A/N: Yay! I like reviews... And I so need a new opening line. I'll think of what to say...
Ashita: Your review was very helpful to me, actually. ^_^ Last chapter I was specifically trying to describe things better, and the fact that you mentioned it and told me ways to work on it was really helpful. ^_^ Thanks a bunch!
Yes, those conveyers are so much fun... And the yamis are complete clutzes. >_
You'll see where Mafdet is in this chapter. ^_^
jen: Thanks for the review! And yes... Sugar high yamis are funny...
C.A.: Yay! Presents! *Hands them out*
(Mafdet: *Purring and playing with cat toy happily. Is laying on her back cuddling the toy*
Yuugi and Bakura: *Sigh in relief while taking the books* Thanks! *Playing with their Dark Magician/Mahaado and Change of Heart plushies*
Yami B: *Cackling evilly as he pets his Dark Necrophia plushie*
Yami: *Sighing as he holds his Dark Magician/Mahaado plushie like a normal person*
Joey: *Grinning and playing plane with his REBD plushie*
Seto: *Looking sophisticated and stroking his BEWD plushie*
Mokuba: *Hugging his Penguin Soldier plushie*
Tea: *Holding her Magician of Faith plushie*
Mai: *Has her Harpie Ladies plushie sitting on her shoulder*
Tristan: *Playing soldier with his Cyber Commando plushie*
Ryuuji: *Looking around suspiciously as holds his plushie which I have no idea what's name is. O.o*
Serenity: *Cuddling her Mystical Elf plushie*
Sugoroku: *Staring blankly at his Exodia plushie*
Mahaado: *Grinning at his Dark Magician/Mahaado plushie*
Ahondra: *Has snuck in and is holding her Dark Magician Girl plushie*)
*Holding a Mystical Elf plushie* Thanks for the gifts!
Nerds rope are basically a strawberry flavored gummy twist, like a licorice stick, and covered in Nerds. They're WONDERFUL.
You know, by other story had a comment about Yuugi getting belts through customs. ^_^ I decided not to add it in this one though, since Yami has so many darn belts... I figured since they don't go off for belts normal people wear, Yami could get away with it. ^_^ Thanks for the review!
Borath: I like nothing more than to sugar up the yamis... Well, I like it more when Yami B hisses, but that's sort of beside the point. Not a whole lot of especially funny stuff in this chapter... But the next should be good. *Rubs hands together* And no, neither yami has ever been on a plane. That's the fun of it.
They may make it to Egypt alive... We hope...
This is Mafdet. Anything could happen with her. ^_^ She's a little too stuck up to nibble on wires... But she's definitely not above running around the plane and sleeping in people's hair. ^_^
Thanks for the review!
Okay, that's it for the reviews. ^_^ Now, onto the rest of the stuff.
I redid my website! It now has a new layout. If you'd like to visit it, you can use this link: *Hintsigntheguestbookhint* ^_^
Disclaimer: Yugioh's not mine. *Sighs* I have so many better things to do than say this...
Summary of Last Time: Our two oh-so-lovable yamis nearly killed themselves and got sugar high.
Preview for this time: Yes... The yamis will be sugar high again on the plane. They're sober for much of this chapter, but then, on the plane, they re-sugar. Just like refueling... The yamis run on sugar! Forget the hikaris and the items!
Disclaimer: Coke, Jolly Ranchers, Gummy Worms, and Sour Brite Crawlers are not mine.
Warnings: Possible cursing, I haven't reread it and I don't remember. *Sweatdrop* No shounen-ai, like in all the other chapters, but you can take anything any way you want. *Grins*
I think that's it... No Japanese this time, I don't think. Please review!
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Eien; part 11
by: Amiasha
"What's wrong with eating just candy?" Yami asked sullenly, as he waited with his grandfather at a table in a nearby restaurant. He had his chin resting in his left hand, and was idly flexing the fingers in his right.
"Because it's not good for you." Sugoroku explained calmly, sipping his Coke.
Yami took his head off his hand and began to swirl the straw in his own drink, his sugar rush wearing off. "Fine..." He finally admitted. Yami yawned. "Though I've eaten candy all day long before and it never bothered me."
"Well it's not good for healing, either. In fact, you should be drinking water instead of soda, but I'm not going to make you do that. Just hold off on the candy a little." Sugoroku said.
Yami gave a slight sigh before nodding. "Alright." He said, picking up his drink and taking a sip. "Can I eat sugar if I've eaten something else too?" He asked, looking up.
Sugoroku sighed. "I suppose so... You are 17, after all."
Yami grinned and took another sip of his drink.
