You looked around the lodge taking in the atmosphere

You looked around the lodge taking in the atmosphere. This was going to be a lot of fun. Whether you knew the first thing about skiing or not, being here with these guys was going to add a new twist to anything you knew! You looked around while Yami checked everyone in.
"But I reserved six rooms." You heard Yami shout from the check-in.
"I am sorry sir, but there is only one room. Every other room is full." The clerk apologized, pretending to care.
"We are not going to fit into one room." Yugi noted.
"That's not my problem kid."
Yami shook his head, clearly frustrated and snatched the key out of the clerk's hand.
"Did I hear wrong, or are we seriously going to have to spend five days here with only one room?" You laughed uncertainly, praying that you had heard wrong.
"Whatever it comes down to, I am not sleeping with Marik." Joey exclaimed rubbing the back of his head, probably recalling having a cabinet smashed over his head.
"Don't flatter yourself." Marik quipped making a face.
"Ahh go to hell freak!" Joey shouted making a fist.
"I am going to be sick." Bakura groaned grimacing.
"Ah, are we jealous now?" Marik grinned crossing his arms over his chest.
"That is something I'll be hearing in my nightmares." Tèa declared.
Marik grinned again sticking out his tongue. You glanced over at Bakura, it seemed as though he was debating whether to knock out Marik, or vomit.
"You just had to invite them didn't you?" Yami growled rolling his eyes.
"My apologies Pharaoh." You smirked, though you were deeply disturbed by the conversation that was turning increasingly graphic behind you.
"I am going to go check out the room now, excuse me." A deeply flustered Ryou mumbled before dodging out of the room.
"Miho is going too!" Miho exclaimed, practically running out of the room after Ryou.
You looked back to the quickly depleting group.
"Alright, unless you two are going to start making out, let's get going." You smirked turning towards the door. Both Bakura and Marik were silent.
"Hahaha that was awesome !" Joey roared with laughter.
"I would recommend you shut your mouth before I do it for you." Bakura growled menacingly. "And don't you say anything either ."
"You thought it not me." You shrugged innocently. Marik remained uncharacteristically quiet.
"So Yami where is the room at?" Tèa asked breaking the silence.
"Uh, this way." Yami answered and began walking.

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You pulled on your thick coat and other 'snow clothes' as quickly as you could. You were looking forward to skiing.
"And why would I want to spend any more time with you than absolutely necessary?" You heard Bakura ask, to whom, you did not know.
"Then what are you going to do?" You called through the door.
"You see, you morons are everywhere. That is none of your information ." Bakura quipped. You heard a door open and shut and figured that he had left. You shrugged and opened the door looking around to see the others waiting.
"Are we ready to head out?" You asked pulling your gloves on. Getting frostbite here was not on your list of things to do.
"Nope, still waiting on Miho." Joey groaned. "Hurry up Miho or uh, Ryou will leave without you!"
Ryou shook his head appalled, but before he could open his mouth to say anything, Miho's voice boomed through the hall.
"No! Don't leave without Miho!" Miho shrieked running out of the room. You couldn't help but laugh; she looked like a giant pink fluffy blob.
"Miho you look fantastic!" Tristan applauded.
"Can we go now?" Malik asked, leaning against the wall "Or are we going to have a fashion show first?"
"Do you think Miho will need another scarf?" Miho asked. Yami, Malik, and Joey all turned to Miho.
"No." they declared in unison.
"Come on let's go!" Yugi chirped starting off to the door.

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"You are going to crash into that-" You cringed as Joey went off course and crashed into a tree. "Are you alright?" You called out.
"I was alright the first time. I was okay the second time. This time, I am not okay!" he called, stumbling backwards and passing out.
"Three strikes, and he's out." Tristan declared making the 'out' signal. You shook your head and assisted in half carrying, half dragging Joey back to the lodge. You headed back to the slopes; planning on riding a few more times before it got too dark.
"Hey ! Wait up!" You looked around and spotted Yugi a few meters away. You smiled and jogged over to him the best you could while lugging your skis and materials with you. "This is a lot of fun, don't you think?" Yugi chirped as you two caught a lift and headed up the slope.
