Diallo: See a few others agreed with me about the deer.

Z-S: True, that is why I'm working on some nice plushies of Orion and Elf Yugi.

Diallo: Oh no, not more Plushies!

Z-S: Yup!

Diallo: Enjoy.

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: What're ya doing? :

"What does it look like I'm doing, silly? I'm going to fix Yami some breakfast and hope that he lightens him up a bit."

: You can cook? :

Amethyst eyes glared over at the large reindeer poking its head through the opened kitchen window. "Yes, I can cook," he pouted, turning away to go back to fixing a hearty breakfast. "Don't you think this will make him happy?"

: Well sure, but there's only one problem. :

"Oh, and what's that?"

: Not all humans wake up at the crack of dawn, buddy. And your assignment seems to be the type that sleeps till noon. :

"Now you tell me," Yugi sighed, dropping his head in defeat before waving a hand, causing all the food and mess to disappear. "How about I make him Christmas cookies, then? I mean they last long and are served at room temperature."

: I'm all for Christmas cookies, but I think it would be more fitting to call them Bah humbug cookies as far as your assignment is concerned. :

"Shut up!"

"I didn't say anything…"

Eyes widening, Yugi tensed before slowly turning to find Yami in the door way. His hair tousled from sleep and clad only in a loose fitting pair of silky sleep pants. Gulping, Yugi blushed before tearing his eyes away from the other's taunt stomach and firm chiseled chest.

"D-d-d-did I… wake you?" he stuttered, fitting down his blush while throwing a side glare at the now closed kitchen window where he could see Orion standing there as well as hearing the roaring laughter.

Combing a hand through his tousled hair, Yami shook his head. "Don't worry about it, I was up and I thought I heard something down here and decided to check it out."

"Oh…"

"So what are you doing up so early?" Yami asked, sauntering over to the bar counter and sitting down on one of the stools.

"… Um… well… I thought I would make you breakfast," Yugi mumbled, putting a smile while inwardly feeling like a complete idiot. He really needed to brush up on his Human relations. Santa and Mrs. Claus were always up at dawn and well they were the only humans he had ever been around.

Blinking his slight sleep clouded eyes; Yami looked over at the clock to watch as the digital numbers turned to 6 am. "Too early for breakfast," he managed out before covering his yawn with a hand. Casting a glance over at the window, he frowned at noticing something he referred to as the 'white stuff of doom' heavily falling outside.

Following the other's view, Yugi's reaction was the complete opposite. "It's snowing," he cheered, ignoring the voice in the back of his head scolding him for not noticing it earlier. "I love snow!"

"An early bird, Christmas loving, snow freak… I'm being punished aren't I?" Yami grumbled, shaking his head while scooting off his stool, missing the hurtful gleam that flashed across amethyst eyes. "I'm going back to sleep."

Following behind Yami, Yugi watched the other disappear up the grand staircase before turning and walking back into the kitchen to find the window open again and Orion poking his head through it with snowflakes decorating his antlers and face.

"What have I gotten myself into, Ori?" Yugi sighed, grabbing a towel and walking over to the deer and wiping the snow off its face and antlers. "He doesn't seem to like anything and I only have until Christmas Eve… maybe this just proves that I'm not ready to be Head Elf…"

: Oh c'mon, buddy. Ya can't give up, maybe its time to play a bit dirty by using some magic. :

"What? Orion, you can't be serious, besides I can't do that, it'd be cheating," Yugi chided, putting his hands on his hips, leaving the towel to dangle from one of the deer's antlers.

: Mrs. C never said that you couldn't use magic. So how can it be cheating? :

Tilting his head and rubbing his chin, Yugi had to admit that Orion was right. Nana Claus never said that he couldn't use his magic. Pulling the towel away from the antlers, he smiled before poking the deer on its snout and chuckling at the pouting snort. "You're right, Ori!"

: Aren't I always? :

"Don't push your luck," Yugi sighed, poking the deer again to receive another snort of disapproval. "However, I'm not going to use my magic, because even though Nana never laid down any specific rules, I still think that's cheating and I want to prove that I can do this myself, without magic."

