Me: Hey look a new chapter!
Bakura: About time
Me: (Glares) Would you like to join Yami? (holds up hammer and points to unconscious Yami)
Bakura: (shakes head)
Me: Anzu would you read out the disclaimer please?
Anzu: Panda doesn't own Yu-Gi-Oh! or any of it's characters. If she did every chapter would contain scenes of Marik and I having wild crazy monkey se- WHAT THE HELL?!
Me: O-O I didn't write that
Marik: (Whistles innocently)
(Marik gets hit with hammer by a pissed looking Kaiba)
Kaiba: Just get to the damn story
Chapter 2: Shops, shops, shops!
"So, where first?" Yugi asked as the group entered the mall.
"There's a sale on in the fashion boutique on the second floor" Mai chimed looking to the girls "Shall we ladies?" Serenity, Anzu and Ishizu nodded. As the four girls set off, Yami called out to them
"What about us?" Anzu looked over her shoulder and laughed
"There are plenty of shops, just look around until you find somewhere you like. You know where to find us if there's any trouble. Later!" When the girls were out of view the guys exchanged looks.
"Well" Ryou began "I still need to pick up the materials for the new RPG so..." he trailed off as he began walking in the opposite direction the girls had gone.
"Well at least that explains why Ryou was here" Honda mumbled. He took a glance at Bakura, flinching when he saw the glare directed at him. "Uh, I think I'll check out the comic store"
"I'll join ya man" Jou said as the two off them walked off. Mokuba grabbed his brother's sleeve
"Seto, I want to go to the arcade" Kaiba nodded, letting Mokuba drag him off. Duke turned to Yugi and Yami
"There's a game store on the third floor, want to check it out?" Yugi nodded following Duke. Yami cast a suspicious look at the remaining three.
"You three better stay out of trouble" Yami warned. Malik rolled his eyes and Marik scoffed.
"Why pharaoh, I didn't know you cared" Bakura sneered. Yami sent them a finale glare and followed after Yugi and Duke.
"So why are you here?" Malik asked, not even looking at Bakura, instead scanning over some of the shop signs for something of interest.
"I was bored" Bakura answered simply "And I didn't feel like staying in my weak hikari's apartment by myself" Marik smirked
"Aww is little Bakura lonely?"
Bakura glared daggers at the tanned yami before sneering and flipping him off. Marik just chuckled in reply and Malik ignored the exchange.
"What about you two? What's your excuse?" Bakura asked
"Mazaki" Malik answered, finally looking at Bakura
"Ah" Bakura responded in understanding. All three had been trying to get their way into the dancer's pants for some time now. At first it had just been an idea to piss off Yami but after some time of actually watching her they realised Anzu was an attractive girl. Throw in the fact her dance classes made her body limber and she had a lot of stamina and you had one very tempting prize. They acted as civil as they could to her and she seemed to accept them much easier than the rest of the group.
Malik was fairly subtle in his seduction, a brush of hands here, an intense gaze there, the occasional 'there's something in your hair, let me get it for you' and his personal favourite of leaning his face inches from her neck to 'smell her perfume better'. She wasn't so naive to think the actions completely innocent but nor did she ever dare to accuse him of anything more.
Bakura was not so subtle but also sneaky in his own right. He would force Ryou to start some random conversation with her and while they talked he would roam his gaze over her every curve and bump, devouring her slender form with only his eyes, meeting her sight directly for a moment with a subtle smirk and continuing his examination while she flushed at the attention, trying to keep her conversation with Ryou going. She often confronted him afterwards but he always feigned innocence, teasing her that she was imagining naughty things. Oh how he loved to see her face flushed in humiliation and suppressed anger.
Marik just didn't threaten to kill her every other minute like he did to everyone else. He felt it was a very sweet gesture.
The three stood in an easy silence until Marik suggested they go look for a pet shop. Which they did.
Le Femme's Fashion Boutique:
"Oh wow!" Serenity chirped seeing Mai step out of the dressing room wearing a long red velvet dress with a long slit up the left leg and a bust line that cut off just above Mai's bountiful chest "It looks amazing on you"
"Thanks hun" Mai replied, pushing a few stray blonde locks behind her shoulder. She turned herself slightly, trying to get a better view of the back in the dressing room mirror "Does it look okay from the back?"
