I hope you people still love me, this is an extra long chappie, just for you, my loyal readers. Thanks for being so patient. Hope you enjoy.
/ Yami to Hikari/
/Hikari to Yami/
Impartial POV the voice of the author in third person.
Chapter Nine – Seto's 'Wild' Party
(Shadi's POV)
This isn't so bad, Yami isn't really hard to drag, he seems pretty dreamy. I guess he is trying to think of what to say to Tea when he next sees her. He seems pretty infatuated with her. I wonder why he is so reluctant to tell her how he feels.
Ishizu really isn't that hard to talk to and neither is Tea, I wonder what's his problem?
He really can't have much self-esteem…
Fancy an Ancient Pharaoh with self-esteem issues…
Yami is just plodding along, still deep in thought. I wonder if he even knows he is walking, let alone what the destination is…
Bakura is a total contrast…
Ishizu has Mai, Serenity, Tristan and Joey helping her, and she really needs them. He is fighting all the way, Mai and Serenity each have an arm, while Joey and Tristan have a leg each. Ishizu has his neck and collar and is dragging him, while the others have half lifted him off the ground. It looks extremely strange.
The fact that Joey is holding a map and trying to direct us to the location of Seto's party, doesn't help. I hope he knows where he is going, 'cause he looks a little puzzled… I thought Domino was where he grew up… Oh well, it's not like we can get lost, the venue is fairly close from what the others were saying.
I guess Malik walking with Ryou is really bugging him, they are walking hand in hand in front of Bakura. It is almost cruel. At least Bakura wants to move in the right direction, so he can kill Malik. The others are dragging him just to stop him from killing the rather hentai-ish minded boy with so many evil plots.
I really had no idea Bakura was so strong…
I hope that Ishizu will be okay. At least I hope she survives long enough for me to ask her the question that has been on my mind for a while. I think that our relationship needs to take a new turn…
(Seto's POV)
God I am bored, God I am bored, God I am bored, God I am bored, God I am bored…
Well here is Yugi and Tea…
Wait Yugi and Tea? What happened to Yami? I thought that Yugi was going to set them up…
Well I guess that didn't work...
I may as well go over and say hi, that way when Yami arrive he'll see me talking with his beloved Tea, he'll get pissed with me, and so will Ishizu.
I must confess I love irritating Yami, and as for Ishizu, well maybe she'll ditch Shadi for a few hours and we can have some 'fun'.
I gotta hand it to the woman, every second line may be a fairytale, but she certainly has some…uhh… 'skills'. Shadi is a lucky man, and so am I, 'cause he trusts her and is gone for so long in between 'sessions'. Apparently I am a good stand in. I guess Ishizu must have a lot more stamina than Shadi… That or he's cheating on her too…
"Hi Kaiba!" said Yugi as I approached.
"Whatever… look runt, where's Yami," I asked brusquely. I guess I am a bit rude, but who cares? I am important and Idon't have time for cordiality.
"Look Kaiba, we are also your guests, the least you could do is be nice," said Tea, glaring angrily.
Bloody Hell, what is she? The midget's protector or something?
"And as for Yami, he's probably burning in hell like he and those bastards Malik and Bakura deserve," added Tea.
Ouch, what did those three do to piss her off? I might not like her much, but even I know it isn't wise to mess with her, the annoyers usually end up in a painful situation.
"I guess she's still a little annoyed with them," muttered Yugi under his breathe, looking a little worried.
Ah-ha… So she has already taken out her temper on them; interesting…
I wonder what she did? Oh well, I had better be moving along, lots of guests to greet, etc… (and I don't want to get hurt in case her temper resurfaces.)
I casually abandon Yugi and his 'date', and apparently that takes them by surprise, though why, I cannot fathom, surely their used to me by now…
"Kaiba, what a rude, presumptuous jerk," fumes Tea as I walk off.
Yup, she's definitely in a bad mood… I'm just glad it isn't with me.
