"Love is Sweet Salvation"

**************************************

Alright peeps. I was cleaning the house like mad for my grandma's visit. Sorry! I know that I haven't been updating as quickly, but at least it doesn't take me a month like some authors! Anyways, you're welcome Sm- candy, and yes, there will be plenty of humor! *hands Mokuba plushies to all reviewers* Enjoy!

DISCLAIMER: I do not own the show Yu-Gi-Oh or any of it's characters. I only own the plot of this story.

**************************************

A large table located in the dining hall of the Kaiba mansion has a large white cloth spread over it. Cluttering it's top were bowls of many shapes and sizes filled with various chips and dips. Bottled of soda were lined up at one end of the table along with glass cups and plates. At the other end, fresh brownies and cupcakes filled 3 large pans, there sweet scents filling the room.

Mokuba was also inviting friends, so Kaiba had made sure that there was enough food to feed a city. The smaller Kaiba slid down the railing on the stairs and ran to hug his older brother. His eyes looked like glass as he eyed the perfect little desserts.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The gang piled into two cars: Mai's and Tristan's (is Tristan smart enough to drive a car?) And headed for the big bash at the mall-sized mansion.

As they arrived, they slowly got out of the cars and crept up to the large, iron gates. The two guards eyed them behind their dark sunglasses and stepped aside as the gate swung open to permit entrance.

The gang marveled at the beautiful landscaping and the plentiful flowers. They awed at the fine brick walkway upon which they stepped. But most of all, the gasped in utter thrill at the massive house that loomed before their very eyes.

They all stood at the bottom of the steps that lead to enormous oak doors. None were brave enough to ring the doorbell as a signal of their arrival. They knew how Kaiba was...but being in this atmosphere made them feel uneasy like they didn't belong. How would they confront the millionaire???

Their answer came. A large group of about 15 kids rushed past them and opened the doors without a single knock. They simply ran inside the finely decorated home. Joey ran up to hold the door as his sister and friends slowly made their way inside.

The place was shimmering! The gang was dazzled by the interior appearance of the teens home. Everything was perfect. No pictures were crooked, no silver was tarnished, and no window was smudged.

As the group took in the scenery, a certain tall brunette came up to them, "Ah, I'm so glad that you came." The smile on his face was clearly fake as his eyes were focused on the girl that he adored.

Joey stepped in front of his sister to evade the attack of the sapphire eyes, "Well Kaiba, ain't ya gonna give us da grand tour?"

Seto Kaiba shot Joey his famous death glare, "Of course." He turned to the stairs and began the climb up. The others followed, marveling at the view as they went. They made sure to keep quiet, still feeling as though they didn't belong...Though that feeling changed when they reached the top.

A horrid smell lingered in the air*, though one could tell that maids had tried to mask the filthy scent with bottles of air freshener. The smell got worse as they neared a certain door to the right of them. Mai noticed a name plate on the door and when the others came to a halt in front of it, she looked more closely. Before she was able to decipher the lettering, a large hand covered it.

Kaiba laughed nervously, "No need to be nosey now. Sorry about that smell. I honestly don't know what it could possibly be." Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a worried look spreading across Serenity's features. She knew very well who was in that room. It was the ghost of Noa, Seto Kaiba's step brother.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Little Seto lay on a small cushy bed by the window. His feet and leg were stuck up in the air and his hands were clasped together over his stomach. His tilted his head side to side as he quietly whistled a small tune.

They were going to have to wait until the party actually began until they made their first move.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Tristan smirked, "Hey kaiba I think you got a skunk in that room." Kaiba sort of laughed at the thought that it was actually Noa. Tristan didn't notice, "Come on, it can't be bad or anything. Let's all just go in and take a look."

Kaiba's eyes widened, "No way Tristan."

Tristan didn't like 'No' for an answer. He took a step back and then ran forward, ramming his body into Kaiba's. The millionaire was taken by surprise and got knocked over, giving Joey the chance to read the name.

Noa. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Noa had been listening to Little Seto whistle and was getting annoyed, "Don't you know any other songs?" He whispered in a harsh tome.

