Christmas Everyday
Disclaimer: Don't own Yu-Gi-Oh!
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Ahhh...Christmas. The holiest day of the year. The day that marks the anniversary of the arrival of the Lord's son, Jesus, who was born to the virgin Mary in Bethelem thousands of years ago. Ever since then, during this joyous time of year, countless millions have put aside their differences and come together in brotherhood and celebrate the festivities.
Now, even though this time of year has brought miracles, it's also brought some things that could be considered...a major pain in the ass.
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"SETO! SETO! SETO! SETO! SETO! SEEETO!"
Seto Kaiba jerked awake to find his brother bouncing up and down on his bed, a crazy look on his face. He looked over at his digital clock on his bedside table.
5: 45 AM
Groaning, he sat up and blinked slowly, trying to get the tired feeling out of his eyes as his hyper little brother kept jumping up and down on his large bed.
"Seto! C'mon get up! Santa came, Santa came, Santa came!" the raven-haired pre-teen chirped rapidly, his hair bouncing back and forth. Kaiba yawned and rubbed his eyes, "Mokuba...it's not even 6 o'clock in the morning...,"
"Don't care! Christmas, Christmas, Christmas, Christmas!"
...Oh God, give me strength today Kaiba groaned as he rolled out of his bed, then was jumped on by Mokuba.
The two of them made their way down the stairs and into the living room where the very large Christmas tree Kaiba had always bought stood in the middle, surrounded by hundreds of colorfully wrapped gifts.
"See, I told you Santa Claus came!" Mokuba squeaked, eyes lit up as he stared at the horde of gifts. Kaiba slowly shook his head, a small grin on his face. He patted Mokuba on the head, "Go for it, Mokuba...,"
"WOOOOOOOOOOO!" the younger Kaiba took off like a shot from the foot of the stairs and literally dove into the pile of gifts. Kaiba took a seat in a nearby recliner and watched as his brother swam through the sea of gifts like the Great White shark from JAWS.
"Mister Kaiba, Merry Christmas,"
The CEO turned his head slightly to see Roland had entered the living room, holding a couple of coffee mugs. The bodyguard handed a large mug with a dragon on it to his employer and then turned to watch Mokuba enjoy the gifts.
"Roland, thank you for doing the last-minute shopping," he said quietly. Roland nodded, "My pleasure, sir. Shall I have the cooks prepare breakfast for you two?". Kaiba remained silent as he took a swig of his morning coffee.
Every year we go through this...Mokuba wakes me up at an ungodly hour, we spend the day watching everyone else in town go about their idiotic traditions. THEN, we drop by Yugi's and his friends annual Christmas party. I hate going over there, but Mokuba likes them, so I have to put up with them for his sake...
"Roland, might as well get them started. I get the feeling it'll be he's gonna be real hungry after all this,"
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And so, it begins... Kaiba thought boredly as he and Mokuba rode in their limo through the snow-covered streets of Domino City. Hundreds of people were walking, packages and food in their hands, and very large grins on their faces.
"We wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!"
He glanced at Mokuba who was swinging left to right, singing Christmas carols non-stop. I remember him doing that even before mom and dad died...I thought he would've stopped after we were sent to the orphanage, but he still did it during this time of year he thought as the divider between the driver and them rolled down.
"Mr Kaiba, I'm afraid we have a problem. We're going to have to pull over for a while,"
"What? Why?" Kaiba demanded, not really in the mood for this. He just wanted to get to Yugi's party, deal with that and Wheeler challenging him to a duel, and then go home.
"I believe it's the engine, sir,"
"Well then get your ass out there and fix it, I don't want to be out here too long!" Kaiba barked, glancing at some of the passer-bys. While most of them were in a cheery-looking mood, some of them looked like they were miserable. These were the people that he had to watch out for. From the torn clothes and raggy coats, he could just imagine how many needles those freaks could hide under there.
"Don't those people have anywhere to go?"
Mokuba leaned to look outside, "I hope so. They're gonna freeze out there...,"
After what seemed like an enternity, their driver made it back inside, covered in the snow that was falling outside. Kaiba rose from his seat and made his way over to his employee, "If you're done putting my brother and I in danger, could you get this car moving?" he hissed.
