[ he didn't appreciate the additional teasing, though he knew that there was no malice behind it, so it was really only the fact that he'd grown tired of the strange situation that was putting him on edge. he keeps quiet about it though, but his already shaky smile does start to falter. ]

[ as soon as they've put some space between them and the place of the incident yugi explains ( and reveals ) what's happened to him and atem's reaction is about as bad as he was expecting. ok, maybe not bad, per say, but definitely not good. yugi flushes, biting his lip as he looks aside to try and spare himself some of the embarrassment he's feeling. ] Female. It wasn't her fault. I should have noticed the missing page too, since we were both looking at the book, but I really just think I was overeager to fix this that... I overlooked it... [ he trails off, reaching to take the books and cover up again. ] Do you really think it's that bad? [ he already has an answer in mind ( yes ) but he wants atem's opinion. ] T- This is so weird, Atem.