Disclaimer: I love repeating it! mwahahahahaha! TAKE THIS LAWYERS! Yu-
Gi-Oh! and its characters are not property of Nanashi... and neither
is Oscar Meyer, and anything else mentioned, most likely, anyways...
Nanashi: my stomach hurts...
Kaiba: no chapter, then..?
Nanashi: nah! give 'em what they want, I always say! *belly growls* oh... maybe that's why ^_^()
Nanaki: *snickers*
Warnings: same as previous chapters, yup yup *nods*
Kaiba: shounen-ai, and... most likely sap, what with this particular author and all... *gets hit with a shoe* what the..!?
Nanashi: *walks forward, and puts her shoe back on* I'm working on it! *grins* I watched Mulan yesterday... which is property of Disney ^_^
Kaiba: good for you...
Nanaki: GUESS WHAT, EVERYONE! IT WAS NANA-CHAN'S BIRFDAY!!!
Nanashi: *anime sweatdrops*
Kaiba: *blinks* when..?
Nanashi: she's lying ^_^()
Nanaki: Dec. 10!!! Hence the late chapter! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! HAPPY BELATED BIRFDAY!
Nanashi: moving on!
Nanaki: wait! Guess who I love even more, now!
Kaiba: so much for an early start...
Nanaki: Tristan! WAI! He rides a motorcycle!!! *squeals and glomps Tristan*
Nanashi: you didn't know? *blinks*
Bakura: *blushes, a bit* I was surprised, myself...
Tristan: *smiles at Bakura, then anime sweatdrops at Nanaki* ummmmm, hey Kaiba...?
Kaiba: *shrugs* say no more... I know how you feel *hands Tristan the anti-glomping spray*
Tristan: thanks *sprays Nanaki, then runs*
Nanaki: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! *runs after Tristan*
Bakura: *anime sweatdrops*
Nanashi: okay.... get this started! Take a different approach on things, huh? ^_^
Kaiba: *nods*
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"Thought we'd never get out of there..." Kaiba growled, as he stormed away from the trading post, and shook the dust out of his jacket. Then he shook his head, more dust rose from his hair. After a small brawl with Cletus' ancient vacuum cleaner, it was no wonder the CEO was so dusty.
"What're you complainin about, now?" Joey asked, impatiently.
"First of all...! You and the others made a mess! Second of all, I barely had any involvement in the mess that was made, and I had to help clean it!? And THIRD of all, you purposely pestering me during the whole ordeal! And finally... I DIDN'T WANT ANY PART OF THIS TRIP, YET HERE I AM!!!" Kaiba snarled.
"You still on that..?" Joey asked, with a roll of his eyes. Kaiba growled, and started to reach for the blonde's neck, to strangle him.
"Hey, take it easy, Kaiba!" Tristan said, holding Kaiba by his jacket. "Killing him will feel really good, yes, but would you really want to...?"
"You need to ask?" Kaiba asked, dryly, as he tore his jacket from Tristan's grip. Tristan rolled his eyes.
"And you barely had any involvement!?" Joey echoed, with a grin. "You were involved, Kaiba! Pretty much through the whole thing..."
"Aibou... how're you feeling?" Yami asked. Yugi was walking a bit slower, than his earlier hopping and bounding around. But he was still smiling, in an adorable way.
"Just fine, Yami..."
Yami nodded. Then he glanced at the other two yamis, uncertainly. They didn't seem any more normal. Maybe because they insisted on having three cups of espresso each, then french vanilla cappuccino.
"My bologna has a first name..." Yami B sang.
"It's O-S-C-A-R..." YamiM chimed in.
"My bologna has a second name..."
"IT'S M-E-Y-E-R..."
"Is that even a real sing?" Tea asked, confused.
Yami B and YamiM shrugged.
"Please, sing a different song..." Bakura said, warily. "That one's... just not right, for young ears..."
"Aibou! I had no idea you could think like that!" Yami B gasped. Bakura rolled his eyes, his usual patience wearing dangerously thin. So, of course, everyone made sure to give him some space.
"I wish I were an Oscar Meyer weiner... That is what I'd truly like to be... 'Cause if I were an Oscar Meyer weiner... EVERYONE WOULD BE IN LOVE WITH ME...!" Yami B and YamiM started to sing.
"Yeah, especially if..." Tristan started to say, only to get nudged by Bakura.
"Please, don't join their state of mind..."
Tristan grinned, then nodded, "heh, alright then... sorry..."
Malik glanced at Bakura, "maybe we should send them back to their chambers, that's all..." Bakura blinked, then sighed.
"Doing that makes me feel like a parent..."
Malik looked thoughtful, then slowly nodded, "point taken..."
"Malik! Bakura's yami is poking me...!" YamiM called.
"You poked me first!" Yami B protested.
"I didn't do that! I jabbed you!"
"There's no difference...!"
"Is too!"
"Is not!"
"Is too!"
"Is not!"
Malik blinked in confusion, while Bakura closed his eyes, and took a deep breath to settle his rising temper, and falling patience. With some success. But their arguing didn't stop. Didn't even slow down. And it went on for a while.
