Diallo: I can't believe you actually did that?

Z-S: I actually can accomplish somethings when you aren't complaining about something.

Diallo: Still mad because of the caramel?

Z-S: Keep it up and not even ya 9 lives will save ya.

Diallo: -cringes-

Z-S: -glomps Diallo- I'm just kidding!

Diallo: You found the caramel didn't ya!

Z-S: Nah, this stash was an early birthday present from my cousin

Diallo: Why Me?

Z-S: Hope Ya enjoy!

Taking a deep breath, Yugi opened the door and entered the room to find Yami on resting on the bed with his back against the headboard and his arms draped around his right knee that was bent close to his chest while the other rested stretched out across the bed.

How was it that Yami could look good in any position that he was in? Even though it was clear from his tense and rigid posture to his clenched fists that he was frustrated and angry, he was still absolutely exquisite looking.

Blushing at his thoughts, Yugi walked toward the bed with the tray still resting on his hip. Stopping at the foot of the bed, he swallowed the lump in his throat as crimson eyes looked up at him with a heated stare. "Umm… I brought these up for you," he said, gently placing the tray on the bed.

Yami looked down at the tray and frowned at the cookies inside. "More cookies, is that all you know how to fix?"

Inwardly flinching at the tone, Yugi shyly dropped his head and rubbed his left arm. "It's a habit… a friend of mine is a cookie fiend and so I tend to make them for him," he explained, his voice shaking a bit since Yami's mood was intimidating.

Watching the little one tense up, Yami sighed while taking one of the cookies and eating it. They were very good cookies after all.

"I'm really… about upsetting you," Yugi whispered out, scuffing the tip of his foot against the carpet. "I just…"

"Where you're from Christmas must've been a big deal, wasn't it," Yami mused, not really asking a question, but Yugi nodded in reply.

Turning away from Yami, Yugi walked over to the window and crawled up into the window seat to stare up at the sky that was dull colored from the snow, but it was enough to know that it was near sunset by the dimming light.

"You're right, where I'm from Christmas was very big," he said, dropping his gaze to look across the road at all the other Christmas decorations that decorated the neighbor's yard. He could also hear the faint sound of carols coming from the other house.

Looking over at the other, Yami's anger drifted. There was something about his amethyst eyed houseguest that made his heart melt sometimes and it was hard to stay mad at Yugi for long, especially when the little one was doing something to try and make him feel better.

"Why did you run away? I mean you seem to miss your home… what did they abuse you or…?"

"No! It was nothing like that!" Yugi interrupted, turning to Yami to watch him blink in surprise at the sudden outburst. "It… it's a bit complicated. Let's just say that I felt like I needed to get out on my own… to prove myself."

Running a hand through his hair, Yami sighed. "I see… and well… well I'm sorry about my attitude downstairs," he managed out, looking over to see amethyst eyes gleaming at him in hope.

"You… you're not mad at me?" Yugi asked his eyes sparkling as a small smile played on his lips before breaking out into a wide grin as Yami gave him a small smile in return.

"No, I'm not mad at you," Yami replied, his smile forming into a smirk as he looked over at Yugi to glare playfully. "Just don't even think about decorating my yard! I have a reputation to uphold, y'know."

Chuckling, Yugi surprised Yami as he ran over to him and wrapped him in a warm hug. "I promise, Yami," he whispered softly.

Yami's heart fluttered at the gentle and soft voice as well as the feel of the warm breath caressing his ear. Yugi had to be the damn cutest person he had ever come across, and the little one's voice was filled with kindness, that it made you want to squeeze the life out of him.

"Well that's settled then," He smiled, getting over his mental musings as Yugi pulled away from him to sit on the bed. Getting up from the bed, he picked up the tray and seized Yugi's wrist to pull the little one towards him. "Now let's go get some real food."

"Can we eat in the living room?" Yugi asked, looking up with his trademark pleading eyes.

