The teen pulled his long, black hair into a ponytail, letting many long strands of hair fall over his red-and-black headband. He put in an earring with a single die dangling from his ear. He was ready for class.
He strolled out the door and leaned against a streetlight. He waited for a few minutes.
"Otogi!" Honda smacked him on the back, giving him a giant grin. "Glad you're coming today, man! There's some crazy shit going on, I gotta fill you in!"
"What did I miss?" Otogi was now disappointed he had to skip school yesterday—he was training a new daytime manager for the shop, so that came before class in terms of priorities. Not to mention, he also enjoyed his morning walk with Honda.
"Dude!" On the way to school, Honda told him about the return of the spirits—and he managed to mention Jounouchi's new 'girlfriend' as well.
"Her? Oh man, never took her as his type!"
"Yeah, it's crazy, right?"
They walked into the classroom and Honda tapped Otogi on the shoulder, motioning with his head to look over at the back corner—Jounouchi was entranced in what this girl was saying.
"Mess with him?" Honda asked, grinning impishly.
"Definitely." Otogi nodded, and they both walked over. Jounouchi noticed the movement and looked up, glaring at the two. The girl paused talking and also looked at Otogi and Honda.
"Jeez, when are you gonna introduce us, Jou?" Honda smirked, nudging Jounouchi with his shoulder.
"Yeah, especially when she's this cute." Otogi took her chin in his hand and smiled at her.
Jounouchi smacked Otogi's hand and stood up. "Would you two stop? She's my tutor, NOT my girlfriend!" He crossed his arms and gave the pair an angry look.
"I-I'm Segawa Miki, by the way…" She gave a small wave.
Jounouchi smacked his forehead. "Sorry, Segawa-san. This is Otogi Ryuji and Honda Hiroto. Just ignore them."
She smiled and adjusted her glasses. "It's not a problem. I have a younger brother, so I'm used to being teased."
"Ahh, you'll fit right in, then!" said Honda, who extended his hand to her. "Jou, take a break and let us introduce her to Yugi and Anzu! She's always complaining she doesn't have girl friends."
"Fine…" Jounouchi sighed, thinking about his math test next week.
More introductions were had, and the group began to chatter away as usual, then Ryou walked in.
"Ryou!" Yugi waved him over.
"Ah, hey!" Ryou set down his books in his back-row seat, then joined the group.
"Are you feeling okay?"
"Yeah, fine actually! Like I said yesterday, things are weird but different."
"Good! Oh, this is Segawa Miki, by the way!"
She bowed slightly and shook Ryou's hand. "Hello!"
He bowed in return and smiled. "Nice to meet you."
"Are you new? I don't remember seeing you around."
Ryou laughed. "I get sick a lot, but rest assured, I am back for the rest of the year!" He noticed her necklace. "Is that what I think it is?"
She blushed slightly. "Yeah, this is the necro seal! I thought it was inconspicuous enough, but you caught me. I love Dungeon Adventures!"
For the next few minutes they tuned everyone out and began to talk about the RPG. The teacher came in and began to instruct the class; since Ryou really didn't have a normal seat, he took the one in the back corner next to Miki. For the rest of first period, Ryou and Miki passed notes back and forth, excitedly writing about their campaigns playing the game. They made plans to visit a game shop together after school.
Things were still uneasy amongst the tomb keepers, but conditions were improving.
"Ra, this is some good curry!" Mariku was eating quickly and sloppily, like he was starved. Rishid and Malik eyed him curiously.
"That's your fourth bowl." Malik said matter-of-factly.
"So? It's amazing!"
"You're going to empty our bank account if you eat like this at every meal." Isis said, taking a bite of her fish. The movers would arrive later in the week, so for now, they were eating out for food.
Mariku sighed. "Fine, this is my last bowl…" He set down the completely emptied dish and laced his fingers behind his head, leaning back.
"Does this mean I'm going to high school?" Malik asked, changing the subject.
"Yes. You will attend Domino High." Isis replied.
"If you'd like, Isis, I can continue to tutor him." Rishid chimed in.
"No! Rishid, I'd like to go. All of my friends are in school, after all." Malik replied, feeling bad about rejecting his offer but wanting to get a true high school experience.
"Very well." Rishid nodded.
"Can I go?" Mariku asked, chuckling a little. "It seems fun."
"No, you can't go. Don't be ridiculous." Malik snapped at him, giving Mariku a stern look.
"But why not? I can pass as a high school student."
Isis sighed. "You can't go. We'll find something for you to do. Maybe you can help me in the museum?" She winced a little, the suggestion came out of her mouth before she realized what she was saying.
As much as he'd like to spend all day with Isis, that was not the ideal place to do it. "No thank you. I'll find something to 'keep me out of trouble', don't worry." He grinned. Maybe he'd take an excursion tomorrow to go find his old spirit friend and gloat. That would be amusing.