***~~~***
"Is too!"
"Is not!"
"Is too!"
"Is not!"
"Is too!"
"Is not!"
"Is too!"
"Is not!"
Everyone gritted their teeth, it's been nearly 15 minutes. These kind of arguments were all they seemed to have, while hyper. "SEND THOSE TWO TO THEIR CHAMBERS...!" they all hollered at Bakura and Malik, so they could be heard over the yelling.
Both boys nodded. "YAMI!" Bakura and Malik called. Yami B and YamiM froze, glancing at their respective lights. "GO TO YOUR CHAMBERS!"
"HUH!?"
"You heard us... now get going..." Bakura said, sternly.
"But... Bakura..." Yami B started protest.
"No... get going... your arguing is giving me a headache..."
"Malik...?" YamiM asked, his eyes shining hopefully. "You wouldn't send me to my chamber, would you...?"
Malik folded his arms, but said nothing. YamiM's face fell.
"You would..."
"BUT WHY!?!?!?" both yamis wailed. Then they pointed at each other, "he started it...!"
"I don't care who started it...." Bakura said, shortly.
"We're finishing it... now go to your chambers, and think about the error of your ways..." Malik said, with a stern look on his face.
"Yeah, Yami B..." YamiM said, folding his arms as he gave YamiB a look. Yami B glared at him.
"That goes for you too, Yami..." Malik said, dryly, "now get..." both yamis glared at each other. "See what you did...!?" they both snapped.
"YOU GOT MY LIGHT ANGRY! I DID!? YES, YOU! NO! IT WAS YOU!" yep, they were saying all this in perfect unison. The others blinked, anime sweatdrops forming. Bakura clenched his hands into fists, his temper slowly going higher. And his patience slowly going lower, again.
Everyone blinked, as Tristan slowly stepped back. Well, that couldn't be good. They all followed suit.
"WHY DO YOU ALWAYS ASSUME EVERYTHING IS MY FAULT!? BECAUSE IT IS! NO, IT ISN'T! IT IS! WHAT DO YOU KNOW!? YOU LUNATIC! YOU'RE NOT EVEN MAKING SENSE ANYMORE!!!" both yamis were still yelling. Yep, still in unison.
"ENOUGH!!!" Bakura shouted. Both yamis froze, staring at Bakura, stunned. "YOU WILL BOTH GO TO YOUR BLOODY CHAMBERS, NOW! AND STAY THERE, UNTIL YOU CALM DOWN! DO I MAKE MYSELF PERFECTLY CLEAR!?!?"
"But... Bakura..." they both started to protest.
Bakura's eyes flashed, "GET!!!"
"Eeps..." in a bright flash, both yamis vanished. Now in their chambers. Bakura took a deep breath, to calm himself down.
"You're a little scary, Bakura..." Malik said, slowly. Bakura glared at him, slightly, since his temper wasn't down, completely yet. "Er, not that it's a bad thing..." Malik said, with an innocent grin, and cautiously stepped closer to Tristan, just in case.
Kaiba scowled, "moving on...?"
Everyone nodded, and started walking again.
~~~***~~~
"Why does there never seem to be any vehicles during they day...?" Yami asked, with a weary sigh, now piggybacking Yugi, who was sleeping off the sugar in his system. And getting several of his pictures taken by Tea. A sleeping Yugi is ALMOST was cute as a hyperactive Yugi. Not as, almost.
"Who knows...?" Kaiba grumbled, as he kept a lookout for a car, truck, van, RV, a VW beetle... anything!
"Hey! There's a car...!" Tea yelled, as she pointed at an oncoming vehicle. Joey grinned, and bounded up, and started waving his arms around.
"HEY! HEY! CAN YOU STOP!?"
"Nice to see this experience has improved your creativity, Joey..." Kaiba muttered, with a roll of his eyes. Joey ignored him, as the car slowed down. Then stopped. Joey walked up, and leaned down to look in the driver's window.
"Hey, just outta curiousity, do you guys...?" the blonde started to ask.
"DON'T STOP, WILBUR! DRIVE! IT'S ONE OF THEM HOODLUMS...!" the middle- aged woman wailed, as she shook 'Wilbur' around by his shirt. With a shrug, Wilbur gave Joey an apologetic smile, and zoomed away.
Joey coughed, and waved the dust away from his face. "Yeesh, you'd think she never saw a teenager before..." he muttered, his hands on his hips.
"You just don't have people skills, Joey..." Kaiba said, shortly.
"Love to see you try..." Joey muttered.
"I'll try!" Tea declared, as she pushed Joey back, and stood by the side of the road, waiting for another vehicle.
"Maybe I'm crazy... but I think we'd get further if we kept walking..." Bakura said, slowly. Tristan shrugged.
"Where'd the fun be in that?"
Malik nodded, "too true..."
Along came another car. Tea grinned, as she glanced back at the guys. "Saw this in a movie once..." she told them, then she stuck out her leg. The car in response... raced by, way over the speed limit. Anime sweatdrops formed. Then laughter erupted.