: Have ya never heard about doing things the easy way? :

"I'd rather do things the right way," Yugi smiled before walking over to the counter and waving his hand as a platter appeared full of Christmas cookies. Hearing an almost begging whimper, he picked up one of the cookies before feeding it to the thankful deer. "Just keep ya hooves crossed for me, alright?"

: Sure, now how about just giving me the entire platter of cookies? :

"No, you can't have all the cookies, you gluttonous dear!" Yugi scolded pushing the reindeer's head out the window before closing it and sealing it with his own magic. Shaking his head, he left the kitchen and headed back up to his designated room before flopping back on the bed and pulling a large book from his back pack, "Now to brush up on my Human knowledge."

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Crimson eyes glared down at the Christmas platter sitting on the kitchen counter. Sure, the cookies on the platter looked delicious, if you over looked the Christmas tree, Santa hats, and snowflake designs that decorated the center of each cookie.

"It's not gonna bite ya, Yams. They're just cookies," Jou chuckled, plucking a cookie with a Santa hat in the center from the platter and taking a bite out of it, "Good ones too."

"I know they're cookies," he snorted, tossing a small glare over at his blond companion who had just arrived a few minutes ago.

"Don't you like them? I made them myself."

Startled at the unfamiliar voice, Jou nearly choked on another bite of cookie as he turned around to peer down into gleaming amethyst eyes. Honey brown eyes widened as they took in the appearance of the shorter figure that looked almost exactly like Scrooge or better known as Yami.

"Who are you?" Jou asked curiously, looking the little one over curiously.

Leaning against the counter, Yami crossed his arms. "Jou, this is Yugi," he sighed, indicating Yugi with a tilt of his head. "Yugi, this is my friend Jou."

"Hello, Jou," Yugi smiled, looking up at the blond before turning over to Yami to find him glaring down at the tray of cookies. Inwardly pouting at the look on the red-eyed teen's face, he inched his way over to the other before picking up one of the cookies and offering it to Yami.

"Will you at least try one?" he asked, amethyst eyes pleading as red eyes looked into them before dropping down to look at the offered cookie.

"C'mon, Yams, it's not like it's gonna kill ya to eat a Christmas cookie," Jou smiled before flinching at the glare tossed at him at the mention of the holiday.

Turning to look back at Yugi and the cookie, Yami shook his head. "That's alright, I'm not a cookie person," he replied.

"Please, Yami," Yugi pleaded once again. "Just one, please, for me."

"Yugi, I don't want…"

"Just eat da damn cookie," Jou grumbled, grabbing the cookie from Yugi's hand and shoving it in Yami's mouth.

Nearly choking around the cookie, Yami grudgingly took a bite out of the treat before pulling the rest of his mouth. Swallowing, he looked down to find amethyst eyes waiting for approval. "They're pretty good," he stated, watching as Yugi's face lit up at his approval.

"Told ya they were good," Jou smirked, choosing to ignore the glare that Yami had tossed at him. "So Yuge, how did ya end up meeting Scrooge here?"

"Scrooge…? Why did you call him that, when he's name is Yami?" Yugi asked, blinking his eyes in confusion.

"Eh, well call it a nickname of sorts. Scrooge was a character in a Christmas story that hated Christmas, just like Yami does, so dat's why I called him dat," Jou explained while running a hand through his blond hair.

"I'm not Scrooge and as for Marik, I'm not the Grinch either," Yami grumbled, eating the rest of his cookie before wiping his hands on a towel. "And as for how Yugi ended up here, well let's just say that he ran away from home and I asked if he wanted to stay and he agreed."

Honey orbs widened at the words before turning to look back at Yugi. "You ran away from home… why?" he asked, feeling bad for the little one.

Dropping his head, Yugi groaned at how that little white lie was going to give him nothing but grief. Looking up at the other through his jagged bangs, he fidgeted lightly. "Well… its… it's a… Can we just not talk about it, please?" he managed out, hoping that his bangs would hide his flustered features from the two taller teens that were looking down at him.

"Oh sure, no problem, Yuge," Jou smiled before snatching a few more cookies away from the platter.

Crimson eyes narrowed slightly as they looked over the little one that had yet to raise his head. Yami could tell that Yugi was hiding something from him, and somewhere in the back of his mind he felt a bit concerned about what the real reason for him to run away was. Shaking off the thought, he turned to find Jou shoving another cookie in his mouth.

