Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Orphan ❯ School Pains ( Chapter 3 )

Here's Chapter three!! Jenna goes shopping and experiences her first day of school in Japan!! Please R&R!!

 

I do not own Yugioh... just my character, Jenna.

 

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The next morning after eating a very small breakfast successfully, Yugi's friends showed up once more at the front door. Jenna greeted them in her usual quiet manner.

Joey looked at her. “No offense or nothin', but are you gonna be able to keep up with us with your crutches?”

She nodded. “I should be all right. In a way, it's actually a little easier than walking. Besides, I could have these things for a while, so I should get more used to using them.”

Tristan smiled at her. “Well, if you happen to need a rest, you just let us know. Don't be afraid to ask us, either. None of us will mind.”

The other teens all nodded in agreement.

“Thank you, but I'm sure I will be fine.” she said, getting to her feet.

Grandpa looked over at them with a smile. “You kids have fun. Jenna, would you like some money to buy something for yourself?”

She shook her head. “Thankyou, but I have plenty now.” she said, holding up a debit card.

Tristan started in surprise. “Where did you get...?”

Yugi elbowed him warningly, and whispered harshly in his ear. “Inheritance. All her parents money was left to her.”

Tristan's eyes went huge and he immediately bit his tongue, realizing he had almost made a potentially fatal mistake. “Well, let's get outta here. There's shops waiting!”

And so they left, the teens showing Jenna all their favorite shops and hangouts. She was able to keep up with them with seemingly little effort. However, despite her best efforts, all the teens could see her smiles were forced, she seemed to have no ability to laugh, and there was always a look of sadness in the back of her eyes.

When they stopped in one of the many game shops Domino City had, after a moment of consideration, Jenna picked up a Starter Deck for Duel Monsters, something that made Yugi smile.

When they stopped in a restaurant, and all she ordered was a small pudding, the teens frowned slightly, but made no comment. Yugi was sure she was still embarrassed enough about what had happened at supper the night before. If something like that were to happen in public, she would be positively mortified and she had more than enough on her mind as it was.

The whole time they were in the restaurant, Jenna was rubbing her shoulders wearily, obviously tired, for all that she was trying to hide it. The pressure was no longer on her feet when she walked, but in her shoulders from the crutches... something she was not used to. She made no verbal complaints, and didn't even wince. She just rubbed her shoulders, trying to be as inconspicuous as possible about it.

It was something that didn't go unnoticed, even if the teens decided not to comment about it. They just prolonged their visit inconspicuously for her sake until they thought she looked well enough to continue on.

They simply headed home after that, the hour growing late. Joey and Duke had yet to complete their homework that was due the next day, and Solomon Moto wanted to head to the school with Yugi and Jenna early the next day so he could converse with the principle and Jenna's teacher.

Jenna was escorted to her room by Yugi after having her pain killers, and unknown to her, had a silent watcher even after the boy left. Pharaoh, respectfully turning away as she changed, waiting until she had turned out the lights and was lying in her bed, when he approached her side quietly. He ensured her eyes were closed, and then took on his physical form, very carefully resting his index finger over her temple and activated his Shadow Magic to keep nightmares at bay and give her instant sleep.

 

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Jenna was incredibly nervous the next morning, and understandably so. She knew why they were going early and exactly what her new guardian was going to tell the Principle, who was going to tell the staff. It was something she wasn't looking forward to, and the only solace she had in the whole situation was the fact that Yugi was probably going to stay with her.

She couldn't eat her breakfast at all that morning, her stomach twisting and turning constantly. She knew if she took so much as a bite that there was no way it would stay down. They had all gotten up at six in the morning and were going to be at the school by seven thirty, just to be sure there was time to get all the details straightened out.

The whole way to the school, Jenna was shifting uncomfortably, most definitely nervous about her first day. She had no idea what to expect, and Yugi's assurances that everything was going to be all right didn't do much to help. Neither did the fact that she found her uniform itched and was fighting the urge to scratch.

When they arrived, Yugi and Jenna sat down in the main office area, while Solomon and the Principal went into his personal office to talk. Shortly after, Naruto- Sensei, Yugi's teacher, was called down as well and entered the office.

Jenna sat there silently the entire time, staring at the floor, her expression blank. If she noticed the concerned looks Yugi was sending her way, she didn't show it. She had her hair hanging down and framing her face, obviously an effort to hide the bruises and bandaging on her forehead. Unfortunately, there was nothing she could do to hide the crutches she was forced to haul with her everywhere.

