Mystrana: "Well, I hope everyone likes this; I've tried to make the parts
in between the dates somewhat amusing so that this would work out nicely!"
(Smiles) "There's five dates this time, and next Sunday there will be
seven! So if you haven't gotten your date yet, you will sooner or later!
Yup!"
Nanaki: "Hey, I have a bone to pick with you about what you did the furniture in our room!"
Mystrana: "Ummm, not my fault?" (Meeps and runs out)
~~~
Mystrana: "Hey, guess what guys?"
Kaiba: "Let me guess. The large order of chocolate syrup and whipped cream came in last night."
Mystrana: (looks at him weirdly) "Do I want to know?"
Kaiba: (Shifty eyes) "It has nothing to do with me."
Mystrana: (Sigh) "Nope, I don't think I want to know. Anyhow, you guys gotta get ready!"
Yami: "Get ready for what? A duel? I'd like to duel! A duel would be fun!"
Mystrana: (backs away slowly) "Uhhh, not quite, hon, you've got a date!"
Yami: (Blinks)
Kaiba: ". . . Do I have a date?"
Mystrana: (Checks her list) "Nope, not this time at least. You can go if you want."
Kaiba: (blinks) ". . . I think I'll stay."
Mystrana: "If you say so. Ummm, anyhow! Bakura! Get your butt over here!"
Yami Bakura: (growls as he walks over) "What is it?"
Mystrana: (Grins) "You've got yourself a date! Or should I say, two!"
Bakura: O.o
Mystrana: "And Yami, you have one, Yugi, you have one, Joey, you have one, and Yami Malik - ah, screw it, I'm referring to you as Malik just - you have one date, too!"
Kaiba: (Sniffle) "Well, now I feel unloved."
Mystrana: "Don't worry, Seto, we all love you!" (Hugs him and then glares at the other guys) "Right?"
(They all nod and smile fakely)
Mystrana: "Good, good. Now, Bakura, go on! You get the first date, with Jessica! And have fun, darn it, or I won't pay you!"
Bakura: "I'm getting paid? I didn't know you had money."
Mystrana: (Shifty eyes) "I, umm, am borrowing some."
Kaiba: (Raises an eyebrow)
Mystrana: (averts her eyes and pulls out a card) "Well, umm, ya know how you've been missing your ATM card . . ."
Kaiba: "I'm going to kill you in a minute." (Pulls out gun) "Start running."
Mystrana: (Runs the hell away)
Bakura: (blinks, and leaves for his date)
~~~
Bakura: (dressed in a blue/white tank top, with a pair of jeans) "Now, umm, let's see. I think this is where she lives." (rings the doorbell and looks a bit . . . nervous?) (To himself) "I can't believe I'm doing this."
(A girl with brownish/reddish hair and brown eyes answers the door)
Jessica: (dressed in shorts and a light blue tank top) "Hi!" (smiles)
Bakura: (nods) "Hi . . ." (looks nervous, and then hands Jessica something) "Here you go . . ."
Jessica: (Takes what he gives her; it's a small bouquet of roses) "Oh, wow, thank you!" (She smiles) "Let me go in and put these in water! I'll be right out, ok?"
Bakura: (Nods again) (To himself) "She seems nice . . ."
((Mystrana: "Heh heh, looks like someone's nervous!"
Kaiba: "You're horribly mean. I'm surprised you got him to do this."
Mystrana: "I'm paying him a lot of money. He really wants to do this, but he's afraid to show is soft side."
Kaiba: "No, you mean I'm paying him a lot of money."
Mystrana: (pause) ". . . Indirectly, yes."))
(Back to the date, Jessica has come outside again now)
Jessica: "So where are we going to go?"
Bakura: "Hmmm, ummm, well, I dunno exactly. Where would you like to go?"
Jessica: (Glomps onto him) "You're so nice! Hey, I know! Let's go to the carnival, ok? There's one right down a few blocks; we could even walk to it."
Bakura: (Nods) (Is eerily quiet until he spots a squirrel) (To himself) "Must. Destroy." (To Jessica) "Ummm, hold on ONE second!" (Suddenly gets a huge maniacal grin on his face, and chases after the squirrel with a stick that is on fire) "DIE SQUIRREL, SPAWN OF SATAN, DIE!" (Chases the squirrel some more, but the squirrel gets up a tree before he can destroy it)
Jessica: (Blinks and then laughs a little) "You've very amusing, you know that?"
Bakura: (Smirks, getting confidence)
(Cut to the carnival)
Jessica: (looks around happily) "And we have to go on the tilt-a-whirl, and the bumper cars and, oh! Of course! The ferris wheel!
Bakura: (Glances around at everything) "Yes, yes, we must." (Grins evilly) "I like these rides. They all look like fun. Yes, indeed they do."
Jessica: "Great!" (grabs his arm and drags him to the tilt-a-whirl)
(On the tilt-a-whirl)
Bakura: "This is great! This is fun!"
Jessica: (Grinning) "I knew you'd like it!" (Hugs onto him as they spin around and she is pushed up against him)
Bakura: "Yeah!" (Pauses) "And, I saw a squirrel get ran over by a car on the other side of the road, too!"
Jessica: (Blinks again, but then laughs) "You are SO amusing!"
Bakura: (Grins back)
(The ride ends, so they go to the bumper cars. They decide to make a bet)
Jessica: "If I win, you have to buy me cotton candy, ok?"
Bakura: "OK, but if I win . . ." (Pauses) "You have to get me pocky!"
(They shake on it, and sit down in the cars)
(The ride starts, and they both start trying to chase each other. Bakura ends up chasing Jessica in a huge circle before she spins around and they collide head on)
Bakura: "That's one for me!"
Jessica: "No way! That's mine!"
(They both have a good time trying to bump into each other, and at the end of the ride . . . )
Jessica: "Hehe, I beat you by two! That means you owe me cotton candy!!!"
Bakura: (shrugs) "Well, you did do really good, so I guess you deserve it." (He buys her some cotton candy and they end up sharing it together).
Jessica: (Smiles happily at Bakura) "This is great, isn't it?"
Bakura: (Pauses, and then smiles back) "Yeah."
Jessica: (Grins and pulls him onto the ferris wheel)
(Once on the ferris wheel, the two of them silently stare out at the rest of the town from high up. It's a really slow ferris wheel, ok!)
Jessica: "It's really pretty, isn't it?" (Points to where the sun is just beginning to set)
Bakura: (off handly) "Yeah, it is." (Pauses, and then really looks at it) "Yeah, it is."
Jessica: (Smiles)
Bakura: (Smiles back) (Notices something) (Pause) "Is that a . . . squirrel on the tilt-a-whirl?"
Jessica: (Blink) (Pause) (Glances at the tilt-a-whirl) "Wait, you're right! It is!"
(They both blink, and then the ferris wheel slows to a stop so they can get off)
Bakura: (Grins) "Well, that was random. I like random!"
(They start walking back to Jessica's house)
Jessica: "Yeah, it was pretty amusing. We should go out to dinner sometime."
Bakura: "Maybe."
(At Jessica's house)
Bakura: "Well, I guess, that was fun." (presents Jessica with a squirrel plushie) "There you go! Well, I have to go!" (He kisses her and runs off) "Bye!"
Jessica: (waves good-bye, smiling)
~~~
(Back with Mystrana and co. . . )
Mystrana: "That was such a cute date!"
Bakura: (Blinks) "Well, she was nice."
Mystrana: "Oh, and I'm not paying you yet."
Bakura: "What?? Why not?"
Mystrana: "Because, you've still got dates to go on. Better get ready again, hon, because your next date is with a girl named Crystalline."
Bakura: (Grumbles and walks off)
Kaiba: "Are you sure I don't have any dates yet?"
Mystrana: "Not this time. But I'm sure you'll get one really really soon!"
Kaiba: " . . . Sure." (Pause) "By the way, when I do go out on these dates, are you going to pay me?"
Mystrana: "Yes, why?"
Kaiba: "Don't you remember? You stole the money from me in the first place, so it's kind of redundant to give it back."
Mystrana: "Eh, I PREFER to think about it as borrowing without any intention of paying back." (Grin) (Pause) "Ummm, what are you going to do with that sword? Seto? You're not THAT mad at me, right?"
