Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-gi-oh. If I did, I would have a much faster computer and a house closer to Carly's.

I would also have a Jacuzzi and a pool. Not to mention the servants I would have plus a chief.

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The next morning the house awoke to a horrible shriek, Bakura. It surprised Alyssa so much that she rolled off the top bunk for the second time in her life.

"Never did that before the guys came," Alyssa mumbled. Then she noticed Bakura.

"My hair! My hair! My hair!" Bakura yelled running around the room in circles clutching his head.

Sometime during Bakura's 'episode' Ryou, Yugi, and Yami popped out of the Millennium Items. Immediately the four without chopped hair started laughing like there was no tomorrow. Just then Alyssa's parents popped in and surveyed the scene.

"Thanks goodness," sighed Alyssa's mom, utterly relieved. "I thought one of you was getting raped or murdered or something."

Knowing everything was OK, Alyssa parents left. The 17 and 18 year olds burst into laughter again.

"The look on their face was priceless," Ryou said, referring to Alyssa's parents.

"I guess that getting Bakura a haircut is on our agenda today," Alyssa laughed. "Oh yeah after that we're going to the beach for a week."

"Beach!" exclaimed all the guys, high-fiving each other.

Alyssa was confused at their over excitedness at first until she remembered that the exchange students hadn't lived in Florida all their lives. Being a native Floridian, Alyssa had grown used to the beach being less then an hour away.

Alyssa quickly snapped a few photos of Bakura for blackmail then grabbed the same pink pair of scissors as last night.

"This won't hurt a bit," said Alyssa, gathering hair gel, a brush, hair spray and of course, the pink scissors.

Alyssa, using both hands, snipped and trimmed Bakura's hair until his hair looked like normal boys' hair instead of a hair cut of an anime character. Next, she used her own special combo of hair spray and gel to get his white hair to spike up somewhat, like the guys at school.

"Done," Alyssa proclaimed. Then she turned to Ryou and grinned. "Your turn."

Ryou squeaked fearfully and hid behind his darker half. "Protect me."

"Look, though you ruined my hair, stay away from Ryou," Bakura growled.

"But imagine how much you'll save on shampoo, and how the guys at school won't make fun of you for being feminine," Alyssa countered

"NO!"

"Alright, alright Ryou, you win," Alyssa gave up, putting the scissors away.

Bakura walked over to the mirror, and let out a terrifying sound. It sounded like a cross between a shriek, groan, whimper, moan, and Egyptian curses.

"My hair," then Bakura broke down crying. /I will convince myself that I like it./ Bakura straitened up, ready to face the world.

"So when are we heading off to the beach?"

In an hour, Yugi, so start packing!" exclaimed Alyssa.

45 minutes and several clothes fights later, Carly and Hannah arrived.

After they walked in the door, they were greeted by Alyssa, "You know some people knock."

"Then again some don't," Carly replied.

"Everyone ready to go?" asked Yugi who was staring at Hannah's butt.

Hannah drove and Yugi called shotgun. Alyssa and Yami snagged the middle seat forcing Ryou to sit in the back with Carly and Bakura. Ryou grabbed the side seat; absolutely refusing to sit between the loving stares Carly and Bakura were giving each other.

"We're here," Hannah announced at last.

The group checked in and went to their room. There was only one problem.

"Three beds," stated Alyssa.

"We'll just have to share. I for one, refuse to sleep in my Soul Room," Bakura said.

Yami, Yugi, and Ryou nodded in agreement.

Alyssa muttered whatever and quickly flung herself and her stuff at the only king size bed. Carly claimed one of the doubles and Hannah took the other. Yami confidently strode over to Alyssa's bed.

"Not sure if they should sleep in the same bed, you know what happened last time," Bakura told everyone.

Alyssa and Yami grumbled. Alyssa quickly returned, "would you rather I sleep with you?"

"No way," Bakura shot back, grabbing Carly's hand in his own. Now that they were officially dating, public displays of affection (PDA) were a common sight in the group of friends. "I'd much rather be in Carly's bed."

