After breakfast they couldn't wait any longer and rushed upstairs to the family room.
As they walked into the family room both kids gasped at all the presents. Seto and Yami didn't put all the presents out until now.
Maura was surprised that Yami had put them in order. She assumed hers were on the left side of the tree. The reason she assumed that was simply because she could tell which ones she wrapped up for Seto and Yami in the middle and Mokuba's was against the wall where the whole wall was covered.
Both kids were shocked, neither one had seen so many presents. Maura had never seen so many all for one person. She could tell by the look on Mokuba's face he had no idea that that whole wall was all presents for him. She was also confused as to why her presents for her sisters weren't anywhere to be seen. What could have happened to them?
Seto and Yami were sitting on the couch. They had brought a couple of trash sacks to take up the wrapping paper. They could wait and let the staff do it but they didn't want piles of paper in their way while doing more presents or allowing them to enjoy the presents they opened.
"Oh wow, look Mokuba, Santa came! He left us presents!" Maura said.
Seto caught the odd look on Mokuba's face and leaned over next to Yami and whispered, "What's wrong with Mokuba?"
Yami leaned over and whispered back, "You remember the fairy tale version of Santa Claus your mother always used to tell us?"
"What about it?"
"That's the first story I told the kids. Well you remember how Mokuba didn't seem to like the book version?"
"Yeah, what about it?"
"Well the part about him being a ghost scared Mokuba and a few other things I'll tell you about later that he didn't like about it."
"Can we open them now big brother?" Maura asked.
Yami smiled, "Sure go ahead. You may both open them."
As the kids began to open those presents, Seto whispered, "Is that why he was sleeping with you this morning?"
"Yeah, he woke up and told me he didn't like the story. He was still spooked by the other story and wanted me to tell him the fairy tale version again, I offered to let him sleep with me, so that after the story he'd be able to sleep."
Maura jumped up and said, "Look big brother! Santa got me this pretty new dress." It was a very light almost white pink.
"What did you get, Mokuba?" Seto asked.
Mokuba held up a small pouch.
Seto smiled, "Bring it here."
Mokuba walked over and Seto pulled him close and opened the sack. "Hold out your hands."
Mokuba did as he was told.
Seto started to empty the sack out into Mokuba's hand. It wasn't easy trying to pretend like he didn't know what was in the pouch. "They look like coins." As they went through them Seto held up one or two he'd gotten by luck when he bought a few of Mokuba's presents with cash. He didn't have them in his collection and even though he wanted them, he wanted Mokuba to have them more. "I don't have some of these yet. You're very lucky to have them kiddo."
"T-Then you s-should have them big brother."
Seto smiled and hugged him. "Thank you, kiddo. But these are yours, you should keep them."
"W-what do I p-put them in?"
Seto hadn't head about the fall out he and Ryo had that day Seto told him to ask to go into town and see about a coin book. He wanted to ask but decided against it. He figured Ryo was busy or something and couldn't do it. "We'll see about getting you a book for them later. For now you can keep them in this pouch."
"Okay, big brother."
"All right, now we'll start by each of you choosing a present to open. Mokuba since this is your first Christmas you start. Chose any present."
Mokuba thought for a moment then he couldn't wait any longer on his. So he ran over to one of the boxes and pushed it next to Seto.
"Did you want me to help you open it kiddo?" Seto asked not noticing who it was too.
Mokuba shook his head. "I-it's yours big brother."
Seto blinked in surprise. But then as he looked at the gift again he realized it was one of the two he and Joey had brought up to the room and he helped Mokuba to wrap.
"Go ahead and open it Seto and see what you got." Yami said.
Seto opened it and he and Yami were both shocked at what they saw. It was a beautiful crystal sculpture with a blue tint to it of the blue eyes ultimate dragon. "Mokuba, how, how did you find this? This has to be very expensive."
Mokuba was depressed now. He thought Seto would be happy.
"It is beautiful though." Yami said.
Seto looked down and could see Mokuba was upset. So he handed the statue to Yami. "Here, hold it."
Yami wasn't sure why but took it.
Seto pulled the little boy up into lap. "Hey, don't cry. I'm not mad. Its just such an expensive gift that I'm surprised is all."
"Its not like it matters now, Seto. We could never return it. We'd always see his sad face if we did. I don't think either of us could ever bear to look at him again if we did. Besides, it reminds me of one I was going to get for you once." Yami said getting up and making a space in the curio cabinet and put it on the top shelf before coming back and sitting back down.
When Yami mentioned getting one like it and then putting that one in the cabinet he brightened up. The minute he sat back down Mokuba jumped up and ran over and pushed the other one towards Yami.
"It's Maura's turn to chose one, Mokuba."
Maura smiled at how happy Mokuba seemed. She couldn't believe his old family never let him have Christmas with them. Then she heard Yami say it was her turn. "It's all right, big brother. I'll just go twice after this. Mokuba seems excited about wanting you to open that one. So go ahead, I don't mind."
Yami smiled, then he turned to Mokuba. "So, this ones mine?"
Mokuba nodded.
Seto and Yami couldn't help but laugh a little at how excited he seemed.
Yami couldn't resist seeing how excited Mokuba was. He opened it and he and Seto both gasped at this statue.