I'm finally back! And with the next chapter! Gomen for the wait! I said I was gonna update more but I got lazy for the past few months and have been neglecting my fanfics…yes, I know…I'm lazy… But anyway, here's the next chapter like I promised!

This chapter contains some mild language, but nothing horrible, I swear!

Chapter Three

Yugi and Joey were walking down the street to Yugi's house that Saturday afternoon. They were discussing what happened to BJ and Marik for prank calling them (forced to clean up the bathrooms at Kaiba Land) when they heard a voice behind them.

"Hey, Yugi! Joey! Wait up!" It was Anzu. She caught up to them and, despite being slightly out of breath, she did a little dance. "Guess what? Guess what?"

"What?" they asked in unison.

"I finally made enough money to go to America for dance school!" she exclaimed. "I'm leaving on Monday!"

"That's great Anzu!" said Yugi.

"Hold up!" Joey killed the moment. "How on earth did you make enough money to go to America? You only started working two months ago at Burger World for minimum wage."

"Oh...I, uh...got a raise?" Anzu answered. Yugi became suspicious with her tone, but Joey seemed satisfied.

You see, the real source of Anzu's sudden raise in salary was the briefcase of money she found at the park containing 999,999 yen. It was left there by Honda, who received a prank call from Marik telling him to leave the money there or he'll never see Yugi again. But Anzu didn't know that, so she took the money for herself. Being a friend of Yugi, you'd think she'd turn the money in. But no, she was desperate.

"So I guess this is your last weekend with us then, huh?" said Yugi.

"Yeah, but only for a year."

A year! Yugi suddenly became depressed inside. He had a crush on Anzu for the longest time, and now she was suddenly going away to America for a year! What was he supposed to do?

"Then let's make this weekend special!" shouted Joey. "We'll call everyone up and go out tonight! I know the perfect place!"

So that night, they called Honda, Bakura, and Duke. Yami Yugi came along also. Joey led the way to their destination.

"Bob's Coffee Shop!" He exclaimed. "The newest, hippest place in Domino City!"

"We got together to have coffee?" said Duke. "I don't even drink coffee!"

"They have other drinks, baka!" said Joey. "And there are other things to do, too. They got video games and a dance floor. Friday night is Karaoke Night, and sometimes they have famous bands play!"

"So what's happening tonight?" asked Bakura.

"Some drama thing that goes on 'til ten."

They entered the building and looked around. It really was the coolest place in town. There were people dancing and playing games. The smell of food filled the air.

"It's like a Chuck E Cheese's for teens!" said Honda.

They ordered some pizza (two large with multiple toppings, so they wouldn't argue) and choose a table near the stage.

"I'd pay for the pizza, but I'm out of cash," said Honda. "Thanks to Marik and BJ, I left all I had in a briefcase at the park! Now it's gone!"

Anzu twitched slightly. Was he talking about the same briefcase?

"Don't sweat it, man, you'll get your money back," Joey assured him.

"It was the money for my college fund!" he said angrily. "DAMN THOSE IDIOTS BJ AND MARIK!"

Anzu was about to say something, but at that moment someone arrived.

"Did I hear someone say my name?" It was Marik, followed closely by someone else. They were both dressed in black and had black berets on their heads.

"BJ?" Bakura instantly recognized the other person as his Yami. "What are you doing here?" BJ looked away uncomfortably. He was embarrassed to be here.

"We came to recite poetry," said Marik.

"Evil poetry," added BJ quickly.

"Poetry?" Joey busted out laughing. "Poetry is for losers!"

"Is not!" protested Marik, but before the fight could go on, a guy on stage spoke into the microphone.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, it's time to begin our poetry session," he said. "And to start us off, here's everybody's favorite poet—Mr. Blue Eyes!"

The whole place snapped their fingers enthusiastically as a tall man dressed in black wearing black sunglasses and a black beret took the stage. His long black jacket flared out as he walked.

"Mr. Blue Eyes?" repeated Yami. "He looks familiar..."

"He must come here a lot," said Yugi. "He sure seems popular!"

The audience quieted down as Mr. Blue Eyes picked up the mic. "Tonite, I have written a poem called 'Ode to a Snicker Doodle.'" A guy sitting on the floor of the stage began to beat on some bongos while a jazz band started playing lightly. Mr. Blue Eyes began his poem:

Snicker Doodle,

Oh, sweet, sweet Snicker Doodle.

Gooey and chewy,

Snickery, Doodley,

When I put one piece in my mouth

I instantly want the rest.

One, two, four, maybe six;

Snicker Doodle knows all the tricks

To get you to eat them.

