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Chapter 5 - Day 3 - Doompah-Didoo Tribe
Fae stood outside the Doompah-Didoo shelter, a mad grin on her face and hands on her hips. She stared in at the sleeping boys and stretched her arms. "Ah, I just love some good exercise before breakfast!" Cracking her knuckles she took a deep breath and...
Grabbed the nearest guy and dragged him into a raft that lay half-in, half-out of the water. (The boy happened to be Sessho-maru, who, very uncharacteristically slept through the whole thing.) Fae then returned, and pulled out another boy, then another, then another, and so on and so forth. When she was finished, they were still all asleep, and she hadn't even broken a sweat.
With another stretch, the hyena grinned. "I always enjoy some light some light exercise in the morning."
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"Aww, Krad, I can't believe we lost."
"It's not our fault that all the questions seemed to be in their favor," answered the hunter.
Dark blew a few stray purple hairs out of his face and looked at Krad lying beside him. "That was odd, don'tcha think?" he asked.
The white wings only shrugged in response and got up to build a fire in the pit.
Dark sighed as he watched Krad walk away. He turned to his familiar. "Wiz? Why do I get the feeling he still hates me?"
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For some reason, Hiei felt like he was... moving. He opened his eyes and sat up, then realized, he was moving.
He sprang up and drew his katana, nearly flipping the boat he now found himself in, along with the other seven members of his tribe.
"Sit down. You're going to knock the boat over," he heard behind him scold.
The fire demon spun around to find Fae, sitting at the motor of the boat.
"What is the meaning of this!" he growled.
The hyena giggled. "Oh, calm down. I'm just taking you guys to the yacht and you all looked so peaceful, I didn't want to wake you." Her voice became suddenly stern, "Now sit!"
The fire demon grumbled something before, surprisingly, doing as he was told. As he did so, he accidentally hit Kurama and woke him. The fox looked around groggily. "Where are we?"
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"You pissed in the water?"
"It comes from a spring, it's running water. It'll wash away."
"That's beside the point! It's our only fresh water!" Dark screamed at Koga. "You've contaminated it!"
The wolf scoffed. "It's not like I was the first."
Dark blanched. "Whadd'ya mean?"
"Do you know how many animals have used that spring as a toilet?"
The thief's face turned a slight shade of green. "Krad?" he said meekly.
"What?"
"Hold me."
Very confused, the hunter took a half-step back. "Huh?"
"Please?" Dark whimpered, looking up at him with puppy-dog eyes.
Krad hesitated again, and Dark cried, "Oh, Krad! Don't be such a jerk!"
After another moment of hesitation, Krad moved forward and gently embraced the thief.
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By the time the small boat arrived at the yacht, all eight members of Doompah-Didoo were awake.
"We're here!" cried Fae," You boys have fun now! You boys can do whatever you want while you're here. Or who for that matter," she added with a wink. "Oh, by the way, there are only four rooms. See ya in a few days!" The hyena jumped off the yacht into the smaller boat and drove away, waving until she was out of sight.
The boys stood a moment in silence before Kaiba spoke. "The cousins are sharing a room."
"WHAT?" screamed Kyo, "There's NO way I'm sharing a room with that damn rat! It's bad enough that I gotta live with him!"
Yuki sighed. "If I must..."
Putting an arm around Hiei, Kurama said, "Hiei and I will share." The fire demon glanced up at the fox, surprised by this sudden decision. Kurama just winked in reply.
In the end, Kaiba and Bakura roomed together, and so did Sessho-maru and T-chan.
Yuki strode to the door of his room ...and froze. "Kyo... You... You need to see this."
"Huh?" the cat peered over his cousin's shoulder and froze as well. "What the- Why the hell is there only ONE bed in here!" Turning to Yuki, he grunted, "Sorry, rat-boy, but it looks like you're sleeping on the floor."
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Sanosuke Sagara sat at the edge of the water, letting the waves roll over his bare feet. It was a beautiful morning, quickly approaching noon. He closed his eyes and just relaxed in the sun's rays.