Feeling someone looking at him, Jou turned to have crimson eyes locked onto him. Smiling sheepishly, he stepped away from the counter. "So how about all of us go to da arcade?" he asked, turning to notice Yami roll his eyes and Yugi cock his head.

"I guess, just as long as you don't end up dragging us to the mall afterwards," Yami sighed.

Yugi blinked. What was an arcade? Thinking about the book he had been reading, he recalled the word and smiled at what it meant. "Sounds like a lot of fun, Jou."

Smiling, Jou nodded. "Yup," he chuckled, watching Yugi's face light up. He had been worried for a minute that the little one hadn't ever been to an arcade before. Turning back to Yami, he pouted lightly, "And what makes ya think I would drag ya to the mall anyways? I'm not a shopaholic like Anzu, y'know!"

"I don't know about that," Yami smirked, crossing his arms. "I've witnessed you with Kaiba before, and you nearly bought the store out."

"I'd talk," Jou glared, waving a hand to indicate the pricy black leather outfit that Yami was wearing. "You buy out the Leather clothing store ever other day!"

Looking between the two as they continued to shout at one another, Yugi shook his head. "Um well, I would like to go to the mall afterwards," he smiled, as Jou turned to smile back at him while Yami sighed and ran a hand through his hair.

"And why do you want to go to the mall?" Yami asked, arching an elegant eyebrow curiously.

"Oh come off it, Yami," Jou sighed rolling his eyes. "Maybe he wants to go to the ice rink inside or check out the Christmas display like 'normal' people do."

"Are you saying, I'm not normal?" Yami growled, glaring over at the blond.

"Ya think, I mean even Bakura and Marik seem to like Christmas now… and you… well you're being a complete Ass about it!" Jou argued. "Even Seto seems to enjoy the holidays better than you do."

"Have you ever thought that maybe I'm the normal one and the rest of you are nuts?" Yami snorted.

"Dammit! There's no point in arguing with ya, is there?" Jou groaned, running both hand through his hair before looking over at Yugi putting on a white coat while offering Yami his usual black one.

"Can we just go to the mall for a little while afterwards, Yami?" Yugi asked, pleading with his eyes once again. "Just so that I can go Ice skating."

Yami inwardly cringed at the pleading look in those eyes. He could feel his resolve caving in those amethyst depths and it was annoying as hell. Taking the jacket, he turned away and grumbled lightly to himself while slipping the jacket back on and turning back to his companions.

"Alright Yugi, we can go to the mall afterwards, but don't even think about me getting on the ice," Yami stated before striding out of the kitchen and heading towards the door.

Chuckling, Jou patted Yugi on the shoulder. "C'mon Yuge, the arcade is waiting for us," he smiled before walking out of the room with Yugi trailing behind him.

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"Jou, can I ask you something?" Yugi asked, sitting down at one of the small tables at the arcade concession area.

"Sure, Yugi," Jou smiled, taking a sip of his soda.

Twiddling his thumbs lightly over the table surface, Yugi looked out into the crowd to find Yami playing a game of billiards with two other teens that he had been introduced to as Bakura and Marik.

"Do you know where Yami's parents are?" he asked softly, looking back at the blond to watch him blink his eyes lightly.

"Well… I'm not really sure myself," Jou sighed, scratching the side of his cheek in thought. "Da last time I seen them was a couple of months ago."

Yugi sighed at the news before turning to find Yami again in the crowd, sporting a look of triumph on his face, he could even hear the mumbled curses from the other two that he was playing against.

"So they're not around a lot are they?" he mused, looking back to Jou to get a nod in return. "What do they do?"

Jou frowned. "I dun know if I should be da one telling ya all this," he sighed, running a finger around the rim of his glass. "Dis is something ya should talk ta ya Yami about."

"Please, Jou," Yugi pleaded lightly.

Looking into those gleaming amethyst eyes, Jou finally realized what Yami had to look into and knew why he had agreed to what Yugi wanted. "Alright," he sighed. "His mom actually works along with Ryou's father, both of them being pretty well known archeologists and his father is well… he's…"

"He's dead, isn't he?" Yugi asked sadly, while crossing his arms across the table surface.

