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Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh.

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A/N: Read and review!

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The hot sun burned the surface of the crystal waters swaying gently as waves flew by crashing into the sand. The cries of seagulls filled the air and the smell of salt stung their noses as they took a deep breath.

Some were scattered about the beach outstretched on a chair under the shade of their umbrellas, books in their hands. Some kids dug furiously into the sand creating castles and burying each other laughter about them.

But Mai Valentine was lying on the soaked bare sand, sunglasses hiding her blue orbs. Her skin was darker than usual but her feet were still pale (they were hidden under the cool waters of the beach). She had chosen a spot near the beach allowing the water to graze her toes.

She had tanned to her full content and now she needed to find something to do before she was baked like a potato. Flipping around on her stomach, she felt her blonde hair sweep her back.

"My precious hair is filled with sand!" she screamed jumping up to her feet. She jumped up and down and up and down shaking off all the grains of sand. Her hair was still wet and filled with small grains of sand that could not be shaken off.

"MY HAIR! I KNEW I NEVER SHOULD OF CAME TO HAWAII IN THE FIRST PLACE!" she screeched earning stares from most of the people relaxing under the hot sun.

"STOP LOOKING AT ME!" she screamed. "It's not funny..." With a loud yell, she stormed back to her hotel which was seen in the distance.

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Tea slammed the car door stretching her legs. "This is going to be great!" she said. "A good vacation in Hawaii..." They had just come out of the airport and rented a car to drive to their hotel and they were stiff and tired.

"I can't swim," Yugi interjected but Tea ignored him and dragged the three sullen trio behind her. "We're checking into this hotel and that is final!"

Tea stormed into the hotel looking around. She was too busy absorbing in her surroundings that Yugi had to check in. He jumped up in down trying to look over the counter but instead the short little Yugi was defeated and had to be lifted up by Joey standing his shoulders. Nobody was there.

Yugi hit the bell on the counter about a few thousand times before an old man came hurrying out slipping on the rug on the floor. But Yugi still hit the bell and the man did not pick himself up. Quickly, another man came his stomach bulging out of his shirt.

"Y'all look like some strange folk! What can I do yer for?" he asked a southern accent lacing his voice. Behind him, a group of people was gathered around the man carrying him out of the hotel.

The southern man examined Yugi, Joey, Tea, and Tristan's horrified faces and smiled brightly at them. "Don't y'all worry a bit," he said bringing their attention back. "Old Eddie had it comin' all right. He's so ancient, he could be something stuck inside one of them old pyramids in Egypt."

Yugi winced at his words suddenly but no one noticed. "We want to check in," he said finally. The man surveyed his hair suddenly. "Your hair is strange," he said. "But ol' Ben can trim that hair and Bessy can dye it a nice color if you want."

Yugi looked a bit angry and Joey almost fell over when he stomped his foot on his shoulder hard. "My hair is perfectly fine!" Yugi siad indignantly. "And I am -not- short!" The man snorted and handed them a card.

"Your room number is 220 if you don't remember. Enjoy," he said and left humming a tune. Yugi almost fell off Joey's shoulders when he moved.

"Careful!" Tea scolded as he lost his footing. Yugi flew off his shoulders and knocked the southern man over and Joey fell onto Tea who screamed.

"YOU IDIOT!" a muffled scream came from under Joey. "GET OFF ME!"

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Mai walked into the lobby wondering what they would serve for lunch. A towel was wrapped around her waist and her hair was still wet but beautiful as ever.

A trail of water and some sand was created as she walked onto the hot concrete. "AH!" she screamed jumping to the curb but missed and tripped.

Her face smacked into the 'welcome' doormat and smelled the faint smell of--dog poop? She almost screamed in disgust but held her breath as she emerged.

"I hate my life," she muttered darkly and jumped to her feet. Striding into the cool lobby, she saw a group of teenagers standing near the counter.

She immediately recognized them and fumbled with her sunglasses and wrapped her towel around her blonde hair.

Yugi Moto stood before her dusting off his blue shorts. His hair was as spiky and ugly as usual and his blue innocent eyes were glittering with anger. The same gold necklace hung around his neck on a chain and he was smiling at Tea who had just said something.

She was dressed in shorts and a normal shirt of yellow to Mai's dislike. Her brown hair was placed in a ponytail and placed at the top of her head was her sunglasses still on her ears.

Tristan, the weirdo, just stood there in pants and Mai stared at Joey. She admitted he was kind of cute. His messy blonde hair flopped over his forehead and his blue eyes were as beautiful as the crystal seas of Hawaii.

