All I Want For Christmas
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Seto: *Leaning over my shoulder* What are you writing?
Ash: *Tries to cover up the screen* Nothing ^^;
Seto: *Reads* *Proceeds to strangle me*
Disclaimer: Seto: If this little *beep* owned Yu-Gi-Oh, I would've commited suicide long ago. *Slams the door shut and screams are heard*
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Seto Kaiba sat in his limo on the way home from work, his arm over his little brother, who was curled up next to him, sleeping. He gazed out the tinted window at the snowflakes gently drifting down from the heavens.
Christmas. It wasen't a big deal at the Kaiba mansion.
Seto wasen't antisocial, he just liked to keep to himself. But it might have been because of this that he didn't usually have an exciting Christmas. He'd usually just get Mokuba something, take a day off from work, and start the next year. That was it. Nothing special.
As much as he tried to deny it, though, Seto Kaiba was lonely on Christmas.
He had heard about the Christmas party Tea was throwing. He was hoping against hope he would get invited. Usually, they didn't bother with him. But Tea was so sweet, *she* would think about him and invite him.
He hoped.
Besides, he had something to tell her...
Mokuba stirred beside him and opened his eyes. He lifted his head and looked out the window. "Hey Seto, isn't that Tea?" he pointed. Seto looked at the woman on the street carrying about five shopping bags. It was. He could reconize her anywhere.
The limo pulled up to Tea. Seto tapped on the window to catch her attention. Tea looked at him and ran up, smiling. Seto waved and rolled the window down.
"Hi, Seto!"
"Hey, Tea."
"Doing your Christmas shopping?"
"Finished."
"That's great! Me too!"
Seto eyed the bags in her hands and smiled. "Obviously. Want a ride home?" Tea grinned wide. "You're joking, right?" Seto blinked. "Uh, no." "Then what's the catch?" Seto's smile returned. "No catch. Hop in." Seto opened the door and motioned for her to come inside. Tea smiled, shoved her bags in the seat seat in front of them and crawled inside beside Mokuba and Seto.
Being so close to Tea, Seto willed himself not to blush. "So what are you doing for Christmas?" Tea asked him. 'I'm going to sit in front of the TV watching "Jack Frost" with my little brother and painfully remember that I haven't had sex in a year,' would not have been the best answer.
Seto shrugged and smiled. "Not much. Probably getting the ladder for Mokuba while he tries to decorate every inch of the tree we got." "You should see it!" Mokuba piped up. "It's huge. It's a good thing we have a high ceiling."
"And that reminds me," Tea grabbed her purse and took a slip of paper out of it. She handed it to Seto. "I wanted to invite you to my Christmas party. I know you're busy, but..." Seto looked down at the paper and screamed "YES!" inside himself. He looked at the date. The day right before Christmas. Yes, he was busy, but...
"I'll do my best to make it," he told her as the limo pulled up to Tea's house.
"Alright," Tea crawled out of the limo and took her bags. "Bye, Seto."
Tea waved after the limo as it sped away from her house. She blinked back a tear she didn't know was there, or why.
***
"Alright," Tea breathed as she stood back from the tree. She had just finished rearranging the ornaments for the fifth time. "Now, everything's perfect." She looked up at the clock. They should be here any minute.
"Am I good or what?" Tea asked herself as the doorbell rang. Yami and Yugi stood there. "Hi, Tea!" they said cheerily in unison. Yugi had a santa's hat on and had been stuck carrying all the gifts. "Hi, Yami, hi, Yugi," Tea greeted them. "You can set your gifts down by the tree."
Tea shut the door, staring after Yami as he went into the living room, just as the doorbell rang again. "Hi, Mai." Tea grinned and exchanged a hug with her friend.
Within the next five minutes Duke, Tristan, Serenity, Ryou and Joey had all shown up. Tea came into the living room where everyone was in a circle around the tree, which had colourfully wrapped gifts scattered under it. They were waiting for her. "Where's the Kaiba brothers?" Yugi asked. "You invited them, didn't you?"