(Yugi's POV)
I wonder where Yami and the others are, they are definitely taking their time, and I didn't think that they were really so far behind us…
Tea looks like she wants to strangle someone, and I am guessing it is Yami. Apparently Kaiba managed to get her pissed off with Yami all over again. I wonder why? Girls really are strange creatures sometimes.
Speaking of strange creatures, here comes Rebecca… and her teddy bear...
"Hi Yugi darling," squeaks Rebecca grabbing hold of my arm.
Oh dear, this is bad. Rebecca and Tea don't get along too well, and well I don't think Rebecca will let go of my arm, which means, they are going to be stuck together until the others arrive. Then one of them might be able either to persuade her to leave, or to drag her away. I'm happy with either one, just so long as she goes…
Ouch, what am I? A tug of war rope? I have a nasty feeling that this going to go on until the others arrive…
PLEASE GOD, MAKE THE OTHERS ARRIVE SOON!
(Seto's POV)
Oh my God, I am seriously regretting inviting Rebecca and Tea to the same party, especially when Yugi is present. They have been arguing for more than an hour, who would have thought that those two had such powerful lungs!
Yugi is bright red and trying to sink into the floor, and I can't say I blame him. Everyone is staring at the trio, after all those girls are very loud and very hard to ignore. Well that and they are pulling him back and forth like they are playing tug of war. I actually feel sorry for the midget.
Blink. Okay, I don't believe what I just saw... Rebecca hit Tea…
With her teddy bear…
Wow, I think even Rebecca realised that was a big mistake; because she actually let go of Yugi voluntarily and ran (I guess she really is a child genius- not as smart as me though!). Thank God. I guess that ends the fight…
Tea is looking happy for the first time this evening, lets hope it lasts, my insurance doesn't cover accidents due to women's tempers- especially accidents due to PMS… In fact, I don't think any insurance would, after all they wouldn't make any money…
Now that was a random thought…
DAMNATION! I guess Tea's good mood wasn't to last. The rest of the group has finally arrived. Oh well, at least now I can have some fun and annoy Yami and Joey.
Malik and Ryou are arm in arm? What happened to Ryou and Bakura, are they branching out into threesomes or something?..
Nope, or Bakura wouldn't be trying to kill/tear Malik to pieces. Ishizu, Tristan, Serenity, Joey and Mai are barely holding him back.
As for Yami he is being pushed along by Shadi, he looks a little stunned.
What on earth has happened here?
"Where have you been?" I asked coldly walking up to the new arrivals. It's my party and I'll bloody do what I want to.
"Hey, chill out man, we are fashionably late," said Joey.
"Two hours is beyond fashionable and goes into annoyingly late," I said.
Mai nodded in agreement, "I must agree Joey," she added
Ouch, she sounds cold, and I thought those two were dating... oh well, I guess they aren't now… well until she whips him into shape, poor guy… I can't believe it, I actually feel sorry for the mutt… Stupid friendship rants, they are messing with my head…
"Oh, well maybe we are a little later than we should have been," said Joey weakly.
A little, how exactly does two hours equate to a little?
"Why?" Tea demanded. Okay so maybe patience isn't her strongest point- I guess we have more in common than I knew.
"Ummm… we got lost," finally confessed Tristan.
Yugi, Tea and I all fell over (anime style of course).
"HOW COULD YOU GET LOST?" demanded Yugi loudly, he could easily be heard for a ten block radius around my function room.
Now that is a set of lungs!
"Is it just me or are you in a bad mood?" asked Joey, stating the obvious.
Someone certainly has a death wish...
"What do you think foolish mortal, and the midget isn't the only one. Now since it is all your fault, prepare to be sent to the Shadow Realm!" yelled Bakura. I guess he has forgotten about Malik for the minute
"Bakura, be nice," said Ryou. He sensibly slipped his arm out of Malik's at the same time.