Kaiba: (Glares)
Mystrana: (Runs away again)
~~~
(Meanwhile, Bakura has changed into a light blue shirt and black dress pants for his next date. He walks up to a new house, and looks around at the door before pressing the doorbell. A guy with brown hair and blue eyes answers the door, and blinks)
Guy: "What do you want?"
Bakura: "Ummm, is Crystaline here? I'm here to take her out."
Guy: (Eyes narrow) "No. No, she isn't."
Bakura: (Groans) (To himself) "If Mystrana gave me the wrong address, I'll kill her." (To the guy) "Who are you anyway, and how do you know she isn't here? Does she live here or not?"
Guy: "My name is Akiyo. Go away."
Bakura: "What is wrong with you? I'm not going to rape her or anything."
Akiyo: "I don't like you. Go away." (Glares)
(There are footsteps behind him, and then a girl who looks a lot like him appears, in blue jeans, a black top and sneakers. She's pulling on her trench coat. When she sees Bakura, she smiled)
Crystaline: "Hey there! Were you waiting long?"
Bakura: (Glances at Akiyo) "I thought you said she wasn't here."
Akiyo: (Shifty eyes)
Crystaline: "Akiyo! You HAVE to stop doing that! Go back to the chain!" (Glares at him)
Akiyo: "No, I don't want to. Go have fun on your date." (Glares and stomps off)
Bakura: "O . . .kay . . . then . . ."
Crystaline: "Sorry about Akiyo; he's my Yami, and he's a bit over protective of me." (Smiles a little, and looks away) "So, what do you want to do?"
Bakura: "I really don't mind; I'm open to anything, really."
Crystaline: "Hmmmmm . . ."
Bakura: "There's a new restaurant that just opened up nearby, we could go there. . ."
Crystaline: "Well, if it's ok with you, then sure. And if it's not too fancy; I'm not really that dressed up." (Pause) "You look really nice."
Bakura: "Thanks. Yeah, let's go there." (To himself) "Now, what did Ryou tell me about driving today? Oh, yeah, if I run over any squirrels he won't lend me his car anymore. Dammit! Dammit!"
Crystaline: "Umm, are you ok?"
Bakura: (Nods) "Yes. Yes I am."
Crystaline: "Ok. . ."
(The two of them get into the car. Bakura is driving.)
Bakura: "The restaurant is fairly casual, and it's got a wide variety of food, so even if you're picky, you should like it."
Crystaline: (Beginning to warm up to Bakura already) "Sounds great!"
(They park in the parking lot and walk to the restaurant, and are seated in a small booth, and given menus)
Bakura: (To himself) "Any type of meat will do . . .(To Crystaline) "What do you suppose you'll be getting?"
Crystaline: "Oh, I don't know. I think I'll get . . . hmmm, well, the chicken sounds really good. But so does the shrimp. . ."
(There is a flash of light and Akiyo is now standing at the table)
Akiyo: "You could be allergic to shrimp!"
Crystaline: (Sighs) "Don't start that again! I am not allergic to shrimp! Come on, you scared away the other guy, at least be nice for once!"
Akiyo: "I don't want to be! He could be mean to you!"
Bakura: "Hey, I resent that! I'm only mean to squirrels! And the occasional chipmunk. And there WAS that one rat . . . erm, never mind."
Akiyo: "See, he's a mad man!"
Crystaline: (Looks at Bakura before hugging him) "No he's not!! He's sweet and adorable, and he doesn't bug me like you do! So just leave us alone right now, ok?"
Akiyo: (Sighs in defeat and disappears to the millennium chain)
Crystaline: "Sorry about that, too, but like I said, he's over-protective. So, ummm, anyway, what do you think I should get?"
Bakura: "Ummm, the shrimp probably is pretty good. I like shrimp."
Crystaline: "Ok, then, I'll probably get that."
(After a while the waiter comes and they order their food. The food arrives fairly quickly, and they begin eating, talking about random things. Crystaline becomes more outgoing as Bakura relaxes some, and it is very obvious they are having a good time)
Crystaline: "Yeah, that sounds like so much fun! Myself, whenever I want to do something, Akiyo always bugs me about it until I don't want to anymore. You have no idea what a pain it can be!"
Bakura: "Don't feel too bad. Not to have anything against hikari's, but my hikari can be a bit . . . I dunno, too cautious, for his own good. You know what I mean? It's like he misses out on life because he's too busy worrying!"
Crystaline: "Poor guy. Well, I'm sure you'll be able to help him out, and I can always help too." (She smiles happily) "We'll get him outside and having fun in no time at all!"
Bakura: (Laughs a little) "Sounds like a plan to me!" (Pause) "By the way, what do you want to do about dessert?"
Crystaline: "Hmmmm . . ." (She and Bakura look at the dessert menu, before deciding to just share a piece of apple pie with some vanilla ice cream)
Bakura: "You know, I was wondering . . . if you ever get a violent urge, you can always come and destroy squirrels with me." (Smiles)
Crystaline: (Laughs) "That's so sweet in such an odd way! But, yes, it could be fun. But maybe not squirrels. Maybe rats. I hate rats." (She grins) "But yeah, I do think I'll call you some time."
Bakura: "Provided Ryou lets me borrow his car, I'll be able to come over any time." (Mutters angrily about stupid expensive cars that he can't afford) "Of course, with his insurance, we would be able to run anything over, but that's ok."
Crystaline: (laughs again) "No problem at all! It sounds like fun, no matter what!"
(They finish the dessert and Bakura drives Crystaline home. On the car ride home, Akiyo pops out of the millennium chain with a little flash of light)
Akiyo: "You'd better be driving her home right now!"
Crystaline: "Akiyo! Not this AGAIN!"
Akiyo: (Scowls) "I don't trust him."
Crystaline: "You don't trust anyone, I know. Come on, just give Bakura a chance! He's a really nice person!" (She glomps on to him (well, as much as she can while he's driving) and Bakura swerves off the road a little, hitting a squirrel) "Ack! Sorry!"
Bakura: (Stops the car really quickly and checks. The squirrel is only dazed, so he sighs in relief) "Whew. What would I do if I couldn't use Ryou's car for a week? How would I get my pocky?" (Shudder)
Crystaline: "No pocky, that's a scary thought. You were lucky indeed."
Akiyo: "See! He's trying to kill you! I don't like him!"
Crystaline: (Sighs) "I realize this."
Akiyo: (smug grin)
Crystaline: "But just leave us alone, will ya?"
Akiyo: (Glares and stomps off)
Bakura: "What's up with him? Ummm, no offense, I guess."
Crystaline: (As they get back into the car to go home) "Nothing really. The thing is, he kind of likes me. But, well, I don't like him. So . . . . yeah, it doesn't exactly work out."
Bakura: "Ah, I see."
(There's a bit of a pause, but then they get to Crystaline's house. Crystaline insists on making them some hot chocolate, and they drink that before Bakura presents her with a squirrel plushie)
Bakura: "Well, I hope you had a good time. I did." (He kisses her, waves, and leaves)
Crystaline: "Bye! Call me!"
Akiyo: "You suck!"
Bakura: (Sticks out his tongue at Akiyo)
~~~
(And Bakura returns, to see Mystrana still running as fast as she can, and Kaiba holding a gun at her)
Bakura: (Blinks)
Mystrana: (as she runs past) "Hey, you're done with dates for now! Here's your money, and I hope you had fun and didn't kill too many things!"
Bakura: "Of course not." (shifty eyes) "Just don't tell Ryou!"
Ryou: "Tell Ryou what?"
Bakura: (Shifty eyes) "Nothing. . . "
Ryou: "Bakura! You killed a squirrel, didn't you!?"
Bakura: (Shifty eyes again) "no . . ."
Ryou: "You come with me!" (He drags Bakura off to yell at him and Mystrana shrugs)
Mystrana: "Poor Bakura!"
Kaiba: (Right behind her) "You should be saying 'poor you' seeing as I've caught you now."
Mystrana: (Pales a little) "Ummm, nice Kaiba . . . you won't kill me right? I'll tell everyone you watch -"
Kaiba: (Cuts her off) "Don't say it! Fine! I won't kill you. Today."
Mystrana: "You know, if you had just left when I said you could this wouldn't have happened."
Kaiba: "Yeah, well, I didn't feel like leaving."
Mystrana: "Right. Whatever." (Looks at her list) "Hey, Joey! You have a date now! Are you ready?"