Unnoticed by Sano, Hiro stood several feet away, just staring at the older boy. He watched Sano's hair as it blew playfully around in the breeze, the cleared his throat softly.
Instantly, Sano was alert. He glanced over at the guitarist with a grin. "What are you doing here?"
"I should ask you the same thing. But anyway, I like watching the waves."
"Same here. It's kind of relaxing, huh?"
Sitting down beside the ex-fight merchant, Hiro smiled. "Yeah."
Unbeknownst to either of them, Hisoka was watching from behind a tree. He sighed and shook his head. "Cheesy romantic crap."
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"Oh! I'd like to see you beat that, you damn rat!"
'Clack'.
"I just did, stupid cat."
Kyo slammed his fists on the pool table. "Argh! Why d'you always gotta be better than me!" he fumed.
"Not like it's hard."
"What was that?"
The rat shrugged. "Nothing."
"You wanna fight?" the cat cried.
The silver-haired boy sighed. "No, Kyo... look, could we just finish the game?" The cat shrugged and bent to take aim.
In the meantime, Kaiba was having a very intelligent conversation with... the wall.
"Kaiba?" said Bakura, walking over to him. "Are you alri-" He noticed the shot glass and nearly empty bottle of liquor in front of the taller boy. "Should you really be drinking?"
"Of course. The human body needs fluids to survive, right?" he answered, voice only slightly slurred.
"I meant alcohol," said the white-haired boy, sitting next to the brunette at the bar.
"Eh, alcohol, water, what's the difference?" Kaiba replied, downing another glass of the drink. He looked a little flushed and dizzy, but, aside from that, didn't seem to be all that drunk.
"Are you drunk?" Bakura asked, just to be sure.
"No, I'm not -hic- drunk, silly." As he said 'silly' he poked the smaller boy's nose. No doubt about it, Kaiba was drunk.
The brunette pulled his hand away from Bakura's nose, he lost his balance on his stool and fell over backwards. When Bakura looked down at him, he was sleeping soundly.
With Kurama's help, Bakura carried the sleeping CEO to their room.
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"Who's up for some strip poker?" cried Watari, holding up a deck of cards.
"Oh, oh! I'll play! C'mon Krad!" Dark dragged the hunter to the fire and sat by the scientist. They were joined by Hiro, Sano and Tsuzuki, with Hisoka in tow. Koga eventually joined them by the fire, but only watched.
Watari dealt, seeing as it was his idea. Krad's face lit up when he saw his hand, but was sincerely disappointed when Hisoka beat him. Everyone else lost a piece of clothing, mostly shoes.
Krad won the second round, and more shoes were added to the pile.
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"This is relaxing," Kurama murmured, resting his head on the side of the pool.
"Hn," came the reply from the fire demon sitting a few feet away on the deck.
"Come on, Hiei! Come swimming with me!" Grinning, Kurama splashed a few drops of water at his companion, earning himself a fierce glare.
"No."
"Oh, come on."
"No." Hiei closed his eyes and turned his back on the fox. A very costly mistake. Suddenly, two arms wrapped around his waist, and he was lifted off the ground. "Hey! What the -"
He was rudely interrupted as Kurama threw him into the pool.
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"Gimme two," said Krad, the last to exchange his cards.
"Alrighty then! Everyone show your hands!" Watari cried.
Krad smirked as he saw the others' pathetic hands. "Full house. Kings over fours." he said triumphantly. (1)
Hisoka smirked even wider. "Royal flush," he said, putting down his cards.
"WHAT?" the hunter yelled. Everyone else was in silent shock. (Except Koga. He had long since left, saying they were all frickin' insane).
"Looks like I win," the boy smiled.
Most everyone except the two were down to their pants, Dark and Sano had even lost them already. .
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Kaiba woke later that evening with a horrible headache. He groaned and tried to sit up, only to fall back, clutching his head. The world seemed to be spinning.
"Oh, I see you're awake," said Bakura as he walked into the room.
"Do you have to walk so loudly?" the CEO grumbled.
"Do we have a hangover?" asked the white-haired boy sweetly.
