A/N: Well, by puppy-dog-eyeing the use of my mom's laptop, I am able to update this chapter. I hope you guys enjoy. Hopefully I will be able to gain continuous use of her laptop to make regular updates. I'm gonna try to aim for about one a week, but most likely it'll be something like one every week and a half to two weeks, depending on what my oh-so-fickle muse decides. –Glares at muse who is, even as we speak, trying to give TQ a new idea- WOULD YOU STOP IT ALREADY! I HAVE TO FINISH THE OTHER STORIES I HAVE FIRST! Anyways, I'll try to update as soon as possible, and hopefully my muse will inspire me to continue to write on the laptop I'm using now (which won't connect to internet) and my mother will let me continue to update with hers. Let's hope eh? Thank you to all my readers, for being faithful and continuing to read, and please, understand my plight. –bows- Arigato!

A few hours later Yugi had dropped off to sleep, as had Joey, Serenity, and Mokuba.

Kaiba had sat next to his brother, staring blankly into space, while Tea and Bakura were talking quietly. Duke and Tristan were still watching each other, and Mai was reworking a duelist strategy.

Cara had just finished reading her favorite duelist magazine, when Ishizu walked over to her, smiling.

"I wanted to thank you for helping me," she told the younger girl.

Cara smiled, and then looked at the peacefully sleeping Yugi, who was murmuring something about dancing Kuribos.

"Why don't we go sit over there?" Cara whispered, motioning to a section of vacant couch.

Ishizu nodded, and the two girls walked over to the couch, and sat down beside each other.

"It was no problem," Cara said, smiling, "earlier I mean. Kaiba was being a jerk."

The young girl glanced over at Kaiba, who returned her look coldly.

Cara smirked, and turned back to Ishizu.

"And it was fun."

Ishizu chuckled, and shook her head.

"You're very bold, aren't you?" she asked, laughter still in her voice.

Cara grinned at the Egyptian woman.

"Yep!" she answered happily, causing Ishizu to laugh again.

After a while, the two girls got to talking about their lives, and the inevitable question came up.

"Cara, how did you meet Yugi?" Ishizu asked.

Cara's eyes glazed over for a moment, and she was silent for a few more, before she finally decided to answer.

"We met in the woods around Domino," she said, fidgeting with the hem of her Tank Top. "I was alone there…"

She steeled herself for the question that was sure to follow.

"Why were you alone?"

"My parents… left me there."

Silence reigned.

"I'm sorry Cara," Ishizu said gently.

"It's okay," the young girl said, shrugging it off like it was no big deal. "Not your fault is it?"

Tea and Bakura then walked over, and the group of four started up a conversation about their favorite duelist cards.

Taking unnoticed deep breaths, Cara fought back the prickling in her eyes, and forced the grief down. She could cry later, but not right now. She would bite off her own tongue before she cried in front of Kaiba.

As more hours passed, people woke up, and joined the conversation, which had changed from Favorite cards, to dueling tactics, to new cards, to other games, and so on and so forth.

The co-pilot then entered the room.

"We'll be landing in about ten minutes, so you should probably start preparing to disembark," said the young, good-looking man.

There was a the sound of various quiet 'okays' and 'all rights', as people shuffled around, throwing away garbage and gathering the stuff they had brought with them onboard.

Kaiba stood up, and walked to the cockpit, apparently deciding to supervise as they landed.

Mokuba sat quietly on his section of the couch, and Cara decided to join him.

Grabbing her back and stuffing her magazine back into it, she sat next to him.

"So, do you duel?" she asked conversationally.

"A little," Mokuba answered, "though I'm no where near as good as Seto."

Cara smiled.

"Yeah, I know how that feels. Yugi's currently tutoring me in good tactics and so forth. Maybe you and I could duel sometime, to see if we're at the same level."

Mokuba nodded.

"I'd like that," he said, smiling at her.

Cara grinned back, and felt the airplane start to descend.

"Well, it seems that we're here," she said, leaning back on her seat.

"I think you guys'll like it," the boy said, leaning back as well. "It's right on the water, and it's also fairly secluded from the nearby city, so it's quiet."

"I've never been to the Caribbean before," Cara admitted.

"It's nice here. The water's always warm, so it's like swimming in a bath, and the people around here are pretty relaxed and friendly."

