Me: Okay my fellow followers and favorite-ers :) If you haven't done so already, please take a minute and go check out xfallenangel13x's teaser for our upcoming story Kindered. Fallen did an amazing job! We're both super excited to get this story out, and it will be posted to Fallen's profile, maybe mine later on... :) So, go check out that teaser, I guarantee it'll make you want to read the story :)

And now for chapter 21 :D of Universal Love ^^ There is some weird ass music playing to inspire this chapter... So if things get weird, don't get to concerned about it... It's just, the music takes away from writer's block... :D lol So anyway, here we go, to find out what Yugi's Christmas surprise is :)

Yugi: WHAT IS IT?!

Me: Sorry, I promised Yami I wouldn't tell...

Yugi: Then can I at least take off this damn blindfold?

Me: Nope, can't do that either...

Yugi: Where is Yami anyway?

Yami: *Runs in* Nickey doesn't own YGO or anything pertaining to YGO :) *runs away*

Yugi: YAMI! I HEARD YOU! GET BACK HERE! *runs off and smacks into a wall*

Me: *cringes* OH! Snap! Well, you heard Yami, I don't own it :D lol so here goes chapter 21 :)

Universal Love

Chapter 21

Yugi's Surprise

Yugi sighed as they continued down the road. He still had no clue what was going on around him due to the red ribbon still covering his eyes. He heard Yami chuckle quietly next to him and turned his head towards him. "What's so funny?"

"Nothing, you just look so impatient."

"I am" Yugi sighed turning back towards his window.

"We're almost there baby" Yami reached over and grabbed Yugi's hand.

Yugi smiled and began humming. Sure he wasn't to happy about the blindfold, but he'd do anything for Yami. He knew that Yami was only trying to make him happy, and it made him happy that Yami cared enough to do this.

The truck came to a stop and Yugi heard Yami get out. Since he wasn't sure where they were he didn't move. He heard his door open and someone led him around. It wasn't until the arms wrapped around him that he knew it was Yami. "Are you ready for your surprise?" Yami whispered in his ear.

Yugi shivered with excitement and nodded "Yeah, can we get this blindfold off now?" he whispered.

"Patience baby" Yami chuckled "walk with me" Yami pulled him by both his hands and Yugi followed him.

Yugi felt the atmosphere around them change and knew they had just walked into a building. Yami stopped him and walked behind him. "Ready?"

"Yeah, I'm ready."

Yami untied Yugi's blindfold and let it drop. Yugi squinted into the sudden light, and blinked, finally able to open his eyes he gasped. "This is my surprise?"

"Do you like it?"

Yugi looked back at the beautiful black friesian mare that was standing in front of him. Her hair was long and curly, her tail dragged the ground and was also curly. The 'feathers' around her hooves were very long and went to the dirt ground. Her eyes were a beautiful dark brown. She was a little shorter than Striker was, but she nickered in happiness at the sight of Yugi. "Yami, she's beautiful."

"And she's all yours."

"Really?"

"Yep. I bought her just for you."

"What's her name?"

"What are you naming her?"

Yugi puckered his lips in thought "I think her name should be Beauty. Because she is beautiful."

Yami chuckled "Beauty it is. She's a year and a half old. And I brought us here because this is the only arena big enough for the two of us to ride together."

"The two of us?" Yugi looked at Yami and raised a brow.

Yami chuckled again and pointed to the left where Striker was standing in a stall. "I figured that when you got her you would want to ride her. I also figured your parents would want to be here, so I left a note on the GPS of the truck and they should be getting here any minute."

As if on cue Zana, Ty, and Solomon walked through the door of the big building. Yami bowed and walked away to let Yugi talk to his family. Yami walked into the stall Striker was standing in and saddled him up. He walked out, leaving Striker in the stall, and walked over to Beauty. He saddled her up and got her ready for Yugi to ride. "Okay, can you guys go over that way?" Yami asked pointing to the right of the building.

