Team Five
"LAME! Lame, I feel lame… la la la la la I feel lame—I feel lame lamey lame lame lame I feel lame lame lame!" Sengoku sang to a made-up tune as he did a little jig around the kitchen.

"Oh geez, maybe that's because you ARE lame?" said Shishido angrily as he turned up the volume on the television.

"No, I feel lame because I'm wearing Itsuki's lame clothes!" said Sengoku as he ran up in front of the television and danced around in front of it. "I'm so lame! I'm so lame!"

"Get out of my way!" Shishido yelled.

"Look at how lame I am!" said Sengoku as he spun around in a circle.

"I have had enough of you!" Shishido jumped up off the couch and started chasing Sengoku around the house while he just laughed and continued yelling about how lame he is.

"Guess what, Kamio?" said Sengoku as he burst into the Parents room where Kamio was sitting on the bed reading a best selling novel. "I'm so lame! I'm so lame!"

He jumped up on the bed and bounced on it a few times.

"Get off!" Kamio ordered.

Shishido then appeared in the doorway. "He is the epitome of lameness!" Shishido yelled as he made a dive for Sengoku, but Sengoku jumped out of the way which caused Shishido to dive right into Kamio and knock him off the bed like a football player tackles a quarterback.

"Ha ha ha!" said Sengoku. "At least I'm not as lame as YOU GUYS! Neener neener NEE-NER!"

With that Sengoku ran away. Kamio and Shishido tried to get themselves out of the crack that was in between the bed and the wall and finally ended up having to move the bed.

"Oh geez." Said Kamio as he climbed up over the bed and looked so disheveled and bedraggled that he looked as though he had just had rough sex. And it certainly didn't help that Shishido arose from behind the bed a few seconds after him all tangled up in the blankets.

"I am going to kill him." Said Shishido, pounding his fist on the bed.

"Let's do it." Said Kamio.

They both got up, straightened themselves out and then started marching into the other room where Sengoku was sitting.

"Sengoku!" Shishido yelled.

Sengoku vaguely spun around in his chair.

"Hidee ho!" said Sengoku with a smile.

They were just about to dive on top of him when Itsuki came walking around the corner dressed like Sengoku.

"Guys…" whined Itsuki. "Do I look stupid?"

"You look dashing." Said Sengoku, giving him an A-OK sign.

"What was all the commotion in here about anyway?" said Itsuki as he went into the living room and sat down on the comfy chair.

"Sengoku was just being lame." Said Shishido.

"Oh." said Itsuki. "What's on TV?"

"Just a stupid Yugi Oh! rerun." Sengoku answered with a sigh.

"Lame." Said Shishido.

"Yeah." Agreed Kamio.

"Mmm." Finished Itsuki.

But that didn't stop any of them from sitting there and continuing to watch.

Team Six
The entire family was sitting around in the living room, except for Akutsu who was pacing.

"Guys, my head hurts like a mother." Akutsu complained as he walked around the house rubbing his head.

"That'll happen when you crash into a tree while riding a bike." Oshitari said.

"But I was wearing a helmet." Akutsu said. "I should have been totally safe from any harm whatsoever."

"A helmet won't protect you from pain, Akutsu." Said Kaidou, looking serious as he leaned forward.

"What's the point of wearing one then?" Akutsu demanded.

That's when the scene suddenly froze and went dark, except for a spotlight that appeared on Akutsu.

"Huh?" Akutsu said, looking around.

And then another spotlight appeared, and within a few seconds, Oishi walked on wearing a nice suit and looking groomed. "It's a fact," Oishi said, looking out at nobody instead at Akutsu. "About eight hundred people, including more than two hundred children, are killed annually in bicycle-related crashes nationwide, and about sixty percent of those deaths involve a head injury."

"Sixty percent?" Akutsu gaped.

"The good news?" Oishi went on.

And he paused as another spotlight appeared. Within a few more seconds, Choutarou walked into it.

"Research indicates that a helmet can reduce the risk of serious brain injury by eighty-five percent." He said, sounding amazed by that fact, but also looking out instead of at Akutsu.

