FINALLY. Gomen nasi mina-san for no update for nearly what, a week? Damn virus got me at first, then secondary bacterialy infection that turned into the flu. I'm just now starting to feel better after a freakin' week. And yeah, rating changed, for a little, tiny tiny bit of language. Just for safety, yah? XD; I like how this chapter turned out mostly. I owe it all to listening to "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (And the reprise as well). XP Don't know when the next chapter will be . . . Semester exams are coming up. ::sobs:: And I need to think of what order I wanna put this whole thing in! But enjoy! And please review! Six whole reviews made me so happy last time! ::beams:: Six more at least?
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"That would be one of those mistletoe things you were telling me about wouldn't, aibou . . ." Chaos muttered as she and the Pharaoh continued to look up at the small bundle of plant that hung from the top of the doorframe. The hikaris were still snickering and giggling, though managing to look halfway presentable. Yami remained mostly expressionless, though a slight sense of irritation at his own ignorance crept across his face.
"Yep!" Tazi chirped in sadistic glee. "And you know what that means!" Yugi tried to keep quiet as he snickered and snorted at the mental image he was getting. Both yamis looked to the hikaris, and even though one of them in a way knew what she meant, they both had the same universal look of "Huh?."
Yugi simply couldn't restrain himself. "You guys have to kiss!!" he cried, cracking up once again. This was absolutely priceless. He couldn't imagine anything more entertaining than what was going on at this moment. It really was a shame that most of his friends were gone at the moment, and were unable to witness this hilarious scenario.
Though, he, and Tazi as well, failed to notice that Ryou had gone missing. The young Brit had gone off to check on his yami. When the thief hadn't returned from where ever it had been he'd gone off to, Ryou had come to the conclusion that he was still suffering from a hangover. During the previous night, Bakura had . . . Misjudged (or so he claimed) the age of he apple cider in the back of the fridge. It hadn't taken long before the tomb robber was quite well lit and jamming to "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (and the reprise as well) and practicing his air guitar skills. But this is falling away from the main event at hand. Anywhooooo . . .
"WHY?!!" Chaos shouted, both her voice and her face expressing her sheer horror. The spirit's stance suddenly became much more skittish and defensive than it had been.
"WHAT?!! Who says?!" Yami demanded, looking equally horrified, not to mention ridiculous.
"It's tradition!!!" both the hikaris exclaimed blissfully. Could this be any more entertaining? Torturing one's yami had to be better than tormenting an older sibling. Chaos scowled fiercely at the innocent, cheerful faces beaming at her and Yami.
"Well screw tradition!" she demanded. Yami sigh in frustration and rubbed his forehead. There had to be some way out of this.
"Honestly, aibou," the Pharaoh began, attempting to be reasonable. "Must we follow every little tradition?" For a moment, Yugi just portrayed the most realistic mock horror and sadness they'd ever seen.
"Of course!! It's Christmas time! You were the one who said you wanted to try to get in the holiday spirit, this being your first Christmas and everything!!" Yugi cried, looking completely innocent and honestly believing every little word that was coming out of his mouth. The Pharaoh started and looked over at Yugi in a bit of shock, then remembered that he did say something along those lines just this morning.
Damn it all to hell, was his only thoughts as he gritted his teeth. Likeliness of escape was shrinking rapidly. He was started to feel slightly desperate.
When Chaos heard this, she glared wrathfully over at the Pharaoh. "I am going to murder you," she hissed. Tazi suddenly blinked, then smirked to herself.
"Oh yeah, didn't you say something along those lines yourself, Chaos?!" she asked, smiling sweetly. "You said you wanted to learn some of the modern day traditions! This is a chance for you to learn one hands on!" It was Yami's turn to glare at Chaos. Chaos winced and started muttering curses in Egyptian.
"It's not like a rule or anything . . ." Chaos said carefully, trying once more to weasel her way out of this. Yami nodded, crossing his arms. Again, they received mock horror. This time from both hikaris.
"But it is!!" Tazi cried, astonished that they'd even suggest such a thing.
"Then we're breaking the rules," Yami said firmly. He looked from Tazi, over to Yugi and paused. The little hikari had his head bowed sadly and his hands clasped slightly in front of him. Blond bangs dropped sadly like a wilted flower, little socked feet shuffled slightly and shoulders slumped. Yami blinked, and found he could find any words to say.
"Yami . . ." Yugi sniffled, sounding pitiful. Slowly, he looked up, big puppy dog violet eyes looking purely innocent and sad. "You . . . You don't want to ruin Christmas, do you?"
"Oh dear Ra, no!!" Chaos exclaimed, arms coming up in front of her face slightly in defense. "He's pulling out the evil cuteness tactic!"
