Diallo: What are you doing, now?
Z-S: -drags out a wagon full of Orion plushes withjingle bells on their halters-
Diallo: Oh no!
Z-S: Don't start, I also made this. -holds up Diallo plush-
Diallo: -blinks- Me, I'm so adorable!
Z-S: Yup, you're definitely cuter as a plush!
Diallo: Hey!
Z-S: Hope ya enjoy!
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Crimson eyes narrowed in annoyance as another person bumped into them for the 18th time since they had arrived at over crowded mall. 'And they wonder why I hate this time of year,' he mused, his right eye starting to twitch as another kid bumped into him without so much as an apology.
"Hey, Yams..."
With his eye still twitching, Yami growled lightly, his patience and temper running thinner and thinner. "Do I look like a vegetable to you?" he glared, watching as Jou took a step back.
"Well… no," Jou fidgeted, not liking the glare he was getting from his companion.
"Then stop calling me that!" he snapped, turning away to look for a certain shorter double of himself, but couldn't find him anywhere. "Where's Yugi?" he asked, looking back at Jou to find him nervously rubbing his neck.
"Well dat's what I was gonna ta ask you, but ya bit my head off."
"You mean, you lost him?!"
"Me? Hang on! You're da one that should be keepin' track of him, since he's staying with ya!"
"Just forget it and help me look for him!" Yami groaned before making his way through the crowd grumbling as more and more people bumped and brushed by him.
"Maybe we should split up," Jou suggested, taking his place beside Yami, not really paying no mind to the people brushing by him.
"No, you stay with me, because I know you wouldn't make it past the food court," Yami grumbled, casting another glance over the crowd. He knew that finding Yugi shouldn't be all that hard, the hair alone would give him away in an instant.
"I don't eat all the time," Jou pouted, looking down at his friend to find him giving him an unbelieving, pointed look. "Ok… so maybe I do, but what can I say? I'm a growing boy."
Rolling his eyes, Yami went back to searching through the mob for his shorter house guest. 'C'mon Yugi, where the hell are you?' he thought while making his way toward the stairs, hoping that maybe he could get a better view of the lower floor.
MEANWHILE…
Yugi couldn't help but smile at the large Christmas display in the center of the large mall. Looking over at the Santa sitting in a large chair, he chuckled lightly. Even from the distance he could tell that this 'mall' Santa was wearing a fake beard since he didn't have one of his own that was pearly white.
: Hmph, would ya look at these reindeers! :
Amethyst eyes widened as they spotted their large reindeer companion circling around one of the model deer while giving a disbelieving snort. Not wanting to draw much attention to himself, Yugi made his way through the crowd before inching his way closer to the disappointed deer.
"Orion, what are you doing here?" he asked, toning his voice down in a scolding manner but having it low enough so no one else would hear him.
: Look at what these humans think we look like! It looks like a white-tailed deer with my antlers! :
Yugi shook his head while rubbing a hand down his face. "Don't be so picky," he sighed. "Maybe those deer models were the only ones they had."
: Still, we reindeers are not that gangly… well all of us except for Cupid, but that's because he's not eating right. :
"Could it be the fact that you told him the oats were going to cause his antlers to fall off?" Yugi asked, giving the deer a pointed look.
: I don't know what you're talking about... :
"Momma, lookie at da purdy deer!"
Tuning in the direction of the voice, Yugi smiled at the little girl that was tugging on her mother's dress. Registering what the little one had said, he paled before looking back at Orion to find him sniffing around the Christmas drape that made the stage look like it was covered in sparkling snow.
"Ori, you're not invisible to children," he whispered picking up a small ornament and hitting the deer in the back of its head to get its attention.
: Oops, sorry bout that. :
In a flash the deer was once again surrounded by an amethyst aura, just as the little girl managed to get her mother's attention to show her the deer to only find it was no longer there.
"Yes, honey, those are lovely deer, now come along."
Letting out a sigh of relief, Yugi shot a light glare over at the deer before shaking his head. "I'm going to go ice skating, want to go with me?" he asked, noticing the deer nod in agreement. "Then come on," he chuckled, making his way back through the crowd with Orion air trotting a few feet above him.
"Face it Yami, we… lost him," Jou panted, bracing a hand against the wall to catch his breath.
"He has to be around here somewhere," Yami sighed, looking around the area for his shorter double.
Taking a deep breath, Jou looked around before smiling at the large Christmas display as well as the long line up of children waiting to be seated on Santa's knee. "How about going up dere and telling Santa what ya want," he chuckled before flinching at the heated the glare he was getting. "Jeez, it was just a joke," he sighed, waving his hands in apology.
