Yu-Gi-Oh! Return of the Pharaoh

Homework Mayhem

"Wow, guys. I still can't believe Mirage of Dreams is opening a store right here in Domino! I thought I would never get to shop there."

The gang- minus Desani and Grandpa Motou- were lounging in the sitting room above the game shop. Everyone turned their eyes to Joey, slightly bemused at his eagerness to visit the store.

"What's so great about the Mirage of Dreams? From what I've heard you say about it, it just sells some silly magic kit," Téa asked.

" 'Just some silly magic kit?!' Téa, don't ever say something like that! I used to love that kit when I was younger. I don't know how to describe it, but I am honestly telling you that it actually worked. The magic seemed so weird and all the tricks I learned actually earned me a title of 'Trickster' back in elementary."

"Oh… I think I remember hearing about that magic kit. It went global a long way back and it's famous just about all around the world," Yugi added to Joey's little rant.

"Yep! And it finally made its way back here! This is TOO awesome!"

"Geez, calm down, Joey. You're acting even worse than a 4-year old," Tristan commanded in a slightly irritated tone.

"No way! Even Desani seemed to know what I was talking about!" Joey exclaimed in his defense.

Yugi slightly tensed at the mentioning of Desani. "Yeah… I'm wondering if she's ok. She's been meditating for a while now."

"Almost an hour, and we still haven't even began the problems assigned by Mr. Hoji," Tristan added.

"Wait, what problems? Mr. Hoji gave us homework?" Téa glared at her friends with resentment. "I can't believe you guys! Why didn't you tell me? I could've been finished with it ages ago!!"

"Um, sorry Téa. We were actually planning on doing a study group thing and working on it together."

"I doubt if you guys would've gotten anything done, on the highly probable chance that it would lead to Duel Monsters talk."

Slightly insulted, Yugi glared at Téa. "We are not about to start goofing off at the beginning of the school year, Téa. There aren't any new cards or strategies that Joey and I don't know already, so we wouldn't have had the urge to talk about what we already know. And besides, Desani promised she'd help us since she already completed her packet."

Silence.

Everyone gawked at Yugi, surprise evident on all of their faces.

"How is she done with it already?! He just gave us those packets yesterday, and she finished it the same day she got it? How is that possible?" Téa exclaimed, caught off guard with the new truth she just learned.

"I don't know, Téa! I had to ask her the same question, and she just said that she's a very diligent worker and that she had already learned this material."

"Wow. So that means Desani must be very smart," Tristan interjected, starting to sense the sudden tension between Téa and Yugi.

"She just may be the smartest person in the class, if not our school!" Joey added.

"Just because she studied the material before us doesn't mean she's the smartest person in school, Joey," Téa replied, the small jealousy she had for Desani now starting to surface. Yugi quickly caught on to her feelings.

"You're jealous of her, aren't you?" Yugi inquired.

"NO!" Téa replied, a little too quickly. "All I'm saying is that we don't know her well enough to start making such farfetched conclusions so soon," she continued, a small flush brushing across her cheeks.