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LoneWolf16: Okay, this is really weird. This is pretty much the last chapter, and guess what? It's the thirteenth chapter. Kinda funny, isn't it?
Djanil: Who cares? Just get this over with.
LoneWolf16: *sighs* Finally, so close to the end…
/…/ is Yami to Yugi; /…/ is Yugi to Yami; … is Bakura to Ryou; and … is Ryou to Bakura.
Disclaimer: I don't own YGO or driver's ed.
Chapter 13: Finals and Aftereffects
Everyone was sweating in the stifling classroom. Heck, even if it weren't hot, some would still be sweating, because they were currently taking the final.
Yes, it was the ABSOLUTELY LAST DAY OF SUMMER SCHOOL! (gasp!)
Of course, the teachers have to squish that happy feeling by giving finals.
So all of the little kiddies – I mean, teenagers – were dutifully filling in the little bubbles for their answers.
Nothing much to comment on. Only that they did it. And for some, it had a big impact…
Joey had to get an A or else he wouldn't get the All Important Waiver.
He was carefully selecting the best answer possible. He was thinking this stuff out. He was wracking his little brain for any bit of information that he had learned (at all). He was crossing his fingers. And he was the last one to turn his test in.
Everyone sweated or chatted while Mr. Kieling graded the test.
"So Joey, think you passed?" Yugi teased.
" 'Course I passed!" Joey said.
"But did you get an A?" Ryou pushed, a slight grin on his face.
"Uh…"
"Okay class! I've got your test graded and your overall grade figured out. I'll call you up one by one to show you." Mr. Kieling announced.
The time to see if they had made it had come…
The gang were all scrunched around a table in Burger Palooza. Mai, Marik, and (surprise!) Serenity were also there.
"So Yugi, are you going to get a wavier?" Tea asked.
Yugi looked down at his strawberry smoothie. "Um, nope. I didn't get a B- on the behind the wheel test. I got a C+."
"Awww, that's so close!" Joey put in.
"Yeah."
/Yugi, you can always try later. You don't have to get your license now./
/Yeah, but that's the whole point of taking driver's ed!/
/Are you that eager to crash into something?/
/Uh, no./
"What about you, Joey?" Yugi asked. "You going to get a waiver?"
Joey had a sheepish grin now. "Nope. Didn't fail anythin', but I didn't make the cut." Joey counted off his fingers. "Got a B- in sim, got a C in classroom, and behind the wheel I got a C+ too."
"Well, I passed everything. I should be getting my waiver in the mail soon."
Everyone looked at Tristan, who was casually leaning back (and also trying to put his arm around Serenity).
"Awww, no fair. My bud Tristan gets one, but I don't?"
"Yup. So Serenity, want to go out driving with me sometime?" Tristan grinned.
"HEY!" Joey yelled.
"Yeah, 'cause she might want to go with me. I'm going to get a waiver too." Duke smiled. His little dice earrings clinked together. "How about it, Serenity?"
Joey had to be restrained by Yugi and Ryou. Tea tried changing the subject of the conversation.
"So Ryou, are you going to get a waiver?"
Ryou had a slow grin. "I'm in the same hole as Yugi and Joey. I got a C- in simulator."
That is truly pathetic, vessel.
Well, I could have done better if you wouldn't keep commenting!
Bakura laughed. But I like doing it.
"What about you, Tea?" Ryou asked, hoping to distract his yami.
Tea also had a sheepish smile. "I won't be getting one either. I didn't do too well on the behind the wheel test. C+."
"Excuse me, but what is a waiver? And why do you keep comparing grades?" Marik asked confusedly.
Yugi explained. "See Marik, if you do well in driver's ed, you can get a waiver. That lets you get a driver's license without taking the road test at the testing facility. But you can only get a waiver if you get at least a B- in simulator, classroom, and behind the wheel."
Mai asked another question. "So how did everyone do on their behind the wheel test?"
Those who had not passed winced. (Which was most of them.) Each of them had their own little horrors while on the BTW test…
Yugi – well, as usual, he hit a lot of stuff. Created a lawn job again. And missed one stop sign. Poor little guy, he was scared stiff.
Ryou – didn't do too bad, but one time Bakura made one of his comments and Ryou had actually obeyed – he messed up hill parking, turning the wheels the wrong way (the way Bakura told him) and the car began to roll backwards…
Joey – ack, that was scary. Again, it was as if construction was after him. Three point turns and backing was horrible, and he almost hit a construction worker.
Tristan – he didn't do too bad. The only thing to comment on was when he slouched too much and found his butt hanging over the seat edge and his head at the level of the steering wheel. Not good.
Tea – Merging, as usual, was scary. She almost got ran over when she made a right turn on red and didn't make sure she had a big enough gap. Would horns blaring and everyone screaming summarize it enough?
Duke – well, he had business problems. The cell phone rang and he tried answering it while driving. That was bad. Swerving, accidental horn honking, and eventual calm once Tea yanked the cell phone away from Duke's ear.
Yugi summed it up for all of them. "Well, we all had problems."
Fervent head nods.
Mai put her arm around Joey, who went stiff. "Well, I can help Joey with driving…"
Duke and Tristan acted predictably. "I'll give you advice on driving, Serenity!" Tristan smiled.
"Hmph. Like you know how to drive. Serenity, I'll be happy to give you tips on driving." Duke interrupted.
Joey shook himself out of his stupor. "No you guys are not!"