The restaurant wasn't really much of a restaurant, more like a bar with a few tables. The walls were reddish wood, and there was a tv mounted in the corner. There was a bar with a bunch of stools, and the whole place was smoky. But it was still one of the best places in the airport, and so there they were.
Their food arrived, and Yami absently stuck his fork in it. He brought the fork up to his face, and twirled it around all the while staring at the piece of scrambled egg that was speared on it.
Sugoroku sighed, shaking his head. "Yami, please don't inspect your food." This was a pet peeve of his, and Yami knew it.
Yami smirked and stuck the egg in his mouth.
"I swear, eating with you increases my heart attack chances by 40%." Sugoroku muttered.
Yami snorted in laughter and began to choke on his food. Sugoroku sighed, got up, and smacked Yami hard on the back.
Yami swallowed and gave a small thumbs up to his grandfather, coughing a few more times and taking another drink.
Sugoroku sat back down, and sighed. "You children will be the death of me." He remarked. "And probably the death of yourselves, at the same time."
Yami managed not to choke this time, due only to the fact that there was nothing in his mouth to choke on. He looked up at Sugoroku. "I'm having an off day." He said lamely.
"You choke on something or other every three meals or so." Sugoroku said, taking a bite of his own food. "I'm surprised your back isn't permanently bruised from all the times Yuugi or Tristan or Joey or I had to hit you."
"I do not choke every three meals." Yami protested. He speared another piece of egg, and ate it without inspecting or choking on it.
The two ate in silence, finishing their meals relatively quickly. They (or rather, Sugoroku as Yami was broke from buying candy) paid, and then walked back out into the busy main part of the airport.
"What time is it?" Yami asked suddenly.
Sugoroku looked surprised by the question, but checked his watch anyway. "It's 7:10." He said.
Yami nodded. "Then we still have 20 minutes until we were supposed to meet with the others. What shall we do in the meantime?"
"We could find the gate." Sugoroku suggested. "That way we could keep from spending a long time later searching with the entire group."
Yami nodded before yawning and stretching, looking a lot like a lion. "Lead the way, then."
Sugoroku looked at the tickets Seto had given him to hold on to, and saw that the gate number was 19. He looked up at the closest gate, and it was 7. "Have you rode those conveyor belts yet?" Sugoroku asked, beginning walking in the direction of the 9th gate. The gates alternated, odd numbers were on the right if you were coming through customs, and even numbers were on the left.
"Yes, Yami Bakura had a fine time with them." Yami answered, following along behind the grey haired man.
"I'll bet he did." Sugoroku commented, as a mental image of Yami B cackling and tearing up and down the isles of the conveyor belts and jumping the railing between them formed in his mind.
"How long will the flight be?" Yami asked.
"I'm not sure, actually." Sugoroku answered. "We have to stop once in China, and spend the night. Then we'll get on another plane and go to Egypt.
"That's nice." Yami muttered sarcastically.
"You're so cheery." Sugoroku commented, looking over his shoulder at the dark to make sure he was sticking close. Last thing he wanted to do was lose Yami in a crowded airport.
Yami was indeed behind him, yawning and watching the people around him go about their endeavors. He then stopped, looking into a store.
Sugoroku backed up to Yami. "What are you looking at?" He asked.
Yami pointed at a small pyramid seemingly made of glass. "The Tomb Robber said he was looking for one of these. They're good for focusing certain types of magic, and he couldn't find one anywhere. I'd like one as well. Can I get two?" He asked, since he was broke after spending all his money on candy.
"Sure. I still owe you for working at the Gameshop the day before yesterday." Sugoroku said, and followed Yami into the store.
The pyramids were made of lead crystal, and were very thick and heavy for their size. They were about four inches tall, with bases about three inches wide. The crystal caught the store light and sparkled brightly. Yami picked up two, one in his hand and one balanced between his chest and the inside of his elbow.
"Bloody sling..." Yami muttered in annoyance, beginning to get fed up. He did manage to get the pyramids to the counter along with a little Black Magician (or Mahaado, Yami thought) plushie that he and Sugoroku spotted and thought Yuugi would like. And Mahaado would be slightly embarrassed by.
They paid for the items, and resumed their task of finding the correct gate.
"11..." Yami muttered as they passed the 11th gate. "13... 15..." They kept walking. "17... 19."
The 19th gate was just past a small hot dog store, which both Motous knew that Joey would appreciate. And Mafdet, for that matter. She liked hot dogs.
"Okay, it's almost 7:30. Let's hurry back there so we can meet the group... And then walk back here." Sugoroku said, sighing as the stupidity dawned on him.
Yami smiled softly and shook his head despairingly. "Lead the way." He said again.
Sugoroku sighed again and turned back around. He started walking back the way they had came, and Yami followed.
They walked back to where they were supposed to meet with the group without incident, and just in time for the others to get there as well.
