"Hey, do you have a clue where we are going?" She demanded.
Kaiba ignored her and continued walking. He absently noticed that the top of her head barely made it to the middle of his chest.
"Don't mind me, I'm just tagging along. Not like I am any part of the team here."
"Don't worry, sweetheart. We will keep you around for eye candy." Muki leered.
"Listen up, you cross-eyed fire burper, you better quit inhaling, your torching your brain cells." She stopped and glared at Kaiba. "Hey, I don't know if you have bothered to notice but that is a deep, dark, scary forest and not exactly friendly looking either."
Kaiba turned and glared at her. "We will continue this way."
"What happened to discussion?" she queried and shook her head "you know like team decision making?"
"How beautiful" Muki grinned, "You know your chest bounces wonderfully when are being annoying."
Kiri thwacked the dragon on his nose. "Bad ego, no charcoal."
Muki rubbed his nose with his front claw and looked affronted. "I don't eat charcoal," he grumbled to himself. "I prefer pretty girls."
"Listen, Kaiba-boy" she drawled in a bad American accent. "Dark, scary forest means big, bad monsters, and we are headed straight into it. I have no intention of becoming monster food because of your oversized ego."
Kaiba stared disdainfully at her. "Too bad they didn't program you with an off button."
"That does it! That so does it! You are so on your own. You go get your cute little arrogant behind kicked all on your own. I am so out of here. Come find me when you decide to be human. Then again, don't!" Kiri turned to storm off only to run right into Kaiba.
"We are going this way." He stared at her, daring her to challenge him.
"No" she said and went to walk around him. Kaiba swung an arm around her waist, pinning her arms, and picked her up.
"Put me down, you perverted throwback to a Neanderthal," she yelled. Kaiba simply ignored her kicking and thrashing and walked toward the heart of the forest.
"Kaiba kun, I envy you. But you should have grabbed a few inches higher."
"Listen up, you bastard son of a gecko, keep your perverted ideas to yourself."
"Just trying to be helpful," Muki shrugged. "After all they are jiggling so nicely it looked like they needed a little extra support."
The inarticulate cry of rage was his only answer.
"Isn't she cute when she is angry, Kaiba-Kun?"
Kaiba looked at the dragon thoughtfully.
"Hey, just saying what you're too shy to say" the dragon winked and grinned.
"You are both so dead when I get free. You hear me!"
"Well then, will you be nice to me if I kill them for you?" A strange voice asked with a leer. Kaiba and Kiri found themselves confronted by a bandit group. Kaiba dropped Kiri to her feet. She turned and kicked him in the shins.
"Sorry," she smiled sweetly, "I lost my balance."
"Nice outfit, sweetheart. Do you charge for that offer?" The bandit leader asked.
"Well..."
"One more word, you wannabe toaster oven, and I will shove baking soda down your throat."
For one of the few times in his short life, Muki wisely shut up.
"Humph," Kaiba stared disdainfully at the bandit leader. "So you're the first challenge."
"You should have listened when they said your face will freeze that way." Kiri muttered under her breath.
"Precisely. You beat me; you get the next clue. I beat you and I get your woman." The leader grinned.
"Whose woman?" Kiri challenged. The two men ignored her.
"Agreed;" Kaiba stated and went to draw his cards.
"Duel of swords, not cards." The leader said and drew his sword.
Kaiba merely glared and drew his own sword.
"Wait a minute, which part of 'hell no' don't you understand? I am in no way shape or form any part of this testosterone pumped dealing here."
The two men continued to ignore her and began circling each other, sizing each other up.
"Almost be worth it to lose, just to get her off your hands, ne?" the leader commented. Kaiba stared at him thoughtfully for a second.
"Don't even think about it," she yelled.
"Nah, Kaiba-kun wouldn't lose. He still hasn't felt you up yet."
The two combatants watched as Muki sailed between them head over tail.
"Hmm, I might want to retract that deal," the leader said. "She does have a decent swing on her. Then again, that's what makes taming them so much fun." He grinned. "Wouldn't you agree, Kaiba-san?" He lunged at Kaiba and the deadly interplay of swords began. The graceful dance of parry and thrust showed the skill of two decent swordsmen.
"Where's Kenshin when you need him?" she muttered. "This fight would have been over and I wouldn't have to deal with an idiot for a winner. Unlike this fight, where they are both idiots."
"Oro," one of the bandits said.
Kiri dropped here head and sighed. "I give up. I so give up. I am so going to hurt that idiot who talked me into this." Her eyes alighted on her spell book. She sat down against a tree and began to read. She finished the introduction and shut the book. She laid it on her lap on the binding and began to chant softly. The book glowed and fell open. The two combatants were still circling and dancing and ignoring her.
Kaiba moved with sudden speed and disarmed his opponent. He held his sword point to the leader's throat. "You lose." His disdainful voice echoed in the clearing. The bandit leader raised his hands and stepped back.
"The door is hidden by the moon's sweet face somewhere to the east." The leader said with a smile. Kaiba stepped back and sheathed his sword. "However, I never said I would let you leave alive." The leader said and raised his hand to give the signal for his men to attack. But before the bandits could charge Kaiba, they were all engulfed in a tangle net like a spider's web.
"Cool! It worked." Kiri exclaimed. She walked over to Kaiba. "You look cute all tied up." She grinned and patted his cheek. Kaiba glared at her from his prison of webbing.
"Getmeoutofhere," Kaiba said each word clearly with great force.
"Hmm, I suppose 'please' would not be possible at this moment," she mused. "Though I would settle for an apology right now."
A/n Rotten place to end it. But hey, wouldn't be any fun if you knew all the good parts now. Though if anyone is actually reading this, it would be nice to know so I have incentive to keep loading the next chapters faster since the story is finished. Just needs loaded after editing.
