A/N: What's up? Back again with more basketball/Yugioh mayhem! Replies are in order starting with…

Telecoi: Yep, Mokuba is a little out of character…but with a purpose. More on that as the fic progresses. And as far as Ryou goes…I have some plans for him, so don't worry; he'll be arriving soon. Thanks a bunch for your review!

ChaosMagicianGirl: Yup, Mokuba probably won't hear the end of it, especially from big brother! And I reviewed MMK, update it soon please? Thanks!

The Broken Bow: Hey, you changed your name! Thanks for your review, you've been there since the beginning, and I appreciate it.

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Also: thanks to thefutureMrsKaiba, SetoKaibaX, SnowWeaver, Princess Chaos, The Mystic Goddess, chii576, RoseGoddess87, ZeldaJewel, Rockerbaby176 and Autumn Oak. You've all reviewed at least once, and I appreciate it, criticisms or not.

And yet another oversight on my part: The schedule way back in the earlier chapters had the Louisville game first instead of Kentucky…I'll go back and fix this later so that Kentucky will be first, instead of Louisville. Everything else is in order. I apologize if anyone was confused. (Though I doubt anyone actually cares)

Well, here's the next chapter, ENJOY!

Yu-gi-oh: Heart of the Hoops

Chapter 10: DCU vs. Kentucky: "The Bluegrass Screw-Job"

Yugi and Tea had paid for their dinner and left the café hurriedly after the emergence of Bakura, Tea not even glancing his way as they filed out.

"Tea…how do you know Bakura?" Yugi asked his sulking girlfriend.

"I don't want to talk about it, Yugi." Tea said, a sour look on her face as she walked brusquely down the sidewalk.

"But…I really think…"

"I SAID DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW! OK?" Tea's tone of voice had risen significantly, and she had drawn a lot of attention from passers-by.

"Um…o.k. We can talk about it later I guess." Yugi put his hands into his pockets, and walked down the sidewalk with the now-silent Tea.

The couple walked until they reached Tea's apartment.

"Um…Yugi…I'm sorry for yelling at you back there…I didn't mean to be so ugly about.."

Before she could finish, she found herself being pulled into a deep, loving kiss.

"I love you, Tea."

"I love you too, Yugi…. goodnight."

Meanwhile, Back at Seto and Joey's apartment:

Mokuba, now properly attired in his PJs, and his brother Seto sat down in their living room, an awkward silence hanging over them.

Despite his displeasure with his brother's actions, Seto had been able to remain in somewhat of a calm state of mind up to this point. How long that would last depended on what happens next.

"Mokuba…I warned you about your relationship with Rebecca. I was worried this was going to get out of hand. You both are too damn young to be having sex! Did you even use protection?" Kaiba wasn't especially angry with Mokuba, he was worried about his brother's and Rebecca's well being.

Mokuba merely waved it off. "Don't worry, Seto. We used protection, and you barged in before we could really get going anyway. It's nothing for you to be concerned with anyway, this is between me and Rebecca."

Kaiba jumped up and grabbed his little brother by the shirt. "IT'S A HELL OF A LOT FOR ME TO BE CONCERNED WITH! WHAT HAPPENS IF SHE GETS PREGNANT, OR ONE OF YOU COMES DOWN WITH SOME SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE? WHO WILL HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF YOU? ME!"

Mokuba, who by this time was just a little smaller than Kaiba, pulled himself free of his brothers' grasp. "I'm not some little kid anymore, Seto! I'm old enough to make these decisions by myself. You're not my damn father anyway!"

Kaiba took a deep breath before he continued. "First of all, don't use swear words in my presence. I may not be your father, but I practically raised you myself. And don't forget, I'm still your legal guardian until you turn 18, so you're my responsibility until then. Now go to bed."

Mokuba stood his ground, glaring at his older brother with intense anger.

"I SAID GO TO BED GODDAMNIT!" Kaiba snapped, his patience pretty much shot to hell.

