Title: The Chaos before (and during) Christmas (4/8)

Author: Chibi Wingzero

Rating: R

Pairing(s): Seto/Jou, Yami/Yugi, Bakura/Ryou, Marik/Malik, Honda/Otogi, one sided Anzu/Yami, one sided Honda/Anzu

Beta: MOFAF (MomOfFluffyAndFluffier).

Spoilers: None

Disclaimer: I am merely borrowing the Yu-Gi-Oh cast. They will be returned in one piece…. Hopefully.

Summary: Both Seto and Jou have been wanting each other for a long time. Mokuba and Yugi have decided to do something about it. Together they plan an unforgettable Christmas party.

Chapter Title: Innocent Lil' Angels. I Don't Think So!

----4 days before Christmas----

"Do you think we have a large enough tree?" Yugi inquired, recalling how large the tree was. It looked like it was at least double their heights if not then three times. Too bad, they didn't bring anything to measure it.

Mokuba giggled. "You can never have a too tall Christmas tree. Besides, we have more room to put our presents under it." His eyes shined with mischief. "There's even space for a certain present."

Yugi mirrored that cheeky smile. "Definitely. Now all we have to do is get it under the tree." It was going to be hard, considering the present was large and heavy. They could ask Honda and Malik to help. Yugi was certain the Egyptian would aid them, but he wasn't sure about Honda. Knowing Bakura and Marik, they most likely would volunteer, since it was embarrassing for the recipient.

"I'm sure someone will help us," Mokuba stated with confidence. He scooted closer to Yugi so he could see the list they had created the day before. When Mokuba said that he was going over to Yugi's to plan the party, he wasn't lying. He did plan the party, but it was after helping Jou with his present for Seto. "They may even help us acquire it."

Yugi's smile turned into a smirk at the thought of 'acquiring' the present. "Well, I hope they aren't too rough with the present. I'm sure he wouldn't want to receive it in a bad condition."

The younger Kaiba nodded his head. "He likes his presents new and pristine, though I doubt he would want to return this." He nodded his head again. "It's a good thing too, because we don't have a receipt anyways."

Looking up from the list, Yugi added, "Speaking of which, shouldn't we wrap it? Half the fun is unwrapping it." He loved using innuendo, because no one would suspect he had those thoughts.

"I don't think he's ready to go that far," Mokuba giggled, thinking about how his brother would react to opening his present. "But just in case, we may want to provide a couple supplemental gifts." Suddenly the two of them started to laugh hard, understanding the implied meaning.

Up in front, the chauffer began to wonder if either of his passengers consumed a large quantity of sugary products. He had experienced a sugar high Mokuba on several occasions, especially when Seto took him out for ice cream. Now he had to deal with two of them. –What did I do to ever deserve this kind of punishment?- He miserably thought; though he kept his eyes on the road.

When they managed to calm down, Yugi was the first to find his voice. "What flavor does your brother like? After all, it could make the present good or bad."

Scrunching his nose, Mokuba thought of what his brother liked. "He's fond of strawberries. He doesn't care much for chocolate though. I think he will be once we're through with him though."

"So strawberries it is," Yugi voiced in agreement. He wondered if they should get the other thing, but he didn't know what size to get. "You wouldn't happen to know what size your brother is."

The black haired boy merely raised a brow. "What do you think?"

"Maybe he wasn't blessed in that area?" Yugi replied as casually as if he was talking about the weather and not something so naughty. Soon enough, the two were howling with laughter, causing the chauffer to groan yet again.

"That's a good one," Mokuba gasped. His cheeks were slightly red from laughing so hard. The two of them scrambled back onto their seats for they had fallen off due to the prior bout of laughing. "Next on the list is a camcorder and a digital camera. There's no way I'm going to miss an opportunity like this. Who knows when I'll get another chance?"

"There's always next year," Yugi reminded him. He had already crossed off the tree from their list. They still needed to buy the decorations and other party supplies. "And the year after that."

"It wouldn't be the same," Mokuba slightly pouted. His brother might have hooked up with him by then, and he knew his big brother to be on the cautious side. In other words, he thought of all the pros and cons before making a decision, especially a life changing one.

"I guess so," Yugi said before remembering something. "Why did you buy that pear tree and the partridge?"

"Decoration," Mokuba replied. He knew his brother wouldn't approve of having several animals in the mansion. One time he tried to talk Seto into letting him keep a puppy he rescued. Of course, Seto said no to it and told him its owners may be looking for it. As it turned out, the puppy was a stray. Fortunately, Mokuba had been able to find a good home for it. Plus Seto allowed the pup to stay on two conditions. Mokuba had to take responsibility of it and find someone to adopt it.

"Let me guess, you were inspired by a song?" Yugi inquired. It was the only thing he could think of. Also the song happened to be playing over a nearby store's loud speaker.

"Yup," Mokuba replied all too cheerfully. He had that innocent look on his face. "I wanted to do something unique for the party, and it was a spur of the moment type of thing. What are you going to wear?"

"I was thinking about dressing up," Yugi said thoughtfully. An evil smirk, which should have been on Bakura or Marik's face but not Yugi's, made an appearance on Yugi's face. "Maybe we can get Marik, Bakura, and Yami to dress up as well."

"Do tell."

And let the plotting begin!

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For the next five hours, Mokuba and Yugi bought almost an entire store's worth in decorations. Okay, it wasn't that much, but poor Robert, the chauffer. He had to make several trips back to the limo and even drive it back to the mansion a few times since the limo was so full. They decided not to go with the traditional ornaments since Seto didn't like cute. Most of them were duel monsters or characters from various anime.

