a/n: Okay, another chapter. This one's boring, but it's important. So read and you'll understand what happens in the next chapters and why...
Oh, and don't forget to REVIEW!!!
(I own the word 'bladdaggit' so don't worry about it) ^_^
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Kai was in the middle of trying to fry eggs when there was a knock on the door.
"Bladdaggit," she said as she flipped the eggs over, breaking the yolks. "I'm coming, I'm coming!" she exclaimed, running to the door. She pulled it open to reveal a grinning Carlos.
"Hello," he said. She closed the door in his face, but didn't lock it.
She went back to the eggs, which were now stuck to the pan. "Dang it!" She scraped the pan free of egg, but what was supposed to be eggs over easy, were now scrambled and black.
"Hey, what'd you do that for?" Carlos asked after he had come into the kitchen. He completely missed the fact that Yami and the gang were sitting at the table.
"'Cause you're annoying. Here, do something useful. Wash the dishes," Kai said, throwing the sponge at him.
"Uh, uh. No way. I'm not scraping off all the stuff /you/ burnt on. You do it," he said, dropping it in the sink.
"Do you want breakfast?" she asked absently without looking at her best friend.
"Yeah," he replied, eyeing what used to be eggs in the frying pan. "But... um... it doesn't look like I'm getting breakfast today. That doesn't qualify."
"Can you do better?" she asked, knowing very well that he could. He just raised an eyebrow.
"Think about that. Do you really want me to answer?" he asked.
"Oh, shut up," she said, putting the last plate on the table. "Yours is over there," she said, pointing to an empty seat on one side of Yami.
"Oh, um... thanks. I'll see if I can chew it," Carlos kidded as he sat down.
"It's not that bad," Yami said as Kai frowned.
She looked at him and smiled graciously.
Carlos, however, snorted. "Yeah, it's worse!" he said, nearly choking on his drink from laughing at his own joke.
Kai glared at him, then scooted her chair over to Yami and looped her arm through his. "At least /Yugi's/ nice to me." She smiled up at Yami, who stared back, somewhat surprised.
Everyone at the table was laughing at Kai except for Carlos. No one noticed that his face had suddenly gotten serious.
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"Come on Kai! Get out of the bathroom! Your hair is fine! We'll be late!"
Kai had barricaded herself in the bathroom and was trying desperately to get her hair to do what she wanted, but it wasn't working.
"Hold /on/! I'll be out in a minute!" she said, sighing as she brushed out her hair. She supposed she'd just have to leave it down.
"That's what you've been saying for the past half hour!" Carlos said, continuing to bang on the door.
"I'm coming out!" she said, frustrated as she opened the door. Carlos backed away from the door to allow her to come out.
"/Now/ can we go? Or do you have to do your make-up too?" he asked dryly.
"Yeah, we can go. Now, move!" Kai replied, pushing him ahead of her.
Sighing, Carlos led the way out the door and to the park. The gang walked in silence except for Tea and Kai chattering about something that the guys had absolutely no interest in.
They reached the park a little while later and by that time the fireworks had already started.
"Come on! They've already started! You can see it the best over here!" Carlos exclaimed, running ahead to the edge of a stream that went through the park.
Carlos sat down, followed by Kai, Yami and the rest of the gang.
"Wow... it's beautiful!" Kai whispered as a red and gold firework erupted in the night sky.
Carlos looked at her out of the corner of his eye and grinned. "Yeah," he said, reaching to put an arm around her.
Kai stared at him and backed away, grinning. She thought he was joking around. She leaned against Yami, who was sitting on the other side of her. He looked down at her, shocked. He could hear Yugi chuckling in his mind.
- What's so funny, Yugi? -
- Nothing... it's nothing. -
Kai stayed there with her head on her shoulder and Yami wasn't sure what to do. He didn't notice Carlos giving him a death glare.
- Yugi? Now what do I do? - He didn't really know if Yugi would know, but it was worth a shot. He was becoming very uncomfortable with the situation.
- Put your arm around her I guess. I think she's used to treating guys like this 'cause Carlos is her best friend, - Yugi said.
It made sense, Yami realized. She didn't know she was making him uncomfortable because she did this sort of thing with Carlos all the time. Figuring he might as well, he put his arm around her. At this she looked up at him and laughed, then replaced her head on his shoulder. She was kidding around and Yami guessed he'd play along too.
The fireworks were absolutely beautiful. Green, red, blue... you name a color, it was there. Carlos continuously looked over at Kai and Yami, annoyed. He hadn't wanted /them/ to come. This was supposed to be just Kai and him. And now look at what had happened. He wasn't really paying attention to the fireworks. His mind was on the fact that now he had competition...
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a/n: FINALLY!! Yay! Now I can get to the good part. Review and I'll post! The more reviews the faster I'll post!
