A/N. disclaimer before i forget it. they aren't mine, well, except Kiri that is.

Ah, the romance is over. Our hero is not about to have a good day. But then again, he hasn't had one yet. (smirk)

Someone pointed out that I only accept signed reviews. Sorry about that. I changed the setting. (thanks Waffles4eva).

Chapter 7

Kiri finished soaking and grumbling to herself. She stood up and grabbed a towel. Wrapping it around herself, she went to get her clothes. She stared at the outfit in sheer horror and disbelief. She gingerly picked a piece up and stared at it. She turned to storm toward the camp but thought better of it. She carefully got dressed, putting on each piece with disgust but it was better than facing Muki in a towel. She put on the jewelry out of sheer habit and stalked into camp. She glowered at Kaiba and Muki, daring them to say one single word.

"This has gone far enough," She snarled. "I take back everything nice I said about you this morning," she pointed at Kaiba. "You are totally, completely, and without a doubt beyond despicable." She stood there, shaking in rage. "One word from you, dwarf-bait, and I will make a purse from your hide for a harpy," she promised Muki with a dark glare. Muki hid behind Kaiba with real fear in his eyes. "They weren't kidding about a woman enraged," he whispered to Kaiba.

Kaiba casually ran his eyes up her body to her face, "at least you have more clothes on then last time." Kiri growled. She literally snarled and hissed at him in her fury.

"And you'll be easier to carry when you fall down again," Muki pointed out. "You certainly do look easy...on the eyes that is." Kiri reached for her sack, her eyes turnng red in rage, only to see Kaiba holding her spell book. She glowered at him, calculating her chances of getting it back if she pounced him. Her hands clenched at her side; she could not remember a time when she had been so angry.

"I will give it back when you need it;" he informed her and turned to walk off towards the east. Kiri stood there in a full harem girl's outfit. Bright pink shimmery top that was nothing more than a glorified bra with bells around the bottom edging. The pants, if you could call them that, were a black gauzy material for the legs that had pink panties attatched to them. The legs were split up each side and only connected at the waist and ankles. The anklets and bracelets she wore chimed when she moved. Black sandals completed the ensemble. Her hair was pulled back in a ponytail and tied with a black gauzy scarf. She stared in fury at Kaiba. Some part of her mind was wondering why she had even put the outfit on, but she had done it as if someone else was controlling her actions while her mind was contemplating it's agitation over the outfit.

"I am not going anywhere with you!" she stated through clenched teeth. Kaiba walked back to her and matched her glare for glare. Suddenly he smiled a very dangerous smile and caught her around the waist; throwing her over his shoulder. He turned and walked toward the east again, holding her legs still so she couldn't kick him. She beat her hands on his back, making no real impression on him at all. "Put me down you overgrown ape man," she howled and hit him again. "You chauvanistic throwback to a neanderthal, which is insulting the neanderthal."

"Some women like their men to be strong and assertive," Muki smirked at her. "You ignorant, overgrown flying snake. I am going to rip your wings off and make soup," she promised. "Besides, there is a difference between strong and assertive and just plain arrogant and overbearing." She poked Kaiba in the side for emphasis."

Kaiba ignored them and continued walking. Somewhere in the back of his mind he was considering killing Pegasus in many slow and painful ways along with everyone else involved in this farce.