Disclaimer: it's gettin kinda tiresome, ne?
Nanaki: a bit... *yawns*
Nanashi: ah well... Yu-Gi-Oh, and its characters aren't mine, despite the fact I'm using them in my small stories ^_^()
Warnings: *Nanaki waves her arms around* danger, danger, my arms are flailing wildly...
Kaiba: is it just me, or is she insane..?
Nanashi: you assume that now?
Kaiba: *blinks* even moreso... better?
Nanashi: *nods* uhhhhhh, no real warnings... heh ^_^
Nanaki: the gist was probably caught, in the earlier chapters ^__________^
Kaiba: a lot of things have been asked...
Nanashi: such as... Nanaki, can DemonSurfer have your hentai spoon...?
Nanaki: *eyes widen* HAVE MY ALMIGHTY SPOON OF HENTAI!?!?!? WHAAAAT!? *blinks* how 'bout a different one, I like this one...
Kaiba: *anime sweatdrops*
Nanashi: *snickers* sure...
Nanaki: *nods and hands DemonSurfer an almighty spoon of hentai* that's the only other one! So, use it well, Grasshopper *bows*
Kaiba: and did you know hentai means pervert?
Nanaki: of course...
Nanashi: *grins* she's very proud to have a perverted spoon...
Nanaki: *nods* yes, and it's in my full and complete control! *holds the spoon up, and starts laughing manically... then pauses* WHERE'S THE LIGHTNING AND THUNDER!?!?!?
Nanashi: *looks away, innocently, while hiding the FX switch she stole* oh yeah, DKiedis, hiya ^_^ I liked Rent-a-Date, it was kinda hard to keep up with, but as long as I was writing something that everyone was getting a kick out of, then, yay ^_^ heh. But, apparently something happened and it just up and vanished. Poof, without a trace *sighs* which just plain stinks
Kaiba: pity... just when I was getting into it...
Nanashi: *nods* Oh yeah, Suqua, Aragorn is played by Viggo Mortenson... at least I think that's his name... I like him, just as much as Eljah and Legolas/Orlando... *nods* Kaiba, anything else?
Kaiba: hmmmmmm... nope, well there is one more thing, but I think it should wait until the end of this chapter, sound good?
Nanashi: *nods*
Nanaki: alright, let's get this show started...
Nanashi: oh yeah... and I'm sorry for the long wait... as I said in an earlier chapter, Christmas, the whole family togetherness thing ^_^ annnnnnd, I hit a slump again, as you may notice in this chapter v.v
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The sun started to rise, a light mist hung in the air, close to the ground, and could be seen against the town's surrounding moutains. And in the park, at two specific picnic tables, lied five people on each table. All of whom were snuggled together. But, enough on that...
Joey winced, feeling sick. "Ow..." he mumbled, then he slowly started to sit up, shivering, not paying attention to the long coat he just pushed off himself. "Well, another beautiful way to begin the day..." he muttered. Then he blinked, seeing a very familiar trench coat laying in his lap.
"What th...?!"
Yami yawned, stretching, he raised an eyebrow, at his hikari snuggled up to him. He smiled, faintly, relieved that Yugi wasn't angry with him. Then he looked over at Joey.
"Sleep well?"
Joey blinked, and looked around, "yeah... what about you? And, everyone's here..."
Yami slowly sat up, gently laying Yugi in his lap. Then he cringed, his head pounding mercilessly, and a sense of nausea swirling in his stomach. "Uhhhh..."
"Yeah, that's normal, don't worry 'bout it..." Joey assured him, with an acknowledging nod of Yami's apprent sickness. Without thinking, Joey pulled up the trenchcoat to warm himself up.
"There a reason you have Kaiba's coat?" Yami asked, with a small knowing smirk.
"You know those one-night stands, Yuge... uhh, Yami..." Joey replied, with a sheepish grin. Then he anime sweatdropped, as Kaiba sat up, rubbing his eyes, tiredly. The CEO rubbed his stiff neck, as he rested his elbow on his knee.
With a small gulp, Joey walked over to Kaiba, swaying a bit, his legs shaky, and his ears ringing. Pursing his lips, the blonde held out the coat to Kaiba. Kaiba watched him for a second, saying nothing. Which, needless to say, made Joey very uncomfortable.