"Yeah, this is amazing!" You exclaimed looking over the lift at the ground that seemed to shrink more and more the higher you went. You rode on in silence for a while.
"Um ?" Yugi shifted uneasily, you could tell that he was putting a lot of thought into what he would say next.
"Yeah? What is it Yugi?" You turned and smiled making sure to seem open and easy to talk to.
"How did you find out that Yami was a Pharaoh?" Yugi asked warily. You stared for a moment and shook your head.
"Bakura told me. What's it matter? Don't worry I'm not going to tell anyone. Well aside from- haha I was kidding!" You responded shrugging.
"Oh no I didn't mean it like that! I know you wouldn't tell anyone or something like that!" Yugi waved his hands apologetically.
"Then what's wrong?" You asked. 'I can tell that these guys would rather drink bleach than be in a ten mile radius of Bakura or Marik. But isn't freaking out about this seems a bit, I don't know, unnecessary to say the least.'
"You do know that-" Yugi started but stopped in mid sentence "Oh man we better jump down before we miss the slope!"
You looked down and realized that the lift had already started going back down the hill. You laughed and jumped down, falling flat on your back.
"Are you alright ?" Yugi asked, offering you a hand.
"Yeah fine, the ski broke my fall." You bantered, taking his hand gratefully. "Well, that was a lot more trouble than it should have been." You laughed, noticing that Yugi was not going to finish his statement. 'Oh well, I'll figure out eventually. Or, then again, maybe not…'
"I am really glad that you moved here!" Yugi declared.
"Thanks, I am too." You smiled. 'He is too sweet. It seems like I have known him for years, even though we just met a few months back.' You mused.
"I'll race you to the bottom!" Yugi pronounced.
"Last one there has to sleep with Marik!" You shouted and launched yourself down the hill.
"Hey no fair! You never said 'go'!" You heard Yugi call, though that really made no difference. Something hit the side of your ski and it fell off. You tumbled head over heel a few times. Yugi looked back laughing "See you at the bottom!" You attempted skiing down the hill on one ski, unsuccessfully. After a while of trudging through the snow you found yourself at the bottom. Yugi stood waiting and immediately began apologizing profusely.
"Really, it's no problem." You laughed light heartedly "I am going to head back up to get my other ski." You thought for a moment 'Why did I not grab my ski before coming down the hill. It's not like I had any way of catching up.' You reprimanded yourself. "Meet you at the lodge!"
"Want me to come with you? It is getting dark out." Yugi noted.
"That's alright, I'll be there in a few minutes." You turned to walk up the slope. It wouldn't be right to drag Yugi along because you hadn't strapped your ski on the right way.
"Okay, but make sure to hurry up and get back! You don't want to get lost!" Yugi warned beginning to walk back towards the lodge. You pulled your coat tighter around you and started walking up the hill. There were no more skiers coming down. You figured that if you seen one you would simply duck out of the way. You carried your other ski under your arm along with the sticks you steer them with. It started getting darker, making it very difficult to see. After much trouble you found your ski. By the diminishing light you noticed that one of the straps on the ski was broken.
"It looks like it was cut." You thought out loud. "Good thing they were rentals."