"Sir, I honestly don't think you and your little brother were in danger...it's Christmas!"
"What's your point?"
"Well, during this time of year, the good in people usually come out. Haven't you heard of peace on earth and goodwill to men?"
Kaiba scowled, "You ever hear of unemployment?"
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"Merry Christmas, Yugi!"
Kaiba dusted the snow from his coat as he and his brother made their way into the Kame Game shop. Yugi and Yami were downstairs, having just gotten home from a last minute egg-nog run from the store down the street.
Yugi ran over and took their coats, "Merry Christmas, Mokuba. You too, Kaiba,". Mokuba nodded and handed the pile of gifts that he had brought for the party to Yami while Kaiba looked around, "So where is everyone else? Gardner drive them off with her friendship speeches?".
Yami frowned, "Kaiba, Tea and the others are upstairs with Grampa and Yugi's mother,". Kaiba raised an eyebrow, "Oh really? Where's the mutt?".
"Seto!"
"Fine...where's Joey?"
"Right here rich-boy!"
Great...and the flea circus shows himself he thought bitterly as he watched the blonde duelist stomp his way down the stairs. Joey cracked his neck and held up his dueling deck, "I was hoping you'd show yourself Kaiba...I wanna take you on right now!"
"Wheeler, as much as I would enjoy, spending the time I have here, kicking your ass, the only thing I want to do with you, is to give you the gift I got for you,". Yugi, Yami, Mokuba and Joey all had greatly surprised looks on their faces as Kaiba reached into his pocket.
"Now, I understand we haven't had the best relationship, I feel that during this festive time of year, even you deserve a gift from me...so here. I figured you must've wasted yours already so I had to go down to the store and buy you a new one,".
Mokuba shook his head, Yugi and Yami turned away while Joey's face began to turn red as Kaiba pulled a dogbone from his jacket pocket and handed it to him.
"Merry Christmas, Joey,"
Yugi and Yami had to restrain Joey while Mokuba and Kaiba went upstairs for the party.
"Calm down Joey, it's Christmas!"
"Lemme go, Pharaoh, I'm gonna throttle him!"
Mokuba glanced at his brother as they ascended the stairs, "That wasn't nice, Seto,". Kaiba smirked, "Hey, I gave him a present, be glad I did that,". The two of them stepped on the second floor to see the living area of Yugi's home was lavishly decorated by dozens of red and green objects.
Ryou and Bakura were playing a new TRPG with Tristan, Serenity and Duke (thankfully this wasn't like the first time), Tea and Mrs Motou were preparing dinner while Solomon Motou was checking the water underneath the Christmas tree.
"Well well...look who's here," Tristan folded his arms, "You actually came, Kaiba,"
Mokuba grinned as he walked over to the group, "Of course we did! What are you guys playing?" he asked, looking at the board and figurines on the table. Ryou held up the games box, "A game Brian got me and Bakura for Christmas before he left for the holidays. It's an American role-playing game called Dungeons and Dragons,".
Bakura cackled, his Millenium Ring shining in the light of the blinking Christmas lights, "I must admit, the Guardian has a good taste in this field,". Mokuba looked at the box, then at them, "Mind if I join?" he asked.
Both the yami and the hikari looked at each other, then Ryou nodded, "Sure, lemme get you a character sheet,". Kaiba shook his head as he watched his brother sit down to play, "Well this is off to a great start so far," he said sarcastically.
A light swat on his arm made him turn to see Tea with a grin on her face, and wearing a large red sweater with a reindeer on it.
"Gardner, if this is about to be one of your friendship speeches, for the love of God and in the spirit of the holiday, don't start,"
She frowned, "You know, I was just going to give you a Christmas gift and wish you happy holidays, but now I'm not so sure,".
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"Well?"
Tea rolled her eyes and thrusted a large book into his hands, "Merry Christmas," she muttered before walking back to help Yugi's mother with the dinner. Kaiba watched her walk off, then looked down at the book.
It was a very thick, blue book with the picture of a blue dragon on the front. The dragon, while it looked amazing, it held a gentle smile on it's face.
Eragon...hm, looks somewhat interesting...
"Oh, welcome, Seto Kaiba!"