Snorting at his friend's odd humor, Yami went back to looking around but still didn't see the little one anywhere. Not willing to admit it, he was actually getting a bit worried about Yugi. The little one had been like a breath of fresh air from his usual lonesome and crummy everyday activities.
Shaking his head, Yami inwardly groaned. Yugi had been with him for one night and he was already feeling attached. 'Damn, this is all I need,' he mused, looking around again. 'But I can't help it, he's not like the others and it feels actually nice to have someone around this time of year.'
"How about checking the ice rink?" Jou suggested, "I mean he did want to go ice skating."
"You're right," Yami nodded before turning and making his way back through the crowd again with Jou trailing behind him.
"But first can we stop by the food court?"
"JOU!"
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Skating effortlessly across the ice, Yugi looked around at the other skaters with a warm smile on his face. His smile brightened as a little boy and girl waved at him with large smiles on their face while keeping up with their parents.
"OUTTA THE WAY!!!"
"Malik, just remain calm!"
"I'll get you back for this, Ryou!!"
Hearing the commotion, Yugi turned to see a person reminding him of Marik but with slightly softer features flailing toward him with another person looking like a nicer Bakura coming up from behind.
Moving up to the skater, Yugi grabbed the other's arms before spinning to the side, causing the other's skates to bite into to ice and finally stop. However, at the stop Yugi let the other's arms go and watched as the one he helped slipped, falling on their rear.
"Thanks, Yam… wait, you're not Yami."
"I'm Yugi," he smiled, looking back into warm doe brown eyes framed by snowy white locks.
"I'm Ryou, and it's nice to meet you," Ryou smiled before looking over and chuckling at his friend's attempt to get back to his feet, but kept slipping. "And that flailing mass there is Malik," he chuckled pointing down at his companion.
Malik glared at Ryou as he tried to get back to his feet to only slip. "You are so going to get it when I get up," he growled before looking over at Yugi and smiling. "Thanks, by the way for helping me stop."
"That's if you ever get up," Ryou chuckled before skating back a step as Malik reached out to hit him in the shin.
Chuckling at the two, Yugi shook his head. "It was nice meeting the both of you, and you're welcome Malik," he smiled before offering a hand down to the fallen skater. "You two actually remind me of two people I met earlier by the name of Bakura and Marik."
"Oh you met those two numbskulls, ne?" Malik chuckled, taking the offered hand and slowly getting to his feet to lock his legs so that he wouldn't fall again. "Marik is my boyfriend and that moody one belongs to Ryou."
"Bakura isn't moody," Ryou protested, crossing his arms.
"Then what else would you call him?" Malik asked, arching an eyebrow.
"Unique," Ryou replied. "At least he's not mentally disturbed like yours."
"That just makes Marik more fun," Malik teased.
Shaking his head, Yugi couldn't stop the chuckle that escaped his lips as the two turned back to him. "They were both rather unique in their own way, but Yami told me to look over them because they had both recently escaped a mental institution."
Malik and Ryou both pouted at the remark before their eyes widened at what Yugi had mentioned about their rather loner companion.
"You know, Yami?" Ryou asked.
Nodding, Yugi smiled. "Yup, I'm staying with him," he replied.
"YUGI!"
Turning to the familiar voice, Yugi waved happily as he noticed Yami and Jou running to the side of the rink.
"Well go on out there and get him," Jou smiled, waving Yami to go ahead.
"I don't do ice," Yami glared, looking over at Jou before turning back to look at Yugi to see him chatting with Ryou and Malik.
"Oh c'mon, Ice skating isn't that hard," Jou smirked.
"Hmph, ya right. If I recall, I remember you busting your ass many a time out there when Kaiba was teaching you," Yami countered, earning a pout from the blond.
"Want to skate with me, Yami?"
Hearing the sweet voice, Yami turned to look down into sparkling amethyst eyes. "I don't skate," he replied, shaking his head.
"Neither does, Malik, but he's still out here," Ryou smiled, pointing to the blond beside him that had a death grip on his arm.
"Yami is afraid of going out there and busting his ass," Jou stated, choosing to ignore the glare tossed his way.
"I like being able to sit without pain," Yami growled. "Doesn't mean that I'm scared."
"Please, Yami," Yugi pleaded, moving from side to side. "You could just put on the skates and I can pull you along."