Mokuba didn't move an inch. "Make me…"

Seto couldn't believe what he was hearing. His little brother, who once idolized him, was now for all intents and purposes challenging him to a fistfight.

"Fine…have it your way." With amazing speed, Seto had managed to grab his brother by the arm and drag him into his room. In one swift motion, Kaiba managed to throw his brother on the bed and hold him there for a moment.

"Get off of me, you ass!" Mokuba yelped as he tried to break free of his attacker's grip.

"Stop cursing…and go to sleep." Kaiba's grip loosened a bit, leaving a dumbfounded and slightly embarrassed Mokuba alone in his bed.

I don't like the direction Mokuba's heading…not one little bit.

Lexington, Kentucky

Rupp Arena

Domino City vs. University of Kentucky

Domino University, Defenders of the Gray and Blue!

We will always cheer for thee, our hearts are loyal true!

All for one and one for all, we've got the will to win for thee

So we fight, fight, fight, fight, until we gain the victory…Saints!

Jimmy: Another game, another road test for the Saints. Good evening from Lexington, Kentucky as tonight, the Domino City Saints meet the fifth ranked Kentucky Wildcats. Saints fans are optimistic after their team's impressive showing against the Duke Blue Devils, but don't expect any miracles. The Wildcats are solid at every position, and will be very difficult to take down. And the Domino Saints will have more to deal with than the Wildcat team itself. They will have to deal with Kentucky's rabid fans, and the mystique of one of the great "cathedrals" of the game of basketball. We'll be back with the starting lineups after this station break. You're listening to the Domino City Radio Network.

"Listen, guys, same situation like with Duke. We need to stay in the game early, and not make stupid mistakes! We can win this one if we play our hardest…Let's do it!"

The boys listened as their coach tried to fire them up, but in reality they needed no inspiration. They were eager to prove their near miss at Duke was not an apparition. As the Kentucky players filed into the arena, Nathan looked around at the screaming fans.

I've been here as a player, an assistant, and now a coach and I can say this with relative ease…this is probably the most intimidating place that one could imagine to play basketball. We will be tested tonight…

As the players prepared for tip-off, a lady walked over to the Saints bench. She was wearing a cream dress with blue trimming, and her black hair ran long past her shoulders.

"Good luck, coach."

Nathan spun around quickly and was immediately in a state of shock.

"Miss Ishizu, what are you doing here!"

My goodness, she looks so hot in that dress…what the hell? This isn't Love Connection, Nathan! It's a damn basketball game…CONCENTRATE!

"I'm just chaperoning a small student representation who was able to make it here…as I said…good luck." Ishizu smiled slightly and retook her seat, which was right above the scorekeeper's table.

"Coach Colby?" Nathan turned to see a middle-aged black man with graying hair approach him.

"Good luck tonight."

"Thank you, Coach Smith, same to you." The two opposing coaches shook hands and went about the rest of their preparations for the game.

Jimmy: "Welcome Back to the Domino City Radio Network, and here are the starting fives for both teams. For Kentucky: Craig and Horn are the guards, Baker and Chandler the forwards, and Azubuike the center. For Domino City, Devlin, Yami and Yugi are the guards, and Mako Tsunami and Malik Ishtar the forwards. And we are underway, Yugi controlling the tip for the Saints…"

Domino, to the surprise of even their supporters jumped out to an early eight-point lead early on in the first half. They executed with cool precision, and were able to contain the center Allen Azubuike, known for his high scoring marks.

"Craig bringing the ball up the floor..dribbling to his left, stolen by Yugi! Yugi pushing the ball up the court, Domino has numbers (1)….he passes to Mako who slams it home! The Saints are now up 36-29 as we head for halftime! I'm totally shocked, ladies and gentleman! This is incredible. We'll be back after this station break, you are listening to the Domino City Radio Network."

They had done the impossible: silence the Rupp Arena faithful. Only the small amount of students from Domino City who made the trip could be heard.