What would I do without Snicker Doodle?

Well, first of all, I wouldn't be here.

Snicker Doodle is my inspiration,

My life!

When things go wrong Snicker Doodle makes it right.

At work or at home,

With friends or alone,

Snicker Doodle—

You complete me.

Everyone snapped their fingers and cheered for him. He bowed and left the stage.

"What the heck was that? That ain't poetry! That's bogus!" Joey shouted.

"Next up we have BJ, with his somewhat darker poetry," said the announcer. BJ came up to the stage and the lights dimmed. The guy playing the bongos started to play in a fast beat motion. BJ began his 'evil poem:'

Darkness...

It consumes all,

It is all around us...

To the right!

Darkness...

To the left!

Darkness...

Behind me!

Above me!

Below me!

In front of me!

...Darkness...

More snaps and cheers filled the air as BJ left the stage with a satisfied grin. He walked up to Joey and said, "Still think poetry is for losers?"

"Poetry is easy! I could make one up right now if I wanted!" said Joey.

"That can be arranged," said Marik. He went up to the stage and whispered to the announcer guy. The announcer guy spoke into the microphone, "It seems that we have a change. Marik would like to give his spot to a friend of his, Mr. Jounouchi Katsuya."

Everyone snapped. Yugi and the others pulled Joey out of his seat and pushed him up to the stage, ignoring his pleas that this wasn't really necessary and that he didn't really feel like making anything up. He was put in front of the mic and Marik put his beret on Joey's head.

"Make it good," Marik laughed evilly. Joey looked out at the audience and began to get nervous. He really had no idea what to say. The guy playing the bongos began to beat on them in a rhythmic tune. Joey listened to it and thought about anything, everything he could think of. Then he started saying whatever came to his head.

Disrespect

No appreciation

Losers

Walking home

Ring, ring

On the phone

Ring, ring, ring

Cha-ching

Bling bling

I'm the King

King of Games

King of Lame

Cowards

Chickens

Roast beef

Turkey's on the ground

Gazelle's in the sky

They fly high

In the sky

I already said sky

So I'll say fly

No, I already said that

So I'll say hat

How many hats?

How many shoes?

I've got two

How about you?

Ring ring Jing-a-ling

Cha-ching bling

I'm the King

He stopped and waited for a reaction from the audience. Suddenly, everyone snapped their fingers like crazy and cheered for Joey. Joey started jumping up and down shouting, "Yeah! Told you I could do it!" while Marik and BJ sat at their table in disappointment.

Joey headed for the table when he heard someone say, "Not bad, Katsuya…for a beginner."

"I know that voice!" Joey spun around, expecting to see Kaiba, but all he saw was Mr. Blue Eyes. "Oh, it's just you…waaaaiiiit a minute! You're Kaiba!"

"Am not," said Mr. Blue Eyes quickly.

"Yeah you are!" Joey reached for his sunglasses and beret. Sure enough, it was Kaiba. "Mr. Blue Eyes is really Kaiba!"

"Kaiba?" Yugi and his friends looked at him.

"I knew he looked familiar!" said Yami.

"Curse you, Katsuya!" Kaiba started to chase after Joey. "Now I can never come here to recite poetry! You've shredded me of all my dignity! KATSUUUUUYAAAAAA!"

END CHAPTER

NEXT: The Pharaoh and Priest Seto attempt to make omelets at Yugi's house!

AND NOW: Yu-Gi-Oh! Bonus Side Story #1

The Darkness and the Light

Yami Bakura was sitting in a dark corner of the room, late at night. The moonlight shone across the floor in front of him.

"Darkness…how I love it so… It calms me, takes away all my worries. I lose myself in the black abyss, float away to a place with no pain…well, other than the pain of others, anyway…it makes me happy. The truth is hidden in the shadows, and needs not to be illuminated by cursed light… Oh, cruel, beautiful darkness! Bathe me in your power and show the true strength of—"

"What are you doing?" Ryou flipped the light switch to see what his Yami was up to.

Bakura hissed at the cursed brightness of the room. "Turn out the light, you fool! It blinds me!" he shouted, his hands flailing over his eyes.

Ryou raised an eyebrow. "Whatever…" He turned the light back out and left the room.

Bakura glared at the door then turned back to the window. "Oh, peaceful night…"

"Forgot my homework." The light came on again and Bakura screeched in agony on the floor. Ryou grabbed his backpack and looked at him. "You are so weird!" Then he left, turning off the light behind him.

Bakura growled. "Stupid light…"

THE END!

Hope you liked it! The Bonus was because I haven't updated in so long… Please review!