Sunlight pierced through the window and struck Bakura's face. He cracked one eye open, then closed it again. After rolling onto his side so the sun no longer stung his eyes, they both fluttered open so he could scan his surroundings. Bakura lay in the bunk above Marik. He looked across the room at Ryou's bed. Ryou had felt bad that Melvin had to sleep on the floor, so he offered to let Melvin sleep in the same bed as him. Melvin was, of course, far too enthusiastic about this offer. Now, Melvin was sprawled out on his back, his legs dangling from the sides. Ryou was curled up on top of him, his head rising and falling with Melvin's chest.

Bakura shut his eyes and turned onto his face, hoping to get some more sleep before his annoying counselors came to wake everyone.

"Alright, everybody up!" Marie screamed, slamming the door open.

"So much for extra rest."

The members of the cabin groaned and stirred, trying to rouse themselves into waking. It wasn't long after the promise of breakfast that everyone to got up and dressed. Despite the disastrous dinner from the previous night, no one could deny that they were hungry. The boys were led to the cafeteria by Marie, where they were served eggs, bacon, and toast. However, no one touched their eggs after Melvin announced the way in which he knew they were prepared.

Ann stood at the front of the room and clapped her hands. "Attention, everyone!" The students gradually quieted, staring at Ann. "I'm going to announce our activities for the day. Directly after breakfast, we're having a canoe race. Then, we'll visit the rock climbing wall. There is also a hike in the afternoon. Finish up your breakfast and we'll make our way to the lake."

The lake was only a short walk from the cafeteria. A pond would have been a more accurate description, however, as one could probably walk all the way around the small, scummy lake in ten minutes. Six wet, dirty, white canoes were tied to stakes at the edge of the water. Once the entire class had gathered at the lake's edge, Marie pulled a bunch of old lifejackets from yet another nearby shed. She tossed one in each student's general direction.

"OK, it's time for our first team-building exercise for the day! We're going to have a little friendly competition between the boys and girls. In this relay race, each pair of partners will row their canoe to the end of the lake and back, where the next pair will be waiting. The first team to have every member row to the edge and back wins."

Duke raised his hand. Ann hesitated, but pointed at him to ask his question anyway. "What's the prize for winning?"

"Why, the fun of working together, of course!"

"Oh. Right," Duke drawled with a bored expression.

"Of course, if you don't win, you'll prove that you don't even have the upper-body strength of a girl," Marie added, smiling impishly.

Melvin bared his teeth in a wild grin. "Oh, we're going to win."

"I wouldn't be so sure of that. Dancing has really built my muscles," Tea countered, winking.

Melvin scoffed, sticking his tongue out. Ryou raised his hand timidly. "What if one of us falls out of the canoe?"

Ann laughed condescendingly. "Oh, Ryou, of all my time working here, no one has ever fallen out of the canoes. Even if you did, you'll all be wearing lifejackets."

Bakura had a strong feeling that his class would be the one to accomplish this feat first.

Everyone lined up behind the canoes, the boys to the left and the girls to the right. Yami and Yugi climbed into the boy's canoe first, with Tea and Mai next to them.

"Get ready to see the awesome power of our teamwork, guys!" Tea boasted to Yami and Yugi.

"That's right, pharaoh, Friendship Bitch and Breastzilla are some pretty serious competition," Melvin taunted.

"Hey, that isn't very friendly!"

"Yeah Melvin, lay off Friendship Bitch and Breastzilla."

"Yami!"

Each person held one oar in their hands. They waited for Ann's signal before they took off. Yami and Yugi surged ahead of Tea and Mai. The girls were splashed with water from Yami and Yugi's oars. "Ah, I'm so wet!" Mai yelled.

Melvin cackled wildly. "That's what she said!"

The boys arrived back at the starting point just as the girls had arrived at the edge of the lake. "Alright! That was super special awesome!" Yugi exclaimed smugly, high-fiving Yami before scrambling out of the canoe. The boys kept their lead, but they did have a few minor setbacks. Seto and Joey both rowed strong, but since they didn't row in rhythm, they spent a few minutes turning in circles.

"Wheeler, wait! Don't row until I do!"

"I'm trying, but you're rowing to slow!"

"Well, if you'd just have a little patience, puppy."

"Who are you calling a puppy!?"

Meanwhile, Melvin nearly flipped the canoe over when he and Ryou took their turn. He couldn't figure out why the canoe spun wildly instead of traveling forward. Frustrated, he paddled with all of his strength while Ryou clung to the side of the canoe for all he was worth.

"Gah, why isn't this working!?"

"Oh dear, I do believe that I'm going to toss my crumpets!"

"Melvin, you and Ryou need to use teamwork! Row at the same time as him," Ann yelled from the sidelines.

Melvin snorted and commented to Ryou, "No offense, Cream Puff, but we're never going to win if we row at your pace. Just give me your oar." Ryou seemed relieved to follow Melvin's request.

"That's cheating! Both of the partners must be touching the oars. If Melvin doesn't let Ryou help, the boys are disqualified," Ann announced.

Melvin groaned. "We don't have time for this!" He wrapped an arm around Ryou and pulled him into his lap. "Ryou, grab the oars and 'help' me." Ryou clung to the tips of the oars while Melvin wrapped his hands around them rowed for all he was worth. Despite the speed with which the canoe now soared, the girls had caught up to the boys in the time of their misfortunes. Bakura and Marik climbed into the canoe barely before the girls had arrived with theirs, ready for the final set of partners. Luckily, Bakura and Marik didn't seem to have any trouble rowing at the same time.

"Man, this is easy! Why did everyone else find this so hard?" Marik commented.

Bakura grinned. "Because they're a lot of bloody idiots. You should know that."