Serenity circled around Mai once, taking in the older woman's figure
"Looks good to me" she smiled before looking down at her own chest a little enviously. Mai noticed and sighed quietly to herself. Walking over to the rails she began flicking through the evening dresses. Serenity watched curiously as Mai grabbed one and pushed it into her hands.
"Try that one on" Mai instructed pushing the younger girl behind the curtain before she could protest. Serenity mumbled bashfully about the dress being too short but Mai was satisfied when she heard the embarrassed teen changing. Smirking proudly to herself, Mai glanced over at Anzu and Ishizu at the other side of the store.
"What about this one?" Anzu suggested holding up a modest cream t-shirt with a few small silver gems studded in a rose shape on the torso. Ishizu looked over the top sceptically
"It's very pretty, but..." Ishizu trailed off
"Not really you?" Anzu offered. Ishizu nodded and Anzu returned the top back to the rail. The brunet let out a small gasp.
"You have to wear this!" Ishizu examined the top Anzu had chosen for her. It was a silky black tank top with thin spaghetti strings and the word 'Goddess' spelled out in small gold gems across the bust. Ishizu eyed it unsurely but took it anyway. The two walked to the dressing room but stopped in their tracks as the curtain pulled back, Serenity blushed at the three simultaneous gasps of delight she received from the older women. The dress was a light pink Lolita style with white frills and ribbons, the skirt stopping at the knees.
"Girl could you look any cuter?!" Mai gushed as she wrapped her arms around Serenity's head in a half hug half headlock.
"It suits you well" Ishizu admired. Anzu hummed in agreement and Serenity mumbled embarrassed thanks for all the compliments. Mai released the younger girl, proudly crossing her arms with a triumphant smile
"See hun, you don't need big breast to be beautiful, you just need to find your style and you'll always be gorgeous "
Soft heart warming music played across the intercoms. Everyone looked up in confusion. The intercoms crackled a moment and a woman's voice came on.
"Attention shoppers, we ask that no touching moments be displayed within the mall as it interferes with the intercoms. Thank you and happy shopping" The intercom clicked off.
Mai looked to the other girls bemused
"That was weird" she mumbled. They nodded in agreement.
Elsewhere-
Gary's Comic Book Store:
"Huh" Honda said, as he read a comic. Jou turned to him
"What?" he asked. Honda looked up
"Huh?" he replied
"What?" Jou repeated
"What what?" Honda asked
"Why'd you say huh?" Jou asked
"Because you said what" Honda answered
"No, why'd you say it the first time?" Jou elaborated
"I never said it" Honda explained
"No not it, huh!" Jou exclaimed
"What?" Honda asked
"What what?!" Jou asked, growing irritated
"Why'd you say huh?" Honda asked
"NO! I mean...I don't know what I mean" Jou said confused
"Aw don't worry about it bud, no one really knows what they truly mean in life, it's all just a matter of learning new experiences and ensure you remember the knowledge so you don't live life regretting mistakes and bad ideas." Honda said patting Jou on the shoulder "Someday we'll all learn what we mean in life but for now we should enjoy our youth and leave such deep thoughts for a time when we'll have only our thoughts to keep us entertained"
Jounouchi stared at his friend dumbfound. Honda gave him another pat and a reassuring smile, turning back to his comic.
"Honda. I just wanted to know why ya said huh when you were reading the comic" Jou said very slowly, being very clear so Honda wouldn't misunderstand. The brunet blinked.
"Oh" he said, leaning towards the blonde so Jou could see inside the comic" I was just thinking how all the chicks in these comics have giant boobs" Jou looked at the comic.
"Huh" he said.
The shop keeper looked over the counter and shook his head in shame
"I swear kids are getting stupider. Isn't that right Super Magi Neko neko Girl?" the shop keeper cooed to the small action figure cradled in his arms.
Elsewhere
Demented Artist's Art and Hobbies:
Ryou carefully examined the small tin of gold paint sitting on the shelf, his lips pursed in thought.
"Hmmm...Excuse me" he called out to a shop assistant who was stacking the shelves beside him. The assistant walked over to him, flicking her long hair back, smiling brightly
"Can I help you cutie?"
Ryou blinked 'Did she just call me cutie?'