Yugi and Ryou were both speaking to their other selves on the matter of more practice.
/Yugi, I know you'll get better./
/If I can get practice!/
/Well, I'll help as best as I can./
/Hmmm…can you take the test for me?/
Yami laughed. /Now, Yugi, the license is supposed to be for you, not me./
/Yeah, but we share the same body, so you should learn to drive too…/
/What, me?/
/Yeah, you!/ Yugi giggled. /It'll be interesting to see you drive for once!/
Ryou, of course, already knew how his other half drove. And it was not pretty.
What, you're afraid of me driving?
You drive so…recklessly.
That's the fun part about it!
If you say so… Ryou gave up. They'd had this conversation a million times. He'd just have to find a way to keep Bakura away from the driver's seat.
Not that you can stop me.
Marik shook his head. "So most of you aren't going to get a waiver. Doesn't that make Driver's Ed kind of pointless?"
Yugi shrugged. "Yeah, well, at least we 'learned' a lot."
Joey grinned. "Stuff like weird teachers, how to sleep in class, funky videos, havin' fun in sim, and creating chaos in behind the wheel. It was cool." Joey slurped up the rest of his smoothie. "Besides, my dad probably wouldn't want me to get a license anyway. He'll probably say it'll make his insurance too much."
Yugi laughed. "My Grandpa would probably say the same thing. No way am I going to start driving alone anytime soon." He shuddered. "Insurance would go waaaaaaayy up with all of the crashes I cause…"
Tea shook her head. "I probably could have gotten a waiver if I had taken Driver's Ed during the school year. Summer school just doesn't have enough time." She turned to Ryou, who was quietly eating his fries. "What about you, Ryou? Do you want to get a waiver?"
Ryou (quietly) choked. Yugi patted him on the back, and Joey (with much gusto) whacked him on the back. "ACK! Joey! … Um, well, I really don't care. I don't really need a license anyway."
Mai eyes widened. "Well, that's a first. I've never heard of any teen that doesn't want their license." She winked at Joey. "I'll bet Joey sure wants his, dad or no dad."
Joey sputtered. "What?"
Well, everyone paid for their food and walked out of Burger Palooza, planning on what to do for the rest of the summer. Then they saw Kaiba storming down the sidewalk, yelling into his cell-phone.
"Mokuba, I don't need to learn this! I have work to do!"
Everyone paused to look incredulously at Kaiba.
"Mokuba, I can just pay for someone else…I know…fine!" Kaiba shut the cell-phone off and saw everyone staring at him.
"What?" Kaiba asked gruffly.
"What where you talking about?" Joey asked back. Well, he was the only one impudent enough to ask the CEO of KaibaCorp anything…
"Mokuba wanted me to learn how to drive. He signed me up for a commercial driver's education class." Kaiba snorted. "He says limos are unreliable, that they might not come, and that besides, he wants me to drive him around instead of the 'mean limo driver.' " His eyes softened. "But I guess I can give this a try."
Everyone was gazing at him in slight shock. Seto Kaiba was going to learn how to drive?
Kaiba moved to stalk away. "So if you'll excuse me, I have to go to 'school.' " Kaiba snorted. Again… "So unless you have any tips on driving, Wheeler, I have things to do."
Joey grinned. "Sure do. And so do all my buds…"
Kaiba turned back around. Yugi smiled wryly, Ryou's eyes sparkled, Tristan just grinned, Tea gave a half wave, and Duke was inwardly laughing at the thought that now super-rich Kaiba would have to deal with phone calls while driving…
"See, we've all taken driver's ed already. We'll be happy to give ya some advice."
Kaiba was going to learn the truth about Driver's Ed. He would now learn what they really teach in that classroom. They had all gone through it, veterans of the horror.
Seto Kaiba would get an education on Driver's Education.
-THE END?-
LoneWolf16: *sob* Finally, one of my first fics is over… Hope you guys like it. It's been good practice for me: funny, dramatic at that one little point, and speed writing. Hopefully you've enjoyed this fic as I blundered along.
One thing… ^^ yeah, so you all thought they'd get their licenses… YEAH RIGHT! ^^;;;; Since, I (me, myself) took summer school driver's ed, a lot of this was based on stuff I saw / observed / heard. And I did not pass everything with a B-, so therefore I did not get a waiver, and so therefore I don't have my license. -_- (And considering what happened yesterday while driving with my dad, I'm not going to get mine anytime soon. *winces* Yelling, honking, and high blood pressure anyone?) And since I did not get my license (yet, I hope) I have no experience whatsoever with getting one. Therefore, most of the characters (logically) don't make it either. (Most of my friends didn't either.) So this fic ends pretty much here. However, once I do get my license, I might come back and add a chapter where they (finally) do. If you guys want; this fic pretty much closes right here. And doing a fic with just Seto learning how to drive would be kinda boring, because I'd be reiterating, and whatnot.
Djanil: And so this fic ends.
LoneWolf16: But don't worry, I've got other fics in store! I'm currently working on four (yep, that's right, four) other fics, so don't hesitate to check them out. If you like humor, definitly check out "Bible Stories, YGO Style." Or if you check out the other ones, you'll see the other side of me… But don't you guys forget to review! A special thanks to those who reviewed on this fic as I went along and continue to do so. I cherish each one. Hey, I memorize each one.
Djanil: *nods* She's telling the truth.
LoneWolf16: So like, hey, see you guys around . Bye! ^^