Yuugi groaned and slid from the bed. He was glad Malik was better, but he missed the lower energy levels in the morning. They got out of the house well on time, though, and headed off for school. Malik still seemed a little congested, but he was cheerful enough. They managed to arrive at school just as the Kaiba brothers were getting out of their limousine, and Malik and Mokuba immediately decided to walk together to the elementary side of Domino. Yuugi nodded amicably at Seto as he walked off to his classes, and Seto inclined his head ever so slightly in return.
The two youngsters, however, were having a much better time. "…an' Uncle Yuugi brought me tea and cookies, an' Uncle Jounouchi brought me homework!"
Mokuba nodded. "Yeh. When I get sick, the maids do what I ask and come when I ring. Sometimes I yell for room service to get their attention, too. And Seto always gets so worried. It's really funny."
"Do you get cookies?"
"Yeah, and anything I want, just about."
"Wow. That's awesome."
"I know."
"Hey, do you guys get lots of homework?"
"Tons. Fifth grade is very, very stressful."
"I'm glad I'm in kindergarten. But we get lots of homework too."
Mokuba shook his head and rolled his eyes slightly. "Nope. You haven't seen tons of homework until you reach fifth grade. Sometimes I stay up until eight-thirty trying to finish it!!"
Malik's eyes widened. "No!"
"Yes. The teachers are ruthless."
"What's that mean?"
"Ruthless?"
"Yeah."
"I dunno. I just hear Seto use it sometimes. It's a cool word."
"Yeah. What else does he say?"
"I don't remember. Lots of stuff about money and finances."
"Fine antses?"
"I don't know. It's just what he says."
"Oh."
"Hey, do you sing?"
"Sing? What brought that on?"
"I dunno. Just, Yuugi has a lot of CDs in his room and I was playing some of them. I think it would be cool to be able to sing."
"Um…I bet I could. Can you?"
"Dunno. I never tried."
"Me neither. Hey, tell you what: you all can come over on Friday after school and you an' me can sing if you bring some of Yuugi's CDs."
"Uncle Yuugi can come too?"
"Sure!"
"And Uncle Jounouchi and Uncle Honda? And Auntie Anzu?"
"Anyone you want. My house is huge!"
"And Uncle Bakura, too."
"Okay." Mokuba looked up at the clock on the wall. "I gotta go now, see you Friday! Bye!"
Malik waved back. "Bye!"
TBC
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