Chapter Six

Carousel

Note to readers: Hello again. It's Namiko, the slow person. Here is the long-awaited sixth chapter of "A Cup of Ice to Go." I promise that the seventh chapter will come in a shorter amount of time. While you're having the time of your life reading my fics, look at "The Biggest Gymshipping Fic There Ever Was." I like to have two stories going at once. If I get bored with one, I can work on the other…well, yeah! Enjoy Chappie Six and the introduction of a fan favorite! Seto Kaiba will be the star of Chapter Seven – "Is He Dead?"

"Ring, ring, ring, ring, ring, ring, ring, bananaphone…come on, Seto. Sing with me!" Mokuba Kaiba shouted over the carousel music.

"It's bad enough that I'm wearing a party hat. It's bad enough that I'm riding on a carousel with a little kid…I am NOT singing with you."

"But Seto, it's my twelfth birthday."

Seto Kaiba had a soft spot for his little brother. His eyes welled up with tears, and, in a broken voice, he said, "Okay," and began to sing:

"Ring, ring, ring, ring, ring, ring, ring, bananaphone…"

Bakura continued to laugh and Tristan's mouth hung even farther open. Yugi's eyes were agog, and Yami's knees were shaking. Joey was on the floor, crying and snorting. Tea just stared, holding onto Tristan's arm. Ryou and Marik held onto each other, crying. Tea just two seconds of thought, Malik began to kick Joey.

"Hey, Kaiba!" Tristan yelled after he got over the shock. "Having fun?"
Damn! Seto thought. Yugi and his clown posse are here! The puppy'll never let me live one moment without mentioning this. I'll be blackmailed! I'll be threatened! I hope it's not like last time…

"Hello to you too, dumbass," Kaiba snorted at Tristan.

"Having fun?" Tristan called.

"Shut up."

All of a sudden Bakura whizzed by the group in a blur.

"What was that?" Marik asked.

"He couldn't hold it in much longer," Ryou replied.

"It all started when I first took him to the fair…"

Ryou took a bite of cotton candy. "C'mon, let's go on some rides!" he exclaimed, dragging Bakura toward the midway. As they walked past some of the rides, Bakura asked, "What's this?" and "How does that work?" and "Do you need a barf bag for that one?" Ryou gave him answers to his questions and periodically checked to make sure there was no cotton candy on his shirt.

"Omigawd!" Bakura randomly shrieked.

"What is it?"

"That's what I was just going to ask you, Ryou." Bakura pointed to the ride. "It spins around and around and there are ponies and zebras and dragons and there's even a flipping moose!"

Ryou sweatdropped. "That's a carousel." Bakura's mouth dropped wide open. "It's even more amazing than the Wacky Worm!"

Ryou gave a slight nod as Bakura grabbed his arm and pulled him towards the carousel. As soon as the ride stopped, Ryou gave the operator two tickets and he and Bakura went aboard.

"Woohoo!" Bakura screamed as he hopped on the moose. Ryou selected a dragon next to the antlered animal. When the carousel began to move, Bakura screamed his brains out. "CAROUSELS KICK ASS!"

Marik sweatdropped. "Holy crap."
Ryou nodded, scratching his head.

"WHEEEE!" Bakura screamed. He was on the carousel, riding a pink unicorn.

"Oh my gawd," Seto said, banging his head on the pony he was riding.

All of a sudden, Mokuba burst into song:
"Ring, ring, ring, ring, ring, ring, ring, bananaphone." Bakura apparently knew his children's songs. He joined in, causing everyone except the musical Mokuba to cover his or her ears.

"Ring, ring, ring, ring, ring, ring, ring, bananaphone

I've got this feeling

It's so appealing

For us to get together and sing

Sing!"

"SHUT UP!" Seto shouted at the top of his lungs. Everyone sighed, relieved.

"Um, guys?" Yugi said.

"Yeah?" Malik, Marik, Ryou, and Tea replied.

"Where are Tristan and Joey?"

"I see them," Ryou said in his cool British voice. "They're drooling at Mr. Bulke's display window."

"Candy! Yay!" Yugi, Malik, and Marik linked arms in the style of "The Wizard of Oz" and skipped away. Tea and Ryou trudged after them, and as soon as the carousel stopped, Bakura shouted "C'mon, Mokuba!" and pulled him away.

Seto was pissed. "Mokuba?" He noticed that Mokuba and Bakura had started skipping, too. "Where the hell do you think you're going? Mokuba? Mokuba?"