[YGO Fic] Chibi For A Day - Part Fourty Two
※ Part Fourty Two: The King of Rigged Games
※ Warnings - None - just remember that this is the unrevised version.
※ Disclaimer - I obviously don't own it.
In the kitchen, Yami, Yami Bakura, Ryou, Malik and Seto were already seated and talking amongst themselves. Actually, Yami and Malik were arguing in a language few spoke while Ryou, Seto and Yami Bakura looked on (though the tiny tomb robber was the only one who understood all of if. The other two could only catch a few words of what they were saying.)
Occasionally Yami Bakura would say something in the same language and Malik would become more upset. As soon as they noticed that Marik had entered the room, they stopped.
Joey had a feeling about what they were arguing about and he didn’t need to know Ancient Egyptian to tell it was about his charge. The older blonde sat down in his usual chair at the end of the table nearest to the wall. On his left sat Yami Bakura and Yami Yugi (the two were sharing a chair…and most of their food), Yugi beside them, right across from Joey sat Malik and Seto, both of them sharing a chair as well, then Mokuba had taken a seat and Duke sat on Joey’s right with Ryou in his lap (they were sharing most of their food too.)
While Duke and Yugi talked to rid the room of the uncomfortable silence, Joey grabbed a couple of pancakes and placed them on the plate in front of him. “You want syrup or whipped cream?” He asked the chibi in his lap.
“Both?” Marik tilted his head.
Joey smiled, “Both it is then.” He poured syrup on the pancakes then covered them in whipped cream, lastly he handed Marik a fork and they shared the sugary goodness together.
“A carnival started last Saturday.” Duke was saying, “My mother forced me to take my sister and we actually had a lot of fun.” He replied, “There are a lot of kiddy rides and there’s even a petting zoo. These guys would probably have a lot of fun.”
Yugi grinned, “Sounds like a good idea to me. I think we’ve done everything else. What do you think Joey?” He wondered and Mokuba and Duke looked over at the blonde too.
Joey shrugged, “Sure.”
“Great!” Yugi grinned, “We should invite the others, it would be easier if there were more adults since there’s so many kids.”
“That’s a good idea.” Duke nodded, “I can watch Bakura and Ryou.” He volunteered as he ruffled Ryou’s hair.
“I’ll take care of Yami.” Yugi looked at Mokuba, “Did you have plans today or did you want to come?” He wondered.
Mokuba laughed as Seto tried to snatch a piece of his pancake. “I’m coming! I get to hang out with my big…uh, little brother! This is going to be so cool!” He grinned at his brother, who grinned back.
“Mawik come too?” Seto wondered, tilting his head as he gave Mokuba ‘puppy eyes’.
Laughing Mokuba nodded, “Malik’s coming too. Unless he wants to stay here all day. Hey, that’s a good idea!” He teased the younger chibi.
Malik’s eyes widened.
Yugi and Duke played along. “We could ask Tea to watch him while we’re all out having fun.” Yugi suggested and got up to grab the phone.
Some how, Malik’s eyes got even bigger at that suggestion and he had to blink a few times, shocked at what they were saying. Then the chibi caught sight of a smile Duke was trying to hide. Pouting Malik wrinkled his nose up, “Not funny!” He exclaimed, causing the three to laugh.
Yugi moved over to the chair Malik and Seto were sitting on and he messed up Malik’s already messy hair, “We’d never leave you behind kiddo. But I am going to call the others. Should I invite Isis?” He wondered, then shrugged and went to grab the phone.
***
“This was a great idea!” Mai looked around the group as they trudged toward the gates to the exhibition. They could see some of the monstrous rides and hear all the people yelling and laughing. “You do have them every once in while.” She turned to Duke and winked.
Duke only rolled his eyes, though he couldn’t hide his smile.
After paying for everyone (luckily all the kids got in free because they were under five) the group found a little kiosk selling maps to the place. After buying a few, Yugi handed them out. “I figured we’d all stay together.” He began, knowing that Yami wanted to go with Yami Bakura and Ryou, and Seto and Malik had been welcomed into the little group. At that particular moment, Seto, Yami and Yami Bakura were playing tag while Malik and Ryou cheered them on. Yugi glanced at the last chibi who stood quietly between Joey and Isis, watching the group play. He looked at the others, “So where should we start?” He wondered.
“Something small…” Tristan looked through the map.
“How about we just start out by walking.” Isis suggested, “That way, if one of the children see something they’d like to do, we can stop.”
So it was decided.
