"Seto, why have you always been mean to them?" Was his question.
"Time wasters, Noah. Mainly Wheeler. Yugi is a worthy opponent, but the others are not." I said, cutting him off and sitting down at the desk I had sat at all school year. I sat my school bag down and adjusted it next to my seat.
"So you think you're superior to them?" Noah said, sitting down in his seat that was further behind me.
"That's not what I said, Noah." I responded, sitting down in my seat.
It was quiet for a few short minutes, but that was until I heard talking outside the classroom that soon made its way into the room. It was Yugi and his friends. Wheeler's voice was the loudest.
Soon after that, our teacher came into the room. Our teacher, as surprising as this might sound, was Missus Kaliado, my middle school teacher. She looked nearly the same as back then, but she ditched the skirt for a different one that was now a light gray like her blazer, and her dark red hair now rests in some kind of low ponytail over her shoulder.
She was one of the few teachers I actually liked, so I hope this doesn't mean she dies soon.
You might remember Mokuba's teacher who was named miss Makimu. She and Kaliado keep in touch, and while miss Makimu now teaches here, she teaches a different grade. I see her sometimes. She still asks about Mokuba.
"And that was my summer after all those tournaments! Who's up next?" Joey said as he looked at his friends.
"Wow. Sounds like you must've had a pretty fun summer, Joey!" Yugi said as he smiled up at his friend.
I'll never know why he's so short. Maybe it's his genetics. Maybe he's just a late bloomer.
Whatever the case, you'd think he'd have a growth spurt by now.
"Yup, I did! So what about you, Yug? Ya have a good summer?" Joey asked Yugi.
"Uh huh! But I was pretty busy with those tournaments." Yugi replied.
Joey started to turn to the rest of his friends when he noticed me. He started walking over to me.
Joey Wheeler grinned when he was standing next to me. He kept his blazer open, revealing a light teal shirt underneath. He wore black sneakers, and so did Yugi.
"Hey, Kaiba! Good t' see ya again!" Joey said, that ludicrous grin still on his face.
I looked up at him with a frown from earlier still on my face. Something about him seemed different, but I didn't know what it was and I didn't bother to care. Maybe he was just missing something.
"Go away, Wheeler. You know we don't get along well. You're just a monkey-or a dog."
Joey just stared at me at first. Then he glared down at me and put his fists up angrily.
"WHAT!? I AIN'T NO MONKEY OR DOG!" He shouted.
Tristan held him back.
"Hey! Calm down, man! Do you really wanna get into a fight on your last day of the eleventh grade? Just calm down, man!"
Joey put his fists down and smiled at his friends.
"....Yeah. Yer right, Tristan. Sorry about dat." Joey said, grinning at his friends.
I wondered if he would ever stop grinning.
"It's okay, Joey. Let's go find our seats and sit down." Téa suggested.
Joey nodded in agreement and walked off with his friends to find a seat. He looked back at me and frowned. He then put two fingers up to his eyes and turned those fingers to me, which were the index finger and the middle finger.
It was basically the "I'm watching you" sign.
"I'm watchin' ya, rich boy!" He said.
I gave him another glare as Joey, Yugi, Téa, and Tristan found a seat near the windows.
"Say that to someone who cares, Wheeler." I muttered, looking away and straight ahead.
Soon, a boy with long white hair halfway down his back walked in.
What was his name again? I think it was Bakura Ryou.
He greeted Yugi and his friends. Yugi said his name.
Yes, that was it. He hardly appeared with Yugi and his friends when they would duel. No wonder I forgot his name.
The bell rang. It was the warning bell, which meant everyone had to be in their classes in five minutes.
Five minutes later, class started after that late bell rang.
"You know what that means, class. We're starting off with math. Get out some paper and pencils and I'll start the lesson." She said.
Everyone took out some paper and pencils, and we started to get to work.
It was math. Starting off the day with math might be tough for others, but at least it's out of the way.
And I aced it.
TIMESKIP
"Alright, class, there's nothing left to do and there's a little bit of free time left. You can do whatever you like, but make sure it's school appropriate." Missus Kaliado said as she sat down at her desk.
We all had a little bit of free time before we could go home. I took out a book and started reading it. This day was just like the first day of high school last year.
Except this is the last day of this year.
Yugi and Joey were playing a game of 'Duel Monsters' together.
"Hey, Joey! Earth to Joey! Hey, are you in there? It's your turn!" Said a smiling Yugi.
What would happen next? A Blue Eyes White Dragon card would pop into the conversation?
Well, I ended up jinxing it.
I zoned out after that, but not enough, as I could still hear their conversation they were having. Yugi, Joey, Téa, and Tristan talked a bit more after that. I no longer zoned out when Yugi said:
"My Grandpa owns a super rare awesome card! Wanna see it after school?"
"Did he just...?" I looked over at Yugi and his friends. It was like déjà vu now. It was all too familiar, almost like last year.
How ironic.
Everyone nodded. I slowly put my book down as I saw them do this. Bakura said something about having to go home.
"Rare card? Could it be...? Is it what I think it is!? I guess I'll have to take Solomon Muto's card again."
I knew class was about to end in at least another minute.
I put my book in my school bag and grinned.
"Guess who's heading over to Yugi's game shop after school?"
Who knows? Maybe I'll really like the card Mr. Muto has.
End chapter
YOU ARE READING
The Third Brother
Fanfiction(Has only been edited here and there. Will try to continue editing.) Seto Kaiba narrates his life. From the orphanage to getting adopted and to later in life, read as action, adventure, friendships, brotherhood, and sadness pursues as Kaiba recalls...
