"Can I drive?" Aisling asked.
"NO!!!!!!!!!!!!" The others yelled.
Aisling stuck her tongue out at them.
"Do you think Bakura saw us?" Ryou asked.
Bluefire shook her head. "I doubt it, if Aisling's spell is still working, although I don't know if he saw Yami..."
Yami shook his head. "No, he didn't."
"So now where to?"
Suddenly someone in a purple cape walks in front of the car, but Bluefire wass driving too fast using the NOS again, and ran the guy over.
"Aw, damn! Now I have a freakin' felony on my record to deal with!" Bluefire yelped.
"Hey, he's the one Marik sent after me." Aisling said, recognizing the Rare Hunter, pouting. "Damn, I wanted to run him over."
"Remind me never to make you mad again." Malik said. "You don't think that Marik sent him because he's looking for us, do you?"
"I don't think he's after you guys. It's me." Aisling said.
"What do you mean?" Bluefire asked, her usual vocal crack coming out.
"It was during the whole Battle City tournament. You know my brother has one of the Egyptian God cards, right?"
"Yeah."
"He...he sent a couple of his Rare Hunters after me. He thought he could use me to get to Seto and get the third card. They cornered me in an alley way when I was going home, and forced me into a duel. The one I fought just said we'd duel by the new rules, putting up our rarest card as the stakes. Well, I managed to beat him, but the other one that was with him came up and grabbed me from behind. I tried to get away, but they knocked me out. The next thing I knew, I woke up in a dark room in Marik's hideout, and well...let's just say I went through Hell and leave it at that." Aisling said, trying not to start crying from the memories.
"What did that psycho do to you?"
"I don't want to say. The memories still hurt too much..." she said, trailing off as she realized she was crying.
Ryou was hugging her, trying to comfort her, while Bluefire said "I'm sorry."
"It's not your fault. But that's why I'm really not comfortable around him, and why I freaked out so bad that day at Water World..." Aisling said, sniffling.
"Why didn't you tell anyone?" Yami said gently, though it seemed that Bluefire was a bit jealous that Yami was turning his attentions to another girl, before she realized something and calmed down.
"I couldn't. I guess I was too scared to say anything, especially with him being in the same mansion now.
"I'm really sorry, Aisling. If I could have stopped him, I would have." Malik said.
Aisling nodded. "Hai, I know. Thanks anyway." "Well, I hope that when I hit him, I hurt him for all our sakes. Especially
you, Aisling." Bluefire said.
"Thanks, Bluefire."
"No problem."
"Don't worry, Aisling. We won't let that monster come near you again." Yami assured her.
Bluefire nodded. "Yeah, and if he does try anything, he'll have us to deal with."
"Thanks, you guys. " Aisling said, feeling a little better, laying her head on Ryou's shoulder. "You're welcome." they said in unison.
"Where to now?" Malik asked.
"I don't know, it doesn't matter to me, just as long as it's not anywhere near the tomb-robbers or those caped freaks." Aisling said.
"Maybe we should get back to the hotel?" Bluefire asked.
"Yeah, maybe."
Ryou nodded. "Good idea." "Is everyone in agreement to go back to the hotel?"
They all nodded in agreement.
Bluefire nodded. "All right."
"Which one are you staying at, anyway?" Yami asked.
"You know that really ritzy one by the mall?"
"Yeah."
"That's where we're staying." "We've all got aliases." Bluefire added. "I'm Rosario Arosamena, Aisling's Victoria Finch,
Ryou's Gregory McClintock and Malik's Tabansi Taban. We need one for you
or you could go by your real name."
"It doesn't really matter, I guess." Yami said with a sweatdrop. "Okay, I guess that since we're all going by aliases, it's only fair.
Can anyone think of any, because I'm blank right now." Bluefire said.
"Ummm, how about Yusuki Tajinski?" Aisling suggested. Yami nodded. "All right, I guess."
"Okay, now that that's settled...oh crap." Bluefire said.
"What?" Aisling asked.
"I just remembered something. We've got five people and two rooms."
"Well, you and Yami could always..."
"Don't start." Bluefire said, giving her the LOOK.
"What? It was just a suggestion. No need to bite my head off." Aisling said innocently.
"Okay, now that that's settled, we can say that Yami is our guide, since
Rosa's Colombian, Gregory and Vicki are British, Tabansi's Arabian and you're
Japanese. But how can we accomodate him? " Bluefire asked.
"How about...?"
"NO."
"Demo..." (Demo: but)
"NO! Don't even start, Aisling."
"Darn. You two make a cute couple."
"You know, I can always drop you off and make you walk."
Aisling was pouting. "Oh, that is so mean. You hurt me real deep, Bluefire. I think I'm going to need an emotional band-aid now."
