A/N: I'M NOT DEAD! Yes, after 2+ years of major writer's block, I finally got some 
inspiration! I'm hoping that this is going to be slightly better than my previous fics, 
as I was in 8th grade when I started this and now I'm in 11th. 

Disclaimer: Still don't own Pokémon or Yu-Gi-Oh...
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Ash, Yugi, Yami, Misty and Marik were walking to Social Studies. Ash and Misty 
looked slightly nervous, since both of them haven't been to school since before 
they started their Pokémon journeys.

"So Yami, who's our Social Studies teacher this year?" Yugi asked.

Yami reached into his pocket and pulled out the schedule. "Um...we have Mr. 
Tohashi this year."

"Oh. I hope he's a good teacher. Mr. Stone was terrible last year."

Yami smiled. "Heh, don't remind me. Ash, Misty, you two have been awfully 
quiet. Is everything okay?"

"When we were in school, the only things we learned about were Pokémon and 
Kanto." Misty replied.  "We don't know anything about what you guys have been 
learning."

"Kanto? What that?" Marik asked.

"It's the region in the Pokémon world where we came from." Ash said. "There are 
3 other regions that are known. They are Johto, Hoenn and Sinnoh. May and 
Max are from Hoenn, while Brock, Misty and I are from Kanto."

"Well, I'm sure you guys will be fine. And we'll be here to help you!" Yugi said.

They stopped in front of a room that was numbered 224. Yami looked at the 
schedule again and said, "We're here."

They walked inside and saw Mr. Tohashi writing on the board. The five of them 
took seats in the back of the room. Yugi started talking to a boy that was next to 
him. Ash and Misty began their own conversation. Marik went to the bathroom. 
Yami just stared at his desk. He was completely silent. Yugi turned around to ask 
Yami a question and saw that Yami was crying!

"Yami! What's wrong?!" Yugi practically screamed.

Yami looked up and wiped the tears from his eyes. "Nothing's wrong, Yugi. I'm 
fine."

Yugi stared at Yami. "Something's wrong, Yami. Fess up."

Yami sighed. "Yugi, I told you, it's nothing. Can you just drop it?"

Yugi didn't fail to notice the annoyed tone in Yami's voice. 'What's his problem?' 
Yugi thought. 'He's never talked to me like that before.'

The bell signaling that second period was beginning rang. Kids who were in the 
hall talking scurried back inside.

"Okay everyone, class has begun. Please take your seats." Mr. Tohashi said. 
"I'm just going to take attendance and then we can begin the lesson."

After attendance, Mr. Tohashi said, "Since it's the first day back, we're going to 
start off easy. We're going to review the last things you learned last year, so in 
June, you will be ready for the big national test."

"Oh no!" Yugi whispered to Ash. "I forgot that sophomore year is when we take 
our national tests in all subjects!"

"Yugi? Why are you talking during my class?" Mr. Tohashi asked.

"I was asking Ash if I could borrow a pen." Yugi lied.

"Very well. But on Friday, come to my class prepared! This goes for all of you."

They spent the rest of the lesson reviewing the French Revolution. At 8:47, the 
bell rang. Everyone got up, collected their things, and walked out.

Misty looked at her agenda. "According to the bell schedule, we have 4 minutes 
to get to our next class. Yami, what do we have next?"

Yami opened his binder and pulled out his schedule. "Next we have double 
Science. Oh great, we have Ms. Morris."

"Again?!" Marik replied. "She was so strict last year! And I wasn't exactly her 
favorite student! When's lunch?"

"Not until 9th period. Come on guys, we have to go to the upper D wing. Right 
now we're in the upper E wing. It's not far at all."

On the way, Yami couldn't help but notice that Ash and Misty were holding hands 
and talking. He looked at them, hatred evident in his eyes, but thankfully no one 
noticed.

"Hey guys!" someone called. It was Joey. He was walking with Jessie, May and 
Brock.

Yugi, Yami, Ash, Misty and Marik smiled and waved.

"So how's your day going so far?" Ash asked.

"Pretty good. Kind of reminds me of my days at Pokémon Tech." Jessie replied. 
"What about you guys?"

"It's been pretty good, aside from the fact that we were reminded of the national 
tests." Yugi said. "Oh, when do you guys have lunch?"

Joey pulled out his schedule. "Um...9th period. I think Téa and Kaiba also have 
lunch with us. But Serenity, James, Tristan and Duke have it 5th."

"Where are you guys headed?" Misty asked.

"English." Brock answered. "We have it downstairs."

Yami looked at his watch. "We're going to be late if we don't get a move on! We'll 
see you guys at lunch!"

Everyone said their goodbyes and headed toward their destinations.

"Oh Yami, Téa's got lunch with us! I'm telling her how I feel then! This is making 
me so nervous!" Yugi exclaimed.

Yami smiled. "Yugi, I'm sure you'll be fine."

The bell rang, and they hurried to Science.
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"That was such a long day!" Ash complained as they headed into the cafeteria. It 
was 9th period at last, and Yugi, Yami, Ash, Misty and Marik had lunch.

"It's not over yet, Ash." Yami said. "After this, we've got Chorus, and then we 
finally get to go home."

Marik walked over to an empty table in the middle of the cafeteria. "Let's sit here 
and wait for the others," he said. They all sat down.

A minute passed, and they saw Jessie, Joey, Téa, May, Brock and Kaiba come 
into the cafeteria.

"GUYS! OVER HERE!" Yugi yelled as he waved.

They took notice of this, and walked toward Yugi and the others.

"Hey guys!" Téa said as they sat down. "How's the first day going?"

"Long, boring, the same as every day in school." Marik answered.

"Can we please talk later?" Ash asked in a whiny voice. "I'm starving! Let's eat 
first, then we can chat."

Everyone agreed, and they went to get on line.

Yami nudged Yugi. "When do you plan on telling her?" he asked.

"After we finish eating. But now that the moment's finally here, I'm having second 
thoughts about this. What if she doesn't like me back?"

"You'll never know unless you take this chance."

Yugi thought for a moment. "Yami, you're right! As usual, of course. Thanks for 
believing in me!"

Yami didn't say anything. He looked towards Ash and Misty. Ash had his arm 
around Misty, and they were talking and laughing. Yami's eyes narrowed in 
anger. He clenched his fists and muttered something under his breath.

"Yugi, as much as it'll pain you, I honestly hope Téa rejects you," he whispered.

To be continued...

Wow! This is not the direction I was originally going to take this story in, but I got 
some new ideas for it. I know there wasn't a whole lot of Pokémon in this part, 
but they should be mentioned more in the next part. I'd love some feedback, 
seeing as how I haven't really touched this story in over 2 years! ^_^