Just then, Grizzily barked again. "Did you invite any other guests,
Aisling?"
Aisling shook her head. "No. Why?" "Because Grizzily only barks like that
if
someone's at the door for three seconds or over." Almost immediately, the
doorbell rang. "You want I should answer?" Bluefire asked.
"No, it's okay. I've got it," Aisling said, walking over to the door. She opened it, and her jaw fell to the floor in total shock. There in the doorway stood one of her worst nightmares, and not Marik, either. It was Duke Devlin and his bunch of groupies. Her blue eyes narrowed, flashing dangerously when she saw their suitcases. "Hello, Duke," she said with forced cheerfulness. "What brings you here?" /Iris, get out here, now!/ He smirked, moving just a bit too close to her. Aisling took a step back, ready to slam the door in his face, but he blocked it with his foot. She was tempted to shut his foot in the door just for the fun of it. "I wanted to see you again, is that a crime?" he said, all but purring like a cat. Yes, she thought to herself, but didn't voice it. Instead she glanced at the other three girls standing in the doorway with him. "What are they doing here, then?" she asked, becoming severely annoyed. For a moment, she toyed with the notion of letting Bakura loose on them, but thought better of it. "Hey, Aisling, what's going-you! ARGH! I thought we'd gotten rid of you!" Yami yelled as he came up behind Aisling. "Not a chance, not with this lovely lady around," Duke said, ignoring the look of disgust on Aisling's face. "UGH! How many times do I have to tell you, Dice-boy?! I'm taken, and I have no interest in you!" she screeched. "You're just in denial. You know you want me-well, well. What have we here?" he said, noticing Bluefire for the first time. Bluefire rolled her eyes. "Don't even think about it," she said coldly. Duke and his cheerleaders pushed their way past Aisling and Yami, barging into the mansion like they thought they owned the place. Aisling made a strangling motion, her eyes wild. Duke walked over to Bluefire and took her hand, kissing it. She glared at him in disgust, pulling away and wiping her
hand on her skirt, trying to rid any traces of him from her. "I don't believe we've been introduced. I'm Duke Devlin, who might you be?" he said smoothly. "The name's Bluefire, and you'd better get away from me right now, and take your groupies with you, because I am a redbelt, and I will beat the shit out of you," she snapped. "A girl with fire, I like that," Duke said. Becoming really annoyed now, Bluefire pulled out her trusty flamethrower from out of nowhere and brandished it at him, letting a little
bit of fire burst from the nozzle. A huge sweatdrop formed at Duke's head as he took a step back and glanced back at Aisling. "Is she always like this?" he asked. Aisling shook her head, a devious grin on her face now. "No, she's not. She's just like this towards people she doesn't like. She doesn't like
you, in fact, she can't stand you," Aisling answered. "What's her problem with me?" Duke asked, looking offended. Aisling shrugged. "Actually, Dice-boy, I don't like you either." Duke looked even more offended, if that was even humanly possible. But then again, maybe he *wasn't* entirely human. Aisling pushed that thought out of her mind, and gave him an innocent look. "What the hell is your problem with me?" he demanded. His groupies voiced their agreement, though it seemed that the blonde was a bit jealous that Duke was turning his attentions to another girl. "Do you want the whole list? Okay. You're rude, insensitive, arrogant, a baka, you've got your head shoved so far up your ass it's pathetic, and you accused Yami of cheating at Duelist Kingdom. Actually, that's a big one on Bluefire's list too, because she has the hots for him," Aisling answered innocently, offering another shrug. "AISLING!" Bluefire screeched, horrified that her friend had said that to Duke. "What? It's true. You know you two like each other, even though you're both just too stubborn to admit it," she said casually--just a little *too*
casually. "Well, you didn't have to tell *him* that!" Bluefire hissed, glaring
at her partner-in-crime. Aisling blushed, a sweatdrop forming at her head. "Oops. Sorry about
that," she whimpered, giving her friend her sad chibi eyes. "Aisling, that doesn't work on me, you know that," Bluefire replied. "Kuso! Well, you can't blame me for trying," she said. "You and the baka Pharaoh? What's he got that I don't?" Duke asked. "What's he got that you don't? Well, let's see," Bluefire replied curtly. "He's a nice guy. He doesn't need to cheat, he's cute, he's nice, he'll help me, unlike you, he's not a sleazeball and unlike you, he's a gentleman." Yami blushed slightly, and Aisling started laughing at the irritated look on Duke's face. He looked like a wounded puppy, really, although Aisling wouldn't have insulted a dog that way. "Oh, harsh! I guess she told you, Devlin. Now why don't you take your little loser brigade over there and leave? Or do I have to let the tomb robbers loose on you?" "Yes. Go." Bluefire added. "Before my flames find you." She brandished it at him again, letting a little bit of fire burst from the nozzle as she spoke. "Be nice to me." Duke purred. Bluefire growled and aimed at him with the flamethrower. She walked to her room. Duke moved to follow her, but Yami growled and grabbed him by the vest. "Don't even think about it." He snarled at him. "What?" "You were going to follow her."