Now the question was left: would Yugi or Ryou sleep on Hannah's bed? The other would take the air mattress.

"Yugi, you con have the bed, I know you like her," Ryou whispered so only Yugi could hear.

Yugi blushed then plopped his suitcase next to the bed. Hannah, too, was blushing, red as a rose.

"You now Bakura, I am really glad you finally decided to cut off your hair," Carly cooed.

Bakura gritted his teeth and decided against telling Carly the real reason his hair had been hacked off.

Yami on the other hand, "Haha you should have seen Bakura weep. It was like a baby!" Then Yami broke completely down in tears of laughter.

"Well Bakura and I are going to the indoor pool, chow," Carly informed everyone, tugging a steaming Bakura out the door.

"I need to refresh my tan," with that Alyssa was gone.

"I'm going to watch Alyssa roast from behind a car," Yami said creeping out the door.

"Um... what do you want to do Yugi?" asked Hannah.

"Well, do you like surfing?" the shorter of two replied.

"Are you kidding me?" semi-shrieked Hannah.

Yugi's face fell but he tried to hide it.

"I love surfing," Hannah finished.

Grabbing their surfboards, they headed out of the room, while Ryou watched TV. Luckily for the pair, the waves were about five feet tall, very unusual for Daytona Beach. Several hours passed while Hannah and Yugi bonded and enjoyed the waves.

Alyssa, meanwhile, was lying continently on a towel on the sand when she heard a compressed sneeze from behind a car near her. "You can come out now Yami."

Yami smiled sheepishly, "can I join you in baking?"

"No problem, though it is not as if you need it, Mr. Pharaoh," Alyssa teased.

Yami laid down on a towel he had brought and the two relaxed in comfortable silence until Alyssa pulled out a notebook.

"What's that?" questioned Yami.

"Oh this? I'm writing a story for fanfiction.net," Alyssa answered blushing slightly. "I'm not really that good at writing."

"I am sure that whatever you are writing is great."

"Thanks." Then they were silently tanning again.

In the indoor pool, Carly and Bakura were quickly engrossed in a splash fight. Ryou came down about half and hour later saying his show was over. The trio visited the hot tub before going in the pool to cool off when going to the beach to collect Hannah, Yugi, Alyssa, and Yami.

The seven teens, well five teens and two 5,000 year old Egyptians, walked, or skipped depends on who you were looking at, back to the hotel room, laughing, or giggling depending on who you were listening to, at the muffin joke. (There where two muffins in an oven. The first muffin turns to the other and says 'man it's getting hot in here.' The second muffin screams and shouts 'AHH! a talking muffin.')

"How 'bout chicken nuggets for dinner?" Alyssa told everyone, pulling out the nuggets she had brought.

Everyone nodded and Carly & Hannah rolled their eyes.

"Does a day go by when you don't eat chicken nuggets?" asked an exasperated Hannah.

"I'm cutting back, I only eat them once a week. Besides that's like asking me if I drink milk 3 times a day," Alyssa defended herself.

The evening passed smoothly and everyone agreed to rent Lord of the Rings I & II the next day, as it was predicted to rain. The group passed happily into dreamland sleeping on opposite sides of their shared beds. Minus Carly and Bakura who ere unconsciously cuddling.

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Yes, I realized my story has no plot, I am going to try to change that though.

*****CONTEST ALERT*****

The contest is I want someone to draw me (Alyssa) anime style (use the description that is in the story) or a scene from the story (preferably w/ me in it). The prize, for the winner, is that you get to be in my story (yeah for you all that want to be in the story). I really want a picture as my drawing skills are really sad so that is why you also get to pick your role (good or evil) and if you want to be dating (or married) to someone (even Marik/Malik). Don't worry the other characters in the show will be coming in around December.

Chapters come out on Saturday so review and check back in a week.

Do you like? I would like to know what you think so REVIEW please!! Even if it is criticism, I do not care.

If you have any questions that need to be answered quickly or the rules for playing duel monster cards (show or real life I don't care) or contest entries e-mail me then at

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