Littlefox64: Yes I caught a window with NO little kids, I get my computer to myself! Sorry at my grandmas. Then they showed up and this got pushed aside as they took it over again… my chapters have had a two day delay so here's two in one for you and Bitter sweet will be up 2day two love you all happy holidays, Merry Christmas and we'll see about new year. As for a pic for this story it will be late if at all. I need time…


(December 24, Thursday)

Atem frowned as he walked to the Christmas party at Yugi's house, Seto had stirred up the whole Santa thing again and Joey, Malik, Duke and Yugi were now giving them the silent treatment. Bakura and Ryo were walking with him, Ryo knew Atem was trying to stay on the bench with the whole thing but kept looking like he was on the wrong side of the war.

"Atem just talk to him and tell him what side your on he'll listen." Ryo said placing a hand on Atem's shoulder; he looked over at the other.

"No he's mad again. Why can't I just stay on his side and stay out of this"

"'Cause Seto will pull some sort of BS!"

"Bakura! Don't say that." Ryo yelled at him.

"What?" Bakura shrugged.

The three got to the door and knocked, Mai opened the door dressed as Mrs. Clause, hat and all.

"Oh, good evening you three." She said letting them in. Atem looked at her.

"Where's Yugi?"

"Upstairs, he will be down in a minute." And, she walked off to join the party.

(Upstairs)

Yugi looked down at his outfit. It was a Red dress with a bell skirt and white fur trim around the edges, a black belt with a gold buckle around his waist, long white stockings, knee high black baggy boot with gold buckles going up the legs and a velvet Santa clause coat with white fur trim. Green bows were on his wrists and a red leather collar on his neck.

"Perfect!" he smiled slipping a clip with holly on it in his bangs. "Come on, Holly let's go see Mistletoe." Yugi said picking up the puppy and walking out the door.

(back at the party)

Atem sat in the corner of the sitting room and sighed as he pet the small pup who was sleeping on his lap. The weight shifted as someone sat down beside him.

"What's wrong Atem?" the person asked, Atem gave a small smile he knew who the person was and looked over to the man dressed as a rain deer.

"Yugi's mad at me again…" He sighed and looked down, the man looked over and smiled.

"Yugi just has been friends with the old man for years and is a warlock and People saying Santa doesn't exist is like them saying that None of his friends or him exist even if they're right in front of them." The man said looking around the room.

"So that's why he keeps getting mad at me he thinks I don't believe that any of this is real. Thanks Nick I'll talk to him." The man stood up.

"Come on-" He was cut off by Yugi as he ran in calling to them.

"Atem, Nick!" He ran over to them. "Come on they're doing Christmas karaoke!" Atem's mouth dropped as he saw Yugi's outfit. Yugi grabbed Atem's arm and pulling him up catching the pup as he did.

"Ho ho let's go then." Nick said heading to the next room.

"Want to stay tonight?" Yugi asked looking over at Atem staying a few steps behind Nick.

"Okay is every one staying, meaning I'd be in the living room with Seto, Bakura, Marik and Tristan?" Atem asked.

"Yep we open gifts tomorrow too." Yugi Said with a smile.

"You still mad?" Atem asked.

"It's Christmas and the pup's need us. How could I be mad?" The two got to the other room and watched as people sang.

Yugi sang with Ryo and Malik, then Duke and Joey, everyone sang alone and with the others there was ever combination of the ten friends you could think of, even the pups joined in.

Atem was singing with Bakura, for a rather odd "Let it snow" and h watched a very cute witch go out into the hall.

"So you're heading out then?" Yugi asked the man taking off his antlers.

"Yes we set off in an hour." He answered.

"Midnight ,then?"

"Like always, I'll pick you all up."

"I'll be flying this year."

"Can't wait you have helped me since you learned to walk."

"And always will." He laughed as he walked the man out.

Everything went well the rest of the night till Seto started the whole Santa debate up again.

"There was a Santa but not anymore." Seto stated as they cleaned up.

"He is too!" Joey, Yugi, Duke and Malik yelled, Ryo just shook his head.

"You four are such babies." Tristan said, "He's not coming tonight."

Yugi glared at him. "Says the boyfriend of a werewolf. Seto is the only real one who can say anything he the only one not dating a mythical thing." With that he stomped up to his room.

"What the Hell is wrong with you guys we just got him settled down from three days ago!" Bakura and Atem yelled.

(Up stairs)

Yugi sighed and looked over at a black box sitting on the bed it had a bright pink bow on top a second one sat on the floor next to the bed. He plopped down next to the box and picked it up, he unwrapped it. Yugi let a smirk cross his face as he took out the outfit, then opened up the one on the floor seeing the rest of the outfit. He held up the outfit standing in front of the mirror. A knock sounded from the door, Yugi hid the outfit in its box and under the bed, as the door opened.

"They're just being idiots." Ryo said.

"Atem hit him and went in the other room Bakura is trying to calm him down. He's pissed." Malik chimed.

"Yep, you should go talk to him. He thinks you're mad at him again" Duke added, Yugi was changing as they told him this.