Yeah, like that'll work, but that's Ryou for you, always the optimist…
"I hate people who are irritating," said Bakura, glaring at Joey, but calming down considerably.
I take back my earlier comment, Ryou has much more power over Bakura than I ever gave him credit for... That or his moving out of Malik's grasp did it, but either way I'm happy! (and so is the insurance company!)
"I know how you feel, but it was all Joey's fault, so if you want to send anyone to the shadow realm, send him," said Malik.
Smart decision, I always knew Malik was brainier than the mutt, I guess he and Bakura are frien… (scratch that thought) -that they are agreeing now.
Joey eeped, looking around at all of us, who were glaring at him accusingly, and then he glared at Malik who had dobbed him in.
"What did you do Joey?" asked Tea curiously.
"Ummm..." was Joey's absolutely brilliant response.
"He misdirected us," said Tristan. I guess he's trying to give Joey some dignity… It'll never work
"Well so what if I am not a brilliant navigator? We got here eventually," said Joey airily, trying to wing it, and failing miserably.
"Yeah, because Tristan turned the map the right way up and became the navigator," murmured Serenity in an audible undertone.
We all burst out laughing, even the group who had traveled with him. Joey has the ability to go beyond stupidity and make everyone laugh. I am always amazed at his stupidity every time- just when I think he can't do anything dumber he proves me wrong.
"Why am I not surprised that the mutt can't even use a map let alone determine if it's the right way up?" I asked gasping for breath; I really shouldn't laugh so much.
Joey went scarlet, "HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I TOLD YOU TO STOP CALLING ME A MUTT?" he yelled.
I smirked at him, I knew it would get his goat, it always does.
I was right, Joey lunged for me, good thing for him that Tea intervened.
"Easy Joey, don't have a stroke," said Tea, she had grabbed onto his arm.
"I just don't like it when he calls me a mutt," said Joey, failing to free his arm.
"You know that he wouldn't do it if he didn't know that it irritated you so much, if you just don't let it bother you then he won't call you a mutt," said Tea sharply, she dropped his arm.
"And I thought Bakura was in a bad mood, well she's probably PMS-ing, or something like that," grumbled Joey, walking away.
"What did you say?" asked Tea dangerously, she had turned around to look at him.
All of the other female members of the group had turned to glare at Joey as well, even his sister and his girlfriend.
I was right about him doing something even more stupid than ever before, yup that mutt sure is a dummy!
Joey eeped and hid behind Tristan and Duke.
"Well let's go to our tablealready and get something to eat," said Mai impatiently.
We all nodded in agreement, except Joey who was still hiding from Tea.
(Ishizu's POV)
I think matters are about to come to a head finally, Tea is dancing with Seto… well it was partially my idea, he is necessary for the final part of my brilliant scheme!
I just hope he goes along with it…
Damn it, why does she have to lean in so close to talk to him, and why is he holding her like that?
HE ISN'T ALLOWED TO FLIRT WITH OTHER WOMEN, HE'S MINE!
… Where on earth did that last thought come from? Did I actually think that? Wow, talk about possessive…
"Ishizu, are you okay?"
Why of all people did Shadi have to ask that? As in Shadi my boyfriend, who I am supposed to remain faithful to…
Why on earth are monogamous relationships so hard to maintain?
"Sure, Shadi, I'm fine," I replied.
Well, what else can I say? That I'm possessively jealous of the man I've been cheating on you with?
I guess I'm not the only jealous person at the table, but I'm dealing with it much better than Yami is...
The said pharaoh is currently bright red in the face, and it's not because he is embarrassed. Yugi, Joey, Tristan and Ryou are all talking to him, trying to calm him down. I guess he doesn't like Tea and Seto dancing that close. Bakura and Malik are glaring a little at Seto, and are also 'helpfully' enraging the pharaoh even more with a few 'careless' comments.
Ra, males are so immature, I can tell that Tea just enlightened Seto, because he is almost cackling with delight. I think that the boys may have just realised that fate has several more nasty tricks up her sleeve for them.
