A/N:

Taryn: *wipes keyboard free of fingerprints* Shut up------I wrote this chapter...don't tell Wolfie!

Wolfie: Rgh--I don't know how to fit a Ryou/Bakura pair in here.....and I'm not putting in Yami Malik cause I know nothing about him....oh well. I'm confused--sorry Asian Angel...i tried! Well, i'll try again--I am loyal to my reviewers and will prolly do wut thay say. BTW Taryn? Don't tell me what?

Taryn: *clears throat* Nothing..............*wink* BY the way---Asian Angel 12---she didn't WRITE this chapter, did she?

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EARLY HOURS OF DAY TWO!!

The whole gang had awoken in a pile. In a mass struggle, all of them had managed to pack up and lumber down to the Tiki Restaurant. There was a massive buffet--cinnamon rolls, crescents, hundreds of different fruits, fruit salads, pancakes and waffles, bacon, biscuits, sausage links and patties, and an extensive juice bar. The whole food court was decorated in exotic paper cutouts and ribbons; watermelons cut into tropical sculptures; fans keeping a cool breeze; and polite waiters at every turn.

Ryou, Bakura, Yami, and Yugi took a table together. Malik was seated with Honda and Jou, and the girls were all at a large table together.

Yugi stood up and took a plate.

"C'mon, I'm starving!" whined Yami. "Yugi, you just sit. I'll get your food."

Bakura got up and went to the buffet line as well.

"Yugi... can you keep a secret?" said Ryou softly.

"Sure, what?" he asked.

"Well...my yami and I..." he began, beginning to blush.

Yugi stared and grinned. "US TOO!" he yelled.

"You serious?" said Ryou.

"Yeah...it happened when Yami fell off the bridge...and he just wanted someone to care for him. Yami needed some love too, you know? Then, it just happened. Nothing serious yet," said Yugi, giggling. "We were just getting closer to each other. And when I rubbed his back--he was so relaxed, you know? Now, we're in Hawaii!!! Everyone's free on the beach or at the pool, doing whatever we want."

"That's great, Yugi," said Ryou. "You're so lucky."

"How did you two get together?" Yugi asked.

***

Ryou couldn't sleep a wink. It was 1 am. (A/N: Technically Day Two, rite?! *smirk*)He snuck out of the pile of sleepers and out the door. ~Hmm...wonder where Malik and his clan went?~ he thought, noticing they were missing from the mass of bodies on the bed. He tiptoed across the room and rushed out the door. Unintentionally, he had awoken Bakura on his way out.

"Ryou...?" he said, after the door slammed shut. "Shit."

He grabbed a key and snuck out after him. Ryou walked down through the suite and down the path to the pool, lighted by lamps that hung overhead, creating a dull glow.

Ryou opened the gate of the pool to find eleven figures, in their bedclothes, standing in the pool. Malik and the soccer team had snuck out and jumped into the pool in their pajamas! Malik was wearing a t-shirt and some shorts, as he had changed into before falling asleep in company. He usually slept in nothing but boxers, or nothing at all. (A/N: *SMIRK*) The soccer team was in tank tops and sportsbras, wearing baggy cotton bottoms covered in little soccer balls or teddy bear pictures.

"Hey, look! Ryou's here!" said a brunette girl named Delayne.

Malik turned his head and smiled. "Hey!"

"Wow, I thought you guys would be mad at me!" said Ryou, clothed in a t-shirt and shorts.

"No, come on in! Screw swimsuits, this is fun!" said Malik, who grabbed Kai's head and dunked her underwater. Light blue water sprinkled and glimmered in the moonlit night; splashed violently with all its occupants; swayed in large waves, crashing to the edges of the pool with a "SLAAPCCK!"

"Whoa, post-midnight pool party!" yelled Bakura, standing at the edge of the pool. Malik and the soccer team were busy thrashing through the water to escape Ryou, who was "it" in their game of Marco Polo.

"Gosh, everyone's coming to join us!" said Malik, who was then tackled by Ryou.

"Now YOU'RE it!" he said, opening his eyes. Bakura jumped into the pool and started yelling "POLO" multiple times in a row to tease Malik, then diving underwater and swimming around him or, in some cases, right between his legs unnoticed!

