Hey guys! I'm back :3 So sorry for the delay in this story I've been busy with college stuff and writers block. I can't believe I'm almost at 120 reviews *happy dance*. Did you all enjoy the 'teaser' I left in the last chapter? Well, your long wait is over. Kok is amazing and edited this in a day (and I hope her kitty is doing better) So without further ado, here's the next chapter.
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! or Psych.
"So what are you going to be doing tonight, chica?" Lola asked, putting on her earrings.
"Most likely hanging out with my boyfriend, Shawn Spencer," Skye shrugged.
Lola couldn't help but laugh. "Seriously? Won't Raphael be jealous?"
Skye raised her eyebrows. "Nah. We've already discussed that topic—I'm allowed to fan girl over actors and he doesn't care, but the moment I start building shrines or vowing to marry them he draws the line. Besides, he's working late and Valon's hanging out with Serenity."
Lola frowned. "You know, when did he and Serenity start hanging out anyway?"
Skye shrugged. "I think he ran into her again or something. I'm not quite sure, as Valon won't tell us."
"Make sense, I guess," she replied, putting on some lip-gloss. "So do you think they're gonna get together?"
Skye shrugged again. "Maybe. As long as Serenity's older brother doesn't find out."
"Ah, so they're meeting in secret? Scandalous." Lola turned around to face the brunette with a flourish. "So what do you think?"
The Hispanic girl was wearing white Capri pants with a light purple halter-top; she'd put on a pair of black leather high-heeled sandals with silver jewelry. Skye strongly suspected Alister was rubbing off on Lola's fashion sense.
"Cute," she giggled. "What are you guys going to be doing?"
"He said it was a surprise."
"You ready?" Alister asked, leaning against the doorframe to Skyler's room. Alister had elected to wear a short-sleeved blue t-shirt (that covered his waist for a change), a white vest, and a pair of jeans.
"Let's go!" Lola exclaimed, grabbing Alister's hand and skipping out of the room.
Skye chuckled as she watched her friend leave the room; she could hear them walking out the front door. She waited until she'd heard them leave and lock the front door behind them before bounding out of her room and heading downstairs. The house was eerily quiet with everyone out and about, which left her by herself in the house.
Not that she was complaining. That just meant she had plenty of quality time with Shawn Spencer.
Later that afternoon
"What did you think of the movie, Alister?" Lola asked, looking up at her boyfriend. "I know it was a Pixar movie and you don't usually like animated films, but you have to admit it was really good."
Alister shrugged. "It was."
Lola looked up at her boyfriend again, letting him see the disbelieving expression on her face when he looked back down at her. "Who are you and what have you done with my boyfriend?"
Alister raised an eyebrow. "I wasn't aware the body snatchers had invaded. I'm still the same boyfriend—and is it so hard to believe that there are some movies that I actually like?"
"…Kinda," Lola said, giggling.
Alister couldn't help but let out a chuckle. Walking further onto the pier, the two of them sat down on a bench; his arm draped over her shoulder and she cuddled against his side.
Lola broke the silence first."Hey Alister, can I ask you something?"
"Sure."
"Will you teach me how to duel?"
The redhead froze, tensing in his seat. Lola felt him stiffen and looked up at him curiously. "You okay?"
"Yeah…but I'm not sure dueling would be your thing and you shouldn't dabble in it," replied Alister flatly.
Lola instantly bristled, moving away from him and folding her arms across her chest. "What is that supposed to mean?"
"It's not a mark against you, Lola, but there are several reasons I don't want you dueling. For starters, dueling takes a lot of patience, time, and the knowledge of strategizing," he explained.
"What? I have all of those things." Lola stated challengingly.
Alister's eyebrow arched. "This is coming from the girl who gave up on a crossword just because she couldn't answer the first question."
Lola's cheeks turned pink with embarrassment. "You have a point," she admitted reluctantly. "But dueling will be different. I mean, Skye and Raphael and Valon duel, and so do you. It makes me feel like I'm on the outside looking in when you have those long conversations about trap cards."
