Mai and Kelly awoke to the sound of knocks at their door. "I'll get it Kelly, you take the Bathroom first." Mai volunteered as she rolled out of bed, oversized T-shirt and sweatpants rumpled from sleep.
As Kelly closed the bathroom door Mai was opening the rooms main door to reveal both Robert and Sammantha.
"Hey Mai." Sammantha smiled at the blond.
"Good morning to you two as well, why are you here so early?" Mai was trying to sound friendly but she was having trouble working past the annoyance of having been woken up at seven in the morning.
"We're going to meet Ryu for breakfast, we wanted to wake you and Kell up so you could meet us down there. We already woke up Yugi and Joey and Ryu's holding a table for us downstairs on the patio." Robert explained.
"Oh! Thanks. Kelly and I should be down in about twenty to thirty minutes." Mai replied as she began to close the door.
"Oh, alright, see you then I guess." Sammantha sounded a little disappointed.
As Robert and Sammantha walked out onto the patio they were momentarily blinded by the brightness of the morning sun, The patio being on the Eastern face of the hotel meant that the sun was essentially right in their faces.
"Figures, When we leave for the tournament I wear sunglasses and don't need them. now that I need them I leave them up in the room in my bag." Robert commented as they approached the table. Around which sat Joey, Ryu and, Yugi.
"Well good morning to you too Mr. Sunshine." Joey spoke as he lifted a glass of Orange Juice to his lips.
"Wait Joey!" Yugi called out but it was too late, the juice was swallowed.
"ACK!! That's terrible!" Joey shouted sticking out his tongue.
"Yugi how'd you know that would happen?" Ryu asked the spikey haired duelist.
"Joey brushed his teeth not four minutes ago, You never drink Orange Juice that soon after brushing your teeth." Yugi replied as Joey was guzzling down water, trying to cleanse his pallet.
"Nasty!" Joey spat as he finished chugging down the rest of his water.
"Are Kelly and Mai going to join us?" Ryu asked turning his attention to Robert and Sammantha.
"Yeah, they said they'd be down in about half an hour, hope no one's terribly hungry." Sammantha joked.
"Waiting for some friends?" A waiter asked as he came up to the table.
"Oh yeah, they should be here in a bout half an hour." Robert said as he looked over the menu.
"That works out perfectly then." The Waiter smiled then added. "The only problem with these new buildings is the staff is still learning how to get everything online. Mr. Kaiba insisted upon the best of the best and that means complicated in many cases." The Waiter explained.
"So long story short Breakfast service has been delayed until our Kitchen staff can get the ovens lit. Shouldn't be more than ten minutes or so. Sorry." The Waiter said as he bowed apologetically and stepped away to explain the situation to a new arrival on the patio, An attractive woman with light brown hair and a pink Duel Disk.
Kelly and Mai arrived only minutes later and sat down with the rest of the group. Their crowded table garnered a few odd stares from those who'd arrive to watch the finals.
As breakfast passed the seven duelists spoke about nothing in particular, letting the the warm morning sun and gentle sea breeze wash over them, forgetting for a while that the finals loomed ahead.
When breakfast was over the group sat at the table and began discussing their day.
"Well, Kelly and I wanted to catch up, you know like brother sister Bonding." Robert said as he finished off a glass of water.
"I need to call my grandfather and make sure everything's okay at the shop." Yugi said as he excused himself from the table and made his way back into the Hotel.
"Joey and I are going down to the beach for the afternoon, we need to relax before the finals." Mai spoke as she stood dragging Joey away with her.
"Well, I guess that just leaves you an me, eh Ryu?" Sammantha asked, taking a sip of her orange juice.
"I guess so, Who knows maybe we'll find someone to duel for our final Star Points." Ryu replied as he stood up, looking around for Duelists.
As the two Duelists left the patio Claire looked over her shoulder and lowered her white framed sun glasses, pulling out her palm computer she made a few notations and then returned to the fruit salad and mimosa before her.
Sammantha and Ryu had been wandering the resort complex for nearly two hours nad no Duelists had been willing or able to face off with them, it seemed they were there only to watch the finals.
"Well, looks like we've only got a bunch of looky loos. What are we going to do there's no one left to duel against to get into the finals." Ryu grumped as he flopped down onto a sun chair near the pool.
"Not really, we could always duel one another. It's not like we have any other choice really." Sammantha said as she stood looking out towards the ocean, arms crossed.
"But, what if you lose? I thought you wanted to face Robert in the finals." Ryu asked as he stood up, his white hair ruffling in the ocean breeze.