"Um, yes" he answered a bit awkwardly "I was wondering if you had any different grades of gold in the model paints" The assistant beamed at him
"Why yes we do sweetheart, there right back here in the storage room. If you'd like to follow me" she trailed off as they walked to the back of the shop.
Ryou began following, feeling a little uncomfortable with the situation. 'I'm just being paranoid right? I mean she works here, she'd hardly do anything to me.'
The assistant held open the storage room door for him, smiling sweetly. He gave a small timid smile in return. He stepped into the room.
'She's just being friendly, yeah that's right she's just-'
Ryou's thoughts were cut short by a slam of a door. He twirled around to see the assistant locking the door, watching him like a predator. Ryou's eyes widened as he slowly inched back, the assistant creeping forward. Suddenly she pounced, pinning the white haired boy on the floor
O-O 'Bloody hell!' he thought. A cloth covered his mouth and a sweet scent filled his nose. Everything blurred and then there was only black.
Elsewhere
Outside Fluffy's Perfect Wittle Pet shop:
"Wittle is not a word" Marik sneered glaring at the large store sign decorated with pictures of small frolicking mammals. Malik shrugged. He turned to Bakura who had a strange look on his face.
"What's wrong" Malik asked. Bakura frowned
"I think something happened to my hikari" he replied. Malik raised an eyebrow
"Are you going to go help him?"
"No" Bakura answered simply "I think it's much funnier to let it happen then taunt him about it afterwards" Marik snickered and Malik rolled his eyes
"You're a real prick, you know that"
"Whatever, are we going in or not" Bakura asked.
"After you" Marik cooed. Bakura gave him a disgusted look and pushed against the door only to find it wouldn't budge.
"It's locked" Bakura grumbled. Malik frowned as he peered inside the shop through the door. The lights were on and the animal cages were empty. A small shadow passed over the floor for a split second.
"Well there's something in there" Malik said stepping back.
"Maybe we should bust down the door" Marik suggested
"Don't be an idiot" Bakura scoffed "We'll just find a different shop" Marik shrugged as the three of them turned away from the shop, Malik casting one last suspicious look back.
Inside Fluffy's Perfect Wittle Pet Shop:
"They're gone" a squeaky voice announced "None the wiser"
"The fools, they have no idea what's in-store for them!" another high pitched voice laughed.
The shop filled with squeaky laughter.
Elsewhere
The Spider Arcade:
"Let's play this one Seto!" Mokuba cheered, tugging Kaiba towards a prize grabber.
"Mokuba, we could just buy all the stupid prizes inside this thing" Mokuba pouted
"But that's no fun! C'mon you've beaten every other game, this one will be easy for someone like you" Kaiba gave a rare smile, ruffling Mokuba's messy black bangs
"All right kid" he conceded, slipping the money into the slot. Kaiba already knew how the machine worked, the grabbing hand was set to pick up prizes properly only after a certain number of losses, it was more of a scam than a game but he had already agreed to play.
"Which one do you want?" he asked. Mokuba pushed his face against the glass, looking over the various toys and electronics inside the booth.
"Hmm...That one!" Mokuba pointed to a smiling purple star fish soft toy. Kaiba raised an eyebrow at his brother's choice but said nothing. Carefully he moved the joystick, guiding the hand over the toy and pressing the button for it to drop. The hand fell and closed over the star fish but it slipped from the grip as it rose. Mokuba frowned
"Wow, I don't think I've ever seen you lose so fast before"
Kaiba scowled, irked by his brother's comment. He slid another coin in and once more moved the hand over the toy. The hand fell right on top of it but once again the grip was too weak. After several more tries Kaiba had had enough.
"Forget this stupid thing, I'll just buy you the toy" Mokuba shook his head
"Come on bro, you can beat this, you're the greatest gamer in the world" Kaiba smirked knowing that whenever Mokuba complimented him like that it wasn't just lip service like he received from so many fools, but that he honestly meant it. He chuckled,
"And an even better big brother right?" he asked proudly but quietly so only Mokuba could hear.
Mokuba laughed, throwing his arms around his big brother's waist
"The best!" Mokuba cheered.
Suddenly the techno music that had been playing in the arcade was replaced by soft heart warming music. Gamers paused in confusion to exchange bewildered looks. The music stopped and the intercoms crackled
"Attention shoppers, we must stress that no one expresses any sort of touching, sentimental, moving or loving moments inside of the mall. We ask for your full co-operation in this matter or there will be consequences. Thank you and happy shopping" The intercom clicked off and the techno music resumed.
