The Kaiba Christmas wish

by Ryu

COMPLETED! Mokuba Kaiba makes a Christmas wish that his big brother, Seto Kaiba, finds someone that'll make him happy. However, Will Seto be able to handle someone as arrogant as himself?

8. A Duel to Remember

Disclaimer: Check for it in chapter 1.

Without further adieu, here's chapter 8.

A Kaiba Christmas Wish

Chapter 8

A Duel to remember

Yugi's house: front lawn

It had been two days, but Seto Kaiba's deck was now ready to duel Yugi's. Bellona was quite proud of herself that she was able to help him. Kaiba was normally the type to refuse help, even from his own brother, but her talk of a powerful dragon card really intrigued him, and she refused to show it to him until he agreed to let him help her. Now was the time to duel against Yugi. However, getting him to agree to both duels was another problem.

Bellona knocked on the door. Much to her dismay, Tea answered it. She grimaced at the sight of the woman. Tea did the same.

"What are 'you' doing here?" Bellona asked forcibly.

"I live here." Tea answered with a frown. "What do you want?"

"Whose dat?" Another voice asked.

"It's just Bellona!"

Within seconds, Joey was also at the door.

"Oh, 'that' Bellona. Kaiba's main squeeze. What's 'she' doing here?"

"That's what I was about to find out."

Bellona fumed. "Does Yugi always let his dogs answer the door for him!" Then she pointed to Joey. "Don't tell me 'you' live here too!"

"Nah, just visitin'." He answered coolly. "Tea's cookin' may not be that great, but it's better than starving."

"Don't push it, Joey." Tea muttered. "Anyways, what do you want?"

"I wanted to talk to Yugi, but I can see he's on a very short leash."

Tea frowned. "What are you implying!"

"You know damn well what I'm implying! Now get Yugi before I decide to hurt you!"

"Just try it!"

"I will!"

"(Ooh, cat fight)!" Joey thought excitedly.

The first thing Bellona did was tackle Tea to the ground. Tea quickly kicked her away, just to get her hair pulled, and dragged back to the floor. Tea grabbed Bellona's neck and began squeezing it; despite the fact that Bellona's grip on her hair was getting tighter. Finally, she elbowed Tea, causing her to stumble back. Bellona removed her coat, and raised her fists.

"Okay. Now I'll fight you like a man!"

"(Bummer)." Joey thought.

"What's going on here?" Seto asked, finally getting out of the limo, but then saw for himself. "Oh. Who's winning?"

"Well from the looks of it," Joey answered. "I'd say Bellona."

Suddenly, Tea got Bellona in a leg-lock, and was squeezing hard.

"Man, dat's awesome…"Joey said as he stared at the sight.

While the two were fighting, and while Joey was just staring at the cat fight, Seto invited himself inside the house. As soon as he entered the living room, there was a flush from the bathroom, and then the running of a water faucet. Yugi came out of the bathroom, and nearly jumped when he saw Seto.

"Kaiba?" He asked. "What are you doing here?"

"It's a long story. But first, I need to duel you, right now!"

"But we already dueled a month ago. It won't give you the title of champion even if you win."

"I know. I just need to do this."

"Why? Did something happen?"

"I guess you can say that, but it's none of your business. Now are we going to duel, or not?"

"Well I guess so. Isis is always saying that I should be ready to duel, no matter where or when. I guess this is as good of a time as any. At least the fate of the world isn't at stake this time around."

"Okay, then. But first, you might want to get your woman off of mine."

"Huh?" Yugi looked at him in confusion. Seto pointed outside, and gasped to see that both Bellona and Tea are wrestling on the ground. Their hair is a mess, their clothing wrinkled and torn, and Melanie and Mokuba, whom were previously in the limo, were trying to pry the two apart, but with little luck.

Seeing this, Yugi ran outside as quick as he could. Seto followed, but at a much more leisurely pace.

Later

After much talking, Yugi was able to calm the two down long enough for the duel to be set up. They agreed to 8000 life points, standard rules. Yugi was to go first. When he got his deck ready, Seto was surprised to see that he hadn't changed.

"Why are you dueling without your other self?" he asked.

"Since this duel is for fun, there's no need for high stakes, which means it doesn't matter if I win or lose. Why, is that a problem?"

"No." He answered. "(You're just making it harder on yourself)."

"Alright then. Let's duel."

And so the duel began.

"I'll summon the Skilled Dark Magician (1900/1700), in attack mode! I'll set two cards face down, and end my turn."

Kaiba drew a card, and set down one face down card. "I'll now activate Painful Choice! This card allows me to choose five cards from my deck and show them to you. After that, you pick one, I keep that, and the rest are sent to the graveyard. Now pick!" Seto then searched for five cards, and the dueling disk projected them for all to see.