Akutsu stepped forward so he was in between them both.

"That's a big difference." he commented.

"So you can easily buy a helmet that fits you." Said Oishi.

"You can buy it at a bike store, a department store or a discount store." Choutarou continued. "Any old place! They're all safe."

"Now you know." Oishi said.

"Now I do know." Akutsu agreed.

"So what are you waiting for?" Choutarou asked.

"I don't know that one." Akutsu admitted.

"Get your helmet today!" Oishi said. "Use your head." Then he turned and looked at Akutsu.

"Use a helmet." Choutarou added, also looking at Akutsu.

"It's only your brain." They both said together.

And then, all the spotlights went out and the room lit up again.

Akutsu looked around slowly.

"So, Akutsu?" Atsushi said.

"Um…" Akutsu stuttered.

"What's up?" said Ryou.

"I think I just had a really bizarre hallucination." Said Akutsu.

"Oh really?" said Oshitari. "What was it of?"

"Well…it was kind of like a public service announcement…" Akutsu started. "Actually, I'm pretty sure it WAS a public service announcement…"

"Were they stressing the use of helmets?" Atsushi asked. "Because helmets really do rock."

"Yeah…" Akutsu said. "Wearing a helmet reduces your risk of a heady injury by eighty-five percent…"

Akutsu looked around the room.

"I think I'm going to go lie down for a little while…" he said, walking off towards the Kids room. "And then I'm going to go buy my own helmet…"

"That Akutsu!" said Ryou.

"He's a nutcase!" Atsushi agreed.

Then he quickly checked behind him to make sure he wasn't there to hear that.

Team Seven
Renji and Inui were comparing data that they had gathered from the silly little race they had just participated in.

Jirou was fully awake again now that it was almost time for everyone to go to sleep. Which didn't make too many people happy.

"Guys, what's going on right now?" Jirou said, putting his hands on his hips. "Why am I wearing this stupid pet collar? I woke up briefly at the challenge and noticed that there was a bunch of other people with collars too. I thought I was the Dad! What's the deal?"

"We changed you to the Pet out of spite." Sanada said.

"What?" said Jirou. "When did that happen?"

"This morning." Renji answered.

"This morning?" Jirou said. "Where was I?"

"You were sleeping." Renji answered.

"Yeah, I probably was…" Jirou nodded. "So why did you guys make me the Pet anyway?"

"Out of spite because you're always sleeping." Tetsu answered.

"However." Inui said, whipping out his book and opening up to a page. "I have made some keen observations that I feel as though you all should hear, especially since we will be switching the family around again tomorrow."

"This won't take too long, will it?" Tetsu asked with a yawn. "I'm ready for bed right now."

"It's like four pages." Inui said.

"Is it double spaced?" Sanada asked.

"No." Inui answered.

"And when you say four pages…" Jirou started.

"Four pages front and back." Inui interrupted. "So technically I guess it's eight pages."

There was a slight collective groan, except for Renji who looked interested.

"I will summarize." Said Inui, adjusting his glasses.

"Thank you." Said Sanada.

Inui looked at his book. "I have noticed that the Pet challenges tend to be the most physical, and no doubt this trend shall continue." Inui began. "So forcing Jirou to be the Pet out of spite will only cause us to continue to fail at the Pet parts of the challenges."

"An interesting observation." Renji commented.

"In the first challenge, the Brother and the Sister had to work together." Inui went on as if there had been no interjection. "And in the second one, the Mom and Dad had to work together. The Pet has been alone both times. No doubt this trend shall continue."

Inui adjusted his glasses again while everyone waited for him to get to the point.

"So the Mom and Dad should be two people who work well together, as should the Brother and Sister." Inui said.

"What do you suggest?" Renji questioned.

"Well, considering you and I have known each other for many years, I would suggest leaving us in the role of Mom and Dad, or the roles of Sister and Brother." Inui answered. "And I believe Tetsu and Jirou would be best to work together as the pair that is not occupied by the two of us."

