Stupidity – Like Insanity – Is Catching. Or At Least Contagious.

In Which People Do Stupid – And Not-So-Stupid – Things

Japanese

Ojii-san – Grandfather
Sugoi! – All right/Awesome!

The Kame Game Shop

"Speaking of doing things with a girl…" Yami brought up.

Yugi arched one eyebrow and continued straightening the inventory on the shelves. Not that he thought all that many people would be coming in that day; it was a Tuesday, it was extremely hot, and to top it all off, it was summer. Anyone who normally would come in on their day off had better things to do than buy games.

"You realize, of course, that I've never done any of those things with a girl before," Yami said artlessly, examining a chip in her nail polish. Being that she was going to be female for at least two more weeks, she'd decided to embrace her feminine side, and her finger and toenails were now painted a dark purple shade which matched her hair.

She hadn't given up her leather, though, so at the moment, she resembled the kind of girl your mother warned you about – or would have, if she'd known such a girl existed.

"Where exactly are you going with this, Yami?" Yugi asked, something like dread – more like fearful curiosity laced with anticipation – pooling in his stomach.

"Well, I was just thinking… Ojii-san's going out of town for a week, and if you wanted to do a little experimenting…" Yami let his voice trail off suggestively.

Yugi pondered that half-voiced suggestion. While most people thought of him as an innocent child, he was actually very adventurous – in the bedroom, at least. Even though he liked Yami as a guy best, it was true that he'd enjoyed their explorations these past three weeks.

And he would admit – if only to himself – envying the other boy-turned-girl.

Multiple orgasms sure looked like fun.

"Do we even have any of those chocolates left?" Yugi asked absentmindedly. "I thought we threw them all out."

Yami grinned. Hook, line and sinker.

Kaiba Mansion

"What in the hell were you thinking?" Kaiba demanded.

"I…"

"Oh, wait, you weren't thinking," Kaiba said scathingly.

"But Seto," Mokuba whined.

"Don't 'But Seto' me," Kaiba retorted. "Why did you eat one of those chocolates, Mokuba?"

Sighing, Mokuba dropped down onto a nearby chair. "Serenity's mother is letting her have a sleepover party since she didn't get to go to the other party you guys had. She wanted me to come, too," she said. "But her mother put her foot down – no boys allowed, so…"

Seto sighed. While Joey Wheeler did still get on his nerves, Serenity seemed like a very nice girl. Still, Mokuba was twelve, at that age where his hormones had just started working.

Being in a room with half a dozen preteen girls in their nightgowns was not something he should be doing.

But then, at the moment, Mokuba wasn't a 'he,' now, was she?

"And you went ahead with this without even bothering to find out if I'd let you go to this party?" Seto asked.

Mokuba looked panicked for a moment, before finally offering weakly, "It's better to beg forgiveness than to ask permission?"

A smile tugged at the corners of Seto's lips. It wasn't not like anything would happen at the party, after all. Mokuba couldn't very well stare at any of the other girls without drawing attention to herself.

And if there was one thing Mokuba was good at, it was deviousness.

Sighing, Seto said, "You can go. But–" he cut in before Mokuba would release the shout of jubilation he could see building inside of her, "–you are to act like any other girl and not ogle the other partygoers."

Mokuba's eyes went wide. "Any of them?" she asked sadly. After all, 'her' girlfriend would also be at the party.

Seto quirked a grin. "Except Serenity, of course." Right, like 'she'd' follow my instructions if I told her not to ogle Serenity.

Besides, it's the mutt's job to protect his sister's virtue, he thought smugly. And if he isn't fulfilling his duties as an overprotective older brother, it certainly isn't my fault.

"Thank you, Seto!" Mokuba cried, flinging herself at her older brother. "You won't regret this," she mumbled into his trench coat.

Seto snorted. "I already do," he said dryly.

Taylor/Wheeler House

"Do you have any idea why I really went after Serenity?" Tristan asked out of the blue.

Joey blinked at the non-sequitur. They'd just gotten back from Yugi's and hadn't been in the house five minutes. She certainly hadn't been expecting that. Her insides were churning at the thought of her friend and her sister together. The guy she was in love with – who, okay, was currently a girl, but still – had a thing for her sister. That hurt on so many levels.

"No, why?" she finally asked, once she was sure she could do so without biting Tristan's head off.

Tristan let out a heavy sigh before finally admitting, "Because I was in denial about the fact that I'm attracted to guys generally, you specifically, and I kept wishing you were a girl so I wouldn't be having all these internal conflicts. Serenity seemed like the answer to my prayers."

Stunned, Joey still managed to say, "Ah…Tris…you might've noticed that my sister and I are almost nothin' alike." One of the biggest differences being that Serenity likes Kaiba's little brother – and I like you.

Tristan grinned ruefully, the expression looking just as cute on his now-female face as it did on his regular one. "Yeah, I know. That's why I stopped competing for her. Girl or guy, I wanted you, Joe."

Joey blinked. There was no way she could be that lucky.

Was there?

"You mean it?" the blonde asked, nibbling on her lower lip pensively.

Tristan tensed. "Yeah, I do," she said gruffly. "You gonna pound me now?"

Joey smirked. "Not until I get my old body back – I don't have the right equipment fer it in dis one."

Tristan blinked. She shook her head from side-to-side quickly, then blinked again. "You like me?" she asked incredulously.

"Duh," Joey said, yanking her friend close by way of the other girl's shirt. Things definitely won't be boring around here now, she thought mirthfully.

"Sugoi," Tristan breathed as the blonde pressed their lips together. Maybe getting turned into a girl wasn't all bad if she ended up with Joey because of it.