Yugi, unlike the other two hikaris, had a fantastic night. When he finally glanced over at the clock, he noticed the time and his eyes widened.
"When did it become 7 AM?!" He exclaimed, slapping a hand to his forehead. "Well, I guess it's time to get ready for school…" Yugi said sadly. He looked up at Yami, eyes pleading for 'permission' to stay home.
"Yugi..." Yami shook his head. "Haven't you missed too much school already? You have to go."
Yugi groaned. "But what will you do when I'm gone? We're not together anymore. And Malik is coming from Egypt today!"
Yami smiled. "I can help out your grandfather, or…hm. I don't know, I'll keep myself busy. And as for that, you KNOW that they're not going to be here until after school is over." He gave Yugi a serious look. "But you can't miss anymore school. I feel bad how much you've already missed on my account, Yugi."
"Fine…" Yugi sighed and a few minutes later, was readied for school, having packed his bag and changed into his uniform.
Yami pretended to read a random book he picked up from Yugi's shelf, but he may have been watching his partner just a little as the young man got changed. It was still weird seeing Yugi from a third-person perspective in reality, but he was excited to embark on this new chapter with him.
"Have a good day." Yami smiled at Yugi, who gave him a sad wave.
"Bye, Yami..." Yugi headed out the bedroom door.
'It's cute how sad he is to leave,' Yami thought, watching the young one walk away.
At Domino high school, things were business as usual. Students filed into the classroom and Yugi strolled into homeroom to see Jounouchi talking to a girl in the corner. She was sitting in the back corner desk, while he was in the one in front, chair turned around to face her. 'This is weird,' Yugi thought. The conversation looked kind of serious, so he didn't really want to interrupt. Luckily, Honda and Anzu were sitting together on the other side of the room, so he headed over there.
"Hey, guys!"
"Morning, Yugi!" Anzu stood up to give him a hug. Honda gave him a happy salute. "Yuuug!"
"Guys, you'll never guess what happened last night!" Yugi relayed everything that happened, including the return of Yami Malik. That reminded him. He looked around the room and Ryou wasn't there…
"We don't know what's going on, but…what if the spirit of the ring came back, too?" He worried aloud, looking between Anzu and Honda.
"Well…we'll fight it together. And Yami's back too, so…" Anzu smiled shyly. She was so happy—Yugi had been really sad the last few days and now he was back to his old self. Screw some spirits that had returned, they were able to beat them once so they could do it again! And she'd happily tag along for the adventure.
"Yeah, we've got your back!" Honda grinned. "Besides, you said they seemed a little different. We shouldn't worry about it just yet."
"You're right…" Yugi sighed and the three began to talk about some lighter topics.
Meanwhile, Jounouchi was staring intently at a lined notebook in between he and the girl. He then looked up at her, smiling a little nervously and rubbing his head. She was a short, petite, pale girl with large glasses rimmed with black plastic. Her long, dark brown hair was tied in two thick braids, a pink bow at each end to perfectly match the Domino uniform. She pushed one of them to her back as she listened to Jounouchi.
"Okay, can ya explain it to me again? And can you draw dat diagram from yesterday?" She nodded and began to put pencil to the lined notebook in between them. She flipped back to a page with a triangle labeled with 'hypotenuse', 'adjacent', and 'opposite'.
"Jounouchi-san, do you remember the word I taught you yesterday?" She spoke softly and sweetly. "Repeat after me. So-cah-toe-ah."
"So-cah-toe-ah." He repeated. She went on. "That word is spelt like this." She pointed to "Sohcahtoa" on the page. "It helps you remember the formulas-" She pointed to three formulas. "-that show you the ratio of the sides of a triangle based on the angle."
As she continued explaining to him, Seto Kaiba strolled in to the room. He glanced at Jounouchi sitting with the girl who transferred in a month or two prior and rolled his eyes. 'She's too good for him. Really, anyone is too good for that annoying mutt.' He thought and sat at the opposite end of the room, opening his laptop. He took this time to work on Kaiba Corporation business, while occasionally sneaking a peak at that back corner. 'They seem to be pretty chummy,' he thought. 'The idiot brigade is back there.' Then he scolded himself for wasting time thinking about their petty lives and dove back into work. Soon, the teacher entered and class began for the day.
Ryou woke up much later than usual, making a soft noise and rolling over to look at the clock. Yeah, he definitely wasn't going to school today. He stood up and changed out of his pajamas and walked into the living area of his apartment. Bakura was asleep on the couch.
Ryou softly walked by him, not wanting to wake his peaceful yami, and began to make breakfast in the kitchen. He cracked two eggs in a bowl and began to mix them with chopsticks. Then he realized…maybe he should make eggs for two. He smiled to himself, realizing that even if Bakura was a less than desirable roommate, he was no longer alone. Maybe it would even be better than expected. That was a nice thought. He cracked two more eggs into the bowl.
A few minutes later, Bakura was woken up to a light tap on the shoulder. "Hnnnn…" he groaned, rubbing an eye. "What-"
Bakura stopped himself after he opened his eyes to find Ryou standing above him, holding a plate with a perfectly folded omelet topped with ketchup, and a fork. Ryou made an apologetic face. "S-sorry, I made you breakfast and I didn't want it to get cold. I'm so sorry for waking you."
Bakura eyed the plate and sat up, taking the plate. "No meat, hm?" He pouted a little and looked up at Ryou who held his hands together. "S-sorry, Bakura." Ah, it was still kind of weird to call the spirit by a name, especially Ryou's own last name. "I'll have to go out and buy a lot more." That was fine—he had thousands saved up from over the years. He didn't eat a lot and he lived pretty frugally, so the living expenses his father sent him were more than enough to cover everything.
"Well…thanks."
"You're welcome. Anytime." Ryou smiled at Bakura and started to walk away, until Bakura grabbed his wrist.
"Eat with me, hikari."
Ryou smiled widely in return. "Yes, Bakura."