"I do somethin stupid last night, Kaiba?" he asked, slowly.
"....... How're you feeling?" Kaiba asked, shortly.
"Uhhhhhhhh... fine... want your coat back?" Joey asked, still holding the coat out to him. Kaiba stood up, taking his coat back, and put it on. His eyes not leaving Joey's face as he studied his features, carefully.
Joey fidgeted. Awkward silences. He hated them.
"Kaiba..." Yami called as softly as he could. Joey mentally thanked him.
"What?" Kaiba asked, shifting his gaze from Joey to the Pharoah.
"When did everyone get here?"
"About 10 last night, more or less..." Kaiba answered.
"What time is it now?"
Kaiba looked at his watch, "nearly 6..."
"Gawd! You guys are so noisy..." Tea whined, throwing her arms up, over her eyes. Kaiba scowled.
"Get up, Gardner, we have to get going..." he said, coldly.
Tea sighed, and rolled over, ignoring him.
Kaiba rolled his eyes, and merely shoved Tea off the table. She should know better to lay near the edge, he mused.
~THUMP!~
"ACK!" Tea yelped, as she hit the ground.
"Whoa... flashback..." Joey said, with a small shake of his head. Only to wince, and hold his head, painfully.
"Why get up now?" Malik mumbled, snuggling closer between YamiM and Yami B. Hey, bodyheat's better than blankets, from time to time.
Kaiba sighed, gesturing down the street with his thumb, "maybe them..?" he said, wryly. Yami raised an eyebrow. A police cruiser. An anime sweatdrop formed on Joey and Yami. Well, this didn't look too good. A pack of teenagers sleeping in the park?!
"All of you! Get up...!" Kaiba commanded. No one moved.
"Get up!" Joey called, then winced, holding his head, somemore. Kaiba rolled his eyes, but was kinda relieved that they started listening to Joey. They slowly sat up, stretching and yawning. All except the sleeping brunette who held Bakura, protectively. With a sigh, Kaiba shook Tristan's shoulder.
"Wake up, Taylor..."
"Gimme one good reason why..." Tristan grumbled. Kaiba pursed his lips. Then shook him a bit more roughly. Thus, shaking Bakura, as well.
"Get up..." Kaiba ordered. "Or..." he paused, what kinda threat would work on Taylor? He wasn't exactly easy to intimidate, what with the same height and all.
"Or...?" Tristan pressed, sleepily.
Bakura started smiling, "don't start..." he murmured, giving Tristan a small squeeze of affection.
"He started it..." Tristan said, simply, smiling innocently.
"Get up, or... uhhhhhh..." Kaiba anime sweatdropped, having no idea how to finish his sentence.
"Allow me..." Malik said, curtly. He stepped up, and pried Tristan's arms away from Bakura, and plucked the silver haired boy away. Then merely started trotting away.
"Malik...?" Bakura said, slowly, in confusion. Tristan sat up, frowning.
"Malik..." he growled.
Malik anime sweatdropped, at the annoyance in Tristan's eyes. Then he yelped, and scurried away, quickly. Which Bakura couldn't help but laugh as Tristan merely took chase.
"YOU RELEASE MY AIBOU, MALIK!" Yami B yelled, and ran after them, too. Hey, why be left out in the fun?
"YOU QUIT CHASING AFTER MY AIBOU, YOU THIEF!" YamiM snarled, and ran after Yami B.
"You guys! Violence solves nothing, remember!?" Yugi and Tea called. They sighed, in defeat. Tea ran after them, her camera in hand. Joey anime sweatdropped, as he stood with Yami, Yugi, and Kaiba.
Kaiba raised an eyebrow, that works. At least they were all up, now.
~~~***~~~
"THEY'RE AT THE DOUGHNUT SHOP!!! THEY WOULDN'T HAVE NOTICED US, FOR A GOOD TWO HOURS!" Yami B hollered. Yes, he's not a morning person. Uh, after he wakes up. Staying up all night, that's another story.
"Fine, you can go back and sleep... but I'm not gonna wait for you..." Kaiba said, coldly, not slowing down his long stride.