(With a grin, Joey enters the room)
Joey: "Yeah, I'm ready. Where do I hafta go to?"
Mystrana: "Here, I wrote down directions for you." (Hands him a piece of paper and a small map)
Kaiba: "Don't use them Joey! She sucks when it comes to directions; you'll be lost for hours!"
Mystrana: "Hey, I'm not that bad." (Pause) "Ok, yes I am. Ummm, good luck?" (She smiles hopefully at Joey in a 'don't kill me' manner) (To herself) "This job is gonna kill me, I think."
Kaiba: (after Joey leaves) "So how much longer do I have to stay here?"
Mystrana: "Well, after this date Yugi has one, and then Yami. But you can go whenever."
Kaiba: ". . . no, I'll stay."
Mystrana: (Blinks) "You're weird."
Kaiba: "Hey!"
Mystrana: "Hey, consider it a compliment."
Kaiba: "Riiiiight."
~~~
(And so, Joey follows Mystrana's (very) bad directions and manages to find the house, and is only five minutes late. He knocks on the door and waits patiently. He is wearing his blue and white t shirt and jeans. After a moment, a girl answers the door. She has shoulder length blonde hair and long bangs over her blue eyes)
Saria: (Wearing her light blue shirt, blue mini-skirt and blue boots) "Oh, we match!" (Pauses) "Hello. I'm Saria." (She smiles a little at Joey)
Joey: "Heya Saria. I like your gloves; they're really cool."
Saria: (Smiles) "Thank you; I got them last week when I bought my new boots." (She pauses, as if she doesn't want to talk too much)
Joey: "Well, they are cool. So, hey, what do ya wanna do, then?"
Saria: "I don't know . . . I like doing a lot of stuff . . . museums, malls, whatever you like." (Smiles a bit) "Your shirt is really cool, too, by the way."
Joey: (Grins in pride) "Thanks! I got it for myself a bit ago. Yugi forced me to go shopping with him, you see. Said I didn't have enough variety in my wardrobe." (He laughs some) "Hey, not to sound rude, but do you mind if I come in for a bit? I could really use a drink."
Saria: "Oh, sure." (She leads him inside the house. It's kinda small, but there's lots of cool pictures and just interesting stuff around the room. They end up in the kitchen) "What would you like to drink?" (she peers into the refrigerator) "There's some juice . . . and milk . . . and sprite . . ."
Joey: "Oh, I'll take some sprite, please."
(Saria pulls out two cans of sprite and they go into the living room to drink them)
Saria: "Well, I guess I'm just glad you're here . . . I've always thought you were really nice. . . and sweet, too. You always -" (She cuts off again, as if she's afraid she's boring him)
Joey: (taking a sip of sprite) "Well, I don't know you very well yet, but you seem wicked cool already. Blue is my favorite color too, by the way." (He grins at her, trying to help her loosen up some)
Saria: (smiles a little) "Sorry, I just tend to talk a lot sometimes and I don't want to bore you. . ."
Joey: (Grins at her widely) "I assure ya, I'll talk twice as much as you will ever."
Saria: (Burst out laughing)
Joey: "See, now that's the kinda reaction I was going for!"
(So they sit and talk a bit, while drinking their sprite. After awhile, they've both been done with their drinks for awhile, but they don't really seem to notice because they're just talking about anything and everything)
Saria: "Yeah, there was just the loudest explosion and when everyone looked, it turned out he had just blown up the science lab! No joke!"
Joey: "Man, I wish I could have seen that! In all my years, no one's ever blown up the science lab. I mean, I was beginning to think that it never happened!"
Saria: (Laughing) "You make it sound like you're sooooo old; you've still got a few years til you're out of school, no?"
Joey: "Yeah, true, but I still wish it would just happen!"
Saria: "Why don't you do it?"
Joey: (Laughs) "Nah, I don't think I'd EVER get outta detention if the teachers caught me."
Saria: (Burst out laughing) "How true! I think he has to stay after school for the next five years for doing that, so I guess you'd better not!"
Joey: "Yeah." (He pauses, and grins) "Yeah, I don't think that would work out."
(And then he leans forward, and kisses Saria. She kisses back, and then smiles. Pretty soon they're basically making out. After a little bit, Joey and Saria pull away, and Saria grins)
Saria: "I had planned on going out to dinner later, but hey, it can wait." (She grins, and they begin making out again)
(After time has passed)
Saria: "Hehe, well, that was fun."
Joey: "Yeah."
(They smile at each other)
Saria: "Hmmm, so do you still want to go out and eat or something?"
Joey: (Pauses) "We could go get some ice cream!"
Saria: "Sounds good to me!"
(And so they do!)
(Later, Joey brings Saria home)
Joey: "Well, hey, now we're back where we started; I'm thirsty again!"
Saria: "Hehe, well, I wouldn't mind repeating this again."
Joey: "Yeah, defiantly. But for now, I guess I'd better go."
Saria: (grinning knowingly) "Not even one last sprite?"
Joey: (Pauses) "Well, I dunno . . ."
Saria: (Grins and pulls him in her house)
~~~
Mystrana: "Yay! Another happy ending to a date!" (Jumps around happily, clapping her hands)
Kaiba: "You NEED to take your Ritalin."
Mystrana: (Shifty eyes) "Already took it."
Kaiba: "Uh huh. Sure. And I'm the queen of England."
Mystrana: "Heeey, that's my line! Don't make me go psycho kitty on you!" (Growls and holds up her hands like claws) "Wait! Let me put on my Sesshoumaru make-up first!" (Runs off)
Kaiba: (blinks) "Sesshoumaru?"
Mystrana: (Calls from the back room) "You know! From Inu Yasha! The guy with the fluffy thing on his shoulder!"
Kaiba: "Shut up! I knew that!"
Mystrana: "Great, now tell Yugi he has a date to go to!"
Kaiba: "Why can't you?"
Mystrana: "Because I'm putting on my Sesshoumaru make-up, that's why!"
Kaiba: "You insane person." (Sighs) "Hey, Yugi."
Yugi: (Walks in) "Yeah?"
Kaiba: "Mystrana told me to tell you that you have a date."
Yugi: (Eyes shine happily) "Oh! Yay!" (Runs off)
Kaiba: "Right then." (Goes off to bug Mystrana)
~~~
Yugi: (To himself) "Oh, I hope when she opens the door she sees me." (Pouts a little, remembering how once when he had answered the door the guy on the other side hadn't realized he was there) "I'm not that short." (He rings the doorbell, and then a black haired girl with brown eyes answers the door. She smiles softly at Yugi)
Elizabeth: (Wearing a black shirt, red skirt and black high heels) "Hi, Yugi."
Yugi: (Smiles back) "Hi, Elizabeth. I was wondering, would you like to go ice skating today?"
Elizabeth: "Certainly, that sounds like fun. Do you have your skates with you?"
Yugi: "Yes, do you need to get yours?"
Elizabeth: "Yes, just a moment. Do you want to come in?" (She brings Yugi to the living room) "Here, give me a moment, ok?"
Yugi: "Sure." (He sits down and Elizabeth runs to her room quickly, and comes back with a pair of ice skates).
Elizabeth: "Is it cold outside?"
Yugi: "Not very; but it'll be cold at the ice ring, so you'd probably want to take a sweater."
Elizabeth: "Ok." (She grabs one on the way out)
Yugi: "You don't mind walking, do you?"
Elizabeth: "Nope."
(So they start walking to the ice rink. It's not too far away; just a couple of blocks.)
Elizabeth: (shivering just a little) "This wind is something else; it's very cold."
Yugi: (moves a bit closer to her) "Yeah, it wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for the wind. But look, the ice rink is right over there." (He points to a largish building just down the street a bit."
Elizabeth: "Hmmm, I have an idea."
Yugi: "Ok?"
Elizabeth: "To warm up, why not, let's have a race? First person to get to the ice rink wins!"
Yugi: (smiles) "Wins what?"
Elizabeth: (Thinks for a moment) "Hmmm, we'll decide later. For now, GO!"
(She takes off running, and Yugi follows instantly. They runs as fast as they can, but Elizabeth ends up in the building a couple of seconds before Yugi)
Yugi: "Well, you win!"
Elizabeth: (Grins) "Hmmm, well, now, I guess I should decide on a prize!"
Yugi: "Yeah. Should I buy you something?"
Elizabeth: "Well, let's go skating first and then I'll tell you what I win, ok?"