"Those conversations were ages ago, Lola. Besides, in my line of work, dueling was dangerous—"
"Dangerous? Dangerous how, exactly?" Lola demanded, her voice rising. "It's just a children's card game!"
Alister rubbed his temples. He really, really wasn't expecting her to react like this. He had a legitimate reason for not teaching her to duel. "Remember the incident that occurred two years ago?"
"With Caden? Who could forget?"
"Incidents like that happen to us on a daily basis. I don't want you mixed up in it—you could end up brainwashed, losing your soul, or God knows what else. I am not going to expose you to that risk."
"You don't have a problem with Skye dueling!" Lola snapped hotly.
"Skyler is a Kaiba," Alister retorted. "Dueling runs in her family. Don't start comparing yourself to her, Lola."
"So the only reason you won't teach me is because you think I'm fragile and a girl?"
Alister sighed. "Lola, if you want to learn how to duel learn from Skyler. I've already given my verdict on the matter."
"So you won't answer me because I'm right, aren't I?"
When Alister did not immediately reply Lola glared at him and twisted in her seat to face him. "What about riding a motorcycle?"
"…That depends greatly on what you're doing. If you're a passenger, then I've no problem with it. Driving, on the other hand, is not happening right now."
Lola shot to her feet. "You don't think I can handle it, don't you? It's the same reason why you won't teach me how to duel—because I'm a girl and you think I'm fragile!"
Alister looked at her with wide eyes, a rare startled look going across his face. "Not at all!"
"Screw you Alister!" she exclaimed, storming away from him and leaving him alone at the pier.
Alister groaned and dropped his head into his hands. "Women."
"Good morning detectives, collecting money for the Policeman's ball?" Shawn Spencer said, a grin on his face, as his friend, Gus, drove up to the sidewalk in what Shawn had dubbed "the Blueberry"
"We don't have balls," Detective Carlton Lassiter replied. Seconds later he made a face as he realized what he'd just said.
"…I honestly have no response to that," Shawn ended up saying, after a minute of awkwardness.
Skye let out a laugh. "Classic Shawn Spencer," she giggled, grabbing some popcorn.
She was startled when the front door was practically kicked open and revealed an incredibly angry Lola.
"Geez! Scare me why doncha?" Skye complained. When she received no reply from her best friend, she got concerned. "Lola?"
"Skye, do you think I'm fragile?"
Skyler laughed. "No, of course not. You can single handedly take out a whole basketball team without really—wait, where's Alister?"
Lola sighed and sat next to Skye; she explained the whole incident down at the pier and Skye's face twisted in anger.
"What!" she snarled, startling Jasper and Misha. "He said that?"
"I know, right?"
"Who does Alister think he is?" Skye said indignantly, storming towards the garage.
"Where are you going?" Lola asked, grabbing her best friend's arm.
"We're going for a ride."
It was at that moment that Raphael walked through the door, placing the keys to the car on the hook by the door. "I'm back—and all right, you're both right here. And Lola's angry. Why?"
"Don't talk to me!" Lola hissed venomously. "All men are pendejos!" She stormed out of the house through the garage.
Skye grabbed the keys Raphael had just placed on the ring. "We're borrowing the car, sweetie."
"…O…kay…want to explain why Lola called me what I think is a bad name in Spanish?"
"Let's just say that Alister said something to Lola implying that she's weak and defenseless," she snarled again, slamming the door to the garage shut.
Raphael was left standing in the hallway with a bewildered expression as Lola and Skye left the house. He glanced down at Jasper, who was looking up at him with just as confused of an expression.
"Oh boy, Alister," he sighed. "You're going to be walking into a warzone when you get back."
"Um, Skyler. Why are we at a game shop?" Lola asked, as she and Skyler got out of the car.
"We're going to make Alister eat his words," she replied, opening the door.
The bell above the door rang and an elderly man with gray hair that popped up from underneath a dark green bandana peered at them from behind the counter. "Hello girls. How can I help you?"
He frowned after a moment's pause. "Wait a moment, young miss, aren't you the one who broke into my shop and stole the god cards from me a while ago?"
Skye shot him a slightly embarrassed smile. "I guess you do remember me. I can assure you, though, that those days are long gone and my friends and I apologize."
