A/N: Sorry if it took a while to write this but I wanted it to be prefect. After all, I already have over 50 reviews! (Minus that one review where I was critiziced for writting Téa with two e's instead of one...but I'm willing to look past that.) So thanks for the reviews and enjoy!

Same thing once more, me don't own Yu-Gi-Oh!

Chapter 16

Forgotten Smile

Yami

I woke up the Christmas morning with a sweet smell being taken in by my nose. I looked down and sleeping Sam cuddling with me on the couch. She seemed so calm, I don't want to wake her. I unwrapped one of my arms from her waist and stoked her cheek softly. She smiled slightly as she moved closer to me, making me fall even more in love with her. I came to realize that I felt differently towards her a couple of days ago. The worst night of my life. As I saw Sam drop, I yelled out to her and she gripped the railing in an instant. I remember getting close to grab her before she fell. When I saw her other hand slipping I felt as if part of me was going with her...it was then I knew that I felt different. I kept stroking her cheek marveled at how soft her face felt in my hand. It felt great to have her so near to me. I stayed like that until she woke up.

"Merry Christmas," I said. She smiled as I gazed into her eyes, something about them seemed different today.

"Merry Christmas you two," Yugi said as he snapped me out of my thoughts. We looked around and saw him at the opposite end of the couch.

"Merry Christmas Yugi," I said while Sam signed it. I unrapped my other arm from her waist and we sat up.

"When are we going to excahnge gifts?" Yugi asked egaerly.

"After breakfast. I'm starved," I replied. We headed to the kitchen and began to work on breakfast. Sometime after, Yugi's gradfather joined us.

"Merry Christmas kids," he said as he came in.

"Merry Christmas!" Yugi and I said at the same time. We kept working with Solomon's help and finished in record time. We found ourselves eating as family. After we were done we headed upstairs to change and walked back down to the living room with the gifts we were about to exchange.

I gave Solomon his and seemed overjoyed by it. He gave me in return a small amount of money so I could get myself something nice since he doesn't know me that well. I gave Yugi his present and gave he gave me a colored drawing of the Dark Magician. I could tell it was really good and that he got someone to draw it for him since he isn't that talented in said art. Sam gave me a book about Egyptian pharaoh and thier pyramids and history of their kingdoms.

'I was told by someone that you're interested in that type of thing,' she explained.

"Thank you," I said while passing the pages and taking a good look inside the book and found a chapter about an unamed pharaoh. I passed the pages of that chapter carefully and found that there was a certain mystery with that pharaoh out of all the others. That means that they could be tallking about me...I'm pretty sure that there's only one tomb that doesn't have a name and my guess that it's mine. I looked up to Sam and she was looking from the book to me and a big smile spread across her delicate features. Does she know?

The she gave Yugi a digital camera, which I really don't get.

'Since you can't draw, might as well take good pictures,' she signed to him. He smiled and seemed really thankful.

"Thanks Sam. I really apreciate it," he said while doing something with it.

'Your welcome Yugi,' she signed as she gave Solomon his present. He smiled and thanked Sam. The phone rang and he went to answer it in his room, leaving us three alone. I took a deep breath as I pulled out Sam's present and walked up to her. I gave it to her and she lloked at me with a puzzling look. She opened the box and her eyes filled with tears. She took the necklace out of the box and touched the pendant carefully. She smiled as she read the piece of paper I tucked under it. She looked at me with those tears of happiness streaming down her cheeks.

"It's beautiful. Just like you," I said softly. I'm not sure where that came from but somehow it felt right. I took the necklace from her hand and put the necklace on her. She smiled and fingered the pendant softly, as if she thought this was all a dream. "It suits you," I said with a smile. She looked up once more, about to mouth a simple thank you.

"Your..." I began only to be stopped by Sam's finger which she placed upon my lips gently.

"Thank you," I heard her say faintly. I opened my eyes wide in surprise and tried to say something but I just couldn't...the shock was to much.

"What happened?" Yugi asked through our link.

"I don't know...wait, I do...a miracle," I replied to him in the link.

"What do you mean?" he asked.

"I can't believe it Yugi!" I said in the link. "Sam! You just talked!" I said to her. She looked at me confused but then a big smile came upon her gentle features. This one was different entirely. It was like a long forgotten smile had just been brought back to life. She took a deep breath and a strong, sweet voice came from her.

"I did?" she asked while placing a hand on her throat. Her eyes glew with happines and the forgotten smile came back as she jumped around exited and talking loudly. "I can talk again! I can't believe it!" She kept saying over and over. She ran into my arms and I held her tightly. I was so happy I lifted her from the ground and held her closer to me. I was so happy for her...now she could be the girl she's always wanted to be. Although to me Sam has always been that.

We slightly separated from that embrace, allowing ourselves to look at each others eyes. The smile from Sam's face hadn't faded away. We were snapped out of our thoughts by a bright light. We looked at him and he had a grin that ran from ear to ear and was foucused on something above us. We both looked up and saw that there was Mistletoe directly above us.

"You put that up there didn't you Yugi?" I asked through our link.

"Nope...I hadn't seen that there before," he replied.

"Hm..." I began. I didn't bother to finish my thought as I glanced at Sam and she was still looking at the Mistletoe. She looked back down, straight into my eyes.

"I remember once when I was ten. My first encounter with that thing. It was around my elventh family and they had company over. They had this boy with them. He was real adorable and we got along well, despite my not being able to talk. Anyway, a while before they left we found ourselves under the Mistletoe. We were about to kiss when a Social Worker came to take me away from the house due to the fact that I was in another abusive family," she said. Her voice cracking a bit due to the lack of use. She wasn't used to talking since she was going to sign what she just said...but if I didn't hold her hands back and give her a look she wouldn't have used her voice. "I never did get that kiss..." she said as her voice trailed off. She turned away and try to leave our embrace but I brought her to me. She slowly moved her face until we were face to face once more.

I leaned down slightly and my kips touched hers gently. For a brief moment I was able to feel the soft lips of the girl I've been wanting to kiss. We separated and Sam blushed greatly. "At least you got this one," I said with a smile.

She ket go of me and walked to the coat rack, pulling out her coat. She opened the door and with a wave headed outside. I did the same and followed after her.

"Where are you going?" I asked as I approached her. Sam turned around and looked at me happy eyes. Ones that I hardly see. She lifted her hands, about to sign something but I brought them down with mine.

"I'm going home," she said softly. At that, I leaned down slightly and kissed her gently once more. This time, she returned the kiss softly as her lips touched mine in return. I sensed that the kiss would've lasted longer if Sam hadn't backed away. "What was that for?" she asked biting away smile, I could tell the she enjoyed it by the crimson color her cheeks had taken.

"The kiss you were owed," I said simply. She smiled and began to approach me.

"Sam, Impa called. Your grandfather is at your house waiting for you," Yugi said, ruining the mood and coming closer. Sam took our hands and ran off, pulling us with her. For such a skinny girl, she sure has strength. She was still dragging us and we had a hard time keeping up. All that running must've given her a lot of strength. When we finally stopped, we found ourselves in front of a large mansion.