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I DON'T OWN YUGIOH
"Your finals are in an unfinished arena?" I asked, looking around. "I hope not. Place gives me the creeps." Said Joey. "I'm with Joey on this one." Said Mai looking around with a frown. "Quiet you geeks." Growled a voice. The lights flipped on and in their haze I saw the tall brunet from before, and the boy. "Howdy strangers." I offered with a smile, now able to fully take him in. The man was all legs. His arms were crossed and his face was empty of anything but annoyance. It looked like he might respond to my comment, when my cousin spoke up. "Don't bother Charlie, Kaiba's not exactly the social type." "Neither am I and I'm still here with you losers." I replied with a grin at my cousin. "Besides, being rude doesn't get you friends." I admonished the blond. "He's a big boy, if he doesn't want to be friends he doesn't have too." Joey rolled his eyes as I stepped away to smile at the pair once more. "Hi, we didn't get introduced. I'm Charlie." I offered to the pair before offering a hand. A man in a dark suit standing nearby moved to intercede before I pulled it back and gave him a firm look. "Easy big guy, I ain't got nothin' worth worrying about." I tugged my baggy t-shirt up to show the hem of my jeans. "Wouldn't get through customs." The younger one gave a smirk, and waved off the man before looking back to me, offering his hand. "Mokuba." "Mokuba? Nice to meet you." "You too! So you're Joey and Serenity's cousin?" I nodded. "Yea, but you keep that to yourself, wouldn't do to associate myself too close to that branch of the family tree." My grin gave away that it was good natured ribbing. "Are you here to watch him duel?" I shook my head. "I'm here to keep an eye on Serenity. As a favor for my aunt. Now I'm stuck watching Joey too, and I'm not even getting paid for it." A snort could be heard from the taller one and I lifted a brow. "No amount of money could pay for babysitting Wheeler." He grunted, not bothering to look in my direction. "See, that's what I'm saying. Oh well, the things you do for family. What can you do?" I smiled at the boy. "What about you? What brings you here?" "Seto is one of the finalists." Explained the boy, indicating the man at his side. "Wait, aren't you running this tournament?" That had the blue eyed man looking my way, stare chilly. "And?" "Finalist in your own tournament?" He didn't answer and I shrugged. "Just calling it like I see it." "And what does that mean?" He asked, tone cold. I shoved my hands in my pockets. "Well if you want me to spell it out-" "I think we're done here." He looked to the suit and I raised my hands in a motion of peace. "Whatever. It was nice meeting you Mokuba." I turned and stepped away. As I returned back to the group, Joey looked over. "What did I tell ya? Prince charming huh?" "Oh yea." I looked back and found that blue eyed stare my way. I met it, and he looked away. Smirking a bit, I joined the conversation the group was having about the remaining finalists.
There would be four. A 'mystery duelist', a white haired boy that apparently was friends with the group I'd joined, and a dark-skinned tan boy with blond hair. Then there was Marik. Tall, and hooded, he'd said nothing but his name upon his arrival. That didn't mean much to me though, it was the long legged brunet. I was thirsty for that boy, curious as to what was under that coat, to what those hands could do. "Something on your mind?" Asked Mai with a smirk on her lips as the order for the finalists was decided. Shamelessly busted, I grinned and looked at her. "No, why do you ask?" She chuckled softly. "He is a tall drink of water, isn't he?" "Yeah but I like them with a pulse usually." "Oh that attitude is enough to send me packing, trust me." "Like them with a bit more flair?" My smug gaze turned to my cousin and she blushed a bit and looked away. "Who could love a chump like that?" "I didn't say anything about love... but I do." I gave her a gentle smile this time. "He's a dope, but he's a good guy." "I suppose." I just hummed and returned to my subtle observations.
