Current Votes for Ryo's House -
Gryffindor - None
Ravenclaw - None
Slytherin - 1
Hufflepuff - None
Wherever Seto is - 2
Disclaimer - Would I be posting under fanfiction if I owned this?
Warnings - Ron's language, Kaiba and Bakura rambling off together a lot, not very good humor, and me attempting to start a duel.
Shameless plug - Go read The Heir Game. I desire to know whether or not it stinks as bad as I think it does -.-u
And thankyou to ssp, who pointed out British people are taller than I thought. I'll correct that. Eventually.
Ryo suddenly cut in. "Kaiba! I just had a great idea. Did you bring any of your Duel Disks with you?"
Harry looked up, brow raised. Surely, Ron wouldn't have the dimmest idea what was going on, but he at least had a few thoughts squirming around. Ryo was, apparently, challenging the CEO of Kaiba Corp, former Duel Monsters champion, who was only beaten by two different people, to a game of Duel Monsters. Oooh, this was going to be interesting.
"Of course I did." Seto snorted, waving his fork around more out of habit than for any bigger purpose (He needed to work on that. All those hand motions during duels were getting to him). "Does that mean you want to play a little game, then?"
"Why not?" Bakura suggested, grinning. "Our new friends could watch, and we could have a new experience. Me, getting to duel a self-assured CEO. You, getting beaten by someone other than the Pharaoh."
"...is there any particular reason you keep calling Motoh that?"
Bakura gained a misty-eyed expression (albeit feigned), looking like a storyteller about to dive into a great story. He clasped his hands together, and began. "It all started in Egypt, Kaiba, where you were-"
"Forget it. I don't want to know. Do you want to duel or not? I can grab some of the Duel Disks from my room, and we can see if there's somewhere empty enough around here to do it. Potter and the redhead can tag along -"
"My NAME is Ron!"
Seto sneered, but went on as if he hadn't been interrupted. "-Can tag along, and watch a real duelist kick your butt. I can't believe you lost to that shrimp."
"Are forgetting he's beaten you, oh, what, two times? It should have been three, but you claimed you'd commit suicide that one time. Oh, scratch that. It is three. That one time at Jonouchi's party where you played strip Duel Monsters - my God, that was funny."
"I did not play strip Duel Monsters with Motoh, for the love of God- Hey! I thought you said you wanted to duel, Bakura!"
"Oh, yeah. I did." Shrug. "Where and when, Kaiba?"
"Diagon Alley should clear up soon, now that it's getting darker. They'll be plenty of room-"
"Hate to burst your bubble," Ron interrupted again, "but muggle technology doesn't work here. Did no one tell you two that? I don't know how things work in Japan, but-"
"Oh, don't worry, Potter's redheaded little friend," Bakura piped up. "I'll make sure they work. By the way - go get that female friend of yours. She'll love something like this."
(...Are we forgetting that the girl is probably a member of Kaiba's fan club? You know, the three thousand two hundred and twenty three members worldwide fan club?)
((Why on Earth did you think I invited her?))
(I really should have left you with Yuugi)
"So, let's see. You want to me to TURN OFF the safety, and leave ourselves at the mercy of our opponents? What are you, a complete idiot? You know the second I play my Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon, you're likely to be in a coma, right?"
"No. Just a man that likes to take a few risks. And who said you'll even win?"
"I don't know. Let's count the people; myself, the little girl over there made herself quite clear, I think Potter said something, and there was that one time Miho (1) was stalking me -"
"Okay, Kaiba. I get the point already!"
(You didn't actually think he wasn't going to say something, did you?)
((No, I just didn't think his ego rivaled my own.))
(I was wondering when you were going to admit you had a big ego. Don't forget about your libido, either.)
((Oh, shut up.))
The odd excuse for a band of friends was situated outside in the dark Diagon Alley, hiding out in what appeared to be an abandoned shop not too far down from the Leaky Cauldron. Bakura and Seto and claimed most of the center of the building, while Ron, Hermione, and Harry were standing near the very back, watching eagerly. Scratch that; Hermione was watching eagerly. Ron was trying to look as uninterested as possible, finding himself very annoyed by the CEO. Harry was attempting to remember everything he knew about the card game, hoping dearly he could figure out what was going on. He doubted it would be very interesting otherwise.