You turned back looking down the slope and groaned. You had just finished walking up this thing and now you had to turn and walk back. Your toes were numb and you were thoroughly soaked. By now, the sun was almost completely gone. You were barely able to make out the signs that led the way back to the lodge. You walked quickly, stories of people freezing to death flashing through your mind. You shook your head. That was ridiculous. You looked around as you walked, not being able to recognize any sights to signal that you were anywhere near the lodge. You started getting really frustrated as you were led further into a heavily wooded area. 'I know we weren't in the middle of a bunch of trees.' You thought panicking a bit. You came into a clearing to see signs pointing in every way. Realization struck you hard, you were lost, and someone messed up the signs. You had no idea of which way to go to find the lodge. You looked around, the trees above you blocking out the light from the moon. You were in full panic mode looking back and forth as if you expected to see a neon sign pointing out the direction. 'This cannot be happening. This sort of thing only happens in books and movies.' You bit your lip and took a breath trying to calm your nerves. You could have screamed. After a few minutes of stumbling blindly around looking for the lodge, you caught sight of light. It seemed as though it were not too far away from were you were standing. After debating inwardly for a few moments you decided to check it out, that was really your only option aside from freezing to death out here. 'Please don't let it be crazy hobos.' You repeated in your mind as you neared the fire. It took a moment for your eyes to adjust to the sudden light. You shielded your eyes and glanced around quickly. You caught sight of the fire reflecting off what looked to be a pocketknife, which was placed over signs with arrows on them. You gawked at them in horror, wishing you had not read so many horror stories the night before. 'I think I would have preferred running into a crazy hobo.' You thought lamely as you backed away slowly. Who ever it was that was here had planned on you arriving, even going so far as to lead you here with fake signs. Your eyes darted around the poorly lit scene looking for any sign of movement. You hoped that if you backed away slowly and quietly, maybe who ever or what ever it was that led you here would not see you. You bumped into something hard and nearly jumped out of your skin. Realizing that it was most likely just a tree, you calmed down, until the 'tree' started laughing. You took off sprinting, dropping everything you were holding in a mad dash for escape. You knew better than to look over your shoulder, judging by the snow crunching behind you, whatever it was, was most definitely chasing you. You broke into another clearing, jumping as far as you could over the fallen trees. Adrenaline was pumping so hard that you had forgotten the fact that you were freezing cold, hungry, and tired. You were positive that you were going to make it away, until you landed on a patch of ice and fell. You landed flat on your back knocking the wind out of your lungs. You saw colors as a sharp pain seared in the back of your head. You gasped to refill your aching lungs and felt a shadow creep over you. You looked up to see what was most likely going to be the last face you ever saw. You tried to scream but could not. It was like one of those terrible nightmares that you could not make a sound no matter how hard you tried. You found yourself staring up at a smug, pale face. You recognized him, but horror prevented you from putting a name to the shadow covered face. That was short lived as a familiar voice broke the silence with laughter.
"Why hello there , and what brings you here?" Bakura drawled mockingly. You dropped your head back to the ground, adrenaline leaving quickly, relief swept through you. That too was also short lived as relief was replaced with fury. You rolled over and jumped to your feet.
"I am going to kill you!" you shrieked and lunged forward tackling Bakura. You pushed your arms into his chest winding him. He hesitated a moment, and that was just enough time for you to knock him into a huge mound of snow. In your haste you had forgotten about the fact that you were standing in a patch of ice. Your sudden movement resulted in you slipping yet again. This time instead of landing hard on your back, you landed on top of Bakura.
"Oh come now, was all of that really necessary?" Bakura gasped, finally able to breath.
"Let me think about that." You pretended to think. "Yes, that was all necessary." You concluded. Bakura chuckled softly and sat up, purposely sending you toppling into the snow again. You had opened your mouth planning to say something, but instead got a mouthful of snow. You sat up sputtering and glared at Bakura who was simply watching with an amused expression on his face.
"That was fun. We should do this again some time." Bakura declared stretching his arms and wrapping one around your shoulder.
"Fine, but next time you can be the one who gets scared half to death." You frowned, though you were once again unable to stay mad at him. Bakura turned his head to face you, cupping your cheek with his free hand.
"I am sorry, I did not mean to scare you." He mumbled, resting his forehead against yours, his wet hair shifting forwards splashing a few drops of water on your face. You could feel your heart fluttering madly in your chest. "Hmm, what's this? Your lips are blue." Bakura exclaimed quietly, running a finger over your lips sensually. "I'll have to fix that." He murmured, pressing his lips slowly against yours. You gasped at the unexpected move. Bakura took that as an opportunity to slide his tongue into your mouth. He moved his hand from your shoulder to the back of your head. You winced slightly, your head still sore from the rough impact with the ice. His other arms wrapped around your waist crushing your body against his. Bakura ran his tongue expertly along the roof of your mouth, then pulled back, slowly breaking the kiss. "There. Now your lips are as red as the rest of your face." He jeered, running a finger over the bridge of your nose. Without letting go of you, Bakura rose to his feet. "Well then, let's get back to the lodge before you freeze to death." Bakura smirked and half led half carried you, back to the lodge.