"Is it just me, or is Kaiba being a jerk all over again?" Tea whispered to Yugi.
"Uhhhh, he has his reasons, Tea..." Yugi said, with a small smile.
"What reasons are those?" Tea asked, curiously.
"Ummmmm, well, a good hint would be... he's taller than me, and has brown eyes and blonde hair..." Yugi shrugged. Then he anime sweatdropped, hoping Joey never heard him, since he promised Kaiba. Slowly, Yugi glanced at Joey, relieved to see that he was examining his deck.
"Ooh, Joey? Yugi, what happened!?" Tea asked, eagerly.
Yugi's anime sweatdrop got bigger. "Uhhhh..."
"I'll ask Kaiba, then..." Tea said, with a quick nod. Yugi bit his lip. He had to think fast.
"Tea! Yami kissed me!" he barked. Everyone paused, and slowly turned to Yugi. Yami blinked, in confusion. Tea stared at him, her jaw dropped. As were everyone else's. Yugi pursed his lips, then smiled and walked a bit faster, to get Tea away from Joey and Kaiba.
"Ooh, Yugi! details...!" Tea cried, and eagerly followed after Yugi.
Yami blinked, getting looks from the others. "What?" he asked, with a slight frown.
"You dog, you!" Malik said, with a grin, draping an arm around the former Pharoah's shoulders. Yami anime sweatdropped.
"Why am I dog?"
"Kissing Yugi! And he's supposed to be innocent and pure..." YamiM said, with a smug smirk. Yami shook his head.
"Whereas Yami's more darker, and brooding..." Bakura said, with a small smile.
"Don't you start..." Yami mumbled, furrowing his brow. Damn, he couldn't remember it at all! He mentally kicked himself, quite a few times, for not being all there(ya know, mentally), whilest kissing his kawaii aibou.
~~~***~~~
"Ya know guys, I just had a thought..." Joey said, slowly.
"Congratulations..." Kaiba said, shortly. He easily ignored the glare Joey shot at him.
"What kinda thought?" Tristan asked, confused.
"Well, I was the one drivin, right?"
Everyone nodded.
"And... alla you were mostly asleep...?" Joey asked.
"Except me..." Tea said, with a shrug.
"Right... Tea, you remember passin two towns?"
Tea blinked, "what?"
Tristan's eyes widened, suddenly getting hit with a sense of dread. Bakura, Malik and their yamis blinked at Tristan's expression. Kaiba frowned.
"What'd you do, Joey?"
Joey anime sweatdropped, "I'm just askin if any of you remember passin two towns?"
"No..." Yami said, slowly.
Yugi bit his lip, getting affected by the same dread that Tristan was hit with. As was Kaiba, he narrowed his blue eyes at the blonde.
Tea scratched her head, confused, "what am I missing?"
"Joey... are you saying, that we... we're going... IN THE COMPLETELY WRONG DIRECTION!?" Kaiba shouted.
Everyone's eyes widened, eyebrows shot up, and mouths hung open. "WHAAAAAAT!?" they all screamed.
Joey shrugged.
Kaiba clenched his hands into fists. "After everything that happened, Joey... I STILL WANNA STRANGLE YOU!!!" he snarled.
Tea blinked, then smiled, widely, "everything that happened?" she echoed, looking very intrigued.
"NOT NOW!" everyone but Joey and Yugi snapped.
Kaiba started for Joey, then he paused, giving Tristan a look. "Any objections..?" he asked him, snidely.
Bakura blinked, looking up at Tristan, who frowned, "yes..." Kaiba scowled.
"What!?"
"As Joey's best friend I should have the right... to strangle him first!" Tristan lunged at his best friend.
"ACK!" Joey yelped, his collar getting grabbed, rather roughly.
Bakura shook his head, as he folded his arms. Yami B grinned, and started for the small brawl, only to get his shirt grabbed by Bakura.
"Hey!" he whined.
"Don't you start..." Bakura told his yami, calmly. Yami B sighed, and stayed put.
Tea whipped out a paper bag, and blew it up, then popped it, resulting in a loud BANG. No response. So she grabbed her bottle of water from last night, and splashed them. Still nothing. With a shrug and a look of defeat, she merely gabbed a stick, and poked at the three taller teenagers, as they all continued to fight[A/N: The Simpsons ^_^;;;]. Tristan and Kaiba versus Joey.