Tea scowled, and grabbed a stick. It was Joey who started laughing first, so... "PREPARE TO DIE, WHEELER!" she yelled.
"ACK!" Joey ran, Tea at his heels, waving a stick at him.
"I think Tea might have the right idea though..." Tristan said, with a shrug. Bakura looked up at him.
"What gives you that idea...?"
Joey and Tea ran by.
Tristan smiled, then glanced at the CEO. "Hey Kaiba... how 'bout showing off some of those moves you pulled back at that stripclub...?" he asked, with a small smirk. Kaiba glared at him.
"You want to die at a young age...!?" he hissed. Joey and Tea raced by, again.
Tristan shrugged, "just a suggestion..."
"Just try it, Kaiba... we're not expecting a full show..." Yami said, impatiently. Kaiba started to turn red, at the intensity of Yami's gaze. Malik snickered, and nudged Kaiba in the ribs, to pull him out of his daze.
Snapping out of it, Kaiba folded his arms. "No! Once was enough...!"
"Oh for... why're people so shy...!?" Malik said, impatiently. Joey and Tea zoomed past, again.
"Will someone get her off my back!?!?" Joey yelled as he ran. Kaiba scowled, then calmly scooped Joey up into his arms, and turned continually to keep him out of Tea's reach. Blood rushed to the blonde's cheeks, when he found that he was in Kaiba's arms. And spinning no less.
"KAIBA!" Tea yelled. Then blinked, it WAS pretty cute, so she started snapping pictures of them, instead. Kaiba frowned, blushing slightly, and dropped Joey back to the ground.
"YOU MIND NOT DOING THAT!?" the CEO yelled.
"No..." Tea said, with a simple smile.
"YES!" Joey snapped.
Everyone blinked, anime sweatdrops forming. That was lacking in sense, a bit.
Bakura sighed, "maybe we should just start walking, again...?" he suggested.
"Another car...!" Malik called, "I'll try..." With an affirming nod, the tanned boy stepped up, and started to unbutton his shirt. Yami sighed, glad that Yugi was sleeping at the moment. Handing his shirt to Tristan, Malik started pulling off his t-shirt. Tea grinned, and started snapping pictures.
The Dodge Neon first sped by. Then the tires screeched loudly, as it came rushing back in reverse. Obviously catching sight of Malik and his perfect chest. The others grinned at each other. Malik pulled his t-shirt on again, and strolled up to the car as the driver's window started to roll down.
"Ummmmm, hello..." the girl said, shyly, gazing up at Malik. He smiled, in a slightly seductive way, as he nodded in acknowledgement.
"Hello..." he greeted.
"Ummm, why weren't you wearing a shirt...?"
"It's a nice day..." Malik said, with a curt shrug. "I have to thank you for stopping... we were greeted by most cars with rudeness..." he added, with a small nod of thanks.
The girl blushed, "no problem... ummm, what's your name...?"
"Malik Ishtar... and no, I'm not a homocidal maniac..." the girl giggled.
"He always says that..." Tristan pretended to scoff to Bakura, who bit his lip to keep from laughing. "Don't..." he whispered. Tristan smiled as he shrugged.
The girl blinked, never seeing such a horde of cute guys. "Er... I'm Emma..." she introduced herself. Wow, all were very cute. Oops, the tall brunette and silver-haired boy were obviously very taken with eachother, since they were standing so close to each other. Okay, off- limits. The redhead, blonde, and Malik were very impressive. And the guy in leather, with the very cool hairstyle, carrying a cute kid. Emma nearly drooled. Nope, she had her self-control.
"Ummm, can I help you with anything...?" she asked.
Malik nodded, "I was hoping you would ask... we're trying to get to the next town, so... do you think...?"
Emma nodded, knowing where the question was headed, "but I can only carry four others..." she said, with a sincere look of apology. She felt really bad about telling them this. Malik leaned back on his heels, looking the Neon over. Too small. Especially for a crew of eight. He turned back to the others.
"Only four can go..." he informed them.
"You wanna split us up!?" Tea gasped.
"Wherever Tea goes, I'll stay..." Kaiba muttered. Joey snickered. Tea glared at them both.
Bakura bit his lip, "this was unexpected..."
Yami frowned, "I go where Yugi goes..." he said, shortly. No one argued. Like Yami was going to listen. Plus, if Yugi ever got on a sugar high again, Yami could keep tabs on him.
"Paper, rock, scissors?" Tristan suggested. Everyone blinked, this was going to be interesting...
***
"One, two, three..." Tristan lost. He was staying. Bakura's brow furrowed, he really didn't want to go anywhere without Tristan. He made him feel safer.
"One, two, three..." Bakura smiled with relief, glad to lose.
"One, two, three..." Yami won. What else was to be expected from the King of Games? Yugi and Yami, two seats were taken.
"One, two, three..." Tea and Malik lost. They had to stay. Malik rolled his eyes. He got the car to stop, and he had to stay? Tea shrugged, since she didn't mind. It was nice scenery. So, that left the last two seats to Kaiba and Joey.
