***Note: none of my stories will ever contain yaoi, yuri, shounen-ai, or anything relating to it. Any "relationship" you think you may see (*ahem* Yami/Yugi) is merely good friendship. I sincerely hope this does not change your mind about reading my fic.
Disclaimer (short and to the point): I don't own Yu-gi-oh!And by the way, I have seen another story titled "The Black Citadel" on ff.net, but this story has nothing to do with it. I did not steal that name; I had thought of the name for my story long before I had ever gone on ff.net.
Chapter 1: Bon Voyage!"Ready to go, Yugi?" asked Solomon Moto, Yugi's grandpa.
"Almost, Grandpa," the boy replied.
Isn't this great, Yami? exclaimed Yugi to his friend. A whole weekend boating on the ocean with Joey, Tristan, Tea, and Serenity! We'll have so much fun!
Yami smiled at the excited Yugi. I hope the weather stays nice, said Yami. It'd be a shame to drive all the way up there and have it rain . . .
Don't worry, I already checked the forecast and it's supposed to be sunny all week long!
Yami was about to reply when Solomon, wondering what was taking his grandson so long, interrupted their mind conversation.
"Yugi! This is the last time I'm going to call you! If you don't hurry, we'll leave with out you!"
Yugi shook his head. He knew his grandpa wouldn't leave without him, but all the same, it was better not to get him cross early in the morning.
"Coming!" replied Yugi. "Joey, hurry up! It's time to leave!"
"Alright already, just gimme a minute!" his friend yelled back. "Mom's not done with her lecture yet."
"Joseph, pay attention!" his mother said. "I just want to make sure that you and Serenity will be all right."
"Don't worry about a thing, Mrs. Wheeler," said Tristan as he came up behind Joey and clapped him on the back. "We'll take good care of Serenity." He grinned at his friend, and Joey glared back. He was very protective of his little sister.
"Honestly, Mom," said Serenity. "You don't need to worry. Joey will be there."
Her mother sighed, but she gave her daughter one last hug and reminded them all once more to have fun and be safe.
"You'd think we were running off on a crazy adventure, or something like that," said Joey once they were out of earshot. "We're going to spend the weekend boating, not bungee jumping!"
"Hey guys!" yelled a girl's voice. They looked up to see Tea running towards them with a backpack over one shoulder. "Wait for me!"
"What took you so long?" asked Tristan.
"Yeah, we're about to leave!" said Joey.
"I had to finish packing," explained Tea.
"Jeez, we're only going for a weekend!" said Joey.
"I know that!" yelled Tea. "But – "
"Well, now that we're all here, maybe we can get going," Solomon broke in.
"Shotgun!" yelled Joey, immediately running for the door to the front seat.
"Oh no you don't!" shouted Tristan as he raced after him. They reached the door at the same time.
"Hey, I called it!" said Joey. The two boys started pushing each other, each trying
to open the door while simultaneously trying to keep the other from doing the same.
"Oh boy," said Tea to Yugi. "We're not even on the road, and they're already fighting."
"Hey, knock it off, you two!" said Yugi.
They froze and looked at him. Tristan was holding Joey's arm away from the door, and Joey's other arm was holding on to the back of Tristan's coat. They looked sheepishly at each other as Yugi walked up to them.
"I know how to settle this," he said.
They all drew straws, and Yugi ended up sitting in the front seat. Joey and Tristan had to be separated, so Serenity sat next to Joey while Tea sat next to Tristan. Other than a few minor disputes between Tristan and Joey over who could drink the most Coke, the trip went smoothly for the next two hours.
To be continued . . . (maybe)
Anyways, I hope you liked the first chapter! As I said in the beginning, please review so I know whether or not to put up the next chapter!