"Okay. We're here. Everybody out." Bluefire said, getting out of the car. Ryou looked around before- "Oh crap."

"What?" "Don't look now, but I think we've been followed." Ryou told them. Aisling looked behind them, a few car rows away. "Oh no, it's Bakura and Malik."

"What?!" Bluefire exclaimed, looking in said direction. "How did they catch us so quick?" "I don't know, but what's say we make a run for it?" "I'm for running! What about you, Ryou?" "I'm with you too." Ryou replied.

"Come on, let's go before they see us."

The ran into the store, ignoring the looks that people were giving them. They finally stop running after a few minutes, and duck into a fairly crowded aisle.

"Did we lose them?" Aisling asked, trying to catch her breath and leaning against the shelves

"I don't know." Ryou replied.

Bluefire looked around. "I don't see them, we must have." "Do you think they could have run into the store?" Malik asked.

"Of course! I'm glad I thought of it. Come on!" Bakura replied, running into the store.

"*He* thought of it? Argh!" Malik muttered under his breath.

"Stop muttering, baka." Malik sighed. "I don't see them anywhere, I think it's safe." Aisling said, "But let's stick together, ok?"

Bluefire noddeed. "Good idea."

Ryou tapped her on the shoulder. "Umm, love? I think you spoke too soon."

"What do you mean?" "Look, they're coming towards us."

"Crap. Come on, this way."

Aisling took off running towards the other end of the aisle, with the others following her. They tried to keep from being out in the open too long, though. That proved to be easy for Bluefire, as she moved mainly in long strides.

"Geez, Ryou. Doesn't your Yami ever know when to quit?" Aisling asked.

"No."

"Crap. Okay, new plan."

"I hope it's a good one, because they're still following us." Bluefire told them.

"Ummm, okay. Over here, quick!" Aisling beckoned them over.

They ran into a deserted aisle, Bluefire moving in her longer strides again. Aisling used some of magic to disguise herself, Bluefire and Ryou. Ryou had dark brown hair and was darker. Bluefire's dark brown hair had hot pink streaks, but she remained the way she was other than that.

"Whoa, I didn't know you could do that." Bluefire said to her friend.

Aisling shrugged. "Hai. Let's just say I was bored one day and Iris offered to show me a few tricks." "Well, I'm glad. Sure this'll work, though?"

"I know it'll work on Malik, but I'm not sure about Bakura."

"Well, that's a comforting thought." Ryou said.

"What? It was the best I could come up with."

"Come on, let's get out of here before we have a chance to find out if it'll fool them." Bluefire replied.

Aisling nodded. "Right. Where to now?"

"Let's see." Bluefire read the list. "First thing first: toiletries. Serves as

two uses: they're on the list and if spotted, we can always spray them in

those bakas' ojos.(pronounced ohos. Eyes in Spanish.)" "Bwa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!!!" Aisling said, laughing like a maniac. "Good idea! Or we could just do it for the fun of it!!!" She started giggling hysterically.

"You scare me. Umm, Bluefire? Do you have any duct tape?" Ryou asked.

"DUCT TAPE????" Aisling yelped.

"Here, knock yourself out." Bluefire took a roll of the gray tape from her purse and handed the tape to Ryou. "She's going to give us away."

"I will not!" Aisling exclaimed indignately.

"I'm really sorry to do this, love, but we can't take any chances." Ryou said, putting the duct tape over her mouth to shut her up.

"MMMMMMMMPPPPPPPHHHHHHHTTT!!!! (Translation: HEY! NOT FAIR! CHEAP SHOT!!)" Aisling yelled. "Sorry, but desperate times call for desparate measures." Bluefire said.

Aisling pouted. "Mmmmppphhhhttt!!! (Translation: You're lucky you two are my friends, otherwise I'd have to go Bakura on you.)"

"Speaking of which, do you see them anywhere?" Ryou asked.

Bluefire shook her head. "Not so far."

"Do you see them, Bakura?" Malik asked.

"Argh, no. They have to be here somewhere. Ryou's blocking our link. I swear, when I find those three..."

"Let me guess. You'll hurt them, right?"

"Yes. Severely."

Malik had a massive sweatdrop on the side of his head. "Just do me a favor and keep your eyes open, baka."

"Whatever, culo." Malik replied. Bakura smacked him upside the head. Malik rubbed the back of his head, whining "Hey! What was that for?" "Don't call me that!" Malik pouted cutely.

Bakura sighed and shook his head. "Honestly, I don't know why I even keep you around?"

"Because I'm pathetic?"

"Just shut up and keep a look out for them! You think you can manage that?" Bakura asked sarcastically.

Malik nodded. "Sure."

Bakura sighed again and shook his head. "Somehow, I doubt that."

Malik pouted again. "You're mean, you know that?"

"Just shut up, baka. Anyway, did Bluefire teach you that?"

Malik nodded. "Yeah. Why?"

"Why would she bother trying to teach you anything in Spanish?"

