Trial By Cards
OK well here is chapter 30 of the story. With a surprise birthday/costume party coming up everyone is on edge. They have to keep Keora from figuring out that it's a surprise party. With some luck they'll be able to pull it off. Noa, Seto, and Mokuba don't have a clue what to get Keora for her b-day. Also under their hats they're keeping a surprise from Kanji. Finally they drag Yama and Ryou into their group and figure out what Keora wants while trying to decide on what to get Kanji. I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh so please don't sue.
Chapter 30- Presents and Surprises
" What are we supposed to get a 14 year old millionaire?" asked Seto as he sat in his room Mokuba and Noa sat on his bed and shook their heads.
" We don't know Seto. We just met her 3 months ago," said Mokuba.
" 6 actually, I met her 6 months ago," said Seto. Mokuba nodded as Yama walked into the room. " Hey Yama, you know what Keora wants for her birthday?" Yama shrugged and sat down on the bed.
" Don't have a clue. Why not ask Kanji?" asked Yama. The three Kaiba boys sighed and pointed outside to where Kanji was running around with Maku and Yugi.
" Because, we sort of designed this thing as a party for the two of them," said Seto. Yama blinked and closed her eyes and pointed toward the door where Sei stood with Ryou at his side.
" Well Ryou and Sei might be able to help you," said Yama as she ran downstairs to help with the decorations.
" Ryou, you know what Keora would want for her birthday?" asked Seto. Ryou nodded slightly at the oldest Kaiba.
" A dog," said Ryou as he smiled. " Keora is always talking about a dog." Seto, Noa, and Mokuba blinked at the albino haired boy. "What?"
" A dog? Why would Keora want a dog?" asked Seto. Ryou smiled slightly at the taller boy.
" Maybe, because she likes dogs. You're just lucky she doesn't want a big powerful dog," said Ryou. " She wants a Rough Collie, a Blue Merle Rough Collie."
" OK, then we'll get Keora a dog, but what about Kanji?" asked Seto. Sei smiled slightly and started to laugh.
" Kanji used to have a Blue Merle collie dog! Keora gave it to him a few days before he died. Keora has been keeping that dog in the barn for the last three months. Kanji hasn't even figured it out yet," said Sei as he laughed to himself. " I think we should get Kanji a Blue Merle pup just like Keora. Then Dream will have a friend." Seto, Noa, and Mokuba nodded to the Pendant of Life or otherwise known as Heart of Life yami.
" That's a good idea! Now all we have to do is find a few," said Seto. Meanwhile outside under a tree a likewise conversation was going on between Keora and Kanji. " Keora we're going out for a little while! Watch the others!" shouted Seto as he jumped into the limo Noa, Mokuba, Sei, Maku and Yama in tow. Keora blinked and nodded to him as they pulled out.
" Okay, Kanji lets get that plan into action," said Keora and called her limo. The two younger Kaiba twins plus Seth jumped into the back and directed the driver to a pet store. " Thanks." The driver nodded as the two Kaiba's and Seth got out. They walked into the store money in hand.
" Hello, may I help you?" asked the pet store manager as he looked up at the three.
" No, we're just looking around," said Kanji as he started looking around. " We're not getting Seto a fish, a bird, a lizard, a spidery thing, or a snake." Keora nodded as she looked around.
" Uh, Seth, where'd ya go?" asked Keora as she looked around for the man. " Hey Seth Kaiba, get your tail back here!" Seth came running back a little kitten sitting on his arm.
" Isn't she so cute?" asked Seth as the kitten mewed. Kanji and Keora blinked at Seth and the kitten.
" Yeah, she's cute Seth, but we are shopping for Seto's birthday present," said Kanji as he looked at the kitten. " On the other hand, getting you a present might not be to bad of an idea." Seth smiled as he hugged the kitten to himself.
" Heard that Mishi? You're coming home with me," said Seth to the white kitten who purred.
" You already named her?" asked Keora as she scratched the back of her head. Seth nodded as the kitten jumped onto his head and curled up. " I wonder, maybe Seto would like a couple of cats."
" Cat's were sacred in ancient Egypt," said Seth as he took Mishi off his head. " Isn't that right?" Mishi mewed and curled up in Seth's arms.
" You like her I see," said the pet store manager. " I'm Mr. Lyon." Keora nodded as she looked at the kittens in the cage.
" Yes, Seth has become attached to her. I guess she's coming home with us, but we first came in here to get a birthday present for my brother," said Keora. Mr. Lyon nodded as Kanji knelt down and picked up a small black kitten. It started to purr as he petted it, Kanji noticed a small white heart shaped mark on it's neck. Kanji stood up and held the kitten gently. " OK so maybe we're going to end up with a whole basket full of cats." Keora finally knelt down and a small sort of silver colored kitten walked up to her holding his head high. Keora smiled and picked the kitten up as he started to purr.
" Ms. You have good taste in cats as do your. . .?" asked Mr. Lyon not knowing what to call Kanji and Seth.