'Damn those eyes!' Yami inwardly groaned while forcing a smile. "I guess so, but don't event think about putting on any Christmas carols, that room is going to be enough to thrown me into a Christmas breakdown."

"You're so funny, Yami," Yugi chuckled, poking Yami playfully. "It's not like Christmas is going to kill you."

"That's what they want you to believe," he said, poking Yugi on the nose before tugging the little one behind him down the stairs and into the kitchen.

Yugi opened the window as he saw Orion flying toward him, watching the deer gracefully land inside his room he smiled as the deer turned to him with a letter in his mouth. "How was everyone?"

: Gmmemmphe mmphit! :

"What? Let me get this out of your mouth," Yugi smiled pulling the letter from the deer's mouth to watch it lick it's snout and move its mouth in awkward patterns, causing him to chuckle.

: Ugh, that stuff tastes horrid! :

Chuckling, Yugi opened the letter and smiled as he looked over the letter that Mrs. Claus had sent him before pulling out another sheet of paper to find blink as he noticed it to be a small letter from his Grandpa and Santa, both wishing him some luck.

: Well, what is it? They never told me anything, just shoved it in my mouth and told me to give it to you. I get no respect… :

"Quit complaining, Ori," Yugi chided, rolling his eyes at the snort he received. "It's just a letter from Nana Claus, Santa, and Grandpa. All three of them wishing me the best and also giving me the whereabouts of Yami's mother."

: His mother? Why did you want to know where she was? :

"I figure that Yami doesn't like Christmas because he is always alone and that he thinks that his mother loves her job more than him."

: You mean she doesn't? :

"Ori, you're not helping," Yugi sighed exasperatedly, pushing against the deer's head as it looked down at the letter from over his shoulder.

Orion snorted at his elf companion before catching a delightful whiff of something he absolutely loved. Nudging Yugi in the stomach with his nose, he could smell the aroma of sugar cookies.

"Stop it! That tickles!" Yugi laughed, pushing the deer away while using the other hand to hold the letter up in the air. "Cut… it… out!" he mumbled out, giving the deer another push but let out an 'eep' as the deer stepped aside, causing him to hit the floor.

Grumbling, he shot a glare up at the snickering deer while getting back to his feet. "As I was saying before you so rudely interrupted me… I have an idea that may make Yami warm up to Christmas."

: I didn't think elves did miracles. :

Glaring over at the deer, Yugi stuck his tongue out before stuffing the letters into the pouch on his hooded sweatshirt. "You know you have a few issues that need to be worked out," he sighed, snapping his fingers as his normal wear was replaced with his elf clothing.

: What're ya up to? :

Playing with the bell at the end of his hat, Yugi gave the deer a mischievous grin, causing his amethyst eyes to glow with the elfin charm, signaling that the little one was going to be using some of its infamous magic. "You'll see."

: That doesn't make me feel any better. :

"Go get on the roof and wait for me there," Yugi smiled, leaving the room before the deer could mutter a comment. Faintly hearing the clomping of the reindeer's hooves as well as the bells jingling, he knew that Orion had left the room and was now walking along the roof invisible to all eyes.

Making his way to Yami's room, Yugi carefully opened the door and peeked inside to see Yami sleeping peacefully on his side. Smiling, he slipped into the room to walk over to the bed before pulling out a clump of silvery dust from a small pouch around his waist.

Closing his eyes, he blew the dust over Yami while muttering a simple incantation that was supposed to have Yami see everything as a vision or in his case a dream. Leaning over, Yugi chuckled at watching Yami scrunch up his nose.

Sleepy crimson eyes slowly peeled open at feeling something tickling their nose. With his vision coming into focus, Yami looked up to be greeted with gleaming amethyst eyes, causing him to jump lightly. "Y…Yugi?" he yawned, rubbing his eyes before looking at the other to have his eyes widen.

Yugi's face beamed in a perfect smile as he stepped back to let Yami have some room. "C'mon Yami, I want to show you something."