After an hour of sitting there in silence, Solomon, Naruto sensei, and Principle Kuno emerged and gently informed the two of them what the plan was. Yugi was to wait in the hall with Jenna before the class began, and while they were out of earshot, the teacher would explain to the class that they had a new student, who she was, and what her circumstances were. It was going to be made very clear that any teasing or inappropriate questions would result in immediate punishment... something that made Jenna look a little uncomfortable, but she didn't question it. Instead, she simply nodded.

After the students and teachers were all in the classroom, and Solomon had returned home to open up the shop, Principal Kuno led the two of them to the classroom. Jenna was most definitely nervous, Yugi noticed. Then he blinked, looking at her. No. She was more than just nervous. She looked like she was terrified. As if she were walking the green mile on the way to see the firing squad. She was trying to hide it, but it showed through, despite her best efforts.

The Principal instructed the two of them to stay out in the hallway until he came to get them, and knocked on the door. Naruto let him in, and their wait began.

 

Inside the classroom, was a class of mostly confused students. All they knew so far was that there was a new student coming in this morning. They didn't understand why such a big deal was being made of it. The Principal was even coming to explain a few things. The only students who weren't confused were Joey, Tristan, Tea, Duke and Bakura. Even Seto Kaiba looked a little perplexed at the attention this new student seemed to be getting.

Principal Kuno walked in and the two teachers regarded the class. Naruto decided it was the Principal who should do the majority of the talking and leaned against his desk.

The middle aged man sighed. “As you all are aware by now, we have a new student in our school today. She just moved here from Canada. And I am sure you are all wondering why such an enormous deal is being made about her arrival and why I myself am here to introduce her to you.”

Everyone but the five students who had already met Jenna and Kaiba in the back, nodded curiously.

Kuno took in a deep breath. “Her name is Jenna Shoka. And the reason I am here to talk to you before bringing her in and introducing her, is because the circumstances surrounding her arrival here were not good. She was recently put through an incredibly traumatizing experience, the nature of which has put her in a very fragile mental and somewhat fragile physical state.”

One of the girls, Miaka held up her hand. “Excuse me, Principal Kuno? If the experience is a personal one, then why is it being told to us? Won't it bother her if we know about it?”

He shook his head. “Normally if a student were put through a traumatizing experience of a personal nature, that would be the case. However, the circumstances as they stand, have made telling her experience necessary. It is for her mental well being. And as to what that experience was...” He took in another deep breath. “Less than a week ago, she and her parents were on their way home late at night, when they were side swiped by a drunk driver. The car went into a spin and then slammed head on into a power pole at speeds exceeding 50 mph. Her father's body was completely crushed from the impact, and her mother was decapitated... her head landing right in her daughters lap in the backseat. The lady we will introduce to you was conscious through the entire ordeal and watched as both of her parents died. She was then trapped in the vehicle for several hours before the paramedics were able to remove her from the wreckage. Even then, she had to be sedated because she was unnable to stop screaming from the shock of the experience.”

All of the girls' hands flew up to their mouths and the boys eyes all went huge hearing this. Even Kaiba's expression turned alarmed, and his eyes glazed over slightly, remembering that his parents were also killed by similar circumstances.

Naruto sighed. “That is why I am going to have us postpone our biology unit until the end of the year... to give her time to get recover from the experience. Doing it now like we were going to will only make things worse for her.”

The students all nodded a little numbly, still shocked themselves to hear what this girl had gone through.

Kuno cleared his throat a little. “She has no living relatives as a result of the accident. However, Solomon Moto, Yugi's grandfather, happened to be close friends with her father. He was made Jenna's Godfather shortly after she was born, and now lives with them.” He frowned at the class a little. “As a result of these circumstances... I don't think I need to tell you that any teasing or inappropriate questions will result in immediate and possibly severe punishment.”

He straightened. “And now, I think I'll introduce you to her.” He walked up to the door and poked his head out. Seconds later, Yugi came in beside a beautiful young woman with long brown hair. She was only an inch or two taller than Yugi, and was using crutches, evidence that she had been injured in the accident as well. She kept her gaze downward, and looked decidedly pale. Principal Kuno asked her something quietly, and she immediately shook her head. He smiled at her gently and nodded, telling Yugi to bring her to her seat.

“This is Jenna Shoka. I want you all to make her feel welcome.” he said, placing a smile on his face.

