A/N: Sorry it took so long to update...I had a lot of huge projects for school due in the last week.

A/N: This chapter has nothing really to do with the plot, only the beginning. You'll see when you read it.

Thanks for the Reviews:

KarlaBob: I didn't know you're a Malik fan! Anyhoo (anyhow spelt/said weirdly) here's a new chapter and some spaghetti! lol

Paladin Dragoon: You sap! Just kidding. Little kids make everyone go all sappy! You will find out more about Chris's dad in a few chapters.

Disclaimer: I don't own YGO or Finding Nemo.


"I'm hungry mommy, go cook, now," Chris said, whining. Ishizu looked at her watch, "No wonder you're so hungry, it's already seven o'clock. I'll go change out of my work clothes and then make dinner, okay?"

"'Kay."

Minutes later, Ishizu emerged from her room wearing faded blue jeans, a loose-fitting light pink t-shirt, bare feet and golden jewelry. She walked into the kitchen and began to cook.

Once the spaghetti was done, she set the table; two plates, two cups, two forks, a bowl of spaghetti and sauce, and a bowl of green beans. She called Chris, "Chris come and eat!"

"I'm not hungry," Chris replied, his eyes glued on the movie.

"Come on Chris, you must be hungry."

"No, the movie isn't done yet!"

"Don't make me come get you," Ishizu said, her voice was stern.

"No." Ishizu walked into the living room and saw her son, dark blue jeans, a green t-shirt, black hair that came to his ears, and his emerald green eyes glued to the TV. Ishizu looked at her son and said, "Come on, the spaghetti is ready."

"..."he put on a pouting face, but stared at the TV.

Ishizu turned off the TV and sternly said, "Dinner is ready, Chris. You can finish your movie later." He sighed and got up and walked to the kitchen.

But Chris smiled once he saw his favorite meal. Once Ishizu got the milk out of the fridge and sat down, Ishizu served them both and they started eating. They ate in silence for awhile until Chris asked with a mouthful of spaghetti, "Fwen far we gon go to Fom'fo?"

Ishizu smiled but said sternly, "Chris chew and swallow your food before you talk. It's very bad manners to talk with your mouthful." Chris looked sheepish as he slowly and carefully chewed and swallowed his food (he was being watched) and then asked, "When are we gonna go to Dom'no?"

"We'll be leaving tomorrow morning, so you have to pack."

"Yea! ...How long we gonna be thewe?"

"The entire weekend!"

"Yea!"

"You still need to pack, so finish up."

"You help me?" Chris cocked his head.

"Sure, I'll help."

Suddenly the lights flickered off. Chris let out a whimper; Ishizu panicked for a millisecond then calmed herself.

"Mommy, I'm scawed. What's going on?"

Ishizu stood up, felt her way to the wall and tried turning on the light. It wouldn't turn on. 'Maybe the bulb is burnt out...' she thought. But then saw that the digital clock on the stove was off. "The electricity's out." Then she started to panic. 'I did pay the electricity bills... right? I know I did...' Chris' voice broke her thoughts. "Mommy, its dawk. I'm scared."

She felt her way to Chris and took his hand, "Here Chris, hold my hand. We're going to find a flashlight." Chris grabbed her hand and got off the chair. "It's too dawk. I can't see."

"Stay close to me, I can see a little." Chris looked up at his mother, amazed.

"You can see in the dwak?"

"No, well, not really. I'm just used to the dark."

"Oh."

Slowly, they made their way to the pantry, to find a flashlight. One of Ishizu's arms was outstretched in front of her, so she could feel something before they ran into it. The other was at her side; with a frightened Chris clung to it.

When they got there, Ishizu rummaged around with her free hand. Finally, she found a flashlight. "Can I hol it?"

"Sure, Chris. Here you go," Ishizu said as she handed the flashlight to Chris, "Lets find some candles, we can light them in the kitchen, okay?"

"Otay."

"I need to use the flashlight to find the candles and some matches." Obediently, Chris handed the flashlight to his mom.

After a few moments of searching, she found a box of matches and about a dozen small white candles. She handed the flashlight back to Chris, and they went back to the kitchen.

She dropped the candles on the table and cleared the table of the plates and bowls. She took a match out of the box, and just before she struck the match, she felt little Chris ever near, still holding onto Ishizu. "Chris, please step back, I don't want to burn you." Chris hesitantly stepped back a bit. "Now shine the flashlight on the candles so I can see what I'm doing." Chris silently obeyed. Ishizu struck the match a few times before it lit. Once it was lit she light about three candles before the match burnt out. And once all of the candles were lit, Chris sat down at the table. Ishizu, before she sat down, looked out the window and saw that the whole neighborhood was black. Relived, she sighed and sat down.

Now that the candles were producing light, Chris wasn't afraid. He was bored. He let out a small sigh, trying to get Ishizu to notice him, but she didn't. She stared into the candle's flames remembering how, when she was young, fire had been her only source of light...

"Mommy, I'm bowed."

Ishizu sighed, then smiled, "I know! We could play cards."

"Huh?"

Ishizu stood up and said, "I'm going to get a deck of cards, I'll be right back. You stay right here, okay?"

"Otay."

Soon she returned with a deck of playing cards. She shuffled the deck, "We're going to play War."

"How?"

"I'm going to teach you."


Ishizu and Chris played for a half an hour, until suddenly, the lights flickered back on.

"Whaw happoned, Mommy?"

"The power is back on."

"Can we finis wating Finding Nemo?"

"You still have to pack for Domino, remember?"

"Oh yeah.... come help me!"

Ishizu smiled as her son dragged her into his room.


A/N: Short and slightly pointless. A normal chapter for me.

A/N: I'm not sure how long it'll be until another chapter, maybe I'll write this next one in my geography notebook again.

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