Since they didn't really celebrate Christmas, they had no decoration. It meant they had to buy more, which neither of the boys complained about. They actually had fun shopping. The workers were really nice, but then again, they did buy a lot. They decided to decorate the tree the next day, since they were tired from all the shopping. Plus Malik, Ryou, and Honda wanted to help. Jou would have, but he needed to work. It wasn't easy earning the only income of a family, especially if one doesn't have a high school degree.

Next came the party items. They received a few stares since they were supposed to be innocent, but they didn't care. Due to their age, they had Robert pay for it and go buy the special gift for Seto. When the chauffer came out of Foxy Dreams, he was very pale. Mokuba decided to pay him a bonus for putting up with their scheme.

Mokuba had instructed where the trees, the partridge, and the decoration would be kept. It took the entire staff about half an hour to move everything. This caused Seto to investigate where his staff ran off. Surprisingly, he was home earlier than usual for some reason or another.

"Did you have fun?" Seto inquired as he looked over the huge pile of decorations. It was a good thing the secret present and supplies had been moved to the younger Kaiba's room.

"Yup, we certainly did," Mokuba chirped, bouncing towards his brother to give him a hug. He then bounded back to where the camcorder box was located.

"We?" Seto inquired. He wondered if Robert still had enough energy to keep up with his younger brother. To him, the chauffer was old, but he was definitely reliable.

Mokuba nodded his head as he was opening the box. "Yugi and I went shopping. If you're wondering why he went, he did help me plan the party after all. You do remember?"

"Yes I remember," Seto held back a scowl, but raised a brow upon seeing a pear tree with a more than irate partridge in it. "Why is there a partridge in a pear tree here?"

-I need a new agent.- The more than irate partridge thought gloomily from his nice cage.

Glancing up Mokuba calmly replied, "It's part of the decorations. Yes, I decided to go all out, because this will be my first Christmas party."

-That makes sense.- Seto mused. Besides, Kaibas were known for going all out and pulling all the stops. His brother was no exception. "You're responsible for the bird."

"No problem," Mokuba chirped, now flipping through the pages of the manual.

-I'm doomed!- The partridge sulked.

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The first twenty minutes Mokuba spent learning which buttons did what. He then followed their staff, recording them doing their everyday activities. He also experimented with the different settings, but soon enough he became bored so he set off to find a better subject.

Mokuba filmed the partridge while making comments. Unfortunately, the said bird didn't do much or respond to any of his comments. In fact, he sat there preening his feathers and ignoring the camera. At least, it appeared to be ignoring Mokuba. However, it had other things on its mind.

-Do you have anything better to do than to watch me take a bath? - Of course, Mokuba didn't hear this let alone understand a single chirp.

This too became boring. Sighing Mokuba was about to put away his new camcorder when he thought of the perfect subject, his older brother. They hardly had anything from when they were younger so this would be a good time to catch up on that. He betted all the others had pictures of when they were younger, though some may inflict huge amounts of humiliation.

After checking how much tape was left, Mokuba bounded towards his brother's office. At this time of day, he was most likely there unless he was on a bathroom break. Then he would naturally be in the bathroom. Even in his sleep, he knew where to find his brother's office.

Upon reaching the door, Mokuba banged as loud and hard as he could. Sometimes, his brother became so caught up in his work that he forgot about everything else. He repeated this three more times when no one answered the door. Frowning he turned the knob and entered without announcing it. He did give four rather loud warnings.

"Niichan?' Mokuba called out. He noticed the lights were turned off and the computer wasn't running. It meant Seto wasn't going to be here any time soon.

Mokuba shut the door behind him and went off to find his brother. The next option was his bedroom so off he went. He raced through the hallway, nearly bumping into a couple of maids. With all the excitement, he somehow managed to find the energy to be hyper.

Stopping in front of his brother's bedroom door, Mokuba heard the strangest thing. He thought he heard his brother singing or perhaps it was his imagination. The door wasn't locked when he opened it.

Inside the room, Seto was nowhere to be found. His bed had been neatly done and everything seemed to be in order. Everything was organized even down to his socks.

A minute later, a voice was belting out Christmas carols. That voice was unmistakable. It was his brother singing along to the radio. Since when did Seto sing? More to the point, when did he get into the Christmas spirit? Fortunately for him, Seto forgot to lock the door.

Sneaking into the bathroom, Mokuba turned on the camcorder and started recording. He caught the last half of Rudolf the Red Nose Reindeer. Soon enough, The Twelve Days of Christmas followed it, except he replaced the partridge in a pear tree with a puppy in my bed. This caused Mokuba to giggle, but he slapped his free hand over his mouth, muffling the noise.

By this time, Mokuba was thankful for the curtain that blocked his view of Seto, because it blocked his brother's view of him as well. Even though they were close, they weren't that close. They were some things he didn't want to know about his brother, but a certain blond might.

The third carol was I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus. This time, he didn't change the lyrics. He was somewhat off key, but it was much better than Honda. That brunette was completely tone deaf. Every time he sang, dog howls accompanied it. Okay, so it wasn't every time, but it was enough times for dense people to pick up on it. Mokuba recalled Seto asking why Jou hadn't joined. The blond answered something about not knowing the lyrics. Then his brother said that Jou did not need to know the lyrics, because it was only howling. Needless to say, Jou was restrained by an annoyed Honda and an amused Malik.

Once the song was over, the water ceased and a hand reached out to grab a towel. Mokuba took this as his cue to make a hasty retreat. He didn't want Seto to find the tape and destroy it before he could make copies. Yugi would definitely want to watch this and on the big screen with surround sound too.

This was going to be a fun Christmas.

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My fingers are numb, and I'm only halfway finished. Gah!

Mokie and Yugi are such naughty boys. XP