(Tea's POV)
It's payback time, and thanks to my new 'best friend' Seto Kaiba, the boys can get all they deserve, and more. I like the saying 'don't get mad, get even,' it's very relevant. I'm glad Ishizu is so smart, if it wasn't for her none of this would be possible. For one thing, the method of revenge, and the other, the choice of Kaiba as an instrument. Who else would have thought of that? It's brilliant, especially considering the recipients...
Then again, was it Ishizu, or was it the necklace?... hmmm…Well, I don't know and I don't care, it doesn't matter anyway.
Seto and I have finished dancing and he is politely walking me back to my table. I guess he has manners when it suits him.
"So Seto, can I count on you?" I asked.
"Definitely, consider everything taken care of," said Kaiba, then he casually abandoned me, walking away… God that guy makes me mad, he is so rude!
Then again, he must really have it in for Yami, Bakura and Malik… well, that or he just wants to see them make complete fools of themselves. Either way is fine with me.
I walked up to the table where all of my friends were sitting. I quickly sat down and grabbed a drink. Gee, dancing sure makes you thirsty.
"So Tea, what were you talking to Moneybags about?" asked Joey curiously.
"I was just asking if he would take care of the arrangements for tomorrow," I said.
"Tomorrow?" inquired Malik curiously.
"Well Ishizu told me about the contract you signed, and she has a copy here. It says that the boys who lose have to sing in the parade wearing pink dresses tomorrow, and since none of you won, well I guess you'll all be doing it," I said smiling sweetly.
Malik, Yami and Bakura's jaws had dropped completely to the floor. While everyone else was laughing hysterically.
They deserve this and so much more.
(Yugi's POV)
I don't think I have ever laughed for so long at one time, the looks on Bakura, Malik and Yami's faces at Tea's last words were priceless. I certainly wasn't the only one laughing; I think everyone else at our table laughed just as hard. Everyone not on our table was staring at us, while the embarrassed trio was just sitting there, bright red in the face and slack jawed.
"I… we… umm…," Malik tried to speak, but the shock had rendered his silver tongue useless.
"Well, you could back out, if you were cowards, but only if you all agree," said Ishizu smiling rather maliciously.
Yami made his big mistake, "Fine then, I'm all for backing out," he said.
Malik and Bakura's eyes met, then big smirks appeared on their faces, "Well, we say we want to go through with it!" they yelled.
"WHAT?" yelled Yami, "Have you gone mad?"
"The point is baka pharaoh, we've worn dresses before, we've been humiliated before, and we don't care if it happens to us again," said Bakura.
"You on the other hand have done no such thing, and we want to see it," said Malik.
"What about your own dignity?" asked Yami sounding faintly like he was begging.
"We don't care," said Bakura.
"Yeah, we lost it ages ago because of you, so it makes no difference to us," said Malik smiling.
I always knew that pair was disturbed, but right now that's a good thing. After all Yami in a pink dress? Singing in a parade? Tell me that isn't a funny image…
/It's not/
/I think it is/
/Does everyone hate me so much, everyone seems to want to humiliate me/
I don't think I'll answer that, I don't even know where I could begin.
(Ishizu's POV)
Shadi said he had something serious he wanted to talk to me about, I wonder what it is, is he going to propose? And if he does, should I say yes?...
Or should I try to encourage him by dropping him flat?...
I am almost sure I read somewhere that you should only say yes to a man's eighteenth proposal… To hell with it, I couldn't wait that long…
"Ishizu," called Shadi.
"Yes," I replied, By Ra, I am so nervous.
"Well, I feel, it is time for our relationship to change," said Shadi ackwardly.
NOOOOOOOOOO! He's going to break up with me…
SHADI YOU ARSEHOLE, YOU SHAMELESS BASTARD! I'LL FUCKING KILL YOU, HOW DARE YOU MESS WITH MY EMOTIONS AND BREAK MY HEART!