Malik shrugged. "I don't know. Ask her."

"I may have to do that before I kill her." Bakura grinned sadistically.

"You scare me." Bakura still had that sadistic grin on his face. "Just look around."

Aisling looked through the stuff in their cart. "Do we have much left on the list? I think I'm starting to get paranoid here. I know those two are still in here looking for us."

Ryou shook his head. "No, there's only a couple things left, thankfully. I want to get out of here too." Bluefire nodded. "Okay, so which aisle are we heading to now?" Aisling grinned insanely. "SUGAR!!!!!" "Oh God no." Ryou said, his chocolate eyes wide. "How's this: we get the other stuff here, then go to a 7-11 to get Aisling's

sugar?" Bluefire proposed. Ryou nodded. "Sounds like a good idea to me." "YAY! SUGAR!!!!" Asiling cheered. Ryou and Bluefire had a big sweatdrop on the sides of their heads.

"Did you hear something?" Malik asked. "What?" Bakura asked. "It sounded like someone yelling SUUUUUUUGGGGAAAAR!!!!! And it sounded like Aisling, I'd know that yell anywhere." Bakura nodded. "I heard it too. Come on, they're near! We have them right where we want them." Bakura laughed evilly. Malik had a cute, pitiful look on his face. "Could we at least spare Bluefire?" "Why should we?" "I...uh..." Malik looked down, finding the tile interesting. "I actually kind of like her."

Bakura shook his head as he shoved his hands in his pockets. "Ugh. You're too soft for your own good." "I know you'd spare Ryou because you need him and you'd spare Aisling because you like Iris." Malik replied, still pouting adorably. Bakura coughed. "Iris?! That lunatic? I do not." "Yes you do. I heard that you two were usually inseperable back in Egypt." "That was then, baka." Malik started chanting, his hands behind his back, rocking back on his heels cutely as he chanted, "Bakura and Iris sitting in a tree! K-I-S-S-I-N-G!!!!" "SHUT UP!" Bakura yelled as he smacked his partner in crime upside the head again. "First comes love, then comes marriage-" "I SAID SHUT UP!" Bakura smacked his partner in crime upside the head again. "Then comes a baby in the baby carriage!" Bakura sighed. "What part of SHUT UP don't you understand, baka?!" Malik was still chanting.

"ARGH!!!!"

Aisling ripped off the tape that Ryou put on her as they were walking towards the checkout. "OUCH! That hurt." "I'm sorry, love." Ryou replied. Suddenly a loud yell of "ARGH!" was heard. "Did you guys here something?" Aisling asked. Bluefire nodded. "Yeah, it sounded like Baku-chan." "If it was, we should get out of here soon." Ryou replied.

Aisling nodded. "Right, come on." "Damn lines. Why did they have to be so long?" Bluefire cursed. "Hai. Too bad there's not a way to make them move faster." Aisling agreed. "Let's try to find a shorter line. I'll go and I'll wave if I see a shorter line." Bluefire suggested, walking away from the line. "Do you think she'll find one?" Ryou asked.

"I hope so, especially if those two psychos are nearby." "Yeah, no kidding." "I wonder how Bluefire's faring?" Ryou looked past her. "I think she found something, because she's waving us over."

Aisling sighed in relief. "Good, come on."

They ran over there and joined Bluefire. "That worked out nicely, don't you think?" Bluefire asked. Ryou nodded. "Yeah."

"My family usually does that whenever we're at an outing, only it's usually mom or me." Bluefire told them. "Really?" Aisling asked.

Bluefire nodded. "Yeah. But it's either mom because she wanted to get something or it's me because I'm taller." "Umm, we're next. You want to help get this stuff up there?" Ryou told them. "Sure." Aisling started putting stuff on the conveyer belt.

"Why do you like Bluefire anyway? I mean, she hits you with the mallet,

or the bo staff, or even her special made baseball bat." Bakura asked. "I don't know. I just do." Malik replied, thinking to himself ~At least she's not as mean to me as you are.~ Bakura raised an eyebrow. "What?" Malik asked innocently. "What were you thinking?" "Nothing, Bakura." "Malik...what were you thinking?" "Nothing Bakura, okay?" "I don't believe you." "I can't help that." "For the last time...WHAT IN THE SEVERAL EGYPTIAN HELLS WERE YOU THINKING?!" "Nothing." Bakura put Malik in a headlock. "Tell me and I'll let you go." "All right all right! I wasthinkingaboutSerenity!"