"Well, you shouldn't have been making the cracks about me and Yami."
"But..."
"Aisling, how badly do you want to walk back to the hotel?"
"Okay, okay. I'm shutting up now."
"Good."
"Spoilsport." Aisling muttered under her breath.
"Aisling...I heard that."
"Heard what?"
"I didn't say anything." Aisling said, trying to look innocent, but failing miserably.
"Yes, you did. You were making cracks about me and Yami again." "No, I wasn't. Besides, I don't know why you're making such a big deal out of it, I think it's kinda sweet myself." "There are reasons why I didn't say anything yet." Curiosity getting the better of her, she said "Reason being?"
"Well, for one thing, those damn tonb robbers. If they got wind of it,
then I'd be in trouble. Also, I think everyone already knows about our, um,
feelings."
"Yeah, I suppose you have a point about the tomb robbers, especially Marik..." She shuddered at the mention of that name. "I think everyone else already knows, too. No offense, but you two do tend to make it rather obvious sometimes." Ryou said, pulling her closer. "None taken, I guess." Bluefire replied. "Good. Hey, isn't that the hotel coming up?" "I think it is. We still need to find out how we can accomodate them."
"Well, I guess one of them could stay with me and Ryou and the other could stay with you. I don't know, it's up to them how they want to do this." "Okay, guys. Choose." "I guess I'll stay with Bluefire." Yami said, blushing slightly.
"That figures. Who here didn't see that coming?" Aislling said, smirking.
"Aisling, cut it out." Bluefire said.
"Okay. What about you, Malik?"
Malik looked like he's out of the loop:: "I don't know. I'm kind of the odd one out here.
Well, I think both the rooms have two beds, so... I don't know. Would you and Ryou mind if I stayed with you?" "I don't mind." Aisling said.
"I guess I don't mind, either." Ryou added.
"Are you sure?" Malik asked.
"Yeah." "Good, now that that's taken care of, someone look behind us and make sure we're not being followed." Bluefire replied.
"Great time to mention it, Blue." Aisling turned so she can see behind them. "No, the coast is clear. We lost him." "Good."
"I don't know about you guys, but I'm taking a shower when we get back to the hotel, and then heading down to the pool. Personally, I hope there's a hot tub. Any takers?" Aisling said.
Ryou nodded. "Sure."
"Okay, I'll come too." Malik added.
"What about you two?" 'I want to go swim, so count me in. Plus, I need to work on holding my
breath longer. But, I don't know if Yami can, though." Bluefire said. "Of course I can. I'll come too."
Aisling was about to say something, but was cut off by Ryou.
"Love, leave them be."
"What? I wasn't going to say anything." Aisling said innocently. "Why don't I believe that?"
"Really, I wasn't."
"Yeah, okay. Sure you weren't".
Aisling whimpered like a wounded puppy, sad chibi eyes included.
"Like I said before, that look doesn't work on me." Bluefire informed her. "Aww..." "Like I said, I'm immune to it.
"No fair." "Life ain't fair.
"No kidding." Aisling sniffled. "I think I need an emotional band-aid now."
"Here you go." Ryou hugged her. "Arigatou, I needed that." "How cute!" Bluefire&Yami said in unison.
"Hey, no fair!!!!!!"
"Oh, this is too funny!" Malik was laughing at their antics. "Hey, don't make me start on you and Serenity." Aisling said.
Malik pouted, not saying anything.
"That's what I thought." Aislin said, ruffling his blonde hair
"Hey! Off the hair!"
Everyone had a really big sweatdrop. "That's like my brother. He hates people touching his hair, too. But his
hair's gelled to his head like a helmet." Bluefire said.
"Actually, she has a point. I think he probably uses more gel than Yami does." Aisling said, laughing.
"What is that supposed to mean?"
"Nothing, absolutely nothing." "Actually, Kyle still has plenty, I think. Plus, he can't get his hair messed up that fast. But his hair's curly." Bluefire said.
"Yeah, but it still looks like he flattened it with a steamroller or something."
"Ouch."
"Well, it's true"
"Once again, ouch." " No arguement here, but at least it's not like Spikehead's." Bluefire said.
"Hahahaha! Don't you mean shark boy? I mean, he's my friend and all, but you've gotta admit, his hair does look like a shark's fin." Aisling said. "Hai, it does." Ryou agreed. "Half the time, I want to ask if he gets radio signals on that hair." Bluefire said.
"Actually, I think he does." Aisling said. "That would explain why he has it like that." "Good point. Ummm, Blue? You're going to miss the turn." "Oh, thanks." Bluefire went into the parking lot, takes two spaces. "Okay. We're
here. Everybody out."
They all get out of the car and head for the front doors of the hotel.