"I know that our relationship isn't as exiting as it was when we first started seeing each other, and I want to apologize for that. Maybe if I wasn't away so much I wouldn't feel like we're having problems," said Shadi.
Okay, so maybe I do feel guilty for swearing at and cheating on you, my Shadi.
"But, I think I know a way we could set about fixing it," said Shadi, he looked a little awkward, "I was… talking to some people, asking how they got the excitement back into their relationship, and they said that the addition of a… thirdparty… issometimeshelpful," Shadi said quickly.
I blinked, did Shadi just suggest we try a threesome?
"So what do you think?" asked Shadi.
"Well, umm… it sounds like it's worth a try, who did you have in mind?" I asked.
"Seto Kaiba," my boyfriend answered.
I think Ra hates me… That, or fate just has a very sick sense of irony…
WHY DIDN'T MY RA DAMNED NECKLACE WARN ME ABOUT THIS?
Then all of sudden my world went black…
(Serenity's POV)
I wonder what Shadi just said to Isis? She's fainted, and is lying on the floor, he poured a bucket of water over her, and she didn't even twitch. Now that is what I call shock… I always knew it wasn't good for you.
Speaking of shock, I guess it is time I gave Tristan one.
Joey and Mai are dancing, and so are Yugi and Tea. The others are all talking, or arguing… so no one will notice if Tristan and I slip off for a little while…
"Tristan, can I talk to you," I asked my boyfriend, who was, as always, staring at me adoringly.
"Sure," said Tristan smiling.
I held out my hand and he took it, we walked away from the dancing, out into the garden. I led him to a shadowy spot.
"So, what did you want to say?" asked Tristan.
"Nothing," I said, reaching up, pulling his head down and kissing him firmly.
Hey… this is pretty good… I guess I do like him a lot…
(Joey's POV)
Okay, Serenity is missing, there is no reason to panic. Just because Tristan is also missing, that doesn't mean anything is happening, and just because they have both been missing for over half an hour, there is no reason to suspect anything.
GOD DAMN IT TRISTAN! I'LL KILL YOU FOR FUCKING TOUCHING MY LITTLE SISTER!
… oh God, how far will they go? What if she gets pregnant? How on earth am I going to be able to support her and the kid? Tristan, that bastard, he had better marry her and find a good job with a big wage…
(Bakura's POV)
Okay, I can do this, all I have to do is take all the advice all the women in the party have been throwing at me. I guess they really feel sorry for Ryou, after all they want me to apologize.
I thought that apologies were for wimps and sissies, like my hikari, but the womenfolk (Ishizu, Tea, Serenity and Mai) all threatened me. They said if I didn't apologize to Ryou and get him to accept my apology tonight, that they would set Malik on him… and Ra only knows what'll happen then… oh the horror- Malik is much too good at seducing people, my innocent vegetable of a hikari wouldn't stand a chance…
ALL WOMEN ARE EVIL! WHY ON EARTH DID RA CREATE THEM? THEY ARE USELESS!
okay, maybe not useless… I mean the human race needs them for survival, so we can procreate the species… but aside from that, they have no other useful function.
Okay, like I said, I can do this, it's easy to apologize. The only problem is getting my hikari to accept my apology.
For some reason ancient tomb robbers don't have the same kind of integrity as Pharaohs, this makes trust awfully hard to build up. It also makes apologizing hard work, as hikaris will only accept apologies which they believe are genuine, and without trust, there are no genuine apologies.