After brief greetings, they all started back for the gate.
Yami fell into the back of the group with Yami B, and nodded to him. "Look what I have." He said, holding his left hand out, palm up.
Yami B's eyes got big as he saw the pyramid Yami was holding. "You found one!" He said, picking it up.
"Actually, I found two." Yami replied, pulling an identical object form his pocket and smirking. "So one's yours and the other's mine."
"Wonderful." Yami B said sincerely, holding the pyramid up and inspecting it. "This is perfect."
Yami nodded again, pleased with himself.
The group made their way to the gate where Joey spotted the hot dog shop, and immediately ran off to buy a few even though he'd already eaten. He came back, and Mafdet began mewing so loudly at the smell Joey actually gave up one of his hot dogs and broke it up for her.
"Your cat is so spoiled." Yami B remarked to Yami as they found seats in the gate to wait for the plane. He didn't say it as if it was a bad thing though, more like it was very good and admirable to spoil your pet kitten.
"I know." Yami said, sighing and leaning back in his seat. He vaguely noted Yuugi sitting down on his right, and the rest of the group gathering around in other seats.
Yami slid down in the seat slightly, trying to get comfortable. It was only 7:45 and the plane wouldn't arrive until 9:00, so they had another hour and 15 minutes to wait. Yami leaned his head back against the chair and shut his eyes, intending only to block out the bright lights and rapidly moving people in the airport, but instead quickly drifted off to sleep.
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"Hey Yami?" A soft voice made it's way into Yami's head. "Yami, wake up, the plane's boarding."
Yami's eyes fluttered opened, and immediately closed against the bright fluorescent lights. He blinked a few times, adjusting his eyes, and turned his head towards his aibou. "What?" He mumbled sleepily.
"The plane's boarding. Just get up long enough to get on the plane and then you can go back to sleep." Yuugi said, gently tugging at his dark's arm.
To Yami's left, the same thing was happening with Yami B. Apparently the thief had followed Yami's example and fallen asleep, and was now being dragged to his feet by Bakura.
Yami stood up, and allowed himself to be led by Yuugi out of the gate to the loading tunnel. They walked down the carpeted tunnel that was starting to make Yami claustrophobic, and entered the plane. Which was definitely making him claustrophobic.
The ceiling and walls of the plane were beige, and the isle was carpeted. The carpeting was mainly maroon, but had flecks of green, blue, and orange. The seats were covered in the same color of cloth, only it was more plush like the seats in cars.
"Okay, this is assigned seating." Yuugi said to Yami. "That mean that you and I are next to each other, and with two other people. We have to find row 14, and the side of the plane that says 'ABCD'. See the numbers and the letters above the sets of seats?" Yuugi asked, pointing at the stickers on the baggage holder above the seats.
Yami nodded, and followed his aibou. They found the seats, and Yuugi let Yami in the window seat. Yami lifted up the beige shutter that was over the small round window and looked out it.
They were joined by Yami B and Bakura, surprisingly. To their rights were Tea, Serenity, Mai, and Mafdet. Behind Yuugi, Yami, Bakura, and Yami B, were Joey, Tristan, Ryuuji, and Sugoroku. Seto and Mokuba were sitting up in first class.
Yami B was leaned over Yuugi, looking out the window intently over Yami's shoulder.
Yuugi laughed, and shoved him away. "Stand up, Yami Bakura, and we can switch spots so you can see out." He said, grinning.
Yami B nodded and stood up, and Yuugi crawled into his seat. Yami B then moved over to sit next to Yami. The two darks watched out the window, even though the plane wasn't moving yet.
"Okay, I need to warn you two that the plane will start to move suddenly, and then run along the airstrip. That's called taxing. Then, it'll start to take off, and that may be a little bumpy. Then the plane'll level out, and fly smoothly." Yuugi said to the two spirits. Bakura nodded his agreement.
"Alright aibou." Yami answered, looking away from the window for a moment to nod to his other.
"Do we get food on 'dis flight?" Joey asked, leaning over the back of Yami's seat. Yami glared pointedly at him.
"I don't know. But sit down." Sugoroku said, sighing as he pulled Joey back into his seat. "I doubt Yami wants your head near his hair."
Joey seemed unfazed, and sat back down.
Yami B pulled out the blue semitransparent bag of candy that was still mostly full and dangled it in front of Yami's face, looking amused as Yami's eyes followed the bag back and forth.
"Give that to me." Yami said, reaching to take the sugar.
Yami B snatched it away, holding it above his head.
"Hey!" Yami said in annoyance. "I ate, so I get to have sugar! Give that to me before I have to fight you for it." He grabbed at the candy and Yami B continued to hold it right out of reach.