Jenna refused to look up at the class, showing that she was most definitely nervous. Yugi gently led her to a desk that was beside his own and sat her down gently, leaning the crutches up against her desk for her.

The Principle left then, deciding that Jenna was alright and that he had gotten his point across to the rest of the students.

Naruto then informed the class that they were going to be starting their Physics unit today and started handing out sheets of homework assignments for them to work on out of their textbooks. Jenna worked silently, never once looking up. However, many of the students in the class kept sending looks in her direction. Some of them were of awe, others looked as if they were half expecting her to turn into some sort of mental case at any given moment.

After science was done, they started on their English, which Jenna breezed through, since it was the language she had grown up with. Then they had lunch.

Yugi and his friends led her to the cafeteria where they took a seat at one of the tables. The place was full, and word had obviously gotten around about the new student, because now students from all grades were casting glances in her direction, and then quickly looking away.

Yugi smiled at her. “I'll get your lunch for you. What would you like?”

Jenna hesitated. She was still incredibly uptight and the smell of the cafeteria wasn't going to help things. “Um... actually, I'm not very hungry right now...”

Yugi's expression turned concerned and he leaned in close to speak to her quietly in her ear. “Jenna, please... you never had breakfast this morning and you hardly ate anything yesterday. Just try to eat something, please. I'm really worried about your health.”

She hesitated, and then nodded. “Alright. Just get me something that goes easy on the stomach... like soup or maybe a salad. I don't care what kind.” she said quietly.

He nodded immediately and sauntered off to get her lunch. He returned a moment later with a vegetable soup for her and a sub for himself. She very slowly started to eat. She had only had about a fifth of her soup before her stomach twisted painfully, the plethora of aroma's assaulting her senses doing their evil.

One hand flew to her mouth and the other snatched the crutches that were at her side.

“Excuse me!!!” she said quickly as she bounded to her feet and started off, working her crutches as she never had before. She was half to the cafeteria doors before the rest of the teens had registered what was happening and had bounded to their feet as well, following her.

On the way down the hall, she almost collided with a tall brown haired boy, the fact barely registering in her head as she muttered a quick apology and fairly flew into the girls washroom and into one of the stalls. Her crutches clattered to the floor as she entered. She dropped to her knees in front of the toilet just in time for the small amount she'd eaten to make a comeback.

Kaiba, meanwhile, had been about to give the person who had almost slammed into him a piece of his mind, when he saw who it was and what her condition was as she disappeared into the girl's washroom. Only seconds later, Yugi and his group raced down the hall, the King of Games stopping in front of him. “Kaiba!! Did you see Jenna, the new girl?”

The CEO nodded and pointed at the washroom. “She's in there. She looked like she was going to be sick...”

Before he could say another word, Tea cut him off, bounding forward herself. “I'll make sure she's okay...” she said entering the washroom.

She found Jenna in the second stall, leaning over the toilet. The mild smell emanating from within told Tea exactly what had happened. She could see Jenna was trembling slightly and breathing heavily.

Tea put a hand on her shoulder. “Jenna, are you okay?” she asked gently.

The girl hesitated and then nodded. “Yes. I don't think I'll be eating in the cafeteria again, though... at least until my stomach is a little more settled...” she said this quietly, her voice shaky.

“Do you need anything? A cup of water?”

Again, Jenna hesitated before nodding. “If it wouldn't be too much trouble...”

Tea took out her now empty thermos and filled the lid up with water from one of the sinks. Then she reentered the stall handing it to Jenna. She took it wordlessly, rinsing her mouth several times before taking a few small sips to chase the horrid taste in the back of her throat away. Then she flushed the toilet and let out a sigh.

“I can't believe that just happened...”

Tea smiled and placed her hand on Jenna's shoulder once more. “It's not your fault. You have nothing to be embarrassed about. Now come on... the others are waiting for you outside. They're all really worried. Do you need any help standing up?”

Jenna shook her head wordlessly and slowly got to her feet, taking the crutches that had clattered to the floor on either side of her, and then sighed once more, turning to face Tea.

Jenna's face was somewhat palid now, and her expression was filled with shame. She refused to meet Tea's gaze.

The girl smiled at her gently. “Come on. Let's get going.”

When the two girls emerged from the washroom, Jenna refused to meet anyone's gaze. Yugi was in front of her immediately, however, his wide eyes deeply concerned. “Jenna! Are you okay?”