Bluefire came back out with three duffel bags. "Ho, ho ho! Merry Christmas, happy Hanukah, happy Kwanza and Feliz Navidad!" Bluefire reached into the bag and said "For Mokuba, a BB gun." Bluefire handed a BB gun case. "BLUEFIRE!" "What? Anyway, here ya go, kid. Some Eminem CDs." Seto was positively red with anger, so Bluefire added "Don't worry, Seto. I got you something, too." She handed him a joke book, causing more laughs. "And for Isis..." Bluefire handed her a gun. "A 45 pistol, in case of a robbery at your museum or something." "Thank you." Isis replied. "And a gun manual." Bluefire handed her a manual. "Again, thank you." Bluefire nodded. "For Malik. I hope you like silver." Bluefire gave him a plastic bag. "Thanks!" Malik jumped up and down, before hugging her. "Okay, you're welcome. Now, for Mai..." Bluefire took out a large, purple make-up train. "But mine is red, not to be confused. Now, I got something for Ryou and Yugi that might come in handy against bullies." Bluefire reached in and pulled out- "Pepper spray, mace and a stun gun for each of you. For self-defense, of course. Oh, Malik. I got you something else." She got out a DVD of the movie Austin Powers in Goldmember. The Ishtars stared and laughed. "Oh and this is for Mokuba." Bluefire took out a boxed set of Sailor Moon DVDs and a compact DVD player. "I have my own in my room. And for Aisling..." Bluefire took out a set of Outlaw Star DVDs and handed them to her. "Again, I have some of my own, because those damn tapes are getting on my nerves, so this is every episode. And not the tacky Cartoon Network things, either. I have that same set, too. And also for Yugi..." Bluefire took out a boxed set of Lord of The Rings books, as well as books by J. R. R. Tolkien. "I figured you might like that. For Yami..." Bluefire gave him a few game systems, a lot of video games, a brush, hair gel, hair spray and a palm pilot. "Is that supposed to mean something?" Yami said, holding up the hair products. "Not really. I just think you'd look really hot with your hair slicked back- oops." Bluefire realized what she said and blushed.
"No, it's okay. I've got it," Aisling said, walking over to the door. She opened it, and her jaw fell to the floor in total shock. There in the doorway stood one of her worst nightmares, and not Marik, either. It was Duke Devlin and his bunch of groupies. Her blue eyes narrowed, flashing dangerously when she saw their suitcases. "Hello, Duke," she said with forced cheerfulness. "What brings you here?" /Iris, get out here, now!/ He smirked, moving just a bit too close to her. Aisling took a step back, ready to slam the door in his face, but he blocked it with his foot. She was tempted to shut his foot in the door just for the fun of it. "I wanted to see you again, is that a crime?" he said, all but purring like a cat. Yes, she thought to herself, but didn't voice it. Instead she glanced at the other three girls standing in the doorway with him. "What are they doing here, then?" she asked, becoming severely annoyed. For a moment, she toyed with the notion of letting Bakura loose on them, but thought better of it. "Hey, Aisling, what's going-you! ARGH! I thought we'd gotten rid of you!" Yami yelled as he came up behind Aisling. "Not a chance, not with this lovely lady around," Duke said, ignoring the look of disgust on Aisling's face. "UGH! How many times do I have to tell you, Dice-boy?! I'm taken, and I have no interest in you!" she screeched. "You're just in denial. You know you want me-well, well. What have we here?" he said, noticing Bluefire for the first time. Bluefire rolled her eyes. "Don't even think about it," she said coldly. Duke and his cheerleaders pushed their way past Aisling and Yami, barging into the mansion like they thought they owned the place. Aisling made a strangling motion, her eyes wild. Duke walked over to Bluefire and took her hand, kissing it. She glared at him in disgust, pulling away and wiping her
hand on her skirt, trying to rid any traces of him from her. "I don't believe we've been introduced. I'm Duke Devlin, who might you be?" he said smoothly. "The name's Bluefire, and you'd better get away from me right now, and take your groupies with you, because I am a redbelt, and I will beat the shit out of you," she snapped. "A girl with fire, I like that," Duke said. Becoming really annoyed now, Bluefire pulled out her trusty flamethrower from out of nowhere and brandished it at him, letting a little
bit of fire burst from the nozzle. A huge sweatdrop formed at Duke's head as he took a step back and glanced back at Aisling. "Is she always like this?" he asked. Aisling shook her head, a devious grin on her face now. "No, she's not. She's just like this towards people she doesn't like. She doesn't like
