Don't mess with us.

I don't own nightmare before Christmas or Yugioh.


Five-year-old Yugi Moto sat in his kindergarten class. He was nervous. The teacher had sat all of them children in a circle to play a 'get-to-know-you' game. "All right, what do you want to be when you get older?" asked the teacher. The first person was a boy with honey brown eyes and long blond hair "I want to be a fighter!" he smirked flexing. It went around the circle. Doctors, Writers, Artists, normal boring stuff. Soon it reached Yugi "I want to be a vampire." everyone was silent for a long time, then the boy next to Yugi smiled "Really? I want to be a Werewolf." he said happily. Yugi grinned and looked at the girl next to the boy and realized they were twins. She was smiling too. "I'm going to be a Witch," she said proudly. The room went silent again, then a boy named Seto Kaiba pointed at the three and yelled at the top of his lungs "FREAKS!" the twins looked unharmed and spoke as one "That Lady and Lords Freak to you, mortal." the girl smirked "Don't come crying to me when you get hurt on the playground and need a healing spell." she stuck out her tongue at Kaiba.

Present day

Yugi pov

I smiled at the picture of the twins and me on our trip to Transylvania. Sharea and Romulus had set it up as a surprise for my ninth birthday. I placed the photo on my dresser and looked outside at my neighborhood. The cookie cutter houses sent shivers down my spine. I hated it normalness of it all. Even my family was the image of the American dream. All but me. I smirked remembering that day. The teacher had sent notes of concern to our parents. Imagine the horror on my parents' faces. IT WAS PRICELESS! I still can't stop laughing at it. But, that was five years ago. I was ten now, but never gave up the dream of finding and being a real Vampire.

I was pulled out of my thoughts by my phone which had begun playing Amy Lee's version of 'Come Little Children'. I answered, "Hey, Sharea, what's up?" I asked looking at my alarm clock. I was nearly midnight. "Turn on the T.V. It's awesome!" she yelled happily. I turned it on and a news report flashed on. The screen was filled with a skeleton riding in a coffin-like sleigh. All the woman said, that I caught, was ".., shamelessly impersonating Santa." I smiled and lifted the phone to my ear "I can't wait to meet this new Santa." I saw he was getting ready to land on my house and ran downstairs. Had mom locked up the fireplace? Why? I unlocked it just as the skeleton came down. I jumped back with a smile "Cool." I murmured. The skeleton knelt down as I barely stood to his kneecap. "And what's your name young man?" he asked. "Yugi, sir. Yugi Moto." he reached into his bag "Ah, yes," he pulled out a small, black box and handed to me "This was made just for you by a Vampire friend of mine. I think he likes you." I'm sure if he had eyelids he would have winked at me. I opened the box as he finished placing the gift and went up the chimney. Inside was a ruby necklace on a gold chain. There was a note on it.

Dear Yugi,

You may or may not remember me, but I met you four Halloween's ago. I recalled that you wanted to be a Vampire. I can't give you that, but I can give you the perks of being a vampire. Wear this pendant and you will have the strength, speed, vision, hearing, sense of smell, fangs, and claws of a real vampire. Also, if you are ever in danger it automatically informs me and my brothers and sisters.

Welcome to our family,

Yami and the Millennium clan of Vampires.

I smiled and put on the necklace. "This is the best Christmas EVER!" I yelled happily. I ran up to my room and found the T.V still on when footage of the skeleton being shot downplayed on the screen. I gasped as he landed in the graveyard not far out. I grabbed my coat and ran downstairs. I was almost to the door when my Parents seemed to appear out of nowhere. "Where do you think you're going, young man?" demanded my father. I felt my anger rise and then, fangs poked at my lower lip. I hissed at the two and they backed away in horror. "My business, not yours," I growled before going out the door at an inhuman speed.

Halfway to the cemetery, the twins came up next to me. Only they looked different. For one thing, Sharea was wearing a pentagram necklace and riding a beautifully crafted broomstick. She was in her nightdress with little golden snitches and lightning bolts on it. And Romulus, well, he was a wolf. Like a real mother of goodness wolf. His fur was the same blackish blue as his hair was when he was human. Around his neck was a pendant of a wolf howling at the moon on a copper chain. I smiled at them and they returned it briefly before we returned our focus to getting to the cemetery.

Sharea pov

I got off my broom and looked around the graveyard with worry. Romy stood up right at my side "He's a skeleton. He can't die twice." he reassured me. I nodded and we spread out and called "Mr. Skeleton? Are you here?" I yelled to the yard. A faint barking answered me and a ghost dog with a glowing orange nose came over. He barked at me and pulled me to follow him. I did and he leads me to the skeleton. He looked hurt! "Guys, over here! I found him!"

Yugi and Romy came running over. "Help me get him upright," I ordered. We pushed the tall figure up and he groaned. "Are you okay?" Yugi asked, worry clear in his now red eyes. The skeleton looked at the three of us and smiled sadly "What are you three doing out in this cold?" I looked him over for injuries that may need healing. "We saw you get shot down and came to see if you were okay. Are you right? Nothing hurts?" I said quickly. Romy pulled me away "Let the guy breath, Shari." he said. The skeleton nodded "I'm fine, how do you like your gifts?" he asked a bit worried. I smiled hugely and got on the broom he brought me did two circles around the graveyard and landed cheering "I love them!" Yugi and Romy demonstrated their love for their gifts as well. And Yugi told us how he scared the tar out of his parents. "I suppose I'm just not cut out for Christmas." sighed the skeleton, now known a Jack. I frowned "Are you kidding? This was the best Christmas I've ever had!" I threw my hand in annoyance. "You know what mom and dad got me this year?" I asked. Yugi and Romy groaned at the horrific memory. Jack looked puzzled "What?" I shivered "They gave me a Barbie doll." Romy came over and held me to calm my horror "It's okay, we burnt it. It's can't hurt you now." Jack shared his sympathies. He decided to go home and let the real Santa do his job.

10 months later

No pov

Yugi, Romulus, and Sharea were walking down the sidewalk heading home talking about visiting their new found friends and family in Halloween Town. "You think Jack's over the whole Christmas thing yet?" asked Sharea stroking her pendant with fondness. "It's been nearly a year. He should be way over it."

As they walked they didn't notice the gang of thugs following them. Or, so the thugs assumed. The three turned into a dead end ally and the thugs made their move. They ran in after them only to find them standing calmly as if waiting for them. "Boys, should we inform these newcomers of the three most important rules in town?" Romulus grins "Indeed, sister, we should." Yugi stepped forward. His fangs extended and eyes glowing "1. Mess with a Vampire, you mess with his clan." red eyes appeared glowing down from rooftops and fire escapes. "2. Mess with a wolf, you mess with his pack." growls filled the ally as wolves of all sizes surrounded the thugs "3. Mess with a witch, you mess with her coven." cackles of laughter joyed the growls and hisses of the wolves and vampires. A group of young witches and warlocks came out and one rested her arm on Sharea's shoulder. Then, all the mystical people there spoke as one.

"Don't mess with our family."