Hi there! Once again, I'm sorry that it's taking me so long to update. I've been really busy with school and everything. Not to mention that I had a horrible problem with spyware on my computer. I really can't wait for summer. Then I'll most likely do nothing but writing. Anyway, instead of listening to my babbling, I suggest we get on with the fic! But of course, I have to first and foremost offer my gratitude to everyone who has read/reviewed my fic. And naturally, I have a few specific people to thank…
Ice-Spirit Phoenix: Hey there ISP! Thank you SO much for reviewing my fic. I hope you liked it. I promise to read/review any of your fics that I haven't already. I don't know what I'd do without you. Thankx again! Oh and before I forget…CHICKENS!
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DarkHanyouGurl: Thanks a bunch! I'm pleased to say that the previous chapter was not my last, although I'm sure it seemed like it because of my computer and writers block. I'm sorry, but I didn't add Mako into this. I really don't know his personality well enough to add him. I hope you continue to read/review my fic anyway. Thankx again.
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…Once again, since I only have enough room to thank so many people, I still want all of those who I wasn't able to mention to know that I appreciate you reading/reviewing my fic just as much as everyone else. I'll try to mention you in future chapters. Well, I guess it's time to continue the fic. And don't forget to R&R please! (Also, I'd really appreciate it if you wouldn't flame me. If you don't like my fic, please just keep it to yourself. Thankx.)
Disclaimer: Do I have to keep adding this? I've already said it before, but I'll say it again: I DON'T OWN ANYTHING! Not the characters and not the song "Yellow Submarine".
Time to Get Some Sleep…AS IF!
It was at about this time that Joey and Yami made their presence known to the rest of the group.
"Aw crap, the pharaoh and the mutt are back," Kaiba managed to choke out. He was still at the bottom of a good-sized dog pile.
Bakura, hearing Kaiba's words, looked up to make sure it was true.
"Aw, sugar beets. They are back…"
Everyone looked at Bakura from where they were currently at, and blinked at him.
Bakura raised an eyebrow. "What? Do I have something on my face! GET IT OFF!"
"No, you're face is fine; it'll still crack mirrors…" Malik said calmly.
Bakura growled at him in response.
"…We were just wondering where the "Aw, sugar beets" remark came from." Ryou finished Malik's statement.
"What?" Bakura asked. "I happen to like sugar beets. Is there a law against that?"
"Actually, there is," Marik said. "Just let me get out of this dog pile, and I'll show you."
Curious, Joey helped him out of the dog pile, along with everyone else.
"Finally!" Kaiba gasped. He was currently lying on his back; clearly relieved to be out from under everyone.
"So Marik, care to explain this so-called law against me liking sugar beets?" Bakura raised an eyebrow at the psychotic yami.
"Hang on a sec," Marik walked into his tent and came out a few moments later with a copy of a law book. He idly flipped through a few pages until he stopped on one.
"See for yourself."
He handed the book to Bakura, who read the following statement:
Article 5, Section 1 of the Law Book for Dummies.
Under penalty of law, the yami, Bakura, is forbidden to like sugar beets. If such an action is to ever occur, the said yami shall be sentenced to an untimely death. Oh wait…he's already dead. Crap! Well, that just about takes the fun out of everything. I haven't felt this sad since I found out that my real name was Self Absorbed; which I might add, I am not. I mean, my parents never were good judges of character, so that would explain it. Yeah, that explains it…oh crap, I got off track again! Stupid daytime talk shows! Anyway…what was I talking about? Oh well, it doesn't matter. I'll just go into a ridiculously long rant about how my life sucks and how the world should revolve around me…
Bakura blinked in shock at what he'd just read. "Where…in the name of Ra…did you get this?"
Marik shrugged. "I think I got it from some hobo for 15 cents."
Bakura, along with the rest of the group, blinked at him with strange looks on their faces.
"What?" Marik said defensively. "It's not like I did anything wrong…well okay, so maybe the hobo really wanted $15.00 for the book instead of 15 cents, but still! It's not like there's that big of a difference anyway…"
The group continued to stare blankly at him.
"Yami…" Malik began. "You're even more insane than I thought…and that's saying a lot."
"Yeah that is saying a lot," Ryou said. "Especially because he's your other half."
