Tana: I was having troubles with the chapter I meant to put up for chapter 10, but I wanted to give you guys something to read before school ended and I wouldn't have access to a computer with internet, so I wrote this instead! Hope you guys like it! Oh wait, the review responses!
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Chapter 10 The Pharaoh and the Kitchen
"AHH-CHOO!"
"Yugi, are you feeling alright?" Yami asked, appearing in spirit form beside Yugi as he stopped at his locker during the break before last block
"I'm fine," Yugi said, recovering from his sneeze. "Nothing's wrong."
Yami gave him a look.
"What?" Yugi asked. "It was just a sneeze."
"Yugi, you've been coughing all day, and it's getting worse," Yami put a hand to Yugi's forehead. "You're sick. You are going home right now and get some rest."
"But I still have math to go to," Yugi said.
"You can catch up later," Yami replied. "Did you have anything important to do?" Yugi shook his head. "Then let's go."
Yugi sighed as Yami shepherded him away. Fifteen minutes later, Yugi had signed out and had arrived home to the Kame game shop.
"Grandpa, I'm home," Yugi's voice came out as a rasp as he tried to talk loudly.
No answer.
"I guess he's out then," Yugi coughed. The rasping made his throat hurt. Going to the kitchen, he got a glass and filled it with water from the tap. Taking the glass with him, he walked up to his room and took his books from his bag.
"You should get some sleep, Yugi," Yami said as Yugi drained his glass of water. Yugi looked at his dark, Yami had indeed slipped into his 'protective dark' mode – one he took very, very seriously. Resignedly, Yugi got into bed. Joining Yugi as he looked through his deck while waiting for some hint of sleepiness to come, Yami felt as if he could relax a little.
Until Yugi tried to get out of bed.
"Where are you going?" Yami demanded.
"To the kitchen," Yugi replied. "I'm hungry."
"You stay here. I'll go get you something to eat."
"But…"
"Don't worry. I'll be back before you know it." Yami left the room before Yugi could say anything else.
"Oh God," Yugi muttered, running his hands through his hair as realization of what had happened came to him. "Yami alone in the kitchen, this should be interesting."
…Meanwhile…
Yami stood in the middle of the battlefield-er, kitchen, as the weight of the task of what he was to do fell on his shoulders.
"I don't even remember what half of the stuff in here does," Yami moaned. "Let alone how to work the Ra damn machines."
And so, being the productive Pharaoh that he was, Yami decided to make the best of the situation.
"Right, wallowing in despair isn't going to help anyone," Yami scanned the room and his eyes landed on a small metal machine sitting on the table.
"I know what this is!" he exclaimed in relief. "Yugi called it a toaster! He put bread in it and it came out as toast!" Yami reveled in his pride for a moment. "Now where do they keep the bread?"
Ten minutes and a ransacked kitchen later, Yami triumphantly put two pieces of bread in the toaster and pulled down the lever.
Yami observed the toaster for a while, and he decided that Yugi would need something to drink with his toast. He got a glass and went to the sink to fill it water like he had seen Yugi do before.
Or tried to.
"Damn it, I should pay attention when Yugi does these things," Yami muttered. He picked up the metal nozzle that was connected to the spout by a long flexible hose. "This must be where the water comes out," Yami took his eyes off the hose and caught sight of the taps. He reached out and twisted one of them.
SPLASH!
"Hey!" Yami yelled as a jet of water hit him in the face. "The water goes into the glass, not me, you evil water snake!" The hose hung limp in his hand, clearing not affected by the Pharaoh's displeasure. Still rather peeved, Yami shook wet yellow bangs off his face and glanced at the toaster.
The lever was still down, keeping the bread in the toaster to be toasted until it was heated enough and the hot toast was sent flying out.
Unfortunately for Yami, he did not know about the latter part.
"It should be done by now," Yami mused, peering into the toaster. "Why's it taking so long?"
Spronnggg!
WHACK!
"OWW!" Yami yelled as the hot toast hit him between the eyes. "WHAT DID YOU DO THAT FOR, YOU RA DAMNED MACHINE!"
The toaster stayed haughtily silent as Yami glared at it.
"Yugi and his grandpa stick bread into you all the time and you don't assail them with flying toast," Yami growled, wondering how he could get even with the evil machine. He was contemplating on sending it and the hose snake to the Shadow Realm junkyard, when Yugi's voice floated down the stairs.
"Yami, is everything alright?"
"I'm perfectly fine, Yugi!" Yami called back. "Nothing's wrong!"
"Okay, just making sure…don't send anything to the Shadow Realm, alright?" There was a small click as Yugi went back to his room.