"POLOPOLOPOLOPOLOPOLOOOOOO!!" he screamed. "ACK!" Ryou had tackled him, knocking him down into the water.

"Shut UP!" he said, snickering.

"This is Marco Polo, not water wrestling!" said Bakura, instantly wishing he hadn't.

"WATER WRESTLING!!!" screamed the girls. "EVERYONE, GET BAKURA!"

Bakura gulped and ran through the water, but was too slow. Five girls and Malik toppled onto him, and clung to his arms and back.

"HA HA! Lookit him, he's creamed!" said Malik, getting off the mass of people to go pop a CD into the CD player. The song "Sk8er Boi" came on, and the crowd cheered.

Bakura had a girl on his back, on his side, both arms, and one clinging to his leg! He easily shook her off, and then dove underwater to dislodge the rest of them.

Ryou was sitting atop the fountain, laughing at the sight.

"LAST ONE TO THE BEACH IS OFFICIALLY DUBBED 'BRITNEY SPEARS STYLE ANZU!!!' " shouted Malik, taking off toward the gate. Everyone hobbled out of the pool, running to the beach. The dry sand clung to their wet feet, and the quiet night air was disrupted by the loud cackles of happy, fun-loving teenagers.

Malik jumped into the water and put his arms under the surface. They returned, each with a dripping glob of wet, sand-like mud. A wide grin spread across his face.

"HA HA!" he yelled.

"Don't you DARE, Ishtar!!!" yelled Bakura. Malik chucked two mud balls at him, hitting him right on target.

The girls broke into laughter.

"Oh my god, he needs a bra!" said one of them. The two muddy masses had hit him square in the chest, one on the left, one on the right.

"Sand-boobs!" said Malik, who fell over in the water cackling hysterically.

Bakura brushed them off onto the ground and ran after Malik, dragging him out of the water. His hair was dripping wet, just as Bakura intended.

"Take THIS!" said Bakura, picking up a mass of powdery sand and dumping it on Malik's head. It stuck to him in a mass, and his hair was covered in sand.

"HA HA HA to YOU!" said Bakura, walking away. Malik squeezed the now-wet sand on his head into two more balls, and threw them at Bakura's backside.

"Whatever, sand-BUNS."

"Stop guy-fighting," said Kai. "Let's all swim or something."

"I'm going back to the lodge to wash off," said a girl. "ME TOO!" said the rest. The team walked off, leaving Kai only to play with the boys.

"Well, aren't I just popular..." she said, leading Ryou and Bakura into the water. They sat in a circle in the shallowest parts, so that the tides covered their legs as they sat cross-legged.

"Hey Ryou, guess what---" said Malik, but was met with a slap in the face by Bakura.

"Oooo, Mal, you got bitch-slapped!" sniggered Kai.

"Ow...jerk..." Malik said, glaring at Bakura.

"What?" said Ryou.

"Nothing. Just, well, Bak---" *SLAP*

"QUIT IT!" snapped Malik, who's face was now red from being hit twice.

"Then SHUT THE HELL UP," replied Bakura.

"What, Mal? Bakura likes Ryou or something?" said Kai, who met the bulging eyes of Bakura, who's face was reddening.

Ryou looked over at his yami.

"What? All jokes aside..." said Ryou.

"SEE? LOOK WHAT YOU DID!!!!!!!!!!!! Now, he probably thinks I'm some twisted moron and hates me!" roared Bakura, glaring at Malik, then at Kai.

"No I don't," said Ryou, who was beginning to tear up.

Kai scooted over at Ryou. "Sorry...don't cry. He's pissed off. Just don't cry..." she said, putting her arm around his shoulder.

Bakura thrashed through the water, leaving Ryou behind. He stomped through the sand and didn't look back.

"Now hold on, just a Ra-damned second!" yelled Malik, getting up after Bakura. "You're not just going to walk off like that! Stay with Ryou and whatever you do, don't follow me," he said to Kai.

