※ Part Fourty Five: Attack of the Killer Birds…again.
※ Warnings - None - just remember that this is the unrevised version.
※ Disclaimer - I obviously don't own it.
“That was cool!” Yami giggled as he and Seto (who were no longer competing, Yami couldn’t win against an elephant after all) walked together toward a fenced in area that housed more animals.
Seto giggled too as he glanced back at Ellie as she gave three new kids a ride. “Yeah! Did you see the wook on hew face!” Together the two of them laughed.
“You didn’t get to see Wyou’s face when she cawwed him cute!” Malik said from beside Seto, the two holding hands. Yami was supposed to be holding someone’s hand, but everyone else had a partner, so he opted to stay with Seto.
“Not funny!” Ryou mumbled from behind the three as he walked with Yami Bakura.
“Why don’t you wike to be cawwed cute anyway?” Malik wondered, looking over his shoulder at the two.
Ryou shuttered visibly. “Because I’m not! And my auntie pinches my cheeks and cawws me cute aww da time! I dun wike it! She huwts me!” He whined, rubbing his cheek with his free hand.
This only caused the three chibis walking in front of him to giggle hysterically. Yami Bakura even cracked a smile until he gently tugged on his hikari’s arm.
“Don’t wowwy Wyou, I’ww pwotect you now!” He promised, making Ryou smile.
“Tanks Batuwa! You’we the best ‘Ami in the whole wide wowld!” The smaller boy said as he hugged Yami Bakura.
“Is not!” Yami protested, pouting slightly as he looked up at Yugi. “Am I a good ‘Ami?” He wondered.
Yugi smiled, “You are to me!” He promised.
“You is tied!” Malik interrupted trying to stop the fight.
“This sucks.” Seto suddenly spoke up, “I don’t have a ‘Ami or a hitawi.” He shook his head. “How come I don’t have one?”
“Uh…” Yugi drew a blank, “I’m not sure Seto. I’m sure you have another half somewhere out there.” He said, glancing at Joey then looking down at the little boy. “But you know, I think you’d be the yami.”
“Weawwy?” Seto looked up and then grinned, “I wike that idea! But then, who’s my hitawi?”
Malik giggled, “I’ww be!” He volunteered, causing Seto to laugh.
“Otay!” Seto nodded in agreement as they reached the penned in area. As soon as the door was open, the chibis raced in, but were careful not to scare the animals. Other kids and adults were already in the cage and were feeding and petting different animals.
“Ithith!”
“Mokey!”
Seto and Malik pulled the two over toward a cage housing birds.
Yami, Ryou and Yami Bakura looked around a bit then chose a place to go toward.
Joey set Marik down in the straw and waited to see where he wanted to go. Instead the little boy stood where he’d been placed and stared down at the floor. Seeing that something was wrong Joey kneeled down beside him. “You okay kiddo?”
Slowly, Marik shook his head. “I wanna be by myself.” He whispered, then turned and ran, disappearing through the crowds.
Sighing to himself, Joey decided to give him a few moments as he followed the gang. He knew Marik wouldn’t leave the tent.
“Wook!” Yami pointed out a large pig who was in a pen of her own. Ten little piglets ran around her feet trying to get at the food people were trying to feed them. “What is it?” He wondered.
“It’s a piggy!” Ryou giggled as one of the piglets stuck his head out between the wooden bars and snorted at the pharaoh.
Yami Bakura and Ryou laughed as Yami made a face. “Stupid pig.” Yami muttered as he turned away from the animal.
Getting bored of the birds, even though they were pretty colours, Seto and Malik joined the others, dragging Isis and Mokuba behind them. Together they all looked at each of the animals. Some you were allowed to feed, while others weren’t interested in the food much and after looking and playing with all the animals within the one pen, they went in search of a new one.
They found bunny rabbits, bats and horses and even more birds. They were just walking toward a new pen when Yami Bakura suddenly stopped, causing Ryou to stop, then everyone else.
“Something wrong?” Yugi wondered, noticing the confused look on the child’s face.
Alert, the white-haired yami looked around, his eyes widened as he suddenly noticed something off to their right and he quickly hid behind Ryou. Confused, everyone looked.
There stood twelve peacocks.
Yugi couldn’t help but chuckle and Yami and Malik seemed to understand at the same time as they giggled, trying to keep it quiet.
“Not funny!” Yami Bakura muttered as he peaked out from behind Ryou. One of the birds tilted its head in their direction, “Ah!” Yami Bakura squeaked, then ducked back down.
“I don’t get it…” Joey muttered.
Yugi covered his mouth with his hand, “I remember Yami and Bakura taking Malik, Marik and I to the zoo when I was a chibi. There were a lot of Peacocks and they seemed to really be attracted to Bakura…it seems the tough tomb robber is afraid of birds.”
“They evil!” Yami Bakura insisted in a tiny voice as one snorted at him. “Eek! I wanna go!” He grabbed Ryou’s hand and pulled the boy toward another area.
Laughing, Yami, Seto and Malik followed the two chibis and the adults quickly took after them toward the pen they were headed to. Joey stopped before entering the pen and called everyone’s attention.
“I’m gonna look for Marik…he’s been gone long enough.” He announced, then turned to look around.
The chibis all separated within the small pen to look at the animals. This pen was filled with chickens, goats, turkeys and a small pen of rabbits, the mother had just given birth a little while ago. While Yami and Ryou pulled a somewhat reluctant Yami Bakura toward the bunnies (reluctant because he had to pass the chickens and turkeys, which looked like ugly peacocks), Seto and Malik went to play with the goats, laughing as one of the littlest goats butted Seto in the bum.
Suddenly Joey came back and he seemed a bit panicked. Yugi went over to him to see what was wrong.
“I can’t find Marik.” Joey puffed. “He’s not in any of the pens.” He shook his head, leaning on his knees.
Quickly Yugi called everyone over, including the chibis. “Marik’s missing, we have to spread out and find him.” He explained.
“What?!” Malik suddenly cried out, “You wost my ‘Ami!” He glared at Joey, frightened.
Joey glared back, “It was your fault he ran off in the first place!” He growled at the toddler, not about to cut the ‘child’ a break. “You told Seto that you’d be his hikari, did you completely forget that Marik, your real yami could hear you?”
Malik grew silent as he stared at the straw covered cement, sniffling, he looked up again. “Yes.” He whimpered, then took off running, needing to find his other.
Seto, Joey, Mokuba and Isis quickly followed Malik while the others split up.