Ok… One… I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh… two… I've changed the story a bit… Instead of a tournament there will be a dinner at Kaiba's house… I just don't think I can do battle sequences without any help… I have another sequence written by my friend Inuyasha (THANKS INU!!!) but I think I'll save it for a little later. I'll have a few battles at least but not as many as I would if I actually knew how to play the game. And if you would like to help me by making a battle sequence I'd be very, very, very thankful to you. And I'm SOOO sorry for the VERY, VERY long wait… I just couldn't figure out what to write until I decided to change it a bit.
The Legend Of The Millennium Keeper
Chapter 3: The Menace Arrives
"So where to now?" Joey asks putting his hands behind his neck with a slight yawn indicating he's bored.
"We could always go and get something to eat," Tristan suggests trying not to grin at the thought.
Joey grins, "Ya!"
"Food sounds nice right about now," Yugi smiles putting his hand to his stomach. He was famished.
"Pizza?" Tea asks.
"Ya!" Joey and Tristan shout at the same time with grins even bigger then before.
The other three sweatdrop.
"They sure love their food," Bakura says with a sigh.
"Their growing boys after all," Tea says.
"Hey… I take that as an insult," Yugi says.
"Sorry," Tea sighs.
With the thought of food going through their heads the group heads towards Pizzaria, the coolest Pizza joint around. All the most popular kids from school can be found hanging around there.
When they walk in they see all the people that are there. Nearly all the tables are full. They start to wonder if they'll get to eat there. Joey and Tristan's faces turn from excited to disappointed.
"Hi may I… Oh… It's just you," a waitress says as she walks up to them. It was Mai Valentine.
"You work here Mai?" Joey asks stifling a snicker.
"Oh be quiet… A girls got to make a living after all. I don't see you doing any real work," she says smirking.
"Why would I want to work when I can spend my time duelling or just doing what I want?" Joey asks.
"It's called the freedom of responsibility… You should try it some time. Maybe people will stop nicknaming you after four legged fleabags," Mai teases.
"YOU TAKE THAT BACK!" Joey growls.
"I didn't say I called you a fleabag, Joey. I said others do. God, take a chill pill," Mai says shaking her head, "Well… Come on, follow me. Might as well seat you before my boss decides I'm not doing my work fast enough and fires me."
The group follows Mai to a table and sits down. Mai takes out a pen and pad of paper to take their orders.
"So… What do you want?" Mai asks with a sigh. It was obvious that she hadn't wanted the group to know she worked as a waitress.
"Pizza?" Joey snickered.
Mai growled at him slightly, "What kind?"
They decide to get plain pepperoni and cheese for those of them that wont eat anything different. Mai nods and heads to give their order to the cook.
The door to the parlour opens again and two people walk in.
"Oh great… Just what we need," Tristan mutters as he motions to the two who'd just walked in.
"The Kaiba brothers," Joey mutters, "I swear they're following us."
"People have to eat you know, Joey," Bakura says.
"Ya, but why can't they eat somewhere other then where we eat," Joey fumes.
"Oh relax. They haven't even seen us yet," Tea says shaking her head. The feud between Seto Kaiba and Joey was really starting to bug her.
"Hi guys," a voice comes just as Tea finishes her sentence.
"Hi Mokuba," Bakura greets the young Kaiba as he walks up.
"Hi," Yugi nods with a smile.
""Lets go Mokuba," Seto says as he walks towards the door with a takeout bag. Joey took a deep breath. Thank god Seto wasn't one to be seen with the "little people".
"Coming big brother… Bye," Mokuba says in his usual perky voice as he follows his brother out.
"And to think those two grew up together in the same house. Thank god Mokuba doesn't take after his brother," Joey mumbles.
"Here's your food," Mai says putting the pizza on the table, "Remember to tip your waitress."
"Ok then," Joey says, "Here's the tip of the day… Don't count your chickens before they hatch."
Mai glares at him before walking towards another table.
"Food," Tristan smiles, ignoring Joey's comment, as he grabs a piece and munches on it. The others join him including Joey.
Soon enough the group finishes their meal and pays the bill, giving Mai a nice little tip in the process… Money this time.
"When are you off anyway, Mai?" Yugi asks just as she's about to leave to serve another customer.
"I've got about another hour here," she admits.
"Oh… Ok… Well I guess we'll see you at school tomorrow then," he smiles not really wanting to wait an hour for her.
"Ya… See you guys," she says as she heads towards another table.
"Lets get goin," Joey says as he gets up and heads towards the door. He turns to see if the others are coming.
"WHAM!" The door of the parlour opens smacking Joey and knocking him to the ground.
Joey fumes as he picks himself up off the ground, "WATCH IT!"
"Don't stand in the way and you wont get hit you moron," a voice replies.
Joey glares up at the figure of teenage boy with pale blond hair a mischievous smirk on his face.
"You ok Joey?" Yugi asks as he walks up beside his friend and lends him a hand. Joey gladly takes it and picks himself up off the ground.
The boy looks Yugi over and shakes his head before walking past. As he walks past the others his eyes settle on Bakura for a second or two before they turn towards a table.
"What a snob," Tea whispers as the blond heads to the table and sits down.
"Yes," Bakura replies watching the other boy for several seconds before diverting his gaze.
(There's something strange about that boy, aibou,) Yami says through the mind link he and Yugi share.
(I'm sure it's nothing Yami… Lets get going,) Yugi replies.
(Very well,) Yami says, though still not convinced.
"Yo Yug? You ok?" Joey asks.
"I'm fine… Sorry about that. Lets go," Yugi says to his blond haired friend.
"I've got to go home," Bakura says, "Sorry everyone."
"No problem… We'll see you later Bakura," Tristan says.
"Bye," Yugi says with a smile as the group heads off.
Bakura turns and heads in the opposite direction. He looks back once he reaches the end of the sidewalk. The others have already turned the corner and gone off. He sighs and turns heading back the way he'd come.
The door to the Pizza Parlour opens and the blond haired boy walks out with a take out bag. He turns and looks over at Bakura, "It's been a while," he says with a slight smirk.
"Why are you here, Marik?" Bakura growls, narrowing his eyes slightly.
"Oh come now… I thought you'd be happy to see me after all this time," the blond says with a mischievous grin on his face.
"Hardly," Bakura says through gritted teeth, "What do you want?"
"Nothing… Much," Marik says with a slight laugh.
"If you've come to make trouble I suggest you leave now, before you get hurt," Bakura says.
"Trouble… Now why would I do that?" he laughs folding his arms across his chest.
"This is no joke Marik. Just leave the people of this city alone. You're not welcome here," he growls.
"Who said I needed to be welcomed? I'll do what I like thank you very much," the blond hisses.
"Fine… but don't say I didn't warn you, old friend," Bakura hisses back.
"Friend? I think not, Ryou," Marik says with disgust in his throat at the last word.
Bakura growls once more before turning and walking away. A single tear drips from his eye making its way down his cheek to his chin before plummeting to the ground, 'If only I could have saved you,' he whispers in his mind.