"String him up by his pinkies!" YamiM cheered.
"That would hurt, wouldn't it?" Malik asked, dryly.
"Well duh, aibou..."
"Guys, it's not that big a deal, is it?" Yugi called.
Everyone stopped, and looked at the smaller boy in silence. Then, "yes..."
"ACK!" Joey yelped, as he was attacked again.
Yugi sighed, then blinked, as Yami approached him, "aibou, did I...?" he paused, as he actually started to blush.
"Did you what...?" Yugi asked.
"Ummmmm... do... did I...? Uhhhh, kiss you..." he mumbled the last two words. Yugi blinked, barely hearing him.
"Yes, Yami... You did."
"I'm... I'm sorry..." the Pharoah said, slowly.
Yugi blinked, "don't be..." he said, with a warm smile. Then he turned and ran to the small fight, to try and put a stop to it.
Yami stared after him. Then he smiled to himself. "Might as well help..." he said, and followed his light.
~~~***~~~
"Tristan, what is this accomplishing, exactly?" Bakura called.
"Plenty..." Tristan replied, still wrestling with Joey.
"BOTH OF YA! GET OFFA ME!" the blonde hollered.
"The wrong direction! Joey! You were leading us in the wrong direction!" Kaiba spat, once he pinned him down.
"Hey, I just relized it now, okay!?" Joey retorted. They weren't hurting him, merely rolling around and wrestling in a very mild way. Getting pinned often. Which Joey was LETTING them do(Riiiight). Let them vent, he always said.
"Get off already.... we have to think of something..." Yami said, calmly pulling Kaiba back. Yami B and YamiM tugged Tristan back as well.
The taller teenagers were considerably calmer. Hey, Joey managed to let them vent. How 'bout that?
"New plan, then?" Tea asked.
"Might be best... so, it's just a big long backtrack, that's all..." Malik said, with a shrug. Kaiba and Tristan glared at Joey, again. Who smiled as sweetly as he could, whilest stepping behind Yami and Yugi.
Bakura held Tristan's arm, while Malik and the yamis stepped between Kaiba and Joey.
Just in case.
"Well... let's start walking, then..." Yami said, with a sigh. Yugi bit his lip, not looking forward to the long walk ahead of them. And the other walk after this walk. They still had to get to the camping grounds, too.
"Hey, look..." Malik said, pointing at a big building. The high school. And two buses were in the front. A pack of cheerleaders gathered out front, obviously waiting to go somewhere.
Tristan raised an eyebrow, as he watched them for a moment. Bakura reached up, turning Tristan's face away from the cheerleaders. He smiled innocently, and kissed Bakura's nose, who laughed, slightly.
Tea grinned, "I just got an idea!"
A large anime sweatdrop formed over the guys. Oh no.
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Kaiba: okay... first of all, Yugi...?
Yugi: what?
Kaiba: Erica says she loves you...
Yugi; *smiles, blushing a bit* thank you, Erica... and thank you, again, for giving my cards back... most people wouldn't return such rare cards ^_^ I'm very grateful...
Kaiba: *nods* Erica's also not just some stupid fangirl...
Yugi: *blinks* fangirls are never stupid... if they give support, then I think I like them ^_^
Nanaki: *blinks* even the rabid ones!?
Yugi: *anime sweatdrops* I never had to deal with them, before...
Nanashi: thankfully, there's no more of them
Kaiba: point taken... you're the only one to brighten her day... actually, in different words, though... and you've made a big change in her life...
Yugi: *blinks* wow... well, heh, I try, Erica ^_^;;; thank you *bows in thanks*
Nanaki: says you're a great people person, too...
Nanashi: who is?
Kaiba: not you, most likely...
Nanashi: *bops Kaiba with a foam bat* shush...!
Kaiba&Nanaki: HEY!
Nanaki: that's my foam bat!
Kaiba: *at the same time* that's Nanaki's foam bat...!