He smiled at some memory.

"Seto and I used to always come here for our vacation, but those started to vanish. It's been about two years since I've been here last…"

"Really? He didn't let you take vacations!"

You threw a glare at the door.

"No, he would've, if I asked, but he could never go with me before. This time I altered his schedule so he could, and wouldn't miss any important meetings."

Cara's eyes widened, and then she grinned.

"Wicked!"

Mokuba smiled back.

"Thanks."

As the plane touched down on the runway, the two kids talked about fairly trivial things, such as what duel monsters they liked, what kind of stuff they were both interested in, and so on.

When the plane had come to a stop however, Kaiba appeared, and took his brother to be first off the plane, glaring at Cara on the way.

In reply, Cara stuck her tongue out at him when no one else was looking, causing him to come close to growling.

Cara grinned in an evil 'got-ya' way, and followed the two to the doors, waiting for Yugi before she stepped out- into a world that looked a lot like the one she had just left.

"You losers get that limo," was all Kaiba said before getting into his white Kaiba Corp. limo.

Cara rolled her eyes.

"My, how wonderfully kind of you Kaiba," she whispered sarcastically to Yugi.

"Be nice," he said, laughing quietly.

"See you guys there!" Mokuba said, waving, before he shut the door.

The rest of the guests made their way to the black limo waiting for them, and then clambered in while random Kaiba Corp. people loaded up their suit cases into yet another, smaller, car.

When they drove off, the older guys launched into a conversation about what they thought was going to happen during this week, while Cara looked out the window at the airport landing strip.

"It'll get better," Yugi said. "Just wait."

"I know," Cara said grinning, and then joined in the conversation with the others.

-At Kaiba Mansion-

When Cara stepped out of the Limo, she was met instantly by a warm, fresh breeze that carried with it the smell of the ocean.

Looking around, Cara drank in the beauty of what she saw in front of her.

Kaiba mansion was a large building, but not ominous, seeing as how it was painted in a light tan color. Dark brown trim decorated the windows, and slatted white shutters were left open and inviting. White stone steps extended from the large front doors, which stood there, white with their spotless golden knockers.

Two large flowerbeds were placed on either side of the front steps, and looked like they extended around the back. A large marble statue of the Sorceress Calypso (From the Odyssey, people) stood in front of the stairs, surrounded by various flowering plants.

And best of all, the deep blue ocean extended into the distance, shimmering in the sunset.

Cara was left breathless at the sight, though perhaps it was jet lag.

"It's beautiful," Tea murmured from beside the girl, and everyone nodded in agreement.

The front doors then opened, and seven people stepped out.

The oldest of them was a man who looked about fifty to sixty, and had a short mane of hair, and a bushy silver mustache. He was dressed in gray pinstripe pants, a white shirt, red tie, and a black dress coat.

He was followed by four fairly normal looking girls dressed in maid outfits, and a lithe, rather tall man in a cook's uniform.

The last two were girls, the first of which had long, wild red hair, emerald green eyes, and VERY tanned skin. She stood at about 5' 11" and was wearing a white blouse, and a black miniskirt.

The second girl had short, chin length blond hair that curved around her face, and had half moon glasses perched in front of her vibrant turquoise eyes. Her skin, unlike the red-haired girl, was only slightly tanned, she stood about 5' 9", and she was wearing the same thing as the first girl.

"I am Thomas Kent, the butler," the mustached man said, bowing. "Master Kaiba has all ready arrived, and asked that I introduce you to the staff, and then take you to your rooms."

Everyone nodded.

"These will be your maids, Miss Jasmine, Leticia, Laura, and Jessica," he said, motioning to each of the girls in time.

They all bowed.

Then the butler motioned to the tall man in the chef's clothes.

"This will be your chef, Jeffery Ridge."

He then turned to the two women.

"And these are his assistants, Esmerelda Lovell and Elisabeth Cole."

"Hello," Yugi said, and that greeting was echoed in various different ways varying from 'yo' to 'nice to meet you'.

The chef then stepped forward, parting his dark lips to reveal a sparkling row of white teeth.

"Welcome to de island!" he said, in a very Caribbean voice, spreading his arms to indicate everywhere around them.

Cara smiled, immediately liking his warm, welcoming tone.