Well, here goes nothing…
I firmly grabbed my hikari and dragged him out of the main room, into a quiet, dark corner. He wasn't protesting, I guess he has learned by now the wisdom of not questioning me… that or he is in shock…
"Ryou, I apologise," I said. There nice and easy…
"You asshole, what are you fucking apologizing for? Why are you apologizing? And why the hell should I accept your apology?" said Ryou. He sounded mad, I guess he is still pissed at me for the whole Tea-bet issue. Why? It's not like I fucked her and betrayed him or anything…
/THAT'S NOT THE ISSUE, ANSWER THE FUCKING QUESTION/
/Well, I was apologizing for being an insensitive jerk, I should have discussed the bet with you before so impetuously agreeing. I am apologizing because I love you, and I want things to go back to the way they were. You should accept my apology because I know you still care for me, and I really am sorry for what I did./
By Ra, did those corny thoughts just come from me? Was it the women's influence or Ryou's? It must have been one of them, it couldn't have been me… could it?
/Oh Bakura, what can I say? I accept. I love you too. Just don't do anything like that again/
Ryou wrapped his arms around me and kissed me.
I think I'll remember this, maybe mushy stuff isn't as useless as I thought it was… Ra bless women who invented mush and romance! It means I'll get laid tonight!
(Mai's POV)
I can't believe how childish Joey is sometimes, he is still, after discovering over forty minutes ago that both Tristan and Serenity weren't here, planning the torture. Poor Tristan, if he is sensible, he won't come back, otherwise, he'll be mincemeat.
Oh God, ouch, that must hurt. Poor Yami, I always knew (no matter what your hairstyle or how much gel you use) that a well loaded tray (with a lot of heavy glasses filled with beverages) would make you fall. Poor guy, he's out cold.
Just because of a series of miscalculations, on the part of Yami and the waiter. Yami chose a bad time to rise; the waiter misjudged his own speed and Yami's height.
The end result being that Yami's head smacked into the tray, spilling it, and probably giving him a concussion.
Even Tea's worried about Yami, she and Yugi are trying to bring him around, but not with notable success. I guess she forgot how pissed off she was with him.
"Yugi, why don't you and I take him back to your house?" asked Tea.
"Yeah, I don't think he's going to be in any shape to party after that knock," agreed Yugi smiling, "And we do want him up for tomorrow's parade,"
That gained the mutual consent of the whole party, Seto even called them a cab. He really wants to see Yami in a dress, wonder why? -Scratch that, I already know…
Well, Ishizu is up around again finally, I wonder what Shadi said to upset her so. Now she is going up to Seto Kaiba, and I don't believe this... Kaiba just fainted after Ishizu's short whisper in his ear.
What did she say to get Kaiba to faint almost immediately?
"What's going on here?" asked Tristan, who had suddenly appeared with Serenity, hand in hand.
Oh dear, I don't think there is anyway I can calm Joey down, he's too far away from me for me to be able to reach him in time.
(Joey's POV)
Okay Joey, calm down, just because her lipstick is smudged and Tristan has lipstick smears on his face, doesn't mean anything happened. Just because their clothing is ruffled and she has leaves in her hair, doesn't mean anything-
WHAT THE HELL AM I SAYING, TRISTAN IS A DEAD MAN, NO ONE TOUCHES MY SISTER AND GETS AWAY WITH IT!
I leapt at Tristan with a big war cry. He's a dead man!
(Impartial POV)
"Tristan run," yelled Serenity.
Tristan sensibly followed Serenity's advice. He broke into a run away from Joey who had a very red face. Joey immediately chased after him saying "I'll chase him until I can use him as a punch bag,"
Tristan sensibly ran faster, with Joey on his heels.
Mai and Serenity ran after their men.
Seto Kaiba was being revived by Ishizu and Shadi.
Ryou and Bakura were making out in their dark corner.
While Malik was laughing his head off.
All the other normal guests stared.
What a lovely party…
Well, I hope you liked it. Can you see now why Yami, Bakura and Malik just couldn't win that bet? After all, I couldn't let Bakura or Malik win, they can't beat the 'King of Games' and if Yami won, well, it would just be too convinient. Yugi was the best option, for hiliarious antics to flower. Well, R & R, and I'll try an update soon. Next Chapter is the last one... sadly... I know you'll miss me... well at least I think you will... Anyway, changing the subject. Please R & R.