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"You're alive!" Yugi shouted with relief as you entered the building. Immediately the entire group was up by the door firing off questions. You glanced behind you 'where did Bakura go?' you thought briefly. Your thoughts interrupted instantaneously.
"You have been gone for over an hour. It is ten already! Do you have any idea what could have happened?" Yami scolded. You rubbed the back of your head shifting uneasily. This was like being yelled at by your parents.
"What were you doing out there for so long?" Joey asked raising an eyebrow.
At that moment Bakura entered the lodge. "Hey , you left your ski back in the forest." Bakura noted holding the ski out in front of him. The group stared at the two of you in silence.
"So that's what you were doing." Marik chimed bursting out in laughter. You heard Bakura mutter something that sounded like 'I wish.' You shot him a look. Bakura returned the look with a grin and shrugged. You shook your head and turned back to the group a bit flustered.
"Shut it Marik." Joey warned. If looks could kill, Marik would have been dead, so would Bakura who seemed more or less amused by the entire situation.
"My ski broke. It took a lot longer to find it than I thought it would. By the time I found it the sun had practically set. Then I got lost because some moron messed up the signs." At the word moron you glanced briefly at Bakura who smirked. "Then I ran into him." You concluded pointing at Bakura. You decided to leave out the making out detail.
"Thank goodness you are back! We were getting ready to send out a search party!" Ryou smiled sweetly.
"Haha thanks Ryou. I am really sorry to have worried you all." You apologized sheepishly.
"Next time bring your phone with you. If you get lost you can call me." Yami commented then shifted his gaze to Bakura. Judging by Yami's scowl, you would have thought that he knew what happened. 'He's a Pharaoh, not a psychic. Unless he's a psychic Pharaoh. That would not be good.' You mused.

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"There is no possible way for all of us to fit in here." Tèa declared crossing her arms clearly irritated.
You looked around the room and were equally discouraged. There was a bed, couch, and chair. That was three possibly four spots to sleep.
"It's this or sleep in the car." Yami sighed.
"It would have been fine had the Pharaoh reserved more than one room." Bakura noted leaned against the wall scowling. Yami turned to Bakura slowly, glaring.
"Unless you are volunteering to sleep in the car, keep your mouth shut." Yami ordered talking slowly as if he were choosing every word carefully. Bakura's scowl deepened and he stepped forward. You looked between the two and could feel the tension fill the room.
"Awh did I aggravate you your highness?" Bakura mocked, a smirk spreading across his face. You picked up a pillow and chucked it at Yami.
"Hey Yami, help me see if this couch is a pull-out bed." You called. Yami caught the pillow and glared at Bakura for another moment before turning to you. You sighed in relief.
After a while off spreading blankets on the floor, you had all finally found a spot to sleep. It had been decided that Tèa and Miho would share the bed. Joey sprawled out on the couch.
"I'll be taking the sofa." He declared folding his arms under his head. Malik walked behind the couch and pulled the blanket out from under Joey, sending him toppling off the couch. Malik laughed as he jumped over the couch landing on the now vacant cushions.
"Isn't that noble. Joey offered to sleep on the floor." Malik exclaimed smirking. Joey sat up rubbing his head and cussing Malik out. "Shut it bonehead." Malik grinned, throwing the blanket over Joey's head. Marik dropped onto the chair practically challenging someone to say something. No one took up the challenge. You were between Ryou and Joey.
The heating was definitely not enough to heat the entire room. You were tempted to grab your coat but decided not to. It would probably still be soaked from earlier.
"Um ?" You heard Ryou whisper sheepishly.
"Yeah?" you rolled over to see him twisting the blanket nervously in his hands.
"If you are cold um we could share the uh blanket." He stammered, his voice dropping below a whisper. "If you want to that is." He continued apologetically.
"Thank you. I am freezing." You smiled. Ryou pulled back his blanket timidly. Even though it was practically zero-vision you could see that he was blushing profusely. Ryou wrapped the blanket around you two. You cuddled close to Ryou feeling heat rising to your face from being so close. Ryou gently brushed the hair from your face.
"Better?" He asked quietly. You nodded mutely closing your eyes. As you started dozing off you felt Ryou kiss your forehead lightly and pull you closer. You smiled tiredly before falling into a sound sleep.