"Yeah," Tea said. "I guess they decided not to show up. Seto's a really busy guy..."
Joey sniffed. "What a Scrooge. Now, what are we waiting for?" Joey grabbed the first present as Tea sat down. "This is for Mai..."
Just as Mai began to open her gift, the doorbell rang again. "I guess they decided to show up afer all," Serenity said as Tea got up to answer it.
Mokuba stood at the door, his scarf half-covering his face, carrying a load of presents. He pulled down his scarf to reveal a huge smile. Tea smiled back at him. "Hi, Mokuba. What happened to your brother?" "Ah," Mokuba kicked off his boots and stalked into the living room. "He's meeting some big cheese from another gaming corperation. He begged his assistant to reschedule the meeting, but he told him not to push it, this being such a big deal and blah blah blah blah blah... Yugi, take that hat off. If it's supposed to make you look taller, it's not working."
Giggles, thank-yous, hugs, (and in Joey's and Mai's case, kisses) were exchanged around the Christmas tree as one by one, everyone opened their presents. Only Seto's gifts were left under the tree, him not being there to give them out.
"Would you look at that, he decided to get us something for a change," Joey said, grabbing his and ripping the wrapping paper off. His eyes bugged out at the game Kaiba had given him. "But... but... but... this isn't supposed to come out until NEXT Christmas!" Joey choked.
Everyone else opened their gifts from Kaiba to find expensive and flattering items. "Wow," Tea looked around at the gifts everyone held. "I wonder what's made him decide to be so generous this year?"
Mokuba poked tea. "Where's your gift?"
Tea poked around under the tree. "I don't see it."
Mokuba helped her look. "Weird. I saw Seto paying for it, I'm sure he got you something..."
Tea shook her head. "He probably just forgot about it. Don't worry. Hey, who's hungry?" It was almost time for dinner." Tea had been taking cooking lessons and had taken the time to fix enough food for everyone. "I am," Joey got up and raced for the kitchen. Mai stared after him.
"We better get in there before he eats everything."
Yugi had insisted on helping with dinner. "Are you sure, Yugi?" Tea asked, worried Yugi couldn't reach the oven. "Of course," Yugi grinned. "You've been getting the place ready the entire afternoon. The least I can do is help."
It turned out Yugi could reach the oven, and he could cook, too. "Wow, Yugi," Duke said through a mouthful of food. "Where'd you learn to cook like this?" They all sat around Tea's table, a steaming plate of food in front of each of them, on top of a Christmas placemat.
"Grandpa taught me. That guy can do everything. Remember that Tea helped too," he added. "Uh... Tea?" "What?" Tea had been too busy staring at Yami, who she had ended up sitting beside, to follow the dinner conversation. "Your dinner," Joey said, looking at her funny. "It's excellent." "Oh, yeah, thanks," Tea said absent-mindedly, taking a sip of water.
She was thinking about when she would tell him. She'd keep him after the party. Tea was sure he knew how she felt, she just hoped he returned her feelings... she didn't know what she'd do without him...
Dinner ended. Tea looked up at the clock as she put the dishes in the dishwasher. Everyone else helped, so it didn't take long. Tea stood by the doorway, chatting with Mai as she and everyone else put their boots, coats and mittens on. Everyone thanked her for the lovely meal.
"Well," Yugi said, putting his coat on. "Thanks again, Tea. I guess we'll all see you when school starts again."
Tea smiled and bit her bottom lip. She had to tell Yami, NOW.
"Um, Yami, can I talk to you for a minute?" she asked just as Yugi shut the door behind him. He turned to her.
"Yes?"
She started blushing immediantly. She looked down at her feet. "There's..." How was she ever going to accomplish this? "There's... something I need to tell you."
She looked up. Yami was staring down at her with those deep, hypnotic eyes. She just wanted to kiss him, to get lost in those eyes...
Tea took a deep breath. "There's... I... I haven't told you this... but... I never got around to saying this... I never had the guts to, until now..."
Yami looked down at her tenderly. "What is it, Tea?"
Tea looked down at her feet and willed herself not to cry.