Kaiba ignored her and continued walking. He absently noticed that the top of her head barely made it to the middle of his chest.
"Don't mind me, I'm just tagging along. Not like I am any part of the team here."
"Don't worry, sweetheart. We will keep you around for eye candy." Muki leered.
"Listen up, you cross-eyed fire burper, you better quit inhaling, your torching your brain cells." She stopped and glared at Kaiba. "Hey, I don't know if you have bothered to notice but that is a deep, dark, scary forest and not exactly friendly looking either."
Kaiba turned and glared at her. "We will continue this way."
"What happened to discussion?" she queried and shook her head "you know like team decision making?"
"How beautiful" Muki grinned, "You know your chest bounces wonderfully when are being annoying."
Kiri thwacked the dragon on his nose. "Bad ego, no charcoal."
Muki rubbed his nose with his front claw and looked affronted. "I don't eat charcoal," he grumbled to himself. "I prefer pretty girls."
"Listen, Kaiba-boy" she drawled in a bad American accent. "Dark, scary forest means big, bad monsters, and we are headed straight into it. I have no intention of becoming monster food because of your oversized ego."
Kaiba stared disdainfully at her. "Too bad they didn't program you with an off button."
"That does it! That so does it! You are so on your own. You go get your cute little arrogant behind kicked all on your own. I am so out of here. Come find me when you decide to be human. Then again, don't!" Kiri turned to storm off only to run right into Kaiba.
"We are going this way." He stared at her, daring her to challenge him.
"No" she said and went to walk around him. Kaiba swung an arm around her waist, pinning her arms, and picked her up.
"Put me down, you perverted throwback to a Neanderthal," she yelled. Kaiba simply ignored her kicking and thrashing and walked toward the heart of the forest.
"Kaiba kun, I envy you. But you should have grabbed a few inches higher."
"Listen up, you bastard son of a gecko, keep your perverted ideas to yourself."
"Just trying to be helpful," Muki shrugged. "After all they are jiggling so nicely it looked like they needed a little extra support."
The inarticulate cry of rage was his only answer.
"Isn't she cute when she is angry, Kaiba-Kun?"
Kaiba looked at the dragon thoughtfully.
"Hey, just saying what you're too shy to say" the dragon winked and grinned.
"You are both so dead when I get free. You hear me!"
"Well then, will you be nice to me if I kill them for you?" A strange voice asked with a leer. Kaiba and Kiri found themselves confronted by a bandit group. Kaiba dropped Kiri to her feet. She turned and kicked him in the shins.
"Sorry," she smiled sweetly, "I lost my balance."
"Nice outfit, sweetheart. Do you charge for that offer?" The bandit leader asked.
"Well..."
"One more word, you wannabe toaster oven, and I will shove baking soda down your throat."
For one of the few times in his short life, Muki wisely shut up.
"Humph," Kaiba stared disdainfully at the bandit leader. "So you're the first challenge."
"You should have listened when they said your face will freeze that way." Kiri muttered under her breath.
"Precisely. You beat me; you get the next clue. I beat you and I get your woman." The leader grinned.
"Whose woman?" Kiri challenged. The two men ignored her.
"Agreed;" Kaiba stated and went to draw his cards.
"Duel of swords, not cards." The leader said and drew his sword.
Kaiba merely glared and drew his own sword.
"Wait a minute, which part of 'hell no' don't you understand? I am in no way shape or form any part of this testosterone pumped dealing here."
The two men continued to ignore her and began circling each other, sizing each other up.
"Almost be worth it to lose, just to get her off your hands, ne?" the leader commented. Kaiba stared at him thoughtfully for a second.
"Don't even think about it," she yelled.
"Nah, Kaiba-kun wouldn't lose. He still hasn't felt you up yet."
The two combatants watched as Muki sailed between them head over tail.
"Hmm, I might want to retract that deal," the leader said. "She does have a decent swing on her. Then again, that's what makes taming them so much fun." He grinned. "Wouldn't you agree, Kaiba-san?" He lunged at Kaiba and the deadly interplay of swords began. The graceful dance of parry and thrust showed the skill of two decent swordsmen.
"Where's Kenshin when you need him?" she muttered. "This fight would have been over and I wouldn't have to deal with an idiot for a winner. Unlike this fight, where they are both idiots."
"Oro," one of the bandits said.
Kiri dropped here head and sighed. "I give up. I so give up. I am so going to hurt that idiot who talked me into this." Her eyes alighted on her spell book. She sat down against a tree and began to read. She finished the introduction and shut the book. She laid it on her lap on the binding and began to chant softly. The book glowed and fell open. The two combatants were still circling and dancing and ignoring her.
Kaiba moved with sudden speed and disarmed his opponent. He held his sword point to the leader's throat. "You lose." His disdainful voice echoed in the clearing. The bandit leader raised his hands and stepped back.
"The door is hidden by the moon's sweet face somewhere to the east." The leader said with a smile. Kaiba stepped back and sheathed his sword. "However, I never said I would let you leave alive." The leader said and raised his hand to give the signal for his men to attack. But before the bandits could charge Kaiba, they were all engulfed in a tangle net like a spider's web.
"Cool! It worked." Kiri exclaimed. She walked over to Kaiba. "You look cute all tied up." She grinned and patted his cheek. Kaiba glared at her from his prison of webbing.
"Getmeoutofhere," Kaiba said each word clearly with great force.
"Hmm, I suppose 'please' would not be possible at this moment," she mused. "Though I would settle for an apology right now."
A/n Rotten place to end it. But hey, wouldn't be any fun if you knew all the good parts now. Though if anyone is actually reading this, it would be nice to know so I have incentive to keep loading the next chapters faster since the story is finished. Just needs loaded after editing.