He noticed that, and grinned at her, winking.

"Now, if you'll pick up your luggage, Miss Jasmine and I will take you to your rooms," Mr. Kent said.

Everyone turned around, to find their luggage piled next to the limo.

The help waited as the group sorted out their various belongings, and then Jasmine and Mr. Kent walked towards the door, with everyone following behind.

Once they stepped inside, the chef, his assistants, and the other maids separated from the visiting herd.

"If the young sirs would follow me," Kent said stiffly, turning and walking towards the stairs on to the left of the foyer.

The boys turned to their female companions.

"I guess this is goodnight girls," Joey said, waving.

Duke and Tristan both said goodnight to Serenity, Duke being as dashing as possible while Tristan tried to imitate him.

Yugi walked up to Cara as they said their goodnights, and smiled.

"Night Cara," Yugi said, squeezing her shoulder.

"Sweet dreams Yugi," she replied, smiling back.

The boys then followed Kent up the stairs, waving to the girls from the landing.

Jasmine smiled at them.

"Please follow me misses," she said in a light, accented voice.

The girls followed the young maid up the right hand stairs, and they came to the same landing the boys had waved from, before stepping down a long hallway lined with doors.

"What's up those stairs?" Cara asked, noticing the large set of stairs in the middle of the Landing.

"Up there are the Masters' rooms," she replied.

Cara nodded, and then followed the rest of the group down the hallway.

"Pick whatever room you like misses."

The girls immediately started opening doors, gasping at the lavish interiors, and choosing which one they liked best.

Finally, once they had settled on rooms, Jasmine stepped forward again.

"Dinner will be brought to your rooms in a few minutes misses," she said, smiling. "Welcome to Kaiba mansion."

The young woman then turned around, and walked back down the hallway and down the stairs.

The girls smiled at each other.

"Well, goodnight!" Tea said cheerfully, before heading to her room.

The other girls echoed her farewell, and headed to their own rooms.

Serenity smiled at Cara as they opened their doors.

"Looks like we're going to be neighbors," she said.

Cara smiled, and nodded, before entering her room and closing the door behind her.

The young girl had chosen a room that had a light yellow on the walls, reminding her greatly of the color of Italian Plaster. All the furnishings and trim were done in a dark wood, including the small French doors that led to a fair-sized balcony. A deep red coverlet covered the four-poster bed, and had varying red throw pillows with golden detail. A heavily inlaid trunk lay at the bed's foot, and a desk with a carved wood desk lamp stood by the door. A large bookcase stood in one corner, and on it's connecting wall there was the door to a small bathroom. (A/N: Holy crap. My mom has me watching waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay to much HGTV.)

After setting down her bags, Cara walked over to the bookcase, finding books on subjects differing from Animal-related Literature to books on woodcarving.

The young girl nodded at the books, and turned around, walking to the bed. She sat down on the red coverlet, and sank delightfully.

She smiled, and laid back, enjoying the peacefulness.

A knock then came on the door, causing Cara to turn her head.

"Dinner Miss," a young, female voice called from the other side.

"Come on in," Cara replied, sitting up.

The young maid Cara remembered Kent introducing as Leticia stepped in, with a somewhat small trey of food.

"After the long flight we thought you might want to get to bed as soon as possible," she explained.

"Thank you," Cara said politely, to which Leticia smiled before leaving.

Looking down at her meal, Cara smiled.

Clam Chowder.

One of her favorite soups in the world, and prepared by an assumedly great chef as well.

The young girl quickly dug in, finishing it in a few minutes (it was a small bowl), and enjoying every spoonful.

Cara then yawned, and was shocked by how tired she suddenly was.

Jet lag perhaps? She thought, and then shrugged.

Whatever it was, no point in delaying sleep was there?

Cara carefully carried the tray over to the desk, setting it on the polished wood, before getting her pajamas out of her suitcase. Said pajamas consisted of light gray shorts and an oversized T-shirt.

Slipping out of her day clothes and into her night ones, Cara piled the throw pillows on the floor, before slipping under the crisp white sheets and laying her head on the simple white pillow.

Sighing in comfort and pleasure, Cara slowly drifted off to a wonderful sleep.

And she had dreams of warm Caribbean Isles, and drinks with frilly little umbrellas in them.