"Yeah, side with the toaster, thanks a lot," Yami muttered, glaring at the toaster some more. "Oh well, I must have stuck the bread in the wrong way and it got mad at me or something. There must be some way you're supposed to put the bread in that Yugi and his grandpa know but I don't. Yeah, that must be it." Yami looked around the room again. "Now what else can I do in here beside get attacked by metal water snakes and flying toast?"
The empty (dry) glass caught his eye.
"I still need to get Yugi something to drink," Yami said. He looked around for something else to fill the glass with, seeing as he and the sink weren't on the best of terms.
"Hey!" Yami exclaimed, eyes landing on the refrigerator. "Yugi keeps milk in there." Walking over, he opened the door. Looking inside, he saw the jug of milk.
"Ah, there you are," Yami said, taking his hand off the refrigerator door to grab the milk. And of course, fridge doors have a little tendency of not staying open if they're not opened far enough, so…
"YAHHH!" Yami yelled and leaped into the air as the cold door of the fridge hit his back. "WHY DID YOU TRY TO EAT ME, YOU DAMN PIECE OF JUNK! DO I LOOK LIKE FOOD TO YOU!" Yami raged from ten feet away as the door closed with a soft 'fwup'.
"Yami? Are you sure you're okay?" Yugi called down again. "You sound rather aggravated."
"I'm fine, Yugi!" Yami retorted. "Go back to bed!"
"You sure you don't need help?"
The thought was tempting, Yami considered it. No, he wouldn't drag his light into this dangerous hellhole.
"Yes!"
"So you do need help?"
"No, I don't!"
"Alright, then. If you're sure"
Click.
"Okay, Yami," Yami murmured, taking deep breaths. "Stop overreacting. That thing wasn't trying to eat you. Besides, Yugi and his grandpa keep tons of stuff in there and it hasn't been eaten. It's a storage-eating box, not just an eating box. The box is probably so used to keeping things inside that it didn't know it what it's supposed to store and what not to eat- store. I'll just have to be careful then," Feeling better now, Yami calmed down. "And I got the milk, that's good.
Yami brought the milk to the table and filled the glass with no mishaps. He returned the milk to the fridge, and the fridge didn't try to swallow him this time.
As he turned away from the fridge, a machine with a dark, translucent door caught his eye. Interested, Yami went over to it. Carefully – he didn't want to get hit or eaten by anything – Yami peered inquisitively at the machine. He saw a pad of numbers next to the door. Curiously, he poked the large button that didn't have any words or numbers on it.
SMACK!
"OWW!" Yami shouted as the door got him in the face. "How does Yugi and his grandpa survive in this place, with everything trying to attack you all the time. And what you supposed to do anyway?" Yami pressed a couple of the numbered buttons. Nothing happened. "Hmm, maybe it's broken." Yami closed the door and turned away.
Vrrrrr…
Yami froze. Turning around slowly, he saw there was a dim light inside the machine and a turntable spinning slowly inside it.
"What's going on?" Yami stammered, backing away. "I didn't turn that on."
…5…4…3…2…1…
Ding!
Yami jumped.
The vrrring stopped, the light winked off, and the spinning ended.
"Okay, there's something very wrong with that thing," Yami mumbled. "Things aren't supposed to turn on or off by themselves. I am leaving that thing alone," Yami sighed. "I should do something about the toast."
Braving the fridge again, he got some jam to spread on the toast.
"There, now I got a cup of milk and some toast with jam," Yami said proudly, looking down at the food. "What else can I do?" He scanned the kitchen once more.
His eyes landed on the stove.
He stared at it for a moment, considering his chances.
The door in front was similar to that of the box that went on without being told except that it was bigger, much bigger. The size was daunting. The small box had only hit him in the face, he didn't want to think of what kind of damage this thing could ensue. True, the big storage box bigger than this, but it had tried to eat him and he didn't feel like pushing his luck anymore. No, the milk and toast were enough. He'd better get them to Yugi before they got cold, or warm in the milk's case.
As he turned toward the stairs with the food in his hands, Yami caught sight of a person shaped figure in the doorway. Peering outside – he would have to impersonate Yugi if necessary – Yami looked at who it was.
"Hi Yami," Soraya said. "What's up?"
"Thank Ra," Yami exclaimed, opening the door and pulling her in. "Someone who actually knows how to work these damned machines!"
"Nice to see you're so happy to see me," Soraya said, grinning at the sight of the peeved Pharaoh. "Why are you so wet?"
"The kitchen is evil! The water snake sprayed me, the toaster bombarded me with hot toast, that small box hit me in the face and goes on and off for no reason, and on top of all that, that big box tried to eat me!" Yami raged, pointing at each machine as he ranted. "I don't know how you people can stand to live among these things with them assaulting you all the time, and- what's so funny?"
Soraya was laughing so hard by the end of Yami's tirade that she could barely breathe.
"You…Yami," Soraya gasped, leaning heavily against the wall, her sides heaving. "Oh God…you are priceless!"
