"Hello Noah...Why are you so excited this early?"
Noah...The still short boy looks at me with the same familiar "look" in his eyes that has been there since we first met. The look of possesion and intrigue, though it's more "human" after our years of being together.
"I shouldn't be? We're finally going to school together!"
"Oh right..." 'I completely forgot about that...so my first day in high school in what, 20ish years? Well at least it should be easy due to Noah's forced "Tutoring" If that war crime can even be called that...'
"Well tone it down please? it's still decently early."
"Oh whatever! You wake up around this time everyday anyway!"
Noah then takes off with a speed that no one should have at 7 in the morning and bolts it down the large staircase leading to the front of the quote on quote "home" we're living in.
'I don't think I'm ever going to get used to having him around...Especially since Gozaburo basically dumped him on me for the time being...That guy still ain't shit despite his "love" of his son..Well at least he should be dealt with soon. Considering I haven't heard any word about Seto taking over the company publicily I can only assume that Gozaburo is taking his sweet time with his challenge to Seto. Thankfully everything seems to be going to plan as Noah told me after one of his visits back to the company that Seto has taken over most of the shares combined with Mokuba.'
'After Seto destroys Gozaburo we shouldn't have any trouble with the big 5 either since the virtual world technology doesn't exist due to Noah never dying in the real world. The only thing that could happen is a potental taking over of Kaiba Corp but after Gozaburo dies for good they shouldn't try anything...Though I shouldn't be too worried about it'
"..How I'm burdened with too much knowledge.."
Slowly moving down the same spotless staircase I'm greeted to a sight I've seen hundreds of times before. That being the bickering between my adoptive father Hara and Noah. "I've told you old man you can't make bacon with this poor of pork! You didn't even use the 20,000¥ ones I got!"
As expected Noah has already taken to the stove and it trying his hardest to shove Hara out of the way to no avail as Noah despite being trained and physically toned is still a 5'6 130 pound brat compared to Hara's 6ft nearly 200 pound frame. "Can it brat! I know what I'm doing plus it's just breakfast we can use that later for some other things! I've learned a lot since being in the states!"
"Yet you still haven't learn English you old timer!"
"What did you say to me!?"
Clearing my throat and walking up to the large table only a few feet away from the open kitchen makes both of them quiet down quickly, Hara due to him knowing my dislike of loud noises in the morning and Noah quiets down because...Well, he just does whatever I say.
"Good morning Riku, I'm making some...What are these called again? Flapjacks? Pancakes? Hotcakes? Why do they have so many names..." Hara points down to a stack of very well made pancakes.
"Oh, those look great! And they're called pancakes, don't let anyone else tell you otherwise."
Taking my plate which had 2 very fluffy pancakes, three thick cut bacon pieces and 2 fried eggs I immediately sit down to eat, and Noah wisely decides to take and eat their own plate without anymore fuss.
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"So, why'd you choose this school in particular?"
"I just picked a random one I saw with a good history, Noah."
After our hearty and frankly needed breakfast Noah and I are on our walk to school.
"You can just say you don't want to tell me..If you were looking for just a good high school there were plenty back in your old city. But you choose to move here, you choose the house, you choose this place for a reason."
Walking down quite the crowded street me and Noah glide past the speedwalking adults and the gossiping teens as he speaks. As we dance through the crowd I throw a glance back to Noah and as I meet his eyes I see a familiar look. An calculating, cold look in his eyes that sends a slight shiver down my back.
"Noah, calm down. You getting that look in your eyes again. I have no secret agenda for you to uncover."
Grabbing Noah's shoulder to move him out of the way of an oncoming salaryman that hard gaze softens and disappears as Noah spins around to face me again.
"Whatever you say, Though how much further is it to this school? I'm starting to think we should've taken the train.."
Rolling my eyes at him I turn him back around and point to a large building down the road. "It's right there. Before you ask me something like that please open your eyes first? And I know you've been researching this school since I first asked to go here you freak."
To that Noah just scratches the back of his neck and gets back behind me to allow me to lead him into this "uncharted" territory. As we walk I hear a small whisper barely audible over the morning bussle.
"I'm not that bad am I? I didn't think I could be considered a freak..."
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"Yugz! Show me how to play Duel Monsterz again!"
As me and Noah enter our classroom we're greeted with a...Intresting sight. A older blonde haired boy is currently shoutiing at a small boy while holding a small deck of cards. Correction, the amount of cards in his hand can't even be considered a small deck, it's more of a handful, 10 cards at max.
"Joey, cmon give him a break. This is the third day ina row already! You don't even have enough cards to play that game anyway." Another boy speaks, this time a brown haired youth. And just from a quick look around he's the at least the oldest looking person in the classroom.
"Should I know who those people are? Your staring pretty hard." Snapping back to reality I notice that I stopped walking and Noah has been poking at my back that entire time. "No you shouldn't. And I'm fine, I just realized it might be more interesting than I thought."
'Mainly because of that guy over there.'
Out of the corner of my eye I see a quiet man. Just holding a book and reading. But as I look at his face he's facial structure looks oddly familar, along with his odd looking hair. Most of it is a deep brown, but a small line of it is almost radioactive green. The same sort of color that sits on the top of Noah's head.
'God this might have been a really bad idea.'
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{I know, I know. The timeline! It'll be explained shortly. Along with what version of the orginal characters you'll be getting! The abridged version may show a little...}