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Chapter 6 - Day 4 - Doompah-Didoo Tribe

Yuki awoke with a thump the next morning. It took him a few minutes to realize that he had fallen off the bed.

The night before, both boys refused to give in and sleep on the floor, so in the end, they shared the bed, only staying as far away from each other as possible.

Eventually, Yuki stood up and saw the reason he had fallen. Kyo was sleeping fitfully in the middle of the bed. He was thrashing about wildly and was tangled in the sheets. His constant moving had caused his shirt to ride up, way up.

Yuki sat down next to the sleeping figure and brushed away the bangs that clung to the boy's face. Without much thought as to what he was doing, Yuki began to stroke the cat's hair and with the other hand, rubbed his stomach. Almost immediately, Kyo calmed and started to make a rumbling noise deep in his throat, which sounded very close to a purr.

Slowly, Kyo opened his eyes and blinked a sleepily a few times. He snapped to full attention when he saw his cousin leaning over him and noticed where the boy's hands were. "Yuki, what're y-" He was cut off when his mouth was covered by Yuki's. The cat tensed in shock but didn't push the rat away.

Yuki finally seemed to come to his senses. He pulled back quickly. "Kyo... I-" He hurriedly turned to leave and would have, had he not been grabbed by the arm.

Kyo forced the rat to look at him. "Yuki, what the hell?" Though his cousin refused to meet his eyes, he could see the hurt and embarrassment in them.

Yuki was about to yell at Kyo to let him go when he was suddenly pulled down into a bruising kiss.

Day 4 - Oompah-Loompah Tribe

Dark had his pants back, and was breathing a sigh of relief. Pants are good.

Especially when you have a homicidal blond maniac around. Speaking of which...

Stealing a glance back over his shoulder, Dark shivered as he found a certain homicidal blond maniac watching him. Without another look back, Dark rushed over to where Koga was tending the fire and whispered, "Krad won't stop staring at me!"

"So?"

"Make him stop!"

"No! It's not my problem!"

"Please!"

"No! Go away and leave me ALONE!" Koga sent the thief flying backwards with a well-aimed kick to the stomach.

Whimpering, Dark walked away. "Why did everyone on my team have to be so mean?"

Day 4 - Doompah-Didoo Tribe

"I wonder if they're serving breakfast yet," Kurama thought aloud, in order to break the uneasy silence in the room. Hiei only gave his trademark "hn" in reply.

The night had passed uneventfully for the two demons (other than finding Kyo and Yuki tangled on the floor). Being unused to sleeping on a bed, Hiei had curled up in a corner, while Kurama slept on the bed. The fox had, however, left enough space for Hiei, just in case.

As the silence descended again, Kurama found himself playing with his hair nervously. His companion seemed noticed as well.

"Don't."

"What?"

"Don't do that to your hair," Hiei grunted, pulling the fox's hands away. "You'll mess it up."

Surprised, the red-head could only stare at the fire demon. "I... what... ?"

No answer came, but Kurama could've sworn he saw a smile flicker across Hiei's face as he left the room.

Day 4 - Oompah-Loompah Tribe

Sano stood a ways from camp, staring out into the distance, a slightly worried look on his face. Hiro noticed the look. "Hey, man, what's up?"

The former fight merchant pointed in the direction he had been staring. "Look over there."

The guitarist followed Sano's gaze, but didn't see anything really out of the ordinary. "Um... what am I supposed to be looking at?"

"The storm clouds. They look bad, we can only hope they stay over there."

Hiro shrugged. "Eh, I wouldn't worry to much about it. If they do come this way, what can we do about it? Anyway, it looks like they're moving away." He placed a hand on the taller boy's shoulder. "C'mon, man. Stop worrying about the clouds, and let's get something to eat. I'm starving."

Sano smiled at the guitarist. "Sure."

Day 4 - Doompah-Didoo Tribe

"Breakfast is now being served in the dining room," the captain's voice rang on the loudspeaker, waking Kaiba. He sat up slowly and rubbed the sleep from his eyes. He felt a lot better than he had the previous evening, his hangover was gone. Bakura had taken surprisingly good care of him.