"It's not funny!" Yami exclaimed, rather miffed. "All I wanted to do was get something for Yugi to eat…not get eaten in the process!" Yami glared at the refrigerator.
"But it is, Yami," Soraya said between laughs. "I mean…it's just…oh God…"
"Fine, laugh at my foolishness. I'm not hurt," Yami said, crossing his arms.
Soraya complied.
"Oh, go back to school," Yami growled, picking up the milk and toast and turning toward the stairs again.
"Aww, come on Yami, cheer up," Soraya said, stilling her laughter as she followed him up the stairs. "Where did you two go? Yugi wasn't in the last class."
"He got sick," Yami replied. "So we went home for him to get some rest." He stopped in front of a door and opened it. "Hi Yugi, here's your food."
"Thanks, Yami," Yugi replied, taking the offered food.
"Hey Yugi," greeted Soraya, plopping down into a chair.
"Hi Soraya, hi Kaiyuki," said Yugi as Kaiyuki appeared beside her brother.
"Your dark nearly killed himself in the kitchen," Soraya said casually. Yami scowled.
"Yeah, I heard," Yugi replied smiling, biting into the toast. "What happened down there, why are you all wet, Yami?"
"The water snake splashed me, the toaster threw the toast at me, that machine in the corner hit me in the face and goes on and off for no reason, and that Ra damn cold box tried to eat me," growled Yami.
"You know," Yugi said. "The machine that hit you in the face is called the 'microwave,' it opens suddenly when you press the big button. The one that tried to eat you is called the 'refrigerator,' the door closes easily if you don't hold it."
"The whole lot of them are going to the Shadow Realm as soon as I get a spare moment," Yami groused. "What baka invented the microwave?"
"Professor Mike O. Wave," Soraya said with a straight face.
"Is he still alive? If he is, I'm going to…why are you all laughing! Again!"
"It's okay Yami, don't worry," Yugi said comfortingly, still chuckling.
"I made toast," Yami grumbled, crossing his arms. "I'm happy."
Yugi smiled. "Thanks, Yami."
Yami raised an eyebrow. "For what?"
"Making me something to eat even though you had no clue as to what you were doing," Yugi said, drinking from the glass of milk.
"You're wel…hey, that's not nice," Yami retorted. Yugi smirked.
"Well, you didn't set anything on fire," Kaiyuki chipped in. "That's a plus."
"Not you too. Three on one," Yami groaned. "How fair is that?"
"Aww, don't worry, brother. We still love you," Kaiyuki grinned. "Why didn't you tell us before leaving? I could have healed you easy."
"Yami grinned sheepishly. "I didn't know that."
"Well, now you do," Kaiyuki turned toward Yugi. "Would you mind?" she asked, holding up her staff.
"Of course not," Yugi replied.
Kaiyuki rested the crescent moon against Yugi's chest. Pale, white light flowed from Kaiyuki, down the staff, and into Yugi. A few moments later, the light faded away.
"I learned a few healing spells from the palace healer back in Ancient Egypt," Kaiyuki said, smiling at the memories. "Along with a few tricks from my monsters. You'll be as good as new in about half an hour."
"That's good," Yugi smiled. "Thanks."
"No problem," Kaiyuki replied.
"Do you need to be going somewhere, Soraya?" Kaiyuki asked as Soraya glanced at the clock.
"Yeah," Soraya replied. "The hospital."
"Why?" Yami asked concerned.
"Visiting someone."
"Who?" Yugi asked.
"You'll meet him later," Soraya replied grinning, picking up her bag. "See you later."
"Sayonara," Yugi and Yami chorused as Soraya and Kaiyuki left.
"I'll go bring these downstairs to wash," Yami said, picking up the empty plate and glass. "You stay here."
Yugi stared.
"What?" Yami asked.
"You'll be going into the kitchen again, you know that?"
"Do you have that little confidence in me?"
Yugi grinned, but said nothing.
"Oh, get some rest," Yami growled. "Sheesh…"
Yugi chuckled as his dark went down the stairs. He settled into his pillow, listening to the frequent shouts and curses that came from below.
Tana: Yay, another chapter done! Heh heh, Yami and modern technology don't mix.
The next chapter will be rather talky at first and will most likely be up when school opens again after summer vacation. Gomen nasai for the inconvience.
And about the Japanese words: do you want me to keep using words like 'hai,' 'iie,' 'arigatou,' and whatnot instead of the English words? Or should I stick to using English and little or no Japanese? I was wondering, because sometimes the Japanese seems out of place.
And one more thing, if anyone knows any good fiend, beast, and/or warrior type monsters, can you please tell me. I would also appreciate it if someone could tell me what cards Kaiba has in his deck, I don't know many of them.
Alright, I'm done here for now. I'm off to fail my Socials provincial! YAY! Or do abysmally. Please review!