CHAPTER 2

Okay this is a follow on from the Christmas story. Huh why do I get so carried away with my stories???

Everyone can hear Rebecca making her way through Bakura, Marik and even a peck on Varon' s lips but when she arrived at Yugi he flat out refused. "What do you mean no?" she yelled. "I'm sorry Rebecca "you are a nice girl and I like you as a friend but that is all" Yugi explains. Rebecca folds her arms and her jaw drops a little. "Whatever" she says in an "I don't care at all when really I do" voice. Yugi then walks up to Tea who is in the kitchen with Grandpa and Mokuba. "Tea could I talk to you for a second?" he asks sweetly. Tea smiles. "Off course" she replies. Vivian then stumbles over to the C.D player and flicks through the Christmas C.Ds until she finds something she likes the look of.

Mai leans in by the tree and searches for the present Joey had told her he brought her for Christmas. Joey then taps her on the shoulder and she spins around. She almost falls to the ground when Joey wraps his arms around her. "You wanna know what I want to give you for Christmas?" Joey whispers. Mai looks confused but kind of aware at the same time. "What?" she asks smirking. "This" Joey replies holding mistletoe above her head and leaning in to kiss her. His lips meet hers and she stands back in surprise. "Wow I didn't think you were going to just leap in like that" Mai said a little shocked. Then again Joey is not that type of guy who just waits around for the girl to make a move, also he knew if he didn't that mai certainly wouldn't therefore used the mistletoe and "I got you a present idea" as the perfect plan to woe her. "Well that is very sweet Joey" she grinned at him and patted him on the head. Joey blushed and stroked her hair. "So now what?" he asks trying to sound sexy and seductive. Mai looks around the room, trying to find a way out of this situation. She didn't want to hurt Joey but at the same time didn't want Joey in that way either. Across the room Seto stands alone and looks for Mokuba when he sees Mai looking uneasy around Joey.

"You don't want me?" Joey questions. "Joey I like you as a friend and always will but as anything else?" "I am sorry I cannot handle commitment right now" she tries to explain. Joey will not accept this. "Come on Mai the last guy you were with was almost a year ago and he was a loser" Joey says putting his hands on her shoulders. Mai backs away. "Don't presume when I am and am not ready for someone else Joey" She scowls back. "I would rather be alone" "I was left alone at a young age and prefer it that way okay?" she adds with a tear forming in her eye as she thinks about her deceased parents. "I don't like my parents either Mai" "we could start a new life together away from them and all the memories that you have" Joey says in a pushy tone. "I don't wanna forget them" she cries and is about to storm outside when she bangs in to Seto who was standing behind them. "Watch where your going" Joey yells out to Seto. Seto just ignores wheeler and lifts Mai's head up. She can feel tears welling up in both of her eyes now. Joey had hit the one soft spot that Mai had. "Are you okay?" Seto asks genuinely concerned. Surprised at his concern Mai looks up at him. "Yeah I just hate when people talk about them" she says holding back tears. "You're parents" Seto asked. Mai takes in a breath and replies "yes my parents". Joey is fuming. "Get off her" He yells stomping up to the two. Seto continues to ignore him until he goes to swing at Kaiba. Mai blocks Joey with her hands. By now the whole group has stopped what they are doing andare looking at the three duellists. Tea then leans into Yugi's ear and whispers. "Oh by the way Yugi" "thank you for telling me how you really felt". Yugi who is shocked and elated turns around and beams at her. "That's okay Tea" he says softly. "Hold that thought" Yugi says running over to break up the quarrel which Mai was in the middle of.

