This chapter's kind of short. Expect the unexpected.

12) In Which Tamahome Is Sentenced To Cleaning Nakago's Refrigerator

*Damn, the title already gave it away...*

Tamahome rushed into the clearing, all out of breath. He placed the pouch on the table, then backed up and bowed deeply.

"Lord Nakago," he said finally, after catching his breath, "here's your money."

Nakago said nothing, but took the pouch. Taking each coin out one by one, he proceeded to count them. The silence in the clearing was deafening as Nakago calmly counted his money. A pin dropped and several jurors jumped with surprise.

"You're six coins short," he said as he placed all but one of the coins back in the pouch. Unwrapping the gold foil from the last coin, he placed the chocolate in his mouth.

"I asked for sixteen chocolate geldt and I only received ten. I cannot play dreidel with only ten."

Tamahome cringed.

"I'm sorry! I must have dropped them on my way here! I had sixteen in the pouch when I left home! I swear! Don't make me---!"

"Tamahome," Nakago said, making his deep menacing voice even more deep and menacing. "I sentence you to--"

"NO, NO! Please! Not the---!"

"--clean out my refrigerator."

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!"

Tamahome dropped to his knees and slowly shook his head as he held it in his hands.

Members of the jury gasped with surprise. Several began whispering.

"Have you seen Nakago's refrigerator?" Nuriko asked with disbelief.

"I've watched Nakago through my mirror for many years and I know for a fact that that refrigerator hasn't been cleaned in five years, three months and twenty-one days," Taiitsukun said.

"What a horrible job!" Hotohori exclaimed. "To have to clean something!"

Suboshi, Amiboshi's twin brother, and Amiboshi took Tamahome by the arms. Dragging him to his feet, they led him away from the clearing towards his sentence.

"Please! I'll do anything else! Don't make me clean the refrigerator!" Tamahome cried as he faded from view.

"Tamahome!" Miaka suddenly said.

"Be quiet!" Katey snapped. "Do you want to be in any more trouble then you already are?" She sighed, then turned and faced Nakago.

Talking continued. Nakago looked around the table for something. He also looked underneath the table but didn't find it. Realizing she had forgotten to add an important prop, Megan snapped her fingers and a gavel appeared on the table by Nakago's hand.

Nakago nodded at Megan, then rapped the gavel on the table.

"ORDER!"

The clearing fell silent.

"Next line of business?" Nakago asked, clearly enjoying how much power he had.

Katey stepped forward. "The matter of this girl. Miaka vs. Yuugiland."

Bet you didn't expect that incident with the dreidel (is that how you spell it? Sorry, if it's wrong), eh? Heh, heh.....