Mai sighed dreamily but a bit too loud. They took notice of her and turned towards the sigh. She smiled and waved. "Hello," she said trying to talk in a different voice but her efforts were wasted.

"Hey, your voice sounds familiar," Tea said suddenly with no greeting. Mai clicked her tongue and Tea's eyes narrowed. "Mai!"

Mai lifted the towel up in the air and her hair fell down to her waist and now the towel was around her waist. Her sunglasses were pushed down the brim of her nose to reveal her eyes. "Hello, Tea," she said. "I didn't know cheerleaders went to Hawaii."

Tea looked like she could murder Mai. "You -had- to ruin my vacation, did you? It was going to be perfect! Shopping, beach, pool!"

"Hey, I needed a break from dueling and I guess you needed a break from cheerleading? Yugi looks very happy to me," she said adding a edge of sarcasm to her voice. "And so does Joey and Tristan."

They looked up when their names were voiced aloud. "Anyways," Mai added. "I bet you dragged them against their free will." Finally Mai broke the following silence.

"I need to go," she said winking at the boys. "Tea, if you want some fun, just call!" With a flourish, she left them standing near the counter.

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Mai was bored beyond comprehension and she needed some fun. The first idea that popped in her mind was Tea and her little friends. She then wondered what it was like when they were drunk. She sipped her margirita slowly licking the fluid with her tongue. The thought ran through her like a bomb.

"Hmm..." Slipping some strong beer in their drinks would be excellent. She nodded and stood up and went towards the bar winking at the cute bartender.

"Say, do you have any -strong- beer or wine? Strong enough to make you drunk in one sip," she said details slipping from her lips.

"Oh sure! It's called Eddie's Old Bomb," he said grinning. "One sip will make you drunk as two bottles of wine would. That would cost a good bit of money..."

"I'll take it!" Mai said. "But do you think I could have it for free? The margirita is so expensive and..." Her eyes melted into the bartender's and soon she recieved the beer for free. "Thanks!"

Sniggering, she held the cup of beer in her hands very carefully looking around for spiky hair. Finally she spotted them talking.

Suddenly, she grabbed the waitress walking by. "Say... I'll trade places with you. I'll be a waitress for a day and I'm sure you're tired... Enjoy Hawaii and I'll work in your place. All the tips and cash will go to you right after!"

The girl looked confused but accepted gladly slipping off her uniform. Mai quickly changed and put a pair of sunglasses over her eyes and pulled her hair in a bun covered with a floppy hat. The uniform hung loosely on her but it was better than nothing.

"Hello! How is your food?" she said making it more high pitched.

"Great," Tea said. "Could I have a refill, please? Tea." Mai grinned evilly but hid it quickly with a nod. She rushed away towards a pitcher lying on a table. She ignored what drink it was but assumed it was tea. She bored it quickly into the cup adding a bit of her concoction (beer) and went back to Tea.

She handed her the glass and without question, she grabbed everyone elses and did the same. They all drunk their drinks with Mai watching them on the tip of her toes. They acted normal to her dismay but then...

"I WANT TO SING A SONG!" Tea screamed standing on her table knocking over a few plates and glasses which shattered on the ground. Her words were slurred and she was standing unsteadily on the table losing her footing now and then.

"But I like donuts," Tea continued moving around on the table. "Beaches are pretty like me! My mommy said that Yugi was too short for me..." She continued to talk earning sniggers from the audience watching.

Yugi was running around the lobby standing on tables acting like a gorilla. "Look at me! I can swing on trees like Tarzan!" He jumped off the table while yelling like Tarzan beating his chest. "I love teddy bears," he stated and continued dancing and sticking his bottom in the air so everyone could see.

Mai laughed hysterically and missed Joey and Tristan's performance. Joey was picking his nose words slurred also. "I just found gold in my nose," he announced. "Rain tastes like boogers... Did you know that? I stopped wearing diapers when I was eleven."

Tristan ran around pulling people's hair and knocking over things. He raised his hands and started imitating a cheerleader. "GOOOOO YUGI! YOU CAN DO IT! IF YOU WIN, I'LL GIVE YOU A CHEESE RITZ! WIN! WIN! VICTORY! DO IT TO IMPRESS YOU AND ME!" He finished his slurred cheer with a split a crack filling the air.

"Ouchies," he said beforing falling over and blacking out.

Mai laughed and fell the ground rolling around laughing with the others in the lobby.
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