"So, what are the stakes? I'm up for anything, Kaiba."
"Eight thousand Life Points, forty-card deck, and the rules according to Battle City. I win, and I get your Necrofear (2).On the impossible chance you win, you can choose whatever you want."
The Tomb Robber raised a brow, amused. "All right. I want your Blue Eyes, then."
"Then let the games begin."
Bakura - 8000, Kaiba - 8000
"I'll go first, Kaiba, if you don't mind!" barked Yami no Bakura, drawing his five cards out of the slot of his Duel Disk. He held them out in one hand, glancing at it casually. Perfect; this would be the perfect start to his duel.
"I play one card face down, and play this in defense mode!" he declared, placing them into the proper positions on his Duel Disk. The machine made it's mechanical noises in confirmation, and the cards appeared upon the dueling area dutifully. "Your move!"
Seto grunted a response, probably meant as to say he understood. He collected his own cards into on hand, glancing over it. Well, this was going to be amusing. Was Bakura going to play defensive, and spring the same traps as he did to Motoh during Battle City? Only one way to find out.
"I play Pot of Greed, which allows me to draw two cards-"
"I know what Pot of Greed does, you moron! Have you never noticed I'm the one doing commentary for the Pharaoh's little friends?"
"I was always wondering why you did that... Anyways, I was explaining for the audience. A match is no fun if you don't know what's going on. We can't forget they're too ignorant, now can we?"
"That is a good point. However, I've got something to say. You! The girl with the curly hair, that looks like Hawkins on a bad day."
"Hawkins?" echoed Seto, raising a brow.
"Pharaoh's friend."
"Of course. Remind me why it seems Motoh makes associates with people that probably don't speak Japanese?"
"How am I supposed to know? He's the one that openly admits to being skitzo. Maybe the voice tells him to." Seto snorted.
"Anyways... Girl! You know how to play Duel Monsters, don't you?"
"Well, yes, I sort of..." Hermione squeaked, forgetting that she should be at least mildly upset that her hero and his opponent had little respect for her, and was currently trying to figure out why they were asking her. Ron, however, made a 'pfft'ing noise and glared off to the side.
Stupid brown-haired git. What does Hermione see in him!- Frankly, Ron was paying little attention at all.
"Good. Then we can duel, and you can explain to Potter and your redheaded friend what's going on."
"MY NAME IS RON, DAMN IT!"
"Shut up, redhead," said Seto flatly.
Note- None of the card name, effects, and attack/defense points of Yami no Bakura are assured. I am having the hardest time finding a complete deck list, so am using what I can figure out from Janime. However, if anyone can find me a complete deck list for any season (Preferably Pharaoh's Memory, since thats the one I'm using from Janime, but if it can't be found, I will revise this chapter), it will be greatly appreciated. If I never get one... Well, we'll see how long the duel even lasts into the next chapter.
(1) Miho appears in the manga once, and was in the original version of the YuuGiOu anime. Uh... I've heard she's really annoying. I'm still trying to get a hold of one of the fansubs of that. .:sigh:.
(2) I have no idea how to spell that.
Setoglomper - He does! It's a sign of the apocolypse! RUUUUUUUUN! XDD
DarkLegacies - Oh, it's very likely. .:grin:. And, from what we've got in this chapter, it looks like Seto and Yami Bakura are going to be working together a lot, seeing how they talk to ever other... Muahhaa...
Jasmine Reinier - If not after this duel, sooner or later, I'm sure she'll get her man (.:whistles innoccently, thinking about her plans to get the pair together:.)! And Slytherin? Well, we'll just see! (Need... More... Votes x.X)
RBMIfan - Thanks:) I try the best I can.
ssp - ...The British people make me feel really short, then. I don't even make five feet. .:mumbles:. Thanks for pointing that out. I'll change it later to something equally amusing :)
Kitroku - Buahaa! Well, here you go, my young friend!