"NO!!!!!!!!!!!!" The others yelled.
Aisling stuck her tongue out at them.
"Do you think Bakura saw us?" Ryou asked.
Bluefire shook her head. "I doubt it, if Aisling's spell is still working, although I don't know if he saw Yami..."
Yami shook his head. "No, he didn't."
"So now where to?"
Suddenly someone in a purple cape walks in front of the car, but Bluefire wass driving too fast using the NOS again, and ran the guy over.
"Aw, damn! Now I have a freakin' felony on my record to deal with!" Bluefire yelped.
"Hey, he's the one Marik sent after me." Aisling said, recognizing the Rare Hunter, pouting. "Damn, I wanted to run him over."
"Remind me never to make you mad again." Malik said. "You don't think that Marik sent him because he's looking for us, do you?"
"I don't think he's after you guys. It's me." Aisling said.
"What do you mean?" Bluefire asked, her usual vocal crack coming out.
"It was during the whole Battle City tournament. You know my brother has one of the Egyptian God cards, right?"
"Yeah."
"He...he sent a couple of his Rare Hunters after me. He thought he could use me to get to Seto and get the third card. They cornered me in an alley way when I was going home, and forced me into a duel. The one I fought just said we'd duel by the new rules, putting up our rarest card as the stakes. Well, I managed to beat him, but the other one that was with him came up and grabbed me from behind. I tried to get away, but they knocked me out. The next thing I knew, I woke up in a dark room in Marik's hideout, and well...let's just say I went through Hell and leave it at that." Aisling said, trying not to start crying from the memories.
"What did that psycho do to you?"
"I don't want to say. The memories still hurt too much..." she said, trailing off as she realized she was crying.
Ryou was hugging her, trying to comfort her, while Bluefire said "I'm sorry."
"It's not your fault. But that's why I'm really not comfortable around him, and why I freaked out so bad that day at Water World..." Aisling said, sniffling.
"Why didn't you tell anyone?" Yami said gently, though it seemed that Bluefire was a bit jealous that Yami was turning his attentions to another girl, before she realized something and calmed down.
"I couldn't. I guess I was too scared to say anything, especially with him being in the same mansion now.
"I'm really sorry, Aisling. If I could have stopped him, I would have." Malik said.
Aisling nodded. "Hai, I know. Thanks anyway." "Well, I hope that when I hit him, I hurt him for all our sakes. Especially
you, Aisling." Bluefire said.
"Thanks, Bluefire."
"No problem."
"Don't worry, Aisling. We won't let that monster come near you again." Yami assured her.
Bluefire nodded. "Yeah, and if he does try anything, he'll have us to deal with."
"Thanks, you guys. " Aisling said, feeling a little better, laying her head on Ryou's shoulder. "You're welcome." they said in unison.
"Where to now?" Malik asked.
"I don't know, it doesn't matter to me, just as long as it's not anywhere near the tomb-robbers or those caped freaks." Aisling said.
"Maybe we should get back to the hotel?" Bluefire asked.
"Yeah, maybe."
Ryou nodded. "Good idea." "Is everyone in agreement to go back to the hotel?"
They all nodded in agreement.
Bluefire nodded. "All right."
"Which one are you staying at, anyway?" Yami asked.
"You know that really ritzy one by the mall?"
"Yeah."
"That's where we're staying." "We've all got aliases." Bluefire added. "I'm Rosario Arosamena, Aisling's Victoria Finch,
Ryou's Gregory McClintock and Malik's Tabansi Taban. We need one for you
or you could go by your real name."
"It doesn't really matter, I guess." Yami said with a sweatdrop. "Okay, I guess that since we're all going by aliases, it's only fair.
Can anyone think of any, because I'm blank right now." Bluefire said.
"Ummm, how about Yusuki Tajinski?" Aisling suggested. Yami nodded. "All right, I guess."
"Okay, now that that's settled...oh crap." Bluefire said.
"What?" Aisling asked.
"I just remembered something. We've got five people and two rooms."
"Well, you and Yami could always..."
"Don't start." Bluefire said, giving her the LOOK.
"What? It was just a suggestion. No need to bite my head off." Aisling said innocently.
"Okay, now that that's settled, we can say that Yami is our guide, since
Rosa's Colombian, Gregory and Vicki are British, Tabansi's Arabian and you're
Japanese. But how can we accomodate him? " Bluefire asked.
"How about...?"
"NO."
"Demo..." (Demo: but)
"NO! Don't even start, Aisling."
"Darn. You two make a cute couple."
"You know, I can always drop you off and make you walk."
Aisling was pouting. "Oh, that is so mean. You hurt me real deep, Bluefire. I think I'm going to need an emotional band-aid now."