Yugi: *blinks, then smiles* onwards to the next chapter, Nanashi ^_^
Nanashi: *snickers* gotcha, Yuge ^_^
Nanaki: a bit... *yawns*
Nanashi: ah well... Yu-Gi-Oh, and its characters aren't mine, despite the fact I'm using them in my small stories ^_^()
Warnings: *Nanaki waves her arms around* danger, danger, my arms are flailing wildly...
Kaiba: is it just me, or is she insane..?
Nanashi: you assume that now?
Kaiba: *blinks* even moreso... better?
Nanashi: *nods* uhhhhhh, no real warnings... heh ^_^
Nanaki: the gist was probably caught, in the earlier chapters ^__________^
Kaiba: a lot of things have been asked...
Nanashi: such as... Nanaki, can DemonSurfer have your hentai spoon...?
Nanaki: *eyes widen* HAVE MY ALMIGHTY SPOON OF HENTAI!?!?!? WHAAAAT!? *blinks* how 'bout a different one, I like this one...
Kaiba: *anime sweatdrops*
Nanashi: *snickers* sure...
Nanaki: *nods and hands DemonSurfer an almighty spoon of hentai* that's the only other one! So, use it well, Grasshopper *bows*
Kaiba: and did you know hentai means pervert?
Nanaki: of course...
Nanashi: *grins* she's very proud to have a perverted spoon...
Nanaki: *nods* yes, and it's in my full and complete control! *holds the spoon up, and starts laughing manically... then pauses* WHERE'S THE LIGHTNING AND THUNDER!?!?!?
Nanashi: *looks away, innocently, while hiding the FX switch she stole* oh yeah, DKiedis, hiya ^_^ I liked Rent-a-Date, it was kinda hard to keep up with, but as long as I was writing something that everyone was getting a kick out of, then, yay ^_^ heh. But, apparently something happened and it just up and vanished. Poof, without a trace *sighs* which just plain stinks
Kaiba: pity... just when I was getting into it...
Nanashi: *nods* Oh yeah, Suqua, Aragorn is played by Viggo Mortenson... at least I think that's his name... I like him, just as much as Eljah and Legolas/Orlando... *nods* Kaiba, anything else?
Kaiba: hmmmmmm... nope, well there is one more thing, but I think it should wait until the end of this chapter, sound good?
Nanashi: *nods*
Nanaki: alright, let's get this show started...
Nanashi: oh yeah... and I'm sorry for the long wait... as I said in an earlier chapter, Christmas, the whole family togetherness thing ^_^ annnnnnd, I hit a slump again, as you may notice in this chapter v.v
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The sun started to rise, a light mist hung in the air, close to the ground, and could be seen against the town's surrounding moutains. And in the park, at two specific picnic tables, lied five people on each table. All of whom were snuggled together. But, enough on that...
Joey winced, feeling sick. "Ow..." he mumbled, then he slowly started to sit up, shivering, not paying attention to the long coat he just pushed off himself. "Well, another beautiful way to begin the day..." he muttered. Then he blinked, seeing a very familiar trench coat laying in his lap.
"What th...?!"
Yami yawned, stretching, he raised an eyebrow, at his hikari snuggled up to him. He smiled, faintly, relieved that Yugi wasn't angry with him. Then he looked over at Joey.
"Sleep well?"
Joey blinked, and looked around, "yeah... what about you? And, everyone's here..."
Yami slowly sat up, gently laying Yugi in his lap. Then he cringed, his head pounding mercilessly, and a sense of nausea swirling in his stomach. "Uhhhh..."
"Yeah, that's normal, don't worry 'bout it..." Joey assured him, with an acknowledging nod of Yami's apprent sickness. Without thinking, Joey pulled up the trenchcoat to warm himself up.
"There a reason you have Kaiba's coat?" Yami asked, with a small knowing smirk.
"You know those one-night stands, Yuge... uhh, Yami..." Joey replied, with a sheepish grin. Then he anime sweatdropped, as Kaiba sat up, rubbing his eyes, tiredly. The CEO rubbed his stiff neck, as he rested his elbow on his knee.
With a small gulp, Joey walked over to Kaiba, swaying a bit, his legs shaky, and his ears ringing. Pursing his lips, the blonde held out the coat to Kaiba. Kaiba watched him for a second, saying nothing. Which, needless to say, made Joey very uncomfortable.