Little Seto stopped mid-whistle, "Ummm......Nope." He then continued where he had left off.

Angrily, Noa leaped from his place at the window and landed on the bed. In an effort to protect his face from Noa, Little Seto rolled over so he was on his hands and knees. Noa was almost laying on top of the other boy, trying to pound his head.

The door flew open as the gang came in. Boy was it a site!

No one spoke. Noa and Little Seto had ceased their little fight when they realized that they had been caught in this awkward position. Both slowly stood up. No one moved except the two young spirits. They carefully made their way toward the door, past the audience they had gained, and out into the hallway. The sunlight that poured through the window caused both boys to fade away as if they had just melted into the air.

As though nothing had happened, Kaiba pushed all of them out of them room, shut the door, and continued to show off every room in his home.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"You little twit!" Little Seto wasn't very pleased.

Both boys had made their way to Kaiba's underground control room (the room that Kaiba was talking to the computer in when he had to sneak into his own house). It was nice and dark there.

"You have to admit," Noa smiled and laughed a bit, "That WAS pretty funny!"

Little Seto rolled his eyes. Of course, it must have looked very odd from the view of Kaiba, Yugi, and the others. No matter. Their plans weren't ruined.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"And that is the grand tour of my house." Kaiba sighed heavily as he finished up. It was 2:20 and they had just finished. Now it was party time! The little kids were outside in the enormous swimming pool and the food bowls were most likely being re-filled by the maids. The younger group had already gotten to it and chances are, they wiped out the chips and desert.

When they reached the bottom floor where they could see the dinning room table, it looked like a tornado had hit! There were bowls and crushed chips covering the floor, soda was spilled on the fine tabled cloth, soda cans lay crushed on the table and in chairs, and not a crumb of brownie was left in the pan. Looking closer to inspect the damage, Serenity saw that a small platter of vegetables and dip was left completely untouched. Seto Kaiba delicately placed two slender fingers in his mouth and did a piercing whistle. While Yugi and friends covered their ears, a herd of maids rushed in (lol@herd). Kaiba just casually looked on as the room was cleaned up bit by bit and every food tray and bowl was re-filled.

Since the others were occupied with watching the clean-up, Tristan edged his way over to Bakura and draped his right arm around Bakura's neck. Bakura looked up at the taller boy and they shared a quick, passionate kiss**. Just as they broke lips, the maids had scurried away and Joey pounced on the food.

They made quick meals of the chips and veggies. The soda's weren't gone nearly as fast, but the desert's were all downed in a heartbeat.

Kaiba smiled. Serenity was very neat about how she ate. She had carefully folded a napkin and placed it in her lap. Joey, who had noticed the millionaire dreamily eyeballing his sister, was about to say something when the loud beat of some kind of rap blared. They all stopped eating and rushed to the nearest window.

Mokuba's group had cranked the volume on the stereo and were having a good time out in the pool.

Serenity tugged on Kaiba's sleeve, "Can we go swimming now? We didn't eat much."

The tall brunette looked over at the table. Once again, everything was gone. They had actually eaten quite a bit, but once he looked into Serenity's big brown eyes, he just couldn't say no.

Kaiba kissed her soft forehead, "That's what we are going to do right now." He faced the others, "Alright everyone, pick a room and get your bathing suits or swimming trunks on!" Before long, it was a race to get changed first.

Joey emerged from a room dressed in green trunks, with a victorious look on his face, but Tristan was already running back downstairs followed by Bakura. The two were holding hands which shocked Joey, "What's with them?" He asked himself but immediately forgot about it when Seto Kaiba ran passed him carrying Serenity. Joey bounded after them.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

In the backyard, a secret hatch opened. Two young spirits emerged and immediately faded into the light.

......Invisible.

*****************************************

*It's been said that evil spirits leave a REALLY bad smell in the air...kinda like rotten eggs.

**I'm having this idea to possibly make a Bakura/Tristan spinoff. A friend of mine on here has a really cool Bakura/Tristan story called "Bad Decisions." You should check it out! Tell me what you think of this idea in your review!

*****************************************

Well? What do ya think of it so far? Rate and review!