The CEO glanced around for the said boy and found him sleeping in an armchair, apparently unaffected by the captain's announcement.

The brunette picked up the sleeping boy and gently laid him on the bed before going to breakfast.

On his way to the dining room, Kaiba passed the room belonging to the two cousins. His blue eyes widened as he heard moans issuing from behind the (thankfully) closed door. The boy was pretty sure they weren't being made by someone in their sleep.

He shook his head to clear it of any disturbing thoughts and carried on down the hall.

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Watari popped up in front of Hisoka, who had been gathering fire wood. The scientist had half a coconut filled with a steaming green liquid. "Hey, Bon, will you try this for me?" he asked.

"No!" the teenage empath screeched, "It'll probably turn me into a girl or something!"

"Actually, 'm not entirely sure what it does, that's why I want you to try it! Don't worry , I know it won't kill you."

"No! Go find someone else to be your guinea pig!" He paused, then added, "I'm sure that Dark guy would drink it if you don't tell him it's untested."

Thinking it over, Watari finally agreed. "Okey-dokey! See you Bon!"

Hisoka watched the scientist bound away. Why is he a Guardian Death? Then he sighed. He probably didn't want to stop working on his sex-changing potion.

Day 4 - Doompah-Didoo Tribe

Sessho-maru had a problem. The sticky bun he had been eating he had been eating was stuck to his fluffy, and didn't seem to want to come off. A low growl rumbled out of his throat after another failed attempt to remove it.

T-chan, who was just coming into the dining room, glanced over at the dog demon in distress, and, noticing his predicament, went over to help.

"Go away, totetsu," Sessho-maru growled, once again trying to unstick the sticky bun. And once again, he failed.

Hands on his hips, T-chan watched the hilarious scene. After awhile, he declared, "Only one thing to do now." Without any warning, he sat on the dog demon's lap and started eating the sticky bun. Right off the fluffy.

Sessho-maru blushed.

When Kaiba entered the room, he was assaulted by an extremely odd picture.

Day 4 - Oompah-Loompah Tribe

While Watari was in search of Dark, Koga and Tsuzuki were having a very intelligent conversation.

About coconuts.

"Do coconuts migrate?" asked Tsuzuki.

"I don't think so," Koga replied.

"...What if sparrows carried them?"

"What kind of sparrow, African or European?"

"I don't know. What's the average flight of a European sparrow?"

"It's-"

Krad popped up. "Sparrows don't carry coconuts!"

"How d'you know?" Koga asked suspiciously.

Luckily, the hunter was saved from answering by a loud shout from Dark.

"Watari, what the heck did you do to me?"

Day 4 - Doompah-Didoo Tribe

When Yuki and Kyo finally came to breakfast, they were both distinctly ruffled.

"Rough night?" Kurama asked with a knowing grin.

"No," replied Yuki.

"Yes," answered Kyo.

They glanced at each other and blushed.

Kaiba raised in eyebrow in shock.

"O-ho!" T-chan chuckled. (Kaiba didn't hear him, but everyone else did).

Still blushing, Yuki attempted to change the subject. "Um... where's Bakura?"

"He was still seeping when I left," Kaiba replied, standing up. Without another word, he left.

As he walked back to his room, he caught a flash of white at the corner of his eye. He changed his course instantly, following what he knew to be his brown-eyed roommate.

Kaiba found Bakura standing at the railing outside. The boy was staring out at the sea.

"Oh! Hello, Kaiba," Bakura greeted when he noticed his company. "The sea looks really choppy, doesn't it? The storm will probably hit by noon."

"Yeah, whatever." The CEO grabbed the boy's arm an dragged him back inside. "Go eat. They were wondering where you were."

Bakura watched him leave. He really is nice, he thought with a smile.

Day 4 - Oompah-Loompah Tribe

"Watari, I hate you," Dark seethed.