Everyone except Bellona and Seto blinked in confusion at the cards Kaiba had picked. They were Blue Eyes White Dragon (3000/2500), Lord of D. (1200/1000), Flute of Summoning Dragon, Luster Dragon #2(1900/1600), and Cyber Jar (900/900).

"Has Kaiba gone mad or somethin'?" Joey asked, scratching his head in bewilderment. "Those are all some pretty good cards!"

"(What is Kaiba up to)?" Yugi asked himself. "(He's never played that card before. And what should I pick? No matter what I choose, he probably has the rest of what he needs in his hand. But which one)?"

"Hurry up and pick!" Seto said irritably. "I haven't got all day!"

"Alright, then. I choose for you to keep Cyber Jar!"

And so Kaiba put Cyber Jar in his hand, and the rest of the cards in the graveyard.

"I'll set one monster card face down, and end my turn."

Yugi then drew a card. Since he suspected the face down card to be Cyber Jar, he decided against summoning a monster at the moment.

"I'll now attack. Skilled Dark Magician! Attack the face down card!"

And so it did, revealing Cyber Jar. It was then destroyed. However, due to Cyber Jar's effect, all monsters on both sides of the field were destroyed, and sent to the graveyard.

"I'm sure you remember Cyber Jar's additional effect." Kaiba told him. "Now we both pick up five cards from our decks, special summon the level four and lower monsters, and put the remaining cards in our hands. You go first."

And so he did. His five cards were Skilled White Magician (1700/1900), Breaker the Magical Warrior (1600/1000), Dark Magician (2500/2100), Axe of Despair, and Waboku. He special summoned Skilled White and Breaker onto the field in attack mode, and put the rest of the cards in his hand.

Seto now drew five cards. They were Luster Dragon #2(1900/1600), Sangan (1000/800), Mirage of Nightmare, Mystical Space Typhoon, and Pot of Greed. He special summoned Luster Dragon and Sangan in attack mode, and then grinned.

"Any other tricks, Yugi?"

"Yes. I will equip Skilled White Magician with Axe of Despair, increasing his attack to 2700 attack points! Skilled White Magician, destroy his Luster Dragon!"

And so it did. However, Kaiba quickly flipped the face down card he had set in the beginning of the duel, revealing Negate Attack.

"Nice try. As its name implies, Negate Attack negates the attack of 'all' your monsters for this turn."

"Very well. I shall set one face down card, and then end my turn."

So Seto drew another card. "I'll activate Pot of Greed, allowing me to draw two more cards from my deck." He slightly growled at the sight, since the card he was waiting for hasn't arrived yet. "I'll now set four face down cards, and I'll summon Lord of D (1200/1000), in attack mode! I'll now activate Flute of Summoning Dragon, and I'll summon one Blue Eyes White Dragon, and one Tyrant Dragon! And now I'll activate Monster Reborn to bring back your Skilled Dark Magician onto my side of the field!"

Seto grinned that his hand now only held one card. Everyone else stared in shock at how many powerful monsters Kaiba had on his side of the field, as opposed to the two weak monsters on Yugi's side of the field. But Seto wasn't done yet.

"I'll now activate Mirage of Nightmare! During your turn, I'll be allowed to draw until I have four cards in my hand. And since I have no cards in my hand, which means four new cards."

"Yes, but once my turn ends, you have to discard the same number of cards that you drew. The downside to Mirage of Nightmare."

"(Heh, that's what you think)."

Meanwhile, the rest of the group was watching in awe.

"(Man, Kaiba sure is slippin' up lately)!" thought Joey.

"(You aint seen nothing yet)." Bellona thought. "(Just wait until Seto pulls that special card)!"

"Blue Eyes White Dragon! Attack his Skilled Dark Magician!"

"Not so fast, Kaiba! I activate Waboku, negating all life point based attacks for this turn!"

"Very well. I will end my turn."

So Yugi drew a card, and immediately after, Seto drew four cards due to Mirage's effect. He grinned darkly after doing so, making Yugi quite nervous.

"What's the grin for, Kaiba?" he asked.

"You'll see." He answered. "I shall now activate a face down card, Mystical Space Typhoon! I will destroy Mirage of Nightmare, allowing me to keep my cards without the cost."

"Ah, I see. No wonder why you used that card. Anyways, I'll pay 800 life points to activate Brain Control, taking control of your Blue Eyes for one turn. I'll then use him and Breaker the magical warrior as tribute to summon the Dark Magician (2500/2100), in attack mode! Dark Magician, attack the skilled Dark Magician!"

And so it did, but Seto quickly flipped a card face up, revealing another Negate Attack.

"Better luck next time, Yugi."

"Then I'll have to buy some time. I now activate Swords of Revealing Light, halting all attacks of your monsters until the end of the third turn!"