"Then I guess I'll just have to win won't I?" Sammantha said as she spun around to face the younger duelist, her eyes sparkeling brightly.
As Kelly closed the bathroom door Mai was opening the rooms main door to reveal both Robert and Sammantha.
"Hey Mai." Sammantha smiled at the blond.
"Good morning to you two as well, why are you here so early?" Mai was trying to sound friendly but she was having trouble working past the annoyance of having been woken up at seven in the morning.
"We're going to meet Ryu for breakfast, we wanted to wake you and Kell up so you could meet us down there. We already woke up Yugi and Joey and Ryu's holding a table for us downstairs on the patio." Robert explained.
"Oh! Thanks. Kelly and I should be down in about twenty to thirty minutes." Mai replied as she began to close the door.
"Oh, alright, see you then I guess." Sammantha sounded a little disappointed.
As Robert and Sammantha walked out onto the patio they were momentarily blinded by the brightness of the morning sun, The patio being on the Eastern face of the hotel meant that the sun was essentially right in their faces.
"Figures, When we leave for the tournament I wear sunglasses and don't need them. now that I need them I leave them up in the room in my bag." Robert commented as they approached the table. Around which sat Joey, Ryu and, Yugi.
"Well good morning to you too Mr. Sunshine." Joey spoke as he lifted a glass of Orange Juice to his lips.
"Wait Joey!" Yugi called out but it was too late, the juice was swallowed.
"ACK!! That's terrible!" Joey shouted sticking out his tongue.
"Yugi how'd you know that would happen?" Ryu asked the spikey haired duelist.
"Joey brushed his teeth not four minutes ago, You never drink Orange Juice that soon after brushing your teeth." Yugi replied as Joey was guzzling down water, trying to cleanse his pallet.
"Nasty!" Joey spat as he finished chugging down the rest of his water.
"Are Kelly and Mai going to join us?" Ryu asked turning his attention to Robert and Sammantha.
"Yeah, they said they'd be down in about half an hour, hope no one's terribly hungry." Sammantha joked.
"Waiting for some friends?" A waiter asked as he came up to the table.
"Oh yeah, they should be here in a bout half an hour." Robert said as he looked over the menu.
"That works out perfectly then." The Waiter smiled then added. "The only problem with these new buildings is the staff is still learning how to get everything online. Mr. Kaiba insisted upon the best of the best and that means complicated in many cases." The Waiter explained.
"So long story short Breakfast service has been delayed until our Kitchen staff can get the ovens lit. Shouldn't be more than ten minutes or so. Sorry." The Waiter said as he bowed apologetically and stepped away to explain the situation to a new arrival on the patio, An attractive woman with light brown hair and a pink Duel Disk.
Kelly and Mai arrived only minutes later and sat down with the rest of the group. Their crowded table garnered a few odd stares from those who'd arrive to watch the finals.
As breakfast passed the seven duelists spoke about nothing in particular, letting the the warm morning sun and gentle sea breeze wash over them, forgetting for a while that the finals loomed ahead.
When breakfast was over the group sat at the table and began discussing their day.
"Well, Kelly and I wanted to catch up, you know like brother sister Bonding." Robert said as he finished off a glass of water.
"I need to call my grandfather and make sure everything's okay at the shop." Yugi said as he excused himself from the table and made his way back into the Hotel.
"Joey and I are going down to the beach for the afternoon, we need to relax before the finals." Mai spoke as she stood dragging Joey away with her.
"Well, I guess that just leaves you an me, eh Ryu?" Sammantha asked, taking a sip of her orange juice.
"I guess so, Who knows maybe we'll find someone to duel for our final Star Points." Ryu replied as he stood up, looking around for Duelists.
As the two Duelists left the patio Claire looked over her shoulder and lowered her white framed sun glasses, pulling out her palm computer she made a few notations and then returned to the fruit salad and mimosa before her.
Sammantha and Ryu had been wandering the resort complex for nearly two hours nad no Duelists had been willing or able to face off with them, it seemed they were there only to watch the finals.
"Well, looks like we've only got a bunch of looky loos. What are we going to do there's no one left to duel against to get into the finals." Ryu grumped as he flopped down onto a sun chair near the pool.
"Not really, we could always duel one another. It's not like we have any other choice really." Sammantha said as she stood looking out towards the ocean, arms crossed.
"But, what if you lose? I thought you wanted to face Robert in the finals." Ryu asked as he stood up, his white hair ruffling in the ocean breeze.
"Then I guess I'll just have to win won't I?" Sammantha said as she spun around to face the younger duelist, her eyes sparkeling brightly.