Two hours later and they’d done almost everything. Swings, the Merry-Go-Round (they had done that one at least two dozen times), the Farris Wheel, three fun houses, at least four mazes and they’d all taken a train ride.
After all the excitement everyone decided that they were hungry.
“Cotton Candy!” Ryou exclaimed as they sat down at a few picnic tables and asked what they wanted to eat.
Yami Bakura looked confused, “Why would you eat cotton?” He wondered, looking at his hikari as if the little boy had lost his mind.
Ryou (being too young to remember that cotton candy wasn’t actually made out of cotton) shrugged, “I dunno, but it’s good!” He promised.
“You’ll need something with a little more substance to it kiddo.” Tristan grinned at the kids.
Yami looked at Seto, “Substance?” He tilted his head in confusion.
Seto only shrugged, not knowing what it meant either.
“There’s pizza.” Tea read the menu from her seat, “Pizza, mini donuts, candy apples…I think pizza’s the best bet.”
Hearing the word pizza obviously got the kids excited.
“Pizza!” They all cried together, making it a unanimous vote.
“Pizza it is then.” Duke nodded.
“I’ll go order it. Someone please help?” Yugi looked around at the adults.
“You guys go, I’ll watch the brats.” Joey promised as he slumped down on the bench. Not a second later he had a chibi trying to scramble into his lap. Smiling softly and plucking Marik off the ground, Joey helped him up.
As the others counted how many pieces they’d need, nobody noticed a pair of light lavender eyes suddenly flash dark green with jealousy.
The order only took a moment and soon everyone was chowing down on greasy pizza and flat coke. But nobody seemed to mind, as they were busy thinking about the rest of their day.
“So what’s next?” Tea wondered as she looked through her map.
“I think we’ll let the food settle first.” Yugi suggested, not wanting any of the chibis to get sick. “We could play those side games. You know, shooting baskets, knocking down the pyramid of bottles…stuff like that.”
“Games?” Yami’s eyes suddenly brightened and he looked up and stopped eating.
“Yes Yami, games.” Yugi nodded, smiling at his other. “After that we’ll see what else there is.”
With that everyone continued to eat.
After they were done (because nothing really interesting happened then) they all got up to look around at all the games they could play.
Yami instantly dragged Yami Bakura to a game of Ring Toss. Of course, Yami Bakura dragged Ryou, and Ryou dragged Malik, while Malik was hanging onto Seto and Seto was hanging on to Mokuba. Everyone else just kinda followed.
“Step right up!” The clown behind the counter grinned at them all, causing Seto to shutter. “Get three rings on a peg and win a prize! Get five rings on a peg and get a big prize!”
While Yami eyed up a large stuffed Dark Necrofear, Seto was staring at a large stuffed Winged Dragon of Ra.
Yami turned to Yugi, “Can I twy?” He asked innocently, giving his other his biggest most saddest puppy eyes.
Yugi only laughed as he ruffled Yami’s hair, “If you want, though everything’s usually rigged, so don’t be upset if you lose.”
Yami only grinned as Yugi paid for his turn, “I won’t lose. I’m da King of Games!” He declared as he was handed five rings. Being so short, Yami had to be lifted up onto the counter to throw them. Everyone was silent as the child got ready to throw.
And within a few seconds, all five rings were neatly sitting on the peg in the middle of all the other pegs.
The clown looked shocked and bewildered. The game had been rigged! How had the little squirt manage to do it? “A-alright, congratulations kid! You get to pick one of the big toys to take home!”
“Dat one!” Yami pointed to the Dark Necrofear.
The clown handed the toy (which was a little bigger than Yugi) to the chibi. Tristan took the toy as Yami was helped down. Smiling, Yami turned to Yami Bakura. “That’s fow you!” He declared, seeing the confused look on the other chibi’s face.
“You wonned that fow me?” Yami Bakura asked, tilting his head.
Yami giggled, “Yep! And next I’m gonna win something fow Wyou!”
Not to be outdone by the other kid, Seto looked up at Mokuba. “Can I twy it?” He wondered.
Not about to say no to his little big brother, Mokuba handed over the three bucks to play the game.
Again the clown was struck full of shock as all five rings landed neatly on the middle peg. “We have another winner!” He said after a moment of silence, “Now pick your toy kid and get outta here.” He muttered.
Seto glared at the rude clown then pointed to the Winged Dragon of Ra. “That.” He snapped.
The clown handed the toy down, Seto was just big enough to hold the Dragon and he looked at Malik. “Yours.” He said simply and Malik smiled, hugging Seto and causing them both to fall over. All of the adults and all the chibis on the ground laughed at the two.