The pair sailed just ahead of the girls, who were a short distance behind. It seemed that the boys would be victorious. Suddenly, a bee flew towards the boys' canoe just as they approached the opposite edge of the lake.

Marik's eyes grew comically wide when the bee buzzed around the canoe. He let out a rather unmanly scream as he scrambled to back away from the bee. The canoe rocked back and forth.

"Marik, it's just an insect!" Bakura hissed.

"You don't understand! Ah!" The bee buzzed closer to his face. He stood carefully, bending his knees so he wouldn't lose his balance. "I'm deathly allergic to bees! My throat will close up and I'll DIE!" The bee surged towards Marik once more. Marik's took an impulsive step back, flipping the canoe over him and sending both he and Bakura into the water. A few seconds later, Bakura exploded from the water and clawed his way to the top of the capsized canoe. Bakura hated swimming under normal circumstances, but being doused in slimy pond scum was even worse. His head whipped around, searching frantically for Marik so he could strangle him. When he didn't see the blonde head of his friend, his rage quickly switched into panic.

"MARIK!" He growled, silently praying for a response. His request was answered when Marik revealed that he was under the canoe by flipping it over, sending Bakura toppling into the water once again.

"Bakura, where are you?!" Bakura burst out of the water a short distance behind Marik. "Oh, there you are, Fluffy." Still quite alarmed, Bakura lunged towards Marik, grabbing him by the collar of his lifejacket and pulling him along while kicking furiously to the shore. Once the water was shallow enough for their feet to touch the ground, Bakura sprinted to the grass and collapsed, relieved to be out of the water. Marik crawled next to Bakura and lay down beside him, panting. Over their heavy breathing, they could hear the girls cheering in the distance.

Marik turned his head to face Bakura, his expression positively pitiful. "…Sorry, Bakura."

Bakura took a few more deep breaths. He glanced at Marik, his eyes shining with unshed tears. Bakura sighed and clapped his hand on Marik's shoulder. "It's OK. I've been through worse."

Marik didn't look convinced. "Geez, I seem to screw everything up, don't I?"

Bakura chuckled lightly. "Well, you certainly keep things entertaining." He looked down at himself. "Ra, we're a real mess." He casually lifted his wrist to his face, sticking out his tongue. However, he froze when he noticed Marik eyeing him, a little disturbed. Not wanting Marik to accuse him of being cat-like again, or reveal that he had a licking fetish, he licked his lips and slid his tongue back into his mouth. "I was just… checking the time. As it turns out, I'm not wearing a watch." He pushed himself to his feet and offered his hand to Marik. "Come on, I think we need another shower." Marik gave him a small smile and let Bakura help him up.

After washing themselves off, Marik and Bakura followed the directions previously given to them by Marie to reach the rock climbing wall. The other boys hadn't been too pleased with Marik and Bakura for costing them the race, but they eventually seemed to forget the matter after immersing themselves in their next activity. By the time that the pair arrived, almost everyone had already climbed the wall at least once.

"Alright boys, this activity is pretty self-explanatory. One of you climbs the wall while the other holds the rope to help keep you from falling. That's about it. Oh, and don't forget to encourage your partner if they're feeling a little anxious," Ann explained.

Marie handed each of them a helmet. "OK, suit up. You two can have your turn after these guys are done." 'These guys' happened to be Melvin climbing the wall and Ryou holding his rope from the ground.

"Jump down, Melvin-kun! Bakura and Marik are here for their turns."

Melvin shook his head furiously. He was perched at the very top of the wall. Apparently, he had scaled the wall so quickly that he had never thought to look down. Now, he looked terrified, clinging to two stones so hard that his knuckles were beginning to turn white.

"What if the rope snaps, or I slip out of my harness when I jump?!"

"You won't, I promise!"

"Hurry up, you mega-ultra-chicken!"

"Marik, you're not helping!"

Squeezing his eyes shut, Melvin leaned his head against the wall and shook slightly. Ryou bit his lip, thinking. His face brightened as an idea seemed to dawn on him. "Oh, Melvin, I have a surprise for you!"

Melvin opened an eye. "A surprise?"

"Yes, but you have to come down to get it."

"…Will I like the surprise?"

"I hope so."

Melvin sighed. "Fine, hang on!" He hesitated for a moment before pushing himself from the wall. Bakura and Marik grabbed the rope attached to Ryou's harness before Melvin's weight could send Ryou flying. Melvin's feet hit the dirt with a thump. He and Ryou removed their harnesses and handed them to Bakura and Marik.

Melvin smiled excitedly at Ryou. "Now, what's my surprise?"

Ryou winked and smiled in a manner that could almost be described as sneaky. "Close your eyes."

Melvin obeyed immediately. Bakura and Marik watched amusedly as Ryou stood on his toes and held Melvin's face in his hands, pulling him down for a quick kiss. Melvin's eyes flew open. He stumbled backwards a little after Ryou let go of him. Ryou giggled at Melvin's stunned expression, although he was sporting quite a luminescent blush himself. "Well, uh, I think I'm going to use the bathroom." Ryou skipped off before anyone could say a word.

Melvin stared wide-eyed after Ryou, his hand slowly reaching up to touch his mouth. "He kissed me…" His face broke out in a goofy grin. He pumped his fist in the air. "Oh yeah, I just scored big!" He shouted, not caring who heard.

"Why are you so excited? You two kissed last night," Bakura commented dryly.

"We were just playing a game last night. He chose to give me this kiss."

"Yeah, because he didn't want to have to stand around in a harness all day," Marik added.

Melvin didn't seem affected by his friends' criticisms. "I wonder if Ryou needs any help in the bathroom…" He said this with a wolfish grin before charging in the direction that Ryou had taken.

Marik blinked. Bakura shook his head and sighed. He turned to the immense wall towering before them.

"So… who's going to climb first?"