One week later everyone was showing up for Mokuba's second attempt at a sleepover.
They had all been promised that the argument was well and truly over. Mokuba had been calmed with the promise that he could have a puppy to replace Mungo. So, again, they were all sitting in Mokuba's room making light conversation.
"How about some board games?" Tristan suggested. After Yami had won six out of the six games they had played an hour and a half later Mokuba asked what they had all been up to since the first 'sleepover'.
"Ooh, ooh, I starred in a dance show with my dance group" Tea volunteered excitedly "I played Belle in a totally musical version of Beauty and the Beast, it was so much fun and the dress I was wearing was just gorgeous! Oh and the producer said I had a really nice singing voice but I'm not sure if he really meant that or if he was hitting on me, oh well, it was still fun and I can't wait to start work on the next production, oh I wish you guys had been there!"
No one said anything as she finished breathlessly; she starred in a musical nearly every month so this was nothing new and not really very interesting.
"Uh…anyone else?" Mokuba asked with a weak smile.
"I got a cat" Marik said finally. "Ooh I love cats" Mokuba said happily
"what's it called?"
"Scuzbucket" Marik said proudly.
"Scuzbucket? That's even worse dan flippin' Mungo!" Joey said shaking his head "I don't understand why people have to give dere pet such weird names dese days".
"I like it" Yami Bakura said whilst trying to melt one of the monopoly houses with his lighter.
Bakura gently took the objects away from him then tried to smother him with a pillow.
Once Yami Bakura had stopped kicking Marik continued. "He's a little black Persian cat and he has green eyes which are permanently crossed, I got him from one of those cat shelter places and he's just so adorable! Look…" And he pulled Scuzbucket out of his backpack.
As soon as he was free Scuzbucket lunged at Yami and tried to claw his eyes out.
"Marik!" Mokuba yelled "why the hell did you bring your cat!"
"I cuddle him in bed" Marik replied.
"Well ok, but you can't let him near Seto, he's severely allergic to cats" Mokuba said looking at Scuzbucket warily while Yami tried to protect his royal face.
Joey leaned towards Mokuba and put his arm around the younger boys shoulders "How allergic is your brother" he asked with apparent innocence.
"Really allergic, he swells up like a balloon and swears spontaneously" Mokuba replied with obvious ignorance.
Joey started rubbing his hands together and giggling maliciously under his breath.
Yami, fed up with Scuzbuckets unending attack on his person, picked him up and threw him across the room.
Marik screamed as his precious cat flew through the air.
Yami Bakura screamed even louder as the cat landed on his precious head. Quick as lightning Yami Bakura whipped out his backup lighter and tried to set Scuzbucket alight.
Fortunately for Scuzbucket Marik could also move pretty fast and pulled him out of harms way just in time. Again Bakura confiscated his Yami's lighter then subdued him with a pillow.
"Hey Marik" Joey said arranging his face into the most innocent expression he could "Can I borrow Scuzbucket for a little while?"
"Why?" Marik asked, cocking his head.
"Uh I just need 'im for a little experiment" Joey replied
"I don't know, I'm not too happy about you experimenting on my cat" Marik said with concern.
"I promise he won't get hurt, please Marik" Joey pleaded.
"Oh all right, but I want him back before I go to bed, I can't sleep without him now" Marik said in defeat.
Grinning his thanks Joey pulled Scuzbucket off Yami and carried him downstairs.
"Kaiba, oh Kaiba" he called as he walked towards the kitchen.
"What!" a very irritable Seto yelled in response.
Feeling cheerful Joey entered the kitchen to face Seto, Scuzbucket hidden behind his back.
"What?" Seto repeated, his face turning slightly pink and his nose starting to run. Joey grinned evilly.
"Think fast!" he yelled and threw Scuzbucket directly at Seto.
Without looking at what was flying towards him Seto raised his hands and caught. When he did see Scuzbucket his eyes widened in alarm and he sneezed violently, dropping the cat to the floor.