Blinking his eyes, Yami couldn't believe what he was seeing. There Yugi was in front of him, but the little one was no longer wearing anything considered normal. Instead, Yugi was dressed in a purple tunic made like the elf costumes at the mall, while underneath that tunic was a shimmering silvery satin shirt with long billowing bell sleeves. Suede figure fitting pants of silver clad the little one's legs while a black leather belt covered in silver bells hung loosely around Yugi's waist.

Even the elf shoes were there, they were purple with silver bells at the tips and the hat, which nested in the little one's mane of hair, was made extra long at the end, causing some of it to hang over the shoulder to show the silver bell at the end of it.

Yami shook his head. He had to be dreaming, but with every glance it was still the same and he also noticed Yugi's ears were now pointed, proving the little one to be an elf. "You… you're an…"

"Elf," Yugi finished, smiling as Yami nodded hesitantly shock still evident in his eyes. "I'm a Christmas elf and I'm here to show you the wonder of Christmas."

"Now I know I'm crazy," Yami breathed, scooting off the bed and circling around Yugi before gently touching the pointed ears to find that they were really there and not figments of his imagination.

Chuckling at Yami's actions, Yugi grabbed the other's hands and interlaced their fingers gently. "Come with me and we'll be on our way," he smiled, tugging his red eyed double toward the window that opened with a flick of his wrist.

"Where are we going?" Yami asked, trying to get out Yugi's grasp, but the little one kept a tight grip on him. Feeling a cold brush of wind rush through the window, he shivered while trying to dig his foot in the carpet.

Turning to look back at Yami, Yugi frowned slightly before bringing out another clump of powder from a side pouch, this powder a soft green before tossing it at Yami, causing the other to sneeze.

"What's the big deal?" he asked, glaring at the shorter before looking down to realize that his sleep wear was replaced with the warmer outfit he had wore earlier, even his trademark boots were on his feet. "There must've been something wrong with that eggnog."

Taking Yami's musing as a chance to make his move, Yugi pulled the other onto the roof with him before closing the window with another flick of his wrist. Looking back to find Yami grumbling about overdue eggnog making him crazy, he sighed while tugging Yami up higher on the roof to see Orion.

: Oh, no ya don't! :

"Oh c'mon, Ori," Yugi smiled looking over at the deer to watch it shake its head.

Hearing Yugi talking to someone, Yami looked up and almost screamed as he noticed the same deer he had an earlier encounter with shaking its head at Yugi and snorting while stamping a foot. "I'm loosing my mind, aren't I?"

"You're not loosing your mind, Yami," Yugi smiled, giving the other's hand a gentle squeeze. "This is just a dream to show you the true meaning of the holiday."

: I'm not here for joyrides! :

"You give us a ride and I'll make a batch of cookies just for you."

: I thought I wasn't allowed to have cookies. :

"I'll make an exception… just this once," Yugi smiled, pulling Yami closer to the deer since Orion grunted a small agreement to seal the deal. "Yami, this is Orion and he's going to take us flying."

Crimson eyes widened. "What? You can't be serious! Deer don't fly!"

"This one does," Yugi smiled, giving Yami a firm shove, causing the other to bump into the deer. "Just relax and everything will be fine. Ori, is a great flyer!"

: You won me over with the cookies, no need to flatter me. :

"Get over yourself," Yugi chided, gently swatting the reindeer's ears before climbing up on its back and grabbing the reins. Looking over at Yami, he smiled while motioning the other to climb on behind him. "Please Yami, I promise nothing will go wrong."

: Unless I get wiped out by a 747 somewhere… Ow! :

Pulling the deer's ear, Yugi rolled his eyes before blushing as he felt Yami's arms wrap around his waist since the other had climbed on behind him while he was shutting Orion up. Looking back into crimson eyes, he winked. "Are you ready?"

"… I guess… I mean I'm already this far into this wacky dream that I might as well see what happens… right?" Yami sighed, offering a small smile while tightening his grip around the little one's waist as the deer took a step forward.