you, in fact, she can't stand you," Aisling answered. "What's her problem with me?" Duke asked, looking offended. Aisling shrugged. "Actually, Dice-boy, I don't like you either." Duke looked even more offended, if that was even humanly possible. But then again, maybe he *wasn't* entirely human. Aisling pushed that thought out of her mind, and gave him an innocent look. "What the hell is your problem with me?" he demanded. His groupies voiced their agreement, though it seemed that the blonde was a bit jealous that Duke was turning his attentions to another girl. "Do you want the whole list? Okay. You're rude, insensitive, arrogant, a baka, you've got your head shoved so far up your ass it's pathetic, and you accused Yami of cheating at Duelist Kingdom. Actually, that's a big one on Bluefire's list too, because she has the hots for him," Aisling answered innocently, offering another shrug. "AISLING!" Bluefire screeched, horrified that her friend had said that to Duke. "What? It's true. You know you two like each other, even though you're both just too stubborn to admit it," she said casually--just a little *too*
casually. "Well, you didn't have to tell *him* that!" Bluefire hissed, glaring
at her partner-in-crime. Aisling blushed, a sweatdrop forming at her head. "Oops. Sorry about
that," she whimpered, giving her friend her sad chibi eyes. "Aisling, that doesn't work on me, you know that," Bluefire replied. "Kuso! Well, you can't blame me for trying," she said. "You and the baka Pharaoh? What's he got that I don't?" Duke asked. "What's he got that you don't? Well, let's see," Bluefire replied curtly. "He's a nice guy. He doesn't need to cheat, he's cute, he's nice, he'll help me, unlike you, he's not a sleazeball and unlike you, he's a gentleman." Yami blushed slightly, and Aisling started laughing at the irritated look on Duke's face. He looked like a wounded puppy, really, although Aisling wouldn't have insulted a dog that way. "Oh, harsh! I guess she told you, Devlin. Now why don't you take your little loser brigade over there and leave? Or do I have to let the tomb robbers loose on you?" "Yes. Go." Bluefire added. "Before my flames find you." She brandished it at him again, letting a little bit of fire burst from the nozzle as she spoke. "Be nice to me." Duke purred. Bluefire growled and aimed at him with the flamethrower. She walked to her room. Duke moved to follow her, but Yami growled and grabbed him by the vest. "Don't even think about it." He snarled at him. "What?" "You were going to follow her."
Bluefire came back out with three duffel bags. "Ho, ho ho! Merry Christmas, happy Hanukah, happy Kwanza and Feliz Navidad!" Bluefire reached into the bag and said "For Mokuba, a BB gun." Bluefire handed a BB gun case. "BLUEFIRE!" "What? Anyway, here ya go, kid. Some Eminem CDs." Seto was positively red with anger, so Bluefire added "Don't worry, Seto. I got you something, too." She handed him a joke book, causing more laughs. "And for Isis..." Bluefire handed her a gun. "A 45 pistol, in case of a robbery at your museum or something." "Thank you." Isis replied. "And a gun manual." Bluefire handed her a manual. "Again, thank you." Bluefire nodded. "For Malik. I hope you like silver." Bluefire gave him a plastic bag. "Thanks!" Malik jumped up and down, before hugging her. "Okay, you're welcome. Now, for Mai..." Bluefire took out a large, purple make-up train. "But mine is red, not to be confused. Now, I got something for Ryou and Yugi that might come in handy against bullies." Bluefire reached in and pulled out- "Pepper spray, mace and a stun gun for each of you. For self-defense, of course. Oh, Malik. I got you something else." She got out a DVD of the movie Austin Powers in Goldmember. The Ishtars stared and laughed. "Oh and this is for Mokuba." Bluefire took out a boxed set of Sailor Moon DVDs and a compact DVD player. "I have my own in my room. And for Aisling..." Bluefire took out a set of Outlaw Star DVDs and handed them to her. "Again, I have some of my own, because those damn tapes are getting on my nerves, so this is every episode. And not the tacky Cartoon Network things, either. I have that same set, too. And also for Yugi..." Bluefire took out a boxed set of Lord of The Rings books, as well as books by J. R. R. Tolkien. "I figured you might like that. For Yami..." Bluefire gave him a few game systems, a lot of video games, a brush, hair gel, hair spray and a palm pilot. "Is that supposed to mean something?" Yami said, holding up the hair products. "Not really. I just think you'd look really hot with your hair slicked back- oops." Bluefire realized what she said and blushed.