" My brothers," said Keora and then looked in the back of the cage and noticed two kittens curled up together. " What about those two? I have two other brothers named Noa and Mokuba. They've never had a pet."
Mr. Lyon smiled and took the two kittens out of the cage.
" These two came from a different litter then the others. They're very gentle and their breed is called 'Rag Doll'. See they go limp in your arms," said Mr. Lyon as the two kittens went limp. The smaller one was black with greyish eyes and a collar of white fur around her neck. The other was a strange green, grey, blue color with silver blue eyes. " Yeah, this one here is really strange." He pointed to the greenish-blue-grey kitten. Keora nodded and started running around grabbing stuff and putting it in a cart. Finally she ended up having 4 litter boxes, 4 food bowls, 4 water bowls, two bags of kitten food, and 4 cat beds, and a ton of toys which Seth had grabbed.
" Well you three do have good taste in animals," said Mr. Lyon.
" Only in felines," said Seth as he blushed slightly. Mishi sat on his shoulder purring happily. Noa ran back and grabbed a couple of carrying cases. He set his black kitten in one as Keora set the two 'Rag Doll' kittens in another. Mr. Lyon nodded as they put all the stuff in the limo and pulled off. The silver kitten had curled up on Keora's shoulder.
" Very nice kids, I hope I'll see them again," said Mr. Lyon.
With Seto and the others
" Well here they are," said the farmer. There in the straw sat two Blue Merle collie pups. " I only have two left. It's not very often that I have rich folks like you come way out here." Seto nodded as one of the puppies looked up at him and ran over. " They're about 2 ½ months old. That one in the back is a female and the little one that ran up to you is male." Seto smiled as Noa petted the male puppy.
" I think Kanji will like him just fine," said Noa.
" A present are they?" asked the farmer. " My name's Jiro Mazaki. Who're they a present for?"
" My twin brother and my younger sister Keora," said Seto as the female puppy ran forward and jumped onto Mokuba who had sat down. Mokuba started to laugh as the puppy licked him.
" That one's a little fireball as soon as she trusts you," said Jiro. Noa and Yama smiled and Seto nodded.
" We'll take both of them," said Seto. Jiro blinked as he looked at the boy dressed in black pants and a black tank-top. A cape like coat blew out from his shoulders.
" As I said it's not often that rich people come out here," said Jiro. " I want to make sure that you understand that these two puppies are living creatures and need to be taken care of." Seto nodded as he picked up the male puppy gently.
" Let me tell you sir, I know what it is like to take care of people smaller then me. I'm an orphan, both my parents are dead. I've had to take care of my family with little or no help for these past five years. It wasn't until just six months ago that I finally got help. Kanji has had a Blue Merle puppy before," said Seto quietly. Jiro suddenly gasped as if he had been shot.
" Kanji, I've heard that name before and Keora. Five or six years ago a girl named Keora came here and bought a puppy for her older brother Kanji. Are you saying that you're Keora's brother?" asked Jiro. Seto, Noa, and Mokuba nodded and Jiro smiled.
" Yeah, we're Keora's brothers," said Mokuba as the female puppy licked his face again.
" Then by all means you can have them," said Jiro. " When Keora came she picked out one of the best of the litter. A small yet beautifully put together female pup. On the spot she named the pup 'Dream Future'. The pups full registered name was ' Star Acres Dream Future Rising Star.' They do still have her right?"
" Yeah, Keora sort of has been hiding the puppy for a couple of months for us. Kanji thinks that Dream was stolen, but Keora got the dog back and is giving her to Kanji as a present," said Seto. Jiro smiled as he handed the papers and such over to Seto as a beautiful Blue Merle collie walked in.
" This is 'Star Acres Legacy Wind Early Breeze.' She's the mother of the pups and she is also the mother of Dream," said Jiro. Another bigger male collie walked into the barn. He carried his head high and looked at Seto and sort of nodded his head. " That's the pups father 'Star Acres Pharaoh Wind Breaker.' He's also the father of Dream." Seto nodded and handed over $3000 dollars in cash to Jiro. Jiro's eyes bugged out as he saw all the money. " What's all this for?"
" For the puppies," said Seto as he blinked.
" They're only $200 dollars each," said Jiro. Yama and Sei blinked as they looked around.
" Hey Jiro, do you possibly have any other dogs on the farm that you breed?" asked Yama. Jiro nodded slightly as he led them to another barn.
" Yes, Star Acres breeds collies, Salukis, and Canaan dogs," said Jiro as he opened the door. There sat four puppies they're long hair falling into their eyes. Yama walked over and picked up a pure black puppy with a small diamond shaped on its forehead. " You like the black?" Yama nodded and looked at Seto.
" We'll take the black," said Seto and smiled.
" That still leaves you with $2000 dollars," said Jiro. Seto shrugged as Yama picked up the pup. " You're very smart when it comes to Saluki dogs. You picked the best of the litter." Yama smiled as she looked at the female puppy.
