Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh or the abridged series.
Bitten by the Bug.
Chapter 1 - fashionably late
"Where Is she!" Exclaimed Yugi, his anger steadily increasing. In the background a crowd was roaring. Joey was pacing up and down by some red velvet curatins and Tristan was dabbing his sweaty brow lightly with a white towel. After a few solitary minutes of Yugi sighing annoyed, Joey pacing and Tristan dabbing, Téa ran to them, her face red. She leant over and started to get her breath back.
"I'm-so-sorry-i'm-late-guys." She puffed. "I-got-held-back."
"How can you get held back in a hotel!?" Yugi whispered venomously.
"-Fans!" The red was starting to fade from Téa's face. "Anyone have any water?"
"No time! We have to go on, NOW!" Yugi pushed Téa, then walked on behind her, followed by Joey and Tristan who settled themselves in various places around the stage. Tristan seated himself behind a vast assortment of drums and symbols. On the front of the biggest drum was a picture of a millenium puzzle and one word- "Pharoah".
"5-6-7-8" Yugi mouthed and noise erupted from the huge amplifiers stood at either side of the stage. Téa opened her mouth and started singing.
Two hours later, the band ran off stage waving and blowing kisses, displaying massive grins on their faces. Once they had exited, Yugi's smile faded.
"It's just good that we have talent! Or we'd have been stuffed, Téa!"
"You can never relax can you! We just did a good gig, let's celebrate!" Yugi opened his mouth to retort, but closed it again and went with his band members to celebrate. Back at the hotel they were staying in, they ordered room service and had a small party. The next morning, Yugi woke up the band to hand out pieces of paper.
"It's six in the morning!" Joey slurred.
"Your point?"
"It's too early." Tristan added.
"No it isn't. Now if you look at the paper in front of you, you will notice it is a rehearsal schedule. This tour may have finished, but we need to make sure we know our songs perfectly for the tour next year. And we need to make some new songs up as well. Keep the fans begging for more, that's what i say!" Yugi happily said.
"That's great, but for now i think we should all do a group activity." Joey replied bored.
"Sure! What did you have in mind, Joey?"
"Sleeping! One, two three, GO!" Joey, Téa and Tristan fell back and went back to sleep. Much to Yugi's annoyance.
At midday, Yugi re-woke his band members, they got dressed to go down to the hotel restaurant for some lunch.