Day 10: Flareshipping (Yugi/Yami/Seto) - "Ice skating"

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"C'mon, Yami, it'll be fine. I'll help!"

Yami stared down at the thin blades attached to his feet with more than a little concern. "This does not feel like the safest winter activity we could have tried, Aibou."

"It's plenty safe. We've faced worse. Come on. Besides, you wanted to get your feet under you before Seto arrives."

Yami took a deep breath and grabbed Yugi's hands. He wobbled disconcertingly as he stood, and he was still on solid ground. This had all the makings of a disaster waiting to happen. Still, he hobbled after his partner towards the rink.

Yugi stepped easily on to the ice and turned to hold out his hands again. "It'll be a bit slippery, so step flat on your skate."

It was a bit precarious at first but soon the pharaoh was upright on the ice, with both hands firmly gripping sideboards for balance as his knees wobbled under him.

"Ok, so to move just kind of push your foot out sideways a bit, it'll push you forward. Don't lift your foot though. Here, take my hands so you can move better." Yugi held out his hands expectantly, and Yami carefully transferred his grip. He took a deep breath and tried pushing one skate forward. He wobbled horribly and was pretty sure poor Yugi was going to end up with broken fingers with how hard he gripped them, but he managed to stay upright.

"That wasn't so bad."

Yugi beamed. "See? You'll get the hang of it. Try again!"

The next few minutes were filled with a series of false starts and the occasional tumble to the ice. Yami quickly gained some confidence, and looked up at Yugi with a determined grin. "Ok, Aibou. This time I'm sure I'll manage it."

"Do your best!"

Yami pushed a foot forward with more bravado than he really felt, and paid the price. He lost balance entirely, and windmilled his arms in a desperate attempt to stay upright. He'd braced himself for a hard thump to the ice, when there was suddenly a solid grip under his armpits and his head thumped against a warm chest instead. He glanced upwards into familiar blue eyes.

Seto smirked down at him. "Hello."

Yami tried to regain his composure, which is quite hard to do when you're being held up like a child. "Hello."

"I see the skating is going well." Seto's challenging smirk broadened, but he took advantage of Yami's poor balance to peck a quick kiss to the top of his head before hauling him back to his feet.

"He's doing pretty well for his first time, actually!"

Yami had taken a firm hold of Yugi again, so Seto glided effortlessly around the pair to face them better.

Yami watched him gracefully sneak a peck to Yugi's temple on the way by with a groan. "How are you so good at this? You split your entire life between a desk and a duelling arena."

"I make a point of knowing about most things. Besides, Mokuba enjoyed skating when he was younger."

Yami held back a groan and tried to make headway again. He stayed upright, but only just.

Seto chucked again and positioned himself at Yami's side so he could take one of his hands for himself. Yugi quickly braced his other side. "It looks like I've finally found something I can beat you at."

"Not for long." Yami grinned up at him with a challenge in his eyes. "Right Aibou?" He glanced to Yugi on hi other side.

"Right! Let's go!" He made sure that Yami had a good grip on both of them before they set off to wobble slowly down the ice.

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A/N: Good thing this version of Yami has a boyfriend for each arm, huh? ;)