The rest of the tribe gathered around him, gawking. And they had a good reason to.

Dark, the great Phantom Thief we all know and love, was... a girl.

"You make a pretty good girl," Krad told him tauntingly.

Just as the thief was about to reply, Fae burst out of the forest. "I heard the news and I just had to see!" She looked Dark up and down, then burst out laughing. "Oh, this is great! Hysterical!"

"I hate ALL OF YOU!" Dark screamed. His purple hair descended halfway down his back, and, with help from his leather outfit, he now had a very vine, noticeable figure.

Suddenly, Kishi and Cao arrived. The butterfly gasped and seemed to be trying to hide an giggle, while the dragon pulled out a camera and started snapping photos.

Dark broke down into very girly, uncharacteristic tears. "Just leave me alone, okay?" With that he, excuse me, she ran off into the forest.

Day 4 - Doompah-Didoo Tribe

All 8 boys were in the lounge when the storm hit.

The boat started to rock from side to side, causing many objects and some of the boys to slide across the room.

Suddenly the boat lurched to the left, sending everyone flying. They landed in a pile of tangled limbs.

A voice rang on the loud speaker. "Yarr, this be yer captain speakin'. The ship be hittin' some rough seas. Remain calm."

"Since when was our captain a pirate?" wondered Kyo from where he still lay sprawled on top of Yuki and under someone he couldn't identify.

The ship tilted the other way, once again sending the boys tumbling cross the room. Kurama found himself kneeling over Hiei, hands on either side of the fire demon's head. "You realize how bad this looks?" the fox mumbled nervously. Hiei just nodded, blushing (uncharacteristically).

As the boat rocked in the other direction the boys tried to grab hold of anything immobile they could. Some succeeded, though Kyo had once again landed on top of Yuki.

The cat grinned. "This looks familiar."

Yuki smirked. "Yes, only I believe I was on top." He flipped over Kyo so he was now on top.

"Oh really?" asked the cat.

Both cousins were caught off guard as the boat lurched to the side again. As neither were holding on to anything but each other, they were sent sailing across the room.

Kurama smiled at them. "You two might want to wait out the storm, before doing anything else."

Day 4 - Oompah-Loompah Tribe

Sano stared out at the stormy sea. "They're coming closer," he muttered, watching the clouds.

"Damn," said Koga, who was stretched out beside the fire. Hisoka was busy trying to defend himself from both Tsuzuki and Watari's attempts to hug him, and thus didn't care much about storms at the moment. Hiro was taking a nap and Dark was still in the forest, hiding.

However, Krad was standing knee-deep in the water, eyes glassy. He was apparently lost in thought, and Sano had no trouble figuring out what he was thinking about.

Or who, rather.

"Hey, Krad."

The hunter started at the sound of his name. Sano continued, "If you're so worried about Dark, just go find him."

"Heh. Why would I worry about him? He's my enemy." A trace of emotion in Krad's golden eyes betrayed him.

"Oh, well," Sano said with a shrug, feigning indifference. "Just in case you wanted to know, Dark ran that way." He pointed over his shoulder, then turned back to the fire. "Just in case."

The second Sano turned away, Krad took off into the woods.

Just in case...

Day 4 - Doompah-Didoo Tribe

"Ahoy, this be yer captain speakin'. The storm seems to 'ave passed. Lunch'll be served in the dining room in five minutes."

"How do they expect us to eat after that?" Kyo grumbled, one hand clutched over his stomach. Yuki took the opportunity to rush out onto the deck. From back inside, the rest of the boys could hear the sound of retching. Kyo winced and followed him out.

"You okay?" the cat asked once Yuki had finished.

"Yeah," his cousin managed to say.

"You sure? You still look pale." Kyo rubbed the rat's back soothingly.

He nodded. "Thanks." He didn't seem to be going anywhere, though, so the cat wrapped his arms around him.

"Not a sea-goer, are you?" Kyo murmured, resting his chin on Yuki's shoulder.