The old man beamed. "Yugi told me about that when he came back from that little adventure. So how can I help?"
"My friend and I were wondering if your grandson was home. We would like to talk to him."
"He's in the back with his friends. I'm about to close shop, but you girls can go see him. Right this way," Solomon said, gesturing to a door in the back of the shop. "Just go straight."
"Thank you," Lola said, following after Skye as they entered through the doorway. A few seconds later they found themselves in a small but cozy family room.
Joey and Tristan had been playing a video game but had now started wrestling (Joey's foot was currently pressed against Tristan's face to pin him, while Tristan was snarling a string of curse words), and Tea and Yugi were sitting on the sofa watching them.
Sensing a presence in the room, Yugi turned around and smiled at the two girls. "Hey Skyler. Lola," he said brightly.
"Hi Yugi," the girls said in unison.
"What brings you two here?" he asked, leaning against the back of the couch.
"See, with all the weird things going on and a certain event my cousin will be hosting in the near future Lola wants to know how to duel," Skye began, but she was interrupted by Joey (who had finally noticed she was there).
"What kind of event is Rich Boy hostin'?" he asked suspiciously. "Is it another tournament? Or maybe he's planning on doing some kind of shady business involving a computer, or—MMPH!"
Joey had been cut off by Tea, who had thrown a pillow at his face to silence him. "Let them talk!" she chided.
Lola smiled, looking to Yugi. "Skye was hoping you could teach me, since Alister wouldn't teach me," she admitted. As an afterthought she looked to the Millennium Puzzle around Yugi's neck. "And Yami's welcome to help too. I know he's listening."
Yugi blinked, then laughed. "You remembered him?"
"Of course. Skye explained to me about Yami in detail when that whole incident with Caden happened," replied Lola brightly. "So what do you say? Mind helping a girl out?"
"…or like Samson, from the Bible," Gus said, glancing over at his friend.
"No, that doesn't work," Shawn started. "All those guys had names like Ben Hur and Prometheus."
"You've never read the Bible, have you?" he questioned, giving Shawn the 'I-can't-believe-you-said-that' look.
"Pfft, come on. Genesis. Exorcist. Leviathan. Deu… the right thing."
A smile quirked the corner of Raphael's mouth. Although he himself wasn't familiar with the series, he still found it amusing; he'd come into the living room to find the television on and the show playing. There was no doubt in his mind Skyler was having a "girl night" when he was out.
The garage door opened and Alister slipped into the house. Spotting Raphael, he asked wearily, "I don't suppose you've seen Lola?"
"She left with Skye," he replied, looking at the redhead. "Explain to me what you did that got them so angry?"
"Them?" Alister repeated, frowning. "What did Skye have to do with…oh no. She told her, didn't she?"
"Told her what? I've been left out of this loop, Alister. What exactly did you do?"
Alister sighed. "Lola somehow has interpreted my unwillingness to teach her how to duel and how to drive a motorcycle into being a slight against her. In her words: 'you think I'm fragile and weak!'"
Raphael raised his eyebrows. "Do you?"
Alister shook his head. "Of course not. For starters I can't legally teach her how to drive—she needs to get a motorcycle license first."
"And the reluctance to teach her to duel?"
"You're really asking me that after we nearly ended the world by dueling and took souls in duels?"
Raphael shrugged. "Then just tell her that."
"…come to think of it, though, my response could have been construed as thinking that all girls are naturally weak and defenseless."
The blond actually turned in his seat to face Alister. "Really, Alister?" he deadpanned. "It's no wonder Lola was calling all men pendejos—and I'm still not entirely sure what that is, but I know it's bad."
Alister flopped into a nearby armchair wearily. "Damn it," he sighed, slouching into the chair. "This will not end well."
Immediately after Alister had spoken, Burton Guster said his four famous words (and Raphael thought the timing could not be better):
"You know that's right."
There you guys go! What did you think? Hit the review button please!
Now, I'm going to give you guys a surprise for the next chapter. A friend of mine told me there should be more duels, and you readers are in luck. There will be a duel in the next chapter! :D
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