The weather on top of the blimp was chilly, and I was quick to offer my jacket to Serenity. I sat shivering through the first duel of Yugi and the white haired boy named Bakura. It was an odd game though. Before long the sky lost stars and I felt goose flesh run down my body. It was quickly appearing that this wasn't just a card game. Copies of the duelists appeared at their side, chained to walls. 'What kind of twisted shit is this?' I thought to myself. "Ren, maybe we should go..." I offered quietly. "But Yugi needs us here! We can't go." She said firmly. "It's magic." Said Joey, looking to me with a frown. "Magic?" "Yea... see those things?" He pointed to the golden trinkets around the pair's necks. "They're old... real old. Like 5000 years." My brows pinched. "So what's that got to do with it?" "It's... complicated... but basically, each one has powers. The one in Yugi's puzzle is good, and the one in the ring... not so much." I looked to where the pair stood and I noticed the malice on the white haired man's face. "Bakura's a good guy, really." Said Tristan with a frown. "It's that ring. I tried to get rid of it in Duelist Kingdom, but somehow it always finds it's way back." "So he's... possessed?" I asked, not sure if I was buying it, but Joey nodded. "They're called the Millennium Items. We've ran across others before this, but now... I don'know, something about this tournament has me thinking it's more then just the God cards everyone's after." He shot a dirty look to where Marik stood a short distance away. "That's the jerk that took over my brain at the docks." "And you're just letting him get away with it?" I growled, taking a hard step forward. "No, no, no." Said Joey firmly, grabbing my arm and holding me firm. "I know, it's temptin'. But he'll pay, trust me." "He better. You're going against that joker, aren't you?" I replied with a hard squint at the hooded man. "You bet. And I'm gonna wipe the floor with him. You wait." "You better." I said firmly, shaking off his hand and looking back to the duel.
Bakura would collapse after his duel, leaving the group worried about his welfare. "We can't exactly take him to a hospital guys... Does this thing have any kind of medical staff?" I asked, looking over the pale boy in bed. His pulse was strong, but breathing was shallow and he didn't seem to respond to touch. "He needs a real doctor." Said Tea firmly, and I nodded in agreement. "Well then we need to talk to Rich boy about landin' this thing!" Said Joey, heading out the door. "Joey!" Yugi went after and I looked to Serenity. "C'mon, we need to get his head on straight." Following after the pair, Yugi spoke up. "Joey, do you even know where you're going?" "He's gotta be in one of these rooms. Kaiba!" He banged on a door and I rolled my eyes, catching sight of a boy down the hall. "Mokuba." The blond paused and I nodded to where the boy was frowning at my cousin. "What are you guys doing?" "We wanted to speak to Kaiba." Said Yugi politely. The black haired boy hesitated, but nodded to a door next to the one the blond had been banging on. "That's his room... but you can't-" Without a second thought, Joey started banging on it. "Stop! He's getting ready for his duel." Said the boy with a frown. "Joey, take a pill." I said, grabbing his fist. The door slid open and there stood the other duelist, a frown on his lips as he saw who laid on the other side. My cousin tensed and opened his mouth to bark at the blue eyed man. "Joey." He looked to me. "Shh." I smiled at Kaiba. "Howdy stranger." "What do you dorks want?" Grunted Kaiba, moving out of the doorway. "We need you to land this floatin' castle and get Bakura to some help!" Said Joey, forgetting my scolding almost instantly as he moved inside. I gave a deep sigh. "Impossible. The ship is only scheduled for one stop, and that's at our destination." Said Kaiba with a distasteful look to my cousin. "Well you better make one-" "Joey. For the last time. Shh." I growled, giving him a dirty look. "You don't demand favors." Yugi spoke up. "Bakura's sick Kaiba, and we don't know what's wrong with him. Charlie says he's okay but..." "I also said I'm no doctor." I said firmly. "I know basic med from a class I took, but I'm not a doctor." I looked to the blue eyed man. "He needs help. Not a highschool health class, a real doctor." "Please." Said Serenity sweetly, bowing at the waist. "Please Kaiba, we're worried." The brunet grunted before standing and moving to a phone nearby. A few presses and and he was speaking into the receiver. "It's Kaiba. Send a medical team to Bakura's room." He waited for confirmation before hanging up. "Our medical staff is better equipped then any hospital. Your friend will be looked after." I tapped my cousin soundly in the chest with the back of my hand. "You see what manners get you?" "What? It got taken care of!" "God you're a dope." I muttered. "We should go." Said Yugi, turning for the door. "Thank you." I said to the brunet before moving towards the door, making an exaggerated look to the blond. "Yea... thanks." Muttered Joey, following me out. Sharing a smile with Serenity, we left the blue eyed man to his preparations.