Yugi slowly started to wake up, then he yawned, and rubbed his eyes with his small closed fists, cutely. "Hey guys..." he murmured, sleepily.
Everyone melted. Yes, even Kaiba. And Emma, who didn't even know Yugi. Yugi's waking up, it had about the same level of cuteness as him on a sugar high.
"What's happening?" he asked.
"We're splitting up..." Malik said, with a shrug. Yugi's eyes widened.
"WHAT?! We can't!" he cried.
"Relax, Yugi... we'll be fine..." Tea said, with an assuring smile.
"But...!"
"We have Tristan and our yamis... we should be alright..." Bakura said, with the same assuring smile. Yugi bit his lip.
Yami gently sat Yugi back on the ground. Yugi gazed up at Yami, almost fearfully, "Yami, are you...?" he started to ask. Yami felt a tug at his heart.
Kaiba folded his arms, "Yami's sticking with you... don't worry... and it's not like we're leaving them behind..." with a nod towards Tristan, Bakura, Tea, and Malik. "Well, technically we are... but we'll be waiting for them..." he explained.
Joey nodded, "yeah, they might even get a different ride of their own..." he assured Yugi. Yugi's eyes started to shine, with concern for his friends. Everyone all got a similar lump in their throats. Good Gracious, was there anything Yugi did, that wasn't cute?
"You guys..." he started to protest again.
"They'll be fine, aibou... I highly doubt Tristan, Yamib or YamiM will let harm come to them..." Yami assured Yugi, gently. Malik grinned, and held up the Millennium Rod.
"I dare them to try..."
Yugi nodded, slowly. "Okay then..."
"Ummmm, sorry to interrupt... but I had to be in town a while ago..." Emma said, slowly.
Everyone climbed into the car. Joey had shotgun, since he made sure to call it in advance. Yami, and Kaiba had a window seat in the back, while Yugi sat safely between them.
"Bye guys....!" Tea called, as she waved, cheerfully. "No leaving us behind, huh!?" Yugi started to wave. A forlorn look of worry on etched in his cute features.
"We'll be fine..." Tristan and Bakura called. Malik started to undo his shirt.
"Don't worry, Yugi... I'm getting us a different ride..." he declared. Bakura sweatdropped and held Malik's shirt closed.
"It's too late for that..."
Then they started to drive away. Their shoulders slumped, slightly.
"Well, let's start walking..." Tristan said, with a sigh. They nodded, and they started following after the car. But at a much slower pace.
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Nanaki: *sniffles and wipes away a tear* oh no! They're breaking apart!
Nanashi: *sighs* oh man... how sad was this chapter!? It was long, at least... er, I hope O.o
Kaiba: you're thinking what I'm thinking...
Nanashi: *holds up three fingers* three hours of sleep this time...
Kaiba&Nanaki: SLEEP LONGER, DAMNIT!!!
Nanashi: *anime sweatdrops* watch the language... not my fault, a baby woke me up, and I couldn't get back to sleep...
Kaiba: *anime sweatdrops* you...?
Nanashi: HUH!? What!? Are you thinking...? ACK! You are!!! No! NO NO NO NO NO NO! *waves her hands around, madly* of course not! baby- sitting... okay?
Kaiba: oh...
Nanaki: presents!?
Nanashi: I lost track... *grins* but I got Pixi Stix...! ^_______^
Kaiba: oh no... *massages his temples*
Nanaki: hey, at least it's not honey and gummi bears/worms! Right? ^________^
Kaiba: I guess v.v()
Nanashi: Kaiba got some plushies ^_^ *hands Kaiba a Joey plushie,and BEWD plushies*
Kaiba: *blinks, then smiles, faintly* thank you...
Nanashi: hey Nanaki...
Nanaki: waitasec *reads something, all superspy-like, then gasps and points at Nanashi* YOU ARE NOT MORE MATURERER THAN ME!!! you poopy head!!!
Kaiba: *raises an eyebrow* 'maturerer'?
Nanashi: *anime sweatdrops* 'poopy head'? OKay then... Oh yeah! Christmas is coming up... that means family bonding and stuff... which means...
Nanaki: slowed down updates... *nods eagerly*
Kaiba: this chapter *shakes his head*... Nanashi, you hit a slump, didn't you?
Nanashi: *sighs* yeah... I wrote while in a slump! NO WONDER IT'S LOUSY!!!
Nanaki: I likes! *huggles the chapter* Baku-kun, and Malik-kun as parental-like units!
Nanashi: I'll get out of this slump! Next chapter! I will! *bows in apology* gomen, the next chapter will be better, I promise...!
Kaiba: *examining his fingernails* shouldn't make promises you can't keep...
Nanashi: *eats some Pixi Stix* BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! *flaps her arms* I FEEL LIKE CHICKEN TONIGHT!!! LIKE CHICKEN TONIGHT!!!
Nanaki: NOT HERS, NOT MINE, and.... NOT KAIBA-BOY'S!
