And here's the last chapter. Pretty short, but there you have it. Enjoy! I don't own YuGiOh.
Yami groaned when he heard a loud crash come from Yugi's room. He had known it wouldn't last; Yugi had been behaving unusually well since Mana had come to help. Now the kid was back to acting up. Mana had just put the boy to bed, and already he was up and active.
Yami headed up to Yugi's room, ready to deal with whatever disaster the boy was creating now. When he opened the door, however, he was shocked to find that Yugi's room was still intact. Well, aside from the toys scattered all over the floor, but Yugi and Mana were already picking those up.
"Sorry, Mana," Yugi was saying when Yami walked in. "I didn't mean to cause trouble. I'll go to bed now."
Mana laughed and said, "I'd really appreciate that, Yugi. And I'm sure Yami would, too." Mana winked at Yami, who just stared at her.
After Yugi was tucked into bed (for the moment—Yami was sure the kid would be up again soon) Yami and Mana headed back downstairs.
"How did you do that?" Yami asked. He needed to know how she had gotten Yugi under control so quickly. "What's your secret?"
Mana just laughed and said, "No secret. You just have to know how to handle those kind of kids."
"And where did you learn that?"
"I used to babysit for my neighbors when I was a kid. There were a lot of kids like Yugi in my neighborhood. Actually, some of them were worse." She gave another laugh, then added, "Besides, I used to act a lot like Yugi, according to my parents. They keep telling me all these horror stories of hospital bills and property destruction, saying my 'recklessness' nearly put them in the poor house."
Yami gaped at her. "You were like Yugi? That seems kind of far-fetched."
Mana shook her head, laughing. Yami hadn't noticed before, but she had a beautiful laugh. "Make up your mind. Do you think I'm crazy and likely to join Yugi in tormenting you or not?"
Yami grinned. "Well, I don't think you're going to destroy everything in sight with Yugi, but I still think you might be crazy." Mana playfully punched him in the arm. He chuckled.
The next day, the three of them were eating breakfast when they heard the door open. "Yugi, we're home!" a woman's voice called through the house.
"Mom!" Yugi cried gleefully as he jumped up and ran to greet his mother and grandfather. Mana and Yami followed the boy, Yami grateful that this adventure was finally over.
Mrs. Mutou looked at the two teenagers when they entered. "I don't remember leaving two babysitters," she said suspiciously.
Mana responded, "I was just helping Yami. He's never had to babysit any kids under ten." Yami glared at her, mildly insulted. She just grinned at him; he sighed, shaking his head as he felt a smile creep onto his face.
Mr. Mutou's face lit up. "Well, that was nice of you. I'm sorry if Yugi caused you two any trouble."
Mana smiled. "He was no trouble at all. Right, Yami?"
Yami almost told her to speak for herself and fell to his knees, begging the family never to leave this kid with an unsuspecting babysitter again, but instead he just nodded. "Yes, he was a perfect angel." Even years later, Yami would never understand why he had said that, considering the last few days.
Mana and Yami walked home together after saying goodbye to the Mutous. Yami suddenly felt free—he didn't have to worry about Yugi destroying anything while he was watching him anymore. He was free of all responsibility for the kid. Mana laughed, apparently seeing the relief on his face.
"Aw, come on, Yami. It couldn't have been that bad," she said with a laugh.
Yami sighed. "Let's just say I'm never babysitting anybody's kid again, no matter what. Even if the fate of the world depends on it."
Unfortunately, Yami found that he couldn't keep this promise to himself; a month later, he was back at the Mutous taking care of Yugi. All because Mana had talked him into it.
As he stood in the living room glancing at the ruin, Yami grumbled, "That's what I get for falling for a crazy girl."