"Meaning what?" Malik snapped.
"Meaning that you should have already known how insane your yami is," Ryou answered.
Malik glared and muttered under his breath, "Like yours is any better."
"I'm almost afraid to know exactly how insane he is…" Joey said, giving Marik an odd glance.
"Oh will you guys knock it off already!" Marik snapped. "It's getting late anyway. Why don't we just sit down, and relax? Or better yet, why don't we just go to bed?"
"NO!" Bakura and Kaiba jumped to their feet.
"What? Aren't you guys tired yet?" Yugi asked.
"Uh, of course not. Can't you see that we're wide awake?"
Bakura and Kaiba's statement wasn't very convincing. Mainly because Bakura looked like he was suppressing a yawn, and Kaiba's eyes were drooping slightly.
"You guys sure look tired," Yugi said, noticing their expressions.
"Heh, you know they just don't want to have to put up with Yami, which they're going to have to do if we all go to bed," Malik told Yugi casually. "Since they're sharing a tent with him, it's most likely that those two will try to delay it as much as possible."
Both Kaiba and Bakura nodded vigorously.
"Well just deal with it," Joey snapped as he rubbed his eyes. "The rest of us are tired, so we're going to bed."
"Yeah guys, let's get some sleep," Tristan agreed, letting out a yawn before heading for his tent.
"Can't we vote or something?" Bakura asked in desperation. "All in favor of staying up, say I."
"I," Kaiba said.
"I," Bakura said.
"All opposed."
"I," Came the voices of Yugi, Yami, Joey, Tristan, Serenity, Mokuba, Malik, and Marik.
"Look's like that settles that," Joey said, getting up and stretching. "'Night everyone." He walked into his tent.
"But…but," Bakura and Kaiba both stuttered in a pathetic attempt to talk them out of it.
"Slumber party!" Yami shrieked in excitement.
"Ra, save us…" Bakura smacked his forehead.
"Can I go home now?" Kaiba whined before banging his head on the nearest tree.
"Come on guys," Yami bounced over to Bakura, then over to Kaiba. "This'll be fun!"
Grabbing both the ancient tomb robber, and the stunned CEO, Yami dragged them towards the tent. "We can stay up late and play solitaire! Of course, we'll have to find the game board first…"
"Yami…solitaire is one player, and it's a card game," Kaiba groaned as he was dragged into the tent.
"Can you just kill me now?" Bakura asked, turning to Kaiba. "Oh wait…I'm already dead. Crap!"
Kaiba suddenly got a look on his face. "Hey! You may be dead, but I'm not! You can kill me and put me out of my misery!"
"No way Kaiba," Bakura glared at him. "If I have to put up with the pharaoh, then you have to put up with the pharaoh. Besides, do you really want a twelve-year-old running your company?"
"Oh please, Mokuba would be a great CEO for Kaiba Corp." Seto said with a wave of his hand. Suddenly, he stopped in his tracks and got a thoughtful look on his face.
"…At least, I'm pretty sure he would."
(Kaiba's vision)
Mokuba is sitting in his (Seto's) office with a crown made out of pixie sticks on his head. "ALL HAIL THE PIXIE STICKS!"
"Um, Mr. Kaiba," One of the executives stepped forward. "I'm not sure that your brother intended on turning Kaiba Corp. into a pixie stick factory…are you sure that's what he wanted?"
"MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I shall rule over the pixie sticks!" Mokuba began to throw large amounts of pixie sticks into the air while laughing insanely.
"You know what's sad?" The executive that had stepped forward asked the secretary.
"What's that?" The secretary replied.
"That I don't know which is scarier: The fact that Kaiba Corp. is about to become Pixie Sticks INC. or that even now Seto still managed to be crazier than Mokuba."
"Too true," The secretary agreed.
(End vision)
Kaiba shook his head to get rid of the images. "Note to self: Fire that executive and secretary as soon as I get back. Oh, and also write my will that says Kaiba Corp. will never be allowed to become a Pixie Sticks factory…"
It was about now that he realized that the scenery had changed. He was in a much smaller area, sitting on his sleeping bag, and face to face with a sulking Bakura and a hyperactive Yami.
"Oh crap," Kaiba muttered to himself.