Nanashi: BUT I DO FEEL LIKE CHICKEN...!
Kaiba: *face falls* oh geez... v.v give me strength....
Nanashi: my stomach hurts...
Kaiba: no chapter, then..?
Nanashi: nah! give 'em what they want, I always say! *belly growls* oh... maybe that's why ^_^()
Nanaki: *snickers*
Warnings: same as previous chapters, yup yup *nods*
Kaiba: shounen-ai, and... most likely sap, what with this particular author and all... *gets hit with a shoe* what the..!?
Nanashi: *walks forward, and puts her shoe back on* I'm working on it! *grins* I watched Mulan yesterday... which is property of Disney ^_^
Kaiba: good for you...
Nanaki: GUESS WHAT, EVERYONE! IT WAS NANA-CHAN'S BIRFDAY!!!
Nanashi: *anime sweatdrops*
Kaiba: *blinks* when..?
Nanashi: she's lying ^_^()
Nanaki: Dec. 10!!! Hence the late chapter! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! HAPPY BELATED BIRFDAY!
Nanashi: moving on!
Nanaki: wait! Guess who I love even more, now!
Kaiba: so much for an early start...
Nanaki: Tristan! WAI! He rides a motorcycle!!! *squeals and glomps Tristan*
Nanashi: you didn't know? *blinks*
Bakura: *blushes, a bit* I was surprised, myself...
Tristan: *smiles at Bakura, then anime sweatdrops at Nanaki* ummmmm, hey Kaiba...?
Kaiba: *shrugs* say no more... I know how you feel *hands Tristan the anti-glomping spray*
Tristan: thanks *sprays Nanaki, then runs*
Nanaki: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! *runs after Tristan*
Bakura: *anime sweatdrops*
Nanashi: okay.... get this started! Take a different approach on things, huh? ^_^
Kaiba: *nods*
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"Thought we'd never get out of there..." Kaiba growled, as he stormed away from the trading post, and shook the dust out of his jacket. Then he shook his head, more dust rose from his hair. After a small brawl with Cletus' ancient vacuum cleaner, it was no wonder the CEO was so dusty.
"What're you complainin about, now?" Joey asked, impatiently.
"First of all...! You and the others made a mess! Second of all, I barely had any involvement in the mess that was made, and I had to help clean it!? And THIRD of all, you purposely pestering me during the whole ordeal! And finally... I DIDN'T WANT ANY PART OF THIS TRIP, YET HERE I AM!!!" Kaiba snarled.
"You still on that..?" Joey asked, with a roll of his eyes. Kaiba growled, and started to reach for the blonde's neck, to strangle him.
"Hey, take it easy, Kaiba!" Tristan said, holding Kaiba by his jacket. "Killing him will feel really good, yes, but would you really want to...?"
"You need to ask?" Kaiba asked, dryly, as he tore his jacket from Tristan's grip. Tristan rolled his eyes.
"And you barely had any involvement!?" Joey echoed, with a grin. "You were involved, Kaiba! Pretty much through the whole thing..."
"Aibou... how're you feeling?" Yami asked. Yugi was walking a bit slower, than his earlier hopping and bounding around. But he was still smiling, in an adorable way.
"Just fine, Yami..."
Yami nodded. Then he glanced at the other two yamis, uncertainly. They didn't seem any more normal. Maybe because they insisted on having three cups of espresso each, then french vanilla cappuccino.
"My bologna has a first name..." Yami B sang.
"It's O-S-C-A-R..." YamiM chimed in.
"My bologna has a second name..."
"IT'S M-E-Y-E-R..."
"Is that even a real sing?" Tea asked, confused.
Yami B and YamiM shrugged.
"Please, sing a different song..." Bakura said, warily. "That one's... just not right, for young ears..."
"Aibou! I had no idea you could think like that!" Yami B gasped. Bakura rolled his eyes, his usual patience wearing dangerously thin. So, of course, everyone made sure to give him some space.
"I wish I were an Oscar Meyer weiner... That is what I'd truly like to be... 'Cause if I were an Oscar Meyer weiner... EVERYONE WOULD BE IN LOVE WITH ME...!" Yami B and YamiM started to sing.
"Yeah, especially if..." Tristan started to say, only to get nudged by Bakura.
"Please, don't join their state of mind..."
Tristan grinned, then nodded, "heh, alright then... sorry..."
Malik glanced at Bakura, "maybe we should send them back to their chambers, that's all..." Bakura blinked, then sighed.
"Doing that makes me feel like a parent..."
Malik looked thoughtful, then slowly nodded, "point taken..."
"Malik! Bakura's yami is poking me...!" YamiM called.
"You poked me first!" Yami B protested.
"I didn't do that! I jabbed you!"
"There's no difference...!"
"Is too!"
"Is not!"
"Is too!"
"Is not!"
Malik blinked in confusion, while Bakura closed his eyes, and took a deep breath to settle his rising temper, and falling patience. With some success. But their arguing didn't stop. Didn't even slow down. And it went on for a while.
***~~~***
"Is too!"
"Is not!"