She nodded, obviously deeply embarrassed by what had just happened. “I'm fine. It just... came on so suddenly.” Then she sighed. “I'm sorry you wasted your money on my lunch...”

He shook his head. “Would you stop apologizing? None of this is your fault. Besides, I had enough money for your lunch and some for myself, so there's nothing to apologize for in the first place.”

Then Jenna noticed the tall boy she had nearly bowled over was standing there as well, his arms crossed as he looked down at her cooly.

She blanched immediately. “Oh... um... I'm sorry about almost knocking you over earlier, sir, but I was in a hurry...”

The teens all stiffened, hearing that she had almost knocked over Kaiba, but to their shock and relief, the CEO didn't appear to be angry over the incident. He didn't smile, of course, but he simply shrugged. “Forget about it. Like Yugi said, it's not your fault. Now that I know you're all right, I'm going to get ready for the next class.” He turned and walked away without another word.

Joey blinked slowly, officially shocked. “Whoa... did... Kaiba actually act like he was worried about someone other than his brother?”

Yugi blinked as well. Then he shook it off. “Well, he has the right idea. We should be getting ready for gym.”

Jenna sighed inwardly, remembering what the gym uniforms looked like... the short shorts and halter top like shirts the girls had to wear. She found it odd that the uniforms would look like that. To her mind it seemed rather inappropriate and she wasn't looking forward to wearing them.

The uniform was surprisingly comfortable, but she hated the halter top top, since it showed the bandaging where the shrapnel had been pulled out of her side. It also revealed several deep bruises from the seat belt and a few cuts she had gotten on her legs from broken glass in the car. She was also told by Tea that girls with long hair were supposed to have it tied back, much to her frustration. She felt like she was being completely exposed.

She entered the gym with Tea at her side, and refused to even glance up, knowing all the students were going to be staring at her. She just let Tea lead her to the matt on the floor and, with the help of Joey and Yugi, managed to sit down without incident. It was only then that she risked a glance up and saw several students quickly look away.

They were in the middle of their track and field unit, but the teacher excused Jenna from all of the exercises due to her physical condition, and just had her do a few laps around the gym with her crutches.

Each time she looked up, she either saw students looking at her openly, or quickly turning away, trying to avoid being caught looking at her. She was struggling to keep herself from trembling at this, especially these two boys and one girl who didn't seem to care if she saw it or not. They even started whispering quietly among themselves while casting looks her way and pointing in her direction on occasion. It wasn't hard to figure out that she was the topic of their conversation.

Kaiba, however, noticed this and decided to do something about it. He stopped right next to them and glared at them cooly. He said something that Jenna couldn't hear, but the three students all went palid, and they didn't so much as sneak a peek since then.

She was very much relieved and thankful toward the CEO. Yugi and his friends had warned her that he was usually very cold and distant from everyone else. Although he definitely seemed that way at first glance, he was being incredibly nice to her. She knew it was probably because of her experience, but it was still incredibly nice of him.

The rest of the class passed uneventfully, much to her relief, but she was a little squeamish once more once it was over, because she was now going to be seperated from Yugi for the final class of the day.

Yugi looked at her. “I can pick you up from your class...”

She shook her head, determined to be as independent as she could be. “I'll be all right. I can just meet you and your friends out by the main gates of the school.”

Yugi looked a little concerned. “Are you sure?” he asked after a moment of hesitation. “I don't want you to take on more than you can handle right now. It really wouldn't be any trouble for me to wait outside your room...”

She shook her head, stubborn as ever. “I'm sure. But thankyou for the offer. I really do appreciate it.”

He hesitated a moment longer, and then nodded. “Alright. As long as you're sure. The six of us will be waiting for you out by the front gates.”

Jenna managed to let a ghost of a smile come to her lips. “Alright. I'll see you after school, Yugi.” Then she sauntered off on her own, toward her Computers class.

It turned out the only person she shared this class with that she had any aquaintance to whatsoever, was the tall boy that she had almost collided with at noon hour... Seto Kaiba. And it also turned out that she was seated right next to him in the room.

She paled, seeing the keyboard for the first time. It was much different from the ones she was used to using over in Canada. They were filled with Japanese Kanji's instead of the English Alphabet. Jenna tried to stiffle a moan seeing this, but it didn't go unnoticed by Kaiba.

He looked over at her for a long moment, apparently seeing her confusion and discomfort. Then he leaned over a little. “I'll help you.” he said simply, trying not to put any emotion into his voice. He then proceeded to explain the differences between Japanese and English keyboards to her, answering her questions patiently. Once she seemed to have gotten it, he returned to his own screen and worked on his own assignments.