Again, turning to the source of the new noise, Kaiba saw that Solomon had made his way over, a large red santa hat on his head. Kaiba placed the book on the table, "Mr Motou...Merry Christmas," he said quietly.
Solomon raised an eyebrow, "My boy, why the solemn look? It's the holidays! You should be very happy and enjoy yourself! You're among friends here,". Kaiba scoffed, "Please, the only friends I could possibly need are my dragons, thank you. Also, I'm just here because Mokuba wanted to come and I don't want to leave my brother...," he frowned and sniffed the air, "Is something burning?"
"GRANDPA! THE TREE!"
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"That could've gone better...,"
Mokuba climbed into his bed while Kaiba pulled away the covers, "I feel really bad for Yugi and his family...,". Kaiba shook his head as his little brother plopped down, "Well that's what you get from getting a really cheap tree. You figure with a shop that houses a famous duelist, they'd have enough money to go out and get a good tree,"
"Well, I don't see why they have to say at Ryou's place while their home is being cleaned and repaired...you could've offered them a place here. I mean, we've got plenty of room and everything!"
"And have Wheeler call me soft? Please. Besides, Yugi is my rival and I don't want the presses to think I take pity on my rivals,"
"There are some things more important than public appearances, Seto!"
Great...they've gotten to him Kaiba thought before an idea came to him, "So, besides all that, get what you want for Christmas?" he asked, hoping to change the subject. Mokuba nodded rapidly, "Yeah! You know what Brian sent over for me?".
"No, what?"
"He got me a whole collection of movies!"
"Well that was somewhat decent of him. What he get you?"
"Jason Voorhees, Freddy Krueger, Michael Myers, Star Wars, lotsa anime ones...,"
"First off, I'm surprised he was able to afford all those, and second, Those first three series, I'm holding until you're eighteen,"
"Funny, Seto,"
Kaiba pulled the covers over Mokuba and kissed him on the forehead, "Merry Christmas, Mokie,".
"Merry Christmas, Seto,"
The brunette teen yawned and turned out the bedroom light and was about to exit for his own version of personal holiday enjoyment, when...
"Seto?"
He stopped short and looked back, "Yeah Mokuba?"
"Do you hate Christmas?"
"You know I don't, Mokuba,"
"Then how come you don't ever seem to enjoy it?"
"Because when I start to, bad things happen. I was about to do something fun," he painfully emphasized fun, "with you guys before Yugi's tree began to burn like a tire fire,".
"So you're saying if nothing bad had happened today, you would've been a nice guy?" his brother asked, sitting up in his bed. Kaiba closed his eyes, "Yes I would've been a nice guy," he said slowly, "Good night, Mokie...,"
"Seto...,"
I love ya kid, but go to sleep! "Yeeeeees, Mokuba?"
"Ever wished that it was Christmas everyday?"
This made him frown. Christmas everyday? Seeing the same decorations, hearing the same damn songs, and continuously buying people gifts and Christmas bonuses?
"Seto?"
"Well, I'm not sure,"
"Why not?"
"Well I don't know. Wouldn't it be repetitive?"
Mokuba shook his head, "No I don't think so,"
"Why don't you think so?"
"Why do you think it will?"
Trapped by his little brother. Besides this, the one thing he had to give credit for his little brother would be his deadly puppy dog eyes.
"Ok, so what do you want me to say Mokuba?"
"Prove me wrong, wish that it would be Christmas everyday,"
He shook his head, "Oh no, I'm not going to waste my time on something I don't believe in,". Mokuba crossed his arms, "Wish for Christmas everyday!". Again, Kaiba shook his head, "No,".
"Please?"
"No,"
"Pwetty pwease?"
"Don't you dare...,"
"Pwetty pwetty pwease...,"
"Stop it with those eyes, Mokuba...,"
"Wish for Christmas everyday and I'll stop it and you can go!"
"FINE!" Kaiba's eye twitched, not really wanting to be in this ridiculous situation, "I wish it was Christmas everyday! Alright?!"
Right at that moment, high above the Kaiba Mansion, a star twinkled brightly.
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Kilnorc: Hope ya'll have enjoyed this beginning chapter! Hopefully I'll finish this before the end of December...lol. ja ne!