"Well, you shouldn't have been making the cracks about me and Yami."
"But..."
"Aisling, how badly do you want to walk back to the hotel?"
"Okay, okay. I'm shutting up now."
"Good."
"Spoilsport." Aisling muttered under her breath.
"Aisling...I heard that."
"Heard what?"
"I didn't say anything." Aisling said, trying to look innocent, but failing miserably.
"Yes, you did. You were making cracks about me and Yami again." "No, I wasn't. Besides, I don't know why you're making such a big deal out of it, I think it's kinda sweet myself." "There are reasons why I didn't say anything yet." Curiosity getting the better of her, she said "Reason being?"
"Well, for one thing, those damn tonb robbers. If they got wind of it,
then I'd be in trouble. Also, I think everyone already knows about our, um,
feelings."
"Yeah, I suppose you have a point about the tomb robbers, especially Marik..." She shuddered at the mention of that name. "I think everyone else already knows, too. No offense, but you two do tend to make it rather obvious sometimes." Ryou said, pulling her closer. "None taken, I guess." Bluefire replied. "Good. Hey, isn't that the hotel coming up?" "I think it is. We still need to find out how we can accomodate them."
"Well, I guess one of them could stay with me and Ryou and the other could stay with you. I don't know, it's up to them how they want to do this." "Okay, guys. Choose." "I guess I'll stay with Bluefire." Yami said, blushing slightly.
"That figures. Who here didn't see that coming?" Aislling said, smirking.
"Aisling, cut it out." Bluefire said.
"Okay. What about you, Malik?"
Malik looked like he's out of the loop:: "I don't know. I'm kind of the odd one out here.
Well, I think both the rooms have two beds, so... I don't know. Would you and Ryou mind if I stayed with you?" "I don't mind." Aisling said.
"I guess I don't mind, either." Ryou added.
"Are you sure?" Malik asked.
"Yeah." "Good, now that that's taken care of, someone look behind us and make sure we're not being followed." Bluefire replied.
"Great time to mention it, Blue." Aisling turned so she can see behind them. "No, the coast is clear. We lost him." "Good."
"I don't know about you guys, but I'm taking a shower when we get back to the hotel, and then heading down to the pool. Personally, I hope there's a hot tub. Any takers?" Aisling said.
Ryou nodded. "Sure."
"Okay, I'll come too." Malik added.
"What about you two?" 'I want to go swim, so count me in. Plus, I need to work on holding my
breath longer. But, I don't know if Yami can, though." Bluefire said. "Of course I can. I'll come too."
Aisling was about to say something, but was cut off by Ryou.
"Love, leave them be."
"What? I wasn't going to say anything." Aisling said innocently. "Why don't I believe that?"
"Really, I wasn't."
"Yeah, okay. Sure you weren't".
Aisling whimpered like a wounded puppy, sad chibi eyes included.
"Like I said before, that look doesn't work on me." Bluefire informed her. "Aww..." "Like I said, I'm immune to it.
"No fair." "Life ain't fair.
"No kidding." Aisling sniffled. "I think I need an emotional band-aid now."
"Here you go." Ryou hugged her. "Arigatou, I needed that." "How cute!" Bluefire&Yami said in unison.
"Hey, no fair!!!!!!"
"Oh, this is too funny!" Malik was laughing at their antics. "Hey, don't make me start on you and Serenity." Aisling said.
Malik pouted, not saying anything.
"That's what I thought." Aislin said, ruffling his blonde hair
"Hey! Off the hair!"
Everyone had a really big sweatdrop. "That's like my brother. He hates people touching his hair, too. But his
hair's gelled to his head like a helmet." Bluefire said.
"Actually, she has a point. I think he probably uses more gel than Yami does." Aisling said, laughing.
"What is that supposed to mean?"
"Nothing, absolutely nothing." "Actually, Kyle still has plenty, I think. Plus, he can't get his hair messed up that fast. But his hair's curly." Bluefire said.
"Yeah, but it still looks like he flattened it with a steamroller or something."
"Ouch."
"Well, it's true"
"Once again, ouch." " No arguement here, but at least it's not like Spikehead's." Bluefire said.
"Hahahaha! Don't you mean shark boy? I mean, he's my friend and all, but you've gotta admit, his hair does look like a shark's fin." Aisling said. "Hai, it does." Ryou agreed. "Half the time, I want to ask if he gets radio signals on that hair." Bluefire said.
"Actually, I think he does." Aisling said. "That would explain why he has it like that." "Good point. Ummm, Blue? You're going to miss the turn." "Oh, thanks." Bluefire went into the parking lot, takes two spaces. "Okay. We're
here. Everybody out."
They all get out of the car and head for the front doors of the hotel.