"Stop tormenting him." Bakura chastised, snatching the bag from his dark and handing it to Yami politely.
"Thank you." Yami said, nodding to Bakura before reaching into the bag to come out with a small bag of chocolate covered raisins. He inspected the bag before managing to one-handedly twist off the twist tie that was holding it shut.
The group waited in boredom, waiting for the plane to finally start moving. Mafdet was howling because she wasn't sitting next to Yami, Yami himself had downed four dozen chocolate covered raisins, Yami Bakura was on his sixth candy bar, Yuugi was trying to curl his hair by twisting it on his finger, Joey was yawning over and over again, Mai was reading a magazine with Serenity and Tea, Tristan was playing magnetic checkers with Ryuuji, Bakura was reading, and Sugoroku was watching the group with amusement and slight horror.
"Please buckle your seatbelts." The stewardess finally said, coming into the coach section of the plane where everyone besides Seto and Mokuba were.
Everyone buckled their seatbelts, even Yami and Yami B. The two spirits had a terrible time figuring out how to work the seatbelts though, and barely managed to get them done before the plane began moving.
Yami and Yami B were doing alright with the moving, having been warned by Yuugi beforehand. In fact, they were a little bored.
That was, until the plane took off.
Yami squeaked loudly, and Yami B's hair stood up even more than it usually did. They both clutched the arms of the chairs tightly, and shut their eyes.
Yuugi and Bakura found this hilarious, that their usually confident and brave darks were scared senseless by the plane taking off when they'd been warned about it beforehand. The two couldn't stop giggling at the terrified expressions on the spirits' faces, even though they loved their yamis very much. It was just too funny not to laugh.
"Is it over?" Yami asked in a surprisingly high-pitched voice, not opening his eyes.
Yuugi fell into a new round of giggles, and was beginning to make the rest of the plane think he was nuts.
"Yami, Yuugi already warned you." Sugoroku said, sighing. "The plane is just taking off. It's nothing for either of you to be afraid of."
"We're not afraid!" Yami B protested immediately.
Yami nodded his agreement, without opening his eyes. "The tomb robber is correct. We're not frightened in the slightest."
Yami B nodded too. "Do we look scared? We're not afraid of anything." He said this in complete seriousness.
It was Bakura's turn to snort and begin giggling at that. He and Yuugi both had tears running down their faces.
Sugoroku sighed again, shaking his head and deciding that it was just about hopeless to talk to the yamis when they were like this, and pulled out a book.
Soon, the plane leveled out, and the two 'brave spirits' had opened their eyes and gone on like nothing had ever happened.
"Pharaoh, are there any more of those Jolly Ranchers left?" Yami B asked, leaning to look into the blue bag Yami had on his lap.
"I have no idea." Yami answered, lazily eating a gummy worm. He dug through the left over candy with half of the red and orange gummy worm sticking out of his mouth. "I can't see any, but we have these." He held up a bag of Sour Brite Crawlers.
"What are they?" Yami B asked, taking the sour candy.
"Ooh, 'dose are good!" Joey commented, leaning over the back of the seat again. "'Dey're sour gummy worms."
Yami calmly placed his hand above his head and flat on Joey's face, and pushed him back into his seat. "You can comment from there."
"Okay." Joey said perkily, looking out the window.
Yami B shook his head and opened the candy, but didn't eat any. He was looking down, in thought. The white haired thief raised his head and looked at Yami. "Any idea how long until we arrive in Egypt?" He asked.
Yami shook his head. "Not exactly. All I know is that this flight will take us to China, and we will spend the night there. Then, we will get on another plane that will take us to Egypt."
Yami B sighed and leaned back, opening the bag and pulling out a blue and orange worm.
Suddenly, the plane jerked. Both yamis barely refrained from screaming, and latched onto the nearest things for support: each other. Yami had his left arm around Yami B's neck, and his face buried in Yami B's shoulder. Yami B's arms were around Yami's back, and his face was in Yami's long hair.
Their aibous would have burst into laughter again had they not felt for their terrified others. Yuugi reached around Yami B and placed his left hand on his Yami's shoulder, and his right on Yami B's back. "Calm down you two! It's okay, just turbulence!" Yuugi reassured. //It's okay, Yami!//
Yami and Yami B both, at the same time in the exact same tone asked, "What's turbulence?"
"It's when the plane hits an air pocket and falls a few feet. It's alright, really." Bakura chimed in from behind Yuugi. "It's nothing to worry about, though we should have told you."
Yami and Yami B separated, both looking quite embarrassed at acting so cowardly. Yami was especially glad that Seto wasn't back with the group.
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A/N: Yes... There will much fun in the later chapters... We've got the rest of this flight, the hotel, and the next flight. *Grins evily* Please review!