The chibi quietly sitting on Joey’s shoulders, however, looked away sadly as he began to feel replaced.
※ Warnings - None - just remember that this is the unrevised version.
※ Disclaimer - I obviously don't own it.
In the kitchen, Yami, Yami Bakura, Ryou, Malik and Seto were already seated and talking amongst themselves. Actually, Yami and Malik were arguing in a language few spoke while Ryou, Seto and Yami Bakura looked on (though the tiny tomb robber was the only one who understood all of if. The other two could only catch a few words of what they were saying.)
Occasionally Yami Bakura would say something in the same language and Malik would become more upset. As soon as they noticed that Marik had entered the room, they stopped.
Joey had a feeling about what they were arguing about and he didn’t need to know Ancient Egyptian to tell it was about his charge. The older blonde sat down in his usual chair at the end of the table nearest to the wall. On his left sat Yami Bakura and Yami Yugi (the two were sharing a chair…and most of their food), Yugi beside them, right across from Joey sat Malik and Seto, both of them sharing a chair as well, then Mokuba had taken a seat and Duke sat on Joey’s right with Ryou in his lap (they were sharing most of their food too.)
While Duke and Yugi talked to rid the room of the uncomfortable silence, Joey grabbed a couple of pancakes and placed them on the plate in front of him. “You want syrup or whipped cream?” He asked the chibi in his lap.
“Both?” Marik tilted his head.
Joey smiled, “Both it is then.” He poured syrup on the pancakes then covered them in whipped cream, lastly he handed Marik a fork and they shared the sugary goodness together.
“A carnival started last Saturday.” Duke was saying, “My mother forced me to take my sister and we actually had a lot of fun.” He replied, “There are a lot of kiddy rides and there’s even a petting zoo. These guys would probably have a lot of fun.”
Yugi grinned, “Sounds like a good idea to me. I think we’ve done everything else. What do you think Joey?” He wondered and Mokuba and Duke looked over at the blonde too.
Joey shrugged, “Sure.”
“Great!” Yugi grinned, “We should invite the others, it would be easier if there were more adults since there’s so many kids.”
“That’s a good idea.” Duke nodded, “I can watch Bakura and Ryou.” He volunteered as he ruffled Ryou’s hair.
“I’ll take care of Yami.” Yugi looked at Mokuba, “Did you have plans today or did you want to come?” He wondered.
Mokuba laughed as Seto tried to snatch a piece of his pancake. “I’m coming! I get to hang out with my big…uh, little brother! This is going to be so cool!” He grinned at his brother, who grinned back.
“Mawik come too?” Seto wondered, tilting his head as he gave Mokuba ‘puppy eyes’.
Laughing Mokuba nodded, “Malik’s coming too. Unless he wants to stay here all day. Hey, that’s a good idea!” He teased the younger chibi.
Malik’s eyes widened.
Yugi and Duke played along. “We could ask Tea to watch him while we’re all out having fun.” Yugi suggested and got up to grab the phone.
Some how, Malik’s eyes got even bigger at that suggestion and he had to blink a few times, shocked at what they were saying. Then the chibi caught sight of a smile Duke was trying to hide. Pouting Malik wrinkled his nose up, “Not funny!” He exclaimed, causing the three to laugh.
Yugi moved over to the chair Malik and Seto were sitting on and he messed up Malik’s already messy hair, “We’d never leave you behind kiddo. But I am going to call the others. Should I invite Isis?” He wondered, then shrugged and went to grab the phone.
***
“This was a great idea!” Mai looked around the group as they trudged toward the gates to the exhibition. They could see some of the monstrous rides and hear all the people yelling and laughing. “You do have them every once in while.” She turned to Duke and winked.
Duke only rolled his eyes, though he couldn’t hide his smile.
After paying for everyone (luckily all the kids got in free because they were under five) the group found a little kiosk selling maps to the place. After buying a few, Yugi handed them out. “I figured we’d all stay together.” He began, knowing that Yami wanted to go with Yami Bakura and Ryou, and Seto and Malik had been welcomed into the little group. At that particular moment, Seto, Yami and Yami Bakura were playing tag while Malik and Ryou cheered them on. Yugi glanced at the last chibi who stood quietly between Joey and Isis, watching the group play. He looked at the others, “So where should we start?” He wondered.
“Something small…” Tristan looked through the map.
“How about we just start out by walking.” Isis suggested, “That way, if one of the children see something they’d like to do, we can stop.”
So it was decided.
Two hours later and they’d done almost everything. Swings, the Merry-Go-Round (they had done that one at least two dozen times), the Farris Wheel, three fun houses, at least four mazes and they’d all taken a train ride.
