Hello people, here's chappie 2, if I can I'm gonna belt out a chapter every couple of days, so I don't have to worry about it over Christmas, hopefully I'll have cooked up some new delights for you to read over the holiday.
Disclaimer; don't own don't sue!
Warning; a lot of the guys signing, Ella's about. And Vegeta being a tad OoC.
5...4...3...2...1!
"Come on Vegeta! We'll be late!" called Goku.
"I REFUSE to wear this garb!" called the reply, since Vegeta was spending the day at the Son House he was going with them to the party as well.
"Vegeta, we're all gonna look daft in someway or another, so quit whining!" Nicole yelled, adjusting her elf ears under her hat, they just weren't staying in place.
"Nicole, where are my striped socks?" called Trunks.
"What colour were they?"
"Red and purple."
"They're here in the kitchen." Nicole replied. "Are you sure I can't tempt you to come Chi Chi-san?" the brunette teen asked Goku's wife.
"I'm sure Nicole, I'll use the advantage to have a rest... and fix the door Vegeta blew off this afternoon." Chi Chi grumbled. As Trunks came in, wearing a green tunic and picked up the packet of socks.
"Oh, I got Goten to do that." Nicole laughed.
"How? I can't get him to chop firewood!" Chi Chi asked, not believing her ears.
"I made it look like I was having trouble fixing it myself." Nicole gave a wink and proceeded to pull up her red and green striped socks, then uttered a curse when her elf ears fell off, the right one pulling her mask with it. "Oh, Sugar Honey Ice Tea!"
"You ok Nicole?" asked Gohan, tying off a tea towel around his head and pulling off his glasses.
"Fine, just these ears are annoying me." Nicole growled putting her mask back on over the burn. Then she spotted Goten coming out of the bathroom in a towel. "Hey Goten, you finished in there?"
"Yeah." The youngest Son replied. Nicole picked up her ears and left the kitchen.
"Is Nicole alright, Gohan?" asked Goku, having witnessed the whole thing. He was currently dressed in red trousers and boots, like his own but with white fur trim.
"Goku put on a shirt, there's a-"
"Young girl in the house, I know and she's not bothered about whether or not I wear a shirt." he added, placing the present he was holding into the bag of gifts, ready to go. "That doesn't answer my question of whether she was alright."
"I think she's a bit bummed out because of her costume. Turns out Ryou's going as a Lord." said Trunks, who was pulling on his socks at the table.
"But then again we all planned that she was going to be the belle of the ball." grinned Goku.
"Who's we?" asked a voice, Vegeta stomped in wearing a navy blue tunic, black trousers and pointed shoes.
"Well us, the Bladebreakers, Yugi and the others. Nicole brought us all together, she deserves to be dressed like a princess dad, don't you agree?"
"I suppose." Vegeta sighed, looking towards the bathroom. "I've gotten too soft for my own good because of her."
"Oh Vegeta lighten up, it's nearly Christmas!" Goten beamed, placing a shiny bag topped off with a bow with the rest of the presents.
"That reminds me, who did you draw out of the hat Vegeta?"
"That little kid with the sickeningly large eyes. Yugi."
"Did you actually get him anything?"
"Wait and see." Vegeta huffed, seeing Nicole come out of the bathroom and into her room next door...
At the Kame Game Shop
"Come on Yami, its seven o'clock, are you done yet? The bladebreakers are going to be here soon." called Tristan, knocking on the attic hatch. The door opened and down stepped Yami with a large cylinder tucked under his arm.
"I've got to get ready but alas, I am done." he said tiredly, he had spent all day up in the attic, working on his project. "I'll be quick. Where's Yugi?"
"Helping Ryou." Tristan replied; taking the cylinder as Yami went into the bathroom. He straightened his top hat in the hallway mirror; he was dressed as a man from the time of Charles Dickens or as Ryou had informed him a 'Dickensian Gentleman'.
"Ow, careful Yugi."
"Sorry Ryou, but you try tying a ponytail with a ribbon."
"I did, and then I asked you for help." Ryou replied. Then the doorbell went. "Get that please Tristan!" then he went back to looking at his reflection.
He was wearing a purple velvet dress coat with silver fastenings, white thigh length socks and purple britches. Yugi was trying to tie his hair back with a black ribbon. "You don't think this will be too much, do you Yugi?" he asked.
"No, don't be silly Ryou."
"Have you tried tying your hair up with a normal band and then tied the ribbon round it?" asked a voice as an ice queen walked in and took over. Yugi stifled a scream.
"Hello Yamuna, and why didn't I think of that?" Ryou sighed with a grin.
"Simple, you're a guy." she laughed, tying the bow off securely. "There ya go."