The four of them nodded and walked over to the right side of the building. Yami walked Beauty over to a post by where they were standing. "Okay, stay here and wait a minute, you know how Striker is when he gets let loose. I'll lead him into the ring and get him settled down before I get you on Beauty" Yami told Yugi. Yugi nodded and the four of them watched Yami open up the gate to ring before going over to Striker's stall.

Yami opened the door and climbed on Striker's back. No sooner than he sat in the saddle Striker ran forward. Yami pulled on the reigns chuckling, leading Striker into the ring. The four family members watched as Striker ran around the ring, slowing down with each lap. "Easy Striker, c'mon boy" Yami pet Strikers neck and gave a gentle tug on the reigns. Striker slowed down and stopped by the Motous. He lifted his head and hung it over the gate of the ring. Yami chuckled "He's a lover." Yami climbed down off Striker and walked out of the gate to get Beauty.

"Okay Yugi, she's a lot easier than Striker. She can get quick, but she can't outrun Striker. So you don't have to worry about her getting away from ya" Yami told Yugi walking over with Beauty. Yugi nodded and allowed Yami to help him up on the saddle. "Ready?"

"I'm ready."

"Okay, I'll walk her over to the ring, once inside you'll have total control."

"Okay."

Yami led Beauty into the ring and closed the gate before letting go of the reigns. "She's all yours now."

Yugi had become a natural at riding, since the date with Yami, Yugi had rode Striker once by himself (only after Yami had settled him down of course.) He gave Beauty a light kick in the sides and she started walking around the ring. Yami smiled and climbed up on Striker. He kicked Striker lightly in the sides and led him to the center of the ring. He watched as Yugi sped Beauty up to a trot, then eventually to a gallop. Yugi slowed her back down to a trot and grinned. Yami chuckled and shook his head "You look like you're having fun."

"I am, this is fun" Yugi said. He ran his hand up Beauty's neck, feeling her hair. Yugi turned her and walked her to the center to stand next to Striker. "She's so pretty" Yugi said playing with Beauty's hair.

"I'm glad you like her."

"Wow, she looked like she was a lot shorter than Striker, I guess she's only shorter than him by a couple inches."

Yami chuckled "Yeah, she's tall for a mare, they're usually a little bit shorter than that." Yami reached over and patted Beauty's neck. He looked forward and noticed that Striker was rubbing his nose against Beauty's. "I think Striker has a crush, Yugi."

Yugi looked and saw Striker rubbing his nose against Beauty. "Aww, how sweet. Striker you flirt." Striker nickered back at Yugi and pushed his nose against Beauty's cheek.

Yami chuckled and patted Striker's neck "Easy there big boy, let her be here for a while before you go off and do anything crazy." Striker snorted and turned his head away from Beauty, making Yami and Yugi laugh.

"Yami you embarrassed him" Yugi giggled.

"It'll be okay." Yami and Yugi walked the horses over to the gate. Yami climbed down off Striker and opened the gate. He grabbed Beauty and Striker's reigns and led them out. Yami reached out his hand and helped Yugi off of Beauty.

"Where are they going now?" Yugi asked.

Yami pointed over to a trailer that was parked to the right in the other door of the building. "They're headed back to Gozaburo's house."

"Wow, I didn't see that trailer a little bit ago."

Yami chuckled "I promise you, that has been here the whole time."

Yugi held on to Beauty's reigns and led her over to the trailer. He waited outside the trailer for Yami to load up Striker. Yami took off Striker's saddle and put it on the rack inside the trailer. He walked out and took off Beauty's saddle and blanket, hanging it up before walking her into the trailer. He got out blankets from the back of the truck that the trailer was hooked up to and covered the two of them up with them. He walked out of the trailer, shut and latched the doors, and tapped the trailer twice, letting Gozaburo know they were ready to go. The truck and trailer pulled away and headed down the road, back towards Gozaburo's house.

Yami yelped as he was tackled to the ground. "Thank you so much" Yugi giggled as he fell on top of Yami.

Yami chuckled and rubbed his nose against Yugi's "You're welcome. I'm glad that you liked your surprise."

"Where did you get her from?"

"A breeder in the next town over. She has papers and so does Striker. So if one day we decide to breed them their babies are worth a lot of money."

"How much are you talking about?"