"Keep it up, Joey! I know you can do it!" Serenity yelled from the stands, cheering on her brother and his teammates.

Joey smiled her way as he made his way into the locker room for halftime…

Yami addressed the team at half, and the team listened intently.

"We're winning…and it feels pretty good. But know you this, if we don't finish the job, if we screw this up, we'll be feeling just as bad afterwards as we feel right now. So play your hearts out…and don't let up, not even for a second."

"For once…Yami's right." The team turned to another one of its leaders, Seto Kaiba.

"To be honest, I was expecting us to be embarrassed tonight, but you've shown up today. No one can fault you for your effort. But understand, it will take more than just effort. It's going to take discipline, smarts, and patience to get it done."

Nathan looked over his team, his excitement growing along with theirs. "Well…so much for coaching you guys up. You look more than ready to play the second half to me…lets close the deal!"

Domino City fought hard, but Kentucky managed to scratch and claw its way back into the game. In the waning moments of the game, however, Domino City actually led 72-70.

Jimmy: "Welcome back, and we have an exciting finish going on here! Here's the game reset…10.5 seconds left. Neither team has any timeouts or fouls to give. The possession arrow is with Domino City, but Kentucky has the ball with a chance to win it or take it to over time. The fans have come alive here tonight, and have really fueled the Wildcat resurgence. Some scores to pass along to you: Saffron State 49, Navy 48; Jump City leading Utah, 70-64 in the second half; and number one Illinois remains unbeaten with a 100-95 double-overtime thriller over Louisville."

Nathan had stressed to his team to force Kentucky into a poor shot as best as they could; he would take his chances with a terrible three-point opportunity instead of giving up the easy two.

"Craig receives the inbound pass from Chandler, dribbles the ball in isolation. Seven seconds remaining, now six…he dribbles, passes to Horn in the corner…Horn shoots…NO GOOD! But….OH…MY…GOD! They called a foul on Malik Ishtar for illegal contact. And Nathan Colby does not look happy about it in the least.

The "foul" took place right in front of Nathan, and he saw very clearly that there was no illegal contact involved. As a matter of fact, despite the euphoria that had taken over in Rupp Arena, most of those in attendance would probably come to the same conclusion after an instant replay.

"Colby is irate, he has run out onto the floor, screaming at the officials! Dammit, they just gave him a Technical Foul (2). Nathan get off the floor, this isn't helping your cause! He's going to get tossed here in a second if the doesn't settle down!"

Tristan attempted to restrain his boss, but was shot a death glare. He backed away in defeat, realizing that it would not be in his best interests to interfere.

"He's not leaving…and there it is. A second Technical Foul is called, and Colby will be ejected from the arena. Unbelievable what has taken place here. Domino City's lead is in dire straights here…Kentucky will shoot seven free throws, four of those due to the two technical fouls called on coach Nathan Colby, and three for the so-called foul that was committed on Anthony Horn. Even if they do survive that, Kentucky will retain possession of the basketball because of the technical fouls with 3.9 seconds remaining. We'll take a timeout, you're listening to the Domino City Radio Network."

Next time: With this controversial finish, how will Nathan's team respond? Can they pull it together for a miracle finish, or will Kentucky steal one? Speaking of stealing, how is Pegasus's gambling ring planning on avoiding more losses of their funds? How will this game affect their fortunes? Also…Seto Kaiba has some serious explaining to do after an incident in his apartment…How will Mokuba feel about what goes down…more importantly how will Joey react? All the answers will be given out next time!

Sorry for the ending…I had to do it! It makes when things get better so much more fun!

Having numbers simply means that on a fast break, the offense has more people on that end of the floor than the defense.

A technical foul is something like a yellow card in soccer: get two of them, you leave the game. Foul shots are awarded to the other team for the technical foul, as well as being awarded possession of the basketball.

Well, please review and take care of yourselves…oh I almost forgot the quote!

"We didn't lose the game, we just ran out of time." Vince Lombardi

BigLos…out