"Thank you. Where are LC and Ella?"
"Downstairs, I think LC had a little trouble getting his costume through the door." Yamuna shook her head, "Oh Ryou, I wanted to ask you about something, or rather someone."
"Bakura's round a friend of ours, hopefully he should get too drunk to remember even wondering where we went." said Yugi. "Do you honestly think I should put on these ears?"
"Nah, no offence Yugi but your height makes up for it. Your grandpa looks like a really good elf as well."
"Good old Grandpa." Yugi grinned.
"You look very regal Yamuna." said Ryou, giving a bow to the woman, clad in white and silver with a large crown of plastic icicles.
"You look pretty noble yourself." Yamuna smiled, and then she felt someone behind her. "Careful Ella." she turned around to see the little girl dressed as a sugarplum fairy.
"So that's why you were looking at that costume Yugi. I was beginning to worry there." laughed a rich voice that sent pleasurable shivers up Yugi's spine, he looked up to see his dark dressed as a soldier with an imitation musket strapped to his back and a hat over most of his hair, he looked rather impressive.
"You didn't honestly think I was going to wear it did you!" Yugi looked rather peeved.
"We did wonder." Ryou admitted. "Come on, let's go and see what LC's come as." He took Ella's hand led the way out of the room, leaving Yami and Yugi on their own. Yugi did look rather annoyed.
"I'm sorry Abiou, but it did look a little suspicious." He walked forward and captured his light's lips with his own, savouring the sweet sugary taste of the doughnut Yugi had for lunch. "Come on, I'm also rather curious to see what LC's wearing. And you look really cute my love." Yami whispered huskily.
"You look pretty hot yourself." Yugi smiled, hugging his dark. Yami sighed and picked him up and carried him down the stairs. "Abiou."
"Yeah Yami?"
"Lay off the doughnuts for a while if you want me to keep picking you up." Yami grinned; Yugi did his best impression of an inflated pink balloon again.
"Will you lovebirds save it for after the party." called a voice, they both looked up to see LC, or better to describe it, the dark haired paraplegic's head sticking out of a large-
"Snowball!" Yugi blurted out.
'Sometimes I wonder how old Yugi actually is, sixteen or six!' Yami thought with a sigh.
"Yes Yugi, it's a snowball." LC laughed. "I could've been a bauble, but I would probably blend in with the decor."
"Did Joey tell you? Or Kaiba?"
"I saw for myself, I had to see Seto earlier about something."
"Knock knock!"
"Hey Max, come on in guys." called Solomon, straightening his bandana, the only changes he had made to his regular outfit was the colours, a bit of tinsel and some fake pointy ears.
In stepped a blonde angel, a wise man with long raven locks, a midnight haired snowman in a trilby, two ghosts from 'A Christmas Carol': One covered with cobwebs (Gramps), and the other with glistening sprayed fruit and carrying a sack. Followed by a Robin (Kenny), a Milkmaid (Hilary) and Bob Cratchett.
"Hi everyone." said Ray, hitching up his robe and stepping over to Ella, he signed his greetings and opened the bag tied to his side. Ella reached inside and pulled out a gold coin, signed her thanks and proceeded to peel off the golden wrapping.
"The wise man of Gold, eh?" grinned LC.
"Yeah."
"You got chocolate coins? Raywhydidn'tyoutellme!" Tyson demanded in one breath.
"Because Tyson, you eat enough of the stuff anyway." said Hiro.
"And plus Ella wouldn't have got any." Ray replied, straightening his red and gold robes.
"Wait a sec, when did you learn sign language?" asked Kai.
"On the shopping trips with Joey, she and Yamuna came with us." he signed something to Ella; she nodded and hugged Ray around the middle. "She's been kinda glued to me every time I see her."
Yugi tapped the girl on the shoulder, having got down from Yami's arms, and signed something to her. She reached over from Ray for Yugi to pick her up.
"Abiou?" Yami enquired.
"Joey taught me. Thought it might be handy." Yugi replied, Ella signed something to him. "She says that she thinks you look very handsome."
"Erm..." for once Yami was stumped, he didn't know sign language. Then he scanned through Yugi's memories. Having picked up the info he needed, he very carefully signed what he hoped was 'Thank you, and you're a very beautiful fairy.' Ella smiled and thanked him. "I take it I got that right?"
"Yep." LC grinned, "Right everyone. Let's head to Kaiba's place."
"Oh hold on. Ryou! Tristan! We're setting off, where are ya?"
"Coming, I got the presents." called Ryou, emerging from the kitchen.
"Who's got ours?" asked Tyson.