"Leave me alone!" yelled Bakura, turning back to meet Malik in the eye. "Your prissy little girlfriend had to yell out my Ra-damned secret and now my hikari thinks I'm an idiot! He HATES ME!!!! Thanks to YOU, bringing it UP!"

"It's not her FAULT!" yelled Malik, clenching his fists.

"Don't listen...." said Kai, sitting by Ryou, who was beginning to cry silently.

"I don't hate him..." he whispered.

"Leave me the fuck alone!" said Bakura.

"WATCH YOUR MOUTH!" A yell was heard and Kai looked back behind her shoulder, holding Ryou's head straight with her hand. "DON'T LOOK BACK, RYOU!"

Bakura lay on the sand, trying to breathe. The air had been knocked out of him. Malik had punched him hard in the stomach, and knocked him to the ground.

"Maybe you could think if you'd just shut up," said Malik. "Sorry, I really didn't want to do that." Malik extended a hand to help Bakura up.

Bakura ignored it and crawled over to the water. He was so extremely upset, he just wanted to die right then.

"Ryou?" said Kai. "No, stay here!"

But Ryou ignored her and rushed over to his Yami.

"Go away..." Bakura muttered.

"No, god damn...I don't hate you! I don't think you're stupid! I don't. Know what...I didn't want to say it out loud, but---"

Bakura flipped over and looked is light in the eye. He sat up straight; a distraught expression of worry overtook his face. Ryou giggled.

"What is so Ra-Damned funny?" snorted Bakura.

"If you hadn't went into hysterics..." began Ryou, "I could have said that I kind of--felt the same...and saved you that blow in the stomach."

Bakura's eyes widened. "I deserved it," he said, grinning. Ryou helped him onto his feet.

Kai wandered over to Malik, who was watching, about 5 feet away from the couple.

"Oww OWWW!" Malik yelled, and started clapping when he saw the boys near each other and meet. Kai began to laugh.

"You think it's weird to see two guys together, dontcha?" Malik said as he looked over at Kai. Kai just snorted and elbowed him.

"It's sorta cute, you know--happy endings---but it's just weird to watch!" said Kai, giggling.

Ryou pulled away from Bakura and looked him in the eye.

"That was fun!" said Bakura.

"I've never kissed anyone before!" snickered Ryou. Bakura stood up and threw Ryou over his back.

"Let's go to bed...It's 3 AM!" said Malik, going over to the pool to retrieve his CD.

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DAY TWO!!!

"Ryou, Bakura--congrats!" said Yugi and Yami, walking over to the suite, leaving Malik, Honda, Jou, and the soccer team back at the restaurant.

"Heh...thanks," said Ryou, who was walking beside his yami.

"Guess what---we're going on a cruise today! We'll be on the cruise ship for two days!" said Yami.

"Oh, cool!!!" said Bakura.

"The whole cruise is centered around the soccer team. They're gonna speak at dinners, sign autographs--they're pretty famous. The ship is going to another island, where the tournament's gonna be held. We'll stay there for 5 days, then come back here. So, overall, we'll be on there for a week in total," said Yami.

"Who's coming?" asked Ryou.

"Soccer team--duh...Us, all four of us, and Malik."

"Why not Jou and Honda?"

"They don't feel like it...heh," said Yami. "We tossed out their tickets to two 'lucky fans' of the wolves. We leave at 12:30. Let's get packed!"

***

The boys got their suitcases and lugged them down to the dock. Malik and the soccer team soon followed.

The ship pulled in shortly afterward, and they boarded. The walls and rails were white and polished, there were lounge chairs in the sun, complete with little tables and umbrellas. There was a pool and spa on the very top. The boys gawked at the ship in amazement. They were led to their rooms, which were of high luxury, and then toured the kitchen. It had many, many tables and clean silverware and wineglasses and sparkling little glass cups, dolphin-shaped napkin holders, and a giant buffet. The deck was clean and shining, complete with a lounge and a bar. On the inside of the ship was another lounge with flat television sets, and a gameroom with many arcade games, free of charge.

"I could get used to this!" said Yugi.

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A/N: Short chapter that doesn't cover the afternoon cause all they did after that was walk around the ship and play videogames.

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