"Is too!"
"Is not!"
"Is too!"
"Is not!"
"Is too!"
"Is not!"
Everyone gritted their teeth, it's been nearly 15 minutes. These kind of arguments were all they seemed to have, while hyper. "SEND THOSE TWO TO THEIR CHAMBERS...!" they all hollered at Bakura and Malik, so they could be heard over the yelling.
Both boys nodded. "YAMI!" Bakura and Malik called. Yami B and YamiM froze, glancing at their respective lights. "GO TO YOUR CHAMBERS!"
"HUH!?"
"You heard us... now get going..." Bakura said, sternly.
"But... Bakura..." Yami B started protest.
"No... get going... your arguing is giving me a headache..."
"Malik...?" YamiM asked, his eyes shining hopefully. "You wouldn't send me to my chamber, would you...?"
Malik folded his arms, but said nothing. YamiM's face fell.
"You would..."
"BUT WHY!?!?!?" both yamis wailed. Then they pointed at each other, "he started it...!"
"I don't care who started it...." Bakura said, shortly.
"We're finishing it... now go to your chambers, and think about the error of your ways..." Malik said, with a stern look on his face.
"Yeah, Yami B..." YamiM said, folding his arms as he gave YamiB a look. Yami B glared at him.
"That goes for you too, Yami..." Malik said, dryly, "now get..." both yamis glared at each other. "See what you did...!?" they both snapped.
"YOU GOT MY LIGHT ANGRY! I DID!? YES, YOU! NO! IT WAS YOU!" yep, they were saying all this in perfect unison. The others blinked, anime sweatdrops forming. Bakura clenched his hands into fists, his temper slowly going higher. And his patience slowly going lower, again.
Everyone blinked, as Tristan slowly stepped back. Well, that couldn't be good. They all followed suit.
"WHY DO YOU ALWAYS ASSUME EVERYTHING IS MY FAULT!? BECAUSE IT IS! NO, IT ISN'T! IT IS! WHAT DO YOU KNOW!? YOU LUNATIC! YOU'RE NOT EVEN MAKING SENSE ANYMORE!!!" both yamis were still yelling. Yep, still in unison.
"ENOUGH!!!" Bakura shouted. Both yamis froze, staring at Bakura, stunned. "YOU WILL BOTH GO TO YOUR BLOODY CHAMBERS, NOW! AND STAY THERE, UNTIL YOU CALM DOWN! DO I MAKE MYSELF PERFECTLY CLEAR!?!?"
"But... Bakura..." they both started to protest.
Bakura's eyes flashed, "GET!!!"
"Eeps..." in a bright flash, both yamis vanished. Now in their chambers. Bakura took a deep breath, to calm himself down.
"You're a little scary, Bakura..." Malik said, slowly. Bakura glared at him, slightly, since his temper wasn't down, completely yet. "Er, not that it's a bad thing..." Malik said, with an innocent grin, and cautiously stepped closer to Tristan, just in case.
Kaiba scowled, "moving on...?"
Everyone nodded, and started walking again.
~~~***~~~
"Why does there never seem to be any vehicles during they day...?" Yami asked, with a weary sigh, now piggybacking Yugi, who was sleeping off the sugar in his system. And getting several of his pictures taken by Tea. A sleeping Yugi is ALMOST was cute as a hyperactive Yugi. Not as, almost.
"Who knows...?" Kaiba grumbled, as he kept a lookout for a car, truck, van, RV, a VW beetle... anything!
"Hey! There's a car...!" Tea yelled, as she pointed at an oncoming vehicle. Joey grinned, and bounded up, and started waving his arms around.
"HEY! HEY! CAN YOU STOP!?"
"Nice to see this experience has improved your creativity, Joey..." Kaiba muttered, with a roll of his eyes. Joey ignored him, as the car slowed down. Then stopped. Joey walked up, and leaned down to look in the driver's window.
"Hey, just outta curiousity, do you guys...?" the blonde started to ask.
"DON'T STOP, WILBUR! DRIVE! IT'S ONE OF THEM HOODLUMS...!" the middle- aged woman wailed, as she shook 'Wilbur' around by his shirt. With a shrug, Wilbur gave Joey an apologetic smile, and zoomed away.
Joey coughed, and waved the dust away from his face. "Yeesh, you'd think she never saw a teenager before..." he muttered, his hands on his hips.
"You just don't have people skills, Joey..." Kaiba said, shortly.
"Love to see you try..." Joey muttered.
"I'll try!" Tea declared, as she pushed Joey back, and stood by the side of the road, waiting for another vehicle.
"Maybe I'm crazy... but I think we'd get further if we kept walking..." Bakura said, slowly. Tristan shrugged.
"Where'd the fun be in that?"
Malik nodded, "too true..."
Along came another car. Tea grinned, as she glanced back at the guys. "Saw this in a movie once..." she told them, then she stuck out her leg. The car in response... raced by, way over the speed limit. Anime sweatdrops formed. Then laughter erupted.
