Author's note: Another day, another chapter. I might take all of tomorrow to write the next chapter, so I don't know if I'll update. Just giving you guys fair warning.

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Warnings: slight language

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All I Want for Christmas Chapter 17 The Song That Never Ends

Center of the Mall (Santa's Chair)

Kaiba touched the earpiece hidden under his fake beard. "Mokuba, is there any information on what tripped off that alarm?"

"I just got the surveillance camera, it looks like there was an elf in the store, but we weren't able to ID anybody."

"Hmm… let me know if you find out anymore."

We wish you a Merry Christmas…

"All right Mai, send in the next kid."

"Alright, and try to be cheerful this time Kaiba." The blonde duelist said while going down to the line.

"What are you talking about, I am cheerful." Kaiba said with a scowl on his face.

'Man, he must really be mad if I can tell he's scowling under that beard.' "Yeah, tell it to the four kids you made cry." Mai said under her breath.

And a Happy New Year…

"Alright, who's next?" Mai asked reaching the children.

"Me, me!"

"I'm next!"

"Hey, over here!"

"Ok, you." Mai pointed to a slightly heavy-set boy of around nine.

"Aww…" came the disappointed drone from the rest of the children.

"Don't worry everyone will get a turn." Mai promised.

Now bring us some Figgie pudding.

Mai had noticed the boy was staring at her about half way up to Santa's Chair. "Is something the matter Hon?"

"How does someone like you hook up with a fat old guy?"

Mai sweat dropped, "Well looks aren't everything kid." 'I can't believe I just said that.'

"Ho, Ho, Ho!" 'I can't believe I just said that!' Kaiba thought as Mai and the boy reached the chair. "Come here little boy."

"Hey Santa I got a question," the boy started, "can I sit in her lap?" He motioned towards Mai.

Kaiba was very tempted to say 'yes', but something told him he'd better not risk facing the wrath of a woman scorned.

We won't go until we get some… Ice Skating Rink

"All right, put all that stuff back now!" Tea demanded.

"No way!" The leader of the hockey 'raiders' declared. To Tea's surprise the voice sounded awfully feminine.

The figure skaters had long since ran away, which left the brunet all alone on the ice, surrounded by a bunch of well armed pre-teens.

"Why don't you do yourself a favor princess and get off the Ice." The leader said.

"Not until you put everything you stole back."

"We're only borrowing it." The leader said removing the helmet covering the face of a twelve-year-old girl with flaming red hair. "Besides, the store owners were the ones stupid enough to leave the doors unlocked."

"But what about the other kids?" Tea motioned towards the rink, now absent of figure skaters. "Why did you have to ruin the fun for the other kids?"

"They had their fun, now it's our turn!" the girl replied, "Boys, first one to get princess of the ice gets dibs on my desert for the next week."

A cheer of applause rang up threw the group of boys as they began pelting Tea with tennis balls.

We wish you a Merry…

Tea darted around on the ice, frantic to get away from the objects that hurtled toward her. She was able to dodge most of them, but one hit her ankle pretty hard, causing her to trip and slide into a goal net the group had set up.

"Goal!" One boy yelled.

'Lousy little…' Tea's thoughts trailed off when she heard a shout of alarm from one of the boys.

"It's a suit run!" At the sight of one of Kaiba's men, the boys took off. "Come on Maggie!" the same boy yelled to the ringleader.

Maggie wasn't very fortunate. Having been very close to where the guard had first appeared, the girl was quickly tackled.

"Hey!" Tea yelled at the guard.

"Let me go!" Maggie cried.

"You're hurting her. Put her down!" Tea demanded.

"Can't do that Miss. I'm to arrest all perpetrators."

"I know they got a little wild, but what if they put all the hockey equipment back?"

"That would be wonderful but what about the jewels?"

"What?" Came Maggie's and Tea's voices, both equally confused.

"A jewelry store was robbed, and now this little thief broke into the sports store."

"But I didn't…" The girl began, doing everything in her power to keep from crying.

"Where are the jewels you little brat!" the guard demanded, starting to shack the girl.

"That's it!" Tea skated up to the guard, and stopped inches away from him, spraying him with tiny shards of ice. She pulled back her fist and successfully knocked the guard out senseless.

"How'd you do that?" Maggie asked in awe.

"I tend to hang out with a lot of boys too." Tea answered.

"Go figure."

And a Happy New Year… Courtyard (Level 2)

'Ok, I see the door, now just move slowly and don't make a sound.' Tristan thought. He was about to move when he heard a twig snap.

'What was that?'

'Probably just a bird.'

'What if it isn't?'

'Calm down, and head for the door!'