"I love you."
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Seto: *Leaning over my shoulder* What are you writing?
Ash: *Tries to cover up the screen* Nothing ^^;
Seto: *Reads* *Proceeds to strangle me*
Disclaimer: Seto: If this little *beep* owned Yu-Gi-Oh, I would've commited suicide long ago. *Slams the door shut and screams are heard*
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Seto Kaiba sat in his limo on the way home from work, his arm over his little brother, who was curled up next to him, sleeping. He gazed out the tinted window at the snowflakes gently drifting down from the heavens.
Christmas. It wasen't a big deal at the Kaiba mansion.
Seto wasen't antisocial, he just liked to keep to himself. But it might have been because of this that he didn't usually have an exciting Christmas. He'd usually just get Mokuba something, take a day off from work, and start the next year. That was it. Nothing special.
As much as he tried to deny it, though, Seto Kaiba was lonely on Christmas.
He had heard about the Christmas party Tea was throwing. He was hoping against hope he would get invited. Usually, they didn't bother with him. But Tea was so sweet, *she* would think about him and invite him.
He hoped.
Besides, he had something to tell her...
Mokuba stirred beside him and opened his eyes. He lifted his head and looked out the window. "Hey Seto, isn't that Tea?" he pointed. Seto looked at the woman on the street carrying about five shopping bags. It was. He could reconize her anywhere.
The limo pulled up to Tea. Seto tapped on the window to catch her attention. Tea looked at him and ran up, smiling. Seto waved and rolled the window down.
"Hi, Seto!"
"Hey, Tea."
"Doing your Christmas shopping?"
"Finished."
"That's great! Me too!"
Seto eyed the bags in her hands and smiled. "Obviously. Want a ride home?" Tea grinned wide. "You're joking, right?" Seto blinked. "Uh, no." "Then what's the catch?" Seto's smile returned. "No catch. Hop in." Seto opened the door and motioned for her to come inside. Tea smiled, shoved her bags in the seat seat in front of them and crawled inside beside Mokuba and Seto.
Being so close to Tea, Seto willed himself not to blush. "So what are you doing for Christmas?" Tea asked him. 'I'm going to sit in front of the TV watching "Jack Frost" with my little brother and painfully remember that I haven't had sex in a year,' would not have been the best answer.
Seto shrugged and smiled. "Not much. Probably getting the ladder for Mokuba while he tries to decorate every inch of the tree we got." "You should see it!" Mokuba piped up. "It's huge. It's a good thing we have a high ceiling."
"And that reminds me," Tea grabbed her purse and took a slip of paper out of it. She handed it to Seto. "I wanted to invite you to my Christmas party. I know you're busy, but..." Seto looked down at the paper and screamed "YES!" inside himself. He looked at the date. The day right before Christmas. Yes, he was busy, but...
"I'll do my best to make it," he told her as the limo pulled up to Tea's house.
"Alright," Tea crawled out of the limo and took her bags. "Bye, Seto."
Tea waved after the limo as it sped away from her house. She blinked back a tear she didn't know was there, or why.
***
"Alright," Tea breathed as she stood back from the tree. She had just finished rearranging the ornaments for the fifth time. "Now, everything's perfect." She looked up at the clock. They should be here any minute.
"Am I good or what?" Tea asked herself as the doorbell rang. Yami and Yugi stood there. "Hi, Tea!" they said cheerily in unison. Yugi had a santa's hat on and had been stuck carrying all the gifts. "Hi, Yami, hi, Yugi," Tea greeted them. "You can set your gifts down by the tree."
Tea shut the door, staring after Yami as he went into the living room, just as the doorbell rang again. "Hi, Mai." Tea grinned and exchanged a hug with her friend.
Within the next five minutes Duke, Tristan, Serenity, Ryou and Joey had all shown up. Tea came into the living room where everyone was in a circle around the tree, which had colourfully wrapped gifts scattered under it. They were waiting for her. "Where's the Kaiba brothers?" Yugi asked. "You invited them, didn't you?"