"I've said it before, I'll say it again, you'd be lost without me." said Kai, hoisting up the sack.
"Come on, if we can get Tyson strapped in now we might make it in time." Hiro called, checking his watch.
"What are you implying?"
"That your costume's quite bulky." Kai told him, checking his glitter covered hair in a compact mirror, Ray had decided to pour a load over him so he sparkled more than a Christmas Star.
"What about LC's?" Tyson protested.
"Give us a sec." he replied, pulling his head in through the hole, next thing everyone knew, it came open in two, as if on a hinge. He wheeled out of it, dressed in a festive coloured tracksuit. "Can someone carry it to my jeep? It's only Papier Maché."
Eventually everyone was piled up in LC's Jeep and Grandpa Granger's people carrier, even then Yugi and Ray sat on Yami and Kai's laps...
Back at the Son House...
"Piccolo and the others are here!" called Goten, dressed similarly to Trunks, but with blue and red striped socks.
"Ok, I'll go meet them. Meet us outside when Nicole's ready." called Goku, pulling on his Santa hat and grabbing the sack of presents, now looking like the genuine article minus the beard and belly. (Who wants that on Goku anyway?)
"Ok, shouldn't be too long."
"Come on Nicole, just put it on." said Trunks, holding up a dress.
"I'll look like a tramp in that thing!" Nicole protested, standing in her dressing gown. Chi Chi and Trunks, yes Trunks! Did her hair and put on a little make up, now it was getting her to put the dress on.
"Just put it on girl, don't want to insult Kakarot's wife now do you?" Vegeta emerged from behind the door.
"Don't you every bloody knock? Stupid dodge and swerve!"(1) Nicole cried.
"Calm down and get that damned dress on before I put it on for you." Vegeta commanded.
"Fine. Just turn around... both of you!"
"But..."
"Trunks, gay or not, you're still a guy...just turn around please?" she asked, she was getting annoyed. Trunks decided to talk with his father while she pulled the dress on.
"So what did you get Yugi dad?"
"You'll see; who did you pull out of the hat?"
"You'll see." Trunks grinned. "Costume looks good."
"Miss Gobby behind us said I didn't have to wear the proper thing, just something that resembled an elf."
"Plus it's not too far off what you usually wear."
"Right I'm done, but I look like a Dickensian slapper!" Nicole cried, standing in front of the full length mirror.
"Patience oh ye of little faith." Vegeta told her, going to her other side, picking up the ribbon that was supposed to tie at the back, Trunks nodded and grabbed the other side and both gave it a good yank.
The brown fabric tore away to reveal a silver crushed velvet gown, decorated in numerous coloured sequins. She looked like a princess. She felt something being draped over her shoulders, turned out to be Vegeta placing a cloak around her with...wait for it... a genuine smile.
"Now Cinderella, you can go to the ball." he grinned (omg, veg said that /faints/)
"Thank you guys. I'll be out in a sec, need one more thing." she told them, grabbing her hunting knife and tying it to her thigh.
She wasn't going to take any chances.
When Nicole stepped out of the house, after thanking Chi Chi profusely for the dress, the first thing she heard was a wolf whistle from Yamcha, dressed in a reindeer suit and a small glowing orb perched on his nose.
"Man, Ryou's gonna be picking his jaw off the floor when he sees you."
"Judging by quite a few expressions, he won't be the only one." laughed Nicole.
"Yamcha you're drooling. Humans." grumbled Piccolo; he was wearing an embroidered robe.
"Men." Nicole tutted under her breath, then added. "You look rather dashing tonight Piccolo."
"Why thank you. And so do you."
"Thanks." Nicole blushed. "Um, are we flying?"
"Yeah, why?" asked Krillin, in his Christmas poirot (french clown) costume, beside Tien who was another Dickensian gentleman.
"Um, I haven't got the hang of focusing the energy to push off the ground yet." Nicole looked down, pressing her gloved index fingers together.
"Allow me." said Tien. Picking her up bridal style.
"D-err...Thank you Tien." she smiled."You guys are too good to me."
"Look, you can keep Vegeta quiet and live to tell the tale. That demands respect."
"Come on guys, or we'll be late."
"Lead the way Tien." said Nicole.
Soon everyone was in the sky, often someone had to fly back because their hat had blown off. Nicole giving directions for them all to follow.
Soon the Kaiba Mansion came into view...
We wish you a merry Christmas, We wish you a merry Christmas, We wish you a merry...
The crushed velvet thing, I know I'm using it a lot, but I love the feel and the look of the stuff.
(1) - Cockney rhyming slang, three guesses for what tee hee.
Thanks to SweetKatie97 and MafiaNerd for reviewing.
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