Yugi: "Sounds like a plan."
(They go to the rink and put on their skates, and start skating. Elizabeth is pretty good, better than Yugi, but he's trying his hardest. A bunch of older teenagers race by, knocking him over)
Elizabeth: "Yugi! Are you ok?"
Yugi: (Tries to stand up, but slips on the ice. Elizabeth helps him up) "Thanks. Yeah, I'm fine." (He grins a little) "Some people seem to have trouble seeing me sometimes."
Elizabeth: "Don't feel bad about being short Yugi!"
Yugi: "Thanks." (He smiles, and takes her hand, and they skate together)
(The group of teenagers skates by again and a few of them start taunting Yugi)
Person: "Well, lookit this. The little runt got himself a date."
Other person: "You know what it reminds me of? Preschool, that's what!"
(They both laugh, and Yugi looks down at the ground, a bit sad)
Elizabeth: "That's very mean of you guys! You should apologize!" (Turns to Yugi) "Come on Yugi, let's go away from these idiots, ok?"
Yugi: (semi-glares at the two idiots before nodding to Elizabeth) "Thanks again."
Elizabeth: "No problem!"
(They skate some more, and then they begin to get a bit cold, so they decide to go get some hot chocolate. There's a little café in the ice rink building, so they go there)
Yugi: "You skate really well, you know."
Elizabeth: "Thanks. I've always enjoyed skating. You're not that bad yourself."
Yugi: (smiles a little) "I never did skate much; other people knock me down a lot." (He frowns a little)
Elizabeth: (Softly) "Well, then, I'm proud of you for skating today, even if people did knock you down. Just cause you're short doesn't mean you aren't the bravest person I know."
Yugi: (Smiles) "Thank you, and thanks again for standing up for me."
Elizabeth: "Well, how couldn't I? You deserve it!"
(They grin happily at each other, and Elizabeth raises her hot chocolate mug in a toast)
Elizabeth: "To the short people!" (She and Yugi laugh as they clink their glasses together)
~~~
Kaiba: "Don't even say it. Such a cute date, right?"
Mystrana: (Smiling widely) "But of course! Wasn't it?"
Kaiba: "If you say so."
Mystrana: "Well, I do. And now, there's only one more date for tonight and then we can all go home!" (Pauses, then calls) "Yami!"
Yami: "Yeah?"
Mystrana: "You have a date!" (smiles) "Go have fun!"
Yami: "Riiight. Mystrana, did you remember to take your Ritalin?"
Mystrana: (Shifty eyes)
Yami: "Oh, great. Well, Kaiba, I'm leaving before she starts on a sugar high!"
Kaiba: "Gee. Thanks. That's so nice of you."
Yami: (smiles sweetly) "I knew you would say that." (To Mystrana) "Here!" (Hands her a bag of pixy sitx)
Mystrana: (Accepts the bag, her eyes growing wide in happiness) "Yami! Thank you so much!" (She glomps onto him)
Yami: (blinks) "Ummm, Mystrana? You know I kind of have to be able to move to go on my date. . ."
Mystrana: (Unglomps from him) "Right! Have fun!" (runs off, pixy stix tightly in hand) "CANDY! SUGAR!"
Kaiba: (To Yami) "I HATE YOU!"
Yami: "Thank you!"
Mystrana: "Wheee! Sugar high!"
~~~
Yami: "Well, let's see. According to Mystrana's directions, there should be a park at the corner of . . . what street is this?" (grumbles slightly) "I can't tell whether that's burr oak or baroque!" (Spots a park) "That must be it!" (He goes on over)
(Sitting at one of the benches, with a basket, is a girl with dark, dark brown hair, and light brown eyes. She's wearing jeans and a tank top. Yami goes up to her)
Yami: "Scuze me, but are you Samantha?"
Samantha: "Please, call me Sam." (Smiles at Yami)
Yami: "Ok, Sam." (He sits down) "It's really nice out today."
Sam: "Yeah, I was worried; the forecast for today was rain, you know."
Yami: "Yeah, that wouldn't have worked out too well."
(There's a small silence, and then Sam holds up the basket)
Sam: "I made a picnic lunch. Wanna eat?"
Yami: "That would be great. I'm sure it'll taste great."
(Sam pulls out sandwiches, juice, and that sort of thing. It all looks really good, and she and Yami eat their sandwiches)
Yami: "This is defiantly one of the best sandwiches I've ever had. Unfortunately, the only other sandwiches I have had lately I've made, so I'm afraid anything would taste good after that." (He grins) "That's meant in a totally non-offensive way, just to make sure!"
Sam: (Grins) "Yeah, I knew that!"
(They basically talk about stuff while they eat)
Yami: "Oh, you have a playstation?"
Sam: "Playstation two, actually. I've got a ton of games; I guess you could call me a PS2 addict, but they're just so good, you know?"
Yami: "Yeah, I live right at a gameshop, so I get to try all the demo's and stuff. Hey, you wanna go over to the gameshop and we can play demos. I think we might even have games you haven't played yet!"
Sam: (Laughs a little) "That may be impossible, but lets see anyway. Will you help me clean this up quickly?"
(She and Yami joke around some as they clean up the napkins and such, and then they begin walking to the gameshop.)
Sam: "Personally, I love doing a lot of stuff, just it's so much fun to play video games."
Yami: "I enjoy all kinds of games, really. I just tend to win a lot, so some people don't like playing against me." (Frowns thoughtfully) "Then again, I do win every time." (He pauses) "Not to brag or anything."
Sam: (Jokingly) "Of course not." (She smiles) "Yes, I've heard many things about you. All of them good, of course. You tend to win a lot, or so I've heard from more than one defeated person."
Yami: (Shrugs a little) "I guess sometimes I get lucky, but I'd like to think that I am pretty good at a bunch of games. Of course, when it comes to math . . ." (He grins)
Sam: "Oh, math isn't that hard!"
Yami: (Scowls, jokingly) "Yes it is. Well, at least for me it is. It confuses me more than a duel with any duelist."
Sam: "Hehe, maybe I could help you sometime."
Yami: "Well, I can assure you, I'm a lost case when it comes to math."
Sam: (Laughs lightly)
(They arrive at the game shop, and Yami shows Sam the demos they have for a bunch of different games)
Sam: "Wow, I haven't even heard of a few of these! They all look amazing! Can I seriously play them?"
Yami: "I wouldn't torture you by just showing them to you!" (He grins) "Take a bit, and lets go up to my room; we can play them there, and no one will bother us."
(So they do just that, and a few hours later . . .)
Yami: "Wow, that was the most fun I've had in awhile."
Sam: "I've never played that many games in such a short amount of time! That last one, what was it? I can't wait to play the full version." (Frowns thoughtfully) "I almost beat you in the dueling game though!"
Yami: "Almost, you did really good. As for the other games, most of them will be ready for sale in three to five months."
Sam: "Ack, that's quite a bit of time."
Yami: "Well, you can always drop by whenever you want and play the demo's as much as you want."
Sam: "Thanks!" (Hugs Yami and kisses his) "Thank you so much!"
Yami: (Hugs her back) "No problem; I'm glad you want to come back."
Sam: "You bet! I'm going to practice every day until I can beat you!" (Grins happily)
~~~
Mystrana: (running around) "THAT'S SO KAWAII!"
Kaiba: (bangs head against wall) "What did I do to deserve this??"
Mystrana: "Awww! Poor Kaiba!" (Hugs him tightly)
Kaiba: "Gah- can't breathe!"
Mystrana: (Grins) "Hehehehe!"
Kaiba: "I don't know why I'm still here."
Mystrana: "Ummm, does it have to do with that chocolate syrup and whipped cream you were waiting for?"
Kaiba: "Oh yeah, that's it! I wonder if it here. . . "
Mystrana: "Do I want to know?" (Pause) "No, I still don't."
Kaiba: (Shifty eyes)
Mystrana: (Glomps onto him again) "Well, I've still got your ATM card!" (Giggles and runs off)
Kaiba: "Hey!" (chases)
(Nanaki wanders in)
Nanaki: "Yes, that is all for now. Mystrana would say stuff now, but she's busy." (rolls eyes) "Anyhow! More dates will be coming up, and please review and tell Mystrana what you think about the dates so far. If they suck or something like that, so she knows to fix them. Of course, she'll come up with an excuse like, 'I was tired,' so watch out!" (Pauses) "And now I have to go or who knows what she'll end up doing with Kaiba." (Groans, and leaves)
~~~
Nanaki: "Hey, I have a bone to pick with you about what you did the furniture in our room!"
