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I still have to wrap Seto's present. I need to finish it before we go outside to put the lights on the mansion. I managed to persuade Seto to help, using my "secret powers".
I found some wrapping paper from last year that hadn't been used yet. Seto usually just has the staff wrap our presents for each other. I'm not good at wrapping but I'm gonna try my best.
The wrapping paper was a dark blue with gold and silver stars on it. I carefully wrapped the box with the Blue Eyes in it. I sometimes wondered why Seto liked that card so much. Is it because he has the only three in the world? Does it send off some sort of feeling of power? It's a pretty cool card though.
Whew! I used a lot of tape. Some areas on the present showed the white inside of the paper itself. Oh well. No one's perfect, right? I found a card that had pictures of snowflakes on it and put Seto's name beside TO and my name beside FROM. I crossed out FROM and put LOVE.
I smiled, satisfied. There. It was finished. Now it was time to put on the lights. I looked in his office. He wasn't there. I looked in his room. He wasn't there either. "SETO! IT'S TIME TO PUT ON THE LIGHTS!" I shouted. Where could he be?
**Kaiba POV**
I stood in the second living room on the second floor. I sent away two of my staff members as I had supervised them while they wrapped Mokuba's gifts. I wanted to make sure they did it as neatly as possible. I heard Mokuba shouting my name and turned to walk out the door when something caught my eye. One gift for Mokuba had been left out. I was about to order the servants back when I thought of something. Why not wrap it myself? True, it had been a long time since I had done something like that but this gift was my own. A computer game of Duel Monsters that I had designed myself. I had every Duel Monster card in the world on it and since Mokuba was still a beginner in Duel Monsters, I figured he could practice on it.
I sighed and called back for some wrapping paper. Then I proceeded to wrap it. Mokuba was still calling for me so I ordered the servants to let him know that I'd be by the front door in ten minutes. I knew he wanted to go outside to get those lights done.
I finally finished wrapping it. What a horrible job! So wrapping gifts wasn't my thing. I knew he'd still like it anyway. He's the kind of person that looks beyond what's on the outside and tries to look on the inside. That's what I love about him. He knows and understands why I am the way I am. Unlike some people who don't try to understand. I wasn't born this way. Then again, they don't know the real story.
I walked to the large living room where the tree was up and placed the present underneath. Then I headed for the front door where Mokuba was all bundled up in his winter gear, holding a box of lights. I took off my trench coat and put on my own winter coat, which was black and white. Mokuba's was red and blue with a matching hat.
We walked outside, Mokuba beside me talking away a storm. The cold didn't bother me and I tried to listen to Mokuba but something distracted me. I couldn't help but notice how beautiful winter can be. We have tall pine trees in our massive back yard and snow was falling lightly, covering everything. It just looked, nice. I don't usually pay attention to things like this. Maybe this Christmas thing was getting to me more than I thought.
**Mokuba POV**
"Mokuba, we are not putting lights on the third and fourth floor, alright?" Seto told me. "It's too high. We'll just get the staff to do it."
I sighed. "Okay." I guess that was better than nothing. "Can I go on the ladder?"
Seto paused for a moment. "I don't know. Remember your little incident with the tree?"
"I was wearing socks. I have good boots on. I promise I'll be more careful!" I pleaded. "Besides, snow is soft and I'll land on it if I fall."
"Yes but the ground underneath isn't."
I looked at Seto. Seto looked at me. "Okay fine, you can go up." I gave in.
"Me? But-"
"Seto!"
"Alright, alright." We went and got a ladder and I held it while Seto climbed up with the tool needed to put them on. It was a long process but we finally finished the front side where the main entrance was. I knew we had only enough to put on the front and no one would see the back and sides of the mansion.
Seto began to climb back down and I had a crazy idea. I looked at the snow. It wasn't too soft. I waited until Seto was down on the ground. "Big brother? I think one of the lights is loose over there." I pointed to a spot no more than 5 feet away.
"Over here?" He walked over and looked. "I don't see a prob-" He stopped. Yes! I hit him on the back with a snowball. He slowly turned around. "Mo- Mokuba?" He looked at me in surprise. For a moment I thought he was angry.
Then he slowly smiled. A real, genuine smile. I laughed and then cried out in surprise as a snowball hit my chest. "Seto?" He was still smiling, or rather smirking. Then he turned around and ran way. I started after him, picking up snow and packing together on the way. Seto was too fast of a runner but I threw it at him and it hit him in the back of his head.
"MOKUBA!" He shouted and I realized some of the snow had gone down his back. I have never laughed so hard in my entire life! He frantically grabbed at the back of his coat, trying to get it the snow off but only more snow fell in. I fell to the ground laughing and he walked over to me, falling in the snow as well. To my delight, he was laughing as well. Maybe not as loud, but he was laughing. More like chuckling.
We decided to let the servants finish the lights and we went back into the mansion, took off our wet clothes and showered [I took a warm bath], and made some hot chocolate. Seto came in wearing a navy bathrobe, black sweatpants, and black t-shirt underneath. He was carrying two cups of hot chocolate, one with lots of marshmallows for me. I took a sip. "Ack! That's hot!"
"What did you expect?" Seto asked me as he sat down on the couch. It was nighttime now. I looked out the window and saw a few stars. It was hard to see because of the city lights but luckily the ones I saw were shining brightly.
"You know what, Seto?" I asked him.
"What?"
"Whenever I think of the stars or see them shining, I think of the bond we share as brothers. That bond is so strong and bright, nothing can tear us apart or dim the light." I declared. "Hey, that rhymed!"
Seto smiled faintly. He said nothing more but his eyes revealed it all. I think he had fun today.
