Seto's POV
The rest of the morning classes were done before I even noticed and it was the break now. Unlike the other kids, I like to stay in the classroom instead of going out and playing with those morons. Besides, it's not like any of them could provide me with a challenge.
This mornings events replay in my head as I gazeb out of the windows.
Ever since she arrived at this school, everything has changed. The teachers wish to impress her, the students hate her and she got even me pissed of, but Yuna doesn't seem to care about any of that. She just talks with her brother and ignores everything else, including the teachers, but she still has an answer for any question that they give her.
I noticed how she would fall silent and distant, even with Yugi around, and would just finger the strange pendent in the shape of an upside down golden pyramid and stare into space. At those times, she looks sad and vulnerable and for some insane reason, it bothers me. No one else seems to have noticed, so I treasure those moments where there are just me and her.
She is driving me crazy!
The more I think about her, the more I feel that she is not as she seems. There is still that mystery that I wish to unravel and understand, but I first need to figure out what it is.
As i was lost in my thoughts, I finally noticed something. Some boys were playing football out on the courtyard, where the Mouto twins are walking around and eating their lunch, a bento for each of them, and talking about something or the other. One of the players seemed to think it would be funny if the ball hits Yuna, so he ran towards them at full speed. Evertone caught on and pretended that they were trying to take the ball.
Yuna seemed oblivious.
When they were close enough, Yuna put away her lunch and kept on walking with her brother.
The idiot finally hit the ball, sending it straight to Yuna.
She must have saw it from the corner of her eye, because she suddenly spun around and kicked the ball straight to the goal. The goalman tried to stop it by jumping to the right, but he wasn't fast enough and the ball flew right in, scoring a great goal.
Everyone turned to Yuna and just gaped at her skills. Not even I could have expected that! I mean, I saw that she knows judo, but I never knew that she was good at other sports too.
As soon as some guys got their bearings together, they asked her to continue playing with them, but she must have declined because she soon walked away with her brother, leaving them with disappointed expressions.
I guess I would have been sad as well, seeing how good she is.
After that incident, noting interesting happened other than the teachers looking to Yuna every now and then and students gossiping about what happened during break.
Soon, it was the last class, PE, and the coach just met Yuna and Yugi for the first time. He wasn't very happy with Yuna who refused to take off her pendant, but he allowed it in the end. As if to fate irony is fun, we were playing football. It was supposed to be just boys and the girls were to jump roap for the remainder of the class, but Yuna finished the number of jumps required, perfectly and correctly, demanded that she plays as well before we were even able to finish making the teams. Everyone that hasn't heard of the event during the break laughed their heads of, but the guys that have asked her to play with them before were really excited and even pleaded with the coach to let her play.
He gave her permissions to play with us and she thanked him with a bow.
She ended up being on the other team, and the game soon started. The other girls weren't even pretending to be busy, but were watching us for two reasons:
1. Because of me(many of them have a crush on me and/or are my fans; I'm not being arrogant, it's the truth)
2. Because they expect Yuna to make a fool of herself
But Yuna was doing great. She easily led the ball, and kicked it like a professional. My team was still in the lead though.
Then the unexpected happened!
Yuna took the ball from one of my teammates and started leading the ball towards our goal. She was very good and fast. Actually, she was rather familiar with the spot, or sports, now that I think about it, but now isn't the time for that. I and a few of my teammates went after her to take back the ball, but she was too fast and easily delivered a goal.
Her brother cheered and was soon followed by the cheers of her teammates. I just scowled.
The next goal put her team in the lead. I must admit that she is good.
But the last goal was spectacular. It started off the same as the first time, by her taking the ball from one of my teammates and leading It to the goal, but I was ready this time. I got in her way and we fought for the ball for quite some time, but in the end, she took it and ran past me. I followed her to interfere, but it was too late. Yuna aimed and kicked the ball, making a perfect goal.
Everyone was speechless. The goal was so beautiful, so bloody perfect that the coach started crying. I knew that she had skills, but I didn't know that she was that skilled. The way she kicked the ball with strength, speed, momentum, force and precision was truly captivating. You can't say it's luck that enabled her to make such a goal, ,because it takes skill and/or practice to reach that level of control of both the ball and her own body.
Every person present couldn't help but applaud her.
After the coach congratulated Yuna through his tears, he dismissed us and we all left for our homes. Not that I consider Gozaboro's mansion my home, but I live there with my baby brother and stepfather.
In front of the school a limousine was waiting for me to take me home, again not that I consider that hellhole a home, but it keeps me and Mokuba of the streets. As I was getting in I saw Yuna and Yugi walking by, and he then took her hand and dragged her down the street before turning a corner and out of my sight,.
I couldn't help but feel jealous.
I got into the expensive black car and we were soon at the mansion. Usuali the very sight of it made me angry, but today i was furious. The butler, Hobson, took my bag and escorted me to my private study where a tutor was probably waiting for me.
Gozaboro made me have classes at the mansion with tutors, saying that I will never learn anything useful in school and I agree with him on that one. But every time I make a mistake, he would beat me up while yelling insults at me. Every time I fought back and won our arguments, but he then orders his security to fight with me and would be pleased when I won, even if it was a punishment. He was trying to make a monster of me, but as long as I have Mokuba and our dream of building a theme park, I will change in only how I treat strangers or how I present myself to the world. I simply don't care about what people think of me. This doesn't mean that I don't give him hell every next time we argue and I never make the same mistake.
Later, at dinner, I was still pissy about today, and the staff and Mokuba and Gozaboro must have noticed, but no one said anything. I STILL can't believe that she defeated me!
Things went on like this, with me moodily grumbling all the while, until Gozaboro got annoyed and demanded that I tell him.
And so I did.
"She's just so ANNOYING and ARROGANT that it's getting on my nerves! How dare she turn down my challenge! ?" I countinued complaining about it. I STILL can't believe she did that. Didn't she FEEL that connection between us like I do? Maybe I was just imagining it? NOO! There was definitely something there! I am sure!
But I'll have to think about it later, because Gozaboro was talking to me.
"And so you choose to annoy me about your new little insignificant classmate. Really, boy. There are a lot better things to discuss. Now, forget about that. Your tutor said that you have gotten a lot better in all your subjects, so if you continue to work like that I'll allow you to take Mokuba to the arcade this Saturday, deal? "He asked me and smirked smugly.
I eyed him suspiciously "What's the catch? " I asked, knowing he wouldn't allow me to leave the mansion for anything if it isn't beneficial for him.
"That you finish the designs for the missile project. In two days time. That's all. Can you do it? " he asked, his eyes predatorly on me, imaging all the money my design would earn him. Bastrd! He knew I wouldn't say no.
I looked at my brother and saw his excitement. I made my decision.
"Consider it done!" I said , knowing I could do it.
That night, before I fell asleep, it was around 3.37AM, I thought about my day and realised that that new girl, Yuna, no matter how much she annoys me, she gave my life a new meaning. So, before going into the blissful oblivion l searched for the meaning of her name. It sounds familiar and divine, innocent, beautiful, meaningful...powerful even...gentle...
So just before sleep claimed me after many exhausting, sleepless nights, I found the meaning of the word "Yuna"
Yuna - universal name and word for the spirit of HOPE from the Pandora's box, meaning :Light of Hope
And then I understood what that new meaning was.
She is MY Light of Hope!