"I do somethin stupid last night, Kaiba?" he asked, slowly.
"....... How're you feeling?" Kaiba asked, shortly.
"Uhhhhhhhh... fine... want your coat back?" Joey asked, still holding the coat out to him. Kaiba stood up, taking his coat back, and put it on. His eyes not leaving Joey's face as he studied his features, carefully.
Joey fidgeted. Awkward silences. He hated them.
"Kaiba..." Yami called as softly as he could. Joey mentally thanked him.
"What?" Kaiba asked, shifting his gaze from Joey to the Pharoah.
"When did everyone get here?"
"About 10 last night, more or less..." Kaiba answered.
"What time is it now?"
Kaiba looked at his watch, "nearly 6..."
"Gawd! You guys are so noisy..." Tea whined, throwing her arms up, over her eyes. Kaiba scowled.
"Get up, Gardner, we have to get going..." he said, coldly.
Tea sighed, and rolled over, ignoring him.
Kaiba rolled his eyes, and merely shoved Tea off the table. She should know better to lay near the edge, he mused.
~THUMP!~
"ACK!" Tea yelped, as she hit the ground.
"Whoa... flashback..." Joey said, with a small shake of his head. Only to wince, and hold his head, painfully.
"Why get up now?" Malik mumbled, snuggling closer between YamiM and Yami B. Hey, bodyheat's better than blankets, from time to time.
Kaiba sighed, gesturing down the street with his thumb, "maybe them..?" he said, wryly. Yami raised an eyebrow. A police cruiser. An anime sweatdrop formed on Joey and Yami. Well, this didn't look too good. A pack of teenagers sleeping in the park?!
"All of you! Get up...!" Kaiba commanded. No one moved.
"Get up!" Joey called, then winced, holding his head, somemore. Kaiba rolled his eyes, but was kinda relieved that they started listening to Joey. They slowly sat up, stretching and yawning. All except the sleeping brunette who held Bakura, protectively. With a sigh, Kaiba shook Tristan's shoulder.
"Wake up, Taylor..."
"Gimme one good reason why..." Tristan grumbled. Kaiba pursed his lips. Then shook him a bit more roughly. Thus, shaking Bakura, as well.
"Get up..." Kaiba ordered. "Or..." he paused, what kinda threat would work on Taylor? He wasn't exactly easy to intimidate, what with the same height and all.
"Or...?" Tristan pressed, sleepily.
Bakura started smiling, "don't start..." he murmured, giving Tristan a small squeeze of affection.
"He started it..." Tristan said, simply, smiling innocently.
"Get up, or... uhhhhhh..." Kaiba anime sweatdropped, having no idea how to finish his sentence.
"Allow me..." Malik said, curtly. He stepped up, and pried Tristan's arms away from Bakura, and plucked the silver haired boy away. Then merely started trotting away.
"Malik...?" Bakura said, slowly, in confusion. Tristan sat up, frowning.
"Malik..." he growled.
Malik anime sweatdropped, at the annoyance in Tristan's eyes. Then he yelped, and scurried away, quickly. Which Bakura couldn't help but laugh as Tristan merely took chase.
"YOU RELEASE MY AIBOU, MALIK!" Yami B yelled, and ran after them, too. Hey, why be left out in the fun?
"YOU QUIT CHASING AFTER MY AIBOU, YOU THIEF!" YamiM snarled, and ran after Yami B.
"You guys! Violence solves nothing, remember!?" Yugi and Tea called. They sighed, in defeat. Tea ran after them, her camera in hand. Joey anime sweatdropped, as he stood with Yami, Yugi, and Kaiba.
Kaiba raised an eyebrow, that works. At least they were all up, now.
~~~***~~~
"THEY'RE AT THE DOUGHNUT SHOP!!! THEY WOULDN'T HAVE NOTICED US, FOR A GOOD TWO HOURS!" Yami B hollered. Yes, he's not a morning person. Uh, after he wakes up. Staying up all night, that's another story.
"Fine, you can go back and sleep... but I'm not gonna wait for you..." Kaiba said, coldly, not slowing down his long stride.
