The next morning, Yuugi stumbled into the kitchen to find Malik already enjoying a bowl of Cheerios (or something like that.) "Ohaiyou!" the little one called with a grin, waving his spoon in Yuugi's general direction.

"Hnggh…" mumbled Yuugi, half-falling into his chair.

Malik shook his head sympathetically. "Not a morning person?"

"No…" Yuugi let his head drop onto the table.

"Oh. Hold on."

Yuugi heard the scrape of the chair as Malik got up. There were soft footsteps, a cupboard opening, and then something banged onto the table by his head. Yuugi half opened his eyes and tried to focus them on the object in front of his nose.

"Try some," said Malik, pulling out a spoon. "It's really good."

Yuugi opened the container. "Malik, do you know what this is?"

"No…it's pretty and white, though," said the child, digging his spoon into the thousands of tiny crystals. "It tastes really good in cereal too!"

"I don't think you should be eating that plain…"

"Why not? Have some, Uncle Yuugi!"

"Malik!! This is called SUGAR!!"

Malik blinked and cocked his head. "Sh…sugar? I like it! Is there something wrong with that?"

Yuugi buried his face in his hands. It was way too early for this. "It…um…makes you…act weird…"

"Like when you talk in your sleep, Uncle Yuugi?"

Yuugi's head shot up. "What?"

"Well, you were saying something last night…um…something about wanting Shining Friendship for your deck, or something…"

Yuugi's head went down again. "This is so not happening…"

"Huh?"

"Never mind. You're not going to tell anyone, got it?"

"Will you try the shigger, then?"

"It's called sugar, SUGAR. And no."

"Do I get more then?"

"Not now. Eat your cereal."

"Do I get to go to school?"

"Um…I'm not sure…"

"Do I get to wear one of your uniforms?"

"Uh…"

"Do I get to beat up the other kids if they laugh at me?"

"Why would they laugh?"

"Can I have some of your homework if I don't get any?"

"What??"

"You know that coffee stuff your grandpa has is really good too!"

"Huh??"

"Especially the…uh…uh…espresso stuff. Yeah, that's what it's called!"

"Oh no…"

"Is this bad too?"

"Yes…yes, it's very bad Malik."

"Worser than that you lost my sister?"

"That's just as bad. And I didn't lose her…I just can't find her! There's a difference."

"That line sound familiar."

"What?"

"Movies!"

"Huh?"

"Movies!" Malik doubled over laughing.

Yuugi blinked as what he had said registered in his half-awake brain. Figures that he would start accidentally quoting The Mummy Returns to a resurrected kid originally from Egypt. "I'm going back to bed," he groaned. "Wake me up when it's tomorrow."

"But you have SCHOOL!! And I'm coming too!"

"This is so not good."

So it was that Yuugi found himself walking to school with a talking bundle of energy bouncing around him. Malik was wearing one of Yuugi's old uniforms that he had outgrown. (Yes, he HAS grown some.)

"So when we get there, you're gonna get me to my class?"

"Yeah…um…I'll have to check in at the office about that."

"Am I gonna be in YOUR classes, Uncle Yuugi?"

"No. You'll be in one of the kindergarten classes, Malik. That way you can learn to read and stuff."

"Do we get homework in kindergarten, Uncle Yuugi?"

"Um…"

"I hope so!"

"You still don't remember what homework is, do you?"

"Nope! Hey, who's that?"

Yuugi looked up to see Jounouchi walking towards him.

"Hey, Yuugi! Oh, look who else is here. Howya doin' little guy?"

Malik scowled up fiercely at Jounouchi. "I 'member you! You wanted to eat my crab!"

Jounouchi laughed. "Oh…that. Nah, I didn't really."

Malik still looked highly suspicious.

"Are you gonna come to our school?"

"Well, actually," Yuugi cut in, "he'll go to the elementary nearby."

"Oh," said Jounouchi. "He doesn't remember anything?"

"Not really. Some, though."

"Yeah!" put in Malik. "I wasn't born yesterday!"

"But less than two days ago," said Jounouchi with a grin, rubbing Malik's hair.

Malik scowled at him some more.