Just a note: the more reviews I get the faster I'll write this chapter...or I could leave you there in suspense for a looooong time...you decide.

Anyways...before the evil guy (his identity should be starting to become clear) and Yami battle, I decided to add this bit of humor as I was thinking what would happen if Carla and Yami went to a mall??? ::evil chuckle::

Enjoy.

Disclaimer: Do not own any of the stores mentioned or any Yu-Gi-Oh! characters, just Carla Sanchez and co.

O.O "WOW." Yami said for like the millionth time as he and Carla were walking around the mall. Yami was gaping openly like a fish, amazed that there could be so many clothes (A/N: doesn't remember mall memories with Yugi) with his eyes bugging out every few seconds.

-.-;;; "Close your mouth Yami, we're attracting enough attention as it is with your Egyptian clothes and me, the person everyone seems to hate, being here." Said an exasperated Carla as she led a still awestruck Yami around the mall to a men's clothes department store.

On the way there, Yami looking at a store's name, was immediately curious, and dragged Carla over to the store saying,

"Carla, what's her secret?!"

Carla looked at Yami, then at the store, and then back again to Yami. Carla felt a blush creep unwillingly up her cheeks.

Yami was looking at Victoria's Secret. (a/n: oh dear.)

"Umm...Yami, well...errr...I honestly don't know what Victoria's secret IS but this is NOT where you will shop." Said a now red-faced Carla as she thought that Yami got more clueless by the day.

But Yami was quite determined to find out what the secret was.

Yami said in a whiny voice, "But, CAR-LA I want one of those armor breastplates, they look quite comfortable even though they are quite an odd shape...(Carla: -.-U ::mental cringe:: Why did I bring him to the mall?)...Though some of that armor is beyond me, I mean look at that, (pointing to something that made Carla blush harder) what in Ra's name does that protect???"

Blushing Carla: O.O;;;;;;

Carla wished dearly at that moment that the ground would just swallow her up, and get it over with.

She deeply regretted bringing Yami to the mall, and she knew she had to give him an answer or else Yami would pester her all day, which would be EVEN MORE EMBARRASING.

"...Yami...those are...erm...those clothes are for WOMEN ONLY..." Carla concluded thinking Yami would get the hint, as she quickly dragged Yami away.

He didn't get it, but he could see Carla was very embarrassed about his question, so he quit asking. It wasn't until they were starting to approach the mens' department store that a memory came back about when he watched the MOVIE with Yugi one day (a/n: You know the one where they make the girls and guys go in separate rooms, and have the "talk")...

OH RA THAT WAS EMBARRASING! Yami started to turn a furious shade of red as he realized his embarrassing error.

The pair of blushing teenagers arrived at the store, each thinking how red their cheeks must look right now. But soon the "Secret incident" was forgotten as they arrived at the department store, the faint smell of men's cologne was evident everywhere.

Oh Brother, thought Carla as Yami's jaw dropped again as he saw all the polo shirts they were going through.

Guess they didn't have that much variety in Egypt. She picked up a striped polo shirt and put it in her cart, which she had just found. She glanced with a slight tinge of envy as she saw a pretty necklace in the nearby women's department.

NO...Must shop for Yami...He needs those clothes more than I need that necklace.

She picked up a couple pair of boxers with a wicked grin: one was white with red hearts on it, and one had the words bad boy written all over. HEHEHE THIS COULD BE FUN! Yami was confused when he saw the boxers. When Carla explained what boxers were used for, he turned red. AGAIN.

(looking at the red hearts) /Isn't that a bit...girly?/

::wicked grin:: Isn't revenge a sweet thing Yami?

o.O Yami then and there that he should never get on Carla's bad side. Carla continued to the next aisle with a mischievous grin as she picked up cargo pants, underwear, in all kinds of sizes. As she held up a ridiculously large pair of shorts to Yami that were meant for people 300 pounds or over, she said:

"Is THIS your size?"

Yami looked indignant, "Are you saying that I'm fat hikari!"

"Why Yami why ever would I think such a thing?! I am just merely implying that you may be getting a little, how shall we say?...on the chubby side!" Carla said her voice dripping with sarcasm as she poked Yami in the stomach. Before Yami could counter a retort, they arrived at a place no Yami should ever be in unless he was shackled to titanium chains and wearing a leather strait jacket...and maybe even that wouldn't be enough.