"Well, depends on a bunch of different things. Fresians are judged on a bunch of different things, so we'd have to actually see the baby before I could tell you how much."

"Oh."

"Both of them are purebred black Friesians and in great shape. And, well, any offspring from Striker would be doubled in value due to the fact that he's a retired race horse."

"WHAT?! I thought you said that you've had him since he was born."

"I have. I raced him for a year before I moved to the University and then I raced him one more year when I started my job at the University. I ended up having to retire him because I was working to much. Which is why he bolts out of his stall when I let him out."

"Wow. Did he ever win any trophies?"

Yami chuckled "Y-Yeah, he uh, he won a lot of trophies... And a lot of money..."

"Really?"

"Yeah, he won at least six races."

"Wow."

Yami shrugged "Who knows, maybe we'll return to the track one day."

Yugi smiled "So, shall we go home and enjoy our vacation?"

Yami chuckled "At least for today."

Yami wrapped his arm around Yugi's shoulders, the five of them walked out of the building and back to the trucks.

Once home they sat around the living room drinking hot chocolate that Yami had fixed. It had whipped cream and shavings of chocolate on top.

"This is so good Yami" Zana said humming as she took another drink.

Yugi giggled from his spot on Yami's lap. "I'm glad you like it" Yami said smiling. He scooped up whipped cream with his finger and dotted it on Yugi's nose. He chuckled when Yugi looked cross-eyed at the whipped cream that was on his nose.

Yugi shot Yami a playful glare before scooping up whip cream on his own finger and smearing it on Yami's nose. Yami chuckled, leaned in and rubbed their noses together, creating a bigger mess. Zana smiled and Ty cleared his throat. When Yami and Yugi turned to look at Ty he was standing just behind them. They noticed he was holding out his arm, so they followed his arm to his hand and saw he was holding a mistletoe over their heads. "Looks like you two got caught under the mistletoe" Zana giggled.

Yami turned back towards Yugi and saw a pink blush on his cheeks. Yami smiled and placed his hands on either side of Yugi's face. Yugi looked back to Yami and smiled as his blush turned red. Yami chuckled as he brought Yugi in for a kiss. They put their foreheads together once they broke apart. Yami rolled his sleeve down and wiped off Yugi's face before wiping off his own. Yugi turned and sat sideways on Yami's lap, his knees drawn up and his back against the arm of the chair. He laid his head in the crook of Yami's neck, holding his hot chocolate on his stomach, his eyelids lowered as he relaxed. Yami leaned his head over a little and rested his cheek on Yugi's forehead, he put his left arm on Yugi's knees and his right around Yugi's shoulders.

They all sat and watched t.v. for a while, just enjoying the company they gave to each other. Zana had found a recipe book and was cooking dinner on her own tonight. It made Yugi happy, because that meant he didn't have to move from Yami's lap. Yami placed his and Yugi's cups on the stand next to the chair and wrapped Yugi in a hug. Yugi started humming as Yami rocked them back and forth in the chair, his arms wrapped around Yugi's shoulders. The two of them drifted off in the chair after they had all ate dinner.

Zana smiled at the two curled up and sleeping in the chair. She walked upstairs and came back to cover them up with a blanket. She watched as Yugi nuzzled his head into the crook of Yami's neck and Yami nuzzled down into Yugi's hair. She kissed Yugi's right temple and Yami's left temple before going up the stairs to go to bed, smiling when she saw the smiles go across the boys' faces.

Me: Okay, that's where I'll stop that chapter, because IDK what the hell is going to happen next XD lol There will be one more chapter of them at Yugi's house, then I'll probably time jump to New Year's with it. :) And idk what I'm doing with New Years for them yet XD lol! But, that's where I am with it ^^

And a little reminder here, please remember to go to xfallenangel13x's profile (She has reviewed this story quite a few times) check out her story titled teasers and our story-to-be Kindered has a teaser in there. As I said before, she did a WONDERFUL job providing that teaser and summary. I'm so excited to be doing this story with her and I hope that you guys are excited as well! :)

And as always *waves* Until next time you guys! Goodbye! :)