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~~~****~~~[Mokuba POV]
I still have to wrap Seto's present. I need to finish it before we go outside to put the lights on the mansion. I managed to persuade Seto to help, using my "secret powers".
I found some wrapping paper from last year that hadn't been used yet. Seto usually just has the staff wrap our presents for each other. I'm not good at wrapping but I'm gonna try my best.
The wrapping paper was a dark blue with gold and silver stars on it. I carefully wrapped the box with the Blue Eyes in it. I sometimes wondered why Seto liked that card so much. Is it because he has the only three in the world? Does it send off some sort of feeling of power? It's a pretty cool card though.
Whew! I used a lot of tape. Some areas on the present showed the white inside of the paper itself. Oh well. No one's perfect, right? I found a card that had pictures of snowflakes on it and put Seto's name beside TO and my name beside FROM. I crossed out FROM and put LOVE.
I smiled, satisfied. There. It was finished. Now it was time to put on the lights. I looked in his office. He wasn't there. I looked in his room. He wasn't there either. "SETO! IT'S TIME TO PUT ON THE LIGHTS!" I shouted. Where could he be?
**Kaiba POV**
I stood in the second living room on the second floor. I sent away two of my staff members as I had supervised them while they wrapped Mokuba's gifts. I wanted to make sure they did it as neatly as possible. I heard Mokuba shouting my name and turned to walk out the door when something caught my eye. One gift for Mokuba had been left out. I was about to order the servants back when I thought of something. Why not wrap it myself? True, it had been a long time since I had done something like that but this gift was my own. A computer game of Duel Monsters that I had designed myself. I had every Duel Monster card in the world on it and since Mokuba was still a beginner in Duel Monsters, I figured he could practice on it.
I sighed and called back for some wrapping paper. Then I proceeded to wrap it. Mokuba was still calling for me so I ordered the servants to let him know that I'd be by the front door in ten minutes. I knew he wanted to go outside to get those lights done.
I finally finished wrapping it. What a horrible job! So wrapping gifts wasn't my thing. I knew he'd still like it anyway. He's the kind of person that looks beyond what's on the outside and tries to look on the inside. That's what I love about him. He knows and understands why I am the way I am. Unlike some people who don't try to understand. I wasn't born this way. Then again, they don't know the real story.
I walked to the large living room where the tree was up and placed the present underneath. Then I headed for the front door where Mokuba was all bundled up in his winter gear, holding a box of lights. I took off my trench coat and put on my own winter coat, which was black and white. Mokuba's was red and blue with a matching hat.
We walked outside, Mokuba beside me talking away a storm. The cold didn't bother me and I tried to listen to Mokuba but something distracted me. I couldn't help but notice how beautiful winter can be. We have tall pine trees in our massive back yard and snow was falling lightly, covering everything. It just looked, nice. I don't usually pay attention to things like this. Maybe this Christmas thing was getting to me more than I thought.
**Mokuba POV**
"Mokuba, we are not putting lights on the third and fourth floor, alright?" Seto told me. "It's too high. We'll just get the staff to do it."
I sighed. "Okay." I guess that was better than nothing. "Can I go on the ladder?"
Seto paused for a moment. "I don't know. Remember your little incident with the tree?"
"I was wearing socks. I have good boots on. I promise I'll be more careful!" I pleaded. "Besides, snow is soft and I'll land on it if I fall."
"Yes but the ground underneath isn't."
I looked at Seto. Seto looked at me. "Okay fine, you can go up." I gave in.
"Me? But-"
"Seto!"
"Alright, alright." We went and got a ladder and I held it while Seto climbed up with the tool needed to put them on. It was a long process but we finally finished the front side where the main entrance was. I knew we had only enough to put on the front and no one would see the back and sides of the mansion.
Seto began to climb back down and I had a crazy idea. I looked at the snow. It wasn't too soft. I waited until Seto was down on the ground. "Big brother? I think one of the lights is loose over there." I pointed to a spot no more than 5 feet away.
"Over here?" He walked over and looked. "I don't see a prob-" He stopped. Yes! I hit him on the back with a snowball. He slowly turned around. "Mo- Mokuba?" He looked at me in surprise. For a moment I thought he was angry.
Then he slowly smiled. A real, genuine smile. I laughed and then cried out in surprise as a snowball hit my chest. "Seto?" He was still smiling, or rather smirking. Then he turned around and ran way. I started after him, picking up snow and packing together on the way. Seto was too fast of a runner but I threw it at him and it hit him in the back of his head.
"MOKUBA!" He shouted and I realized some of the snow had gone down his back. I have never laughed so hard in my entire life! He frantically grabbed at the back of his coat, trying to get it the snow off but only more snow fell in. I fell to the ground laughing and he walked over to me, falling in the snow as well. To my delight, he was laughing as well. Maybe not as loud, but he was laughing. More like chuckling.
We decided to let the servants finish the lights and we went back into the mansion, took off our wet clothes and showered [I took a warm bath], and made some hot chocolate. Seto came in wearing a navy bathrobe, black sweatpants, and black t-shirt underneath. He was carrying two cups of hot chocolate, one with lots of marshmallows for me. I took a sip. "Ack! That's hot!"
"What did you expect?" Seto asked me as he sat down on the couch. It was nighttime now. I looked out the window and saw a few stars. It was hard to see because of the city lights but luckily the ones I saw were shining brightly.
"You know what, Seto?" I asked him.
"What?"
"Whenever I think of the stars or see them shining, I think of the bond we share as brothers. That bond is so strong and bright, nothing can tear us apart or dim the light." I declared. "Hey, that rhymed!"
Seto smiled faintly. He said nothing more but his eyes revealed it all. I think he had fun today.
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