Slowly, he crept to the door and almost jumped for joy when he discovered it wasn't locked.

Creak!

'Nuts!'

"There he is!"

"Ahhh!"

We wish you a Merry Christmas…

Tea and Maggie watched as a tall brunet dressed in a reindeer costume came charging threw a door. "Tristan? Watch out for the ice!"

Unable to comprehend what his friend was saying, the boy ran right for the rink. He immediately fell, but due to his momentum slide on his stomach. "Duck and cover…!" He yelled while sliding past the two girls.

Splat, Splat, Splat!

"It's an ambush!" Maggie yelled taking cover along with Tea on the other side of the rink.
We wish you a Merry Christmas…
Center of the Mall "Hey Santa, I got a bone to pick with you!"

'What now?' Kaiba thought as the latest child came up to the chair.

"You gave me coal last year!" the boy yelled.

Kaiba was about to yell back, but a stern look from Mai set him straight, he'd never admit it but she was right, he had made one to many kids cry already. "Now, were you a good boy last year?" Kaiba asked in the nicest voice he could muster.

"You suck!" And with that the boy promptly kicked Kaiba in the shine before running away.

"Little Brat!" Kaiba hissed.

Good Tidings we bring to you… "Can I do something?" Mai asked

"Yeah, ring that kid's neck."

The young woman's eyes light up, "Wouldn't that be going against your contract?" She asked putting a finger to her chin.

"Don't be cute, just bring the next one."

And a Happy New Year… Outside

The group of hockey players, in their mad rush to escape the guard found themselves out in the parking lot.

"That was close." One boy said.

"Yeah." The rest agreed.

"So what do you want to do now?" Said a second boy.

"I don't know."

"Hey guys, I found this fruitcake over here." Said the first boy.

"So, no one eats fruitcake." Said the second.

"No, I mean it' pretty hard, you want to use it as a soccer ball?"

The others looked at the one boy as if he were nuts, then all answered as one, "All right."

2 minuets later

Crash, Beep, Beep, Beep, Whirl, (and all other crazy car alarm noises.)

"Way to go idiot, you broke the window on that limo!" Main Floor

After his outburst none of the other children dared to go near the giant. So Odion decided to take a little nap, and was sound asleep; stretched out on one of the two setters on the train.

Bakura walked by, trying to look as inconspicuous as possible with his pockets stuffed to the brim with expensive jewelry, when he noticed the tall Egyptian resting. 'Perfect.'

The thief stealthily hid his loot under the seat of one of the train's cars. He then took a string of lights from one of the mall's pillars and tied Odion down. He then took out a marker he happened to have had with him and drew all over the man's bald scalp, 'My Re, this guy will sleep through anything, better not forget the sideburns.' He then left for the direction of the food court.

We wish you a Merry Christmas…

Bakura was surprised to find the food court in such a state, chairs and tables where thrown in disarray and everything dripped of pizza, Chinese food, and soft drinks. "What in Anubis' name happened here?"

Curiosities lead him behind the counter of a stand, however all he found was a discarded snowman costume. He was about to leave when a napkin with writing on it caught his eye.

"Ryou's here?" he stated in disbelief, then read the P.S. "What! He let me take the rap for that slice of cake!"

And a Happy New Year…

If Ryou wasn't happy before, he defiantly wasn't happy now. He had to abandon his snowman suit when he was discovered by a group of children armed with Italian food. Let's face it, the costume was not built for speed, but now Ryou had a bigger problem; true he had gotten away unscathed, but now he was stuck running down the mall in his boxers.

Courtyard (Level 1)

Duke and Malik were still bunkered down in one of the snow forts.

Now bring us some Figgie pudding…

They had both sat in the same position for nearly the entire time they had been in the courtyard.

Now bring us some Figgie pudding…

They were cold, wet, cramped, and to top it off…

And bring some right here…

"Ugg! That song has been playing at least for the past thirty minuets!" Malik yelled standing up.

"Hey I got an idea that'll pass the time."

"What's that?"

"I spy with my little eye…something that's…white."

"It's the snow Duke."

"Actually I was thinking of that snowball aimed for your head, but I guess your answer is close enough."

"What?"

Splat!

I'm going to end it here. I'll try to get the next chapter up by tomorrow but I haven't actually finished it yet.

Just a little note on Tea's scene, I based it of the manga. Those who don't read it may be surprised to know that the girl can hit. In volume one she slugged Joey for looking up her skirt. So it could happen.

Next chapter: Malik snaps from being in such close quarters, will Duke survive? Serenity enlists some help from Yugi, Joey, and Mokuba. And what will happen when Yami confronts Kaiba, dressed as Santa, and Bakura plays with an elevator?