Jenna was one of those girls that learned things quickly... something Kaiba was shocked to discover when she completed her assignments as quickly as he did. And then, after seeking the teachers permission, she simply went on to the internet to do some surfing, shutting down the computer exactly one minute before the bell rang.

 

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Jenna made her way to her locker and grabbed her things, keeping an eye out for Yugi or any of his friends. She was slower than most people right now because of her crutches, so she guessed the six of them were probably already waiting for her by the front gates. She threw on her pack, and headed out the doors, pausing at the top of the steps going down.

There was a metal railing, of course, but she would still have to hang on to both of her crutches which would make things a little more awkward. She saw Seto Kaiba waiting by the curb in front of the school with a Junior at his side... probably his little brother. She briefly considered asking if he'd give her a hand, but then decided against it. She could do this on her own. She'd just have to go a little slower than usual. There were only about ten steps, after all.

So she transfered her left crutch to her right hand, and awkwardly held it while using her other crutch to support her right side. Then she slowly started making her way down, step by step.

When she was at the fifth step, however, she heard running footsteps behind her, and two boys talking excitedly.

“I got my allowance yesterday! Let's hit the Pizza Place!!”

“Yeah!! And I wanna stop by a game shop to see if they have the new .Hack video game!”

Jenna paled immediately and half turned, barely catching a glimpse of two boys a little younger than she was charge toward her, apparently not noticing she was there. Before she knew it, a pain erupted in her side and she went flying down the last few feet and slammed onto the concrete ground.

Her body cringed as a shockwave of pain coursed through her entire side and an agonizing scream tore from her throat immediately. Her head was swimming and colored spots danced before her eyes, which she quickly screwed shut.

Once her eyes cleared somewhat, she saw Kaiba's little brother kneeling at her side, and then, a few feet off to her left, Kaiba himself, holding the two boys that had slammed into her by the front of their uniforms. The CEO looked positively livid.

“What the hell did you idiots think you were doing?! DON'T YOU KNOW HOW TO LOOK WHERE YOU'RE GOING?!” he roared.

The two boys were wide eyed, their faces pale.

The boy who was checking her over right now looked up in horror. “Seto!!! She's bleeding!!”

Kaiba dropped the two boys immediately and came forward, dropping down to examine her himself. He gently touched an area on her side, and she winced immediately, her hand grabbing his wrist.

“My... stitches must have... come undone... I just need to... get them done up again...” she managed to gasp out.

Kaiba looked around. “Where's Yugi?!”

“I asked him and his friends... to wait for me... by the front gates...”

The younger boy got to his feet immediately. “I'll get them! Wait right here!!” He tore off without another word.

Kaiba looked at her. “Do you hurt anywhere else?”

“Just... my hip and my ribs. I think I'm starting off from scratch again...”

He frowned a little and pulled out his communicator. “I'll get a medical team here.” He quickly contacted his people and demanded a medical team come to the front of his school.

Only seconds after he got confirmation from the other end of his communications device, Yugi and his friends rushed forward, Yugi dropping by Jenna's side immediately.

“I have my medical team on the way. They should be here in just a few minutes.” Kaiba said cooly, ignoring several shocked looks from Yugi's friends once he'd said it.

The King of Games looked at Jenna, his eyes enormous and filled with concern.

“Jenna... how are you feeling?”

The girl managed a weak smile. “I've... felt better...” she managed to get out before she fainted.

Duke dropped to her side. “JENNA!!!”

Kaiba crossed his arms. “The pain must have caused her to pass out.”

Joey snarled. “WHERE ARE THOSE FREAKS THAT KNOCKED HER DOWN THE STAIRS?! JUST POINT 'EM OUT TO ME NOW!!!!”

Kaiba looked at where he had last deposited the two juniors and saw that they had disappeared. “They're gone. But I can identify them easily. I'll talk to the administration shortly.”

Only a few minutes passed before an ambulance with the Kaiba Corp logo on the side pulled up in front of the school and two paramedics climbed out with a gurney. The ambulance was soon followed by Kaiba's limo. Kaiba instructed the driver to bring Yugi and his grandfather to the medical wing of his mansion, and to then return to get Kaiba himself. The King of Games jumped into the limo and it took off.

 

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There's chapter three!! Please tell me what you think!! Chapter four will be coming soon!! R&R!!!