Kaiba and Mokuba exchanged looks.
"Weird" Mokuba mumbled, Kaiba nodded sliding another coin into the booth.
Elsewhere
Funny Bunny's Games Store:
Yami glanced at the shop sign feeling an ominous chill judder up his spine 'Why does that name sound so familiar?'
"Well if it isn't Yugi boy, Dukey boy and Pharaoh boy!"
O-O"PEGASUS?!" The three boy's stared in disbelieve at the silver haired man standing behind the counter smiling at them casually.
/I thought he was dead/ Yugi whispered to Yami through their mind link
\As did I aibou, but why are you whispering?\
/Oh, well because it would be rude to say it out loud while he's standing in front of us/
\ Yugi...He can't hear us\
/Yeah because we're whispering/
\No. He can't hear us because we're not talking out loud\
/That's because the point of whispering is that it's quiet/
\NO! He can't hear us because we're not talking with our mouths but with our minds.\
/Oh right. So he can't hear us because he can't read our thoughts anymore/
\That's right aibou\
/I wouldn't be too sure about that Pharaoh boy!/
O-O\But how?!\
^-^/Heh, got you Yami/
-_-U\Not funny Yugi\
While Yugi and Yami had their conversation, Duke walked up to Pegasus
"Sooo" Duke began "Why exactly are you here?" Pegasus chuckled
"Well after the whole Duellist Kingdom fiasco, I decided to drop off the radar and open my very own game store right here"
"Seriously?"
"Yep, oh with my trusty assistant of course"
Yami snapped out of his trance like state
"Assistant?"
Pegasus nodded. The next moment, something had tackled Yugi to the floor and was screaming like a fan girl. Yugi's eyebrows shot up in surprise at who was glomping him
"Rebecca?!"
The blonde freckled girl beamed at him, her arms tightening around him in a crushing hug
"Yugi! It's been so long! How are you?!"
"Can't ...Breathe..." Yugi gasped out. Yami, Duke and Pegasus sweat dropped as Yugi's face turned blue.
"Um Rebecca, maybe now would be a good time to let go" Duke suggested "Preferable while Yugi's ribs are still intact".
Rebecca pouted but released the wheezing boy none the less. Duke helped a dizzy eyed Yugi up as Rebecca returned to her laptop.
"So what can I do for you?" Pegasus asked sweetly.
"We're just browsing" Yami answered, scanning the various games and toys stocked on the shelves. He paused, spotting something small white and fluffy hidden in the corner. He walked towards it but as he approached it disappeared. 'Odd' he thought.
O-O" WHAT THE HELL?!"
Yami turned to see Bakura standing in the doorway pointing at Pegasus, Malik and Marik standing behind him just as confused. Pegasus pointed to himself
"Me?" he asked
"I killed you!" Bakura roared. Marik raised an eyebrow
"He looks pretty alive to me"
Bakura growled in response, glaring at the silver haired man smiling behind the counter.
"So, uh did you guy's find any interesting shops?" a recovered Yugi asked, trying to change the subject. Malik shrugged
"Not really. We're actually kind of hungry now"
"Well let's meet up with the others and get some lunch" Duke suggested. The group nodded and Rebecca jumped up from her seat.
"You're leaving already?!" she cried "B, But we only just saw each other again" The group sweat dropped, looking to Yugi. Yugi scratched his cheek and walked over to Rebecca
"I, It's okay, we'll see each other again. Whenever I'm around town I'll definitely come and see you" Rebecca sniffed
"You promise?"
Yugi smiled
"I promise"
Rebecca smiled, throwing her arms around the boy in a gentle hug. Yugi blushed lightly and slowly returned the hug.
Once more soft heart warming music played for a few seconds before the intercoms crackled
"ALRIGHT THAT'S IT! IF ANYONE, AND I MEAN ANYONE HAS ANOTHER TOUCHING MOMENT WE WILL RELEASE THE HOUNDS!"
Everyone in the mall: O-O;;;
"Thank you and happy shopping" the voice ended sweetly.
An awkward silence hung in the air for a moment before everyone continued their shopping. Yami coughed into his fist
"Well... let's go find the others" he said. The group slowly nodded and exited the shop.