"He's right, that's what Malik is doing to me," Ryou chimed. "Since he can't skate worth a lick and his rear has already been acquainted to the ice."
"Would you hush?!" Malik glared, poking Ryou on the arm.
"Do any of you not comprehend the meaning of the word 'NO'?" Yami asked, looking at the small group.
"No, what does that mean?" Ryou smiled, chuckling lightly at the glare Yami was giving him.
"Bakura is rubbing off you," Yami sighed, rolling his eyes before turning back to have pleading amethyst eyes looking up at him. 'Those eyes are going to be the death of me yet,' he sighed before running a hand through his hair. "Fine, I'll skate."
Cheering, Yugi skated along the side while keeping up with Yami as he made his way to the skate rental booth. Watching Yami put on the skates, Yugi smiled lightly before looking over to find Jou also getting a pair of skates.
Lacing up the skates, Yami sighed before getting to his feet and feeling a bit off balancing. Thinking back to the time he used to roller blade, he found his balance before slowly making his way to the gate leading out to the ice to see Yugi waiting for him.
"Meet ya on the ice, pal," Jou smiled, passing Yami and going through the gate to start skating around the rink.
Rolling his eyes, Yami opened the gate and stepped out on the ice to almost slip as one leg went out from under him. Growling, He managed to grip the side and pull himself up to glare up in annoyance as Christmas songs came out of the speakers.
"Ready, Yami?" Yugi asked, smiling at his red eyed double.
"My ass is going to regret this, isn't it?" he asked, smirking as Yugi chuckled lightly. Watching Yugi offer his hand, he hesitantly took it before feeling Yugi skate backwards, pulling him with him.
"See, it's not so hard, is it?" Yugi smiled, fighting off a blush as he felt Yami's grip on his hand tighten. "How come you never skated before, it's a lot of fun."
"Because he's a stick in da mud," Jou smirked, skating beside the two backwards before spinning around to skate over to Ryou and Malik.
"I'm not very fond of cold weather," Yami sighed. "I was born and lived in Egypt until I was around 10 and then my parents wanted a new change of scenery and we moved here, although my mom tends to spend more time back in Egypt then she does here."
"Oh," Yugi sighed before smiling. "And there's ice in Egypt is there."
"That's right," Yami smiled, feeling a bit more relaxed since Yugi was holding on to him.
Hearing a yelp and slew of obscenities Yami and Yugi both looked over to find Jou, Ryou and Malik in heap. Chuckling at the two, they continued to make their way around the rink.
Skating a bit faster, Yugi noticed Yami's eyes widen. Chuckling at him, he smiled before sliding to the side, to cause them to spin around. However, it wasn't a good idea as Yami's legs went out form under him, causing him rear to hit the ice while Yugi somehow managed to land in his lap.
"I knew I wasn't going to get out of here without falling," Yami groaned, wincing lightly at the stinging sensation as well as the cold feeling of the ice against his rear. Looking down at Yugi in his lap, he couldn't help but chuckle at the smile on the other's face.
Tweaking his nose, Yami smirked as Yugi scrunched his face. "I bet it was all part of your little scheme wasn't it?" he asked, mock glaring at the little one as he looked back at him with an innocent smile.
Shaking his head, Yugi managed to get to his feet before offering another hand to Yami. Pulling the other up, he chuckled. "I got you to skate, didn't I?"
"True, but now my ass hates you," Yami pouted, reaching back to tenderly rub his rear end.
"I'm sorry," Yugi offered, giving Yami a warm smile before reaching for Yami's hand and pulling him behind him toward the gate.
"Are you two leaving?" Ryou asked, watching the two skate by him and the others. Seeing them nod, he waved lightly. "Happy holidays, then."
"Merry Christmas, Ryou and Malik and it was nice to meet you." Yugi smiled before looking up at Yami.
"Likewise," Yami smiled, looking back at the others to find them in mild shock. Thinking of what he said, he grumbled lightly while following Yugi back off the ice.
The little one was really getting to him, but he couldn't help but feel relaxed and at a state of peace around Yugi. Maybe for once this year wouldn't be a total waste of time… Smiling down at Yugi, Yami lightly rubbed his thumb across the smooth skin of the other's hand.
'I don't know what you're running away from Yugi, but you're making this year a bit brighter for me.'
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Diallo: Wee another line? Tell me you're not in the caramel again.
Z-S: Okay, so I won't
Diallo: -sweat drops-
Z-S: I have to do something since those horizontal lines aren't working for me!
Diallo: Sure.
Z-S: Anyways, please Review