They had reached the leather section. (A/N: uh-oh!)

"OH RA! IT'S LEATHER! BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL LEATHER! OH, HOW LONG I HAVE WAITED FOR THIS MOMENT!" cried Yami as he prepared to lunge for the pile of leather, huge puddles of drool at his feet.

X.X;;;; Carla had prepared for this moment just in case just this incident happened. A couple of years ago an incident happened that made Carla's view on sale shopping change completely...

Flashback 5 years ago (Carla is 8 years old)

"ATTENTION SHOPPERS THERE IS A 75 SALE AT JOHNSON'S JEWELERS ON AMMOLITE, THE RAREST JEWEL IN THE WORLD! (A/N: this is true, I've seen ammolite, and it's a rainbow colored jewel that is extremely rare: there's only one mine in the world)

People looked stunned and those not stunned were joining a mad stampede to the store, a ravenous look on their faces. Aunt Marietta was leading the stampede elbowing any women (and some men) who dared challenged her into the wall. Over her shoulder was a dazed Carla, slung like a potato sack. Aunt Marietta ran like a marathon runner, her running jostling poor Carla. She bellowed, her eyes ammolite-hungry, and her voice causing Carla to go temporarily deaf: "ES MIO!!!!! (IT'S MINE) OUTTA MY WAY!!!!"
End Flashback.

Aunt Marietta got the ammolite necklace, and still wore it sometimes. Ever since that day Carla avoided shopping with her aunt, and mother, and when she did she made sure there was no sale going on. With Yami she did something different... She pulled out a leash with a collar attached from her pocket, and quickly attached it to Yami's neck with remarkable speed. Well having yourself thrown like a potato sack over your aunt's shoulder and then being deaf for a week as a memory, can leave you with incredible powers.

Yami jumped anyways and was painfully jerked back.

"WHAT THE-...CARLA?! Why did you just put a DOG collar on me! I must get the LEATHER. Must...get...LEATHER..." cried Yami as he pulled against the collar.

::drooling impossible amounts of drool::

Carla was leaning back with all her weight and it didn't seem to be enough. Uh-oh, she felt the rope start break, and knew Yami was going to break it.

Man he must love leather.

Ah well, there was Plan B.

She let go.

And Yami fell flat on his face but that didn't stop him for long. He jumped into the leather, and lay, utter joy on his red face (you don't hit tile full on without a mark), surrounded by leather. He proceeded to hug it, kiss it, but as Carla came cautiously closer, an insane look came upon his face

"NO! Hikari no take leather! Yami NEEDS leather! Leather is FRIEND."

o.O;;;; When a Yami starts to talk like an material obsessed 3 year old, then you know your Yami has lost it.

Carla looked at Yami, and quickly grabbed his ear, and walked calmly, with Yami howling like a baby all the way, out of the leather section, and put Yami in a fitting room with his non-leather clothes. The fitting took a while as Yami had to learn that boxers are not hats (imagine Yami using boxers as a hat: priceless), shirts are meant to be worn on your upper body, and that shoelaces are not bracelets. Well, let's just say that Carla saw some interesting things that day...

Once fitted, Carla calmly walked out with Yami (still pulling his ear in case he might make a mad dash for the leather) and paid for his clothes (Yami sneaked in some leather outfits when Carla wasn't looking). All in all, it was quite fair: Carla got the heart boxers, Yami got the leather.

On there way home...

"Well I hope to see you wearing those clothes sometime soon, Yami, because those clothes aren't cheap!" said Carla. (a/n: that could be because ::cough::Yami'sleatheroutfits::cough:: are pretty expensive)

She and Yami walked down the street as darkness approached with the streetlights being the only source of light. Carla wasn't worried though. Even though Yami was nearly dying from the weight of the shopping bags while Carla carried her light purse, (it WAS only fair as Carla had just spent a hefty amount of money on Yami's clothes), Yami could still mind crush anyone who tried to mug them. But despite being on the lookout for muggers, neither of the two expected what happened next.

A leering deep voice came from the shadows:

"I'm afraid my dear, that Yami will not be able to wear any of those so-called clothes in the shadow realm. In fact, I'm afraid neither of you will walk away alive..."

Dun da dunnnnnn!

Cliffhanger! I am so evil! Bwuhahaha...(reviewers start getting armed with pitchforks) Eep! Don't hurt me though I just needed to add some suspense!

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