Right! On to chapter 2! I don't own Splinter Cell or Yu-Gi-Oh! GX.

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Chapter 2: Strict Sam

Driving home in a minivan, Jaden & Alexis sat in the back seat while Chazz was squeezed in the middle. Sarah sat at the front passenger's seat, or shotgun, and Sam was in control of the steering wheel.

"How's school been, Lex?" Sam asked through his deep baritone voice.

Alexis chuckled. "I must say, it's never a dull moment at the Academy!"

"That's a surprise," Sarah replied.

"Why's that?" Alexis tilted her head as she raised one eyebrow.

"I'm constantly working at school. Hardly any spare time for anything."

Sam sighed and told her: "Sarah, high school's not supposed to be fun. If it was, we'll all be a bunch of morons."

Sarah darted her head towards her dad. "Hey, there are a bunch of people who have college degrees and act like morons!"

Sam rolled his eyes. "Fine. You have a point. Hmm… Lex, how on earth did you score two boyfriends?"

Alexis coughed a few times before responding with: "What?! These guys are my friends."

Wearing a big grin, Chazz blurted out: "I'm her gracious boyfriend!"

He felt her fist painfully collide onto his stomach. "O-okay. I'm not her boyfriend, although I must say Sarah is exceptionally adoring."

Sarah smiled wryly. "Such sweet words. Are you normally like this around other women, Chazz?"

Alexis spoke up. "I thought my cousin was morbidly hideous, Chazz."

This made him gulp.

"Furthermore, Chazz is a perverted rich boy who has fantasies on beautiful women!" Jaden cackled.

The wealthy duelist balled up a fist and sucked his teeth. "Jaden, I'm gonna be digging your grave real soon!"

Alexis tapped his shoulder and wagged her finger. Chazz grudgingly nodded.

"Your friends are complete nut jobs, Lex," Sam scoffed. "I'm certainly glad you were raised by my own hands."

"They're not that bad, Uncle Sam," Alexis countered.

"Okay, guys. We're home," Sam said as the minivan slowly stopped on the driveway in front of the garage door.

Chazz was the first to immediately barge out of the minivan, clutching onto his bulletproof suitcase. He charged to the glossy, red front door and attempted to kick it open when Sam hollered: "GET YOUR SCRAWNY ASS BACK HERE AND HELP YOUR FRIENDS UNPACK! WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?"

When Jaden, Alexis, and Sarah pulled all the bags out of the trunk, they went wide-eyed at Sam's flare-up.

"I'm Chazz Princeton, heir of the multi-billion dollar Princeton Empire!" Chazz shot back.

"I'm not kidding. By the time I count down to zero, you better be helping your friends unpacking their belongings. Otherwise, you may never see this family again."

Sarah vigorously tugged on Sam's collar. "Dad, I'll talk to him. Please don't kick another one of our guests out. Let me straighten him out."

Sam inhaled, then exhaled, and nodded. Sarah walked over to Chazz and slapped her hands on his shoulders. "My dad is not the lenient type. You do NOT want to piss him off. Seriously! Can you keep yourself under control?"

"But I like being the high and mighty bad boy," Chazz whined.

Sarah executed the puppy eyes trick. "Pretty please?"

Chazz scratched his nose. "For the sake of my life, I will."

Sarah embraced him in a soft hug. "Thank you."

"Hey, Sarah! You've subdued my wrath. Now get your arms off him and resume unpacking."

Once they gathered all the bags, Jaden and his friends went inside the Fishers' house.

"Hey, Uncle Sam? Where do we put our bags?" Alexis asked.

"In Sarah's room," Sam jabbed his thumb at a staircase. "You know I detest seeing bags cluttered in the living room. Okay, guys. Make yourselves at home."

"Wait a sec, I thought you were giving my friends a tour of the house?" Alexis asked.

"Lex, these guys are old enough to navigate left and right, up and down around a house. You guys can use the TV 'til I'm done with papers."

As Sam walked away, Alexis shrugged. "Okay."

Jaden approached Alexis and whispered: "Is your uncle always like this?"

The Obelisk Queen shook her head. "Don't take this personally. He likes to keep things in civil order and he's overly protective of us. When my parents passed away, Sarah and I have been his only flesh and blood. He's raised us correctly, I'll admit. Who knows what would happen if he loses any of us?"

Chazz swiftly turned his head. "I think he hates me. What did I ever do to him? I just met the guy."

Sarah stroked his spiky black hair. "It takes time for my dad to get used to new people. He's always on the lookout for terrorists. He'll reward you with his respect. Eventually."

Alexis nudged Jaden's arm and asked: "So, you wanna come in the kitchen and have some grub?"

Jaden smiled and nodded.

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Man, I'm burnt out! I hope this is a decent chapter. I shall update when the opportunity arises!