Everyone loaded the busses again, and they rode in silence to their final competition. Kaiba and Rachel sat next to each other, but Ari sat alone in her seat. Ryo didn't come pining, he knew that Ari liked a few minutes alone to mentally prepare before they even warmed up.
Rachel sighed leaning back in her seat. Going on a bus with a full stomach made her sick. She tried not to look as Aaron threw up his breakfast. Danielle walked in the bus and handed Rachel a brown paper bag filled with candy.
"Thank you." Rachel said, quietly, looking inside the bag at the candy. She pulled out the winter green lifesaver and put it in her pocket for later. Rachel sighed again, leaning against Kaiba's shoulder. Kaiba snapped out of whatever he was thinking about and put an arm around Rachel's shoulders. "Don't even try." Rachel told Kaiba as he tried to steal some candy out of her bag. As Kaiba leaned over to kiss her, she remembered she had make-up on. "Oh Crap! I need to fix my lipstick!" Rachel jumped up and grabbed her make-up bag beside Ari and quickly touched up her make-up.
"Ari, can you hand me my wig?" Rachel asked pointing at her purple wig, and was quickly shushed by half the bus. She grinned sheepishly, and pinned her wig to her head.
"Okay guys." Hannah, one of the other drum majors, announced. " Get in half dress and meet outside the bus." Ari took her uniform bag, and went outside. Rachel quickly took off her warm-ups and fixed her wig.
"Kaiba can you button me?" Rachel asked, pointing to a button on the back of her shoulder. Kaiba buttoned the strap and kissed Rachel n her shoulder. Rachel shivered, then walked off the bus. Once off, she sighed leaning up against the side of the bus.
"You okay?" Ari asked, causing Rachel to jump.
"Yea," Rachel answered, shaking her head. "Kaiba kissed me on the shoulder. It kinda freaked me out." She looked down at her feet, and realized she was wearing the wrong shoes. "Crap." She sprinted back onto the bus. Kaiba was struggling to zip up the back of his bibbers (the bottom part of the uniform). Rachel zipped it up for him and dug her shoes out of her bag.
"Thanks," Kaiba said, putting on his cummerbund. Rachel didn't say anything as she put on her black socks. "I'm sorry." He started to say.
"It's okay. It freaked me out a tiny bit." Rachel popped the winter green lifesaver into her mouth and stuck the wrapped in her bra as a guard tradition. Rachel tied her shoes and ran off the bus to get her flags.
As the band marched up to the field, humongous butterflies welled up in Rachel's stomach. She saw the stadium, and shivered with fear.
"Smile, Count, Breathe." She whispered to herself. The band stopped and waited for their turn, behind them a group was taking pictures.
"Say cheese!" The photographer said, getting ready to take a picture.
"I am Bish-O-Man!" Yami Merik cried running in front of the band, causing everyone to scream and claw at his or her eyes. Yami Merik was wearing a black Speedo, a feather boa with his usual feather duster.
"You broke my camera lens!" The photographer cried.
"Oh great." Kaiba grumbled as Bish-O-Man sashayed over.
"Hey Cutie." Bish-O-Man said, tapping Rachel on the shoulder. Rachel quickly turned around smacking Bish-O-Man in the head with a pole. "I'm not as think as you drunk I am." Yami Merik sputtered, lying on the ground.
"Let's tape him to the pit truck." Kaiba said. Joey grinned evilly as he held up the roll of tape. He jerked out a strip about the size of his hand. Bish-O-Man screamed and ran away.
"Mr. Caster!" Kaiba cried, walking over to the band director as the drums started marking time. Rachel quickly fell into step as the marched onto the field.