"How did…?"

"I was looking at pictures and there were a few with his parents and him, but then the more I looked the less I seen of his father and well last night I was looking around in the room I'm staying in and there was scrap book full of newspaper clippings."

Jou swallowed nervously before looking around to find Yami going at another round with Bakura and Marik. "His father was killed in a car accident a few years ago," he sighed looking back at Yugi.

"Were they close?"

"Not really, I think they used ta be, but one day Yami and his old man got into a hell of an argument and well afterwards he got in the car wreck… and well… y'know," Jou replied, taking another drink.

Yugi shook his head lightly. This was just getting harder and harder. Hearing another string of curses, he turned to find Yami coming toward him with his victorious smirk still gracing his handsome face.

"Are you having fun, Yugi?" Yami asked, looking down at the little one to have a smile thrown back at him.

"Da kid could even give ya a run for ya own money, Yami," Jou chuckled. "I challenged him on everything and he beat me."

"That's because you're a loser."

"Shaddup Bakura!" Jou growled, glaring over at Bakura.

"He's telling the truth."

"Same goes for you too, Marik!"

Yugi shook his head lightly. Marik and Bakura seemed to have the talent of getting under one's skin. The two actually reminded him a bit of Orion. Chuckling lightly, he stood up from his chair and tugged on Yami's sleeve to get his attention.

Looking down, Yami cocked an eyebrow lightly. "What is it Yugi?" he asked, watching as Yugi shyly ducked his head down so his bangs hid his eyes lightly, giving the gleaming amethyst a shadowy appearance, causing to look like they were glowing.

"Well I was wondering if we could go to the mall now."

"You mean you still want to go there?" Yami sighed, hoping that Yugi had forgotten all about the promise to the trip to the mall, but apparently he hadn't.

"You promised," Yugi smiled, lifting his head to look at Yami before smiling.

"Fine, we'll go to the mall," he groaned before walking over to the table and poking Jou on the shoulder. "If you are finished yelling at Dumb and Dumber…"

"Hey!"

"… Yugi is ready to go to the mall," Yami managed, ignoring the death glares he was receiving from Bakura and Marik.

"Alright," Jou smiled getting up from the table while chuckling at the looks Yami was receiving from the other two teens. Walking over to Yami and Yugi, he watched them put on their coats before grabbing his own.

Opening the door, Yami grumbled at the sound of his boots crunching in the snow. "Damn, I hate snow," he growled, glaring at each snowflake that would land on his nose before blowing away.

Jou and Yugi on the other hand seemed to enjoy the falling fluff. Jou sticking his tongue out to catch a few flakes, while Yugi's eyes gleamed with so much fondness that one would think he was right at home in the cold stuff.

Getting in his car, Yami started up the engine and flicked on the heater as Jou and Yugi managed to scramble in the car a few moments later. Putting the car in gear, he drove off in the direction of the mall.

"Now to find us some music," Jou smiled, leaning up between the driver and passenger side seats to turn on the radio. Flicking through the stations, he smiled evilly as he noticed a certain come up.

In only seconds the car was filled with infamous Christmas carols, causing Yami to cringe and glare in the rear view mirror back at Jou, who was singing merrily before looking over at Yugi to find him singing away too.

Clenching his fists around the steering wheel, Yami grumbled ever obscenity that he knew. Jou's off key voice wasn't helping the screeching of the woman singing the carol that was currently playing. The only thing he found enjoyable was the sound of Yugi singing, the little one's voice was beautiful. Even though Yami would never admit it to anyone, he swore that if Yugi had been the one to sing the carols, then maybe they wouldn't be so bad after all.

Hearing another carol come on the radio, Yami had went to switch the station, but as Yugi started to sing, he sighed in defeat and continued to grind his hands against the steering wheel to keep his temper in check.

"Don't ya just love Christmas?" Jou shouted, before singing with Yugi once again.

"Bah humbug."

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Diallo: Poor Yami, being stuck in a car with a caroling Jou and Yugi.

Z-S: I feel for him as well.

Diallo: Still love the deer though

Z-S: Yeah, I know, I like him too.

Diallo: Please Review!