"I know, Nick told me when I got the pups. He also told me to talk to him, I was going to when thing were quiet but I'll talk to him now."

"You don't seem as pissed this time." Ryo stated.

"I'm not I get to shut them up in two hours. We're all in the same room now right?"

(back down stairs)

Atem paced the sitting room as Bakura tried to get him to sit down. He had socked Tristan, hard too, he was sick of being pulled into the middle and just as sick of Yugi not talking to him.

Yugi was walking to the sitting room when a knock came at the door, so he stopped to open it.

"Hi'ah Sonny, Merry Christmas!" Yugi blinked what was uncial Ted doing here?

"Aren't you dead?" Yugi asked.

"No I'm the living dead!" Ted said with a smile.

"So more war stories?" Yugi said with an annoyed look.

"No I want to meet the person you were on the phone with and wish you and your friends a Merry Christmas!" the other answered.

"Fine, this way." Yugi said walking into the other room.

"Atem?" Yugi asked as he watched the other paced he stopped and looked at him.

"Yugi!" Atem was over to him in a secant but before he could say anything he had a zombie looking him over.

"A looker, strong, smart ooh look at those eyes…" Ted said lifting up Atem's chin, Atem cringed.

"Y-Yugi…Who is this?" He asked, taking a step back.

"Uncial Ted, he was in WWI and you called me once when I was trying to get him to go back to his grave. At least he likes you zombies will hurt people they don't like."

"I approve. Merry Christmas, let's talk about the war on a less happy day." Ted said with a nod.

"Okay bye, Ted." Atem waved as the zombie left.

Yugi and Atem talked and cleared things up, Atem apologized to Tristan and they all went to bed. Yugi was in between Atem and Ryo, about eleven thirty Yugi got up and snuck up stairs.

(You're getting sick of this but Up stairs)]

Yugi pulled the boxes out from under the bed locked his door and slipped off his cloths. He pulled on white stockings, a petticoat. Then slipped on the white dress, the sleeves were long that puffed at the shoulders, the ruffled skirt ended just over mid thigh the back went down longer and split into tails. White leather zip up boots stopped just under his knee, a blue bow was around his waist and on the puffs of the sleeves with ribbons crisscrossing to bows on his wrist. Last but not least was the witch hat that had a blue bow around it.

He frowned it wasn't complete, something was missing he but on white gloves that were frilly around the wrist along with small gold bells. Yugi nodded at his reflection and grabbed his broom.

(back down stairs)

Atem woke up and looked over to where Yugi was suppose to be, up on not seeing the boy he freaked out waking everyone up.

"Yugi's gone!"

"What?!" 8 people said at once, shooting out of bed.

"Did you try the bath room?" Seto asked like it was a big duh.

"Maybe he's out looking for Santa." Tristan snorted.

"He was meeting Nick at midnight." Ryo yawned. Everyone looked over at him.

"I guess we look outside." Marik stated plainly.

The group went outside, all of a sudden snow swirled around them and their cloths were changed. Someone giggled and they looked over to a white witch who glanced up just as the clock hit midnight and a shadow appeared.

A sleigh came down and landed on the ground next to him. Yugi crossed his arms and looked over at the driver.

"Your late Nick its 12:01." He said jumping on his broom sideways. The other gave him a look and laughed with a loud Ho Ho Ho. Yugi smiled and looked over to his friends. "Shall we go?" The man nodded.

Yugi flew over and gave Atem a hand up on to the broom. Duke, Bakura, Malik and Joey went over and got in the sleigh. Ryo transformed and jumped on Yugi's shoulder. The three that were left stayed there a secant then went over and got in the sleigh and they all took into the air.

(December 25,Friday )

Atem woke up but the hard floor was not under him and something warm was next to him. Was it Mistletoe? No it was too big to be the pup, he shifted and opened his eyes to see two puppies laying with him on a bed. He heard water and looked to the door as it stopped and it opened.

"Morning!" Yugi said stepping out with a towel around his waist and another on his head he was drying his hair with. Atem blinked as Yugi sat down on the bottom of the bed.

"Was last night a dream?" Atem said razing a brow, "Why are you naked?"

"Who takes a shower with cloths on? Why don't you go down stairs and see."

"Okay." Atem got up and looked back at Yugi, "What if I want to stay here and go down with you?"

"Just go!" Yugi said pushing him out and shutting the door behind him.

Atem smiled at the door and went down to see what was going on. Yugi got dressed and grabbed the extra presents and headed down as well.

Atem peeked in to the living room were Ryo was sitting on the couch and Bakura was asleep on the floor as well as everyone else. Under the tree was a stack of boxes some he had seen helping the man in read last night.

"RIZE AND SHINE!" Came Yugi's voice as he walked in, and every one jumped and shot awake. Ryo and Yugi passed out the presents. Yugi smiled and went over to Atem and sat down. the rest of the day was spent opening presents, watching Christmas movies with eggnog and hot chocolate.

"Atem!" Said person looked over to Yugi who set to puppies on his lap and leaned in and kissed him. "Merry Christmas love" he whispered. And now no one in the group said Santa wasn't real meeting the man stop their disbelief.


Littlefox64: Sorry this took so long