no baka. He immediately noticed I was not my hikari and demanded to know what happened to him.

Hmph. Of course I ignored the baka completely and in fact I gave him the silent treatment as well. Take that you pathetic pharaoh no baka! HA!

Ahem. Now the next reason. Teachers. Those abominations to society. They kept going on and on and on about things I did not even care about an do you want to know the worst part? I had to actually sit there without talking and listen to the endless garbage coming out of their mouths! Can you believe it!?

Another reason? Very well. Two words: Physical Education. That is right. Ryou completely dreads this class and now so do I. I mean, they give you all these instruments of torture and destruction and then forbid you to harm anyone! How is this supposed to be "fun"? Can anyone explain that to me? I got annoyed real fast and ended up hitting as many people as I could with basketballs.

That brings me to the next reason. The principal's office. Why can I not send that irritating oaf to the Shadow Realm? My Maneater Bug would love to have him over for dinner, of that I have little doubt. After the first few seconds of hearing his squeaky voice I wanted to strangle myself, and I am already dead! I think the principal should be listed as some sort of demon. He certainly acts the part.

Now for the last reason: Chemistry. Another course where you are given devices that could potentially aid in a plot for world domination and are told you cannot use them. "Do not mix these two or there will be a bad reaction." Great. Tell me I have something great in my possession and forbid me to use it. That is like giving a starving child a steak and then telling him not to eat it. Now that is truly cruel.

I honestly cannot believe that I managed to go the entire school day without sending even one person to the Shadow Realm. I was quite amazed with myself over that.

Though there is one thing that is needless to say:

I will NEVER go to school for that host of mine EVER again!

Joy: Yes, yes, I know it is REALLY short but I hope to have a chapter out soon that will cover another entry to the journal. Just bear with me, folks, the next one will come sooner!