Ashita: Your review was very helpful to me, actually. ^_^ Last chapter I was specifically trying to describe things better, and the fact that you mentioned it and told me ways to work on it was really helpful. ^_^ Thanks a bunch!
Yes, those conveyers are so much fun... And the yamis are complete clutzes. >_
You'll see where Mafdet is in this chapter. ^_^
jen: Thanks for the review! And yes... Sugar high yamis are funny...
C.A.: Yay! Presents! *Hands them out*
(Mafdet: *Purring and playing with cat toy happily. Is laying on her back cuddling the toy*
Yuugi and Bakura: *Sigh in relief while taking the books* Thanks! *Playing with their Dark Magician/Mahaado and Change of Heart plushies*
Yami B: *Cackling evilly as he pets his Dark Necrophia plushie*
Yami: *Sighing as he holds his Dark Magician/Mahaado plushie like a normal person*
Joey: *Grinning and playing plane with his REBD plushie*
Seto: *Looking sophisticated and stroking his BEWD plushie*
Mokuba: *Hugging his Penguin Soldier plushie*
Tea: *Holding her Magician of Faith plushie*
Mai: *Has her Harpie Ladies plushie sitting on her shoulder*
Tristan: *Playing soldier with his Cyber Commando plushie*
Ryuuji: *Looking around suspiciously as holds his plushie which I have no idea what's name is. O.o*
Serenity: *Cuddling her Mystical Elf plushie*
Sugoroku: *Staring blankly at his Exodia plushie*
Mahaado: *Grinning at his Dark Magician/Mahaado plushie*
Ahondra: *Has snuck in and is holding her Dark Magician Girl plushie*)
*Holding a Mystical Elf plushie* Thanks for the gifts!
Nerds rope are basically a strawberry flavored gummy twist, like a licorice stick, and covered in Nerds. They're WONDERFUL.
You know, by other story had a comment about Yuugi getting belts through customs. ^_^ I decided not to add it in this one though, since Yami has so many darn belts... I figured since they don't go off for belts normal people wear, Yami could get away with it. ^_^ Thanks for the review!
Borath: I like nothing more than to sugar up the yamis... Well, I like it more when Yami B hisses, but that's sort of beside the point. Not a whole lot of especially funny stuff in this chapter... But the next should be good. *Rubs hands together* And no, neither yami has ever been on a plane. That's the fun of it.
They may make it to Egypt alive... We hope...
This is Mafdet. Anything could happen with her. ^_^ She's a little too stuck up to nibble on wires... But she's definitely not above running around the plane and sleeping in people's hair. ^_^
Thanks for the review!
Okay, that's it for the reviews. ^_^ Now, onto the rest of the stuff.
I redid my website! It now has a new layout. If you'd like to visit it, you can use this link: *Hintsigntheguestbookhint* ^_^
Disclaimer: Yugioh's not mine. *Sighs* I have so many better things to do than say this...
Summary of Last Time: Our two oh-so-lovable yamis nearly killed themselves and got sugar high.
Preview for this time: Yes... The yamis will be sugar high again on the plane. They're sober for much of this chapter, but then, on the plane, they re-sugar. Just like refueling... The yamis run on sugar! Forget the hikaris and the items!
Disclaimer: Coke, Jolly Ranchers, Gummy Worms, and Sour Brite Crawlers are not mine.
Warnings: Possible cursing, I haven't reread it and I don't remember. *Sweatdrop* No shounen-ai, like in all the other chapters, but you can take anything any way you want. *Grins*
I think that's it... No Japanese this time, I don't think. Please review!
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Eien; part 11
by: Amiasha
"What's wrong with eating just candy?" Yami asked sullenly, as he waited with his grandfather at a table in a nearby restaurant. He had his chin resting in his left hand, and was idly flexing the fingers in his right.
"Because it's not good for you." Sugoroku explained calmly, sipping his Coke.
Yami took his head off his hand and began to swirl the straw in his own drink, his sugar rush wearing off. "Fine..." He finally admitted. Yami yawned. "Though I've eaten candy all day long before and it never bothered me."
"Well it's not good for healing, either. In fact, you should be drinking water instead of soda, but I'm not going to make you do that. Just hold off on the candy a little." Sugoroku said.
Yami gave a slight sigh before nodding. "Alright." He said, picking up his drink and taking a sip. "Can I eat sugar if I've eaten something else too?" He asked, looking up.
Sugoroku sighed. "I suppose so... You are 17, after all."
Yami grinned and took another sip of his drink.
The restaurant wasn't really much of a restaurant, more like a bar with a few tables. The walls were reddish wood, and there was a tv mounted in the corner. There was a bar with a bunch of stools, and the whole place was smoky. But it was still one of the best places in the airport, and so there they were.