" Keep the money," said Seto as they walked toward the limo. " In ancient Egypt that Saluki would have cost at least $1000 dollars, oh and I think Maku fell in love with the white one." Maku came walking out followed by the white puppy. " Or the other way around." Jiro smiled as Maku and the white pup jumped into the car.
" Hey Maku, that puppy really likes you," said Jiro. Maku smiled as he scratched the puppy behind the ears.
" I know, he's sure cute," said Maku as the puppy jumped onto his lap. Jiro smiled as the limo left.
" That's a lot of money $3000," said Jiro as he walked into the house.
With Keora
" Uh where are we supposed to hide these kittens?" asked Keora as she looked at the cats. Kanji smiled and ran to his room with his kitten. Seth happily sat down Mishi on his shoulder. Keora took the other kittens down stairs. " Mazara, open the door!" Mazara opened the door to her basement bedroom.
" What is it?" asked Mazara.
" Can I keep Seto, Noa, and Mokuba's presents in your game room?" asked Keora. Mazara blinked as she nodded and let her sister in the game room.
" What's the present?" asked Mazara. Keora opened up the carry cages and let the 3 kittens out. " Cats?" Keora nodded as the kittens looked at her and mewed.
" I know you three, but be quiet," said Keora. " Seth and Kanji are upstairs somewhere. Seth wanted a kitten so bad that we ended up getting him one and Kanji wanted a black kitten so we got him one." Mazara smiled slightly as the other three kittens ran around.
" For Mokuba, Kanji, and Seto?" asked Mazara. Keora nodded as she set up two of the cat beds. " That blueish-gray-green one is so cute." Keora smiled as the kitten pounced at his twin who started to chase him around the room. " I'll put the sound proof shield on." Keora nodded as she walked back upstairs. She heard Seto's limo and went back up to her room and decided to take a nap.
" Where's Keora?" asked Seto as he walked into the room. Ryou blinked and pointed upstairs to where Keora sleeps.
" She's asleep," said Ryou.
" OK Mokuba we'll keep them in your game room," said Seto. Mokuba smiled and ran downstairs to the basement and opened up his soundproof game room. He set up the beds and other things they had boughten for the puppies. The two Blue Merle pups curled up together and fell asleep. Seto smiled as the two Saluki puppies looked around and fell asleep next to each other. " So Yama did you name your puppy yet?" Yama smiled slightly and nodded.
" Her name is Iris," said Yama. " Full name 'Star Acres Iris of Diamonds Queen'."
" How bout you Maku?" asked Mokuba as he pointed to the white puppy.
" ' Star Acres Silver Rose Lys'," said Maku quietly. " Just call him Silver." Mokuba nodded slightly to his yami as Silver rolled over and opened one of his eyes then went back to sleep.
" Well, Maku I guess he likes you," said Noa to the yami who smiled and closed the door.
" Yeah, now come on we have to finish decorating," said Maku as he used his magic and hung the streamers around the ball room. Kanji appeared and walked downstairs. Seth sat on the couch Mishi asleep on his head. " Hey Seth, where'd you get a kitten?" Seth blinked and opened his eyes.
" I bought her, what do you suppose?" asked Seth sleepily. Maku blinked as Mishi opened one of her eyes and looked at him.
" Never mind," said Maku as he went outside and started decorating.
" So Seto, you decided what you're coming as?" asked Seth as he stood up Mishi still on his head.
" High Priest," said Seto quickly. Seth growled at his hikari who laughed.
" No actually Mokuba sort of wants me to dress up like a Blue Eyes," said Seto, but laughed when Seth made a face at him. " Well I don't like your idea Seth!" Seth sighed as Noa and Kanji came around the corner. Kanji was dressed in his General garb while Noa stood next to him dressed in a likewise outfit. " Well look at this. The two Generals."
" Yeah, well how bout you be Seth's slave?" asked Noa sarcastically.
" You little pain!" shouted Seto and chased the smaller boy around the mansion.
" Hey I'm trying to sleep!" shouted Keora as she came downstairs and saw Noa being chased by Seto. She smiled slightly and used the diamond to change Seto's outfit. There stood Seto dressed like a pleasure slave. " Hey Seto it suits you!" Seto looked down at his almost see through pants and growled. He grabbed his Rod out of Seth's hand and changed his outfit. Keora laughed as Kanji looked at Seto and blushed slightly. Keora shook her head and walked away.
" Well she's right Seto, that outfit does suit you," said Kanji. Seto looked at the boy and sighed.
" I love Ashery you guys!" shouted Seto and marched off. Kanji shook his head back and forth and sighed.
" Yes, you love Ashery and she loves you. I love you too Seto," thought Kanji and looked at Noa who was leaning against Seth. " And I guess Noa likes Seth."
So how do you like it so far? This story is almost to the part where it will go into a new Arch. This whole part if the Meeting Arch. Then there will be another Arch where it's pretty much set on Keora. And a little spoiler, Kanji does end up with Seto in the end. *winks*