Chapter 5: Detention

Lynn's mind was going into overdrive. She hated being in one place for very long if she wasn't having fun or if it wasn't interesting but usually then, when it wasn't fun or interesting, it was just sheer boredom. Here and now she had things to think about that, even though she would never admit it, were bothering her…

Was he here of his own choice? Did he actually volunteer? Surely not… He'd be far too busy for something like this right? He's always turning things down because they would interfere with his way-too-booked schedule...

After sulking for a few minutes, because of Kaiba's silent refusal to entertain her thoughts on her previous question, she decided to let it go for now and focus on trying to learn something. She might as well since it was technically his fault she was here anyway- distracting her thoughts in class to where she couldn't pay attention. It's not like she would've thought about him on her own free will and it isn't like it would be a subject she would choose just out of the blue… Right?

Wondering if she would've ever thought about him had she not seen him at school, she stared blankly at the pages in her book. She wasn't concentrated enough for this and she knew it. Shaking her head a bit, she closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She looked again at the page in front of her. This might as well be written in a foreign language as opposed to English. Although it'd be just her luck that, if it was, she might just understand it a little better. That's usually how it went. Her mind never did work like anyone else's. In Duel Monsters that was a very good thing. In academics… Not so much.

'Duel Monsters… I've got to figure out what goes best against his deck… But I'm not even sure what type of deck he has. I've never seen him just flat out duel anyone but maybe Ryou has... Let's see. I've heard a lot of things about his deck which makes this a little tricky. Since I can't pinpoint exactly what type of deck he has just by hearsay, I'm going to have to find a way to sneak a peek at his deck. I hate going behind a friend's back but… It's to help a friend and if all goes well it'll help him too… So wouldn't that make it worth it? I wonder though… If he isn't into guys then that's going to be an even bigger challenge. And what kind of deck does Ryou even have!? I haven't really seen him duel either. Ugh. Crap. This is proving to be a bit more difficult that I thought. But… I do have easier access to Ryou's deck. I could just simply ask him since he's in on it. Hmm. I wonder why he came to me in the first place? Oh! Right. Because I'm gay. Ha.' Kaiba cleared his throat, noticing the vacant look in Lynn's eyes. Lynn gave him a bit of an apologetic look. She knew the spacing out thing was her fault and not his. She was just too distracted by previous and recent events to concentrate on school work. It was one thing to go to school all day and work your butt off getting things done but to have to go an extra hour afterwards? To Lynn, that was going a little off the deep end. How was she supposed to learn everything she needed to in order to pass in just a one hour session with a guy that didn't think on her level? She froze.

'Wouldn't I have to have multiple sessions to learn everything…? Oh no… No no no no no no no NO! There's no way in Ra I am going to do this every day after school, especially with Seto Kaiba! I'll just have to try and prove I've learned enough to pass within just this one time.' She squeezed her eyes shut, trying to clear her mind of this horrid thought but before she realized it, Lynn's thoughts were once again wondering why Kaiba was there.

'He has so much on his plate… Always busy. He couldn't possibly be happy like that, could he?' Lynn shook the thought from her head. All these random thoughts were a little exhausting and...just...weird. Who cares if he was happy? He chose it and he obviously wasn't doing anything to change it. It wasn't like he was going to quit and close his company down…

'That stupid, huge, trillion dollar building!' How she hated seeing that thing everywhere she went. No matter what part of the city you were in, it always seemed like you could see it or a part that eventually connected to it. Lynn didn't see any reason in that. She could definitely find something better and more valuable to waste that type of money on.

"Don't insult yourself." Lynn blinked and looked over at him.

"Huh?" He scoffed.

"I know you're dumb to fail this class but that look on your face intensifies it." She could feel the blood rushing to her face.

"Bastard." she spat. He just smirked with that cold stare of his. How could he not know it got under her skin? No, he was quite aware of how angry he could make her with just one simple look, but it's not as if he had to try hard to pretend her insults didn't get to him. Actually, he found it quite amusing… and easy.

By now, she had gathered her stuff to just walk out and take a failing grade but, of course, leave it to Captain Jerk Face to protest…and wisely.

"You lasted longer than I thought. I half expected you to leave a good 10 minutes ago… after being slightly amused you even came. But do you really want an imperfect black stain on your perfect record? Even you should know how that would play out."

"Oh because you're all about games, aren't you? she retorts, coming back to stand beside his chair, looking down at him… Exactly what he thought she would do. He didn't bother to look at her which, like everything else he did, annoyed her. She took her seat, glaring into his eyes. If he had been honest with himself, he would've loved the way she demanded his attention. It was all a game to him- desperately thrilling- even to someone of his high ranking in humanity. His humor was anything but light.

"Alright. Okay. Let's get this done because I have no intentions of failing and not getting into Dartz University." He raised an eyebrow.

"I'm tempted to make that come true." As much as she wanted to tackle him and slap the heck out of him, like Joey and Tristan earlier, she still had her common sense about her. She knew he wasn't just going to walk out so, therefore, she stared him down instead, throwing silent insults like rain from a storm.

"If you put that much effort into this class as you do hating me you wouldn't be failing." At least he got one thing right. He knew where they stood which almost made Lynn smile. Even though she was sure Kaiba was used to being hated, she hoped it was still a hard pill for him to swallow…

Okay guys… Here's the deal. I'm starting college really soon (Sept 4th) so I won't be able to update very quickly, which I do apologize in advance for that but I hope you all understand. I will try my hardest to post another chapter when I can. I'm hoping to at least have chapters 6 and 7 up before it starts but no promises! Please keep this on your favorite/watch list because there will be more chapters to come! Hope you all are enjoying this so far. A huge thank you to everyone who has read and/or reviewed! It means so much to me. Also, I would like to point out that… nah, I'll just tell you in the next chapter lol. Enjoy! REVIEW!