Silver: Alright! I'm happy! I got some reviews!

Yami Sakura: You're to easily amused.

Silver: Yeah, yeah, I know I'm optimistic! You're just a pessimist.

Yami Sakura: Whatever.

Silver: Oooooooo! I forgot the disclaimer in the last chapter.

Yami Sakura: I'll say it:

Silver does not own Yu-Gi-Oh, or anything else, for that matter.

Silver: Thanks a lot . . .

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True Love- 'Tis Hard To Find

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Chapter 2- A New Friend

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Ryou woke up the next morning in a better mood than the night before. She yawned sleeply as she tried to figure out why she had tear- stains on her pillow.

Then she remembered.

"A geek, a dork, a NOBODY"

She would remember those words forever.

'Hey there, sleepy-head' said Bakura cheerfully as she entered the kitchen. 'I hope you like scrambled-eggs!'

Ryou pouted. 'I wanted pancakes.'

'So?'

'So, can you make me some?'

'Nope, sorry kiddo, I need to go pretty soon. Anyways, My first class starts in an hour, and I promised to meet Yami outside.'

'So, you and Yami are a couple now, huh?' Ryou asked, interested.

Bakura blushed. 'We-ell,' she said. 'not really. OH! I almost forgot! It seems that Yami's got a younger brother, Yugi, in Domino High.'

'But that's my school!' said Ryou.

'Yeah! It seems that Yugi's a really nice guy. He's a bit quiet, a bit shy, but nobody's perfect. Maybe you should try and be friends.'

'Maybe,' said Ryou thoughtfully.

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When Ryou arrived at school, the first thing she did was look around for Yugi. Having been given a description of the boy, by Bakura, it wasn't hard to locate him in the far corner of the school-yard, reading a book, and drawing as little attention to himself as possible.

'Uh, hello?' she said as she aproched him.

He looked up, and smiled weakly. 'Hi,' he said quietly.

'You're Yugi, right?' asked Ryou.

'Yes,' he said slowly. 'Uh, why do you ask?'

'Well, my big-sister's name is Bakura, and she's really good friends with Yami.'

'My big brother?' he croaked. 'Oh, I remember Yami telling me about Bakura. He did mention that she had a younger sister.'

Ryou nodded, thankfully. It would have been pretty embarrassing if she had guessed the wrong kid.

'So, uh, what's your name?' asked Yugi nervously.

'Oh, I'm sorry,' said Ryou quickly. 'How rude of me, my name's Ryou.'

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Yugi and Ryou talked a bit more until the bell rang. As Ryou was going in through the doors, she was pulled back by Yugi, just in time to see Ishtar and his Gang walk by.

'It's best to stay out of their way,' he warned. 'Best not to give them any reason to pick on you.'

'So, these guys are the popular kids here?' Ryou asked.

'Yeah, their word is LAW,' Yugi said.

'So, who's the blond one, in the front?' she asked, motioning to Ishtar. 'Like, what's his full name.'

Yugi wrinkled his nose. 'It's none of our business to know stuff like that. I'm tellin' you- even the teachers get out of his way.'

'Wow,' said Ryou. 'So, they must have a lot of say in what goes on around here, huh?'

'Honestly, they practically run the whole school.'

'So, wha-

'C'mon, we're gonna be late for out first-class, if we don't hurry up,' interrupted Yugi.

'Right,' said Ryou. 'So, what class are you in?'

'7I,' he replied.

'Same here!' she said. 'This is great!'

'No, it isn't,' said Yugi, a look of disgust written on his face.

'Why?' asked Ryou, a bit hurt.

'Because, 7I is the class with the most members of the . . . the . . . "gang" in it,' he replied.

'Is Ishtar in-

'No. He's in 8B'

Ryou breathed a sigh of relief.

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Silver: Alright, I know that not much happened in this chapter, but I needed one devoted to them making friends, because it's an important part of this story.

As always, please R&R!