I can finally update! I'm sorry to leave you hanging for so long, but I've
had one of the busiest times of my life these past few weeks. Thanks and
enjoy!
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The long-awaited day had finally come. The weather was slightly overcast, but a storm hadn't been predicted. Everybody was arriving at the Kaiba mansion, some more on time than others. The first person arrived at twelve on the dot.
"Who the heck drives a car like that?!" Seto wondered. It was actually a truck. A fairly expensive black truck, with two wheels in the back. The only fit adjective was 'punk'. Totally punk. (A/N: Happy, mage chaos? ^__^) To Seto's surprise, it was none other that Yugi Moto.
"Hi Seto!" he shouted.
"Hello!" Tea said. Apparently he had picked her up. Seto smirked.
"Hello Yugi, Tea," he greeted them.
"Are we the first ones?" asked Tea, looking around.
"Yes," replied Seto, sounding rather terse. He was getting a little inpatient. The look of the car had gotten his hopes up that it had been Joey, of course with Serenity. "The patio will be through that door, take a left. You can go ahead back."
"Thanks," smiled Yugi.
"Don't mention it," Seto replied. Did this kid ever shut up?
A few more people arrived, including Ryou (his Yami in tow), Miho, Tristan, and Mai. Finally, a beige station wagon pulled up. Joey stepped out of the driver's side, and the passenger side door swung open to reveal none other than Serenity. Key word there: reveal. Yes, she had had enough guts to wear the bikini.
Seto stopped suddenly in the middle of an intake of breath. Now this was an unexpected twist.
"Hello Joey," he sighed. "Hello Serenity."
Joey just nodded. Seto winced at the look of his eye. He hadn't meant to hit him that hard.
"Hello Seto," smiled Serenity. She wore a blue sarong tied loosely around her waist, and her long auburn hair was French braided. Since they were the last guests to arrive, Seto and Mokuba walked out to the patio with them. Serenity walked beside him, with Joey behind. The guests were sitting around talking. As they walked into the pool area, everybody stopped what they were doing for a moment to stare. Seto spoke up to break the ominous silence.
"You can go ahead and get in," he announced.
Joey was first in, doing an outrageous cannonball. The girls squealed, shielding themselves rather ineffectively with their hands. Everybody laughed, and dove in after him. Serenity splashed him, starting a huge boys vs. girls splash fight involving everyone, even Kaiba.
"Lunch is ready," another maid announced, stepping outside. Joey looked up, and soon everybody was avidly gazing at the buffet laid out neatly before them. It had everything that you could think of. Just about every type of potato chips ever on Earth, even some Joey didn't recognize. A make your own sub sandwich bar and even some pizza.
"Wow," said Joey, continuing to gawk wide eyed.
The food was wonderful, and everybody ended up eating more than they'd meant to.
"I'm stuffed," said Joey. "I couldn't eat another bite."
"That's a first," grinned Mai. Joey hit her playfully on the shoulder, and she laughed.
Everybody got back in the pool, but suddenly their fun was interrupted.
A huge crack of thunder boomed across the cloudy sky.
"Everybody out of the pool," sighed Seto. Apparently the weather forecast had been wrong. They'd have to hang out inside. Oh well. At least it waited this long, and the party wasn't a total waste.
The group walked inside and dried off. They sat around the informal living room, wondering what to do now.
"We could play a game," suggested Tea.
"That's not a half-bad idea," nodded Tristan.
"I could go for that," Joey added. Everybody nodded in agreement.
"But what should we play?" Seto cut in. "We don't have any board games, and the basement arcade is being worked on right now."
"I have an idea," said Mai with a look that was a little too scheming for comfort. "How about truth or dare?"
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The long-awaited day had finally come. The weather was slightly overcast, but a storm hadn't been predicted. Everybody was arriving at the Kaiba mansion, some more on time than others. The first person arrived at twelve on the dot.
"Who the heck drives a car like that?!" Seto wondered. It was actually a truck. A fairly expensive black truck, with two wheels in the back. The only fit adjective was 'punk'. Totally punk. (A/N: Happy, mage chaos? ^__^) To Seto's surprise, it was none other that Yugi Moto.
"Hi Seto!" he shouted.
"Hello!" Tea said. Apparently he had picked her up. Seto smirked.
"Hello Yugi, Tea," he greeted them.
"Are we the first ones?" asked Tea, looking around.
"Yes," replied Seto, sounding rather terse. He was getting a little inpatient. The look of the car had gotten his hopes up that it had been Joey, of course with Serenity. "The patio will be through that door, take a left. You can go ahead back."
"Thanks," smiled Yugi.
"Don't mention it," Seto replied. Did this kid ever shut up?
A few more people arrived, including Ryou (his Yami in tow), Miho, Tristan, and Mai. Finally, a beige station wagon pulled up. Joey stepped out of the driver's side, and the passenger side door swung open to reveal none other than Serenity. Key word there: reveal. Yes, she had had enough guts to wear the bikini.
Seto stopped suddenly in the middle of an intake of breath. Now this was an unexpected twist.
"Hello Joey," he sighed. "Hello Serenity."
Joey just nodded. Seto winced at the look of his eye. He hadn't meant to hit him that hard.
"Hello Seto," smiled Serenity. She wore a blue sarong tied loosely around her waist, and her long auburn hair was French braided. Since they were the last guests to arrive, Seto and Mokuba walked out to the patio with them. Serenity walked beside him, with Joey behind. The guests were sitting around talking. As they walked into the pool area, everybody stopped what they were doing for a moment to stare. Seto spoke up to break the ominous silence.
"You can go ahead and get in," he announced.
Joey was first in, doing an outrageous cannonball. The girls squealed, shielding themselves rather ineffectively with their hands. Everybody laughed, and dove in after him. Serenity splashed him, starting a huge boys vs. girls splash fight involving everyone, even Kaiba.
"Lunch is ready," another maid announced, stepping outside. Joey looked up, and soon everybody was avidly gazing at the buffet laid out neatly before them. It had everything that you could think of. Just about every type of potato chips ever on Earth, even some Joey didn't recognize. A make your own sub sandwich bar and even some pizza.
"Wow," said Joey, continuing to gawk wide eyed.
The food was wonderful, and everybody ended up eating more than they'd meant to.
"I'm stuffed," said Joey. "I couldn't eat another bite."
"That's a first," grinned Mai. Joey hit her playfully on the shoulder, and she laughed.
Everybody got back in the pool, but suddenly their fun was interrupted.
A huge crack of thunder boomed across the cloudy sky.
"Everybody out of the pool," sighed Seto. Apparently the weather forecast had been wrong. They'd have to hang out inside. Oh well. At least it waited this long, and the party wasn't a total waste.
The group walked inside and dried off. They sat around the informal living room, wondering what to do now.
"We could play a game," suggested Tea.
"That's not a half-bad idea," nodded Tristan.
"I could go for that," Joey added. Everybody nodded in agreement.
"But what should we play?" Seto cut in. "We don't have any board games, and the basement arcade is being worked on right now."
"I have an idea," said Mai with a look that was a little too scheming for comfort. "How about truth or dare?"
