Shini-kuma: Erm alright so I lied about updating more often...this is turning out to be a much busier summer than I had expected. There's an animethong tomorrow, and I wanna go to sleep soon so I can get up early.

Holy Cow I did it again- animethong!!! Hah!! I meant to say AnimeTHON. Thon. Animethon. Heh. By the way- 40 reviews, ARIGATOU!!!!

---Notes---

--BersekFuryxxx--

Of course...I'm not going to stop it halfway (like some *other* authors, not that I'm pointing fingers at anyong *cough cough*) I'm going to finish this story, with our without a writer's block!!!!!

--Aura and Randomness--

I know. But I feel so important replying to all these notes...:) Yes, yes, I feel "special".

--BlackLadyOfDoom--

Have you ever had Italian Soda? It's the greatest. 80% sugar and 20% syrup...which is sugar. :) You can get a cup at Second Cup.

--Lady Elendil--

I don't care if you have a dishwasher, I'm good enough to do them by hand! Mwahhahaaha!!!

---End Notes---

Disclaimer: I wish I had YGO. I really do- if anyone's willing to buy it for me...there'd be a lot of huge differences. For one, I wouldn't be writing fanfiction, I'd be making the artists do new episodes and everything, mwahahhaha!!!! ...If you haven't noticed, however, there are no episodes about the YGO guys going on a summer camping trip together. So that means I don't own YGO.

I will not center this on Ryou...I will not center this on Ryou...I will not center this on Ryou...

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Jou stumbled along the path, following behind Otogi, and being pushed along from behind by Honda. They had thrown him into the lake to get him awake, and that did work pretty well.

The blonde yawned loudly and rubbed his eyes. It was only 11 in the morning...what kind of weirdos get up this early anyways? Jou gave no thought at all to where they were going, and why. He kept his eyes on Otogi's black hair, pulled back into a ponytail.

'Ooh...it's bouncing...up...and down...and up...and down...and- hey!' Otogi's black hair was replaced by his green eyes. Jou could hear him saying something, but currently, his mind was shut down, and didn't process any of it at all.

When the trio followed the path around the bend, they spotted the rest of the group (Seto, Ryou, Yami, Yugi, Malik) sitting around resting and waiting for them.

Yugi smiled warmly and said, "Good morning Jou, did you sleep well?"

The tall blonde blinked a few times, confused.

'Yugi just asked you a question you idiot,' Jou's mind told him, 'answer him!!'

"Er- what was the question?" Jou asked, with as much intelligence as he could muster at the moment.

"Did you sleep well?" Yami repeated, slightly annoyed at having to wait for the one that had overslept.

"Er yeah- up until those two idiots threw me into the lake."

"Yeah? When we threw you on the ground, you were still asleep. We figured water would help, but when we doused you with a pail of water, you slept through that one too!" Honda explained, not all that patiently.

"Yeah right-"

"Oh can you all just stop bickering? Let's just finish this hike and get it over with," the CEO said haughtily. He shouldered his backpack and started on the path again.

Ryou and Yami followed in suit, and the rest of the group did too, some with reluctance.

After half an hour of continous uphill walking, Jounouchi, who was walking beside Malik near the end of the line, starting complaining about being hungry.

"I'm....hungry....I need foooooooood...."

"What else is new?" Malik said, sarcasticly. He looked behind him and felt a twinge of jealousy to see Yugi and Honda chatting about subjects that didn't include food.

"I could do with a gigantic donut[1] right about now..."

Malik looked ahead to the front of the line, where Otogi seemed to be having a good time joking with Ryou.

"Mmm...glaze...all that sugar...you know right Malik?"

"Yes, of course, sugar," Malik said through gritted teeth. His eyes were fixed ahead, he was not thinking about food, not thinking about food, he was not thinking about food...

"And then the cinnamon twist ones. With cinnamon, fresh from the oven...!"

Malik twitched. Okay so he was very hungry now. It wasn't his fault...stupid Jou. talking about food so close to lunch time. Malik started walking faster.

Unfortunately for him, Jou was taller than him. He also had longer legs, and did not notice the faster pace that Malik had set.

"Have you ever had chocolate strawberries? It's when they dip glazed strawberries into hot melted chocolate and-"

Malik rounded on the blonde and pulled out a dagger, "YES! I have had chocolate strawberries! I know what they are! If you don't shut up I will slice your throat myself...!!!"

"Geez! Take a chill pill! No need to get spazzy..."

"I DO NOT NEED TO EAT A PILL!!! I AM NOT SPAZZY!!!"

"Okay okay, Malik, calm down..."

"I DON'T NEED TO CALM DOWN!!!!"

"Malik, are you alright?" Yugi asked innocently. He and Honda had caught up to them.

"YES I'M ALRIGHT!"

"Please calm down..."

"I. DON'T. NEED. TO. CALM. DOWN!!"

"Take deep breaths..."

"AAAAAAAAARGH!!!!!!!!!!" Malik decided to strangle Yugi. Why couldn't anyone understand he did *not* need to calm down!? However, he was detered by Honda.

"No Malik!! No killing Yugi!!"

"What's going on back there?" Seto called, from the front.

"Nothing..." Yugi called back. Malik had stopped trying to kill him and Jou had already walked ahead to join Ryou and Otogi, "You can walk with us if Jou's being so horrible..."

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[1] Okay, if any of you who gave me the tips remember the gigantic donut thing? Hah hah...;_; it was supposed to be a funny inside joke...! Hah...hah....hah.

Shini-kuma: *grovels* I know this is a short chappy!! My brother is starting to get mad at me and I have to hand over the comp right now!! But anybob, aren't you all just proud of me that I *didn't* center this on Ryou?

Okay so maybe this chapter wasn't very funny at all. :( I think I'm having a writer's block...