"Is it just me, or is Kaiba being a jerk all over again?" Tea whispered to Yugi.
"Uhhhh, he has his reasons, Tea..." Yugi said, with a small smile.
"What reasons are those?" Tea asked, curiously.
"Ummmmm, well, a good hint would be... he's taller than me, and has brown eyes and blonde hair..." Yugi shrugged. Then he anime sweatdropped, hoping Joey never heard him, since he promised Kaiba. Slowly, Yugi glanced at Joey, relieved to see that he was examining his deck.
"Ooh, Joey? Yugi, what happened!?" Tea asked, eagerly.
Yugi's anime sweatdrop got bigger. "Uhhhh..."
"I'll ask Kaiba, then..." Tea said, with a quick nod. Yugi bit his lip. He had to think fast.
"Tea! Yami kissed me!" he barked. Everyone paused, and slowly turned to Yugi. Yami blinked, in confusion. Tea stared at him, her jaw dropped. As were everyone else's. Yugi pursed his lips, then smiled and walked a bit faster, to get Tea away from Joey and Kaiba.
"Ooh, Yugi! details...!" Tea cried, and eagerly followed after Yugi.
Yami blinked, getting looks from the others. "What?" he asked, with a slight frown.
"You dog, you!" Malik said, with a grin, draping an arm around the former Pharoah's shoulders. Yami anime sweatdropped.
"Why am I dog?"
"Kissing Yugi! And he's supposed to be innocent and pure..." YamiM said, with a smug smirk. Yami shook his head.
"Whereas Yami's more darker, and brooding..." Bakura said, with a small smile.
"Don't you start..." Yami mumbled, furrowing his brow. Damn, he couldn't remember it at all! He mentally kicked himself, quite a few times, for not being all there(ya know, mentally), whilest kissing his kawaii aibou.
~~~***~~~
"Ya know guys, I just had a thought..." Joey said, slowly.
"Congratulations..." Kaiba said, shortly. He easily ignored the glare Joey shot at him.
"What kinda thought?" Tristan asked, confused.
"Well, I was the one drivin, right?"
Everyone nodded.
"And... alla you were mostly asleep...?" Joey asked.
"Except me..." Tea said, with a shrug.
"Right... Tea, you remember passin two towns?"
Tea blinked, "what?"
Tristan's eyes widened, suddenly getting hit with a sense of dread. Bakura, Malik and their yamis blinked at Tristan's expression. Kaiba frowned.
"What'd you do, Joey?"
Joey anime sweatdropped, "I'm just askin if any of you remember passin two towns?"
"No..." Yami said, slowly.
Yugi bit his lip, getting affected by the same dread that Tristan was hit with. As was Kaiba, he narrowed his blue eyes at the blonde.
Tea scratched her head, confused, "what am I missing?"
"Joey... are you saying, that we... we're going... IN THE COMPLETELY WRONG DIRECTION!?" Kaiba shouted.
Everyone's eyes widened, eyebrows shot up, and mouths hung open. "WHAAAAAAT!?" they all screamed.
Joey shrugged.
Kaiba clenched his hands into fists. "After everything that happened, Joey... I STILL WANNA STRANGLE YOU!!!" he snarled.
Tea blinked, then smiled, widely, "everything that happened?" she echoed, looking very intrigued.
"NOT NOW!" everyone but Joey and Yugi snapped.
Kaiba started for Joey, then he paused, giving Tristan a look. "Any objections..?" he asked him, snidely.
Bakura blinked, looking up at Tristan, who frowned, "yes..." Kaiba scowled.
"What!?"
"As Joey's best friend I should have the right... to strangle him first!" Tristan lunged at his best friend.
"ACK!" Joey yelped, his collar getting grabbed, rather roughly.
Bakura shook his head, as he folded his arms. Yami B grinned, and started for the small brawl, only to get his shirt grabbed by Bakura.
"Hey!" he whined.
"Don't you start..." Bakura told his yami, calmly. Yami B sighed, and stayed put.
Tea whipped out a paper bag, and blew it up, then popped it, resulting in a loud BANG. No response. So she grabbed her bottle of water from last night, and splashed them. Still nothing. With a shrug and a look of defeat, she merely gabbed a stick, and poked at the three taller teenagers, as they all continued to fight[A/N: The Simpsons ^_^;;;]. Tristan and Kaiba versus Joey.