"That's the spirit!" Yugi chirped, patting Orion to signal that they were ready. Hearing a snort, Yugi chuckled at Yami's yelp as the reindeer beneath them ran toward the edge of the roof before making a leap into the air.

Feeling Orion's muscles moving below him, Yugi looked down to watch the reindeer pump his legs. Flying for reindeer was pretty simple, if one was to watch reindeer fly, it would look they were either running or taking large leaps in midair. Turning to look back at Yami, he chuckled at finding crimson eyes shut.

"Yami, open your eyes," he smiled, giving the other a gently nudge with his elbow.

Opening his crimson eyes, Yami looked down at the passing scenery and couldn't help but smile. Sure, it was a bit frightening being up this high, but the view was spectacular. The city lights as well as the bonus decorations made the place look like something out a Christmas fairy tale.

"It's beautiful," he smiled, turning to look into gleaming amethyst eyes.

: Not that I don't mind the company an all, but would ya mind telling me where we're going? :

"We're going to Egypt, off the boundaries of Luxor to be exact," Yugi answered, patting Orion on the neck.

: What?! I'm a reindeer, not a camel! :

"E… Egypt, why are we going there?" Yami asked, his eyes clouding up at the thought of really going back home."

Gently rubbing the arm around his neck, Yugi smiled. "I'm taking you to the place you love the most… think of it as my gift to you."

"…Yugi," Yami whispered out, hugging the little one closer to him.

: Hello, do I not get a say in this? Ow! Quit kicking me or I'll dump both of ya off… Ow! :

Shaking his head at Orion's complaining, Yugi blushed at the hug Yami was still giving him. "Let's get a move on, Ori," he chuckled, flicking the jingle bell reins.

: Yeah, yeah… you owe me big, Elf! :

Yami couldn't help but gasp as the deer lurched upward with a snort before all the jingle bells on the reins glowed just as a black void opened up in the sky in front of them. "What's going on?"

"The jingle bells are magic, they have an ability to warp to any place around the world in like a minute. How else did you think Santa does his job in one night?" Yugi asked, looking back at Yami as Orion jumped through the vortex.

Feeling a cold rush of air, Yami shivered before a small flash caught his attention, causing him to look down at the familiar desert landscape. Feeling the deer dropping altitude, he breathed in the familiar scents that he had longed for since he last left this place.

"How do you feel Yami?" Yugi asked looking over his shoulder to see warm crimson eyes gleaming back at him with new found fondness.

"Words can't describe," Yami smiled, hugging the little one again, just before feeling a light jerk as the deer landed behind a large building. "Looks like we're behind the old library," he smiled, locking his legs as the deer started to walk through the alley way.

"Aren't you afraid that they'll see you?" Yami asked, waving a hand to indicate a few late night travelers, as well as the vehicles driving by.

Shaking his head, Yugi chuckled. "Nope, we're invisible," he replied, looking back to laugh at Yami's perplexed expression. "It's a talent."

Nodding, Yami decided not to ask anymore questions, since the answers made him even more confused. Looking around the city as they continued down the street, he wondered to himself why he couldn't hear the jingle bells on Yugi or the deer ringing from the movement.

"Ok, I think we need to go at least 6 miles west of here," Yugi stated, looking over a piece of parchment in front of him.

Looking over the little one's shoulder, Yami blinked. The illustrations were moving on the paper, a banner over a star waved as if being blown in the breeze, but the scripture on the parchment was something he had never seen before. "You can read that?"

"Of course, silly," Yugi chuckled. "It's my own language."

Groaning at his momentary stupidity, Yami ran a hand through his hair before letting out a startled yelp and wrapping his arms around Yugi again as the deer made another leap into the air. "Give a bit of warning before ya take off like that!"

"Where are we going?" Yami asked, looking around to spot an excavation site as well as a pair of large tents and a large land rover parked up ahead of them. Looking the vehicle over as the deer came to a stop, there was a part of him that knew that he had seen that vehicle before.