After all the excitement everyone decided that they were hungry.
“Cotton Candy!” Ryou exclaimed as they sat down at a few picnic tables and asked what they wanted to eat.
Yami Bakura looked confused, “Why would you eat cotton?” He wondered, looking at his hikari as if the little boy had lost his mind.
Ryou (being too young to remember that cotton candy wasn’t actually made out of cotton) shrugged, “I dunno, but it’s good!” He promised.
“You’ll need something with a little more substance to it kiddo.” Tristan grinned at the kids.
Yami looked at Seto, “Substance?” He tilted his head in confusion.
Seto only shrugged, not knowing what it meant either.
“There’s pizza.” Tea read the menu from her seat, “Pizza, mini donuts, candy apples…I think pizza’s the best bet.”
Hearing the word pizza obviously got the kids excited.
“Pizza!” They all cried together, making it a unanimous vote.
“Pizza it is then.” Duke nodded.
“I’ll go order it. Someone please help?” Yugi looked around at the adults.
“You guys go, I’ll watch the brats.” Joey promised as he slumped down on the bench. Not a second later he had a chibi trying to scramble into his lap. Smiling softly and plucking Marik off the ground, Joey helped him up.
As the others counted how many pieces they’d need, nobody noticed a pair of light lavender eyes suddenly flash dark green with jealousy.
The order only took a moment and soon everyone was chowing down on greasy pizza and flat coke. But nobody seemed to mind, as they were busy thinking about the rest of their day.
“So what’s next?” Tea wondered as she looked through her map.
“I think we’ll let the food settle first.” Yugi suggested, not wanting any of the chibis to get sick. “We could play those side games. You know, shooting baskets, knocking down the pyramid of bottles…stuff like that.”
“Games?” Yami’s eyes suddenly brightened and he looked up and stopped eating.
“Yes Yami, games.” Yugi nodded, smiling at his other. “After that we’ll see what else there is.”
With that everyone continued to eat.
After they were done (because nothing really interesting happened then) they all got up to look around at all the games they could play.
Yami instantly dragged Yami Bakura to a game of Ring Toss. Of course, Yami Bakura dragged Ryou, and Ryou dragged Malik, while Malik was hanging onto Seto and Seto was hanging on to Mokuba. Everyone else just kinda followed.
“Step right up!” The clown behind the counter grinned at them all, causing Seto to shutter. “Get three rings on a peg and win a prize! Get five rings on a peg and get a big prize!”
While Yami eyed up a large stuffed Dark Necrofear, Seto was staring at a large stuffed Winged Dragon of Ra.
Yami turned to Yugi, “Can I twy?” He asked innocently, giving his other his biggest most saddest puppy eyes.
Yugi only laughed as he ruffled Yami’s hair, “If you want, though everything’s usually rigged, so don’t be upset if you lose.”
Yami only grinned as Yugi paid for his turn, “I won’t lose. I’m da King of Games!” He declared as he was handed five rings. Being so short, Yami had to be lifted up onto the counter to throw them. Everyone was silent as the child got ready to throw.
And within a few seconds, all five rings were neatly sitting on the peg in the middle of all the other pegs.
The clown looked shocked and bewildered. The game had been rigged! How had the little squirt manage to do it? “A-alright, congratulations kid! You get to pick one of the big toys to take home!”
“Dat one!” Yami pointed to the Dark Necrofear.
The clown handed the toy (which was a little bigger than Yugi) to the chibi. Tristan took the toy as Yami was helped down. Smiling, Yami turned to Yami Bakura. “That’s fow you!” He declared, seeing the confused look on the other chibi’s face.
“You wonned that fow me?” Yami Bakura asked, tilting his head.
Yami giggled, “Yep! And next I’m gonna win something fow Wyou!”
Not to be outdone by the other kid, Seto looked up at Mokuba. “Can I twy it?” He wondered.
Not about to say no to his little big brother, Mokuba handed over the three bucks to play the game.
Again the clown was struck full of shock as all five rings landed neatly on the middle peg. “We have another winner!” He said after a moment of silence, “Now pick your toy kid and get outta here.” He muttered.
Seto glared at the rude clown then pointed to the Winged Dragon of Ra. “That.” He snapped.
The clown handed the toy down, Seto was just big enough to hold the Dragon and he looked at Malik. “Yours.” He said simply and Malik smiled, hugging Seto and causing them both to fall over. All of the adults and all the chibis on the ground laughed at the two.
The chibi quietly sitting on Joey’s shoulders, however, looked away sadly as he began to feel replaced.