Yugi sighed in relief as he saw the bright swords surround the monsters on Kaiba's side of the field. Kaiba, however, had shown no sign of frustration. In fact, he seemed happy.

"I'll end my turn."

The score was now Yugi with 7200 life points, and Kaiba with 8000 life points.

Seto then drew a card. It didn't matter what it was, since the card he needed was now in his possession.

"I have a big surprise for you, Yugi. You see, up until now, I relied on physical power to try to beat you. Now, I possess a power of a different kind! And now, you will witness its true terror! In order to summon this magnificent beast, I will remove from play one light and one dark monster!" So he removed one Blue Eyes and one Lord of D. from his graveyard from the game. "And now, I shall special summon the most powerful Dragon of them all, the Chaos Emperor Dragon: Envoy of the End (3000/2500), in attack mode!"

Everyone but Bellona gasped in shock as the dragon appeared in the dueling area. It was as powerful as a Blue Eyes, yet something about it seemed scarier.

"I don't get it." Joey finally said. "It looks just like another Blue Eyes. How is this different?"

"You really 'are' stupid." Bellona stated. "Watch and learn before asking stupid questions."

Seto counted the total number of cards on both sides of the field and in both of their hands. He laughed wickedly, and then pointed at Yugi. By the total cards on both sides of the field, there are nine cards! There are four cards in your hand, and four cards in my hand! I will pay 1000 of my own life points to activate Chaos Emperor Dragon's game breaking effect. Nuke yourself and everything you see!"

And so it happened. All the cards on the field and in both players' hands were sent to the graveyard.

"And that's not all, Yugi. Another effect of this Envoy allows my opponent to lose 300 points of life damage per card that was sent to the graveyard, bringing you to the brink of doom!"

With that attack, Yugi had lost a total of 5100 life points.

"And as an added bonus, Sangan still gets his effect, allowing me to search my deck for a monster with 1500 or less attack, and put it in my hand." He then searched for it, and put it in his hand. "I shall now summon the Twin Headed Behemoth (1500/1200), in attack mode! Behemoth, attack his life point directly!"

And so it did, reducing his life points by another 1500.

The score was now Yugi with 600 life points, and Kaiba with 8000.

"I'll now end my turn."

Yugi was now very worried. He might actually lose this duel. And unless this card is something he can use to get back in the game, all might be lost.

"(Heart of the cards)," he thought, "(I could really use your help right about now)."

And so Yugi slowly drew his next card. He then slowly looked at it. When he saw what it was, he smiled and laughed mentally. "(This is exactly what I needed)!" Then he spoke aloud. "Kaiba, this had been my most challenging duel yet, and for that, I thank you. But like you, I have also put a new and powerful card in my deck. I got it as a reward by training under Isis. It rivals that of the Chaos Emperor Dragon: Envoy of the End."

Seto raised an eyebrow. There was actually 'another' powerful card like the one Bellona gave him? He mentally scoffed, knowing that someone like Isis would give such a card to Yugi.

"Well then." He said. "Let's see it."

"Very well. I will remove Dark Magician and Skilled White Magician from the game, and special summon Black Luster Soldier: Envoy of the Beginning (3000/2500), in attack mode!"

This time, everyone, including Seto, gasped. They had never seen this card before.

"But that's impossible!" Bellona exclaimed. "I've only sold one copy of that card! How did you ever possess it!"

"Like I said before," Yugi answered. "I was Isis's, and she gave it to me as a reward for training under her."

Bellona then stamped her foot in anger. "Damn! That was the only card to ever rival the Chaos Emperor Dragon!"

"Yes, and I will now use it in its entirety! Black Luster Soldier, attack the Twin Headed Behemoth!"

And so it did, completely destroying it, and taking 1500 life points from Kaiba.

"And as an added effect, if Black Luster Soldier destroys a monster, it can attack once more. Now, attack!"

And it did, taking 3000 life points directly from Kaiba.

"I will end my turn."

So the score was now Yugi with 600 life points, and Kaiba with 3500 life points. Of course, due to Twin headed behemoth's effect, it returned to the field in defense mode. However, it only came back with 1000/1000 stats, as its effect states.

Seto now drew a card. It was Different Dimension Capsule.

"I now activate Different Dimension Capsule. I can choose a card from my deck, and after two turns have passed, I can put it in my hand." So he did. He chose Fiber Jar, and ended his turn.

Yugi drew a card, and then sighed. "You dueled a great match, Kaiba. I had a wonderful time dueling you. But now is the time to end it. I now activate Stop defense, forcing your monster into attack mode!"

And so Twin headed behemoth was forced into attack position.

"Black Luster Soldier, attack!"

And it did, taking 2000 life points from Kaiba.