"My thoughts exactly," Bakura grumbled.
"So, what would you guys like to do first?" Yami asked, bouncing up and down as he spoke.
"You mean other than throw you into a lake full of hungry crocodiles?" Bakura asked in a whisper, his eyes narrowed.
"Yeah and if he's still in one piece then we could fish him out and hang him upside down by his toes on an iceberg," Kaiba muttered back.
"I know what we can do!" Yami said excitedly. "We can play a game of Candy Land!"
Bakura and Kaiba stopped their little conversation, looked directly at Yami with emotionless eyes, and replied a simple "No," in monotone.
"Awww, can't we just play one little game?" Yami asked; his eyes got all wide and watery. "Please?"
Bakura and Kaiba looked at him for a moment before replying in the exact same manner as before. "No."
"Darn, it works whenever Mokuba or Ryou does the puppy dog face," Yami snapped his fingers. "Why didn't it work for me?"
"Because it's cute whenever Mokuba or Ryou make a puppy dog face," Kaiba replied. "They're both so innocent that you can't help but feel guilty."
"Speak for yourself," Bakura snapped. "Mokuba may be able to pull that stunt off with you, but I'll have you know that Ryou has never succeeded in pulling that off with me."
"Hey, Bakura," The tent door opened and Ryou stepped in. "Could I borrow your extra pillow?"
"No, now shut up and go away. I already have enough morons to deal with," Bakura snapped.
"Pleeeeeeeeeease Bakura?" Ryou gave Bakura one of the most gut-wrenching puppy dog faces that Bakura, Kaiba, and Yami had ever seen.
"Awww…" Kaiba and Yami couldn't help but feel bad for the white-haired hikari. What was even more surprising was that Bakura had similar feelings.
"Oh Ryou…do you NEED my extra pillow?" The ancient spirit asked weakly.
Ryou nodded and let out a slight whimper, the puppy dog face never showing signs of leaving.
"Oh…fine." Bakura walked over to his bag and pulled out his extra pillow, which also happened to be his extra fluffy pillow. He tossed it lightly to his hikari, who upon catching it; ditched the puppy dog face.
"Thanks 'Kura-chan!" Ryou smiled and left without another word.
"You're welcome hikari…" Bakura moaned and flopped down onto his sleeping bag.
"So, Ryou's never gotten away with the puppy dog face, huh?" Kaiba raised an eyebrow.
"Oh shut up," Bakura grabbed his remaining pillow and smashed it to his face. "You saw how pitiful he looked."
"Hey, did he actually call you "'Kura-chan" as he was walking out?" Yami asked, slightly surprised.
"Yes Yami, he did," Bakura's muffled voice replied. "And if you so much as mention it again, I'll rip that regal head of yours right off your shoulders!"
"That sounds like fun!" Yami jumped up and down excitedly.
Bakura let out a groan. "I'm stuck in a tent with idiots."
Kaiba cleared his throat, his eyes narrowing.
"Oh right," Bakura corrected himself with a smirk coming onto his face. "I'm stuck in a tent with an idiot, and an egotistic jerk."
"That's much better," Kaiba nodded in satisfaction.
Bakura rolled his eyes.
Yami had put his Barney bag on top of his head, and was now singing Yellow Submarine.
"You know," Bakura muttered to Kaiba. "It's times like these where I find myself almost wanting to be sealed in the millennium ring again. Sure, I was bored out of my skull, literally going insane, and there weren't any people to torture, but at least I was away from HIM!" He pointed his finger at Yami.
"We all live in the yellow submarine," Yami sang, not even noticing Bakura's statement.
"I know what you mean," Kaiba replied, rolling his eyes at the former pharaoh. "I almost wish that I could have been left in that virtual reality world. No more stupid executives, no more desperate housewives secretaries, no more of those little blue Smurffs that hide in the vending machines…and most importantly, NO MORE YAMI!"
"The yellow submarine, the yellow submarine, the yellow submarine," Yami continued singing. "We all live in the yellow submarine…the yellow submarine…"
"I'd live in a yellow submarine if I'd keep me away from him!" Bakura yelled.
"Me too," Kaiba agreed. Then, he got a thoughtful look on his face. "Of course, I'd have to paint it purple first."