Their food arrived, and Yami absently stuck his fork in it. He brought the fork up to his face, and twirled it around all the while staring at the piece of scrambled egg that was speared on it.
Sugoroku sighed, shaking his head. "Yami, please don't inspect your food." This was a pet peeve of his, and Yami knew it.
Yami smirked and stuck the egg in his mouth.
"I swear, eating with you increases my heart attack chances by 40%." Sugoroku muttered.
Yami snorted in laughter and began to choke on his food. Sugoroku sighed, got up, and smacked Yami hard on the back.
Yami swallowed and gave a small thumbs up to his grandfather, coughing a few more times and taking another drink.
Sugoroku sat back down, and sighed. "You children will be the death of me." He remarked. "And probably the death of yourselves, at the same time."
Yami managed not to choke this time, due only to the fact that there was nothing in his mouth to choke on. He looked up at Sugoroku. "I'm having an off day." He said lamely.
"You choke on something or other every three meals or so." Sugoroku said, taking a bite of his own food. "I'm surprised your back isn't permanently bruised from all the times Yuugi or Tristan or Joey or I had to hit you."
"I do not choke every three meals." Yami protested. He speared another piece of egg, and ate it without inspecting or choking on it.
The two ate in silence, finishing their meals relatively quickly. They (or rather, Sugoroku as Yami was broke from buying candy) paid, and then walked back out into the busy main part of the airport.
"What time is it?" Yami asked suddenly.
Sugoroku looked surprised by the question, but checked his watch anyway. "It's 7:10." He said.
Yami nodded. "Then we still have 20 minutes until we were supposed to meet with the others. What shall we do in the meantime?"
"We could find the gate." Sugoroku suggested. "That way we could keep from spending a long time later searching with the entire group."
Yami nodded before yawning and stretching, looking a lot like a lion. "Lead the way, then."
Sugoroku looked at the tickets Seto had given him to hold on to, and saw that the gate number was 19. He looked up at the closest gate, and it was 7. "Have you rode those conveyor belts yet?" Sugoroku asked, beginning walking in the direction of the 9th gate. The gates alternated, odd numbers were on the right if you were coming through customs, and even numbers were on the left.
"Yes, Yami Bakura had a fine time with them." Yami answered, following along behind the grey haired man.
"I'll bet he did." Sugoroku commented, as a mental image of Yami B cackling and tearing up and down the isles of the conveyor belts and jumping the railing between them formed in his mind.
"How long will the flight be?" Yami asked.
"I'm not sure, actually." Sugoroku answered. "We have to stop once in China, and spend the night. Then we'll get on another plane and go to Egypt.
"That's nice." Yami muttered sarcastically.
"You're so cheery." Sugoroku commented, looking over his shoulder at the dark to make sure he was sticking close. Last thing he wanted to do was lose Yami in a crowded airport.
Yami was indeed behind him, yawning and watching the people around him go about their endeavors. He then stopped, looking into a store.
Sugoroku backed up to Yami. "What are you looking at?" He asked.
Yami pointed at a small pyramid seemingly made of glass. "The Tomb Robber said he was looking for one of these. They're good for focusing certain types of magic, and he couldn't find one anywhere. I'd like one as well. Can I get two?" He asked, since he was broke after spending all his money on candy.
"Sure. I still owe you for working at the Gameshop the day before yesterday." Sugoroku said, and followed Yami into the store.
The pyramids were made of lead crystal, and were very thick and heavy for their size. They were about four inches tall, with bases about three inches wide. The crystal caught the store light and sparkled brightly. Yami picked up two, one in his hand and one balanced between his chest and the inside of his elbow.
"Bloody sling..." Yami muttered in annoyance, beginning to get fed up. He did manage to get the pyramids to the counter along with a little Black Magician (or Mahaado, Yami thought) plushie that he and Sugoroku spotted and thought Yuugi would like. And Mahaado would be slightly embarrassed by.
They paid for the items, and resumed their task of finding the correct gate.
"11..." Yami muttered as they passed the 11th gate. "13... 15..." They kept walking. "17... 19."
The 19th gate was just past a small hot dog store, which both Motous knew that Joey would appreciate. And Mafdet, for that matter. She liked hot dogs.
"Okay, it's almost 7:30. Let's hurry back there so we can meet the group... And then walk back here." Sugoroku said, sighing as the stupidity dawned on him.
Yami smiled softly and shook his head despairingly. "Lead the way." He said again.
Sugoroku sighed again and turned back around. He started walking back the way they had came, and Yami followed.
They walked back to where they were supposed to meet with the group without incident, and just in time for the others to get there as well.
