Chapter Six: Early Birds…or Not

My sincerest apologies are given to those who might have actually looked forward to an update, although that category is most likely empty. I've been so unmotivated to write anything remotely entertaining, choosing instead to fill up time with angst and longer ficcies. But this one will be on my "continue soon" list because a) The real Paul just moved to Indiana, b) I'm in the senior orchestra, and c) A couple of people have been begging me to update. So here it is, the much awaited or not chapter six, which will probably be the last chapter I finish before school starts on the 4th.

So far, the ISO of last year are sleeping in Seto Kaiba's mansion. The time is now 5:25 AM…

cybErdrAgOn: *yawns and stretches, then mumbles* Oh look, it's 5: 25 already, I wonder why no one else is awake.

She shivers in a black tank top and black pants that she conveniently forgot to tell people they could teleport in and looks out the window to see huge snowflakes falling from a gray sky.

cybErdrAgOn: It's snowing! *goes into bathroom and emerges wearing a silver shirt with green accents and black jeans* Hm, still no one's awake. Better wake them up then…. *screams* Patty and Grace, get up!! It's 5:35 in the morning!

Mirrowa: *turns over* Shut up and go back to sleep…

cybErdrAgOn: Fine, be that way. *walks downstairs*

The first floor is strangely deserted; not even Seto Kaiba is there. Suddenly a maid pops out from behind a door.

Maid: Is there anything you would like, Miss?

cybErdrAgOn: A coffee and a slice of toast would be fine, thanks.

Maid: No problem *gets food on a sliver platter and places it on the table* Here you go.

cybErdrAgOn: *eats very fast* By the way, would you happen to know where Mr. Kaiba is?

Just then, Mokuba runs down the stairs.

Mokuba: Hi Athena, guess what it's snowing!

cybErdrAgOn: Yeah, it's great, isn't it? Any ideas on what you're going to do today? *starts plugging in laptop and handheld PC to various appliances*

Just then, Kaiba runs up from the basement carrying a briefcase.

Kaiba: Don't touch that whatever you do!

cybErdrAgOn: What, this? I'm not going to -break- anything, you know. Just trying to get my computers hooked up to your network.

Kaiba: Exactly! You're going to break my secured network.

cybErdrAgOn: And you're going to break everyone's sleep if you don't close your mouth.

Mokuba: Yeah, Seto, and she's nice. Can I call Yugi now? *looks up with puppy-dog eyes*

Kaiba: Go ahead as long as they don't touch anything.

Mokuba: *smiles happily* Thanks big brother!

He runs off to a cell phone lying on the table and dials the number for Yugi's house.

Mokuba: Hello, is Yugi there?

Voice on Phone: This is Domino's Pizza speaking, what can we do for you today? And if it's a complaint, NO ONE HAS ANY RIGHT TO COMPLAIN WHEN THERE'S SERVICE BEFORE 6 IN THE MORNING!!

Mokuba quickly hangs up and dials again.

The phone rings and rings and rings for a good two minutes before someone answers.

Voice on Phone: *yawns* Good morning, card shop.

Mokuba: Hello, can I talk to Yugi?

Voice on Phone: Is this important?

cybErdrAgOn: (to Kaiba) I was just about to tell you they're not awake yet…

Mokuba: Yeah, it's really important!

Voice on Phone: All right then, I'll get him. *voice in background* Yugi! Get up, there's a phone call for you! Yes, right now! *in phone* He'll be right there.

Mokuba: Ok, no problem. *waits*

Voice on Phone: Hello? This is Yugi.

Mokuba: Hi, it's Mokuba! I was just wondering, since it's snowing and all, if you and Joey and everyone else could come over? Please please please?

Voice on Phone: Um, I'm not so sure. Are you allowed to?

Mokuba: Of course I am! And we can send a helicopter to get you, all the roads are still blocked up.

At the word "helicopter", Seto jerks his head away from cybErdrAgOn working on her laptop.

Kaiba: I'm going to what? There is no way I'm using a company helicopter to send the mutt over-

Mokuba: Um, Yugi? Can you wait a sec? *to Kaiba* Seto, we have to, otherwise there's nothing to do all day.

Kaiba: No, no and no. There are more than enough insane people in the house already, and there is no way I'm adding more.

Mokuba: Joey's not insane! And I'll go be his brother if you won't let me invite them over. *pouts*

cybErdrAgOn smirks at them but doesn't say anything, determined to let them figure things out.

Kaiba: *growls* Fine then, invite them over, and you're not driving the helicopter and neither is the mutt.

cybErdrAgOn: Can I drive then?