Mystrana: "Ummm, not my fault?" (Meeps and runs out)
~~~
Mystrana: "Hey, guess what guys?"
Kaiba: "Let me guess. The large order of chocolate syrup and whipped cream came in last night."
Mystrana: (looks at him weirdly) "Do I want to know?"
Kaiba: (Shifty eyes) "It has nothing to do with me."
Mystrana: (Sigh) "Nope, I don't think I want to know. Anyhow, you guys gotta get ready!"
Yami: "Get ready for what? A duel? I'd like to duel! A duel would be fun!"
Mystrana: (backs away slowly) "Uhhh, not quite, hon, you've got a date!"
Yami: (Blinks)
Kaiba: ". . . Do I have a date?"
Mystrana: (Checks her list) "Nope, not this time at least. You can go if you want."
Kaiba: (blinks) ". . . I think I'll stay."
Mystrana: "If you say so. Ummm, anyhow! Bakura! Get your butt over here!"
Yami Bakura: (growls as he walks over) "What is it?"
Mystrana: (Grins) "You've got yourself a date! Or should I say, two!"
Bakura: O.o
Mystrana: "And Yami, you have one, Yugi, you have one, Joey, you have one, and Yami Malik - ah, screw it, I'm referring to you as Malik just - you have one date, too!"
Kaiba: (Sniffle) "Well, now I feel unloved."
Mystrana: "Don't worry, Seto, we all love you!" (Hugs him and then glares at the other guys) "Right?"
(They all nod and smile fakely)
Mystrana: "Good, good. Now, Bakura, go on! You get the first date, with Jessica! And have fun, darn it, or I won't pay you!"
Bakura: "I'm getting paid? I didn't know you had money."
Mystrana: (Shifty eyes) "I, umm, am borrowing some."
Kaiba: (Raises an eyebrow)
Mystrana: (averts her eyes and pulls out a card) "Well, umm, ya know how you've been missing your ATM card . . ."
Kaiba: "I'm going to kill you in a minute." (Pulls out gun) "Start running."
Mystrana: (Runs the hell away)
Bakura: (blinks, and leaves for his date)
~~~
Bakura: (dressed in a blue/white tank top, with a pair of jeans) "Now, umm, let's see. I think this is where she lives." (rings the doorbell and looks a bit . . . nervous?) (To himself) "I can't believe I'm doing this."
(A girl with brownish/reddish hair and brown eyes answers the door)
Jessica: (dressed in shorts and a light blue tank top) "Hi!" (smiles)
Bakura: (nods) "Hi . . ." (looks nervous, and then hands Jessica something) "Here you go . . ."
Jessica: (Takes what he gives her; it's a small bouquet of roses) "Oh, wow, thank you!" (She smiles) "Let me go in and put these in water! I'll be right out, ok?"
Bakura: (Nods again) (To himself) "She seems nice . . ."
((Mystrana: "Heh heh, looks like someone's nervous!"
Kaiba: "You're horribly mean. I'm surprised you got him to do this."
Mystrana: "I'm paying him a lot of money. He really wants to do this, but he's afraid to show is soft side."
Kaiba: "No, you mean I'm paying him a lot of money."
Mystrana: (pause) ". . . Indirectly, yes."))
(Back to the date, Jessica has come outside again now)
Jessica: "So where are we going to go?"
Bakura: "Hmmm, ummm, well, I dunno exactly. Where would you like to go?"
Jessica: (Glomps onto him) "You're so nice! Hey, I know! Let's go to the carnival, ok? There's one right down a few blocks; we could even walk to it."
Bakura: (Nods) (Is eerily quiet until he spots a squirrel) (To himself) "Must. Destroy." (To Jessica) "Ummm, hold on ONE second!" (Suddenly gets a huge maniacal grin on his face, and chases after the squirrel with a stick that is on fire) "DIE SQUIRREL, SPAWN OF SATAN, DIE!" (Chases the squirrel some more, but the squirrel gets up a tree before he can destroy it)
Jessica: (Blinks and then laughs a little) "You've very amusing, you know that?"
Bakura: (Smirks, getting confidence)
(Cut to the carnival)
Jessica: (looks around happily) "And we have to go on the tilt-a-whirl, and the bumper cars and, oh! Of course! The ferris wheel!
Bakura: (Glances around at everything) "Yes, yes, we must." (Grins evilly) "I like these rides. They all look like fun. Yes, indeed they do."
Jessica: "Great!" (grabs his arm and drags him to the tilt-a-whirl)
(On the tilt-a-whirl)
Bakura: "This is great! This is fun!"
Jessica: (Grinning) "I knew you'd like it!" (Hugs onto him as they spin around and she is pushed up against him)
Bakura: "Yeah!" (Pauses) "And, I saw a squirrel get ran over by a car on the other side of the road, too!"
Jessica: (Blinks again, but then laughs) "You are SO amusing!"
Bakura: (Grins back)
(The ride ends, so they go to the bumper cars. They decide to make a bet)
Jessica: "If I win, you have to buy me cotton candy, ok?"
Bakura: "OK, but if I win . . ." (Pauses) "You have to get me pocky!"
(They shake on it, and sit down in the cars)
(The ride starts, and they both start trying to chase each other. Bakura ends up chasing Jessica in a huge circle before she spins around and they collide head on)
Bakura: "That's one for me!"
Jessica: "No way! That's mine!"
(They both have a good time trying to bump into each other, and at the end of the ride . . . )
Jessica: "Hehe, I beat you by two! That means you owe me cotton candy!!!"
Bakura: (shrugs) "Well, you did do really good, so I guess you deserve it." (He buys her some cotton candy and they end up sharing it together).
Jessica: (Smiles happily at Bakura) "This is great, isn't it?"
Bakura: (Pauses, and then smiles back) "Yeah."
Jessica: (Grins and pulls him onto the ferris wheel)
(Once on the ferris wheel, the two of them silently stare out at the rest of the town from high up. It's a really slow ferris wheel, ok!)
Jessica: "It's really pretty, isn't it?" (Points to where the sun is just beginning to set)
Bakura: (off handly) "Yeah, it is." (Pauses, and then really looks at it) "Yeah, it is."
Jessica: (Smiles)
Bakura: (Smiles back) (Notices something) (Pause) "Is that a . . . squirrel on the tilt-a-whirl?"
Jessica: (Blink) (Pause) (Glances at the tilt-a-whirl) "Wait, you're right! It is!"
(They both blink, and then the ferris wheel slows to a stop so they can get off)
Bakura: (Grins) "Well, that was random. I like random!"
(They start walking back to Jessica's house)
Jessica: "Yeah, it was pretty amusing. We should go out to dinner sometime."
Bakura: "Maybe."
(At Jessica's house)
Bakura: "Well, I guess, that was fun." (presents Jessica with a squirrel plushie) "There you go! Well, I have to go!" (He kisses her and runs off) "Bye!"
Jessica: (waves good-bye, smiling)
~~~
(Back with Mystrana and co. . . )
Mystrana: "That was such a cute date!"
Bakura: (Blinks) "Well, she was nice."
Mystrana: "Oh, and I'm not paying you yet."
Bakura: "What?? Why not?"
Mystrana: "Because, you've still got dates to go on. Better get ready again, hon, because your next date is with a girl named Crystalline."
Bakura: (Grumbles and walks off)
Kaiba: "Are you sure I don't have any dates yet?"
Mystrana: "Not this time. But I'm sure you'll get one really really soon!"
Kaiba: " . . . Sure." (Pause) "By the way, when I do go out on these dates, are you going to pay me?"
Mystrana: "Yes, why?"
Kaiba: "Don't you remember? You stole the money from me in the first place, so it's kind of redundant to give it back."
Mystrana: "Eh, I PREFER to think about it as borrowing without any intention of paying back." (Grin) (Pause) "Ummm, what are you going to do with that sword? Seto? You're not THAT mad at me, right?"
Kaiba: (Glares)
Mystrana: (Runs away again)
~~~
(Meanwhile, Bakura has changed into a light blue shirt and black dress pants for his next date. He walks up to a new house, and looks around at the door before pressing the doorbell. A guy with brown hair and blue eyes answers the door, and blinks)
Guy: "What do you want?"