Tea scowled, and grabbed a stick. It was Joey who started laughing first, so... "PREPARE TO DIE, WHEELER!" she yelled.
"ACK!" Joey ran, Tea at his heels, waving a stick at him.
"I think Tea might have the right idea though..." Tristan said, with a shrug. Bakura looked up at him.
"What gives you that idea...?"
Joey and Tea ran by.
Tristan smiled, then glanced at the CEO. "Hey Kaiba... how 'bout showing off some of those moves you pulled back at that stripclub...?" he asked, with a small smirk. Kaiba glared at him.
"You want to die at a young age...!?" he hissed. Joey and Tea raced by, again.
Tristan shrugged, "just a suggestion..."
"Just try it, Kaiba... we're not expecting a full show..." Yami said, impatiently. Kaiba started to turn red, at the intensity of Yami's gaze. Malik snickered, and nudged Kaiba in the ribs, to pull him out of his daze.
Snapping out of it, Kaiba folded his arms. "No! Once was enough...!"
"Oh for... why're people so shy...!?" Malik said, impatiently. Joey and Tea zoomed past, again.
"Will someone get her off my back!?!?" Joey yelled as he ran. Kaiba scowled, then calmly scooped Joey up into his arms, and turned continually to keep him out of Tea's reach. Blood rushed to the blonde's cheeks, when he found that he was in Kaiba's arms. And spinning no less.
"KAIBA!" Tea yelled. Then blinked, it WAS pretty cute, so she started snapping pictures of them, instead. Kaiba frowned, blushing slightly, and dropped Joey back to the ground.
"YOU MIND NOT DOING THAT!?" the CEO yelled.
"No..." Tea said, with a simple smile.
"YES!" Joey snapped.
Everyone blinked, anime sweatdrops forming. That was lacking in sense, a bit.
Bakura sighed, "maybe we should just start walking, again...?" he suggested.
"Another car...!" Malik called, "I'll try..." With an affirming nod, the tanned boy stepped up, and started to unbutton his shirt. Yami sighed, glad that Yugi was sleeping at the moment. Handing his shirt to Tristan, Malik started pulling off his t-shirt. Tea grinned, and started snapping pictures.
The Dodge Neon first sped by. Then the tires screeched loudly, as it came rushing back in reverse. Obviously catching sight of Malik and his perfect chest. The others grinned at each other. Malik pulled his t-shirt on again, and strolled up to the car as the driver's window started to roll down.
"Ummmmm, hello..." the girl said, shyly, gazing up at Malik. He smiled, in a slightly seductive way, as he nodded in acknowledgement.
"Hello..." he greeted.
"Ummm, why weren't you wearing a shirt...?"
"It's a nice day..." Malik said, with a curt shrug. "I have to thank you for stopping... we were greeted by most cars with rudeness..." he added, with a small nod of thanks.
The girl blushed, "no problem... ummm, what's your name...?"
"Malik Ishtar... and no, I'm not a homocidal maniac..." the girl giggled.
"He always says that..." Tristan pretended to scoff to Bakura, who bit his lip to keep from laughing. "Don't..." he whispered. Tristan smiled as he shrugged.
The girl blinked, never seeing such a horde of cute guys. "Er... I'm Emma..." she introduced herself. Wow, all were very cute. Oops, the tall brunette and silver-haired boy were obviously very taken with eachother, since they were standing so close to each other. Okay, off- limits. The redhead, blonde, and Malik were very impressive. And the guy in leather, with the very cool hairstyle, carrying a cute kid. Emma nearly drooled. Nope, she had her self-control.
"Ummm, can I help you with anything...?" she asked.
Malik nodded, "I was hoping you would ask... we're trying to get to the next town, so... do you think...?"
Emma nodded, knowing where the question was headed, "but I can only carry four others..." she said, with a sincere look of apology. She felt really bad about telling them this. Malik leaned back on his heels, looking the Neon over. Too small. Especially for a crew of eight. He turned back to the others.
"Only four can go..." he informed them.
"You wanna split us up!?" Tea gasped.
"Wherever Tea goes, I'll stay..." Kaiba muttered. Joey snickered. Tea glared at them both.
Bakura bit his lip, "this was unexpected..."
Yami frowned, "I go where Yugi goes..." he said, shortly. No one argued. Like Yami was going to listen. Plus, if Yugi ever got on a sugar high again, Yami could keep tabs on him.
"Paper, rock, scissors?" Tristan suggested. Everyone blinked, this was going to be interesting...
***
"One, two, three..." Tristan lost. He was staying. Bakura's brow furrowed, he really didn't want to go anywhere without Tristan. He made him feel safer.
"One, two, three..." Bakura smiled with relief, glad to lose.
"One, two, three..." Yami won. What else was to be expected from the King of Games? Yugi and Yami, two seats were taken.
"One, two, three..." Tea and Malik lost. They had to stay. Malik rolled his eyes. He got the car to stop, and he had to stay? Tea shrugged, since she didn't mind. It was nice scenery. So, that left the last two seats to Kaiba and Joey.