After brief greetings, they all started back for the gate.
Yami fell into the back of the group with Yami B, and nodded to him. "Look what I have." He said, holding his left hand out, palm up.
Yami B's eyes got big as he saw the pyramid Yami was holding. "You found one!" He said, picking it up.
"Actually, I found two." Yami replied, pulling an identical object form his pocket and smirking. "So one's yours and the other's mine."
"Wonderful." Yami B said sincerely, holding the pyramid up and inspecting it. "This is perfect."
Yami nodded again, pleased with himself.
The group made their way to the gate where Joey spotted the hot dog shop, and immediately ran off to buy a few even though he'd already eaten. He came back, and Mafdet began mewing so loudly at the smell Joey actually gave up one of his hot dogs and broke it up for her.
"Your cat is so spoiled." Yami B remarked to Yami as they found seats in the gate to wait for the plane. He didn't say it as if it was a bad thing though, more like it was very good and admirable to spoil your pet kitten.
"I know." Yami said, sighing and leaning back in his seat. He vaguely noted Yuugi sitting down on his right, and the rest of the group gathering around in other seats.
Yami slid down in the seat slightly, trying to get comfortable. It was only 7:45 and the plane wouldn't arrive until 9:00, so they had another hour and 15 minutes to wait. Yami leaned his head back against the chair and shut his eyes, intending only to block out the bright lights and rapidly moving people in the airport, but instead quickly drifted off to sleep.
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"Hey Yami?" A soft voice made it's way into Yami's head. "Yami, wake up, the plane's boarding."
Yami's eyes fluttered opened, and immediately closed against the bright fluorescent lights. He blinked a few times, adjusting his eyes, and turned his head towards his aibou. "What?" He mumbled sleepily.
"The plane's boarding. Just get up long enough to get on the plane and then you can go back to sleep." Yuugi said, gently tugging at his dark's arm.
To Yami's left, the same thing was happening with Yami B. Apparently the thief had followed Yami's example and fallen asleep, and was now being dragged to his feet by Bakura.
Yami stood up, and allowed himself to be led by Yuugi out of the gate to the loading tunnel. They walked down the carpeted tunnel that was starting to make Yami claustrophobic, and entered the plane. Which was definitely making him claustrophobic.
The ceiling and walls of the plane were beige, and the isle was carpeted. The carpeting was mainly maroon, but had flecks of green, blue, and orange. The seats were covered in the same color of cloth, only it was more plush like the seats in cars.
"Okay, this is assigned seating." Yuugi said to Yami. "That mean that you and I are next to each other, and with two other people. We have to find row 14, and the side of the plane that says 'ABCD'. See the numbers and the letters above the sets of seats?" Yuugi asked, pointing at the stickers on the baggage holder above the seats.
Yami nodded, and followed his aibou. They found the seats, and Yuugi let Yami in the window seat. Yami lifted up the beige shutter that was over the small round window and looked out it.
They were joined by Yami B and Bakura, surprisingly. To their rights were Tea, Serenity, Mai, and Mafdet. Behind Yuugi, Yami, Bakura, and Yami B, were Joey, Tristan, Ryuuji, and Sugoroku. Seto and Mokuba were sitting up in first class.
Yami B was leaned over Yuugi, looking out the window intently over Yami's shoulder.
Yuugi laughed, and shoved him away. "Stand up, Yami Bakura, and we can switch spots so you can see out." He said, grinning.
Yami B nodded and stood up, and Yuugi crawled into his seat. Yami B then moved over to sit next to Yami. The two darks watched out the window, even though the plane wasn't moving yet.
"Okay, I need to warn you two that the plane will start to move suddenly, and then run along the airstrip. That's called taxing. Then, it'll start to take off, and that may be a little bumpy. Then the plane'll level out, and fly smoothly." Yuugi said to the two spirits. Bakura nodded his agreement.
"Alright aibou." Yami answered, looking away from the window for a moment to nod to his other.
"Do we get food on 'dis flight?" Joey asked, leaning over the back of Yami's seat. Yami glared pointedly at him.
"I don't know. But sit down." Sugoroku said, sighing as he pulled Joey back into his seat. "I doubt Yami wants your head near his hair."
Joey seemed unfazed, and sat back down.
Yami B pulled out the blue semitransparent bag of candy that was still mostly full and dangled it in front of Yami's face, looking amused as Yami's eyes followed the bag back and forth.
"Give that to me." Yami said, reaching to take the sugar.
Yami B snatched it away, holding it above his head.
"Hey!" Yami said in annoyance. "I ate, so I get to have sugar! Give that to me before I have to fight you for it." He grabbed at the candy and Yami B continued to hold it right out of reach.