"Of course not, Yugi!" Yami quickly responded. "But I won't do that by not following one little tradition! So please, aibou! No more evil cuteness!!" He winced and looked away slightly, aibou's evil cuteness only intensifying. Somewhere in the room, Tazi had a hand clasped over her mouth and trying not to die of laughter. She would stay out of the way, for Yugi had center stage.
"But . . . But . . . For the perfect Christmas, you have to follow traditions!" Yugi cried, eyes speaking more than his words. "Please, Yami!" he begged. "Don't ruin Christmas . . ."
"Don't listen to him, Pharaoh!" Chaos barked, trying to shield herself and not allow sight of Yugi to come to her eyes. "And make him stop with the evil cuteness!!"
"Why don't you?!" Yami demanded, trying to resist the overwhelming urge to think of words like "kawaii" and "adorable" when seeing those big eyes. To make things clear, the Pharaoh was not a homo by any means. But honestly, how could anyone resist THAT?!
"He's your hikari!!!" the spirit of the Millennium Bracelet persisted, growling at the same time.
"Yami!!" Yugi pleaded, biting his quivering lip. He caught his yami's eyes and saw that he was transfixed. He had him hook, line and sinker. Yami growled, then looked over at Chaos. She looked back incredulously.
"You've got to be freakin' kidding me!!!" she shouted, backing away slightly.
"But Chaos!" Yugi cried, looking at her pleadingly. Chaos made the mistake of looking at those big eyes and shivered, turning towards Yami. She shook herself slightly and muttered.
"Get it over with quick."
With anticipation, the two hikaris watched as the two yamis slowly leaned towards each other. Both forms were stiff and they were looking irritated. The happy, gentle holiday music in the background made this all the more entertaining. The yamis breath quickened in nervousness . . . Or was it . . . anticipation?
The room had grown rather warm and their breathing was growing heavy. As their lips neared each other's, the female yami licked her lips slightly, slowly. Yami dared to look into those deep blue eyes and saw . . . Dare he say it, beauty? Chaos chanced a glance and caught Yami staring at her. Was that lust she saw in his eyes? And did she dare say he looked . . . Sexy? The music was playing softly in the background, only adding to the romance. Their lips then met softly and then passionately. He couldn't help but notice how delicate her lips were . . . She came to realize how soft his were . . . Chaos's eyes sunk closed and then Yami's did as well. The kiss seemed to last for eternity, then they slowly parted. Both sets of eyes opened to greet the other with amazement at the moment.
::clears throat:: Back to reality . . .
The two yamis leaned in quickly with a short, and not at all sweet, kiss. Both tore away from the other in a fraction of a second and when they were completely apart from each other, they simply stared at one another. Slowly, shock turned to confusion, which morphed into sheer horror. Both being horribly appalled, their faces then just grew disgusted. Chaos was the first to step away. The Pharaoh did as well after a moment.
"Eww, ew, ew . . ." she began, then just cringed horribly. "EW!! EWWW!! I kissed the Pharaoh! I KISSED THE PHARAOH!!! EW!!!!! I'm gonna have to wash out my mouth with soap!!!" Quickly, she ran off in the direction of the bathroom, screaming all the way. The Pharaoh looked like he was having similar thoughts, then he himself took off in the direction of the small restroom in the shop. The hikaris thought they were going to simply die.
Yugi doubled over and laughed hysterically as he clutched his sides. Tears that had already started to come from his "evil cuteness" act were now streaming down his face. He stumbled slightly as his eyes were closed and he'd begun to lose his balance.
Tazi had slumped into an arm chair and was laughing and gasping for breath, one hand over her chest. "Can't . . . BREATHE!" she cried hysterically. Humorous tears were starting to come to her eyes as well.
Ryou was also in the room actually, he'd just walked in the doorway when it happened. He clutched the doorway as he laughed, trying to hide his face; for no matter how funny it was, he still had sense to try to be a little polite.
It took some time before any of them could calm down in the least. For several moments, they all just stayed where they were, gasping for breath and wiping away tears. Tazi looked around, sighing in content. Then she blinked, then smirked. Slowly, she got up and began walking over to the shelf.
"Hey check it out, guys," she said, getting their attention. "It seems I left my video camera on by accident when I set it down earlier." She bent down a little to look into the lens, grinning. "I think I'll be saving this for later . . ." The blonde hikari trailed off as she saw a shadow fall over her.
From the point of view of the camera, a white haired, demonic like figure stood over Tazi. White hair stood up like horns. He sneered as he looked down at Tazi and the camera. "No, my dear. I believe I will be taking that." These were the last words the camera recorded before being shut off.