"String him up by his pinkies!" YamiM cheered.
"That would hurt, wouldn't it?" Malik asked, dryly.
"Well duh, aibou..."
"Guys, it's not that big a deal, is it?" Yugi called.
Everyone stopped, and looked at the smaller boy in silence. Then, "yes..."
"ACK!" Joey yelped, as he was attacked again.
Yugi sighed, then blinked, as Yami approached him, "aibou, did I...?" he paused, as he actually started to blush.
"Did you what...?" Yugi asked.
"Ummmmm... do... did I...? Uhhhh, kiss you..." he mumbled the last two words. Yugi blinked, barely hearing him.
"Yes, Yami... You did."
"I'm... I'm sorry..." the Pharoah said, slowly.
Yugi blinked, "don't be..." he said, with a warm smile. Then he turned and ran to the small fight, to try and put a stop to it.
Yami stared after him. Then he smiled to himself. "Might as well help..." he said, and followed his light.
~~~***~~~
"Tristan, what is this accomplishing, exactly?" Bakura called.
"Plenty..." Tristan replied, still wrestling with Joey.
"BOTH OF YA! GET OFFA ME!" the blonde hollered.
"The wrong direction! Joey! You were leading us in the wrong direction!" Kaiba spat, once he pinned him down.
"Hey, I just relized it now, okay!?" Joey retorted. They weren't hurting him, merely rolling around and wrestling in a very mild way. Getting pinned often. Which Joey was LETTING them do(Riiiight). Let them vent, he always said.
"Get off already.... we have to think of something..." Yami said, calmly pulling Kaiba back. Yami B and YamiM tugged Tristan back as well.
The taller teenagers were considerably calmer. Hey, Joey managed to let them vent. How 'bout that?
"New plan, then?" Tea asked.
"Might be best... so, it's just a big long backtrack, that's all..." Malik said, with a shrug. Kaiba and Tristan glared at Joey, again. Who smiled as sweetly as he could, whilest stepping behind Yami and Yugi.
Bakura held Tristan's arm, while Malik and the yamis stepped between Kaiba and Joey.
Just in case.
"Well... let's start walking, then..." Yami said, with a sigh. Yugi bit his lip, not looking forward to the long walk ahead of them. And the other walk after this walk. They still had to get to the camping grounds, too.
"Hey, look..." Malik said, pointing at a big building. The high school. And two buses were in the front. A pack of cheerleaders gathered out front, obviously waiting to go somewhere.
Tristan raised an eyebrow, as he watched them for a moment. Bakura reached up, turning Tristan's face away from the cheerleaders. He smiled innocently, and kissed Bakura's nose, who laughed, slightly.
Tea grinned, "I just got an idea!"
A large anime sweatdrop formed over the guys. Oh no.
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Kaiba: okay... first of all, Yugi...?
Yugi: what?
Kaiba: Erica says she loves you...
Yugi; *smiles, blushing a bit* thank you, Erica... and thank you, again, for giving my cards back... most people wouldn't return such rare cards ^_^ I'm very grateful...
Kaiba: *nods* Erica's also not just some stupid fangirl...
Yugi: *blinks* fangirls are never stupid... if they give support, then I think I like them ^_^
Nanaki: *blinks* even the rabid ones!?
Yugi: *anime sweatdrops* I never had to deal with them, before...
Nanashi: thankfully, there's no more of them
Kaiba: point taken... you're the only one to brighten her day... actually, in different words, though... and you've made a big change in her life...
Yugi: *blinks* wow... well, heh, I try, Erica ^_^;;; thank you *bows in thanks*
Nanaki: says you're a great people person, too...
Nanashi: who is?
Kaiba: not you, most likely...
Nanashi: *bops Kaiba with a foam bat* shush...!
Kaiba&Nanaki: HEY!
Nanaki: that's my foam bat!
Kaiba: *at the same time* that's Nanaki's foam bat...!
Yugi: *blinks, then smiles* onwards to the next chapter, Nanashi ^_^
Nanashi: *snickers* gotcha, Yuge ^_^