"Okay stop it" Yugi intervenes pushing Joey back. "Remember you were going to be nice Joey" Yugi elbows him. "How can I be?" Joey yells. "When that ass is stealing my girl". The group all gasp. "He didn't?" Tristan says embarrassed for Joey. "UH yeah he did" Mokuba adds feeling pretty bad for the outspoken twerp too. Kaiba laughs sarcastically. "What are you talking about?" Mai asks annoyed that anyone especially Joey Wheeler had referred to Mai Valentine as "his girl". "So that's it?" Joey asks with his hands in the air. "There never was anything to begin with Joey" Mai replies, wiping the tears from her eyes. Joey then storms off in to the corner of the room and Serenity goes to comfort him. "Guess we shouldn't ask for a kiss then?" Tristan and duke both half joke. Everyone ignores them. "I have found a song" Vivian yells turning the sound up really loud. All of a sudden Mariah Carey's voice fills the room. "I don't want a lot for Christmas there is just one thing I need"… Rebecca grabs Marik and Bakura and starts to dance with them. Yugi then runs back over to Tea. "Where were we?" he asks smiling. Tea giggles and watches as Yugi turns into his Yami and pulls out the mistletoe. "Merry Christmas Tea" Yami grins and they both share a Christmas kiss. "And I don't care about the presents underneath the Christmas tree" "I just want you for my own "more than you will ever know ""Make my wish come true all I want for Christmas is you" baby". Vivian walks up to Joey who is sulking in the corner. "Hey come here" She winks at him. "Seto sucks" Joey says walking over to her. "Yeah I should know I only slept with him once aha" she laughs. (Never in hell would Vivian have said that sober) "Personally I think blondes are cuter anyway" she whispers into Joey's ear. Joey takes Vivian up on her offer of friendliness and they both kiss under the mistletoe. The kiss then turns into a pashing session. Serenity is happy for her brother but at the same time a little grossed out to see him right by her hooking into Vivian. She walks over to Tristan and Duke and holds the mistletoe she had grabbed from Joey over Tristan's head. Tristan looks very eager and extremely surprised. Without hesitation he leans in and smooches her without getting too carried away even though he would have liked to. Serenity then holds the mistletoe up over duke and he elatedly dives in and kisses her. "Everyone the turkey is ready" Grandpa announces with Mokuba standing happily by his side. "Where are Seto and Mai?" he asks. "I'll get them" Mokuba says running outside to Seto's car. "Seto we are staying for dinner okay?" he yells out into the snow and then runs back inside.

Mai is standing outside getting ready to leave. "Thank you for the ride" she says to Seto who had followed her outside. Seto shrugs "forget about it" he says quietly. "Well I suppose I better go inside and wait for Mokuba to finish stuffing his face with turkey" Seto says rolling his eyes. "I get the feeling you don't want to" Mai says in a sort of joking voice. "How perceptive" he replies sneering at the thought of going back in there. "I don't see why he has to have dinner here, we always have a huge one on Christmas day" Seto angrily says. "Sound's nice" Mai adds sadly. Thinking of how she will be spending this Christmas, alone in her apartment with a bottle of wine. "Maybe I should have considered Joey at least I wouldn't be alone this Christmas" she thinks to herself as she prepares to walk away home. "Where are you going?" Seto asks. "Where else would I be going this time of night?" she replies. "Home". Seto then walks up behind her and grabs her arm. "Well can I at least show you something first?" he asks pulling something out of his pocket. Mai feels a little nervous. "You're not going to kill me are you?" she quivers. Seto laughs loudly. "Don't be ridiculous". To Mai's delight Seto is holding a little Mistletoe in his hand. "You know what this is?" he asks seductively. Mai actually smiles with excitement for once. Who knew she would get so excited over Seto holding a Twigabove her head?Mai then takes hold of Seto's waist and he puts his arms around her body and they both share a romantic Christmas kiss. "All I want for Christmas is you" the song loudly blurts (Vivian had it on repeat over and over again)

There was a lot of truth in those words for both Seto and Mai. Seto had liked her for a fair while now but was too proud to say and Mai didn't really know what she wanted. One thing was for sure it wasn't Joey Wheeler. Perhaps she did want Seto Kaiba subconsciously without realising. The kiss certainly felt right and so did his warm soft hands over her. "Well I better go and get Mokuba" Seto snaps out of his embrace with Mai and goes to walk inside when Mai pulls him back in. "All I want for Christmas is you". She whispers sweetly to him. Seto's eyes widen happily and he lifts her up off her feet and kisses her again on the lips. "As do I" he whispers in her ear seductively. She snuggles into him as he goes inside unashamed to collect Mokuba ……

Okay I am adding another chapter soon so don't worry… I cant end it there. For my sake too LOL

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