"Wait, why like that?" Tetsu asked.

"You two have been bonding over the last two days." Inui answered.

"How?" said Tetsu. "He's sleeping all the time."

"You two stayed up all night together." Said Renji. "You've bonded."

"So are you suggesting that I be the Pet?" Sanada said, standing up and looking threatening.

"I am." Inui replied.

"I think it sounds like a good idea." Said Jirou. "Me and Tetsu get to be the Mom and Dad though!"

"Considering Tetsu is only in his second year, I think it would be best if he remained in the Brother-Sister group." Inui said.

Jirou gasped and looked at Tetsu. "You're only a second year?" he said.

"Um…yeah…" said Tetsu.

"Why are you so freakin' huge?" Jirou said.

Tetsu looked sad.

Team Eight
"All right, I am not even going to BOTHER talking to that guy anymore!" said Yuuta as he marched away from the Parents room and into the living room where Atobe, Bane and Jackal were chillaxing. "You know what he said to me? YOU KNOW WHAT HE SAID TO ME?"

"Uh…no." said Bane. "We were out here."

"He said that I had to sleep on the couch tonight!" Yuuta said, his voice's pitch rising because he was THAT appalled.

"Well of course you have to." Said Atobe, standing up. "For I am sleeping in that room. With no company."

Atobe strode into around the corner.

"Good luck talking to him!" said Yuuta, crossing his arms.

After about two seconds of Atobe being in the Parent's room, Shinji came flying out, skidding across the ground and finally landed on his arse. Atobe waved to Yuuta and then slammed the door shut.

"Are you okay?" said Jackal, standing up.

"I'm fine." Said Shinji, getting up as well. "Physical scars are easy to heal. I've been cut deeper before."

He looked at Yuuta and then scoffed at him in a huff.

"Yikes." Said Yuuta.

"I think you two need to make up." Said Bane. "I can't stand to see two people fight so much. It's also annoying."

"Tell me about it." Said Yuuta. "It was my random task that I had to do today and you are just taking it WAY too far!"

"Random…task?" Shinji said.

"Yeah." Said Yuuta. "I was supposed to start a fight with you and then apologize, but you never really accepted it."

Shinji gasped and looked happy. "That's…WONDERFUL news!" he turned around and hugged Yuuta. "I'm so glad you don't really want me to get a haircut!"

Yuuta wanted to tell him that he DID want him to get a haircut, but then he wisely came to the conclusion that that was the worst idea he had ever had in probably his entire life.

"Yeah…for the task! Haha!" said Yuuta nervously.

"I'm so glad you guys are friends again." Said Jackal. He paused and stared at Shinji still hugging Yuuta. "You guys… are just friends, aren't you?"

"Yes, of course!" Yuuta said, pushing Shinji away. "If even that!"

"I think you might be taking that a little too far." Shinji frowned. "I consider us to be friends. Why don't you?"

"Oh." said Yuuta. "Only because we're on opposing tennis teams. I'm sure if we were on the same one then we'd be BFFL's. How could we not be? You know?" Yuuta laughed nervously as Shinji crossed his arms and looked a little cross. "Um… ha…ha…?"

"All right, fine." Said Shinji.

"Oh good." Said Yuuta.

"I wonder who the individual winner will be tomorrow?" Bane wondered randomly. "We all kind of sucked in the challenge today. Except for me. I did okay."

"I did okay too." Said Jackal.

"You exploded." Bane reminded him.

"Hey, FUJI was there." Jackal said as if it was a HUGE DEAL. And it was.

"All right, all right, you guys don't start fighting too." Said Yuuta. "I say we all get to bed so we can get an early start on whatever torture or coaches are going to put us through tomorrow. What do you think?"

"I think that's a great idea." Shinji nodded.

"Right, and you said that I was sleeping on the couch tonight sooooo…" Yuuta looked over at the couch that was empty.

"You got the couch last night, MISTER." Said Shinji.

"Fine, fine…" grumbled Yuuta.