"Stop tormenting him." Bakura chastised, snatching the bag from his dark and handing it to Yami politely.
"Thank you." Yami said, nodding to Bakura before reaching into the bag to come out with a small bag of chocolate covered raisins. He inspected the bag before managing to one-handedly twist off the twist tie that was holding it shut.
The group waited in boredom, waiting for the plane to finally start moving. Mafdet was howling because she wasn't sitting next to Yami, Yami himself had downed four dozen chocolate covered raisins, Yami Bakura was on his sixth candy bar, Yuugi was trying to curl his hair by twisting it on his finger, Joey was yawning over and over again, Mai was reading a magazine with Serenity and Tea, Tristan was playing magnetic checkers with Ryuuji, Bakura was reading, and Sugoroku was watching the group with amusement and slight horror.
"Please buckle your seatbelts." The stewardess finally said, coming into the coach section of the plane where everyone besides Seto and Mokuba were.
Everyone buckled their seatbelts, even Yami and Yami B. The two spirits had a terrible time figuring out how to work the seatbelts though, and barely managed to get them done before the plane began moving.
Yami and Yami B were doing alright with the moving, having been warned by Yuugi beforehand. In fact, they were a little bored.
That was, until the plane took off.
Yami squeaked loudly, and Yami B's hair stood up even more than it usually did. They both clutched the arms of the chairs tightly, and shut their eyes.
Yuugi and Bakura found this hilarious, that their usually confident and brave darks were scared senseless by the plane taking off when they'd been warned about it beforehand. The two couldn't stop giggling at the terrified expressions on the spirits' faces, even though they loved their yamis very much. It was just too funny not to laugh.
"Is it over?" Yami asked in a surprisingly high-pitched voice, not opening his eyes.
Yuugi fell into a new round of giggles, and was beginning to make the rest of the plane think he was nuts.
"Yami, Yuugi already warned you." Sugoroku said, sighing. "The plane is just taking off. It's nothing for either of you to be afraid of."
"We're not afraid!" Yami B protested immediately.
Yami nodded his agreement, without opening his eyes. "The tomb robber is correct. We're not frightened in the slightest."
Yami B nodded too. "Do we look scared? We're not afraid of anything." He said this in complete seriousness.
It was Bakura's turn to snort and begin giggling at that. He and Yuugi both had tears running down their faces.
Sugoroku sighed again, shaking his head and deciding that it was just about hopeless to talk to the yamis when they were like this, and pulled out a book.
Soon, the plane leveled out, and the two 'brave spirits' had opened their eyes and gone on like nothing had ever happened.
"Pharaoh, are there any more of those Jolly Ranchers left?" Yami B asked, leaning to look into the blue bag Yami had on his lap.
"I have no idea." Yami answered, lazily eating a gummy worm. He dug through the left over candy with half of the red and orange gummy worm sticking out of his mouth. "I can't see any, but we have these." He held up a bag of Sour Brite Crawlers.
"What are they?" Yami B asked, taking the sour candy.
"Ooh, 'dose are good!" Joey commented, leaning over the back of the seat again. "'Dey're sour gummy worms."
Yami calmly placed his hand above his head and flat on Joey's face, and pushed him back into his seat. "You can comment from there."
"Okay." Joey said perkily, looking out the window.
Yami B shook his head and opened the candy, but didn't eat any. He was looking down, in thought. The white haired thief raised his head and looked at Yami. "Any idea how long until we arrive in Egypt?" He asked.
Yami shook his head. "Not exactly. All I know is that this flight will take us to China, and we will spend the night there. Then, we will get on another plane that will take us to Egypt."
Yami B sighed and leaned back, opening the bag and pulling out a blue and orange worm.
Suddenly, the plane jerked. Both yamis barely refrained from screaming, and latched onto the nearest things for support: each other. Yami had his left arm around Yami B's neck, and his face buried in Yami B's shoulder. Yami B's arms were around Yami's back, and his face was in Yami's long hair.
Their aibous would have burst into laughter again had they not felt for their terrified others. Yuugi reached around Yami B and placed his left hand on his Yami's shoulder, and his right on Yami B's back. "Calm down you two! It's okay, just turbulence!" Yuugi reassured. //It's okay, Yami!//
Yami and Yami B both, at the same time in the exact same tone asked, "What's turbulence?"
"It's when the plane hits an air pocket and falls a few feet. It's alright, really." Bakura chimed in from behind Yuugi. "It's nothing to worry about, though we should have told you."
Yami and Yami B separated, both looking quite embarrassed at acting so cowardly. Yami was especially glad that Seto wasn't back with the group.
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A/N: Yes... There will much fun in the later chapters... We've got the rest of this flight, the hotel, and the next flight. *Grins evily* Please review!