"Yeah," Tea said. "I guess they decided not to show up. Seto's a really busy guy..."
Joey sniffed. "What a Scrooge. Now, what are we waiting for?" Joey grabbed the first present as Tea sat down. "This is for Mai..."
Just as Mai began to open her gift, the doorbell rang again. "I guess they decided to show up afer all," Serenity said as Tea got up to answer it.
Mokuba stood at the door, his scarf half-covering his face, carrying a load of presents. He pulled down his scarf to reveal a huge smile. Tea smiled back at him. "Hi, Mokuba. What happened to your brother?" "Ah," Mokuba kicked off his boots and stalked into the living room. "He's meeting some big cheese from another gaming corperation. He begged his assistant to reschedule the meeting, but he told him not to push it, this being such a big deal and blah blah blah blah blah... Yugi, take that hat off. If it's supposed to make you look taller, it's not working."
Giggles, thank-yous, hugs, (and in Joey's and Mai's case, kisses) were exchanged around the Christmas tree as one by one, everyone opened their presents. Only Seto's gifts were left under the tree, him not being there to give them out.
"Would you look at that, he decided to get us something for a change," Joey said, grabbing his and ripping the wrapping paper off. His eyes bugged out at the game Kaiba had given him. "But... but... but... this isn't supposed to come out until NEXT Christmas!" Joey choked.
Everyone else opened their gifts from Kaiba to find expensive and flattering items. "Wow," Tea looked around at the gifts everyone held. "I wonder what's made him decide to be so generous this year?"
Mokuba poked tea. "Where's your gift?"
Tea poked around under the tree. "I don't see it."
Mokuba helped her look. "Weird. I saw Seto paying for it, I'm sure he got you something..."
Tea shook her head. "He probably just forgot about it. Don't worry. Hey, who's hungry?" It was almost time for dinner." Tea had been taking cooking lessons and had taken the time to fix enough food for everyone. "I am," Joey got up and raced for the kitchen. Mai stared after him.
"We better get in there before he eats everything."
Yugi had insisted on helping with dinner. "Are you sure, Yugi?" Tea asked, worried Yugi couldn't reach the oven. "Of course," Yugi grinned. "You've been getting the place ready the entire afternoon. The least I can do is help."
It turned out Yugi could reach the oven, and he could cook, too. "Wow, Yugi," Duke said through a mouthful of food. "Where'd you learn to cook like this?" They all sat around Tea's table, a steaming plate of food in front of each of them, on top of a Christmas placemat.
"Grandpa taught me. That guy can do everything. Remember that Tea helped too," he added. "Uh... Tea?" "What?" Tea had been too busy staring at Yami, who she had ended up sitting beside, to follow the dinner conversation. "Your dinner," Joey said, looking at her funny. "It's excellent." "Oh, yeah, thanks," Tea said absent-mindedly, taking a sip of water.
She was thinking about when she would tell him. She'd keep him after the party. Tea was sure he knew how she felt, she just hoped he returned her feelings... she didn't know what she'd do without him...
Dinner ended. Tea looked up at the clock as she put the dishes in the dishwasher. Everyone else helped, so it didn't take long. Tea stood by the doorway, chatting with Mai as she and everyone else put their boots, coats and mittens on. Everyone thanked her for the lovely meal.
"Well," Yugi said, putting his coat on. "Thanks again, Tea. I guess we'll all see you when school starts again."
Tea smiled and bit her bottom lip. She had to tell Yami, NOW.
"Um, Yami, can I talk to you for a minute?" she asked just as Yugi shut the door behind him. He turned to her.
"Yes?"
She started blushing immediantly. She looked down at her feet. "There's..." How was she ever going to accomplish this? "There's... something I need to tell you."
She looked up. Yami was staring down at her with those deep, hypnotic eyes. She just wanted to kiss him, to get lost in those eyes...
Tea took a deep breath. "There's... I... I haven't told you this... but... I never got around to saying this... I never had the guts to, until now..."
Yami looked down at her tenderly. "What is it, Tea?"
Tea looked down at her feet and willed herself not to cry.
"I love you."