"This is the second gift for you," Yugi smiled, watching Yami slide off Orion's back to run his hand across the land rover.

"What do you think of it, James?"

Yami froze at the voice. Turning his eyes widened at the site of the figure caring a lantern from out of the dig site. "Mo… Mother."

"From what I can gather, it appears that this used to be an oasis and a hideout for thieves."

"I agree."

Yami shook his head as he watched his mother talk to the other man, who he knew to be Ryou's father. It had been at least 4 months since he had last seen his mother and she still looked the same, although it appeared she cut some of her hair.

"Family is a big part of Christmas, and since you were alone, I thought you would like to see exactly what your mother was doing," Yugi smiled, walking over to Yami while pulling Orion behind him.

Watching the two enter into the middle tent, Yami peeked inside a small tent flap window and looked inside to see his mother and her friend sitting down to eat a rather good looking meal as well as some drinks.

"Christmas is almost on the way, and here we are away from our children."

"I know James, how does Ryou take your absences?"

"His aunt watches him for me and he understands what I do, I know he misses me, but he still enjoys the holidays. What of your son?"

Yami tensed as heard the question. Watching his mother run a hand through her crimson streaked black hair, he didn't know if he wanted to hear her answer or not.

"I feel like I'm loosing him. Ever since his father died… Yami has closed himself up and not let anyone in, he has even turned his back on the holidays. When he was little, it was his favorite time of the year because his father would let him help decorate… actually he turned his back on the holidays before the accident."

"I'm sorry to hear of that, he seems such a nice young man. Ryou tells me about all his friends when I call."

"I try to call Yami, but at the second ring I loose the nerve to talk to him, since all he tends to do is argue with me or has better things to do. I talk to my brother in law and he tells me that Yami works really hard for him and everything, which I am very proud of, but I wish he would just talk to me sometimes."

"You know children, Halima… especially teenagers."

"I know, but still I wish Yami would at least enjoy Christmas… for me and in memory of his father."

Yami dropped his head while walking away from the tent and going to sit on a small desert rock on the brink of camp. So he was hurting his mother with his attitude? He didn't mean to… it's just he didn't want her to worry about him and then bring up his father…

"Yami?" Yugi asked, his voice soft and full of concern as he kneeled in front of the other to notice strong crimson eyes watering lightly because of unshed tears. "I'm sorry… I didn't mean to make you cry…"

Pulling the little one to him, Yami hugged Yugi while burying his face in the wild mane of silky hair. "Don't apologize, Yugi," he whispered lightly. "This is only a dream right… a dream telling me that I need to do better before I loose all those I care about."

"That's right, Yami," Yugi sighed, hugging Yami back.

"Now I kinda know how Scrooge felt," Yami sighed, smirking lightly as he pulled back to look at Yugi. "But I think I had it better off than he did?"

"Why's that?"

"Because instead of ghosts, I got a really cute elf instead," Yami smiled, caressing Yugi's cheek lightly while chuckling as the little one flushed.

: Woo, blush any brighter and Rudolph will have some competition! :

"Shut up!"

Chuckling, Yami quirked an eyebrow as he looked between Yugi and the deer. Shaking it off, he got to his feet and walked over to reindeer and gave it a rub behind the ears before climbing on its back. "Let's go home, Yugi."

Smiling, Yugi nodded as he climbed on in front of Yami to have arms wrapped around him once again. "B…back to Yami's, Orion."

Snorting the deer, took off at a quick run before leaping into the air.

As they flew through the air, Yami blinked as he heard something he hadn't heard earlier… the sound of Orion and Yugi's jingle bells ringing.

Diallo: So he finally heard the bells

Z-S: Yup, heh and ya gotta love Ori!

Diallo: True

Z-S: Speaking of the deer, if anyone is curious as to what he looks like, I did a pic of him.

Diallo: Let us know if ya wanta see and we'll post the link next chap.

Z-S: Now off to O.T.P and Wild Aces!

Diallo: Please Review!