Yuki laughed lightly. "No, but neither are you." He interlaced his fingers with Kyo's keeping the boy close. They both stood there for a moment, gazing out at the ocean.

Then, with no warning, Kyo spun Yuki around and kissed him. Hard. And Yuki returned it just as forcefully.

Just as Kaiba looked outside.

Day 4 - Oompah-Loompah Tribe

Krad wandered through the forest searching for Dark. He'd been looking at least an hour and there was still no sign of the thief.

it was already beginning to get dark even though in was early afternoon. The storm was coming in fast.

This is the first time my prey has ever eluded me so long, the hunter thought to himself.

Although he would never admit it to anyone, much less himself, he was getting slightly worried. This wasn't like Dark at all.

After another half hour of wandering Krad came to a beach. The storm hadn't reached here yet, so it was much clearer, and a small ray of sunlight illuminated the beach.

Sitting on the sand was Dark. Krad sighed when he heard the muffled sobs coming from the thief, and moved quietly as he could towards him.

Not quietly enough, it seemed. Dark tensed and whirled around, and, at the sight of the blond, stood up angrily. "Go away!" he yelled, picking up a handful of sand and throwing it towards Krad. "Just leave me alone!"

"Dark..." After avoiding the sand, Krad took a few steps forward, hand extended. "Come back to camp."

"Why should I?" spat the thief. "So they can gape at me again? So they can laugh!"

"No. There's a storm coming, and if you got blown away, we' have less of a chance to win this next challenge." He took a few more steps. "Come on."

Dark hesitated, but only for a second. He threw himself into the hunter's arms and broke down in tears.

"Um..." Krad had never really held anybody before, other than Dark a few days ago. But he had definitely never held a girl. And he had no idea what to do with a crying girl, so he let Dark cry himself to sleep. Which took a surprisingly short time.

Sighing, Krad picked up the thief and, sprouting white wings, took off into the night. One thought echoed through his head.

Why the hell didn't I fly before?

Day 4 - Doompah-Didoo Tribe

"Hey," mumbled Bakura, as he glanced around the lounge. "Where are Kyo and Yuki? Are they alright? They weren't at lunch either..."

"They're fine."

The white-haired boy looked at Kaiba. "You sure? What have they been doing?"

"They've been..." The CEO seemed struggling for words "...preoccupied."

"Preoccupied? With what?"

At that moment the two in question walked into the room, saving Kaiba from having to answer.

Their hair was messed up and Yuki's shirt was on backwards, but Bakura didn't notice.

"There you two are! What have been up to all afternoon?"

"We were... swimming," Yuki said lamely.

"Why aren't you wet? asked Kurama, grinning knowingly.

"Why the hell are you being so nosy!" Kyo yelled, "We fell asleep in the sun, okay? We haven't been swimming in a while!" He shot the fox a dirty look.

"Weren't you swimming in your bathing suits?" Bakura inquired obliviously.

"No..." Now Kyo was looking wary.

"What? You were skinny-dipping?"

"No!" With that, Yuki stormed out of the room. After a few seconds, Kyo followed.

"What's wrong with them?" asked Bakura.

Day 4 - Oompah-Loompah Tribe

The storm had finally hit. The boys (and girl) were huddled in the corner of their shelter, as far from the rain and cold they could. Dark was still asleep, worn out from all his crying. His head was resting in Krad's lap, and it was rewarding the hunter with incessant teasing from both Hiro and Sano.

"You were gone for a long time, Krad," Hiro said mockingly. "What exactly were you two doing out there?"

The hunter was staring pointedly out at the rain.

"I mean, he does make such a pretty girl..." the guitarist continued, totally oblivious of the blonde's growing anger.

At those words, though, Krad's self-control burst. "Shut up! Don't you dare even think about him that way!" Then he realized what he had said, and how quiet the shelter had gotten. Too late.

Sano's lips cracked into a wide grin. "Are you sure you think of Dark as only an 'enemy,' Krad?"