"Serenity? Blondie's sister? You like her, don't you?" Malik didn't say anything. Bakura increased his choke on him. "Don't you like her?!" "I'm...not...saying." "Say it!" "No." "SAY IT!" He squeezed harder. "All right, all right! I like her, okay?!" "But you also said you like Bluefire." "I don't like Bluefire like that." Bakura raised an eyebrow skeptically. "What? Could you please let go of me?" "Hmm. No." Bakura grinned sadistically. "Then I guess you leave me no choice but to do this." Malik balled his hand into a fist and hit Bakura hard in the crotch. "AAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!" Bakura howled, letting go. He doubled over in pain, glaring at Malik. "Umm, hehehe...oops?" "MALIK ISHTAR! YOU ARE SO DEAD!" "Eep." Malik took off running. "Come here, Malik. Now!" "Not until you promise not to kill me!" Malik yelled after him. "Fat chance, Ishtar!" "Then I'm not stopping!" Malik ran into a wall and fell down. "Owwwieeee!!"

"Did anyone hear that?" Bluefire asked. "I thought I heard someone say 'Owwwieeee!!'" Ryou replied. "Yeah. Sounded like Malik." "You don't think...?" Aisling asked, handing the cashier her credit card. "Knowing my Yami," Ryou sighed with a sweatdrop. "It wouldn't surprise me." "Doesn't surprise me, either." Bluefire replied.

Aisling took the card back and put it in my pocket. "Come on, let's grab the stuff and get out of here. I don't want to be anywhere near Yamyam if he's still on the warpath." "Nor do I." Ryou agreed. "Come on. Let's get to my car." Bluefire said, taking two bags. "Yeah. Good idea." Aisling nodded, grabbing a couple more bags while Ryou grabed the other two. "Okay, now stand back." Bluefire popped the trunk open. "There. Put the stuff in." Bluefire unlocked the car after putting some of the things in the trunk of the car. "Shotgun." Ryou said, putting some things in as well and sitting in the passengar side." Aisling poouted. "No fair! Can I drive? Please?" She started in on the sad puppy eyes.

"No!" Ryou and Bluefire exclaimed in unison. "Mean." Aisling stuck out her tongue as she put the last of the bags in the trunk. "Like I said before, Aisling, even if you didn't drive like a maniac, I still wouldn't let you drive. No one drives this car but me." "How mean." Aisling stuck her tongue out at Bluefire. "Very mature, love." Ryou told her. "Anyway, this car's my baby. Well, so is Grizzily, but Grizzy's not as fast. I've heard that a corvette doesn't need that much Nitrous Oxide. That helps make a car go faster, though a corvette is already able to go hella fast." Bluefire told them. "Spoilsport." Aisling got into the car and leaned forward, laying her head on Ryou's shoulder.

"Are we ready to go now?" Bluefire asked. "Hai." "Okay." As she drove, she turn on the radio.

"Hey, turn it up, I like this song!" Aisling told her, before she sang Show me the meaning of being lonely...

Ryou joined in. "Is this the feeling I need to walk with?"

"Tell me why I can't be there where you are. There's something missing in my heart." Aisling and Ryou sang in unison. "So many words for the broken heart." Bluefire sang. Aisling sang "It's hard to see in a crimson love."

"So hard to breathe Walk with me and maybe"

"Nights of light So soon become"

"Wild and free I could feel the sun Your every wish Will be done They tell me" "Show me the meaning Of being lonely Is this the feeling I need to walk with Tell me why I can't be there where you are There's something missing in my heart" They sang together. "Life goes on as it never ends. Eyes of stone observe the trends. They never say forever gaze upon me

Guilty roads to an endless love (endless love)

There's no control

Are you with me now?

Your every wish will be done

They tell me"

"Show me the meaning of being lonely. Is this the feeling I need to walk with? tell me why I can't be there where you are. There's something missing in my heart." They sang together. Bluefire sang. "There's no where to run I have no place to go Surrender my heart Body and soul How can it be Your asking me to feel Things you never show They sang together "Show me the meaning Of being lonely Is this the feeling I need to walk with Tell me why I can't be there where you are There's something missing in my heart"

"Wow, we make a good trio, huh?" Aisling asked.

Ryou nodded. "Yeah." "You two especially." Bluefire winked at them teasingly. "Bluefire!" "What? It's true." Bluefire replied innocently.

"Where are they now?" Bakura asked.

"Maybe they left?" Malik suggested. Bakura muttered, in ancient Egyptian, something along the lines of blaming Malik for them getting away. "It's not my fault." "Yes it is. If you hadn't been messing around, we could have caught them. No matter, I think I know where they'll go next." Malik stared blankly and cocked his head from side to side.(AN: KAWAII!) "Where?" "Ugh, come on." "WHERE, DAMNIT?!" Malik shouted. "I said 'come on,' baka." "You're mean, you know that?" Bakura didn't answer, but instead gave him an evil look. "Okay okay. I'm coming." Malik grumbled. Bakura nodded. "Good. Now stop whining and get in the car." "Fine." Malik got in the back seat. "I'M *NOT* YOUR DAMN CHAUFFEUR! Get up here in shotgun now!" Malik pouted. "You're no fun." "Just shut up and get up here!" Malik grumbled as he got into the front seat. Bakura tore out of the parking lot on two wheels, nearly giving Malik a heart attack in the process.