Bakura: "Ummm, is Crystaline here? I'm here to take her out."
Guy: (Eyes narrow) "No. No, she isn't."
Bakura: (Groans) (To himself) "If Mystrana gave me the wrong address, I'll kill her." (To the guy) "Who are you anyway, and how do you know she isn't here? Does she live here or not?"
Guy: "My name is Akiyo. Go away."
Bakura: "What is wrong with you? I'm not going to rape her or anything."
Akiyo: "I don't like you. Go away." (Glares)
(There are footsteps behind him, and then a girl who looks a lot like him appears, in blue jeans, a black top and sneakers. She's pulling on her trench coat. When she sees Bakura, she smiled)
Crystaline: "Hey there! Were you waiting long?"
Bakura: (Glances at Akiyo) "I thought you said she wasn't here."
Akiyo: (Shifty eyes)
Crystaline: "Akiyo! You HAVE to stop doing that! Go back to the chain!" (Glares at him)
Akiyo: "No, I don't want to. Go have fun on your date." (Glares and stomps off)
Bakura: "O . . .kay . . . then . . ."
Crystaline: "Sorry about Akiyo; he's my Yami, and he's a bit over protective of me." (Smiles a little, and looks away) "So, what do you want to do?"
Bakura: "I really don't mind; I'm open to anything, really."
Crystaline: "Hmmmmm . . ."
Bakura: "There's a new restaurant that just opened up nearby, we could go there. . ."
Crystaline: "Well, if it's ok with you, then sure. And if it's not too fancy; I'm not really that dressed up." (Pause) "You look really nice."
Bakura: "Thanks. Yeah, let's go there." (To himself) "Now, what did Ryou tell me about driving today? Oh, yeah, if I run over any squirrels he won't lend me his car anymore. Dammit! Dammit!"
Crystaline: "Umm, are you ok?"
Bakura: (Nods) "Yes. Yes I am."
Crystaline: "Ok. . ."
(The two of them get into the car. Bakura is driving.)
Bakura: "The restaurant is fairly casual, and it's got a wide variety of food, so even if you're picky, you should like it."
Crystaline: (Beginning to warm up to Bakura already) "Sounds great!"
(They park in the parking lot and walk to the restaurant, and are seated in a small booth, and given menus)
Bakura: (To himself) "Any type of meat will do . . .(To Crystaline) "What do you suppose you'll be getting?"
Crystaline: "Oh, I don't know. I think I'll get . . . hmmm, well, the chicken sounds really good. But so does the shrimp. . ."
(There is a flash of light and Akiyo is now standing at the table)
Akiyo: "You could be allergic to shrimp!"
Crystaline: (Sighs) "Don't start that again! I am not allergic to shrimp! Come on, you scared away the other guy, at least be nice for once!"
Akiyo: "I don't want to be! He could be mean to you!"
Bakura: "Hey, I resent that! I'm only mean to squirrels! And the occasional chipmunk. And there WAS that one rat . . . erm, never mind."
Akiyo: "See, he's a mad man!"
Crystaline: (Looks at Bakura before hugging him) "No he's not!! He's sweet and adorable, and he doesn't bug me like you do! So just leave us alone right now, ok?"
Akiyo: (Sighs in defeat and disappears to the millennium chain)
Crystaline: "Sorry about that, too, but like I said, he's over-protective. So, ummm, anyway, what do you think I should get?"
Bakura: "Ummm, the shrimp probably is pretty good. I like shrimp."
Crystaline: "Ok, then, I'll probably get that."
(After a while the waiter comes and they order their food. The food arrives fairly quickly, and they begin eating, talking about random things. Crystaline becomes more outgoing as Bakura relaxes some, and it is very obvious they are having a good time)
Crystaline: "Yeah, that sounds like so much fun! Myself, whenever I want to do something, Akiyo always bugs me about it until I don't want to anymore. You have no idea what a pain it can be!"
Bakura: "Don't feel too bad. Not to have anything against hikari's, but my hikari can be a bit . . . I dunno, too cautious, for his own good. You know what I mean? It's like he misses out on life because he's too busy worrying!"
Crystaline: "Poor guy. Well, I'm sure you'll be able to help him out, and I can always help too." (She smiles happily) "We'll get him outside and having fun in no time at all!"
Bakura: (Laughs a little) "Sounds like a plan to me!" (Pause) "By the way, what do you want to do about dessert?"
Crystaline: "Hmmmm . . ." (She and Bakura look at the dessert menu, before deciding to just share a piece of apple pie with some vanilla ice cream)
Bakura: "You know, I was wondering . . . if you ever get a violent urge, you can always come and destroy squirrels with me." (Smiles)
Crystaline: (Laughs) "That's so sweet in such an odd way! But, yes, it could be fun. But maybe not squirrels. Maybe rats. I hate rats." (She grins) "But yeah, I do think I'll call you some time."
Bakura: "Provided Ryou lets me borrow his car, I'll be able to come over any time." (Mutters angrily about stupid expensive cars that he can't afford) "Of course, with his insurance, we would be able to run anything over, but that's ok."
Crystaline: (laughs again) "No problem at all! It sounds like fun, no matter what!"
(They finish the dessert and Bakura drives Crystaline home. On the car ride home, Akiyo pops out of the millennium chain with a little flash of light)
Akiyo: "You'd better be driving her home right now!"
Crystaline: "Akiyo! Not this AGAIN!"
Akiyo: (Scowls) "I don't trust him."
Crystaline: "You don't trust anyone, I know. Come on, just give Bakura a chance! He's a really nice person!" (She glomps on to him (well, as much as she can while he's driving) and Bakura swerves off the road a little, hitting a squirrel) "Ack! Sorry!"
Bakura: (Stops the car really quickly and checks. The squirrel is only dazed, so he sighs in relief) "Whew. What would I do if I couldn't use Ryou's car for a week? How would I get my pocky?" (Shudder)
Crystaline: "No pocky, that's a scary thought. You were lucky indeed."
Akiyo: "See! He's trying to kill you! I don't like him!"
Crystaline: (Sighs) "I realize this."
Akiyo: (smug grin)
Crystaline: "But just leave us alone, will ya?"
Akiyo: (Glares and stomps off)
Bakura: "What's up with him? Ummm, no offense, I guess."
Crystaline: (As they get back into the car to go home) "Nothing really. The thing is, he kind of likes me. But, well, I don't like him. So . . . . yeah, it doesn't exactly work out."
Bakura: "Ah, I see."
(There's a bit of a pause, but then they get to Crystaline's house. Crystaline insists on making them some hot chocolate, and they drink that before Bakura presents her with a squirrel plushie)
Bakura: "Well, I hope you had a good time. I did." (He kisses her, waves, and leaves)
Crystaline: "Bye! Call me!"
Akiyo: "You suck!"
Bakura: (Sticks out his tongue at Akiyo)
~~~
(And Bakura returns, to see Mystrana still running as fast as she can, and Kaiba holding a gun at her)
Bakura: (Blinks)
Mystrana: (as she runs past) "Hey, you're done with dates for now! Here's your money, and I hope you had fun and didn't kill too many things!"
Bakura: "Of course not." (shifty eyes) "Just don't tell Ryou!"
Ryou: "Tell Ryou what?"
Bakura: (Shifty eyes) "Nothing. . . "
Ryou: "Bakura! You killed a squirrel, didn't you!?"
Bakura: (Shifty eyes again) "no . . ."
Ryou: "You come with me!" (He drags Bakura off to yell at him and Mystrana shrugs)
Mystrana: "Poor Bakura!"
Kaiba: (Right behind her) "You should be saying 'poor you' seeing as I've caught you now."
Mystrana: (Pales a little) "Ummm, nice Kaiba . . . you won't kill me right? I'll tell everyone you watch -"
Kaiba: (Cuts her off) "Don't say it! Fine! I won't kill you. Today."
Mystrana: "You know, if you had just left when I said you could this wouldn't have happened."
Kaiba: "Yeah, well, I didn't feel like leaving."
Mystrana: "Right. Whatever." (Looks at her list) "Hey, Joey! You have a date now! Are you ready?"
(With a grin, Joey enters the room)
Joey: "Yeah, I'm ready. Where do I hafta go to?"