Mokuba: Ok Yugi, we're going to pick you up in about ten minutes, 'kay?

Kaiba: No, I simply refuse. You don't even know how to drive.

cybErdrAgOn: Yes I do, just try me.

Voice on Phone: Mokuba, what's going on? Ten minutes is good, what about Joey and Tea and everyone else?

cybErdrAgOn, Kaiba: Not Tea!!

Mokuba: Do we really have to bring Tea? She annoys me, kind of.

Voice on Phone: Yeah we do. *blushes on other end*

Mokuba: Whatever. See you in ten minutes! *hangs up* Ok everyone, we're having more guests !

cybErdrAgOn: Ok then, where is the helicopter anyway?

Kaiba: On the landing pad on the roof, and for the last time, you're not driving. Period.

cybErdrAgOn: How's this?

Kaiba: No bargains.

cybErdrAgOn: (ignores him) I'll drive it partway and you can land it so I don't get anyone killed. I do know how to drive a helicopter, it's not that hard.

Mokuba: Let's just go already. *drags Kaiba to the elevator*

They follow Mokuba up the maze of rooms and elevators until there was a lone flight of stairs leading to the top.

Kaiba: Ladies first.

cybErdrAgOn: As long as you don't shut me up here…whoa it's freezing. *gets into pilot's seat*

Mokuba: What did you expect, we're a hundred feet in the air and it snowed. Ok big brother, let's go!

Kaiba grabs onto the ladder just as it takes off and climbs in, brushing the snow off his trenchcoat.

Kaiba: What'd you do that for, brilliant?

cybErdrAgOn: Nothing, nothing. *shivers fanatically* Can you give me the trenchcoat? I'm really cold up here.

Kaiba: *throws the trenchcoat over her head then throws her into the back* Of course…

After a minute, Kaiba drops the rope ladder in front of the Mutos' house and waits for Yugi to climb on. With his short legs, he just can't seem to climb past the fourth rung and keeps falling off.

Yugi: Someone help here?

Kaiba: Sorry, if we're going to pick up the mutt, you have to climb on faster.

Mokuba: Seto, help him climb up. I'll set the chopper on auto-hover.

Giving Mokuba a glare, Kaiba steps down and yanks little Yugi up, only to find that cybErdrAgOn has taken over the controls.

cybErdrAgOn: Too bad Seto, but someone has to sit here while you're gone, and I think the someone's going to stay sitting here.

Kaiba: Don't call me Seto!

cybErdrAgOn: *shrugs* I have the right to…where's the next house?

Just then, a girl with brown hair runs out of the house.

Tea: Wait for me! Guys, you can't leave without me! It's not very friendly, you know!

Kaiba: Oh no, not that friendship loving freak.

cybErdrAgOn: Like so many other times, I must agree with you. *reaches for controls*

Yugi: We can't just leave her behind! Er, can we?

cybErdrAgOn: *sighs* My sense of compassion is quickly running out…she better know how to get on herself.

Tea manages to climb up and toss herself right on Mokuba.

Mokuba: Get off me RIGHT NOW!

Tea: Huh? Oh, ok, by the way, did you know that I got some new fairy plushies? They are like oh so cute!

cybErdrAgOn: *throws Kaiba's trenchcoat over her head, mutters* I'd rather be cold than listen to her talk so much.

Kaiba: So would I, but I don't want the idiot mutt's fleas all over it-he probably gave them to his friends too.

They continue down the block, picking everyone else up without too much difficulty, mostly because they were either smart enough or tall enough to get up and fit into the back of the helicopter, now occupied by Yugi, Joey, Tea with a trenchcoat over her head, Tristan, Serenity, and Bakura. Separated by a glass partition in the front were Mokuba, the only one with sense to have a coat, Kaiba, who had donated his trenchcoat to a most worthy cause, and cybErdrAgOn, who just didn't have anything to wear. The way home was much more peaceful, partly because cybErdrAgOn and Kaiba decided to accept a temporary cease-fire.

Back at the Kaiba mansion…

cybErdrAgOn: Finally! See, told you I knew how to drive.

Kaiba: Whatever, everybody get off. Now!

Tea: Sheesh, you don't have to be so mean about it, everything could be accomplished if you were nicer.

Fortunately her words were drowned out as everyone ran down the stairs, tripping over each other several times. There was a strange noise coming from underneath however, something that made the Kaibas hesitate for a moment.

Kaiba: If I find out who the hell that was…

AN: How was it? Please read and review; generally flames are accepted, but since this is a "for my entertainment" type thing, I'm discouraging them right now. Again, sorry for the delay, now I have to work on school stuff *glides away*