Blushing furiously, the hunter was about to retort when Tsuzuki and Watari cut him off. "Krad and Dark sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G! First comes love-"

"Idiots," growled Hisoka, covering his ears. Koga however, looked rather intrigued.

"-then comes marriage-"

Sano and Hiro had both joined in the singing.

"-then comes Krad with a baby carriage!"

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"Those suckers on land must be getting hit pretty hard," T-chan mused with a grin, speaking to the dog demon behind him.

Sessho-maru didn't reply, just stared out at the island over which the storm was hovering.

"Poor things," the totetsu added unconvincingly. When he noticed the still-expressionless face of his companion, he narrowed his eyes. An evil smile set on his lips.

The dog demon chose to ignore T-chan's obnoxiousness. And his plan would have worked, if T-chan hadn't chosen that moment to jump onto his back, arms around his neck. He blushed, to say the very least.

"Can I call you Sesshy?" T-chan purred into Sessho-maru's ear.

"A good amount of gulping noises escaped from the dog demon, before he finally managed, "W-what?"

"Hah," the totetsu smirked, disentangling himself. "I knew I could get you to say something."

Day 4 - Oompah-Loompah Tribe

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahh!"

Tsuzuki's scream awoke all the boys and girl. The shinigami was staring wide-eyed out at the rain.

"What's wrong?" asked Hisoka worriedly. His partner's only response was to point out at the darkness.

At first, no one could see anything. The sky was to dark, and the rain terribly obscured their vision. Then, in the space of one quick lightning flash, all eight of them saw it.

It was HUGE.

Hovering over nearby tree-tops was an amphitere. Its long, snake-like body was covered in wide blue feathers. The feathery wings, the tip of the tail and the mane of feathers, however, were vibrant gold, red and green. Big golden eyes watched the boys and girl curiously.

Hiro fainted back onto Sano, Dark shrieked, and Watari started to babble incoherently.

What might have been a smile formed on the amphitere's toothy mouth, then it turned and disappeared into the forest.

Sano gaped. "Those hostesses never said anything about this."

Day 4 - Doompah-Didoo Tribe

"Hiei?" No answer. Kurama sighed as headed back to his room. He would have really liked to talk with the fire demon before going to sleep.

When he entered his room, however, he found the said fire demon, who seemed to have found a CD player. Hiei didn't look up from his discovery when Kurama walked in, but asked, "What is this thing?"

"That? A CD player," the fox replied, peering at it. "Oh, and it looks like there a CD inside. Want to listen?"

Hiei shrugged, eyes wary as Kurama pushed the little button.

Suddenly, out of the speakers boomed, "Miya hii, miya hoo, miya haa, miya ha ha! Miya hii, miya hoo, miya haa, miya ha ha!"

Both demons jumped backwards, startled, Kurama laughing, Hiei muttering curses. "It's Dragonstea din tei," the fox said with a smile "Kind of an odd choice of song for a yacht. Don't you think, Hiei?"

To Kurama's surprise, the fire demon was dancing. he looked on in shock for a moment, then remembered what Hiei had drunk for dinner. "Oh, Hiei, are you sure that was root beer?"

Day 4 - Oompah-Loompah Tribe

After the appearance of the amphitere, the tribe had a unanimous decision to post a watch at the edge of their shelter. They pulled straws to see who would watch first, and the task fell to poor newly-conscious Hiro.

The guitarist stared out into the night, able to see a bit more now that the rain was slowing. No sign of any dragons. He sighed in relief, resting his head back against the shelter wall. The job wasn't that hard; just a bit cold.

"No sign of our friend yet?"

Hiro jumped, whirling around to face Sano, who looked really tired. "What are you doing up? It's still my watch."

"Yeah, so? I couldn't sleep."

"Because of Fred, right?"

"...Fred?"

"The name I came up with for Mr. Dragon out there."

"Mr. Fred Dragon. Interesting." The ex-fight merchant shook his head, clearing it. "I think I'll watch with you for a while."

"Whatever."

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