Mystrana: "Here, I wrote down directions for you." (Hands him a piece of paper and a small map)
Kaiba: "Don't use them Joey! She sucks when it comes to directions; you'll be lost for hours!"
Mystrana: "Hey, I'm not that bad." (Pause) "Ok, yes I am. Ummm, good luck?" (She smiles hopefully at Joey in a 'don't kill me' manner) (To herself) "This job is gonna kill me, I think."
Kaiba: (after Joey leaves) "So how much longer do I have to stay here?"
Mystrana: "Well, after this date Yugi has one, and then Yami. But you can go whenever."
Kaiba: ". . . no, I'll stay."
Mystrana: (Blinks) "You're weird."
Kaiba: "Hey!"
Mystrana: "Hey, consider it a compliment."
Kaiba: "Riiiiight."
~~~
(And so, Joey follows Mystrana's (very) bad directions and manages to find the house, and is only five minutes late. He knocks on the door and waits patiently. He is wearing his blue and white t shirt and jeans. After a moment, a girl answers the door. She has shoulder length blonde hair and long bangs over her blue eyes)
Saria: (Wearing her light blue shirt, blue mini-skirt and blue boots) "Oh, we match!" (Pauses) "Hello. I'm Saria." (She smiles a little at Joey)
Joey: "Heya Saria. I like your gloves; they're really cool."
Saria: (Smiles) "Thank you; I got them last week when I bought my new boots." (She pauses, as if she doesn't want to talk too much)
Joey: "Well, they are cool. So, hey, what do ya wanna do, then?"
Saria: "I don't know . . . I like doing a lot of stuff . . . museums, malls, whatever you like." (Smiles a bit) "Your shirt is really cool, too, by the way."
Joey: (Grins in pride) "Thanks! I got it for myself a bit ago. Yugi forced me to go shopping with him, you see. Said I didn't have enough variety in my wardrobe." (He laughs some) "Hey, not to sound rude, but do you mind if I come in for a bit? I could really use a drink."
Saria: "Oh, sure." (She leads him inside the house. It's kinda small, but there's lots of cool pictures and just interesting stuff around the room. They end up in the kitchen) "What would you like to drink?" (she peers into the refrigerator) "There's some juice . . . and milk . . . and sprite . . ."
Joey: "Oh, I'll take some sprite, please."
(Saria pulls out two cans of sprite and they go into the living room to drink them)
Saria: "Well, I guess I'm just glad you're here . . . I've always thought you were really nice. . . and sweet, too. You always -" (She cuts off again, as if she's afraid she's boring him)
Joey: (taking a sip of sprite) "Well, I don't know you very well yet, but you seem wicked cool already. Blue is my favorite color too, by the way." (He grins at her, trying to help her loosen up some)
Saria: (smiles a little) "Sorry, I just tend to talk a lot sometimes and I don't want to bore you. . ."
Joey: (Grins at her widely) "I assure ya, I'll talk twice as much as you will ever."
Saria: (Burst out laughing)
Joey: "See, now that's the kinda reaction I was going for!"
(So they sit and talk a bit, while drinking their sprite. After awhile, they've both been done with their drinks for awhile, but they don't really seem to notice because they're just talking about anything and everything)
Saria: "Yeah, there was just the loudest explosion and when everyone looked, it turned out he had just blown up the science lab! No joke!"
Joey: "Man, I wish I could have seen that! In all my years, no one's ever blown up the science lab. I mean, I was beginning to think that it never happened!"
Saria: (Laughing) "You make it sound like you're sooooo old; you've still got a few years til you're out of school, no?"
Joey: "Yeah, true, but I still wish it would just happen!"
Saria: "Why don't you do it?"
Joey: (Laughs) "Nah, I don't think I'd EVER get outta detention if the teachers caught me."
Saria: (Burst out laughing) "How true! I think he has to stay after school for the next five years for doing that, so I guess you'd better not!"
Joey: "Yeah." (He pauses, and grins) "Yeah, I don't think that would work out."
(And then he leans forward, and kisses Saria. She kisses back, and then smiles. Pretty soon they're basically making out. After a little bit, Joey and Saria pull away, and Saria grins)
Saria: "I had planned on going out to dinner later, but hey, it can wait." (She grins, and they begin making out again)
(After time has passed)
Saria: "Hehe, well, that was fun."
Joey: "Yeah."
(They smile at each other)
Saria: "Hmmm, so do you still want to go out and eat or something?"
Joey: (Pauses) "We could go get some ice cream!"
Saria: "Sounds good to me!"
(And so they do!)
(Later, Joey brings Saria home)
Joey: "Well, hey, now we're back where we started; I'm thirsty again!"
Saria: "Hehe, well, I wouldn't mind repeating this again."
Joey: "Yeah, defiantly. But for now, I guess I'd better go."
Saria: (grinning knowingly) "Not even one last sprite?"
Joey: (Pauses) "Well, I dunno . . ."
Saria: (Grins and pulls him in her house)
~~~
Mystrana: "Yay! Another happy ending to a date!" (Jumps around happily, clapping her hands)
Kaiba: "You NEED to take your Ritalin."
Mystrana: (Shifty eyes) "Already took it."
Kaiba: "Uh huh. Sure. And I'm the queen of England."
Mystrana: "Heeey, that's my line! Don't make me go psycho kitty on you!" (Growls and holds up her hands like claws) "Wait! Let me put on my Sesshoumaru make-up first!" (Runs off)
Kaiba: (blinks) "Sesshoumaru?"
Mystrana: (Calls from the back room) "You know! From Inu Yasha! The guy with the fluffy thing on his shoulder!"
Kaiba: "Shut up! I knew that!"
Mystrana: "Great, now tell Yugi he has a date to go to!"
Kaiba: "Why can't you?"
Mystrana: "Because I'm putting on my Sesshoumaru make-up, that's why!"
Kaiba: "You insane person." (Sighs) "Hey, Yugi."
Yugi: (Walks in) "Yeah?"
Kaiba: "Mystrana told me to tell you that you have a date."
Yugi: (Eyes shine happily) "Oh! Yay!" (Runs off)
Kaiba: "Right then." (Goes off to bug Mystrana)
~~~
Yugi: (To himself) "Oh, I hope when she opens the door she sees me." (Pouts a little, remembering how once when he had answered the door the guy on the other side hadn't realized he was there) "I'm not that short." (He rings the doorbell, and then a black haired girl with brown eyes answers the door. She smiles softly at Yugi)
Elizabeth: (Wearing a black shirt, red skirt and black high heels) "Hi, Yugi."
Yugi: (Smiles back) "Hi, Elizabeth. I was wondering, would you like to go ice skating today?"
Elizabeth: "Certainly, that sounds like fun. Do you have your skates with you?"
Yugi: "Yes, do you need to get yours?"
Elizabeth: "Yes, just a moment. Do you want to come in?" (She brings Yugi to the living room) "Here, give me a moment, ok?"
Yugi: "Sure." (He sits down and Elizabeth runs to her room quickly, and comes back with a pair of ice skates).
Elizabeth: "Is it cold outside?"
Yugi: "Not very; but it'll be cold at the ice ring, so you'd probably want to take a sweater."
Elizabeth: "Ok." (She grabs one on the way out)
Yugi: "You don't mind walking, do you?"
Elizabeth: "Nope."
(So they start walking to the ice rink. It's not too far away; just a couple of blocks.)
Elizabeth: (shivering just a little) "This wind is something else; it's very cold."
Yugi: (moves a bit closer to her) "Yeah, it wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for the wind. But look, the ice rink is right over there." (He points to a largish building just down the street a bit."
Elizabeth: "Hmmm, I have an idea."
Yugi: "Ok?"
Elizabeth: "To warm up, why not, let's have a race? First person to get to the ice rink wins!"
Yugi: (smiles) "Wins what?"
Elizabeth: (Thinks for a moment) "Hmmm, we'll decide later. For now, GO!"
(She takes off running, and Yugi follows instantly. They runs as fast as they can, but Elizabeth ends up in the building a couple of seconds before Yugi)
Yugi: "Well, you win!"
Elizabeth: (Grins) "Hmmm, well, now, I guess I should decide on a prize!"
Yugi: "Yeah. Should I buy you something?"
Elizabeth: "Well, let's go skating first and then I'll tell you what I win, ok?"
Yugi: "Sounds like a plan."
