Chapter VIII: Kaiba's Misfortune

Téa was still screaming by the time that the gang reached her. Her face was still frozen in a twisted mask of horror.

"Téa, what is it?" asked Joey. When he saw what she was screaming at, he gasped.

There, lying in the bush, was a mangled, half-eaten hot dog.

"Oh, my God. It's so disgusting looking," said Téa, near tears.

"It would have been a good one, too. But someone wasted it," said Joey, shaking his head sadly.

Yugi was beginning to think that Téa and Joey had lost their minds. Well, then again, a hot dog had lost its life.

"Come on, guys. Let's go back to the director. We'll give it a proper burial later," said Tristan.

"Okay," they all agreed, and walked back to the director.

"What was all the screaming about?" the director asked Téa.

"Oh, nothing. Something just scared me," said Téa smiling sweetly.

"Okay," said the director. "By the way, have you guys found Kaiba yet? We really need him for this scene."

"I know. This isn't like him," said Téa getting nervous.

"Where was he last?" asked Bakura.

"Right here with us," replied Tristan.

Suddenly, a weak voice called out, 'Help.'

"Did you hear that?" asked Téa.

"Yeah," said Yugi. "It came from over there," he said, pointing to the stage room door.

"Well, let's go!" said Téa, eager to find out who was calling for help.

Everyone, even the director, approached the door diligently. They heard the voice again, this time sounding a bit louder.

Téa pulled open the door with caution, and waited until her eyes adjusted to the darkness. She began moving around slowly.

"Anyone here?" called Bakura softly.

"It's me! Over here," came a muffled voice. The voice belonged to Kaiba.

Téa found a light switch and flicked it on. She saw Kaiba on the floor, trapped under a stage light.

"I thought I called someone to get those damn things fixed!" the director muttered cantankerously.

Téa ran over to him and kneeled beside him. "Come on guys, I need help. This one is heavy!"

Joey and Tristan came over and helped Téa. They got the light off of Kaiba, who was groaning in pain.

Téa slowly helped Kaiba to his feet. "Are you okay?" she asked, allowing him to lean on her.

"I'm fine," he mumbled.

"How did this happen?" asked Yugi.

"I was behind you guys, when I thought I heard a sound come from here," Kaiba said. "So I came to check it out, and the stage light fell on me," he finished, then shrugged it off.

"First poor Bakura, and now you," said Téa.

Kaiba shrugged again, to show that he could care less, and that he was okay.

The rest of the gang filed out of the room, ready to do the helicopter scene. Téa and Kaiba stayed behind for a moment.

"You're sure you're okay?" she asked gently.

"Yeah, I'm fine. My shoulder hurts a little, though," he admitted.

Téa pushed up the sleeve of his T-shirt and got a good look at his shoulder. It was starting to bruise slightly.

Kaiba blushed at that, and gave an akward smile. "Thanks for helping me," he said.

"You're welcome," said Téa. "Now let's get that scene done."

The two of them walked together back outside, and were ready for action.

A little later, the scene was done, and everyone went in for lunch. They all sat at the table, and began filling their mouths immediately.

At the same time, Yami Bakura and Kaiba reached for a piece of fried chicken.

"It's mine," growled Yami Bakura.

"Hands off!" Kaiba growled back.

"Listen, buddy, that piece is mine. My finger touched it first. And, you don't want to mess with me when I'm hungry," said Yami Bakura, narrowing his eyes.

Everyone stopped eating to watch Yami Bakura and Kaiba fight over the fried chicken.

"THE DAMN CHICKEN IS MINE!" yelled Kaiba. "NOW KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF!" Kaiba towered in front off Yami Bakura.

"Okay, you win this round," said Yami Bakura, retreating.

"Good," said Kaiba, eating the chicken as fast as he could.

"Guys," said Téa, tears forming in her eyes. "We forgot to bury the hot dog."

Everyone gasped, like what they had done was a sin.

Kaiba looked at them. "Oh, come off it. Screw the hot dog! I'm hungry. There is no way I'm going to bury that thing."

"Hey, Kaiba. How did YOU know about the hot dog?" asked Yugi.

"It was mine from a few nights ago," said Kaiba casually.

"Oh, no! It was one of our own who abandoned it!" cried Tristan.

"Forget it," said Kaiba, still eating. "We need FOOD."

Everyone nodded in agreement, and went back to eating.

Later that day, in the evening, everyone was relaxing in the living room, after a hard day of work.

"I'm beat," said Joey.

"Me too," agreed Bakura, who was having a silent argument with his Yami.

Just, then, out of no where, Malik Ishtar burst into the room. Everbody gasped.

"You're not supposed to appear until the second season!" cried Téa.

"Yeah, well. I'm here early," he said roughly, checking Téa out. (A/N: lmao! Can you imagine Malik doing that?!)

"Why are you here?" asked Kaiba. He never did like Malik. And, now, he saw him checking out his girl. That made him despise Malik even more.

"I have some bad news," said Malik slowly. "Something has gone terribly wrong."

A/N: Hey, all! I hope you liked that chapter. The next update will be Tuesday. Thanks to my reviewers, again- huggles them- Bye! Remember to R&R!

Blue-Kool-Aid