Yugi slowly started to wake up, then he yawned, and rubbed his eyes with his small closed fists, cutely. "Hey guys..." he murmured, sleepily.
Everyone melted. Yes, even Kaiba. And Emma, who didn't even know Yugi. Yugi's waking up, it had about the same level of cuteness as him on a sugar high.
"What's happening?" he asked.
"We're splitting up..." Malik said, with a shrug. Yugi's eyes widened.
"WHAT?! We can't!" he cried.
"Relax, Yugi... we'll be fine..." Tea said, with an assuring smile.
"But...!"
"We have Tristan and our yamis... we should be alright..." Bakura said, with the same assuring smile. Yugi bit his lip.
Yami gently sat Yugi back on the ground. Yugi gazed up at Yami, almost fearfully, "Yami, are you...?" he started to ask. Yami felt a tug at his heart.
Kaiba folded his arms, "Yami's sticking with you... don't worry... and it's not like we're leaving them behind..." with a nod towards Tristan, Bakura, Tea, and Malik. "Well, technically we are... but we'll be waiting for them..." he explained.
Joey nodded, "yeah, they might even get a different ride of their own..." he assured Yugi. Yugi's eyes started to shine, with concern for his friends. Everyone all got a similar lump in their throats. Good Gracious, was there anything Yugi did, that wasn't cute?
"You guys..." he started to protest again.
"They'll be fine, aibou... I highly doubt Tristan, Yamib or YamiM will let harm come to them..." Yami assured Yugi, gently. Malik grinned, and held up the Millennium Rod.
"I dare them to try..."
Yugi nodded, slowly. "Okay then..."
"Ummmm, sorry to interrupt... but I had to be in town a while ago..." Emma said, slowly.
Everyone climbed into the car. Joey had shotgun, since he made sure to call it in advance. Yami, and Kaiba had a window seat in the back, while Yugi sat safely between them.
"Bye guys....!" Tea called, as she waved, cheerfully. "No leaving us behind, huh!?" Yugi started to wave. A forlorn look of worry on etched in his cute features.
"We'll be fine..." Tristan and Bakura called. Malik started to undo his shirt.
"Don't worry, Yugi... I'm getting us a different ride..." he declared. Bakura sweatdropped and held Malik's shirt closed.
"It's too late for that..."
Then they started to drive away. Their shoulders slumped, slightly.
"Well, let's start walking..." Tristan said, with a sigh. They nodded, and they started following after the car. But at a much slower pace.
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Nanaki: *sniffles and wipes away a tear* oh no! They're breaking apart!
Nanashi: *sighs* oh man... how sad was this chapter!? It was long, at least... er, I hope O.o
Kaiba: you're thinking what I'm thinking...
Nanashi: *holds up three fingers* three hours of sleep this time...
Kaiba&Nanaki: SLEEP LONGER, DAMNIT!!!
Nanashi: *anime sweatdrops* watch the language... not my fault, a baby woke me up, and I couldn't get back to sleep...
Kaiba: *anime sweatdrops* you...?
Nanashi: HUH!? What!? Are you thinking...? ACK! You are!!! No! NO NO NO NO NO NO! *waves her hands around, madly* of course not! baby- sitting... okay?
Kaiba: oh...
Nanaki: presents!?
Nanashi: I lost track... *grins* but I got Pixi Stix...! ^_______^
Kaiba: oh no... *massages his temples*
Nanaki: hey, at least it's not honey and gummi bears/worms! Right? ^________^
Kaiba: I guess v.v()
Nanashi: Kaiba got some plushies ^_^ *hands Kaiba a Joey plushie,and BEWD plushies*
Kaiba: *blinks, then smiles, faintly* thank you...
Nanashi: hey Nanaki...
Nanaki: waitasec *reads something, all superspy-like, then gasps and points at Nanashi* YOU ARE NOT MORE MATURERER THAN ME!!! you poopy head!!!
Kaiba: *raises an eyebrow* 'maturerer'?
Nanashi: *anime sweatdrops* 'poopy head'? OKay then... Oh yeah! Christmas is coming up... that means family bonding and stuff... which means...
Nanaki: slowed down updates... *nods eagerly*
Kaiba: this chapter *shakes his head*... Nanashi, you hit a slump, didn't you?
Nanashi: *sighs* yeah... I wrote while in a slump! NO WONDER IT'S LOUSY!!!
Nanaki: I likes! *huggles the chapter* Baku-kun, and Malik-kun as parental-like units!
Nanashi: I'll get out of this slump! Next chapter! I will! *bows in apology* gomen, the next chapter will be better, I promise...!
Kaiba: *examining his fingernails* shouldn't make promises you can't keep...
Nanashi: *eats some Pixi Stix* BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! *flaps her arms* I FEEL LIKE CHICKEN TONIGHT!!! LIKE CHICKEN TONIGHT!!!
Nanaki: NOT HERS, NOT MINE, and.... NOT KAIBA-BOY'S!
Nanashi: BUT I DO FEEL LIKE CHICKEN...!
Kaiba: *face falls* oh geez... v.v give me strength....