"Wheeler you jerk!" he wheezed, his face turning a nasty shade of red. All Joey could do was point and laugh. By now Seto's eyes had swollen so much that he could barely keep them open and he was sneezing so much that he could hardly breathe.
Finally losing his struggle to drag in enough breath to stay conscious he slumped to the floor, twitching occasionally.
Crying with laughter Joey took Scuzbucket back upstairs, taking the time to rub him all over the clothes in Seto's wardrobe on the way up.
"Hey guys" Tea said as Joey walked back into the room and dropped Scuzbucket onto Yami's head, "I only just noticed that Duke isn't here, where is he?".
"He's in hospital actually" Tristan said smiling at the thought.
"What! How? Is he ok?" Yugi squeaked in concern.
"Oh he's fine" Tristan replied, waving his hand "He just broke a couple of bones jumping off the school building last night".
"Why were you at da school last night and why da hell would Duke jump offa da buildin'" Joey asked in disbelief.
"Well, we were there because Duke left his trainers in his locker and he wanted them for this sleepover" Tristan began "We got the trainers fine but on the way out we almost ran into that creepy night janitor, we only escaped by going up to the roof. Unfortunately Duke fell over and the janitor dude heard him swearing. We panicked and ran towards the edge. I hid behind the chimneys but Duke, being as thick as he is, jumped right off the edge and landed in a bloody heap in the car park three floors down"
"Oh my god!" Tea gasped in horror.
"What did he break?" Bakura asked in a quiet voice.
"Yeah what did he break, is he going to die, please tell me he's going to die!" Yami Bakura ranted, he would have said more but Bakura cut off his air with a well-placed karate chop.
"Er I think he broke his arm and…"Tristan said, screwing his face up in concentration "and his back" he finished triumphantly.
"Oh my god!" Tea repeated putting her hands to her face to enhance her look of horror.
"Please tell me dice boy is going to die" Yami Bakura rasped with the first breath he managed to draw after the chop.
Fed up with his Yami's continued rudeness Bakura punched him in the face and then wrapped almost a whole role of Selotape around his mouth, once he had done that he put him in his sleeping bag and pulled the strings tight so that he couldn't get out or take the tape off his face.
A couple of hours later Mokuba suggested that they go downstairs for something to eat. Entering the kitchen they saw what appeared to be Seto asleep at the table.
On closer inspection it was found that his face was submerged in a bowl of strawberry ice cream. He must have been like this for quite a while because he wasn't breathing and when Tristan pulled him out his face was blue.
"Oh my god he's dead!" Tea cried.
"Quick does anyone know mouth to mouth?" Yugi asked.
"I do" Joey said proudly.
"Joey you have to save my brother!" Mokuba squealed.
"What!" Joey exclaimed, "No way am I swappin' saliva wit moneybags!".
"Joey please!" Mokuba begged "If you don't I'll be completely alone!" and with that he collapsed on the floor sobbing.
"Oh for gods sake" Joey sighed and sank to the floor next to Seto.
Pulling a face he leaned down to blow air back into his worst enemies lungs. After several attempts Seto managed to start breathing on his own again. Gasping for air he slowly regained consciousness.
"Wha…what happened" He stammered, squinting up at the group.
Sobbing loudly Mokuba flung himself at his brother and hugged him tightly, "Oh Seto I thought I'd lost you" he cried "we came down and you'd drowned in that bowl of ice cream".
Tristan and Marik couldn't help sniggering at this, Yami Bakura would have joined in but he was still upstairs in his sleeping bag trying to chew through about thirty layers of Selotape.
"If I drowned how am I still alive?" Seto asked his distressed brother.
"Joey brought you back" Mokuba told him.
"What! How?" Seto asked worriedly.
"Uh…he gave you mouth to mouth" Mokuba replied laughing nervously as Seto's face paled.
Heaving, Seto ran to the nearest bathroom and threw up violently in the toilet.
"You're welcome by da way" Joey said sarcastically, coming up behind Seto as he began furiously brushing his teeth.
"Get away from me Wheeler, I can't look at you right now" Seto snapped shivering and picking up a bottle of mouthwash.