Oh, and don't forget to REVIEW!!!
(I own the word 'bladdaggit' so don't worry about it) ^_^
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Kai was in the middle of trying to fry eggs when there was a knock on the door.
"Bladdaggit," she said as she flipped the eggs over, breaking the yolks. "I'm coming, I'm coming!" she exclaimed, running to the door. She pulled it open to reveal a grinning Carlos.
"Hello," he said. She closed the door in his face, but didn't lock it.
She went back to the eggs, which were now stuck to the pan. "Dang it!" She scraped the pan free of egg, but what was supposed to be eggs over easy, were now scrambled and black.
"Hey, what'd you do that for?" Carlos asked after he had come into the kitchen. He completely missed the fact that Yami and the gang were sitting at the table.
"'Cause you're annoying. Here, do something useful. Wash the dishes," Kai said, throwing the sponge at him.
"Uh, uh. No way. I'm not scraping off all the stuff /you/ burnt on. You do it," he said, dropping it in the sink.
"Do you want breakfast?" she asked absently without looking at her best friend.
"Yeah," he replied, eyeing what used to be eggs in the frying pan. "But... um... it doesn't look like I'm getting breakfast today. That doesn't qualify."
"Can you do better?" she asked, knowing very well that he could. He just raised an eyebrow.
"Think about that. Do you really want me to answer?" he asked.
"Oh, shut up," she said, putting the last plate on the table. "Yours is over there," she said, pointing to an empty seat on one side of Yami.
"Oh, um... thanks. I'll see if I can chew it," Carlos kidded as he sat down.
"It's not that bad," Yami said as Kai frowned.
She looked at him and smiled graciously.
Carlos, however, snorted. "Yeah, it's worse!" he said, nearly choking on his drink from laughing at his own joke.
Kai glared at him, then scooted her chair over to Yami and looped her arm through his. "At least /Yugi's/ nice to me." She smiled up at Yami, who stared back, somewhat surprised.
Everyone at the table was laughing at Kai except for Carlos. No one noticed that his face had suddenly gotten serious.
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"Come on Kai! Get out of the bathroom! Your hair is fine! We'll be late!"
Kai had barricaded herself in the bathroom and was trying desperately to get her hair to do what she wanted, but it wasn't working.
"Hold /on/! I'll be out in a minute!" she said, sighing as she brushed out her hair. She supposed she'd just have to leave it down.
"That's what you've been saying for the past half hour!" Carlos said, continuing to bang on the door.
"I'm coming out!" she said, frustrated as she opened the door. Carlos backed away from the door to allow her to come out.
"/Now/ can we go? Or do you have to do your make-up too?" he asked dryly.
"Yeah, we can go. Now, move!" Kai replied, pushing him ahead of her.
Sighing, Carlos led the way out the door and to the park. The gang walked in silence except for Tea and Kai chattering about something that the guys had absolutely no interest in.
They reached the park a little while later and by that time the fireworks had already started.
"Come on! They've already started! You can see it the best over here!" Carlos exclaimed, running ahead to the edge of a stream that went through the park.
Carlos sat down, followed by Kai, Yami and the rest of the gang.
"Wow... it's beautiful!" Kai whispered as a red and gold firework erupted in the night sky.
Carlos looked at her out of the corner of his eye and grinned. "Yeah," he said, reaching to put an arm around her.
Kai stared at him and backed away, grinning. She thought he was joking around. She leaned against Yami, who was sitting on the other side of her. He looked down at her, shocked. He could hear Yugi chuckling in his mind.
- What's so funny, Yugi? -
- Nothing... it's nothing. -
Kai stayed there with her head on her shoulder and Yami wasn't sure what to do. He didn't notice Carlos giving him a death glare.
- Yugi? Now what do I do? - He didn't really know if Yugi would know, but it was worth a shot. He was becoming very uncomfortable with the situation.
- Put your arm around her I guess. I think she's used to treating guys like this 'cause Carlos is her best friend, - Yugi said.
It made sense, Yami realized. She didn't know she was making him uncomfortable because she did this sort of thing with Carlos all the time. Figuring he might as well, he put his arm around her. At this she looked up at him and laughed, then replaced her head on his shoulder. She was kidding around and Yami guessed he'd play along too.
The fireworks were absolutely beautiful. Green, red, blue... you name a color, it was there. Carlos continuously looked over at Kai and Yami, annoyed. He hadn't wanted /them/ to come. This was supposed to be just Kai and him. And now look at what had happened. He wasn't really paying attention to the fireworks. His mind was on the fact that now he had competition...
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a/n: FINALLY!! Yay! Now I can get to the good part. Review and I'll post! The more reviews the faster I'll post!