"Black Luster Soldier! Finish him off!"

And it did, taking 3000 direct damage, ending the duel.

After the regular cheering of his friends, Yugi, Tea, Joey, Mokuba, and Melanie went inside to talk. However, Seto just stood there, muttering aloud, while Bellona watched him.

"I just don't get it. No matter how grim the situation, no matter how far he's behind, how is it that he can always draw the card he needs, when he needs it? No one can have 'that' high amount of luck!"

"Yet somehow, he does." Bellona finished. "I now see how my brother lost against him. He truly is the world's best duelist."

Seto sighed. "Yes. No matter how much I hate admitting it, there is no one I know that can beat him. It's irritating, but until I can one day prove otherwise, it's true."

"But don't worry, Seto-deary. Even though he has the title and recognition, you still have all the power and wealth. And with the completion of the academy, you will be more famous than you ever were before. Guys like him usually just fade away into legends. But you, you will live on through your descendants." She then walked up to him and held his hand. "And we will be the start of it."

"Heh, thanks. You know, it's actually surprising to hear you talk about someone other than yourself."

Bellona scoffed. "Well don't get used to it. It's a spur of the moment thing."

"Yeah, I'll bet."

"And what's that supposed to mean?"

"Nothing, really."

"Hm? No snappy comeback? No sarcastic remark?"

"Don't get used to it. It's a spur of the moment thing."

"Yeah, I'll bet."

"Now who's using someone's words against them?"

Meanwhile, the others were witnessing this rare event through the window.

"Finally." Mokuba said. "My Christmas wish has come true."

"I'm glad too." Melanie added. "I've never seen Bellona so…nice before."

"Same here with Seto."

"I'm just glad that he won't take dueling as seriously anymore, and remember that it's just a game, no matter what the stakes." Yugi said.

"Hey Yug." Joey started. "Do ya think Kaiba might even change to the point of treatin' me with more respect?"

"I wouldn't try it." Yugi answered.

"Yeah." Tea added. "After all, you can't expect 'that' big of a miracle."

"Who asked ya!" Joey said while glaring. "Just remember, with Bellona around, you shouldn't be expectin' miracles either!"

Tea groaned in frustration. "Don't remind me."

After a while of more conversations, Seto and Bellona finally went inside.

"Mokuba, let's go." He said.

"You too, Melanie." Bellona said.

"Okay." They both said.

"Yugi." Seto finally said.

"Yes, Kaiba?"

"There's a favor I need to ask of you."

"Sure thing. Always glad to help out."

And so he gave Yugi the entire explanation.

"So will you?"

"Sure thing. I'll be there tomorrow, then."

"Oh, and Yugi?"

"Yeah?"

"Please don't bring the mutt. He's kind of an embarrassment."

"What!" Joey exclaimed. "Why I'll show you—"

Suddenly, the phone rang. Joey quickly picked it up.

"Hello? Yeah? I know I should've been back by now, but…huh? Alright. I'll be right over." Then he hung up. "That was Mai. Apparently there was an event were supposed to attend together, but I kinda forgot." He then laughed nervously while the others sweat-dropped. Then he pointed at Seto. "Consider yerself lucky, Kaiba! I'm runnin' late, so count yer lucky stars!" And with that, he ran out of the house.

After a moment of silence, Seto spoke.

"Well, I'm bored. Let's get out of here."

"Agreed." Bellona added. "One more moment in this poorhouse and I'll go mad, especially with Mrs. Low-life in here."

Yugi quickly held back Tea while the two rich people made their exit. Mokuba and Melanie apologized for them, thanked them again, and left with their siblings.

THE END

A/N: Well, since it'll save time, let me go ahead and write the epilogue in this same chapter.

EPILOGUE

Six months later, Kaiba and Bellona got married. Their guests consisted mostly of employees and Mokuba's friends.

The academy was built a few years later. It was very big. Seto put the best students in what he called the Obelisk wing (since he once had that card), and put what he deemed as the worst students in the Slifer wing (to show his lingering resentment for Yugi's victories).

Seto and Bellona had a couple kids a around this time as well. They finally got around to having the free time to have them.

Mokuba and Melanie lived under the same roof, and later became teachers in the new dueling academy in the Obelisk wing.

Yugi and Joey also became a teacher in the academy. However, they were to teach the Slifer wing students. Tea and Mai help out once in a while.

Lei finally died a happy man a few months after losing to Yami.

Isis stopped training Yugi, and he never saw her again.

This marks the end of an old chapter, and the beginning of a new one.

THE END

A/N: Well, I hoped you liked this. Again, thank you for all the reviews, and thank you for being so patient. I was hoping to finish this before Christmas (so as to keep it Christmas based). Well, that's it for this story. Merry Christmas y'all! And also, thank you for reading this story !