"Hangover? I was not drunk."
"That's what you said, before you poked my nose and called me silly."
Kaiba blushed. "You're lying."
"What reason do I have to lie? You drank almost a whole bottle of liquor that would have been enough for at least five people," Bakura answered matter-of-factly. "Besides, how else would you have ended up here?"
The taller boy tried to sit up again, but Bakura pushed him back down. "You were drunk, live with it. Now rest, I'll get you something for that headache."
Blinking confusedly, Kaiba watched the boy leave. Since when did he care about a heartless CEO's health.
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"Could we stop now? All we've got left is our underwear and it's obvious either Krad or Hisoka's gonna win," Dark whined.
Krad agreed. "Why don't we call it a tie, kid?"
Hisoka grumbled at being called a kid but agreed nonetheless, he was getting tired of winning.
"And as the winners," the hunter announced, "We get to keep one article of clothing from the pile. Everyone else, get dressed."
"What're you gonna take, Krad?" asked Dark, as he tried to get his clothes before the white wings could.
"I'll take these," he said, yanking the thief's pants right out of his hands, then he ran.
"Krad! No! Those are my pants! Anything but the pants!" Dark cried as he chased after the hunter.
Hisoka, on the other hand, refused to take anything, but, after much persuasion, took Tsuzuki's tie.
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Leaning back against the wall, Sessho-maru stared out at the sunset from the top deck of the yacht. Several yards in front of him stood T-chan, leaning out over the railing.
The dog demon couldn't help but notice the way the glow of the sun highlighted the totetsu's auburn hair (a/n: It is auburn, right?). Or how it lit up his eyes. And horns. His body was well toned, but his waist was slim. The curve of his back was very pronounced.
Sessho-maru shook his head, blushing slightly.
And T-chan had the oddest feeling that he was being watched.
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Meanwhile, Dark was ...still trying to get his pants back!
"Krad! Get back here!" The thief was jumping up and down, trying to grab the hunter who was hovering just out of his reach. (Wiz was hiding, not wanting to be a part of this).
"Why?" asked the blond.
"'Cause I want my PANTS back!"
"No."
"Aargh! I hate you!"
"You don't mean that, do you?" Krad purred sarcastically.
"Yes, I do!"
"Oh, Dark, you're so hurtful. No pants for you!" With a mischievous wink, Krad disappeared into the trees.
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"Okay, Kyo, you're sleeping on the floor tonight," muttered Yuki, taking off his shirt as he prepared to go to sleep.
Kyo, however, had different plans. "No way. I get the bed." He sat down on the soft feather bed and gave his cousin an I-dare-you-to-argue look.
And Yuki dared. "I'm afraid you misunderstood me." Gripping the front of the cat's shirt, he pulled him to his feet. "You get the floor."
Without hesitation, Kyo threw a punch at the rat's face. Yuki stepped away to dodge it, Kyo leaped, and a full-fledged wrestling match erupted on the floor.
"I didn't know you two were this close to each other."
The two boys froze, Yuki with a fistful of the cat's hair, Kyo with his hands on the rat's chest, tangled together on the ground. Kurama stood in the doorway, Hiei directly behind him. The fox was grinning.
Yuki blushed, "It's not what it looks like!"
"Of course not. See you in the morning!" With that, the two demons retired to their room.
Kyo blinked up at Yuki. "So ...who gets the bed?"
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"Hey, Hisoka."
The teenage empath glanced up at his partner. "Tsuzuki," he acknowledged.
Sitting down beside the boy, Tsuzuki asked quietly, "What's up?"
"Nothing."
"You can't fool me that easily, Hisoka."
With a sigh, Hisoka gave in. "I'm ...I'm just not comfortable around so many people. I keep asking myself why I'm here."
Tsuzuki smiled and hugged him. "Oh, don't worry about it! Every thing will be fine." He stood up. "Goodnight, Hisoka."
"G'night, Tsuzuki."
3 days down, 102 days to go
(1) Muraki's hand when he beat Tsuzuki in YnM #3. We couldn't help it.