(They go to the rink and put on their skates, and start skating. Elizabeth is pretty good, better than Yugi, but he's trying his hardest. A bunch of older teenagers race by, knocking him over)
Elizabeth: "Yugi! Are you ok?"
Yugi: (Tries to stand up, but slips on the ice. Elizabeth helps him up) "Thanks. Yeah, I'm fine." (He grins a little) "Some people seem to have trouble seeing me sometimes."
Elizabeth: "Don't feel bad about being short Yugi!"
Yugi: "Thanks." (He smiles, and takes her hand, and they skate together)
(The group of teenagers skates by again and a few of them start taunting Yugi)
Person: "Well, lookit this. The little runt got himself a date."
Other person: "You know what it reminds me of? Preschool, that's what!"
(They both laugh, and Yugi looks down at the ground, a bit sad)
Elizabeth: "That's very mean of you guys! You should apologize!" (Turns to Yugi) "Come on Yugi, let's go away from these idiots, ok?"
Yugi: (semi-glares at the two idiots before nodding to Elizabeth) "Thanks again."
Elizabeth: "No problem!"
(They skate some more, and then they begin to get a bit cold, so they decide to go get some hot chocolate. There's a little café in the ice rink building, so they go there)
Yugi: "You skate really well, you know."
Elizabeth: "Thanks. I've always enjoyed skating. You're not that bad yourself."
Yugi: (smiles a little) "I never did skate much; other people knock me down a lot." (He frowns a little)
Elizabeth: (Softly) "Well, then, I'm proud of you for skating today, even if people did knock you down. Just cause you're short doesn't mean you aren't the bravest person I know."
Yugi: (Smiles) "Thank you, and thanks again for standing up for me."
Elizabeth: "Well, how couldn't I? You deserve it!"
(They grin happily at each other, and Elizabeth raises her hot chocolate mug in a toast)
Elizabeth: "To the short people!" (She and Yugi laugh as they clink their glasses together)
~~~
Kaiba: "Don't even say it. Such a cute date, right?"
Mystrana: (Smiling widely) "But of course! Wasn't it?"
Kaiba: "If you say so."
Mystrana: "Well, I do. And now, there's only one more date for tonight and then we can all go home!" (Pauses, then calls) "Yami!"
Yami: "Yeah?"
Mystrana: "You have a date!" (smiles) "Go have fun!"
Yami: "Riiight. Mystrana, did you remember to take your Ritalin?"
Mystrana: (Shifty eyes)
Yami: "Oh, great. Well, Kaiba, I'm leaving before she starts on a sugar high!"
Kaiba: "Gee. Thanks. That's so nice of you."
Yami: (smiles sweetly) "I knew you would say that." (To Mystrana) "Here!" (Hands her a bag of pixy sitx)
Mystrana: (Accepts the bag, her eyes growing wide in happiness) "Yami! Thank you so much!" (She glomps onto him)
Yami: (blinks) "Ummm, Mystrana? You know I kind of have to be able to move to go on my date. . ."
Mystrana: (Unglomps from him) "Right! Have fun!" (runs off, pixy stix tightly in hand) "CANDY! SUGAR!"
Kaiba: (To Yami) "I HATE YOU!"
Yami: "Thank you!"
Mystrana: "Wheee! Sugar high!"
~~~
Yami: "Well, let's see. According to Mystrana's directions, there should be a park at the corner of . . . what street is this?" (grumbles slightly) "I can't tell whether that's burr oak or baroque!" (Spots a park) "That must be it!" (He goes on over)
(Sitting at one of the benches, with a basket, is a girl with dark, dark brown hair, and light brown eyes. She's wearing jeans and a tank top. Yami goes up to her)
Yami: "Scuze me, but are you Samantha?"
Samantha: "Please, call me Sam." (Smiles at Yami)
Yami: "Ok, Sam." (He sits down) "It's really nice out today."
Sam: "Yeah, I was worried; the forecast for today was rain, you know."
Yami: "Yeah, that wouldn't have worked out too well."
(There's a small silence, and then Sam holds up the basket)
Sam: "I made a picnic lunch. Wanna eat?"
Yami: "That would be great. I'm sure it'll taste great."
(Sam pulls out sandwiches, juice, and that sort of thing. It all looks really good, and she and Yami eat their sandwiches)
Yami: "This is defiantly one of the best sandwiches I've ever had. Unfortunately, the only other sandwiches I have had lately I've made, so I'm afraid anything would taste good after that." (He grins) "That's meant in a totally non-offensive way, just to make sure!"
Sam: (Grins) "Yeah, I knew that!"
(They basically talk about stuff while they eat)
Yami: "Oh, you have a playstation?"
Sam: "Playstation two, actually. I've got a ton of games; I guess you could call me a PS2 addict, but they're just so good, you know?"
Yami: "Yeah, I live right at a gameshop, so I get to try all the demo's and stuff. Hey, you wanna go over to the gameshop and we can play demos. I think we might even have games you haven't played yet!"
Sam: (Laughs a little) "That may be impossible, but lets see anyway. Will you help me clean this up quickly?"
(She and Yami joke around some as they clean up the napkins and such, and then they begin walking to the gameshop.)
Sam: "Personally, I love doing a lot of stuff, just it's so much fun to play video games."
Yami: "I enjoy all kinds of games, really. I just tend to win a lot, so some people don't like playing against me." (Frowns thoughtfully) "Then again, I do win every time." (He pauses) "Not to brag or anything."
Sam: (Jokingly) "Of course not." (She smiles) "Yes, I've heard many things about you. All of them good, of course. You tend to win a lot, or so I've heard from more than one defeated person."
Yami: (Shrugs a little) "I guess sometimes I get lucky, but I'd like to think that I am pretty good at a bunch of games. Of course, when it comes to math . . ." (He grins)
Sam: "Oh, math isn't that hard!"
Yami: (Scowls, jokingly) "Yes it is. Well, at least for me it is. It confuses me more than a duel with any duelist."
Sam: "Hehe, maybe I could help you sometime."
Yami: "Well, I can assure you, I'm a lost case when it comes to math."
Sam: (Laughs lightly)
(They arrive at the game shop, and Yami shows Sam the demos they have for a bunch of different games)
Sam: "Wow, I haven't even heard of a few of these! They all look amazing! Can I seriously play them?"
Yami: "I wouldn't torture you by just showing them to you!" (He grins) "Take a bit, and lets go up to my room; we can play them there, and no one will bother us."
(So they do just that, and a few hours later . . .)
Yami: "Wow, that was the most fun I've had in awhile."
Sam: "I've never played that many games in such a short amount of time! That last one, what was it? I can't wait to play the full version." (Frowns thoughtfully) "I almost beat you in the dueling game though!"
Yami: "Almost, you did really good. As for the other games, most of them will be ready for sale in three to five months."
Sam: "Ack, that's quite a bit of time."
Yami: "Well, you can always drop by whenever you want and play the demo's as much as you want."
Sam: "Thanks!" (Hugs Yami and kisses his) "Thank you so much!"
Yami: (Hugs her back) "No problem; I'm glad you want to come back."
Sam: "You bet! I'm going to practice every day until I can beat you!" (Grins happily)
~~~
Mystrana: (running around) "THAT'S SO KAWAII!"
Kaiba: (bangs head against wall) "What did I do to deserve this??"
Mystrana: "Awww! Poor Kaiba!" (Hugs him tightly)
Kaiba: "Gah- can't breathe!"
Mystrana: (Grins) "Hehehehe!"
Kaiba: "I don't know why I'm still here."
Mystrana: "Ummm, does it have to do with that chocolate syrup and whipped cream you were waiting for?"
Kaiba: "Oh yeah, that's it! I wonder if it here. . . "
Mystrana: "Do I want to know?" (Pause) "No, I still don't."
Kaiba: (Shifty eyes)
Mystrana: (Glomps onto him again) "Well, I've still got your ATM card!" (Giggles and runs off)
Kaiba: "Hey!" (chases)
(Nanaki wanders in)
Nanaki: "Yes, that is all for now. Mystrana would say stuff now, but she's busy." (rolls eyes) "Anyhow! More dates will be coming up, and please review and tell Mystrana what you think about the dates so far. If they suck or something like that, so she knows to fix them. Of course, she'll come up with an excuse like, 'I was tired,' so watch out!" (Pauses) "And now I have to go or who knows what she'll end up doing with Kaiba." (Groans, and leaves)
~~~